Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1890, Page 7

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Take one of Carter's Little Liver Pills after eating: it will relieve dyspepsia, aid diges. How, give tone and Vigor to the system. NGOSTUKA BITTERS, SAYS A LONG-TIME AM Sater from puveetion cst Suse maw . ‘Diewert wee isle, Saas res _)2d EDITION. —s——— Latest Teleorams to The Star No Good News of the Erin. Loxpox, Feb. 1.—Hopes had been enter- tained here that the first vesel to arrive from the Azores would bring news of the safety of the National line steamer Erin, Capt. Tyson, fro w York for London, now long overdue. These hopes, however, were dispelied today upon the arrival of the British steamer Gibral- tar from St. Michael. The Gibraltar reports that up to the time of her sailing nothing had been heard at the Azores of the Erin. peer odnations Dr. MeGlynn Very Sick. Cuicaco, Feb, 1.—Dr. McGlynn is danger- ously ill, He reached here yesterday and called a doctor." His pulse was 115, and he seemed likely to have pneumonia, His friends fixed him up on a through sleeper and sent him back to New York after a sojourn here of only three hours. ee es A New Labor Movement. Mrsyearouis, Mixy., Feb. 1.—A grand labor coup to supplant the Knights of Labor with a new organization, which will draw the power, influence and membership from the older soci- ety, will be sprung here in a few days, The new plan is to form a state federation of labor ‘on the lines of the nationalorganization, J. P. McGaughen, formeriy district master work- man, is the leader in the new movement. ——— All Quiet at Guthrie. Gurmnre, LT., Feb. 1.—The disorder here was stopped yesterday by a telegram from Attorney General Miller, addressed to United States Marshal Walker, saying: “You will per- mit no more lot jumping nor lot ejectments. Let matters remain as they are.” ‘This was supplemented by one from Secre- tary Noble to Mayor Dooley to the same effect, but assuring him also that territorial govern- ment would soon be established for the terri- tory. —————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. following are the opening and closing prices of tte Now York suck Mafiet, aa reported by opecial wire to Corson and Macartey, 1419 F struct: 1 107% NUS W., pref. | 28% Roruree 1 31, Leg Fac 3 1 Resain Kan. Lake Shore ps uss. Manhatt M ———— Washington Stock Exchange, Government Bonds—C. 8.4395, 1801, registered, . BS. 48, registered. U. ». 43, coupon, 1907 iy bid, District ot Coiu: rency, 104 bid. 3, 1802, currency. 105 Did. 20-year fund, 6s, 1S¥Y, gold, 104 bid. 20- year fund, 4s, 150, gold, 113 vid. Water stock, 73, : 1 0-year fund, 6s, si 7s, cur- currency, 1224 bid, 1254 asked. Miscellaneous Bouds—U. S. Electric Light bonds, Tet,bs. LOU bid. LU. >. Electric Light bonds, Jd, 0s, 115 vid. Washington and Georgetown Rail- road, 10-40, Gs. 106 bid. Washington aud Georgetown Convertible bonds, 68, 160 bid. Ma- sonic Hall Association os, 1898, 107 _ bid, 110 asked, Washington Market Company Ist mort- gage, Us, 110 bid. pads, imp. » ry Ligne. Ini ntry first mortgage bonds, lid, Jus bid. Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 73, 1904, 08 bid. Wa: ny bonds, series A, Gs, bid, 1:24 Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, Gs. 122% bid, by asked. ial bauk Stocks—Bank of Washington, 500 bid, s00 asked. Bank of Kepublic, 260 bid, 2607 asked. Metropolitan, 2u0 bid, 267 asked. Cen- wal, 275 bid, Suv asked. "Secoud, 183. bid, Farmers and Mechanics, 158 bid, 200 asked. wens, 167 bid. Columbia, 11 bid, 190 asked. Capital, 116 bid, West End, 65 bid. asked. itallroad Stucks — Wastingion and Georgewwa, pid, 400 as.ed. Metropolitan, 100 vid, 200 Columbia, 58 bid. Capitol ‘and Nortn O 3% > asked. Eckington and bid. is—Firemens, 42 bid, 44 asked. Franklin, 50 bid. Metropolitan, SU ‘bid. Na tional Union, 20 bi asked. Atlington, 1s0 bid, oO assed. Corcoran, 64 bid, 6S asked. Columbia, 16% bid, 16% asied. German-American, 90 bid, 1U0asKed. Higgs, 39 Peoples, 5 bid, Gasked. Heal Estate Title, asked. id, 1: ag Pope Electric Light stocas- 43% bid, 44asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. S. Electric Light, 113), bid, 115 asked. — . Telephone Steck sylvania, 25 bid, 31 asked. Chesapeake and Vowmac, 86 bid, 88 asked. American Graplophone Company, 18 bid, 18 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks — Washington Market Compat 20% asked. Washington Brick Ma 2200 Great Falls lee Compa: 0 a6) Bull Kun Panorama, oual Safe Deposit Com- pany, 240 . Washington Safe De- posit 5 bil. Pneumatic Gun Car- riage. 7, bid,’ 1's asked. Washingtcn Loan and Trust Company, 2 bid, 2%, asked. Ameri- can Security and ‘Trust company, Si bid, 34 asked. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. —_— > Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.—Cottou steady—middling, 10 15-16 Flour, dull and unchanged. Wheat— southern dull’ and unchanged. — Fultz, T4un4. Longberry, No. 2, SU; steamer No. 2% red, 7 ern ‘firm, No. 2 winter, red, spot. and February, S04 s03; March, Sigasly: May, Myasdy. C utnern dull but steady, white, saa; western firm mixed’ spot aud February 0% Baa A May, 37 nas; Kaki. ‘Oats ‘and Pennsyl- ern, 1 Bal; do, mixed, 2sazy; graued No. 2, white, JL’ Kye atuland steady—prime to che Hay, id unchanged—prime to choice 12.50a13.00. — Provisions steady and Butter, choice firm, rest weak—western very dull tmothy, 4 als; best roll, Tals; creamery, 4a 27. steady, Uial3¥y. Petroleum firi—re- HEEB 0. Cote io cargoes fair, 104. Sagar Copper firm and active, quiet—A Tefined, 13%gal4. ago Markets. CHICAGO. Feb. 1 (openini vt 75; March, 704; May, February, Mai B24. Oats—May, March, 9.60 May, 6.02%. 