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I ray the Lord to keep me from getting angry. j vince Erederick tried to do too much. Hewas engaged to take charge of a church in Africa for $500a yeur. He tried to outdo Bishop William Taylor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He paddled out and got stranded.” Dr. Mosell here again interrupted and was repeatedly asked by Bishop Tanner to sit down, Refusing to sit down Bishop Tanper said: “When the conference sees that the chair has done what it could to preserve order the con- ference will come to its relief.” Rev. Dr. James H, Handy moved that Dr. Mosell be suspended. Rev. W. R. Arnold suggested this modifica- tion: That Dr. Mosell be required “to keep his mouth shut” until Dr. Derrick finished his ad- dress. Bishop Tanner admonished Dr. Mosell, but the latter soon forgot ali about the admonition, and again interrupting Dr. Derrick, the con- ference unanimousiy adopted a motion disap- proving of the conduct of Dr. Mosell. The re- port on foreign missions was then adopted. Remrengenonitosontiosg Boating on the Patapsco. Baxtrwore, April 29.—The Aerial Rowing Club will open the season on the Patapsco on Thursday afternoon with a series of races, The outiook for rowing in Baltimore this summer is particularly brilliant. The Patapsco navy regatta promises to attracta number of out- side crews and tobe successful even beyond that of last year. sla 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 wire to Corson and Macartuey, 1419 F street: Do, pref...) 2052 8 j.West! Uuioi.| 84%) Bay cP Washington Stock Exchange, Sales —Kegular Call—12 o'clock m.: Wash- ington and Georgetown railroad con. 63, ¢ 200. Columbia National Ban M4; 2 at 1S2%; 2 Home Tenleytown railroad, 20 at 50; 10 ;, 30 at 50. People’ sinsurance, 20at 5%. Chesapeake and Poto: phone, 12 at 71%: 12 at 704%. American and ‘iw at49. American Graph- ophone, 25 ‘National Safe Deposit Com- Government Bonds—U. S. 438, 1891. registered, 10356 bid, 104 asked. U.S. 4x8, Isl, coupo 103% bid, 104 asked. U.S. 45, registered, 15 121% bid, 1224 asked. U. S, 4s, coupons, 12: a Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6s. ot 1891, coin, 1033 bid, 104% asked. Per im, 1801’ currency, 10$ bid. Market stock currency, 103° bid. 20-year fund, gold, 108 bid. 20-year fund, 5s, 1808, gold, 11z bid, 118 askeu, Water stock, 7, 1901, cur rency, 131 bid. 30-year fund, ts, gold, 1902, 124 bid. "Water stock, 7s, currency, 1903, 135’ bid, 140 asked. 3-658, "144, fund, currency, 122 bid, Miscellaneous Bonds— Electric Light bonds, Ist. ts, 100 bid. U. 5. Electric Light bonds, 2d 6s, 115% Bid, LAS asked.” Washington and George- town Kailroad, 10-40, 68, 105: bid. Wash- ington Georgetown Convertible bonds, 6s, 10 bid, 203 asked. Masonic Hall Association 5s, Isy8, 108 bid, 111 asked. Washington Marke: Company Ist mortgage, vs, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. 6s, 118 bid, 120 asked, Washington ‘Light Infantry first mortgage "6s, 1004, 103 bid. — Washingto Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7a, 1904, 102 bid, 105 asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, €3, 121 bid, 122 asked. Wasb- ington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, 6s, zz bid, 4 usked. Hygienic Ice company, 63, 102 bid, 105% aske National Bank Sweks—Bank of Washington, 465 bid, 478 asked. Bank of Kepublic, 250 ‘bid. Metropolitan, 260 bid, 265 asked... Central, 250 bid. Second, 185 bid. "Farmers aud Mechanics, 18S bid 200 asked. Citizens, 165 bid. Columbia, sty bid, 183% usked. Capital, 117 bid. West End, 93 bid. “Traders, 94 bid, 101 asked, Lin- hington and Georgetown. . 108 bid. Columbia, 70 80 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 72! asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 89 asked. Georgetown anuz!enallytown, asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid. Frank- lin, 57 bid. Metropolitan, ‘843 bid. Na- tional Union, 20% bid, 23 asked. Arlington, 190 bid, 210 asked. Corcoran, 64 bid, 68 asked. Columbia, 1534 bid, 19 asked.’ German-American, 180 bid. "Powinac, $4 pid, 100 asked. — Kiges, 8% bid, 93 asked. ‘Peoples, 5% bid, 5% asked. Title Insurance Stocks—Keal Estate’ Title, 126 bid, 135 asked. Columbia 1 By bid, 7 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 43% bid, 45% asked. Georgetown Gas, 59 bid. U.S. Electric Light, 1143¢ bid, 116 avked. lephone Stoces—Per nsyly 25 bid. Chesa- peake and Potor Lasked, Grapbophone Coinpany, American bid. Lig asked. Miscellaneous Stocks— Washington Market Com- pany, 18 bid, Washington Brick Ma- cuine Com Great Falls lee Compan: asked. Bull Run Panoran National Safe American Security ar rust bid, 49 asked. Lincoln Hall, 80 Hygienic Ice Company, $1 vid. a Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 29.—Cotton firm—mtddling, 11%. Flour quiet—Howard street and western Wa2.00: do. extra, 4.00a4.60; City mills, Kio .62; winter wheat pateut. 4. 10: » do. straight, 4. —southern firn No. 2, ua a3, brands, extra, sylvania. 