Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1890, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. a. Avez's Pus Are everywhere considered the most effective remedy for costiveness, indigestion and sick headache. Being sugar-coated aud purely vegetable they are without equal ass family medicine. For all derangements of the digestive and excretory organs no other pills are eo universally approved. “For s long time my wife was a sufferer from dysen- tors, the best physicians in this section being unable to afford her any relief. At length we concluded to try Ayer's Pills, and after taking three boxes she was cured."—J. B, Stnith, Blue Ridge Springs, Va. “During the past twenty-eight years I have used Ayer’s Pills in my family for all derangements of the stomach, liver and bowels, and alsoforcolda, They ave never failed to benefit."—Prof. Cheuncy Herds- an, A. M., Business College, Woodside, Newark, N.J. “Ayor's Pills are the best I bave ever used for head- aches, and thes act like acharm in relieving any disa- greeable sensation in the stomach after eating.”"—Mrs. ‘M. J. Ferguson, Pullens, Va, “Tam never withonts box of Ayer’s’ Pills in the bouse."—Mra Edwix Bartow, 425 Bristol st, Buffalo, NY. AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS, Prepared by DR J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists and Deslers in Medicines, nz . Wur Bias Excistos Has DONE. OVER 25 POUNDS GAINED IN TEN WEEKS. EXPERIENCE OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN. Tae Cazmronnts Soctaty zon TsE SUFFRESSION oF Vic Sax Faascisco, July 7th, 1885. I took a severe cold upon my chest and lungs snd id not give it proper attention; itdeveloped into bronchiti«, and in the fallof the same year I was ‘three! d with consumption. Physicians ordered me toa more congenial climate, ard I came to San Francisco. Seon after uy arrival I commenced taking Scott's Enmulsion of Cod Liver Off with Hypo- irdupois went from 155 to 180 pounds and over; the cough mesntime ceased, Cc. R. BENNETT. Sold by all drugyista, EE FROM SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUS- ss, Constipation, &., use Carter's Little Liver Strictly Veetable. "They cently sti the free the stomach from bile. by HILADELPHIA Srone ‘Headquarters for Black Goods. ‘Mobairs and Brilliatines c., Bde. aud $1. iestly’s Sulk Warp Heuriettas $1 up to 50 a yard. Just received s line of Fancy Stripes, choice, bewutiful goods, only 50c. a yard. Anew lineof Pisid and Striped Foulard Cloths, all the new colors, plaing to match, ly 75e. a yard ew Embroideries Cambric aud Nainsook, choice goods, at low prices, and Children’s positive Fast Black Hose 25c. Quality and Color guaranteed. ‘Wail pay you to examine them. Finest Quality Imported Zephyr in 2,4 and 8 fold only Se. a lap. Best Imported Saxony Yarn only 12c. lap. Germantown Wool 16¢, New Stamped Goods. China Siiks, fancy and plain, 32-in. wide, CARHART & LEIDY, $28 7th st. and 706 K st nw. W.. M. Suvster & Soxs, 919 PENNA. AVE. TEN PER CENT OFF FOR CaSH. ‘Weasre very much gratified at the quantity of fall and winter goods disposed of during the past month while siving a discount of 10 per cent on all saies, large and smail, for CASH, and, baving reduced our winter stock very much, we bave decided to place al SPRING and SUMMER Goods left from last season on sale upon the satue terms until further notice. Our object is to reduce the present stock and open the coming season with one ENTIRELY NEW. We have quite alarge lot of GINGHAMS, LAWNS, CHALLIS, SATINES, SILKS and 4 grest variety of WHITE DRESS GOODS, ROBES and FLOUNCINGS, sil of which will be exposed for sale on Monday or ‘Tuesday next. They will be marked at such low prices sa to be very attractive, and we are going to sell them if we have to make a loss to do so. Our Sunuwer Silks Lave all been marked at a great Joss, but they must be sold and sold quickly. ‘There is on hand our usual stock of BLACK SILES im all qualities, from 75¢, to €3 a yard. ‘They include some of the vest makes imported ead will all go out st the same DISCOUNT FOR CASH. ‘We have left over s large lot of ROBES and COM- BINATION DRESSES in Silk and Wool and All Wool, which we offer at # loss, but theyall go atthe same discount, though many of them are not bringing fifty cents on the dollar. Im addition to the goods named above we have s complete assortment of MOURNING GOODS of the ‘Dest makes, all in perfect condition, and as we pay particular attention to this department you will find im our assortment the most desirsble goods in the market Also s complete Stock of Staple Goods, such as TABLE DAMASKS, NAPEINS, TOWELINGS, IRISH LINENS, LINEN SHEETINGS, LINEN TABLE CLOTHS, WHITE and COLORED SPREADS and SHIRTINGS; all of which sre marked at regular prices, Also s few REAL CAMFL’S HAIR SHAWLS, which are marked st great loss to close, % ALL of the above-named goods, and in fact our | 37: entire utock, st s discount of 10 PER CENT FOR Ca3H. Al goods marked tu plan figures, W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENN. AVE, N.W. TS XO LONGER NECESSARY TO TARE BLUE Pills to rouse f to action. Carter's Little wer Pills are much better. Dou't forget thia Ger Tur Bose THE CONCORD HARNESS, LUTZ & BRO. 497 Penn. sve., adjoining Nationa) Hotel, Horve Blankets and Lap Ku Les at low prices, ald Tx Tsousox-Hovstox Exxcrnio COMPANY, 620 Atlantic avenue, Boston, Mass, qasmmeron cerice, 1333 F st ‘NESS. OR THE LIQUOR HABIT Positively Cured by administering Dr. Haines? GOLDEN SPECIFIC. can be given in a cup of coffee or tea or In articles Without the Ruowiedye of the patient; it is ab- eB itely barmless, and will effect s permanent and cure, whether the patient is a moderate drinker EDWAED L. DENT, M. E., Proprietor. ‘Tho best fecilitien fm the eity 3 2d EDITION. Latest ‘Telsrans to Tho Si More Jurors. Curcaco, Feb. 14.