Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1892, Page 6

6 TELEGRAMS 90 THE STAR Gen. Carnes Getiing Statements From the Captured Miners. Coat. Carex, Tex g- 23.—Gen. Carnes wax found at supper last night by an Associ- ated Press representative and made the follow- ing statement: “We have made better pro-| gress today in our investigation than at any previous time. Theae men, meaning the pris- ers, are just be; and some startli: im a short while. | levelopmenta will be all belong to as oath-bound order if violating their obligation is death, consequently ther been as close as clams heretofore. We have been at work on them, however, and are just now be- | ginning to convince them that they will be protected against violence for making state- ments, We bave obtained several confessions from them today, which at this step of the roceedings it would be unwise to give out, but state this much, that when they are made known they will create much surprise.” The general also stated that at the rate of Progress that had been made yesterday he would be able in five or six days to separate the chaff from the wheat and that the work of the | military would be completed. George E. Irish, | the notorious miner leader, was brought from Knoxville to Coal Creck at 11:30 last night. At 11:50 p.m. a detachment of soldiers forcibly e tered the telegraph office and examined the telegraph files to get addresses and names of miners. Rumor had it last night that Gov. Buchanan has rescinded the commission of Sheriff Rutherford of this county, but the re- port could not be verified at the late hour it ob- fained circulation. THE LEASE SYSTEM. Attorney General Picket, who arrived yester- day afternoon to co-operate with Gen. Carnes in suppressing the trouble here, accepted the hospitality of the press headquarters last night. In conversation with a press representative the general expressed the opinion that the lease system could be abrognied at the discretion of the governor and board of prison inspectors, as the conditions of the lease had been violated r the lessees in the failure by them arly fee of $100,000, for which suit ht. ‘The general also expressed tho opinion that | martial law could be proclaimed in Tennessee either by the governor of the state or by a spe- cial session of the legisl ‘The only way to lle the matter was the method being pur- sued now by the etate guard, with the co-opera- tiun of the civil authoritie | ‘The general said that heroic measures should be instituted. That if « en or two of the prime movers in the Inwlessness were sent to the penitentiary it w of intimidating not dere ri of a like penalty. Atty. Gen. Picket seems to be fully aroused to the situation, and advoc. the maintenance of peace even if the tr have to be kept here until the September term uit court, when prosecutions ean be | Ever ug. 23.—A good deal of interest usiness world today over the d cision of the United States circuit court in Texas against the Inws of Texas, by which the | state commissioners fix tes. Rail- road people here have b question as to the rigi control of the bu: ss of railroads running through their territory, and now that ther have a decision against the Texas law framed by ex-Senator Reagan, the great inter- state commerce law advocate, they believe th will secure the mo other states. —_+ The Prison Contracts. Nasuvinre, Texx., Aug. 23.—The interview with A. S. Colyar in New York was shown last night to Nate Baxter, jr., vice president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron Railroad Company. Mr. Baxter in regard to it said toan Americon | reporter: “Ihave read in the statement that more than four years ago the board of directors of the Tennesss# Coal, Iron and Railroad Com- any passed a resolution offering to surrender | the to the state. Since then, at a meeting | of the extra session of the legislature, I stated | to a committee of the legislature that the com- | Pany would gladly undertake to agree to a sur- | render of the lease. The same thing has been | said in substance at various times and on many | occasions to state officials and in published in- | terviews. The company has a contract with | the state which it has in the past lived up to, and expects to do so in the future. evsotoshsniainas Gov. Flower on the Strike. ‘New Yorx, Ang. 23.—A special to the World from Utica, N. ¥., says that Gov. Flower | stopped there on his way to Albany, and re- ferring to the strike said: “I am inclined to think that the strikers made a bad move at the beginning. If ther bad gone to work and had! the president of the Central arrested for vio- | one of the laws of the state they could | him convicted and fined $500 or im-| risonment for one year. Last winter the lez- | [istere paseod = law making 10 obligatory for railroad companits to give a day's pay for ten hours and to payextra for all over that. I signed the bill and the strikers had a good chance to make a test case. Why did they not do that? If ther had done so I think they would have won their case. —_— Guarding » Pittsbarg Armory. Prrrsuvne, Pa., Aug. 23.—Col. Norman M. Smith of the eighteenth regiment last night asked for detectives to guard the regiment's | armory, which is situated in the heart of the | city. “Col. Smith says that on last Wedesday night an attack was made on the armory hall by some men with the purpose of securing the | arms stored there. Last night the windows were broken. and Col. Smith decided to call for police protection. A force has been detailed to guard the approaches to the armory. a RSC EE ‘To Defend the Homestead Strikers. Mixxzarouis, Muxx., Aug. 23.—Hon. W. W. Erwin left for Chicago on the Omaha train last evening. He will meet G. W. Argo of Sioux City there today and the two attorneys will pro- ceed together to Homestead to make prepara- tions for defending the strikers. They will re- main for at least two weeks and become fully | aainted with their clients and with the great | they will undertake on behalf of the labor | unions of Minnesote. |About @1,000 of the sum Recessary to defray their expenses has already Deen raised. —_-. Returned to the Baptist Fold. Crscrexatt, Onto, Aug. 23.—The Rev. John Jayne is back in the Paptist pulpit He was/ originally s tanner, became an actor and then | entered the ministry. He was dis- See D pcne's Se heart, became an agnostic, married a lady a amber of years his renior, but possessed of | $100,000, and entered the publishing business. Recently he declared his faith restored and is now again in good standing in the ministry. —— New Haven’s Swell Burgiars. New Havex, Coxx., Aug. %.—Harry Brooks, « man of good family and social stand- fing, was arrested last night for burglary. He ‘confessed to four burglaries, among them three committed Saturday night. The thefts aggre- gate reveral thousand dollars. Later in the | night another young man, well known about town, was arrested for the crime. He was sty- Tishly dressec. and ‘@ blood-stained re- volver. The evidence against him is said to be positive. - —— ‘The Price of Heads in Morocco. ‘Taxoirs, Aug. 23.