Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1892, Page 9

—_— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C.. - - , MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1892—TEN PAGES. Witmesses for the Accused Police Officials ‘Testify Today. The trial of Police Oficers Sutheriand and Grealey for promoting the game of policy was | resumed in the Police Court this morning, an- | other large crowd of spectators being in attend- ance. As stated in Saturday's Stan, the gor- eroment announced the close of ite case Friday afternoon, and this morning the defense began ite testimony. Mr. Sillers opened the case for the defense, end maid tht they would show that the accused officers were men of the highest character; that by renson of their integrity and ability they bad been given full control of policy proseeu- | tions, and that they had «acceeded in breaking | BP one of the greatest and most powerful policy firms ever known here. If the officers were guilty of anything they were guilty | of conspiracy, but at the request of the defendants no advantage would be taken of that technicality. If these officers were convicted on the testimony submitted by the government Be potice officer would hereafter care to be seen talking to policy men unless accompanied by three or four witnesses and a stenographer to | take down ail that was said. The government | xt been hoodwinked by convicted policy ople, men who were no better than thieves, and men who by their testimony ¢ ored to | ecape the ity of their acts. Mr. Cabili stated that the defense would | | ae ite firet witnese District Attorney le for the purpose of contradicting Borbach esto the number of ‘visite. made to officer by Horbacb. The district attorney stated that, unless the defense in- sisted, be would decline to take the stand. He was fy willing to tell all be knew, but he did not think 1: quite proper for the defense to Pry into the secrets of the prosecution. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Cabill disclaimed any such intention, the district attorney then took the stand and sed that Horbach called at his house probably four of five time. He called before either Sutherland or Grealey did, and recommended Sutherland's employmente in policy prsecu- t. Jobm A. Swindelis of the police force hen called to the stand and testified to the | 1 haracter of the accused odicers. the district attorney | that S@utheriand and Grealey were de- | ot the prosecution of policy cases about | Hollinberger and Sergt. of the police force, Mr. Noble . Wm. Jackson. Dr. Joseph Mr. Joseph Weaver and Mr. John , all of Georgetown, alse testified to the ficiency and good character of the de- ‘=. The court then, at 12:30, took a + until 1-45. After recess the following parties testified to 1 character of the accused officers Harper, W. D. Brace, Morris Baer, Frank McCathran, Benj. Nordlinger, Michsel Hlumenthal and Jobn W. Mitchell. ATIACKING MORBACH'S VERACITY Ex Detecti jock was then called to sand, and testified that he had known Hor- F general reputation. His reputation for truth ~ wcity was bad, and he would not believe Bim under oath. He said that from what he had beard be would say that bis partner's « reputation wae bad. On cromexamination by District Attorney | Cole be sid that Horbach had alwars been iu the policy business, with » slight in- terval It was policy people whom he had heard say that ther would not believe him. Never heard either Horbach or Kir s Had prosecuted Horbach three times testy for enexging in the policy business. Had also | tet Cross of the old firm. But had not ar- | Cross or Hurley of Inte years. It Witness was relegated to the ranks th : arrested and convicte: } t four firms were in operation, engaging xbout 200 writers, the Teceipts being about €5.000 a day. It was easy wh to punish “the poor writers,” but it! almost impossible for some reason to con- | t the backers. | John Meredith testified that Horbach’s repu- tetion was bad, and that he would not believe him onder oath On crow-examination witness ssid he had | been in the policy business and was connected with the old firm and bad mot been in business for five yeare, POLICY MEN AGAINST ann. | ws. Riley testified that he had been con-| ted wrth the a policy firm Had known | b for fifteen years. Horbach was against | Hort they him. . He) 1 beaten people out o * Policy people siwaye «poke badly of him. In a policy ease, | where he was trying to get ont of trouble, he would not believe Horback uader oath. Ou cross-evamination witness said be had been im the policy business since he was ten years of age. Was jed that Horbach was Fesponsibie for the closing up of the old firm. es In Ald of Mr. Nets Famit Sympathizers send €10 to Tue Star office for Lewis Neif, the motor man on the G street line who was seriously hurt by the collision of November 3. Mr. Neff has a large family de- t. Tue Stax will be ledge any further ‘Two gambling raid werg made Saturday night by the police. omon Gordon's crap game in South Wasbington and Henry Chap- man’s poker game in is house on MeCulloagh 1 and the proprietors were They were Se cock has purchased for b 56, 7th and Sth streets northwest. olumbia Keal Estate Company has @ of F.G. Newlands subs 7 51, and A. P. Fardon et al. have © same for $16,896 subs 83 to 91, on Willard street west of 17th street 500 of | square 891, 1€ by #0 feet | | E. Watrons bas purchased of 8. B. Prust 4,000 sub 33, square 154, 14 by 58.40, S nnd 17th streets northwest. of J. H. Junghaus to 14, square #96- 9 t Capitol street 2 Tth and Sth streets southeast. D. Dunlap has purchased of the American Se- eurt and Trust Company for €4.664.97 west haif 16 and lote 17 to 1%and weet half 24 and lots 26 and 26, biock 4, West Eckin: 1 ° Stanton square between 4th and 5th streets | northeast { jad Pistols. | 8, a colored man who lives near | Spencerville, Md. came to the city Saturday | morning «load of produce and he also! brought with him a loaded pistol, The weapon ter and he bronght it here for a - These Prisoners Hi Giles bor to have it repaired. He forgot to take it to Bite produce b { was that be remained im the city until evening | imstead of going home and Policeman Henrick arrested bin ‘When the old man appeared in | Juige Millers wart this morning the officer | stated the case against him, but be neglected to state that the weapon was out of order Robinson remanded the court of the con. dition of the weapon and when the officer ex- | amined found the defect. | Judge Miller heard the statement of the | prisoner and } is and told | ot comply with because Judge Kimball had | fined him @8 or twenty-four deve. | Joseph Burns, a sixteen-year-old boy who Dives im South Washington, was