Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1890, Page 5

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WASHINGTON OFFICE, 1333 F 8ST. 212-3m f ONE IN TWENTY ARE FREE FROM pF Eb I Fy Ly varter's Little Liver result Pleas ant surprise. ‘They «ive positive rebef B08" iT LD ViND A PLACE ‘in every by. ‘seeps | bia. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, MR. OBERLY EXAMINED THE CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY. 2d EDITION. Lats aan to Te Su LABOUCHERE DECLARES WAR. He Takes a Step Toward Bringing Up the West End Scandal. Loxpox, Feb. 26.—In the house of commons today Mr. Henry Labouchere gave notice that he would introduce a resolution to reduce the appropriation for the courts in order to call the attention of the heuse to the scandal attaching to the administration of justice in connection with the Cleveland street affair. ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. ‘The following the and closing prices of the New York stock Mafiet, 4a repo ‘special wire to Corson and Macartney, 141 F street: The Fall Story of the Purloined Ex- amination Papers Elicited. Mr. Oberly Says Mr. Campbell Simply Did His Duty—The Prosecution Cross- Examines Its Own Witnese—Mr. Vick- ery, Miss Dabney, Prof. Flynn and Others Examined. ne ‘The prosecution in the investigation of the civil service commission before the House com- mittee suffered an utter collapse this morning. The two witnesses on testimony Mr. Hatton and Mr. Ewart had said they attached so much importance turned out to be the best sort of witnesses for the defense. Mr. | Xane_| aoe ass Oberly’s testimony was more strongly in defense 4 wire is at of the commission than any other yet given, Bd. Com... 2 2408 and Mr. W. J. Vickery eaid ho knew Northy 107%, (nothing of the matter except by hearsay. : 30% |The committee assembled at 10 o'clock this g morning. Messrs. Lehlbach, Greenhalge and : Big 103% | Boatner of the committee were present. Messrs. -| $0) 3%s, | Hatton and Ewart, the prosecutors, sat side by 20%| 20% | side at the end of the table, and the three com- ‘S¥7s| 84% | missioners were present, Later Mr. Hopkins “19463 14433 | 82d Mr. Andrew, members of the committee, i came in, Nia y Mr. Thompson made some unimportant cor- s0°| dys | Fections in the former testimony and then Movbac 85:4] 828 | called the attention of the committee to the fact Micl a 3S | 88. 32,| 32,, | that they had formerly decided to go on with } Ae Beal edo san $94 | the investigation of the present commission first, but did not insist mn that course being followed, though it would be more convenient for the present commission. Mr. Roosevelt then asked for some of the eral charges to be made more specifically. The committee decided to let the prosecution put its witnesses on the stand. MR. OBERLY EXAMINED, Ex-Commissioner Oberly was the first wit- ness. He said he wasa civil service commis- sioner from April, 1886, to October, 1888. Ale said that no charges were ever made to him that Mr. Campbell abstracted pupers from the commission. He was asked what his connection was with the matter. He said that in 1888 information reached him | that examination papers were being copied and aold to a civil service coacher in this city. He decided that the matter must be investigated. pS Aaanatios Washington Stock Exchange. Sales— Regular Call — 12 o'clock m.: American Graphophone, 100 at 17. Great Falls Ice, 10 at 180; 5 at 180; 10 at 180. Washington Loun and ‘Trust company, 400 at 23; 100 at 2; 100 at 23g: 100 at 25g; 35 at zy. Government Bonds—C. 8,438, 1891. registered, 103% bid, 104 asked. U. 8. 43s, 1891, coupon, 10436 bid, 105 asked. U. 8. 45. registered, 1907, 22% bid, 122% asked. U.S. 4s, coupun,1907, 12256 bid, 12275 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp, 3, 18091, ip. 78, coin, 103 bid, 10$ asked. Per 1801 currency, 104 bid, 105 asked. Market stock 7s, 182, currency. 105 bid. 20-year fund, 66, 1802, gold, 104 bid, 105 asked. 20-year fund, 5s, 189, gold, 112 bid,'118 asked. “Water stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 11 bid. 30-year fund, 66, gold, 1902) 123 bid.’ Water stock, 7s, currency, 1903, 133 bid, 140 asked, 65s, 124; fund, 122 bid, 123 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds—U, 8. Electric Lightbonds, Ye eo oe eee oa ee The person who gave him thé information Georgetown allrond, 1040, 66" 10s Mer 1ong | told him that Mr. Flynn of Ivy institute offered asked. Washington and Georgetown Converti- the papers to her for $15 to enable her to pass ble bonds, Gs, 160 bid, 220 asked. Masonic Hall an examination. Oberly told her to get the Assoviation Sa, 18¥8, 107 bid, 10034 ed. | questions and if she to pay for w a Market Company 1st mortgage, 6s./them he would reimburse her out of his 210 bid. Wasuington Market company bonds. | own pocket, After that she. brought imp. 68, 117 bid, Iz2 asked. Washington Light him ‘oll f aacrints whieh eh Infantry frst mortgage bonds, Gs, 1904, Se ge he, —=— - 103 bid. Washington Light Infantry ‘bonds, | #aid Mr. Flynn had furnished her, saying that 2d7s, 1904, vs bid. Washington Gas Light | they were the civil service questions, and that Company mer cne Linke ce 12054 bid,123¢ asked, | he gave her to understand that they had come Washington Gas Company bonds series B, 6s, 122 bid, 123% asked. ‘National Bank Stocks—bank of Washington, 500 bid, 550 asked. Bank of Republic, 250 bid, 25734 asked. Metropolitan, 250 bid, 275 asked. Central, 275 bid. Second.’ 