Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1892, Page 6

6: THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, , D. C. Pe cre rR 9d EDITION. } et CONTINUED FROM Sth PAGE CANNOT BE COERCED Witnesses Before the Interstate Com- merce Commission. A TERRIFIC CYCLONE IN TEXAS. Election of Officers of the Rich- mond and Danville. OTHER TELEGRAPHIC N ows. NOT COMPELLED TO TESTIFY. Decision Regarding Witnesses Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. aco, Dec Jud teday one of the most it whieh has been band state commerce act we Last Sunday W. the twelfth section of that a Mu it Drought a pet Gresham to compel the and the auswer Judge Gresba grant the pet! testify and pro: court could not be made ordinate antiliary to a istrative Body This t* the famous cace in which the Chicago | and Grand Trovk, the Inland, Chicage und Ker Island. Chicago and = woukee, Bay View and more ‘and — Ohio, Iilinois, Big Four Central. Lake Shore, Pen Plate. Wabash and Lackaw of unjust discrimination cago shippers, notabl pany. t and Blne Net und Blne nM Eastern | of large CARRIED EVervrur FORE Ur.) A Fearful Cyclone Sweeps Throqzh = Texas Hor of 5 from yesterday afternoon ept down Eg: f two miles from The wind blow « everythi so mneb cl 7.—Meager reports have been received 3 wel rae heard trom Fran Par dthet more fatalities and casual Will be reported. A relief party has been f go to the section - uxoxp, Va. & ft Railroad Company ber ww York save Mi Virg A VIGIEANT Wireman. He Discovered Both the Fin Oat in a Philadelphia Puraperrera, Dec ing. overcome b The charch w darned to the grousd u He Threw Young Triftting Sax Puaxcisco, Car Smith, the murderer of ( teen-year-old boy of ¢ Friday Inet, has = mad: the crime. He with « b Capt. Samuel Neal, thy boys band set Offers a Berrz, Mox.. De Foster « tae at present . DBL MeGLYNN'S STANDING. What is Said of « Keport That He ts to Be K The New York s ing the MeGiynn to he felt A DESTAL BY Ancur: New Yous, Dee. 7. this worming made the {1 Regard te the report in t whieb qucted bim & ing ese bul been re-opened and ing whatever abon nto express the bop Mr. Wilson and the Speakershi Mr. Wilson of West Virgin.a was asked by « Stam reporter today wae im the story that be or Bynum or Breckinridge of Ken- tueky were to be selected as a candidate for Speaker to ran inet Mr. Crisp. Mr. Wilson wed thet he ‘Tas ~ cnything about itexcept «lot of general talk he had beard. Certain men, be taid, had spoken to him and be presumed that they pad spoken to the other two, but be did not snow that the proposition had taken any definive shape ns yet. In fact be dida't pow any thin, in particclar about it, MANY MERCHANTS COMPLAIN. ‘Their Patience Exhaugted by Delays on the IN WALL STREET TODAY. An Early Decline Followed bya Rise and General Dullness. New York, Dec. 7.—Money loaned easy this Representative Burrows, who, with Mr. ig with the rates for call loans ranging | “TPARENTLY A PERPETUAL FREIGHT BLOCKADE fe Dingley, is the leader of the protectionists in| held an sinquest at the Emergency’ Hospital the House, since the retirement of Mr. Me-| over the body of Mrs. Honora Kelly, who was Kinley, is of the opinion that the defeat of the | so severely burned at the fire in her rooms at republicans this fall will in the end | 11127th street northwest Monday night last that. rok" | Washington is suffering from a freight block- | Fesult in the permanent establishment ade, and aa a natural sequence there is wrath in | Of protection. The position takeu by the the hearts of Washington merchants and pro-| President in his message, he says, is the fanity on many lips. Never since railroads Lint! = hace will baat it 2 the firet «1 i | laration inciples before a tempo- Sar me ee weight, | THEY retirement and eal byramamad ter GOODS 4 MONTH ON THE ROAD FROM PHIL- ADELPHIA —TKE SITUATION DESCRIBED WORSE THAN IN WAR TIMES. from % to 4 percent. Exchange steady; posted | rates, 4863 ;a489; actual rates, 48534 for 60 days Governments Steady; currency Gs, 105 bid; extended 2x, ading on the stock exchan whisky trast, These were fairly thalf of the opening hour | was weak and there Was ® |p. o ding methods about every business establishment in the city. | he contemplates the future with great com- Men who have for years been struggling to placency and confidence in the ultimate com- build up reputations for meekness and every- | Plete triumph of protection. endeavor to con- within them | demagogues have been charging all the ills that rail- | humanity is heir to to the republican party + the railroad list » strengthen and values steadily en- | noon, when the early decline had market at this | le changed from | gare almost at a amounted to 131,039 | ter part of the warmth that one makes mention Go where you will—and « a Stax reporter wandered haphazard fhto a num- | {he earth | and ee one ae | ber of stores and oifices this morning—the | beaven to all who have not now FENANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. it possibly could be. railroads are LOOKING FOR WATER COMMUNICATION. A few of the business men who have suffered | now to be given the teat. They are now placed in most from the deiays are on the verge of de-| position where they are called upon to bring spair, and several of them are figuring out how | forth