Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1890, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. ‘D.C.. THURSDAY, BRITISH RAL POACHE! Their Depredations in Behring Sea— United States Guards Fired On. Reports have reached here of continued dep- Tedations on the seal-island fisheries by British vessels. In one day last month six British ves- sels engaged in catching seals were counted from St. George Island. One vessel came #0 lose to the islind that the guards on duty there tired on it, and those on the vessel re- turned the fire with such effect that the guards Were driven into the interior of their stockade. United States war ships ran alongside a num- r of pouching vessels this sum: in Behring sea. These vessels had seal skins on board, bu? no attempt was made to capture them. The fact that the diplomatic negotia- tious were in progress in Washington pre- | Vented the United States vessels from confis- | cating the skins. THE POST OFFICE QUAY JOKE. | Mrs. Watkins, the Suspended Employe, | Restored to D Mra. Margaret Watkins, the ¢ at the city Post office who was suspended last Thursday by | request of the Postmaster General, was back | at the general delivery window this morning. | Mrs. Watkins, it will be remembered, got into trouble Lecause she inadvertently joked with Mr. Dick Quay, member of the Pennsylvania | Jegislatare and son of the junior United States | Senator from the same stste. Mr. Quay, Junior, asked for Senator Quay’s mai! and | Mrs, Watkins, without stopping to think, told | him that he might find it at the dead letter office. The joke was not hers, how- ever, but started somewhere in the rear of the Qviivery room and she supposed that as information there was no reason to believe it Was not correct, It was too soon after election, | however, for such a joke to be n in good t was that the young Penn- | a statesman appealed to Mr. Wana- er to bave the insult wiped out. The Post- | master Geueral holding to the opinion | that to joke with a Pennsylvania Sena-| tor was as bad as to insult any one else decided to dispense with the oifendiug | clerk. i So it came sbout that Mrs. Watkins’ face; disappeared from the window for a while. | Yesterday she went to sec Mr. Wanamaker to} explain it all, as did also Capt. Bell, who claims that be originated the dead letter joke. Mr. Wanamaker was evidently satisfied that trouble enough had been made, and he wrote a letter to Postmaster Henry Sherwood bidding | bim to summon Mrs. Watkins back to work ence more. The letter, which Capt. Sherwood Teceived late last night, was as tollows: I THE POSTMASTEX GENERAL'S LETTER. | “I have today your letter of the 11th, making | = explanations in the case of Mrs. Watkins, also the letter of your superintendent, who admits that the improper remark originated with him. | and that ‘during all of twenty-eight years of service in the Washington post office he never | did anything to cause him so much regret.’ | While such discourtesies bring discredit upon | the entire postal service. and are greatly to be | regretted, I accept the statement of both Mrs. Watkins and Mr. Bell, that they intended no | offense, and Mrs. Watkins may return to her | position immediately. I insist that all postal | employes shall be courteous and obliging at uli times. Those who pay for postal facilities have a right to demand as much as this of ail of us.” ARMY DISBURSEMENTS. Points From the Annual Report of Pay- master General Smith. In his annnal report to the Secretary of War, Paymaster General Wm. Smith says that dur- ing the last fiseal year $14,495,326 were ex- pended on account of the army, anet decrease ; of $361,294 as compared with the expenditures for the preceding fiscal year. There was some increase in the item of longevity pay and on secount of increase in the number of | retired officers and enlisted mah. } The payment to troops at the various posts were promptly affected and the paymasters | performed their duties cheerfully and accept- | ably. It is recommended as | of reward to the prymasters’ clerks that they be allowed the _in- creased pay for length of service granted | to commissioned officers. During the year the | system of monthly payments was somewhat | extended, so that June 30 last there were but} fifty-one posts remaining at which montily payments were not made, The paymaster general points to the consider- able increase in the mileage accounts and says | there is no class of accounts as difficult of satisfactory adjustment as these. To remove | friction, to relieve the office of much corre- | spondeuce and to restore more fully to ofticers | their necessary outlay when traveling uuder | orders, he recommends a return to the old sys- tem of mileage accounts based wholly on dis- i tance traveled, and that l0cents per mile be allowed. THE POLICEMAN’S CLUB. @ measure | Judge Miller Thiuks Citizens Have Rights Which Officers Should Respect. A pistol shot, a policeman searching every- body in sight and a blow of a policeman’s club was the scene that was described in the Police Court this morning. The scene was enacted im Nailor’s alley Saturday night and Policeman Clifford Grant was the officer who used the club. Charles Matthews’ head showed the of- | fect of the officer’s club. The officer was on | trial charged with assaulting Matthews. Matthews and two other colored persons told substantially the same version of the affair. A | pistol shot was fired in the alley, and the ofti- | cer. after searching several persons, came to! Matthews. The latter says he told the officer that he had no pistol, but that the officer searched him, used profane language and | threatened to ‘knock his brains out.” Then | he ssid ae was placed under arrest and the offi- truck him over the eye with bis club, The oflicer’s story did not differ much from that told by Matthews. He put the profanity on Matthews