Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1890, Page 5

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Gesrs Scirs Scovrep ; AND Pho ‘SSED POR $1. deer"ng and ee ad any NY ONE CAN TAKE CARTER’ LITTLE LIVER A Pe they ase ce very, emma No wouble to ewal- " ariping taking. 2d EDITION Tales! Telegrams to The Star. Kemmler Has a Month to Live. Berrato, N.Y., July 3.—Kemmler has been resentenced to die by electricity during the week beginning August 4. A Fraudulent Failure. Cartcaco, July 3.—A creditors’ bill has beon filed in the superior court which denounces the failure of the great jewelry house of Clapp & Davies as a gigantic fraud, leis- urely planned and deliberately carried out for the purpose of defrauding the creditors, Alleged disclosures of a startling nature are made and the court is asked to appoint a new receiver and order the principal judgment creditors to turn over to him ail moneys col- Jected by them on their preferred claims for distribution among the less fortunate unpre- ferred creditors. gee How She Raised $6,000. New Yonx, July 3.—Miss Nettie Clark of a well-known family of Providence, R.L, and a Jeading belie of that city, was arraigned today at Jefferson, Market police court, charged with forging the name of Joseph L. Tourteliot, a retired mill owner and an intimate friend of the prisoner's family toacheck drawnon the Mechanics’ Bank of Providence for 26,000. Tho cashier knowing both families cashed the check and Miss Clark started for the city, where she was arrested. Part of the money was found in her possession and she said the rest was in her room in Provi- dence. She pleaded guilty and was remanded to await the arrival of officers from Providence with requisition papers. Miss Clark said she had been pressed for inoney and about three months ago borrowed 23.500 from a male friend, giving her note forthe amount. The note was nearly due, and not knowing how to meet it she forged Mr.Tourtellot’s name, = Telegraphic Briefs, N. H. Johnson broke the world’s 125 yard running record last night at the agriculfural track in Carson. Nev. His time was twelve and one-fifth seconds, beating the former record by three-tenths of a second. ‘There was a cloud burst just cast of Wales Center, N. Y., Tuesday. Iwo bridges and numerous sluices were washed away. Small streams were turned into raging rivers and carried everything before them, A. &T. Lee, owners of the Belmont Mills, West Manyunk, Pa., manufacturers of wools and shoddies, have assigned. Liabilities $100,000. ‘The ‘assets consist of mills, stock and machinery. Value not stated. During the storm ‘Iuesday lightning struck and killed Mrs, Swan of Clarendon, N.Y. Wm. Richie of Murray was probably fatally injured anda number of men working in a stone quarry received a severe shock: from a bolt of lightning that struck uear them. ‘Ruben McComber, a wealthy banker, aged about sixty. committed suicide Monday night at Three Rivers, Mich. ‘The British bark James Martin, which sailed from Newcastle, S.W., April 2, for Val- paraiso, went ashore at the latter place and be- came a total loss, Herr Grad, who was elected to a seat in the German reichstag at Colmar in February last, died today. ——.+___ \ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following ure the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special wire to Corson and Macartney, 141 F street: ajc Washington stock bxchange, Saies—Kegular Call— lock m.:_ Second Nie tonal Bank, 10 at 200. American Security and ‘Trust Company, 10 at « nt Sonds—| a. 8. 438, 1801. registered, 8. 4364, 1801, coupon 45, registered, If 4s, coupons.” 190 Per imp. 6s, 1891, imp. 73, 1801, cur- coin, 101, bid, 102 asked. rency, 12h bid. = Market stock "7s, 1492, currency. 103% bid. 20-year fund. 68, 1892, id, 102" bid. ~~ 20-year fund, 5s, 1869, ge 6 Water stock, 7s, 1W01, currency, 137" bit, Bo-year fund, Ge. gold, 1902, 122 bid. Water stock, 78, currenc 13i'g bid. 3-658, ly, Electric Lightbonas, u Electric Li Washington and 10-40, Os, 103 bid. Kailroad. Georgetown Convertible ponds, 1890 arket Company 1st Washington Market coim- Wash- Masonic Hall Association Ss, 11z asked. Washington mortgage, 6s, 110 bid. pany bonds, imp. a. 118 bid. 121 asked. ington Light Infantry Orst mortgage 6s, 1904, 1 Company bonds, series A, 6s, 118 bid, L Washington Gas Light ‘Company bonds, series B, Gs, LISA bid, 121 asked. Hygienic Ice Company, first mort 6 asked. American Se- curity and Trust, 103 bid. 100 asked. i Bank Stocks—Bbank of Washington, 47: Bank of Kepublic, 265 ‘bid 5 bid, 200 asked. Central, 300 bid.” Farmers and Mechanica, Citizens, 170 bid, 180 asked. id, 183 asked. Capital, 120 bid, . a. West End, ludy bid, 107 asked: ‘Traders’, 117 bid. Xailroad Stucks—Washington and Georgetown, 250 bid. Metropolitan, 160 bid. 174 asked. Co: Tumbie, Capitol’ aud North O ; sked. Ecaington and hed. George- BO bi r Insurance Stock: ‘omens, 46 bid. J. Franklin, 5 bid. Metropolitan, x National Union: Arlington, 18? . Corcoran, Oasi Colum bi sked. Gor- man-American. 18: » 80 bid, 100 asked. Higgs, 3% People's, 54; bid. Li % asked. ‘Tithe Jasurance Stecks—Keai Estate Title. 