their boundless blessings and distribute them among the discontented people. Are ‘and | there blessings at their disposal? If. they are ‘can | not establish satisfactory munication with Baltimore, Philadel Cee eS ee ern scan | tenses, of tying and frond, and an angry public period. They however, | come the Insting triumph of tho protective ereally | Policy. This restoration of the republicans I more trouble with western freight than with | 1° , at we will come into power in the House Ay | Cent coming from the cast they don't know JOrt | tte, ihe rery next congrescional election. Judging from a number of interviews secured today the situation is very bad indeed. Te “Do. 1086 L008 St. P. Washington Stock Exchange. seen wanted Triage, 200 at LOX 4) at ¢ Depostt, 10 at 109; 10 at 100; 10 at Security and Trust, 20 at 1353. Bonds—U. 5. 4s, Tegistered, 1907, - S. 4s, coupons, adicial and admin- | — asked Water stocks, 7s, s@-year fund, 63, ler ‘Block, 78,1903, 2.608, 19%4, fund, cure Teg. %10s, ‘1892- Balti- | currenc r 7 bid, — asked Wat ON® MERCHANT'S EXPERIENCE. “This freight blockude is extremely sertous,” | Jarge majority; if they do not they will confess suid Mr. Frank Hume, the wholesale grocer, to| to their fraud. We can afford to stand pat on a Stan reporter, who met him on the street. | the President's message and wait for theiy “There is no choice between is just as bad as Miscellaneous Bonds— Washington and G | town allroad 1040 da, 108 bid,— asked. Steel Com- | tonand Georgetown Raflroaa Convertible 6x, 135 Masonic Hall Ass'n Sa, 105 bid, ington Light Infantry ‘ist mort- asked. Wasing- idl bid. — asked. 103 asked. Chesa- ‘O Street Raflroa@ ist Metropolitan Ratl- bid, 1 asked. 0.5. i, — Diet, 180 asked. id Trest 6s, 1205, A. & O., 100 Seourity and Trost’ 5s, freight facilities ‘of yolume of traffic was a foo vid, — asked ‘0 Imp. 68, 110 bid, — asked. 64, 105. bid, 110 a Market Co. int 64. 1892-182 Lucostia Railroad 68,1901,— bid,10T% Ever since earl, nk Stocks—Rauk of Wasmington, 380 | the Republic, 275 bid. ok. Metropolitan, 2 erty they need? Washington and Georgetown, an, 65 bid, 91 asked. Capitol ana North O | k Creck, 100 bid, When anybody : | to switch him off the track with pleasant little fairy tales about the and the manner in which it hung the freight Cituavion Ebaig | Be said “he found locks broken from instead worse right along. contractor is | justice was to get possesion of the cer- because the railroad company has bis car load or two or | three or four car loads of iron sidetracked any- where from fifteen to fifty miles away. | more railroads and would like to have two or three of them in a hurry.” reece “oe aeraieen ce wae rs Ihave done business | building. “Witness then explained how checks of Washington,” said H. O. Towles, | had passed between the parties, and he also “and have never in all | that period been so much annoyed by freight | as I have been during the sked. Commercial, 5 Bid, 555 y encampment 160 bid, 2 asked. Poto- ks—Columbta Title, 7 id, Ligut stocks —Washitigton Gas, of improving it ix gettin what a serious fix meticau Graphophone, 24 mute, 44 bid, — posit aud Trust Compauies— Washington 140 asked. American | the furniture deale: Vike | Wallace W. Kirby, constable, testified that -d with the railroad | he served the writ of execution, got possession two" months to get | and jeft a watchman in charge of the building. Chicago and about 20258! as long from Detroit. This 1 bad enough, annoy: ble fact that freight was ly handled you have « ance of more than ordinary proportions. is carelessness somewhere, for the amount of whe: | freight coming in bad condition and the num- ber of pieces lost |Do you know that the situation is actually | shooting everybody cor | freight carrving. ing end unproti ev; | ward broke open the door in the rear with a increasing. | thing camein and went out on ‘the Baltimore and Ohio over a single track? to get everything can get from = bia or Baltimore by pickled shipments get here on time and undamaged. Under present railroad conditions we ean do but little business with Virginia, for the Penn- sylvania road insists on the transfer of all freight at Alexandria, cate of iftcreased ratlroad facilities. | one or two new roads, Let the Norfolk and id | Western come in.” A MONTH PROM PHILADELPHIA. “In all my life I have never had so much | that the case would have to go to the grand trouble about freight as I um having now.” buds, | said Mr. B. F. Guy, the dealer in stoves, | “Tt frequently takes a month to get any- thing from Philadelphia; two weeks seems to be about the regular schedul - Corn—Decem- | [have ordered have been | and when they failed to make their nest adve- Give us Virginia. teneforties, 36 | ‘and’ Onlo stork, saicass: Northern | #8 Did: Baltimore and Ohio So Chicago Markets. Wheat — Decem- ¥. 