4.9. May, 10. Short ribs, February, 472%; May, ee CAPITOL TOPICS. THE OKLAYOMA BILL. The House committee on territories today took up for consideration the bill organizing the territory of Oklahoma, The Dill was taken up out of its order, in accord- ance with the recommendation of the President conveyed to tle chairman of the committee through the Secretary of the In- terior, that early action looking to legislation for the goverument of Oklahoma be taken by Congress, Favorable progress wes made with the bill, and when the hour of 120’clock arrived the committee had nearly completed it, Later in the day the committee will again get together and try to complete the bill, so as to get itready for presentation to the House at the earliest opportunity. : CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. The House committee on elections today heard the final arguments in the Alabama cou- tested election case of Threet against Clarke. Next week the committee will hear arguments in the cases of Posey against Parrett, first In- diana district, and Bowen against Buchanan, ninth Virginia district. AN ABSENTEE RETURNS. Mr. O'Donnell of Michigan, the republican member whose absence at home during the last couple of weeks has been one of the causes of the inability of the republicans to muster a ma- jority of the House, was present and voting to- day, having, on a telegraphic call, started immediately for Washington and traveled day and night until he reached here. MR. DALZELL'S ARGUMENT. Mr. Dalzell continued bis argument on the contested election case in the House after Tur Srar’s report closed yesterday, and at 4:20 the House adjourned. COMPULSORY PILOTAGR. The House committee on the merchant marine and fisheries today gave a hear- ing to parties terested in the bill in- troduced in the House by Represent- | ative Dingley of Maine exempting American cvastwise sailing vessels piloted by their licensed masters or by a United States pilot “Atal | from the obligations to pay state pilots for services nob 5 NEW ENGINEER COMMISSIONER. Lieut, Col. Henry M. Robert Succeeds Major Raymond. SECRETARY PROCTOR TELLS HOW THE APPOINT- MENT WAS MADE—ARMY OFFICERS SAY IT Is AN EXCELLENT SELECTION—A SKETCH OF THE The Secretary of War this morning, by direction of the President, ordered Lieut. Col.’ Henry M. Robert of the engineer corps to duty as Engineer Commissioner of the District, relieving Maj. Charles S. Raymond. Col. Robert is at present in charge of the river and harbor = work at Philadelphia and in Delaware, and Maj. Ray- mond is to take his place there, While, of course, there has been enough sald in Tae Srar to prepare folks for this change, yet the silence that has been maintained around the War department in regard to the matter was conducive to, the genuine surprise that pre- vailed when tfe decision was announced. WHAT SECRETARY PROCTOR SAYS ABOUT IT. Secretary Proctor said to a Stan reporter: “Col. Robert was selected after a long inquiry into the merits of the engineer officers who were available. He had been very highly recommended to the President through me by Gen. Casey, the chief of engineers, along with a couple of others of secondary choice. We studied the matter very carefully, and have just come to the conclusion that Col’ Robert is the man we want. Major Raymond took oc- casion to tell me some months ago that he was quite willing to be relieved from the duty, and sol faPpose that this will not surprise him very much, “Col. Robert is a very able man and has the reputation of being one of the best engineers in the army. He is, Perhaps you know, the author of that well-know little book, ‘Robert's Rules of Order,’ which has been adopted as a text book on parliamentary law almost every- where. “It may be interesting to youto know how he came to write that little book? Yes? Well, then, Robert, you know is a staunch, strong Baptist, and he once attended a general convention of the church where the delegates, be- ing men unlearned in the intricacies of parliamentary manenvering, got into such a muddle over rules and such like that scarcely any business was done. Roberthad never paid any attention to the subject, but this experience induced him to declare to himself that he would _learn something about parliamentary rules, So he applied himself, and made a specialty of the matter, and the result was this little book, which has had a wonderful success.” ONE OF THE ABLEST MEN IN THE ARMY. Adjt. Gen, Kelton was enthusiastic in his praise of Col, Robert, “You will find hima modest, unassuming man,” he said, “and he will not strike you as being at all a man of ability, but I venture to say that he is probably one of the ablest men in the army. He has no particular qualities, such as inspire men with instant admiration, and his appearance is | rather against him, short, slight, stoop- | shouldered, with a’ scraggly black beard and a pair of gold spectacles. But | he is a student and a thoroughly | scientific man, an engineer of great capacity, | and a vtry strong thinker. He is, strange to say, as pertinacious as a bull dog, and when he once gets hold of an idea it is useless to ham- mer at him, for he will fight to the death. Yet he is pleasant to meet and as gentle as a, woman.” { Another army officer remarked: “I think that Raymond will be very well satisfied, He has been after his