Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1892, Page 8

LOCAL MENTION. ‘The Weather. FORECAST TILL 8 P.M. WEDNESDAT. For the District of Columbia, Maryland jand Virginiacontinued warm.generally fair weather: | westerly winds; possibly the temperature will be slightly lower on Wednesday in Maryland and the District of Columbia. | COXDITION OF THE WATER. Tem; re and condition of water at % a.m.: Great Falls, temperstare, 6: condition, Receiving reservoir, ganperature, 86. Con- dition at north comneStion, $6; condition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, cemperatare, 87: condition at influent gate Louse, 36; efficent gate house, High water. Low water. 930 am 9:59pm. | 342. om. 4:06p.m. eae Stern } | } Surerz celebrated 65e. C short time at 35e. per pound. Suxgrz Cayvr Sroan, F and 10th sis, nw. dios selling for = Bi ‘Tuesday, July 16, € 6:80 p. rm. Exxcraic Favs, Light, Bells. J. H. Keesuxs. Feenr Sraaw Har in the store, rezardlers to fermer price, selling at 4c. Come quickly, as sizes are getting br Haxey Fuaxc & Sox, One Price, corner 7th and D. Aswsxemavsen, Gunman Rev Wrve, cures dysentery. Cum. Lionrstvo Rops, Burglar Alarms, Speaking Tubes. 1206 Pa. ave. Mux. A. LaOY, Jeaving town, will olose August 1 to fashionable corsetiere, ptember 1. Srixvpr Grasses, $1. Hemrzrn’s, 153 Pa. ave. Fressrux’s Ice Cream where out of town. 14 vd by express sny- jew Yor Axtistie ano GUABANTE Weeuts Pintina, $1. Ve ws. Canrers CLeaxrp b: Wous, (31-625 Mass. ave Froof free of charge. Teleph Fox Biase Booxs Plies: ¥ and Office Sup- 1 Ulth vt. CITY AND DISTRIC' —— AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. 15th street and ‘Tar Partie or Get Chic svenue. a EXCURSIONS TOMO! Mamsuaix Hane. River Qnee ontan Brack 4x2 George | eam. | espa Park.—Take Tenlestown cars, Riven View.—Stemuaer Pentz, 9:45 a.m., 1:45 | Joux.—Steamer > Church and Sun- al trains B. and, O oa. Hamline ol excursion. Lowen Rrvar Laxvrxas.—T. V. Arrowsmith, 3:00 p.m. => CONDENSED* LOCALS, 2, a two-year-old child of ect rouibvast, died without medical ment print- ad quite eration performed + cat brother-in-law, Mr. venue, Jas. Pinkney fell from tories, on Flor- h streets north- Trex is much domand for the spa water from the pump on Lomiziana avenue between 9th aud 10th streets, Lut the authorities have aliowed it to remain cut of repair for some Months, Ovricen Rrizy has arrested Chas. T. Durand for the Philadelphia authorities, who is sas- Egctod. with another party of having robbed the state Fencibles of that city. Is rue Apvanriaguxnt of yesterda: rebuilding saie of K: } Bare read that the builders will take possession | August # instead of July 8 Last Evexixc a coal oil lamp exploded in the grocery of P. A. Carley, 1120. 20th street ia vlight dre, which was members of Track B. xx, employed 1 a store on 7th 3 from his bicycle at the cor streets last evening and frac- tured his leg. He was taken to Garfield Hos- pital. of a DEATH OF HENRY D. BARR. A Well-Kaown Business Man Expires After a Very Brief Iiness. Mr. Henry D. Barr, one of the best-known business men in the city, died yesterday after- | noon at his residence, 1107 Massachusetts ave- gue. Mr. Barr had been sick only a few hours and his death is attributed to beart failure, the result of the beat and overexertion. The news of his death will come asa great shock to his | circle of friends and acquaintances. He had all the appearan ust health, and al- though about sixty years old be was a man of active habits. For the past thirty years he has carried on a merchant tailoring establishment in this city and his place on the av | Tux Stax office was well known. wasa member of the Masonic taken the degrees of the Scottish rite, a wife and three daugh: > A Grand Ratiiication Meeting. Under the auspices of the Republican Cam- paign Club of the second legislative district | the mepablicaus of the District of Columbia will | hold « mass meeting at Salem Hall, 16th street | extended northwest. tomorrow ovening at 7:30 | tions of President Harrison and Whitelaw Reid. The following | gentlemen will address the meeting: Cou- Hi. P. Cheatham of North Carolina, an Kt. Lynch, Recorder &. K. Brace, Dr. Purvis, Col. Perry Carson, Andrew Gleeson, Richard Laws. T. L. Jones, Col. F. R. Aldgich’ Phere will be music by the United States Marine | jn | | He leaves | ee as to the Homestead Trouble. Kesolutions relative to the troubles at Home- stead were adopted at a meeting held last even ing by Capital Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Reci procity. The resolutions set forth as the be- Kef of the members of this organization that “the republican party does not advocate the protection of mannfacturing industries in which | the workmen employed do not receive an equi- | fable share of increased proceeds made tole | by this policy.” The recent action of the Car- negie Company ix denounced as eful, un- | fut ard sescrupulous, and their attempt 10 use | Penkertons is denounced. It is recom mended that Congress prohibit by law the em. loyment of private armed forces and that ar- | tee tion be employed in disputes between | capital and labor. ——— A special train, with, Pullman patio : train, wit nan parlor car, will leave E. and O. station gt 3:90 p. m. Satur- day, August 6, for Atlantic City, ing at the seashore at 9:00 p.m. Tickets will be good to return on special train at 6:30 p. m. Sundar, ron any regular train Monday. $3.50 round trip.—Adet. PRS Se | A Day’s Outing at Bay Ridge. | Boating, bathing, fishing. crabbing, sailing, a | ride on steamer* Columbia, eixty miles, for 10/ cents, picnic groves, ridiug horses, merry. souk chetsleand ‘Gravity rosds, frescomsetea. | Baltimore and Ohio trains at 915 am., 1:30 p. m.. 428 p.m. Sundays, 935 am., 130 p.m,| $:15 pn. §1 round trip.—adee | a Pennsylvania Kailroad Excursion to Niagara ‘The next excursion to } Falls via Penn- | sylvania railroad will leave Washington at 7:10 | ast 4. The rate ia $10 for She round | trip. ticl good to return in ten day valid for stop off at Watkins and either direction and at Buffalo: B ik rite af The exenrsion to Atlantic City via Royal line Saturday; August 6. Special t parlor car will leave Baltimore and Obto ‘t 3.20 p.m., arrive Atlantic Qty 9 p.m. good Sunday at 60 p.m. or i u e F 3 & 1:50 p.m., 428 p.m.; Sundavs, 0:35 am. am, m., Pm; tao pm, 15pm round trip.