m taf?Vol. 70-Na 10,599. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1887.

THE EVENING STARPUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,lorthveat Comer Pennaylraai* Ays. and 11th St, byThe Evening Star Newspaper Company,& H. KAUFFMANN, Pre»X,T***8t*m is served to rubecrfber# in tb«eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 out* perweek. or 44c. per mouth. Copies at the counter. 'Jcents each. By mail.postage prepaid.30 cents amonth. one year, SO: six mouths, |XI Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. OL.second-class mail matter.]Thi Wihit 8ta*.published on Friday.Si .year, postage prepaid. 8lx months. 50 cents.tfAll mail subscriptions must be paid in advancelu paper sent longer than is paid for.listen of advertising mads known on application.

AMUSEMENTS.~|jARKIS' BUOU THEATER.

SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 8.An Erenin* with

MILTON AND DOBI.Grand Lecture by

PROFESSOR JOEL G. FLOYD.IU'OStrated by Sixty Maa-nifl/vnt Scenes, being Massive

Conception# of that Great Artist,GUSTAVE DORE,

Each covering 400 Square Feet of Illuminated Surface.HEAVEN, HELL. CHAOS, and PARADISE,

As written byJOHN MILTON in "PARADISE LOST."

Tickets. 50 cents. Now on sale at Box Office. my6-2tA LBAUOHSGRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Ona Week. Commfnntw MONDAY, MAY 9.ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY.

BENEFIT OF THE washington L. I. CORPS.First appearance in this city of theWASHINGTON OPERA CO.

In Sir Jnli >ia Benedict's Romantic Opera,LILY OF killarney,

Produced with N»-w Scenery. Costumes, and Mechani¬cal Effect#, and a Powerful Cast, includingCARLOTIA PUNIER, HI'*. A montegriffo,EDNA GRAY. WALTER ALI.EN,HELEN NORMAN. R. N. DUNBAR,

Mr. broderick. Ac.. Ac..And a Chorus of 30 Voices.

Superb Orchestration, under the direction of_ ADAM ITZEL. Jk.Reserved Seats 75c.

General Admission 50c.Next Week.Kiralfy Bros.' BLACK CROOK. myfi-2t

Rational theater." this weekLAST 3 PERFORMANCES

A BBB BBB OOAA BBBBOO T TA A BBB BBB O O T TAAA BBBBOO T TA A BBB BBB OO T T

TO-NIGHT . EMMA ABBOTT In CARNIVAL OFVENICE.

Saturday.Emma Abbott Siutni Both Performances.Saturday.Kmma Abbott Matinee.

Emma_Abbott Matinee.Prices 25c.50c.. 75c., and §1.00.Brilliacx PrMduction of the Charininir Opera,CRLSPINO AND THE FAIRY.

Emma Abbott and Entire Company.Saturday Evening.Abbott's Farewell Double Bill-

Abbott's Farewell Double Bill.Chimes of Normandy and Erminie Lullaby.Chimes of Normandy and Erminie Lullaby.

Next Week.KELLAR. Scats now on sale. my6ERNAVS~WASHINGTON THEATER-K

IDA SIDDONS' NEW Bl RLE8QUE COMPANY,MISS IDA SIDDONS,

And a Host of Famous Favorites.10 BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES. 16

A Grand Olio, concluding withA STRIKE IN THE HAREM.

Matinees Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday.Naxt Week.Australian Novelty Company. my5

3Iy Trip Across The Continent.'A Eevtutv bv Rev E. R ESCHBACH. D. D., of Fred¬

erick Md.,will be delivered at Grace Reformed Church,Turner Fifteenth and O streets n. w., on

FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 0, 1887,Under the auspices of the Ladles' Aid Society of theChurch.

Tii> Lecturer is a man well known for fluency andVivac ity of description and a keen observer of menand thing*.Tickets.Adults, 25c.: children, 10c.For sale at Ellis' Music Store. by members of the So¬

ciety, and at the Church on the evening of the lecture.my5-2t*

H ARRIS' BIJOU THEATER.

.SHADOW DETKC-rvr.

washington CANTON. I. O. O. F.GRAND FAIR AND BAZAARRINK BUILDING, E street. bet. Oth and 7th n. w..Commencing MAY 2 and continuimr TWO WEEKS.

Season Tickets. 50 cts. Single Admission, 10 cts.Prof. Krause's Band will furnish the music. ap30

C~UoRAL SOCIETY^THE LIGHT OF ASIA."

FRIDAY. MAY H. AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,Soloists.Mrs. Blanche Stone Barton, Mr. WhitneyM< cknd<«, Dr. Carl E. Martin. Organist, Mr. JarviaFuller.Ticket and book of words at Metzerott's, 903 Penna.

tvc. ap.KMH

THE CYCLER1ES, 1406 N Y. AVE-TMCYCLEsiSociables, Tandems and Bicycles by the nour. dayer $10 a month for Bicycle or Tricycle, larvest as¬sortment of wheels in thu United States. mhl2-3m

Panorama ~o~f~battle~ofbull run,15th st., two blocks south of PennsylvaniaavewThe most realistic Battle Scene ever painted.Open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. fel4

EXCURSIONS, PIC-NICS, &o.TEAMEK W. W CORCORAN WILL MAKE TWOtrip-. Sunday, May Hth, to Marshall Hail. Leaving10 30 a. in siiar,. and 2:30 p. m., arriving at

Washington at 2 p. m. ami "p.m. my5-2ts

PO FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN JOHNBri.lge..hteam Packet Escalator makes her regu-tnj-s on SUNDAY. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and

FRIDAY. Boat leaves High and Canal. Georgetown,S am sharp Alternate days for charter Fare 50c.round trip. For further particulars apply to J.G. S J .M. WATERS. my3-6t*niVU VllW FOR 1S87.

Washington's Most Popular Resort.This beautiful Summer Resort has been much Im¬

proved and beautified. and many new and expensiveauiuseuieuut addr-d tnis year, including a Grand SwichRack Railway Cusmuuit Track. 000 feet long. Thesteamer MARY WASHlN(iTON has been rebuilt thelast winter and new boilers have l»-en putdn at a costof ovfr <l.YOOO. Boat and KTounds are now op^n forcharter. Bar on boat and grounds closed free oftnaive to Sunday schools and churches for choice days,and tor lull particulars, call or address,

E. S. RANDALL Parker Houae,ap30-6m Cor. 4 H aud Penna ave.

Marshall h.ux ^thjs delightful r£sort open for the season. Meals a la carte. Lunch,Coffee. Tea, Milk. Ac.. Ac., for Excursionists.

Steamer W. W CORCORAN leaves every morning atH> o'clock, returning at 4 p.ui. on Sundays per ad¬vertisement. ap22-.'tm

W e Cater To All Tastes,BUT OUR STORE SPACE IS SO LIMITEDTHAT WE CANNOT CARRY ALL GRADESOF GOODS.

AS OUR TRADE DEMANDS THE BEST OFEVERYTHING. WE LEAVE OUT OF OURSTOCK THE CHEAP qualities.

WHEN WE SAY THE BEST WE MEANBEST IN ALL RESPECTS, BEST MATE¬

RIALS, BEST TRIMMINGS, MOST STYLISHCUT AND MOST substantially MADE.IN MEN'S SPRING SUIT8 WE BEGIN AT

.15 AND GO ON BY SHORT STEPS UP TO

aaa

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED TO SEE HOWSTYLISH and good A SUIT WE sell AT

.15 TO «18. OUR r20, «22.50 and S~'5SUITS are MADE OF IMPORTED GOODS,MANY OF THEM OUR OWN EXCLUSIVESTYLES. and MADE UP IN SAME MANNERAS CUSTOM WORK AT one-THIRD MOREOUST.

WHETHER YOUR TASTERUNS TO PLAIN,SLIGHTLY MIXED, CHECKS, PLAIDS OR

STRIPES. WHETHER you WANT SACK, TORE WORN OPEN OR CLOSED. CUTAWAY ORPRINCE ALBERT COATS, WE HAVE THEMOF the MOST APPROVED PATTERNS

WHEN you HAVE INSPECTED EV3RTOTHER STOCK IN THE CITY. COME AND

SEE OURS, WE PREFER TO HAVE YOU IN¬

SPECT AT.T. OTHER GOODS BEFORE LOOK.1ng AT OURS, FOR THEN YOU san FORMAS INTELLIGENT OPINION.

E. B. BARNUM k OOl,

my3 031Pmn»ou Anns,

Constantly Receivingnew GOODS.

Our Rooms are Always AttncttTSkTILES,

ORNAMENTS,WOOD MANTELS,

FIRE-PLACE FIXTURES.RAYWARD R HUTCHINSON.

