Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1891, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1891 SIXTEEN PAGES. Or Bacrivonr. > Posseze. WHY WE MAKE THE TEST. “DEAR SIRS—I SAW YOUR ADVER- TISEMENT IN THE... Wr RECEIVE THOUSANDS OF ORDERS BY MATL WHICH CONTAIN THESE WORDS; AXD WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOM- ERS WHO TFLL US THE s ME THING. THESE WORDS HAVE SET US TO THINKING.. UB ADVERTISEMENTS ARE BEAD-BUT BOW MUCH? AND WHICH PAPER 18 READ TEE ost? ais IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE LATTER PACT PARTICULARLY, WE HAVE ADVERTISED ALL OUR ATTRACTIONS FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THIS COMING WEEK IN TWOOF THE LEADING PAPERS OF BALTIMORE-ONE A SUNDAY, AND THE OTH A DAILY EDITION. AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK EVERY OXE WHO CALLS FOR THE ADVERTISED GOODS wRIC PAPER THEY SAW IT INt BY KREP- ING A RECORD OF THE REPLIES WE WILL ASCERTAIN WHICH PAPER 18 DUING US THE OST GOUD. a TO MAKE THIS TEST BALE A MARRED 8C0- CESS WE WAVE PULLED ALL THE PLUMAGE OUT OF PkICEs, ASD #HALL BELL GOODS LOWE THAN THEY WEME EVER OFFERED BY US ORANYONE ELSE BEFORE. YOU WILL BE SaREYD IF YOU TAKE ADYANTAGE OF THIS PLAN OF OURS TO SHARE IN THE BARGAINS OF MONDAY, TUESDAY wre WEDNESDAY. WE WILL NOT EVEN REVORE OUR EXCURSION TERMS, NOR OUR YREE, DELIVERIES TO Wase- INGTON. DO You REALIZE WHAT THAT MEAKS To YOU! IT MEANS THAT YOU NOT ONLY GET ‘THE SAME LOW PRICES WE. GIVE OUR BALTI. MORE FRIENDS, BUT YOU HAVE THE ADDI- TIONAL INDUCEMENTS OF REDUCED FARES (WHICH No OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY GIVES YOU), AND OF FREE DELIVERY OF PUR CHASES TO YOUR HOMES, WHICH NO OUT-OF- TOWN HOUSE EVER GAVE YoU. WE ARE JUSTLY PROUD-OF OUR WASHING- TON TBADE. AND WHY NOT? 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Deere ae Dk_ HAINES Ge 2 ak ADSL eN i wen | | oF the patient. isa ey | ct a permanent aud epecdy ure, patient tem inoderate driver oF wu alco- | Te bas beew given: im thouraudts of cates | ever) instances pertert cure es toilowed. it | Lie spaces Oe mated with the Vevonses an Utter f for the liq 1 exint > “FTC 0O., SOLE PROPRIETORS, SPRINGING ATT, OW0. pone 48 pape took, culars five. to a Fie AN ial * sobs h2-th, | Wouaws Ispusrmat Excuaxaz, Sil N, CHARLES SI. ‘BALTIMORE, ‘Will 0) all orders prom for Cakes, ‘land Bis- Te A eipemads ube all eivic of Home Cookeries } a me ‘Latest Putterns of Chi\dren's F to j iti oe Sa SailTime. Open from 10 t0 4 W REX You str Carter's bitus Liver Pls dose. WINE GLai Dr. d. @. | e'tives. you” One vile mun | midnight. Immediately after the shooting the the soldier. al bot jing men. Lord Penrhyn was 2d EDITION. LOOKING FOR A CLUE New York Detectives Working on the Recent Tragedy. LYNCHING A SOLDIER'S MURDERER. Feather Weight Championship Fight Stopped by the Police. SEVERAL DISASTROUS FIRES. SEARCHING FOR A CLUE. York Police Hi Not Yet Caught Carrie Erown’s Murderer. New York, April 25.—When five women and two men were hustled out of tBecir cells in the Oak street poiice station this morning Byrnes’ detectives questioned them closely in the hope ting something that might aid them in their search for the man who dis- | emboweled the woman Carrie Brown in the East Kiver Hotel on Thursday night. One of the maies is known as “Frenchy.” The police | refuse to make his naine public. r of trousers, supposed to belong to “Frenchy” or another man who. is under arrest, were brought to the station house this" morning. Spots on the trouers may ain. They an- the the trousers worn by the wor yer. They were found in a Bowery lodging house, where they had been left by aman who went there about8:30 o'clock yesterday morning. This man, it is known, frequented the East River Hotel. It is said that the owner of the trou: known to the police, and the supposition that he is either “Frenchy” or the other prisoner. The police haye broken silence by saying that “Frenchy,” under the name of ley,” occupied room No. 33 in the Last er Hotel on Thursday night. ‘This room is | jagonally across the hall from room No. 31, where the murder wascommitted. ‘“Freuchy,” therefore. is not the actual murderer. peers <attatsady PRIVATE MILLER AVENGED. of Ap either Bis Murderer Lynched by a Number of His Former Comrades, Warxa Watza, Wasu., April 25.—D. J. Hunt, the slayer of Private Miller Wednesday night, was lynched last evening by soldiers from the garrison and fell in the court house yard riddled with sixteen bullets, four of which en- tered his head. Early in the evening Sheriff McFarland received intelligence that an attempt would be made to lynch Hunt, and, in company with Prosecuting Attorney Blandford, he re- paired to the garrison and told Col. Compton what they feared and asked him to assist them. This he promised to do by having check rolls called after taps. The sheriff returned and en- gaged an extra number of guards. it all had not arrived when a crowd of probably seventy soldiers appenred and de- manded that the officers open the doors of the jail. When this demand was refused, the