—Adet. | thoy were twenty fect apart. The platform, he |eaid, was pat there to MR. A. RALPH JOHNSON’S DEATH. The Corouer’s Jury Finds That Xp One Was Responsible. Yesterday afternoon, after Tax Stan's re- Port closed, at the inquest held in the case of A. Ralph Johnson, who wae kiled at the | Baltimore and Obio depot Saturday afternoon, | as published in yesterday's yStar, Dr. W. | Bohrer told how the accident happened. The | young man, he said, was passing between the cars where there was a space of about tivo feet. | He did not @o through stritight, but turned | sidewise e litle, As soon as he was caught witness saw that his veins were enlarged in a moment. Deing weak and faint from sickness | he could not run very fast. He called to some one to pull the engine ahead, which was done. Alexander Schoepf, a railroad employe, had feen Mr. Johneon in the depot and had spoken 4 He was near the end of the baggage he heard some one chout, “Look | n instant the engine started, and eased wax caught between the oars Johnson after he was | caught between the care and the latter saw him tart between the car and block and ge: pinned | to the block by the bumper on the other car. Clay Browning was neat eworn, but all he saw was the injured man after be had beon put | on the platform. J. L. Sollers, gatemau at the depot, testitied | that when he vaw Mr. Johnson start to cross over the track he warned him that he had better foaronnd. but hiv warning was not becued. When he (Johnson) reached the car he had to turn a little to one side to get through. Dr. D. Olin Leach was in the dopot and he raw the young man pinned in between the | ers. Mr. Schoepf, he said, came for him | and he did what he could for the injured man. Wr. W. Wright, another witness sworn, did not witness the accident. He only noticed the man after the train had caught bim. J. 1. Horgan, news agent on the train, was examined. He stated that he did not rel! Mr. Johkneon « paper, nor did he have any conver- sation with bf. Mr. Johnson, cou ent. nof the deceased, was pres- ud he said that theernshed wateh stopped ‘Witness was not at the depot when the ppened, but he reached there about on minutes afterward. Sapt. Alvey was called and examined as to the custom of making up trains and as to the | d there. He said that the| wed and there was a rail ou f the tracks to keep people on the raised platform. Witness said that there Was a railing between the platform and station. Persons who step ou the tracks, Le said, do so et their own risk. Witnees said’ that he would not pase between the stop block and a train if walk on and not the tracks. Witness said that the bumpers provided | would stop a train going at the rate of fifteen | miles an hoar: Witness was examined at some length con- cerning the making up of trains and the em- plorment of watchmen mbout the depot. ‘The jury returned a verdict of accidental cath. holding no onv responsible for the sad _ A. RALPH JOHNSON FUNERAL, Impressive Services at St. Dominic's Church ‘This Morning. ‘The improssive funeral ceremonies of the ‘atholic Church over the remains of A. Ralph Johnson, who was killed last Saturday by a railroad train, took place this morning at St. Dominic's Church. Requiem mass was sung, the celebrant being Rev. Father Hugh Lily. The church was crowded with the friends of the deceased, many of them being his class- mates when he attended the Jefferson School. It was exactly 10 o'clock when the funeral ar- | °%, Tived at the church. The handsome black casket was almost hidden with beautiful flowers, loving ‘ibutes from friends. It was borneby E. Kurtz Johnson, V. Baldwin Johnson, A. G. Johason, A. P. Johnson, E. 8. Johnson and A. L. Johnso: Adelegation from the real estate agents of the city, representatives from Carroll Institute and a number of the members of the Society of the Hoty Name of Jesus were present. Father Lily paid a touching tribute to the deceased. el he said, deprecated eral ——— They — pala oe uate and but futile attempts in ing tl Ibes of dear ones. In this Efe of ours, be gou- tinned, too much attention is given to achiev- ing success in business. People lost sight of the fact thut the highest honors, the gteutest anes, were as chaff before the wind to the valvation of the soul. He knew He was not one of that class. With always a smile upon ats countenance and a buoyant spirit, he went through life making friends, But with all this bright exterior there was an undercurrent of deep religious faith, and when the Master called him he was ready to look cath squarely in the face. He was ready to go bevotnd the shadow. ‘This he knew, and such consolation as this must indeed be balm to the loved oues he left behind him. Framed resoluti to the bereaved family by the real estate agents of the city and‘the class of ‘85 of the High School, of which he was a member. 2S ae FOR PATRIOTIC WOME! Arranging for the Reception of Auxiliary , subcommittee on W. R. C., ladies of the G. A. RL, &c., held its regular fort- nightly meeting yesterday in its new 10oms at the | Red Cross building, corner 17th and F streets —the historic house so well known as Gen. Grant's headquarters. The meeting was largely attended. Mrs. R. D. Mussey, treasurer, and the various subcommittees reported as to the progress and the amount of money needed for their special branch of work. Mra, W. 3. Odell, secretary of the committee on organiza- tions, reported that she had sent out 12,000 cir- enlars giving all the needful information, &c., distributed over all parts of the country. The accommodations commitjee, of which Mrs. John Dalzell is chairman, orted that applications are madé to them daily by the hundreds and, while mostly for parties of ladies, many requests also came from conples, Mrs. Dalzeil says that many of the best citizens of the District, realizing the vust crowds who | will be present and for the honor of our city, and antions that