and said that after placing Matthews under arrest be resisted. ' “I struck him,” said the officer, ‘and told him to take that Two witnesses were called for the officer, | and after hearing what they had to say Judge | Miller made a speech. The judge started out | by saying that law and imprisonment aud not | tick was the penaity provided for dis- | orderly conduct. The court was of the opinion that if the degree of force used by an oiticer makes the affair a Wanton assault, or malice is shown, then the case should properly come be- fore the court. | “In this case,” said the court, “the line is ¥ ow. Ihave tried my best to get through the heads of o: should not be used so freely The court did not want to do anything to en- | nce om part of persous arrested | oiicers in the use of the the court want io dispose of the + MANUEE $0 as to tie the hands of the | Tésibat their clubs | States that the provisions of the anti-lottery | Was unable to get across in time to escape. LOUISIANA LOTTERY , COMPANY. | STRICKEN DOWN AT HIS POST. Adams Express Company Will Not! Sudden Death of Mr. William Pope in Carry Their Circulars and Drawings. the Treasury Department. The action of the Adams Express Company The Treasury Department today suffered the in deciding not to aisist the Louisiana Lottery | loss of one of its oldest and most efficient em- Company in sending out their circulars and | ployes, Mr. William Pope being stricken down drawings was commented on today by the | suddenly at the department and dying almost Post Office Department officials with consider- | immediately. Mr. Pope was eighty-three years ablo satisfaction, Col. Rathbone, the chief of | of ago, and for twenty-six years past has been Post office inspectors, regarded this voluntary | employed in the third auditor's oMce, His decision of the Adams Express Company as | pleasant charsecteristics won him @ host of furnishing additional. proof that the moral | friends in this city who will be shocked and sentiment of the country is opposed to the lot-| grieved to hear of his sudden end. Mr. Pope tery businoss and that the express company | may fairly bo said to have had recognized this sentiment. DIED IN HARNESS. By the resolution of the board of managers} For some days he vas been feeling unwell, ogsatie 4 be game Oa tape api — = but has, according to his usual habit, been un- u Os Be pm] vi ‘i ature, i * peo p ponies pe sede employes. Circu- | filing in his attendance at the office. Yesterday ins, lists of drawings and mones to be sent out | he was at work as usual, although evidently the lottery company, or to be transmitted to | feelmg badly and at times suffering great he company, will be refmsed by Adams’ ex-| Pain. This morning Mr. Pope came to press, This offeetuatly suse Shoyf—- lottery | the department at the usual time and from doing business through the express com-|¢ntered the builaing on the basement pany. Somo days ago the. United’ States Ex-| floor by the 15th strect entrance, He walked press Company instructed its employes not to | toward the elevator, but. feeling suddenly un- was forced to seat himselfon one of the ‘es. Soveral of Mr. Pope's acquaintances noticed him there and spoke to him. Mr. Pope complained of a pain in his chest, but reemed to think the attack would pass off immediately. ‘This was about 8:45 o'clock, do business for the Louisiana Lottery Com- | Well, pany. set Col. Rathbone is of the opitiion that the other express companies will fal! in line. He law are being enforced lar as the Post Office Department is concerned, aud that attempts on SICK UNTO DEATH. the part of the lottery company or the post) The sickness, however, was a deadly one, and ottice employes to violate the law are checked | suddenly one of the messengers saw that Mr. ‘as soon as discovered. Col. Rathbouo said this | pope was slipping from the setteo to tho floor. morning that with the express companies and | 7) hed eS chk ie ae the mails closed against the lottery company | iponin andl ne Pebcgenti eel’ Jeo can onthe one pec not see how the business could be carried rooms, Medical aid was immediately sum- ——-—_—__—_. moned, and Drs, Eaton, Granger and Prentiss STRUCK BY A TRAIN. immediately responded. Everything possible was done for the patient, but, owing to tho Mr. Masscy’s Narrow Escape From Death | seriousness of the attack and the great at Riverdale Crossisk. age of the patient, all attempts failed. Mr. Massey, who lives about a mile from River- wickeon man did wot soem to suffer sad T e ‘ became almost immediately unconscious, and dale Park, ou the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, | in this state passed away, The patrol wagon was struck by a train last evening and quite | had been summoned in the hope that Mr. badly burt. Ho was crossing the railroad at yor would recover sufficiently to be taken to Riverdale in a dayton wagon when the 6:16 | 41 — peel menee abeens trai long and Mr. M: 5 exelefes deme pcr os ovis | _After bis death the body was turned over to wagon was demolished and he was thrown out, | Mr. Wright, the undertaker, who conveyed it but away from the tracks. The injured man ind sg dooce areh panrse oe apse pa was placed in Mr. W. H. Morrison’s carriage | * © ig Bie a aud conveyed to his house, ead medical atiens- re eccoeoted, with ee via ance wasat once snmmoned, Itwas found that = spas and fcc Ape re fc he. i = no bones were broken and jt was not thought | Ce aad [seats bee felt eet oth bop rd Mr. Massey was injured inférnally. This morn- | 3h0es am hae . erctnee at tho sad en ing his injuries were not regarded as serious, . Pope was born in this city and entered AMUSEMENTS. the Treasury Departmont under President Lincoln's administration, He was appointed Arpavon’s.