143 bid, Farmers and Mechanics, 185 bid, 200 asked. Citizens, 187 bid, 180 asked. Columbia, 176 bid, 185 asked, Capital, 117 bid, 125 asked.’ West End, 72% bid. from some one connected with the commission. Mr. Oberly took the papers into Mr. Edgerton's room, the board then being in session, and laid them on the table, telling what the charges in the matter were and saying that there should be an investigation. WHAT MR. EDGERTON SAID. itailroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, | Mr. Edgerton very promptly said that he a5 a pes og atari mE omer would have nothing to do with such an investi- S, as pe . | gation; that he thought there was nothing in it. Be ceca tine eee ne EME’ | © orice onsdltinas Wirlor ied: Gia papers woes Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 43 bid. Franklin, & were that they should be returned and that 54 bid. Metropolitan. 0 bid. National Union, ir. Flynn should not know that the commis- 20 bid, 22 asked. Arlington, 180 bid, 195 asked. Corcoran, 63 bid, 6S asked. "Columbia, 16% bid, 1s asked. | German-American, 180 bid. | Poto- mac, 88 bid, 100 asked. kiggs, 8% bid, 9 asked. Peoples, 53 bid, 5% asied. Title Insurance Stocks—Keal Estate Title, 123 bid, 130 asked. Columbia ‘litie, 63 bid, 7 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, sion had them. Mr. Lyman took the position that there should be an investigation and that if any one was selling the questions of the commission that person should be dismissed. ‘There was considerable discussion by the three members of the commission and Mr. Doyle, Mr. - eo = = E. nano be 48 bid. | Edgerton still maintaining that there ought to '. 8. Electric Light, 4g bid, 115 as 4 i i elephons Steck) — Pennsylvania, 2736 bid, 28 be no investigation. It was evident that the commission was not ready to go into the mat- ter yet. Mr. Oberly gave ven peros to Mr. Doyle to lock in the safe. ey remained there for some days, and no investigation was yet made; it might have been that Mr. Edger- ton had gone away, but for some reason the investigation had not been begun. INVESTIGATED IT HIMSELT. Mr. Oberly then decided quietly to make the investigation himself, He asked Mr. Doyle to get samples of the handwriting of all the em- a, asked. Chesapeake and Votomac, &3 bid, 56 asked. American Graphophone Company, 16% bid, 17% asked. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany, 19 bid, 20 asked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, 280 bid. Great Falls Ice Com- id, 1823 asked. Bull Run Panorama, ‘ational Safe Deposit Company, 240 ington Safe Deposit Company, 125 Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 34 bid, 1 asked. Washington Loan and Trust Company, 2% bid, 2% asked. American Security anu ‘Trustcompany 30 bid, 34% asked. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. . ployee. Mr. Doyle did so and it was ——————— iscovered that the writing was that Baltimore Markets. of Mr. Campbell, Having satisfied himself —Cottou firm—middling, on this point. Mr, Oberly had the letter book eady—How. with Campbell's handwriting taken to Mr. Ly- man with the papers, Soon afterward Mr. Overly went into Lyman’s room and spoke to him on the matter. Mr. Lyman said that he had examined the writing and that it was that of Mr. Campbell, He had had Mr. Campbell béfore him and he had contessed the whole matter and had told all the circumstances. Mr, Lyman told witness that Mr. Campbeil had said i that a lady friend of his wanted to prepare for an examination and she had asked him for papers to show the scope of such examinations that she might coach herself. Mr. Campbell, persuaded that it was proper for him to do this, had copied these questions after office hours, having at that time no printed copies. The understanding was that the papers were to be destroyed. STORIES TOLD BY CAMPBELL, Mr. Oberly examined Mr. Campbeli and got about the same story. He then sent for the lady and with simulated anger questioned her on the subject, He impressed her with the family 3.7o04.40; Ci 4.20a4.37; winter wher 4. February, SLN@SIX; March, SI {an2: May, 834084. Corn— southern rather easier; white, 3Sa41; yellow, 35 3S; Western spot firm, future ix February, 364236) 4a354,; May, 25% Hand lower—southern and Pennsylvani 27a30; western, whit 36; do. mixed, 28%; graded No. ite, 30. Kye nominal— prime to choice, Hay quiet—prime to choice timothy, 1 Provisions steady and unchanged— rk, old 10.50, new 11; bulk meats, loose shoulders, 5; long ribsides, 54%; sugar-pickled shoulders, 54: sugar- cured smoked shoulJers, Gy; hams, 10Xa1l; lard, refined Vutter quiet—wesi oll, 18018; creamery, Petroleum ee firm—Rio cargoes A soft, 6. Copper changed—refined, 7. fair, 19%. Sugar steady med, 13hal4iy. nl oad Whisky titm—tova | idea that she and Campbell were to be promptly {iio Froights to Liverpool per stectuet steady | and violently dismissed; that slic and Cassy. cotton, 40c.; flour per ton in sacks, bell were charged ‘with copying and bushel, 6d. Cork for orders—prom selling papers to # coacher; that ‘wheat, 64,000 bushels; c abe bad been making a trafic in these BALTIMOKE, Feb. 26.