Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1890, Page 8

YHE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY. KINGS OF THE “COPS.” |#=***srsss= Col. Moore and the Men Who Com- mand the Police Force. POLICEMEN OF HIGH RANK. Officers Who Have Won sho: ler Straps by Meritorious Services—The Com- manders of the Police Precincte—In- spectors of the Force, —e—__ OL. WM. G. MOORE, as the head of the police department of the city, bas as bis immediate aids a corps of officers, all of whom have won their straps by long aud meritorious ser- vice. Associated with him at headquarters in the discharge of the general executive duties of the department is the captain and inspector, the next officer in rank below him. Then at head- quarters also is the lieutenant and inspector in charge of the detective corps and the heuten- ant and night inspector. Each of the nine pelice precincts is in command of » lieutenant. "hese officers make all together, with the sup- erintendent, 13 officers who wear shoulder siraps. officer who has takena stomach’s sake. Lieut. igi in the detense of his coun’ COL. WM. G, MOORE. Col. Wm. G. Moore, the major and superin- tendent, is one of the best-known and most popular mem in Washington. He was born in a house near the corner of 7th and D strects, and when old enough he attended the Kitten- house Academy on jana avenue. father, W. W. Moore, served in ali the councils of the old corporation of Washington. and died ouly a few years ago after a life of usefulness, hen sixteen years old Col. Moore went to work in the office of the Va Intelligencer, Years later he was made the following year a 1383 he was made lieuten: cluded most of the count satisfaction. The first the banner police divisions of the ¢ always happens to be in the vicinity of some ease his corns or who has just stepped in some ont-of-the-way place to take « nip for his a private on the police force in 1867. he was made night inspector and has since p: formed the duties of the office with perfect LIRUT. aMiss, precinct is smaller in area than the others it is other member of the | from office. Lieut. Vernon was born in Alex- tell why it is that he | andria county, Va., September 20, 182. At the age of thirteen he left school and went with hi father to learn his trade as carpenter. When twenty years of fos he came to this . He was one of the original members of the police force. Hespent many of his earlier days on the force in the fourth precinct and went through many severe struggles. Then he served as hack inspector and in 1866 he was made sergeant and nine years later he was des- ignated as lieutenant to take charge of a pre- cinct, In 1879 he was made captain, which po- sition he filled until 8. H. Walker ‘was made chief, when he gave way to Lieut. Austin, who was promoted, Since that time he has com- manded the South Washington precinct, except during short intervais, when he acted as eap- tain during Capt. Austin’s absence. LIFUT. GESSFORD. “Jim” Gessford, as he is familiarly called about police headquarters, is in charge of what the men call the “navy policemen.” It is the fifth precinct, and not only includes all of Southeast Washington, but it takes ina large part of the county, which is patrolled by mounted men, who report for duty to Sergt. Frank McCathran in Anacostia, where there ® substation. Lieut, Gessford will turn the balance at considerably more than 200 pounds, He is a strict disciplinarian, but does not be- lieve in too much red-tape business, The lieu- seat inacity park to Pearson was boru in inia in 1840, He served nearly four years try aud was appointed Eleven acting sergeant and full sergeant. In ant and was placed in command of the old second precinct, which i tv. Two years Inter ce per- precinct of the nine ity, and althongh the - ‘APRIL 26, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES. began life on s farm, but when the war broke The Rapid Strides in Popular Favor Made by an Enterprising Firm. If any one believes that only in the great west are tobe found opportunities for rapid success in business enterprises, striking evi- dence of the contrary can be found in the history of the firm of Ratcliffe, Darr & Oo., the auctioneers. Their record shows that energy and perseverance will make their way quite as surely and rapidly at home as abroad. Though this firm has scarcely completed the first six montbs of its existence, having em- barked in business October 16, 1889, it is almost as well known and as thoroughly established as 8 firm as any in the city. The active mem- bers of the firm are Mr. Jas, W. Ratcliffe and Mr. Chas, W. Darr, both of whom are ex- perienced in business and extremely popular. ‘he senior member, Mr. James W. Fekete was born in Baltimore, where he received common school education. He came to this city when a boy, and after engaging in various commercial pursuits entered the employ of Duncanson Bros., auctioneers, when that firm began business. He remained with that firm for about eighteen years or until he resigned toembark in business on his own account. He first entered the honse of his late employer, as what is termed in the basiness a “record clerk,” and through his encrgy and careful at- tention to the interests of his employers he was made the crier or auctioneer of the tirm, in which capacity he gained a thorough and com- piste knowledge of values of every description, poth real aud personal, and his’ judgment is often sought, ‘The junior member of the house, Charles W. Darr, was born on Capitol Hill, and at the age of twelve entered the employ of