—A fashionable audience com-| September 11, 1864, as examining property fortably filled the lower floor at Albaugh’s yes- terday afternoon in response to Mrs. Francis |5 p.m. Train leaves via Pennsylvania ra clerk of the quartermaster general's office, which position he held for several vears, after B. Loring’s cards to a matinee d'invitation to | Which he was connected With the files division witness “Prince Karl” as played by Mr. Rich- ard Mansfield and his company. And it was a most enjoyable entertainment, not only to those in the chairs but those on the stage, for there was a graceful case about it all which does not always prevail in the ordinary the- atrical performance. ‘The play could not have moved smoother and it could searccly have been improved upon in any respect, nor could a more appreciative audience be found. ‘This is the first matinee of this kind given in Wash- ington and its success, socially and artistically, | wili mo doubt resultin making the matinee | invitation a popular society feature. ‘fonight “Beau Brammell” will be presented. Mrs. Julie E. Wyman, who will «ing in the first subscription concert ot the Washington Musical Club next Wednesday evening, is well known in fashionable circles here, and bids fair to surpass soon in popularity with her American friends many of the bright stars in the musical world. She took part on Tuesday last in the concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Chickering hall, New York, with eminent enccess, Extra Excvizstox—Lootn anv Banrett.— Manager Albaugh has decided on account of the disappointment of so many Washingtonians in failing to secure seats for the Booth-Barrett engagement in Baltimore to give an extra excursion on Saturday afternoon. “Hamlet,” the most powerfal of all Mr. Booth's reprosen- tations, will be played, Mr. Barrett appearing 2s The Ghost, Seats may now be obtained at Mil- ler’s book store, 539 15th street, from 10 a.m to ‘oak 6th street depot at 12:05 p.m. ——.___ MARYLAND DEMOCRATS RATIFY. A Big Meeting at Laure) Last Night—A Bigger One at Hyattsville Tonight. Correspondence of Taz Evzx1xo Star. Hyatrsvinie, November 13. A big democratic ratification meeting is on the bills here fortonight. Clubs from Washing- ton, Laurel, Savage, Kent, Oxon Hill, Vans- ville and elsewhere will be in line. Three hundred torchlights will be carried and 100 horsemen will act as escort to speakers. Hons. Barnes Compton, Van H. Manning, Spencer C. Jones and several prominent speakers from | Washington will deliver addresses. Hon. P. A. | Scaggs and Enos Kay will act as marshals, and altogether a big turnout is expected. A ratification meeting was held at Laurel fast night. About 500 men were in line and a} lively parade took place over the route of the | rincipal streets. The speaking took place at | Flesters Hall. Mr. T. M. Baldwin acted as chairman of the mecting and addresses wore made by Messrs. Baldwin, Crockett, Spicer and oth-rs. The meeting was enthusiastic in the extreme. At a recent mecting of the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricuitural College a report was adopted providing for elementary instruc- tion in such “mech:nical operations as are re- quired on farms, which will add to a certain extent the training school feature to the college course, The board also recommended the es- tablishment of one free scholarship from each county and threegrom Baltimore city, F ————_ National Academy of Sciences. ‘The proceedings of the National Academy of Science yesterday opened in Boston with an executive meeting of the council,at which com- mittees were appointed The public session was opened with the delivery of an address by Mr. J. Walker Fewkes on the use of the phon- ograph in the stady of the Indian languages, Mr. W. Rodgers delivered an address with dis- | play of objects on an attempt to combine a{ meter and a yard on a gold surface. In the uft- | ernoon the members visited the scientitic de- partment of Harvard University. Southern Surgeons Convening. The Southern Surgical and Gynecological Society is in session in Atlanta, Ga., with at- tendance comprising the leading surgeons and specialists of all the southern states. There | fre also many eminent men from all parts of} The sessions are devoted to dis- cussions of papers read by members. Last night the doctors were given a reception by the Capital City Club. 00 The Newspapers to Blame. “In the event of a lecture here by Lucy Par- sons," says Marshal Frey of Waltimore, “we of the third auditor's office. He was highly re- spected by his fellow clerks. His death was ascribed to heart failure. The fanera} will take place from the late residence of the deceased, No. 1223 § street, Saturday, at 10 o'clock. — Fined for Hitting a Smaller Boy. Acolored boy named Frank Payne was tried in the Police Court today for an assault ona smaller white boy named William Northridge. ‘The latter threw stones at Payne and Payne slapped him, Judge Miller told Northridge that he had better behave himself if he ex- pected the court to punish other people. In consideration of the size of Payne the court held him guilty, A Sine of $1 was imposed, Didn’t Come Under the Health Law. Thomas E. Greene, who keeps a junk shop at No, 1724 12th street northwest, was before the Police Court today, charged under the health ordinances with creating and maintaining a nuisance, consisting of an offensive accumula- tion of decaying bones, of rags and offensive material, Adozen persons residing in that locality were mentioned as witnesses, as they had made the complaint against Greene, who had a license to conduct a junk shop. Lawyer Padgett appeared for the defendant and ciaimed that this case did not come under the heulth ordinance, under which it had been brought, ‘Tho law was produced and the court sustained the position taken by Mr. Padgett. In dismiss- ing the case the judge said that if there was any foundation for complaint it should be made to the grand jury. The will of the late Augustus