relief from this duty for a long time, and he is, 1 know, exceedingly anx- ious to get away from the duty. He went to the President early last summer and asked to be relieved.” ONE OF THE LYDECKER coURT. Col. Robert was a member of the court mar- tial which tried Maj. Garrett J. Lydecker last spring on acharge of negiect of duty for al- lowing the aqueduct tunnel to be built tuil of | “large and extensive cavities.” He made a trip to this city not long ago. at | the request of Gen. Casey, who suid that he | wished to discuss matters connected with his | work. The general deftly managed to intro- duce him to the Secretary and he was taken over to see the President, little thinking | that he was on exhibition to the end that the authorities might tind out what manner of man he really was, SKETCH OF COL. ROBERT'S CAREFR. Henry M. Robert isa native of South Caro- | lina, but was appointed to the military acad- , emy from the state of Ohio in 1853. He grad- uated in 1857, standing fourth in his class, and he received a commission as brevet se lieutenant of engineers July 1 in that year, | His marked talents caused ‘him to by detailed | for duty at the academy as assistant professor | of natural and experimental philosophy aud | also as assistant instructor of practical military | engineering. He reached the full rank of seé- ond lieutenant in December, 1858, bei that year attached to the company neer troops at the Point. In 1858-61 he was engaged in the exploraion of wagon road from Fort Dailas, Salt Lake, Utah, as me ening € the construction of the defenses of + | Island, Wash., and in the exploration of a 0 | i wagon road from Lewis river to Cowlitz Land- | ing, Wash, He served faithfully and gallantly during the rebellion, being assistant engineer in the construction of the defenses of Washington from April 29 to October 17, 1861. In August | of the same year he became a first lieutenant of engineers and a captain in March, 1463. In 1865 he was seut back to the academy as instructor of practical military engineering, which duty he performed until 1867. | He was also treasurer of the academy throughout that period. His promotion to be a major came in March, 1867. After leaving the academy the second time he served awengineer on the staff of the general commanding the division of the Pacific until March, 1871, when he was appointed engineer of the thirteenth light house distriet (Oregon and Washington), and | he was also given other enginectinz duties in that vicinity. In — January, 1874, he took charge of the Lake Michigan light houses for a year and then was placed in the superintendence of the river and harbor work on Lake Superior and after- ward at Chieago. He becume a lieutenant colonel in January, 1583, and he now stands second on the list of the engineer corps in that rank and is the ninth officer in the corps, ‘The duties which he leaves to come here is as follows: In charge of the defensive works at Fort Mifflin, Pa., Fort Delaware and the fort opposite Delaware; at Finn's Point and the site for defenses at Red Bank, N. J.; in charge of the improvement of the harbors at Philadel- phia and the Delaware breakwater; ice harbors at Marcus Hook, Pa., and at the head of Delaware bay, of the Schuylkill river, Pa, and of the Delaware river from Trenton to its mouth and Mantua creek, N. J., and of the construction of « pier near Lew: | Del. in charge of the removal of wrecks in | Delaware Bay, also a member of the board of engineer officers appointed to establish the harbor lines of the port of Philadelphia. THE NEWS AT THE DISTRICT BUILDING, ‘The news of Maj. Raymond’s transfer reachod the District building shortly after noon and spread with lightning rapidity. Soon all the clerks in the building, especially those in the engineer department, were discussing the mat- ter, Maj. Raymond was not at the District buildings when the news arrived.as he had just lacit ind | gone tothe Senate, Later he arrived and when spoken to by a Sram reporter | simply said, “Is the order out?” It is under- | stood that he knew of the transfer last night. The Commissioners did not seem surprised | when a Stau reporter told them of the change in the board, They seemed to understand that sooner or later a transfer would be made. Both declined to be interviewed in the matter, MAJOR RAYMOND’S ATTITUDE, Star reporter that he was more than anxious | to be relieved,and at one time thought seriously | of asking the Becretary of War to transfer him, A great many stories are afloat at the District | building as to the cause of the change. Some | say that it was owing to the fact that the Com- missioners were not congenial in their business been running smoothly for a long time. DID MR. MUDD DO IT? | are mclined to attribute the change just at this | time to a controversy yesterday between Maj. | tleman i is Caneo-so ce ton. ir. Mus lec sioners and urged the removal of Mr. ¥.M. Guy, named Belt from Maryland. As the question came under the su; man and called attention to the fact that the signers. It is vtated that the major relations, but this is not so, as everything has | W. Beveridge south hal! Some of the clerks at the District building | 4! | Raymond and Mr. Mudd of Maryland, the gen- | cussed by Mr. Simon Wolf i lace in| In the four certiorari cases brou, ‘vision ‘of the en- | Birney & Birney, Lge for Laura ¥ ymond. He presented his case | Nott, Patrick Confoy aud Samuel R, gineer department Mr. Mudd was referred | and 0} to Maj. to the major and showed a long petition