Mr. A. T. Whiting, who was then located two doors west of the site now occupied by Ratcliffe, Darr & Co. Two years later he entered the house of the Messrs, Duncanson Bros, as messenger and office boy. Upon the promotion of Mr. Rat- cliffe he succeeded that geutleman as record clerk. He was later made book keeper and cashier, which position he held when he re- Surprising Things Used in Its Man- ufacture, METHODS OF FALSIFICATION. ——_ ‘The Biggest Vineyard in the World What Alcohol Really te—Wine for the Dead to Drink—Antiquity of the Grape. —_—_ bi ORE wine of domestic manufacture —particularly red wine—is consumed in Washington than in any other city of its size in the Union,” said a whole- sale r the other day to ® Srax reporter. ‘One advantage about native grape juice 1s that you can get it pure—a fact not to be despised when it is considered how largely chemicals, such as acids, gums, and dye stuffs, enter into the composition of the product sold in the market under the guise of wine. The printed name Bordeaux, for example, seems something like a guarantee when found upon a bottle, and yet it is hardly such, as one m see when the fact is considered that Bordeaus annually exports five times as much wine as is produced during that period in the district, It may be fairly said that Bordeanx depends at least as much upon the laboratory as upon the vineyard. Bordeaux has been called very justly a nest of forgers of red wive; the towa of Cette, near by, is chiefly engaged in this sort of business, Burgundy is a rather safe sort of claret to buy, because of the difficulty of imi- tating its characteristic bitter taste, chemists say 1s due to the presence of # bac strongly resembling im appearance the comms enlisted in the first Michigan regiment was discharged at Detroit at the end of three years’ service. After the war he came to this city and had not been here long before he received his appointment as # metropolitan police officer. Five years later he was made sergeant, and he subsequently resigned that position to accept the position of sanitary Officer, entering upon his new duties in April, 1853, In August, 1888, he was relieved from duty as sanitary officer, and in December fol- lowing was made lieutenant, in charge of the new precinct, pe Re ney A LEPER ISLAND OF THE SEA, Facts Not Hitherto Published About the Afflicted of Molokai. out and f “Such an astonishingly inaccurate impression has been spread abroad regarding the co dition of the lepers on the island of Molokai WINE WHEN IT IS RED] ¥- FURNITURE, G00 tor in one cleanest in the market, thoronghiy. floor, containing onions, milk, utter, meet od cake kept side by side with perfect safety, aud the o B. Moers & Sons, Cor. Fand 11th sta now. CARPET UPH pa Wat PAPERS ee SPRCIALTIES on ag SEASON OF THE REED AND RATTAN FURNITURE. Anew effect of stylish and pleasing design te our Rattan Parlor Suit at #30, Rockers aud Chairs, reed and rattan, from 0c. to 816. Lounges, Tables, Cc vches, Scrap Basketa, Wo Baskets, & REFRIGEKATORS FROM @2.50 TO We havea lance line of Rining-room Refrig- orators, convenient as well as ornaizental, com- ming Sideboard, Water Cooler and Refrigere- ece of furniture; ranging in price Sweet's Refrigerators, Preroe’s Polar Refticerators, mupire Kefrieratore. arl Refruperators ‘avorite Refrigeratora, Triumph Refrigeratora, Star Kefrigeratora. Charcoal (ined and made of the best materiale, Cooper & McKee's Refrigerators Our Sweet's Refrigerator is the Dest and We have tested it One ison exhibition om our first e will last longer im it than any other Re rigerator mace, MATTINGS! MATTINGS!! 200 Rolls White Matting of €0 yards cach 9 KS per rol ‘ancy Check Matting at Theck Matung at Heavy *4. tess Matting, Our stock of Matting is one of the langest in autry and our prices as low as the SMYRNA RUGS!! SPECIAL DRIVE FOK THIS WERK! Bromley Smyrna Rugs, ¢1.25, reduced te miley Smyrua Ruge, 1.75; reduced to signed after fourteen years’ service to embark with his fellow clerk in the present business, During these periods he also acted as aucti eer to relieve the regular salesman. So the firm of Ratcliffe, Darr & Co. is composed of two practical experienced auctioneers, a fact which in part explains its great success, where he learned the printing trade, and soon fterward he was made reporter of the House of Representatives. lu 1557 he was given em- ployment on the public works by Capt. Meigs, bacilius of cholers,” UNBPALTHY ATXTURES, “Aresnch falsifications of wine ever danger- ous to health?” asked Tue Stax reporter. “Decidedly. Fortunes have been made at the expense of the consumers’ health t honest wine merchants, it ia so eas you know, to make port ont of a mi: cider sirup. gum kino and tartaric acid that its manufacture with an assured market at Profitable prices presents a great temptation. As for claret, you can easily make it from a de- coction of orris root, raspberry juice, sirup and cochineal, Sherry, as you may improve upon nature's plan for making it, is a combi- nation of cheap materials with 4 coloring mat- ter prepared from alkanet root. In winemakers who have not vir ssid a gentleman yesterday who has spent fourteen years of official life in the Hawaiian group to aSrak reporter, “that it is high time popular misinformation concerning them was corrected. The civilized world at large seems to entertain a notion that this afflicted colony, lodged upon a bleak and solitary rock in the midst of the South Sea, is stretching out its hands with a despairing appeal to the charity of other lands for help in its lonely and uncared-for