Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1889, Page 5

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Each bottle comes in s light blue paper car- toon, and has the signature “EISNER & MENDLE- SON CO.,” sole agents, 6 Barclay street, New Yerk, om every bottle. One bottle mailed upon receipt of One Dollar. Dr. Toboldt’s lectures mailed free upon aul-m,w&t A Scary Ssrx Disease 12 Years. CURED BY CUTICURA REMEDIES. i, Jobn J. Case, D. D. 8., having practiced dentistry in this county for thirty-five years, and being well known to thousands hereabouts, with a view to help any who are aftticted as I have been for the past twelve years, testity that the CULICURA REMEDIES cured me of Psoriasis, or Scaly Skin, in eight days, after the doctors with whoui I bad consulted gave me no help or epcouragement. JOHN J. CASE, D. D. 5, Newton, N. J. We have been selling your CUTICURA REMEDIES for years, aud have the first complaint yet to receive from a purchaser. One of the worst cases of Scrofi lever saw was cured by tue use of five bottles of C TICURA RESOLVENT, CUTICURA, and CUTICURA SOAP. 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Last ans to he Sr RHODE ISLAND SENATORSHIP. Another Ballot To-day with no Change in the Result. Provipence, R. L, March 29.—In joint assem- bly the legislature again balloted for United meeting of the senate and house the latter Passed a resolution of adjournment from to-da: over the state election to gave re 9% motion to take a second ballot y was de- feated by a largemajority. The ballot resulted as follows: Fifty-two né for @ choice: Dixon, 42; Wetmore, 30; ‘Arnold, 15; Colt, 3; Durfee, 8; Goddard, 4. a HACKED HIS WIFE TO PIECES. Horrible Murder in Buffalo by a Peddler, Who Refuses to Give His Motive. Burrato, March 29.—William F. Kemmler, Peddler, aged twenty-nine years, made a des- perate attempt to kill his wife Lillia this morn- ing with a hatchet at their home, 626 South Division street. The woman received no less than twenty-six cuts on the head and several on the arms. She was removed to the hospital and will die. Kemmler was arrested. He re- fused to give any explanation of his motive for the assault and his victim was unconscious and could make no ante-mortem statement. The couple came here from Philadelphia. ae WILL PROSECUTE BOULANGER. Decision of the French Cabinet. Panis, March 29,—The cabipet to-day unani- mously resolved to prosecute Gen. Boulanger. Bred ee worst MR. HALSTEAD ILL. Confined to His Room with an Attack of Erysipelas. Crxcrsxatt, March 29.—Mr. Murat Halstead has had the misfortune, since being nominated as minister to Germany, to fall a victim to an attack of erysipelas, which con- fines him to his room and incapacitates him for business. He has not been able to-day to give any attention to letters or tele- rams. His friends are not alarmed, as he imilar attack a short time ago, and his robust system is expected to soon throw this off as it did the other. ———_ Racing at Liverpool. Loxpox, March 29,—At the Liverpool spring meeting to-day the race for the Sefton Park late of 700 sovereigns, for 2-year-olds, at five hirlongs, was won by Mr. Childwick’s bay filly Barbette, by Barcaldine, out of Rosebud, by Pero Gomez. The Grand National steeplechase ef 1,500 sovereigns, a handicap for 4-year-olds and upwards, about 4 miles and 856 yards, was won by Mr. M. A. Maher's aged Frigate. Mr. U. J. Jardine’s aged Why Not was second, and Mr. Rutherford’s aged M. P. third. ———— To Serve Out His Term. CHARLES LINCOLN, A DANGEROUS ESCAPED CRIM- INAL, TAKEN BACK TO NEBRASKA. Lawrence, Mass., March 29.—Charles Lin- coln, who escaped from the Nebraska state prison while undergoing a sentence for murder, and who was arrested here recently for steal- ing a trunk with contents, has been given in charge of a Nebraska officer. The local charge against him will not be pressed. The prisoner was handcuffed and his legs also were ironed. In this way he will make the journey to the Nebraska state prison, where he will serve out his unexpired term. The Nebraska officer states that Lincoln is the most fearless of criminals, taking every chance to escape, and generally succeeds. He bears upon his body nine pistol wounds, inflicted by officers. Lin- coln admits that hé meant mischief here. The B. and O. Gains Its Point. ITS DIFFERENTIAL CLAIM FROM CHICAGO ALLOWED, Battiwore, March 29.—The general pas- senger department of the B. and 0. R. R. was to-day informed by the chairman of the Chicago passenger committee that the committee has concluded, and in this they have the endorse- ment of Commissioner Blanchard, of the Trunk Line association, to allow the Baltimore and Ohio the differentia! claimed by them of 21.50 on first-class tickets and $1 on second-class tickets between Chicago and ww York and other eastern points. This ion of the Chicago committee averts an impending war of passenger rates be- tween Gan and the east, as General Pas- senger Ageut Scull had issued orders to the of Baltimore and Ohio to live up to all | the rights of the company. \ f agen’ | Sr. Lovrs, March 29.—The union labor party, er a boisterous convention, which lasted ly all last mght. endorsed Judge Noonan, the democratic nominee for mayor, and made up the r candidat ocrutie tickets and by nomjnating several can- didates from their own party. pe nae Will Ask fora Postponement. Pants, March 29.—When the case of the ac- cused members of the Patriotic league comes up before the tribunal on Tuesday next, the government will ask the court to grant a post- ponement of the trial in order to enable the | prosecution to obtain further information re- | garding the case. | eens | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special wire to Corsou and Macartney, 141% F street. Name. C.BEQ Can. Pac! Cen. Pac! €.