rates shall be kept down, are throwing open their doors, and that daily of- fers are made both to her and Miss Barton. Many more, however, will be needed. Mrs. Sara Spencer, the chairman of pnblic comfort committee, offered the following reso- lntioa, shich was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this committee respectful! request the 8 of the various strect rail way lines to provide at the junctions rooms for ladies, to meet the the approaching G. A. R. other frequently recurring ‘Assemblies, sud also tor the general comfort of the traveling public. Mrs. 0. D. Conger, chairman of the invita- tions committee, said she had recei numerous responses to her letters written to adjutants of states and others relative to widows of prominent soldiers or women who had distinguished service themselves dur- ing the late war. he son as pointment of Mra. Marthe B. was announced. Hamp- rman of the bureau of information Mrs. W, W. Dudley, chairman of the souvenir committee, was instructed to obtain the con- tracts for that work. The national t of the W. R. C., Mrs. Sue Pike Sanders, having informed the chair- man of the citizens’ subcommittee that the Department of the Potomac, W. R. C., presided over by Mrs, Ida V. Hendricks, had to entertain the convention of the W. BR. C., a body of 500 ladies, and that this proffer had been accepted by the national president and this information being confirmed by Mrs. Hendricks, who was present, it was unanimously decided by the committee’ to leave this entire and sfeeial branch of the work to the local W. R. C.and the national tas a matter in which the citizens’ committee have no further concern, it ly understood in so doing that all and Habilfties for encampment and | expenses incurred in the W. B.C. convention | us. OmaRues ere assumed by the Department of the Poto- mac, W. RB Coot which Mrs. Hendricks president. This, of course, does not ntertainment of the to whom i include the great body ladies, come 3 toh Pe & 4 | ready smoke has iseued cmergencies of Tort > TUESNTY’ OLY 26. 1692 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. c.- Everything Expected to Be in Operation the End of Next Week. By the end of next week, if everything goes well, the cable on the avenue and i4th street | ¥ lines of the Washington and Georgetown rail-| road will be in operation. As this great work | nears completion the interest of the public in- creases. Aside from this. however, is the feel- ing of gratification on the part of Mr, Hurt, | the president of the road, and the engineers in | charge of the work that all the details of this stupendons enterprise have been carried out and the work has been accomplished within the time which was contemplated in the be- ginning. THREE MILLION DOLLARS EXPENDED. The expenditure of 9,000,000 is no slight undertaking at the best, but when it must be | directed by the highest business and executive skill toward the accomplishment of a certain specified object then dificulties become | very much greater. However, the bulk of the | york has now been accomplished. The build- | ing where the power will be Iccated fs not yet | completed, but only the two lower stories of that structure have anything to do with the running of the cable road. The four upper stories are to be leased and will be comploted as | nas possible. But the hotse as the oenter | of the power of the new system is practically | rendy for business. The it amokestack, which towers 200 feet in the air, is completed | e>cept the ornamental ‘e. of terracotta. Al- 01 of the engines. m ite top in the test ‘THE MACHINERY ALL NRW. All the machinery is new and those who have put it in are naturally desirous of knowing that {t will work all right. The engines and boilers are in place and go are the greatdriving whecls, and now when the latter begin to revolve they must be provided with somsthing to do. Ti is to be accomplished bY putting in the cable, an undertaking which requires some nice work. As no doubt the readers of Tne StaRareaware, there are to be throe cablee, which will run from the power house. Qne will'go to Georgetown, the other to the navy yard and the third out ‘14th streot to Mount Pleasant, WHERE THE CABLES ARE. Just at present these cables aro wound about great spools, as they are oalled, and are located near the driving wheels, rendy for use. The cables are large ropes made of the finest steel. Each oable is composed of six strands of nineteen wires each, which are arranged about | acenter hemp rope. They are as strong as | can be made eud cost 25 cents per foot. As there are some fifteen miles of this cable a little calculation will chow how mnoh this one item in the cost of the road amounts to. To PUY THEM IN THE CONDUIT. The great point now is to get this cable in the conduit. This will be done by harnessing fifty or, sixty horses to, the end and pulling It | along through the conduit over the entire line. | It ts not easy to get that number of horses to work together, but the car horses are pretty well trained, and with a driver at the head of | each team ‘it is expected that the entire lino | will move ot the crack of the whip as if it was | a single team. This work will be done at Ajedt. when the horse cars have ceased to run, e Georgetown cable is to be put in the first night, and unless everything goes off smoothly it will reqvire more than one night. This cable is five miles long, as the distance fi jeorgetown is about t cable {s rest ing all right on the wheels in the conduit, then the cable to the navy yard will be put in, and following this the Mount Pleasant cable will bo stowed away. BEADY VOR OPERATIONS. Then the road will be ready to begin active operations, but before the service will be avail- able for the public trains of cars will be run over the linc to aecertain if all perta the system are in good working order. After the read once begins to operate there will:-be no hitch unless the cables break, and it is thought that the life of the cables on these lines will be about nine months. On the 7th stroot line the cable has been in use some fourteen months and itis not yet worn out. But that line