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WASHINGTON, D. O., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2(5, 1890.
P RICE TWO CENTS.
TWENTY-THIRD YEAH NO. G,087.
THE QUEEN CITY 01' THE SOUTH.
LOTS roil SALE,
With populstlon at HJO.00O, where, within
(en years, ST,000 now bullillnjcs hare been
erected, costing S'M.OOO.OOO.
Snips from every port tldo at anchor la tier
harbor, and In one jrcar her exports hare in
creased 183,000,000. Is there any other South
ern city can make iinch a showing f
We hare just 34 lots Ictt, UillOfeet, In the
most deslrablo part ot ths city, Only 15 min
utes trom the centre, In the mint select and
aristocratic neighborhood, ranging In price
trom 125 to (350. This Is the onlychsnce
now, and never again w 111 there be an opportu
nity to buy lots at this price In the city ot Dal
tlmore, Even now, a mile beyond us, they aro
selling lots for double the money. These
prices will only hold good tor two weeks.
A FEW FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.
That Baltimore Is the Queen City ot the
That she has a population ot abont 500,090.
That she has In ten years erected 37,000 new
buildings, costing 130,000,000.
That In one year her exports hare Increased
That Bhlps from every port ride at anchor in
That she controls the entire Southern and
touch ot the Southwestern trade.
That she has mills, factories and Industrial
enterprises ot ovcry variety.
That she baa markets unexcelled.
That she hapgehurches, schools, colleges and
all educational advantages equal to any la the
The little booming towns ot the South, with
cot a hundredth part ot the population, tho
wealth, enterprise, factories, educational ad
vantages and home comforts to bo had In Balti
more, are telling lots at trom live to ten times
the price we aro asking for lots In the most de
sirable part ot the city. Only 15 minutes from
tho centre, In the most select and aristocratic
neighborhood, ranging In price from (125 to
Itemember that property In the northwestern
section ot this city will go on Increasing In
value trom year to year. 1 here Is no chance
Lots In this section will pay better than any
HOBINbON, CLARKE & CO ,
44-40 Atlantic Building, MS and 930
Washington, D. 0.
mo THE PUULICI
In Making Contracts tor Brickwork.
JOSEPH W. COLLINS,
8150 P street northwest, wants to advise the
public that be Is still contracting for all brick
work. Promptlattentlon to work guaranteed.
Is Coming and I am Now Prepared to
Show You a Completo Lino ot
Including a Complete Lino ot the Popular
Umbrellas and Canes,
l'ancy Night Shirts,
Collars and Cults,
Neckwear, Gloves, Suspenders
In fact, everything to add to ths
comfort of gentlemen. All the
above goods are offered at
035 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Eleventh and 0 streets.
Annouuco the following Bargalus tor
ONE WEEK ONLY:
llogers' Teaspoons 05c per set
Ordinary Price , $1.33 per set
Stagllandlo Carvers, fully guaran
teed (1.23 per pair
Ordinary price $150 per pair
Ciovvnriuttng Machine ul,...J60cacli
Ordinary price., (leach
Old Reliable Clothes-wringer (1.75 each
Our Entire Lino ot Scissors at 10
l'cr Cent. Dlscouut.
Coal Hods, 10 Inches 20c
Ordinary price 80c
Also a Full Line ot Gas and Olt Stoves, Felt,
Weather Strips, Furniture Han
dles niul Mechanics' Tools.
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,
Opposite Boston Dry Goods House.
PEN AN ACCOUNT
1100 P street northwest.
DEPOSITS, LOANS, EXCHANGE, COLLEO
Wo desire to call Special Attention to our
certificates ot deposit, Issued and bearing In
tcrest as follows, viz:
SO da) s, Interest 3 per cent, per annum.
CO dajB, Interest 1 per cent, per annum,
Ix) days, Interest 0 per lent per annum.
Issued for both largo and small nuiouuts.
Bank opens 0 80, CloseaJ TO. dc5 lm
NEW SCALE KIMBALL PIANOS.
ELEGENT FINISH AND STYLE.
Indorsed by tho Leading Artists ot tho World.
For sale by
delOlw WO MENTZEROIT&CO,
a HIE GOODYEAR Ill'IHHSK COMPANY
. wishes to call attention to their superior
quality ot Rubber Shoes and Boots nt nil Kinds
for every class. Now, Ladles and Gentlemen,
ve aro tho leading house ot this kind In tho
city. Call ami examine prices. GOODYEAR
mlBDBll COMPANY. ilcbilin
LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.
Temporary Offices' Corner Tenth and T streets
Under Act of Congross Approved October
Subject to tho Supervision ot tho Supreme
Court ot tho District of Columbia and tho
Comptroller ot the Currency.
liecelves deposits and allows Interest on bal
ances. Issues certificates of deposit.
Acts as Executor, Administrator, Guardian,
Trustee, Receiver, Assignee, Commltteoot the
Estate ot Persons Non Compos Mentis and
other business ot a fiduciary character.
INTEREST and DIVIDENDS collected for
customers WITHOUT C1IAHOE.
Guaranteed Investments furnished. Notes,
sernrcd by deed ot trust, for Bale. Money
loaned on first-class collateral security and on
Our new building, at the corner ot Ninth and
F streets. Is being fitted up with Sato Deposit
Vaults unsurpassed tor safety and convenience.
IlnAtSiiin II. WAnv'KR, President.
John Jot Epson, Vice-President.
Wm. B. ItontsoN, Secretary.
Wm. I). Ql-iilet, Treasurer,
Joui B. LAnvsn,
Jonl T, Anus,
Cuas. B. Hailkt,
ClIAS. S. U-KER,
Jimes L. IUnnoun,
Uxonaii E. BAnioL,
II. S. Comjcinos,
Jons Jot Edsom,
John A. Hamilton,
Albeiit F. ox,
O. C. Onrr.N,
Wm, B. GontKr,
GnonaE F. ScuArzn,
N. II. SunA,
Joun A. Sworn,
J. 8. SWORHSTEDT,
Tl. II. WAnsEn,
ClIAS. B. WlLKINSOV,
A. A. Wilson,
L. D. Wine,
8. W. WoODWAnD,
A, 8. WonTIIINQTON.