misery, Within the last few months advertisement has been made all over two continents of the intention of an English nun called Sister Rose-Gertrude to go out and devote her life to these hapless outcasts of the far Pacific, She did go, but is employed at the Bromley Smyrna Rugs, @7.50; reduced te tenant was born in Baltimore Pebrnary 22 #1.50. He came here when een years old. learned the carpenters’ trade, which’ he left to enlist in the army at the outbreak of the war, He was one of the first men appointed on the Metropolitan police force. When Congress changed the grades of officers he was then Ser- geant Gessford and the act made him heuten- ant. Thus he can boast of being the only lieu- tenant now on duty who was made such by the act of Congress. He has since commanded a number of precincts and is held in high esteem by those who have done duty under him. In addition to doing duty as lieutenant he held the office of night inspector for some time, LIRUT. KELLY. Lient, John F, Kelly has done duty in almost ley Smyrna Ruga, 6350; reduced to Bromley Smyrna Ruga, $10.25; e675. LOOSE COVER GOODS. Tho lancest stock we ever carned and our Drices lower ‘Our line comprises— Diunties, oe Morris Bazines, We havea thoroughly competent torce of tersaud we @uarautes @ perfect ut im every every precinct and has filled every position gn ‘iving station for lepers on Hawaii. She find a satisfactury substitute for fresh grapes care, the force, something that but few officers chin | has not been sent to Molokai, and in all prob- in dried raisins, currants and peaches of a low BABY CARRIAGES most of the | boast of. Being a man who does not knqw | Pility will never go there, simply for the grade, which they macerate with other fruit, 2orre, LON titercat patteree, conging tm peice x e 23 . Bei . 4 nC ( sami ae 2 e ha . e - . a 0 i central business district of the city, besides | What cowardice means, he was usually placed | Teasen that there is no necessity whatever for usually ond-hand, water and sugar being w many of our own Carriages, We added, The mixture is fermented and subse- quently the fermentation is checked by salicylic acid, Finally it is clarified, flavored and colored @» resemble any kind of wine desired.” her doing #0, inasmuch as there are already at the leper settlement six sisters ef the Order of St. Francis, from Syracuse. N.Y., who have been taking care of the people for half a doz years past, carry a full assortme Tiaces, Which we ret many public buildings. It was in this precinct that formerly the gambling houses flourished and it incndes now some disreputable localities that require constant attention from the police. The Center Market and the leading banking houses, theaters and hotels are also in this precinct. ent. T. Brooke Amiss, who is in command, was born in Culpeper county, in 1847. In 1870 he became a mem of the police force and did duty for some time before he was made sergeant. In 1842 he dis- tinguished himself by his courageous conduct in the capture of the Fleming burglars. Later the then Private Amiss and his partner cap- tured the thieves who robbed the Peruvian minister's residence. In 1886 he was made lieutenant, and although he was then the in positions where it was necessary to do good police duty. Lieut. Kelly is every inch’ a policeman. He is one of the few visitors to Chicago who was permitted the freedom of the prison when the condemned anarchists were awaiting their fate, and he bas in hisofii: fof all the parte of Car- a yee in Peper WIKE WINDOW SCREENS AND DOORS. Our Adjustable Seren will Stany window and is the Lest on the market, Me siso make to order two different grades —_ Ww aud Door screens. < me WHERE NATIVE WINE REGAN. “How was the vine first introduced into this country?” “By the priests from Spain, who planted at San Diego, Cal., not only the olive, the fig and pomegranate, but also the vine. For some reason unknown, they chose for planting a certain grape, which, while fairly useful tor the table, produced ouly a very mod- erately good red wine. This variety of grape still exists largely in California, and the great LIFE OF THE AFFLICTED. “How do the lepers live?” ‘Lhey dwell in one of the most beautiful and fertile valleys of the world, where the entire year is one perpetual summer, the temperature varying not perceptibly from one season to an- other. ‘Their village is of pretty houses built expressly for them by the government, and the meanest pauper leper is provided there with a comfortable home, good food. medicines, med- ical attendance and all necessaries, Resident years later, asa member of the original tionai Rifles, he responded with his com- rades to the call for troops at the outbreak of the war, and after a brief service in the field was ordered by Simon Cameron, then Secretary of War, to the War Department for duty as. pri vate secretary to the Secretary of War. He remained at that task until some time after ou Spring Rollers... jes on Best Spring Koliera. WALL PAPERS, modest prices, ert s, Tay Fresco furmshed. First-class Work ries, Laces and Cretonnes, fainting mal its branches, Designs ~ ; : r . : clan recommendation in its behalf is that it pro- tauates Furnished 1 confidence enough in him to place him in : “pee yal rap stock, however, is still stuck to by many Cali- Cur hope Fire Escape, Chief Parris saya, is volunteers. In 1865 he wi transferred by superintendent to see that the settlement is as ° - ’ the best. Praudent’ Johnson ta “a desk ia they White | Charge of one of the most important precincts, House and he remained there until