Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1891, Page 5

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Our assortment is now com- Piste and comprises ali grades from the lowest at Lc. to the finest at 2.50 per yard. onecase of 2Sinch Mixed ihe thing for children’s school dreases. -. per yard. w Plaid and Striped Dress Goods at 23c., Se. - amd $2 per yard. he nuw shades in Hindoo Servesand Hearietts Cloths at 50e., 730. and $1 per yard. Speriai— ln Clotus. For-ner price, Weean give 42-inch All-wool Canvas . ‘Toclose, 3c. per yard. 2 isint idea of eur immense variety Stuifs im an advertisement, but if sure te Gud just what you JOUNSON & LUTTRELL, el 713 Market space. Was: Do Yoo Tuse Or Tune It te surprising Low inany people are fogling them- ecives in buyin ure, &c., om installments or lone time W 2 where we offer many things Price, but they say: ““Idon't veice—I want time.” It iso ination. or improvident babit, in which tae are Willing lo yay #2 tor a 1 article for the privi- ewe of payin ior 2 ee No man can prowper as long as be pays nd. gets $I forst. J don't want any credit dusi- nase. It you baveadoliar to spend. I will give you 360 cent» worth for it. If you can't pay cash for what YoU want you need uct cutua We dou’t sell on time. Lead pounds, €8.50. Real Curled Hair Mattress, Sul" size, Se. $12.50. Datiress, £2.25. Onn Suite, $10.50. Best €L.08. Spring Roller Shades, 0c. A Crystal Tam- Der, 2c. Ply Fans, $1.90. Avitial Tumbiers, any letter, #1 dozen. Remember, we don’t sell anything on installments, { Breune: | ‘Towser, 2d EDITION. ATHARRISBURG TODAY The Pennsylvania Democratic Con- vention Meets, A CAMPAIGN ON STATE ISSUES. Cleveland's Name Received With Great Applause. BARDSLEY IN THE PLATFORM. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS. Cleveland’s Name Cheered at the State Con- vention Tod Hannisnvne, Ps.. Sept. 8.—Promptly at 10:30 o'clock Chairman Kerr of the state committee called the democratic convention to order. At that hour the Harrisburg Opera House was filled with a representative guthering of the democrats of this state. Mr. Kerr announced ‘the following secretaries of | the convention: M. Nead, J. {F. Snyder, . J. _ Sensenderfer, | Geo. H. Hoffman, C. B. Keifer, F. E. Bible and | J.D. Sells. The representation in the cou- | vention consists of 461 delegates made up of one representative for every one thousand votes or | fraction of a thousand cast for Governor Patt- son at the last election. C ‘The calling of the roll and the making of substitutions consumed forty minutos. Nearly all of the delegates answered to their names. Nominations of temporary chairman were then in order. Herman Kretz of Berks nomi- nated Willis Bland ot Reading for that position and he was unanimously chosen. CHAIRMAN BLAND'S SPEFCH. Mr. Bland was conducted to the chair amid applause. In his speech Mr. Bland expressed his consciousness that the compliment paid by his selection as temporary chairman was paid not to himself but to the 18,000 democratic majority of old Berks county. Never in the history of the party has a campaign been begun under more auspicious or promising conditions. Never as now was the public heart and the ublic mind so deeply wrought upon. Never before did the public so deeply feel the necessity for a change in the adminis tration of public affairs. Never beforo was | the feeling so strong that the ticket put in | nomination today would be so overwhelmingly jelected. The campaign will be fought on local issues, not on national. Nobody doubts that the people of Pennsylvania love the teachings of their own prophet, Grover Cleve- | land. {Tremendous applause.) “His defeat in the last campaign has been more glorious to him than any victory wouid have been, for no thinking man can help feeling that the les- sons tonight taught in the democratic victorios all over the country since his defeat are trib- utes to the grandeur of Grover Cleveland and the principle he so nobly represents. [Ap- plause.] But we are not going into national issues. Itis our duty to the people that we turn out the republican ss who are now prostituting the offices all over the state. It is a shameful ing that the state treasurer, auditor general, mercantile appraisers and great news- of Philadelphia should join in » con- plunder the treasury. [Applause.] rinciple of Grover Cleveland that office is a public trust” has been ignored, and they have criminally made public office a means of private profit, to the scandal of the good people of the state. The offices Sat bo wrethel from the grep of the spoilsmen of the republican part: who have for the last twenty-five yea held them through prostitution and abuses. ‘There has been but one democratic governor in this state in the last thirty years. It is no disparagement to the eminent men who have filled the offices to say that the democrat stands peerless among, them all. [Great ap- plause.] In Robert E. Pattison we have a fit- ting representative of those beautiful, those noble, those eternal ideas of true political faith enunciated the great Thomas Jefferson. {Applause and cheers.) COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED. ‘The business of the convention was then be- gun. Committees were announced as follows: Resolutions—Chairman, Congressman William r, Northampton; P. J. Corcoran, Harry mene P. B. Poulos, Morris F. Wilber.Wm. and a I would rather lift my hat in token of respectiul obeisance to the old soldier or to his widow, or to bis orphaned or fatherless children as’ I) pass them on the street, though they live in a hovel and are clad in poverty and in rags, than I ‘would so lift it to any member of the family of any purse-proud millionaire whose — onl; title to distinction in this Iand woul be that he is the owner of much gold and silver and many houses and land and stocks and bonds, which he had wrung unjustly out of the sweat and blood of the faces and out of broken hearts and dying bodies of the i f the land. Yes, I like hemselves proudly, them becom- ing suppliants at the shrine of official power, to be made the plaything of an hour by scheming and designing politicians. Pursuing this thought a little further,I must confess that Ibave yet to learn that military Seaising in the aristocratic school at West Point or else- where is inline with a proper understanding and appreciation of the peculiar and compli- cated duties which belong to the