—Four more jurors in the jory bribing case were secured this morning and sworn in, —_.—___ A Notable Piece of Machinery. Hamrctox, Onto, Feb. 14—The tool works of Hamilton have finished and are now loading an immense armor-plate bending roll that is to be sentto the navy yard at Mare Island, San Francisco. The tremendous machine weighs, in round numbers, 400,000 pounds and the freight will be something over $10,000. The Cincinnati, Hanttiton and Dayton has a num- ber of special fiat cars built for the transporta- tion of the load and the whole train will be run through to the coast as a special. It is the largest shipment and the finest machine that ever left Hamilton, a town where some mag- uificent machinery is made, pool deena DO The Duke’s Friend Can’t See Him. Panis, Feb. 14.—Owing to the attendance of the duke de Luynes at a political lunch given him by the Catholic students, at the Gymnase Laurenz last night, he bas been forbidden to Visit the duke of Orleans, who is at present contined in the conceirgerie prison. Suesias. same sp French Duty on Rice and Corn. Pants, Feb. 14.—The French council of sgri- culture has voted in favor of imposing a duty of three francs on Indian corn, five francs on corn meal and its derivatives, three franca on rice in the husk and eight francs on broken and cleaned rice and rice flour. — The Madrid Conference. Beng, Feb. 14.—Switzerland has accepted the invitation of Spain to take part in the con- ference to be held in Madrid to devise meas- ures for the protection of industrial property. priciest iS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special ware to Corson and Macartney, 141Y F street: € 160% DL. BOG D's 106 Da 386 ‘De. Fie gr a - mi 20; See FE — Washington Stuck Exchange, Sales—Regular Cail—12 o'clock m.: Capitol and North O street railroad, 12 at 64%. Kiggs Insurance company, 100 at 83. Columbia ‘Title insurance, 100 at6%. American Graphophone, 50 atiIny; l0atisy. Washington Loan and Trust company, 200 at 23g. Government Bouds—U. 8. 43¢s, 1891, regiatered, 103% bid, 104 asked. U. S.4}¢a, 1501, coupon, 104i bid, 105 asked. U. 8. 4s, registered, 1907, 122% bid, 1235, asked. U. & 49, coupon, 1907, 1223, "bid, 1234) asked. District ‘of Columbia Bouds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, coin, 103% bid, 104 asked. Per imp. 7s, 1801, currency, 106 bid. Market — stock 7a, | 1882, currency. 105 bid. 20-year fund, 6s, 1892, gold, 104 bid. 20-year fund, is, 1s¥0, gold, 113 bid. Water stock, 7s, 1901, cur- rency, 131 bid. 30-year fund, 68, gold, '1902, 123 bid. | Water stuck, 7s, currency, = bid. 1924, fund, currency, 122 bid, 123 ed. Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8, Electric Light bonds, Ist, ts, 100 bid. U.S. Electric Light bonds, 115 did, 125 asked. Washington and Georgetown Kailroad, 10-40,63,106 bid, 100% asked. Ww etown Convertible bonds, 6, 160 bid. Masonic Hall Association 58, 1898, 107 bid. Washington Market Company 1st mort- gage, 02, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. 68, 120 bid. Washington Light Infantry ri 1904, 102 bid. first mortgage bonds, 6s, c Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 98 bid, 105 asked. Wi jon Gas t Com. ny bonds, series A, 6s, 121 bid. Wasbing- ton 7 Gua Light Company bonds, series B, ts, Izy bid. Notonel Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 500 bid. Bank of Republic, 270 bid. Metropoll- tan, 267 asked. Central, 275 bid. “Second, 144 bid! Farmers and Mechanlcs. 18 bid, 192 asked. Citizens, 167 bid. Columbia, 175 bid, 185 asked, Capital,’ 120 bid, 125 asked. West End, 60 bid, 66 asked. itailroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 280 bid, $10 asked. Metropolitan, 170 bid, 180 asked. ‘Columbia, 60 bid, 70 asked. Capitol and North © Street, 64 bid, 65 asked. Ecking- ton and Soldiers” Home, 54 bid. insurance Stocks—Firemens,41 bid. Franklin, 50 bid. Metropolitan, 50 bid. National Union, 193g bid. Arlington, 180 bids Corcoran, 63 bid, 68 asked. Columbia, 16% bid, 17 asked. German-American, 130 bid Potomac, 88 bid, 100 asked. Riggs, 84 bid, 8% asked. “Peoples, By Di ‘fitle Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 123 bid, 125 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 43% bid, 44 asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid: U. & Electric Light, 110 bid, Telephone Stocks — Pennsylvania, 24% bid. Chesapeake and Potomac, 85 bid, 86% asked. American Graphophone Company, 18 bid, 18% ask Miscellaneous Stocks — Washington Market Company, 20 bid, 20% asked. Washington Brick Machine Company, 0C bid. Great Fails Ice Company, 168 bid, 175 asked. Bull Kun Pano- 23 bid. National Safo Deposit Company, 245 bid, 260 asked. Washington Safe Deposit Company, 125 bid. National ‘Typographic, 20 bid, 35 asked. Mergenthaler, 12 , 50 asked. Pneumatic Gun ‘arriage, x bid, 1 asked. Washington Loan and Trust Company, 2% bid, 23g asked. American Security and ‘Irust com pany, 33 bid. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. ge ee Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.