fayoring the apvoiatment of his | quashing the special Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine, was one of the | sued in the bout this, three days would not go by before the major would be relieved. Whether this story is hich was from hisroom and comp! that he had been insulted. WHAT MAJOR RAYMOND BAYS ABOUT IT. In conversation with Major Raymond today, he informed a Star reporter that it was true that Mr. Mudd had called and demanded the removal of one of his clerks, which he did not consider he had a right to do, and told him so, He said Mr. Mudd felt insulted and left rather ptly. THE WORLD’S FAIR BILL. A Washington Substitute for the Special Committee’s Report. ‘The special House committee on the world’s fair held a meeting today and spent two hours in going over the draft of the bill prepared by the subcommittee, correcting the phraseology and making slight amendments. When the point of adjournment was reached the commit- tea had gotten as far as section 10 in the bill. The Chicago men were not satisfied at the rate of progress and endeavored to procure another meeting of the committee this afternoon. but failed. There was the usual exchange of sar- castic remarks between the representatives of the competing cities, THE WASHINGTON SUBSTITUTE. Mr. Wilson presented the draft of a bill pre- pared by the Washington committee, and gave notice that it would be presented to the House as a substitute for the special committee's bill, tis is the measure propos- ing an appropriation by the government of $15,000,000 to defray the expense of holding the fair at the national cay ital The most important of the changes made in the committee's bill today was the striking out of the provision appropriating €50,000 to en- able foreign exhibits for the exposition to be admitted free of duty and inserting $100,000. AGAINST THE PLUMBING BILL, Meeting of the Master Plumbers Last Night. The Master Plumbers protective association held a meeting last night in the hall corner of 8th and D streets northwest to discuss the pend- ing bill before Congress, having for its object the appointment of an examining board, the changing of the law relative to the inspec- tion done in old houses and the giv- ing of the inspector of plumbing arbitrary power to go in and con- demn work, The meeting was called to order by Mr. Eugene C. Hannan. He suggested that a committee of five be appointed to wait upon the District Commissioners and consult them with reference to the bill now pending. A committee composed of Mr. E. C, Hannan, George E. Shacffer, Edward Gorman, J. W. Hurley and John Keppel were accordingly appointed, This committee after discussing the bill before the Commissioners wi.l recommend that the rule requiring a de- posit of £50 to cover cuts made by plumbers in streets be changed so as require only $10 for each ent, and also to amend the law relative to the relaying of cobble stones so as to allow plan:bers to relay them instend of the District, Severa: present condemued the pending bill. ‘This morning the committee above named called upon the Commissioners, but Capt. Lusk, who is sick, had the bill, The committee wil make another visit to the Commissioners Mouday and request that they be allowed to sce twe bill and be heard in board session, Proposed Sunday Law for the District. To the Editor of Tak EVENING Star: Our national legislators in the marble palace on Capitol Hill are being petitioned to pass a law forbidding any secular labor or business by any person on Sunday, &c. This bill has been Introdneed by Hon. Mr. Breckinridge. The American Sabbath union, composed of clergy- men and members of various religious denomi- nitions in the District of Columbia and else- where, are doing their utmost to impress upon the public that itis an absolute necesmty to have such a law passed for this District, A convention is being held in this city for the parpose of Ivtiing the citizens know that Wash- ington as the capital of this glorious country has no Sunday law; i,e.. that persons are being torced to labor on Sunday and Sunday rest is a thing not known ia this beautiful capital, en of the United States and as a ministe: of the gospel I asked for the privilege of ad- essing the © yn on this important sub- ject, stating that I was not in sympathy with this Movement from the standpoint of an evangelical Christian and a citizen to whom liberty of conscieuce was guaranteed by the national ‘Constitution, The answer given me by the secretary of the American Sabbath union wa: s is no debating club. If you think otherwise you have the privilege todoso. This is a free country, We cannot allow our opponents to come in here, You would not allow a minister of another denomi- nation to preach in your pulpit. You are the first Evangelical Lutheran minister I mvt | who is opposed to our movement.” These ex- pressions do not tally very well with the state- ment made at the opening of the convention by this same gentleman: “We want fair play and desire a thorough understanding of this subjec It is un outrage upon the Christian people of this city, an insult to the ministers of Christ who yet believe in the power of the preached word as a means of grace. To ask the civil late for the consciences of government to | men must be taken as the strongest testimony that christianity is not capable to educate and raise a people who will, trom a conscientious motive, keep and rehgiously observe the Lord’s day in accordance with the spirit of the gospel, Ivis a self-accusation on