sol- diers began work on the door with hammers and chisels. Finding this slow work, they threatened to use dynamite. Further resist- ance then being useless the doors were opened and thirty or farty cocked revolvers were lev- cled at the heads of all inside and the keys to the cells demanded. ‘These were given them and when Hunt's cell was shown they quickly took him out to the court house yard and shot him. Excitement was intense and a crowd of 2,000 people surged about the street in front of the jail until after soldiers went to their quarters and it will be difficult to identify those concerned in the shooting, though many were not marked. The soldiers uetually took charge of the town ang would allow no one to pass along the strects in the vicinity of the jad. ‘They compelled mer- chants to put ont lights. Hunt, who was a gambler, met Miller last | Wednesday night ina raloon.” ‘The two began drinking and soon beeame involved in a quar- rel. Hunt drew his revolver and fatally shot ope STOPPED BY THE POLICE, ‘The Weir-Griffin Feather-Weight Champion- ship Fight at Cohasset. Bostox, April 25.—The fight between Ike Weir and Johnny Griffin for the feather-weight | championship of America and a $1,100 purse | M was stopped in the fourth round by the police | this morning, Griffin undoubtedly having the Dest of it at that time, having knocked Weir down three times in the third round and twice in the fourth, when the police interfered. Because of the prohibition of local authorities all attempts to pull the fight off in Boston were abandoned and the crowd of 300 interested sports were privately notified that the battle would be fought at Nantasket beach. On arriving there, | however, they were informed that Cohisset. wo miles further, hed been chosen. The special train that took them from Boston carried them | to Cohasset, where at 4 a.m. the fight, or what | there was of it, took place in w clam-bake pa- vilion. While the party of spectators were waiting outside the building the piazza gave way and thirty of them were precipitated a few feet, many receiving slight bruises. There was con: siderable howling and urging the men to fin- | ish after the chief of the Cohasset police stepped | into the ring, but he succeeded in convincing the crowd that they had better disperse. ———— DAZED WITH FRIGHT. A Girl Perishes in a Philadelphia Fire. Purapenpara, April 25.—Fire ocurred about 5 o'clock this morning at 1851 South street in a three-story building occupied by William Knocker as a shoe store and dwelling, which re- suited in the death of Mary Lowe, a servant girl, aged twenty years. ‘he fire originated from a defective flue and gained cousiderable headway when the keeping occupants were aroused by shouts of the peo- le in the street. Mr. Knocker with Eis ‘wife and two children escaped to the street in safety by means of firemen’s ladders. ‘The unfortunate servant girl appeared at a third-story back window, but seemed dazed and disappeared and must have fallen down staira, ax her body was found later at the foot of the stairs, where #he had perished from suffocation. The house and contents were damaged to the extent of about $1,000. ‘One of the stables on the Belmont rece track near Elm Station on the Ponnxylvunia railroad, about seven miles from here, was totally de- stroyed by fire early this morning, and nine valtiable trotting horses perished. ‘There were bout twenty horses in the stable at the time, ‘most of them were gotten out uninjured. ‘The burned animals belonged to different well- known hot - New Yon, April 25.—Skortly after 4 o'clock this morning’ fire ocurred on the third floor of the five-story brick building, No. 14 Cathe- Fine slip. |The place is occupied as a lodging Louse by James Jennings and be the eame place where the woman w: night b sight damage. panes ala LORD PENKHYN WINS HIS SUIT. He is Awarded £100 Damages fer a Libel- ous Publication. Loxnox, April 25.—When the court which was to try the suit for libel brought by Lord Penrhynagainstthe Lacensed Victuallers’ Mirror, & periodical devoted to the interests of keepers of public houses, opened thix morning, the Toom was erammed with fushionable sport- supported by Mr. Arthar Coventry, Maj. Egerton end others. ‘The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, which awarded him damages in £100 and instructed the defendants to make public an ample apology for the wrong done Lord Penrhyn by the publication in the Mirror of an article which contained the imputation that the plaintiff had been engaged in dishonest rucing practices. On leaving the court room Kordijaneha wes ted by his sport friends. nS SESE: A Boy Accidentally Shot. Warren Nye, a ten-yea-old son of Charlie r.” The fire did but is unknown. the Rippe: Ite cause murdered on Thursday | ©: MAJOR McKINLEY UNOPPOSED, Indications That He Will Be Nominated for Governor by Acclamation. Corvmnve, Ouro, April 25.