Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1890, Page 6

D.C, WEDNESDAY THE EVENING STAR: ‘WASHINGTON, DECEMBER: 17; 1890. DAMAGE FROM SNOW.|_“=™* ce tae parr THE GENERAL ASHESOMENT. ‘The Report of the Fight With Indians Dis-| The New Law Proposed by the District Com- credited in Chicage. missioners to Increase the Revenue. . Ctcaco, Dee. 17.—The report of a conflict | The Commissioners spent alarge portion of A Boof Broken at Roanoke and 4) between Indians and regulars near Daly's | the forenoon im the bored room this morning Its Provisions As It Was Reported in the | onc eae ial ‘Today. House ready toTe-| The District appropriation bill was reported from the House committee on appropriations this morning. The estimates this year aggre- 146,616.97, exclusive of the water de- and sewers at $1,200 inspectors of streets aft Session of the Trial of Frank Wara | 8*!¢4 $5: each: three rodmen. at 8780 each: three axmen, Man Killed. ranch, in South Dakota, in which fifty soldiers | discussing a bill to provide fot a new general an . are claimed to have been killed, is discredited | assessment. When they emerged they had «le- ae |at army headquarters, Asst. Adjt. Gen. | cided upon the following bill, which was trans- at 8650 each; one messenger messengers, at $480 ‘and two $300 exch in all #422507 Board of examiners steam engineers, $900. partment. The bill this year appropriates an aggregate (exclusive of water department) of DR. BAYNE’S CROSS-EXAMINATION CONTINUED Br | $5,083,227.97, the whole amount being $63,389 for Adler's Killing. clerk, at $600; two 7 'Carbin, who is in charge during | mitted to Congress for introduction: The DETAILS OF SIPPING BULLS DEATH. tc “'smence of Gen. Miles, said | amendmenta to the old bill are in brackets at 10:39 this morning. Have notreceived a word | An act toamend the act approved March ee tending to confirm the report. It sounds like | 1883, enfitled: “Am act to levy assessments a Taneh story, ‘MR. COLEMAN—DR. J. FORD THOMPSON 18 PUT | less than the estimates. For the current fiscal ON THE STAND AND DESCRIBES THE OPERA- | year $5,560,536.97 was appropriated. TION HE MADE UPON MAURICE ADLER. PERMIT WORK. Under head of permit work are the following ‘THR REPORT ON THE BILL. it ’ nd should be taken with a great | the real District of Columbia, in Senator Gorman’s Country Resi-| deal of allowance. It may be. true, but 1 Sear 40h ahora % it is. If there had been | not think t ) ch battle it seems to me that I would dence Burned. | purposes. do | the vear 1891 and every third year thereafter ¥ |for the purposes of taxation” and for other ‘The report on the bill says: “The amount recommended for the water department and pay- able from the water revenues, and which is not ineluded in the sums above, is $802,498.20. ‘The For the improvement and repair of alleys construction of sewers and sidewalks, of such form and materials a8 the Commissioners may determine, Dr. Bayne’s cross-examination was contin- ued by Mr. Coleman after recess. The witness was about fifteen minutes late and kept the teourt waiting. Mr. Coleman asked hit eceived advices long before this, if not | "Iie it enacted by the Senate and House and sidewalks ahd the a ‘ | im adlvance of ha soarees, sho re said to have | of Representatives of e news into Fapid City. Be: America VANCOUVRE ISLAND FLOODED | this i e had no disp: | whate BROKEN EY THE SNOW. THE T since yeste ei a Workman. Prisoners. 'Yhe roof of the | Pants, Dec. 17.—The trial of Michael Eyraud | © orks fell in under beavy | nd his former mistress, Mlle. Bompard, for the | 7, weight of snow at 2 o'ciock this morning. One | ™urder of Notary Gouffe was continued in | know man of the —- 108 ¢ to the building | in his statement that Mlle. Bompard conceived | Reni * £100,000; unin- | the details of the plan and that she passed the | "&"i) atan early day. | nooseground the victim's neck while the latter ears came yew | was fOndling her at her home. Mlle. Bom- ’ at might. of snow is om| pard denies all of Eyraud’s statements, an the groand and the storm suall continues, claims that the part she took in the crime was MEAVY FALL IN WESTEEN PENNSYLVANIA. due to the influence exerted over her by down all over the two cities. Three horses j Oflice at the id shall eae! were killed and several men badly injared this New York Stock Market. j 8nd shall « morning by contact withelectric wires. The situ- | »,Th¢ following are, the open pricesof | nually. Each ation is so dexperate that the department of pub- | Wire to Corson and Macartney. lie safety has ordered all electric street car | = iines to stop running for the present. Trains | Name. o. from the west are ou t at those from the auiy delayed three and a balf hours and the time of the:r arrival is indefinite. ied re hus been a tremendous snow fall in the rg oe Mp! Allegheny mountains at Bedford. It ia on and a half feet deep on a level. Railroad wires are down awl there is much anxiety for fear of | © . The Pittsburg and Western is snowed up completely. The Westera Union Telegraph | Company has nut «single wire out of Pitts- | burg. SRW YORE. New York, De ‘The storm today kas seriously interfered with river and ha Severs] canal and smaller boats been sunk at piers in both the an! Fast rivers. and the % | contain an into their stips ai | thereof, and is uot running tod ing passenger wailed today ar HOW SITTING BUL Washington Stock Exchange. Vor Sates—Regular call jock m.: Capitol and | be rth O Street Railroad. Peoples’ we surveys and ands thereo Sraxpine (via courier to Bis- are the actual | necor | 1 Shave Head, tirst | # > camp near Sitting “Bull's | night of the 1th and | hid. Ball's camp | \ Sitting Bul to go with preparations | is horse to be gotten | tows, ui Shave Head were | jy b sof V hat cack shall in all 13 bid. |. 