about the close of the administration, when President Johnson oe him paymaster inthe army, and as such he visited all the southwestern states. Returning to Washington about 1970 he entered private business and continued in it until November, 1886, when he was appointed to his present office. Col. Moore is especially well known by his connection with the military of the District. He seems to have inherited soldierly qualities from his grandfather, who was one of the defenders of Fort McHenry, d his father, who as a boy enlisted and served as as powder boy against the British. Col. Moore's connection with the old National Rifles has been mentioned. For years he has commanded the Washington Light Infantry and is now colonel of the first regiment of the District National Guard. CAPT. M. A. AUSTIN. The superintendent's first assistant is Capt. Manville A. Austin, captain and inspector, who enjoys the confidence and esteem of all his brother officers. He was born in Erie county, Pa., more than fifty years ago. Atthe age of tweive years he found himself on a Virginia farm situated not far from Alexandria. He spent his early school days near Falls Church and afterward at Richards’ Academy in this erty. After leaving school he was appointed to a position in the navy yard. About the be- ginning of the war he enlisted in the Fiftieth fornia people, notwithstanding the fact that its bottled result is rather crude and goes to the head like brandy. The slips of Meiaga vine planted by Franciscan monks at San Diego and other points in California in 1770 did but initiate what has since grown to be an mous industry, Within the past twent years clippings have been planted there from the finest vines of Burgundy, Bordeaux, Cognac, Hungary, the Rhine valley, Portugal and Madeira. At the present moment there ix ‘ehama connty, Cal., the largest vineyard in the world, covering 3.825 acres, the property of Senator Stanford. Santa Barbara, Cal., owns the largest vine;bearing grapes in the world. In one year it produces, on an average, 12,000 pounds of grapes. SCIENTIFIC MANUFACTURE. “The method of making wine, like thing else mechanical in this countr; tinued the merchant, “is reduced to scientific principles. The grapes, as they are brought from the vineyard, are placed upon an endless wooden belt which carries them up to the top story of the factory. There they fall into the wine press, and every particle of juice is ex- ressed from them, so as to pour into vats be- iow. These vats run on wheels, so that when one is full it may be rolied off and emptied into the great tanks wherein fermentation is conducted. Fermentation produces alcohol; but how many people can tell Low alcohol is made? Ask the best-informed person you know and he will be posed. Then inform him, with the satisfaction of superior knowledge, that alcohol is formed by the contact of the yeast plant, which is a fungus, with sugar. Finally the grape juice is run off into casks, and sub- sequently bottled. The term alcohol comes down from the Arabian philosophers, who, as you know, were the original chemists, They referred to it in their own language as al koh meaning ‘the spirit.’ You find the same word, ‘kohl,’ used in Mohammedan countries to this day, signifying the dark pigment which women paint their eyes with around the inside of the lids to give them a soulfulexpression. Al kolil is the spirit of the wine. We ourselves still preserve the term, calling alcohols ‘spirit of wine.’” SPECIAL! well taken care of as any hospital. We have two rooms, 500x100 each, in which lepers are without relatives and friends outside, € ike best. and are constantly making trips to Molokai with whole cargoes of all sorts of deli- cacies and lnxuries. The village of the stricken is on the shore of the sea, encircled at the back by a cliff 8,000 feet in height and so precipitous to be only passable in one narrow gorge, which is always guarded by soldiers, Save for the mortal illness of the inhabitants one might almost compare the place to the happy valley of Rassclas, out of which there was no escape, save by one hidden path reserved for Imlac to discover. The lepers cannot get away from Mo- lokai, the sea hemming them in on one side and the mountain on the other. Of liberty they are deprived, but you can percoive that their con- dition is very much otherwise than has been represented, in so far as the material comforts of life are concerned, The civilized world at large need not be concerned in their behalf; they have all the care that necessary or usefal.” “Do the lepers suffer pain very greatly?” “Hardly at all. At AR beginning of their disease they have severe aches in their arms d legs, similar to rheumatic pains, but these disappear after awhile, and from that point on until death they suffer not at all, In many cases this physical insenstbility i THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF THE COMPLAINT that shows itself. One instance I remember of a Honoluiu boy who discovered one day, to his surprise, that he could approach his wrist so close to the flame of a candle that his flesh was scorched, and yet without feeling the heat a particle, Curious to know the reason he kept on with the experiment untila frightful burn had been made,and yet there was no sensation, His mother took him to a doctor, who at once per- ived that leprosy was indicated, and the boy soon after sent to Molokai, where he now The sickness exhibits itself first ordinarily a swelling of the face, the lines of which be- come drawn and hard; the expression becomes tixed and the ey brows dropping out.Swellings appe: parts of the body y inches, in fact, last. en years is the dverage time from the first uppearance of the disease to the burial of the ‘here is no such thing as cure. This ular leprosy, and not to be confounded with the leprosy of the Seriptures, ORIGIN OF THE DISEASE “Tow did it originate on the islands?” “As to that there is much dispute. The na- tives say that it was imported with the Chinese, Dut it seems quite certain that before the coolies were brought to the Hawaiian group for laborers in 1851 leprosy had been known there for some time as the ‘chiefs’ disease.’ be- cause many of the great men were afflicted with it. Good authorities are of the opinion that it actually introduced by Capt. Cook's when that distinguished explorer visited land in 17) The primitive conditions under which the natives lived were sin- guiarly favorable to the propagation of disease. Living and sleeping together in one room for @ family, eating their food with their fingers out of ‘common dishes and | passing around the same pipe from hand to hand, contagion had the best possible chance to erate. In 1793 Capt. Cook found 200,000 | people on the islands: when the missionaries went there in 1820 there were 120,000. Now there are oniy 45,000 natives left, including half-castes. ‘The balance of the 85,000 popula- tion is composed of Chinese, Japanese, Portu- guese, Americans and Enropeans. No white man need be afraid to go to the Hawaiian Islands on account of the leprosy; there have | not been as many as a dozen white lepers there in the history of the country, and, with one dubions exception, they all lived with native women, Few of the Lieut. J. E. officer of the second precinct, which emb within its limits the section of the city known as “Hell's Bottom,” which has been the scene of many fatal encounters. Since Lieut. Heffner has been in charge of the precinct not a single murderer has escaped the officers. Lieut. Heff- ner was born in Frederick, Md., in 1843 and lived on a farm until the war broke out, when eee | General Merchandise 7 ERE EE REGULAR SALE> FURNITURE CARPETS &°THS DAY ar lO ociac arr, and materials. would pay for In this room th Tenovating turu: Fo arene the olstered. It ix the only sure Acating the moth aud ite egen to the finest { wt a large picture as memento of that oceasio He was born ne 2ith and K streets November 22, is31, After attending the Trinity Catholic school in Georgetown until he was fifteen years old, his parents hay- ing died, he was bound out as an apprentice to Thos, Lewis, the master bricklay He then went to work as foreman of the force employed on the Corcoran Art Gallery building at the beginning of the war. When President Lin- coln called for 75,000 volunteers he left the Art Gallery building and enlisted in the three months’ service. He was appointed a private on the force and went on duty the day of its organization, About a year later he was pro- moted to be roundsman’ and four years after ward was made sergeant. After serving about one year in the latter position be was m: ant in charge of a precinct. During 1867 and 1868 Lieut. Kelly had charge of the detective corps and was afterward appointed night in- spector, being the first officer to fill that ot In addition to the offices mentioned Lient. Kelly has acted as captain, and during Maj. Moore's illness some months ago he was the acting chief. LIEUT, HOLLINBERGER. The seventh precinct is in charge of Lieut, Lewis H, Hollinberger, who was the last officer to receive so high a promotion. The seventh precinct embraces all the territory in th trict west of Rock creek, including » square miles of territory in the county. 1. Hollinberger, who was born in Baltimore in taught school for a time and later worked u do damnage done ing shop is most complete in ite rice oF frames. and our fintshers are thorough ced. EN ON STORAGE IN 1106 F BIKEET. We have a thorougt!y competent force of Pur- niture Packers an: ‘Materials For Saie, lovers ad have B. MOSES & BONS, Fend lithe. ow 225 The building occupied by tho firm at 920 Pennsylvania avenue is one of the best equipped buildings for the purpose in the country. Ite handsome front, 25 fect wide on Pennsylvania avenue, gives but an imperfect idea of the spa- ciousness of the structure, which runs through the square to C street, where is located a large freight elevator for the reception and delivery of goods. Two floors of this building are de- voted exciusively to sales and contain art gal- leries, book sales rooms, ladies’ and gentle- men's retiring rooms and every comfort to be found in the largest retail merchant houses of the country. The two upper floors are de- voted to storage of furniture and merchandise. All the sales of this firm are made exclusivel within their rooms, and they claim that wit their facilities they can arrange conveniently in their rooms as much furniture and merchan- dise as can be conveniently sold to advantage in one day, Their rooms, they claim, are lto any in the country. In addition to merchandise trade they have, by close application to business, acquired a lucrative and growing real estate auction trade, and their sales are made exclusively at auction, not only in this but all other branche: The se- cret of this firm's success, as its members freely acknowledge, lies in the fact that they make liberal use of Tux Star's advertising columns and give much attention to this department of their busines: Dearsess Axp Cuaranna Conen. Dr. Lighthill takes pleasure to submit to those interested the following testi- monials of cures: FROM