—The meeting of members of the republican state central com- mittee in Columbus yesterday attracted to the city s large number of representative republicans from every quarter of the state. The indications are that the nomination of Maj. McKinley for governor will be made by the convention without the slightest opposition. and the im- pression prevails that Mr. McKinley's name will be ted by none other than ex-Gov. Foraker. The committee has called the state convention to meet at Columbus on lay and Wednesday, June 16 and 17. fata deme Se STOCKS IN URGENT DEMAND. General Advance all Along the Line Followed by Selling to Realize. SAN DOMINGO AND RECIPROCITY. ‘What Senor Galvan Says His Senor Manuel de J. Galvan has arrived in this city from San Domingo and has notified Secretary Blaine that he has been given powers to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with the United States. In an interview yesterday Senor Galvan said: “San Domingo is very anxious to negotiate this treaty, and as an earnest of its desire it pro- poses to cut down its customs receipts, which are the sole revenue of the country, by admitting American goods either free of duty or with a very low tariff. The United States has been quietly negotiating for a long time to secure a coaling station in the West Indies and efforts have been made to locate the station on Mole St. Nicholas in Hayti. San Domingo is vow about to offer Samona bay for this pur- pose. This isa harbor enough to float a havy many times the size of thot of the United the Desire of New Yous, April 25.—The stock matket this | Sta morning showed at the opening an urgent de- mand fer stocks for both sides of the account, and first prices wero not only higher but dur- ing the hour on an extremely large business material advances were scored in many shares, while the entire list moved uv fractional amounts. ‘The opening gains were fractional, Canada Southern loading with per cont and the market continued to advance from the open- ing sales. ‘The gains in the general list were confined to fractions, but the features of the market were Northern Pacific preferred, Louisville, New Albany and Chicago and Tennessee ci all of which made remarkable advances. Northern Pacific preferred led the lixt in int of activity, and from 70% it advanced to '23<, while Louisville, New Albany arfti Chicago roxe'2 per cent to 28 and Tennessee coal 134 137}. ‘The Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks, Burlington, Missouri Pacific and Lack- awanna were also prominent for strength, rising Inrge fractions, while St, Paul and other active shares moved over a smaller range. force of the upward movemont was spent be fore the end of the hour, however, and a par- til reaction occurred in which some of the more sluggish stocks were carried slightly below the opening figures, but at 11 o’elock the market was again strong and active at small fractions better than the opening prices as a rule. Money closed easy at 3 per cent. The stock ket after 11 o'clock was inclined to drooy still, but several specialties displayed mark strength, and among these was Pittsburg, Cine cinnati, Chieago and St. Lonis, which rose to 65 from 51. The bank statement also proved unexpectedly very favorable with an increase in the reserve of over 2,000,000, and this stimulated the general list, so that the best prices of the day were reached in man’ cases. The dealings showed the effects of reai- izations, however, and the market closed barely steady at small fractions better than firet prices. Bar silver, 9734. The weekly bank statement shows the follow- ing changes: Reserve, increase, $2,655,275; loans, decrease, $5,263,200; specie, decrease, $944,500; legal tenders, increase, $2,408,900; de- posits, decrease, 4,763,500; circulation, de- crease, $27,100. 'The banks now hold 6,975, 125 in excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule. pa ee CARING FOR THE INJURED. Estimating the Damage Caused by the Ex- plosion Near Kome. Rome, April 25.—Ata meeting today of the municipal couneil of this city the mayor, who presided, spoke in warm terms of praise of the conduct of King Humbert after the destructive powder explosion at Pozzo Pantaleo on Thurs- day. The mayor also said that losses to the commune in damages to public buildings would amount to 2100,000 and_ that he had already distributed the sum of $2,400 in relief of the poorer classes of people who had suffered the most severely by the explo- sion. Count Solms Somnewalde, the German ambassador, has provided funds for twelve beds in the hospital to be used by the sufferers from the disaater. anmenen hee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘New York Stock Market. fol the opent closing prices: tug Kew Work ‘Stock Sarre unreported Gy apetal fre to Corsou and Sacartney, 1410 F atree | Sates—Regular call tional Bank, 10 at 123%; Bank, 10 at “10239. Raliroad, 5 at 25. jeorgetown, Georgetown and Tenteytown 10at 63. Columbia Fire Lusuratice, 20 at 163. ‘People’s Fire Insurance, 100 at 54. Wash- ington Gas, ¥0 at 44 ia Bonds—Per tmp. 6s, 1801, —asked. Per imp. 78, 1991, cur 4 bid, —usked. Market stock, 78, 1802, iig bid. Weyear fand, 6s, 1592, gold, 102 bid, — asked.” 2-year fund, 56, isvb, gold, 10; bid. Waler stuck. 