—Cottou nominal—mid- Flour moderately active and steady— Howard street and western super, 2.2% do. extra, 2.00a3.00; do. family, 3.7504.30; City mills, , winter wheat, patent, ; do. do. Straight, Wheat—south- ern fairly active ‘and quiet; Fultz, 7éas4; Lot berry, S1aH6: No. 2 red, 80iga8l}: steamer Noe, red. 743ga70}4; wentern steady: No. 2 winter red, i; February, 8UXasuy; March, 81; Slay, ex anssg° Corn southern quite fir S8e42; yellow, 35039; western, mixed spot, ebruary, 36403675; March, Jo ‘hite, 36a 38; Avni. x; July, BOX Cats firm — southern and nia, acl; western, white, 27 5ga20; graded No. 2 inactive but very steady—prime ci Hay flat—prime to choice timothy, 12.50a13.00. Provisions steady—mess pork. 10, 11 new; bulk meats, loose jers, 5; loug clear and clear rib aides; OX; sugar-pickied shoulders, Si: sugar. cured smoked shoulders, 63g; hams, 10\al13¢; lard, crude Gy. Hutter steady—weste: t roll, 10a18; creamery, 26828, 2ualh Petroleum un- z (ee quiet—Kiocargoes fair, 193. Sugar steady—A soft, 6y. Copper unchanged—reiined, 133al4y. Whisky firm and unchanged—1.09a 1.10. “Freights w Liverpool per steamer quiet and Very steady—cotton, 4Uc.; our rtonin sacks, 20s.; grain per bushel, dd.” Cork for ordere—prompt, 4-048, Salee—wheat, 20,000 bushels; corn, 967,000 bushels, BALTIMOKE, Feb. 14.— Virginia throes, 6634; Baltimore and Ohio stock, 100% asked: Northern Central stock, 69370; ted gas bonds, 11355 changed—s , consolida! B113%; do. stock, 565 056%. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Feb. 14 (closing).—Wheat—Febru- 3 Tai: May, 77% bh. 2556; June, 77% Cora— 7. 3044: June, wx. REN: bruary, 4; Sune, 6.02%: pe 5.8256; arch, 477i; May, Short ‘ribs—February, 4 4.8754. eee SIN FOAW’S WIFE GONE. A Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Elopes Witha Chinaman’s Melican Wife. The Chinese quarter of the Hub is in an up- roar because of the elopement of the wife of Sin Foam, prosperous Harrison avenue mer- stepfather on Harrison avenue and up to Wed- nesday night worked at cigar making. He and Mra. Sin Foam often met. Nagy 80 often to Seaton’s home to see him man’s mother finally ordered her |AJ. RAYMOND DID NOT LIKE IT. He Was Informed That Attorney Hazel- ton Was Making Certain Inquiries. ‘BE ACCUSES THE ATTORNEY OF “CHWABRANTABLE INTERFERENCE”—SOME THINGS THAT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE BE WAS RELIEVED—THE ATTOR- NEY CALLED UPON TO MAKE A REPORT. Since the President made the order relieving Maj. Raymond as Engineer Commissioner of the District there have been many reports con- cerning the way in which the action was brought about, It has transpired today that there were some i ata meeting of the board of Commisioners held January 28, two days before the order relieving Maj. Raymond was made. That session was secret and it was rumored at the time that there was some unplessantness, A record was made of the proceedings on the minutes of the board in the form of a memorandum,ss follows: “January 28, 1890. “TI have been informed that Mr. George C. Hazelton, attorney of the District of Columbia, called on the 19th instant upon an officer of the corps of engineers in this city with the avowed purpose of information with refer- ence to the politics of engineer officers in order to select a successor to myself as Com- missioner of the District; that in the resultin; interview Mr. Hazelton stated that my remov: was fully decided upon and he was desirous of obtaining an En, © Commissioner who would be republican in politics, and that he further stated that I have persistently voted with the democratic Com- missioner _ in opposition to the republican Commissioner. I desire that this memorandum may be referred to the attorney of the District for immediate explanation, (Signed) Cuas, W. Raraonp, Commissioner, D.C. Respectfully referred to the attorney of the District of Columbia with request that he will return this memorandum — — |. Hine. scare tascued eos he's A Stan was informed when he ap- oq at Mr. Hazelton's office today to see what e had to say about the statement made b; Maj. Raymond, that the attorney was away an: would not return until tomorrow. Mr. Hazelton has not, it is stated, yet made a report on the memorandum referred to him. A Srar reporter was informed that Mr. Ha- zelton made the inquiry referred to after Com- missioner Douglass called upon the Presi- dent and been requested by the President to name an engineer officer who would be accept- able as the successor of Maj. Raymond. MAJ. RAYMOND SAYS ‘ST WAS UNWAKRANTABLE INTERFERENCE.” “Ts this your memorandum?” asked a Star reporter as he presented a copy of the above to Maj. Raymond, “Yes, it is,” replied the major. “I wae in- formed of Mr. Hazelton's unwarrantable interference, and as a matter of course submitted that memorandum for the consideration and action of the board, I think the matter thorougly un- professional and an unwarranted interference.” “Did Mr. Hazelton reply to the order of the Commissioners?" asked the reporter. “No, sir, he did not, and Inot been re- lieved at the time I was I should have un- doubtedly offered a resolution to dismiss him.” “Don't you think there could possibly be a mistake in what you heard?” “Undoubtedly no, I am itive that Mr. Hazelton did this LV le misrepresented me, however, when he said that I had always voted with the democratic member of the board as inst Mr. Douglasa, This is not so, I never believed that the District gov- ernment should be run as a political machine, and whatever my actions in the past have been as regards changes I voted in the interest of the people and not in the interest of poli- &MR. DOUGLASS DECLINES TO TALK. When a Star reporter approached Commis- sioner Douglass today for an interview in reference to Maj. Raymond's memorandam Mr. Douglass said: “I have nothing whatever to say about it and must decline to be inter- viewed.” TSE OFFICER REFERRED TO. The engineer officer to whom Mr. Hazelton is said to have applied for information about members of the engineer corps is understood to be Col. Gregory, the engineer secretary of the light house board. Col. Gregory has gone to Fort Monroe for his health and could not be seen today. ae THE EXTENSION OF STREETS. Senator Faulkner Thinks the Cost Will Fall Within $2,500,000. “There is nothing more pressing in the line of District