L. Case, son,of Rear Admiral Case, who was drowned near Newport, R. L, last month, was filed yesterday for probate, He leaves $40,000 to his mother, his farm in Ontario county, N. Y., to his father, and his residence in this city and personal property to relati He leaves $1,500 each w Licuts. Thos. B. Howard, H. Schultze and Ten Eyck de W. Verder, United States navy; €1,000 each to I. A. Johnson, consul at Venice, and Julia Casey of Somerville, Mass,— to the latter in appreciation of services to his mother during her illness in 1883. To the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Bhode Islind Hospital, the Providence Seamen’ Friend Society, the Newport Hospital, the American Seamen's Friend Society, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Children’s Aid Society of New York he leaves each $500. pe Three Months in Jail to Find Out. An #18 overcoat belonging to John H. Mur- phy was the property charged to have been stolen by Willis Banks, an Anacostia colored man, when Banks was called for trial in the Police Court today. The evidence given against Banks was conclusive, as the overcoat was found in his house. He, however, denied the accusation, and Judge Miller asked him to ex- plain how the overcoat happened to get in his ouse, “Deed I don’t know sir,” was Banks' re- sponse. “Then you can go to jail for three months to find out,” said the judge. A Wanderer Returned Home. The colored man John W. Clarke, who wandered away from his home at Ililladale about ,two weeks ago, was found a few days since by John H. Jackson at Marlboro’ and was returned to his friends. He wandered awa; aimlessly and getting into Prince George's county he was taken in charge and for want of abetter place was put in the Marlboro’ jail, where Mr. Jackson found hin, pce sla The City Post Office Site. In the matter of the condemnation of the Property in square 323—1ith, 12th, C and D streets—for the city post office site, appear- ances and answers haye beon filed by the Grand Lodge of (colored) Masons, ©. C. Duncauson, Wm. Willers, Wm. Hammersley and H. G. Roop and C. G. Nopper. Bihcat tS Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follo Catharine Ruppert to F. Whitmeyer, part 4, sq. 385; €1,800. D. C. Turner to R. H, Sorrell, lots THE DISTRICT REFORM SCHOOL. the Attorney General. ‘TBE NECESSITY OF TEACHING TRADES—A REVIEW OF THE TWENTY-ONE YEARS’ WORK OF THE SCHOOL—MORE ROOM NEEDED—STATISTICS CON- VINCE THAT REYORM SCHOOLS DO REFORM. Mr. A. J. Falls, president of the board of trustees of the reform school, has submitted hie anoual report, as required by law, to the Attorney General. The report says: Twenty- one yoars ago this school was organized, and up to and including the 30th of June last there have been received 1,503 boys, At the begin- ning of the last fiscal year there were 185 boys in the school. During the fiscal year ending June 80, 1890, there were received 117 boys, making during the year a population of 302, Of these boys fitteen were committed by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sixty-one by the Police Court, nine by United States courts outside of the District of Columbia and thirty- two by the president of the board of trustees, One hundred and eleven were received upon first cqnmitment and six upon second commit- ment. The average age of boys received was twelve years, eight months, The maximum number cf boys in the school during tho yoar was 200, minimum, 270; average, 185. ‘The number of boys discharged during the year by order of the bourd of trustees was ninety-right; by change of sentences by court, four; absent without leave, two. BUT NINE DEATUS IN TWENTY-TWO YEARS, For the third consecutive year uo deaths have occurred in the school, and from the date of its organization up to the present time but nine deaths have occurred out of 1,503 boys, covering @ period of nearly twonty-two years, Comment is unnecessary upon this subject, as it apeaks plainly for itself as to the caro and at- tention the inmates receive from the superin- tendent and matron and other officers in charge of the school, S For further information your attention is in- vited tothe report of the pitysician, which is made a part of this report. fs Great care and attention is given by the offi- cers and physician to sauitary conditions and regulations, Every precaution being taken the result speaks for itselt—no deaths, as aioresaid, g occurred during the year, and no sick- ness of any amount having prevailed. Such sickness as did occur was of & wild and trifling character, readily yielding to treatment. Of the 102 boys discharged during the year all were returned to their homes or provided with suitable places by the superintendent, it being a primary rule of the board that no boy shall be discharged unless ho has a home or a suitablo position provided for him. ‘THE BOYS’ AFTER LIFE, After boys are discharged as far as possible they aro kept in view by the superintendent and trustces, and it is with pleasure that it is noted again that nearly all discharged boys are at work and doing well, with promise of mak- jing useful, upright, honorable citizens, evi- dencing that ‘the treatment, care and discipline of the school have worked weil for them. Almost daily our boys aro to be seen on the streets of Washington, happy and contented, with profitable employment, and earning their way through life and providing for themselves suitable aud comfortable homes. INSTRUCTION IN TRADES, Tagain invite attention to tho necessity for the establishment of other industries for the purpose of teaching boys additional and useful occupations, whereby upon leaving the school they can readily obtain for themselves honest and profitable employment, In my last annual report it was recommended that additional mechanics be employed for this purpose, and this recommendation is earnestly and strongly