30a34; westert, white, 34; ; graded No, 2, white, 3. Rye quiet—prime to choice, Hay steady—prime to choice timothy, Provisions active — mess ; bulk meats dull, loose ar and clear rib sides, 6%: rs, 64; sugar-cured sinoked Tats; small 1a! Butier active ; creamery, 19420. Eggs ‘Coffee duil'and very quiet— Jard, refined 7 western ladh weak—wester Rio cargoes fair, Copper quiet—refined, 1.00110. Freights to Liverpool cotton 40c.; flour per ton in sacks, 20s.0° grain per bushel, 2d. Cork for orders—2s.6dai Dales—wheat, 61,000 bushels; corn, 14,000 bushels, BALTIMOKE, April inia threes, 68; Baltimore and Unio stock, #8al00; Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore firsts, 100%; do. sec” onds, 65; do. thr, \; consolidated gas bonds, 1144; do. stock, 59a594. Chicago Market: CHICAGO, April 29 (closing) duly, 86%. Corn—Ma: Oats—May, 2 heat—May, 89; mx: Ji . Short ribs—May, OnE ee A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. The Wife of Paymaster Thomson of the Navy Badly Injured. Yesterday afternoon between ® and 6 o'clock, as Mrs. Thomson, wife ot Paymaster Wm. J. | ‘Thomson of the navy, was going from their farm, the Hermitage, to Garrett Park in a two- horse buggy one of the reins gave way and the horses ran at full speed for some distance and finally capsized the buggy, throwing Mrs. | Thomson to the ground, injuring ber severely. } Medical aid was at once summoned and every- | thing done to relieve the lady. Mrs, Thomson | was still unconscious this morning. The many | friends of the parmaster aud tos wife will hear { the accident with deep rogcet, | | | to the Tenleytown road. POTOMAC RIVER RAILROAD. Hearing Before the District Commis- sioners—Opposition From Georgetown. In compliance with their advertisement the Commissioners this afternoon gave a hearing to those interested in House bill 8453, to au- thorize the construction of the Potomac River Railroad. It will be remembered that the bill authorizes the construction of a railroad beginning at a point on the west line of the District of Colum- bia, twelve hundred feet north of the Potomac river and about twenty-one hundred feet west of the Chain Bridge, thence to Georgetown by a road parallel with the river. Mr. Geo, W. King was the only one present atthe hearing. He said it was plain that it was highly improper to run a railroad through Georgetown, as contemplated in the bill. He said the ople of Georgetown were very anxious for a railroad, but they didn’t pro; to allow a corporation to ruin their section of the city for the purpose of getting railroad facilities, He thought that there was something back of the whole thing and requested the Commis- sioners to look thoroughly into the matter be- fore reporting to Congress, WASHINGTON DRIVING CLUB. Opening of the Spring Meeting on the Bennings Track. The beautiful weather today was inspiring to the horsemen who had gathered in the city for the spring meeting of the Washington Driving Club, and this afternoon the Bennings course presented an animated scene. Sixty-seven entries have been made for the four days’ races, including trotters and pacers from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Balti- more, Columbia, 8.C., and other points, and the meeting, which begins under such favorable auspices, promises to be a most gratifying suc- cess, The races this afternoon consist of a 3-minute and 2.30 trotting class and a 2.23 pac- ing class, the purse being @500 in each, The entries for today are as follows: First race, 3.00 class, purse €500—Milton Havre de Grace, Md., s.g. Harry C.; Greenway, Wm. B. Ieee eer de D.C., b.m. Neil: 8.; Wash Woodruff, Philadeiphia, Pa., Billy Wm. Bell, Philadelphia, Pa., b.m. Clara’ W. John E. Turner, Ambler Patk, Pa,, br.m, N vas Second race, 2.23 class, pacing, purse £500— John Keenan, Philadelphia, Pa., b.g. “v.K.”; James B. Green, Wilmington, Del., g.g. Victor J. T. Close, Philadelphia, Pa., g.m. Nellie Jun Clarence Hook, Chicago, Til, b.g. Dick C. John Ridey, jr., Philadelphia, Pa., br.g. Frank W.; John Ridey, jr., Philadelphia, Pa,, Adela Wilkes; Wm. Ridey,’ Philadelphia, Pa.,’ r.g. F. W.; Oriole stables, Baltimore, Md., b.g. Orphan 1. ‘Third race, 2.90 class, parse @s00—Milton Greenway, Havre de Grace, Md., b.m, Maud; Maple Valley stock farm, Kirkwood, Del. , br.m. | Gipsy Girl; Rice & Jobe, Baltimore, Md., b.g. Maurice S.; Wm. Hopps, Baltimore, Md., Patrician; J. R. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pa., ch.g. one td Dan; John E. Turner, Ambler Park, Pa., b.m. Suisun; George W. Haight, Co- Tumbia, b.g. Jerome. The first race was called at 2 o'clock. THE FIRST RACE. ‘The starters in the first race were Harry C., Nellie 8., Bella P. and Nevada, he first heat was won by Harry ©, in 2:36)4. —_——_.— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, THE REFORM SCHOOL FSTIMATES, The Commissioners have received a letter from Mr. A. J. Falls, president of the Reform School of the District of Columbia, in which he | calls attention to the fact that certain estimates submitted to Congress have been left out of the appropriation bill and earnestly requests that the Commissioners take such steps as may be necessary to have the esti- mates inserted in the bill, as it is now pending in the House, The estimate of §: 0 for a boiler house of brick, he says, is most necessary, and that another boiler for steam heating, at a cost of $1,500, is also necessary, for in case of accident uuless this boiler was provided for the school would be without heat. He says in conclusion that the appropriations asked for the school are very moderate and are of the most necessary character, and the board of trustees hope that the Commissioners will take such steps as will have them provided for. STREET EXTENSIONS AND THE NEW OBSERVATORY, ‘The officials of the new Naval Observatory have applied to the Commissioners for a map showing the location of W and V streets