15.67; May, 15.57%. Lard—} aka <u a ES Re | ee on tome dae” ; WOULD NOT BY TOLERATED ELSEWHERE. | shut him out of his proposed $50,000 deal in ns as they exist here would | order | not be tolerated elsewhere for one day,” said | "TY conctusion defendant sald he was ready Mr. James F. Oyster, who deals in such perish- | and willing to settle the rent now. “Twice or three| Mr. Mullowney asked defendant where he times the necessary amount of timeis consumed | got his pfitols and he answered that he did not in the transportation of almost every shipment. | Something ought to be done, and done s001 ) DELAY IS THE RULE. “When freight is on the road eleven days be-| yr Kirtby tend’ to break open the | tween Culpeper and this city there ix some-| doorand take possession and I got the pistol so thing wrong with the railroad,” said Mr. | he could see it aud would enter at his peril.” firm of Miller & Roller,| “It was loaded? If these delaya were GOVERNMENT. “Freight cond THE RULE WILL BE ADHERED To. smitsioners depart from their the order in which street ments are tobe made? This was the took up a large portion of the m of the board today. finally taken in the matter it was ables a+ butter and eggs. Roller of the commission merchants. only occasional they might be overlooked, but | they are the rule and not the exception. long ago we had a lot of live calves and cys shipped from Whitewater station, below Quantico; it took just them up here after » was considered one of the orted to this country, and seen in Washington. the “Tent | property there was in the building belonging to had received them, One | ‘he association. shipment of pork made from Herndon, Va., was twoand a half day have been here in three hours. Of course it was damaged by the delay und we lost money.” rackone nveny par. “You can’t say too much nor ¢an you say anything that could be regarded as exag- ' gerated when you discuss this freight business," ek gestern Cea aciet teres seid Mr. P. J. Heiskell, dealer in agricultural " “There's trouble | @emocratic caucus of Senators would be instead | held this afternoon immediately after beeoming lew it grows contimnally. Tt i nough when there isdelay in transport oods you have bought, but it is much | tee room. . It is understood that no particular oreemben ii on ood yo) bare sold. subject wan discussed, but that the catcus was ave endeavored to orders for guano wh ji ly the one usually held at. beginning ‘The Criminal Court Jury. ye Cox,in the Crimina following Jurors business: Thomas A. Rover, * morning Ju on the road; it sli and Matthew Goddard. Of the thity | F the following were accepted i, W. D. Camp) A James A. Mo: rase, H.W. Love, John W. CH Cansield, and the court ordered Kerry, Jobn G implements and fertilizers, Ne Werd From Mr. Harrity. of Chairman Harrity uangural committee was at it is said will Mesntime nothing « by the parties to ig the utraoat © which will prove per- have come from farmers who were ready’ 0 have been com; ived here today, to use it at once, but to wait as long as @ month. Imagine what Marriage Licenses. such delay means toa man who has ¢ to licenses ‘issued ‘Why doesn't Congress let the Norfolk | “arriage = oon tenes and Western come in.” the decision wil fectly satisfactory to ail concerned. Case Postponed. The Pacific Mail Steamship Comyany’s appli- cation to enjoin the Panama Railroad Company from making contracts with apy other steam- | ship companies was to have been argued in the aS abont the case being ial meeting of the American Society wineers for the election of officers will be held Thursday, December 22 next, in| the offiee of the eugineer-in-chief of the navy. Passed Awistant Engineer paper on “The Ecouomy of Auxiliary Machinery on War Veasels as Aifecting the Most Keouom- | ical Rate of Speed.” r, but was: Hollis will read a Eo Mage sult of the Recent Republican Defeat. | people when they find how they have been de- in | ceived by the democratic party. He says that “For more than fifteen years,” he eays, “the democrats have been lying to the . "Their nd have been promising the blessings of they want rust | of this life’s comforts. They have worked for Mod- | Fours to make the common people discontented to eliminate | that they might profit from their discontent. Gistonce from, mercantile calculations, but the | Finally they succeeded in getting the public roads that walk into Washington (they used to | mind in such » condition that it became neces- run in, but they don’t do that any more) are bobs that there should be 4 temporary only making the element of distance more con-|Tevolution that the people might test the honesty and wisdom of the men who told them that their future happiness depended on the success of the democratic ‘party. ‘They are party will be convicted of ‘tale pre- will drive them out in disgrace. Then will lo not expect to see long delayed. I believe DUTY OF THE DEMOCRATS. Itisas| “As Mr. Harrison points out in his message, | badon one road as it is on another, and, a8 ®/ the democrats must act at once. They have a Irishman said, “perhaps a trifle io kuow whe, Congrew! did not permit the | t#i0 apy reputation for honesty. Tt fe a matter | Norfolk and Western road to come into the |! regret that this work must be delayed city, and there was pretty general condemna-| for at least three months; in that aot tion of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and|™ment the President points out to the Ohio management for efforts which were alleged | democrats with the most withering irony the to have been made to keep the new line outside | Obligation before them—to get at it. They the District. The demand is for increased | *hould be impatient. If the people are being activity on the part of companies now in here | Fobbed