—The negotiations between | the sultan’s officials and the leader of the Anghera tribesmen looking to the submission of the latter have been broken off by orders of has directed that » every m cay or wounded, and §8 for very bead brought into their camp. — Another Kind of a Strike. Jnurowx, Cox, Ang. 23.—Thg biggest strike im the history of the camp has just been made in the Shallow creek district on the old Juage Roy property. Ithas lode of sulpburots, which assays from ‘ouLices in silver. to 1,000 | Pomel in TO ILLUMINATE THE CITY. Pennsylvania Avenue to Be Made Brilliant ‘With Electric Lights. ONE ATTRACTIVE FEATURE OF THE G. A. BR. EN- CAMPMENT—THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CON- SIDERING THE PROJECT—NEW QUARTERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOMMODATIONS NOW IX OPERATION. A peaceful calm rested upon the headquar- ters of the citizens’ committee today. It filled and pervaded the rooms and at first visitors who had been accustomed to come there each day stopped as if in doubt whether they were where they thought they were. There was no crowd,no confusion and no noise, and it seemed as if it was quiet enough to hear Secretary Dingman think. This change was dueto the fact that the committee on accom- modations had moved out. Mr. Peck and all his assistants were gone, and of course the great crowd of people that daily throng headquarters tosee about renting rooms or getting rooms had gone after them. Everybody, from Chair- man Edson down to the small messenger boy, rejoiced that the change had been made. Not that they had ceased to love Mr. Peck and hia assistants, but they objected to the crowd. THE NEW QUARTERS. As soon as the committee on accommodations had opened their headquarters in the building erected for its use at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street people began to come in and business at the new stand was as flourish- ing as if no change had been made. ‘The room vacated at the committee on head- marters was soon occupied by one of the clerks, and the routine business the office went along smoothly. Chair- man Edson is now able to pass from one room to another without climbing over people. and besides he is not obliged every few minutes to answer some question about rooms. It seems that the gen- eral Tite have heard of Chaitman Edson and that his committee has set up a sort of room- renting exchange, and so nearly everybody wants to see Mr. Edson. When they finally see him and he finds out they want to rent rooms he turns them over to the commitf¥e on accommodations. But all this takes time and Mr. Edson has a good many important matters to attend to. THE ILLUMINATION OF THE crTY. A number of the important details of the ar- rangements have already been Cisposed of, but still there are several matters which are yet to be considered. For example, the executive committee, at the meeting this afternoon, took up the subject of illuminating the The chairman of the committee, * # THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1892. W. Greely on “The | Signi Gen. Fisher commanded the corps for a time during the war. General orders No. 6, headquarters Grand Army of the Republic, November 20, 1891, assigns the United States Veteran Signal Corps Association a place in the line of parade next after the surviving comrades of the sixth Massa- chusetts militia, The association will parade in | Grand Army uniform, excepting that white | canvas helmets will be worn, with signal corps thereon. Meetings will be held this evening as follows: Thirteenth corps, at Willard's, and trent third, eighth and seventh corps, atthe Ebbitt. Ata meeting of the Second Corps Association last night the following were appointed a com- mittee on program: Charles E. Troutman, chairman; Kirk, O'Farrell, Littiebridge and Hunton. ‘Committee on finance, Col. ‘Tyrer, Maj. Bartlett and Capt. O'Farrell, Committee on music, Col. Tyrer, chairman; Whitney, Will- and Wyckoff. Farragut Post will provide for a monster camp fire on the grounds of Mrs. Emily E. Briggs, on Capitol fit fourteenth corps has decided to hold its reunion Monday evening, September 19, at 7 ° THE NINTH conPs. The survivors of the ninth corps held a meet- ing at the Riggs last night. After perfecting the organization the following address was d. ing the four years of its existence it participated in nearly all of the battles of the east and those of Burnside’s East Tennessee campaign and the siege and final surrender of Vicksburg. No other army corps had a better record, won or in more victories, or met with greater losses in action. An opportunity has at last been offered by the meeting of the national encampment G. A. ington, D. C., for a grand reunion of the survivors of the ninth army corps, i divisions and brigades, and in order to make this reunion a complete success it is important that its various organizations should be as fully represented as possible. ‘ents have been provided and arranged on the general camping ground for the corps, di- vision and brigade headquarters and other’ ar- rangements have been perfected, co that sep- trate reunions inay be held of the’ various. dl ferent commands. It's expected that a large tent, having a seating capacity of 4,000, can be secured for the reunion of the corps as a whole. The surviving comrades, including those of the Kanawha and other divisions, aro earnestly requested to be present. Those who cannot come can have their names placed upon the re- | Thomas, has returned to this ci re- Been | an the committee proposes by hts to illuminate thoroughly | of the cits | Next they propose to devote their attention to Pennsylvania avenue, which will be made brilliant from one end to the other. The White Lot and the monument grounds will be lighted up end any especjal point where there is a good specimen of decoration. Electric lights will be used, al- | though Capt. light across: committee estimate that they 000 to carry ont thisplan, and the | i decide whether that much money w past Washington have asked electric lights be extended to the | ds of Mrs. Briggs, where receptions to the veterans and camp fires will be held. The committee will take some action on this re- B. Keferstein, architect, has tendered rvices to the committee free of cost and | z “1 him to prepare de- | signs for the stands from which the President | and the commander-in-chief will review the parade. J THE EAST WASHINGTON CAMP FIRE. The building inspector has approved the plans for the grand stand designed by Mr. Geo. W. Barnes of Capitol Hill. The contract for its erection has been awarded to a reliable car- penter of East Washington. ‘This stand is tobe used in connection with the camp fire to be given by Farragut Post and the citizens’ com- mittee of East Washington on the grounds of Mrs. Emily Briggs, known as Maple square. ‘The stand will accommodate a large audience, with ample room for a choir of 100 