MR. T. E ROESSLE, PROPRIETOR OF THE ARLINGTON, “Tee Anutwetox,” Wasmrvotox, D.O,, March 6, 1898 MY Dran Da. Licnraie: Iigives me great pleasure to state that you effected a remarkable cure of deafness and dis- charge from the ears in the case of my cousin, Marcus C. Roessle, and that the case bas Proved as permanent as it was radical, feet fue that without your skillful aid my cousin would have been @ deaf man all his life, Knowing of other cases im which you have been ‘equally successful, I cheerfully ¢ive you leave to refer tome at any time aud hope that your Practice in Washington will prove ® distin- SWsbed success Youre truly, 1. RObSSLE, he enhsted at the age of seventcen years. He saw active and honorable service during the war in having participated in several battles and being present at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. In January, 1869, he was appointed private vn the police force and served under Lieuts, Tait, Hurley, Eckloff, m, Austin, Greer, Arnold an mber, 1878, he was made acting sergeant and five years later he was made full sergeant, Angust 1, 1888, he assumed charge of the second precinct as lieutenant and has been in charge of it since that time. As pri- vate, sergeant or lieutenant he has figured in many important cases. He rendered notab service in the breaking up of a dangerous of burglars, who after robbing houses set ti on fire. ‘The principal offender was given eighteen years in prison, LIRUT. OvY. Lient. John y of the third police pre- cinct was born in Charles county, Md., where in his early days he worked ona farm in the summer and attended school in the winter. He was born March 15, 1844, and was appointed on various t is death THE ANCIENTS AND THEIR WINE. “Who is supposed to have invented wine?” “Noah, I have understood, In the ruins of Thebes and Memphis, in Egypt, dating 4,000 years back, have been found tablets that the priests in charge of the corp: were obliged to keep in the tombs for the use of the departed two kinds of beer— ht andone dark--and five kinds of wine e original Solomon say that wine is a mocker and strong drink raging, but Bob Ingersoll pre- fers toalter it by saying that wine is the fire- side and strong drink the conflagration, WHERE WINE WAS PLENTIFUL, “During the fifteenth century wine was 80 pientiful that in Wurtemburg a pailful of the fermented product sold for 5 cents. The years from 1420 to i are memorable in south Ger- many for the abundance the vineyards gave. So great it was that, according to the ing then, a man was able to get intox what he could buy for one-half of a c: The cement used in building hedrais of Vienna and Ctra during these years was moistened with wine instead of water, In the sixteenth century, it is under- stood, brandy was first manufactured. During that period a law in the ancient city of Lubeck directed that to the king, when he sojourned in the town, should be given daily four pails and sixteen measures of wine. A queen was to re- ceive three pails and eight measures, an elector twelve measures, a duke eight measures, acount or bishop four measures, a countess, knight, abbot, burgomaster or doctor of a university two measures, aud a municipal clerk one measure. Presumably the municipal clerk, earnest work being required of him, was pur- vosely not given more than might be good for hima if he chose to consume his entire allow- auce. At the same time it was understood that appropriated was of the best that the municipal cellar afforded. Wiue- making was practiced by the ancient Egyptians nite 5.009 years ago aud by them was handed down to the Greeks, who are supposed to have first adulterators of the beverage. aS pert aa COUPONS FOR CAR TICKETS, Algy’s Absent-Mindedness and a Con- ductor’s Wrath, WL, Volunteer Engineer Corps and was engaged in the construction of various fortifications. Shortly after the close of the war he became a member of the police force and by his good Service soon won promotion. He saw much active service in the 8s following the war, ‘when much lawlessness prevailed. In 1463 he was made lieutenant. His coolness and Courage on several occasions when he had to face a mob with a handful of men demon- Btrated his fitness to command. In 1886 he succeeded Capt. Vernon as captain’and inspector of the force and has held the position since that time. at times, in the absence of Col. Moore, pertorming the duties of superintend- ent FROM MR. H. P. DEGRAAF, PRESIDENT OF THE BOWERY NATIONAL BANK, New Yore, May 7, 1888, The young man with the skye-terrier bang and the orchid in his button-hole, whose over- coat was left unbuttoned for the apperent pur- pose of disclosing the fact that he was in even- ing dress, handed two tickets hastily to the conductor without pausing in the whispered conversation he was pursuing with a pretty girl in an accordeon cape and bright pink bon- net strings. And a Stak reporter was impolite enough to listen, ¥ “Oh, Algy!” she gaid; “I do so enjoy the theater!” “Our seats tonight were a little further for- ward than I sioaid have wished.” be replied, “But the accond row was the best I could get at the box office, and it was an accident that I did so well.” “I like to be far front.” was her rejoinder. “Then { can be perfectly sure that I don’t miss anything. I never enjoyed a play more than I did this evening. You have been so often to the theater that [ suppose yuu don’t take nearly 80 intense a pleasure in it.” 28,” confessed Algy, with a blase air. it stales every sort of enjoyment, you Dx. Liowrmnx: My Drax Sim: Itaffordeme erent pleasure toJoin the long list of grateful patiente who have been relieved fromm troublesome and obsti- Bete complaints by your superior skill. My case war chroviccstarrh, from which I had suffered tosuch an extent that it weakened my general Deulth and finally gave rise to such severe pain tn and about the head and throat that it pre- ‘vented me from sleeping and alarmed my fam- ily. Iam happy to etate that the very rst ap- plication of your trestment gave me prompt snd decided relief. In a few Gays the pain had Giappeared and by degrees the other distress- ing fy mptoms characteristic of catarrh yielded toyour administrations, until I pow fiud my- scli completely cured. 