legislation than the bill to extend the streets and avenues of this city,” said Senator Faulkner to # Sram reporter this afternoon. “If Congress delays favorable action iu this matter no one cancalculate the expense that will follow. The subcommittee on the bill has worked conscientiously on it and all features not strictly constitutional have been eliminated, What will it cost now? That's rather a difficult thing to estimate on with any es ofaccuracy. The bill empow- ers the istrict to issue bonds to the extent of $2,500,000, and I feel satisfied that 3the whole of that sum will not. be needed, There are no speculative features in the bill. At first it was thought best to have the District condemn and pay for strips of ground through which the extended streets could be run and then the balance could be sold. All that will be condemned un- der the | Snead bill will be the street and no more. When we get beyond the subdivisions a large number of property owners will donate the necessary land, it will be to their advantage todo so. We cannot expect dona- tions in the subdivisions for much of the ground has been soid. The bill is in the interest of fair play. Large syndicates owning Jand in the suburbs wouldd naturaily be influential with the local und general government and their plans would frequently be furthered at the ex- pense of individuals whose real estate holdings are light.” ARGUING DR. BEALL’S CASE, The Motion for a New Trial Before the Police Court. 2 Col. Wm. A. Cook entered the Police Court this afternoon with an armful of law books, and behind him was a young man carrying as many more legal authorities, The books were to be used im the argument in the case of Dr. W. W. Beall, convicted of grave robbing, whose case was called on a motion for a few trial. Assistant District Attorney Armes was equally well fortified so far as authorities were concerned, Col. Cooke opened his argument by reading the motion filed in the case, as published in Tae Stan a few days ago. He also read the in- formations on which the defendants were con- victed, Cart. Fotarn’s New Commission,—The Presi- dent this afternoon signed Capt. Folger’s com- mission as chief of the bureau of ordnance, Navy department, and that officer will assume his new duties tomorrow. Last night thieves entered the residence of Charles J, Stansbury, 134 7th street, by cutting the siats of a back window, They took an over- coat, suit of clothes, gaiter shoes, &c. e Nathaniel Gay, a colored boy, was on trial today in the Criminal Court for assault with in- tent to kill Jas, Dodson, his brother-in-law, on January 20 last, — took action agains the pessage ofthe “aden acti of the “‘admin- istrative custome bill.” A committee will vinit The suit of the state of Pennsylvania against the Delaware and Hudson com for $200,000 back taxes was argued at arg esterday. Samuel P. Hunt togk the dhth of oftoe A COURT OF APPEAIS. The Remedy Proposed by the Bar Committee to Relieve the Pressure. SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS DISCUSSED—THE PLAN TO ESTABLISH 4 SEPARATE APPELLATE COURT RE- GARDED 48 THE BEST AND MOST PERMANENT— A BILL TO BE PRESENTED TO CONGRESS, How to relieve the over-burdened courts of the District is a problem with which con- gressional committees and the District bar association is now wrestling, and very active indeed are the efforts now being put forth to secure a speedy and satisfactory solution. The bar association has given the matter careful consideration, and finally it appointed Na-| the thaniel Wilson, J. M. Wilson, M. F. Morris, J. G. Payne, A. 8. Worthington, R, Ross Perry, J. J. Darlington, H. E. Davis, 8. 8. Henkle, E. A. Newman and C. C. Cole a committee to con- sider and report on the various propositions which had been made and to draft a bill which would, if made a law, give the necessary relief. THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The committee has made its report and will present it tomorrow, together witha bill drafted to cover the committee's recommendations to the House committee on judiciary. The report says: ‘That some scheme for the more efficient istration of justice in this District is im- ratively and urgently needed is implied by 1 resolution under which this committee was ppoinsed. The present condition of judicial administration ey operates as a denial of justice, and the necessity for some measure of relief is so Uppers to every member of the fas = it woul een to be a waste of words enlarge mn the eubject. Four ‘propouitions for the remedy of the ac- knowledged evil have been considered by your committee. They are the following: 1. An increase in the number of the judges of the present Supreme Court of the District, without other substantial change in the organ- ization of the court. This is the mode of re- lief contemplated by a bill recently introduced in Congress, and which, it is understood, has the approval of the court. 2. An increase in the number of judges of the present Supreme Court of the District, and the creation within that court of a permanent general term, to be composed of the chief jus- tice and two or more of the associate justices oldest in commission, the other justices to be relegated permanently to the special terms, and to succeed in the order of their seniority to the general term whenever a vacancy occurs in that part of the organization, 3. e establishment of the present Supreme Court of the District as an appellate court,with appellate jurisdiction only, afd the creation of new courts, with new judges, for the business now transacted in the several special terms. 