also tried for carrying @ pistol. He took a pistol from the | house of bis stepfather and carried it with him | eat in the woods. When he reached the branch rear Benning he discharged the weapon and Voureman Boland arrested him. 2% ‘The boy's reputation was good and his action 4: concribed as a boyish freak. Jodge Miller suspended sentence in the’ case me mace an order for the of the ¥eapens in both cases. —_ BU to Restrain a Sate. James T. Loveless, by Fillmore Beall, filed a Dill today against John T. Slater, J. H. Rothert etal to restrain the tale of three houses on 26th between B and C streets northeast this afternoon and also for an account. Justice Bradley issued « temporary restraining order returcable 19h. : | misrepresented by others, a0 t | himself. | Prof. Mendemhall’s Report on the Case Now | Made Publle. | THE COLONEL 18 SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSUBOR- DINATE AND DISRESPECTYTL To HIS sUPE- RIORS AND TO HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPRIMANDED BEFORE HIS RELIEF WAS ASKED FOR. The Treasury Department today makes public the report of Prof. T. ©. Mendenhall. | superintendent of the coast and geodetic sur- vey and member of the light house board. to Secretary Foster concerning the relief of Col. Ludlow and Commander Heyerman from duty under the light house board. Col. Ludiow will be remembered ss a former | forming ingineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Later he was assigned to duty a | he has in this way placed the board in a very | hen h superintendent of the eleventh light house dis- | embarrassii i trict with headquarters at Detroit. While in jormance of that duty he became involved ins controversy with his saperior officers on the light house board and was relieved from duty by the Secretary of War at the request of Secretary Foster. Col. Ludiow made strenuous efforts to be re- | instated, but Secretary Foster has declined to | recommend his reinstatement. It is understood that Secretary Foster has informed Col. Ludlow that if he wishes vindi- gation he can obtain it by applying to the War Department for an investigation of his official conduct by a formal court of inquiry composed of his superior officers, but the Treasury De- partment can take no further steps in his case. INSUBORDINATE AND DISRESPECTFUL. Prof. Mendenhall sums up the case against Col. Ludlow as follows: Col. Ludlow, through- out his entire service with the board as engi- neer of the ninth and eleventh districts, ex- hibited a disposition to exceed his authority, to be insubordinate, to trespass upon the rights and authority of other officers, and to be dis- respectful in his intercourse with the board. Although he received the reprimand of the board on soveral occasions it did not prevent his continuing in course (to which the word contumacious may net justly apply) which culminated in the matter of the lighting of St. Mary's river. Above it is fully shown how, in this case, he acted without authority, but the gravamen of his offense was that he so completely kept the board in the dark as to his plans and operations that it was forced to take | steps which have unfortunately been greatly misunderstood by many je and grossly t it has been assumed in certain localities that the board was an obstacle in the way of the successful naviga- tion of the St. Mary's river at night, and that in opposition to it Col. Ludlow stood out as the originator and champion of this most important improvement. ‘The lighting of St. Mary's river per ce had nothing whatever to do with the request for the relief of Col. Ludlow, as I trust I have now made ciear. With all these facts before you am convinced that you will agree that the light house board could not have pursued any other course. It is & body charged with great responsibility. It is peculiarly organized +o as to secure independ- ence of jndgment and action, aa not one of ite members receives a dollar of compensation on account of his connection with it, or is in any way dependent upon such connection. Since the time of Joseph Henry no government board has enjoyed « higher reputation or has profited more through the voluntary, unpaid service of its members. If such a board has no recourse when those detailed to ita service are insubordinate, disre- spectful or ifeven only distasteful, it is clear at ite membership could not be easily re- cruited among self-respectfnl men. LUDLOW DID NOT ORIGINATE THE SCHEME. The report of Prof. Mendenhall to Secretary Foster says: I have received the letter from Mr. Jobn Atkinson to Gen. R. A. Alger relating to the relief of Col. Ludlow and Commander Heserman from duty under the light house board and have read it carefully. as you re- quested. It is so full of misrepreseniations, erroneous and misleading statements and fulse logic that it is dificult for one who is at all familiar with the facts relating to the subject to treat it seriously. It appears, however, to be the work of an attorney or advocate employed to prepare the most favorable presentation of a case which, originating in a suppression of the truth, can be helped now only by a more vigor- ous prosecution of the same policy. As far ax iaknown to the board the scheme for making this river navigable at _— by the with the use of a system of lights origina Hon. R. C. Parsons of Cleveland, Ohio, at that time # member of Congress, who wrote to the light house board about the matter on Decem- ber 22, 1888, incloeing with his suggestion « scheme for lighting the river which he believed would, if carried out, enable ships to make the passage safely at night. It is important to note this fact, in view of the efforts that have been made to create the impression that the credit of lighting the river fs entirely due to Col. Ludiow, and that the light house board has maintained an attitude not friendly to the project. This claim for Col. Ludlow is distinctly made in the letter of Mr. Atkinson and by implication im the widely distributed pamphlet prepared by the colonel ‘The facts are that be was not the first tosnfgest the improvement; that he did not prepare the first scheme for lighting the river, | and that it was only when directed to do eo by board ‘ty in 188% that he gave attention to it conjozntiy with the inspector of the Dis- trict. A REVIEW OF THE CASE. Prof. Mendenhail then reviews in detail the progress of the scheme for lighting St. Mary's river,as planned by the light house board, shows bow Col. Ludlow persistently kept the board in the dark ax to his plans, keeping even his colleagne, the inspector, in ignorance, and | after referring to some technical features of the correspondence says The colonel, therefore, found himself in