I 111 IS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR FU TUBE
GEORGE WHITE & SONS'
402 Maine avenue. de!3
Finest Assortment ot
CELEBRATED FAIRBANKS & COLE'S
FAULTLESS HARDMAN PIANOS,
bUPERB "NEW SCALE" KIMBALL PIANOS,
FULL LINE Or SHEET MUSIC AND MUblC.
W. O. METZEROTT & CO.,
1110 F street n. w. delStoJat
IIAR1EHED BY CONGRESS 1813.
FRANKLIN INSURANCE CO.
Of Washington, D. C.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS (333,000 00
Has never contested a loss by fire, but always
makes prompt and liberal adjustments.
DR. DANIEL B. CLARKE, ITcst.
OEO. E. LEMON, Vice Prcst.
CHA8. 8. BRADLEY, Troas.
I. FENWICK YOUNO, bec'y.
WILL P. BOTELEIt, Ass't Scc'y.
For the convenience ot persons living In the
eastern and western sections ot the city, ar
rsngements have been made by which they
can pay their gas bills during banking hours
NATIONAL CAPITAL BANK
WEST END NATIONAL BANK,
Illlfs paid after tho 8th ot each month will
not bo entitled to the .discount ot 93 cents per
1,000 cubic feet.
WASHINGTON OASLIOUT CO.
mo THE PUBLIC.
Having retired trom the firm ot EMMONS
BROWN, I take jileasuro In Informing my
friends nnd tho public that I can bo found ut
my olllre, UM 'lentil street northwest, where I
nm conducting a general
HEAL E&TAUE. LOAN and INSURANCE
Prompt niul personal nttentlon given to all
matters placed lu my hands, Respectfully,
JAMES F. BROWN,
UM Tenth street n. w.
Telephone Call, 173 2 uov .'J lm
37K)R THE PUREST AND BEST OALIFOR
j uln W Incs, at the most reasonable prices,
go to the Sonoma California Wlue Company,
.117 Ninth street northwest
delOlm JOSEPH NEUMANN,
Brlchl ij cr and Contractor,
133) l'ennij Ivanta nv cuue northwest,
Wants to advise the publto that Brickwork of
Every Description will receive Prompt Atten
tion at bis hands. Boiler Setting and Bakers'
Ovens a Specialty, novfUin
What to buy for your husbands, sons, brothers
and friends tor Xinns presents In tho way ot
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
Wo have prepared a very attractive lino ot
NECK DEESSINO IN THE VA11IOUS
SHAPES, ALL-LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS,
IN TLAIN WHITE AND FANCY HOIt
DEI19, ELEOANT MUITLEItS, GLOVES,
SUSPENDERS. UMBltELLAS. COLLAR'S
CHITS, 1IALP HOSE, NIOHT ROUE'S,
CUFF BUTTONS, HOAIIF PINS, Ac, c
There Is no better Holldoy present than a
few ot Keep's Fine Dress Shirts. K. M. It.
nrand, tut; n. nranii, i eacu; iv, n. orauu,
ft 25. Best In the world.
Wo were fortunate enough to securo a large
lino of ALL-LINK.N HANHKHltUlIIEi'a he
foro tho advanco In prices, consequently offer
3ou these goods at the OLD PRICE:). An ele
gant All linen Initial Handkerchief, 3 for gl.
Our 35c. Handkerchiefs are a great bargain,
You are cordially Invited to Inspect the above
KEEP MANUFACTURING CO ,
OLIVER P. BUItDETTD,
437 Seventh st. n. w.
SOLE AU'T FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
l'a. fine Tth
Ave. and St.
ot pictures Is
the art stores nf
W. 11. Veerhoff,
who has all tho new
publications In Etch
ings, hngrav lugs, Photos
Anil Artotvnes. Water
Color and PaBtel Paintings
b) American and foreign
painters, both framed and un
framed. An Immense Hue ot
Framo Mouldings, comprising
more than Seven Hundred Styles,
all well selected and new, o( which
frames are mado to order to suit
the subject pictured. Easels,
Placques and ready-made frames
at Low Price. Agency for
the Soule Photo Company,
at No. 1221 Pennsylvania
avenue, where a full
line ot Artists' Materials
and Fine Station
ery can bo found.
1 will be pleased
to have you call
and Inspect the
above at an
Corner l'enns j Iranlu avc. and Thirteenth St.,
.Have removed to 421 Eleventh street n. w
Opposite Star Oulce. de 233m
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL TIRE INSUR
ANCE CO. ot I). C, Washington, Dec.
10,1800 Policy holders nro hereby notified to
renew their Insurance on or before tho LST
MONDAY In DECEMBER, 18IW, for the jear
18M1. Please renew eirl) and thus avoid the
crowd of tho last few davs
deST-Ot J. WESLEY BOTELEIt, Sec.
7- EADING INSTRUMENTS.
Moderate prices. Ea.y terms,
menu taken lu part pavment.
repairing. 'J clcpnone no.
FRANK BUTLER, Manager,
13 North Charles Street, Baltimore.
nt Brood Street, Richmond, Va.
Ladles and GcnU' Pockctbooks,
Plush and Oxidled Comb and Brush Cases,
Gold Pens and Pencils,
rino Illustrated Books, all Standard Works.
Fine Bilectlon of Music Boxes, My
CALL AND EXAMINE.
JOHN C. PARKER,
(117 and GUI Seventh Street Northwest.
ELEGANT LADIES' RESTAURANT,
Corner Tenth and F streets.
Ever) thing First-class.
Theatre Parties a Specialty,
dtll lm Prompt Serv Ice. Polite Attention.
T710R AMERICAN WINES
Placo Your Order With the
TO KAI.ON WINE COMPANY,
fill Fourteenth street n. vv. novM
PROPOS THE BTRINOENOY OF THE
these times ot the apparent Inse
curity ot many securities, the shrewd
and conservative Investor Is very apt tu
turn to Lite Insurance ns the best ot all
sate Investments, Hero are a tow ot tho
You puy In small Installments.
You run no risks.
You get from 4 to S per rent, com
pound Interest. Yon secure protec
tion. iinr holrs receive the imiouat of
jour policy should vou illenmlyiiu re
celvo nearly as much again as you pay
lu should vou live until It matures.
ou also receive this money when
vou may want It most In jour declin
ing j ears,
why hesitate about making such it
rote, sensible ami proiltnble Invest
ment! You eannut do biter with) our
money. Have ) our life. Insured,
The Equitable Life Assurance Society,
vSSlm uku V street u. vv.