78, 1¥01, currency, 127 bid, — asked, Seyear fund, Gs, guld, 192, ‘117 bid,’ — asked. Water stock,'7s, currency, 1903, 128 bid, — asked. 8.658, 1924, fund, currency. 116 bid. 118 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds—Washingwon and George- town Kailroad, 10-40, 0s, 104 bid, 109 asked. Wash- tngton aud Georgetown Kallroad Convertible 6s. 1w bid, — asked. Masonic Hall Association, 5s, 1905,"104 bid, — asked, Washington Market Company, Ist mortgage 6s, 130 bid, —asked. Wash- ington Market Company, imp. 68, 116 bid, — asked. Aterican Security and Trust Company, 68, 100 bid, —asked. Washington Light Infantry tat un Ge, 1904, 100 bid, — aske Vashington LU fantry 2d, 7a, 1804, 97 bid, 105 anked. Washi Gas “Light Company, series A, 68, 123 bid, — asked. | Washington Gas Light Company, series B, 68, 125 bid, — asked. Washington pany’ Convertible 6s, 135 bid. — asked. ‘National Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 440 bid, 435 asked. Bank of Republic, 70 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 290 bid, 300 asked." Central, 900 bid. Second, 136 ‘bid. — ‘asked. Farmers and Me- chanics’, 196 bid, 200 asked. Citizens’, 110 bid, 180 asked. Columbia, 155 bid, — asked. Capie bid. i23¢ asked. West End, 100% bid, ‘Traders’, 11734 bid, 119 asc". Lincoln, 113g bid. 1024 asked Kailroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 2x bid. giv asked. Metropolitan, 116 bid, [xd asked. Coltimbia, 65 bid, — Street, 50 bid, 58%) asked, Eckington und Soldiers’ Home, 534 bid, 87 asked. Georgetown and ‘Ten- Jeytown, 68 bid. 65 asked. Insurance Stocks—Hiremep's, 47 bid, 69 asked. Franklin, 67 vid, 60 asked. Metropolitan, 80 bid, — asked. National Union, 19 vid, 20asked. Arlington, 180 bid, 138 asked. Corcoran, 6 bid, — asked. Uo- Jumnbia, 1535 bid, 17 asked. Garman-American, 135 vid, — asked, Potomac, 90 bid, 85 asked: Riggs, 5: bid, 53g asked. People's, 54 bid, 5% asked. Lincoln, 6% vid, 5 aeked.” Cominercial, 42g bid, 435 waked, Pitle’ Insurauce Stocks—Real Estate Title, 128 bid, — asked. Columbia Title, 6% vid, 6% asked. ‘Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washingion Gua, "444; bid, 45 asked. “Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. U.S. Electric Light, 1.5 bid, 18 asked. ‘TelephoneStocks—Penusylvania, 25 bid, —asked. Chesapeake aid Motomac, “31 bid, 68 aal Amer- ican Graphophone, 54 bid, 7 asked, Miscellunevus Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany, 17 bid, 20 asked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, — bid, JiG asked. Great Falls lee ‘oupany, 160 bid, 1s0 asked. “Bull Kun Pano- Fama Comipany, 16 Ud, 46 asked. 11 Carriage, 3 bid, 1 asked. Company, — dic," 100 asked. Safe Deposit ‘aud {rust Compantes— Safe Deposit, — bid, — asked. Washington pate Deposit Company, *110 bid. — aaked. es nyton 404d aud IFust Company, 98 asked. ‘Anericaa Security and’ “t¥ust Compauy, Sus4 bid. 61 asked *kx. dividend. -———---- Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April dling, 8%. Flour dull, soutnern ‘dyit; Fultz, 1.25 No. % ‘red, Las 11s, western easy; N L.6ig a. 1393 ADI, “1.164, June, 116; July, ‘t.16al-16) ‘Corn—suuthern ‘dni yellow, dull, Sua! pot, St bid; apt Td wales. Oats southe! rm lvania, @2%adi; do. ‘white, dcada; do. do., mixed, ean: ‘graded No. 2 white, Gust | kiye dull, “uncuunued. i ~ Butter el une! o 4.167 SENATOR REAGAN MAY RESIGN. In Which Case Representative Mills May Be Appointed His Successor. A report is abroad, to which credence is given by people familiar with Texas affairs, that Senator Reagau will be offered theappoint- ment as chairman of the state railroad commis- sion of Texas and that he will probably re- tire from the Senate to accept the new office. The salary is $6,000 a year and the term five years. The chances are that if he served out his term in the Senate he would not be re- elected and for that reason he will not be as reluctant to retire at this time as he would be otherwise. If the report proves true anew Senator will have to be appointed by the governor, as the legislature does not meet again before ‘92. If the election were by the legislature Mr. Mills would almost certainly be chosen to fill the unexpired term, ‘us well as to fila new term. With the aj pointment in the hands of the governor it will probably lie between Mills and A. W. Terrill, ‘One of the brilliant orators of Texas, with the chances still in favor of Mills. SECRETARY FOSTER’S PLANS, Prominent Financiers Approve His Scheme for Deferring Payment of 4 1-2 Per Cents. Secretary Foster's plan of deferring the re-. demption of 434 per cent bonds at the date of maturity, September 1, meets with favor in financial circles, many of the most prominent financiers and capitalists of the country having indicated by letter and in per- sonal interviews with the Secretary their approval of his scheme. This plan car- ries with it the redemption of these bonds at the pleasure of the government after proper notice, and until they are thus called in they are to draw 2 per cent interest after September 1. The