north- west, with relation to the Naval Observatory grounds. Mr. D. J. Howell has submitted to Capt. Kossell_a sketch showing the location of W and V streets and Massachus avenue with reference to this property and a profile of Massachusetts avenue from Rock creek to W street and west along W street to Tenleytown road, ‘This street, if opened, and the proposed bridge constructed across Rock creek on the line of Massachusetts avenue, will open a desirable driveway from Massachusetts avenue through the Observatory grounds out THE FLAG OF THE FREE. The Stars and Stripes Unfurled Over Howard University. Abright American flag now floats from the summit of Howard University, having been | unfurled to the breezes yesterday with appro- priate ceremonies. Several hundred specta- tors were gathered around the building yester- day afternoon and as the stars and stripes was drawn to the beak of the flag staff the students of the university, accompanied by an organ, joined in the hymn, "Oh, Banner, the Beauti- tul,” a song of praise to the national flag that was composed by President Rankin. DR, RANKIN’S ADDRESS, At the close of the singing Dr. Rankin stepped forward and made a brief address, in which he told of the movement to bave a flag on their building. He said: “Yor the first time in its history Howard University has a flag. It is the nation's flag, and is it not the nation’s univer- sity? The flag was presented to me by the Young People’s Endeavor Society of my old home—Orange, N. J.” ‘The college chorus sang another song, the words of which were composed by Dr, Rankin, after which Charles Ford recited a poem and Henry Willison of the class of '90 delivered a patriotic oration. Col, Flemming was called upon for a speech, but he declined and President Rankin then said: “Iam happy to introduce to you a man who is always ready and able to make a witty and sensible speech and to aid a good casise— Mr. B, H. Warner.” MR. B. H. WARNER'S REMARKS. Mr. Warner make a clever and interesting address, in which he referred to his early friendship for Dr. Rankin, and said that his early impressions of Dr. Rankin’s future grent- ness had been fully realized. He spoke of the work that Howard University had done in the past and still has todo. He said he was con- fident its greatness would increase in the future and that it would grow even more rapidly than | the nation’s capital, ‘Howard University should be proud of her new flag, with its forty-two stars, and vou, students, should make your alma mater proud of the day she sent you forth her missionaries to the world.” Alter the singing of ‘‘America” by the chorus the audience separated and left the new flag to float idly in the passing breeze and to tell to every passer by of the loyalty of the university that stands on the hill. Sere sees Real Kstate Matters. Mary J. West bas purchased for $5,000 of Camilla S, Kneass sub 104, square 193, 19 by 69 feet on 15th between Q and R streew north- west, Jeanette Stern has bought for $4,500 of A. Behrend part 22, square 454, 14% by 109 feet on 6th between G and H streets northwest, feed ahaa GEORGETOWN. Now tHe Ponce Wast «a Frac.—The policemen of this precint are endeavoring to raise an amount of money sufficient for the purchase of a flag, which they intend to raise above the police station. Burwce Reparns,—A new floor is being laid upon the Pennsylvania avenue bridge over Rock creek, CatrLe Manxet.—The following sales of live stock at Drovers’ Rest, D.C., yesterday are re- ported: Best, 434a484; good, 4a4!¢; medium, Shgad, common, 23¢a3i¢; 200 sheep and lambs—sheep, 3¢a54; lambs, 5! a6: mbs, spring, G!caki¢; ‘calves, 40534; 25° cows and calves, 820a¢40. On and after Friday, May 9, 1890, the sale day at this yard will be Friday. Teapenarvre anp Conpition oF Water at 7 a.M.—Great Falls, temperature, 60; condition, 5. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 62. Con- dition at north connection, 10; condition at south connection, 36, Distributing’ reservoir, temperature, 63. Condition at influent gate Louse, 36; condition at effluent gate house, 36, High tide in the river today at 3:37 p.m. Low tide at 10:11 p.m. EEE SA Rev. Mrs. Cunningham of Wheeling arrived today at the Fredonia to attend the mee of tie women’s board of foreign missions. Cunningham has had sherge of the women’s m ssionury meetings inwihe of Philosophy at Chatauqua for ‘ue past decade D.C. LIVE CAPITOL TOPICS, An Eight-Hour Clause in Government Asked For—Notes, Etc. Senator Reagan today presented a petition of Local Union No, 867, United Brotherhood’of Carpenters and Joiners of America, calling at- tention to the fact that in 1868 Congress passed a law making eight hours a= day's work on all government work, and that although public opinion has com- pelled the executive department of the govern- ment to enforce the law on all work done di- rectly by the government, no attention has been paid to the law in letting govern- ment contracts, The petitioners then ask, as & means of encouraging the general adoption of the eight-hour system, if it, is consistent with justice and our republican institutions to have the law so amended as to require the in- sertion of an eight-hour clause in all contracts for government work. PICTURE OF GEN. THOMAS, Senator McPherson today introd uced a bill to purchase Alex. Lowrie's picture of Gen. George H, Thomas at a cost not exceeding $3,000, OPPOSITION TO THE BAKER BILL. The House committee on commerce today heard