reiterated. While it may be true that the work of the boys in these callings may not be remunera- tive while in the school, it must be said that a reform school is not intended to be a success financially, but is intended to provide means of enabling its inmates to support themselves after leaving it, and the only way in which | this can be done is to provide them with a suitable education and with trades, but with- | out necessary funds for this purpose it is need- less to say it cannot be done. | In the estimates of appropriations needed for | the ensuing fiscal year additional foremen of workshops are asked for, and we hope and be: lieve that Congrevs in its liberality will grant "this modest request when it considers the great importance of the good to be accomplished, ‘ESTIMATES, Estimates of appropriations for the next fiscal year have been submitted to you and the honorable Commissioners of the District of Columbia as follows: For salaries—One superintendent, $1,800; one | assistant superintendent, $1,000; six teachers | and assistaut teachers, $4,050; one matron of | school, £600; three matrons of families, each | 2180, £540; three foremen of workshops, £1,980; | one farmer, #480; one engineer, $346; one as- sistant engincer, $300; one baker, #360; cook, one shoemaker and oue tailor, $300 | $900; two dining room servants, one se: and one chambermaid, $144 each, $376; one Jaundress, $180; one florist, €400; watchmen, not exceeding six in number, 1,440; secretary and treasurer, board of trustees, £600; in all, $15,602. For support of inmates, including groceries, flour, feed, meats, dry goods, leather and shoos, gas, fuel, hardware, tableware, furuitare, farm- ing implements and seed, harness and repairs to same, fertilizers, books, stationery, plumb- ing, painting and glazing, medicines, medical attendance, stock, fencing, repairs to buildings and other necessary items, including compen- sation, not exceeding $1,000, for additional labor.or services, and for transportation and otber necessary expenses incidental to securing suitable homes for discharged boys, not ex- ceeding $500, all under control of the Commi- sioners, $28,000. FOR BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS, Permanent boiler house, of brick, $2,500; one 100-horse power boiler for steam heating and connections, $1,500; steam fittings and steam pipes to old family building, radiators and connections, 21.500; two brick water closets for use of main building and “A” family build- ing, $2,000. In all, €7,500, ‘The superintendent paid over to the treas- urer during the last aiscal year the sum of €2,317.13, derived from the industries of the school and other sources, which was turned into the Treasury of the United States, one- haif to the credit of the District of Columbia and the other to the government, SEPARATING THE DOYS, “Some time since, as far 2s possible, the larger boys were separated from the smaller, whieh plan bas worked most admirably, Be- sides keeping the smailer boys from the intlu- ence of the larger it divides the school into more familics, and it is of the greatest import- ance in work of this character to keep’ cach family’s number as small as possible. Our families now average about fifty boys each, Even this number is too great, but with our limited facilities better cannot be done, Should Congress in the future in its liberal- ity grant us another family building then the ‘number of boys in each family can be de- creased and the number of families enlarged. This, of course, would entail additional ex- | ehalt be governed entirely by circumstances, If ecessity for the use of the club,” said | there is any necessity for officers to be present | does not arise once in 5,600 es, they will most certainly be on hgud. If it were membered that citizens as‘ not for the new: per uotoriety given to such * rights, and they are | persons their weetings would be of little | iffed upon every pre- | Consequence.” case there was but littie justitica- NE ie 5 tion for the use of the club.” - | The Christiaa Workers. ihe charge against the officer was dismissed, | The last day of the Christian workers’ con- _ Vention was opened by a moruing session, at | 56, 64 and part 63, sq. 545;%—. RB, H, Sorrell | to D. C, Turner, sub 222, sq. 362; $—. Dennis Johnson to W. T. Belt, sub 18, sq. 684; $1,850, J. A. Prescott to Sallie Woodbury, sub 151, sq. 265; $3,500, A. T. Brice to J. J. Edson et al., jot 3, #q. 81; KC. Fox to Jane E. Me- penditures. But no appropriation is at present asked for this purposo, but in all probability such application will have to be made at an early date as the school is already overcrowded, and if its popniation is to be enlarged addi- tional Sfacilitics must be provided. , MOKE BOOM NEEDED. to stelle C. Leighton, rab 185, a6. sree a, | Complaint is now made by the judicial au- E. Boteler to Christina C. Mulhofi thorities of the District of the want of room in Tce Cream for Two. From the New York Times, A bright-looking young girl, dressed in a Batty suit of purple velvet, walked briskly into § popular ice cream and soda water emporium | On Gth avenue the other day. She had one end of a purple ‘ribbon in her hand. At the other énd of the ribbon was a fierce-looking Scotch | ferrier. The girl and her dog seated them-! @eives at a table in a lower corner of the room, | and the girl ordered two saucers of vanilla ice ream. The order was promptiy filled. aud the Waiter brought an extra glass of water and an | extra napkin, supposing that the girl was ex- 101 part 7, sq. 903; @—. H. Barton et. al. to Elizabeth ©. Burke,lot 14, block 11,University Heights; $675, G. W. Talbert to J. H. Lewis, lets 82. 83, 85 and $8. block 2, Trinidad: @—. W. F. Lewis to J. H. Lewis, lots 17 and 18, do., do.; #—. J. HH. Marr to 8. Rosa, tenth inter in Peter's Square, Georgetown; $—. 