& 0. Cor D. as ioe Ww D.s Canal . D_& Rio Gr.. Do.. pret Rich. Ter. Rock Island St, Paul... d aot =F 5 as -4 me: Fi Ae Lake Shore. Lows. & Nash | Manhattan. Pac en $36 428 Do., pref...” 40% West! Union: ba 2Ea8E ' Washington Stock Exchange. | The following ehanges from yesterda; | tions on the Washington Stock Ex quota- ange are noted 1077 bi to-day: U.S. 4a, 1891, coupo 3 lOSX asked. U.S. 4s, registered, 107% bid) 108%) asker 4s, registered, 1283; bid, 1285 sake. DC. por imp. 6s, 1801 . 107% bid, 107% asked." D. C. per imp. 7s, 1891, currency, 1084 rrency, 3 coin, 108 bid. Washington and Georgetown Kail- asked. road bonds. 107 bid, Railroad stock, | Railroad stock! 2 wl and O street, 36 bid. 10945 Metropolitan lum bia. mbl-3m | 40% bid. National Union Insurance, 19 bid, ton Insurance, 1693 bid, 180 ask eee rance. 61 bid, 65 asked. Columbia bid. 14 asked. Higgs Insurance, 7s bid, Sy asked.” Masonic bonds, 107 bid. Ger Tue Bust 110% askedy Washington Market stock, 17 bid, 18% asked. National M fropolitan Bank. 30 } asked. Second Nationa! Bank, 145 3EB CONCORD BAREESR bid, asked. Real Estate Title Insurance, L1G bid, 120 asked. Pennsylvania Telephone LUTZ & BRO, Company 2 Bid. Chesapeake id Potomac Telephone Company, 51% bid, 85 asked. U. 3. Electric t Company, 69 bid, 75 asked. 497 Peun. ave., adjoining National Hotel, U. S. Electric Light bonds,’ 2ds 68,95 asked. Forse Blankets and Lap Robes in great variety at very low prices. os 1] © You ARE TIKED TAKING THE LARGE OLD- faniiomed wripiug pille, try Carter's Little Liver Mills | dling, 10:,a10%. Flour dul . oo take tafort. Anan can tetaldeverything | street and western su} $743.50; do. extra, os Pilladose. ‘Try them. 3.60a4.50; do. family, 4.65a5.25; City mille, Rio HE WASHINGTO! AND Ee WORKS. EDWARD L. DENT, M. E., Proprietor. The beet facilities sr etceyeie tek Sole licensees in “Goetz-Mitebell” Bea set Pr ‘Were oor Std eed Rene at Ris S £23 Washington, aA BEST_ REGULATOR 1s julDe ‘Dr. J. ‘BSONS. EXCEPT IN BOTTLES ‘WITH BUFF WRAPPERS. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. ‘THEY CANNOT BE 4&8 @oop. THEY May BE DaNGEROUS. ARCHITECTURAL IRON a mane, etse oe Se DRESS. Seite re eae Washington Gaslight Company bonds, W21% bid, 122% asked. oom Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. March 29. series A, ;, winter ent, 6.5 spr heat -— southern, he brands, extra, 5.3005 55 ‘SvasOx4; March, 89a8y%: 4; Those ano June, S0a00% Cora — southern, active and firmer; dla43; yellow, —— western, A CROWD ON HAND. The Immense of Prominent Persons at the White House To-day. ‘The Assyrian who “swept down like the wolf on the fold” never presented 8 more imposing appearance nor was he more numerous than the crowd which precipitated itself on the President this morning. It was the most aggressive crowd that has worn holes in the stair-carpet since inauguration, and the greater portion of it was made up of Senators and Representatives and others, prominent or pertinacious in poli- tics. None of them would take Doorkeeper Loeffler’s ‘‘no” for an answer, and nothing but the assembling of the cabinet could possibly have cut off a number of ‘THOSE WHO ARRIVED LATE. @nator Morrill was on hand early, and so was Senator Manderson, but they were not much in advance of the procession, in the fore- front of which were the Maine Senators—Hale and Frye. They fixed things upso that Geo. B. Ferguson should be callesier of customs for the Belfast district,and then went away smiling. Senator Wilson, of Iowa, and Representatives Dolliver, Matthews, Laidlaw, Gear and Dingley came in in a bunch, followed closely by Sena- tors Davis, Higgins and Allison. Indiana was represented by Representatives Browne and Cheadle, but they did not seem to have any more in their ets when they went away than they did when they came. THE SOUTH CONTRIBUTED Senators Butler, Walthall, and Eustis, who, of course, only desired to pay their respects to the President, Senator Farwell was tle only Illinoisan visi- ble, and for the first time since March 4 Sena- tor Cullom was not one of the callers; it should, Seen; have been a real cold day, but it was not Representative McComas talked at length with the President and made known a number of requests, the granting of which will make sundry active republican Marylanders very happy. ichigan’s chances were ' oked over by Sen- ators Stockbridge and Mci. llan, while similar kindly service was done for Ohio by Represent- ative Butterworth. MR. CHARLES F. COON, ex-aasistant Secretary of the Treasury, chatted for awhile and seemed to be very well pleased with his reception, Mr. Coon’s vacation office- holding does not seem to have affected him physically; he looks well. Others who called were Representatives Cole- man, Dunneil, Cogswell, Williams, Milliken, Lind, and Gen. Tyner. Representative Farqu- har took L. 8. Oatman, of Buffalo, Dr. W.W. Pat- ten, and a number of Buffalonians in with him. Mr. Oatman wants to be collector of the port of Buffalo, and the gentlemen who accom- panied him told the President that nothing he could do would give them more pleasure than to appoint Mr. Oatman. Gen, James R. O’Beirne, Col. M. Shau; of Utah, and Major J. P. Delany, of Harris- burg, called together, and so did State Sena- tors Carker and Vermillion, of Indiana. Another little delegation was from Iowa, and comprised Representative D. B. Henderson, Dr. S. W. Fitzpatrick, and W. McDonald, —— +99 — THE HALSTEAD NOMINATION, A Sharp Contest Over It In the Senate. easy, The Senate went