the part of those min- isters who favor such legislation as a to reac our people from charge of desecrating the Lord's day. y the gospelis not uble to doit, Please means of # civil law, Fortunately there are some ministers and laymen—not Jews, nor infidels, neither such as belong to the sect of the Seventh Day Adventists or Baptists, nor all who keep saioous—who raise their voice in solemn protest against such un- christian insinuations as logically follow from the wording of the peading Sunday biils, Their principle is this, that Christ's gospel has the same power today that it ever had. ‘The church will exist without the aid of civil legislation, as it alw “My kingdom is not of this world,” says Jesus Christ. God has instituted the Sabbath asa day of rest under the Old Testament dispensation. Christ has ht that the Sabbath is made for man. The scripture which teaches that all mosaical cere- monies can be omitted after the gospel is revealed has abrogated the Jewish Sabbath, Yet, because it was requi- site to appoint a certain day that the people may come together for pub- lic worship, the Christian church has appointed the first day of the week, commonly cailed Sun- day. So the Christian liberty has been proved by the Christian church under the gospel, and all true followers of Christ “remember the Sab- bath day to keep it holy.” The promotors of a (Jewish) Sabbath, civil or religious, cannot deny this truth. or do they sce in the necessity of making a law that the Christian people of this District have not had a day of rest and worship, or the privilege to keep and observe it in accordance with their religious belief? The men who worked on Sunday on the 7th street cable road were not forced to it; they did it voluntarily and took their pay for it. if this is a free country, as Mr. Crafts tells me, then it would be denying sach freedom to that person who chooses to work on Sunday, Sun- day laws create hypocrisy as well as idleness, which always leads to crime, If the Lord's day is to be observed as a day of rest and wor- While Major Raymond was not swunea to | ship teach the people, educate the masses to be interviewed today he has often told Tue | thateffect. Begin in the home, the family, continue in the church and then you will come to that rest in heaven which is the eternal Sab- bai Joux MUELLER, Pastor Concordia Lutheran Church, Real Estate Matters. C. G. Lederer has bought for $29,000 of M. 10, equare 436, front- ing 24 feet on 7th street between E and F streets northwest, ima D. Brooks has brag for #6,000 of E. Harner lot 11, block 19, Edingham place, “Questions of the day” was the subject dis- in an int the seat of Barnes | manner at the regular Friday evening meeting d upon the Commis- | at the Eighth Street sy: ogue last evening. The charge of embezzlement against Otho the engineer department and an al- | Stull, who was recently arrested in Boston, was feet yeasty and the appointment of a man | noille prossed in the Police Court yeste: a be caee. by Sarah E. Leer rad morning assessmen| There were but fourteen burial permits is- twenty-four hours ending at 2 ers, heirs of the court rendered up| o'clock today, There were three deaths from reported d in an an; tone said that he didn’t care | consumption and three from | who it was signed by. Mr. Mudd is quoted as | monia, . | saying to the major that he could at least treat _ him ase gentioman, Afterward Mr. Mudd is| Swexrzst Toxep Piano tiade is the Brad- quowd ws saying that if the Secretary | bury,—Advertisement D.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1890-TWELVE PAGES. HE OBJECTS TO THE TRACKS, Suit for an Injunction Against the Bal- timore and Potomac Railroad. 3. HARRISON JOHNSON DESIRES TO PREVENT THE USE OF THE TRACKS ON MARYLAND AVENUE BR- ‘TWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH TREETS FOR A “'Y” OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES. J. Harrison Johnson today filed a bill, by Samuel Maddox, against the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company for an injunction to Prevent the use of the tracks on Maryland ave- nue between 6th and 7th streets for the pur- pose of a “Y" orany purpose whatever, and that said track be abated as « nuisance by re- moval. The plaintiff states that he is the owner of lote at 8th and C streets southwest, where he resides; that a reservation 541 feetlong and 215 wide is in front thereof and is owned by the government, which would bave long since been improved but for the unlawful acts of defendant, He states that the company has not only laid tracks from Virginia avenue crossing into land avenue at 9th street, but has for years used the torage of cars, making up trai for he noises interfering with th: B. rest of himself and family and filling the house with dust and cinders. He states that no storage of cars has taken place there for a year, but the company maintains six tracks and eight switches thereon, He states that trains from the south reach the depot by Maryland avenue to 6th street, using a single track east of 7th street to 6th street, and he charges that this track is entirely with- out authority of law, and within the past six months the company is using said track for the urposes of a “Y;” that twice a day cars are run rom the depot to near 9th street, then eastward by a flying switch to the tracks on Virginia avenue, and each time it necessitates the cross- ing of 7th street three times, greatly interfer- ing with street cars, pedestrians and traffic, and that it is