youn; ladies. The ladies of the'choir will be dr in white and the choir will be led by Prof. Geo. Fordham. Great preparations are being made | by this committee to give the old soldiers and | sailors a hearty welcome on this occasion and the citizens of East Washington have shown their lovalty to these old warriors by their lib- eral contributions. The grounds will be illumi nated by electric lights and decorated with bunting and Chinese lanterns. The contracts for the supplies are out. The chairman of the camp-fire committee, Mr. H. 8. Linker, bas been working night and day devising i order that this event may be one of the greatest of the encampment. ‘The committee consists of Comrades Linker, Kalstrom, Parrite, Belt. Minor, Taompson, Mc- vathran, Snow and Miller. ARMY OF THE JAMES. A meeting of the committee of the Army of the James will be held at Willard’s Hotel on | Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Committees will be announced. All members of this army are Tequesied to be present. POTOMAC RELIEF Corrs, Potomac Relief Corps, auxiliary to the De- partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., held a large and enthusiastic meeting at G. A. R. Hall last evening, upward of 290 being present. Eight ladies were initiated and ma: i tions for membership rece: antdusiness was transacted, be mentioned the plans for enter their headquarters, Congregational Church, during the encampment. Arrangements for the | grand reception to be tendered by the corps to | the W. B.C. and othor friends on Tuesday | evening, September 20, the chartering of cur- | Tiages, wagonettes, &c., for the use of tif corps | and its friends during’ the week and other de- | tails were completed and badges and souvenirs | adopted. ‘The action of the ladies’ citizens’ committee in renewing the tender of epecial courtesies to the national W. R. C. was unanimously indorsed by the corps, which tendered its aid for any in- creased services necessary in view of the short | time available in which to complete thearrange- ments and to provide the extra funds needful for the purpose. The following ladies were elected and in- stalled to fill vacancies, viz: Mrs. E. J. Smith, Junior vice president; Mrs. Mary Moore, guard; ine Annie Garrison, assistant guard. ‘The executive committee invited the corps to meet with them at Willard’s Hotel Wednesday evening, to still further consider ways and means for advancing the pleasure and comfort othe npn deny pprecifted the ty #6 C01 iy gen of Mrs. Electa Er Smith, whove invitatfon, to the G. . B. posta and W. B.C. of Sterling, TI, eight; , to three days’ luncheon at her house ia! the name of Potomac Relist Corps hes been most cordially accepted by the Ilincisans. Several timely donations of @10 each to the lunch and entertainment funds were reported. A WOMAN'S PRESS COMMITTEE. For the first time in the history of the Women's Relief Corps woman's press com- mittee will be organized. This committee is composed of Miss Helen McCarty, chairman; Mise Kate E. Thomas, secretary; Miss A. P. Thomas and Miss Virginia Butler, and during the encampment week their duties will not be light. Tho headquarters will be in « erected for that purpose in the daily report will be made at these by each special committee in order items and reliable inf out for publication, upon plan as that to be adopted by committee. Special attention will be the women's press committee to oor. respondents of leading papers throughout the countsy who ave in the sily ss that tina. UNION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. A siding in House tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 8 o'clock to complete arrangement it for the of war union roils by addressing the secretary. The following additional names were enrolled: John L. Norris, company K, second Maryland; | Daniel 8. Townsend, company A, third Jersey cavalry; L. E. Gridley, company A, sec ond Mi :; Wm. Hunt, company G, fifty- first New York volunteers; Albert M.’ Reid, company B, eighth Michigan; W. H. Merton. captain company H, fourteenth New York heavy artillery; Leonard’ Corpeles, color sergeant forty-sixthand fifty-seventh Massachusetts; W.T. Leport, company K, twenty-seventh N Y, Murphy, third Uni Conner,’ com volunteers; hundred 8; George W. Keith, company E, seventh Rhode Inland volunteers: E. J. Hartshorn and Charles | F. Clark; Walter H. Lord, fifteenth Connecticut | volunteers: George W. Ward, Pennsylvania | veteran artillery; Charles E. Farrar, company fassachuretts voluntecrs; Chas. W. Wellman, fifty-ninth Massachusetts, com- | ny H: Albert Dunham, company D, second | Michigan; Dantel Donne. company G, fort eighth Pennsylvania volunteers; Charles } Runyan, batteries L and M, third United States | artillery; Robert W. Campbell, company H, two hundred and seventh Pennsylvania volun teers; Eli Dukate, company F, fiftieth Pennsyl- vania volunteers; William Owens, forty-cighth Pennsylvania volunteers; David’ M ny K, second Pennsylvani ames Damon, company H, twenty-first Mu sachusetts volunteers; James F. any A, fifty-first New York volu iliard, batteries L and M. thi , company H, eighth Wisconsin volunteers. NOTES. Gen. Bussey, chairman of the seventh army corps reorganization committee, requests all ex-soldiers of the Union army who served north t Red river and west of the Mississippi river any time during the rebellion to be present at the Ebbitt House meeting this evening at 7:30 sharp. The chairman of the section on guards, order- lies, &c., wants old soldiers’ sons for messengers on reunion ground during the encampment. No remuneration can_be given. Address Capt. Gilbert E. Overton, 1729 Q street northwest. el A YOUNG MAN MISSING. ‘He Was Ill and {s Supposed to Have Wan- dered Away From Home. “*Missing—A young gentleman, not a resident of Washinzton, D. C., but of one of the large town: urslay Be jeht si ver w: is abo sallow worn, row, his general appearanc luanners are centle and resery ch and had v ry little five feet ‘son. H inehes In he taht, slender: with s | rut tin an | Tiron bis person to ide F. W.) or bis last ns aaa ee eee S$ coimmitted no ion, and itis feared that be ‘acount of hiuisell.” ‘The abore circular has been sent out from | police headquarters to nearly every place of any | size or importance, and, althongh it has been nearly a week since the young man disappeared, | nothing has been heard from him. ‘The young man referred to_is Arthur Frederick Wines, son of Frederick H. Wines, special agent of | the eleventh census. The young man, who wasn member of the junior clas at Cornell Universit has been in ill health and about ten days ago his father brought him here from his home in Springfield) Ill, hoping | that the change would benefit him, but he had only been here a short while before he left No. 1331 L street, where he had been stopping. | He said nothing'to his friends about his sudden and | unexpected departure, nor did he leave a note or letter behind hita to let his father know that he had made up his mind