SPECIAL NOTICES.THE SERL^ISAVINOS AND BUIL1>-

INO ASSOCIATION.ninth annual MEETINGOF THE ASSOCIATION,AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE

19TH SKI. IBS.Th" 9th annual meeting of the Serial, Savings and

Buildintr Association will lie held on Wednesday. May11, 1887, in its hall, til5 7th st-n.w.-opp. PatentOffice, at 8 o'clock. The Secretary atul Treasurer willsubmit his »th annual report, and officers for the en¬suing year will be elected. At this meeting l»ook« (orsubscription to stock In the new 1 9tli series will beojiened. Shares «1 each; no back dues. This associa¬tion has been extremely prosperons, and during itscareer has issued upwards of Jl.lHH) shares of stock.The Association offers the best of advantages to tliftinvestor, paying 0 i>er cent interest on stork with¬drawn, and the borrower has the advantage of gettingmoney at any time at most favorable rates withoutthe disadvantage and expense of paying back dues, asIs the case in Associations not run on the serial plan.Stock may be subscribed for at any time at the officeof the secretary and treasurer.

KOBT. G. CAMl'BELL. Prwrident,617 10th st. n.w.

JNO. A. PRESCOTT.ap30-11t Sec'y and Treasurer, 1410 F st. n.w.

REMOVAL-WM. STIEBELING HAS RE-moved his Sewing Machine Agency, for the

past nine years located at 1717 Pennsylvania ave.,to 1751 Pennsylvania ave. n.w. WM. STIEBELING,Sole ajrent D. C. for the celebrated "Household" Sew¬ing Machine. A large assortment of the latent im¬proved machine* of the best known makes for sale orrent. The best facilities for machine repairing. I haveno branch office. Employ no drummers. ap20-lino

REMOVAL.

A 8. PRATT * SONS,INSURANCE. LOANS, REAL ESTATE.

HAVE REMOVED THEIR OFFICE TO THE

SUN BUILDING. F STREET. aplQ-lmoWISE MEN PLACE THEIR ORDER FOR

Pv2> Shirts early in Spring, so as to have thembroken in for warm weather; so place your order nowwith P. T. HALL. 90S F st. n.w. mh29

LEWIS JOHNSON k CO.,

BANKERS,

HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR DISTRICT SECURI¬TIES AND UNITED STATES BONDS.'

GOOD INVESTMENT BONDS FOR SALE, BEAR¬ING VARIOUS RATES OF INTEREST.

ap20-lmE. F. BROOKS,

GAS FIXTURES.*!Charge for Hanging.Lowest Rates.

531 13th St.. Corcoran Building. f58. 8. SHEDD * BRQ.

GAS FIXTURES.PLUMBING, HEATING. TINNING.

Job work promptly done.apt! 438 9th st. n.w.

HARD WOOD MANTELS, SLATE MAN-VvS tela, parlor grates, open fire place fittings,tile and slate hearths. Show rooms and factory, 497C, near 6th st. n.w. M.ROCHE. mh2-3m*Jmo. W. Cossom. Jno. W. Macabt*eiT~

Member N. Y. Stock Ex.CORSON 4 macartney.

GLOVER BITLDING, 1419 F ST. N.W..' Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds.Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections.

Railroad Stocks and Bonds, and all securities listeden the Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Bostonltd Baltimore nought and sold.A si<ecialty made of Investment Securities. DistrictBonds and all Local Railroad,Gas, Insurance and Tele¬

phone Stock dealt in.American Bell Telephone Stock bouirhtand sold. an7

PH08VITJi..THIS COMBINATION, OFCalisaya, Wild Cherry and Hereford's AcidPhosphates, is a popular and efficient Brain and NerveIcnic. and a safeguard against Malaria. SoldatMIL-BLBN'S PHARMACY. 1429 Pennsylvania ave.. inLotties or on dramrht with sod* water. f!5THE WASHINGTON sffffl>EPOSlTCO.,916 Pennsylvania ave.The building and vaults have been constructed with

every precaution and care, and are as completely fireand burglar-proof as the ingenuity of man can makethem. ap9-lmA MEETING OF TTIE 8TOCKHbLDER8OF THE RIGGS FIRE INSURANCE COM-PANY, for the election of Nine Trustees, will be held

at the Office of the Company, 1331 F st. n.w., onWEDNESDAY. May 18,1S87TPolls will be opened at 12 m. and closed at 2 p.m.Transier books will be closed on the day of election.ap21-dtd FRANCIS B. MOHUN. Secretary.LIME. LIME.

JOHNSTON k LIBBEY.(Successors to Cartwriirht k Johnston),manufacturers OF LIMEap20-3m Kilns and Office: 1035 29th st. n.w.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.A New And IiINTERESTING

DEVELOPMENTor

international JOURNALISM.

AMERICAN REPRINT OFTHE illustratedLONDON NEWS

AT TEN CENTS A COPY,TO BE PUBLLSIHED IN NEW YORK.

In order to extend the circulation of this beautifuland unrivaled newspaper, arrangements have beencompleted with the proprietors by which it will here¬after be published in New York, and. to bring it to thehomes of the great body of our )>eople, it will be sold atthe low price of 10 CENTS PER COPY.

As the present year is the fiftieth anniversary ofQueen Victoria's reign, the embellishments of theLONDON illustrated NEWS will surpass any ofits previous efforts, among which will be the latestportrait of England's Queen by a most eminent artistFIRST NUMBER WILL BE I88UED MAY 1L Forsale by all Newsdealers throughout the United States

and Canada.Parties wishing to subscribe, or advertisers wishingto use this valuable medium, should address the man¬

ager.

ILLUSTRATED NEWS CO.

POTTER BUILDING (ROOM 237), NEW YORK.my6-2t

Extraordinary AttractionsTHIS WEEK.

WHITE DRESS GOODS at half price. Thousandsof yards Just purchased.LACE organdies in Fancy Stripes.CHECKS, LACE BARS, CHECK NAINSOOKS,STRIPE NAINSOOKS, CORDED MARSEILLES.CHECK NAINSOOKS, 5 cents instead of 10 cents.STRIPED NAINSOOKS. 5 cents instead of 10 cent*.CHECK NAINSOOKS, 7 cents instead of 14 cent*LACE BARRED. 10 cents instead of 20 cents.CORDED MARSEILLES. 123t cents instead of 25 eta.LACE SAVOY, 12If cents instead of 25 cents.LACE GRENADA 12X cents instead of 25 cent*.LACE ARCADA, 12Jt cents instead of 25 cents.

At JOHNSON. GARNER k CO.'S,636 Pa. ave* south side.

SOME CHOICE THINGS IN SPRING DRESS GOODSAND 8ATTEENS JUST OPENED.

FRESH SUPPLY OF PLAIN AND FANCY CANTONMATTING JUST OPENED.

BRUSSELS AND INGRAIN CARPETS AT COST.JOHNSON, GARNER * CO*

my2 636 Pa- ave., south side.

J. F. MANNING ft CO..1320 Pennsylvania Avenue,

Are showing new features in Monumental Work inQU1NCY AND SCOTCH GRANITE.

Special designs furnished free of charge.Marble sad Cast-iron Una for Csmeteries and Yardsapl2-lm.lp

Nattan*8 Crystal DISCOVERY.

The beat recommended, the cleanest, the oolyipoisonous, and the surrst Hair Restorative ever offeredto the pubbc.It restores gray or faded hair to Its natural, youthful

color in thrse to tan days, stops th* hair from falling,arrests dandruff and scurf, and cures all eruptions ofthe scalp. It acts as a tonicupA the roots of tbs hsir,increasing and thickening Its growth. Warranted tocontain no Lead. Sulphur, or Silver.General Depots: Got. 14th and I and 2d andD sta.

B.W.Price tLFor nl* by Druggists generally. ap22

SPECIAL NOTICES., THEKE WILL BE A SERMON ON THIS

~ .Scripture: "Jesus faith unto him, Have Ioeen so lon^ time with you, and yet but thou not

~Philip. "He that hath seen me hath seenvi.i, 2*nd h°w sayest thou then, shewn* thef2i£.er?" To our Hebrew brethren SUNDAY, MayS,it .!«.> 7th st., at 1 o'clock p.m.at. John, I4th chap, 8th and 9th verses. it*

^CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OFttionaand dollars ($1,000) to me in hand

K?St,a J-TIBBET8, Secretary of the National'» . i Association, I hereby surrender to the saidtegftatton Mtey No. 289, Jate.1 February 14th,the life of my wife, the late MARY A.

VmSt Washington, D. C. April 8th,o\ F'THorri^T?TcAiv-,,al1" accept the said sum ofola£a£ii^« #¥ -DOLLAKS ($1,000) in full, com-S!!ISS aatlsfactory settlement of any and all claims"PJ>» the said NATiONAl. MUTUAL LD'E ASSOCIA-ffi v,? .>eoere^y assign and surrender the saidPolicy No. 289, referred to above.