chief account- ing department of the state. The principal nominees of this convention today may not be men with military records to blaze forth in the eyes of the people, for the purpose of blinding em to the grave issues which confront them, but they will be, I trust, men to which every ood citizen of ‘the state may turn for relief Krom She dangers of the most appalling kind. I might very properly refer to another ssatie whieh piel hel fox yous consideration today, and that is the question of the indorse- | ment of a constitutional convention. I trust that whatever action you may take on this most important question will of 8 decided character and that you will not treat it in the light, evasive and deceitful manner which characterized the utterances of those who assembled here in a like capacity within two weeks ago. ‘The committee on credentials reported that there were contests in only two counties—Car- bon and Lackawanna. «In both contests the sitting delegates were recognized. Congressman Mitchell, chairman of the com- mittee on resolutions, then reported as follows: ‘THY PLATFORM. 1. We, the representatives of the democracy of Pennsylvania in convention assembled, re- new our pledges of devotion to the principles of our party in the country at large as declared in the platforms of the national conventions of 1884 and 1888 and approved in the clection of those years bya majority of the American people. We are, as we have always been, in favor of honest and economical administration of public affairs, of limiting expenses and re- ducing taxation to mect the actual necessities of government, of a sound and stable currency based on gold and silver coined and circulat in such proportions as will keep them ona arity, of a reform and revision of the tariff, of liberal but just m laws and of all well- considered legislation tending to increase the rewards and hghten the burdens of labor. 2 W e and affirm that the state elec- ve reali tion of 1891 in Pennsylvania involves no issue of federal politics. We appeal to honest and patri- otic citizens, regardless of past party affiliations, to unite in indicating the honor of thixcommon- wealth and redeeming the fiscal and auditing departments of its government from official abuses and corrupt practices. 3. We arraign and condemn the republican legislature for haxing refused to enforce the constitution by appropriate leguslation;for hav- ing failed to pass honest and equitable appor- tioument bills, as required by the constitution; for having ignored the demands of labor for re- lief by law; for having denied the righteous popular demand for such laws as would dis- tribute the burdens of public taxation equally upon all classes of property and for having re- fused to reform long-existing abuses in the mercantile appraisement laws as recommended by the democratic executive in 1885. ‘4. We arraign and condemn the republican legislature for the enactment of vexatious, op- pressive and vicious legislation, against which the executive veto was interposed for the pro- tection of the people. 5. We arraign and condemn tke republican party of Pennsylvania for electing men to state and municipal offices by whose neglect of duty, complicity in fraud and plunder of the public treasury a million and a half dollars of the peo- ple’s money have been stolen and squandered. 6. We arraign and condemn the republican auditor general for having permitted John Bardsley, the republican treasurer of Philadel- phia city and county, to embezzle a half million dollars of state tax collected by him, which he wes permitted to retain for'n long period after the same was due and payable. We arrnign and condemn the republican the republican treasurer of Philadel- nd county, to embezzle more than f state license moneys collected by Lim, which he was permitted to retain fora long period after the same was due and pay- able. & We arraign and condemn the republican auditor general for having conspired with Jobn Bardsley, the republican treasurer of Philadelphia city and county, to appoint and retain corrupt mereantile apprulsors, | who abused their office for their own private or pecuniary advantage, robbed the state of its "Barry, John Slevin, Geo. L. Poole, Thos. P. Downes,’ Philadelphia; Henry Maulcy, Dr. O. N. Fretz, George B. Shaefer, E. B. Mack, W. 8. Hastings, F. B. Brosey, J. W. Rewalt, Edward Harvey, Robert L. Miller, B. Jones ‘Monaghan, James O'Neil, J. H. Sebult, $. W. Buel . Jani Gavtine, Howard Beach, W. P. Hillbueh, Porry M. Heindel, Geo. F. Helms, J. Manough, H. J. Fosnat, Geo. L. H. Grammer, W. Rush Gillan, P.Gray Meck, M. Fitzharris, H. J. Hull,” Clark J. Wood, AC.’ Clay, J. R Snyder, M. W. Frank, R.A. MeCullough, H. F. Hunkle, Jas. McCabe, E. J. Frankenheim, Chea. Smith, John D. Bronen, Thos. Farrell, John M. Siegfried, F. E. McClain, Wm. Me- To select delegates at large to constitutional convention: John Johnson, Jas. Morris, T. J. Murray, John J. Dougherty, Sam'l Josephs, A. B. Lynch, John A. Ward, John P. Richert, P. W. Gilday, Augustus T. Wellitt, H. J. Dunn, Edward ¥F. Kane, J.B. "Levan, Geo. B. . ight, Laubaugh, Jno. Haviland, M. F. Sands, Jno. P. Flaherty. R. W. Brodhead, Hiram Finch, A. Johnao: Vales, E. R. Carter, M. 8. P. Moore, Amos z. A. Bigler, F. PD. Tate, Franklin Sansom, W. ‘arth, C. O. Master: E. MeKeen, Greenland, C. B. Hoilin, % . zatt, R. A. fattiga huel Nestor, W. J. ‘Tim O'feary. ‘Tim. Foley, Jerome R. McMartin, W. McNair, R. &. rbuekle, 8. 