this situation: He had deterstined to radically mod- ifs the approved plan of 1890 and to increase the number of lights from thirty-eight to forty- five; he aad never so informed the board and had never usked authority for making the change; although more than twenty communi- cations referring to these lights bad been sent the board up to May 3, 1892, in not one was there « hint that sue tent of putting them in operation, by the erec: tion of all tbe lights, without a single word of | authority for such a course. In such « situation it is easy to see that, hay- ing himself rendered compliance with the orders of the board im le, it was desira- ble to compel the board to recede from the position it had taken. ONLY ONE COURSE TO PURSIE. A long correspondence followed, which re- sulted as follows After this there seemed but one course for the light house board to and on June 143t unanimously, Col. tt being absent, voted to request ‘the relief of these officers, At that meeting I stated that it did not appear to me to be necessary to make any explanation or give any reason for this request; it ought to be sufticiont for the board toe: as it might happen that an persona nou grata to the board without having disobeved or or been guilty of disrespect. The board was never likely to iake such action jor trifting causes, and, as ithad no power of court-martial, an expression of its desires should be enough. In the letters which you wrote to the honor- able the Secretary of War and the Secretary of y requesting the relief of the officers This action is taken in juenuce of a re- cent failure to satisfy the light house board by Regleeting to promptly perform duty assigued ‘The is remembered that the board had seven times telegraphed Col. Ludlow to carry out its instructions, and without result, it would seem that on the whole you put it very mildly. REGRET FOR COMMANDER BEYERMAX. mander Heyerman was involved in this matter. what Tt seems clear that he was as ignorant of was going on as was the board, having like it, ignored by Col. Lndlow in the de afi ible to the Seis he asheg ot te. AN" eae the ves Po Fe of bis colleague, the inspector, LUDLOW PREVIOUSLY REPRIMANDED. On numerous cecations prior to and aside from those already referzed to he violated or | ignored the laws and regulations and was sev- gral times reprimanded by the board for so d . He assumed to do what only the honorable Treasui | Secretary of the ry is authorized todo in suspending « light house keeper early in 1690. m these occasions he authority which belongs only to the inspector and inter- fered with the operation of stations, including the expenditure of funds, all without author- | ity from the board and, ‘indeed, without the oard’s knowledge. For thus exceeding his authority the board | has more than once reprimanded him. He ap- j n a correspondence with the Canadian | light house authorities, writing an official letter | to them on the subject of lighting the St.Mary's | river. The first knowledge the rd had of | this correspondence was from the Department | of State, to which a communication concerning it had been addressed to the British minister. Col. Ludlow certainly knew that it was the | business of the board, through the p: | channels. to conduct correspondence of this | kind, and he could hardly have been surprised | at the reprimand which the board felt obliged | to administer. —— GEORGETOWN. DESCENT ON A GAMBLING PLACE. Having received information that gambling was nightly going on in the old unoccupied Chambers school building, situate on East street between P and Q and 25th and 26th, . Robey, assisted by Officers Upperman and Seymour, on Satarday night made a sud- den descent upon the place and captured Eli Moore, ““Tugey Gray and Jos. Graham, all of whom were interested in a little game of cards. Scattered around the room were other grou engaged in games of chance. but owing to the uncertain light they succeeded in making their escape. One man seeing that all other avenues wero cut off made a dive fora window and jumped to the ground twenty feet below. The officers, when ther had secured the three prin- cipals, ‘went round to pick up what they thought would be a dead man, but to their sur- rise the jump had been a safe one and the Jumper had gone. Tho cards, money and dice in the games were left behind and taken possession of by the police. CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIES. Entries of merchandise received at the Georgetown custom house for the week ending November 12, 1992, were as follows: Decorated earthenware, value $2,640; glover, $848; house- hold and personal effects, $775; bronzes, &c.. @ aintings, $487; encaustic tiles, $359; manufactures of metal, €299; miscellaneous, $153; total, $6,103. A LECTURE ON ALASKA. At the boys’ club at Peck Memorial Chapel, 8th and M streets, Friday evening, Misa Ball of Georgetown delivered an interesting and in- structive lecture on Alaska, one of the features of the occasion being largo exhibition of curios from that wonderful country, likewise specimens of the ore mined there. REAL ESTATE DEALS. Friday there was big deal in the property of the Palisades of the Potomac Company. J. P. Clark and E. P. Cathell, trustees, deeded to W. E. Lewis for a consideration of $34,000 lote 1 to 67, in block 1; lots 1 to 29, block 2; lots 1 to 44. block 3; lots 1 to 19 and 22 to 37, block 4, and lots 1 to 4, in block 5. Then Lewis transferred the above to Clark, in whose name it now stands. Isabella Thompson has sold to Joseph H. Bradley for £5,000 house No. 3006 P street, situated on parts of lots 201 and 202 in Beall’s addition, In consideration of $1,500 Wm. Goodrick has deeded within the past two days to L. M. Good- rick parts of lots 64 and 65 of square 21 in Old town. Thomas Hyde has transferred to Thomas Hyde, jr., that part of the subdivided Linthi- cum estate known as part of lot 4. ‘THE WOODLEY Fox HUXT. So many of the members and their friends have signified their intention to ride in the Woodley fox hunt on the 25th that it is thought the largest number of riders that have ever left Georgetown to participate in such sport will start for Fairfax Court House on the evening of the 24th. The night preceding the chaso will be spent at the court house Hotel and at the private residences around. The hounds to be used on the occasion are being daily put on the scent that they may be in familiar trim by the eventful morning. The start from the court house will be made at sunrise, and as the chare will last all day it is probable that the riders will not return to town until the following morving. HAD TO GIVE BoxDS. Charles Barnes and Charles Tingstrum are not on pleasant terms just now for the