has only one curve in it, while there are numerous curves on the other lines. > GEORGETOWN. TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL. Sinee the 19th the following laden boats have been registered at the office of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company: H, L. Bard,Consoli- dation No. 15.Consolidution No. 1, F. Flanagan, J. K. shaw, Cousolidation No. 8, Judge Alvey, | Consolidation No. 8, Isabella, No. 108, Consoli- | dation No. 12, M. Grove, Gurnet F. Snider, Consolidation No. 5,No. 116 No. 112,Dr. Knott, | Lafayette, No. 11, Mary Mertins, No. 118, Un- expected, A. K. Dowden, Semuei Henry, Dalia, Marshall Wise, L. W: Gainnand, Benj. Vaughn, Plough Boy, Florence, B. ¥. JoBnson, Major Biake, No. 125, G. W. Thomson, No. 120, Three | Brothers, Salina, Consolidation No. 6, ©. it. | White, W. T. Caleban, J. H. Milstead, Dakotah, | Consolidation No. 14, Juniata, Edith Pratt, K. | P. Mason, F. O. Becket, Cuba, A. H. Brodt, W. 8. Jacques, T. F. Holbrook. ‘Everything con- nected with the waterway is reported to be in splendid condition. cUsTom HOUSE ENTRIES. Entries of merchandise received at the Georgetown custom honse for the w Tuly 28 were us follows: Paper hangings, $505; cottons, $520; tiles, $902; bicycles, $209; curios, $100; miscellaneous, $110; total, $2,355. ‘THE CATTLE MARKED. At the Arlington stock yards Monday sixty cat- tle were up. Best, 4 to 44c.; good, 834 to 4e.; medium, 8 to 33/c.; common, 13¢ to 2c. One thousand and ninety-four cheep and law Lambs, 4 to 6c.: sheep, 2 to 3c.; calves, 4 to Se Eight cows and calves: $15 to $37.50. Market very dull. ‘THE OLD PRESUYTERIAN CEMETERY. Last week about fifteen bodies were removed | from the old Presbyterian cemetery and re- buried in » more carefully attended place. Slowly but steadily the transfers are bein; taadageach wock showing a greater number o! opened graves. The trustees of the cemetery i to be very lenient with those who have friends in the tora-up | ge and the final abolishing blow will not for some time be struck. xorzs. While wheeling to the Great Falls on Sunday ‘My. Ollie Spates was overcome by the heat and fell from his machine. The remains of Mrs. Maria M. Dumaine were interred at Holy Rood gemetery. ‘The only child of Mr. and irs. Louis Dufief died om Sunday. Mre. Sadie Sullivan left yesterday for Phila delphia. later sho will visit Brooklyu. Mrs. Johu Quackenbush, accompanfed by her sister, Miss Neva Norton, left yesterday for Iphia. fustice M. V. Buckey, who for some weeks | has been confined to his howe, ypsterday once | more opened his office for the transaction of | Mise ‘business, een Kurtz of the No, 8 engine house is ing ten days at Piney Point. Mr. aud Mrs. ‘B. Nordlingor and Mra. H. 3. Goodman, who have been #pending some timo at Forest Glen, will return to town on Thure- day. Asmall fire occurred last night at 1120 20th street, Damage abput $100. : Archie Atherton, a small white boy, while yesterday attempting to cross the creek on the Fooks below the dam slipped and fell, receiving brutses of a very painful nature. ‘The Commissioners have ordered a new bridge to be consiructed over the run at the foot of Lovers’ lane. Architect Sim shing the conrtruc- Sacred Heart at n is pu Georgeto: cael of oe possible haste, nm le eT > Eliot will return this week and on Sunday again occupy the Dumbarton avenue pulpit. nis ‘Card to the Public. ICE ARuixerox Borrirxe Co.., _ CHARLES JaconsEx, Prop.,27thand K ste, Notwit the disastrous fire at the brewery of the Chr. Heurich Brewing oeear mae morning pode ped to state suy beer on hand amply sufficient to aah las toteel cote Jaconszn.— Adot. i HEE Ik MAJ. FRANK Y. COMMAGERE DEAD. ‘The End Comes After a Long and Tedious ness. After s long and tedious Yiness Maj. Frank Y. Commagere died at bis residence, 235 Ist street, yesterday. He was a well-known figure in this city, where he has lived for a number of Years past. He acted as a newspaper corre- pondent for several years, and was subse- quently connected with a number of news- papers in this city, and his familiarity with army and navy matters led him to adopt this Aepartment of news asa special line, This in- anced him to start the Army and Navy Gazette in this city, which subsequently became the Army and Navy Register, Heserved through- out the war, enlisting as a pre vate in the fourtcenth Ohio militla, and then yas appointed major of .the tixth colored cavalry, U.8. A, serving until He was thon ‘commissioned first lieu- tenant in the seventh United States cavalry, from which ho resigned in February of 1863. Maj. Commagere made three trips around the world, and visited the sonthern coast of Africa and South Ameria, as well as many of the islands of the Pacific ocean. He also made one trip to the Arctic ocean. in February last he went to tho Wost Indies hoping to regain his health, but the benefit was only temporary. He was a member of Kit Carson Post, G. A. R. The faneral will take place from his Inte residence at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow with G. A. R. rites. The intermont will be at Arlington. AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT. But Few Present at Last Night's Meeting Owing to the Hot Weather. The citizens who aro “hot” over the new assessment proforred Inst evening to stay at home und cool off on the front steps rather than attend the mass meeting which was advertised to be held at the hall ofthe Builders’ Exchange. ‘There were, however, come twenty-five persona who preferred to cool off at the meeting and attended for that purpose, Owing to the small repfesentation present nothing was done bnt elect a chairman and » secretary, giving the former the power to istue q call for another meeting. Some of those present were Thos. W. Smith, M. I. Weller, Julius Truesdell, £. J. Hannan, J. H. Crane and F. Ly Siddons. About 8 o'cWck Mr. Thomas J. King called the mect- ing to order, stating that be did soas one of the signers of the call for the meeting. He said shat 1 was intended to give citizens an oppor- tualty to express their views in regard to the recent assessment with the view of taking some action that