8. Bryant, jr. Committees, on credentials and permanent organization were also appointed and the con- vention at 12 o'clock took a recess until 1:30. ‘The afternoon seesion of the convention | began at2 o'clock. The committee on perma- nent organization reported in favor of Hon. George W. Skinner of Fulton county for per- manent chairman and a vice president from each senatorial district. The temporary minor officials were retained permanenily CHAIRMAN SKINNERS ADDRESS. MraSkinner was conducted to the platform. He spoke as follows: If I mistake not this is thelargest assomblago of representative democrats ever convened | within the Imnits of our commonwealth, and if it be true that added numbers bring increased | wisdom, then may we look that the results of | this day's work shall be a happy deliverance | for the democratic party. We have assembied {here today, I take it, not for the purpose of jgiving expression to our individual views upon national candidates and questions of national policy, but we are here, representa tives of more than 464,000 voters. who less than ‘one year ago decreed that Robert E. Pattison, who bad once before signally adorned the high ofiice, showkd again be the governor of th commonwealth for four years more. We are | hererepresentativesof that class of the citizens of | tee state whose hands are unshackeled by boss- | jam and whose manhood must ever rise high | above the arts aud practices of the mere selfish | politician and who now say to us that if we Shall deliberate with wisdom today and boldly | confront the deep and grievous wrongs exist- ing in the high places of the government of the state that the candidates of our choice today shall receive their | eordial indorsement and support. Much as | our political opponents might wish it otherwise the fesues of the campaign must be state issues, | pure and simple, and none others. The lenemy invite us to leave our securely entrenched position aud meet them on the bax- { Srdous field of national politics. Shall we do } so and win the contempt of the skiliful generals | who are marshaling the opposing forces? | ‘Ter “SOLDIER RACKET.” | ‘This brings me to the consideration of an- other feature of the campaign upon which we just revenues and imposed upon the common- wealth hun is of thousands of dollars of needless costs, and we demand the dismissal of the mercantile appraisers of Philadelphia. 9. We arraign and condemn the republican auditor general for having conspired with John Bardsley, the republican treasurer of Philadel- phia city and county, to speculate in public advertising and for having received from the publishers of the same bribes to influence their official conduct in placing such advertisements. 10. We arraign and condemn the republican auditor general for having failed to promptly collect the taxes and claims of the common- wealth against delinquent and defaulting pub- lic and private corporations. 11. We arraign and condemn the republican state treasurer for willfully and knowingly per- mitting Jobn Bardsley to retain in his posses- sion over a million dollars of motey collected for and owing to the commonwealth of Penn- sylvauia, by reason of which dereliction a large portion of the money has been lost to the people. We arraign and condemn the republican state treasurer for having conspired with John Bardsley, the republican treasurer of Phila- delphia, to secure to him the payment of £425,- 000 of the public school funds long in advance of the usual time, and when Burdsley was already known to the state treasurer to be defauiter ior over a half million dollars, which sum thus improvidently paid to Bardsley was by him embezzled, to the loss of Philadelphia city and the shame and scandal of the state 13. We arraign aud condemn the republican state trexsurer and the republican auditor general for having conspired to pay to John ¥ardsley, the republican treasurer of Philadel- phia city and county, on December 30, 1890, } 2150,000 out of the state treasury ostensibly on account of Philadelphia county's share of the personal property tax, but actually before that tax had been paid into the state treasury and when John Bardsley was already a defaulter and embezzler on account to the amount of $622,013.11. 14. We arraign and condemn the republican party of Pennsylvania for having fostered, en- couraged, protected and continued a teckless system of official speculation with public mon- eys, whereby state and city treasurers have enriched themselves, corrupted the public morals and robbed the taxpayers. ‘The prac- tice of using public funds for private gain or political advantage isto be condemned and should becompletely and thoroughly eradi- cated. 15. We arraign and condemn the republican state convention recently assembled for its condonation and defense of faithless republican | state officials guilty of these derelictions, some | of whom sat in its councils, influenced ‘its ac- tion and dictated and controlled its utterances. 16. We pledge the candidates this day nomi- nated tocorrect these abuses, to reform these practices and to punish those guilty of them and we pledge our support to the state admin- | istration in ail its efforte to accomplish these ends. 17. We denounce the corrupt and shameless domination of Senator Matthew 8S. Quay in the politics of the state and arraign and condemn the republican party for its servile acquiescence in Theleaaeratip hs man who has utterly failed to defend himself from grave charges agai his official conduct and political record. 18. We heartily indorse the wise, statesman- like and patriotic administration of Gov. Patti- son we applaud and approve his feurless vetoes of partisan, vicious and ill-considered tion, his recommendation of saiutary laws, his rigorous investigation and wholesome correc- tion of public abuses, and his determination to enforce the constitution, punish offenders and secure public reform. 19. We sympathize with the just demands of workingmen for all such tion as will protect their interests, and for auch speedy Fells i in a a ith H A auditor general tor having permitted John | Bardsl 22, We believe that the right of free, honest and secret ballot is the right tive of all political rights. We approve the largost meas- ure of ballot reform and believe the whole ad- vantages of the Australian ballot system should be secured to the clectors of Pennsylvania. The ballot bill enacted by the last general assembly was a step in the right direction, but it needs to be supplemented by measures to protect the secrecy of the ballot and tosecure reform in registration. To this end and for these pur- poses only wo favor the assembling of a consti- tional convention. DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Hanmissvne, Pa., Sept. 8.—The candidates for delegates at large selected by today’s demo- cratic state convention to the constitutional conveation will be chosen from the following: Charles R. Buekalew, Chauncey F. Black, Geo. M. Dallas, Samuel Gustine Timpson, ‘David 'W. Sellers, Thomas Lazear, William’ Wei ys Samuel Griffiths, Roger Sherman, W. 8. Mc- Lain, Mortimer’ F. tt, John Latta, Au- [larg 8. Lan J. C. MePharron, John H. vis, J. M. y R. E. Monaghen, H. W. Scott, J. W. Howard (colored). Eighteen can- didates will be selected, the same number placed in nomination by the republicans. —_—-—— THE ROCKVILLE FAIR. Lively Scenes at the Grounds Today—Pre- miums Awarded. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Rockviniz, Mp., Sept. 3.—The second day of the agricultural fair opened here today under the most favorable circumstances, including a bright, cool morning and «big crowd. People from all parts of the county commenced atriv- ing as earlyas7 o'clock andin afewhours all the roads leading here wore crowded with vehicles of every description bearing their living freight.” From the cid pioneer of three score infant, they came in mn every train on the railroad brought large quote. By 11 o'clock the ample grounds were crowded with @ compact mass of humanity, while it was difti- cult to pass through the exhibition hall on ac count of the great crowd eager to sce the fine display in the building. THE CAVALCADE OF STOCK. At10o’clock the fine new race track, one- third of » mile in length, was entirely sur- rounded by a dense mass of people eager to see the cavalcade of stock, teams, &o. This display of stock was of suchacharacter as to add greatly to the reputation of Montgomery as ‘one of the most prolitic of the stock-bree ling counties of the state. 1 cade was re- viewed by the following judges: heavy draft they Percheron horses, Joshua Warfield of Howard county; standard bred trotters and saddle horses, Cockey of Cockey: Baltimore county: Jersey caitle, H. Von Kaprff of Towson, Md.; Guernsey and brown Swiss cattle, Mr.'G. Lukens of Virginia; Holsteine, LD. Blunt, Goshen, hort horns and fat cattle, Mr. Kengls of Washington. At 11 o'clock it was expected that the annual address would be delivered by Prof. Galloway of the Agricultural Department, butup to 12m. that gentleman had failed to put in an appear- ance and the officers of the society were vainly insearch of a substitute. Much dfsappoint- ment was expressed by the large audience con- gregated at the speaker's stand. PREMIUMS. The following additional premiums were awarded today: Poultr; Fulks, first premium; Chicks—T. J. =, fire E. Boileau, second. Buff Cochin Fowls—first, C. E. Boileau; second, T. J. Fulks. Chicks— J. Fulks. White Cochin Fowls- Fulks. Lang- ham = Fowls—first, T. J. Fulks. Chicks— same. Gold-laced Wyandottes—C. E. Boileau. Silver-laced Wyandottes—T. J. Fulks, first; C. E. Boileau, second. Chicke—T. J. Fulks, firs Mrs. L. Johnson, second. White Wyandottes— C. E. Boileau. ' Chicks—Same. Barred Pl: mouth Rocks—H. H. Miller, first; C. E. Boileau, second. Chicke—T. J. Fulks, tirst: C.E.Boileau, second. Brown red gamer-—-N. R. Selby, Black Sumatra gamos—J. C. Bentley. Pit game flowers—Mra. L. Johnson. Single-comb white Leghorns. Fulks; C. E. Boileau, second. Chicks—C. Boileau, first; J. T. Fulka, sec- ond. Single-comb brown Leghorns—H. W. Dorsey, first; T. J. Fulks, second. Chicke—H. W. Dorsey, first; C. E. Boileau, sec- ond: rose comb brown Leghorns, C. M. Ma- gruder; Andalusian fowls, T. J. Fulks; chicks wame. Black Minorcas, O. M. Muncaster; chicks same. Golden ‘Seabright Bantams— C. E. Boileau; Japanese Bantam chic! Vda Tae Muncaster; bronze turkeys, ‘Samue Cooper. first; H. H. Griffith, second; slate tur- H. H. GriMth: Aylesbury ducks, Mra. L. Pekin ducks, T. J. Fulks, first; J. H. Bogley; chicks, A. M. Stabler; colored Muscovy ducks, J. E. Willson; colored Dorking fowls, E. Boileau; chicks, samo; red game bantams, W. Dorsey, first; C. E. Boileau, second; chi same; silver dack-wing game bantams, sam keys, J red-pile game bantams, same; golden Seabright bantams, same; brown Chinese geese, Hattie Muncaster first, R. B. Farquhar second; white Chinese geese, Everett Ricketts first, J. H. Bogley second; East India Samuel cope, Cooper. “peat ‘Guinea fowls, Win. Wagner; red cap Howls and. chicks,’ CE. Bostean: best display of fowls, C. E. Boilean. Dairy, best pound fresh butter, W. H. Rabbitt, first; Eloise Baker, second. Home-made cheese, R. MM. Stabler. ‘Lot of honey, John E. Muncaster, first; J. W. Keys, second. 8. A.M. picetesrioesle MILL BURNERS AT WORK. An Incendiary Fire at Laytonsville This Morning. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Rockvinte, M., Sept. 3.—This morning about 10 o'clock the large new flouring mill just completed at Laytonsville, this county, by James 8. Benson was entirely destroyed by firo. All the roller process machinery for the mill had been received, but it was not all in Position when the fre occurred, which was doubtless the work of an incendiary. Some woeks ago Mr. Benson received two let- ters postmarked Washington, D. C., threaten- ing to burn the mill if it was ever completed, but no particular attention was paid to them. This {s the third incendiary burning of mills in the same vicinity within two years. Ia the present state of feeling in the locality, should the perpetrators be discovered they would doubtless be lynched. —_ AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. A Schooner and Her Crew Lost Near the Hawalian Islands, Curcaco, Sept. 8.—A special from San Fran- cisco says: The schooner Pannonia, which loft the Marshal Islands May 1for San Fran- cisco with twelve persons on board, was wrecked on the reefs to the northwest of the Hawaiian Islands and all on board lost. Tho erew numbered seven men, nearly all Ameri- cans, and Capt. G. D. Lovedall had his wife and three children aboard. ‘The vessel left San Francisco in February last with a enrgo of general merchandise for frading with “the natives of tho South Sea Islands. She had on board six whale boats and a handsome yacht for King Babsland, the ruler of ‘one of the islands. She arrived safely at Jaluit after a passage of thirty-two days and discharged her cargo in good order. She shipped a load of capra and left for San Francisco. Forty da Inter a whaling schooner found one of the small boats floating bottom upward near the scene of the wreck. Capt. Lovedall was one of the oldest and best-known seamen on tho coast, and was for years harbor master at San Diego. He was possessed of considerable prop- erty, and made a wills few days before he sailed. ‘The schooner Pannonia was compara- tively a new vessel. The crow, cargo und every- | it Pacific. are now at the bottom of the saa ae < THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY Co, Evidence Complete in Twenty-Five Cases | !