Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1890, Page 6

—— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON p 4 2d EDITION. CONTINUED FROM Sth PAGE tees MANY VACANT CHAIRS. The Attendance at the Races Affected by the Chill Weather. Bpecial Dispatch to Tre EVENING Stan. Bewstxo's Race Trace. D. C., Nov. 3.—There Were more vacant chairs in the grand stand today at Benning’s than upon any pr. during this meeting. The Croker stable took an abrupt leave on Saturday night after two horses had been entered for today. The club officials were not notificd of this action and in consequence of this breach of contract intend to hold Mr. Croker to his fees and discipline bim by a heavy fine. Mr. C. D. McCoy wilt continue to drop the flag on the starters, owing to the non-appearance of Mr. Rowe,who is detained on account of the illness of Mr. Belmont's Potomac. THE FinsT RACE. First race—purse £250, selling allowance, five furlongs; entries, weight, jockeys and bet- ting: Coldstream, 110. (Stone) $ to 5; Silence, 104, (Ray) 2 to 1; Ella H., gelding, 100. (Jones) 8 to 1; Lady F., 100. (Wooeward) 6 to 1; Tap- pahannock, 102, (Hill) 6 to 1; Rupert, 100, (Critchton) 4 to 1; Plevna, filly, 100, (H. Jones) 8 tol ‘The bunch were set off with Cold Stream in the Jead and Tappahannock second. Coming into the stretch the horses were being whipped. Silence, the favorite, was third and was being riden for all that there was in her. With few fect of the wire Kay forced his wi ahead and won by a head, with Tappahannock second and Cold Stream a very close third. Time, 1.04. Mutuals paid $5.40, straight $3.10 and 34.60 place. LOWLANDER TAKES THE SECOND. Second race—six furlongs. Lowlander won, Kitty T second. Pericles third. Time 1.164. Mutuals paid $4.75 straight, $3.90 and $4.15 for place. poe Se FULL OF MISHAPS. Arrival of a Steamer at Eoston After Sixty-Two Days. Bostox, Mass., Nov. 3.—The iron steamship us day | | ATTEMPTED BRIBERY CHARGED. Allegations Agatnst a Leading Phila- delphia Politician. New York, Nov. 3.—A special from Philc= delphia says warrant was sworn out shortly | after midnight this morning for tho arrest ; of Col. Jobn L. Gienn, one of the leading republican politicians of the city, on the charge of attempting to bribe Francis Gannon, a democratic judge of election in the thirty-fifth division of the fifteenth ward. It is stated that Gannor was offered @50 to change the returns of the election for that division and that the money was actually paid over. The money was carefully preserved and will be offered in evi- dence at the heari: A GREAT “DEAL? IN PROSPECT. The Vanderbilts Looking About for a Line to the Pacific. Curcaao, Nov. 3.—The Tribune this morning says: J. Pierpont Morgan's present trip to the west has more significence than is generally supposed. ‘The opinion is that Mr. Morgan’s visit means the speedy consummation of another Vander- bilt deal more startling in its nature than the much-talked-of Union - Pacific - Northwestern deal. The fact is generally known that Drexel, Morgan & Co. hold @ controlling interest in the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Belt lino and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. ‘Their intention is to bring these roads into the Vanderbilt fold. The opinion is expressed that this will be done assoon as Mr. Morgan has returned to New York. Thoso who are on tho inside pretend to know that before many days have passed & traffic agreement similar to that existing be- tween the Union Pacific and Northwestern will be made between the Northwestern and Mil- waukee and St. Paul, and it is even predicted | by some that a consolidation of the two systoms will be made. The consummation of the deal outlined in the toregoing will give the Vanderbilts the absolute control of a gigantic railway system from New York to Ogden, Utah, and all they would need will be the control of the Central Pacific branch of the Southern Pacific to give them indopend- ent lines through from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific coast with terminals both at San Fran- ciseo, Cal. and Portland, Ore., the Oregon Short hne of the Union Pacific already fur- nishing an outlet to the latter point, An Art Gallery Raided. Loxpox, Noy. 3.—At the instigation of the vigilance association the police today entered the Pall Mall gallery and seized a number of alleged obscene paintings illustrating Rabdais’ Resturion, hailing from Liverpool under charter of the Funess line, arrived here yester- day from Java with a carzo of 2.200 tons of sugar. She was two weeks overdue, having been sixty-two days out. At Java fever broke out among her crew, six of whom died. At Port Said six of the crew were sent ashore with fever, and at Aden six more were sent to the hospital. A number of Arabs and Chinese were shipped to work the vessel to Boston. They were not thorough sailors and the ship was handled with didieulty. On Monday last about 6 p.m., when 200 miles south of Grand Banks, the vessel shipped a heavy sea, which threw Wm. Hughes, the steward. inst the cabin door, crusning his le; next day gangrene set in. Hughes was taken to the Massachusetts general bos- pital, He is not expected to live. ————— A HOTEL IN FLAMES. The Guests of the Globe in San Francisco Have a Narrow Escape. jov. 3.—Fire was discovered his morning in Ilenter Bros. & Co.'s paint shop, undergthe Grand Hotel. The fire spread rapidly and the hotel was soon in flames. There was great excitement among the gues‘s, but they all escaped safely. The hotel was still burning at 8 o'clock and will be entirely destroyed, Tho loss is esti- mated at over $200,000. 2 A SINGULAR ACCIDENT. Carelessness of Boys Causes a Railway Disaster. Crxctssatt. Nov. 3.—A eingular railroad ac- | cident happened about 9 o'clock last night to | an excursion train on the Ohio and the North- Western road as it was coming from Portsmouth | to Cincinnati. At Newbern, seven miles from | y. some boys had run some cars on a| track down an incline until the one projected so far into} the = commng train | end of the freight ear striick the side | cond coack and tore the whole side | only two persons were | Gertie Waleer of Newport and dlr. Jobn Frantz 0 this city. Mr. Frantz’s injuries are not serious, bet it is feared that Miss Walker cannot recover. BACK TO HAWARDEN. Mr. Gladstone Returns From His Scotch Tour. Loxnox, Nov. 3.