Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1892, Page 6

6 | THE “DAMN STORY CONTRADICT Chairman Marphy Denies That Mr. Cleve- | land Refused to Give Pledges (o Taum- many 17.—Edward Murphy, ing if it were as The . that ar Victoria Hotel wonld be izes to Mr. certain organization « absurd, and ¢ 4 of truth in it.” DGe The WINNER. i i SETTLE Is THF rx Appointed to thy From Maryland District Bench. congressman Elected From Carolina. One Kepublica Ne The ected Congressman Settlc, republiean, Willias ng and i « fine Thomas Settle, rolin a TAKE TWE SEAT VACATED BY MR OMERY.-RIS APPOINTMENT GENERALLY RECEIVED A SKETCH OF IH CAREER, question is 4, demo- Fresident Harrison today appointed Louis E. McComas of Maryland to be an associate justice the Supreme Court of the Distriet of Oo- ie w son of th ft the North € court chief vice Martin V. Montgomery, resigned. we Fi Mir. HcComas was in Washington this morn- jog, us intended leaving for his home tm Mary- = = ‘To a Stax reporter this morning he pro- wince een | fossed ignorance of ‘the President, tutentions The Committers on byterian Theological +b the : “4 of the appointment on the Su- Seminars Preme bene! Mx. McComas called at the White House this morning. but assured « Stam reporter that his < had no connection whatever with the aps, but that he desired to see nt on some matters connected with nal committer y General Miller, speaking toa Stan. tment, said he believed it Mr. MeComas would prove 2 theo- 1 the last session the today w bean able judge. WHAT LAWYERS SAY. It did not take long for the news of the ap- pointinent of anew District judge to spread igh the law offices that cluster around the iy i the merits of the choice d topic for much conversation. ral opinion, and if there was could not be beard, wag paintraent was the best that could be made from outside the lines of the ly considered, howevar, that ‘a> very near beinga District | his familiarity with District law | would go (ar towards mak- | before the Dis- lv expected that one of the | de by the | mber of the District ne or District Attor- nan selected to suc- i be of this character. | Mr. idle rumor. He thought that if anything of the sort was intended the present {time was unfortunate, as extremists | CHAIRMAN CARTER. He Says the Kepublican Party Will Win in 1896, Chairman Carter of the republican national committee, who left for Montana iast night, will go directly to his home in Helena. Just before leaving he was asked if it was likely that ‘he would again become commissioner of the general land officeand he said: “Oh, no; I reckon Governor Stone, the present assistant commissioner, will fill out the balance of the term. Ithink he ought to." Regarding his own future plans Mr. Carter said: “I shall go to Helena and resume the practice of law, fur nishing opinions for a consideration—.ga opinions, mind, not political, although I have | some very choice political opinions on hand | just now.”” WILL REMAIN AS CHATRMAN. ‘There was some talk at the time Mr. Carter wns chosen chairman of the national committee that he would be acampaign chairman only, and when election was over he would retire and some member selected by a state delegation at the national convention would be selected as his successor. When this matter was suggested he replied: “Oh, I am chairman of the national committee and I expect to remain as such for the next four years unless something arises that has not yet occurred, We will go at them in 1896 and bent them out of their boots. I had a very pleasant visit with the President today. He is feeling first-rate, has plenty of norve, and looks for the success of republican policios and principles after a trial has been made of the other fellows.” WILL MAKE No STATEMENT. Some suggestion was made to Mr. Carter about the time which he wonld be passing. through certain western towns where he is well known. ‘Well, I guess I will pull down the blinds as ‘toon’ as I got on the train and nol make any great, vociferous display.” Asked if he was going to give out a statement of causes of defeat he replied: “Not to any atestent. Don’t you be afraid that I will jo anything of that kind. Iam not going into the explaining business,” DENIES THE ALLEOLD PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEW. As the national chairman stepped aboard of the train he said: “Please contradict emphatic- for President Harrison those alleged inter- views. He has had none and has not been talk- ing anything of what has been attributed to to him.” | | Eee THE RUMOR FROM ROME. Mr. Milton Smith Does Not Credit the Story of @ Papal Nuncio Here. The statement cabled from Rome to the effect that an effort will be made during the next ad- ministration toestablish « Roman legation in this city and to have a papal nuncio near this gov- ernment was called today to the attention of Milton FE. Smith, the editor of the Church News, a Catholic weekly published in this city. Mr. Smith was inclined to look upon the dispatch as merely giving currency to an PRECAUTIONS UNGED AGAINST THE VISITATION OF EPIDEMICS IN THE ING—VITAL STA~ TISTICS FOR THE YEAR—THE GARBAGE SERV- Ick, The annual report of Dr. C. M. Hammett, the health officer of the District, submitted to the Commissioners today, states that during the Year the general health has compared favorably with that of other years. The number of deaths ‘was 6.098, as against 5,720 for last year, and the death rate was 23.4, aa compared with 25.8 in the preceding year. In the zymotic, or pre- ventable class, the death rate was but 499 per 1,000 inhabitants. For the whites the rate from this class was 4.20, and for the colored the rate was 6.62 as compared with 7.04 last year. The mean average rate for the whole popula- tig for the past fourteen years was 23.59 per 1,000. That for the whites was 18.67 and for the colored 33.72. There were 16,911 nuisances during the year. 56,060 pounds of meat and poultry and game, 85,859 molone, 5,550 bushele of fruits aud a large amount of ‘miscellaneous items offered in the ‘market, ae vegetables, berries, oranges,lemons,grapes,ogge,butter,and, in fact, at ths Wnt of edibice "yeessated fer sabe ta tho Great markets of the clty, were condemmed as Unfit for food. Examinations into and reports were mado upon 5,056 complaints of citizens, 1,004 offic letters wore written,1,779 notices for abatement of nujsances were ‘served, 38 casos were re- ferred to the district attorney for action, 32 cases were referred to the District chemist and 4,152 letters received. Se medical treatment of the persons, of whom 4! and 