to leave. He had but a small amount of cash with him so that he could not have traveled very far bad be been com- Pelled to purchised ‘his railroad ticket. The iends of Mr. Wines fear that he has met with foul play. a bis initials (A. men res possibly unable to a Funeral of De Vin Finckel. ‘The funeral of the late De Vin Finckel took place this morning from his mother's residence, 1515 O street northwest, at 10 o'clock. Re Dr. Bittinger read the Presbytenan burial service and spoke feelingly and nicely of the many noble and lovable traits of character of the His friends who acted is ‘m. Saw Mill Operatives Strike. An Eau Claire, Wis, special says: About a thousand saw mill employes struck for ten hours and eleven hours’ pay, and the plants of five lumber compaiies, including eleven-hour are idle. No definite reply has been made are no indications that the demand will be Sit, een eae ea =e ging Company. The strikers are teat ——$_roo—___. An International Double Scull Race. Ithas been defimtely decided that the inter- national double scull race between Hanlon and O'Connor and Hosmer and Gandaur will take ‘The storm was from a northeasterly direction, and plaved havoc with the vessels at anchor in the roadstead. ‘The French brig was driven on shore, but without lose of ‘Two schooners, the ‘Fernand and Van Nest, were driven to sea, and much other damage was doue. No lives are lost. a Ber other Telegraphic News see Pages 1 @S ;|and_ consent | ing that the incumbent and his sureties shall f | Salisbury, by the mill owners to the committees, but there | 9% THE VICKSBURG POSTMASTER. The Attorney General’s Opinion as to His Right, to Continue in Office. In response to a request therefor by the Post master General Attorney General Miller has given an opinion in the case of James Hill, postmaster at Vicksburg, Miss. The facts in the case are as follow Under date of June 2, 1891, Mr. Hill wns commissioned as postmaster at Vicksburg, his commission, under the provisions of the statute, to continue until the end of the next session of the Senate, and no longer. After the assembling of Congress in December, 1891, the nomination of Mr. Hill was duly sent to the Senate for consideration by that body. The Senate, however, adjourned without t i thereon.’ Mr. Hill's com ion has therefore | a vacancy in the office. Upon this statement of facts the Postmaster General requested an opinion as follow First—The post office at Vicksburg having be- come vacant, as stated. will the responsibility of the sureties on the official bond of Mr. Hill continue for sixty days under the provisions of | section 3836 of the Revised Statutes, provided the vacancy is not supplied during that time? n the sureties lawfully assume pos~ session of the post oftce and the government | property therein and depute one of their num | , OF another person. as acting postmaster, to perform the duties of the office until a successor | is appointed and takes postession? After quoting the section of the Revised Statutes referred to in the request for this opinion the Attorney General rays that the | words ‘whenever the office of any postmaster ‘becomes vacant” are general, and, in his opin- ion, include the case under consideration. The expiration of Mr. Hill’s commission, it is held, does not put him or his sureties in any different relations to the government than are occupied by a postmaster and his sureties | where a commission for four years has expired. While postmaster he was as| fully so a8 if he had been confirmed by the Sen- ate, the only difference being in the tenure of | the office. "The President has the rame power to commission him, or any other! person he may choose, until ‘the end) of the next session of the Senate, as was exercised originally in his cnse. Until romo action is taken by the President or the Post- master General it is not to be supposed, says the opinion, that the duties of the « main undischarged and the publi brought to a standstill. To avoid thix Congress has provided in the fection referred to that every postmaster and his sureties shall be re- spousible under their bond for the ante keeping of the public property of the post office ‘‘and | the due performance of the duties thereof until the expiration of the commission or until asuccessor has been duly appointed and quali- and has taken possession of the office.” The word “or” in this connection, in the opinion of the Attorney General, should be read “and.” Mr. Hill, it is held, was under no obli- | gaticn to surrender the office and turn over the til the expiration of his commis- | necessarily the expiration of his term. How long time | can be taken in these neceseary acts? ‘The act in question has allowed sixty days in the sence of action by the President or the Pos master General. ‘The opinion is therefore ex- pressed that vection 3886 applies to thin case. The Attorney General concludes. his opinion as ws: t may be said that this construction | enables the President to fill this and similar | offices continuously without the advice | of the Senate. I think not. be presumed that the duty n the President of filling «uch 'y without delay will be neglected | longer than is necessary to enable him to make | the proper selection, or that he will seek to axsume power which belongs to him generally | in conjunction with the Senate. Such pre-| sumptions as has been before said are incom- patible with the character of the high office with which the votes of an intelligent people | have intrusted the President. The Constitu- | tion provides for the expiration of the commission. It in no way affects the office or provides that its duties shall cease. Mr. Hill's term was limited, but Congress “has provided for the | con- tinuance of the business of the office by provid- It is | continue to manage it and discharge its func- tions until the vacancy is filled or you send agents to take charge thereof. I therefore an- ewer both your questions in the affirmative.” It is stated at the Post Office Department there have been a number of cases similar to this, and in cach instance an appointment has | | always been made within a day or two after the | | adjournment of the Senate or an inspector of the department has been placed in charge of the ofice. There has not, however, been a judicial opinion rendered in such acase. The opinion is regarded as important, as being contrary to the views heretofore entertained by Postmas- ters General during, the last twenty years or more. Ase aoe! A Maryland Minister Dead. Rev. Robert H. Powell, aged seventy-three years, died at his home in Snow Hill, Md., Sunday night after a lingering illness. He leaves a widow and seven grown children. Three of his sons are members of the large dry goods firm of RK. E, Powell & Co. He was very prominent in the | | Methodist Protestant Church and was known | throughout the state. At the time of his denths, he was chief supervisor of elections for cester county. Mr. Powell had the reputation of having baptifed more children