—Mr. Gladstone started on his return to Hawarden from Scotland today. pen the train on which he was traveling reached Montrose a large number of his friends were in waiting and they gave him an enthusi- a Arbroath. | At Dundee a number of his admirers pre- sented him with a waiking stick anda iuncheon When Peebles was reached the train a3 met by a large crowd and a delegation of workingmen presented Mr. Gladstone with « uraveling rug Mr. Gladstone delivered a short speceh at | ia the course of whick: he referred to the speech made by Lord Hartington at the hiberal- unionist meeting at Edinburgh | ou Friday last. Lord Hartington, Mr. Giad- | stone said, was evidently not fied with the result of his whether the time had arrived to ‘The liberal-unionist party, Mr. G clared. was broken down, and the followers of at were dreadfully broken up by the results of the recent bye-elections tor members of the house of commons, which were most satisfac- tory to the lileral party. oo OIL FOR EUROPE. The Standard Company Purchase Six Vessels. Pumaperruta, Nov. 3.—A new and novel trust Las just been consummated by the Stand- | r ard Oil Compony. which includes ali the bulk | oil-carrying craft plying between Philadelphia and Europe. The sole purposs of the deal is to create a line of steamers which can be reli ail times to favor the Standard’s inter- at a low figure. its prod ‘the firm of Sternberger & Co. of New York, which ho an interest ina few buik rriers, anda French house at Dieppe and Havre are | } the only firm iy not already withia the clut t monopoly, Over 1.000.000 has been paid for the six ves- sels wich have already becu purchased, which are the largest tank vessels ativat. b Raving @ capacity of more than 1,400,000 gallons each. Pennsylvania Railroad Dividend. Puraperruia, Nov. 3.—-At the meeting to- day of the Loard of directors of the Pennsyl- Vauia railroad a semi-annual dividend of 214 per cent wes declared, — The Fisk Will Set Aside. Bostox, Nov. 3.—Judze Holmes in supreme court this forenoon decided that he would set aside the will of the late Phoenus Fisk on the | ground of undue influence on the part of Ly- man Hodgson in getting himself appointed executor. The resuit of the decision will be to establish « previous will which makes bequests substantially like the other will, but not aj wnt Hodgson executor. The will provides tthe estate, valued at €20,000, shall be in- vested and forma fund called the Fisk relief fund to be devoted to the i it Grateful to Quebec. Qvesrc, ov. 3 — Premier Mercer, Mayor Fremart and others received tel- egrams from the Count of _ Paris before his departure from New Yorkwr Europe thanking them for the splendid manner in which they had been tre: while im Canada, Charged With Miegal Registration. New Youu, Nov. 3—Chief Supervisor of ~ Elections Davenport this morning caused the arrest of thirteen more persous for registering illegally. They were arrainged before a com- Muissioner today and beld for examination. Death, But Not the Work House. Vexorxses, Vr., Nov. 3.—Silas Ayre, aged Seventy, committed suicide today by taking Paris green rath® than go to the work house. — An Ohio Murderer Dies in Prison. Coremsus, Onto, Nov. 3.—Charies Blythe. the colored man convicted of the murder of Surgeon General Jones of tho Ohio National Guard, and whose death commuted to life imprisonmen died in the penitentiary this discase was consumption, reception, This scene was repeated at | 3 works, ‘The paintings were taken to the Bow street police station. ‘he public has been daily crowding the gallery. —__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following aro the opening and closing the New York stock Market, us reported ¥ Coron and Macartney, 141% F strect: prices of y special lalel Ateb Bell ise pa D,Lew.... 7 D.& i. Canal D.& Kio ar, Do., pret. Keck Island, BLP -& i Lake Bore. Yous. & Nusti Washington Stuck Hxchange, Sales — Regular Call—12 o'clock m,: U.S. 48 $7 75. _Eckington and Soldiers’ Home at65. Arlingto. Insurance, 3 at1s5, erican Graphophone, 50 at 144; Bt like arket Company, 50 at 1834. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, 100 at 9c. Government Bouds—U.8. 433, 1 1031, bid. US. 4398, 1 U. ». 48, registered. 196 43, coupon. 1907, 1237; istrict of Columbia’ Bonds. bid. Per cur: rreney. i Did. ianp. bid. Market stock 20-year fund, Gs, 1802, gold, 103%, 2u-year fund, bs, 1599," gold, 10 bid. | Water 80-year fund, ok, Tay rreney, 1:40" bid. ts, “gold, tis, 1z2 bid, Water stock, 7, cur” | rency, 1903, 135 bid. J-5e, 1u24, fund, cur-ency, iy bid, Le ellsneous Bonds—U. 8, Electric Light bonde, cl cht bonds, foorgatown, . Wash- Convertible Georgo- Raiiroad it mic Hall Association 3s, Isus, asked. Washington Market Company let mortgage, 6s, Llu bid. asuiucton Market Company bonds, d, asked. Washington Light . 1904, 116 8 bid. Wash. : 7a, 10004, 97 Washington Gas Light’ Company A, G8. 1403g bid, 1:24 asked. Wash- Gas Light Company ’ bonds, series i, Us, | bid. 124 asked. —Hygieric Ive Company, sked. American Secur: 4. 100 id. —Bank of Washington, 450 Bank of Kepubite, 2-0 ‘vid. bid, 300 asked. Central, 300 Farmers’ and Mechanics’, bid, 180 ax, Coluin: 130 bid, 178 asked. Capital, 120 bid. — 1d. West End, 100 bid. 104 asked, ‘Traders’, 115% bid. 5 —Washington and bit, asked. asked. Column! North O Street, nme, Gb town and Tenteytown, Insurance Stoccs— a4 . Franklin, i Union, .0 bid, Vt 2 s “ ran, -Ainerican, Rigia, 8 asked, asked. 464 bid, woWE Gas, OU bid. U.S. Electric Light, 150 vid, 160 aske: lephone Stocks—Vennsylvania, 4 Potomac, 69 bid,72 axked. American one, 14% bid, 15 ‘asked. nevus Stocks— Washington Market Com. bid. Washington Brick Machine Com- Great Falls lee Company, 220 Panorama Company, 15 zal Sais Deposit Company, suington Safe Deposit . ional Typographic, 18 é-uthaler,12 bid. Pneumaue sun Car- tad, Lasked. “Washington Loan and Company, 4% bid, 5 . American urity and ‘Irust Company, bid, 6S asked, Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. ‘Hygienic’ Ice Com: pany, 60 asked. Baitimure Markets. BALTIMORE, Nov. ding, 97. tow, Guar November, 5: 3; May, o9inowy. ru and Pennsylvi rn white, 49504; do. d ; graded No. 2, white, o( May dull and unchang Visions firm, Butter firm. Eggs act v Collee dull, prices nominal Sugar qu late Copper firm—refined. 14415. Whisky frm,’ Freights to Liverpool -eipte—tlour. 9,000 barre 5.000 busheis; ow 0G bushels. Sales— =BALTINOK 10.40's, 36 bid; a timore aud Unio stock, 9a100 stock, 66268; Cincinnati, nd baltimore firsis, 99; consolidated gas bonds, 11430116; do, stock, 49405034. Chicago Markets. . Nov. 3 (Closing). — Wheat—Decom- 108. _Corn—November, 53 5%. Oats—May, In the Criminal Court this afternoon Mitchell Renz, indicted for violating section 5389, Re- tutes United States, by printing inde- —_ pictures, plead not guilty and renewed his bon ‘An exemplified copy of the will of Lewis F. Watson of Warren county, Pa., was received at the court house today for record. ———— Mayon Geaxt’s Documents.