arguments by A. C. Raymond of the Du- luth, South Shore and Atlanta and the St.Paul, Minneapolis and St. Marie railroad companies in opposition to the Baker bill, proposing to amend the interstate commerce law 80 a8 to prohibit the payment of commissions upon the sale of railroad tickets, A VERBAL ERROR IN THE BILL. A clerical error has been discovered in the xt of the bill establishing the territory of Oklahoma, In describing the territéry to be included the bill says the boundary line follo the vouth line of the Cherokee outle: rest~ ward to the west line of Texas.” It should read: “Westward to the east line of Texas.” The bill is still in the Interior Department and has not been signed by the President. It may be either recalled by concurrent resolution, amended and passed, or it may be amended by joint resolution, In any event there will be no Sri carrying the provisions of the law into effec: PENSIONS FOR NURSES. Mrs, 8. E. Fuller, secretary of the National Women’s Relief Corps, and Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross Society, addressed the House committee on invalid pensions today in support of the bill granting a pension of $12 per month to women who served as nurses in the late war. POSTAGE ON SECOND-CLASS MATTER, The House committee on post offices and Post roads today authorized a favorable report on a bill providing that unsold or unde- livered second-class matter, after it has been once mailed at the pound rate of postage, shall, when returned by mail to publishers, news agents and others, be eNargeahis with postage at the rate of one cent for every four ounces, fully prepaid. Several meuibers of the committee reserved the right to oppose the bill on the floor of the House, PUBLIC BUILDING BILL VETOED. President Harrison sent to the House this afternoon a message vetoing the bill to provide for the erection of a public building at Dallas, Tex. FOR PURE FOOD. The Senate committee on agriculture and forestry had under consideration today a bill to provide penalties for dealing in adulterated or impure food. No action was taken today but it is believed that, at the next meeting of the committee, a general bill on the subject will be ordered reported to the Senate. RADICAL DIFFERENCES ON THE SILVER QUESTION. It is announced that the Senate repub- lican caucus committee on silver will not meet today. Some of the members express the opinion that - no further effort will be made to reach an agreement, the differences between the contending inte! ests represented on the committee being ra cal, The matter, they say, will be allowed to rest where it is until the House acts upon the bill now pending before that body. A CRAP PLAYER’S PISTOL, He Fired it at a Man and Just Missed a Chiid—Judge Miller’s Indignation. It has been fully a month since there was a fatal affray growing out of a game of “crap,” or “7-11,” but yesterday afternoon in O-street alley there was a hostile meeting which came near furnishing another case for the coroner. William Wilson and Joseph Lee, young colored men, were participants in the game of grap and in the affray that followed. Lee invited Wilson to join him in a game of crap. The capital held by Lee and Wilson was two and five cents, respectively. Wilson was the winner and Lee's two cents were soon lost. Another negro loaned the loser two cents more, which he also lost, Lee disputed the play and the money was picked up. Lee ac- cused Wilson of grabbing the stakes, and a minute later a blow was passed. THE sHoT. ‘They continued to quarrel and finally Wilson drew a pistol from his pocket and discharged it, The bullet missed Lee and came near strik- ingachild, Wilson claimed that Lee had his hand in his pocket as though he was going to draw a weapon before he (Wilson) fired. He said that he only fired to frighten Lee and he id not intend to injure him. Policeman Heide arrested Wilson and took him to the Police Court this morning. In summing up the case Judge Miller warned the prisoner that when he gets out of jail he had better not carry a pistol except at the ex- pense of going to the penitentiary, THE JUDGE'S GROWING INDIGNATION, “It's the most outrageous thing I ever heard of,” said the judge, “that every now and then some one is killed over a miserable game of ‘crap.’ If some law-abiding citizen had taken the ly in his own hands the community would be better off. If you had killed this man you would no doubt have been hanged, and prop- erly so. When yon get out of jail you had better keep away from where there are any pistols, The facts show that you are a des- perado of the worst kind and ought to be in- dicted as a public nuisance. Iam getting tired of imposing #5 fines in these crap cases and sincerely hope that some of them will hereafter be indicted under the gambling law.” A sentence of three months was imposed, sofas ai ALEXANDRIA. Reported for Tur Evesrvo Stan. Dears or Jonas Fisuer.—Mr. Jonas Fisher, a well-known citizen, died at his home, on Co- lumbus street between King and Prince streets, last night. He had not been well, but had attended to business during the mG and his death was sudden. Mr. Fisher had been an agent of the Midland railroad for over the third of acentury. He was a prominent mem- ber of the Baptist church and his diligence and integrity gave him the respect of the whole community. Tue Votina Topay.