and married more couples than any man ever living in Wor- cester county ora gS Violated the Market Rules, Two farmers named Parker and Burch were givena trial in the Police Court today on a charge of violating the market laws. Capt. Aldrich, sealer of weights and measures, ‘complained that the men occupied more epace than was assigned to them. Judge Kimball heard the testimony and decided against the farmers. ‘As it was the first case brought for along time a fine of #5 was imposed aud the court suspended sentence. —_ Local Detective Work in Times Past. Itis interesting to note in connection with | the employment of detectives from other cities | during the encampment week the work which has been done by the detectives during large crowds in past yearsand the fact that when no | outside “fly cops” were employed the number of those: locked up were nearly as large as | when the local cops’ force was reinforced. | When during the Hayes inauguration from March 1 to 5, 1877, Capt. Vernon had charge, and the force ‘included Messrs, Clarvoo, Coomes, Miller, McDevitt, McElfresh and Voss, | latter acting, there were forty-three locked up, twenty-five by the two Mc's, ‘At the Garfield inauguration in 1881 in the same length of time and with the assistince of | about twenty detectives from other cities but forty-five were arrosted and locked up. At the Cleveland inauguration in 1885 the force here had the nasistance of about forty | outside detectives and but fifty-four werelocked up. Sige Real Estate Matters. Josephine R. Shelley has bought of 8. W. Rittenhouse for $7,300 sub 280, square 96, Georgetown, 18 by 150 feet on 28th between PF and Q streets northwest. paneer Sh The United States cruiser Bennington has arrived at Gibraltar. She will leave on Tues- join the flagship Newark. ut. Evans, the new military attache of the American legation, has arrived in Berlin. Farmers who ¢lait iv by Kan ynamite, imed that backwater caused a John Kennedy, » ken’ loafer, cut his wife's throat in a shanty on the Cincinnati river front yesterday, rowed across the river to Cov- ington, traded his razor for rum, returned to his shanty and was arrested, The woman will ‘The arrest is reported from Boston of G. Herbert Lee, a well-known lawyer and egent for leading residents of 8t. John’s, expired by limitation of the law, thus creating | ‘Mr, Dumont Makes His Farewell Report to the Commissioners. Mr. N. Dumont, special assistant attorney of the District, who has resigned his office to take effect August 31, today sent a report to the Commissioners of the District as follows: I respectively report the business of the Police Court for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892: Number of District cases tried, 18,656 (an in- crease of 1,858 cases over the preceding year). The classes of cases were many, such as dis- orderly in Washington, in the county, in Georgetown, vagrancy, cruelty to animals, fast riding, fast driving, obstructions of streets by vehicles, driving and riding over pavements, violatiéns of the numerous police regulations, uilding materials on streets without lights and violations of other building regulations, vecupancy of public space, trespass on parks, in- ‘0 treesand other public property, violations concerning the Washington monument, inde- cent exposure, destroying and private property, carrying concealed weapons, cycles without lights, offenses by railronds, violations of health = laws, and numerous ther | _ctteneee not necessary here to § it period there were 885 caseh of Moletioneet liquor laws and ordinances disposed of, of which cases seven. sons served out their sentences in the work ouse. The total collection from fines and penalties for the year ending June 80, 1892, are $48,730.31 an increase over the year 1891 of @13,893.1 and over 1890 $16,696.27." The total collections for the’ year end- ing June 30, 1890, were $32.094.04. The total collections for the year ending June 30, 1891, were 234,837.20. The total collections for the year ending June 1892, were $48,730. 31. | The total’ collections for the month end: ing July 30, 1892, were 4,114.99. ‘The total collections for first half of August, 1892, $2,500, The total collections for second half shows same ayerage, $2,500, ‘Total, $124,- 776. T assumed the duties of the place January 1, 1890. My connection with it ends August 81, ee CASES OF ASSAULT. The Prisoners Who Appeared Before Judge Mills in Court Today. The warm weather keeps up the record of as- snults, and most of Judge Mills’ time is occupied in hearing cases of persons charged with being amateur pugilists or committing some other offense in that line either by word of mouth or deed. Today was no exception to the general rule, and the first case called was one involving charge of indecency. The defendant in the case was Albert Eaton, an old soldier, who is #0 badly crippled that he uses a cane in either hand to assist him to get along. Lawyer Car- |rington appeared for the defendant. He waived his right to jury trial and plead not guilty. "olicemen Stevens and Gordon were interested in the case, and they produced a little girlnamed Alice Sheckels. The girl lives with her aunt near 14th and E_ streets southeast, and Sunday morning the was sent to Miller's grocery store in that neighborhood, and ae there she char, he assaulted her. The laying on of hands was not complained of as much as was the language used. The court heard the statement of the girl and the demal of the defendant and continued the case until Thursday to hear additional wit- nesres. ‘The appearance of counsel in the next case was the cause of the prisoner getting additional time in jail. The prisoner was William Stew- art, a colored man, and he was charged with an assault on a small boy named Charles Vollmer. Lawyer Peyton told the court that his client was drunk last night. While street he stumbled over the boy, who was sit- ting in front of his house. He said he would plead guilty and he hoped the court would be as lenient a8 possible. The little boy went on the stand and shed useless tears when he thought of how he was knocked down last night. He told the judge ay the eame story as related by coun- eel “Five dollars,” said the judge. “And the imprisonment?” asked counsel. “I suppose it will be the usual fifteen i ‘es,”” answered the clerk. “Thirty days, added the judge. “Fifteen days is the us alternative, but as counsel made the suggestion I will double it this time.” John Gray, a colored man, was given a hear- ing on a charge of assaulting his sixteen-year- old danghter Ida, The prisoner is a hod- arrier and his daughter was well dressed. She said she had been in service since she was nine years and she clothed herself. The first of the difticulty between her father and herself was because she told her mother of her father’s conduct. Last night, she said, her father put her mother out of the house and after midnight he awoke her and told her to bring him some water from the pump. He did not whip her with a cowhide, ax