into executive session at ten minutes before two to-day upon motion of Sen- ator Sherman. The fight on the nomination of Murat Halstead for minister to Germany began at once. The Senators on both sides of the question are much in earnest and the struggle is expected to be a long one, starting in with much doubt as to what the result will be, YESTERDAY'S VOTE, Mr. Halstead’s confirmation was defeated at the executive session yesterday by a vote of 27 nays to 16 yeas. There is some doubt as to the number of republican votes cast against him. It was said last night that seven or eight had so voted. This moruing it is said that there were only four—Teiler, Ingalls, Cullom and Jon of “Nevada, There is ‘no hope of i fluencing a change in the minds of these gentlemen, and it is said that they will be followed in their opposition by others who did not vote either way. Mr. Halstead’s friends have not been trying to work upon his repub- lican antagonists, but look to democrats to make up for the loss in his own, party. The case is causing considerable dis- cussion and exciting a sharp antagon- ism in the Senate. It is conceded that he is eminently qualified in every way to fill the position with credit to the country. The opposition ia based en- tirely “upon personal pique at some of Dir. Halstead’s vigorous newspaper criticism. The main opposition is from those who were criticised for voting to seat Payne, but many of the Senators have from time to time tasted the gall in Mr, Halstead’s ink, It 8 purely a matter of resentment and retaliation is made to show that Mr. Halstead’s appoint- ment is not a proper one and that he would not make an able repre- senstation of this government at Berlin. MR, HALSTEAD WILL STICK, @Last night an effort was made to induce Mr. Halstead to have the President withdraw his name. In response to this suggestion he re- plied that he had not sought the office, but now that his nomination was being attacked on ac- count of his editorial management of the Com- mercial-Gazelle he intended to stay in the fight until it was _set- tled one way or the other. If those gentlemen who had voted for Mr, Payne wanted to bring up that matter again he was perfectly willing, and he had no favors to ask of them. He said he not only would not withdraw, but he would protest against the withdrawal of bis name, if the President contemplated such a move. MR. HALSTEAD'S FRIENDS have been working with the democrats to get support enough to secure his confirmation not- withstanding the republican votes against him. Editor Watterson, especially, has been working for him, and has secured the active support of the two Kentucky Senators, SENATOR BLACKBURN IS PREPARED to make a rattling speech in support of con- firmation, appealing to the Senators of his own party not to take a hand in punishing a man for manliness and independence in the man- agement of a newspaper over which the Sen- ate has no right to establish a censorship. It is said that Ransom, Walthall, and severe) other democrats will vote for confirmation, It is claimed, on the other hand, that there are enough republicans who have not yet declared — themselves, but who will vote against confirmation, to overcome any affirmative votes that may come from the dem- ocratic side. POSTMASTER OF NEW YORK, It is reported that Cornelius Van Cott, a well-known local politician and ex-member of the NewYork legislature, is to be appointed postmaster of New York c’ en {Germany and Russian Finances. Sr. Perexssure, March 29.—The Journal de St, Petersbourg congratulates the German press upon its altered views in relation to Russian finance. = ees Father Farrelly Sent to Jail. Denis, March 29,—Father Farrelly, for whose arrest a warrant was granted under the crimes act, has surrendered himself to the au- theritie and has been placed in jail at Wex- ford cane ate A Hat Factory Burned. Norrrstowy, Pa., March 29.—The hat factory of A. D, and P.M. Hunsicker was destroyed by fire early this morning. Loss $20,000; partially covered by insurance. ps Proposed New Road to Cape May. Care May, N. J., March 29.—Through the ef- forts of Jam: Taylor a new railroad will be built from Winslow junction, on the New Jerse; Southern railroad, to Cape May, provide 200.000 worth of stock be taken along the line of the proposed road. ———— : Ipentiryixa Recrvrrs.—The War depart- ment has issued a series of instructions for the nce of recruit officers in examin- ing applicants for e: outline chart D. C., FRIDAY," MARCH 29, 188 TRIAL OF MAJOR LYDECKER. {Continued from first page.) an increase of force,gaid Capt. Sears, which had been approved. The prosecution at this point rested its case, BRIG.-~GEN, NEWTON OX THE STAD. Brig.-Gen. John Newton, retired, was called by the defense, and said that he recognized the accused. He saidin reply to Gov. Boutwell that he was one time cl of and that during this period the on the aqueduct ext ion had been “Will you state state what is the course of con- duct of an officer in charge of such a project as “He would generally have his assistants as- signed to him. I cannot tell as to the case of Major Lydecker, In case of a contract, with the necessity of strict supervision, you might have inspectors and sub-inspectors and an en- ineer officer or two, Such a system should, if faithfully executed, result in good work.” He went on toexplain that in case of an officer in charge of acontract oj tion with considerable office work he id not be ex- pected to give much personal supervision, and could not himself be of any great benefit against fraud, A HYPOTHETICAL CASE, Gov. Boutwell then described the tunnel as a hypothetical case, and