—The democratic primary has been in progress today in the four wards and a brisk canvas for the office of common- wealth’s attorney has been in progress, There , however, nothing on the streets except in the immediate neighborhood of the polls to indicate the voting. The polls, which opened at 5:06 a.m,, will close at 6:48 p.m. Vacant Lots Fitep.—One of the only three vacant lots op the south side of King street in its entire length from the river to the boundary is now to be filled. Fire swept the ground at the southwest corner of King and St. Asaph streets some twenty years are and then five tall brick buildings took the place of the frame ones on all the lots save one, which has re- mained vacant. This lot, about 25x100 feet, has been sold by Miss hte to Geo. 8. Smith and a handsome store will be at once erected there. There will then be no inch of space on King street from Lee to Washington street which is not built upon. Nores.—Manager Schneider and Foreman Paul of the new shoe factory are now in Phila- delphia making purchases to fit up the estab- hshment.—~Emma Haynes has bonght for $385 a frame house and lot on Pendleton street near Alfred from Wm. Gibson, gihedaat cent Box Coventnos Dutiapie.—Assistant Secre- tary Tichenor has decided that box coverings used as a protection for contents are dutiable at the rate of 100 per cent ad valorem. This construction follows an opinion of Attorney General Miller. — Tue Ecuse Exreprtioy.—The Navy De- partment is informed of the U.S.S. Pensacola at Barbadoes today, with the African eclipse exposition on board en route from Capetown, Africa, to New York, Revenve Aprointments.—The Secretary of the Treasury has made the following appoint- ments in the internal revenue service: Peter B. Grant, store keeper and gauger, first Colorado; Ec. ler, gauger, fourth California; R. W. Missouri; mas rtin, store keeper and gauger, fitth North Carolina;’ John H, Wolfe, store keeper and gauger, fifth North Carolina, THE SILVER PUZZLE. The Senate Caucus Committee Still Working at It Without Any Resnit. The committee appointed’by the republican Senate caucus to frame a compromise silver measure was in session for several hours yee- terday afternoon, but came to no conclusion. Senator Teller, who bas introduced in the Sen- ate s bill providing for free coinage, urged very strongly his objections tothe feature of the House silver bill which makes it possible for the Secretary of the Treasury on demand to give silver bullion in exchange for certificates issued on bullion, Mr, Sherman, who is the leader of the conservative element, urged as strongly the necessity of preserving this fea- ture, while Mr. Aldrich, who proposed the dis- ge clause originally, maintained silence on he question at issue. Several compromises were proj d by other members of the com- mittee. One of these took the form of a propo- sition that the amount of bullion to be issued by the Secretary of the yon demand be limited toso much per month; another, that the Secretary be required, whenever any bullion should be withdrawn in exchange for certificates, to replace it at the end of the month by increasing his monthly parchase of bullion in that amount. None of the proposi- tions submitted seemed to meet with general approval and the committee adjourned with- out coming to any conclusion. Another meet- ing willbe held today. The committee will probably cg some compromise and report = bill back to the republican caucus in that form. As the House caucus has agreed to the meas- ure recently passed upon in joint caucus that measure will pass the House. The Senate will likely pass a measure differing from it in slight degree and the matter will then go to the cat cus again when it has been referred to the con- ference committee of the two houses, IS IT A MURDER? A Mystery About the Shooting of Com- mission Merchant Gray, “Well, here goes. I have had enough of it.” So said Mr. Henry C. Gray, a commission mer- chant of this city, about 10 o'clock last night in one of the leading gambling saloons at Jack- son City, at the Virginia end of the Long Bridge. As he finished speaking he drew a large old-fashioned 44-caliber revolver from his pocket and, placing it to his head, pulled the trigger. He fell to the floor almost in- stantly with a bleeding wound in his right temple, This is the brief story as told by the others who were in the place at the time. Why he committed the suicidal act, if such it was, and such it would certainly seem to be, is a question that no one appears able or willing to answer. Immedi- ately after the shooting Gray was lifted to a cot andall that could be done for him was done, but there was no physician at hand, A friend who was with him at once sent for a cab and had him conveyed to the Emergency Hos- ital, where the wounded man was cared for y Drs, Middleton and Marion. THOUGHT HE COULD bo BETTER, He was conscious then and spoke freely to icians, and on most subjects quite He would say little, however, about the shooting, although he did remark that if he had intended to shoot himself he could have made a better job of it. This would look as though it had been an accident. He held up wonderfully well, and although ap- parently suffering great pain he gave uo signs of weakening. The physic’ tonished at his display of nervous vitglity, but realized that his wound was a very serious one and advised that he be removed to Providence Hospital at once. This was done, his friend aud Officer Weedon going with the injured man, Gray is a member of the firm of Gray & Balster, commission deulers