CHARLES U. DUNCANSON.
Corner ot Ninth and I streets northwest,
Attend Promptly to Bales ot Every
FURNITURE, 11I1IC A IIRAC, STOCKS,
AdvrmccsMado and All Sales Settled
Personal Attention Given Same,
I novS2 lm
PRAYERS AND HYMNALS,
BLACK SEAL AND RUSSIA,
CIIArMAN & TAYLOR,
915 Pa. Ave, deOtoW
milE WEST END
X NATIONAL BANK.
Nineteenth St. and Pa. nvo Washington, D. C.
ItlCFlVFDHYTIlK PniWlirNT. TIlO IlOW
Snhiulorlim Minister was received at 12
o'clock by tlio President.
Culed on the President. Tlio Presi
dent received only a few callera to-dny.
Senator Jonea of ArkuniaH called early In
tho forenoon nnd Hcnntor G'ullom about
The Kkarsaok Or.lihRHl to Noiuotk.
Tlio comiiinnder-In-flilef of the North At
lantic Station reports that tho Kcarsago
lms been ordered to tho Norfolk Navy
Yard. OKVKRAt. Grpfi.y (jIoino Soctii. Chief
Signal Olllccr Oreely lias been directed by
the Secretary of War to proceed to Jack
fionvllle, Tampa nnd Titusvlllc, Fl ,
Augusta. Ga., nnd Kalclgh, N. ('., on ofll
tlal business connected with tho Signal
Summary of Arofatinf'h Comvifbcf.
The Bureau of tlio American Republics
has received a dl'patcli from tho Argen
tine Itepublir giving a brief summary of
tho commerce of that country for the
year ending July 30 lost. It appears that
notwithstanding tlio revolution the im
ports for I he year amounted to OITS.OW, 1 87,
and tho exports 51K),0.'7,8U. Tim
wheat crop for tho year has been
enormous, nnd vv ill probably bo tho larttMt
overgrown in tho country. During tlio
ycar&!),ull Immigrants landed at Dueuos
Aj res, of which number lO'l.'Jll had their
iKiHsiico paid by tho government. Tho
imputation in llucnus Avrcs Is reported to
have increased between SO.000 and 40.000
during tlio car; 120 new streets lielng
laid out, and between 3,000 and 0,000 now
Arviy OnnKits. First Lieutenant Mont
gomery M. Macomb, Fourth Artillery,
1ms been ordered from West Point to tills
city on public business for one week
January I to 8.
Tlio board of odlccrs convened nt tho
Army Building, New York, for tho ex
amination of olllccrs to determine their
lUnes for.promotlon, has been ordered
llv direction of the President tlio Armv
lletlring Hoard convened ut the War De
partment, In this city, by order Vur Dc
jiaitment order dated September 10, '00, Is
V direction of the President an Army
Retiring Hoard is appointed, to meet from
lime to tlmu at tho war Department, tills
city, for tlio examination of such olllcors
as may bo ordered befoio It. Tho board
Is composed of Jlrigndler-Gcncrnl vVilli.im
Smith, Paymabler-Iieneral; Lieutenant
Colonel Anthony Ilrgcr, surgeon; Major
IMmund U. llainliriiUc, Third Artillery;
Major Hubert II. White, surgeon; Captain
.lames Chester, Third Artillery; rilit
Lieutenant Constantino Chase, rcglmcnt.il
(luarterinaster Third Artillery, recorder.
ToCoMI'LFTE THF. CCCV VALLEY It Wb-
vvY. Information lias been received at
tiio Bureau of American Republics that
tlioGovernmrnt of Columbia has signed
a contract vvltli Mr. .1. L. Cherry ot .Mil
waukee, Wis., for tho completion of tho
Cauca Valley Ilullvvuy from Iltiena Ven
tura, tho chief port of Colombia, from
tlio Pacllla Ocean to tho cities of Calll and
Maulzales, with tho privilege of contin
uing the road to tho Gulf of Daricu on
the north, ami Ihofrontlerof Ecuador on
ttio south, and eastward to tho uavlgablo
waters of tho Amazon Hiver. This
road, when rompletcd, will give
u portion of Colombia that Is
,ery rich in both agricultural
and mineral resources, access to tide
water. 'Uio Government guarantees In
terest nf 5 per cent, gold for eighteen
ye'tira iion an expenditure of ?.H,0OJ gold
per mile; and cxclusHoprivllej for sev
enty v. curs of operating u railway within
twenty-four miles on either sldo of tlio
route surveyed and accepted thu title to
all gold and other mines that may bo dis
covered within this twenty-four mile
limit and fieedom from all duties ami
taxes for ten jear.
SET ASIDE THE DIVORCE.
Tlio Conveyance nf ltoal l'stnto
An order wns made lu tho 1'qully Court
to-day setting asldo tho dicreoof divorco
granted to Mary Ann Llndsloy from her
husband, Clcl.mil UmWoy, on Juno 18,
1887. An order was nlso Issucil by tho
Court 8eltlng aside certain conv eynuccs of
property mado by Llndsloy to his vv if u be
fore tho dlvorro was grantisl.
The case of Clelaml Llndslev has been
attracting attention in tho comts for somo
In June, 1887, Mrs. Umlslcy was granted
a dlvoico fromher husbaudon thogrouud
of drunkenness. Llndslcy was ut Hint
tlmonn engineer olllcer In the Navy, and
owned considerable real estate lu tills city.
Ho deeded her several lots prior lu tho di
vorco proeeesllngs, and when alio began
thoso proceedings ho conveved oilier proiw
erty toiler on condition that sho should
discontinue tho dluitco suit. Sho ac
cept eil tho offer, but Instead of keeping tho
condition continued to pnisecuto her suit,
and was granted adlvore'o on the elato
Llndslcy then entered suit agilnst herto
havo thodccri'oof divorce and tho deeds
ot conveyance ict asldo on thogrouud of
fraud. This morning Judgo Bradley ended
the suit by granting an order setting asldo
thodecre'O of divorco and Iho deeds of con
Ills Vlltllll Ahl to Ho Hut.