140 asked. 22 asked. 635, 1924, ne of i et i Washington Light | ets, opened st mort ad. Washingt 5 wife pa howl, w! ore Wa carried seems to : signal for the ox lot, In the fight which Ki to cach tract or lot. killed Sitting Bull. of Sitting | police were Shave Bai A bid, 300 asked. “Central, 0 a Farmers and took to fig! r. The e: taken at o for taxation Fa ‘250 asked. ft | Columbia, 70 asked. Capitol and troops: THE SOLDIERS ACTED W:TH COURAGE. The officers and men under the gullant | "'Y; Fechet,who is a man of experience and un- | F questioned bray tel with courage ,and | good judgment. ‘The hostile: have gone rp the on to the camps at Pine Ridge. People’s, Sasked. Lincoln, 4% bid, 5 Tt is cousidere<i tha: the trouble is now ended | asker. Commercial, 4°, asked. Est so far as Standing liock Agency is concerned myn ee eng and that there is no cause for fear that settlers will be disturbed in this section. The easual- ties were as follows: Police killed —Little Eagle, Afraid-of-Soldiers, Hawk Man, Broken Arm: asked. Georgetown and Tenleytown, 43 | beg bid. Metropolitan, $0 bid. Nation: Anington, 163 bid, 199 r ry Potom: nt asked. German-American, 165 bid. Title, 123 bid, 73 asked. Ameri- Faphophone, 1% bid, 12 asked. Sscelianeous Stocks—Washington Market Com. any, 15 bi asked. Washington Brick Machine pid, 400 asked. Great Falls Ice Com 220 asked. Bult Run Panorama | review they permit system, $165,000. For'the paving and curbing of the roadway | of wny street im the District of Columbia, ordered by the District Commissioners, payment in advance by owners of of one-half the said work, $25,000. Provided that raid shall join, abut upon, or connect with some ex- | isting pavement, and that the work so done shall be complete for the entire width of roadway, and shall in length be at least one square. Appro- tions for 1891, $50,000; estimates for 1892, ‘This last item is a reduction of $25,000. STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. ‘The improvement and repair schedule of strects and avenues is as follows: Georgetown, amount appropriated for the eanic purposca for the current fiscal year is $233.407.18. The revennes of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1892 are estimated at $2,599,563.21. In addition to that sum the receipts from new buildings to be erected durin, aro estimated at $73,971.87, one half of the pro- ceeds of the sale of the Columbia road school | horse, 84,000, and tho one-half of nnex balances of previous appropriations it is reck- the Commissioners, will not be less than $22,500; making nues of the District for one year ag £2,640,035.08, with which to meet the one-half of the total appropriations for the general ex- nses of the District government, or &98,- 1.10 more cad - —< of the whole ring 80 appropriated in accompanyi In view of tho obligations impeoed ujo District of Columbia logical Park and tho measure of which is not now ascertainable for the fiscal year 1892, the committee did not feel warranted in more nearly approaching the full estimates for general ex trict submitted by the Comm! any greater demands upon the reve- nues and resources for 1892 than is done by the accompanying bill. GENERAL EXPENSES. The bill makes appropriations under sub- head of general expenses, as follows: Salaries and contingent expenses for executive office, $44,578. ‘The only new item under this head is for arranging ‘and indexin; {| of hes from any source | That all real property in the District of Colum= on. bia except aa hereinafter ————— |scased in the name of the owner, trustee or AUD MURDER TRIAL. | guardian of the owner thereof. All |divided real property of a deceased per- achine Works | Contradictory Assertions Made By the Two | son = personstrett in the name of snch to law oF ha ome person or roperty, the ownership of which is un- owner tnknown.” : the assize court today. Eyraud persisted | ‘That real property shall be assessed an id eight Ree . = 2 1891 aud every third year as lately he had seen any authorities justifying the operation performed on Adle said he had seen authorities as Inte as yes “Have you seen any since recess?’ nded the witness, smilin; said the operation by son was’ performed the bed sores appeared » week or ten days He thought there were threp bed sores before the operation. back he was sure was there before the operation. Bed sores, he said, were caused by long con- pressure and a want of nutrition, ‘The want of nutrition was due to the injury to He had never known tho long-continued use of morphine to aid in the production of bed sores. Adler, he said, was He exhibited some thirst Auction Sale of Keal Estate. Duncanson Bros., auctioneers, have sold at Public sale the two-story brick store a ing No. 1224 7th street, lot being 19.56.95 feet to an alley, to Julius Pach for #12,150, Also adjoining property of mame charac big! District of Columbia appropria- reby reappropriated and made | his” purpose for the fiscal yea’ Listribution of the text estimated cost a 1892: Provided that the books and school supplies herein provided for preference first to the of thenaid aix grades. .) And the Commissioners are hereby to inquire into, and report to the next m the expediency of required in the pub- fore that time. children of te lowe . thal be assessed te the total estimated reve- 0; alto a lot on ist street between eet, 20 by 100 feet, to Prank E. square foot; alno the ut brick dwelling 215 northwest, 19 feet front, to Geo. W. Stickney -_————- Death of a Trained Nurse, Miss Jennie E. Giles died at the Nurses’ Home, 1226 © street northwest, yexterday of typhoid fever. which she contracted from at- tendance on a patient who bad recovered. Nhe was a graduate of Mary session of Congress, ublishing the text