asked if Major Lydecker, with the duties of his office, could have per- formed any effective personal service against fraud. “I think not.” “It he should visit the tunnel at all fer what Lae ae would this be, and what gain would re- sult? “If the work is of an ordinary character, not requiring any special oversight, he might have done no’ good in that respect. I do not see, when it comes to a matter of practical moment, what Major Lydecker could have done by a personal inspection beyond satisfying himself as to the progress of the work.” THE NEW YORK AQUEDUCT. “What has been your personal experience with this kind of work?” “I was one cf the commissioners of the New York aqueduct, and I notice that the cheater got in there? The work there was under the charge of a number of inspectors, ae the fraud was discovered’ quite acoident- ally!” The judge-advocate asked how frequently an engineer officer should visit his work. “That was a matter of judgment,” was the answer, “Take the case of double work, one at the surface and one below, which should he be ex- pected to visit more frequently?” Choe would depend upon the nature of the work.” “How often do you think this tunnel have been visited by the officer in char, “If there were no damger of any cavi can’t see the necessity of an officer’s visiting the work frequently.” “Ought the increase of vigilance be commen- surate with the increase of a chance to de- fraud?” “Certainly.” “In the case of this tunnel?” “T should assume that the visits of the offi- cer in charge would do little good. His per- sonal a would do no good, for the mo- ment his back was turned THE BAD WORK WOULD Go oN.” “How often ought the supervising machinery be supervised itself by the engineer in charge?” “He ought to have a man in the tunnel for that purpose all the while, or he ought to do it him- self if he had no one in whom he has confi- fience.” The witness thought that with a system of reports the engineer-in-charge might feel con- fident that the work was going on all right, even if he went into the work very infre- quently. “Would his presence do harm?” “T’'m not so sure but that it might do harm.” “As an engineer officer, interested in the rep- = of the corps, would you like to see worl CARRIED ON IN THE NEW YORK WAY?” asked the judge-advocate, The witness was thinking this over when Gov. Boutwell interposed an objection. The major withdrew the question, although Gen. Newton said that he was willing to answer. Col. Poe asked concerning the personnel on the New York aqueduct, and was told that it was, in the estimation of the witness, excellent. One other officer asked if the engineer in charge of an important public work, near his station, involving a large sum of money, should not visit it frequently. The general said that that depended on the satisfaction of the officer with the system under him, He afterward vol- unteered the statement that in his opinion PUBLIC WORK BY CONTRACT was, if not impossible, dangerous, He had su- perintended the blowing up of Hell Gate some years ago, but that project was occomplished by day's labor, This system, he said, required illing much less supervision, the men being w: and anxious to do good work, inasmuch as the work would thus last longer, GEN, NEWTON WAS EXCUSED from the stand shortly after 1 o'clock, and Mr. Swift, upon being introduced to Gen. Duane, who was present, took him into the little ante room on the east of the court room and had an interview with him. The judge-advocate con- tinued the reading of yesterday's proceedings while this was in progress, COURT NOTES. Tue Sran has received a postal card contain- ing the following: ‘In your Paper of to-day I saw in the tunnel investigation it stated that the Packers were or might ,have been Lazzie but it is a mistake I worked there awhile my- self & know no Lazzie man could not stay there.” One of the colonels while going to lunch to- day remarked to a Stak reporter that the court was making entirely too much progress for him. He did not want to leave Washington so soon and go back to Madison barracks where, when he left, the snow was three feet deep, A copy of Town Topics lay on the table this morning on the blotter in front of the chair occupied by one of the most venerable of the colonels, and caused some jovial comment among his colleagues. a An Apt Quotation. From America. A favorite club man gives this specimen of darkey politeness: A generation ago a rich man in New York died, leaving an only son sole heir to a large fortune. The first pur- chase made by the youth was a $7,000 racer. In those days that was an enormous sum for the best trotter. The boy took his thorough- bred home and called out Sambo, his father’s and grandfather's coachman. The old negro, with the eye of a Judge looked the horse over carefully, “What do you think of him, Sambo?” “Well, Massa James, theré’s an old sayin’ what Ihas forgot the beginnin’ of, but de end is: ‘And his money 1s quickly parted.’” Perseverance in Eating. From the Philadelphia Press. There is no danger in eating a fair quantity of food three or four times a day, even though the appetite be wanting and digestion be not good, If both digestion and appetite are to-be improved, two important rules must be ob- served. The first is, that really appetizing food must be prepared three or four times daily; the second | that a fair quantity of this must’ be. eaten “eeth time. Ot course, there may result fora period some of the symptoms of uncomfortable dyspepsia, but remedies ma} be obtained for these, or they may be endure: The one thing to bear in mind is this, that per- severance in eating will at length produce an sppatite, and will bring health, p! and efficiency in its train. 