they cannot stand by for a moment, or the introduction of such corporations as | @fter they have the power in their hands, and want todo business with the people of Wash-| se it done. If they do they will be accessory to duty to perform. They cahnot delay it and re- the crime. If they revise the tariff on the lines indicated by thetr platform and their speakers we shall elect the next House bya i play. eee ome | eT do not think there will be any difficulty ‘companies are not aware | sbout the democrate organizing the Senate. I of the fact that Washington is doing very much | hope not. We do not want a republican Senate more by today than it was five years ago. | t | Our trade hae grown immensely wai vet fue | bility. they have. taken ‘upon themaclves. tes are no| Wherever there ts doubt aa to. the elec- when the|tion of a Senator and the democrats not half as great. | have a fair show for success we shouid let them Quite frequently it takes a month to bring any-|bave it, If the Senate {a republican when the thing from Baltimore here, while freights from | 8moke hasgcleared away I hope that the good the west are moving in they reach here’ within twice tha in October we have ha SS the road from Cincinnati; 1 SENT TO THE GRAND JURY. suppose it will be along about spring time, ET AR ‘when nobody eats hominy. suflicient room here to conduct their News Compan business properly why don’t they buy the prop-|_ In Judge Miller's court today Prosecuting | be If they have sufficient room why do they place their business in the & : hatids of incompetent subordinates? T'don't | Court to the caro of Mr. Frank K. Ward, mean to say that their subordinates are incom- | Charged with a violation of law growing out of | petent, but it would necessarily follow that | the trouble at the Ward building, Nos. 929 and such is the case if the companies have a eutfi- | 931 D street northwes cient quantity of space at their command.” ‘MR. M'CARTY “KICKS.” “Tam a kicker,” vaid Mr. D. J. McCarty, the | Sran at the time of the trouble. Forcible “It would tire me to figure out | entry and detainer was the charge against Mr. how much money Ihave lost throngh delays | Wat caused by the railroad people. to stand between them and the responsi- "on goog’ time if | Lord will interpose in some way to take the riod, | Majority from us.” aes emai Se If the companies | The Case of Frank Ward for Entering the *s Building. Attorney Mullowney called attention of the now occupied by the Etening News Company The facts of the case were printed in Tar yand his counsel, Mr. George K. French, Never was tered a plea of not guilty. , it in at this | ™ : cents Mr. George A. Shehan was first called and he testified that he was trustee and part owner of the building. He was put in possession of the building bya decision of Justice O'Neil in a suit of ejectment. On the date charged try the door and the furniture owned by the news paper company was found on the ‘sidewalk, Witness explained that his action before the uilding for non-payment of rent, and the action was brought aga Kingsley Bros. Company. Witness had never consented to the subletting of the prem- ives under the Kingsley lease. Witness did not T want | now that Mr. Ward broke into the place. He swore out a warrant for Mr. Ward charging housebreaking because he was advised to do so by his counsel in order to get possession of the exhibited the legal papers conce: and suit in ejectment. CONSTABLE KIRBY'S STORY. g the lease When he returned the next morning the watch- man was not there. He found Mr. latter refused to let him in. Witness afte sledge hammer and regained possession of the building. Dennis Dineen, watchman, testified that he locked up the building and then went upstairs to his room on the fourth floor, and when be came down stairs Mr. Ward was in possession, Witness had been told by Mr. Shehan and T find it pays me | Mr. Kirby that the Erening News Company had possession of the building from December i. Constable Kirby was recalled and he testified that he bad told Mr. Ward about the writ and they spoke pleasantly and made a satisfactory arrangement, co he thought, Witness had the writ, but Mr. Ward did not see itat that time. He afterward had the writ in his hand while he was there in the building, but he could not say that Mr. Ward saw it. ‘This closed the testimony and the judge ssid the jury unless Mr. Ward could show that he had a right to possession or that he did not partici- Pate in regaining possession, as charged, ‘MR. WARD'S STATEMENT. Gems | Mr. Ward was sworn, and he made a state- promptly shipped, | ment of the affairs of the Milk Producers’ and arance | Consumers’ Association, which, he said, bought ter shipment I had the firm du-| out the Kingsley Company. He told of his busi- Two weeks later both orders | ness relations with Mr. Shehan and said he thought Mr. Shehan’s object was to order to get the $60,000 from the News Com- pistols, “You had a pistol?” queried Mr. Mullowney. “Yes, sir.” é “Where did youget it?” air. It was empty. I took that pre- caution and told my friend to bring it empty.” Bat] "Witness said that he was hanging on to the Not | piace, hoping to get some capital, Mr. Stilson Hiatchine, be oaid, was willing to” put tn some out money. What he wanted was to take out what Counsel discussed