bo cl at the public expense. in second divi- $12,000: eighth divi- 35,000; Capitol Hill, $75,000; sigth divi- missioners of the District’ of Columbia shall until after the first assessment uncer this act divide the District of Columbia | into five assessment or taxing districts, and hall appoint five discreet persons, residents of the Distriet of Columbia and conversant with We are having the | Eyraud. tse real uke values therein, t years. Wires a1 <ANCIAL AN! MERCIAL. ward of — axsessors, re}, FINANC AND COMMERC! ee, Yee receive a salary of 32,500 a person so appointed on sai | board shall within ten days after receiving notice thereof,take and subscribe an oath to dil- igently, faithfully and impartially perform all ngular the duties im) ct] If any appointee as aforesaid within the time pre- shall fail to enter barge of his duties within five days after qualification the appointment shall be ud the Commissioners shall forthwith appoint another suitable person, who shall | qualify as above provided. after ‘the first assessment under this act said board of assessors and the number of assess- | ment districts shall be reduced to three. ‘That the Commissioners shall furnis! member of said [board] witha map and | book of the respective districts which [th . | are appointed to assess and val the nervons system. « achools, $183, sion, £27,000; Brookland, much emaciated. and some nausea, but not much. showed remarkable tolerance, and he took con- siderable nourishment. NEVER ABLE TO MOVE 118 LIMES. He was never able to move his limbs to any extent. There was at one time a slight twitch- ing of the muscles of his leg, and there was a slight movement of the leg. There was from the first an almost complete paralysis of both motion and sensation. He noticed no differetice before and after the operation. At the time of the operation they saw that the duramater or covering of the spinal cord was lacerated. At the autopsy the cord when removed appeared to have under- gone a softening. ‘The witness said he did not think there was any tepticemia. He did not think the pus from the bed sores was of a character to pro- duce septicemia. He saw no symptoms of blood poisoning. Both the gunshot wound and the incision had healed at the time of death. On redirect examination Mr. Clagett asked: “Is there any medicine that you know of that could have been wdministe shot wound of the spine of this character?” “Not that Tam aware of,” suid Dr. Bayne. DU. J. YORD THOMPSON A WITNESS. Dr. J. Ford Thompson, the surgeon, was next called and examined by Mr. Clagett. He was called first to see Adler, he «id, on the 19th of June, whom he found in a’ state of Northwest section schedule: Including lace from 16th to 17th streets between streets; construction of a circle in the open space at'the junction of Connect and 8 street with Florida avenue, southwest section, $44,600; £61,200; northeast section, ‘This new provision is added: when new sidewalks or curbing are laid on streets being im cost shall be assessed the acts of Ma 1890, establishing the POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. For metropolitan police, €457,740, an increase Rent of police headquarters at Anacostia, $1,200; for fuel, #2, wagons, &c., ‘gotham coun, £16 ouse in wn, $29,000. The fire department gets regularly €109,220, a = —— i Under miscellaneous, for repairs to engine houses, £3,000; repeirs to | ese mses of the Dis- issioners or in au- of Burlington, Vt, to this city in September, 158%," She was a member of the Nurses’ Directory of Washington and *tood high in ber - She had but lately returned from widowed mother at Schayler Pall was thirty-four years of age. first that has occu proved, one-half the, . ‘against abutting rty, in like manner and under the law governing the case of compulsory permit work. And pro- t any street oF avenue under contract for improvement duri fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, under act ap- proved August 6, 1890, which may not be im- proved by reason of lack of money, except 3d Street northeast from H to L’ hereby added to the present schedule, and take precedence of any street or avenue in sid For grading streets, alleys and roads, ements of concrete or not in $25,000. ‘Thisis an increase of Sarvers on account of subdivision of land, posed upon him by a (00: tock ¢750; purchare | forage, €5.500; exchangi f ; addition to engine house, #800; contingent expenses, €8,000. ELECTRIC WIRES. For telegraph and telephone service, $10,800. ‘A new provision is added to this section, which provides that the board appointed under the of the District. of Colum- approved August 20. consider and! repo system of conduits and subways, and kindred submit a set of Tecommendations concerning the safe and efti- cient wiring of public and private buildings for all electric purposes. Health department, €50,860, being an in- crease of $3,200. ig old records, com- ‘There is, however, a new provision added to render effective and 'Y out intent of act of February 25, 1885. ‘The addition records: That the accounting officers of the Treasury rected to re-exainine the ioners of the District Svaorstioxs Fox Ho. ee IDAY GLPTS IN LEATHER 098, are authorized and accounts of the Commi of Columbia accruing since Jul prior to March 6, 1883, sate with all such disbursements and ex- made in good faith heretofore sus- pended or disallowed in settlement of the same, wherein it shall satisfactorily appear that the money was paid to employes of the District prior to their discharge, and for goods sold and delivered, work and labor done, materials fur- nished or services rendered to’ the District in accordance with contracts and agreements made in good faith on behalf of the District, and also to adjust and xettle equitably said