would influence Congress to con- tinue the old assessment. Mr. M. I. Weller inguired if thoso who did not think’ the present astesement too high could participate in the meting. The chair- man was of the opinion that as it was a meet ing of citizens everybody had a right to take art. Mr. Weller added that for himself he id not approve the prosent assessment in all particulars, but he merely asked the ques- tion in order to learn what the status of such eltizens would be in the meoting. After some delay W. J, Miller was pre- vailed upon to act ai secretary and then Thos, W. Smith moved to adjourn to some future time, Hesaid that the few pcople present could not represent the citizens of the District, and in his opinion it wonld be better to hold a meeting when the weather was more favorable and people would be likely to attend. Everybody seemed to be of the same opinion. The motion to sdjourn was unanimously adopted and the porspiring citizens hastened ont of the hall. SS ANACOSTIA. TROUBLE OVER A BUILDING SITE. A building site at the northeast corner of Navy place and Monroe street created excite- ment yesterday afternoon. Danicl F. Lee and P. J. Whalan of Washington both claim it, For several vears Lee has had possession. Whalan is in possession. The lot in question at the northeast extremity of Shannon's subdi- vision of Chichester and at “the southenst ex- tremity of the Duvall subdivision. When the first named subdivision was made by Surveyor Forsyth in 1873 the Duvall people wero asked to ee twenty-five feet off their south lineto form e north half of a fifty-foot strect that should divide the two properties. An ment Was not reached. Surveyor Forsyth, in obedience to instructions, then ran the street—Navy lace—_through the Shannon subdivision at a tance of about twelve feet south of the south line of the Duvall trict. This deprived the latter subdivision of a frontage on Navy place and created a strip of land extending from Mon- roe street to the river and gpparating the streot and the Duvall property. It is the east end of ‘this strip that has caused the trouble. Mr. Lee purchased in the Duvall division and built. According to several surveys made by Mr. Car penter and District Su t Forsyth he built several feet upon the dividing etrip. Eighteen months ago Mr. Whalan bought the strip end. He secured a plot of the ground from the sur- veyor's office and a permit ® build. Yesterday his contractor, Mr. Kelly, came on the scene witha force of workingmen, pniled up Mr. Lee's fencing and was preparing to rip off a section of the Lee premises when Officer L. B. Anderson appeared with a warrant issued by Justice Armstrong, charging all hands with malicious trespass. Collateral was left at the substation and the men returned to work. Mr. Whalan’s let is now fenced in and the question of proprietorship will be settled in the courts, The proceedings were witnessed by a lurge crowd of sensation hunters. ¢ NOTES. Mrs. J. B. Pitcher, wife of the secretary and treasurer of the Anacostia railroad, is in west- ern New York for the benefit of her health. Dr. James A. Watson has returned from a tour to White Sulphur, Capon, Raleigh and Orkney Springs and Luray. Prof. Solomon G. Brown appeared at the sub- station this morning and turned over to Officer Kenny a 32-caliber five shooter which he had found on his son. He wanted the weapon turned into headquarters. Mrs. C. H. Pyles and daughter left today for a vieit to friends in Virginia. Mr. Frederick Thornette left today for » fort- night’s'sojourn at Long Brauch. ee ee Robbed at a Hotel, A robbery has been reported to the detective office at police headquarters by Rev. James W. Payne of Bradéord, Va., who had been sojourn- ing at Brown's, opposite the 6th street depot, of $54. Payne was accompanied by Jennie Carter and M. C. MeClay of Bristol, Tenn., and | they stated that they were here attending a convention of the Galilean Fishermem. On Saturday Brown presented his bill and Payne promived that it would be settled today, and on Sunday Inst he made known to the of a colored Baptist church of South Washing- ton that he was out of funds and a collection of €2 was lifted. Yesterday morning Rev. Payne sought the proprietor and reported the robbery of $54 from him, a gold watch from Carter and a gold bangle ring from Miss McClay, and this is what some of the fly cops are at work on. : Shot at by Colored People. Benjamin Branson of 120 N street southeast reports to the police that as he was driving on South Capitol street between K and L yester- day ty of colored speople on the west bank of James Creek canal shot at him and his team, one shot striking him in the and other wounding his horve. ee ———— = Mrs. Brundage’s Plea for a Divorce. Mrs, Ada L. Brundage, by Gen. 8. 8, Henkle, has filed a petition for divorce with alimony and custody of child against Warren G. Brundage. They were married December 12, 1889; have one child, born November 1, 1890, and after they had lived together till March 28, TRE SINGLE TAX @ASE. What Dr. Buck Says of the Action of the Former Commissioners. Correspondesice of The Rventine Star. Hyarravinze, Mp., July 26, 1892. A namber of citizens of this town visited Marlboro’ today for the purpose of hearing the arguments in the single tax cave. Mr. J. IL] Ralston states that be is daily in receipsof numerous letters from prominent men in the | various patts of the country indorsing bis | course and offering to assist him in his ynder- taking. The following is a specimen: Casenarpanront, Mans., July 28, 1892. Mr. Jackson H, Ralston, Hyattsville, Md.: Dear Sir—Stand by the eingle tax the battle through. The principle on which your reform | is based is irrefutable and needs only discussion | other. Only a taleo, unscientific sociology can deny the axiom that the land belongs to the people and the obvious corallary that those who | enjoy special privil in soils or sites must | pay accordingly. “Fhe principle is exactly the | same as that in accordance with which we pay more for a seat in the parquet than in the upper | poem bpahegrad for a args on an ocean steamer lor passage in the steerage. Sincerely