123 bid, LS asked. Columbia Title, 6%) bid, 7 aske lectrie Light S ‘ashington Gas, Gas, 48 bid. U. 453g bid. 40% asked. ( S. Electric Light, 1463¢ bid. ‘Telepbone Stocks—Pennsylvania, asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, asked. American Graphopione Company, 14% bid. 15% asked. Miscellaneo' pany, 17 bid, cks—Washington Market Com- Washington Brick Ma- Great Bull Kun Panorama, i. National Safo Deposit Co: Washington Safe Deposit Com id. Na- tional Tyographic, Jer, 1534. bid. 1h asked. pany, 4% bid, ‘trust Company erican Security od. Lincoln Hall, pany, 55 blu. a. City mills, 1 at patent, 0045.40; do. do. straight, 4.308 4.00040. Whont—southern tair to choice, ¥ Ted, BS; West ‘spot, DOS: July, ‘Corn— : Western, do. do. family, 4.1. extra, 4.60a4.80; winter wh spring, do. di 4.50; do. do. extra, enn inactive; No 2 Uy; August. 904; S southern quiet—white. 4: steady; mixed spot. 41jga4]4 + Aga fe; August, 414; September, 4:4; steamer, 36a. ! southern and Pennsylvania, . Western White, 1036: do. do. mixed, f Kye dull— to fair. 4805 a gar pickled” shoulders. smoked shoulders, 7%; bams ail 11%, iurge 1 Butter ‘tirm, de. imitation, hoica, BAL; store packed, Coffee Jall—Rio cargoes fai Sugar stendy—granulated, Copper active—refined, Lali. Whisky 301.16. Freights to Liverpool per steamer Steady—votton, 2c; flour, 1s.6d.; grain, } Core for orders —‘is.aits.2d.' Kecetpts— barrels, whrat, 31.000 Uurhels; corn, 10,000 . 600 “bushels. Shipments—ttou 5,006 busbels; corn, 146,000 bush. Sales—wheat, $0,000 bushels; corn, 43,000 BAL11NOXE, July 5 —Raltimore aud Ohio stock, 10641061); Northern Central, 69; Ciucinmad, Washingion and Beitinore firsts, 100%; conrull- Gated stecks, S2, Chic duly » Markets. lowtne. CHICAGO, « September, 864; August, § Sg; August. 325: Auge September, 26 1 August, 12.00; Septer: er, 13.75. duly, 5.675): Augusi, 5.0; september, 5.9234. Wheat—Jaly, Corn—Jul m=. _ Ko pate os ariptng Str wehteg ¥ YOUR COMPLAINT 13 wae ‘OF AP! half wine-yiass before wieaix, PoE cece satie acai al f ‘Short ribe-—July, 5.00; August, 5.123; September, bz2H. ci) port Today. IT 18 PARTLY CONSIDERED AND THEN LAID *ASIDE ON ACCOUNT OF DEMOCRATIC TACTICS—THE COST OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING—MR. CLEMENTS ON THE QUESTION OF ECONOMY. Mr. McComas in the House this morning succeeded in getting up the conference report on the District appropriation bill. ‘The report and explanation were read. ‘The only difference between tho report and the one alrea printed in T Star and considered in the Senate is the por- tion relating to street railways, the clause pro- viding for the sale of eight tickets for 25 cents by all roads paying 10 per cent dividends being stricken out and the clause amended. REQUIREMENTS OF THE RAILROADS. As amended it provides: That any street rail- road company authorized to run cara drawn by horses, which has changed or may change its motive power on any of its lines now con- structed to cable or electricity, or change it rails in accordance with tho provisions of 1a shall have the right to issue and sell, at the mar- ket price thereof, stock to an amount necca- sary tocover the ¢ost of making the changes, ‘cost and the amount of stock sold, together with the price per share, to be fully set forth, under the oath of the president of said com- any and filed with the Commissioners of the istrict, And any company availing itself of the privilege, shall, within two years, wholly dispense ' with horses” as motive power on all portions of its line and substitute therefor tie power pro- vided for in the act making appropriations for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia, approved March 2, 1889, pneu- matic or other modern motive power which shali bo approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, but nothing in this net contained shall in any wise authorize the use of overhead appliances; provided that if any suieh company operating a line or linesof street railroad from Georgetown, or West Washing- ton, to and beyond the Capitol grounds, shail fail to substitute for horse power the power herein provided for on all of its lines within two yenrs from the date of this act, such com- pany shall forfeit its corporate franchises, MR. CLEMENTS ON ECONOMY. Mr. Clements took the floor. He drew Mr. McComas’ and Mr. Cannon's attention to the comparison which had been made by these gentlemen earlier in the session, which tried to show the differences in the expenditures of tho democratic and the republican House and how much more econoraical the republican House was, He supposed since the House con- ferees had agreed to an increase in the bill of $436,510 these gentlemen would be willing to revise their comparisons, He simply wanted it understood that this bill carried an increase of 795 salaries, relating to the public schools, which had been put in by the -publican Senate, also an increase in the police force of 32, being 30 officers and 2 ser- geants, and also a new officers commissioner of charities, at $3,000 per annwih. All put in the bill by a republican Senate and agreed to by the conference committee. He was not object- ing to this especialiy, but simply calling atten- tion to the question of responsibility. ““How- ever,” continued Mr. Clements, ‘I do object