00 How a Mediaeval Monarch Went to Bed. he found there was no evil thing ida down on the straw and threw himself upon it. Then the bed of down was well beaten and @ bolster laid in ite ay od place. Then the sheets were spread in due order, and over these was laid a fustian, Then came a “pane ones which we now call —————eoo_—______ Prot New Jury Law.—" retrtpep tel w.—The house of rep-. req a bill dispensing with and borage gd pln fa the bill ing Aveaixthe fr aad ie house tion is she upon by DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. ON SEVENTH STREET. The permit granted to the United States electric light company tained a clause i bury their wires on Seventh being paved, and before A 10, and Q, oyik ad, @3,000. Mra. C. H. Ar- lings, a ees Water }, $1,500. Susan ‘tcher, brick dwelling 1807 18th street northwest, ‘e000, piste orbs, LOCAL NOTES. An old folks’ concert will be it Mi Vernon Place church, on Tus 5 reine ril 2. y evening, peared on Tuesday evenin; son, an employe of the Washington asylum), and up to last night*had not returned. He resided with his parents at 734 12th street southeast. Ellsworth Brown, known.as “Bud” Brown, states tnat it is news to him that he was killed near Hyattsville, Md., Saturday, as stated by a correspondent of THE Star. A Kate Greenaway entertainment and tea will be given by the te ladies’ college club of the Central M. P. chapel, 12th and M streets, this evening. William alias “Brooky” Moore, a young man, was held for the action of the grand jury by ore Miller this afternoon on the charge of mre ing an overcoat belonging to John H. fel + Mr. Lewis Clephane. Withia a day or two there has been a report afloat that there was considerable probability of the appointment of Mr. Lewis Clephane to be District Commissioner in place of Mr. Webb. Mr. Clephane has not been a candidate for the place, and consequently no boom has been worked up in his behalf, but the suggestion of his appointment seems to meet with no little favor. Mr. Clephane is sixty-three years of age, a son of the late Jas. Clephane, who came here from Scotland shortly after the war of 1812. He was born on G@ street, and his education was rincipally under Chas. Strahan, in what was then the Western public school at the cor- ner of 14th and G streets northwest. In 1847 he became associated with Dr. Gamaliel Bailey in the publication of the National Era as its business manager and continued with that paper till it ceased publication in 1859, during which time the anti-slavery doctrines of the paper and of all concerned in it were very un- popular. When the office of that paper was mobbed Mr. Clephane came near being se- riously injured, because he iver attempted to prevent the destruction of the type and ma- teri In 1856 with twenty-five others, including ae Richards, D. R. Goodloe, Wm. Ockstadt and two or three others still living, he assisted in the formation of the first republican associa- tion in this section of the country. That year, in connection with Hon, Isreal Washburne and Dr. Bailey, he issued a call for the first national republican convention, held at Pittsburg, and After the death of the 3 1, 1860, Mr. Clephane, Rlanchard, Mor- ton Buell and William J. Murtagh, establishef the National Republican, he — the business manager, which position he hel: for about two years, although in 1861 President Lincoln appointed him city postmaster, This position he held for two years and then resigned at the urgent request of Secretary Chase to ac- cept the collectorship of internal revenue for this district. He held this position for seven years. During the litigation over the “Washington and Alexandria railroad, he was appointed receiver by the court and for several years managed that road. Before this he had, in 1865, been elected to the board of aldermen, succeeding the late Thos. J. Fisher, and being the first republican elected to that body. He was one of the committee of One Hundred which advocated a change in the form of government in this District, and whose efforts resulted in the passage of the territorial act of February 21, 1871. He was for a time collector of the District, but resigned to en- gage in private business. ‘e has all through life been attached to the Presbyterian church, and is now a trustee of the New York avenue church. At present he is a director of the Second national bank, vice- resident of the national savings bank, presi- mt of the Virginia brick company, secretary of the homeopathic hospital, and is engaged in numerous other business and charitable organizations. He was a member of the Young Men’s Repub- lican club, when that organization was in ex- istence, a member of the Towpath club, and is now one of the officers of the republican league. He has always been a public-spirited citizen, ready to promote any measure whic) would re- dound to the credit of the city of Washington. He has business capacity of a high order, is of unquestioned integrity, possesses broad and progressive views, and would carry to the duties of Commissioner a thorough knoweldge of the necessities of the District. The Second-Story Burglars. PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE ROGUES’ GALLERY— MORE STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED. The three colored men—Wayman, Waters and Parker—arrested on charges of complicity in the robberies at the houses of Lieut. Tyler, Senator Dawes, and Col. Britton, as published in yesterday's Star, were taken to police head- quarters this morning. Descriptions were taken of them, and they were photographed for the rogues’ gallery. Among the property re- covered in Caicown yesterday was a hand- some silver card-case, which was identified as the property of Mr. A. B. Jackson, of George- town, whose house was entered last month, That was also a second-story job. The house was entered by climbing up the porch-post. The burglar left finger-prints on the porch and furniture. A silver cup récovered has been identified as the property of Alexander Scott, of No, 213 Massachusetts avenue northeast. The prisoners will be taken to the Police Court to- morrow for trial. a Real Estate Matters. Angusta Drew has bought for #6,500, of B. Kernan, part lot 5, sq. 867, 20 feet 4 inches by 136, on A street, between 6th and 7th streets northeast. 