yours for equity and fair Rey: os. E. Winx, : Taos. . Professor of History and Political Science, Lawrence University. Dr. A. R. Buck, a momber of the last board of commissioners, sought Tar Stan repre- fentative yesterday and said, in answer to a statement made by Mr. Ralston to the effeot that the present board of commissioners had as much right to opt improvements from tax- ation as the one of two years ago bad to oxempt personal property, that at that thne there was ne eviderice that there was any personal prop- erty reported to the board; that the matter was broached at a meeting of the commissioners | last year, but ho knew personally that it was |not acted upon for the xeason that if it had | been they would have been placed in the same condition as the present board ia by exempting |imptovements. ‘The matter was talked of in- | formaliy by the members of the board, and he | strongly objected to taking action upon ites a | body, but not as individuals. They informed the assessors that if they did not report any Personal proverty they would have nothing to Act upon when they (the commissioners) met as board of review and equalization. Mr. Ral- ston was the gentleman who brought up the matter, and be (Dr. Back) objected to it on the ground thet it would be for the board to trict the assessors to exempt personal prop- erty. The action was taken upon personal property, a8 there was none at that time to either exempt or collect taxes upon, therefore the non-appearance of personal property in the assessment list of last year stood in a very dif- ferent light from the deliberate action of the present board in exempting some $180,000 worth of improvements which had been’ re- rted by the assessors. There waa a material ifference between leaving out personal prop- erty not reported by the aseessors—sithough cach individual member of the board of com- missioners might have known there was such | aged im existence—and that of cutting off ‘om taxation a large amount of property which was feported olticially by the assowsors, ‘The doctor further said that his property bad been assessed under the old system at $2,400, the taxes upon his house amounting to €5 and that upon his lot to $1, and that he was now only taxed $1 upon his lot, but that he believed in a principle and would rather not save the $5 under such circumstances, A citizen who seems to care very little whether single or double tax prevails in Hyatts- ville when told by an opponent of the new sys- tem yesterday that ite advocates were all cranks replied that from certain observations he had made he was of the opinion that the other side ‘Was not without ite share. ‘Dal Shreevos, Jr., the young man charged with atternpted rape on | Jessie Bailey, colored, gave himself up last Saturday to Justice Hurley in Bladensburg. The case was tried in 8 law office that evening before a large crowd of curious spectators, the defense being conducted by Dr. J. W. Rogers. The girl testified that Shreeves threw her upon the floor and tore ber clothes in aitempting to accomplish his par- pote, During the trial Mrs, Batley, the mother of Jessie, wus impudent to Justice’ Hurley and came near being committed to Jail for contempt of court. Shreeves was held for the action of the grand jury under bond of 8600. Mr. Jolin G. Lepper, accompanied by his father dud Messrs. William A. Ellis and Marion Fowler, made his first trip down the Enstern branch last Saturday in his new steam yacht, the Aricl. A large crowd gathered on the banks of the stream to witness its departure, About 7:30 the whistle sounded and the little steamer started on its jonrney. The party went as far 8 Benning bridge and spent the night there, returning at 6 ovclock Sunday morning. ‘The acht aud its entire steam works were ingenu- ously designed and made by Mr. Lepper and his father. A few ovenings sinee he attempted to take a trip down the branch, but the tide being too low he was obliged to postpone it till @ more favorable time. NoTRS. ‘The members of St. James’ Catholic Church will givea luwn party and fete on the tennis grounds of the Hyattsville Athletic Club on ‘Tueeday evening, August 16, for the purpose of raising the means to purchase a new horee and buggy for their pastor, Rev. Wm. T. Russell. Misses Maggie Duffy and Marie Crutchett will give an exhibition of their fancy dancing on that oceasion, —* A pleasant excursion down the Eastern branch to. Benning bridge was given in the Water Lily last Friday “evening by Messrs. Charles and William Lynch to their mother’s guests, Mrs. and Miss Smith of Baltimore. The party consisted of Mrs. Andrew Lynch, Mrs. and Miss Smith of Baltimore, Misses Julia and Rosa Lynch and Blanche Walker and Messrs. Charles and William Lynch, ‘The Hyattsville Base Ball Club visited Laurel last Saturday and defeated the club cf that place in a closely contested game. Rev. Edward Wall, rector. of the Pinkney Memorial Church, Soe pulpits yesterday with Rev. Mr. Johnson of Laurel. The latter preached an interesting sermon at that church. ‘Miss Clara Turner of Woodville is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. H. Welsh. Mrs, Dr. Buck and Miss May Buck will leave in a few days for Berkeley Springs, W. Va. Miss Helen Todbunter is visiting the Misses Lewin at Melrose. Miss Lily Headley of New York is the of her sister, Mrs. Frank 1. Gash, at Uurg. Miss Belle Dobbs has gone on s week’s visit to friends in Warhington, ‘The Bladensburg Amateur Orchostra is mak- ing preparations to give a concert.in the sum- mer park in that village some time next month. A number of Washingtonians drove out to Biadeneburg Sunday evening and partook of the water of the spa spring. Miss Josephino McPherson, the soprano of the quartet choir of the Congrogat Church of Brookivn, N. ¥., is visiting her aunt, Mra. John H. Patterson, Bu EA PES ae ‘To Start Their Utopia in South America. American socialists have been asked for finan- cial assistance by three young Frenchmen, who Propose to establish a socialistic form of govern- ment in South Amferiea. The Frenchmen are Maxence Roldes, Briois and Cambier. Of theso the first is the son of