reason that the former paid a visit to the latter at his boat on the canal. A report was cirenlated about Georgetown concerning Barnes’ juaintance with = ‘Tingstrum’s wife, and called upon the husband for an explanation and some threatening lan- guage was indulged in. A knife and pistol were to take part in the next conflict, accord- ing to the threat, but before there was time for another meeting an arrest was made and Judge Miller settled the affair by taking the personal bonds of the defendant. Barnes, and warned him to keep away from Tingstrum’s boat. NOTES. The old High street market house, which was purchased by the Emrich Beef Company a short time ago, bas been handsomely improved on the interior and will soon be thrown open as the finest market store that Georgetown has ever had, All the mills along the Georgetown level of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal are in daily operation and doing a good business. Wheat iscoming down from the region to the west in large quantities and all the tlour made is meet- ing with a ready sale. ir. Albert Miller of 1625 High street, who for some time has been at death's door, died yester- day afternoon. The remains’ will be buried ith those of his wife, who, since her death ¢ | Sbout two weeks ago, has been in the vault at Oak Hill. —— a A Receiver Wanted. 8.8. Daish and other creditors of W, E. Hodge, woodand coal merchant, and who « few weeks ago made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, and S. Sprigg Bell, the assignee, have filed a bill for an injunction and the ap- Pomtment of a receiver. |The bill, filed by Mr. m Tobriner, charges that the ‘assignee was left in charge of the business and he has con- the proceeds to his own use, and thatthe assignee states that he is unable to execute the trust and has asked to be relieved, and ~*~ ask that the court enjoin the disposition of the assets und appoint a receiver. Several Assat Cases. Several trif_ing assault cases were tried in the Police Court this morning. Rosa Campbell was defendant in the only case where » painful injury was the unfortunate Rosa's cow Lindner's place and when she went for it there was trouble. “I'll have the cow for I'll kill you,” the woman was charged to have said. She did not get the cow, so she proceeded to the only alternative expressed in her threat. Sho used a rake for a weapon, and raked Lindner’s Bead to the extent that several stitches were neces- sary to close the gaping wound, aud then a — of plaster was put over it to keep out the col “But he struck me first,” one in the case. said Rosa. “a court sifted the testimony and fined Rosa te tam ool os A young man named Simon Copeland, who 1s aclerk ine 4g street store, was charged with assaulting a colored man named Jackson by Falling in the store to make a purchase. In suspending sentence in the case Ju Miller told the clerk that if he repeated offense and was brought to court he would be — John Wilson was fined $5 for assaulting Wm. Pennsylvania avenue Saturday | pears to have a partie fondness for doing| ‘‘How did he have the fowls?” | what he has no authority to do, without in| “By the legs.” ot consulting those who should becon-| The prisoner was then called up and he de- | sulted, and then trying to get authority and | nied that he had the chickens ty the legs. support “‘after the act.” On several occasions | “I was lost,” he said, “and staggered in the ouse.”” ing position. “But,” said the court, “how is it that you Without intimating his intention to the board, ‘through three doors?” inflicted. Wiltiam Lindner was | bee: LARCENY CASES. Several Prisoners Get Sentenced for Thefts of Various Articles. “This in the time of thé year when fowls ere valuable,” remarked Judge Miller this morning when «colored boy named Albert Washington was on trial for stealing four chickens and » duck from Wm. Robinson's hen house. “Well, Mr. Robinson,” said the judge, “what did you love?” “I didn't lose anything,” he replied. “You must have lost the chiekens.”” “No, your honor,” replied witness, “I Aught him in the aet.”” Pal don't know whether T went th three doors or one,” he suid,‘‘because I was tight.” “Then,” said the judge, “‘your story is that you got lost and staggered into the hen house and the chickens flew into your arms. You can have thirty days.” Lula Brown, otherwise known as Lala Harris, a colored servant girl, was in the dock for lar- ceny. Mrs. Fisher and Mrs, Johnson appoared as the prosecuting witnesses, recovered a quantity of clothing stolen from thom. was held for the offenses, and a sentence of thirty days was imposed in each case. Dora Mitchell was the name of a middi\ woman who was arraigned on a charge of geny. A gold ring was the article stolen and D. W. Essex was the man who lostit. Essex had been in the woman's company, and when he left he discovered that a ring been taken from his pocket. Dora was fined 20 or thirty days in jail. ries Pongee, colored, is only fourteen years old. but Saturday night he committed an offense that would have cent him to the peni- tentiary had he been older. Mrs. Harbaugh, wife of a cable car conductor, was on her way to market Saturday night and when near 5th and I atreets Pongee grabbed her by the throat and grabbed her pocket book. tend = of fainting, Mrs. Har- baugh pursued the boy, but he was too fast for her and managed to escape. Policeman Mendenhall arrested him later on, but did not recover the monoy. It was stated that the money was divided between four boys, The other boys were arrested, but the officers failed to find sufficient proof against them. Pongee was convicted, and Judge Miller gave him the extent of the law—six montbe in Jail. Afine of $10 or thirty days was imposed in the case of Jobn Allen, who was convicted of » charge of stealing a bridle belonging to Mr. A. J. Cockerille. A small colored boy named Carl Bergen had 88 belonging to Mr. J. J. Biiek, who had em- ployed him to atfend to some business for him, and he failed to return the money. “What did you do with the money?” the jndge asked the boy. spent it,” he replied. When arrested the boy was riding a hired bicycle. Judge Miller said he did not want to send the boy to jail and imposed a fine of @10 or thirty di “Guilty,” replied Hattie Taylor, a colored servant, charged with steuling a skirt from her employer, Mrs, Rosenberry, and a fine of $5 was imposed. SS ANACOSTIA, CORNER STONE TO BE LAID. The corner stone of the new Methodist Epie- copal Church will be laid at 2:90 o'clock Thanke- giving day. The pastor, Rev. Dr. James McLaren, will preside; Rev. Dr. H, R. Naylor will set the stone; Prof. B. Edmund Messer will lead the choi nd Bishop J. F. Hurst and Rev. Dr. Widerman will make addresses. The