Tom Cuitoll, thu whllo man who was
idiot by n colored man named Frank
Harris, on II street yesterday inornhi t,
was ablo to bo out upon iho street tn-d ty.
'1 lie bullet was taken from his neck at
Providence Hospital .vesterday afternoon.
Harris has been charged with an assault
with attempt to kill, and Is locked up at
the New Jersey-avcnuo station,
Ordered to ltmnler mi Account.
Judgo Bradley hasUsued a ruling in tho
ProlmtuCouit requiring Charles W. Fills,
udiuliilstiutorof thu estalo of Otis P G.
tlnrke, deceased, to render an account ot
thoutnto. Tho order was Issued on upo
tltion of Messrs MosciifcSon, requesting
that thu administrator should be rcqulreHl
icturnof tho assets In his handj,
FROM OVER THE SEA.
Items nf Interest by Cnblo from tlio
London, Dec. 20 Liberal loadors aro
disquieted becauso of tho feeling ex
hibited among British non-Conformists
ngardlna; tho Interference of tho priests
In tho Kilkenny election. Tho ferment
on tho subject seems to bo likely to proo
greater than that excited by the conduct
of Mr. Parnell. Mr. Gladstone himself Is
said to bo nlnrmed by It, uml It is believed
not Improbable that tlio Housoof Com
mons will unseat Sir John Popo Honnony
on account of undue clerical influence
A dispatch from Homo says thopurposo
of tho Vatican Is to ae tho clerical in
lluenco in Ireland to compel the British
Government to extend diplomatic recogni
tion to tho Holy Sen, and that tho Popo is
earnestly desirous of securing such recog
nition as n further step tow ard promoting
tlio restoration of the temporal power.
l'ir this reason tho Popo is well satlsllod
with the existing situation in Ireland.
Bombay ndv ices describe tho arrival of
tho Czarevitch lu that city. Ho was re
ceived with the honors duo to his Imperial
nosltlon. Colonel Gerard of tho vlco-regal
court and Captain Grovor and Lieutenant
Ncwnlium being added to thu Prince's staff
to accompany him through his Journey lu
inuin. A.gramiwcicomu is in prcpuruuou
fnrthcCVnrcvltch at Hyderabad. He will
nlso bo received nt Calcutta, nnd, after
visiting Madras and other places, will em
bark on the Husslan flagship at Mysore, for
Ceylon, tn loiifcto China.
'Ilia Count Franz S'on Slcklneen of
Vienna, who wns recently arrested on n
charge of defrauding n widow out of 18,
000 llorins, all sho had, on tho pretext
thathe was Russia's candidate for the
Bulgarian throne, and would mako her
daughter n princess, has presented the ex
traordinary defense that ho was actually
approached by high Russian authority
with tho proposal to becomo Prlnco of
Bulgaria, provided tho Austrian court
would Consent to tho removal ot Prlnco
Ferdinand. Tho Count is of distinguished
ancestry and his casa arouses much atten
tion. Tho Russian Ministry of Finance has
decided to sdciuWi lariro sum of monov in
Improving and enlarging tho port of
Archangel with a view to increasing Rus
sian commerco with tho Northern coasts
of Siberia and European Russia.
The Portugueso Government has
shrewdly granted aluable concessions in
tho disputed portion of Manica Land,
South Africa, to an Kngllsh company,
which Is actively campaigning in Loudon
In behalf of tho Portugueso claims and
against tho British South Africa Com
pany. A dispatch from Paris states that a pe
tltlcn, largely signed, has been trans
mitted by the Spanish Government in
fuvorofa young Frenchman, convicted
some years ago of murder, and vv ho, after
escaping from thu penal .settlement at
Cayenne and taking refugo in Spain, wns
betrayed by u lawyer to whom ho went
Tho Italians of Damalla, have mado an
energetic protest ugslnstlhe Incorporation
of that province with Croatia. They fear
that such it transfer would lessen tho
chances of their being reunited to Italy as
n result of the irredentist movement.
The two branches of Italian Socialists,
cxtrcmo and moderate, have each sent
lariro dclccattons of their members to
Switzerland to discuss tho question of
adopting a common programme. The
lenders of both factions nro convinced
that the lamentable Industrial situation in
Italy at tho present moment renders this
an opportune tlmu to enter upon an
active propaganda of Socialistic doctrines,
and they are seeking to bring about unity
in tho ranks ns u llrst step toward n cam
paign of that character.
CLEVELAND BY ACCLAMATION.
ho Say Ills l'rlouds IIovv It Is to bo
The friends of Mr. Cleveland appear to
bceertaln thnt he will be nominated in
lfc92 Just as he was in 18SS by acclama
tion. One of lhcso said to Tun Ciirao re
porter this afternoon thnt it was alrcidy a
ioregono conclusion that tho ex-l'resl-dent
would have a walk-over.
"No other namo will bo mentioned in
(he National Convention," ho said.
"Hnvv Is that to bo brought about when
David B. Hill, with tho great State of
New York at his back. Is In the lleld.'"
asked the reporter.
"Well, I'll tell on. 1-arly conventions
for tho election of delegates will bo held
lu all tho Cleveland strongholds, and be
foio New York or Indiana, which aro
anti-Clcvjdanil, clecis n single elelcsalc,
enough Cleveland delegates will havobeen
elected to bring about tho cx-Picsldont's
nomination, Maiachusells will lead off
in this good work with nsolld deleulon
for Cleveland and other Now Dngland
and Northwestern States will follow suit.
Delegates w 111 bo chosen fiom these lu thu
latter i art of 181)1."
Trio Jlei" 1'atnlly Stubbed lu n Salunu
Ba si iNOHVM, At. v ., Dec. 20. I n n saloon
row hero hist night George Kelly and
Jack Lynch, railroad men, wcio lalally
stabbed by unknown poisons. No arrests
w ei o made.
Wesley Sparks nut John Jones nn tho
fticet ami after n "Merry Chrlstin is"
Jones pulled out a phlol nnd shot Sp irks
thrcu limes, remarking as lie did so,
"Christinas." Sparks will die. Jones Is
still nt large.
A IIIk rim.