the facts in the case, and aot | Judge Miller thought that the grand jury had better inquire into the facts. The caso was vent to the grand Jury, and the court xed the bond at & — A Democratic Caucus. Ench of the democratic members of the Sen- ‘ta session to discuss a plan of p: panies RSLs oe Tae clerk of the court to the following: Isaiah Hal- aburton of Burke county, N. C., and Susan Ann Turner of Alexandria county, Va.; G. R. Dyson and Estelle Golden, both of Caroline county, Va.; Eden N. Jackson of Richmond and Annie V. Fisher of Henrico county, Va.; W.W.Speod, nd Florence W. Collier; John Costes and WEDNESDAY, What Mr. Burrows Thinks Will Be the Re-| A Coroner's Jury Holds John Kelly for the ‘ard in possession, and the | ass: ea ees 7; 1892—TEN PAGER. Grand Jury. At 11 o'clock this morning Coroner Patterson | death resulted between 6and7 o'clock yesterday morning. Assistant District Attorney Armes represented the government and Mr. Martin J. | Kelly, ® brother of the deceased's husband, jJohn A. Kelly, sat beside the latter. The | prisoner, an intelligent-looking man of about | thirty-five, appeared to be just recovering | from the effects of w long debanch. Abraham ©. Bobys of 1112 7th street north- West, who rented the room to the Kellys, was the first witness. He said that about 7 o'clock jin the evening he was aitting in bis [room down stairs and heard a distur! ance, and in « little while Kelly came | down stairs and went ont. Witness went up- | stairs to the rooms occupied by Kelly and his wife. Saw that Mrs. Kelly was very sick a tried’ to get a doctor for her, but did not. |He went back to the ‘house, and | witness’ wife complained — that " there | was another disturbance upstairs. Witness | went upstairs again and told Keily that it must stop. He then went to bed and about midnight heard the cry of fire, and went upstairs and found Mrs. Kelly ablaze. The j husband was there, but did not help those who ran upstairs to put out the fire or help his wife. Kelly was drank, but was able to walk. A number of other witnesses wore examined. Martin J. Kelly, the brother of the prisoner, stated that his brother had been on a spree for the last two weeks. When his brother would G0 on a spree his wife would followsuit. Witness and his mother would then take the children and chre for them. The prisoner stated to wit- ness about 8 o'clock the evening of the fire that his wife wasnt that time lying home drunk. He was drunk then. He was not helplessly drunk. : THE VERDICT. After about twenty minutes’ deliberation the jury returned the following verdict: “That the said Honora Kelly came to ber death about 6 o'clock a. m. December 6, 1892, at the Emergency Hospital, city of Washington, D.C., from shock, the result of burns received about 11:30 the night before, and from the evidence we believe t! her death was the result of criminal negligence on the part of her husband, John A. Kelly. Coroner Patterson at once made an order committing Kelly to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Tho prisoner, while the jury were deliberating, sat in an adjoining room laughing and chatting with the police officers, and showed little concern when told that the jury held him responsible for his wife’s death, ee DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. FAST END ELECTRIC RAILROAD. The bill to incorporate the East End Electric railroad, which was presented in the House by Mr. Compton, was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Blackburn today. THE BOARD OF CHARITIES. Senator McMillan introduced in the Senate today the bills to establish a board of chari- ties in the District and that to amend the charter of the Brightwood Railroad Compa The latter bas heretofore been introduc the House by Mr. Richardson, Both bills have been printed in THe Stan. DR. HAMMETT BEFORE THE SUNCOMMITTEE. Health Officer Hammett and his assistant, Mr, Tracy, came before the House subcommit- tee on appropriations having charge of the District bifl this morning and explained the needs of the health department of the city. ‘Dr. Hammett said that in view of the threat- ened invasion of cholera next spring it was of the utmost importance to the citizens of Wash- ington that the heulth department should have ample means at its command to cope with any emergency that may arise, [ai CAPITOL TOPICS. BAN PEDRO CHOSEN FOR THE HARBOR. The report of the board of army engincer officers appointed to make an examination of the relative merits of Sen Pedro and Santa Monica bays as the site for a proposed deep- water harbor on the Pacific slope was today submitted to Congress. It says San Pedro bay is the more eligible location for such harbor. THE SHERMAN SILVER LAW. ‘To discuss a bill for the repeal of the Sher- man silver law of 1890 was the object of a meet- ing of a quorum of the members of the House committee on coinage today. The provisions for the repeal of the law are em- bodied in a bill introduced in the House by Representative Williams of Massachusetts, who is desirous of having the matter promptly discussed and acted, upon. The Sherman law provides for the purchase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver monthly each year. Without reaching a conclusion the committee adjourned until next Wednesday, the regular meeting day