Messer Quartet will render selections. The oratorical and melodic services will occur in the old charch. OFFICERS ELECTED. The Young People’s Society of Christian En- denvor of the First Baptist Church hae elected officers as follows: President, Miss Florence Bowman; vice president, Miss Effio Burr; re- cording secretary, Mr. Roeder; corresponding secretary, Mre, Chas. R. Burr; ‘treasurer, Miss Bessie Milstend. Committees will be appointed hereatter. GUIDING STAR MIssION BAND. ‘Tho last meeting of the Guiding Star Mission band was held at the residence of Miss Annie Anderson. A Christmas box will be sent to the Indian mission school at Tucson, Ariz. Great interest is manifested in Mexico and South America, Mores. A Thanksgiving ball and supper will be held at Oxford Hall, Prince George's county, Md., for the benefit of St. Ignatius’ cemetery. J. H. Gibbons, Benj. E. Randall. T. Bakery Dyer, | Edward Dyer, J. H. Kerby, Bernard Kerby Thos. Casick bave been constituted a coi mittee of arrangements. . Miss Alice Mathena of Petersville, Frederick connty, Md., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Keating. Master Claude Smith is ill. Mr. Perey Keating has recovered, Rev. Mr. Grove addressed an auditory in St. Andrew's reading room yesterday on “Youths’ Morals.’ F. 3. Lamson is building a residence on Madison street. The Wryan residence on Morris road is about completed. Mr. R. B. Buckley has purchased three lota on Jefferson strect and will improve them with two-story cottages. The Epworth League met last night under the guidance of Rev. Dr. James McLaren. ‘The M. E. Sunday school is preparing for ite Christmas entertainment. The G. P. 0. and the Civil Service Law. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Cannot the powerful infiuence Tue Stan wields for the good of the people generally be brought to bear on the proposed extension of the civil service to the government printing office? Under the present “spoils system" of appointment and dismisanl at will the greatest abuses and sufferings are often the result. If the public knew how many deaths, suicides and cases of insanity were directly traceable to the Joss of employment here a reform would soon be Aswashed oD slong, the line. But few out- wide of the offices ever hear of such cases. Here iss common case; hundreds similar to this one have occurred: A man with « famil; received an appolutment under Cleveland's ad- ministration and at once commenced to save money by for anew house on the ii stollment plan, When Cleveland went out thi man lost bis position. It was according to cus- ing tom—‘to the victors belong the spoile”—and no one was blamed. The discharged employe had neerly finished paying for bis house. He tried to obtain work in and near the city, but with hundreds of his fellows on the samo| errand his efforts proved fruitless. He was obliged to his hone that his family might ‘orry and ir finally brought on sickness, which proved fatal ina short time, and his family were left alone in the world. Friends managed to raise money tosend the family to distant relatives. The writer has knowledge of several cases of insan- ity and death by suicide of persons who had n disc] from office here. It was the usnal story: First, a fruitless search for em- joyment; next, actual want and suffering, and mn despair and death or worse than denth. ‘There are nearly 3,000 employes in the gor- ernment printing office, among that number ts. many being democ Greater pert are now made anxious and unhappy by the antici- pation of a loss of employment soon after go" employes to be turned out of em- ployment in one of the most trying ‘months of year, for no other reason than that they stuck to their prineiples, is certainly not above and the officers | lines, homes sym- | y man named J. J. Bankard and sent him to the AFFAIRS AT LAUREL. Baltimore Said to Ne Assured. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Lavart, Mp., Nov. 14, 1892. A fecling of satisfaction and hope possesses our citizens now. It is net caused by the elec- | tion, but by the indications that the boulevard from Baltimore to Washington is a fixed fact and that it is settled that the work will be begun at once and pushed to completion as fast as abundant capital can accomplish it. As stated in Tae Stan, the charter granted by the last legislature of Maryland has passed from the hands of the original corporators to the Traction Company of Baltimore, and it now transpires that this great corporation bas made an agreement with the City and Suburban Com- PADy of Baltimore city by which the former the owner of all the lines and fran- chives of the latter, and all that remains to com- ete the deal is the ratification of the transfer the stockholders of the City and Suburban, the papers for which sre now being prepared in the ‘law offices of Morrison, Munickhuysen & Bond, Baltimore. This purchase will give the Traction Com- pany control of over sixty miles of single track railway in and around Baltimore city and will enable ite outside connections to reach the heart or any other part of the city over its own , and all lines under the management are | to be run by electricity, which will be supplied | from the immense power house whieh is to be | erected in Baltimore at a cost of over $500,000. By this tranefer the Traction Company will be enabled to run the cars from Washington over the boulevard line to any of the city, | and without it it wonld have been a great un- dertaking to effect an entrance. President T. Edward Hambleton of the Traction Company announces that company’s intention to proceed with the work of the con- struction of the boulevard without delay. A power house will, according to the present Program, be erected at Laurel, it being neces sary to have an autiliary station at some poi about midway between Baltimore and ington in order that a current sufficiently strong to run frequent and fast trains between the two cities may be obtained at the least pos- sible cost. The value of real estate along the line is advancing rapidly. and in Laurel the announce- ment that the boulevard is a fixed fact and ill be lighted by electricity sfrom the 15th instant hae caused town property to jump up in price very rapidly, and property of any kind in the town is in great demand at advanced prices. It looks now as if Laurel has entered upon a new era of promerity and improvement greater than all er previous experiences in this direction. THE DEMOCRATS TO CELEBRATE. The democrats of this place are to meet at Flesier’s Hall tonight to make arrangements for the celebration of their great victory in the state and nation. It is proposed by somo that the celebration sball include a torchlight