—Virginia threes, 664267; | papers. He tried to frighten her into a Baltimore Ubio stoc 1004,; Northern Cen- tull confession, She got indignant at the char- acter of the charges aud they had a wrangle. Mr. Oberly then said to her if the charges Were not trie what was the truth? She then told about the same story as Mr. Campbell as to the method of getting the papers, She said also that she had not sold them to Flynn, but wanting coaching on math- ematics had taken them to Flynn with the state- ment that they were semple questions and she ; Wanted coaching in that line. Far from being paid for the papers, she had to pay Mr. Fiynn | tor the instruction she got. | OLD PAPERS. Mr. Oberly next made an investigation to learn if the papers copied were such as had been used after the copy had been made. that they were old pay 4; consolidated’ gas bonds, 113; 30. 21: June, 20%. P 267%; May, 9.92! 5.72; M 5.75: Short ribs—February, 4.8234; June, 4.875. —— INDIGNANT REPRESENTATIVES, They Resent with Emphasis Insinua- tions of Corruption in the Fair Contest. i He found | rs that had not again been used. He found that no harm bad been done anybody or to the service in any way. These being the facts he did not think that any offense had been committed which called for Mr. Campbell’s dismissal. He was aided to | this conclusion from the fact that Mr. Camp- | bell held a pusition in the commission which required him to take charge of letters, asking for blank applications and the like. 'People wanting to @ examinations wrote for appli cation papers and other information and these letters were turned over to Mr. Campbell to give the information. HIS BUSINESS TO GIVE INFORMATION. It was Mr. Campbell's duty to give out »peci- men questions, He gave out these questions in this way; it was his duty. They had no printed questions on account of some trouble about printing at that time, but any one want- ing to take an examination could at that time see the paper of the last examination, and they could take copies if they mgr to. — said ane ae agree they were told by a New York democratic Con- | With Mr. Lyman that Mr. Camp! com gressman that he bad helped them earry the | mitted abreach of discipline. » Mr. oe state at the Inst election, and he thought they | bad not committed ap pen discip! should vote for New York in return.” simply done his duty. The only thing When Mr. Adams was shown the V. K. Stevenson, who is set down as one of | the New York delegation m the interests of the world’s fair, is quoted in several New York papers this morning as charging that bribery and corruption was used in the recent fight for thefair, and that Chicago had won by such methods, Mr. Stevenson claims that several of the New Cork Congressmen were approached and told that New York could get the fair by pnt- ting up enongh. These men, he says, indig- nantly refased the offer. Members whom a Stan reporter saw this af- ternoon were highly indignant over the charge that members had been bought in the interests of any city. The Chicago men were especially wroth, as the attack was aimed es- iy at them. One prominent Illinois mem- ye said it was all bosh; that he did not believe one cent had been spent in corruption of any kind. ‘Political “pressure was brought to bear,” he said, “but mainly by the New Yorker's as with the Virginia delegation when son was any way? of opinion that no money whatever in the matter. This was the first he was Mr. Hopkins, a member of the committee who had come in during the examination, ob- jected thatthe witness was cuplitying joo much, The prosecution, with whom Pan kins is regarded as friendly, seemed to thrown on their integrity. In Secret Meditation. The extremely secret sessions of the intensely secret special committee of the Senate en- eens ne The majorily of the commitice trusted with the enormous task of finding . said he was to give scl would be glad and would so state on the floor of the House. The committee let him go on with the cross- examination of his own witness, anybody might have seen the ‘MR. VICRERY ON THE STAND. Mr. W. J. Vickery, who had been sent for from Ohio by the prosecution to give important testimony, was put upon the stand and asked oe about the case under in- Vestigat ‘The witness answered that he knew nothing of the case except what had come to him by hearsay; and that the statement made to him was but a garbled account of the story told by Mr. Oberly, Cross-examination developed nothing of im- from this witness, A disci mn fol- lowed between Mr. Oberly and Mr. Roosevelt as to examinations for promotion, Mr. Oberly taking ground that competitive examinations were necessary for promotions and ought to be had, Mr. Oberly was excused to be recalled. MISS DABNEY EXAMINED. Mise E. M. Dabney, the lady who first told Mr. Oberly that the questions had been given out, was then puton the stand. She was a lady of probably kipleok S and was dressed in mourning. She spoke in a loud voice and seemed embarrassed by her surroundings, She told a straight story full of pathos, She said that she had a sister anda sick