amount of 43g bonds unredeemed is about $43,000,000. Of these about $30,000,000 are held by national banks to secure’ the deposits of government money; $1,725,000 are held by foreign bolders, Sa fa boas andi) held by private rtiex, mostly banks and security companies, trust for estates, &c. e - Advices received at the Treasury Depart- ment indicate that perhaps three-fourths of the present holders of the 434 per cent bonds are desirous of retaining their bonds. By law it requires three months holders of the bonds of Secretary's intention in regard to them. A circular setting forth the Secretary's propo- sition will be framed shortly, following in ite general outline the circular issued by Secretary Windom April 11, 1881, when he extended the Payment at the option of the government of 195,890,400 six per cent bonds. That notice notice the Wasurxatox, April 11, 1881. By virtue of the authority’ conferred by law upon the Secretary of the Treasury, notice jereby given that the principal and accrued interest of the bonds herein below designated will be paid at the Treasury of the United States in the city of Washington, D. C., on the first day of July, 1881, and that the interest on said bonds ’will cease on that date: Provided, however, that in case any of the holders of the said bonds shall request to have their bonds continued during the pleas- 0% 20% | ure of the government, with interest at the rate of 33¢ per centum per annum. in lieu of their payment on the dateabove specified, such request will be granted if the bonds are received by the Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose on or before the 10th day of May, 1881. SS ane: SMALLPOX IN HAVANA, Great Danger of an Epidemic of the Dread Disease. Surg. Gen. Hamilton has received a report from Dr. D. M. Burgess, sanitary inspector of the marine hospital service at Havana, an- nouncing that there were 146 deaths in that city during the week ending April 16. He goes on to say: “Five of these deaths were caused by small- pox, with at least forty new cases. Another importation of smallpox is reported and this time by the Spanish trans-atlantic mail steamer Buenos Aires. ‘This vessel arrived here on the 14th instant with eight reported cases of small pox and over 1,500 seengers. All were allowed to land Ina few hours and where they pleased. The soldiers on board were sent to barracks and — hospitals. No known vaccination was practiced, or any other efforts made to prevent the spreading of the disease. How this wholesale importation of this con- tagious disease will end, unless vaccination is at once performed on a large scale, it is impossi- ble to prognosticate, NEW ENTRANCE TO SOLDIERS’ HOME, The Recommendation for a South Entrance WH Be Favorably Considered. ‘The advisability of having an entrance to the Soldiers’ Home on North Capitol or Ist street as recommended by Capt. Rossell and later ap- proved by the Commissioners has heretofore been printed in Taz Star. It will be remem- bered that Col. Robert recommended the refer- ence of the paper to the authorities of the Soldiers’ Home for its final settlement. ‘Today the Commissioners received a letter from Gen. Wilcox, the acting president of the board of commissioners of the Soldiers’ Home, in which he says: pa\The commissioners of, the Soldiers’ Home ve deci A i re) ive re eeprom red panda opening a south entrance to the grounds of the home as soon as the improvements upon the streets leading thereto shall be made so that it can be used.” EES ES DEPEW LOOKS FOR SUCCESS. He Claims That President Harrison Will be Kenominated and Re-Elected. Crxcrxxatt, Ox10, April 25.—Cornelius Van- derbilt, Chauncey M. Depew and party left the city at 8 o'clock this morning for Cleveland. Mr. Depew while here id: “There is no trutn whatever in the report that Gould and the Vanderbiltsareat outs. Our in- terests are east and Mr. Gould's west of the Misaidsippt, We. have no intention of making a road with the Union Pacific and we Me. ‘The stor; ted in Denver, and was the product of eet! of some reporter.” a Reterring to President Harrison's trip he said: “President Harrison's southern speeches PROTECTING The Rock Creek Park Commissioners In- voke the Aid of the Court. ALLEGED DEPREDATIONS COMMITTED ON THE PROPERTY SINCE THE MAP WAS RECORDED— THE COURT ASKED To ENJOIN OWNERS FLOM DOING DAMAGE TO THE TREES, ETC. Today the Rock Creek Park commission took legal steps to protect the ground included within the park limits from depredation. The district attorney filed a bill in equity against the eigthty-four known owners of the land ‘‘and all other persons owning or claim- ing to own any part of the land included within the limits of Rock Creek Tark, accord- ing to the map of said park filed and recorded among the land records of the District of Columbia on the 16th day of April, A. D. 1991." The bill sets forth the act constituting the commisston and what the commission has done to carry out the law. It states that Louis P. Shoemaker on the ist and 22d dava of April, 1891, entered upon tract eighty-one, a little