to the increase of the salaries of 795 school teachers.” THE LIGHTING PROBLEM. Mr. Maish asked concerning the price to be Pp id for lighting and Mr. McComas referred to the clause providing for a commission to in- tad into the subject of electrical subways, . which he thought was a larger ad- ence toward a railroad reform in this direction. In answer to Mr. Kerr Mr. MeCo- m = stated that the increase of salaries for the ool teachers amounted only to about #5 each per year, making a total of only about 34,000 in’au appropriation of something like $6,000,000, THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK. In reference to the annual payments for the zoological oark and the large water main, Mr. McComas said the House conferees could not aliow appropriations to go over in that way, taking it probable that in the future the ex: penditures would exceed the —_ircome of the District, Mr, McComas referred to Mr. Clements’ remarks and compared the history of the District bill in this Congress nnd in the former. Last session the bill was reported much later, and the Senate at that time made 192 amendments, THE COST OF ELECTRIC LiGnTs. Mr. Maish criticised the amount paid for electric lights in the city. He drew atten- tion to the fact that the Brush Electric Light Compan; had agreed to furnish the city Baltimore with 2,000 cundle power lights at 35 cents each, being much lower than paid here. Mr. McComas thought the entire solution of the question rested in the proposed commission. OBJECTS TO FAST DEIVING. Mr. Clemente in referring to the increase in the police force said he would not object to it if the management of the force placed a higher value on human life and better protected the street crossings in this city from the wild and reckleas driving which provaile in this city and which he had never seen any- where else. Mr. Maish recurred to the question of elec- tric lights and had read the contract of the Brush Company in Baltimore. Mr. MeConus snid the price in this city had been reduced, but the true relief lay in the commission, WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WANT. ‘Mr. McComas then moved that the confer- ence report be adopted. Everybody was in favor of the report fast enough, but a hitch was struck immediately. The democrats,led by 3 Mills, wanted unanimous consent that after the adoption of this report the House should adjourn, Mr. Wade (Mo.) objected. On a standing vote the yeas were 66 and the nays none. Mr, Mills made the point of no quorum. Mr. Cannon begged = Mr. Mills to withdraw his point, promising that as soon as the conference report be agreed to he would move to adjourn, This proposition seemed to meet Mr. Mills’ approval, and he withdrew his point, Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.), however, renewed the point. It was evident that no quorum was present and Mr. McComas and Mr. Cannon made every effort to have the point withdrawn — and the report — agreed to. Mr. McComas called for tellers on the motion to adopt the report. Eighty-four mem- bers passed through in favor and four in oppo- sition to the report. ‘THE REPORT GOES OVER, ‘The point of no quorum was again raised by Mr. Breckinridge. A count of the House by the Speaker disclosed only 136 members prescnt, nota quorum. Mr. Mills moved to adjourn, which motion was carried and the House adjourned until Monday, This leaves the District bill still in the cold until next week. THE COURTS. Pnovate Count—Jwlye Coz, Today Heironimus Fish tary to Anna Fisher; sp of Mnrgaret J. Watkins, do. to A. Middleton and W. P, Young; bond $50,000, and Eugenie an of Maggie D, bond $10,000, Extate of Johnanna Keough: letters of administration; bond 500, In re Catharine McKerna et al., ‘ary Lawless appointed guardian; bond $400, Estate of Thomas McEniry; order for sale of personal property. Estate T. T. Frazier; Jas, ©, Frazier appointed guardian; bond €2.500, In re. orphans of W. C. Harvey; Annie D. Har- vey; do,; bond 2500. Estate of Crypti. Pal- moni; order of publication, A number of ac- counts were approved and passed. har ara A Wonderful Pool Shot. From the New York Sun. A remarkable shot was made in a gamo of pool in the Astor House billiard room the other evening, A light red ball was resting in fron of one of the corner pockets. It was close to the pocket and looked tempting. A large, fat man with a shining bald bead was playing in | the game. When his turn came he took car | ful aim, slid his cue back and forth two or three d then sent the cue ball hard at the To his intense amazement the red bail jew ten feet into the air, came down on the head of a mild-looking old oo who was watching the game, bounced from his head to the floor and went hopping across the room as if it was bewitched. The cue ball passed on into the pocket. The fat player was so aston- ished that he dropped his cue on the fioor, | opened his mouth aud eyes to their widest ex- | tent and leaned against the table for support, Thea be gasped, “Well, I'll be swizzened!” and went and sat down heavily in a chair. ‘The other players and lookers-on were greatly astonished, too, and wheu the matter was ex- plaincd they were vastly amused, The bail Was oO some rubber composition and looked exactly uke a regular pool ball. It had been sivly putin front of the pocket by a practical ykez. He said that the deceptive balis could bought in nearly any sporting-goods store and that they were selling like hot cakes, The ne heat of Kansas is rapi coming into the Kanaae City market, oar | THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.