8,302 were colored. There were 7,295 burial permite issued, of which 441 were disinterments, 289 were foreign and 596 were burials at public expense. Searches and transcripts for records of births, and deaths were furnished to 1,443 applicants; 100 permits to temporarily close the travel on streets on account of serious illness were issued: 107 special permite were is- sued to garbage collectors. There were 2,476 inspections of plumbing made, 460 being’ in alleys having hydrants and water closets in the yards only and 760 inspec- tions of old hous ‘The report gives also a synopsis of tho year's work on the abatement of nuisances, the cor demnation of unwholesome food, the’ medical treatment of the indigent sick, the pound service, the diphtheria and scarlet fever service, the inspection of plumbing. VITAL STATISTICS. Throughout the last fiscal year the heaith of the District of Columbia has not been disturbed by any marked invasion of disease. There was an increase in the total mortality of 378 over that of the precediug year, but the death rate wus raised only eix-tenthe of one individual in each thousand of inhabitants. This increase may be mainly attributable to the rapid increase of population, and partly to the prevalence of acute lung diseases during the late winter and early spring months. At one riod in the fall season diphtheria threatened become epidemic. Its amounted were whites advance was asked what he thought | Would atonce jump to the conclusion that | Met with all possible energy and its spread said to Tre een | the government was to be turned over to the | finally checked by strict application the afterncon: “He is as | P However, he did not believe that there | principle of individual isolation, rendered eatsider could be, bnt | was any idea of such a thing, as now that the | Practical under the wise provisions of tho laws bad hoped the | pope bas no temporal possession he could not | Fegulating this disease, as well as scarlet fever. that © fit to appoint a District go down on r oy appre should be made to my in i the nly no p District Dist to be filled, I trust t s way clear bat a4 » President iments, but | stecesefal | ih | ‘oma, to the # and his familiazi comes from hia reside Maryland, qualified to nil a seat appointment of Mr. Me- | said Mr. 8. Herbert | “Like everyone that the honor | cal man, but if this done very well our law here comes frou makes an appointm ch better than ai ¢ the other judge w: acquainted with Mr. McComas,” Davis, “and he is a most de- turaily, I am very that an outside n appointed, but as am ontside to be appointed I am gratified | that a Maryland man hes been se- The District bar will find him not only agreeable Jeman, but a very willin; 1 am not fully acquainted — wit legal abilities, but being a Mary- wyer he should be better qualied | the position than an outsider from any | His services on the Honse District | rnished him excellent oppor- | ich I know he availed krmself, to iter with our legal system and our | as asdistant attorney of the Dis- ch intereoaree with him, and have | but praise for bis intelligent exhibition | rest inonr people and their legal and | rch Totten saya: at one.” ere Wilson: “It is a good appoint | or he is & young energetic mau with a| epatation and will, I doubt not, make | jadge.” Giuon Milier said: “I have known | ly and personally for rd him as aman of consid- erable ability and one who will make a most ex- cellent judge. While he is w resident of Marve | has been so closely connected | fairs of the District and the laws re- | lating thereto that 1 feel as though the appoint- ment is praetically a District appointment. He lv a good lawyer and a man of the | tegrity and one whom I have every | vn to believe fs fully qualitied for the posi- | . man, his i Sa, tm A. tom Market Co “The appointment | nek Coreoras. Other interviews were bad, but they all | ed that the general sentiment was that the appomtme = & very good one and everyone well satisfied with the new man persopally, yugh there was some exception taken fo the fact that he was not a Washington man. 4 SEETCH OF THE NEW JUDGE. Ail of live Washington knows Judge. MeCo- When he was in Congress heused to say i Wasangtoa Gas, own tas, 4° Did, i, 1a ask can Grapbops ‘rear Hy bid, OK ake. asked C25 Kleciric Liga Telepaome Stocks — Ame: ms LO bat Washington was @ part of his dis Yaneous Stocks trict, and it was undoubtedly true . asked. Great Fi that no Senator or Representative ever Bal Kua Pacorame, » > had #0 maui bt jt do with the office seeking por- —wa te mkea Li of the community. The sixth Maryland Wor. & Wasa. Steampo: “t, which he esented for so long, | Iatetocean Boliding, s tid. 1 the northern part of the | Safe Depusit and irast Cox Columbia, ar among | Lean and Trust. 187 bul, sapporvers and friends were Security and Trust 136% bd. 155 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Cu. i bid, Washingtou tafe Deposit. 100 tid. 110 asked. ians whose country residences | nd side of the line. | ‘omas was born in Washing- | tou county, Md..on the 28th day of October, and is, therefore, fast forty-six years of His earlier edu wae had in the vil- Louis Emory M schools of Williamsport, but in 1860 he to stadied i he year cont James College. where until 1363. In the latter | Dickinson College and there | dies until 1966, when he grad- He chose the law as his profession, and ying for two years at Hagerstown was admitted to the bar. He ata became one the more protuinent of the younger advécates and hat time interested bimaself considerably political affairs. He wax the republican | ce for congressional nominee in 1876, but | election, his opponent, Mr. Wm. | declared thejvictor by a majority | Comas got there though in the | J ty eighth, Forty-ninth. Fit- te % nA Wil ents, 11148 bash 4.000" Daniela. Pan} eecauoen eenins ies t Congresses, the last time | : 1. r votes against 17,422 votes for | py lass, democrat, and 452 votes fane: W. Moore, prohibitic While « mem- i the Hou-e Mr. McComas was always | ead el with the District's He served at different times Ser ‘steady granulated committee and on the fir—refined, 104 ai1. Whisky firm | nbcommittee of the committee on ap- Peaputs firm— Virginia. a3; Nort Carol n. He was consistently an active Seasig- of anything that promised to benefit BALTIMORE, Nov. 7. Virginia « gions nnd a teh secured and retained io. 10-408, threes, “F3hAT4% mehip of repress tore and Onio stock: feicarrng” Norshern eee meen en ee stock, 46 Did: ‘and Uhio Soutawester iittala Seeee, 18 ta \tsehinents far the Convieted Officers. There