over one.acre of ground, and willfully and wantonly cut down all the trees growing upon that tract. ‘The bil also states that Mary 1. Beall, through her husband, John E. Beall,caised cpien rte Sp Apa sd St Tie eighty on the same April 21 an¢ bill charges thet the ground from which these trees were removed was of no value for agri- cultural p and that ite only value was for villa sites, exclusive of its value as a part of the tract constituting the said Rock Creek the _destruetion Park, and that trees upon these tracts has rendered the Ground almost useless for any purpose. Offers were made to these property owners based upon, the condition of property at the time of — the map, but the tracts have been so al- tered as to greatly reduce the sums which should be paid to them asa just compensation for the tracts in their present condition. The bill adds that same considerations which induced the defendants, Shoemaker and to commit acts of spoliation apply to the defendants generally. AN INJUNCTION ASKED. The commission ask that the defendants named be enjoined from cutting down or injur- ing any of the trees upon the respective IHE PARK. tracks within the said park, and that they be further enjoined from iz any act of whatsoever nature either upon the gronnd included in the several tracts or upon the trees, grass, shrubs or under- growth growing thercon, or nyon the houses and tenements existing thereon, which will or may in anywise injure, deface, destroy or change the present condition of the aforesaid lands, trees, grass, shrubs, undergrowth, houses and tenements. ‘The bill is subscribed to in the usual form by the members of the commission and bears signatures of Attorney General Miller and District Attorney Cole. Judge Hagner made an order requiring the defendar.ts to show canse by May 2 why a re- straining order’ should not be granted as prayed. a THE ATTOKNEY GENERAL’S BRIEF. It was Stolen Kither From the Printing Office or the Department of Justice. The authorities at the Department of Justice are somewhat disturbed over a little incident in connection with the Sayward case, but the judi- cial state of disturbance is somnolent calm when compared with the influences at work in the gov- ernment printing office; influences excited by that same incident. About a week ago Attor- ney General Miller sent to the government printing office a copy of the argument he pro- poses to make on Monday next before the Supreme Court of the United States. This brief was classified at the printing office as ‘‘eonfidential,” and the customary precautions to keep its contents secret were fully in force. On Tuesday afternoon proofs of the brief were returned to the printing office by the Attorney General, and on Wednesday, in three lots. 409 copies were sent to the department. They were carefully counted and locked up, anda clerk has lost a good deal of sleep sitting up watch- ing that key. OFFERED IT TO MR. CARLI®LD. Early this week Mr. Calderon Carlisle, who is on the other side of the Sayward case, re- ceived a letter from a man who is alleged to be newspaper man offering him (Mr. Carlisle) a copy of the Attorney Gen- eral's brief, e same to be delivered three days before the argument was made, i.e., day. Mr. Carlisle did not enter into the combination, however, for Solicitor General Taft, in accordance with polite custom, had’ already provided him with all the briefs” he needed. It is said that this same reporter tried to make a deal with one of the associa- tions, but failed there also. The identity of this middleman has not yet been revealed, but it will be. WHAT THE SOLICITOR GENERAL SAYS. Solicitor General Taft said to a Stan reporter this afternoon that the premature publication of the brief would simply be annoying, but nothing more. It wasa common thing for counsel to make mutual exchanges and there was nothing of a secret nature in connection with this argument. It was evident, though, that a leak existed somewhere, and he was anxious to discover its whereabouts so that it might be stopped before something really important was born too soon. ‘THE PUBLIC PRINTER WILL INVESTIGATE. Public Printer Palmer will investigate the matter thoroughly. He has been assured by Capt. Brian, foreman of printing, that all nec- tions were taken with the In all the _ history work question. of government printing office no leakage has ever been located in the main office, and there is a general idea floating ent that neither around the big estab! carelessness nor can be charged red in the big building at SECRETARY PROCTOR’S SUCCESSOR. Available Candidates, The forthcoming, resignation of Secretary Proctor—for it is regarded as certain that he will succeed Geo. F. Edmunds in the Senate— will give the republican politicians of the ex- & SECRETARY FOSTER TO DECIDE Foster will soon have an odd case before him for decision in the form of two vouchers for the eame salary. presented by dif- ferent persons. One will be signed by Miss Phebe W. Courins, late secretary of the board of lady managers of the world’s fair, and the other by the