°2 President. Against the Mr. John C. Maynard, the inspector in charge of the New Orleans district, was at the Post Office Department today. He has just come from New Orleans, where ho has completed the work ia some twenty- five cases against the president of the Louisi- i AH é i i ki Lis e & $ 4 E 5. i IT MAY PROVE FATAL. David Brooks Threw a Stone Which May Make Him = Murderer. A stone thrown last night by acolored laborer nemed David Brooks struck Georgie Hodges, @ young colored woman, on the head and in- fiicted an injury that may prove fatal. Brooke is about thirty-two years old and is employed by G. M. Barker, the dealer in blinds, sash and moldings on New York avenue. Brooks and his wife separated some months ago. He lives nearSth and K streets and she lives on Madison street near the corner of 7th and M streets northwest. Last night between 9 and 10 o'clock be called to see his wife and her mother was in the house with her. They live next door to the house in which the injured woman lives. ° The husband was under the influence of liquor and his wife declined to see him. The usual quarrel ensued and Brooks went across to the opposite side of the street and got ready to bombard the house. Georgie Hodges was sitting on her bed near the second-story front window and she saw him pick up a large cobblestone. There was @ large crowd in the street at the time. The young woman's attention was attracted to something inthe room, and Just at the time she stooped over Brooks threw the stone. He no doubt aimed at his wife's house, but the stone struck moulding on the window in the wrong house and glanced toward the Hodges woman, striking her on the head. A piece of the moulding was broken off. Brooks then ran away and eluded the police Patil today, when Policeman Barnes arrested im. Drs. Middleton and Bennett were summoned to attond the injured woman, whose skull was probably fractured. Thoy sewed up along cut on her head and dressed the wound, which, they say, is of a dangerous character. woman was resting easy today and the doctors wili be able to tell better tomorrow the extent of the injury. The prisoner claims that he throw the stone at some boys, and denies that he had any trouble with his wife. -He is held to await the result of the woman's injuries. —— THE WATCH RECOVERED. The One of Which James Hardy Was Rob- bed in Judiciary Square, Detective Block has recovered the gold watch that was taken from Mr. Jas. Hardy when he wat robbed in Judiciary Square 2 month ago, as published in yesterday's Stan. He recovered it from a clerk in the Interior Department,who lives in the county. The watch was given to the clerk by Thos. Grigsby, one of the prisoners under arrest for the crime. ‘The officer also recovered a silver watch which was disposed of by Grigsby some time ago, and it is heid at police headquarters for identification. ‘Mr. M.A. Penn, who read the account in Tne Stax last evening, visited head- quarters this morning and complained that he was knocked down near where Mr. Hardy was robbed only a few da} before the latter occurrence, but he saw the negroes before they attacked him and he got up so quickly that they did not succeed in rob- bing him of anything. ——— In Wall Street Today. New Yonx, Sept. 3.—The stock market con- tinues to show a decreasing volume of business and atthe opening this morning the trading only moderate, except in St. Paul, Union fie, Atchison and Butlington. ‘The temper wns still bearish, however, and first prices wero allfrom ¥ to'% per cent lower than last night's figures, aud Union Pacific and Burling- ton were each’ down 3;. Further concessions of small fractions were made in the leading active stocks, but the general list displayed an vancing tendency, the limit of which was marked by a gain of % per cent in Lacka- wanna. ‘The lenders railled also, but got only light reactions above first prices, Aton low priced shares the Chesapeake and Obios were romurkably strong and the first preferred rose 2% to The later dealings were marked) by no Yenture of interest and at IL o'clock the market was comparatively quiet an steady, with prices generally at @ shade better than first figures. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices: the Rew York ‘Erock Markets as reported BF Wiro to Corson and Macarthey. 1410 F attest. srsal Meme | 0. c. || Name. | 0. | © Exchange. Sales—l call—12 o'clock m.: U.S. Elec- tric Light, 7 at 154; 4 at 155. Government Bohds—U.S. 48, registered, 1907,1163¢ bid, 118 aaked. U. 8. as, 1901, 11734 bid, 119 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Market stock, 7a, 1992, currency, 101 bid, —asked. 20-yeur fund, 62, 1592, gold, 101 bid,—asked. 20-year fund, 53,1899, goid, 105 bid, —asked. 90-year fund, 68, gold, lw, 115 bid, -- asked. £666, 1924, fund, cur Teucy, 111 bid, 114 asked 83g, Teg. 2-108, 1805 1v0l, 102 bid, — asked. ington ana Ueorge- Miscellaneous sonds—Wasni: town Kailroad, 10-40, 63, 10h bid, —asked. Wash- ington and Georgetown Kallroad Convertibie 63, iv bid, —asked. Masonic Hall Association, 58, 1908, 103 bid, 106% asked. Washington Market Company imp. ‘6s, 116 bid, 120 asked. American Security aud ‘Trust Company, 84, 100 bid, — asked. Washington Light iufaatry ist iortgage Ge, iv, 200 bidy— asked. | Washington gat iufaniry ‘2d 78, 1904, 99 bid, 100 asked. Washington Gas Light Company, series A, 6s, 127% bid, — asked. Wi ington Gas Company, series "B, 6a, 125 bid, — asked. Washington Gas Company Couverti- je 6s, 129 bid. 155 asked. Eckington tall road 4, 100 bid, 103 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone iat mortgage 68, 101 bid, 106 asked. Capitol and North O street Railroad’ ist mortgage 5%, 10434 bid, 109 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Convertible 68, 123 bid, 1283 asked. U. =. Electric Light, 107 bid, 115 askea. ‘National Bank Stocks—Bauk of Washington, 40 did, 600 asked. Metropolitan, 270 bid, 800 asked. Ceutral. 300 bid, — asked. Second, is bid, 200 auked. Farmers abd Mechauics. "190 bid, — asked. Citizens’, 170 bid. 185 asked. Columbia, 160 bid, 156 asked: Capital, 120 bid. — asked. West Aud, 9 bid, 100 asked.” Traders’, 114 bid, 120 asked. Lincoln, 99 bid, 102 asked. Ohio, 90 bid, — asked. Railroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 21v bid, 240 asked. Metropolitan, 107 bid, 116 avked. Columbia, — bid, iz asked. Capito!’ and North Q Street, #5 bid, — asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 8 bid,'— asses. Georgetown anu ‘Yeuleytown, 61 bid, 65 asked. Insurance’ Stocks—Firemen’s, 48 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, $0 bid, — asked. National’ Union, 17 bid, 21 asked. Corcoran, 63 bid,— asked. Colum- Dim, 15 bid, 17 asked. Potomac, 80 bid, 95 asked. Riggs, 5 bid, — asked. People’s, 5 bid, — asked Lincoln, 5 bid, 53 asked = Commercial, 4 bid. — Kea. aaked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 125 bid, 131 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 634 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—W: D Gas, 43 id,44asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid, — asked. U, 8. Electric Light, 154 bid, 189 asked. ‘Telephone: ¢ and Potomac, — bid,¢9 waked.“ Amerieall Graphophone, — bid, 7 aski ‘Miscellaneous Washington Market Com- Stocks—' pany, 15 bid, 40 asked. Great Fails Ico Company, i. Bull Kun Cou 16 bid, 25 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % ‘% ‘Lincoln Hall, — bid, 100 asked. interocean ing asked. aes, 1480 bushels, Wheat No. 2 red, un- i ‘ocwver, ane 565 aac, Tose Sosy; steamer, No. %, Ted, 953897 =! Longberty, Wheat, easy; Fults, 9541.06; $29,082 Tecelpis, +k, 1,491,283 bushels; sales, 000 bushels. era ‘Sif: southern odtn, “Gull ‘white, erase, Jeu, ‘esuvo—recelpts, 4237 bushels THE GARBAGE CONTRACT. sauaad gins 0 to Continue the Work ny Longer. ‘THE COMMISSIONERS NOTIFY HIS POXDSNEN THAT | ‘TREY MUST CONTINUE TRE WORK—TALES WITH | COL, ROBERT, COMMISSIONER ROSS AND AUDI- TOR PRTTY ON THE SUBJECT. The crisis in the garbage question has ar- | rived, and unless the Commissioners take bold of the work themselves, it may be some days before there will be any collections. Contractor Draney has refused to continue the work and submitted the following letter Inst night as his explanation: “To the HonorablesCommissioners, District of Columbia: “Gentlemen: By reason of not receiving the compensation for the service performed by me | for thet month of August, the sameas the month of July, for which has mede an addi tional appropriation, and after placing at work the number of wagons requested, I am com- Polled to stop the collection of garbage, &o. bt ns 4) pM. Dnawer.” A LETTER TO THE BONDSMEN. ‘The letter fell like a bombshell in the camp of the District triumvirate. This morning, as scon as the Commissioners arrived, a board | meeting was called and the question con- sidered at length. It was finally agreed to notify the bondsmen of Contractor Draney that unless they took up the work on the un- expired contract the District would do tho | work and charge the expenses thereof against whatever compensation was due the contractor. | Commissioner Ross accordingly dra‘ted the | following letter, a copy of which was sent to| Meters. “Charles ‘We Hugely ond "Philip H. . Christman, Serrexner 3, 1891. Sir: Mr. Felix Mr. Charles W. Huge! Droney ¥riting that he will no ‘onger attempt carry out and perform the contract entere into. by and between the District of | Se ce said Felix M. Draney of the second part—dated July 1, 1887—for the collection and removal of garbage for u period of five years from July 1, 1887, you are hereby notified, as one of the sureties on said contract, that you and your co-surety, Mr. Philip H. Christman, will be expected’ within twenty-four hours from the receipt of this notice to take up Mr. Draney’s work and perform the same accord- ing to the terms of his contract. the Commissioners will proceed to do the work and charge the expense thereof against the compensation provided for in said contract. Respectfully, a (Signed) Acting president. It will be seen from the letter of Mr. Draney that be does not assign asa reason for throw- ing up his contract his failure to get along with the health officer, but states as his reason the failure of the District to pay him for work done during August. AUDITOR PETTY'S STATEMENT. ASran reporter called upon Auditor Petty for an explanation of this today and this is what that officer said: “TI know nothing of the District refusing to y Mr. Draney for work done during August. Ke’ voucher has yet been received from the health department save the regular monthly voucher of money due ‘on the original contract. I assume, however, that the money Mr. Draney refers to is that allowed by the Commissioners for additional services. This first happened in 1888, when the Commissioners entered into 2 contract with Mr. Draney whereby he was to collect garbage every day during the months of July aud August, instead of three times _— week, as set forth in the original contract. The contract was continued in 1889 and °90, but this year the Commissioners refused to allow any additional compensation for extra services. They did, however, allow him an additional 2600 for extra services during July, but, as I understand it, do not p tional sum for the servic TALK WITH COMMISSIONER ROBERT. In conversation with Col. Robert upon the subject he told a Sraz reporter that the Com- missioners were doing all in their power to tide over the difficulty. At the board meeting this morning the health officer had been in- structed to put on ten wagons at once and get forty more ready for tomorrow, Contractor Kiley was given the contract for doing this work, receiving $4.50 per day for the use of a double mend driver. The colonel said, in referring to the additional com- pensation heretofore allowed Mr. Draney for extra servic he was of the impression that the Commissioners had thority inentering into such inal contract was plain enough in its ¢ itwas not right to allow the contractor any additional compensation for work he had agreed tiorm ata stated sum. The colonel said he had no doubt but that the money allowed for the collection of the garbage was inade- quate and the contractor should never have taken it at such a low figure, but that was his lookout, and he for one was going to do all in his power to make him comply with its terms. THE GsRBAGE WILL BE REMOVED. Commissioner Ross said that the situation isso grave that the garbage must be removed i: i; | at all hazards, the expense to be charged to the contractor and his sureties. He did not think the Commissioners had the right to increase the compensation fixed by the contract, and felt confident that they would sueceed in removing the garbage after a few days trial. ee HE MAY BE A CANDIDATE. Senator Cullom Admits His Aspirations for the Presidency. Senators McMillan and Cullom have re- turnedfrom Europe. SenatorCullom is quoted as saying in New York that he may be a can- didate