rarely possible to cross the avenue at 7th street without being detained from one to eight minutes, Even if the company has the right to enter the reservation he denies that it has the right to maintain more than two tracks, and if the track from the reservation to Maryland avenue be abated he says two- thirds or more of the reservation would be im- proved without interfering with the company’s awful business, He incorporates Col. Wilson's report on the reservation, made in 1886, in which he recommends the removal of the Maryland ave, tracks and prays as above, filing in support of the bill the affidavits of 0. T. Thompson, R. A. Walker, John H. Cassell and John N. Burkhard, ee GONE TO ESCAPE ARREST. The Missing Signal Lieutenant Said to be a Defaulter. Gen. Greely has caused inquiries to be made as to the whereabouts of Second Lieut. Wm. D. Wright, signal corps, who has disappeared from the city. Gen. Greely has had an exami- nation made of the accounts of the missing man while he was in charge of the government telegraph lines along the Atlantic coast, from which duty he was relieved im October last and set to work in the office here. There are evidences that his books were so manipulated as to conceal a shortage of $626.33, in which amount Lieut. Wright now stands debtor to the government. Wright was stationed at Woods Holl, Mass, and hud the receipting for and disbursement of the funds which were paid over by the Western Union company for exchange work. EXAMINING THE ACCOUNTS. Gen. Greely, having reason to suspect that something was wrong,ordcred a strict scrutiny. Information was received from the Western Union company that a remittance of money had been made to Lieut. Wright on the 16th of October of which there was no mention in his treasury re te. This answer reached Gen. Greely last Monday morning, and after a final review of the papers to convince himself that there was no mistake about the matter he decided to place Lieut. Wright under arrest, WRIGHT COULD NOT BE FOUND. He sent Capt. Allen to Wright's residence for this purpose, but Lieut. Wright was not to be found, the house being closed and deserted. That night another officer was sent out with instructions to scour the town in search of the defaulter, Late at night he telephoned the generai that he had met with no success, Then the case was placed in the hands of the police, who have found no trace of him. If he does not show up inside of three mouths he will be dropped as a deserter, Lient. Wright is about forty-eight years of age and is murried, but has no children, His wife apparently went with him, Her sister, who lives in the city, claims to have no knowl- edge of the whereabouts of the fugitives, MRS. COPPIN CONDITION, There Was No Improvement This After- noon, Mra, Coppinger, Secretary Biaine’s daughter, lies in about the same condition. A slight im- provement was noted last night and a statement was published by the physi- sicians which gave the family a good deal of hope. This morning all inquiries were answered by the reply that she was about the same, A second bulletin was issued this morn- ing, reading: “At 9 o'clock Mr. Coppinger’s condition showed no improvement from last nights’ —_consuitations, but there are some indications that improvement in her condition may be shown during the day.” This hope was not verified up to 2:30 p.m, ,when ‘Tae Stan reporter called at the house, He was told that the patient was no better. gecteedistultia ths THE LIQUOR LICENSE TANGLE. Judge Miller’s Decision in Cases Where Licenses are Unacted Upon. Judge Miller yesterday called on the District Commissioners and had an interview with them concerning the license question, in which they accepted the responsibility for the delay in granting licenses. Today Judge Miller gave a decision in the eases of Louis Zerega and Wm. Nicholson, which were tried yesterday. In these cases the charge was selling without a license, al- though it was admitted that they had made ap- plications and had $100 each deposited with the Commissidners, The court referred to the legislative enact- ment quoted by Mr. Williams yesterday. The deposits are held, the judge said, not for the { showing good faith, but asa part of se. Instead of being a rule of the Commissioners or a mere equitable arrangement it isa posi- fave law. Insumming up the case the jndge said: “Where a man who has been acting under a | license files an application for a re- newal of tho jicense, accompanied by the necessary deposit, and the deposit in still held and the application bas not been | acted npon, and until the defendant has re- ceived a notification of rejection or approval, | he cannot be tried in this court tor keeping an unlicensed bar.” Judge Miller said that this was about the | best he couid do under the miserable. ambig- uous law; that he would not acquit the detend- ants, but in such casea he would grant them an indefinite continuance. ——_—_ Mr. Flannery’s Side of the Case, Mr. M. C. Flannery, the contractor, who was engaged yesterday in au altercation with Mr. James E. Clements which came to blows in front of the Treasury department, denies that he made an assault on Clements and says he simply defended himself. an Shot by a Policeman. About 1 o'clock yesterday Policemen Daley and Ferguson ehtered the O-street alley and found a party of negroes engaged in a game of KEEPING UP THE FIGHT, The Democrats in the House Carrying Out Their Program Today. & REPUBLICAN ABSENTEE COMES IN, BUT ™R. BUCKALEW, THE VOTING DEMOCRAT, I8 SICK, 