pa- rade, music, fireworks, cannon, speeches, coffee, sandwiches and cider.” If the celebration is de- termined upon the date will be fixed, the neces- sary committees appointed and a program pre- pared. It is the intention of those now inter- esting themselves in the matter to invite the democrats and democratic clubs from Savage, Seaggs’ Crows Roads, Burtonsville, Branchville, | Bladensburg and ail other points within reach | and to make the celebration comport with the | magnitude of the victory gained. REPRESENTATIVE BARNES COMPTON RESTS, Representative Barnes Compton, chairman of the state democratic ventral committee, has closed his headquarters in Baltimore and after remaining at his home here a day or two left | with the intention of taking a reat of a couple of weeks ut the springs, where he will be free from the cares of office. Mr. Compton's re-election to Congress was | Gfatitying to Voth himself and is neigh t it brings with it more worry and work than fails to the lot of any other Congressman in the whole country. The election of Mr. Cleveland and the consequent chango of ad- ministration fills the hearts of a majority of the democrats in the counties adjacent to the Dis- trict of Columbia with the hope that when the loaves and fishes are distributed they will all get ashare and itis snfe tomay that every re- Publican residing in this congressional district | and holding a pince under the government, | whether it be one to be filled by the President, the civil service commission or the head of aj department or bareau, has at least half a ¢ozen | anxious and hungry democrats working to secure his removal. Mr. Compton's friends eny mo quarter was given him aud now he proposes to show none to high or low, and that if he can secure the dis- charge of the republicaus and the filling of | their places by democrats from his district he | will be supremely happy. AK, oF PF. BANQUET. | Last Thursday night Laurcl Lodge, No. 7, | Knights of Pythias, meet for the exemplitica- | tion of the work of the third degree, and had as | jsitors and assistants quite a number of the emubers of the order from Washington. The visitors were met at the depot by the’ reception committee and, escorted by the Laurel Mil Band, marched up Main street to the hall. After the work was closed the visitors and the | members of the lodge here and invited guests | who were not members of the order, in all to | the number of 100 or more, partook of a ban- | quet at Flester's Hall, where the remainder of the evening was spent im feasting and social in- | tercourse. Mr. H. Pasteil of Washington re- turned the thanks of the visitors for the hospi. tality extended. ‘The following were the visitor RD. Crapper, H. Yenne: | | resent: 3. j Boggs, D. D. Daughton, H. Ports, Hl. Past H. Armstrong, G. Galleher, J. D. Leeman, H. | Oo. tell, F. Barnard, J. F. Moling, R. H. Boswell, W. 8. | Robbins and W. T. Sowder of Mount Vernon | Lodge, Washington, and W. Koch and Todd Padgett of Syracuse Lodge, Georgetown, NOTES. ‘Mr. Joseph Robey of Philadelphia spent the past week visiting his brother, Mr. B. F. Robey, at this place. A number of the members of Prof. Corninj dancing class will give “Madam Jarley's Wax Works” at the Academy of Music Wednesday evening. The proceeds are to be devoted to the relief of an aged and poor couple living in this place. Messrs. E. H. Jemmison and Charles Wetzell of Washington visited Laurel yesterday, and this morning eaci became the purchaser of a residence lot on 4th street. Under the new winter schedule of trains on the Baltimore and Ohio, which went into effect yesterday, eighteen trains from Washington ‘and nineteen from Baltimore stop here daily. No material change has been made in the run- ning of the trains on the Washington branch. i | es THE COURTS. Count 1x Gexenat Tenm—Chief Justice Bingham and Judges Hagner and James. Today—Hailaban agt. Young; motion for re- hearing overruled; opinion by Justi er. Offutt agt. Caton; case dismissed; do. Batelle agt. Denison: dismissed; do. Birmi ham agt, Pettit & Dripps; Judgment below af- firmed; do.; appeal noted. ‘Phillips agt. Ogle; decree below aitirmed; opinion by Chief Justice Bingham. Howard agt. Howard, decree below reversed and cause remanded; do. Equity Court—Judge Bradley. Today—Cook against Evans; tases oA amend Dill granted. Lovelace agt. Slater; restraining order issued. Morris agt. Smith; sale finally ratified and reference to auditor. Stewart agt. Stewart; order dismissing bill vacated. paren sr hice Marriage Licenses, ‘Marriage licenses have been issued by theclerk of the court to the following: Anton Klsazmann and Bertha Spahn; George W. Covington and Lena H. Brawner of Fairfax county, Va.; Chas. a Today about noon Detective Carter arrested | years ugo by James A. Logan, who was at one Kiffcet of Kecent Legislation, Prosident-elect Cleveland will attend the ar- | Some embarrassment has been cauced§the | The tenth annual report of the operations of nual dinner of the chamber of commerce at Delmonico’s in New York next Tuceday even- ing. Whitelaw Reid, Chauncey M. Depew, W. P. C. Breckinridge and a number of other polit | ical notables will also be guests, and one of the most important gatherings in the long series under these auspices is expected. The limit of the room is 250 seats, arid these havo long ago been exhausted. This dinner coste $208 plate, and is the most expensive public banquet given in New York during the season. Although Mr. Cleveland is not down on the stated list of speakers one of his addrevecs is expected. Mr. Cleveland has also promised to attend and speak ata dinner that the Reform Club will give in celebration of the tariff vietory, for which they have #0 long ters and yo | a Col Lamont has arranged mat! 80 that he will be able to the - elect most of his time for the next month or two, and Mr. Cleveland, with the assistance of F. Parker and Private Sec: Rob- ert O'Brien, will soon beable to catch up with his eri. geen) and devote his time almost wholly the more serious business = of him between now and inauguration . Bince the election Mr. Cleveland has vanished om the public view. With the of State Department, it is stated, by the discovery that Ivan Petroff, whove services were employed by the department to furnish deta upon the seal industry. has given the government false information, the statistics prepared by him of the census ba- WHAT I8 SAID AT THE CENSUS OFFICE. Those amocinted with Mr. Ivan Petroff in the census office express the greatest surprise the published charges made against him. sonally he is spoken of as a most reliable and honest man, while officially he is regarded as anexpert. "He had charge of the census in Alaska in 1880 and the volume that was then Published has been since looked upon as an — fm regard to Alaskan mat- in this volume Mr. Petroff did not confine himself to the mere statistics of jon, but be gave elaborate i tr the few words addressed to the front | Chapters to of his house in the small boars of Wednesday | Alaska, ite hy and topography, a his- morning no utterance of imy nee | torical and notes on Alaskan has fallen from the President-elect. He has re.