8. Koes to D. Scully, which Mrs. A. L. Buell of Brooklyn, N. ¥.,! spoke on “Chinese Mission in Our Cities,” ‘Thos. McGregor of Toledo spoke on the ““Help- ing Hand Mission” of that city, and B, N. Mil- ler of Boston on “Open-hearted Mission of | ord.” A resolution was passed petition- ig the world’s fi Cu t the | 4.; &—. W. F. Lewis to J. H. Lewis, qub 145, exposition closed on Sunday.” *? ™* | oq. 1008; 0—. a. M. Collard to J. ¥. Wagga = ' man, south half 22, 4g. 990: &—. District to L. ~—or The Buptist Congress. The sessions of the Baptist Congress were re- sumed at New Haven yesterday, The theme of the morning was “International and inde- pendent system of Sunday school lessons.” C. Main, sub 44. sq. 569; $30.97. H. M. Fisher et al. to W. I. Collamer, in trust, part sq. 375; H. C. Borden to D, B. Groff, lot 6, * | 752; @—. D, B. McKibbin to F. C. Herring, sul 153, “4, 192; $—. Subs 30 to 33, aq. B. B. Perry, trustee, et al, to R. H. 51; 8, Darby, lot the school, and the «courts are compelled to seutenze boys of a tender age to the work house orcommon jail for the lack of means of re- ‘ceiving them in the reform school. No worse use can be made of a@ boy than to send him to either of such places, A month, or even afew 5 cssociated with hardened criminals makes & boy almost as bud as his associates, and ti him to follow the evil example set him by such | companions, _ dt has often been my duty to visit such | pew and it has pained me to aee little boys | in a group of criminals in the garb of the work i house, working side by side on the grounds or other places with hardened and depraved men. Tt is true it costs something more to send a It is carnestly asked that the attention of Congress be called to this important mat- pe a Sea a DISTRICT GUVERNMENT, WELL WATER, Capt. Lusk of the water ent has recommended that the wells at southeast corner of 11th and M streets northwest and the northwest corner of 4th and E northeast bo cleaned, the water analyzed, and ‘if found fit for use that new pumps be erected. The Com- missioners have approved the recommenda- MUSTN'T SHAVE ON SUNDAY, Tho Commissioners hays natified, the hotel keepers who recently applied for oper to keep the barber shops operated in conneetion with their hotels open on Sunday that they do not deem it best to interfere with the present condition of affairs, - BUILDING PERMITS were issued today as follows: J. B. Eustis, one brick private stable in rear of 1761 N street northwest; $2,600. Jno. Cooksey, two b dwellings, 100 and 102 1ith street southeast; $3,000. J. Driscoll, one brick dwelling, 607 Blaine alley northonst; €400, a ANOTHER OCEAN RACE, The Teutonic and the City of New York Om Together. The rival racing steamships, the City of New York and the Teutonic, left Now York on another trip to England at an carly hour yes- terday. The City of Now York was first to get away, leaving her pier adjoining thg Chris- topher street ferry a few minutes after 5 o'clock. The Tuetonic left her wharf, a few slips away, at 6 o'clock, The heavy fog whieh Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, Re LELS Baking Powder _ ABSOLUTELY PURE A TOWN AND GOWN ROW. The Former Carried Muskets and the *Varsity Students Were Soon Routed. Aserious melee occurred last night in Ann Arbor, Mich., between a large body of univer- sity students and the local militia company. A member of the company was married last night. About twenty members gathered at the armory, and after marching to the house where the wedding took place fired several salutes, The firing attracted a large number of students and citizens, who followed the com- pany as thoy left for the armory. At the corner of Division and Liberty streets it is claimed that some person in the front of the crowd struck those in the rear of the com- pany with canes. The officer in command ordered the company to charge, which they did, using their guns as ciubs, The crowd | fed, scattering down the side streets as fast as possible, but several were ick before the order to the company came fora halt, Stones were hurled at the company by the crowd, and huhg over the river and bay seriously inter- | ® Major in command was struck on the head, fered with the progress of the vessels on their way to sea, and the marine operator at Sandy Hook had not reported the passing out of the rivals up to noon, This is the last trip but one an which the City of New York and Teutonic will race against-each other, as by the agree- ment made between the home offices of the two companies the ships will Icave on alter- nate weeks. i see Election of Mechanical Engineers. At yesterday's convention of Mechanical En- gineers in Richmond, Va.. the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, Robert W. Hunt of Chicago, IlL; vice presi- dente, Stephen W. Baldwin, New York city; John F. Parkburat, Cleveland, Ohio; Alexander Gordon, Hamilton, Ohio; managers, Andrew Fletcher, New York city; W. R. Warner, Cleve- land, Ohio; Colman Seliers, jr., Philadelphia, Pa.; managers holding over, J. E. Denton. C. W. Nason and H. H. Westinghouse; treasurer, Wm. H. Wiley, New York city, The Virginia Conference. The one hundred and eighth annual session of the Virginia conference began in Lynch- burg yesterday. The regular committees were appointed. Reports from the publishing house, board of missions and church extension were read and referred. Reports from presiding elders showed a flourishing state of affairs, The number of conversions during the past year aggregated 8,750 souls, Meeting of the Alabama Legislature, The senate and house of representatives of Alabama organized permanently yesterday with the officers named in the caucus. The govern- or’s annual message was trausmitted to the gen- eral assembly. It refers with pride to the Present prosperous condition of the state, re- viewing the condition of public affairs ina clear and statesmanlike manuer. The