80 A VOTING QUORUM IS AS FAR OFF AS EVER. The Honse began its session ina more orderly manner this morning by reaction from the ex- citement of yesterday. The democrats, in ac- cordance with the decision of their caucus, continued their active protest against proceed- ing. They propose to keep up this course until they exhaust the usual parliamentary motions each Monday,and then later in the day, when they can stave it off no longer, to take part in the consideration of the election case— under protest. They have decided not to withdraw from the all at any time, and if on the vote to unseat Mr. Jackson a quorum do not vote they will merely register their protest, believing that they can embarrass their antagonists more by following this couree, 4 REACTION. It looks as if both parties had somewhat Overaone themselves in the matter of getting excited. This morning when Mr. Springer moved to adjourn he was surprised by the Speaker putting the motion to the Honse in- stead of ruling the motion out of order, as he done yesterday, There was some talk this morning of the ma- ity taking a recess at the end of each day instead of journing, so as to avoid the fight over the journal, which must be read at the beginning of each legislative day. But this — was decided to be impracticable at this ie ‘THE REPURLICAXS PROPOSE to continue in their efforte to dispose of the contested election case until it is out of the way without turning from it to consider any other question, Mr. McKinley said this morning that of course nothing could be done with the ruics while this matter was pending. “Will the rules be taken up when this is dis- posed of?” the Stag reporter asked. “Oh, [should think so,” Mr. McKinley re- plied. A REPUBLICAN DISAPPOINTMENT, The republicans expected to have a voting quorum this morning, Mr. O'Donnell (Mich.), who has been sick, having put in an appear- ance, Yesterday 163 votes were recorded, in- cluding Mr. Buckulew, a democrat, With the Speaker's vote and the presence of one more tis morning there would have been a quorum. It looked as if the presence of Mr. O'Donnell would give the necessary vote. But it was discovered that Mr. Buckalew, the democrat who insists always in voting when present, was sick and couid not attend. After all the dilatory motions are exhausted say, it is expected that Mr. Crisp wili speak on the contested election case. THE CONTEST IN THE HOUSE. The Discussion This Afternoon is Quite Lively. After the report of the House proceedings in the first edition closed Mr. Crisp went on to state that the calling up of the Smith-Jackson case in the absence of any code of rules was purely unparliamentary and had been decided on by a republican caucus, Mr. Howell retorted that Mr. Crisp had re- ceived verbal notice that the caucus liad not considered the case, _Mr. Crisp admitted this, but lican newspapers had publish: the caucus to the effect that such action had been taken. It was not a question of veracity, said Mr. Cris) between the gentleman from illinois and himself, but a ques- tion of veracity between republican newspaper representatives and the gentleman trom Illi- now. Mr. Crisp then read from a newspaper an acconnt of the caucus. He thought that if the statements were untrue there would be a denial, but he bad seen none, THE NEW CODE. Mr. McKinley made a statement regarding the meetings of the committee on Tules, to which Mr. Carlisle replied that he was ready at any time to discuss the new code on the floor of the House, He did not understand the delay in bringing in the code. He was always willing to attend meetings of the committee, but he had reserved notice of but three meetings. Mr. McKinley replied that the committee had not reported the rules because they uceded the careful consideration and this would take some time. (Groans from the democrats. ) Mr. Crisp again claimed the floor and re- sumed his argument. He thought the delay in bringing in the rules was caused by « desire on the part of the republicans to unseat a suf- ficient number of democrats to enable them to Pass on the new code without any serious iuter- ference, —. THE NEW RECORDER, Mr. Bruce Says He is Going to Run His Office on Business Principles. Ex-Senator Bruce, the new recorder of deeds, was at the District building this morning and lass. In reply toa question from a Sran re- porter Mr, Brace said it was his intention to take charge of his new office about the end of next week. He said, as a matter of course, he appreciated the appointment land would show the people of Washington an administration conducted upon wholly busi- ness principles. He said he appreciated the need of a fire-proof building for the storage of old records, and among his first official acts | will be a recommendation approving such a building. He said there was another thing that needed immediate attention, and that was thet in the recorder of deeds’ office there are a large number of old re- cords running back, some of them, over a hun- dred years and that they were mouldy and ai- together in a very bad condition. He said he would do his utmost to have these recopied, Sp king of the move on foot to make the of- fice of the recorder a salaried one Mr. Bruce suid that he had nothing tosay; that he pro- oxed to leave that entirely to the discretion of Jongress and that he would not move a foot to influence legislation in that respect. The New York Bank Failure. Mr. Lacey, controller of the currency, said this morning that the newspapers contained a great deal more