Vii.oquv, Wis., Dec. 2J. l'lte yester
day destroy cd an entiro business block.und
it was only by great exertions on the part
of thu firemen uml citizens that tho re
mainder of tho town was wived. Tho
total loss Is estimated at $150,000 and the
Tho losses aro: It. F, Lludcmanu, two
story building and two warehouses, S75,
000, no insurance; Llndemauu A, Rusk,
bank, $10,000. Lindemaun & Co., whole
sale and retail merchants, on stock, SJO,
000, 0. B. W man, law library and olllco
fixtures, tum, Dr. W. A. (Jolt, library,
etc., WW, Henrv Conner, two-fetory build
ing and slock, ?l,000, postolllce, 5000, C.
C. Brown, furniture) dealer, two story
building and slock, fcll.fiOO, Pulvcr llros ,
foundry and wagon factory, 7,000, D. II,
Pulvcr. dwelling, f 5,000, Russell it Cmtiu,
billiard hall and fixtures, Sl,000.
Three lluniimiid Abandoned l'arms.
Boston, Dec. 20, A Jam mil sjieclal from
Augusta, Mo., says: Labor Commissioner
Matthews; has completed tho compilation
of abandoned farms statistics in tho State,
and tlm results are exeeeuingiy interest
ing, 'Iho number of abandoned farms
reported aggregatofl.aiO. Thu total acreage
of thcho farms Is 251,51.1, and their
valuation lor t ixatlou isl,'JI3,7b'). Thu
ussessors do not, as n rule', glvu nny
reasons why thesu farms wero abandoned,
Siiiotbeii'il in 1 Iro
Boston-, M vts , Dec. 20, Tho body of
Frank McGovern v,as found jesterdny lu
thu ruins of Bristol Block, which was
burned on We Inesi'uy night. McGovern
hail been employed tit odd Jobs about tho
building and had probably gone to sleep
in tho cellar und was smothered befoio bo
Senator lleaist Krioveilns.
Senator Hearst was better last oenlng
than ho had been for ovcral dav,s. Ho Is
btlllnvery sick man, but his physician
feels very much encouraged by his
patient's fuvorublo symptoms,
A .louder Assigns,
Ni.w Yoiik, Dee 20. William H Sandl-
for, dealer in watches nnd diamonds, nt
l f 50,000,
108 Fifth avenue, has mado an assign-
A CMUSTMS ML1ZZAR1).
WASHINGTON WRAPPED IN A
TLB OF SNOW.
Street Car Travel Impeded nnd lint Few
Pedestrians Out Tim Hlorm Menem'
Over tlio Eastern Section of tho
The skies opened their windows yester
day nnd tho citizens ot Washington en
jojed n good old "vvhlto Christmas," so
revered In tradition and memory, and to
day tho city lies covcicd In tlio chaslo
mantle ot tho snow. '
It Is not so enjoyable to many people,
however, ns tho more optimlstiu ones
would think, as it is tho heaviest
storm that has been experienced In
Washington slnco tlio famous bliz
zard of March, 1888. It had been
predicted by the Signal Service and soino
amateur weather prophets, but with such
splendid weather up to the day preceding
Christinas people began to think that tho
signal men had mado a blunder and were
glad and sorry, according to their lncllnn-
Rwasatnoon yesterday when tho first
harbingers of tho approaching storm camo
In the lorm of inlnuta ileecy Makes. No
attention was paid to these messengers,
however, by tho majority of citizens, and
accordingly everybody was surprised
when tho Makes grew larger ami larger
and finally wcro falling with steady per
sistanco Just about the timo the greater
part of our citizens wcro eating their
Christmas dinner, thus making it all tho
Tho heavy fall of snow had Its draw
backs, and these became pilnfully ovl
dent to-day. Covering tlio streets In
Its fond embrace, tho snow was piled
up so high that tralllo was greatly
Impeded, and business retarded lu conse
quence. Communication having been
practically destroyed, tho clerks in thu
most of tho business houses practically
luut another Holiday, ami tney were not
slow in taking advantago of it. Not much
work was done, and must of that was old
work that had been lay tug over.
Last night and to-elay tho street
car lines wcro compelled to put
on extra cars, and this called
nil tho avallablo horses into service,
for each car required either four or six
horses. At tho hour when businessmen
set out for their stores tho snow w as so
solidly parked unci drifted that they prac
tically wero obliged to light their way to
Trains from all points have been lato In
coming In, and telegraph wires arc down
in cverv direction.
About noon to day a penetrating sleet
commenced to fall, and railing on thu
umbrellas of pedestrians froze, nuking
it impossible to close them beforo they
had been thawed out.
Not muny sleighs were out for tho
riding was very rough and unplcusent.
'Ibis storm has quickened tho pulses of
thoxowho like the snow, nnd aire id y
thoughts of a carnival are Hitting through
their brain nnd may tako some ship.)
beforo tho snow clears away.
"I think that thlssnnwhas enmo tostav
for a few elays," said General Greely this
afternoon to a Critic reporter, "hut tho
unpleasant weather will most likely clear
off mid the tcmicruturo fall a littlo low or.
lbe wind may go back southerly and
cloud up again, butlthluklliuposslbilitics
aro that It will not. Wu havo had
the phenomenal fall of nine inches
nnd it the temporattiro falls to-day 30 or
'M, as I anticipate, the snow will remain
lor pcrhajis three or four ilivs. Tho
mountains of Virginia, so I understand,
have nearly three feet of snow. This
sleet will put a crust on the snow, as it is
slowly freezing now. Putting everylhliu!
together, I think that tlio atmosphere will
continue clear mid cold."
LoiihWiir, K.Y, Dee. 20, Sleet and
snow took possession of Loulsvlllu vcslerr
dnynud had things virtually their own
way thu entire day and until midnight.
Pedestrians experienced gie'atdllllcultv in
rctllng about, and street ears furnished
but poor means of transportation for tho
public, as thu hi'iivy snow almost blocked
the way. This morning it is bright and
Chicago, Dec. 20. Thero has not boon
o storm In this vicinity for three weeks.
Tho weather is cloudy to-day und tho
Ccitm, Dec. 20. Tho weather hero
this morning Is clear and cold. Snow fell
v estcrday and last nir.ht to tho depth of
about ten inches. Thu street railway com
panies had men out ell nl.jht clearing tho
tracks, and thu can nro runnln; on the
principal thoroughfares with Httlo do'ay.