mother to support and that she got but small pay in the bureau of labor. She wanted to better her ition and knew that she could do so only by way of a civil service examination, She wanted to pre- efor this examination and went to W. Flynn in August, 1887, for in- struction, She studied with him for a month and then had to stop because she had not the money to pay longer. The examination she took occurred on the 3d of December, 1887, Sometime before that ,she said,she saw Mr.Flynn to get some instructions from him and he at that time offered to sell her for $25 a list of the questions that woud he asked on that etamination. She asked him if it would be right for her to buy those ques- tions and said she did not have the money to y for them. She said he replied that others — such questions: the propriety of it she would have to decide for herself. She did not have the mone; and did not then take the questions. She afterward thought the matter over. It was a great temptation, but she decided that it would not be right to use these questions, and she decided to take the examination honestly and fail or succeed, according to her merits, She said she took the examination December 8, 1887, and being sick failed. She afterward told a friend that she had failed, but that if she had chosen to be dishonest she could have d. She then told the friend of Mr. Flynn’s offer of the questions. The friend ad- vised her to see Mr. Oberly and report the matter. After hesitating for some time she did so and Mr. Oberly asked her to get the papers from Mr. Flynn for him, BORROWING THE PAPERS. She then went to Mr. Flynn, she said, and asked him to lend her the papers. He did so, she said, with the understanding that they were to be returned to him, She looked the! papers over and found that they wege the same that had been used in the examination on De- cember 3, 1887. She referred to the mathe- matical questions, she said. She was asked how long this was after the examination, She replied that it was about three weeks. She told the story of her taking the papers to Mr. Oberly and what he said on the subject. ‘This story caused qnite a stir in the committee and Mr. Hatton and Mr. Ewart smiled and | looked about triamphanily, A number of questions were asked,which developed that she | had not scen the papers before the examina- tion and not until three weeks after. MORE FROM MR. OBERLY, Mr. Oberly asked here some questions, and being questioned in turn he said that he had | discovered on his investigation that the papers were, as he had already said, those used at the last preceding examination, that of December 8, 1887, the one Miss Dabney had failed on, but that they had not been given out until after the examination was over, that Mr. Flynn could not have had them at the time Miss Dabney said he first told her she could have them for $25. Inthe first place the questions asked at the examinatioa on Devember 3 were not printed until the day before. But more than that, the character of the papers themselves showed that they had been used, for the papers were the questions and answers worked out by an eligible during the examination, TESTIMONY OF W. FE, MORGAN, Miss Dabnoy was followed on the stand by Mr. W. E. Morgan, formerly employed | on the commission, who was in charge of the papers at the time Mr. Campbell made the copy. He testified from hearsay merely, stating what his ander- standing of she case at the time of the in- vestigation and what Xr, Oberly had said to him about it. He said hie understanding was that Campbell had taken the papers secretly, and that the action was one which ine would not have done, or having done, would have expected to be dismissed, for Mr. Oberly asked if he would have expected him, Oberly, to dismiss him under simular circum: staaces to those in the Cumpbell caso, “Judging from your action in that case I do not think you would have distnissed me,” the witness replied, This provoked a laugh all around. Witness testified further that the statement Mr. Oberly made to Lin at the time was snb- stantially what Mr. Uberly had made on the stand, PROF. FLYNN COMES FORWARD. Agentleman with a long dark beard, a pale face and eyes covered with green glasses, who had stood very near Miss Dabuey during her | testimony, asked to be put on the stand for five | minutes, He was sworn and said his name was V. Flynn, the one referred to by Miss Dab- given her the papers, jon said they had two or three questions to ask hem, Mr. Ewart asked if he knew Mr. Campbell's | handwriting. “I do not,” the witness replied, He was next asked if he gave Miss Dabney the | examination papers, “I did not,” he sepa s ee pnetcsity. He then said he would tell all he knew about the matter if the committee desired. He said he had not bought the questions, He said that about Christmas, 1587, a Mre. Smith brought the questions to him as sample questions and wanted instructions to prepare for an examin- ation of such scope. He understood from her that the questions had been used and no value or importunce was attached to them. The papers were not offered for sale nor had uny importance attached to them, He upposced they had come from some oue who a eu the examination, The papers were them because of