finances are represented to be in an excellent con- dition, There was a baiance in the treasury of over $20).000, Property value has increased from 173,908,097 in 1886 to $258.979,575 in 18%), The tax rate has been reduced in that time from six to four mills, The petenae makes an excellent showing for Alabama’s a: vancement and progress, — oo Reporter O’Brien’s Libel on Royalty. The grand jury of Montreal yesterday ren- ‘| dered a true bill against Correspondent R. N. O'Brien for ‘‘wickedly and malicously intend- ing to injure, villify and prejudice His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales” by sending abroad dispatches that the prince had been arrested for (participating in sortreet fight. O'Brien plead not guilty and the trial was fixed for Mond: The National Grange. The National Grange convened in the hall of the house of representatives in Atlanta, Ga., yesterday with 130 delegates present from all parts of the country. The preliminary exer- cises today consisted of » welcome from Gov. Northen and Mayor Gleen i by Grand Master Brigham of Ohio. The grange will be in session ten days, Sam Johnsivg in Mourning. From Texas Siftines, “I wants ter borry yer black suit ob clothes, Uncle Mose. My father-in-law he died las’ night, an’ I want ‘em to ‘tend de funeral,” said Sam Johnsing to Uncle Mose, The habili- ments of woe were given him, he promising to return thom as soon as the obsequies were over. . Uncle Mose did not lay eyes on Sam nor was the garb returned for over three weeks, until on turning a corner sudden y Uncle Mose ran right up against Samuci, the mourner. He had on the identical habilmentsof woe, but they looked as if they had suffered more than im. “Didn't yor tole me dat yer was gwine ter bring them ar clothes back as soon as yer fod- der-in-law wuz planted?” “I did promise dat ar, Uncle Mose, but my wife says it wouldn't be..’spectful to de mem- ory ob de remains to go out ob mournin’ fer six mumfs at de very Jeaw’. The Dog That Understood French, From the Philadelphis Press, A tall, well-built young man lounged into the Colonnade barber shop a day or two ago, closely foliowed by a sleck, intelligent Italian grey- hound, The man took his place in a chair and the dog quietly reclined on the floor near by. The barber stopped to pat the graceful creature and jocularly said: “Th’ tap av th’ mabrnin to yez, Rover.” ‘The dog cocked his ears and looked inquir- ingly at bis master. The latter observed: Ze doggie do not speek Anlees, He's a Parisian.” Then he looked ai his pet and con- tinued: “Bon jour, Baptist.” ‘The greyhound cuthusiastically whacked his tail upon the floor and replied to his master’s rasta by a low, throat-like gurgle of satis- faction. ‘Can he do any thricks?” asked the barber, pausing in his work. “Certainly,” replied the young Frenchman, still speaking in broken English, “Tell him to roll over.” Tho barber did so, but the dog merely re- mained quiet, and a worried, auxious expres- sion sprexd over his face, Then his master repeated the command in French, and the graceful pet, with a short bark of pleasure, at once rolled over and over, The barber told him to ait up, to ébarge, to shake hands, &c., but doggie could not under- stand until his owner repeated the suggestions in his native tongue. As both left the shop the barber shook his head doubtfally. “Next!” he called out, and then added in an undertone: “It's mesilf as must go to Paree. Sure it’s a quare town where avel dohgs sphake Pinch Lizz Ges. Gnanrs. eg Ps i . Wa i. b 4,do, and 2, 69. 977; | bo but in the i Thad FATAL RESULTS ecting a friend io join her. But he w: | Papers were read by Rev, Warren Randolph, | 5, sq. 1047, part 2y to the reform scliool, but in the end, laying cancer on my tongue The girl calmly put one of the saucers | Newport, R. L: Kev. E. 4. Wouds, Philadelphia, 7 3 Rohr Pieetbocr x Johnson, | side everything else, ibis cheaper to prevent | sa nati muy throat “prow Peer ee, Coeanied (by the dog, and that | and Prof. Syivester Burnliam, D.D., Hamilton | Herronto Wi Fisber, teri iad cass halt oy | “rime than to punish, - —— —— nn to jap up the ico | epee ‘The ee pg ape ecmraegr | nq. 468; 38,200. "J. iley to J. W. Wt tn DO REFOBM SCHOOLS REFORM? ‘was so affectod that I conid CANCEROUS w h great guste, mistress paid uo | No exercises were held in_ the afternvon, the | 4 Dyer's: F.F. i 7 atic times asked whether " Fealouaty te ution to kum, but, devoted hervelf | visitors being entertained throughout the city. | fo Mary B. Bolt, iet 6 Glock’ @ Teiniag. pity,| reform check eee * susoslzowallow. My payed. -. SORES NavE ahoUsy er own saacerful of frozen c rr “a = ry r fort, The water veoued as thou be'monld ave | A Lively Fight With Fire, parts, Ola Georgetows: $600, A; Wilsoe | g Alar at espejonsnet oa Moes:yeertsa obo | etn set's Sat « stain OFTEN wd to pat the dog out, but there being only @| ‘The explosion of « lamp in the printing place | P™4 hy Ol Gee it halt 32, eg. 517; 83,100, oo a preal similar to Gen. Grant's, 8, BEEN few customers im the place he said nothing. | aw a enamonnen the tae floor of the | Clem Smith to lause Lyon, lov fi, section 8, sree aermaena cis corte] snd cote ti ue The National Wi. © 3.1 | six-story building, 236 Pearl street, New York, | Barry Farm; @760._ peels rbd poe saying thet they |g, cured me sound and, VERTED Dei to the National Woman's Christien | ®*°° the firemen a lively fight yesterday after- Suicide Ran in the Family. Statistics will show that at least and ‘well, believe it seved my ur eget ep s noon and blocked the elevated road for an more than 75 per cent of the boys who go away ‘AKING Temperance Union convention ate arriving at hour. About $40,000 damago was done to stock | Walter M. Herter, # poputer young drummer tara out upright, le, | if 7 Atlanta, Ga, on every train. Miss Willard |.na 310,000 to the buildin, and at onetime the | 24 ® member of a prominent family in| repatable, law-abiding citizens. * and many of the leaders ere there and the | United States Hotel, next dour, was threatened, | Winston, N. C., committed suicide on the train Ces gectaean Eyed proportion exaggerated, ‘Mrs, A. M. GOLDSMITH, aaa work of the executive committee has be-| The hotel was, however, only slightly scorched. | Tuesday night on his way home to see his repeat I kaow whereof I speak. gan. ‘The sessions of the courention proper eters Bacon Sian ote farm, grounds will begin ou Friday. There will be @cle-| Detective Watkins hes arrived at N gates in all. D., with J. Newberry, one of the New handed ee RN. D., train robbers, whom he tracked over You Wavr « cheap lot: “Wiry not attend sale | 11,000 miles and finally. 