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18 H. B. CRONIE.MESCAL DEPARTMENT OF THE

University of Georgetown..The Thlrty-Commencement will be held at the

Conpgaboaal church on MONDAY EVENING, MAY

jSU.Ir^r^ MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.a SPECIALnutnT* th<;, Medical Association of theM?&2'£3-»hS^ ** held in the l4W building>nji ntw?J^ WI?. irer*ity. southeast corner of F

"WSiSySB; ¥£$S!ilh° ." 8

TOfr3t LACHLAN Taj&.affSSlSiS:examine the plan of the OOLUM-

ApriTlS, $210 000Amount business written since

ttravit v n«TT>Bi>mc y- W- DUDLEY, President.FRANK J. TIBBETS, Secretary. my6-0t

intelligent, industrious. °°7* I'.pMB old, desires to learn the car*

Lri»i ? trade; willing to work the first six monthsAddreas APPRENTICE, Star office.

» F?R SALE-STOCK. GOOD WILL ANDr.- /futures of Boot ana Shoe business, at 75

store cost, doing a good busi-AJ mJ *

Good and sufficient reasons forfiling. Situated on 7 th st., naar O st. Market, n wmv«^S?r inforDiation apply at 1125 7th st. n.w., ofmyti-3t» CHA8. S. SHREV&

>J. GUILFORD WHITE. S. D. BAILEY.WHITE & BAILEY.

Law *ud Beal Estate,my6-2w* lOOf; F »1006 F st. n.w.

_ BOYAL HOT AIR FURNACE, FIRST-s^eskagewssffliSKSiStei"gas?-

.feg. SPECIAL NOTICE.-

T?eJ^PLKY A FINSTER PUBLISHINGCO. is dissolved THIS DAY. WM. H. LEPLEY willpay indebtedness of said company. All tiersons in¬debted to the company are hereby notified to makesettlement without delay to WM. H. LEPLEY, 813loth st. n.w., next to St. Matthew's church.

_News will be continued by the CATHO¬

LIC PLBLISHING^CO. at office, !).'I4 F st. n.wWashington, D. C.. May 3d, 1887. my5-3t

MASTERPLUMMERS' ASSOCIATION^Business of importance demands the attend-

0* 1887 meeU^.^-TS-gf ED. J. HANNAN. Secretary.

«^=a» WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 4. 1887-TV' James*; Brown, who has been with me

lor the last ten years, is no longer in my employ, hehaving gone into the Real Estate business with Mr. TSr BIKre£ 1 -*n w^ely. and do cheerfully, recom'-mend the firm to any one having business in real es¬tate matters.

O. C. GREEN,303 7th street n. w.

?i,We PleaBure in announcing to our friends andthe public that we have this day formed a co-partner¬ship, under the hrm and style Dame of Brown & Brad¬ley, for the puri>o8e of conducting a general Real Es¬tate and Insurance business, at the above address,where we will be pleased to see our friends and per1sons wishing to deal in real estate.

JAMES F. BROWN,v w r u . ,

THOMA8 G. BRADLEY.N. B..I wish to publicly extend to Mr. O. C. Green

my sincere thanks and gratitude for the many kind¬nesses shown me during my ten years of service with

him. Respectfully,.

- ...JAMES F. BROWN.n»yS-10t *ttl F st n. w.

A FULL ATTENDANCE IS REQUEST^ea at the Stated Communication 01 btans-

F. A. A. ML, MonJay evening.May 9,1887, at 8 o'clock. Final arrangements wilibe made for visit to Baltimore.

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A Special Communication will be held Tuesdsv lft.

¦t^ejhonr. -By order of W. at W. E. NALLEY, 86c!,CEMENT.

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I am daily receiving by Baltimore & Ohio R.R. fresh ground

CUMBERLAND CEMENT.For uniform auality and strength this cement has no

equal in the market.1 have also afloatand nowdue a cargoof freshground

ROSENDALE CEMENT.The above brands of Cement will be sold In quanti¬

ties to suit at reasonable rates. Upon applicationprices will be cheerfully quoted to Builders and Con¬tractors covering the entire building season.Telephone calls 38-2 and 891-5.

J. M. WHEATLEY,023 Louisiana avenue n.w.,

my4-lw 2d street and Indiana ave. n.w.SPECIAL NOTICE.

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T°AND 3thE*SB3, BCUJ>EBS' SPECULATORS,I am now located at my NEW UPTOWN OFFICE

AND LUMBER YARD,14TH AND B 8TBEETS N. W.,

5^"t,x:k well seasoned, high gradeciiyuNK?rii!Si?i!2?iS'E''L0''u>A-S(S.FLOORING AND 8TEPPING.

Hard Woods and Dressed Lumber of all kinds.EXTRA NOTICE.

In order to close upmy old office and yard at12TH ST. AND MARYLAND AVE. 8. W.,

To give immediate possession of the ground and toST? tLM ?*^uae °f haubw and re-piling the lumber Iwill sell the complete and entire Btock of Rough andDressed Lumber now at 12th-street yard at very lowprices. In fact, no reasonable offers refused.

JAMES F. BARBOUR,Main Office and Yard: 14th and B sts n wBranch Office and Yard: 12th st. and*Md.'ave. s.w.\\ harves and Supply Yard: Water st* foot of 10th at

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.FIRST PAYMENT.13TH I88UE.DUE MAY. 1887.

EQUITABLECO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.Subscription for shares in the 13th issue and the

first payment thereon can be made daily at theoffice of the Association, 917 F street, from 8:30*'ni to 4:30 pun. Pamphlets explaining the objectof the Association, its advantages, &c. furnishedupon application.

THOMAS BOMERVTT.T.P Prerf.JNO. JOY ED80N, Secy., 917 F st. my2-lm

» A. A WRIGHT, CHRISTIAN 8CI-^n",,i^Bosto°-18 !«c»ted at 911 New York

i? ?K a ».woald O" happy to wait upon patients, eitherst their homes or at her rooma. Office hours from 3 tob P. m. Consultation free. apl-5 2w«

- THE CELEBRATED PILE OLINEGUAB-anteed to cure all cases Piles, or moner re-

in t?' ^ Rheu"i»tiBm, NeunUgia, Sores, all ErupSonsin the Fsce restoring the skin to its original youthful^Ma»to,0rClKDl"- PaLp25-2^E

NOTICE AS TO FIRE-E8CAPES..WE ARE~ ^"0 owners and inventors of tlie latest im-I'rovfcd SUuil Pipe a1^ SUirwsy Fire Escape (patentallowed), the best, simplest and most effSrtive aiv}"ftr*tu"°' the kind in the market. We invite thoseinterested toexamine our appliance before making aselection, as we are prepared to furnish and erectthe same at reasonable prices. For further informa-

^COLLINS k COTap.50-.iw Room 97. Corcoran BniiiHny

THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTCOMPANY, OF WASHINGTON, D. O.

INCORPORATED APRIL 29. 1887.Capital stock $6,000, divided into 200 equal shares

on ear ii'sha* * °' each. Monthly payments $10Books are now open for shares.*Yij"£ription and paymenU can be made at the offioe

?! ^Vf^tarj' daily from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Copies ofthe Constitution, explaining the object of thecation^o MlU*e*'*C'' furnished upon appll-Eugene Carnsi, President, 486 Louisiana ave.Bushrod Robinson, Vice-President. 319 7th st n.w.August Petereon. Trustee, LoDroit Building.

i°aULouisianaava.Hon. J. A Swope, 1-rustee. 214 A st. s.e.WALTER H. ACKEli, Secretary,

Office hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.1 ap30°3m

SECOND^WGWa^GMEITB BUILDING

thirdissneof stock win be received at this meeting. TheAssociation affords a grand opportunity to those wish-Jtj* to safely in^st their earnings; also to those desir-ii? <*n °'mo»ey- $200 may be obtained on ene

'05 a return payment of $2 monthly. Six perS*nt .PaM on all investments. Constitutions will bs

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9th at. n.w.P^lShMmon'. Paymaster Genei^'sOffica,Mi;Cartoey, Builder. 2112 Hst n.w.

NorthC^tol st

fcaf* * °?5ioERCorner New York ave, and 10th St.Flrst-cliss Ganx>ents at ressonsNe prtcea.