Oficers Sutheriaud and Grealey, convicted of was some talk today that Police promoting pol bad left town. Acting on the reports, Assistant District Attorney Mullowney applied to and obtained Tela: | from Judge Miller an attachment for their ar- ‘Anuary, | Test, in order, as he stated, to have them heled i; January, | and their bonds increased if they re stil in | republicans will have at least the fun of look- | neighborhood for 61, | county continues to maintain ite value. | to Mrs. Mary T. Dent, the man’s mother, who | not feeling understand why there should be a diplomatic | repreventative in this country. He was utterly skep ion that a similar story started at the beginning of the Inst ad- tration of Mr. ( tial foundation. In di ject Mr. Smith said th correct a papal had been | sent over to thie co ars ago, not as a reg’ some one accredited diplomatic ag to look over the ground. | i ALEXAND WASHINGTON STERT IMPROVEMENT. The contractors, Messts. Webster & Smith, to begin the laying of a six-foot- | on W on street, from! bbons street. ‘The new pavement | willextend upon but one-third of the sidewalk, | which is eightecn feet wide, the carriageway being eighty-two feet in width. The new side- walk will be so constructed as to be available | Without change in case any system of | making a park on Washington street sball hereafter be adopted. ‘The proposals to try | some plan of parking on the new park of Washington street meets universal | Ascent, and it is probable that within the next | two years that spacious thoroughfare will be arked for the third-of-a-mile «pace between uke and Franklin streets. Unless some other practicable plan fora park within city limits be devised the city will be before many years | driven to the use of Franklin, Washington and Montgomery streets, widened as a park, easily accessible ‘from every ward of the cit The energetic gentlemen who own New Al- exandria, ‘on the south side of the creek, have designed a most beautiful upland | park there, and that will serve most admirably | as an excursion park. bat Alexandria needs @ park for mother=, children and nurses for daily | use asclove at hand to the dwellings as the parks are in Washington ‘The “three. | street park” wouid serve this purpose even if Alexandria had 50,000 inhabitants. THE ELECTION REJOICINGS. The democratic committee, C. B. Marshall, G. Wm. Ramsay, J. G. Beckham, J. Mar- rictt Hill and John Donnelly, appointed to raise funds for the democratic jubilee next Tuesday, will make their report to the demo- cratic committee tonight, and then the size of the pile being ascertained the extent of the be determined. The city Ul be as bright as democratic torches oan | make it, and ful! of music and jubilation. The ing on and enjoying the demonstration without | any of the trouble of getting it up. NOTES. ‘ Mrs. Wm. G. Cazenove, widow of the dele- gute elected from Alexandria to the goreral assembly at the election of May. 1861, at which Alexandria voted for « ied a few days ago and was buried 5 rnoon. She Was a quiet and most estimable lai The more recent sales of land in Alexandria unty include three acres near Ball's Cross Rouds at $3,150, and two acres in the same 50. Laud in Alexandria In the probate court here, Judge Norton, Mr. 5. C. Payne has qualified ns administrator of bis son-in-law, the late Geo. W. Mecks, re- cently killed on tho Midland ruiiroad. ‘The police hold Mary Ellis, colored, charged with robbery. Al 11:30, as is charged. she en- tered the house of Mrs. Lytos in the third ward and stole a stall sum. Before 1 o'clock she was at the station house. sais oS WANTED MONEY TO BURY HIMSELF, ‘oung Man From Georgetown Adopts Novel Means to Raise Funds. From Chicago Georgetowi once more hears from young Eugene Dent, the handsome young man whose questionable conduct on several oc~ casions bas brought him iuto prominent notice. Some years ago be married a young girl at Colonial Beach and, it is charged, lived with her three days, obtained money from her father, pawned her jewelry, and then left for parts unknown. The story that now comes from Chicago indicates that young Dent adopted an ingenious way of raising money. He ‘seems to have taken into his confidence an al- jeged doctor, who a day or two ago telegraphed AY hold«s position in the Agricultural Department and resides at 1503 85th street, that her son had died while under his treatment and asked her to send money enongh to give him a burials Mrs. Dent suspected something wrong, but nfident that the news was not genuine she in a return telegram asked the phy- sician to inter the body of her son in‘a re- spectable manner and send the bill to her. Then a telegram was sent to an older son Tho for some, years has resided in Chicago telling him of what she hadgheard and reques! ing bin to look after the matter. nan hour or ‘wo the, partly impored upon mother was notified that on that very day her son had been seen on the streets of Chicago ap- parently in the most perfect health. Then an- other teloggam left Georgetown addressed to the chief of the Chicago police requesting him k up the alleged physician at the number Of the 6,098 deaths during the year 1,847 were white males, 1,595 were white females, | 1,869 were colored males and 1,287 were col- ored females. The annual death rate was 19.66 for the whites and 31.24 for the colored people, and 2.34 for the total population. It is urged that suitable provision be made for the preservation of the valuable records of the office, PRECAUTIONS AGAINST EPIDEMICS. “In view of the threatened visitation of epi- | demjes of various kinds during the coming spring and summer,” says the report, recommended that early and energetic meas. ures to meet the invasion of such an enemy be inaugurated, both by the government and the ile of the District. There should be an ubso~ cleansing of every house, lot,alley andstreet in the city. should be established to fence off contagion in every ferm and place where it may present itself. A convenient and comfortable place should be provided for those attacked suddenly | or for those who have no desi and means can be quick ated domicil all such cases orted thereto. Ways and means should also be provided by which a full corps of skilled inspectors in ad- dition to the regular force of the heulth off j and skilied nurses in case of emergency could be employed.” THE GARBAGE SERVICE. “There is no more important matter: affecting the public,” Dr. Hammett says, “than garbage collection. The general health in «great meas- ure depends upon the degree of cleanliness