4. The establishment of a new, separate and distinct court of appeals, with appellate juris- diction only; the abolition of the present ap- dellate jurisdiction of the general term, anda provision for appeals to be taken directly from the special terms to this new court of appeals. DISCUSSING THE PROPOSITION. The committee is very strongly of the opin- ion that the continuance of our present judicial system, with merely an increase in the number of judges, will not remedy the evils of which we complain, The extremely variable charac- ter of our present appellate tribunal does not justify its perpetuation; and it is impossible, under the existing system, that it should ever be otherwise than variable. Our experience, as well as the experience of other communities, has demonstrated the undesirability of too close proximity of the appellate tribunal to the courts from which appeals are taken to it, The perfection of the appellate system requires that the appellate tribunal should be entirely segre- gated from the subordinate courts, Your com- mittee has, therefore, unhesitatingly rejected the plan comprised in the first proposition that has been stated. The second proposition, which provides for an increase in the number of the judges of the present court, and the creation within it of a permanent general term to be composed of the chief justice and some of the senior ussociate justices, is a rather ingenious modification of the preceding plan. It is of exceedingly doubt- ful constitutionality, inasmuch as it would create in fact, if notin name, several practi- cally independent courts out of the present one, and would usurp the President's prerogative of nominating the judges. The general term thus proposed would be to all intents and purposes # new court, and yet its judges would not be se- lected in the usual constitutional way, But apart from this the discrimination implied in the proposition would be unjust to some of the judges; and the separation of the appellate branch of the court from the special terms would not be sufficiently marked and distinct, The committee does not believe that this scheme would tend in the remotest degree to produce the desired efficiency in the adminis- tration of justice. Especially, as we desire a ermanent amelioration of our judicial system, it is not expedient that we should run the risk of proposing a measure of doubtful constitu- tionality, ‘The third scheme considered by the commit- tee would erect the present court of the Dis- trict of Columbia into a purely appellate tribunal, and would provide for the establish- ment of new subordinate tribunals, four or five in number, to transact the business now trans- acted by the several special terms. It is be- lieved that this plan would be more distasteful to the members of the bar, and more unsatis- factory in its results than any of the other pro- ‘schemes, It is open to several objections, he same doubt as to its constitutionality might be urged as to the last scheme. The appellate jurisdiction of the present court is but an in- cident of its ordinary general orignal jurisdic- tion; and its transformation into a purely ap- pellate tribunal would be practically the creation of anew court, with the im ropriety of taking away from the President the nomi nation of its judges, As stuted in reference to the preceding proposition, it is incxpedicnt to run the risk of encountering this objection. Any scheme proposed by this association under present circumstances should be even beyond the suspicion of unconstitutionality. Moreover this proposition would create an appellate court of six judges, an inconvenient number and probably too large a number. At least four and probably five new courts would have to be.created and the whole legislation on the subject of the judiciary would have to be revised and remodeled. he creation of four or five independent courts at this time would meet with scrious difficulty, And the question of economy in this connection is one of consid- erable importance. ‘These tlree propositions which we have con- sidered are largely based upon personal regard for the present judges of the Supreme Court of the District, and for that reason alone, if for no other, they would have received, and they have received, the earnest consideration of your committee. But your committee is of opinion that whatever scheme we now devise should not bea mere makeshift but one of a permanent character, and that we should not permit our individual preferences or personal consideration to weigh in the balance against the general good of the community and the efficiency in the administration of justice which your committee has been charged first of all to seek. A COURT OF APPEALS, ‘There remains the fourth and lust proposition, which provides for a new, separate and distinct court of appeals, with appellate jurisdiction only. This scheme contemplates no interfer- ence whatever with the organization of the present Supreme Court of the District of Co- jumbia, except that it would take from it its appellate fatindiction and that appeals would be taken directly from the 4 terms to the new tribunal, It would leave the present judges to devote themselves mainly to the work of the special terms; and it would enable them to give themselves more efliciently to that work, to divide the Circuit Court calendar, to constitute the Orphans’ court a regular surro- gate’s court, to aid each other in the dispatch of the businers which is now so greatly in ar- rears; and to do all this without the inconyen- iences resulting from the neceasity of sitting in judgment upou each other, There is no doubt that in the near future there will come a great abridgement of the pores of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States which we now enjoy in this Dist A provision for the establishment of D. C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1890. posed