young woman who was put in her place by the board. Mins Couzins called on the Secretary yester- day to explain the case to him from her stand- z t and to presenta letter from Mr. C. H. jones, commissioner for the fair from Mis- souri, who argued that Miss Coagins had been illegally defrauded of her position. The Sec retary pointed ont the fact that he could take ‘no action until the vouchers are presen’ DENSITY OF POPULATION, A Census Bulletin on the Subject [lustrated by a Map. The density of the distribution of population according to the census of 1890 is graphically shown by a map prepared by Mr. Henry Gan- nett, the geographer of the census, and just issued by the census office. The various sections of the country are indicated onthe map by figures showing the various grades of density from two inhabitaute to the square mile to more than ninety. In the bul- letin of which the map is a part Mr. Gannett observes that, speaking generally agriculture in this country is notcarried on with such care and Tefinement as yet to afford employment and support to # population in excess of forty-five to @ square mile. The figures show that the settled area has constantly and rapidly increased. Dur- ing the past decade the per cent of increase in the settled area was 24.06, while the increase in the population of the country wns 24.96 percent. Three hundred and seventy- seven thousand seven hundred and fifteen square miles have been redeemed during the past ten years, exceeding by *0.3%4 square miles the area settled between 1870 and 1830. THE CABLE ROAD. How the Work Will Be Prosecuted—14th Street Extended to Be Done First. ‘The work of changing the grade of the water and sewer pipes along the line of the proposed cable road on Pennsylvania avenue aud 14th street is in progress. As soon as that is completed the excavation for the cable conduit will be begun. That portion of the route on 14th street extended will be com- pleted first, as the District authorities intend to complete the paving of that street during the present season. As soon as the cone duit is built on 1th street extended operations will be begun on the avenue line, commencing, in Georgetown and proceeding from that point to the end of the line at the navy yard. The work will be done in the same way as that on 7th street, each section being completely finished, so that there will be as je xpace ex) at one time as possible and thus enabling the completed tracks to be used at once. —_—_ DISTRICT GOVEKNMENT. BUILDING PERMITS Permits to build were issued by Inspector Entwis le today as follows: E. M. Lewis, three frame dwellings, Tenleytown road, £2,000; Michael Burk, frame dwelling, Hartford street, Brookland, 21,500; Black & Jemison, two brick dwellings, 14t8 street extended, £16,000; Fair- fax Bontz,two brick dwellings,71 and 78 Myrtle street northeast, €3,500; Augusta M. Brethaner, brick dwelling, 630 “Istreet southeast, £2,000; Mary Gunnell’ three ‘brick dwellings, £01. to 505 C street southeast, $12,500; Ohio National Bank, one bank and offices, northwest corner 12th and G streets northwest, $45,000; A. Eb- erly, three brick dwellings, 617 to 621 K street northwest, 12.600; Henry B. King, one brick dwelling, 1709 35th street northwest, £5,600. CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SCHOOL FURNITURE. The committee of school trustees, consisting of Messra, ‘Thayer, Whelpley and Cornish, ap- inted toexamine into and report on ids recently opened for school furniture today made its report, awarding the school farniture to the School, Furniture Company of Bloomsburg, Pa.. and the teacher's desks and tables to the Globe Furniture Company of Northville, Mich. a The Marine Corps. The commandant of the marine corps is about to take steps at once to organize the school of application for non-cominissioned officers and privates of the marine corps, to the establishment of which Secretary Tracy has given his official assent. Commissioned officers who will command the various guards on board ships will, some time before their detail for sea duty, be ordered to the school and be given the benefits of the course, as well a8 an opportunity to know ‘the men whom they are to command. The officers who have interested themsclyes in the school are confident that it will in the near future result in establishing the marines as a most impor- tant element. of the force of the modern man- of-war, taking charge of the exposed and dan- gerous secondary batteries, affording a trained and expert nucleus for land operations by naval forces and fitted by thorough special training to cope with mobs or disorderly eie- ments which may seek to attack the navy yards and other government property. oc wyatt ES Instructor of Athletics. Mr. Maurice A. Joyce was last evening elected instructor of the Washington Light In- fantry Athletic Club, and will enter upon his duties at once. Mr. Jo: nt from the of twelve years till after reaching manhood se a professional athlete. and traveled with all the leading circus troupes. For five he has been one of the deputy marshals