prac- ticed by families, and no greater threat to the physical welfare can be maintained than a ‘collection of filth and offal on residence premises. While the contractor | may have endeavored to his utmost exertion to fulfill his contract and to visit punctually every | family embraced within the service, yet, unless he meets with corresponding attention from the inmates of houses, he will be hampered in his work to the extent of such neglect. “Therefore it would be well to ask every citi- zen and every family in the city to help the collection of garbage by esgyblishing an under- standing as to hours and days for visits by the whicles and to answer ali calls by drivers when made. That this service is now in a satisfac- tory condition is ehown by the fact that scarcely any complaints of neglect on the part of the collectors to present themselves are now made to this office.” THE REMOVAL OF ASHES. “Attention is called to the recommendations | in my report of last year,” says the health offi- | cer, “as well as by my predecessors in previous reports, as to the disposition of ashes. themeeles ashes are not considered dangerous to health, but when deposited in heaps in cel- lars or outhouses they are apt to be- come receptacles for the refuse of the household. Hence, in time, by the natural reactions these collections become surcharged with disease germs especially dangerous to health. ‘There is, therefore, now particularly urged upon the attention of the Commissioners, and through them upon Congress, the necessity for legisiative enactments which’ will provide for the official collection of ashes, as in the case of garbage, and under similar regulations.” FINED FOR “CAPPING.” Wm. C. Cox Tried for That Offense in the Police Court. William C. Cox, a colored man, who is more familiarly known as “Maj. Cox,” was called to the bar of the Police Court this morning and arraigned 2 a ‘‘capper,” which is nothing else than solfciting business for lawyers. ‘The pros- ecution was conducted by Mr. Pugh, who filed arule against the alleged “capper.” In sup- port of the rule was filed an affidavit of a col- ored man named Thomas Ball, in which he told of the defendant coming to him when he was at the Police Court to look after his (affiant’s) son, introduced him to a lawyer and, although the son was dismissed by the court, “‘affjant paid $6 to the lawyer, all the money that afliant had. Affiant doos not know how much was paid said Cox for his alleged services.” Lawyer Ricks appeared as his counsel and the case was heard before Judge Miller. Thomas Ball, the old man who made the affi- davit. was sworn and he gave evidence in sup- rt of the affidavit. He said that Cox directed to Lawyer Ricks. Policemen Stewart and Schneider gave cor- roborative testimony and Mr. Fitzgerald, driver of the patrol wagon, anda colored woman'named Elizabeth Holmes also testified. Lawyers Peyton and Hewlett also gave evi- dence against the defendant. Lawyer Ricks in statement denied that he had di the fee with the alleged = the defendant An efficient and ample quarantine | In| This morning the trial of Lieut. R. B. Boyle and Sergt. Chas. C. Myers of the police force, charged by Edw. A. Moseley with collusion, harshness and conduct unbecoming officers, was begun before ihe police trial board, con- sisting of Capt. M. A. Austin and Licats. J. T. Keliy and J. E. Heffner. The accused officers were represented by Mr. H. E. Davisand Mr. Moseley by Mr. W. A. Day. The grew out of the arrest on the 25th of last month of Mr. Moseley on a warrant sworn out by Wm. Lane O'Neill, alleging violent threats. The case was dismissed in the Police Court. Mr. Moseley, on being sworn, said he rerided at 1901 Q street, and had been secretary of the interstate commerce commission since its or- ization. On October 24 last he was at Eis office ail day. That was the day the warrant for hie arrest was issued. The next day be weut to his office and remained there until lub and remained there until nearly 11 o'clock. He felt worse and then went home and to bed. About 1:30 a.m. he was awakened by a police- aman ringing the bell. Witness opened his win- eae what was the matter. an said he was very sorry, but that he bad a warrant for the arrest of witness for threatening the life of Wm. Lane O'Neill. Witnees said that it was a mistake, that he had threatened no one’s life, and that he was too sick to leave his bed. “This conversation was held from witness’ window. He then put down the windows and went to bed. A mo- ment later this policeman, Cooney, he believed was his name, and his partner came into the house and made their way to witness’ room. Notwithstanding his protests they took witness to the station house, No. 3. Before that Cooney went to the patrol box and asked for instructions. He came back, saying tbat if witness would go to the station the matter could be satisfactorily arranged in a few moments. At the station house witness asked that he be al- low to communicate with Lieut. Boyle, but Sergt Myers would not arouse him. Witness then asked that he be permitted to call Major Moore, Commissioner Douglass, Judge Wilson or any other friend, but he was not granted that privilege. © Myers sent him up stairs to the officers’ room, and explained that he could not take collateral; that if he released him it would cost him his (Myers') position. Myers showed witness a letter or or 88 believed was signed by Lieut. Boyle, which said “arrest him tonight.” He was locked up in a small room which had a barred window. Sergt. Myers promised to visit him, but did not. At the request of wi ness the station keeper «ent for Mr. A. A. Lips- was locked up in the room with witness while they consulted together. Finally, witness waa released under parole of his counsel, Mr. Lips- comb, by order of Judge Kimball. ‘An attempt was made to get in the record of the churacter of O'Neill, but Capt. Austin said it would be better to keep strictly to the charge. Mr. Moseley was then cross-examined by Mr. Davis. He said he wawalone in the honse the night of the arrest. He begged Sergt. Myers to’ allow him. to romain down stairs, but bo was not permitted todo so. He could not repeat word for word the letter shown him by Myers, but he could swear that it was an order for witness’ arrest that uight and that it was signed by Licut. Boyle. First saw Lieut. Boyle to know him at the hearing today. The wituess said he had no malice in this investigation. He had. no. per- sonal knowledge of Lieut. Boyle's connection with the case oxcept that witness believed Lieut. Boyle so contrived