Washington News and Gossip.Thb Supplement of Thb Evening Stab to-day

contains: ATleQame; Warning Chicken Thieves;the College ol Pharmacy; the New West VirginiaSenator; the Virginia Debt commission; theCharge Against Mr. Dillon; the Afghan Uprising;Telegraphic Dispatches, Ac. The advertisementsare classified as follows: Auction Sales, summerResorts, Educational, Books, Ladles' Goods, Pro¬posals, Professional, Housefurnlshlngs, Pianos andOrgans, Attorneys, Railroads, Potomac RiverBoats,Ocean Steaneis, Wood and Coal, Family supplies,Hotels, The Trades, Dentistry, Sewing Machines,Financial, Medical, Undertakers, Specialties.Government Receipts To-I)ay..Internal reve¬

nue, 082; customs, >533,877.Queen Kapiolani attended Forepaugh*s circus

last night, accompanied by the princess and Min¬ister Carter. To-day the royal party went toMount Vernon on board the United States steamerDispatch, accompanied by the Cabinet officers, dip¬lomatic corps, Judges of the Supreme court, and afew personal friends. At 7:30 o'clock In the even¬ing they will dine at the White House, where adls-tliitfulslied assemblage of ladles andgentlemenwill meet them. Saturday they leave for Boston.A Contract for supplying the Post-Office De¬

partment with registered package and other offi¬cial envelopes for the next fiscal year has beenawarded to the Holyoke (Mass.) Envelope Co.,their bid being $84,143.70.The Contract for Painting the north and south

exterior walls of the south wing of the Interior Dei

Eartment building has been awarded to llolton &eland, of this city, for $030. The walls ol this

wing are of sandstone, and those of the otherwingsgranite.The Interstate Law Again..In the annual

lettings for supplies for the Interior and Poat-Office Departments, which were held yesterday,there was only one bid received for furnishingcoal for the Interior Department and two for thePost-Office Department. The coal men explainedto the Department officials that, owing to the un¬certainty about the rates on the railroads, theywere unable to anticipate the price for future de¬livery. The bids received, however, were quitereasonable, but In neither of the Departmentsnamed has it been determined what will be donein regard to the Coal bids. It may be necessary tohave a readvertlsement.The Royal Family at the Wild West Show..

Gen. Sheridan has received the following cable-

§ram from W. F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill," dated Lon-on, May 5: "First performance to Prince and

Princess of Wales and royal family. Everybodydelighted. Cody."Among the President's callers to-day were

Rear-Admirals Temple and Russell, Senators Calland Cameron, Representatives Springer, Cox, Nut¬ting, Thompson, and T. Campbell, solicitor-Gen¬eral Jenks, and Third Auditor Williams.Death of an army Oificer..First Lieutenant

Thos. C. Davenport,4th artillery, died atst. Eliza¬beth Insane Hospital about 1 o'clock this morning.He was brought to St. Elizabeth from FortressMonroe last Sunday, suffering from mentaltroubles.

The President has approved the promotion ofLieut. C. C. Todd of the Navy to be lieutenant-commander. The case has been pending for sev¬eral months, and the promotion of a number ofJunior officers was held up in consequence.The Hartford to be Repaired..The secretary

of the Navy has Issued orders that the famous oldflagship Hartford, now lylug at San Francisco,shall be repaired, according to the report of theboard of survey. The fate of this vessel has beenundecided for some tftnc past, as it was thoughtshe was hardly worth repairing. The Secretaryfound, however, that the appropriation of $200,000for the repair of certain vessels was available forthe Harttord, and therefore he has directed thatshe be repaired, but that the cost must be keptwithin the twenty per cent limit.Naval Apprentices on Review..Commodore

Schley yesterday inspected the training shipsJamestown, Saratoga, Portsmouth and New liampshire, at Newport, R. L, and found them In goodcondition, as were the Government buildings oaCoasters' Harbor Island. Yesterday afternooncommodore Schley reviewed all the apprenticeboys on the island, numbering nearly one thou¬sand. Following the dress parade and the review,the boys were drawn up on three sides of a hollowsquare, and Commodore Schley presented to Ap¬prentice Wm. Guerin, of the Jamestown, the goldmedal provided for by the bequest of the late Cap¬tain Bailey, U. S. N. This medal is annually pre¬sented to ihe successful competitor in an examina¬tion of three apprentices, chosen one from eachship. The examination includes seamanship,gunnery, swimming and soldierly bearing. Lastnight the apprentices gave a farewell entertain¬ment on board the New Hampshire.A TBEASUByDEPARTEENT commission..Secretary

Falrchlld has applnted a commission to investigateand report upon certain matters in the TreasuryDepartment tending to insure the better efficiencyof the service. The commission consists of c. M.Anotett, of the supervising Architect's office; N.B. Dlckerson, of the Comptroller of the Currency'soffice, and James C. Truman, of the office of theFifth Auditor.Internal Revenue Appointments..The Secre¬

tary of the Treasury has appointed the followingstorekeepers and gaugers: F. H, Whltaker, Jr., inthe flfth district of North Carolina; Samuel B.Ryan, at Russellvllle, Ky., and Charles H. Poor, atWllUamstown, Ky.The Interstate commerce Commission con¬

cluded its labors in Memphis yesterday, afterhearing evidence from merchants of that city,Louisville, Lexington, Little Rock and Newport,Ark., to the effect that the enforcement of section4 would be disastrous to the commerce and In¬dustries of the points named. The opinion pre¬vails that the testimony taken at Memphis hasnot impressed the Commission adversely to sec¬tion 4.

They Want Minister Phelps Recalled..Thehome-rule club of New York last night took intoconsideration the statement of Minister Phelpsto the effect that "Americans as a rule are not infavor of home-rule in Ireland." It was decided toask Secretary Bayard if such statement was cor¬rect, and. if so, to "resolve that Mr. Phelps nolonger represents the people of the United States,and consequently should be recalled from theEnglish court."

Advices From Persia..Recent dispatches fromthe United States legation dt Teheran statethat the shah continues to manifest muchInterest in the relations between theUnited States and Persia. He hopes thatthe resources of his kingdom will be developed byaid of capital of citizens of a friendly country suchas the United States. Opportunities for the con¬struction of railways are spoken of, particularly aline from the Persian Quit to the capital,Teheran.Washington Bidders.. Proposals for furnish¬

ing supplies for the Insane Asylum were openedyesterday at the Interior Department. TheWashington bidders were:.Peter F. Bacon,John A. Baker, James L. Barbour, M. W. Bev-eridge, S. W. Blever, Robert Boyd, Browningft Middleton, N. W. Burchell, Geo. W. CochranA Co., Robert Cohen, G. G. Cornwell * Son, J. C.Ergood A Co.. Win. Gait ft Co., Wm. Hahn A Co., 8.L. Hempstone, R. c. Hewett, Frank Hume, C. B.Sewell, Thos. Keane, J. B. Kendall, Julius Lans-burgh, Lansburgh ft Bro., Robert Leltch ft Son,Melville Lindsey, Daniel Loughrcn, Luchs ft Bro.,N. T. Metzger A Bro., W. B. Moses ft Son, Myers ftLoring, Geo. M. Oyster ft Co., Chas. H. Nlcolal,Petersen ft chllds, Poole A Brooke, Geo. Ryneal,Jr., Donlel Shanahan, B. H. Stlnemctz ft Son, J. T.Varnell ft Son, a F. Ware, E. Wheeler. Bidsfor fuel, ice, lumber, Ac., were received from thefollowing: T. B. Middleton. Wlllett ft Llbbey,Great Falls Ice Co., Thos. wTLmlth, W. D. Camp¬bell ft Co., E. M, Willis, Jos. M. Wheatley, Jas. H.McGlll, lnaependent Ice Co., Thos. Gray ft Sons.

Personal..Baron dltajuba, the Brazilian min¬ister, Pension Commissioner Black, and Gen. Ber-dan of Washington, were In New York last night.

H. Ebellng of New York, E. Banning of Chl-cado, T. C. caskln of St. Louis, are at Wlllard's.P. C. Harris of Washington, is at the Hygela Hotel,Old Point comfort. C. W. Mann of New York,T. J. Shedd of Columbus, Ohio, and Geo. W. Noyesof Detroit, Mich., are at the Ebbltt. 8. D.Tucker of New York, and H. B. Dorrence of Provi¬dence, are at the Rigga, comte Floriac ofFrance, is at Welckers..senator Hoar 1s atwormley's. S. T. Russell of New York, and J. P.Webb, of England, are at the Arlington.

Interior Department Changes*The following official changes havebeen made

In the Department of the Interior:Patent Office.Appointment: Lester 8. Edson, of

Michigan, copyist at $900. under civil-servicerules. Promotion: Miss Lucia M. Delano, of Mas¬sachusetts, from cierk at $1,200 to fourth assistantexaminer at same salary.General Land Office.Appointment: Michael A.Mess, of Indiana, clerk at $1,200, by transfer fromWar Department, under civil-service rules. Resig¬nation: Wm. Miller. Jr., of Alabama, clerf at$1,600.pension Office.Resignations: Thos. 8. Dabney,of Louisiana, medical examiner at $1,800; Gea L.

Pryor, of Virginia, olerk at $1,000.Editor McGulre, of the Quebec Mercury, was

yesterday sentenced to six months' imprisonmentand to pay ft fine of $200 lor libelling Mayor Lan-geller.The Southern Baptist Convention began Its sea*slon at Louisville, £yn to-day.

CIVIE. SERVICE RVJL.ES AMENDED.1important ReftaailomGoTeraliif Pro¬motions in tlie Uovernnenl Depart- Inicnt«.