the lite interest with which they were regarded by Mrs. Smith. Miss Dabney. he said, had taken instructions from him for a month, beginning in August, and had ceased because she could not afford to continue, After that she had como to him several times to work out examples for her, telling a pathetic, story of her circumstances and of her anxicty for her sick mother. Asa matter of charity he had helped her with such examples, About New Year's, 1883, Miss Dabney, he aid, came to him and asked for the old exami- nation papers Mrs. Smith had left there, which had examples worked out on them, and might be of use as a matter of instruction, He did not think he had any right to give her the papers in an unknown handwriting, but said he would gladly make a copy for her. HOW T4E PAPERS DISAPPEARED, He was then culled out of the room and Miss Dabney left immediately after his return. Some little time after that he remembered his promise to copy the papera, He then found they. were gone and ted that Miss Dabney had taken them. He not attach enough importance to the matter, how- ever, to look into the matter or try to get the papers back. He did not care about it, M ooncl nerd crerpak agli eins We pry he was misied y the statement that the come # lady in the Treasury ent, and it was not until he read Monday's Star that he knew she was the one who papera, He said that the statement of Miss Dabney, in testimony, that he had offered to sell her the D. C.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890 on_ the stand and examined Lebibach. Witness that hehad in December, 1637, or January, 1888, copied certain examination papers— and answers. He fag hae f he wanted a copy of for no other for such from of THE LARD HEARING, The House committee on agriculture today continued the hearing of persons interested in the bills pending before it for the regulation and taxation of the manufacture of lard com- pound or adulterations of lard. the proposed legislation had the floor. first speaker was W. J. Curtis of New York, representing N. K. Fairbank & Co., Chicago. john liver of Chicago, the local attorney of N. K, Fairbank & Co., also spoke, TO RELIEVE THE CONTRACTORS, The request of the Union iron works of San Francisco to be relieved of the penalties accru- ing by reason of the horse power developed by the cruiser Charleston falling below the con- tract requirements was favorably acted on by the Senate naval affairs committee this morn- ing. A bill will be reported relieving the com- of the payment of about $33,000 penalty, which it would otherwise be subjected. NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE BILLS, The conflicting New Orleans bridge interests had an opportunity this morning to present their views to the Senate committee on com- merce. Mr. E, L. Corttrell of Chicago ad- vocated the eect for a bridge above the cit) and Mr. E. udson of New Orleans and T. C. Clarke of New. York favored the scheme for & drawbridge below the city. TO RELIEVE NAVAL DESERTERS, Senator Chandler, from the committee on naval affairs, today reported favorably a bill providing that the act to relieve certain enlisted men of the navy and marine corps from the charge of desertion shall be extended so as to include any enlisted man who, subsequent to any charge of desertion or absence without leave, voluntarily enlisted in the army and re- ceived an honorable discharge theretrom. SENATOR MANDERSON AS A FIREMAN. For the past few days Senator Manderson has had his left hand wrapped up in a hand- kerchief and it was evident that some- thing was wrong with the right hand also. The injuries resulted from a con- flagration which might have been serious, A lamp shade in one of the Senator's apart- ments caught fire and in extinguishing the biaze the general's hands were badly blistered. WAGES AT THE PRINTING OFFICE. The typographical union of Keokuk, Iowa, has petitioned Congress to restore the wages of employes of the government printing office to the rates in effect prior to March 3, 1877. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THE INSPECTION OF LUMBER, The lumber inspectors of the District have ad- dressed a letter to the Commicsioners calli: attention to the law covering the ing) tion of Jumber in the city and the growing disposition on the part of the lumber dealers to iguore the same, claiming that said inspection is optional with them, ‘ihey say that it has been the cus- tom for many years to charge a fee for handling or turning lumber, the custom being estab- lished by the shippers to avoid the detention of their vessels, the latter being unwilling to wait for the inspectors to measure their c: while they were being discharged. The ‘oo pers, therefore, arranged an extra handling and agreed to pay the same, The fees as they now stand are 80 cents per 1,000 for inspection, as allowed by law, ‘and 15 conta per 1,000 for handling, allowed by shippers, One-half of the inspection and all of the handling is paid by the shipper and the other half of inspection is aid by the purchaser. Some dealers, the letter , now claim that the lumber in- spectors can ouly collect their part of the in- spection (15 cents) from them, and the in- spectors must look to the shippers for the bal- ance (30 cents) without haviug any hold upon the lumber inspected to secure payment, In conclusion they ask fot instruction at the | earliest moment. LOOKING FOR A RAILROAD TERMINUS. This morning a delegation composed of Austin Herr, A. B. Cropley, H. P. Gilbert and J. L. Meigs (engineer) called upon the Com- missioners in the interest of the Washington and Western Maryland railroad company to get the Commissioners to locate the startiug point of the road. The charter is indefinite as to the exact starting point, merely stating that it shall be on she other side of the Aqueduct bridge. The enginecr. after carefully consider- ing the matter, nas decided that the most feas- ible point is that on the west side of the bridge just opposite to Water street. The matter was riefly considered in board session, but it was finally decided to submit the whole question to Col, Robert for his views, The colouel intends to drive over the route before passing upon the case, THE PROPOSED CABLE RAILROAD, Col. Robert today submitted his memoran- dum to the board relative to Senate bill 2590 to incorporate the cable railroad company, He says the House bill has been modified from the Senate bill with regard to the route to be assed over and with respect to the ranch — established by the Senate bil He says the amended bill requires the railway company to widen 17th street between Connecticut avenue and Bound- ary to 52 teet between the curbs, all expense | tor work of placing the street in good condi- tion, paving, &e., to be borue by the railroad company. his widening of the roadway, he says, is rendered necessary by the width of the present roadway, which is only 32 feet wide—too narrow fora double track, He says that it will be observed thata portion of the route to be peed over by thts company is left by the amended bill in the discretion ot the Commis- sioners of the District. his he deems ad- visable from the fact that the powers that may lie in the Commissioners with respect to the ex- tension of city streets is not yet known and wiil not be until the bill now pending in Congress, or some similar one, for the extension of city streets shall pass. He strongly recommends the passage of the bill as amended, THE CROSS-COUNTRY RAILROAD, Col, Robert's memorandum relative to the cross-country railroad was today submitted to the Commissioners. Capt. Kossell some days ago sent his recommendation, which was printed at the time in Tue Stan, and in sub- stance recommended the passage of the bill. This Col, Hobert does and the Commissioners will forward the report to Congress this after- noon. a A Credit to Washington and Journalism. From the Martinsburg Herald. All the largest cities of the country furnish instances of newspapers that have attained un- usual success and popularity. The national capital never had great and phenomenally successful newspaper, but has mourned over more journalistic capital and enterprise wasted than any other city of its size. The Washing- ton Star has come to the front of late years and now ranks with the leading city dailies in circulation, enterprise and editorial ability. There couldn't be a better local newspaper and its enterprise as a general newspaper is far above the average. No special occasion of nents of | to; The THE LIQUOR REGULATIONS, of Dealers Make Argu- | Measures of Local ments Before the Commissioners. The board room of the Commissioners was am g H H MR. DAVIS OPENS, ‘The argument was commenced by Mr. Davis, who discussed sections B, C and D of article 4 These are regulations which permit the Com- missioners to — license to any person ing @ prosecution, 1 police as having sold firmed drunkards or in- aon or who has sold on Sunday, or wi jeeps a place where idle, noisy or sus- Picious characters congregate. Mr. Davis submitted that the effect of there regulations was simply to oe ® man on icion, without giving him an portunity to be heard or a trial in court, sty > ssc wos 4 by the Constitution; that the mere report of a police officer that an applicant had been guilty of one of the grounds set out as reason for refusing a license should not be ac- cepted as fof the fact, and a person de- rived of a and the practical > = is yperty ; t proper method was to obtain a conviction in the courts and then, having a judicial determination of the part of guilt, to act thereon and not upon mere «us- Picion or the unsworn statement of an officer, prompted — by F cages motives. Coun- sel also referred to four-in-a-block rule, and said that no number should be limited in 8 block; that each square should be considered itself; that no arbitrary rule should be pted, but that needs of a square should be considered as each came up for consideratson; the number of saloons to be put thereon should be measured by the circumstances, MR. ABERT AND THE GLOBE THEATER. Mr. Abert followed Mr. Davis in the same line by instancing the case of the Globe thea- ter, the proprietors of which had been refused 8 license because the lieutenant of the precinct had reported that idle and dissolute char- acters frequented the place. Mr, Abert pro- duced aflidavits showing that the police had been requested by the proprietors to point out such characters 80 that they might be re- jected, bat