he had threat- coe to do, but he knocked her down with his et. The father said that he smacked his daughter because she would not bring him some water. He denied that there wasany truth in the statement about his improper conduct with his daughter. He admitted that he bad been drinking last night. A tine of 85 was imposed. ing along 7th > FULLY EXONERATED, Not a Scintilla of Proof of Larceny Against Mr. Thomas. Walter Thomas, a respected colored citizen, was in the Police Court this morning charged with larceny. His accuser was an old colored man known as “Dr.” James Laurens. He is called doctor because he sells herb medicines. The doctor was dressed ina G. A. R. uniform with numerous badges on his white vest and looking over his glasses when he went to kiss the Bible,he presented the appearance of a Virginia magistrate conducting a trial. Mr. Thomas isaclerk in the patent office. He was at one time a member of the Ohio leg- islature, and also held the position of clerk of the state senate. Many of his numerous friends were in court ready to give evidence in his behalf should such | become necessary, but as the proof offered by the government showed nothing against him they were not called. “Dr.” Laurent was sworn and he told the court that he earned his living selling herb salvos and medicines, company with Dr. ur and L Carrie lerender, bo vas et Ee wards’ saloon, on 7th street (in the mile 1d while there he lost his red pocketbook. He made no complaint until an hour after leav- ing the place, and then he accused Mr. Thomns ot having taken it becguse he had asked the others about it. He told an amusing story of his visit to the loon and about the loss of what looked like a ‘memberrandom” book with €17 in it. “My Diack pocket book went first,” he said, “and Mr. Thomas played the change le told me to look in the unfbrella, and I didn't sce any pocket book, but when he hoisted itand said something about presto, change, the pocket book dro Dr. Upshur and Mr. Alexander were called, new nothing of any red pocket book. The defendant denied the chatge, and the Judge said that there was not one scintilla of proof against Mr. ‘thomas. He said, however, that it was dangerous business to joke, as more than one prac ‘has been in trouble during the past few days. Mr. Thomas was fully exonerated. suede: Atari They Let the Man Drown. Cookes, fireman of the tugboat George Shiras, was brought to light at the coroner's office in Pitteburg yesterday. On Saturday afternoon Cookes fell into & +t ' f injuring | boar # HAGERSTOWN HAPPENINGS. ‘Two School Boards Cause Considerable ‘Trouble—The Political Situation—Notes. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Hacznstowx, Aug. 22, 1892. ‘The management of the public schools in this county is ina terrible “muddle.” For years past the school commissioners of this county have been appointed by the judges of the circuit court. A year or more ago the judges declined to exercise this prerogative and at the late ses- sion of the Maryland legislature a bill was passed empowering the governor to name the members of the board. This the governor did, appointing four democrats and two republicans, one more than constituted the old board. It is | claimed by good legal authority that the school law of 1892, 8 passed by the late Maryland legislature, is clearly unconstitutional, and the | yfise Louisa Raum of Boston is the guest of appointments by the governor are not only con- | Mra. A. Jardin. trary to the constitation, bat the very law| Mia Madge Nichols, who has been visiting itself. The new board, composed of Messrs. | the Misses Loweree of Contes for the past couple G. W. Smith (the only member of the old | of weeks, has returned to he: home im Balti d), Dr. J. M. Gaines, J. M. | more. Steck,’ John W. Swartz, B.'A. Garlinger| Miss Laura and Rossie Dorsey of Hampton | and Koontz, met and organized by the elec- | are the guests of friends here. j tion of George W. Smith as president. Six-| Mrs. Dillard and sons, Charles and William, | teen ballote were taken for_a secretary and ex- | have gone to the mountaina, 3 | aminer without achoice. The board then ad-| Miss Sadie Hand of Baltimore, who formerly | Journed, but met on Wednesday and elected | resided in Laurel, is on @ visit to friends here. ir. Frank Mish, a young lawyer of this city, to, The Laurel Base Ball Club will visit Sandy ousting PX. Witmer, Che aan bell te pose | plnset” SmOTTOW and Play the team of thet tion for twenty-four years. The old examiner—|" Mrs. Dr. R, H. Sadler and Miss Laura Sad- itmer-refuses to step down and out and is ler have Feturned from an extended visit to yy the old board, "ape May and Atlantic Cit; Friday and refused to recognize the new ap: | oP? pointees or the new board as self-constitated, —— to the appointment of a large num- of school teachers and issued a card to the public declaring no personal feeling in the matter, but only a desire to perpetuate the in- | terests of public instruction. The coniict be- tween the “old” and “‘new"” has caused intense excitement in town and county, and has cul- minated by bringing the matter into the courts to decide the constitutionality of the act of the legislature and the appointments by the go’ ernor. The new board has sued out a man- damus to compel a surrender of the books, moneys arid possessions of the office, which the old board declines to do, Eminent counsel has been employed on both sides and a lively legal fight will ensue, greatly, however, to the detriment of the educational progress’ of the county. The “political po county has begun to “simmer” quite lively, and clubs are being formed in all directions, bearing the names of “loveland, Stevenson and) McKaig” and arrison, Reed and Wellington,” the standard bearers respectively of the democrats and republicans. The latter seem to be healing dis- sensions and pulling together, but a factional fight is on jamong the democrats, which has been increased by the school board trouble, as mentioned above, and one that is likely to Jeopadize the candidacy of Hon. Wra. (3. “Me- aig for re-election to Congress from this di trict. Col. Buchanan Schley, a brilliant gen man, possessed ef considerable magnetisin, but who has heretofore failed to be honored ‘with any ‘fat takes” by his party, seems to have let aspirations drop down to “leadership, and with a large following of the young demoe- racy bas created a lively howl by’ ignoring the old timers in all of the movements and acto of ications plainly , oint to the fact , . phia and Mr. Oswell of Washington for their pin ake, gee mae er excellent burlesque of “Paul sed. Virginia” plais strolling under a scarf on the beach, etc tae She edie = le Carrand Mra. Godey were amisted in y a receiving by Mrs. Dr. Mackall of Georgetown. Fi tehdedesbotgaeed has no terrors a = | Among those present were Dr. Louis Mackall, Clerk Orwald ised ti licenses within os many | ME- Upton Mackall, Georgetown: Mr. and Mire hours. "Tis true the majority of these were for | (yim. Gates, the Misses Heyward. Mrs. parties from Virginia, who come here in large | Wai Ase Rivece, Wiis numbers, and keep up Hagerstown’ reputation | \7n\°Gran’ Me. ‘tale, Wusnmes Mrs. Green mabalign “Oreisn these | irs, Orm Baits, Kev. Dr: Floui, Phila: A new post office has been stablished at Big | $7j2M: ee ee ee Spring, along the Potomac Valley railroad, this | }ti8 Reukix a county, with P. Angle as postmaster. Wash- | 4), Ghamperiaine, dirs. W. E. Cgoke, Are. A. ington county can never necnse the government | 114 Hunton’ Mr Huts ouie, Mrs. — dy, of being niggardly in this respect, for it has a| Norio Mrs Achtoe ieee, aush Henry. Post office at nearly every croos-roads, with ad- | oo Eth, Paticran, Mie howe ee ditions almost weekly, but if is = prosperous | ais Pits, Mise Boybia, the Misses Fisher, Mies County and ite needs require these postal fe-| Tai oee, Baltimore: Mi, D, A. Dallols, Abnap- nd Mrs, H, ML. Stoddard, Savanna; deshcsae treed! > ed Mr. Walter Chamblin, Leesburg, Va.; Misses dist ministers, situated a short distance beyond | {ores and Crutchfield of | Fredericksburg, the corporate limits of Hagerstown, consisting | }i"*. Church of St. Louis, Messrs. Andrew aud of a two-story brick cot | . New Orleaus: Mr, of land, has been sold to P. A. Brugh for $10,, 000. qos | . Capt. and Mrs. Mann : nix, Miss Worthington, Messrs. Hutiey Norton, Sir. James Crawford of Washington visitea | J; H- Gulick, Chas. Brice, Barton Mackall the South Mountain battleticld several davsago. He was in quest of relics of the war, and near Cary L. Baldwin, Jas, A. Emery, W. A. ~ B. Berry, C. A. Oswell of Washington, the Reno monument he found them. ' They con- sisted of bullets, pieces of shells, bi if, Harrisburg, Pa. barrels, Roa came cx, is GAY TIMES AT CAPON, A Unique En lainment Given by Wash- | ington Ladies, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Carox Sprixas, W. Va., Aug. 21, 1892, One of the most enjoyable as well as the most unique entertainments that has taken place at | Capon this season was the “a la lanterne” given on Wednesday night by Mrs, Lilly Morri- son Carr and Mra. C. W. Godey of Washington. A great deal of tact and good taste were shown in all the arrangements, and the result was the beau ideal of a summer fete, gay, social and informal, as such a fete should be. | The pavilion, «short distance from the hotel, | was chosen as the scene of the entertainment. Around the pillars and woodwork of the build- | | ing were twined wreaths of ferns, golden rod | and mountain erable lanterns were suspended, the whe standing out @ mass of brillianey and colors | against the weird background of the surround- ing mountains, Up among the rocks the band | was stationed, and with the music, as it floated downward, there mingled the rhythmic sound of a little mountain stream near by. At | end of the pavilion a long table was spread, from which salads, punch, ices and other re- freshments were served during the evening. At 11 o'clock the dancing wound up with the Vir- ginia reel, danced with all the old-time «pirit, and then followed an impromptu cake walk. In this about twent took part # [style and varie walk” was indulged After much lan Mi Mi 0 Jol Mr. Rui > A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE SUIT. The Son of a Wealthy New York Banker Sued by His Common Law Wile. Maurice Wormser, the son of Simon Worm- ser, the wealthy banker of New York, is the de- j 5 fendant in a divorce suit brought by his com- As an evidence of the rapid growth of Hagers- s 4 dovgn tituay Be ahantlonae Cant wor ot ground | mon law wife, in which motion was made for bounded by Locust, Baltimore, Lee and Mui-| counsel fees and alimony pending the trial o: berry streets, which four years ago was simply | the case. The case has caused a sen- pasture field, ts how ‘adorned with thirty |eation in New “York, The story was jouses, many of them substantial and of large c proportions. At present building operations | M4 in the supreme court before Judge | are in progress in all sections of the c | Patterson, The plaintiff was Miss Olive K. Mrs. Blanche Hammond of Washington, who | Turner, with whom Wormser bas been living. has been visiting her father in this city, bas They met, according to Miss Turner's story, returned home. Mr. N. B. Edmonds of Wash-| in March, 1889, and’ Wormser suggested that ington is visiting Dr. J. E. Pittsnogle, Frank- | they live together as mgn and wife. She was in lin street, this city. Mrs. J. W. Dayhoof has Jove with the young man and asked him to first returned to her home in Hagerstown from a | §0 before a minister or arabbi and have the easant visit to friends in Washington. Mrs, marriage solemnized. — Krotie McLaughlin of Washington is visiting| But Wormser, replying to the suggestion, her sister, Mrs. John B. Sweeney, East Wash-| said that it was unnecessary, Miss 1 ington street, Hagerstown. oe Mr. Jos. S. McCartney teller of the Second wi | would be as binding as if a rabbi or minister tional Bank of this city, has resigned. A cup of lye, taken by mistake, killed Henry, | had been called in. Besides, if his wealthy con of Henry and Sallie Grifith of Cumberlan | father found out that he was married, ‘The first paper publixhed in Hagerstown | bright prospects would be dimme: made its appearance January 1, 1790. ‘The city | ing these things she consented. now has four papers, ail daily ith weekly names of Mr. and Mrs. Russell th | editions. These journals are secular. A re-| together in the relation of man and wife in a ligious weekly is now to beadded tothe number | flat, and afterward they lived at the fashion- by Rev. Griffith, late of Waxhington. j able Lincoln Hotel as Mr. and Mrs, Wormse June 7, 1857, ‘Wim. Ainsworth of St. James, | Fearing his father would discover his p< this county, war paralvzed. He lingered along | Young Wormer went to the Darzholdi | helpless until a day or two ago, when he died at |and here they were known as Mr. and Mrs. the age of sixty-five years. | Russell. 