The clvll-aervice commission has submitted tothe President certain proposed amendments of Irules 4, 6,19, and 21, ol the rules for regulationand Improvement of the executive clvll-aervlce.All of the proposed amendments were approved, jand became at once effective. To-day these regu- jlatlons will be applied to the War Department,and after they have been tried In that department,If found satisfactory to the commission, they willbe applied to the Treasury Department, and later Ito all the other departments of the Government. IThe adoption of these new rules Is regarded as the Imost important action that has been taken by the Icommission since {the clvll-aervlce rules were Iadopted. The regulations provide for a board of Ipromotion in each department, to consist of threepersons, who shall be selected from a number ofnot less than six persons whom the head of thedepartment regards as the most competent ofthose serving under him to conduct such exami¬nation. One person of a grade not less than classfour shall be selected from each bureau of the de¬partment, who shall act as an auxiliary memberof the board, with full authority of a member onlyin matters relating to promotions In the bureaufrom which he was appointed. IThe most important of the amendments Is the Ifollowing: "Rule 6, clause 2. And for the pur¬pose of establishing In the classified service the |principle of compulsory competitive examinationfor promotion, there shall be, so far as practicableand useful, such examinations of a suitable char¬acter to test the fitness of persons for promotionin the service, and the commission may makeregulations, applying them to any classified de- |partment, customs office or post-office, underwhich regulations examinations for promotionshall be conducted and all promotions made; but 1until regulations made by the commission in ac- Icordance herewith have been applied to a classl- .

fled department, customs office or post-office, pro¬motions therein may be made upon any test of fit- Iness determined upon by the promoting officer. 1And in any classified department, customs officeor post-office In which promotions are made under Iexaminations as herein provided, the Commission |may, in special cases, If the exigencies of the ser¬vice require such action, provide non-competitiveexaminations for promotion."In a letter to the President transmitting this

statement, the commission says: "Excepting inthe customs district of New York all the evils re¬sulting from the promotion system In vogue whenthe civil-service law was enacted continue to exist.Indeed, that system is still In force, and under Itsolicitation may secure the advancement of stu¬pidity and laziness over intelligence and Industry,personal partiality confer favors upon unworthl-ness, prejudice retard tlie advancement of merit,and partisanship reward or punish political actionor opinion."Other important regulations tobe applied to the

public service, beginning with the war Departsment to-day, are as follows:"Any person In the classified service in any ae- I

partment to which these regulations apply in agrade below the si,000 grade by reason of anyclassification of such department shall be entitled |to the same right of promotion to the $1,000 gradeand to the competition for promotion to class one jas those appointed to any such grade upon the cer¬tification by the commission from the general re¬gister."The lowest class from which promotions may I

be made by examination and certification Is theclass giving an annual salary of $1,000, providedthat any person in a lower grade, appointed there¬to upon a certification from the general register,may, after probation and absolute appointment,compete for promotion to class one."All competitors who attain an average of 73 per I

cent shall be eligible to promotion."Examinations for promotions shall be conducted

under the direction or, and upon the written ques¬tions approved by the Commission, and it is speci¬ally provided that one of the subjects of each ex¬amination shall be "efficiency,* which shall bemarked by the head of the bureau."Persons who fall to obtain the minimum grade

of eligibility to promotion shall be re-examined iafter the expiration of six months, and if theythen again fall to pass may be reduced to a lowerclass or be dismissed from the service."Promotions shall be made from the $1,000 class

ar>d from classes under the $1,000 class to the first-elass, from the first to the second, <tc. All personsIn the ciai» immediately below the class In whi&r {promotions aj? to be made must be examined forpromotion, and upon recommendation of theboardof promotion the commission may open competi¬tion to persons in one or more of the classes imme¬diately below the class required to be examined,or wbieh have been examined. Persons In theclasses below the $1,000 class appointed from thelimited register, upon making application to theboard of promotion, shall be examined for promo¬tion to the $1,000 class. !"Any member of a board of promotion who dis¬

closes, or any employe who procures or attemptsto procure any of the questions of an examinationshall be reported for dismissal."A board will be appointed at the War Depart¬

ment in a day or two to conduct the examinations.

SOCIETY NOTES.

The dinner party that Hon. George Bancroft pro¬jected giving for the President and Mrs. Cleve¬land, and that was postponed less than sixmonthsago by the death of Gen. Arthur, was given at hishome last evening. The drawing-rooms were blos¬soming with great banks of white hydrangea,splrea, pots of pink roses, valley lilies, white car¬nations, lilacs, and In the center of the table wasa mound of American beauties, flanked by chinacandelabra in curious Dutch patterns of leavesand fat-legged boys. The divans, sofas and arm¬chairs were all upholstered with red silk brocadeof a peculiar shade. There were Ave wines, andthe quaint china was a real curiosity. The youth¬ful hostess led the President Into the dining-room,dressed in a trained dress of pink satin and lace;Mrs. Cleveland, In a diaphanous dress of tulle andlace, was escorted to her place by Mr. Bancroft.The other guests were Secretary and Mrs. Whit¬ney, Secretary Bayard, Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs. Scott-Townsend, Miss Adauis, Justice and Mrs. Blatch-ford, Judge John Davis, Senator and Mrs. Cam¬eron, Mrs. senator McPherson and Lieut. Gen.Sheridan. A beautiful glass gallery at therear of the house, with sliding panels,gave a cool place for promenade. Afterdinner a large number of Invited guests came forthe evening, some of whom were Gen. Beale, Mr.and Mrs. John It McLean, Miss Howell, Gen. andMrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wlnthrop of Boston,Senator and Mrs. Evarts, Baron and the BaronessRosen, Justice and Mrs. Bradley, Mr. Lowndes,Miss Thornton, secretary and Mrs. Endlcott, Dr.Leonard, Miss Wallach, Mr. de Reutersklold, Mr.Alvensleben, Baron Von Zedtwltz, Mr. Berry, theMisses Berry, Mrs. Berry, Mr. Roustan, Mr. de Jan¬isen, Mavroyenl Bey, Mr. Muruaga, Mr. du Boac,CoL Frey, Justice and Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Nordhoff, and Justice and Mrs. Matthews.Mrs. and Miss Audenreld gave a small clrcus-

dlnner party last evening to Mr. and Mrs. J. Bleeck-er Banks, the Misses Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Wash¬ington, Mr. Horace Washington, and Count Llppe.Mr. Walter Berry gave a small circus party to

Miss Mattle Mitchell on Wednesday night, andthey afterward took refreshments at the countryClub House.The Swedish minister and Mrs. de Reutersklold

Save a dinner party on Wednesday evening toIlss Lucy Frellnghuysen, Secretary and Mrs.

Whitney, the French Minister, and Mr. and Mrs.David King.There was a considerable party at the depot to

see the Baroness d'ltajuba, Mrs. and MlssMltchell,and Count Sala depart for New York yesterday,whence they leave for Europe on Saturday. BaronRosen went with them.Minister and Mrs. de Reutersklold occupied a

box with the Baron and the Baroness d'ltajuba,Mavroyenl Bey, and M. Roustan at the Pattl-con¬cert. Secretary and Mrs. Whitney entertained Mr.Geo. Bancroft and Mrs. Bonaparte.One of the most recherche, and at the same time

the most valuable in artistic merits, of the enter¬tainments given for charities in this city willbe the concert for the benefit of the Train¬ing school for Servants, at Mrs. Whltndys, onThursday, May 12, at 4:30 o'clock. The artistsare Miss Cowell, the well-known elocutionist;Henry Brandon, with, the phenomenal sopranovoice, from England, and Arnold, the premiere vio¬linist of Thomas' Orchestra. The lady patronessesare Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Falrchlld, Mrs. Endlcott, Mrs.Robeson. Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs.G. B.Lorlng, Mrs. Payson, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Evarts,Mrs. McPherson, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Hearst, Mrs.John Davis, Mrs. Scott-Townsend, Mrs. Everett,Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Rlggs, Mrs. Reutersklold, MrsSheridan, Mrs. Bonaparte, Mrs. Beall, Mrs. Laugh-ton, and Mrs. Berry.Mrs. P. H. whftriftan is quite seriously indisposed

at her home.

A Sequel of the Proteus Diwuter.BKBQKAMT UMNXY WANTS TO BKCOVZB THJt TALCS

or HIS LOST CLOTHING.An application for mandamus was filed yester¬

day by Sergeant John Kenney agt. secretary Endl-cott. Sergeant Kenney sets out that while a non¬commissioned officer oC company 1,7th U. 8. cav¬alry, he was, by proper orders from his superiorofficers, attached to the expedition of Lieut. Gar-lington, U. 8. A., which sailed on the steamer Pro¬teus to Lady Franklin Bay, for the relief of Lieut.Greely and his party, and while a member of suchexpedition. In the bm of hra duty, and withoutfault of his own, he lost in the Arctic ocean by thesinking of the Proteusan overcoat and other cloth¬ing valued at S188L35; that he has mad« claimtherefor upon theDepartment, but that the sec¬retary of war has to make a requisitiontherefor according to law. Heasks that the man¬damus of the court may issue to the Secretary ofWar, directingMm to cause the money to be paidthe plaintiff. Judge Cox oertlfled the case to betried in the first instance in the General Term.United Ireland aays that only a fool or an

enemy of the Irish party would recommend theParnellltes to legally prosecute thstir slanderer*The West Virginia house of delegates adopted aJoint resotauon approving the interstate Com¬

merce law pawedby congresa.