ac unts, allowing all payments made ‘in settle- t of claims against the District, and for expenses incurred. in good faith on account of 4° G | together with a pertincnt description SEWERS. i the Sa Property Under the head of sewers is the following: «fa y Salaries: For the following employes here- tofore employed under authority of and paid appropriations for sewers, For one superintendent of sew general inspector of sewers, #1,900; two assistant engineers at $1,500 each; on: $1,200; one _leveler, $780 each: axmen, at £650 cach; one clerk, at €1,200; two clerks, at $1,000 each; two inspectors ‘of proj erty, £936 euch: == also such — blanks, | forms. survess and plats as may be necessary systematic statement of the property to Upon the completion of the as- nt exch assessor shall deposit with the ssessor of the District all maps, tield books, nd plate and all his notes and memo- RELL = from general » PP ex The Police Court gets $9,624. Marshal's | j fees, $1,400; witness fee, £4,500: repairs of Police Court building, #800; rent, £600; defend- ing «nits im claims, $2,500; writs of lunacy, Prey, s lysis, suffering considerable pain about the neck from a gunshot wound. wound, he sid, was a little to the right of the median line of the spine. Hie continued his visits for a week or ten days. The immediate cause of death was ex- austion produced by the gunshot wound he ‘When he made the operation he | removed the arch of | the vertebrie; the dina mater for about three-quarters of -an inch and seeing no evidence of penetration he decided to go no farther with the operation, ME INSTRUCTS 1 Mr. Coleman cross-examined Dr. Thompson. He described the bone plyers or forceps with which he removed the been familiar with gunshot wounds ith gunshot wounds of the 5 | war he met « number of such ¢ statistics concerning the prop: gunshot wounds he said that the proportion of | eases that recovered was half. Mr. Coleman remarked that “Adler's chances then were about e Dr. Thompson said that was not the case, as the statistics included all kinds of cases—sim- | ere. All the simple cases recovered. | had a ease where a boy's spinal cord was shot right through, five years The boy was stitl living Tt was a small shot from Adler’s case, he said, the spinal cord was not i , but by the bone The witness said n when Adler was through the spinal ‘oleman questioned the witness as to Jof aball being deflected by a sub- stance such as bone. Dr. Thompson said that was the common experience. He said h known men and women tohold a heart xo. close that the powder when they fired and 4 dixtance on the other side of the bod; NOT AUTHORITIES ON MODERN SURGERY. Mr. Coleman picked up a medical work, looked at the title page, and said: ou consider Dr. Hamilton an. au- draughtsman, eee ise eal estate in Washington or Gcorge- | except as is now or may hereafter be ex- n, shall be assessed tuitres or super- | OF parts of a | ral linds used essed by the acre INTEREST ACCOUNT. Interest and sinking fund on the funded debt, $1,213,947. Emergency fund, €5,000. CORRECTIONS AND CHARITIES, For reformatories and prixns; Support of convicts, $21,000; transportation, $4,000; Wash- ington Asylum, $13,955, an increase of $280; contingent expenses, £50,000. For building an¢ by law from taxat Jing to the number of sq | ficini fect in exch square or lo! | lot, and in the county agrioulta | for that purpose shall be as: j aburban lots by the square foot, asin the shington and ember of said board of assessors from actual view and from and George- | the best sources ‘of information in his reach, i determine, as near al ach separate property in his district in shall separately estimate tappers, at 51, ‘840: in all, $22,502. For cleaning and Ce a) EXECUTIVE OFFICE EXPENSES. The items under head of executive office are: For two Commiseioners, at $5,000 each; one Engincer Commissioner, $424 (to make salary $2,160; one clerk, $1,500; Flosks, 400. to #5.30. pairing ‘sewers, £43,000. for replacing obstructed Furnished Bun, O00 6 juction of $1,000; for main $119,000, a reduction of and pipe sewers, $21,000; for. snburban sewers, duction of 36,610: for gauging sewers, | ion of £500; for condemnation, £10,000. STREETS, ALLEYS AND ROADS. Under the head of streets is the follopin; For repairs streets and alleys, $45,000; re- pairs county \rouds, 960,000; construction county roads as follows: For pa wood ayenae, with granite blocks, $15,000: for paving 14th’ street extended, with asphalt, 315,000: for grading 4th street extended north- 5,000; de ey. $5,000); one secretary, Folding Mirrors @1.4 to #6. of whom shall be a writer, at $1,200 one messenger, ieable, the tru ict or lot of re wul money, and he | He raid he had | stenographer and iting addition to female of buildings, £2,400; he sum of $20,000 appropri- Columbia “appro- improvements on any tract or note the same in his ficll book, which ut as» part of the value of ion of eases of istant inspector of buildings, who shall ‘tor of elevators: for raising magazine building two stories and fitting it for female work house, which «um gis | hereby reapproprinted and made available for object herein provided. For inclosing reservation, $550; furniture, $800; dining room, Ink Stands, 15. to #2. nd he shall also return the dimcasions | Jewel Boxes, 1.75 to 8% We [The raid board of assessors shall, on or be- of Jithe, 1891, and every 3 make out and deliv the astessor of the District of Columbia a re- | turn in tabular form, contained in a book | to be furnished him by the Commissioncrs, of the amount, description and val the real property subject Manicure Bets, €1.20 to Music Rolls, 750. to 87. ; one property’ clerk, 09; one clerk, #720; one one messenger, $450; at $480 each; one chief in- For reform school, for