AniVNY, N. Y IK. 20. Snow com
tnenceel fulling about 7.30 o'clock this
morning, accompanied by a northwest
wind. ,At this hour (11 a. m.) it continues
to slorm hard.
Bt Fri.o. Dec. 20 Last night was tho
ro!(!ct of iliu season, tiiu thermometer
iculateriug about 10 above zero. A heavy
blizzard began ut an uirly hourthls morn
ing and tho snow drifted badly In places.
Later lu the morning thu wind subsided,
and now thu snow is iallingsteidlly with
out drifting. Ilallioad travel will hu some
Nin ntr.au, N. Y.. Dec. 20 A sovero
blizzard started in this morning, blowing
haul fiom tho nmthcj&t, uccnmpmled by
n heavy fall of snow. At this hour (11
a, m.) It is snowing hard.
l'lTTSLi'i n, I'v., Dee. 20. A slorm of
lino dry snow stiuck this city at II o'clo;k
li.st evening and has continued without
conation. At this hour (noon) thero mo
about twelve inches of fieshsnow. Tho
hoifco and clectilu railways In Pittsburg
nnd Allegheny are nlmort Impassable.
Tinlnsfrom thuNiutli nml Last nro sov
cuil hours late. A heavy snov.' fall Is re
potted In tho Allegheny Mountains.
Trains from thu Westaud Ninth iitun'oout
on schedule lime. Tlio weather is mild
with falling temperature.
St. Louis, Dec. 20. Tho heivy snow
storm of Chrlrtmas day has ciiumsI soiuo
Inconvenlenco to railroad travel and trains
on surrounding railroads mo from ono to
four hours Into. T ho snow Is about ono
foot deep on the level. Reports irom
Interior of the Statu say tlm snow is fiom
six to fifteen Inchcsdccp. Wc.it her is now
clear and mild.
A T.nrj:i llbm'.
Sv.v AveiisTiM', Trw, Deo. 20. Flro
Wednesday ilcstrnjeil Collins' dry goods
store, hotel, barroom und livery stable,
Lyneh's Mori', Wallaio's hotel, Sharp ,t
Sossman's More audsaloou, J, It. Johnson
store, Sobsnian'a confectionery, Polk it
Gnrntt's saloon nnd many residences.
Loss f50,000, liismaneo HO.OOO A high
wind undered tlio firemen's work nuxt
Contributions to tlio Irish l'uiid.
Cmcvoo, Dec, 91. J 1). Clarke, treisil
icrof tho Chicago lti'h IMtllon Fund,
lias, on the ndvleo of Irish ihlegili's,
Messrs. O'Brien, Dillon, Gill, T. 1). Sulli
van, T. P O'Connor, and Harrington, for
warded 81.200 lu tlio Dublin treasurers,
Alfred Webb and Dr. Joseph Kenny, Mr.
Wibb, who is ii Quaker, Is a stiong
MiCarlhvlto. Kenny Is a Parnelllto of
Killed It) ii 1'iiH.
Mn.iv vuki i:. Ww.. Dec. 20 Shortly
befoio thu curtain roso at thu D.ulUon
'lhtutru Wediiibdn) night Onirics -Mdu-tvre,
who wns up in tho wings with a
irunil empiovesi mere, iosi ins uiuiiiuu
nnd fell lo thu btage, striking on tlio top
ol bis bead lie was taken to inn iiaii-
' wns unmarried. ' her death wus twculentirt or self murder.
IIKATII IV TIIM HMOKl!. !
All Aged Wninnii Killed In u I'lillndd
PiiiiAiiFiriiiv, Dec. l!t). A flro last
evening at tho resilience of IMward
Penrose, 210(1 Grata nveniio, rcsinlti.il In
the death of his nged motlior-ln-lavv, Mrs.
Fltzslinmons of Brooklyn, who was
rpendlng the holidays with her daughter,
nnd tho almost total destruction of thu
To plcaso Iho lillloones n Christmas Ireo
had been put np.loideil with presents,
tinsel and wax tapers. Beforo tho lapera
were lighted last evening Mrs. I'ltzslm
iiitins retired to her room. At fi 30 Mr.
Penrose turned out nil thu other lights nnd
lighted Iho little candles. Whlloilm chil
dren wero admiring the. brilliant effect a
sheet of flume seemed to leap from tho
bottom ot Ihn Ireo to the topmost twig,
nnd almost beforo tho parly know what
hud Imp e mil tho entire treo was a mass
of Hume which soared above and around
tho vvnlls and ceiling.
As Mr. and Mr. Penrose reached the
front deior with the children In their
nrms lln-y wcro met by thu family of
J. M. Die key, who lives In tho house noxt
door ami who had seen tho lire from their
Not seeing Mrs. l'itzslminons with thu
narlv Mrs. Dlckev lnnulrcd where she
was. Mrs. Penrose gave onti look at hor
husband, and then covering her face with
her hands cried, "My God, my God,
inotiier is nsice'p in ncr room."
The men mado u rush for thu third
story. In the back room of which Mrs.
Fltzslmmons wns sumioscd to be sleeping.
Tlio house was by this time full of smoke,
and the rescuing party was nearly sufTo
rntesl by tho timo they reached tho aged
lad 'a room. Mr. Penrose and two others,
however, gropcil their way to tho bed, but
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was not there. '1 hoy
felt around for her until forced to rctiro
by tho Humes, which began to creep up
through the floeir, tho bed-room being
directly over tho sitting-room, vvhero thu
lire Murtcd. They then camo to tho con
clusion that Mrs. Fltzslmmons had es
caped by n rear door.
After tho lire had been extinguished and
the firemen had reached tho mom where
the aged woman had slept, they sivv it
largo roll of charted bed clothlngcloso tn
the wall which proved to roiitiibi the al
most cremated body of tho missing
woman. Sho had evidently been aroused
by tho smoke, and throwing the bed
clothing over her head had uttemiited to
reach tlio door, but, dazed and bewildered,
she had cone In thu wrong direction, and.
falling close to tho wall, had been unable
torisongaln. Tho dead wnimn was tho
widow of a prominent Brooklyn merchant
who left n moderate fortune.
KILLED IIY HER HAT PIN.
Peculiar 1'nlnl Acclili nt to nn Aged
Wiiinun In Now York.