1 therefore cheerfully tender you this testimonial of your skill and Success, in the hope that others may be bene ‘Bted by ite publication, K.P. DEGRAAP. Dr. Lighthill, for thirty yearsa Specialist in the cure of the diseases of thé Far and Respire- tory Organs, cap be consulted on Desfuess, Catarrh, Asthma and Diseases of the SLreat sud Lungs at bis off No, 1017 15TH ST. N.W. Berdice pass the door. Office hours frow 8 to 12 and 3 to& ard asa ? smith. did duty aa a patrolman and was m seven years later, While holding was assigned to duty at police he charge of the detective office at night and there gained the confidence of his superior officers. In February iast year he was promoted and was assigned to duty in the precinct of which he is now the commanding officer. Since he has been in charge several additional officers have been allowed the precinct and the oiticers now have @ gymnasium as good as can be had in the present building. LIEUT. BOTELER. The eighth precinct is the largest one in the District and comprises what is generally known as North Washington anda large part of the county adjacent thereto, Lieut. James E in the navy In 1867 he INSPECTOR SWINDELLA. One of the most important positions on the force is that of chief of the detective corps. This position is filled by Inspector John A. Swindelis, a man with a determined will and recognized executive ability. He has six de- tective officers under him. The inspector be- lieves in preventing crime and not waiting to extch criminals after they have perpetrated some outrage a citizen, and one thing that bas marked his administration has been aprivateon the police force when he was twenty-three years old. September 1, 1873, he was made sergeant and in December, 187, was placed in command of the third precinct, which embraces the handsome residence quarter in f the St ‘on oughtn’t to find life used up ata twenty, T'm sure,” she said. “But, Algy, the con- ductor is trying to attract your attention.” The bell punch expert had, in fact, been giv- ing a series of jerks to the young man’s sleeve, and the latter upon looking up beheld the con- ductor eyeing him sternly and holding out two scraps of pas hand, “T wonder, you are the feller wot sprung tree of dese bloomin’ tings on me night before last fer car fares, Am I picked green or do yer take me fer an everiastin’ chump? Dis business of workin’ off tee-ayter checks for hoss-car tickets has gone fur enough and it’s gotter stop, ‘The yo man looked wonderingly at the tickets handed back to him by the conductor and perceived, to his astonishment, that he had evidently paid fare for himself and his tg d companion with the coupons torn off jis orchestra-seat slips. “Oh, Algy!” gl ung Woman with the pink bonnet string: at gentleman you went out to see between the acts must have said something to preoccupy you very muc! | the northwest, the uptown departments o: government, including the ABUrY, | War and Navy Departments and the T | tive Mansion.” ‘The officers in his wceede one hour's work, in | the robbera who st 17.000 w | monds from the members of the Chil ss of President Gariivld rrangements about the dl grounds, LIECT, VERNON. Lient. Chas. R. Vernon's long ocenpancy of the captain's position is why many persons now call him “captain.” Having lived in South Washington many years he is deeply interested in the affairs of that section of the city, and for that reason he was assigned to duty there after the change inthe head of the depurt- From the Cincinnati Enquirer. A story is told of Congressman Tanlbee of Kentucky, who was shot lately by Charles Kin- caid in Washington city, that contains consid- erable humor. An old colored ama a Uncle Eph bad lived in the ‘Tautbee family many years and was considered an honest and jaithfal old servant. tion for Congressman, Tauibe een a candi- date, he was taunted by some of his opponents with the statement that Uncle Eph had voted inst him. Louth to believe it he called old ‘The wines of the old Romans were mostly very much condensed and combined with all sorts of queer things, so that they would not be much relished nowadays The epicure of the nineteenth century would not be especiall; pleased to find himself a guest at a table where, under the name of wine, was offered a diluted mixture of what had been A SORT OF SIRUP, in which such extraordinary ingredients had been introduced as salt water, resin, tar, tur- pentine, myrrh and many other curious things, all of which were supposed to be necessary to INGs I Kyo: SOME I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW that I sus setting the cheapest Oak Suite in pe city, Bla i TKNUW dain selling the cheapert Parlor Suite in " vom Suite, Wash Steud With lass; aioe strong Table aud Bed, BARD WOOD, $16. WoT have Mattiogs a¢ tow as you can buy Se. a yard uj OW that we make a dollar stretch one hundred Lat you want j Some Ts hi aid: necle Eph. is it true that you