| WILL THE SENATE PASS IT? The House Takes Upthe Conference Re- | The Doubt Hanging Over the Federal} Flags Will Fly From the Top of the Election Law. Both parties are now going to work to try to awaken popular sentiment on their respective sides with relation to the federal election bill, with the view of influencing the Senate. It will be impossible to get the bill through the Senate if the “provious question” is not applied and there are many of the Senators who are sticklers for the tradi- tions of the Senate who are violently opposed to such an innovation as the cutting off of de- bate, An eminent republican Senator said the other day that he hoped he might not live to see the debate in the Senate cut off by the previous question. Mr. Dingley said toa Stan reporter today that he believed the bill would pass the Sen- ate. Senators, he said, may think now that they will oppose it, but when the time comes there will be evidence of a popular demand for the bill such as they cannot resist. TO BE SETTLED OUTSIDE. Trouble Between a Colored Minister and His Presiding Elder. Jobn E. Purdy, a dismissed minister of the colored M.E, Church, was placed on trial in the Police Court this after- noon charged with threatening Rev. C. M. Blunt, a presiding eider in the same church, Lawyers Carrington, Ricks and Hew- lett appeared for the defendant, The affair, Mr. Carrington explainod, was the result of trouble in the church, which is situated in East Washington, Lawyer Howlett said that this man (Blunt) was a tramp preacher and wasafter Dr. Purdy's ‘This insulted the presiding elder and he told Judge Miller that he wanted to explain who he was, ‘he weather is too warm,” said Judge Miller, “‘to listen to your church history.” The presiding elder told the court that Purdy was dismissed from the church, and he (Blunt) went to h'm for his preacher's license, whereupon he made use of the following language: “ll shoot your black head off, you black skunk.” ‘The threat, he ssid, was made because he (Blunt) threatened to publish his dismis: The defendant denied tho charge and ex- ae the actions of the church in dismissing him because of Blunt's personal spite. He said that the church which ne built up now owes him more than $1,100, 1 _Pidyou intend to injure the presiding el- der?” ‘, sir, if he had been my equal I would e sued him for slander long ago” was Pur- y's reply, Each minister said he had no more business with the other andthe judge told them that they would have to settle their church trouble outside of court. The charge was dismissed, See The President Goes to Cape May Today The adjournment of the House before the judicial and legislative bill was enrolled of course prevented the President from signing it Lefore his departure for Cape May Point, though he had postponed leaving the city on thataccount, He did not leave for Cape May Point this morning, as he had expected, but as the matter wag arranged as it was he left the y at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon on a special over the Pennsylvania railroad. Secretary Halford accompanied him. e President will probably return next Tuesday. er Suit to Recover Real Estate. Today John T, Loe, by Mr. F. T. Browning, filed a bill against Wm. Lee and others to re- cover certain pieces of property. ‘The Lees are sons of tho lato Al- fred Lee of Georgetown and the complain- ant alleges that Wm. Lee took advantage of his feeble condition of health and persuaded him to make the deeds; that his action was the result of misplaced confidence and he now asks a reconveyance. ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT IN FAVOR OF THE TR, NACOSTIA BATLROAD. The Commissioncrs this afternoon gave a hearing to those interested in House bill 11,043 “to incorporate the Trans-Anacostia Railway Company.” There were no objections, Mesers. Jas, 1. Perkins, W. A. Mulloy, H. W. Clagett and K. B, Hall were preseut and spoke in favor of the bill. —-—-—__ A MURPHY FINISH, Why Baldwin Swallowed His Chew of Tobacco, From the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Two years ago Baldwin's horse Volante was to run one day at Saratoga and Baldwin called Marphy up to the grand stand and said: “Now, look here, Murphy, I don’t want any monkeying about this race—none of your sen- sational finishes, You just cut the old horse jJoose and send him along from the fall of tho flag to the finish, I’ve got a lot of money on this race and I don’t want to be worried about the result.” Murphy showed his white teeth in a emile of acquiescence, and then in a low tone informed the ladies in Baldwin's party that he would “make the old man faint away.” When the flag fell Murphy pulled Volante back to fourth place and held him steady around the first turn; down the backstretch the leaders flew, with Murphy trailing along quietly on Volante as thought he was out