his arrest as to humiliate witness. He had every reason to believe that Lieut. Boyle well knew before the arrest who witness | was and therefore what witness’ official position | was. Witness also believed that Lieut. Boyle knew who witness was through reveral inter- views had between the lieutenant and O'Neill. Witness did not charge express malice on the part of Lieut. Boyle, but that it was implied. He did belicve that there was an understanding between O'Neill and Boyle as to the time when the arrest should be male. Witness said he would not deny asserting at the station house that Boyle would lose his position on a change of administration because | of his connection with the arrest of witness. He might have intimated such a thing. DEPUTY CLERK HARPER. Mr. N. C. Harper, a deputy clerk of the Po- lice Court, was next called. He said that O'Neill swore out the warrant for the arrest of ‘Mr. Moseley about 4 p.m. on the 24th of last month. Witness took the warrant to police headquarters and handed it to Sergt. | the warrant himself, but witness told him it was against the rules to givea warrant to the party swearing it out. In answer to Mr. Davis witness said that the warrant was a United States warrant. In such cases in order to se- cure release real estate bonds must be given before the Police Court. A copy of the warrant and of its supporting afiidavit were then placed in evidence, and the board, at 12:20, took a recess until 1 After recess Sergt. Robért Johnson was sworn. He stated that he did not remember receiving the warrant for Mr. Moseby’s arrest from Clerk Harper, The original warrant was then placed in evidence, but it did not bear the stamp of the office of police headquarters. Detective M. B. Gorman said the warrant for Mr. Moseley might have been received at the office the 24th of October, but he did not re- member to have ever seen it, and it bore no evidence of having been received in the office. SENOT. MYERS TESTIFIES. Sergt. Chas. C. Myers, one of the accused officers, said he was on duty at the third pre- cinet on the 25th of October, and between 4 and 5 p. m. it was handed to witness by a man who represented himself as Wm. Lane O'Neill, an attorney-at-law residing in New York city. O'Neill aid he brought it at the instance of the chief of police, who re- quested that {t be served at once. ’ O'Neill, however, asked that it not be served until the attendance of a certain witness was secured. Witness, after having the receipt of the war- rant entered, handed it to Officer Evans to be served. Evans bronght it back about 6 o'clock p.m., stating that he could find neither the witness nor Mr. Moseley. ‘Witness then handed it to Lieut. Boyle after 6 o'clock roll call, telling him who had pre- sented it, what the man presenting it had said and what he (the witness) had done in the matter. The connection of witness with it then ceased until midnight. In answor to Mr. Davis Sergt. Myers identi- fied the business card handed to him by O'Neill. He also identified the reoord book of the third station, showing the receipt of warrante. An entry was read showing issued by the Police Court October 24, and re- ceived at the station next da} THE POTOMAC RELIEF CORPS. Its Organization as an Independent Corps to Be Celebrated Tomorrow Evening. Potomac Relief Corps, organized in 1886 as 8 Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the De- partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., has, as is well known, long contemplated enlarging and extending its work to cover a broader field of usefulnoss than that authorized by the regula- tions of the W. R. C.,and having now almost completed its plans has fixed upon November 28 as the date for such reorganization as an in- corporated and independent body, having no connection whatever with the W. BO. transition is being accomplished gradually and without any cessation of its work or loss of membership, over 300 having already sig- nified their desire for the proposed change. ‘The members will therefore hold » grand farewell reception in the name of the Potomac Relief Corps at Willard’s Hotel on ‘even- ing, November 18, the sixth anniversary of its organization, to which all ite friends are cordially invited, to be followed to its members and a F 2 g ity Hs tf 3 : ¥ F i i } i | b af } aboat 5 p. m, then ‘went home. He was not feeling ‘well and was advised by his physician to go to bed. it went to the Metropolitan r, which | comb. Mr. Lipscomb arrived about 3 a.m. and | Johnson. O'Neill said he would like to take | t the warrant was | Par! FORGED MR. BLAINE’S NAME. Money. eyeglasses and a light overcoat called at the street, and presented a note for $100. The paper was a ninety-day note for $100 made payable to Hon, James G. Blaine and bore the forged indorsement of that statesman. The note was signed “D, 8. Carra- way, Pension Office.” | The teller at the bank told the customer that he would have to call again in an hour, as | had to send: for some monev, and | that he could then get the note eashed, In the meantime the police were notified, and when the man returned to found Detectives Carter and W Wheeler waiting jor him. He was placed under arrest, and then he frankly admitted that he had forged the name of James G. Elaine to the note, as he was hard i ge nd the officers ‘that his name was Davis S. Carraway, that he was married and that ho was a clerk in the | eastern division of the pension office. He was taken to first precinct in th trol wagon and locked up fora hearing in [he Police Court tomorrow morning. _ THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM. Appropriations and Contracts in Excess of the Probable Revenues. It is extremely dificnit to tell the exact con- dition of the government finances. The treas- ury officials cannot themselves tell just what revenues they can count on. It is certain, how- propriations. Appropriations do not always mean corresponding expenditures during the year, but if there are some expenditures going over from this year to the next there are also some from the year before coming over to this year, eo that it counts up about the same. The estimated revenues for this year, be; ning the 1st of last July, amounted to 2455, 000,000. The receipts for the first four months of the year indicated an increase of about €12,- 000,000 above this amount for the year, but the chances are that there will be a falling off of | that the increase will not be as great. The aggregate of the appropriations to be paid out of these revenues was about $507,000,- | 000. This inciuded about $147,000,000 for pen- | sions, which will probably prove to be abont €35.000,000 short. A deficiency appropriation of this latter sum will make the aggregate ap- propriations for this current year 542,000,000, 37,000,000 more ¢ eatimated, and $75,000,000 more than there seems the least ‘prospect that the receipts will be. This includes in the neighborhood of $50,- 000,000 for the sinking fund, which will not be paid. With this payment passed over there will still be a shortage of about $25,000,000, ac- cording to this showing. This shortage may be temporarily overcome by some such method as is known among brokers ns kiting, but this will only postpone the trouble. The democrats will have the situation to face when the Fifty-third Congress meets, if it is not tackled at this ses- sion. OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING SESSION. ‘The outlook for this session is, however, that considerably in excess of that for the present fiscal year. There will be no river and harbor bill paseed this winter, but while that bill ca ried an appropriation of 221,000,000 last winter it provided for contracts over and above that sum aggregating $81,760,000, and thore were then already authorized contracts involy- ing an expenditure of more than $9,000,000. In ronnd numbers the authorized comtracts for river and harbor improvements involve an ex- penditure of 240,009,000. ‘The whole eum is Properly chargeable ‘to the revenues of the next fiscal year, as other appropriations will be mado by other Congresser, making the obliga- tion accumulative, but there may not be more than $10,000,000 actually expended during the coming year. This may stand as against the expenditures for such improvements this yea: ‘The pension appropriation will have to be in- creased to about £182,000,000 for the next sear, this sum to be provided for in addition to $35,000,000 deficiency for the _prosent year. ‘The routine appropriations for the running of the government cannot be cut. and there are certain to be increases necessary in addition to that for pensions. To piace the appropriations to be made at this session for the next fiscal year at $557.000,000 may be con- sidered a low estimate. ‘The prospects are that to meet this authorized expenditure there will be a revenue not at all in excessof that ectimate for this year—$455,000.000. The reinctance of importers to pay high duties when there is a prospect of a reduction will probably prevent the usual insrease. This presents the prospect of a deticiency of revenues amounting to $102,- 000,000 next year to add to that of about $25,- 000,000 this year, not taking into account the sinking fund for this year. ere is a problem for Congress to wrestle with at the same time the reform of the tariff is undertaken. —_—_ —2—____ DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE. A Lively Mecting Expected Tonight—The Inaugural Committee. ‘There will.be a meeting of the Central Dem- ocratic Club tonight at 1429 Pennsylvania ave- nue, at which, it is expected, w lively discussion in regard to the inauguration preparations will take place. Some of the members say they have word from Chairman Harrity of the national democratic committee denying that the meeting held on Tuesday even- ing at the Ebbitt House was by his authority or with his knowledge, and last evening others of the committee interviewed Mr. Don M. Dickin- son at the Arlington and that gentleman also denied having any previous knowledge of the Ebbitt House meeting. It is understood that the meeting tonight has been mainly called to entertain protest against the meeting held at the Ebbitt House. Civil Service Inspector General Dumont of the steamboat inepection service, in his annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury, makes a strong rec- ommendation in favor of a non-partisan per- sonnel of the steamboat inspection service be- low the grade of supervising inspector. His main argument on this point is that the present uncertain tenure of the olfice, as a rule, deters those best qualified for the service from seeking appointment therein. This fact alone he deems sufficient to convince any one that the public interests would be better served were local and assistant inspectors as secure in their tenure of office, during good behavior. as are the classified clerks in the executive de- partments. In the case of the last named, he says, the worst result of misconduct ‘on their part’ is remedial, whereas misconduct on the tof an inspector, possibly involving human life, is wholly irreparable. eae RA Secretary Tracy's Naval Ald. Lieutenant Commander Cowles, now acting asnaval aid to Secretary Tracy, will be de- tached from that duty ina few days and ordered to duty as naval attache of the United States Jegation at London. This detail is considered an important and desirable one. Lieutenant Commander Wm. H. Emory, the mt at- tache, will return to this country, term of duty having expired. It has not been decided who will succeed Mr. Cowles. Military Cadets Appointed. Cadets have been uppointed at the West Point Military Academy as follows: Lawrence 8. Miller of Burlington, Vt., alter- nate; J. Frank Woodyard of Parkersburg, W. Va. ; Walter H. Worth of Creston, Obio; Francis J. Kelleher of Marion, Ohio; W. P. Denningan of Whitefield, Ind., with R. Lewis of Vincennes, Ind., alternate, and 0. B. Huston of Bentonville, Ark., an alternate. ever, that the receipts are far short of the ap- | | the importations from this time forward, so | nthe current revenues as, the aggregate of the appropriations will be | THE FRATERNAL OoNGRESS. How a Hard-up Ponsion Clerk Tried to Raise | Business Transacted and Subjects Discussed * at Today's Session. This afternoon a neatly-dressed man wearing | The national fraternal congress began the | last of its three days’ sessions in the tea room banking house of Dubsls & Co., No. 681 F | of Willard’s Hotel at 9 o'clock this morning. | Inasmuch as yesterday afternoon was giver up delegates by the World’s Fair Visitors’ Auli. ‘ance, there was a considerable amount of bust- | ness left over, and this morning was not an idle | one for the congress. | Ata meeting held last evening the committee | of chief medical examiners met and discussed plans for a uniform examination of applicants for membership. Dr. Leaverns of t his $100 he Tepresenting the Royal, Arcenum, premded, jas \: land among those present were Dr. | Northup of Port Huron, Mioh., Maccabees; |Dr. J. W. P._ Bates of | Baltimore, Fraternal Legion; Dr. Charles G. Frowert of Philadelphia, American Legion of