8. Bieber has bought for $27,675.65, of W. C. Todd, lots 3 and 13, sq. 666; 2and 11, sq. 667; 4and 5, sq. E of 667; 17 and 18, sq. 859; 1, 2 11 to 16, sq. 962; 2 and 8, sq. 982; 16, 17 and 19, sq. 1027; 1, 2, 8 and 24, sq. 1077; 5, sq. 1078; 164, 17, 18, 19, sq. 1093; 9, sq. 111: 1126; 9 to’ 11; 8q. 1127; all of eq. 113: ). 8q. 1135; 3 to 6, 1136; 7 to 10, x 1137; 3 to 5, sq. 1138; 6 to 8, sq. 1139; 1, eq. 1140, and 3 to 6, sq. 1141. George Truesdell has bought for 6,312.20, of John Ridout, lot 6, I's addition to Washing- ton Heights, W. H. Manogue has bought for $10,000 of H. 8. Davis lots 1, 5,7, 9, and 10, square 910, one 90x90 feet at 9th and I streets, one 67 feet 7 inches front on 8th, and two of same size on 9th, between I and K streets, and one 68 feet 2 inches on K street, between 8th and 9th streets northeast. Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: A. C. Clark to James F. Hood, lot 12, sq. 960, —. G. W. Casilear to Henry Rackey; pts. 7, 11, and 12, B.’s addition to W. Wash. ; 412,50. G. F. Graham, et. al., to Adam Yates, pt. 7, bl’k 9, T. & B.’s sub, Mt. Pleasant; $500. A Resrrarsina Onper Discuarcep.—In the Equity Court to-day the restraining order in the case of diag, Parone Nolan was a by Judge Cox. The-con.plainant claimed t e defendent had entered upon the tuff’s and defendant de that he gone beyond his line, and filed the plat of the surveyor sustaining his answer. a THE COURTS. Covar mx Gexerat Tenm.—Justices Hagner, James, and Bradley. , , U. 8. ex rel, Lisle Mie th - agt. Shelly; argued Cmourr Waren 1—Chief Justice Bing- To-day, Lewis agt. W. & G. R. R. Co.; jury Seerees, seat agree. Sands ‘brois- FOURTH STREET EAST. Houses in the Way of Its Extension to THB DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS ASK CONTROLLER DURMAM IF THEY CAN LEGALLY USE A PART OF ‘THE CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR CON- DEMNATION AND PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY. In February, 1887, the property owners along the line of 4th street extended submitted a Proposition to the Commissioners to the effect that they would donate a sufficient quantity of ground of their respective tracts for the exten- sion of 4th street east from Boundary street to the Bunker Hill road. Upon a survey being made to establish the line of said street it was found that the street, if extended, would cut through several houses. There was an appro- priation of $15,000 passed for the improvement of this street, and the Commissioners to-day wrote the following letter to Controller Dur- ham asking if a portion of this amount could be expended in the condemnation and pur- chase of those houses which conflict with the extension of the street: Mance 28, 1889, Hon, Milton J, Durham, First pleas Sin During the month of February, 1887, the land-owners living in that part of the county along the line of 4th street east, _— the prolongation of that street northward, fied & petition in this office ing to dedicate a sufficient amount of ground from their re- spective tracts necessary for the extension of 4th street from Boundary to the Bunker Hill road. In the act of Congress making appro- — for the District of Columbia for the year ending June 30, 1889, approved July 18, 1888, the following provision is made: “For work on 4th street northeast extended toward Bunker Hill road and on Ist street ex- tended to Michigan avenue, and from thence cen said avenue to Lincoln road, 15.000,” which clearly shows that it was the intention of Congress to authorize the Commissioners to accept the proposition heretofore spoken of. They therefore accepted this proposition on their part, and orders were given to survey and plot the ground in order that the lines of said street extension might be permanently marked, and the dedication properly recorded upon the records of the surveyor’s oflice of the District of Columbia, Upon the survey being made it was discovered that the street extension d directly through the dwelling-house, stable, and other outbuild- ings and also destroyed the well of Michael Connor, one of the land owners who signed the original proposition offering to dedicate land needful from his tract. Upon this dis- covery Mr, Connor refused to e the official and legal dedication, as required by the Dis- trict until he should be compensated for the removal of his buildings to new sites, District, officers were instructed to make an ex- amination and estimate of the cost of removing the buildings from their present site to a new locality close by, and they reported that 2,300 would be a reasonable provision for the execution of such work. The question which now arises is, have the Commissioners authority to enter into contract with said Connor for the removal of these buildings, which constitute an obstruction along the line of 4th street east, from their present locality to a newsite and pay him the sum herein named, or any reasonable sum less than that