salaries, €14,252, an in- e doctor said he 000: crease of $1,356: sup) for boiler house, 2, $1,500; steam fitting (new), £1.00. For industrial home school, £11,500. rt of the insane, $90,570, being Under charities the following made: For superintendent of ¢ $3,000; for relicf of poo: upport of indigent persons, $5,400; and from the Commistioners may allot not ex- Provided, That every owner of ting on ‘this street’ within himself, hix grantees and successors in estate therein’ forever, never to allow any build- ing or obstruction to be the lines inclosed between the building lines of 16th street northwest, extended on the same lines as now, within the boundary street,’ to complete paving enue, €2,000; for grading and Linden street eo Droit College | street;~ $6.000; to com. plete paving Larch street from Boundary to Spruce street, $2,000; to pave Maple from the present pavement to Le Droit avenue, 12,000: for graveling Bunker Hill road from Queen's Chapel road to District grading and regulating RockCreek Sa go son, $2,000; for street (Anacostia) erson, $2,000; for 1,600; oue clerk, messénger clerk, © three watchm spector of plumbing, £2,000; two assistant in- rt of inmates, ¢: 4 (new); for new boiler, 3 i | ‘a parlor rifle. In| spectors of plumb’ at £1,000 each; one har- bor master, 31,200; for rent of property yards, | 31,000; for arranging and indexing old records, completion of same, $1,500; in all, $44,578. CONTINGENT EXPENSES. For contingent expenses of the government of the District the appropriation is €24,000, an increase over last year of $920. The items are ax follows: For contingent ex ernment of the District of Columbia, namely For printing, checks, books, stationery, detec tion of frauds on the revenue, repairs of mar- ket houses, painting, binding, rebinding, re- pairing and preservation of records, books repairs of books for register of wills, maintain- ing and keeping in good order the laboratory and apparatasin the offices of the inspector of gasand meters and inspector of asphalt and cement, damages, care of horses not otherwise provided for, horseshoeing, fuel ance, repairs to pou red directly by the that was pressed ay he had given it as an first shot that he Purses, Se. to #11. ‘Traveling Bags, Tie. to $90. ‘Traveling Satchels, Tie. to #18, ‘Trays for Cards, 2.2510 $2.30. Scissors Cases, $1.10 to @1.50. Shawl Straps, €1.15 to #. Shaw! Wraps, #1.50t0@s. ! Said board of assessors ehall dlso perform such other duties as may be required of them by the | North O Street, | assessor of the District as will Se aake eXington waa Soiery ome: | dispatch of business in ‘his ofice erlty, the ownership of whic Se shall be returned as to ownership“ Stacks Firemen se i anked: |" [That any one of said board of assessors] who shall refuse or know:ngly neglect to any duty enjoined on him ‘by law, or who shall consent to or conniye at any evasion of the river and will undonbtedly make their | td, "100 asked. Kiggs, 7 bid, S asked. | provisions of this chapter where ball to be found vome roperty required to be [o'cnlectully cassapt or the valention thereof rg asked. | entered at leas than its true value shall on con- viction thereof be liable to # fine not exeeedin, two hundred dollars for each such offence {and imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, nia, 5 bid, asked. | in the discretion of the court]. Sec. 9. ‘That the assessor of the District [and the said board of assessors) herein provided for shall compove a board of equalization [and re- view]. and as such board of equalization and ine, @4.000; for Whips, tuzxy, Ze. to 820. Whips, riding, 3c. t0 $10. & Lived at Jeace and Jeffer- ‘Nicholas avenue with ig Nailor road, $3,000; in all, $96,000. mation of streets, roads, d&c., 25,000. mabe and cleaning, $115,000, For parking commission, $18,000. LIGHTING THE STREETS. For lighting $145,000 is allowed, an increase of $20,000. There are several new provisions TOPHAM’S, $7,000, reduction, Saml. Rose industrjal ‘ank Hamilton?” said the witaess. 3231 PENNA. AVE. N. W. repairs, insur- icles and other general necessary expenses of District offices, including the sinking fund office, health de~ rtment and Police Court, £24,000; and the mmissioners shall so apportion this sum as to prevent a deficiency therein. “He was twenty-five years ago,” said the wit- ness, “but he isn't now. I shouldn't consider him at all authority on modern surgery of the brain and spine.” leman gave the names of Brodie, Lis- ander Shaw and other | Thompson enid none of them would be con- ‘bid, 22 asked. National Safe Deposit | to be provided for. them by. the Com: missioners, on the first Monday of June, (1591,) Hospital, £9,000, reduction rance Home, $2,000; Home sted Horn Bull. No casualties among Capt. ill corte {2 id, 300 asked. Washington Sate re *. Drum, accompanied by Capt. D. J. | pay oy peep Coen and and every third year the: Craigie, with to compamies of Infantry ha | eee ee eee eat ie! | the duty of said gone to reinforce Capt. F Yor contingent expenses of stables of the en- gineer department, $6,000; offices, €8,600; general adver vertising tax arrears, £5,500. $3,000; "Colum! Dumb, $10,500; for ble-minded childre Institution for education of fee- |, £3,400. ‘The total amount sidered authority. WHO ARE AUTHORITIES. The witness recognized Dr. Holmes os au- é2 bid, 65 asked. | view] to fairly and impartially equalize the in this section. It reads: Provided, That no more than ee annum for each HATHAWAY, SOULE & HALRINGTON'S ing, &3,000; ad- curity and ‘Trust | Company INVASION OF THE BAD LANDS DEFERRED. Interocean Building Company, 106 asked. value of the real property made by the board Omauas, Dee. 17.