for a pleasure ride. Bald- win began to&ick, and bit off a big chunk of to- bacco and began to chew at a tremendous rate. As the horses rounded the lower turn and en- tered the stretch Murphy began moving up inch by inch, but it seemed an impossibility for him to reach the leaders, but he did, and one by one they eurrendered until when within a hundred feet of the wire Volante had dis- posed of all but one, Then with a maguificent exhibition of horsemanship Murphy fairly lifted his mount up to even terms aud in the last bound landed Volante a winner by a nose, or, as the sporting fraternity term it, “by an eyelash.” “Before the jockeys dismounted Baldwin turned to a member of the party and said: “George. I wish you would get these Vo- lante tickets cashed and bring the money down tothe hotel for me. I'm going home right away, I don’t feel well. Some fellow swallowed a chew of tobacco which Lhad in my mouth when that black devil made that close finish.” — see — A NEW GAME, An Exercise That May Become Popu- lar This Summer. From the London Field. Mr. J. D, Horn of Leicester has added a new game to the already long list that has been placed before the public during the last few years, Ih lawn crookctta there seems to be the elements of success, as players will find plenty of ekill necessary, and also there is a certain amount of exercise required, This, however, is by no means so violent as one sees in a gamo of lawn tennis, so to many this will prove a great attraction. The game cen be played on grass or gravel, or, indeed, on any hard substance, while it is not necessary that the courts should be always of the same shape or size, so that, in this re- spect, it will suit grounds that might not always bo available should the samo-sized court be asine qua non, The implements re- quired for the gamo are not many, being four crcoks, four standards. a net and six balls. The crooks are 3 feet 6 inches long, having the appearance of an elongated Jawn tennis racket very Jooscly strung; indeed, the baggy part of the racket is nearly 3 inches deep. Ths sien dards, 3 feet 6 inches, with cupped tops, are placed so as to form a 6-foot square, the net, 2 feet 8 inches high, inclosing this space. The balls in use for the game ure 434 inches in di- ameter, four, called sentinels, to be placed in the cups on ‘the standards and the remaining two being the play balis, The service lines are 30 feet long and are placed 12 fect away from each side of the inside square called the fold and then the court is made complete by joining the fold corners to the service line cor- ners, Two or four players can take part in lawn crooketta, the greater number ay earing to us to enhance the interest shown im the game. ‘The principal art of the play consists in plac- iug one of the balls in the crook and then standing outside the service line, serving the ball so that it shall pass over the ‘fold and fall in your opponent's court without his catching it; or you may displace one of the sentinels on the standards, but taking care that your ball shall still drop in the adversary’s court. The game 18 scored by points, one, ti three or four called a knave, queen, king ani an ace respectively, can be made from each service, while $0 or 100 points constitute a game, according to whether a long or short game is ta Gas Before trying the game ourselves we had seen it well played by some of the team of lady cricketers, who are now show- Pe great form with the bat and in the el Se OOO ‘The weavers of Vienna have gone on strike to enforce a demand for an increase of wages ranging in amount from 90 to 80 per cent, . THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1890 FOR THE FIRST TIME Capitol on the Glorious Fourth, There will be flags on the Capitol tomorrow. although both Houses of Congress will be off enjoying the great national holiday, It is a singular fact that never in all the history of the great building on the hill has a flag floated on its exterior save when Congress was in actua session, Fourths of July bs the score have passed without recogni- tion by congressional bunting, and they might have continued to pass in the me unobserved manner had not Sergeant- | at-Arms Valentine of the Senate become aware of the neglect that bad become | habitual, He thought the matter over for some time and told Senator Ingalls of the trouble. Architect Clark was then consulted and the conference resulted in Senator Ingalls, who is president pro tempore, directing that the national colors be flung to the breezes, if there be any, tomo- row. Torun the flags up on the regulation flagstaffs was impossible uuless the rules of both Senate «und House were to be fractured, so some other place had to | be found, It was found, and when tho sun climbs over the Maryland hills tomorrow morn- ing and implants his customary kiss upon the lips of bronze Freedom on the dome his rays will shine on more flags than ever occupied that exalted position before. Carpenters have been busy all morning Preparing ‘and putting in place at the foot of the tholus four flagstafs, Pointing, respectively, north, south, east and west, From each of these poles will depend » twenty-five-foot United States flag. The sight will