in butter and eggs, 208 9th strect. The front door of the store was locked and bolted when a Stan reporter called there today and nothing further could be learned of the occurrence there. He is a mar- ried man and lives at 1212 B street and has a wife and three children. SAID TO HAVE BEEN DRINKING. It is said that he had been drinking a good deal the last few days, and late yesterday aft- ernoon he went over with a friend to Jackson City and stayed around there until after the shooting had taken place. The alleged pro- prietor of the | pape house said that he knew Gray, who had been around there a good deal of late. He said that Gray had uot been play- ing, but had merely been pectator and had lost no money there last night. This morning Dr. Middleton stated that Gray's wound was a Very serious one and that while he might have a fighting chance there was little if any posmbility of his recovery. WAS GRAY SHOT AND ROBBED. Some doubt was expressed today as to whether the case is one of attempted suicide or whether Mr. Gray was shot and robbed. His wife visited his bedside today, but the supposed fatally wounded man was unable to tel a connected story of the affair, From what she could get from him at inter- vals his wife is inclined to the belief that her husband was robbed and shot, and she so re- ported the matter to the police this after- noon. The patient was very low when Mrs. Gray was at his bedside and the physicians give her but little hope of his ultimate recovery. HE MENTIONED TWO PERSONS. At times, when he appeared to be in posses- sion of his faculties, he would converse with the heart-broken wife, and he told her dis- tinctly that the wound was not inflicted by himself. Several times during the conversation the patient mentioned the names of two per- sons, and one of them, he said, led him off. He did not say who shot him, HE HAD CONSIDERABLE MONEY. Last Saturday, which was only two days ago, Mr. Gray, so his wife says, had $1,200 in his pocket, and yesterday when she saw him he had a__ pretty good-sized roll of greenbacks and agold watch and chain, but when he was brought to the city last night he only had fifteen cents in his pocket and his watch and chain were also gone. ‘This afternoon the patient was reported to be resting as easy as could be expected under the circumstances, although he was uo better, Fire in a Cigar Factory. Shortly before 1 o'clock today smoke was dis- covered issuing from the window of W. G. Hall's cigar factory, No. 224 41¢ street north- west, Mr. J. G. Barthel, owner of the build- ing, saw the smoke, and upon breaking open the door, found that the fire was confined to some empty boxes and rubbish In tne front room. He succeeded in extinguishing the flames before the arrival of the fire department in response to an alarm turned in from box No, 17. The cigar factory is in a one-story brick building adjoining the Metropolitan Church, and it was at first thought that the church was on fire. The sounding of the alarm brought to the scene many persons who were interested in the church, The boxes and rubbish were against the wall adjoining the church, and co heated the wall that the plastering had begun to fall. The church, however, was not in danger, as there isa thick brick wall between it and the factory. The fire department arrived at the fire in less than four minutes from the time the alarm was turned in, How the fire originated could not be ascertained, as no one was in the building when it started. ee aren “Buck Bill” Has Only One Eye Now. James Hopkins, a young man who has had a good reputation for peace and good order, was in the Police Court today on a charge of as- sault and battery, but owing to the condition of the injured man the case was continued until tomorrow. Hopkins, who is employed in Silas’ saloon on 11th street, was arrested b; Policeman Ceinar. John Jones alias “Buc! Bill” figures as the prosecuting witness. “Bill” was arrested some time ago for knocking his wife’s eye out, now he himself has only one eye. It is stated that Hopkins was work: for Mr. Silas when “Buck Bill” came along an: assaulted him. After striking Hopkins with his fist and kicking him in the abdomen the latter grabbed a crutch and dealt his assailanta blow with it, injuring his eye so badly that the physician at Freedman’s Hospital removed it this morning. When Policeman Ceinar ex- plained the facts to the prosecuting officer this morning the latter filed only an information it for simple aasault instead of mayhem. Finances of the Argentine Republic. The United States consul at Buenos Ayres, in a dispatch to the State Department, calls at- tention to the distressing financial condition of the Argentine Republic, He says: ‘Since the date of my last annual report the financial crisis in the Argentine ublic has becn w= ing more and more Jos esr The fe tion of Fe aroean g Bee pad could Letng wel wend unsatisfactory, alarming, at Crean cues fom! the increasing ofthe paper circulation of ths country all business is absolutely and unless some remedy is ee, discovered and «p- plied there must, in the nature of things, be a general commercial crash.” : . TUESDAY. APRIL 29, 1890. LABOR INTERESTS HERE. No Strike of the Building Trades An- ticipated Next Thursday. THE WORKINGMEN HOPE TO OFTAIN THE EIGHT- HOUR DAY WITHOUT ANY DEWONSTRATION— THEY ARE NOT DISPOSED TO DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE AN INFLUX OF OUTSIDE WORKERS, ‘The labor situation in