—A Bee special from Pine AT THE HicH SCHOOL. of assessors as the basis for assessment. for charities is £121,800 against €163,342 last [thority and also Dr. Agnew. Mr. Coleman oil, lighting, exti Ridge agency, S.D.. says the Indians are non- proliant two of said board of equalization and review ve on the subject of the death of | Postmaster General Wanamaker Gives 8|timbin, shall To enable the register of wills to complete the reproduction of the old administration and. guardian dockets prior to 1879, including cleri- ‘CELEBRATED SHOES FOR MEN'S WEAR, sitting with the assessor of the District of Co- cleaning, under an: read from wdrks of these surgeons relat- eee ear. ’ Y For the militia of the District of Columbia, constitute = to trephining or resection of the | $22,650. LADIES AND CHILDREN'S SHORE, Sitting Bull. They show no excitement, but Practical Talk to the Pupils. business] and a clerk whall be appointed they are closely watehed and no one permitte | By the invi to talk to them on the Gap oe A council of a leadin i ‘riendliest, incl i . Teed Chol ic being beh ax tor the best netien | dents of the High School this afternoon. Thyre cal service and purchase of book ‘This ix an increase of $550. To pay the register of wills for preparing papers in connection with the appointment of guardians to enable indigent boys to enlist.in the United States 3,000 hours per annum. Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to enter into contract for gas and in their disere ‘witness said they were authority in cases of circumstances similar to the writers. Mr. Coleman Ashhurst which the WATER DEPARTMENT. For the water department, to be paid from its revenues, $302,498.20 ix appropriated us fol- lows: Salaries, $40,156; contingent expenses, tion of the school board Post- | to them by the Commissioners, who master General Wanamaker addressed the sta- | fall and. accurate account of the, proceet- proceed to equalize the valuations made by the farther, That ‘TIES AND SLIPPERS, ings of said board. produced a book by Di E witness said was not auth = for ‘oil to take in tegard to the Indians still in the Bad | were a number of other prominent men | hoard of aascswors), #0 Lands. Gen. Brooke has reeeived orders from | present on the platform, including Hon. Mr. | tract and the improvements thereon shall: be Gen. Miles te defer the march to the Bad Lands ‘for ths my | Hemphill of the House District committee, | entered upon for the present Superintendent of Schools Powell, Bishop | true value Hurst, Mr. B. H. Warner, Rev. Dr. Baldwin, SENATOR GOKRMAN’S HOME BURNED. that euch lot and | navy, as provided by law, $150. For assessor's office, 17,300, the items be- 3,C00; two assistant as- ‘ial assessment ity. Mtr. Coleman must me back numbers.” Mr. Clagett remarked, 2,500; extra clerical servi have got hold of books, $135; fucl, repairs, é&c. terest and sinking fund, =44,61 M. STRICKLAND, : years first day’ of July, 1891. Provided, ‘That be- fore any expenditnres are made from the ap- vided for, the contract- equip each street lamp with a self-regulating burner and tip, so com- bined and adjusted’ as to secure, under all ing: For one assesor, seskors, at 31,600 each; one» clerk, $1,700; one clerk, at $1,200; three clerks, ; one clerk in charge of records, #1,000; one license clerk, 21,200; one inspector modern authorities if the counsel desired. On redirect examination in response to a question by Mr. C! had the effect of | this purpose they shall hear suc a a | may be made in respect of said assesment, and Mr. Fiske of Brooklyn, Mr. DeB. R. Keim and | jn determining them they may raise the ing exeoompanies THE ELECTRIC WIRE BOARD. The full committee just before reporting the DALTON & STRICKLAND, gett whether th tening or caus Hale Wife and Daughter Have a Narrow Es-| py. Lane, principal of the High School. tions of such tracts or lots as in their opinion cape From Death. Bartiwonr, Dec. 17.—The elegant house of | -ome, introduced Mr. Wanamaker to the young | 6 value, Senator Arthur P. Gorman in Howard county, | on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad about two miles from Laurel, was completely | : —— a io ae 2 : ¥ | had no formal speech ready, but that he was | Value there yed by fire at an carly hour this | 1 ve willing tospeak to boys. ‘Thie brought | Sec. of iicenses. $1,200; one assistant or clerk, #900; one clerk atid messenger, 900; in all, $17,300. To enable the assessor to continue to pare and complete, within the fiscal year 1892, a book showing all existing arrears of taxes on real property due the District of Columbia, in- luding the payment of necessary clerical totce, ordinary variations of consumption of six cub’ ELECTRIC LIGHTING. The section in regard to electric lighting is | location. ¢ ss Siliows: Fox aecktie lighting, including | the District of Columbia, necessary expenses of inspection, on one or or more of the principal streets in the citics of ressure and density, a | bill adopted the following provision. “Provided, ie feet of gas per hour. | that pending the action by Congress upon the report of the board appointed to consider the arrangement and operation of wires in _— to the act Commissioners Dr. Thompson said: “I am positive it did not 990 PENNA. AVL Mr. Powell. in a pleasant little speech of wel-} may have been returned below to the | hasten his death. My opinion is it probably | prolonged his life. | sue tl believe to have men and women of the school, who filled the | Sch as they may believe bay v | great exhibition. Mr. Wanamaker said that he | such sum as in their opinion may be Row Map. ER SCHAEFFER. Dr. Edward M. Schaef- fer, the deputy ‘coroner who made the autopsy, was next called to roved August 6, 1896, Pthe said. District shail not struction of any conduit or subway for elec- 10. That the valuation of the real prop- morning. Mrs. Gorman and one