GARFIELD STATUE UKVEILHC.Holiday for (.ovtrnaeiil EmployesDe*irinf to Take Part ia the Proces-sloa.

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Gen. Conrad and Gen. Mussey called on tbePresident tbls morning and be Informedthem that permission would be given tomembers of the Society of the Army of the Cum¬berland employed In the Government Depart¬ments, upon application to the heads of such De¬partments, to take part In the proceedings uponthe 11th Inst., and that on the 12tb members ofthe G. A. K., District militia, 6c., desiring to takepart in tbe procession to the Garfleld statuewould, on similar application, be excused, andthat the Departments wouldbe closed at 12 o'clockon that day.Junes and Harry Garfleld have written the ex-

ecutive committee that they will attend the cer.emonles as representatives of the family. Mrs.Garfield's health Is not sufficiently strong to war¬rant her making the trip to Washington at thistime.The Supreme Court of the United states will at¬

tend the unveiling exercises In a body. TheSouthern Passenger Association of the railroadshave made the same rates for visitors and dele-

gites to the reunion as those made by the trunknes.Inspector General Baird. the chief marshal of

the parade, will not Issue an order regarding theprocession until Monday, because all of tbe organ¬izations that are expected to participate nave notyetsignified their intentions.

THB PKOCK8SION WILL FORMin the vicinity of the Arlington Hotel. The bat¬talion of artillery from the Washington barrackswill lead tbe procession with the artillery band,and the Society of the Army of the cumberluiidwill follow. The second division will l»e headedby the marines with the Marine band, and variousmilitary and civil organizations will follow.

RIFLE SHOOTING AT THE DRILL.Prize* and Entries.Col.Blunt to Have

Charge.At the request of the executive committee of the

National Drill, Gen. Sheridan has detailed CoL S.E. Blunt, of his staff, to have charge of the riflecompetition during the drill. The competitionwill be open to any regularly enlisted man orcommissioned officer of the volunteer militia, not,however, to exceed two from any one company,to be governed by the rules regulating the annualcompetitions in the regular Army, as contained inBlunt's manual. CoL Blunt Is regarded as one ofthe best posted men In the country on rifle shoot¬ing, and the selection Is regarded as particularlyappropriate. Each competitor will be allowedten shots at 200, 300, 500 and 000 yards. Prizeswill be awarded on the best aggregatescores. Eight prizes will be offered. First prize,a gold medal and $100; three prizes of a silvermedal and $75, and tour prizes of a bronze medaland $50. About one hundred entries have a'readybeen received and more are expected. The follow¬ing entries have been made from the District ofColumbia: Lieut. J. M. Pollard and Lieut. W. L.Cash, of the Washington Light Ihfantry Corps,and Lieut. J as. E. Bell and W. B. Johnstone, of theContinentals.Permission has been given the National Drill

committee to erect a grand stand In front of theExecutive Mansion on Pennsylvania avenue.

NOT EXEMPTED UNDER THE LAW.

Persons Who Served WithinTwo YearsEligible an Juror*.

There has been a misunderstanding among citi¬zens as to the length of time after serving on a

Jury they are exempt from further service. Thegeneral Impression has been that tbls exemptionis for two years. In order to have this questiondefinitely settled, Mr. John A.Baker,tlie chairmanof the Jury commission, a few days ago addresseda letter to D. 8. District Attorney Worthlngton asfollows: "The commissioners appointed to pro¬vide jurors for the courts of the District wish toDe informed whether, under the law, persons whohave served as jurors within two years, but notwithin one year preceding the time they may becalled for Jury service, are eligible for such ser¬vice. I have the honor to ask that this Inform*,tlon be furnished by your office, and am," <£c.Yesterday the District attorney replied as fol¬

lows: "In reply to yours of the 30th April, I begto say that a service on a Jury within one year Isnecessary to excuse a Juror. The United statesgeneral law says two years, our local statute saysone- and the Court In General Term, In U. S.vs. Nardello, decided that the local law governs."This opinion will govern the commission In se¬

lecting the names for the Jury box. The clerk ofthe court Is preparing a list of those persons whohave served on a Jury within one year, and whosenames will be excluded from tne selections madeby tbe commission. The commission Is now en¬gaged In selecting the 520 names to put Into thebox and are exercising great care to make theirwork effective and secure good and well-balancedJurors. The selections are made in proper pro¬portions from different sections, and from differentclasses of citizens.

District Government Affairs.DIGGING FOB A SOLID FOUNDATION.

The contractor who Is erecting the new schoolbuilding on the Sumner lot, corner of 17th and Mstreets, has been ordered by the Engineer Com¬missioner to dig the foundation for the same threefeet deeper in order to get a solid foundation, asthe place is made ground. The cost of the samewill be $1,150. The contractor will have to waiton Congress for an appropriation to repay him forthe work.

THE POTOMAC FLATS SUITS.The Attorney General has sent to the Commis¬

sioners a letter of United States District AttorneyWorthlngton, calling for papers and such materialsas refer to the Potomac Klver, Its surveys andsoundings. The same are wanted in the Potomacflats suits, which are likely to be brought beforethe courts by July 15 next.

ANNOYED BY TBE DANCERS.The residents on K street have complained to

the District commissioners of noisy gatherings ofcolored people at Johnson's Hall, on R, near thecorner of 12th street north west. It seems permitsare taken out for concerts and entertainments forthe benefit of some church or other institutionand after such entertainments dances are held,continuing often till morning.

PROGRAM OP SUNDAY OPKN-AIR CONCERT.The following program of music to be played by

the National Hides band Sunday, at 5 o'clock p.m.. In front of the Smithsonian Institution, hasbeen approved by the District Commissioners:1. The Heavens Are Telling, Hayden. 2. Inilain-atus (Stabat Mater), RosslnL 3. Gloria (12thmass), Mozart. 4. Even Sinners Are Forgiven,Flowtow. 5. Kyrlc (12th mass), Mozart, b. AveMaria, CherublnL 7. Hallelujah, HandeL 8. OldHundred, G. Franc.

THE TAX ON DRUMMERS.The District Commissioners have referred to the

attorney of the District certain letters of KussellP. Hugh, general manager of the Traders' andTravelers' Union of NeV Ybrk, to President Cleve¬land, In reference to the tax on '-drummers" In theDistrict of Columbia, and they suggest that theattorney "advise the Commissioners whether anyand what steps have been taken to test the ques¬tion whether the decision of the Supreme courtaffects the District, and what is the condition ofany such litigation." The attorney will doubtlessreply that the question has been argued In a Bal¬timore case before the Supreme Court of the Dis¬trict, and will be determined within a few days.

PLUMBING IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.Mr. 8. EL Koblnson, Inspector of plumbing, was

summoned before the grand Jury yesterday. Hewas questioned as to the sanitary condition of allpublic and other buildings In4 which large numbersof people congregate. He recommended severalimportant changes In the Treasury and other De¬partments.

MISCELLANEOUS.W. W. Corcoran, Lucius, Tuckerman, Henry

Adams, and John Hay have petitioned the Com¬missioners to closepart of the alley in square 186,on I street, near 16th. The alley has a width of12 feet and a depth of 12» feet, and abuts on theCorcoran and Tuckerman property. This wouldstill leave an alleyway from 16th street unitingwith a second alley running In from 1 street.The Commissioners will shortly advertise for

proposals for the erection of a police signal stationin the second precinct.Mr. O, N. Bailey, a brother of thelate Mr. Bailey,

Inspector of lamps In the District, isthe first appli¬cant for registration as a plumber, oral and writ¬ten questions were put to him, and be answeredthem, so says Plumbing Inspector Koblnson, in asatisfactory and creditable manner. Tbe boardrecommended to the commissioners that he bepermitted to register.commissioner Webb has been engaged for the

past few days in making his annual inspection ofthe scools In the District.

Lieut. Boteler, has recommended to tbe Com¬missioners that the wholesale liquor license ofDavid Nagle, 153 Virginia avenue southeast, berevoked, he having sold liquor and permitted thesame tc be drOnk on bis premises.

Extension or Streets in West Washington.H. D. Cooks has forwarded to the District commls-sloners a plat of "BUrielth," West Washington.He statss that the owners of property have con¬tributed all the streets, as laid down thereon. Uand V streets have been continued to 35th street,and they are desirous of continuing W streetthrough to 35th street, and Mr. Cooke asks thatthe property may be condemned and W streetopened fit aooordance with the law.

The fishing schooner Humboldt, of Booth Bay,Me* is to be allowed to bur new Ones by permis¬sion of the Dominion customs authorities, but the

will not be extended toother

Telegrams to The Star.