this city is more or less affected by the movements in progress through- out the country in favor of shorter hours. For some months the labor organizations have dis- cussed the question of inaugurating an eight- hour day in this city. A committee repre- senting the various labor interests hal a conference @ few weeks ago with a com- mittee from the Builders’ Exchange. The request was then made that the eight-hour day be established here. After consider- ing the question in all its phases the committee reported the request to the exchange. That body decided to leave the matter to the action of each trade, This conclusion was reported to District Assembly No. 66, Knights of Labor, and at a meeting held last week that body came substantially to the same conclusion and agreed to leave the question of enforcing the eight- hour day to each trade, The District Assembly, however, agreed, in the event that a trade decided om # movement of this character, to give all the support and assistance possible. WILL THERE BS STRIKES HERE? ‘Those best acquainted with the situation in this city claim that no strike is anticipated, but Say it is the intention of several of the trades later in the season to ask their employers to grantthem the eight-hour day. It is not ex- ae that this request will be denied. The bor representatives, however, desire to avoid any agitation of this question. Whey want to bring the change about quietly, so that busi- ness will not be interfered with and those in- vesting their money in new building en- terprises will not become frightened by the Prospect of an advance in prices and conclude to postpone making their investments. The labor men say that bricks are uow €2 more per thousand than they were last year, and that this advance adds more to the cost of building than the conces- sion of one hour a day to some of the building trades would. They say that there has been no agitation about the advauce im the price of bricks, that it has been done uietly,and so farit has not been claimed that tle advance has checked building opera- tions in thie city. It is asserted that the eght- hour day could be inaugurated in the same way and no injury be done to the general interests, but the labor people are of the opinion that the agitation is started on purt to defeat their aims and expose them to the unjust charge that they are standing in the way of the business Progress of the city. AN INFLUX OF OUTSIDE WORKERS FEARED. There is another phase of the matter which is regarded by labor organizations as a serious objection to establishing the eight-hour day at this time. The remuneration for labor in the country and cities in the vicinity of the Dis- trict, and especially to the south, is less than it ishere, A further reduction of hours, it is thought, will have the effect of adding to the influx of workmen to this city which occurs each season, This latter consideration will robably have the effect of checking the eight- jour movement in this city at least as far as some of the trades are concerned, THE CARPENTERS’ ASSEMBLY, Knights of Labor, held their regular weekly meeting last evening. The question of the eight-hour day, however, came up only inci- dentally, as it had been considered at previous meetings and there was otber business to at- tend to, While the Carpenters’ Assembly have taken no positive action, yet they believe, as most of the other trades do, that a request for the shorter day at the preseut pay would not be refused by the bosses. Still they are doubt- ful as to their action, owing to the uncertainty as to the effect it might have in bringing work- men from other places to this city. OTHER TRADES, The journeymen plumbers have asked for a conference with the master plumbers on the eight-hour question, and it is likely that if they make a demand for eight hours it will be complied with. The bricklayers, painters and plasterers are spoken of as likely to make such @ request, but it is stated that so far no posi- tive action has been taken by any of these trades, ATTITUDE OF THE BOSSES, In conversation with a Stax reporter today a number of the bosses representing different trades said that they would make no opposition to the demand of eight hours if one should be made. Neither side seemed to think that there will be any strike here this year, but the opinion seems to be general that what- ever is done will be the result of agreement. tetas estan SAMUEL STRONG DEAD. The End of the Career of a Man Whose Claim Had Become Famous. Col. Samuel Strong, the well-known con- tractor, who has been # litigant in our courts for many years past, died at the residence of his brother, Mr. Robt. Strong, No. 119 Carrol street southeast, last evening. The deceased, who was eighty-one years old, was a native of Hudson, N.Y¥., and in early life learned the mason’s trade in Albany. serving seven years’ apprenticeship. Subsequently he entered business in that city as a bricklayer, stone mason and plasterer, Including the years of his apprenticeship he was engaged in business in that vicinity for forty years, He was builder of the State Capi- tol, the Delavan House and many of the largest buildings in that section. | Earl, in the ‘50's he came _ here and built the foundations for the Capitol ex- tension, and then went to California, where he entered into dock building and in the course of afew months accumulated $60,000. Next he returned esst for a few months and went to Mobile, Ala, where he