information than he possessed in regard to the affairs of the Sixth national bank of New York city. He had received a telegram from Bank Examiner Hepburn soon after the suspension, saying that he bad protected the ‘maturing _ pa- per of the bank and he Lad ings mail saying it gencral term that the beak ing’s mail in gene: we insolvent and slang that it be placed in the hands of a receiver. The examiner said that the assets of the bauk were choice and in ood sha) aud could easily be liqui- fica The examiner said also that he was now preparing s detailed statement of the assets and liabilities of the bank and expected to complete it today. The controller said that he would take no action in the — ae et ng examiner's report, which wi reach Washington before tomorrow, He will appoint a receiver early next week, War Department Changes. Resigned: Hubbard T. Smith, Indiana, class 2, A.G.O., to accept position in Treasury de- partment, Promoted: Albert F. New York, from 21,200 to #1.400, A.G.0.; Meyer Herman, i iana, $1.000 to $1,200, A.G.O.; John F. Kelly, New York, from $1,000 to 1,200, engineer's of- D. Beechy, oftice, fice. Obie, 8,00 elerkship, engineer crap. The officers scattered the crowd and sveceeded in capturing Mike Green and William Jordan.. Green, who has already served two terms ed ee made an assault on Officer Ferguson and was kicking him in the head when Officer Daley drew his revolver and fired, the bullet entering Green's shoulder. On the way to the station Green fainted. wound to Frank B. Wilson and Benjamin Townsend, ‘the latter ason of C. CO, Town- The bovs were sixteen years of age their W6re Out of towa at the time, The ment is weeks past tracks of railroad company. The square referred to is that bounded by 34 see aad ay cael i a Soe class of houses.” intimates that is for 7 purchase is being made for the Penn- had a conversation with Commissioner Doug- | SHOOTING sTARS, The populiarity of some story tellers is great Special bar-gains—80 cent drinks. wR BYNUM Vs. WR REE Then up rose Mf. Bynum, And began to claw the air, And burl his wrathful vials At the Speaker in the chair, He vowed be was a tyrant, Such as never had before, Knocked all the rules b— westerm And Cwesarized the floor. He swore the world was looking Upon the tyrant's deed, And that the press and pulpit Wouid execrate Tom Reed. He wopt that rank injustice Should occupy the chair, And walk rough-shod all over ‘The weaker party there. He kicked and pawed and ranted He tore up half the floor— ‘The Speaker let him finixh, Then proceeded as before, The Plattriotic sentiment of New York ts against a World's Fair anywhere im that state, Afresh Florida strawberry appeared on an uptown boarding house table last Wednesday and almost created a riot. A raffle was organ- ized for its disposal, and by the well-known irony of fate,a young man gotit who never wears jewelry of any kind, FEBRUARY 2. The ground hog will tomorrow His shadow likely sce, And if he does, then Greely Had batter climb a tree, A man whom it were base flattery to call John Smith came into this office this morning and offered the following advertisement for pubheation: “Notice: If the very homely woman about thirty nine years and eleven months old who lost a pocket book containing $14.55 on Pean- sylvania avenue this morning, will apply to -— she can have the money by paying for thie notice,” He explained that he had seen the woman drop the pocket book but that be was anxious to keep the coutents and he was of the that no woman for as small a sum a 214.55 would ever answer the advertixement as be bad written it. The card, of course, was refused and the man was turned over to the police. ‘The majority in the House believes that its Reed-cemer liveth, A SHINELYSS POLIAH, Thongh a highly polished gentleman, He was steeped in inebriety, And he couldu't therefore properly Shine in temperance society, =a ae — Range of the Thermometer Today, ‘Tue following were the readings at the sige naloilice today: Sa.m., 46; % p.m, 41; maxi- mum, 49; muuimum., 40, Tastes may differ, but all connoieseurs J. Calvet & Co, Bordeaux and to be of excellent quality. Co., 43 Warren street, N MARRIED. TLENS. At 1325, Kloventh street . » D.C. by Rex. Dr, Naylory BOWAKD sc a Mine. y. SELLE. Dota of this ct caamaiich ™ | see DIED. Departed this life February 1, 1890. at ‘Margaret ROBLKT, beloved hustand of nrty-fiewt yeas of Lis life, nd Folutlses ary reapectfuliy invited to ot- ral trot jaunes cuurch, Mouday, Pel- D. FRANCIS MILLER, infant son of Masocte al. auuiond, aged two yearsand from the residence of his grandmother, 812 Muwens, Suuday, February 2 at 1:30 p Had Departed this january 30, 1890, at HALL i rag atte ‘Afty-hine years, ab re street porth west, Bap aa Bape tirweet, Bunday, February ‘are reenact? se 4 will take piuce trom the Me tist cLuven, Kt wtreet 1 - selatives aud irieuds tsuaud of Eil'b Kemnelly, wath Kerry, lreiand, rmgent of Wash tals Ave aiced seventy-two ye ra Lis late craeOD at S -_ Oh February 1, 1890, at 2 a.m., of pmene > cL VOR, aged seventy-aght years *. and tweaty-<ix d acquaittances are invited t> attend . pom Fesdeuce, = : coy s33 50 © Monday morning, Febr 3, at 8: iis woxvico at St. Douuiaie’s cup © = MeNPIL. Att. tiieubeth bow; ital ou the wmerTbiDg wuary 1,1 7) 418 MoNEIL OF fubeval tu Sunday moruitg's Feat, Un Thursday, Jan 7 1890, T1it 1atreet norte fcioek, at ute roudehee, 111 Yat we: T # long aod patutul lness, JAMES bk. loved husband ot Selile B. 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