be a8 novel as it must be pleas ———— Special Pension Agents. The following named special agents have been appointed by Superintendent Porter to collect statistics of manufactures: Julius M. Miller, Belleville, Ill.; Cash C. Jones, Rock- ford, Ill; Benjamin Knudson, Springfield, IL; John Jericho, Mt. Pleasant, lowa; M.W. Mitch- ell, Fort Madison, lowa; Harrison Tucker, Keo- knk, Iowa; James E. Nesbit, Burlington, low H. K. Beachley, Hagerstown. Md.; John E, J. Buckey. Cumberland, Md.. Albert H. Kirkham, to Mass,; W. J. Evans, Winon: Geo. 5 enschied, Hastings, Mankato, Minn.; J. Chas. E, Luce, Owatonna, Minn; Cornelius Smith, Albert Lea, Minn.; James E. Baldwin, Newton, N.J.; James H. Love, Jersey Ho- boken and Bayonne, N.J.; Joseph Losey, Wash- ington and Oxford, N Isaac N, Van Doren, New Brunswick, N.J. muel R, Ogden, Eliza- beth and Rabway, N. William H. H. Gere, Syracuse, N.Y. m J. Montanye, Cort and and Homer, § WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tur Torrepo Boat Cusurxe has arrived at New York. Tux Desratcu, with the Secretary of the Navy on board, has arrived at New London. Tne Born Orrenincs aggregated $03,400 as follows: 4s, $18,400 at 121; registered 4's, $50,000 at 103. Secretary Nose left this afternoon with a party to <, cud the Fourth cruising on the bay in @ revenue cutter. Revenve Appointusnts.—Adolph P. Lange has been appointed United States gauger at Toledo, Ohio, and John Weisbrod storekeeper at Chicago, LL Asstoxment or Recuttts.—The superintend- ent of the recruiting service will assign forty recruits to the fourth cavalry and sixty to the seventh cavalry. Goxe to Herp Make a Recount.—Mr. H, Olcott of the census office left this afternoon on the 3:30 train for Kansas City, Mo., in con- nection with the recount of certain enumera- tion districts in that city. Tue Departae: Crosep.—The Treasury Department closed at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the War, State and Navy Departments an hour earlior. Allof them of course will be closed tomorrow, as the,Fourth is a legal hol- iday. Apporxtep 4 Sprctan ATtorney.—Col, Benj. Wilson, who handed in his resignation to At- torney General Miller atew days ago as at- torney in the matter of the French spoliation claims, has been appointed a special assistant attorney general for the defense of these claims, and will return in the tall to argue a number of important cases. Tux Recount ar Kansas Crryz.—Superintend- ent Porter has decided to order a recount of the population in twenty-four enumeration districts in Kansas Cit, ‘This action was taken on the recommendation of the supervisor and the Kansas delegation, and the ground given is the inefficiency of the enumerators, Tue Paesresr's Carters today included Secretaries of State and Treasury and the At- torncy General, Senators Platt and Aldrich and Representatives McComas, Conger. Dubois, Mckenna, Struble, Corey, Dorsey and Good: night, and Col, A.'T. Britton, J, K. Johnson and Dorsey Claggett, the World’s Fair commis- sioners, GRowWTH oF THE Matt Senvice.—A statement prepared by Major Pollock, the chief clerk of the second assistant postmaster goneral’s office, shows that during the fiscal year just closed there was an increase of £01 in the number of star-service routes; an increase of one in the steam boat service, of six in the wagon service, of 90 in the railroad service, and of 406 in the mail-messenge: Pexstons For Disrricr Preortr.—Pensions have been granted to residents of the District of Columbia as follows: Original invalid, Fred- erick Geiger and Edward Dougherty of Sol- diers’ Home; restoration, reissue and Henry H. Day; increase, William E. Suowden and Frederick P. Mahan; reissue, Francis A. Flanegin. Reratina Mart Bacs axp Locxs.—A state- ment of the operations of the repair shops in this city where the damaged mail begs and locks used in the postal service are made ser- viceable has just been submitted by Tyler, the chief of the eqnipment division, to Maj. Pollock, acting second assistant postmaster general, ‘Ihe report states that the employes number 146, increase of 24 during the past year. The’ number of bags repaired was $65,910 and @87.000 was expended in maintain- ing the shop. ‘There are 11 skilled mechanics employed in repairing mail-bag geks. The Gross expense of running the sh the year was $10,340, ‘Twesty-voun Cartonep Cuixaagn.—Special Agent J.C. McCoy of Tucson, Ariz., has ro- ported to the Secretary of the Treasury the capture of twenty-four Chinamen who were endeavoring to make their way into the United States across the Mexican border. They were part of a band of Chinamen ‘taken from San Francisco, where they had been refused ermission to land and landed at Guaymas, exico, by the steamer Newbern. They were well supplied with mouey and’ used every effort to get into this country. They were in charge of band ‘of Mexican contrabandista, who had agrecd to got them safely across the borde' Their exami- nation before the United States. Commissioner was taking place when the report was made and the digtrict attorney was making every effort to have them sent back to China, wesc tees Mrs. Sarah Stoutenburgh, wife of Mr. Walter H, Stoutenburgh. intendant of the Washington