New Yoiik, Dec. 20. An unknow n nged
woman fell on tho sidewalk at thu south
east lorncr of r.levcnth avenue and Fifty
fourth street xtstcnliiy afternoon. A
crowd quickly gathered about heron Uncl
ing that she eoiild not rise, ami sho was
carried Into a neighboring store. She was
unconscious, however, and an ambulance
was summoned from Roosevelt Hospital,
but before it arrived the woman had ex
pired. On examination tho doctor found that
in tho fall a hut-pin had been driven into
tho back of tho skull, lauslug almost in
stantaneous death. Theru was nothing
about her person by vv hlch she could bo
identilled, and tho body was taken to tlio
West l'nriv-seventh Street Station. Shu
Wus about Ii0 years of age.
A FAITHFUL WIFE.
Ilclloscd Her Husband Innocent and
Secured Ills Pardon
PiTTSiitirn, Pv., Dec. 20. Frank B. Al
dricliiind vvlfu met nt Riverside pcnlten
Itciitlary, near this city, vesterday under
touching circumstances. Aldrlch was
cut to prison last November for eight
years on tlio ehargu of having buncoed
an old gentleman named Lemon, who
resides in Allegheny, out of $1,000
Thu condemned man's wife was firm in
thu belief that her htisbuud was innocent.
She wrote to the hoard of pardons and
traveled ull over thu country procuring
evidence ami enlisting prominent men lu
her cause. Thu result was that sho proved
a enso of mistaken Identity so strong that
the pardun was granted. Bright and early
jesterduy morning Mrs. Aldricli was at
the prison to welcome her husband again
A Mttln Cllrl Rocs Into n Cellar unit Is
Strut lc IIohii.
liicm ielu, N. Y., Dec. 20 This vlllago
is highly excited over tho mysterious:
death estcrday of a 0-jc.tr-old Italian girl
named Terca Van Neiser. Her mother
tent her down into tho cellar tn get somo
wood. Sho remained longer than her
mother thought necessary. A call brim lit
no rcsj onse, und Mis Van Nrlser went to
tho cillir to tec what her daughter was:
doing. Mia found tho littlo ono iiucon
u Ions on tho llooi. Doctors wcra lustily
summoned, hut tho child died in a fow
hours without regaining consciousness.
An examination rev eab d tho fact that sho
hril been arsaulted. The matter will ba
BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS.
Two Men Hilled by nn Explosion In i
f artrldgu I'm toiy.
Lu;n Hoi'vtcomi, N J, Dec 21 Tlio
cartridgu house of thovvorksof the Ameri
can Forsitu Powder Company, near here,
blew up at 7."0 o'clock this morning Tho
nolso of tiiu explosion was terrific, and two
workmen. John 11 Johnson and Malilon
Speiry, who wero In the Imusaat the time,
wi io literally blown Into fragments,
Thono'soof tho concussion was heard
for.ovirnl miles, and desnito the heavy
snow stoi in great eiovdsof peoplohuvo
Hocked to tho works all Iho morning.
Mint Tor Not Inklnu nil Arrest.
Nomoi K, V v., Dec. 20. Burly yisterday
morning J. I'. Brndv, a fireman cmployisl
by tho Cotton Comjiress Association, ap
plied to J. C Calcutt, u privalo watchni in
on tho wharf, tourristn man In tho street
who lied been oflenslvoto him, Calcutt
refused, snylng ho had no anthontv to ar
rest tho man. Brady then left, but re
turned Just as Calcutt was eating his
dinner, whleh had been brought by his
wife and two Utile grandchildren, and In
their prisenee pulled a lev olveruud shot
Calcutt through the heart, killing him
instantly. Brady was arrested, and it was i
with illllleidty that tho police prmented
thu crowd from Ivnchinj him.
1 Igbt-AVilglit I'lgbt Arranged.
NiwOwis, Lv., Dec 20. A match
was arranged jesleixlay between Andy
Bovvcn nnd Austin Gibbons of Paterson
X J., for a purso of f.1,000, tho loser to re
ceive fs.0. 'Iho mill is to tnku iluco ho
fnrethe Aitdobiii ('lull on March II, Thu
men uru to light ut RW pounds.
I Igllllllg ill II ('bill ill.
LotisvniE, Kv Dec, 20, At n Christ
mas ontertalninent nt a church nt Nabhs'
station, near Jeffersonvillo, AVediicwdiy i
night, Joseph Taiiliugler nnd Bud Robin- I
son we re jirolmbly fatally wounded. Thu ,
light sprung up in thu rear of the room
v.liilo Iho programme of tho Sunday
school w as be'lng eurriisl out.
An Old Lad) Horned to Death,
Saumoov. N Y.Dec, 20 Mrs, F.llen
Gibbons, nged 80 veirs, was burned to
dn.iil, nt ber Iniisn on VnIi street eirlv
It is 1101 Klinvvn Wllt'tuer
PURSUING THE INDIANS.
HOSTILE.-! IN THE HAD L,NI3
Illg Font's Hand Eludes the Soldiers Tho
Peace Party Falls NollihiR Hennl
from General Parr Severn! Engage
ments Reported With the Reds.
llAfin City, 8. 1)., Dec. 20-fl p. nt.
Colonel Sumner Is still following up tlm
Big Fool band, numbering about ,T,
that escaped from their camp pn Cherry
Creek and heading southward toward tho
Bad Lands, and General Carr, who wnsj
moving his command to Intercept htm,
has not been heard from for thirty-sir
hours, ns he may havo Intercepted them
and turned them toward tlio Cheyonno
River Agency or hnd an engagement vv ltli
As the point at which the General ex
pected to strlko tlio Indians is about
eighty miles southeast of this point,
no other means of communication
is at hnnd but. by couriers,
who take six to eight hours to reach this,
city. Hither event would bo favorable.
nut snouiii tug i ooi succeed in avoiding
either of the commands and get Into the
Bad Lands Just ut this time it would
General Brooko nt Pino Rldgo agency
rcjiorts that a messenger hasarrlvcil front,
tho hostile camp In the Bad Lauds unit
has word from Littlo Wouncf, Big Hoiul
and Fust Thunder, tho rliiclvil heucl
men at Pine Ridge, In which they say that,
about one-half of those In that camp Iuvk
signified their willingness to come in nml
the General thinks the rest will follow,
but this is doubted here.