—Secretary Noble today in a ncte to W. J. Kenny, super- vising inspector of the New York police census, be berths — bese leave Mayor rant’s;documents in the Secretary's possession he pools go home, The caneratd will decide the case without the papers, Andrew Waldron, a Troy, struck his st . ¥.. shoemaker, ugher, Bridget Martin, Satur- ht she did not bring he had sent her. aged 13, accidentally shot aimselt throagh the heart at bis home at Glas- ON THE MEXICAN BORDER. jJUPREME COURT BUSINESS, = Report of Brig. Gen. Stanloy—Lawless-|The Jugigo Case Advanced—Also the ness and Murders—Sick Soldiers. Brig. Gen. Stanley in his report to the War B. and O. Theatrical Rates Case. The Supreme Court of the United States Department of the operation of the army under | today granted the motion to advance the case his command in the Department of Texas hre| no marked events to record, Hissoldiers havo greatly suffered from fever, which was almost epidemic, bat fortunately not a death occurred among his troops, The fever seemed to have been occasioned to a great eatent by the drouth, which dried up the streams and water holes. In this connection Gen. Stanley says that exchanges of troops into the Department of Texas should be made in the fall season, so that they can become accli- mated by summer. Asa rule, he says, the re- lations with our Mexican neighbors have been friendly and the Mexicans appear to be anxious that no violations of inter- national law should occur, but at times infractions of it are made by revolutionists crossing the frontier and using the left bank of the Rio Grande as « coign of vantage to swoop down on the Mexican authorities. This oc- curred in June last, when Capt. Sleevers cap- tured, on information furnished by the United States consul at Laredo, Gen. Sandoval anda number of r jutioniste. At the time of their capture they were HIDING IN THE HIGH GRASS along the banks of the Rio Grande and were all nearly naked, as they were on the point of swimming the river. The prisoners are still in = awaiting trial. Attention is directed to the fact that much lawlessness and many shocking murders have occurred in the territory south of the Southern Pacific railroad. In most cases the murderers arc Mexicans who, after committing their crime, escape to Mexico, While it is a delicate question to determine whether tho matter of prosecuting this lawless- ness and crime is a subject for the state police or the United States military to handle, Gen. Stanley says that he has made arrangements to establish A PATROL OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER in the hope of preventing such crimes in tho future. He recommends that a company post be established at De Rio, which is, in his opinion, the proper place for a military post, and to abandon Fort Clark. Contrary to popular belief on the subject government mules in Texas grow old and die, and Gen. Stanley urges that younger and more efficient animals be supplied to replace those now in the service and to fill the ranks that have become depleted by death, He notes as a pecutiar effect of the climate on the soldier that now with excellent quarters, fever prevails to a great extent among the soldicrs, while twenty years ago, when they lien in tents, a sick soldier in Texas wasa rarity. ———— NEW RAILROAD FACILITIES, The Washington and Western Maryland Company’s Charter Purchased. An important step has been taken toward en- larging the railroad facilities of this city. A company of well-known citizens of the District has just completed tho purchase of the charter of the Washington and Woest- ern Maryland Railroad Company. The road was authorized by the joint action of Congress and of the state of Maryland to con- struct asteam railrord from a point north of the Acueduct bridge between the bed of tho canaland the Potomac river to tho District line and thence north and west to Williamsport. The road has never been coustructed and the District por- tion of the charter expircs in March, 1392, | The gentlemen who have acquired the rights | to the charter of this road intend to build the | District part of the road atleast within tho time specitied by tho charter. ‘They have not yet completed the _ de-, tails of their plan, but they have proceeded with the organization of the com- pany by the election of the following board of directors: Edward J, Stellwagen, J. Maury Dove, Thomas Dowling, A. B. Cropley, John Leach, H. C. Gilbert and J, J. Darlington, Three members ef the present board were ineorporators of the original company, namely, | Messrs. Cropley. Gilbert and Dowling. | One of the dircctors of the new company | told a Stan reporter today that it was the in- tention to build this road as soon as practi- cuble, They believed that a necessity existed for a road in that locality, and for this reason they had gone into the enterprise. In regard to the rumor that the Baltimore and Ohio Company had purchased this charter. the director raid that the Balti- more and Ohio had no interest in it, butif they wanted to use the new road they had an equal chance with other companics who were anxious to cuter the District irom this direc- tion to make contracts for running over the road. THE SIXTH MARYLAND DISTRICT. Republican Estimates for Montgomery County. Columbus F. Purdum, chairman of the re- publican committee of Montgomery county, Arthur Stabler and J. Vance Lewis of the county committee, have traveled over the whole county and met at Demascus on Satur- day. After a fult canvass of the county they the conclusion that McKaig could not get over 400 majority in Montgomery believe this majority will be acarer 300 than 400 majority. The Moutzomery county republicensare con- | fident that McComas will be re-elected if Mc- Kaig’s suce dependent upon his getting the 500 or 600 majority in that county which he is given by the democratic estimates, In Wheaton district in which Tacoma is situ ated, which was carried by the democrats by 141 majority two years ago the result will be reversed tomorrow, and the _republi- cans expect @ majority of 100. In Rockville they also look for gains. The demo- cratic majority two years ago year the republican estimat ity will be reduced to about ¥: as 575, and this is that the major- Virginia State Notes. A private letter from the Staunton asylum says thi Col. Robert £. Beirne s rapidly, ites that he