Honor; Dr. Charles ©. Higgins of Chicago, Knights of the Golden tule; Dr. F. Edmister of Brooklyn, | Order of Mutual Protection, and Dr. Maliman | of Toronto, Ont., Independent Order of For- esters. They formulated a plan which was pre- | Sented to the congress this morni | cussed at some length. The rem: of the | morning session was devoted to the considera- | tion of the following features as laid down in the regular program of business: INTERESTING SUBJECTS DISCUSSED. | strength an advantage to a society?” ““Is it for the best interest of a society to adopt fixed dates for the levying of assess ments?” “What is the best method for drawing public | attention to the merite of the fraternal system | of protection, and in what way can money be | best used to extend or propagate s society?” “Is it of advantage to a society to publish an official paper, and does the benefit derived from | such publication warrant the expense?” The general opinion reached was to the effect that such a paper was of decided value to a society and well worth the expense involved in its pub- Neation. It was decided that Cincinnati should be the place for holding the next cougress « year from this fall. An adjournment of the present com gress will probably be reached late this after- noon or this evening. will hold its convention in one of # f Willard’s next week. This association is very similar to the congress now in scasion, with xception that ft is composed of delegat from the various fraternal societies represented zations, > THE BAPTIST SSOCIATION. The Subject of Missions—People Who Don’t Go to Church. At the third day's session of the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches this morning | statements of varied experiences were made by local missionaries, The report of the execn- tive board was taken up at noon. Brother West was the first speaker. He said that the average of intelligence in church congregations | was higher in Washington than in any other | city. There was a larger percentage of young men in Washington who never attended church than |in any other city of the Union, with poseibly one exception. Churches 2 not reach | them; only missions could. He believed that & great mission room should be opened | in a central location, where men and women jof culture would attend; where Senators and | representatives who had forgotten their re- | | ligion by coming to Washington would go. He | suggested that Columbian College open « room | for Christian service on Sunday afternoons. | Mr. Cartis of the executive board spoke next, The work of the board was not | satisfactory to him. His heart went out to | new fields, but he thought the present board | had about as much alre as it could attend |to. He favored the purchase of a lot |for the West End mission. Messrs. , Richards, Charles Allen, Seymour and Z. | Richards also spoke. | Rev. C. C. Meador of the executive board ap- | pealed for funds to be applied to missions. The report of the executive board was unani- mourly adopted. On motion of Rev. Green Clay Smith adjournment followed. THE EVENING SESSION. After the close of Tue Sr | day the committee and preacher of the annual kermon reported in favor of Calvary Baptist Church as the place W. 8. 0. Thomas as alternate. A committee to nominate a new executive | board reported as follows: Anacostia, H. B. | Fernoid, George Bordman, B. Milstead; Cal- y, Rev. 8. H. Green, Rev. Theron Outwater, | E. B Curtis, F. H. Stickney, J. B. Philp, i. H. | Smith, O. C. Fisher, Q. 8. Foster, C. Pai man, A. L. Swartwout, W. H. McKnew, 8. W. Woodward, J. F. Vinal, Samuel Ailer, G. T. Jones; E. Street, Rev. J.’ J. Muir, A. M. Clapp,” BR. Park: Wm. Fletcher, D. C, Grayson, F. A. Ithoderick; Fifth, Rev. C. CG, Meador, J. J. Darlington, Sam Howeson, W. F. Carter, J. H. Lewis, | Clarence Gessford, J. B. Bailey, R. H. Yates: | First. Rev. C. A. Stakely. W. L./Spieden, A. J. | Huntingdon, R. H. Marten, G.C. Semson: M. M. Thomas, P. 8. Foster, W. F. Holtzman; | . O. Thomas, J. ywier, A. | 7. King, Bagley, C. Beckham; Grace, D. |G. Fountain, W. R. Green, J. F. Bartlett: Mount Tabor, B. F. King,’ T. M. Bowli Metropolitan, ' Rev. Green Clay Smith, S. F. Hamilton, ‘Walter J. Brooks, Edward Warren, ‘Robert Otterbuck, J. O°C. Roberts; jucenstown, Rev. RR. West, J.B. Lord, « L. Sherwood, Charles G.’Lyneh; Second, | Rev, E. Hez Swem, C. B. Smith, W. A. Cooper, W. A. Henderson, @. F. Gulick, B. A. Hender- W. Proctor, W. Gay Spencer, 4. C. Maryland Avenue, Joseph C. Hobbs, vaulkner. | | Rort of the committee on foreign missions. Ad- | dressas were made by Rev. Dr. Seymour, Rev. | Dr. Downey and Rev. Dr. Ellis, — The Home for Incurables. The following contributions have been re- ceived by Tue Evestxo Stan for the benefit of the home for incurables: Heretofore acknowledged. Frederick Pilling. $280 22 30 00 George E. Lemon... 0 00 Mrs, Sarah Utermeble. 10 00 Mra. M. E. Normen 2: 1000 Mrs. L. M. Taylor. 10 00 ‘Total to date $390 22 Preparing for the Parade. Preparations for the big democratic jollitice- tion parade tobe held uoxt week are going steadily on. Meetings in many of the districts will be held to perfect the arrangements for the part the district will take in the celebration. ‘The parade is expected to be one of the largest of its kind ever held in the city. Tomorrow night two mass mectings will be | held with this idea m view. One will be at Washington Hall, corner Pennsylvania avenne and 3d street southeast, and the fifth district | democrats will mect in Lucas Hall, corner Penusylvania avenue and 22d street northwest. second crnieasat oy Death of William L. 8. Townshend. William L. 8. Townshend died very suddenly at 10 o'clock this morning at his late residence, No. 234 North Capitol street. Though Mr. Townshend his been an invalid for some years, his death was most unexpected and will be a great shock to his many acquaintances in this city. The deceased was.a brother of the late tative Townshend and ex-Health large family. Mr. Townshend was in the sixty- fourth year of his age. The funeral will be held from the residence Saturday afternoon, November 21, at 2 o'clock. pclae Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by theclerk of the court to the following: Charles C. Thomasand Sarah L. Hopkins, both of Balti- more, Md.; Morris We Morris and Florence Roberts, both of New York city;” Michael J. I > i it £ it VF i fr i The District of Columbia Association, F. B. | parlors | in the District instead of from national organi- | and Rev. R. R. West as the preacher, with Kev. | Last evening's session was