| Cthnology. A volume somewhat similar is now in press and will be shortly ineued. Mr. Petroff has furnished the matter for this volume, and his work in thie ‘particular has not yet been concluded. There is no reason to be- Neve that the facte and figures which he has supplied are not correct. In fact, there mained in the privacy of his home, closeted | with his secretary and absorbed in the gigantic task of attending tothe mass of correspondence which reachee him daily. To the representatives of the press Mr. Cleve- land has denied himself absolutely, and all such inquirer have been metat the door with the tement: “Mr. Cleveland has Personal and politieal friends only has he been visible. rehire are ex-Secretary Whitney, Senator Gorman, Congreseman Little and Richard Watson Gilder. It was at first rumored that Mr. Cleveland was engaged in the preparation of a statement which he would make public, but today this was denied by Secret O’Brien, who said: “I don’t think Mr. Cleveland will be heard from till March.” On Saturday afternoon Mr. Cleveland stirred abroad for the first time and took a short drive through Central Park, returning in time for dinner, after which he retreated to his study. —o THE HOMESTEAD TRIALS, would be no motive that can now be discerned which would ay the insertion of any mis- sta He mat- it is compl Superintendent Porter is also ont of the city, but is expected back. Mr. Petroff was still this morning an employe of the census office. He ‘was merely detailed to the State Department to do some especial work, and wher he had com- pleted it he resumed his duties in connection with the census office. Mr. Petroff is a native Russian and has lived in Alaska a number of years and is therefore familiar with the country. This special know- ledge in addition to his ability for centus work led to his being placed in chazgo of the census of Alaska in both the censuses of 1880 and 1890, ——- Assistant District Attorney Thomas Explains the Railroad Permit Opinion. To the Editor of The Evening Star Referring to the editorial comment in last Friday's issue of your paper upon some advice I gave the Commissioners upon an application by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com- pany, to double-track its road on Maryland avenue from 1834 street to Long bridge, I think” you apprehended Cases of the Strikers to Come Up Next Wednesday. The Homestead trinls, which will prove the most sensational tried in this country for Fears, will begin next Wednesday at Pittsburg. The first will bo that of Sylvester Critchlow for the murder of Thomas Conners, a Pinkerton detective. On the following Monday Jack Ciif- ford will stand trial on the same indictment, yD i me. It was not necessary upon the question Several dass later Hugh O'Donnell will be put | me. Tt mas not necessary upon tho question on trial. These are the only men confined in| under ite Maryland charter this company jail and for whose release bail was refused. | has the right te occur Mursland aveuas sae After the third trial it is hard to say what will be done. The other thirty-five or forty cases may be tried together, as District Attorney Burleigh says he cannot stand the strain of Prosecuting every one separately for murder. After the murder cnses have been disposed of the treason charges will be taken up. They will be the most sensational and exciting, as they are the first in the state, Lawyers say that the questions involved are so varied, so | many fine distinctions may be made, that it would be impossible to for see the result of the trial. An array of learned counsel bas been engaged. The commonwealth will be revro- sented by District Attorney Burleigh, John 8. | Robb, D. F. Pattereon and E. ¥. Breck, with Knox'& Reed as advisory counsel. For the de- fendants will appear Thomas M. Marshall, William M. Reardon, William J. Breanen, John F, Cox and Major 'E. A. Montooth. All are good lawyers and brilliant orators. Mr. Reed was appointed judge of the United States dis- trict court by President Harrison, but resigned because he could make more money at bis ractice. On the side of the defense Thomas | jarshall and William Reardon are two of the | best criminal lawyers in the state. Mr. Brennen ischairman of the democratic county com- mittee and John Cox was a candidate for Con- gress on the “‘kicker” republican ticket in the twenty-fourth district. Major Montooth also known as a prospective candidate for| being in conflict with the decision of the © governor on the republican ticket. reme Court, as expressed by Mi When the treason caves are reached it is ex-| fer, 1 snbmit they are in li probable that other counsel will be | Supreme Court held that the 3 1 both for and against the strikers. | of this company gave it no power to use the They will be men of national reputation. The | streets of this city as an incident to its right to trials will consume weeks, as no limit can be| construct its road to it, and that the placed on the number of witnesses. Nearly | several acts of Congress ‘relating to the every citizen in Homestead is possessed of | Baltimore and Potomac Company gave it no actual knowledge of the matters complained of | right to leave Maryland avenue on its way from in the indictments and a great many will be | 9th street to Long bri I concede that no called on both sides. It is expected the argu-/| railroad company in this District bas the right ments will consume ten days at least. | to lay a foot of railway track unless an act of What the outcome of the cases will be ishard | Congress authorizes it and the Commissioners to determine. In all thero aro 167 defendants. | approve it, and Ido not with to be quoted as Twenty-two are charged with murder, thirty-| ho:ding that the Baltimore and Potomac com- one with treason against the state, thirty-four | pany can under its Maryland charter occupy with conspiracy and eighty with aggravated | sixty feet of Mary 2@ or any other any other st Tenid the charter provided that the road thal! not be more than sixty-six feet wide. But sixty-six feet being the average width of railroad rights of way in the country, obviously given in order to build a ingle or double track, after allowing for slopes and fills, mani- festly would not apply in a city ‘where the tracks come in on grade. The only question before me,and the on!y one I intended to decide, was whether under existing legislation gross the Baltimore and Potomac company bed the rights to lay an additional track on Mar jand avenue from 1833 street to Long bridge, so as to give them two main tracks instead of one, and this I think they hada right todo under the act of Congress of 1870 permitting the com- pany toextend its tracks on Maryland avenue to Long bridge. The case of the District against the Baltimore and Potomac Hailroad Company (114 U. 8. 