is both mentally and physical The peanut ero} 3,000,000 bushels, cents a pound. Salem has offered ten acres beautifully situated and $5,000 in cash for the location of the Virginia Baptist Orphanage at that place. Dr. J. L. M. Curry of Richmond has been chosen chairman of the Slater fund and will accept. He is also agent of tho Peabody fand. A small Loy was run over by a street car in Staunton and cut completely in two, The jians New Orleans. The Hennessy assassination and lhe very de- cided prejudice it has aroused against the Italian population of New Orleans has brought about the federation of all the Italian socicties there, The Gazelle (Catholic) yesterday pub- | lished the appeal of Mr. John Rocco, generally | known among the Italians as father of the colouy, for all the societies, social, benevolent, industrial and military. to join this ‘movement so as to strengthen the Italian population there. One of the pur- poses assigned for the federation is to co-oper- ate with the authorities-in stamping out the Mafia and to get rid of all undesirable Italians who have taken refuge in this country. The federation will also raise funds to establish an Itahan library in New Orleans and to increase the number of Italian schools, It will also make purchascs of plantations for the purpose of dividing them up into small tracts to be sold to Italians desiring to go into tho farming bu- of the state will reach ‘rices have dropped to 31¢ siness. Several of the newspapers express dis- approval of the project and advise the Italians to become Americans in spirit and sympathies = — keep up an alien organization of this Lint ae Chief Arthur Training for the Presidency A Pittsburg dispatch to the New York Sun says: Since the adjournment of the convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers some important secrets have been leaking out, The election of an assistant to Grand Chief Arthur has eer’ litical significance. It means that Mr, ‘Srthur will be in the race for the presidential nomination in 1892. Georgo Cummings, delegate from Toronto. Ont., was asked what the election of an assistant grand chief meant, as there was no apparent necessity for such an officer now than there was three br} allowin; rial heen be ereags Free end for ‘dential Sonsination im 1892" of Shibuga Jugigo, who is under sentence of déath by means of electricity in New York state, arid assigned the case for argument on the third Monday in November, after the cases already set down for hearing on that day. The court aiso advanced the case of the in- terstate commerce commission against the Bal- timore and Ohio Railroad Company, but stated that the date of hearing would not be fixed un- til there was a full bench. The commission de- cided that the railroad could not give special rates to theatrical companies and when the road refused to discontinue the practice brought action in Circuit Court tocompel it to respect the commission's decisions, The court held that special rates to theatrical companies was not discriminating and decided against tho commission. The case comes there on an ap- peal by the commission. ‘The vacancy in the assignment of justices to circuit court duties caused by the death of Justice Miller, was filled by the assignment of Justice Brewer to Justice Miller's old circuit, The court advanced the case of Manchester against the state of Massachusetts, involving the question whether Massachusetts or the United States has jurisdiction over Buzzard’s bay, and assigned the case for hearing the third Monday in November. NOT A DISTRICT OFFICIAL. What Commissioner Douglass Says in Reference to a Newspaper Article. In reference to the article in a Sunday paper recently charging the President with keeping in office the head gambler of the District, Mr. Dougiass said today in conversation with a Stax reporter: “Yes, I noticed the article you refer to and believe it is directed at Mr. Draney, the street sweeping contractor, who happens also to be the president of the club that owns the race course. If the gentleman who penned the charge had made a moment's inquiry at the Commissioners’ office he would have learned that Mr. Draney is not nor has he ever been an official of the District, He occupies exactly the same relation to the District as do the various contractors who are building school houses, paving streets, making sewers, &c. You might as well hold the President morally responsible for every time one of these con- tractors swears or gets tight, ‘The act of Con- whicl gress made the District ap- Propriations for the year 1835 author- ized the Commissioners to make a contract for a period of five years. Under this law our pro- decessors advertised for bids and Mr. Draney being the lowest bidder received the contract, which docs not expire until a year hence. Mr. Draney was not then the president of the raco course, and even if he had been there 1s no rule of law, statutory, common or otherwise, that would justify the Commissioners in refusing to execute a contract with a successful bidder simply because he was the president of a jockey club or a stockhold —— An Addition to the Zoo. Thore was a great celebration at the embryo Zoo just in the rear of the Smithsonian Insti- tution yesterday, and tho cries of the animals attracted a large crowd. A baby buffalo had been born, and the father, an enormous bull, bellowed the glad news, The other animals took up the cry, and for some time the air re- sounded with the strange chorus, The mother is a vicious animal and her offspring is guarded with great care. Watchman Kramer found the caif and immediately informed Superintendent Weeden, who deciares that he stood god- father for it. The animals responsible for this addition to the Zoo were captured near North Seattle river in Nebraska, and presented to the Institution by E. G, Blackford of New York city. ‘he calf was viewed by thousands to- day. ————— Avexaxputa’s Porvratioy.