court of appeals should consist of one chief justice and four associate justices; that their salaries should be the same as those of the United States circuit judges, e: the chief bacgpe who should more, and that it should have as jurisdiction only, with power to make its own rules. The committee is of a that the salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia should be raised to same as those wided the inte, of the court of with additional for the chief jus- the pa Is, PS tee: that one-half of the aggregate sum of the salaries of the judges of the two courts should be cha inst the revenues of the District of Columbia; that if any of the present jpdgee of the Supreme Court of the District should be appointed to —— court of appeals their terms of service in the two courts should be regarded as continuous; that whenever the number of the Judges of the ig Court of the District of Columbia should, by death, resignation or otherwise, be reduced to five, the number thereafter should consist of five judges, one chief and four associate justices. It is recom- mended, also, that the Orphans Court be con- stituted » regular term, like the Equity Court, and be constituted # surrogate’s court, with power to try all issues of fact, without sending them to the Circuit Court. With the view of placing the result of its deliberations more distinctly before the asso- ciation your committee has drafted a bill to be nted to Congress, in which the committee Tivscush to embody the suggestions which are here made, and it submits that bill herewith as part of this report. It is intended merely to present the proposed scheme, and it is sub- mitted to the association for such alteration and amendment as to the association may seem Pits Fo e report is signed by J. M. Wilson, S. 8. Henkle, Nathaniel Wilson, James G. Payne and F. Morris. THEIR OPINIONS DIFFER, But Senator Pettigrew Says He is Not at War With Gov. Mellette. “What is there in the report sent out from South Dakota that you have declared war on Gov. Mellette?” a Star reporter asked Senator Pettigrew today. “Nothing in it whatever. Iwas out home last week and I oriticised the governor's judg- ment in asking for seed grain, that was all. The legislature is doing the right thing now and justwhat I advised at first by issuing bonds to provide the necessary seed. We can take careof our own people. There is no destitution, but in some places the crop was a failure and the farmers need a little help to get seed for their spring crops, Half of the people in the east would be on the town if their in- comes were cut off for six mouths, and, of course, a crop failure anywhere means hard- ships. Gov. Mellette is a very sympathetic mao—would give his last cent to any one in need—and was moved by that sentiment. Kansas had three failures without asking help, and we can doaswell as she did. There is nothing litical in it. Gov. Meliette isan honest, high-minded man, and I shall always be ready to do anything in my power for him.” A DEPUTY MARSHAL KILLED. Marshal Mizell Says It Was a Brutal Murder. Attorney General Miller today received a telegram from Marshal Mizell at Jacksonville, Fla., saying: “W. B. Saunders, one of my bravest and most efficient regular deputies, was brutally assassinated at Quincy, Gadsden county, yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock, where he had gone with myself and other deputies on official business, Full report at once by mail.” DISTRICT GOV NMENT. MASTER PLUMBERS AGAINST THE BILL, The Commissioners today received a com- munication from the Master Plumbers’ protec- tive association requesting their disapproval of Senate bill No. 26 any bill changing the joe regulations governing plumbing in the trict, BUILDING PERMITS, There was but one building permit issued today, Chas, Early and J. P. Jones, fourteen brick dwellings, 800 to 810 New Hampshire avenue, 807 to 317 25th strect and 2433 H street northwest, at a cost of $25, subea neat ae ee A Charge of Housebreaking. In the Criminal Court, Judge Hagner, today William Williams alias John Williams, colored, was tried on a charge of Lousebreaking at the residence of Archibald Columbus, 615 N street, and the larccuy of clothing January 17 last. It was testified that when Mrs, Columbus re- turned home she found that the house had been entered irom the rear and that a lot of cloth- ing belonging to the family and to Mr. Thomas White, who roomed in the house, had been Harry Lee, colored, testified that Williams engaged him to carry a bundle, and on the way he set it down at 4th and O streets and it broke open. There were pantaloons, an overcoat and bracelets in the bundle, and Williams took it toward New Jersey avenue and N strect. Williams denied that he stole the goods and claimed that he bought them from an ashman. He admitted on cross examination that he has served a term in the penitentiary at Albany. The defense retorted in kind by producing records from the Police Court to show that some of the witnesses for the government had been convicted several times, VERDICT OF GUILTY, A verdict of guilty was found, and notice of motion for new trial was given. —- She Pawned the Skirt. Acolored woman from Georgetown named Amanda Smith was tried in the Police Court this afternoon charged with stealing a skirt worth #2 from Mrs, Taft. She admitted that she was given the article to wash. She told Judge Miller that she pawned the skirt in a store on Bridge street for fifteen cents, and re- ceived a ticket for it. The clerk in the store denied that she pawned it, and said that the storekeeper gave her fifteen cents for the gar- ment. The court convicted her of larceny and suspended sentence. Mr. Armes directed Policeman Bloom