Asylum, died suddenly yesterday at her home at the asylum, In the Criminal Court, in the case of George Roe, charged with robbery, a nolle pros was en. tered this morning. A Large Stock of Relatives, From the St. Paul Pioneer Presa, A-prominent young lady while at a church gathering was lately heard to remark to the group with which she was chatting, that she must take her departure very soon, as she was obliged to attend a funeral. In accordance with this statement she made her adieux to the company and hastened away. Shortly after some others with whom she had been chatting po to the matinee at the theater. What was u tend a funeral came in and was given a seat few rows in advance. Since then they have wasted many moments in a vain attempt to de- cide whether the funeral was postponed or whether it was hastened to allow one attendant collegian was called by the “funeral of an aunt” when he mes partiontinty desirous of a weighty excuse. But then girls, much less yor would not do such horrid things, For foar that this is the real explanation, however, the young jhould remember the fate of the college t who advanced his excuse so many times that the | seare A finally that thirty-eight ought to bave used up his en family, | —— him and his money was snatched, he THE COMMISSIONERS DISAGREE Mr. Hine Proposes to Run His Own De- partment. ACTION LOOKING TO THE REPRESSION OF TuE ENGINEER COMMISSIONER—COL. ROBERT 8TG- GESTS A TEST CASE TO DETERMINE HIS OEN- ERAL AUTHORITY. Awar clond that has been hanging over the heads of Commissioners Robert and Hine turst yesterday when, as stated in Tue Stan Commissioner Hine in board session declared that he believed the Engineer Commissioner was a Commissioner in name only and that he had nothing whatever to do with the administration of local affairs except those ofan engineering character, It was evident at once that Commissioner Hine resented Col Robert encroachment upon his special branch of the municipality, namely, the police, and that he going to call a halt. But this was not all. The bill which he hed Prepared providing that the assistants to | the Engineer Commissioner be made the assist- ants of the civil Commissioners was also another indication that Commissioner Hine de- | sired to jet Col, Robert know that he must keep his hands off the branches of the govern- ment not especially assigned to him. COL. BORERT REFUSES TO 81 Col. Robert arrived at the building early in the morning and for some time was closeted with two assistants, presumably discussing the situation. The only thing that indicated trouble was Col, Robert's absolute refusal to sign any papors whatsoever. During the Dr. Tindall, ry to the board, certain pape ‘ing the ture, but the latter refused to sign them. say ing that he did not propose to even act as a | Commissioner until the question of his powers | was settled. Later in the day the colonel pre- pared « letter, which he submitted to the Com- missioners, $ MAKING A TEST CASE. The letter appears below and is the one re- ferred to in Tur Stax of last evening: “In a discussion at the close of the board mecting on the 1st instant one of the Comm sioners expressed a doubt as to the right of the Engineer Commissioner to ©: cise the functions of a Commissioner exeeptin in respect to questions of engincering or such matters as were formally in the hands of the chief engineer of the District. and he sug- gested that I prepare a case involving this question for reference to the attorney for the | Vistrict for his opmion, ‘This coming from an at sumed to be familiar with tion, T accept the sug mend that the papers relating to the license of Kernan’s theater be refe attorney for the District for his opinion as to | the validity of the license, I suggested this case simply because it is | onc of several hundred similar cases. If th Engineer Commissioncr tas not fallen heir the powers of a police comm: r then the liquor license granted to Kernan’s Theater is illegal as well as over five hundred more. No one would b 1 than the Engineer Commiss nd himself re- lieved of the burden of responsibility arising from the interpretation heretofore law, I would suggest with th other Commissioners, the sioner immediately cease tions of a commissione relates to engineering and specifically imposed by law. THE STATUS OF THE ASSISTANT ENGINEERS, uch duties as are Commissioners would prepare a bill at their board session in the afternoon to be presented to Congress providing that the asssistants of the Engineer Commissioner be made their assist- ants, ‘The board met as stated, und a bill was pre- pared which provided for the striking of f the last clause of the act of Congress providing for the establishment of a permanent’ form of government and the insertion of the following: | he President of the United States may detail from the engineer corps of the army not more than two officers of rank subordinate to that of the engineer officer belonging to the Board of Commissioners to perform such duties | j as may be assigned to them by the Hoard of Commissioners.” ANOTHER QUESTION RAISED. Col. Robert this afternoon presented the following letter to the board: “I would recommend that the portion of the duties assigncd