3 him in Virginia, of Wesley Heizbts lots tomorrow at 1 o'clock at | The prisoner had 000 worth of dia- Dowling’s, 11th amd Renmapivenis avenue? * | monds in bis possession. receiving a bad scalp wound. Ono student was badly cut on the Bead and several others were more or less hurt, ———~0e—____ Assurance Doubly Sure. From the Somerville Journal. He—“You remember you said last night that you would be a sister to me all my life?” Bho. es, I did.” He—“Well, I proposed to your aister Kate this afternoon ay judging by what she said, I rather think you will.” ‘coe. At Orange, N. J., last night, Robert Kerr, aged thirty-five, shot and fatally wounded Mra. Knoble, aged thirty, because she refused to marry him. He then put the pistol to his head and blew out bis brains, perl enlred archon ane ee W. M. 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STRICKLAND, Successor to DALTON & STRICKLAND, 939 PENNA AVE. 016-3m Fons: Foss: Another supply of Sealskin Shoulder Capea, with Flaring Collars, Sealskin Jackets, in small, medium and large sizes, at @110 and upwards. Wool Seal, Astrachay, Skunk, Mink and Persian Lamb Capes. All gocds reliable and sola as low as any house in America. Large stock to select from, DUNLAP'S NEW YORK HATS. WILLETT & RUOFP, HATIERS AND FURRIERS, 905 PENN, AVE, s6-3m OF ALL DESCRIPTION AND SIZES. We make a specialty of these goods and import them directly {rom our house in RUGS and CAKPETS, HANGINGS, &.,in the city, It will surely be to your advantage toexamine then: before buying elsewhere, as our prices and goods will bave no comparison. D, K. VARZHABEDIAN & CO., Principal Store and Exhibit Gallery, 1022 Connecticut sveu.w. Branch, 620 14th et. n.w. o28-1m RS ‘WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, 1890. ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY announce the srrival of NEW PRESERVED GINGER, \, 4 and whole. 400 Pots 500 Cana, SEW FRENCH PRUNES, three sizes. Half Ton, ~ NEW PRUNELLES. Very fue. Price Moderate, NEW NEW YORK BUCKWHRaz, ‘Extra Quality. ‘4 PURE VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP, ‘From White Clover. a _~-_- AUCTION SALES JUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneer, IRUSTEDS SALY OF NEW THREE-STORY AND VASEMENT BAY WINDOWED MEIER DWRLE 3.C STKELT NORTHWEST. on PSDAY. Nc 1890, ut HALF-PAST FTK, : 5 saetoaeeia Coal eatate situate in the city of Wash ou and District of Columbus. en . ington an ri Coluniua and known ond deste, part said square, Shapes north ity <i and NO 100 feet, then ‘Souths : und thence Sight and GO-100 feet foc atreets themes eke horth line of Place of besinuing, toe-ther with ail’ the muysores Mchts, Wasa, caxctucute, Huhta, privileges end appur. Tounnces to the sate belonging OF in SLY wise appers oie "erie: One-thind cash, bala of oue and x eLce Wert C street niveteen fect (1¥) to the equal installments, two years, notes to be given bearing 6 per gout interest, payable seuit-aunually, and to be securcd, Ly deed of trust on property sold, of all cash, at option purchaser, Conveyancing, @e., at purchaser's cost. A deposit of 8500 reamired ai time of male. ‘rms to be complied with mm ten days, we the trust: Fererve the right to teaell at the Fisk and cost of the Gefaultiug purchaser after five days’ advertisement of [uch Zesale ia some newspaper published in Washing THOS. C. FEARED} Quen nl3-dkas CLIFFORD U. 81a BARBER & ROSS, 11TH AND G 8T& Gsrar Suz Or Tanz CUTLERY THIS WEEK, WE WILL GIVE A DISCOUNT OF 15 PER CENT ON ALL CAKVERS, TABLE KNIVES AND FORKS. PRICES MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, OUR STOCK I8 LARGE AXD THE QUALITY OF THE GOODS UNQUES- TIONED. THISISA BARGAIN AND THIS DISCOUNT IS POSITIVELY FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. 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Ourfsll stock of Furniture, Carpets &c., is Bow complete, and if you contemplate purchasing any- {Ling in our line it will be to your interest to call om us before doing #0, as we are confident wecan save you from 10 to 25 per ceut on your purchase, Below we mention a few of our many Lergeine aud advantages. ‘We will sell you a handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE, 3 pieces for 617 cssh or 818 on credit, ‘We will seli you & 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid Walpet frames, upbolstercd in the Lest bair cloth, for (€25 cash or €90 on credit ‘We will sell you @ Z-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid ‘Walnut frames, upholstered in plush, combination colors, for $28 cash or 830 on credit, We wall sell you agood WOVEN- WIRE BED SPRING for 82.25 cash or $2.50 on credit. ‘We will sell you a good quality BRUSSELS CARPET for OCc. per yard cash or GSc. per yard on credit. ‘We will sell you a good INGRAIN CARPET for 35a, rer yard cash or 40c. per yard ou credit, We Sew and Lay all CAKPETS Free of Cost and do bot charge for the waste in matching figurea, ‘We will sdli all CAKPETS, MATTINGS AND OIL- CLOTHS ou Credit at an advance of 5 cents por yard on the lowest cash price. 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