a bookkeeper employed by railroad company in Orleans, the second is also of bourgeois stock and the third is a work- ingman, three young men entered into negotia- tions with the Sovecpment of ureguay vome ime ago with a view to ol taining mecessary land for the intended colony, and they now an- notince that the time ived for the Srst batch of socialists to start. ‘This batch is to consist of not more than four hundred » of whom half are to be women. In their new home all the sosialisie z at na of transportation have pensuble articles have money will be 1,000,000. Lancz As A Dour been paid and all indis- been purchased no more no ‘They need, howe in order to start the colony. | Seen and traveled in it pronounce on the one hand and actual application on the | Th An Electric Carriage. A dispatch from Boston to the New York Re- corder says: A Boston inventor has bea trying an electric carringe upon the roads in the suburbs for several weeks, and those who have success, It is a motor and its gearing npon the front axle are ‘so compact that their presence would hardly be observed until search is made for the prepellin: ower, Right completely under the back shat. There is nothing about the whole outfit in any way dif- ferent in appearance, that of 9 gen "a ‘ordinary family turnout, except the absence of horses. No buszing sound or noise of any kind attends the workt: of the motor and gearing, which sree marvel of ingennity in their complciness and officioncy. e storage battery is the latest improve- ment in that line, very light and requir- ing no liquid beyond that absorbed in the Ddlowing-paper-tike substance between the plates. About 60 cents’ worth of electricity taken aboard in an honr and a half wakes the invisible horses of this for sixty miles of work, either ten miles an hour for #ix hours or six miles an hour for ten hours, ax taste and circumstances may dictate. The whole addi- tion to the weight of the ordinary carriage by the attachment of these electrical furnishings is not above 1,000 pounds. The outfit costs per carriage from $300 to $500. ea —— The steamer Queen on her trip to Alaska car- ried bonds to the amount of 125,000 for the release of the British steamer Coguillan and her cargo’ of sealskins, recently seized by the United States revenue cutter Corwin. Use Use Use Se Use TISe TSH USO Use USE USO TIRe Se ise Use US® USE Use Use Use Use DSS Use Ne Se Lge LSE Use | Use use use use Use se USO UBe use Uso USO Use Use Us? The storage battery is stowed out of | thirty feet aay, from | ie EXCURSIONS, &c. BETHESDA PARK. Comine—PRINCE LO, Ring of Tight Wire Walkers. TO KEEP COOL COME OUT TO BETMESDA. | Detightful breezesythe odor of the pines and cool Grinks in the cafe all condace to mage it the coolest resort around Washineton. ‘The ride in the open cars ts like the breath from Greenland’s tey mountains, | FSEE FREE, ‘Teke Tepnallytown carsat CMand M ste. gy25 VWV™ You BE THERE ON THE 2vrut ~~ | € At Bag Hider with | THE TYPO FIsht EN. _ Seo H. A Graham, Starofflca, ote. (GZEXD EXCURSION To BAY RIDGE By the HOME SOCIAL CLUB, THURSDAY, JULY &, ise. A Handsome Souventr preemuted to etery one pur | chasing tickets Buy your tickets of A. 8. JOHNSON, 134000h st. | B.w.; MM. KOUSER, S82 Hist, n.e., or frou 326-2" = MEMBERS AT DEPOT. WITH US ON OUR DrLiou Trl MOONLIGHT EXCEKSION TO INDIAN HEAD, Steamer River Qneen, | TUESDAY, July 26, 180v, 30 p.m. For the benefit of Grace M.E. Church. Refreshments for sale on boa? aba ‘Ticketa, Bc. UAL EXCURSION CAPITAL BICYCLE CLUB, use TUESDAY, JULY 28, j 802, te BALL Ay teres Ta A use Steamer Macaloster will leave 7th st wi mie | st ‘30 p.m alarp. Tichets van be had of Sue mentor cays . = ure FSCURSION TO Bay RIDGE Bee "'T succced better with Cleveland's esp | 1 by 4 Baking Powder than with any other I = HAMLINE M. FE. CHURCH ana SUNDAY SCHOOL, uso haveused.".A.GRANDAY,Ex-Chof Wm. tse Cn WEDEESDAY, SULT 33, 2008. a 22 |, Trains leaye B. and 0. 5 use KE. Vanderbiltand Union League’Clab, us» $8 p. m. Tickets, wt tse we use ues aver leaves 7th ot 3 <x an secaereeiesees ay. $3 se BAKING POWDER. ER LESORTS, Say use Wholesome, Leavens Most, ESDALL use ‘Leavens Best. use % us bes use PLEASURE. tie ‘angneenesmts ge tse veritable Donny- Us? N50 M59 nse Use Use Use MS” Use DRE TISe URN Tee horses rome, 1:90 Use U8e Use US Use Use Use URE Use Use Tee Use Tee Hing, bow sins, ‘to to Una ihe nen ae awe Wee use uae ns une | Eating, Sea CIES Ai Day AND EVENING” - CITY ITEMS. ‘Children's tickets, Ie. ites tee | Crepe Cloth Outing Shirts sold for 7c. pbs eed ISR ine | je are closing them out at 436. yen view Hewar Fane & Sox, One Price, oe ae ae 1t Cor. 7th and D. Pro: RIVER SIEW ote ek .... Rite view Storm Serge, double width, 89c. a __ B.S RANDALL, Prop. and ager. It “Ganvens,” 711 Market space. Scanian scneDeie, Se = Aluminum Dog Collars, exceediagly light ree TOMS Or Wasday and strong. Name engraved free, WaLroums. S ammmaged ‘Telephone call 17 ite GREEN LAWNS BALL This Is Worth Looking After. Moun: Veroon dalle cacy Sandy, Meio, we This eveltering wentner is depresing. basi pane eae si Pare, goad “fp ay fn, ness by keeping buyers indoors until necessity | Udine.» m to anaton n opuspele then’ 00 venters (eae Perhaps ‘‘un- | guidebostson te poge ee usual” bargain prices may induce a goodly number to brave the discomforts of the present torrid spell—and I have a number of “specials” to show. Aside from these “inducers” m} credit system possesses #0 many obvious - vantages that ander ordinary conditions there would be no necessity for endeavoring to “fan the wind.” Joux Ruppex, The Accommodator, 513 7th st. nw, ee Beautiful Challies, five cents. it “CanrTens,” 711 Market space. Solid Silver Souvenir Spoons, over fifty designs to select from. WaLrorp, 477 Penn- sylvania ave. ae Siete Figured Swiss Muslin, 20c. it “Canters.” 711 Market space. “eS Uniformity of Quality is what gains favor. ae will always find it in White's Yucatan Gum. jy25-6t pa Buy Wiicon & Carr's Bathing Slippers: price, SSeents, 929 F st. nw. jyli-im Castellon Wine cures stomach troubles. jy7-1m ‘A. Hereucziza & Co, Tharp’s Elegantly Fitted-Up New Liquor Establishment. With renewed and excellent facilities and much handsomer store, Mr. James Tharp bas moved inte hw new and splendid quartere—three doors from his old number—at 812 F etreet northwest, where be cordially invites his old customers and friends. Mr. 