—The population of Alexandria, Va., a8 announced by the cen- sus bureau, is 14,318, which is an increase of 659, or 4.82 per cent. Resignep, — Assistant Naval Constructor Lewis Nixon hus resigned to accept a position as naval architect with Wm, Cramp & Sons of Pluiade!p! Nr. Nixon has been eleven years in the naval service, has been carefully educated at the great naval works in England, and for some months has becn attached to the coustruetion bureaw here enga of designing the new naval ¥ A CLEVER MURDERER, He Picks the Locit on His Cell Door, Saws a Bar and Escapes From Jail. John U, Turlington, the man who shot Sheriff Jraumer dead last summer and escaped from il, made his escape again at Booneville, Mo., Saturday night in a most mysterious way. He had been convicted of the Cranmer murder and was under death sentence. Two spe- cial deputies were engaged to guard him and they watched him night aud di ‘Turlington was locked up and asleep in his cell at 10 o'clock. Yesterday morning the guard on duty at the cel) door saw that Tur- lington was slow in arising. He called him, but the man in the bunk did not answer. He unlocked the cell and discovered that the figure in the bed was « stuffed one and t! ‘Turing: | ton was gone. It appears that Turlington picked the iock of his ce!l while the guard was asleep and gaining the corridor sawed the bara at the window and escaped. A poose is now searching for him. = BIRCHALY’S ONL ed in the work HOPE, A Demand tor a Reprieve Both in Canada and England. A correspondent writing to the London, Ont., ert ser Bays: “In February Inst Frederick Benwell was murdered. In November next Reginald Birchall will be murdered, the difference between the two being that the one was illegal and the other legal, Tho writer shares the opinion of thousands that the jury founded their verdict upon their preconceived notions, rather than upon the evidence adduced by the crown, The press would have us beffeve that tho verdict was righteous. But there are thousands who do not coincide with that view. To very many the action of the jury was a forcible reminder of the judge who upon one occasion said he would consider the evidence for a week and then give a verdict in favor of the pluntiff, We do not approve of Lirchall’s deception in enticing Benwell to Can- ada, But with prejudice so strong, and more and more intensified by the tone of the press, no twelve men of unbiased minds could searccly be tound in Oxiord county. ‘he trial of Birch- all partook of the nature of a bloodhound chase, Detective Murray being the loudest ‘barker.’ It looks devilish and cruel to send a man to the gallows upon such flimsy and ques- tionable testimony, and we shall hope that through some agency, human or divine, Birch- ail may escape the rope. And shame upon the intelligence of our fair dominion that it should longer perpetuate that relic of barbarism—the gallows.” ‘The minister of justice r letters from England praying that, if a com- mutation is not granted, at least the carrying out of the execution may be delayed until sev- daily in receipt of j pie fro eral important points in the evidence secured since the trial and conviction may be more carefully inquired into. coo SUED FOR SLANDER, Mrs, Jordan Wants $20,000 Damages From Her Divorced Spouse. Mrs, Catharine C. Jordan of Brooklyn, N.Y., has brought an action in the Kings county supreme court against her divorced husband, Jos, V. Joadan, for the recovery of $20,000 damages for alleged slander. Mr. Jordan is the manager of the Hotel Hamilton, at Fifth avenue and 42d street, New York, and of summer hotels at Richfield Springs, Saratoga and Schooley’s Mountain. He married Catha- rine Conway in Brooklyn in 1873, and the pair have two children. Suits for an absolute divorce on grounds of unfaithfulness and for alimony were brought by the wife in November, 1887, and testimony was taken beforo Reforee Vanamee of Middletown, N.Y. The allegation was that the husband bad been intimate with Mrs, Katy Day, a pretty woman whom Ouse fo D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1890—-TEN PAGES, STAGGERED AND FELL DEAD. RUCK CREEK PARK LIMITS, A Man Falls tothe Pavewent and Dies in the Capitol Grounds. This morning afew minutes before 8 o'clock 8 neatly dressed man was seen to stagger and fall in the Capitol grounds, His bead struck the coping with such force that an ugly wound was inflicted. Policeman Acton and several citizens who saw the man fall hastened to his assistance. The police patrol wagon was summoned, but before the wagon arrived the man died. His body was removed to the morgue and the coro- ner notified. Noone knew who the dead man was. He was apparently seventy years old. He never spoke after he fell, but remained un- conscious until he died. The body isheld at the morgue awaitin; identification. When the deceased fell he had in his hand a valise containing clothing. On one of the dead man’s garments was found the name “W.W. Stevens,” and on an- other garment was found ‘Almshouse,” indi- cating that he had been an inmate of the alms- house, Dr. Schaeffer made an autopsy on the re- mains this .afternoon and found that death re- sulted from congestion of the brain, There will probably be no inquest held. This ‘afternoon it was learned that Mr. Stevens left the almshouse to go to his home, which is not in this city. He had about $11 in his pocket, and it is thought he was on his way to the Baltimore and Potomac depot when he dropped dead, —_—_ THE METHODIST BISHOPS. Their Sessions Today The National University Mass Mecting Tonight. The board of bishops of the Methodist Epis- copal church, now holding semi-annual session here, sat this morning from 9:30 to 12:30, much of the time being spent in __listen- ing to Bishop Warren, who gave & detailed account of his tour of the European conferences. Bishop Ninde pre- sided. The afternoon session proceeded under the direction of Bishop Walden. By Wednes- day evening the board expects to have its work cleaned up and an adjournment reached. This evening there will be a great Method- ist National University mass meeting in Metropolitan M.E. Church. Bishop Bowman will preside and addresses will be deliv- ered by Bishops Ninde, Vincent, War- ren and Newman, President Harrison would have been present if he had not gone home to vote. A letter written by him will be read to the meeting. SWEEPING THE STREETS. Superintendent Arnold’s Recommenda- tions in His Annual Report. Superintendent Arnold of the street sweep- ing department today submitted his, annual report of the operations of his department dur- ing the last fiscal year. During the year 162,- 703,191 square yards of streets and avenues were swept, and 16,080,583 square yards of improved alleys swept during the same period. The expenses for running the department last year amounted to $83,292.74. Since the close of the fiscal year he says the number of streets and avenues swept daily have been largely increased. The total amount now swept per week amounts to 5.186.400, an increase of 917,267 square yards. In view of the public de- mand for clean streets and alleys, the present rate of increase is not gufliciont, though every —_ effort has been mado not only to sweep a greater area