of the committee. ARMAMENT ON THE GREAT LAKES. The President today, in answer to a resolu- tion, transmitted to the Senate the report on the agreement been the United States and Great Britain concerning armament on the great lakes. It does not appear, the Secretary of State says, that any British or Canadian naval sels are now or have been for many years stationed on the lake8. eae GOOD WEATHER AND GOOD HEALTH. Health Officer Hammett’s Keview of the Week. Health Officer Hammett’s report says there were 98 deaths for the week ending December 3. Death rate per 1,000 per annum—White, 17.5; colored, 23.8. Total population, 19.5, The principal causes of -~— death were: Croup, 1; diptheria, 1; consumption, 13; phoid fever, 6; malarial feve ongestion of the Inngs, 1; bronchitis, 6; ney disease, 5; cancer 7. There were 96 births and 25 marriages reported. he report says: ‘The continued low rate of death indicates a condition of health throughout the entire city of a very favorable character, as compared with former years, The deaths last woek numbered 0 as against 123 during the corresponding period of Inst year. The annual death rates were 19.5 and respectively, thus showing a decrease of 6.0 in each thousand of population, represent- ing the number of 1,560 persons, “There was an increase in the acute lun; cases of seven over the preceding week, which is the only evidence of a growing mortality from any one class of is- ease. The contagions maladies are giving no especial concern to the medical faculty, with the exception of sporadic cases of diphtheria and of scarlatina in a mild form. Undoubtedly the lovely Indian sum- mer weather, accompanied by remark- ably even temperature, relative humidity and barometric state has donemuch to sustain these conditions, and up to the present time there is no evidence of the presence'of epidemics of any form.”” ‘ ——— Found Dead in His Room. About 12:30 this afternoon Capt. George H. Travis from Kentucky, an old one-armed pensioner, was found dead on a cot in his room atthe Madison House, 333 Missouri avenue northwest. He came in during the night, and the odor of gas being detected the door of his room was forced and he was discovered cold in death, with the gas in the room. turned on full head. It is not yet known whether it was a case of suicide or not. The old man is said to be a friend of Senator Blackburn of Kentacky. ee gee ‘Must Be Open Every Day. “When I get rich,” said a business man to a New ‘York Sun writer, “I am going to give away a lot of churches, but I shall not give anybody a church unless they will agree to keep it open on week days as well as Sundays. There has been in recent years an increase in the | northwost MR. MAURY AND A POKER. MEMBERS IN TOWN. ‘They Mar the Appearance of Alcxander 8. | Senators and Representatives Who Are Hooe—The Assault Case Dismissed. An iron poker, a terribly battered head and _ an outraged husband figured in the Police Court in an assault case. That Alexander 8. Hooe, a mesenger in the War Department, had been given a good thrashing there could be no doubt. Deniel F. Maury 4n insurance agent, who appeared as the out- raged husband, admitted it he struck every biow charged against bim and said he ought to have done worse. Mrs. Maury keeps 4 boarding house at No. 601 New Jersey avenue nd Hove is « boarder m the house. He had boarded with Mrs. Maury for five years. More than a year ago the husband's suspicions of undue intimacy — between his wife and the boarder were aroused and since that time the breach between bis wife and himself has widened. Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock the crash between them came, and persons living in the vicinity of New Jersey avenue and F streets witnessed part of the affair. The scant wearing apparel that covered Hooe gave the Mitnesses an idea of the character of the affair. ‘The appearance of Policeman Herbert ended the combat and the husband was placed under arrest, while the injured man went back to his room and dressed his wounds. “Tlleay not guilty,” responded Maury when arrainged. There were bruises and scars on his hand which he showed the cour, He had received them during the struggle. Hooe, whose injuries were of «uch « charac- ter that his best friends could scarcely recog- nize him, was sworn and questioned both by the judge and by the defendant. His answers did not place him in a very favorable light. The defendant, in his own behalf, admitted the assault. He told the judge of having found his wife and Hooe together a year ago and then again yesterday. When he went home yesterday he no- ticed things in the kitchen were upset and when he went upstairs he saw his son who was sick and he said that his mother was down stairs. Defendant then went to his wife's room. Hooe was getting off the bed and his wife ran down stairs. Defendant grabbed the poker, which was the only thing handy, and ‘struck Hooe several times. ‘he latter grabbed him and attempted to throw him down the steps, but did not meceed. Then defendant dragged him out of the house. Defendant said that this partial separation had existed for about five years. Witness Hooe was recalled. He said he kept liquor in his room and that Mre. Maury sometimes takes a drink with him. Mr. Maury added that he had seen Hooe give liquor to “his (Maury’s) fifteen-year-old daugh- ter. Judge Miller wanted to know what right Hooe had to act in such a manner about Maury's house. The woman is Mr. Maury’s wife and the children are his. “You are under no obligation to look after them,” said the judge to Hooe, and when a bus- bund catches a fellow like you in bis home and thrashes him, I'll assure you that this cours will not harm him. This case is dismissed.” “Tam much obliged to you, judge, husband. “I know you are # jast man. eee FASHIONS IN FAVORS. ‘id the Novelties for This Winter in Luncheon Decorations. The dynamiters have made so great an im- Pression on society that many people have lived in dread of finding on their desks or tables or in their upper bureau drawers infernal ma- chines just ready to explode. This fall, how- ever, these are becoming such every-day Affairs that people no longer fear them, and at one or two of the swell lunches lately they have ap- peared at every plate, the wicks just waiting to be lighted and with the once-dreaded word “Dynamite” in large gilt letters across them. A great change has been made in the manufac- ture of these bombs, #0 that now if you cour- ageonsly and securely grasp one in the left hand and with the right hand pull the wick an ingeniously hidden cover will come off, show- ing that the inside is tilled with nothiag more formidable than fancy candies. These, however, are only one of the many Parisian novelties of the sort recentlpizaported by a local confectioner. Among the other favors shown is a sardine box of tinfoil with the famil- iar labels all complete. On removing the cover m find apparently real sardines, but in realit y clever imitations in chocolate covered wit silver paper to produce the silvery gleam of the real . Other chocolate dainties are in bright colored boxes marked “Langues de Chats,” into which fit the cunning tongue- shaped chocolates, each one of which is stamped ith a cat’s head. Jaunty hats and caps are also for candies, being intended for favors for lunches, &c. They are large enough for quite big dolls, and me of them are of blue, white or pink satin, med with feathers and ribbons that ehow a milliner's deft fingers in their combination and arrangement, Some are severely simple in style, und then there are little sailor caps bear- ing the device “Washington,” in lieu of the name of a ship; but in one particular they are all alike—namely in the little silken bag hidden beneath and filled with bon bons, Packages of cigarettes apparently just ready for the smoker are really only paper boxes for holding sweets. Golden arrows in gilded sheaths and with bows hung on the side are for candies also, and come in several sizes. Little Dresden figures in white closely curled wigs and in most dainty array stand on pedestals which open and are filled with sugar plums. Th we proved #0 popular that the con- fectioner is about to send for a new consign- ment of them The newest way of serving ice cream and ices is to have them in closed fancy boxes, which have an extra pastebourd box inside to put the ice or glace in, #0 that the box will not be in- jured by contact with it, and may be kept asa souvenir. These boxes, a new importation from France, are in a variety of ingenious shapes, among which are conspicuous the familiar nickel clocks, with hands pointing to the lun- cheon hour, and the backs of which may be re- moved and filled with cream. — Paste- board Mandarin oranges are for orange ice; little cups and saucers with Dresden Howers scattered over them are for chocolate ice cream; for the patriotically inclined are pretty little figures of “America” clothed in the stars and stripes and wearing liberty caps over their pretty porcelain faces. Little folly heads adorned with black maske also hoid boxes for ices. Very cunning but moro plebeian are the little earthen-ware pots such as those in which French cooks delight to concoct their dainty sauces, whose covers may be removed to admit an ice or a glace, and the very natural- looking mustard pots are deprived of their roper belongings to make room for the same Fancy creams, Wheelbarrows with real. wheels are to be filled with ices in tho shapes of flowers or fruits, as are also the sweet little flower- trimmed baskets with half-open covers. Little dice boxes are for ice cream, too. More sim- ple, but none the less dainty, are the litte pa- per lace boxes tied with colored ribbons. More elaborate and expensive favors are Leg- horn hats profusely trimmed and made into bonbonmeres, muxical cats and rabbite, whgeh sit knitting over candy boxes that send forth music to delight the ear-while the candies are delighting the palate. Brandied and candied cherries make acharm- ing dish in the pretty cases én which they are served this year. Ono of the prettiest designs is that of marguorites in pink or white, or “black-eyed Susans,” of which cherries form the center. Marrons glaces are put in butter- flies of silver, gold or bronze and in a great variety of cases of other sorts. ‘There are several new and very elaborate creams this fall,among which are thé “Pudding Rachel,” which is in three colors and composed of agreat variety of goodies, including fruits, nuts, &c., “pudding Saiambo,” “pudding Sarah Bornhardt’” and “Comtesse Marlo” ice creams. eae SHADRACH BOND, ‘The First