of the| 2 vigorous protest’ ftom the feminine half of | erty made and equalized as aforesaid, when ap- , with several servants, danghters, Miss Dai were in the house, cape with their lives, dressed only in their Washington and Georgetown, maintaining ex- isting sees $42,500, Provided, That no more per night shall be pai any electric are light burning every ni this Isa reduction over last year of 1,000. ‘aying expenses of assers- pose of de trical purposes in any street or avenue of the mentas provided by the act of March 8, 1883, city of Washington or Georgetown; and any for | and all unused ‘permits for constructing rom | said conduits are hereby revoked. stand and examined by district attorney. He said he was 2 ; dhe audience. proved by the Commissioners, shall constitute barely had time to ex dn (meee ae the basis of taxation for the next succeeding =f x period of three years and until another valua- pur than 55 cents get or what you say, a8 my cumomers tell me it belps night dresses. The house has been unoceu-| He said: “I have always taken the greatest | tion ix made according to law. pied since last October, the family h: ing been in Washington. Yesterday, however, interest $15,000. For collector's office, $17,200. The i ing for one collector, £4,000; one cashier, Tr, £1,600; four clerks ab cian, but devoted him- xelf “to analytical work | «microscopy rather than | < ral practice. He sunset to sunrise and operated wholly by means of underground wires, and each arc light shall be of not less than 1,000 netual pes A SHOOTING STARS. ‘Come early and get the bargains at WILLIS’ SHOE STORE, im high schools, for behind every en-| Sec. i1. That annually, on or prior to July * machine, every business and insti- | 1, the board of assessors herein provided for $1,800; one bookkee) candle power, er Mrs. Gorman and servants returned to make | Bt the better the {under the direction of the assessor of the Dis- ered at 2 oclock bya colored servant. He Tushed through the house awakening the in- mates. They were met at the doors by the | 7. 0h most severe storm that has visited this | ,,/'he wtol section for years. Mrs. and Miss (i: walked through it toa house balf a mile away. They are ina prostrated condition. Nothing | was saved from the house, which was burned to | the ground in an hour. ‘The love will exceed | $20,000. build not forts but schools, not powder maga- | shall have line of! the future ‘prosperity of this geoat |:imp nation. vi Get the v eve three clerks at $1,200 each; one icssenger, $600; in all, $17,200. For collection of overdue personal, taxes, | rt of this appropriation shall be used lighting by meazs of wires that may streets or avenucs n and Georgetown. Provided, Sommissioners of the District of Columbia shall not be authorized to make any contract for electrict with the provisions of riod than one year. the Commissioners of the of Columbia shall: investigate, port to the first ‘ce sion of the Fifty-second Congress what deduc- tions may be made for electric lighting, by means of are lamps, and what should ‘918 7th st. now. ‘at Willis’ Shoe Store. Bancarns Ix Sear Saux. OUR JACKETS, SACQUES AND SHOULDER CAPES IN SEAL SKIN will be offered at a reduction described the autopsy Pimade in Adler's case. The body, he said, was more emaciated than he had ever scen a corpse, and the back was cov- ‘The bone protruded through the ekin at the left shoulder blade. He waid after examining the injury and then the organs for any other cause of finding none he gave his certificate Jeath was due to the gunshot wound. ‘That What grand, gloomy and peculiar United me subject to taxation) and States Senator Sitting Bull would have been. but post offices. which is not on the tax list, and affix value drift of things is toward educa-! thereon according to the rujes prescribed for ghtenment, and all the work you | assessing real estate, and they ehall make re- alo here, even on rainy days like this, is in'the | turn of all new structnres and adiitions to or i ements of old structures of over $100 in ¥ the ‘ralue of which sha most youcan out of every book, | been incladed in the ad every opportunity you have | land on which snch structures shall have been and Use your eyes and your ears in all'the prac- | erected, specifying the | tical affairs of every day life. What you want | land on which each of such structures has been $2,000. exist on or over any of tobe —— For auditor's office, $15,200, being a reduc- £1,000, divided ‘as follows: For one an- .000; one chief clerk, $1,800; one $1.30; one clerk, £1,600; two three clerks. at $1,200 cach; one messenger, $600; in all, $15,200. PROVISIONS FOR A DISBURSING CLERK. Under the auditor's office there is new pro- vision as follows: ‘THE IRISH QUESTION. Parrot: My name is McCarthy! Monkey: And mine is Parnell! iting. in accordance bookkeeper, clerks, at Sl, ascertain and rej hrrtert*hreeee any «ach jot or tract by reason of such struct —_—_— GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOOD. to do is to make the best of your lives. | erected, and the value which has been added to —_— | ‘i = a a of Vancouver Island Under | __ WiiAT You vo, po wrrt Youn arowr. = ‘Water. Find what you ean do best of all and do that For one disbursing clerk, who shall be au- to pay laborers and employes of the Jumbia, and «ch payments may Schaeffer produced a section of Adler's spine, to which the bullet was still attached, and was examined at considerable length as to and they *hall add such valuation be paid for incandescent lam) assesstaent inade on such tract or lot; and if five-year and ten-year cont and that they | Euroc! Vacronza. B. C.. Dec. 17.