to the Engincer Commis- sioner relating to the general routes of street railroads be transferred to one of the other Commissioners. The question of which street shall be occupied with street railroads is one that is usually settled by city councils and | should be under the control of & commissioner who has been a resident of the Dis- trict for some time. There are no reasons for this dnty being under the charge of the Engineer Commisssoner that do not apply with greater force to other duties now in charge of the civil Commis- sioners.” noe How the Count Progresses. The count of the census returns is going steadily on in the Census Office. The returns from cities and towns are not fet fully com- pleted and therefore no results are reached So far about 8,000,000 nam counted, which, under The Police Lieutenants. There is nothing new regarding the trial of Licuts, Guy and Boteler. The question was raised in a meeting of the board that the lieutenants had already been tried on the charges, so upon motion of Col, Robert they have all been referred to the attorney for the District, with the request that he furnish as soon as possible the information as to the charges, and if the lieutenants hed ever been tried on them. ———— She Escapes the Penitentiary. In the of the colored girl Ada Tinney, convicted of receiving stolen property, an order was made in the Criminal Court today for her discharge from jail. A few days ago Gen, Carrington took measures for her release on the ground that her sentence was an illegal one, being for but one year. This morning Geu. Carrington withdrew the appeal, and, the chief justice setting the sentence; aside, the district attorney ended the case by'entering a nolle pros. ee A Boy Drowned While Bathing. This morning about 9o'clock a fourteen-year- old colored boy named Bernard Ashton went in swimming in the river at the foot of South Capitol street and was drowned. His body was recovered by the police boat and removed to the home of his parents, in the rear of No. 1413 Ist street southwest. Coroner Patterson was notified and he will probably give a certiti- cate of accidental death, 18 Months io Albany Penitentiary. In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing- ham, this morning Joseph Davis, colored, was placed on trial for larceny from the person of $12 from Wm. Offutt, Mey 7. Mr. G. K. French appeared for the defendant, whose plea was au alibi, Tho testimony for the gov- ernment showed that Offutt was in the act of buying a suit of clothes and had the $12 in bis band, when two men ‘ing struck in the eye with brick. For the defendant the wife of Offutt testified that there had been trouble between the men be- fore on account of the wife. The defendant denied any knowledge of the theft and claimed that it was “a put-up job” on him. The case was submitted without agreement and a ver- dict of guilty was found. We ed sentenced to eighteen months in the penitehtiary at Albany, —_—_———_— Real Estate Matters. J. P. Hickey has bought of E. J. Hannan for $6,250 sub 36, square 51, 16.18 by 75 feet on 224 between L and M streets northwest. SE ree see ss ~- . , square Jonat &q 781, each 16 feet front on jusetts avenue between 3d and 4th streets east, and lots 1 and 2, square 1058, 80 by 107 feet at tho corner of } yea Boon | His funeral will take the Fitut i IN CONGRESSIONAL WORK SHOPS, Private Secretary Halford Goes Down to Hurry Things Up Private Secretary Halford and Assistant Secs retary Pruden were at the Capitol today busily engaged in hurrying up the legislative, execa- tive and judicial appropriation bill. The Presi- dent wants to put his autographic indorsement on the measure before he leaves for Cape M. and the brace of secretaries were encouraging the engrossing clerks of the House to do their beat and epeediest. TRE NEW POR’ MILITARY Poet, Senator liawley today reported favorably from the committee on military affaire an amendment propésed to the sundry civil bill making an appropriation of €250.000 for the enlargement of the military post near Newport, Ky. COL, RATCHELDER'S NOMINATION. The Senate committee on military affairs to day ordered a favorable report upon the nome ination of Lieat. Col. Kiebard N. Batchelder te be quartermaster general, U.S.A. AN “OUTING” FOR THE PAGER The pages of the House are assured of & pleasant holiday tomorrow through the kiné- ness of Mr. John Chauncey, who has invited the bors to «pend the day at his cottage at ‘olomial Beach, The steamer carrying the party will leave the city at 8 a.m., and itisa foregone conelu that a splendid time will revult from the hospitality of the host, PENSION LEGISLATION, y of the Treasury today transe mitted to the House a letter from the assistant treasurer at New York submitting an estimate of appropriation of $15,000 for clerks required to transact the increased business under the new pension legislation, The Secretary recom- mends the increase asked for, WILL NoT MEET TOMORROW, ‘The Senate District committees will not meet tomorrow, The Secre THY MONTANA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION talked to th terday in opy scheme, committee on appropriations yee on to Maj. 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