that they had refused; that the special officer employed in the theater had made arrests of persons whom he charged with being idle and ‘suspicions, and that they had been released on order of the lieutenant, with the information that they attended the theater with his permission. These with quite a number of other affidavits claiming that the reports of the police were partial and on uccount of prejudice were sub- initted to show how defective is the system of obtaining information as to the character of applicants, THE HEARING TODAY. An adjournment was here taken until this afternoon, when Mr. Leon Tobriner, represent- ing Mr. Heurich, the brewer, and what are known as the Monte Carlo and county,cases, began his argument. Mr. Tobriner in opening reminded the Com- missioners that their position was a most pecu- liar and at the same time important one; that in- asmuch as the legislative, judicial and executive powers were all vested in them, whereas the Constitution of the country provided that they should be vested in separate and independent branches of the government, it behooved them to proceed cautiously and with care: that while the courts had held that they had the power to make reguiations they had not held that they had the right to leg- islate; that a line must be drawn between regulation and legislation, and in adopting these regulations they had actu- ally incorporated into them provisions entirely new and which were the subjects of legislation. Mr. Tobriner then took up the Monte Carlo cases, in which license had been refused because the saloons were in conjunc- tion with pool-selling rooms and were places in which gambling was permitted. SELLING Pool, Connsel cited authorities to show that the courts of Maryland and the District had held that selling pools on races or base ball was not “gambling.” and that in consequence of these decisions Congress had passed an act prohibit- ing the selling of pools in the citics of Washington and Georgetown and permitting it in the county. He submitted that the Com- missioners were bound to respect the decisions of the courts and ——— and could not con- strue that to be gambling which the courts had held otherwise. Mr. Tobriner then discussed article “8,” known as the thousand-feet rule. He submitted that this rule dis- criminated against residents in the country; that the Commissioners could not pass aregula- tion which would operate upon ouly one por- tion ot the District; that their regulations must be uniform, general and impartial; that they must stand the same test to which a city ordinance would be subject, and that no ordinance which discriminated be- tween citizens could be held valid, He cited a number of cases as illustrating his proposition, commenting farther upon the sec- tion. He said it provided that before a person could locate a saloon within 1,000 feet of another it would require the consent of ‘four- fifths of the heads of families within one mile of the premises. If the Commissioners had the right to make this regulation they had the right to make the same rule for saloons in the city, and yet the act of the legislature did not require the con- sent of but a majority of residents and owners on the square. He contended that this is not regulation, but legislation, and beyond the powers of the Commissioners. OTHER ARGUMENTS, Arguments were also made by Mr. J. A. Clark and Mr. Simon Wolf will make the closing ad- dress. The discussion was in progress when ‘Tue Star report closed. CHICAGO IN LUCK AGAIN, The Woman’s Liberal Union Will Meet There in October. The Woman's national liberal union held its first executive session in the parlors of Wil- lard’s hotel this morning. It was decided to hold the next convention in Chicago next October, but it was leftin the power of the executive council to change the place of meet- ing if it was thought desirable, The meeting discussed the appointment of commitiees of state managers and also the publication of pro- ceedings, reports, resolutions and other docu- meats. Mre. 8. C. Snow was appointed man- ager of the work in the District of Columbia and a delegate was appointed to the women's labor unions and to Kuights of Labor con- ventions. a Flag Presentation. One of the interesting events of the fair and bazaar of Columbia division, U.R., K. of P., in Masonic temple was the presentation last night of a silk United States flag to the sir knights Tek a ee 1,500 thian divisi io, 1, of Baltistee had "fost ‘entered the. ball under escort of Columbia division and had been wel- Capt. Smith, when Mrs. J. J, MoGuigan im very neat litle speech Eivision. Gen. J. E. 8mith, commander of the division, @ flag with brief but Ser cece, a eas “eas ¥ obi the were Gen, Lindsay and others of the A Canadian Minister Herc. LAWS FOR THE DISTRICT. Today in Congress. SCARLET FEVER axD and diphtheria ia the District of Columbia,” is the title of © measure introduced this after- noon by Senator Ingalls by request, bill provi it "mall be = to report to existence of scarlet fever or diphtheria in his charge tae ure to do so within twenty-four hours ~~ punishable bya fine of not less than €1 nor more than , or im lieu there- of shall suffer imprisonment for net less than one nor more than