named herein, from the appropriation as made by Congress for the opening of this and other streets. At the present time the Com- missioners have a contract for the grading and opening of this street, and such work has pro- ceeded to Connor's line. As it is demrable, for the convenience of the public, that this street should be opened at an early day, the Commis- sioners would ask that the question may re- ceive early consideration. Very respecttully, W. B. Wrens, President, pes 4 Fs ‘cena ed WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Cuartary Butter, of the United States Sen- ate, is confined to his home by illness. The prayer in the Senate to-day was offered by Rev. Wm. E. Parson, of the Church of the Reforma- tion, Pennsylvania avenue, corner of 2d street southeast. Truman C. Wetxtse, of Clarkville. Md., has been appointed foreman of laborers in the Washington navy-yard. Haytren Money.—Legitime’s government has instructed foreign governments through their representatives at Hayti that it protestsagainst the issue of money by the Hippolyte faction and will rfot in any way recognize the issu Adjournment of the Senate. President Harrison is said to have given semi-ofiicial notice to Senators to-day that they may adjourn Tuesday next, so far as business from the executive is concerned. It is believed that a successor to the late Associate Justice Stanley Matthews will be nominated before ad- journment. ——2————— Nominations Confirmed. Confirmations of the following nominations were reported by the executive clerk of the Senate this afternoon: James O, Churchill, Missouri, to be surveyor of customs at the port of St. Louis, Charles E. Monteith, to be agent at the Nez Perces agency, Idaho, Second Lieut. Wm. A. Mercer, to be first lieutenant of the eighth infantry. Also the following Postmasters: Jno, B. Pat- rick, Clarion, Pa.; Brand, Salem, Va.; Jno. Summonsby, Bar Har- bor, Rob't A. Paul,’ Saltsburg, Pa.; Jones, Scranton, Pa.: John M. Kinser, Hope, Ark.; Geo. Budd, Boze- man, Mont; James M. Moore, Ana- conda, Mont.; John D, Hogue, Tacoma, W. T.; Osceola N. Serviss, Kansas City; Chester A. Wilcox, Quincy, IL; Wm. B. Web- ster, Cresco, Iowa.; Jeremiah P, Easton, War- ren, Minn.; John H. Welch, Winnebago, Minn.; Abram . Lansing, Plattsburg, N. ¥., and Ole Wainguild, Rice Lake, Wis, The Gunboat Petrel. THE CONTRACTORS MUST GO BEFORE CONGRESS FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME. Secretary Tracy has finally acted upon the application of the Columbian iron works, of Baltimore, for an extension of time for com- pleting their contract for the construction of the gunboat Petrel. By such an extension the contractors would be relieved in part of for- feitures to the government from the delay in completing the vessel. The application for relief was referred to a board composed of Chief Constructor Wilson, Engineer-in-Chief Melville and Capt. Howison, chief of the steel inspection board. ‘The board reported that the trouble between the con- tractors and the manufacturers of materials arieing from reed of steel according to orders was the chief cause of delay in completing the Petrel; that the contractors had had great difficulty in meeting the require- ments of the government when commencing the work; that the parties concerned faith- fully labored to meet their several obligations, but unforeseen failures caused serious delays in the final completion of the vessel, and that the government was not responsible for such delay, and in consequence the board was com- lled to recommend that no extension of time e, VW made, In this Secretary Tracy concurs, hold- ing that while it appears that the contractors faithfully endeavored to comply with the terms of their contract, and that the delays were caused by failures on the part of manufacturers of materials, and that government had suffered no uni yet as the delay was not olor any act of the wernment, its officers or agents, no iscretion or authority is left with the depart- ment to tthe extension. Power to it the relief asked for rests with clone, and that body can give due consi tion and weight to such equities as the contractors may have to lay before it. MR. CLEPHANE WOULD ACCEPT, But He Has Made No Application te be District Commissioner. “Do you expect to be nominated for District Commissioner?” asked a Stan reporter of Mr, Lewis Clephane this “I know no more about it than you do,” was the reply. “Ihave not applied for the posi- tion, and, frankly, Ido not want it, It is one of great responsibility, and Iam surprised at the men who seem to be willing to give up their private businesses which are lucrative and con- stantly increasing for the cares of an office which has necessarily a brief life. I wasgreatly surprised last night when I learned of the ru- mor which connected my name with ‘the place.” “Would you accept the office if nominated?” “Well, of course, if I was nominated without any solicitation on my part I should consider it the highest compliment that the President could pay me, and I should not embarrass him by declining, but if he should send for me and ask me I should tell him I didn’t want the office. Lhave been an applicant for the ship because Ihave had some ex perience im that office, to which I_ was appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln, and which I resigned to the collectorship of internal revenue, My a for Commissioner has been Henry THE SENTENCE OF WM. BRIGGS. Judge Montgomery Declines to Pass Upon a Motion to Delay Execution. On the motion for adelay in the execution of the death sentence in the case of Wm. Briggs, convicted of the murder ot Wm. Jones, and sentenced