daily than herctofore, but also to increase the service on al! the more traveied thorough- fares, The work now being done by the de- partment amounts if mamtained during the y to $130.997.31. If the present force is maintained during the year and the same amount of sweeping done he says the appro- priation will be overreached $36,937.31. HOW 70 REDUCE THE cost. To remedy this he recommends that reduc- tions be made in the street sweeping during De- cember, January and February. Ho also urges an appropriation ot $25,000 in addition to the appropriation for the present year. He calls at- tention to the fact that the streots and alleys of the District should be cleaned oftener than they are now, and that there shonid be a number of aventes added to those now swept ery improved and paved street in the f Washington and Georgetown, he says, should be swept twice aweck and the alloy serviee inereasod in many locali For 1891- 92 he estimates that an appropriation of @180,- 500 will be necessary. AN AUXILIARY SERVICE, He speaks of another matier connected with the strect and alley cleaning service that has boen considered, but no definite action taken regarding the same. that is the daily gathering of horse droppings on certain streets and avenues of the city. He says if it is decided to gather said droppings he would suggest that gangs of laborers be or- ganized for that purposed and detailed on the following named streets: Pornsylvania avenue from Ist to 17th streets, including 15th street west from Pennsylvania avenue to New York avenue: ¥ from Sth to 15th streets west; 14th street from F Island avenue; i6th street from H to boundary ;Connecticut ave- H strect to DupontCirele:K street from 9th street to Washington Circle: Massachusetts avenue from 9th to Dupont ci ‘To do this work Mr, Arnold thinks tho District should maintain its own horses and carts and that twenty-five laborers and. ten horses and carts with drivers would be all the force required. This branch of the service would amount to $17,272.50 during the year. ROTTER THAN DUFFALO. Accompanying his report is a history of his recent visit to Buffalo, where he says he found the streets in a most uncleanly condition, Buf- falo, he says. is not a model that would suit the ‘authorities and citizens of Washington. He says that he thinks that the strect service of this city is better managed and the city bet- ter cleaned and for less money than the city of Buffalo. Sfeeecer = DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, BUILDING PERMITS havo been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol- : J. H. Soule, four brick dwellings, 2517 to street northwest: Jus. Toone, one frame dwelling in ‘Twining City; $500, PSED. The Commissioners a! noon today opened bids for constructing an addition to the male workhouse—a bathing room. The following contractors submitted proposals: J. R. Young. 5 . $7,994; Halliday & 3 H. Howlett, 36, 378; Jas, Hughes, $3,970; D. T. Mocabee, $8,279; A. W. Sweeney, $8,558: Jon H. Bird, 27.404. As the lowest bid ex- ceeds the appropriation, which is $5,850, the building inspector will curtail the specifications so that the lowest bidder can get the contract, Sinai) “es Going to the K. of L. Convention. Mr. E. L. Jordan. of the bureau of engray- ing and printing. leaves tonight at 9:30 for Denver, Col., to attend the annua: convention of the Knights of Labor,to convene on the 11th instant, Mr. Jordan is required to be at Den- ver one week in advance of the opening of the assembly, a8 he is a member of the committee on |: hich must consider all amendments to the constitution and be ready to report on the same on the opening of the convention, On Trial for Housebreaking. In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing- ham, today John Caton was placed on trial for housebreaking in entering the residence of Mrs. J. C. Curran, wife of Policeman Curran, onthe night of August 31, Assistant District Attorney Armes for the prosecution and Mr. A. ‘A. Lipscomb for the defendart. ae Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: 8 a.m., 44; 2 p.m., 48; maxi- mum, 49; minimum, 44, Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: E. J. Lawson to W. H. Yost, part 10, q. 964; $1,350, Thomas A. O'Donnell to G. W., lot Meadows; $470.04. W. Joun F. Coyle, = 03, block 29, Schwing to A, J. Clarl forfeit- of not for seven} Hours, 9a.m.toggop.m f ; The Boundaries as Officially Stated By the Commission. The Rock Creek Park commission met on Sat- urduy afternoon and decided upon the Itmits of the park as those limits were described in Sat- urday'’s Stam The precise description of the boundaries im official language is as follows: “Tho initial point begins on the north of the Biagden Mills road at a point where it is in- tersected by the west liue of 16th street ex- tended; thence it runs north, following the line of 16th strect extended until intersected by a line running from east to west, which line will cut off from the northeastern part of the park, as mapped out om the first trial map and included between the straight lines of the said trial maps, as many acres as the present boundary lines will include in the projection beyond the west of the straight lines in said trial map, Thence along said east and west line to the northwestern bouudary line of the District toa point distant not less than 200 feet from the east bank of Rock creek; thence along the northwest boundary line of the District to a pointon said line, distant not less than 200 feet from the west bank of the hence southerly to the Daniels road; thence along said road to its intersection with the Military road leading to Brightwood; thence southwesterly along the Military road to the Broad Branch road; thence along the Broad Branch road toits mtersection with the Blag- den Mills road, er so near the said junction as is not less than 200 fect from the bank of the creek; thence keeping the said distance from’ the creek southerly to a point about 250 feet north of the Klingle house where the ercek bends to the east; thence around and west from the Klingle house at a distance of 250 feet toa poimt on the wert bank on the id creek 200 feet from it and 250 feet to the north of the mouth of Piuey branch; thence south along the west bank of the creek and at a distance of 200 feet frem it to the northern boundary, of the Zoological Park; thence easterly along the boundary of the Zoological Park 1,2 feet; thence northwardly along the eastern bank of the said creek and at such distance from the western boundary line ot the park below the Broad