to swear out a warrant for the storekeeper, charging him with receiving stolen property. Funeral of Sidney McFarland. The funeral of the late Sidney McFarland, a well-known colored citizen, took place from his residence, 1340 V street, this afternoon, and the interment was made at Graceland. The de- ceased was a native of New York, about fifty- nine years of age and came here during the war, settling im the northern part of the old second ward, During the days of suffrage he was prominent in the local republican clubs. Subsequently he kept a ( paatget store at the corner of 12th and Boun lary streets for some years, but for most of the time since he was employed as a guard at the United States jail. In consequence of ill health he was forced to resign a few months ago. A Youthful Thief. Joe Douglass is the name of a bad little eol- ored boy whose home is in South W: This morning his mother put a feminine dress on him to keep bim in the house. Her action had the opposite effect. The drevs served as a cloak to hix rascality and he went out to steal what he could get his hands on, Two cheap watches were the only things that got im his way and he took them without saying a word to the owners, When Policeman Aenry saw him wearing -a dress his suspicions were aroused and he arrested Joe. two watches were found in his possession, Soaking wet, the little fellow was taken to the Police Court. His mother told the policeman that she wanted Joe sent to the reform school. ‘When the boy was tried this afternoon the id of his bad conduct. She said that he was dissatisfied at home he does not like his stepfather. “Joe” was sen- teneed to the reform school. ———_—— Gen. Rosecrans Thanks the Secretary. Gen. Rosecrans has written a letter to Sec- i it & ; ib ! H t i THE DISTRICT IN CONGREsS. Meeting of the House Committee—Bills Introduced in the Senate, Etc, The House District committee held its regu- far weekly meeting this morning. Nearly all the members were present and considerable business was accgmplished. Three bills received favorably consideration and the sub- committees were ordered to report them to the — The most important was the charter lor THE ANACOSTIA RAILROAD. H. A. Griswold, the president of the road, Sppeared before the committee and srgued in favor of making the same change as was wade in the Senate bill, that to change the route so as to run on 1ith street instead of on 7th street southeast, as crag inally proposed. The committee i the bill Commits ‘arced to the change an: e ABREARAGES OF TAXES. The committee also ordered favorable reports ©n the bill prescribing the times for sales and for notices of sales of property in the District of Columbia for over-due taxes, and the bill fixing the rate of interests to be charged on arrearages of general and special ta: yw due the Distatct of Columbia if paid withis the time specified. IN FAVOR OF A BOARD OF AUDIT. Gen. E. W. Whitaker was given « hearing before the committee also this morning. He earnestly advocated a favorable report for the bill creating @ board of audit to settle all claims for damages to real estate in the District, ALLETS AND SEWERS. Senator Ingalls came to the fore in the Sen- ate today with a bill providing for the opening of | alleys and construction of sewers in the District of Columbia, The bill provides that Le owners of one-bi * oe the real estate on jaare may by petitionis have an alley Pap hys juare opened, extended, widened or shortene The amount of the damages is to be decided by ait of twelve uninterested citizens. The bill also provides for the condemnation of land for sewers in a like manner, THE POTOMAC FISHERIES, The bill known as the Blackburn bill for the Protection of fish in the Potomac and which, as Tue Star stated yesterday, the Senate com- mittce on fisberies has agreed to report favor- ably, provides forthe enactment of the law which bas been in operation for five years making the waters of the Potomac in the Dis- trict of Columbia a reservation where the fish may not be molested and those reaching this =— may have # chance to reproduce them- selves, UNDER THE DOME. Notes From the Capitol Galleries and Committee Rooms—The Code Contest. When the session of the Honse opened this Morning at 11 o'clock but six republicans and thirteen democrats were on the tloor. It was Mr. Bynum’s turn to speak, but he refused to do so. He asked to reserve his time, but Mr.Keed said this could not be done. Later more members arrived and the debate proceeded under the five-minute rule with more animation than for aday ortwo past. The democrats this after- noon are resisting all the features of the rules that are objectionable to them with all their power, but are meeting with no success. THE APACHE PRISONERS. The further hearing before the House Indian affairs committee on the question of the re- moval of the Apache Indians, now prisoners at Mount Vernon barracks, Ala,, to Fort Sill, In- dian territory, set for today, has been post- med until tomorrow. Gen. Miles, who had een summoned to testify, had also been sum- moued to appear before the Senate committee on coast fenses,and in view of this and other consideratious the committee adjourned until tomorrow. THE NAVAL ENGINEER CORPS. Mr. Chandler introduced a bill in the Senate providing that the reduction in the numbers of the engineer corps of the navy, provided for in the act approved August 5, 1882, shall be considered as having ceased on the 30th day of June, 1889, THE PROPOSED ONIO GERRYMANDER. Representative Thompson received a dis- patch from Columbus, Ohio, today informing him that the democratic legislative caucus had decided upon a plan for redistricting the state which places Mr. Thompson and Mr. Grosve- nor in the same district, PENSIONS