for the presidential nomination. ‘Mr. Cullom’s friends have been working on this assumption for some time and the chances seem to be that he will be very actively in the field when the convention moots, unless it is then too apparent to every one that Biaine will be acclaimed the nominee. In that event Mr. Cullom may be pressed for the second place on the ticket and again Maine and Illinois will go as running mates. MKS. ANDERSON’S DEATH, A Coroner’s Jury Decides It Was From Natural Causes. Deputy Coroner Shaeffer anda jury spent this morning at the police station on Boundary street between 9th and 10thstreet in aneffort to | They were accompanied by two members of | uit determine whether there was anything out of | the Cherokee Indian commission, with whom | MAUDE PIKE, both ot Washineton. the way in the death of Mrs. Sarah Anderson on last Tuesday evening. Mrs. Anderson's death was quite sldden, and av it was known that immediately before ber death she had been engaged in a quarrel with some neighbors it was thought best to hold inquest. The jury which listened to the testimony consisted of Frank J. Bouchard. Weury A. Pixton, Thomas L. Jones, Daniel Bules, Morgan Bradford and Ghastes B. Willing, ‘The witnesses, wore Mary the in high passion and a policeman was found to her return to her own house she pped on the vand expired. Mrs. An: lived on ore avenue, while the Ellis house is on Erie street between 16th and 1° 3 mouthern | offered her f, 96a1.06— having notified the Commissioners in | #trea to | resulted. TOPAYS GAM The Senators and Colonels Cross Rats—Every- thing Our Way Up to Date The Washington and Louisville ball teams played two games today. ‘The first one began at 2 o'clock, with about 1,200 people present. The teams played as follows: Washington— Murphy, left field; Griffin, center field; Sut- first base, Dowd, second base; Hatfield, short stop; Alvord, third base; Carsey, pitcher. Lonisvi field; Donavan, left field; Kuebne, third base; Jennings, short stop; Wolf, right field; Shin- nick, second base; Ryan, catcher; Fitzgerald, pitcher. The Statesmen jumped in at once and gare Mr. Fitzgerald a terrible pounding in the iret inning, knocking him out of Four hits and five runs were the reeu Murphy led off with a safe hit over second base and Griftin was bit by the pitcher. Murphy stole second and Grifiin took second on a theft a few moments later. Then two men went ont, Sutcliffe on strikes and Curtis on a fly to left, and hope seemied dead, but McCauley filled the bases by waiting for four bal Dowd lined a nat over sceond and Mdrphy and scored. There were two on the when Hatfield went ball pitched and it went three bases. Alvord’s 5° Hatfield, bu: ¢ In the lat Weaver put uj Hattie the first board for led to right and that Carsey took y good stop, but @ poor throw of Do: ounder and Alverd fum- bled Kueh: nding hit. This put two men on the bases, but Jennings put ap a hard foul that Sutcliffe caught. First inning—Washington, 5; Lot The visiting atte was kept up and three mo McCauley was the main agen Murphy tried to place a ball in left, but ot an would not let him. hor ever, put a strenk over pnd when he “hit safely, and Sutcliffe _litted & good one into ‘right on whicl third. Curtis was hit and. th filled. McCauley drove a safe on conter for two bares, and three runs were tal- lied. Suteliffe thought the ball would caught and he went back to second, but Curtis purhed him on, and they crossed the plate to- gether. Dowd struck out. The ball was muffed and the batsman had to be put out a first, a double play retiring the side when McCauley tried to make third’ on the throw. visitors of by being hit. He went no further than first, however, for the next three men went out, Shinnick and Cabill on high flies to Carsey and Sutcliffe, and Meekin at first on Alvord’s assist. Second Inning—Washington, 3-8. Louis- ville, O—0. Inthe third inning Hatield flied out to center and Alvord smashed one down the left into right line. It would have been good for three bases at least had Alvord not fallen in start- ing. At it was it was a two-bagger. Carsey put up a dificult foul, which Cahill not only caught, but so handled as to hold the ruu- ner. Murphy's hit looked safe, but Jennings took it and threw in time to retire the batter at rst. ‘The visitors went out in order. Hetfield made a good stop of Taylor's skimmer, Me- Cauley nabbed a ball from Weaver's bat near the line, and Donovan retired on a grounder to vord. o.g_hird inning—Washington, 0-8; Louisville, FOUR IN TRE FOURTH INNING. In the fourth inning Griffin, Dowd and Hat- field were given bases on balls, McCauley hit for two bases, Alvord for one. Also two passed balls, one of which hit Cabill’s finger and he refused to run for it. Ryan took his place. Cassian the new pitcher was put in the box in the fourth for trial and retired side, giving two men bases on balls, one of whom was caught at second. The score standing 12 to Oat end of fourth inning. DELUSIONS. LUCY HORT: mg Woman Who Shot Senator Mor- gan’s Son Declared Insane. A jury under a writ de lunatico inquirendo Was sworn today in the Criminal Court room by Deputy Marshal Leonardin the case of Lucy W. Horton, the unfortunate young woman who it will be remembered was arrested in the spring of 1887 for attempting to shoot the son of Senator Morgan and from May 23 of that year to March 15, 188, was con- fined in the Government Hospital for the In- sane. For some time past abe had been cm- ployed in the dead letter office of the Post Office Department. Recently she had exhibited “some symptoms of — insanity and on August 2s, at the instance of the officers of the department, she wus taken into custody by tective Mattingly, and since has been in charge of one of the police matrons. At one o'clock she appeared before the jary attired in a pink checked dress with white jacket, red belt and red hat trimmed with rib- bone sod flowers of the same color. She pre- sented quite an attractive appearance, hay Quite handsome features PP ied During the examination of the witnesses, which was conducted by Mr. M. M. Richardson, she talked incessantly. Drs. McKim and Strickler testified to examining her on the 28th, and that she was suffering under a delu- sion that some one was going to insult her. They believed that it would develop into a homicidal tendency. Detective Mattingly testitied to the arrest at the instance of a post olice