453) to which you refer before me when I wrote the opinion on the question, as was also the opinion of the General Term in Neitzey against Baltimore and Potomac Railrocd Com- pany (5 Mackey, 34), What was said in my opinion as to the right of this compazy to lay as many tracks at or near ite stations 8s ite presi dent and directors might Me fit was not my language, but was a quotation from the co! y's charter. So far then from my vie engay riot. In addition to these are the cases against street in many tracks on it H. C. Frick, F. T. F. Lovejoy, John G. Leish- | as its. pre and directors may decm neces- man, H. M. Curry, Nevin “McConnell, James | sary, Dovey and Superintendent Potter of the Car- | wegie Steel Company. On August 4 they were charged with wurder by Striker Hugh Ross and | arrested the same day. Later they were charged | With riot and conspiracy. The informations were based on a decision rendered nearly ten Assistant Yesterday a large number of members of the | Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association visited lime precident judge of the West Moreland | their fellow vet, Mr. J. Richard Brown, at county courts. He was trying a case against | Brownsville, in Northwest Alexandria, and-were one Armstrong and others charged with riot | his guests during the day, partaking of an during a Inbor dispute. Armstrong was pro- | oyster roast and spending a pleasant time with prietor of a coke works, and while trying to put | Mr. and Mrs. Brown and family during the day. non-union men to work in his plant a riot oc- | At 8:30 o'clock the company sat down too curred and two men were killed) Judge Logan | sumptbous dinner, at which oid times were re- charged the jury that the owner of the works, | called az: who brought the non-unionists there, was a| President Richar party to the killing, and the jury rendered a verdict accordingly. The judgment was sus- tained by the, ‘Supreme Court, e general opinion among not inter- ested in the trials is that the noe will be sent to the penitentiary. The attorneys of the ie Company will use every ee — i nnd treason claim to have all the evidence necessary, and say it is only a question of getting a jury. ‘The maximum sentence is twelve Knox the only cases approachi were the proceedings growing outof the French commune. All the cases will be tried by Judges Kennedy, Porter and MoClung. If the > pra’ Moved Haire egened ote d mae jon, the strikers will get little sym; som the judges. The latter have referred to thew, time a) es outlaws, and, the strikers claim, their eases in the minds of the poopie. ———+e— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. propriate remarks were made by and Marshal Thompson. 25 O° © oo “Play” for some wo- men—hard work for others. Perhaps, for most women more or less of both. Fix it to suit yourself. More play and less work—that’s when you wash and clean with Pear/- zne. More work and less a 4 —that’s when you wash wit! soap in the old back-breaking way. Better work, too, with Pear ine. Little or none of the rubbing that wears things out. It’s something to think about whether you do your own ‘TO BUILD THE NEW ENGINE HOUSE. ‘The Commissioners today awarded the con- tract for building the new engine house on M street between 17th and 18th streets northwest to Jas. R. Young at $16,750. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits were issued today as fol- lows: E. E. Laporte, two brick dwellings, 881 and 833 K street southeast, €2,000; E. M. Gade- den, one britk dwelling, 1737 Corcoran street northwest, $6,000; Thos. Joy, one brick private stable in rear of 621 N street northwest, 2400; Per | tis theTdisenssion of the resources of | the office of the plumbing inspector were today submitted to the Commissioners. Mr. Robin- son refers to the new legisiation affecting the examination and registration of plumbers, Under its provisions, he ssys, the inspector | one of the princi l epidemics. Du jand reports | and sLere were 5,373 inspections of new houses. Of these 460 were houses erected in alleys hav- ing plumbing fixtares tn the yards only. inspections of old houses amounted to 760. The latter, be says, represent much time and Anxiety on the part of the inspectors. During the year he mate a report on the sanitary com | dition of the Senate wing of the Capitol. | pretty safe to predict, he continues, that the air of the Senate wing will be | more wholesome than it has been. From ® | thorough acquaintance with the sanitary con- | ditions of most of the pubite buildings be thinks the example mace at the Senate wing should be | extended. The high grade of plumbing fixtures now used in houses of moderate cost, he claima, | has won the confidence of the investors in the character of modern Washington residences, j >_ | Record of Deaths. | During the twenty-four hours ending at neom today burial permits were issued from the health office for the following. White—Flize L. Dupont, SI years; Edson & Densmore, 44 years; Malinda J. Macabor, 76 | Years; Sarah A. Goodman, 77 years; Albert . 59 veare: Wm. KR. Vaughn, $2 years; Artbur Hoagland, 21 years, C Jar. F.Shackleford,36 years; Francis Bryant, 94 years; Mary Johuson, 2 mouths; Frank Fauntleroy, 38 years, | —— Government Clerks and the he Eatsor of The Eve tar In Tue Stan of the 9th this editorial remark “Under the influence of the civil serv- as well as in accordance with the strict of the Inw government employes know -al changes will not affect them im | positions.” ence was doubtless penned by Tam sure or to comfort emploves within ng limits of the civil service, but aa ho has passed through the mill of experi- {desire to say that the civil service board risdil dinmissals whatever. ority 18 over appointments, cmploye in the elarsitied service may be z Civil Service, letter tha: thei: Pe has no j All their au! disc board f ion they will simply remark hing for you,” as they did whem to them. EXpeRtecen. | | —A specitic for Nervousness, Indigestion, Insomnia, and all Stomach Ills, Bold only tn bottles, and bottled, with its own life Saratoga Kissingen Spring j 9 | Saratoga Springs,N.¥. 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