FOR ARMY NURSES. Senator Davis today introduced a bill pro- viding for the pensioning at the rate of $25 a month, from March 4, 1889, of all women who were army nurses during teh late war and who rendered six months’ services in camp, on the field or in the gencral hospitals, Women who now receive pensions as army nurses at a rate less than 325 a month shall have their pensions in- creased to that amount, The bill also provides that those who now receive pensions as the widows or dependent mothers of soldiers who would be entitled to the benefits of this bill may also receive 25a month during life as an increase of their present pension. ELECTION CONTESTS. The House Committee Making Good Headway Disposing of Them. The House committee on elections are get- ting along boomingly with their contested election cases, They disposed of three cases at their meeting this morning and expect to get the Atkinson-Pendleton case up in the House tomorrow. By a party vote the majority decided to re- port in favor of unseating Cate, the democratic member from the first Arkansas district, and seating Featherstone, republican, in his place, and to turn Mr. Compton of the fifth Maryland out and give his seat to Mr. Mudd, republican. The minority wili report in favor of the sitting members, As an offset for these cases a unani- mous report is authorized in favor of Clarke, the democratic contestee in the Threet-Clarke case of the first Alabama district, THE CASE OF ATKINSON AGAINST PENDLETON is to be taken up in the House tomorrow, the rules being then out of the way, and Mr. Atkin- son will probably be sworn in before the ad- journment, Mr. Pendleton is reported as being deter- mined int eiyee in his claim to the seat if he is unseated by the votes of less than a quorum, it is expected that there will be a quoram of republicans in the House at 5 o'clock this evening to vote on the rules, and they may hold themselves in readiness to yote on the contest tomorrow, Real Estate Matters, Herron & Ramey, real estate brokers, 1307 F street northwest, have recently made the fol- lowing sales: Lot 27, square 728, for 8,000 to M. Loeb; lot 28, square 777, for $3,500 to J. F. Moss; lot 38, equare 864, for $4,300 to Guy Wines; lot32, square 864, for 3,800 to J. W. 8 ; lot 28, juare 864, for $4,000 to W. H. Wright; partor lot, square 653, for $1,100 to Diller B, Groff; lot 34, square 964, No. Maryland avenue. for $7,000; lot 35, square 864, No. 625 Maryland avenue north- east, for 87,000 to Leonard Seargent; lot 36, to Selina lot square lot 9, square 82 acres, THE LAFAYETTE MONUMENT, It is Proposed to Place it tn the Southe ern Part of Lafayette Park. ‘The plan for the location of the memorial printed in Tue Star of Wednesday has met with very general approval, with some exceptions. Another meeting of the commis sion has since been held and it was then partly decided that the best place in the equare for the monument is on the south side in the center, opposite the White House. Tb square. Col. Ernst, who, as commissioner of Rrounds, public buildings and has of the park, is now on ae roper distances for the ‘the shaft in order to give the best possible view of the statues, The matter of the to be made of the Jackson status is not being very seriously considered by the commission, whose duties have to do only with the uew work. It is not regarded as inevitable that = bronze man hae & mortgage over the whole of and Lafavette is to be put into the same quar- ters on the somewhat American theory thet there is always room for one more. There has always been a hesitancy on the part of the commission about the question of removing the Jackson statue on the ound of a possible objection from *the stanch lemocratic admirers of the hero’ memory. That is one of the reasons, it is said, why Sec- retary Endicott did not take very much interest in the site question while he was s member of the commission, aud now the chances are thet the present commission will go ahead, not seeing Jackson's balancing form, and put the Lafayette monument where | Bey think it ‘ought to be, leaving it for Cor os to determine, at the risk of « pe. litical whirlwind of adverse criticism, the brouze presentment of Cld Hickory shall emerge from its partial eclipse or not. The commission has vaguely in mind the idea of some day balancing the artixtic features of the square by the erection of monument, corresponding to that of Lafayette, on the northern e of the square, In case Jackson 1s still there he will be in the of he middle ma. It really looks like « treeme~ out of the old soldier for the sake of sensible and artistic necessity. oe SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. The Bill to Extend the City’s Streets Considered Today. The Senate district committee at their meet- ing this morning considered to some length the bill extending the streets and avenues of the District, No conclusion was reached in the matter, and it is thought that several more Sessions will be needed before a definite con- clusion 1s reached, Real estate matters were dropped for a time, when Gen. O. B, Wilcox, in command of the Soldiers’ Home of this city, appeared and asked that he be heard in behalf of Senator Edmunds’ bill to establish a hospital and home for inebriates and L dipsomaniace fie argued that the legislation asked for was really necessary and gave many instances where such an institution would have done great good. He said there were many cases at the Soldiers’ Home which needed such treat- ment as would be given in au inebriste asylum, All the members of the committee, with the eXception of Senator Barbour, were present, The Best Newspaper Ever Published in Washington. 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