DERIDING THE TORY PROPOSALS

BIRMINGHAM AGAINST COERCION.

Mr. Phelps and Got. Waller Not at Odds.

FOR INVADING AMERICAN SOIL.

GoL Arvira tad Two Other Mexicaaa Shot at Qvkjwu

LAlGHnU AT THE TORIES.Tkelr Proposal to Prturrulu tfce

'Timek" Exdlca Ureal Hrrikiou.Special Cable Dispatch to TBI Emus Star.London, May 0..The government are at last In a

ludicrous hole, and for their life they du not seehow to get out, while poor Sir Charles Lewis is themost execrated man In the tory party. The sug¬gestion that the attorney general should prose¬cute the Times on behalf of Dillon may safely bedescribed as the most demented which ever Is¬sued from the brain of puzzled and unscrupulouspoliticians. When Smith offered It, the bouse wassilent for a minute, not being able to believethat he was serious. Then the liberals andParnellltes alike burst Into roars of laughter,again and again repeated. In which alter a wlillethe conservatives were compelled to Join. Firstthe government thus invite the Parnellltes

TO A COLLUSIVE ACTION AT LAW,In which the plaintiff and the defendant should beof the same opinion; and, secondly, and* madderstill, they Invite the ParnelUtes to place the wholeof their case In the hands of the attorney general,and, therefore, within the knowledge of Uie gov¬ernment, their bitterest and inttsi unscrupulousenemies. It Is difficult to see how any one outsideBedlam can have conceived such a plan. The Par¬nelUtes, however, are making splendid capital outof the folly and vacillation ol the gov eminent. Asfor the question of breach of privilege, there caube no doubt the Timet was guilty according to allprecedent. The ten precedents ol the government,as Gladstone said last nlglit, are so irrelevant asnot to be worth ten brass farthings. Take only

ON* KKAL PRECEDENT.In 1863, Sir Edward, then Mr. Heed, chief con¬

structor to the navy, wrote to Sir FrederickSmith a letter accusing him of having made falseand libellous statements concerning him In hisplace in parliament. Keed was summoned to thebar, and the letter was decided, unanimously, tobe a breach of privilege. If this was the case witha private letter, how much more so must It bewith the columns and columns of the Tinus. Theonly course to pursue now will be for Parnell him¬self to request the appointment of a select com¬mittee of inquiry , I know this Is the wish of hischief lieutenants, as he would be supported by theliberals, and the government could hardly escai>egranting It. What Parnell will do nobody knows.He Is still at Avoudale, said to be suffering Irom asevere cold. Probably, "however, he Is taking ad¬vantage ol t»iis cloudy May weather U) keep liiacreel tilled.

BIRMINGHAM! AGAINST COERCION.The Liberal Council Pane* a Resolu¬

tion Condemning Uw Crimes Rill*Special Cable Dispatch to The Ev&xwo Star.London, May 6..The ouerclonist cause has re-

celved Its severest and final rebuff in the heartof the Birmingham caucus. In the newly-eleetedliberal council a resolution of condemnation clcoercion was moved. The unionist section ad¬jured the council, in the sacred name of Juo.Bright, not to pass what would practically be avote of censure on their honored representative.The appeal was In vain and the resolution wa«carred by «7 to 61. The full Import of this canhardly be appreciated outside of Birmingham.THEALLEGED UNDERVALUATIONS.The Treasury Afeat Gets No Satlrfao

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evemixo Stab.Berlin, May 6..The United states Treasury

agent, sent to Alx-la-Chapelle to Inquire into thecauses of the so-called undervaluations, has beenput to great annoyance there. Most of the manu¬facturers refused to answer his questions. More¬over, It Is stated t hat European prices are of novalue for use In America. The American pur¬chasers have to take the whole risk, and hencemust buy cheaper than Europeans. Finally allthe European countries make cheaper prices forexports to America than for goods to be sold inEurope, hence the Germans alone cannot changethe existing system.The brandy tax bill causes great dissatisfaction.

It not only gives the Ug distillers a great advan¬tage. but also favors the land owners to the detri¬ment of industrious distillers.The bourse was dull but firm to-day. Disquiet¬ing political rumors were In circulation, but noth¬

ing was known aboutthem In diplomatic circles.

DIB, PHELPS AND GOV. WALLER.Tbe Reports of Strained Relation*tween Then Probably ( nfounded.

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.London, May 6..With regard to the statement

that the relations between the American minister,Mr. Phelps, and consul-General Waller havebecome strained, there Is, to the best of mybelief, no foundation for It. 1 have seen llenryWhite, the llrst secretary of legation, who as¬sures me that .the relations between MinisterPhelps and Gov. Waller have always b»en ofthe most cordlaL Nothing has occurred, so faras he or any member of the legation Is aware,to Interrupt t hem. It Is thought that It must bedue to some mistake In the report of the remarksattributed to the consul generaL

IRVING AND COQELIN.Tbe English Actor Preparing a Reply

to tbe Frenchman's Recent Article.Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.London, May 6..Henry Irving is writing for the

next Nineteenth Omiury a reply to Coquelln's ar¬ticle In Harper'a Mont/Uy,which deals rathersharp¬ly with Irvlng's interpretation and performance ofFaust. The fact is coquelln came to London andwas present several times at the Lyceum, andstudied the whole of living's business and sceniceffects. Subsequently Irving learned that theFrench actor was preparing to play * Faust InAmerica. This naturally seemed to him rathersharp practice, and he took steps to present hisown elaborate performance first, when Coquelindecided wisely not to play the part himself.

Tbe Gettysburg Memorials.TBI CONFEDERATE COMMITTEE AND THE BATTIX-

VIELD ASSOCIATION STILL CONFEKKING.Gettysburg, Pa., May 6..The conference be¬

tween the confederate committee and the Battle¬field Memorial Association regarding the locationof the monument to be em-ted on the scene orPickett's charge, continued until midnight, but noconclusion was reached. The conferees thismorn¬ing visited the battle-fleld and another conferencewill be held this afternoon. The hitch, If any oc¬cur, will be whether the monument shall be lo-cated at the farthest point reached within theUnion lines by a member of the division or at thepoint reached by the main body. The latter pointisnot at present covered by ground of the associa¬tion, but Is open to purchase.Going Home for a Long Vi

HUNGARIAN COEE WOREER8 THINK THE STRIKE WILLLAST SIX MONTHS.

Pittsburg May 6*.A special from Connells.vine Pa., says: About 10*) Hungarians In theMount Pleasant coke district left yesterday fortheir native land. A large number have pur¬chased tickets here. They say that the strike williaat ate or six months, and that they can livecbeaDer during that time by going to their owncountry and returning at the end of the strike.There la no change in the slutatton to-day.

U all Street To-Day.New Tore. May 6,11 a.m..There was a steady

onenine to the stock market this morning, firstDrtces being either unchanged or slight tractionsonly differing from last evening's final figures.The market, however, showed heavinessIn the

a conspicuous exception to the general list, andrecorded a gain of ft. After 10:30 the decline was

and the market became quiet and steady.Missouri Pacific, Pacific MaUandHeading were tbeactive stocks, with a quiet business in WesternUnion, St. Paul and New England, tbe remainderbelmrdulL A slight recovery occurred toward theend of tbe hour, but at 11 o'clock tbe market isquiet and steady.^

A SlightCnr or Msxioo,

meteorological office

Cur or Mexico, MayA.Tbeday announces that President pn»«mnw*'»

roB mionv isfjucan mil.

Tin** IfiifM*, including C'#l. Arr»-M, Kbol to DHMk M VMfMM.

Chicago, May ft..A sp»vlal from uuhthiiw, Mex-leu. say* : At Bunrl*- ysafcer8 iy the Julpiwnt ofthe oouit mart Is! In lb* rimi of i\4. Arvisu. IJmii.Guiterei, umI Luis Keocou waaexecuteC Tbe triofaced death bravely, all n-tusing at flrst to havotheir eyes bandaged. l»"t Anally, on the appeal ofOoL Yarrstt, the men allowed themselves u> beblindfolded. a valley wait then flntl on the con¬demned men, and tlw examining *urv<>n a ftminutwi later prouiiuniiHl all tliiw dead. These*w the pi'ntonti wbo created the trovbtoMtlMAmerican side of the line some weeks agu. Thrfbrought a squad of soldier* to the American sideand attempted to release a man fnnn the localofllivrs, who was not um. . arrwt, but whom thaotters were taking charge of to keep hliu out oftrouble. Tbe three condcmnM men wen-held lu

Bll at Nogales for some Ume, but a odBdrat num-rof army officers could not reach there to try

the case. The men wen* brought bere and a nuflUclefit number were secured and tbe trial began, re¬sulting as stated. CoL Arvlsu had been a prutul-nent man In Mexican military and political ctrcbut much tneitoed to dissipation. Hewasaflw*-looking man, tall and arivi, with agtacciiL* Oguitand a handsome face. +

THE DINOHDl:K!l im park

Poller l.arkil) Pmon (lie Oraiaa Fibaw).