inspector and that she seemed tearful of The some one attacking her and she had a pistol she said to protect herself. Mr. Waldo G. Perry said she had been in the office for some four years and had been in the asylum twoor three times since Ler appoint- ment; that os long as a year ago he had reported her singular actions aud bis Opinion that it was not safe for her to be at large; that she frequently complained of peo- ple tormenting her and asserted that certain parties were the cause of her horrid dreams. ‘The jury found that she was insane and she Will be sent to the asylum toda; —_—_— A KICKAPOO DELEGATION. An Interview Had With Secretary Noble This Morning. A delegation of Kickapoo Indians had a con- ference with Secretary Noble today in to their reservation in the Indian territory. they are negotiating for # cession to the United States of their surplus lands. ‘The delegation informed the the tribe was severalty, but tocede a tat firmed by the As this was the first time he had scen Mr. Wanamaker since the publication of Civil Serv- ice Commissioner Roosevelt's report touching on political methods in the Baltimore post office, that matter was referred to. What the a f Ht cliffe, catcher; Curtis, right field, McCauley, | Wolf started the | Reports from Ohio indicate that 1 tection of democrats who oppored the nominat.- of Mr. Campbell as governot and who have re Inctantly ace tec that which they could net Prevent arv scheming for hin defeat. There will probably be a great deal of secret | kniting whieh will greatly udanger Mr. bell’s position. ——_-2-__—_- Camp- MR. HATCH AT WORK. ‘Speaking to the Farmers in His Kace for the Speakership. Representative Hatch of Missouri, who is [making an active canvass for the |speakership of the next House, and who will probably have « strong farmer vote, passed through Washington yesterday on bis Way to Shepherdstown, W. Va.. where be makes a specch this afternoon at the farmers’ pionic. Mr. Polk, president of the Fermers’ Alliance, | was the orator of the day atthe picnic yester- Mr. Hatch traveled 2,000 mile? to keep his appointment on this occasion., On bis retarm | he will be in Washington for afew daya MILLS AND McMILLAN, Their Friends Trying to Make a Combine tion With New York. It is said that the Mills and the MeMillian folks are trying to make a combination in New York, whereby a York man will be pre- sented as candidate for clerk of the next | House and « majority of the New York deiege- | tion will vote for either Mills or MeMillian for Speaker. Mr. Truesdell’s Cross-Examination Before the Kock Creck Park Appraisers Continued. Yesterday afternoon the Rock Creek com- | mission to appraise the property (James L. Norris, George J. Senfferle and N. W. Bar- chell) sat in the Circuit Court room till 4 o'clock. ‘The motion of Messrs. McKenvey and Lee to strike out the testimony of Col. George Truss | dell #0 far as it affected certain tracts on the | ground that he had not shown such knowledge of the propertics as to qualify him to testify ae to values was argued at some longth. In com- menting on an authority Mr. MeKenney said: | “Here is a man who passed # tavern stand.” Mr. Perry—lHe deserves credit for passing the tavern. It was urged by Mr. Perry thet Col. Traes- deli was fully qualified to judge of the values, | and Messrs. Wilson, McKenney and Lee argued | that the sales and lands winch witness took asa basis were too remote from the lands in the park as to distance and time. TESTIMONY NOT STRICKEN OUT. The commission sid that when they came to make up their judgment they would give the evidence of witness the consideration they deemed it entitled to and wouls, therefore, overrule the motion. On cross-examination by Mr. Lee Col. Trues- deli said the improvements by the California syndicate had greutly increased the values, but could not say in what ratio. Assuming the sales at £700 per acre at the four-and- mule line the improvements bave doubled the value. Brighiwood, he thought, was a center for 1,000 per acre value. Kapid transit was an clement of increased values. On the northern Dos Passos tract he regarded the elevated land worth 100 per cent more than the low lands. AS TO THE MATTREWSON TRACT. This morning the commission resumed ite session and Col. Truesdell was briefly cross examined by Mr. Blair Lee. Mr. Wm. Stone Abert cross-examined Col. Truesdell as to the Matthewson tract (No. 7. and he said that a public road along its sout crn line would increase its value from §100 to $200 per acre. He testified as to the Tibbs tract that if it was in the high state of eultiva- tion described it was worc £500 more thap the value he put upon it—¢ wo per cent more, and he would increase his val- uations as to other tracts which had been similarly improved. A tragt of three acres of | the Dos Passos land on the nortnern corner, Jon the Miiitery and Daniels ronds, was worth | $500 to #700 per acre or more. ‘The site of the fort (De Kumey) was a fine one. Mr. Hagner, for Mr. Fenwicks, inquired of witness ns to values at the upper end of the park, but witness said be had given no testi- mony as to land in that section. AS TO RAILROAD BENEFITS. ‘Mr. Hagner asked as to the benetits of rail- roads to property. Mr. Perry objected, excepting as to tracts witness had testitied to. Mr. Hagner, with Mr. Lee's consent, asked the question, as it bad reference to one of his tracts (the Green ). Witness eaic the Metropolitan railroad was not near enough to affect the valuation. A railroad with station was an clement of value. THE M'KEOWwN TRacr. By Mr. Atchison for the Mickeown tract— Witness testitied to visiting the tract and de scribed it as having some rough land, but the elevation was fine, commanding an extensive v but would not say that at beautiful. was the most —— Nava Onpens.—Assistant Surgeon Robert Raage of the Thermometer. The following were the readings at office of weather bureau today: 8 a.m, 70; 2 pam, 81 Maximum, 82; minimum, 67. PIKE. At Wasls D.C. ies Geen Este CLEMENTS Wastin Ho’ ENTS and ALICE ‘ENT KING—AND! NS. At (Church, eine anes wih aac JOHN KiNG Wasuington. HARVEY. died August br mia General, as | iz 30 ovgak ROBY hu Tuloned sono Anderson | well as with other officials of the department. | s=4 Sophia Hewiett, aged ted years, ton monthe 30 + Wake itn Dot, weet epirit, He'slusibers so sands), ou, tat Liu elewp on, Mis sudleriugs are troubles ee i eva bee =i ae ced