Should this Information prove truo it it
tho most favorable that has been rcceivod.
from tho hostlles in several weok, slnca
Two Strikes' followers left them. Tliov
then said they would not leave their vil
lage until the soldiers wero moved away,
nnd would dlo there beforo they made u
move. It is hoped that tho report that the
messenger brought lu may be verified,
and thut it may not be Interrupted by any
unfiircseen event, but tho v arious phase
of Indian warfare aro like the changes lit
the kaleidoscope. Fifty Cheyenne In
dlim scouts from Fort Kcogh arrived lu
tiio city tins evening, ami immediately
left for thu front, They will bo asslgnwl
to duty under Major Casey at thu moutli
of Battlo Creek, on thu edgo of the Bail
General Miles now has 3,000 troops lit
possession within forty-eight hours' march
of the Indian v illugo lu the Bad hinds, thus
forming a completo cordon of that sco
tlon. Ijitcr A courier has Just rcturnoil
from General Curr's command, now nt
tlio head of Sage Creek, and brings the
information that Big Fool's 11 mil havii
succeeded In slipping by tho troops sent
out to Intereept them, and lira now with
thchostllcs in the Bad Ijmiis.
1'ir.E Riimie, S. D., Dec. 20. Tho peaco
party Is em thu way buck bearing an v
thlngbut n merry Christinas greeting t
General Brooke. They scored a monu
mental failure, Just ns every one but
Brooko cpeclesl. It Is rumoresl around
tho camp that Littlo Wound and otheT
chiefs nro indulging in ugly threats since
Colonel Henry's troojw started out. Tho
Scventli Cavalty bail a c uristmas tree ami
a general good time vvcdticsilay night.
i general cnod til
I be 200 brav es w ho escaped fiom Colonel
Sumner It is believed have joined thu hos
tllcs in the Bad Uinds, ami all signs nnvr
point to war.
Oviaiiv, Neil, Dec. 20 A siicclal from
Pine Rldgosavs tlio Indians In thu Bid
I nnds are still In council. Couriers cimi!
in yesterday with news that Short Bull
has said that if the Government will agrees
not to disarm his men nortakunvvnythuir
ponies ho will come lu. Thu Indians
holding out fear that they aro to bo given
oxen Instead of ponies. A wngou train
left Piuu Rldgo to-day with camp siipjdica
for tho Ninth Cavalry, which marched
Camp M'Vit Bvttie Circe, S. I), Dec.
20. The situation hero remains prai tieall v
unchanged. '1 bo weather is cold, and tlm
rivers nro frozen solid. A company oC
Chev ennoscuuts is encamped at thu mouth
of liattle Crick. Tw o attempts vecro madei
Widmsday by thu hostlles, who number
about eighty, to break into their amp.
Tho first attack was mado hyonlyiifuw
of tho Indians, vv ho wero quickly repulsed,
with a loss of two killed and several
wounded, 'lliree of the (,'hcvcnno I ml i an
ccouts wcro wounded, and It Is thought
that ono Is fatally hurt, The sc-ond at
tack was mado after dark by what
wns suppostsl to ho tho whole baud,
who vvciu led by Kicking Rear
himself. Volley after solley was fired on
both sldts, nnd a desultory fiiu was kct
up by both parties for an hour or more.
It is not known how ninny of tho hoslllrs
were killed, but judging from tho reports,
of one of thu scouts (here must have been
fcvcral killed, as ho says ho heard several
shout out In Sioux liitrjunje that tiiey
weru hit. Troops wero scut to tho scene)
ntan early hour ycsteiday morning and
report cv cry tiling quiet mid no hostlles in
Major-Oeneral Schnfield has recelvisl,
under tlulo of 25th, from General Miles,
Rapid ( ity, S. 1) thu following telegram:
"Have not heard from Colonel Carr for
thirtv-slx hours. He started to intercept
Big Font. Should ho succi-eilor turn him
to Uicyciine Agency It will bo favornbh',
ns General Brooko reports messenger from
Littlo Wound, Big Road und Fast Thun
der, who aro tho leaders of tho Indians
who went to tlio Had Lands, nssnj lug Hint
about half of tho Indians thero nro com
ing and ho thinks the rest will follow.
Should this not bo Interrupted by some)
unforeseen event It will bo mot ilcslrn
Ills Urotber Led Ho 1'olliivvod.
Mount Hoi i , JJ. J., Dec. 20. General
Charles S. Tu)lor, u well-known cltlien ot
this placo, committed suicide by drown
ing in tho creek hero Wednesday night at
tho Identical imlut where his brother
drowned hlnif elf nyear or moiougo. Thu
des cased wus unmarried und about V
A Ilurglnr Killed.
Piiilvpi liiiiv, Pa., Dec. 20 Jamesi
Walker, n burglar, was shot anil killed
Inst nlt;ht by Private Wnteluiian ltuU
while breaking Into tho fruit warehouse
oflhomasC Kane, at No, Ull De'awaro
avenue, Walker was about 21 yeirsold.
Itllled by mi KxploHloli
Xnv Poi.r, Auk., Dee. 20 Yesterday
tho boiler at Kelly A. Weill's lumber
mills oxploded, killing Superintendent
John Angucsund Knglnccr Sloan, fat illy
wounding Maud West and William Dui
gens and seriously wounding four others.
shot Iiuilii.'C a Haute.
T)m Moim s, low v, Dec. 20. Assisttnt
City Fngineer B Sehrelner was probvbly
fatally shot by James Demp ey at adaneu
earlv jolerday morning. Duupsey Is In
Boston, Dee. SSI Joseph (iunlrllii
stubbed and probably falullv, woundisl
Stephen Miluaro dining a quarrel last,
night. Gnrdcllo wus locked up,
BiniiAMiTON, N Y Deo. 20 Willi mi
Carnavau, a well known and wenlthyclti
tun of husquelumna, was thrown from his;
cutter j csterday ami instantly killed,
l.urul Wcattier l'orernst.
For (he JHitrttt of Cutiwxbia, Marylimr.
' iWnmirv ami I irabidi. ciiHlliiitfd
mawicr, momorram. nuniieny iriiiuj,
ftinpnatmtwmjiiUJD at .yorjvih