to be hanged next Friday, Judge Montgomery has indorsed the following: “I neither grant nor deny the petition, but, as I did with its predecessor. I simply decline to pass upon it. I decline to recognize it as a motion in @ pending cause for the reason that I think the cause is not now pending here, but in the Gengral Term. This was my view and reason for declining to act in the former (simi- lar) motion of Saturday: last,” he case is on the assigument of the General Term for Monday, when it will be re- viewed. There is an impression that the exe- cution of the sentence will be deferred fora week or two, even should the decision of the General Term affirm the judgment below. ————_ The South Washington Railroad War. MESSRS. PARKER AND DWYES APPLY FOR Wak- BANTS FOR THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC COM- PANY AND THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS. Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Parker and Dwyer called upon Prosecuting Attorney Shil- lington for the purpose of swearing out war- rants against the Baltimore and Potomac rail- road and the District Commissioners for vio- lating the United States statutes, with refer- ence to the illegal occupancy of public high- ways. Mr. Shillington informed the gentie- men that before issuing the warrants he would like very much to make a visit to the field of action. Accordingly he was invited to go over the ground, and together with Messrs, Parker, Dwyer and 'a Star reporter, drove over that portion of South Washington complained of, and looked into the matter of the railroads at some length. PETITION AGAINST REMOVAL OF TRACKS FROM VIRGINIA AVENUE TO SOUTH K STREET. The railroad war took « somewhat unexpected turn to-day. A petition was handed to the Commissioners as follows: “We, the citizens of South Washington, south of K street, held a meeting, and have organized to oppose the removal of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad from Virginia avenue to south K street. They think hard of their neighbors wanting it removed from in front of their doors and being placed in frontof theirs, The: think that if the Baltimore and Potomac rail- road is to remain in the city limits it should remain where it is, They have appointed a committee to go before the Commissioners and to go before Congress in their bebalf. The petition is signed by John H. Cockrell. R. B. Clark, Robert V. Godman, Joseph McCauley, ALN. Hazen, RP. Yeatman, Ad. Sauford. W, D. Lyvham, J. F. Ackers, and Thomas Cullin, The committee appointed to wait upon the Commissioners and € Congress is com of Mesers, R. B. Clark, John H. Cockrell, A. N. Hazen, aud A. G. Sanford.” aniline TRIFLING WITH THE Cove’ tempt to influence a United States witness was brought to the attention of Judge Miller in the Police Court this afternoon im the case of a small colored boy named Mills Mills, charged with assaulting another colored boy named Henry Johnson. The alleged assault was a trifling affair, but Johnson did not want to prosecute. When asked why he did not desire to prosecute the case he said that a relative of the defendant's had promised him the return of 50 cents, the amount he paid for the warrant, Judge Miller gave the boys some advice about trifling with the court und discharged the defendant. Rip YOURSELF of the discomfort and danger at- tending a cold by using Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, an old established curative , sore throat, and pulmonary affections. MARRIED. F. At the residence of the bride's ISK, by the Kev. C. Herbert Ww LAND, of ‘Ohio, and chi mn, AUTHER 1. MARY ALICE TAFFY, of Washington, — eee DIED. BRASHEARS. On ¥erch 28, 1889, at 6:30 p. m, PEAKL MARIF BRASAEARS. only child of dea” und Hattie E. Brashcars, nee Wood. aged four yeare turee months aud twenty-four days. Faneral from the residence of ber Harrison street, Anacostia, D.C., Sunday, Mare Si. riends So'clock. Relatives aud CARTER, On Marc’ at 6:30 o'clock a: JUDY CAKTER, aved eigiity-six ‘years. oe) Funeral will take piece from Fi eburch, Sunday, at 2:30 o'clock. Nelatives and Anvited to attend. * FURGERSON. On March 27, 1889, MARY FUR- GERSON, in the forty-eirhth year of her age. Funeral will leave her sister's residence, 1013 Fourth street, Sunday, 2 p. m., for Mt. Zion church, West Washington. Services 3p. : HOFFMAN. On Friday, March 29th, 1889, at 7:45 8 mq MAUD AGNES, daughter of George E-and the inte Elizabeth 7. Hoffiaan, fu the fourtecuth year i her age. wee Btrscbel, O13 Virwmisevente south Sun’ rs. avenue southwest, Sun? March 31, at 2 clock “Helatives aud frend in. HOOVER. Qn Thursday. March 28th, 1880,at pooona | m., JNO, HOOVEK, in pat Ef Seare . Funeral will take place from his late residence, 1 New Jersey avenur, on Monday. April 30 o'clock ; thence to St Aloysius Church, where solema for the g. McFARLAND. On March 26. 1889, at 8:30 p. MARY ANN MCFARLAND, in the seventy year of her age. will take place from her late 1222 E.gireet, southeast, Sunday. March 31. at 3 ofc Relatives and fneuds are invited to MILLER. On Friday, March 29, 1889, at 3-300, ilinens ADASL the beloved ‘hisbend fey .» after a short of baroline Miller, sed forty -ulne yearn, © street ortbeaet m Sunday, March Sina Potieee B. . , Relatives friends ars respectfully invited to SEARS. On W. . March 27.1 LESLIE, the ‘alice Raid W: Le Somritin ‘'Punetal frou the residenet of he parenta, 451 F Lo Saturday, March 30, atl o'cioc Frieda Of the family Feapectfully invited tocsttend.” For, M. UKD'S_ACID_ PHOSPHATE Dr. E.G. ate. Sigh atien, DeSwet, Dak, saya: “T have malarial diseases, where the e woter wan beds Carzpazx Car FoR Prroesn's