London, May 6..A l'arls dls|>atch U> tne Nr.md-<mt says: On Wedn<*sday night a crowd number*ing about 1.000 persons niarvbed down the KimRoyale, shouting "A Berlin." The mob movedrapidly across the Pla<-e de la Concorde, evidentlyIntending to reach the «German EidIm-sk), Thepolice charged upon and dispersed th»* crowd,which soon reformed, however, and started for theElysee. Another charge was made by tbe policeand the mob scattered in all directions.M. Lamoureux had sold 'joo.ooo fran.-s worth oC

ticket* for ten performance of "Lohengrin." Anotice has been posted at the theater announcingthat tbe money will be ret urned.

SEVERE CRNSl RE KOK TUB RIOTTHS.Pabis, May ft.Sotne papers deprecate the with¬

drawal of "Lohengrin." The y,«/.erfr says: "Tharioters are a discnice to Fi ance and a dishonor idParis. National demonstrations merit conuanptrather than anger. s>ucli patriotlam is false andIs dlsast rous to art" The Ixintrmr urges the gov¬ernment to discover who paid the organizers<4the row. It regrets, however, that the govern¬ment allowed the prodti *tlon of "Lohengrin" nosoon after the Sohnscbck-s affair.

KILLED A Ni:«KO BARBER.

Edgar Bonllafiif, Son olling~n), of Krw Orlrant, InEl Paso, Tax as. May ft.Kdgar Boullngny, o.

New Orleans, recently a resident of tbe city otMexico, shot and killed a negro barber namedAlfred Kenard here yesterday. Kenard was calledto the Vendome Hotel to shave a friend of Hou-llngny's named Marcotie, also m»m New Orleans,who Is too lame to leave hts room. The barbercharged a dollar for his services. He was offered75 cents, but refuwd Co accept. lie went away,and a little later met lioullngny outride of thabotcL Eenanl pl< k \l up a stoue and threw It atBoullngny, who flp-d at hbu as the stone left lit*hand. Boullngny . w ho is a member of one of thaoldest and best known Creole families of NewOrleans, was am-xU-d and lodged in jalL iliafat her was a member of Congress and a judge.[While in Washington the eid«*r Boullngny mar¬

ried a daughter or Geo. Parker, a well-knownmerchant of this city, it is probable that EdgarBoullngny Is one of the children by this marriage.After the death of ex-Representative Bouitagnyhis widow married a Mr. Levy, and wentto Kuropw,where she is now living with ber two daughtenby her first husband.]

Miiaoarl Lutheran Synod.AM IMPORTANT OATHSKINO OP I CTHBRAN CLRJUjVNEN

AT FORT WAVMB.Fort Watwk, 1no., May ft.The Missouri Synod,the principal convocation of Lutheran clergymen

in the United Stal«-s, is holding Its t nennlalmeeuing in this city. Upwards of raio delegate's, fromevery State in the l nlon, an* in attendance. Eachdelegate represents from two to seven c<«ngr>va-t Ions, which makes up the seven district synods uCwhich the great Missouri hynod Is composed.This larger and more Important body alternatebetween St. Louis and Kort Wayne as places ofholding Its meetings. The synod sessions are pre¬sided over by the Kev. 11. C. Schwan. of Cleveland.The Rev. A. Rohrback, of Keedsburg, Wis., Is thasecretary. The business Is transacted in the tier-man language, and will largely concern the Luthe¬ran colleges at Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, NewYork, New Orleans, and Altenburg. Mo besidatbe seminaries at St, Louis, Ma, and Springfield,HL, the asylum for deaf and dumb near Detroit,Mich., the hospital In New York city, and the emi¬grant house at Castle Garden. In the opening ser¬mon the Kev. Dr. Loeber reviewed the growth andwork of the church in America In the last fortyyears, and paid a high tribute to the venerablel'rof. F. W. Walen, D.D., of St- Louis. Tbe Mia*souri synod will be In session ten daya.

>ine Tenement HonsetPittsburg, May ft.At 1.30 o'clock this mors-

ing a Ore broke out In a row of tenement hourvaon Thomas street, Allegheny City. Tbe flameaspread so rapidly that nine houses werv dtstroye<|before tbe fire was extinguished, sixty personaare rendered homeless. The lose la al$HyjQU with little or no Insurance.

Tbe Trotting Horae Breeder** «taken.TO BB 00MTB8TKD FOR AT THE KA1X MBBT1BU at

CLBTBLAMU.CLKVKLAltD, May ft.L. D. Packer, of New Tort,

secretary of the National Association of Trotting-horse Breeders, Is here, and has made arrange¬ments to,trot tbe 1H87 stakes of that aaaudatioaunder the auspices or tbe Cleveland Driving ParkCo., at its fall meeting in September. There areseven stakes already oiN-ning Involving largeamounts. In addition there will be ottierstakeaopened Immediately, viz: For three-year-olds, forfour-year-olds, and for the championship stallionrace. The latter will be a most memorable eventand will bring together Patron, Jerome. Turner,Uuy Wilkes, Ambassador, Mambrlnu, Dudley, rnit) McGregor, and others.

Split Among the V7|FRESH INDICATIONS THAT IT IS WIDENING.

London, May ft.Besides tbe five liberal-union¬ists who voted against the government in tbedivision In tbe house of commons yesterday, onSir Edward Clarke's amendment that tbe housedecline to treat the Timet publication as a breachof privilege, 27 liberal-unionist s wen; absent. Thoaction of these liberal-unionists is n*garded asfurther Indication that tbe split In the unionistranki la growing.

LOMO ANB KHOBT MAUL.

Railroad Petition* to tfee In

Secretary Mostly, of the Interstate commeroaCommission, to-day received a petition from thaNew York Central and Hudson River RailroadCo., by Chauncey N. Depew; tbe Lake Shore andMichigan Southern Railway Co., by John Newell,and the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Co., byJohn Newell, asking that an order be made per¬mitting tbe above-named nmds and tbe N**wYork, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Cu^and tbe New York, Lake Erie and WesternRailroad Co^ to make such passenger andfreight charges and rates rroui pointsupon tbe lines operated by tbe Pittsburg and LakeErie Railroad Company to tbe city of New York,the city of Boston, Eastern Pennsylvania, NewYork, and New England polnta as will be as lowas those charged by tbe Pennsylvania Railroadcompany and its connections between said polnta,and lower than those charged rrom Youngsto* nand Intermediate points to the cities of Boston andNew York and Eastern Pennsylvania , New Yorkand New England points, and In tbe particularsnamed that tbey be relieved from tbe fourth motlon of tbe Interstate commerce I aw.Up to this time larty-four railroad companies

bave filed with the Interstate Commerce Commis¬sion formal petitions asking to be relieved fromsection four of the Interstate commerce law.Probably as many more have been received andreturned for rurtber Information. A much largernumber bave been received from trade organiza¬tions, private corporations and Individual^ pro-testing against tbe suspension of section four inparticular cases.

Went Vitfinla'aWHAT BBV. DR. LINDRAT BAYS OF HIM.

Rev. Dr. Lindsay, rector of St. John's (P. KJchurch. West Washington, late chaplain of tbaHouse of Representatives, said to a Stab reporterthis morning that be was with senator-electFaulkner, of West Virginia, at the University atVirginia In 1867. Be and Faulkner were membersof tbe same secret society.the Delta PkL "Fewyoung men of Ills age," said Dr. Lindsay, "pos¬sessed so marked an Individuality as he did. Mawas rather striking In appearance, a readyspeaker, a good student, with special aptitude forthe law, and a popular young man. I was chieflyImpressed, however, by his capacity for managingmen; true it was exercised on a small scale.among university students.but tbey were youngmen of exceptional ability, and his power in con¬trolling thein, especially In society elections, wasa phrophecy of his career as the future astute pol¬itician. His subsequent career has fulfilled tbapromise of his youth. He will be heard from inthe Senate, and, as a safe counsellor of his pari#,be will render lnvaluablc aervlce."

At tbe Baltimore city democratic conventionlast night, the Morrison or Crmoent Club faction,,the " reform democrats," endeavored to have tbaprimaries bald in June, " in order that tbe can¬

didates might be beld up to tbe scrutiny of tbapeople." The Rasln faction, or tbe Calumet Club,f*tbe regulars," voted this proposition down by avote of 118 to 81, and adjourned tbe ooaventlonuntil August 18. There aeems to be a wide miltbetween tbe two factions, and It was rumored lastBight that tbe Crescents will " fuse" with tbe m-

tn otdsr to beat tbe "regulars."Mtmc and Bam nr New Yobs..The New y<

assembly yesterday, by a vote of 80 to 22, passbin permitting summer gardens in New forkBrooklyn tonoU licenses both tor mmliquor when permitted by tbe mayon ofdues. Tbe Mil has twice before this reidefeated decidedly. Tbe original lawIn I882. and baa been a dead latter untilBggTjlTTi nig