voted ust me at the election?” sa William,” replied Eph, “I voted an ticket.” the yo oe TT KN ulbee, “I like frankness and the great number of “‘crooks” arrested as sus- a dollar for your candor, Roteler, an old Washingtonian and an officer for the Bouse, come and eee me. 1 DON'T KNOW why the who borrowed my nunbrelle doveuet return it. 1 do's care go, a about the uubrella, but I customer with it. 1 DON'T KNOW why people will pay more for goods than our edvertised price. Six Crystal Tumblers, Iie. I.dou't kuow why people doubt betore they try us, Bed pring, BRC. aug other Way ty let you know what I ou. Caue-seat Chairs, Ge; Bent Wood V ne sh ay 5 is | you have been sort of absent-minded ever | gi r flavor to the beverage. Nestor, Picious characters and shipped away from the of long experience, is in command of the pre- |, The old colored man stood scratching his | You he give a proper ag . City before they have ‘aa on opportunity of | cinet. ‘The lieutenant wea bee ja 1838 yn head, when Taulbee asked. since. the sage adviser of the Greeks before Troy, Operating here. “Well, Eph, what is ity “Well, Massa Taulbee,” snid EF; bnying candor you owes me kase L voted agin you five times. geth ad icbe ok Charles Lowell Hancock, grandson of John Hancock of revolutionary’ fame, was buried ‘Thursday in the tomb of the Hancock family nthe Granary burying ground. Boston, He was a graduate of Harvard in 1829, Mrs. W. 5. Hancock has given to the Soldiers’ Home at Minuchaha, Minu., a fine portrait of her illustrious husband, . Thinking that she was compelled to choose between insanity and death Miss Bertha Witt- genstein of Louisville killed herself Lyn night atthe home of her mother at 628 51 street. Sister Mary John, who was attached to the All I want to say is that I'm on to it,” a ded the conductor, as he received two re tickets, after Algy had fumbled for them in every pocket of his clothes. ‘De game's been worked just often enough and it don’t go any more, Itcost me 15 cents night before last goin’ west. Fifteen cents out of a day's wages is considerable; but it broke me all up to be skinned by a’ Georgetown man. Dat was de second time it happened in two weeks and it ain't goin’ t’ occur again. It’s all right, young feller, I took you at first fer da! town son-of-a-gun, and mebbe you did'nt mean it; but it’s de sort of coincidence dat won't be good fer fares on my car in future, no matter how sleepy lam. I'm giving you dat on the dead—see?” And with that the a manipulator stulked down the aisle and, having jerked a fat woman through a mud puddle onto wasa great drinker. It is said that Charles James Fox used habitually to swallow two or three bottles of port before beginning oue of his mighty speeches. His great and success- ful opponent, Pitt, was accustomed to have re- sort to the same stimulant, on like oocasione, 101 in les juantity. wise Disraeli, who meds bis moot brilliant orations under the influence of the wine from Portugal. Quce qy atime a distingui Asiatic was pe tor ayy of wine, and he replied: ‘It isa juice extracted from women's tongues and lions’ hearts, for after drinking e: ih of it one can talk forever and fight the devi —_————_o———— ‘The suit for slander brought by Mrs. Frank McKinney against her brother-in-law, Thos, Williams, in Steubenville, Ohio, was compro- the ent of $1,450 to the cuts. “atra, StcKinney is tifa and spent most of his time in East Washington, having learned the trade of tinsmith, at which he worked in the Washington navy yard sev- eral years, On the 19th day of April, 1861, he catered the three months’ service with the | ght Guards, In April, 1867, be appointe. private on the force and thr years later he was made sergeant. On the morning of November 7, 1878, he did his first duty as lieutenant and had done duty in sev- eral precinets since that time, spending a greater part of the time at the navy yard precinct, ng here. Inspector Swindelis was born in Baltimore County, Md., in 1838. As young man he worked im the Georgetown milla. In May, 1861, he en- listed in Battery G, second artillery, and six years later he was sworn in as a member of the Police force. Soon after he was made lieuten- ant. In 1583 he was assigned to the county pre- cinct and in November of the same year he as- sumed charge of the detective corps. INSPECTOR PEARSON, The official who is known to all members of the force better than any other is Lieut. Isaac Pearson, the night inspector, who is better known to the officers as “Uncle Isaac.” Al- though he looks after the shortcomings and misdoings of the officers he is a popular official “if you is dollars mo’, ness THE pie tore pleasant to wi ‘double stores. Tk them LIEUT. TREPLE. Lieut, D. H. Teeple of the ninth precinct ha had charge of that precinvt ever since it was established. He is very popular with his men. ‘The ninth precinct comprises all of No and is well liked by all who make an effort to Washington and rans as far east as th | nospital of St, Vincent de Paul at Norfolk, Va, | the rear platform, pulled his hat down over his their duty faithfully. ‘The officers say 4 Dranch it Benninga, ‘Licut, Teeple was born | and who was formerly ® Mise Goctcy, alsa et | ayes and’ proceeded. to think im profane, lan- | Williams tried to slanase her and separate her Forniture, China Glass, &c., Cheap for Cash, he can get from one section of the city to! ment, when Maj. Wm. E. Dye was relieved | in the town of Piymouth, Mich., in 1839. He | that institution ‘Thursday after a brief illuess. | guage, from her busband so he could marry her. 28 -G 1010-12 7a Be