built the custom house, and subsequently went to California ‘again and spent two years there. Then he went to Melbourne, Australia, and engaged in building there, but returned a few years before the war and en- gaged in work here and in Albany. During the war he wasa Union man After the war he spent about sixteen months in mining enterprises in Mexicop HIS WORK FOR THE DISTRICT. Under the board of public works here he constructed the B street sewer, the Slash run sewer, Boundary sewer, I street sewer, raised and underpined the market house and ninety- eight buildings in Georgetown. It was this work that led tothe pending litigation. His contract with the District required the pay- ment for work and material in cash. To raise money he was obliged to take certificates of in- debtedness and hypothecate them, but this he did under protest, and claimed that he was entitled to the face value and $168,000 more. In consequence of these contracts itis claimed Col. Stroug was obliged to sell his property—a number of houses and lots on Capitol Hill— and he was left, outside of what could be re- covered by suit, ver poor. In his suits he recovered judgments for $246,000 by verdict of the jury, €231,000 through arbitration through one award and $28,000 by arbitration through another. An appropriation was made for thie last award. In the controversy over this award Gen. Butler claims the larger portion and in the testimony being taken certain documents had been filed which Gen, Butler claimed to be for, while the deceased claimed that were genuine papers written by Gen. Butler. eden aneib-nd April the > Te- per indictments against Col. 8! , and on ing arreste regrets ‘oat bail and went to jail, but a few days after he was released on since which time he, with his two children, rt. The com- i of WOES OF THE WHEEL. A Bicycler Badly Hurt—A Pedestriaa Knocked Over, Etc. Yesterday afternoon Mr. W, H. Marschalk, abicycle rider, who resides at No. 633 Masss- chusetts avenue northwest, met with a serious accident at New Jersey avenue and B street and was severely injured. There is « rough stone pavement on B street and this end the chopped-off end of the concrete pavemént im the Capitol grounds make the place e particu- larly dangerous one to wheelmen, Mr. Marschalk was thrown from his bicyole and so badly injured that he had to be taken to the Emergency Hospital. After his wounds were be was removed to his home. A bicycle rider on Pennsylvania avenue last evening rang his bell near ldth street to warn ® pedestrian of his approach, but the latver 4 no attention to the warning and was ‘nocked down by the collision, He admitted that he heard the bell, but said he wanted the rider to understand that be did not intend te get out of the way of any bicycle, This morning in the Police Court a bicycle rider appeared under the name of “Joba Smith” and made answer to a charge of failing tohave a light on his wheel after sundown. An East Washington policeman named Hortea was the complaining witness, Mr. Smith was not riding recklessly nor did he ride against any one. Judge Miller did not think it was ease that justitind the imposition of « fine an dismissed the charge. Jobn Maustield was a defendant in the Police Court in a bicycle case today, The information agamst him contained two counts. The first count charged him with failing to havea light on his bicycle aud the second count charged that he drove and rode his bicycle in sucha manner as to collide with Joseph Abbott and Edward Shaw. Mr. Mansfield had @5 collateral deposited, which was forfeited on account of bis failure to appear. me . Smuggling Chinese From Mexico, Datus E. Coon, Chinese inspector at Sam Diego, Cal., reports to Chief Inspector Tingle of the Treasury Department that he bas now in jail awaiting trial twenty-six Chinamen, one Portuguese and the captain of the sloop Bene- cia Boy for violations of the Chinese exclusion act. The captain of the Benecia Boy eon- fessed that he was employed by par- fies in San Francisco and that regular contracts are entered into in China by which, for the safe deliv im the United States, the contracting parties receive €140 per bead for Chinamen. luspector Coon says he has now under arrest one of the principal parties and ts on the track of others, Whether Chinamen land in Mexico or British Columbia, be , their ultimate destination is the United si and it is almost impossible to prevent their coming over the border by night. The ouly way he sees to prevent it is by treaty with Mexico and Great Britain, 0 which Chinamen will be prevented from lund ing in those countrics as they are in the United States, Inspector Coon repels charges made that Unated States ofticials are derelict in their du- lies im carryig out the law, but says the law is itself defective and the border so long and the number of men to guard it so inadequate thas Chinamen who are smuggled in readily retara after beimg put out ot the United States, Auction Sale of City Property. Thomas Dowling, auctioneer, sold at public sale yesterday nine lots, each 20 by 80 feet, on & street between Gth and 7th street northeast ior 70 ceuts per square toot to J. H. Peake, ~ 4 donate Range of the 7 ometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: Sa.m.. 53, 2 p.m, 64; manic mum, 66; minimum, 44. MPOKT and the worry of @ Soreness of Lungs and it, are all remedied it, & safe medicine Throat Affections, LES. 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