—The Cowichan dis- | thing. The men who are always looking | it shall appear that an error has been made in for a job are the men who have tried th trict of Vancouver's Inland is being devastated | 14, tittle bit of everything. ‘The market is full | imp by a disastrous flood. There was phenome- | Sf pretty. goo: oy ME Gerth ally heavy rain for some days, accompanied do.” You thay not ting by snow, which rapidly melted, and on top of all | you $1,000, but you may hole i | sweeten another's life’ or do a work the water "The Eaquimeuit and Nanaimg | memory — of pzhich aL remaigg Jong | abate s ae - ed | after You ve cd from “sight. | destroy Fane te EO ee ne, ten | get the Fight plan for your Mfe and great will | Bec. 12. Tidges and everything ‘movable’ in the | be the stracture if you build upon foundation | be authorized to invite proposals caine a wana ee are not limit any one system. sd RP | reduction of €3,500. 0 be made with moneys advanced to him Commissioners in their discretion, upom pay other vouchers audited the rict of Columbia and certified — b; ‘as now required by Ia y rolls and other vouchers shall be included the account of the Commissioners. Provided, he shall give bond to the United States, to the satisfaction of the in the 000, for the benetit of the United of various details of the injury. This iss serpent this morning, a And continued to keep up most Lands | the assessment of any lot of lund and the i pvemeuts thereon, or that after the asseas- you | ment the improvements on any lot have become ng | injured or damaged from any cause, they may, sing a song that will | with the approval of the assessor of the Di revise and correct such error and may y assessment in respoct to damaged or 1 improvements. hat it the assessor of the District shall learn that any property liable to taxation ee aes THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. ‘The House Judiciary Committee Old Ciaims for Labor and Material, ‘The judiciary subcommittee of the House consisting of Messrs. Grout, Hemphill and Burton, gave a hearing | ‘MISCELLANEOYS ITEMS. > Harbor, $2,600, increase €900; scaler, $1,250, matte increase $1,000; public $5,000; care Ef bridges, $20,00b, reduction ¢5000 ROUSE NUMBERS. lugs, There isa new provision in regard to num- | And what I wanted I took with me! District committee, —- the ood have been washed away. Up | of truth, integrity and honesty of purpose.” | has been omitted irom the to the present no lives are reported losi. OTHER ADDRESSES. p Damage is fully $500,000. The waters ure| ‘This address was received with tremendous asveaxsment for any vious year or years, or has been so assessed that the ‘assessment was void, it shall be his duty. at once to reassesa such property for each the District ‘| Commissioners of the District nner grag provide for designating | Where did I come from? alleys in the cities of Washington and George- | The door opened and I blew in! signs thereii, and for | Didn't I though? Teceding. * |applause. It was one in a series of practical | and every year after the passage of this ect TO MURDER TRE CZAR. talks that are to be delivered before the high | for which it BEER Mr. n-gage ise naan on opr aa eacaeeee ce ye ‘ | others of the gentlemen who were present. Pann, Dee. 17.—The Figaro today publishes | See ee Russian advices stating that another plot to | Assignment of War Robinson, was followed by Mr. Hemp- | taxes, who town by placing fit numbebilng oases in the the Districtins manner analogous to lawfin said eities the e numbering to ‘be assersed and expenses ure by law assessable for numbering houses in the city of Washing- | I am the great and only ” Elemental Boomer, And I always blow about burban villages of ia ‘that which has ‘escaped assessment and t the saine to the collector of | rocecd to collect the ives of the school trustees and | taxes’ so in arrears as other taxes are collected, Provided, that no property which has escaped | J. Ne under this act for ‘a period of more than three years prior to such ‘Shiner deceased; Andrew Gieeson, Owen O'Hare, Frank H. Fin- , Wm. Dickson, assi Pat twhiclt | Cyclone to blizzard! igneo of Frank H. Finley; trick Boeman, Jolin the city by various prominent men. | taxation onsen mfr | An assignment for the benefit of creditors | Ksesament fexcept in the case of property ine Sr ee co rea vctan, | by W. A. Ward and W. H. Robinson (firm of | volved in litigation} seral Poles have been arrested for complicity | Ward & Robinson, contractors and builders at ‘That the cssessor of the District, in the dis- . V. B. Edwards and Gen. E. P. Hunton ‘That's what I am here fort ‘for the claimants and explained to fm the plot and the club house has been closed. | 211 12th street n.w.). was recorded today. ‘The | Chaise of any of the duties — | assignment is to F. L. Hanvey and preferences | % ALLEGED BANK WKECKERS. ye made of C. W. ‘simpson, £6,173; Jowph | SY of the pros > ee | Thomas & Sons, €402.20; M. F. Hobson, £320; George F. Work and His Friends Committed | George Freeman, $140; W. H. Dyer, 5200; W. to Prison. | T. Galliher & Bro., $3,000. Pumaperraia, Dec. 17.—George F. Work, | - — — —————- . Louis E. Pteitfer and Jomes 8. Dungan wer Pag Serer grt asda tgp on * given a bearing this morning at the Central | ascs Bi oe formed toda; police station on the charge of wrecking the , ‘bat the prisoners, Grayson, alias Dud- Bank of America and the American Life In- | 16 and, Mary Grayson, alias Thompson. will sUmince Company and at its conclusion were | tae ae oe ™ ch to officers: Being unavie to cbuste dhe nawer at court: | aro under end indictment here found they were remanded to prison. a Parneli’s Retirement Demanded. Faia a Duutrs, Dec, 17.—The branch of the Na-| Drep at Sr.’ Pac. and Assistant Sur-| thereof ttee the roxsons for the needed legis- |:, ‘THE NEW MARRIAGE LAW. ation {and review] oF by ms of this act may admin-