ten daya. Where there is no physician in charge the same pen alties hold good as to the householder, guardian, nurse or other person in It is made imperative upon the bealth to cause asuitable placard, fag or sign to be displayed from the front premises or apartment where any scarlet fever or diphtheria is present, and the er sign without Hi ge afk removal of such piacard or the peneien eee health officer will be um- Public or private school or place of public as- semblage or apy on the streets or in the theria, The penalty for « violation of this sec tion is the same as that already stated, Convalescents from either of the before Mentioned diseases are not to attgnd school or college until they have secured from the at-~ tending physician a certificate of complete re- covery. Penalties are provided for the making of false reports or certificates, and the © necessarily incurred by the act are to be from the District appropriation, The bill is the result of the efforts of the Medical society of the District, POTOMAC FISH PROTECTION, There wili be a hearing op Mr. Stablnecker's House bill No. 589 relating to the protection of fish in the Potomac river in the District of Oo- fombia on Friday morning before the commit- on merchant marine and ‘both sides will be heard. en PAWNBROKERS AND JUNK DEALERS, Mr. Miles has introduced a bill in the House having reference to pawnbrokers and junk dealers in the District, The bill puts the li- cense for junk dealers and dealers in second- hand personal property in the District at 40 Pia regard to brokers the bi regar pawn! ore al tho act passed at’ the last session, and provides instead that no pawnbroker shall ask, demand or receive @ greater rate of interest than $ per centum per month on any loan secured by pledge of personal property, under pen- alty of €100 for every such off to be recovered for the use of the District Columbia; provided, however, that where the loan is secured by the pledge of personal prop- erty, requiring extra care to prevent injuri durmg disuxe a pawnbroker may tere ng nf reasonable sum for storing and taking care of the same as the Commissioners for the District of Columbia may from time to time prescribe AMENDMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATION BILL. Senator Faulkner today offered two amend- ments to the District appropriation bill. One appropriates $10,000 for the removal of the stand pipe from 16th street extended and for the location of the same at some other paint or for the substitution of the Holly sys- tem of water suppiy for the District west of the cast live of idth street extended. The other amendment appropriates €35,000 to lo- cate, establish, open, grade and regulate 16th street extended from Florida avenue north and empowering the Commissioners to purchase or condemn the necessary land. es Pretty Warm tor February. A special bulletin issued from the sigual of- fice at 2 o'clock this afternoon said: The weather reports from the south Atlantic and east gulf states indicate that one of the warm- est periods of which there is any record during the month of Febrnary ovcurred over #@at section yesterday and today, Following are the maximum tem of Tuesday at selected stations with their relation to the highest temperatures ever observed dur- ing February, viz: Washington city, 72°, 6° be- low; Lynchburg, 72°, 2° below; Norfolk, 78°, 3° below; Wilmington, 78°, 3- below; Ar S4°, 2° above; Charlotte, 75”, 2° above; Atco 76°,1° above; Montgomery, 80°, 1° below, Savannah, 80, 1° below. The highest recorded temperature during February at Washington city, 78°, occurred im 1874. Cold Wave Coming. The following bulletin was issued from the office of the chief signal officer today: Hoist cold wave signal; temperature will fall to twenty-six degrees or lower by 8 o'clock morn- ing of 27th or next day. — Range of the Thermometer Today. ‘The following were the readings at the sig- naloitice today: 8a.m., 68; 2 p.m, 7A; maxi mum, 72; minimum, 56, Figures Never Lie. Government statistics show a total importa- tion im the last 10 years of 2,620,811 cases of champagne, composed of more than 80 brands. ‘That of G. H. Mamm & Co.'s Extra Dry was over 225,000 cases more than of any other, or about oue-quarter of the total DAVIS. On Fel —_ WILLIAM M bruary 25, y-one years, late DAVIS, aged thirt Prince William county. Va, ‘Funeral from his late 111 Dstreet north- west, Friday, February 28, at p.m. Friends of the fanuly respectfully iuvited 60 attend. Tale aud Fredericksburw papers please copy -] : DISMER. On February 25, 1890, at 7:45 Mrs, LENA, beloved wife of Clas. Dusiner, aged thirty obths and eigut days, vex residence, 708 & street northwest, at wock tor Germau Lutheral cb' corner streets worth west ou Friday, Potceney rment at Prospect Hill cemetery. yl wit to Bitend GALLAGHER. The LAGHEK, who died Jani Goldsvorvugin formeniy pepers. LEWIS, Suddenly, Pacuey 2, 1890, ENOCH M. LEWIS, in the nity-second year of Funeral from his late 1 tomorrow (ibureday) ait o'clock. ‘aud relatives are to attend. aad bev De, Bye Souder “t Wi day, February 26, at 3:30 pou. ‘the world eve beam: ‘epring and it de- all suffering from above ‘not beard gf it or uned nag em Peg ulstes: signature of EISKER & << ot