of the Dis- trict. eee eee Elizabeth Jackson's Will. The will of the late Elizabeth D. Jackson, filed today, names her nephew and friend, W. B. Jackson, as executor and directs him to pay her nephew, Jasper M. Berry, $2,000; her nephew, Jasper W. Jackson, @2,500; her friend und arse. Mire, Elisabeth 3° ite $500; Jackson, $250, and man, $100. The remainder weaths to W. B. Jackson and her Mary E. Jackson. eee Jurors for the May Term. ‘The following have been drawn to serve as jurors of the Circuit and Criminal Courts and summoned for service on May 1: THE SHOREHAM FLOORS. Building Inspector Entwisle has comple'ed @ thorough inspection of the Shoreham Hotel, where the singular accident occurred a few days ago when, it will be remembered, the flooring on the fifth floor gave way beneath the prosure of a jack which workmen were using, and the jack and a mass of heavy material fell down throngh floor after floor until it reached the basement. Mr. Entwisle has heretofore declined to ex- Press an opinion as to the canse of the accident oF the extent to which it would be necessary t reconstruct. Today he stated ton Sram te porter that his conclusion was that all of the tile flooring in the building would have to be reconstructed. To do thie the hotel will have to be closed probably and a great deal of rk done. The accident, be said, had cast the whole building, and’ in order te dottom of the mai epection: architect and builder, who bas been commis moned by Mr. Morton = the bnuding into @ condition of security beyond question, any cost. The trouble, according to Mr. twisle’s observation, lies in the peculiar con- struction of the tile floors and the character of the ay between the joists. In all hie many years of experience, he said, he had never seen anything so singulur. | Between the joists = were = Inid blocks «of |= some composition made chiefly of cement in the joints. Above and on this was put down the tile flooring leid in cement, causing the exclusion of air. Investigation bstance of the omporition has Eniwisle said the timbers could rotted more completely if they eet r, be had made daily in- in company with Mr. Fleming, the Mr. have had been Joft the same length of time not the grass outside. The composith he thought, had been piled in the house and never thoroughly dried out. The moisture in them and tie ive contained in the timbers, which when put in the building. Mr. Entwisle had Places cut in the wooden ooriuge, of many of the rooms and found that the joist beveath were in good conditior He thinks the fact that the freely abo jo their preserva In the case of the tile floors the joists are shut tightly in and there is ne circulation of air. As there ix a great amount of tile fooring im the house the work of reconstruction wil be» big undertaking. The cxpense to the mai ment, including the lomes sustained by cl the house, Eutwisle thinks, will’ not short of $50,000. Mr. Eutwisle will continue the investigation until be has determined the character of the floor and its supports in every room in the house and will inspect constantly the work of Tecunstruction. —_— Sentenced for Housebreaking. John Higgins, who was convicted on Tusaday last of housebreuking, was this morning sen- tenced by Judge Bradley to ten months in jail. Higgins wasindicted with Wm. Dade,who plead guilty and was sentenced to four years at Al- bany, and Wm. Grayson, who was acquitted. This is the party oe. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today twenty-six deaths were reported to the health office, @ slight decrease as compared with the previous day. There were seven cases in which the grip or influenza was given ax the cause of death, ‘bronchitis wax given in three cases, and ion of the lunge in one. Twenty-two deaths were reported yesterday, eight of which resulted from ppeumonia, com gestion of the lungs, bronchitis and the grip. ¢ senote nm Hagner. %8 om been ogt Howarth; time to take testimony limited. Chacsey ‘agt. Pollard: further testimony or- dered taken by W. N. liichardson. Holliday agt. Holliday: counsel fees aud alamony gran viep. ANDERSON. On Friday, Apel) 24, 18M, CORAM. ANDER~ON, beloved slawchter of Thos. 3.” aud Bia E. Auderson, < awed €.eVel sears. nue monte and IN MEMORIAM. washed, Tuy gentle voice now t Thy warn. true hear And on thy youme and Ta restin’ death» cod Thy ban are ciagped hy ineam, We have bused tay loveuy brow, And in our aching bears we tnow We have no iy HER PARENTS. Poneral Sunday, April 26, at ¢0'ci0ck, from parenys? residence, Anacostia, D.C. : BOSWELL. On Thurslay, April 2%. 1801, at 10 FLAZABETH, widow of the late “em seonce H. Boswell, i ‘Our dear mother hax left us, Aw on €/ cai and called, Doox ner ‘To mect Funeral from Fourth Street Church noon at 3 pn. Friends and felatives invited. 1 Janu papers please Coys) . April 24, INOL, at the reai- Woodiunn, G4 A strest mort EK,” beloved usuand April 27, re ? remienee, Nite FitASCES M7: wittow of the late 24, INTL. at Dotclock a.m. at ee er ‘mornin et iowvlock. “Betatives aa Interment private. ts under such floors tends to “s