3 Mr. Harmon Miller of Martinsburg is mint One day last April the suspicions of theelder afoot. He attempted to board a moving train at Harper's Ferry with the above result, Rer. Scott F. Hershey, Ph.D., delivered an in- teresting lecture on '“The “Empire of Coi science.” The audience hight pleased with the reverend gentleman's efforts. [left his wife and did not retu je broke open the wife's desk and took away all the letters but one that he had written to her. The one be overlooked was in relation to their | hfe at the Lincoln Hotel. Mrs, Worm- ser said he also took her jewels and other valua- bles. Several months ago she discovered proof that he was about to marry and she instituted the acticn mentioned. Siuce her desertion Mrs. Wormser has, she asserts, been living upon the charity of her ‘friends. > — LAUREL, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Laver. Mp., Aug. 23, 1892, Tomorrow being the day set for the demo- cratic convention to nominate a person to run LES ABSOLUTELY | who were witnesses, “hile from the root innum- | 1 Wormser were aroused, and the young man | % Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baki Powder A YOUTHFUL HERO Saves His Companions From Death ono Rallroad Bridge. An incident occurred on the railroad bridge across Wissahickon creck, Philadelj below the dam Sunday that created intense exci and anxiety among more than a score of people In the early afternoon three children walked out on the high stone bridge that spans the creek cighty feet above the water level. There were two little girls and 8 boy of twelve years and all of them carried huge bouquets of wildflowers gathered along the creck. They walked to the middle of the long bridge, unheeding the large sign “Danger” and stood looking down on the drive thronged with vehicles and pedestrians, Several people who happened to glance upward perceived the perdous situation of the youngsters and one man started up the steep railroad embankment to conduct them off of the bridge. But sud- denly the sbriil scream of a locomotive whistle was heard near at hand and a long passenger train came swiftly around the curve to the th of the bridge and began to slacken peed for the stop at Wimahickon. The children secmed paralyzed by their danger and stood directly on the tra: ing train. As the locomotive glided swifdy out on to the bridge women screamed and one in the thr: p time. He seized bis two compani them th th-bound track im 1 himself stepped aride just asthe train thundered past. Before any one could reach the heights from below the children were hur- 4 off the bridge by « nurse «maid, who con- them into the woods, where they bly rejoined a picnic party from which United States engineer officer in charge of the Hennepin canal, has been received at the War Department. ‘The object of this improvement is to furnish & navigable waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi river at the mouth of Rock river in connection with the upper Illinois river and the proposed eularged waterway along the pres- ent line of the Illinois and Mississippi canal, The report denles with the history of the pro- posed canal, and refers to the fact that the route for the canal as finally fixed was approved by the — Secretary March 25, 1891. It shows that the work so far done was nearly all toward obtain- ing right of way, &c. The funds on hand, saye the report, will be applied tothe payment of the expenses connected with the legal proceedings in acquiring the right of way around the lower rapids of Kock river, near ite mouth, and to purchasing the necessary plant to construct the works of navigation in the vicinity of the rapids. The funds required for the fiscal year 18% will be appled, if appropriated to the definite location of the canal on the approved route, to fixing landmarks, to determining the Jegal description of lands required for rights of way, payment for such lands and toward the « |. ‘The report on the the Illinois river, IIL, by Capt also received at the department. The proposition is for a throngh route of transportation by water from the southern end of Lake Michigan to the Mi of sufficient capacity the large class of ppi river steamboats that can reach the mouth f the Illinois river. The funds asked for will be used to the dam at Kampeville lock and to the river between the lock and. the Mi river, and. as far as practicable, the pools cre- ated by the dams at La Grange and Kampe- . ‘The War Department has also received the report of Capt. Marshall on the improvement of Chicago harbor. The report says the funds ‘ked for are to be applied as follows: €72,000 to the completion of the existing project, as far | ar advisable, and to renewing *uperstructures over 1,225 feet of the south pier Chicago harbor entrance and over certain parts of the south- erly breakwater, outer basin, and €80,000 to renewing *uperstructares over 3,140 linear feet exterior breakwater and necessar; | and contingent expennes. oe ‘Church and Theater at War. For some time the congregation of the En- giewood Baptist Church of Chicago and the managementof the Chicago Opera House, which stands next door to the sucred edifice, have been at open war over the subject of Sunday night performances. The church enlisted the police on its side, and last Sanday night Lieut. Bur- dick with a squad of men marched up on the stage and threatened the actors with arrest if they proceeded with the play. i stoped and the eudience mined. As the i out of the theater the congregation or the church, lead by the pastor. greeted them with loud cheers of triumph. The proprietor of the opera honse says be will keep bis place open Sunday nights, and the end is not yet, - oo sylvania railroad were without the slightest foundation, and that President Roberts bad gone to Europe for complete and needed rest after thirteen years of incessant ity in his for congressional honors in the fifth congres- sional district all arrangements have been per- fected. ‘The delegates will arrive during the | Wormscr. Ther ate, probably, worsh 620,000 morning, and it is expected that the convention | 000. Years ago they came from San Francisco, willbe called to'order about 120'clock. Should | xhere they were poor, men, and, amassed thoir Barnes Compton be induced toaccept the nomi- | £°t anking and speculative busicss, 1 nation the convention will be a short-lived one, | fy employed by the firm. as he undoubtediy would be nominated by ac-|"*Worinser's ‘couneel also has an agreement clamation, Should he refuse, however, this | msde on April 1 and signed by Olive kent honor the situation would be extremely inter- | Turner. stating that in consideration of 700 esting, a8 the friends of the numerous candi- | jhe released ull claims on Wormecr, dates who seek the nomination would make «| “"When Mr. Brooks, counsel for Miss Turner, strong fight for their respective men, and it is and said: “Well, heard this be was staggered, too much to anticipate’ when the duon, stitncem Suratteree” Solge Pome son did not agree with him. ——oe Detroit Jewelers Swindled. Detroit has been invaded by a trio of New Maurice Wormscris the ton of Simon Wormeer, whose firm is composed of Isidor and Simon would finally be named. A very sad accident occurred at Severn, this county, several days since, which resulted in the death of Mr. James F.' Upton, one of the section hands of the Daltimore and Pot struck and knocked from the track by the sud- den bolt of the cars, caused by the engine in| the front part of the train. He was i fit E : rf tf 3 & i ied if A eft Bf fr a i é ihe f & i E i & | i ——_~2o————_— ‘Took Poison by Mistake. Yesterday Mrs, Rose Quinn, aged thirty-two yearf, of 2413 North 11th street, arose and took & dose of oxalic acid in mistake for rochelle salts. She writhed in agony foran hour until death came to ber relief. ——_—_-30————— Blown a Hundred Feet in the Alr. ‘While engine 862 was pushing # heavy freight train for the Iron mountain, near the bridge, at Memphis Sunday Er f i 7 if } i ! 3 E if it iH F E