resolved into ag mass meeting for the consideration of the re- | Officer Townshend. He leaves a widow and «| ON TRIAL FOR MURDER, Trial of Meyers for the Killing of Policeman Slack. Yesterday after Tux Stan's roport of thetrial of Chas. J. Meyers for the murder of Ofticer James Bo Slack closed the government called ‘Miss Cora Slack, the daughter. She testified Promissory to ® trip to Mount Vernon, tendered to the that she was in bed and heant her mother scream. Sho ran out on the second-story porch and Meyers was ranning down his wagon road | and her father and mother were on the pave- | ment standing still. She noticed her fatber and mother when the latter was bowing a whistle, and she slipped on a sack and went out. Her father was then at Meyers’ gate with his hand to side. father exclaimed: “My Got! he he ran to the car «table for help, and, returning, both hor father end Meyers were on the ground, Meere on top, | The men who came back with ber took Movers off and carried ber father into the house. She ‘awa revolver on the ground, and afterward she took it from Mevers’ hand before the men were taken up. She handed it to Mevers’ son, Her mother and the men took ber father mte the house, and she wont for the officers and told them of the occurrence and went after Meyers. She gid not see young (hariey Meyers there. JOSEPH ®. BOOTH. Joseph S. Booth testified that he lived at No, 2 Bladensburg road and was cagaged in driving treet car at the time and started beard @ noise likes Woman moaning about Slack’s or Meyers and went over. Mrs. Slack wi ing bh & police whistle, being near Mevere ga Mr. Slack was near Mover against the post. He had b | post and his right bord arou | He asked what was the mat jhe was stabbed and | Mra, Slack told him & | he w ing back now.” Meyers said: ~ yy Slack, or TH kill yor went in the vard and they got ir they fell against a board fen: top of Meyers. Mrs. Slack Feemed to Meyers had nothing in bis hands w him, \ m vend + he could not see und his pistol was gone ine up, you have dow » stil om the ‘ground when Slack was carried away, Mevers made two atvempts to get up, and bie son went to b | TODAY'S TRSTIMONT. Officer Wannell tostified that he and Omicer Brown arrested Meyer, who seemed to have been drinking. He Aan odor of hquor on him. John Lackey and Patrick O'Connor testitied to ussisting Slack into Lis hou District Attorney va sabstantially closed, with th proof that the loc that the case was | there was a lev renee | to affairs in the « | Mr. Allon testified | that Benn wee | beyond the ctty limits. verament closed | ite case in chic? | MONY POR THE DEFENSE, called atvention to the fact i . who was before the nd whore name wason the indiote a seid grand jury ment, had not t that he did not | pro | Justice Cox eaid ‘obligatory for him to do #0. Mr. Joseph Shillington, for the defendant, | opened piaining by the diagram d_ what the defense That Slack attacked the scene, after which he expected to prove, viz | Meyers, with pistol in one hand and stick im the other, and that the knife was used in self-de- | fense. . | MISS ADA OVERS, | Miss Ada Moyers wax the first witness and | said she was the daughter of the defendant, | who drove a stage | After examining che | tified to the | the house she bad Mie Meyers windows, de. ing | 10:30 ired about ed by i Stack’s talking, and got er at the window. bis yard and ead uniform on I would get over d whip him if it cost me my life, Tl do at anyhow.” his house and witness went sleep, whon she war awak= d by some one blowing a whistle and @ sound like some one clubbing am mother was screaming and she tris | her. She then dressed and we wore then taking Slack int Siack went k to bed and to ers father was lying on the 5 | knives lying about the yard betore this, F. A. Handrup testified that after he left his car he heard women « ping and climbed @ shed and suw two men ing; heard Slack, whose voice be knew, say to Mevers if be came into his yard again be would kill him, and beard, “I'm stabbed!” for” jected unless Slack was arre found marks of bloody hands and the knife. > POLICY CASE. ‘ted and Again ANOTHER Churchwell Jackson Arte Sent to Jail. The numerous policy prosecutions and Sail sentences in the Police Court recently had no effect on Churchwe « colored man, | who served a policy rent for | inst week he engaged busi- ness according to the — testim fe colored girl, and this morning whe his house was visited by Sergeant Jordan and Oficer Kopp Jackson jumped over the back fence and tried to get away, He failed to take his poliey book and papers with him and i ured them as evidence. ‘The prisoner and papers were taken before Judge Miller and the officers gave their testi- mony. Jackson said that be served 100 days in jail last summer and was released in July. He de- nied that he was engaged asa writer and said he was only a player, although he took plays | across the river for anybody who happened te come along. ‘The court ruled that such conduct was pro moting policy im violation The prisoner said he bu: ary, and added that be t when you give up on Judge, ‘you pick up anothe Rea judge picked np a hairpin found among the Af torn ana with us ‘b, it’ wes claimed, be | wrote on the carbon paper. “What is this!” the judge asked “That's my wife's own dear hairpin,” the prisoner replied. The judge questioned him as to the former case and sent him back to jail for sixty days, = TING COLLECTOR. ce last summer, the in A DEFAU His Lotter Acknowledging H for the Grand 4 William H. Melechior, c niture firm of House & Herrmann, disappeared @ few days ago, after making bis day's collections, and the affair was put in the hands of Private Detective McDevitt. The missing man was traced as faras Baltimore and it wasknows that he was to return home Tuesday night. Detective Boyd met- the Baltimore train, but did not find Melechior, as he jumped from the } train before the depot was reached. In the meantime be sent a letter to bis employers frou Baltimore. The letter was as follows: Barrimone, Mp., November 9, 1892 ANN. i Sar: Legge you wiite surpried a my absence and not seeing you, but my cone would not allow me to face you. Tam in your debt, including yesterday's collec about 2600. “Iam going to New York to that amount, and shall remit as soon ax Tget it, If fail_in New York Iam going to county, Pa., to got it. I ark you for sake of 4 cestet are Et to prosecute meer by publishing, I sial ana or ‘ radio on this cart! Your am. Farewell, if I don’t sce you again. Yeeterday the officer went to the house of tuiher, and by pretendce tet he