Branch road not to exceed 1,200 feet to the Blagden Mulls road, and thence northeastwardiy along the Blagden Mills road to the place of beginuing.” —— Real Estate Matters. Mary Linden has purchased tor $12,500 of J. J.M. Sellman sub F, square $71, fronting 22 feet on K street between 9th and 10th strects northwest. G. F. Kozel has bought of Jennotte Meyor for $4,656.30 lots 28 and 29, square 1042, 128 fect 8 inches on D street and 52 feet 10 inches on Mth street southeast, Wm. Lowenthal has bought for @4,150 of Robert Cohen sub 58, square 512, 16.67 by 75 feet on Sth between N and O streets northwest, TRICKED THE MINISTER. A Political Dodge Attempted on a New York Paper. ‘The New York Zritume says: An unsigned telegram was received last night at the 7r/une office saying that the Rev. Robert M. Stratton was to preach a political sermon at his church, No. 359 West 24th street. The pastor took for hie text Psaime xxxiii, v.12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” The sermon was certainly political, but in no way an insult to any creed or the individual opinion of any man or stigma against his nation, Aftor the service was ended the pastor was surprised to hear that a telegram had been sent out announcing his sermon. He knew abso- lutely nothing about it, Further investigation brought to hght one of the most rascally mineuvers ever hatched by any political party. On Thursday lasta mau called on Mr, Stratton and left with him a typewritten copy of a pa- that he asked the minister to look over. aside and no further notice was taken {ter last night's sermon. atton was surprised to hear from the reporter of a paper that his sermon had been sent to the paper's office early in the after- noon. The reporter bad been astonished at the real sermon rot to hear a word that tal- lied with the alleged duplicate copy in his hands. The one delivered was moderate in tone; that in the reporter's pochet was rabid. The forged sermon made a bigoted and se tarian attack on various ¢iasses which are sup- porting the people's municipal ticket and de- clared that honest citizens did not ask for or desire the support of any of those elements, If it were not such a bold political trick it might have caused more surprise than it will, The Rev. Mr. Stratton was astonished, an- noyed and shocked when he read the manu- script of what purported to be his sermon, He could not understand it at all at first, He said to the 77.bune reporter: “You were one of the congregation and 1 am sure you can & that there is not a word in this manuscript that Isaid in my sermon. I had no idea of what the manuscript contained aud this is the first timo I have iooked over it, The whole thing is a detestable fraud.” —coo— Foreign Topics of Interest. The Duke of Nassau will arrive at Luxemburg today and open the chamber of representatives in person tomorrow. Tho ceremony of taking the oath as regent of the duchy wall then be ob served. The duke will make Koenigstein h seat of government. Dir. Gladstone attended the Frasque Churel in Bdinburg yesterday. As usual a grea‘ throng assenibied to ses the eminen worshipper and many were unable to obtain admittance to the sacrod edifice. Mr Gladstone receives addresses trom the citizeny of Peebles today and will speak there this evew ing. He shows no signs of faigue, despite th exertious of the campaign. Elaborate preparations are being made i: Italy to celebrate the attainment of his m: jority by the Prince of Naples, heir to th: throne, which rs on the Lith instant. Signor Crispi, the Italian prime minister who had intended to staud tor election to par- liament from his native precnet of Syracus: has found himself so unporalar among his former neighbors that he withdrawn frou the candidacy, Many Cretan refugees are going back to the island from Greece, with the iatention of start- ing another insurrectionary movement, believ- ing that asa consequeuce of the result of the recent elections they will recéive aid and coun- tenance from the Greek goverzment. Montenegro, through the gcod offices of the Russian czar, bas entered into sfavorable com- mercial treaty with Franee. Ttaliau advices state that the peasants are flecing from the vicinity of Mi Etua in dread of adestructive eruption. The mountain bas been rumbling for some wecksand the central cone throws out showers of ashes, Shocks of earthquake have also been ielt. It ws reported in Paris thatDom Pedro has notified the government of Irazil that he no longer wishes to be consideredas making any claim to the crown, He only @sircs to be per- mitted to die iu Brazil. According to a dispatch rom Paris the French ex-officer Bounet, convcted as a spy of the Germans and now undergdng a long term of imprisonment, has made aarming revela- tions regarding the extent of Grman espionage in France. These revelations ed to the arrest of the spy Dietrich and others itis probable that the bill greatly increasin; the penalty of espionage wil! pass the chambirs. the accouchment of the impress of Ger- many is expected to take plac in a few weeks. Owing to the approach of a nost interesting event Mrs.Navarro,“‘Our Mary” will not return to America for some tit Bent on Self-Destuction. Col. John M. Fleming, unti recently editor of the Knoxville, Tenn., Zeeung Sentinel, at- tempted to commit suicide yesterday with a pocket knife. Finding that 2¢ had not suc. 200 | i ~ | ah t instantly, ceeded io killing himself ty thismenns, ho | search wes iuade for the murderer. TRYING THE CRUISERS. The Newark and Philadelphia Return From Their Trips. Chief Engineer A. H. Abel, U.S.N., who ob- served closely the working of the ark on her trial trip on Saturday, says that ¢ xperi- ments made with horse-power indicators showed that the engines groatly exceeded the contract requirement of 8,500 horse power. He said that the vessel attained aspeed of 2 knots an hour and over, and that as « ship she was fully equal to the Baltimore and Philadel- phia, The new stecl cruiser Philadelphia, bearing the blue pennant of Rear Admiral A. Kimberly, President of the naval board of inspection, re- turned Saturday from a forty-cight-hour trial ateea The tests were in the main satisfactory, although the board finds room for improve- ment in numerous minor details, Three gun carriages were disabled. Owing to the foul condition of the eruiser's bottom but one trial of speed over the measured course was made, but itis believed that when the bearimes aro Marked smooth and the resistance of stiff achinery overcome her speed will be greater than that shown in the preliminary trial soe — NO DUNNING