's business ‘~Stoamers Macalester and 245, 3: ify’ and 6-15 p.m. jand 10e.in and Es pa INDIAN HEAD EVENING TRIPS, As 6: a. eth Toth wy vt icing Masic on the svilion day and, 7 can go down to, ‘uate ‘hig morn. ing or. trips of our steamers and ou Pas Tegular boats for one round-trip STEAMER RIVER QU! for ae, NPR QUEEN for Alexandria area Es] LOWER POTOMAC EIVER LANDINGS EVERY TUESDAY AT3P. M., STEAMEB JANE MOSELEY, Touchine Beach, island, Colonial . (St. George Ts Potnt Lookout, Coan river, ia, 3d. and SEAR EAR oe achuaton: Thnreday orn mod and frelent lowar routes pare Soc Sey = Poaceae ie ss ‘Fth and D ste. 2 Gaze's conducted excursions to gon an Paris, sling Awe. ot Paris: Aug. 1 EXCURSIONS, &c. pel B** ives $1.00 ROUND TRIP. B and ©. TRAINS at am, 2:30 p.m, 47pm SUNDAYS. PB am, 130 p.m., 3.25 pm #1 ROUND TRIP. NEW AND PALATIAL sTRaMER “ VARROWSMITIE tne chat. Ferry Wharf, co DAY, JUNE 18, AT 5.90 1M SOCk LOWER, +a TPL ” AT aoe “ COLONIAL BEACK, ST. GEORGE'S IST, YROCOMICO, COAN SMITOR ChE Returnins, arrives a! Wa 20-50 p.m ated sn Welnondeye ‘repress ttad Yor thee Btearae Coulmedations drwi-ciass sel Pat Best ova cmrar AND PLEASANT EXCURSIONS. Terestoan steamers leave 7h stant torre wharf dourly trom 6.35 a.m. until 715 p.m. TRELVE MILB SALL ON THE POTOMAC FOR 15 ChNTS BABIES FRE For PLEASANT EVENING TRIP tats #99 nm boat. Home at 7-45p.m. Samercheduleon Huntays, gommenciny at 30am. Lastround trip, 60pm ‘Visit Alexandria, Va, FATHER WASHINGTON'S CHURCH. Masonic Loder, the Braddock House and the Feuunisconces from 1776 ty 1865. dette STAGE EXCURSIONS D'SEts FAULT WO Braces rave vac 13ch st now at 1) 9 oy an rlinewon Seusicr: vin John Pare. ron’ | Bip pe Fe ‘ead Location buildings, ss U, ® RENTAL assocration, Cor, 7th and Dats. 2. w. ‘The largest organization devoted to biugi- Class dental practice in the worl. Pledged to the promotion wf scientifis 315 Crown and Bridie Work s specials ([HE EVANS DENTAL PaRLons. Spectattion p | CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK OR TEETA wrTH- OUT PLATES. ed and broken away mir bs system. crowne musrartot mi lease of life and Fn am ‘Teeth that have Peay sutherrifeatie this #h: als this’ witho tt Plate tocover the rout of the mouth. The alveu ss ent in dentistry has teen erat tn te ar ‘e have kept pass with thaw tt B eS Ps os lane war Ca i washers tesserae eit ai Tubber med with gold. bxtra ting without pe oe without jai has increased to such extensive proportions that his old establishment was entirely inade- quate to accommodate his many patrons of Many years’ standing, who will not drink other brand of liquor a6. tonic or beverage cept his “Celebrated Old Rye Berkeley Whisky, which ranks pre-eminenily as the purest and finest tonic. in the national Capital and as a beverage it has no equal anywhere.” His im mense stock of Foreign Domestic Wines and Cigars are par excellence, which fhousands of our best citizens can testify to. When you need Wines or Liquors, wholesale or retail, go toa responrible merchant, and that gentleman is Mr. James Tharp, at 812 F street northwost. S, Heller, 720 7th st. n.w., + a cialty in Ladies’ and Children’s Hair Cctting and Shampoving; also cures Dandruff. my20-tr g ibe mee Castellon Wine is of special benefit in cases of dysentery and diarrhea. $1 per quart bottle, 6 bottles for 85. st A. Herrmcizr & Co. epee Elixir Babek cures all malarial diseases, Sa None Name It But to Praise. Wheeler & Wilson's New High Arm No. A marvél of lightness and swiftness. §a27 Office 437 9th at. nw. Castellon Wine checks and cures summer complaints. A. Harrucnier & Co. jy7-im 1388 14th st. n.w. > . Royal Glue mendseverything. Draggist. 102 NEW Nationat THEATRE. FRIDAY, JULY 29, TESTIMONIAL CONCERT TO eee c eter eccewe JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. Pee eee cer cone Mrs. KITTY THOMPSON BERRY, Soprano. Mr. HERNDON MORSELL, Tenor. Mr. HERMANN RAKEMAN, Violiniat. ‘The FRANZ ABT CLUB And the U. 8. MARINE BAND, Prices, @1, 76c. and G0c. ‘Tioketson sale at thestre Jy23-6t making a will be required to work, and after the expenses | "[ any | ~ ig. Li City oF 5 @ave" tripe including ail ne, fewt-ciase,” Waatsingtom bagk t6 Wan W. P. VAN WICKLE, Bradbury Palace Mi OONLIGHT EXCURSION ‘Sten: TE will leave for **Gien, MONDAY, WEDNESDA’ 6 o'clock p.im., 2d ahd Canal ste. Et Fost. Scones | town, eas prciie Coseinn excursion Via the world-famed C. and O., Chicago and ‘stam * i Tacoma, Seattle, > Nan Bramgiseny Cal nwer, Col. : 0 x “Wishineton. D- ‘full tickets, de. ig aos Le ea im ‘chance of lifetime at for round tp. Bpeeial train Palliat Ging ear throngh (2 Many wasur r Becta sed et Every ‘Thursday. FATS ‘AN FALLS. RSQAY to the @istoric Fels. Pxcursion ering out of aS all. x be ‘als. feent view Bae . Bel end the sll day on the boat. excl |. Home at S p.m. sacri kot Be ms Nosrors AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT 0O STEAMER “GEORGE LBABY.” SUMMER SCHEDULE FOK COLONIAL BEAR: and ‘PINEY POINT. Grand opening at Piney Point >a SATURDAY JONE 11. 1892. Decors seme once ; jib Soahimasn Reaves Colonial seery ovenine tnoludins Forviney Bulut, Hoppe f Coton’ returning. Toeeday, ch, 50 cents | andan Bien mdattpe . at ‘4 52 novrs 70 tas aruawrio coma oy ton free. For farther comort an Atpr-sent location twelve DENIAL, INFIRMARY Narrower ig, or. Mth ADA Keats. nw! etracting, &., free.” Fillines = iaterials 5 2 year. cont of foiow MEDICAL. &c. D* 48Ler0x, 807 19M wt. now. Washineton, D. 0. Graduated London, Enciand. 1885, And New York 1873, IF YOU HAVE AN ATLMENT, by Dr. Carietow. IF YOU HAVE Umbeaitily-tooking skin, tremors, palpitatic heart, feel qoueraily used up and that Life is losing Macharmus for Fou, i te pretty certain tat you ace RERVOUS DEVILITY. of dosire to benef my pationta, only. Consuite Hours, 9102, #t08. Sunday, # wo 2 particulars ses “vost.” oer oF a st. &. W., TREATS ALL Key PIAS ERS iq We = to 8 cor.