BY MAIL A Citizen of Petersburg Arrested for This Offense. Mr. L Louis Peyser of Petersburg, Va., has been arrested for mailing a letter, on the enve- lope of which was printed, “We collect bad debts.” A warrant was sworn out yc WwW Fisher, a post oftice tuspector, and he was ar- rested by United States Marshal T. E. Ballard snd taken to Richmond before United States Commissioner Atkins, by whom he was bailed in the sum of €500 for his appearance at court, The envelope was addressed to “John D. Shanks, Crewe, Va," and bad printed on it, “Virginia Collection Agency, Petersburg, Va,” and in heavy gothic letters, “We collect bad debis.” The law does not specifically inter- dict dunning by mail, but prevents the trans- Mission of watter calculated to reilect upon oF injure the receiver. A decision upon this case 48 auxiously awaited. = soe — Bloodshed Caused By an Item, Clarksburg, W. Va., is stirred up over an en- counter on Saturaday between Editor Rich- ards of the Zoiegram, and Edward Bassel, son of Hon. John Bassel, The Jvlegram printed anarticle which pretended to relate an occur- rence where Mr. Bassel, sr., took exceptions to the visit of young men to his house to call on his servant girls.and charged him with jealously and with being umproperly intimate with the girls, About 10 o'clock Saturday morning as Richards was returning from the post office he was as- suited by Edward Basel, who fired two shots athim. The first shot hit Richardson the shoulder, and giancing intheted a sight wound op the a ihe second would probably have killed him had it not been that the ball strack silver dollar, Hichards, after a struggle, suc- eveded in wrenching* the pistol from Bassel when the boy started to run, Richards fired at hum, striking him im the spine and intletng a dangerous wound, ‘The bey recovered himeclf and rap anto the haUway of the News building as Kichards fired a second shot, without effect, Bud MeCoy Shot. Bud McCoy, the leader of the notorious Mo- Coy gang, was killed near Tennis Camp. Logan county, Va., I'riday evening by a man named ; Dempsey, of the Hatfield gang. Other partics are supposed to have assisted in the killing. ihe country is wild with excitement and it w believed that Dempsey and bis associates will be found and the death of MeCoy avenged, There were 18 bullets found in McCoy's body. Metey ‘nown to have killed eight men, bat he has always escaped punishment. — In Bed For Fitty-Five Vears. Miss Lizzie O. smith, widely known as “The Modcru Martyr,” died at her home in Willi- mantic, Coun., yesterday. She was born at Decen| 1832, She was and active until she was eleven years of age, when she was prostrated by a violent cold, which developed a disease that settled in hei Limbs, making her a helpless invalid, holly confined to her bed for nearly tifty Allerton Breaks His Record. The great stallion Allertoa, record of 2:14, made over the Independence, Iowa, track, started twice on Saturday against his newly made record and lowered it each time, The first mile was made without a break im Aue second mile was a repetition of tt except that he lowered his newly made record oue-guarter of @ second, makuig dis present ecord 2:1354. nger of Lynching ag was arrested last uight for the murder of Fiorence Hornsby, « Uftcen-year-old girl, The crime was committed about eight miles from Columbia, $C. From an examination of the ground it seems that Mirs Hornsby had walked down to the spring, vod when she was aesauited aud thrown down; that she suecceded in breaking away and started to run toward her home, but was overtaken by Lor assailant und kilicd. ‘ihe evidence agaist Hagood is very strong aud several attempts have been made to lynch him. coe - A Boid Safe Robbery, A special from Meadville, Pa., says that one vf the boldest robberies perpetrated im that city occurred Saturday night at the office of ue Welle-Fargo Express Comp: ar ‘ieore, who was aloue in the eflice, was count- ug the cortents of his cash drawer, preparat » balancing his cash account. ‘Iwo strui ntered, bade him good evening, then jevelled s revolver at his head and cauuoned him net w move or make an outcry on pain of instant jeath, Ho was then bound and gagged. The vobbers then opexed the safe and appropriated the money packases, valued at from ¢9,000 to 000, after which they wade their escape, +e: A Noted Mansion Sold. The old Allan mansion. on the southeast core ner of Main and Sth streets, Richmond, hag been wold. It had stood there for nearly three- quarters of a Century aud has been sold tomake way for business improvements. The Allan house was for # long time owned and occupied by Mr, Allan, who adopted Edgar Allan J’oe, ad for whom the brilliant young poet was vawed. Tue widow of Mr. Al dived there until eight or ten years azo, when she died. in 1831 it was used for the entertainment of the French and German visitors who attended the Yorktown celebration, among whom was the now celebrated Gen, Boulanger. Suicide Follows Murder. Tunis Amack shot and instantly killed Mra Elizabeth Anderson, a woman who had sep- arated from her husband and of whom Amack bad become enamored, in Columbus, Ulno, yesterday morning. Amack then rushed home, Soon afterward a sbot was heard and the officers, bursting in the dgor, found Amack lying on the bed with a bulict hole through his right side and a smoking 38-caliber revolver by his side, Auuck was dead, Benjamin F. Rogers of the big live stock commission firm of Rogers & Rogere, and one of the best-known stock dealers in the north- west, was killed by George Robarge near South St. Paul yesterday in a dispute about boundary Jines of property. Robarge first shot Wallin Rogers, who had come upon the sceue, in the shoulder. The wounded man ran tor his lite, and Robarge opened fire on Benjamin Rogers, emptying a load of shot in his bead, making a frightful and fatal wound, death resuitn As soon as the news je Was made several strokes across th» lett side of his | found in the barn dead. He had placed the in the region of the jigulir vein, but | muzzle of the gun to bis head and pulled the neck failed to cut it and was forced to from old ands» | Decker was found trigger with bis toc, blowing off the entire at telf-destruc- | upper part of his head and spattering his brains ail over the stall where he iay. ‘Tue murderer and suicide was an anarchist. | killed himself, . Assets, .. $1,155,208.21. Office, “ Equitable Building,” 1003 F street. ISSUE OF STOCK for Subscription and Payment. A purely co-operative saving and loaning institution. information can be objained upou spplication