Governor of Illinois and Cour- teous Duelist. rience and every-day intercourse with his fel- low men he acquired a large stock of tical information. He was a com | Mitchell, John H., Oregon, Chamberlin’s Hotel. | Morgan, John | Morrill, Justin S., Vermont, 1 Thomas circle. | Ransom, Matt W. | Breckinridge, Wm. C. P. Here for the Season. Following is a list of Senators and Represen- tatives who have arrived in the city and the ad- dresses of those who have located: ‘Senators. Aldrich, Nelson W., Rhode Island, Arlington. Allen, John B., Washington, 10 B st. ne. Hate, William B., Tennessee, Ebbitt. Berry, James H., Arkansas, Metropolitan, Blackbarn, Josey C. 8., Kentucky, 1013 E aw, lodgett. Rufus, New Jersey. Brice, Calvin 8.; Ohio, 1611 H st. now. Butler, Matthew ( ith Carolina, 434 Naw Call, Wilkinson, Florida, 1903 N st. nv. Cameron, Jas. 'D., Penna, 21 Lafavette square, Carey. Joseph M.” Wyoming. Arlington, Carlisle, J..G., Kentucky. 426 K st. now. Chandler, Wm. E.. New Hampshire, 1421 I now. Cockrell, Fra: Missouri, 1518 Ret, m. Coke. Richard Texas, 420 6th st. now. Cullom, Shelby M.. [linois, 1413 Mass. ave. Daniel, John W., Virginia, 1700 19th st. nw. Davis, Cushman K., Minnesota, 1425 Mass. ave. Dawes, Henry L., Maskachusetix, 1406 L stn.w. Dixon, Nathan F., Rhode Island, Arno Hotel. Dolph, Joseph N., Oregon,8 Lafayette square. Dubois, Fred. . Idaho, 1230 15 Faulkner, Chas, J., West Virginia, S Felton, Charles N., California, Albany. Frve, Wm. P., ) n. Gallinger, J.1i.. New Hampshire. Elsmere Hotel. George, Jumes Z., Mississip Gordon, John B.,’ Georgia, 1025 Vermont ave. Gorman, Arthur P., Maryland, the Portland. Gray, George, Delawpre. 1421 K st. now. Hale, Eugene, Maine, 1001 16th st. nw. Hawley, Joseph R., Connecticut, 2090 I st. Hansbrough, H. orth Dakota, Cochran, Harris, Isham G., Tennessee, 18 Int st. ne. ie , Anthony, Delaware, 1524 18th «t. n.w. , David B., New York, Normandie. Hiscock, Prank, New York: the Arlington. Hoar, G. F., Massachusetts, 4 Lafayette sq. Hunton, Eppa, Virginia, Ebbitt Jones, James k.. Arkansas, 915 M st. now. Kenna, John E., West Virginia. 130 Bi «t. ne. Kyle, J. H., South Dakota, 212 North Capitol. MeMillan, James, Michigan, 1114 Vermont ave. | MePherson,J.R., Y Manderaon, ( Ne 5 Mille, Roger Q., Texas, 1012 14th xt. nw. Alabama, 315 4's st. now, Paddock, Algernon 8. Palmer, John M., Min Pasco, Samuel, Florid Peffer, Wm. A., Kansas. Perkins, Bishop W., Kk. Pettigrew, K.P. 8 Platt, Orville Power, Thomas C.. Proctor, Redfield, Vermont, Pugh, James L., Alabarn: braska, Willard’s, ix, the Elsmere. 4 Delaware avenue. ‘arolina, Metropolitan, Sanders, Wilbur F., Montana, 110 Md. ave. n. Sawyer, Philetus, Wisconsin, 1701 Conn. Sherman, Jobn, Ohio, 1319 K «t. n.w. ilard’s. Stewart, William M.. v.. 1906 H st. nw, Stockbridge, Francia B., Mich., 1800 N st. nw. Teller, Henry M.. Cole | Vance, Zebuion B., N. C., 1627 Mass. ave. Vest, George G.. Missouri, 1204 2 st. n.w, Vilas, Wm. F., Wisconsin, Arno Hotel. Voorhees, Dani Wolcott, Edward 0., Representatives. Abbott, Jos., Texas, Metropolitan. Atkineon, L. E., Pennsylvania, Ebbitt, Texas, 1017 14th, ohn F., Massachusetts, 1313 16th, Babbitt, C., Wisconsin, 131 B st. s.e. Baker, William, Kansas, 212 A st. ne. Bartine, H. F., Nevada, 211 A st. se. New York, 1400 K st. Wisconsin, National. 1714 Q ylvania, National. Blanchard, N. C., Louisiana, $12 12th. * Blount, J. H. Bowers, W. Brawley, William H. Breckinridge, Clifton R. wentucky, 1711 H st, Bretz, John L., Indiana, 310 E. Capitol st. | Brickner, Geo.'H., Wisconsin, Elemere. Broderick, Case, Kansas, 506 Brookshire, Elijah V Brosius, Marriott, Pennsslvania, Brown, Jason B., Indiana, 1 B st. n.w. Brunner, D. B., Pennaylva: rant place. Butler, Walter H., Iowa, 121 A st. ne. Bynum, Bently, H. W.. Now York, Riggs. Bingham, H. H., Pennsvivamia, 1011 Conn. ave. Bland, B. P.. Missouri, 812 12th. Boatner, C. J., Louisiana, Willard’s, Boutelle, C. A., Maine, Hamilton, Bowman, Thos.. Iowa, 1325 ¢ ‘orth Carolina, 945 K st. Bryan, Wm. J., Nebraska, 131 B se. Buchanan, J. A. Caldwell, Jobn’A., Ohio, Normandie. Campbell, T, J., New York, Congressional. Caruth, A. G., Kentucky, Riggs. Castle, J. N., Minnesota, 1125 13th st. Catchings, T. C., Mississippi, 1722 Q st. now. Cate, W. H., Arkansas, Metropolitan. Causey, J. W. W., Delaware, Cochran. Chipman, J. Logan, Michigan, Franklin, Clark, Clarence D., Wyoming, 102 B st. ne. Cobb, Jas. E., Alabama, Metropolitan, Cobb, S. W.. Missou Coburn, F. P., Wisconsin, 52 B st. ne. Cogswell, Wm., Massachusetts, 1349 L st, now. Coolidge, F. S., Massachusetts, Litchfield, Coombs, W. J., New York, Hamilton. Cooper, Geo. 1 N. J. ave. now, Covert, J. W.. mgressional, Cowles, W. H. Hi., North Caroli N., Tennessee, Metropolitan, Crain, William Hi., Texae, Randall. Crawford, Wm. T., N. Carolina, Metropolitan. i ‘corgia, Metropolitan. Martin, New York, 816 15th st. California, L’Enfante. 207 Conn. ave. vi . 712 A st. ne, DeArmond, D. A., Missouri, 222 3d st. n.w. DeForest, R. Connecticut, 221 Ist st. ne, Dickerson, W. W., Kentucky, 1754 Pst. now. Dingley, Nelson, jr., Maine, Hamilton. Dixon, Wm. W.; Montana, Shorcham. Dockery, Alexander M.. Missouri, Willard’s. Dolliver. J. P., Iowa, Hamilton. Donovan, D. Dunphy, E. J. ; Durborow, All Mlinois, 1325 G et. nw. Edmunds, P.C., Virginia, 245 Delaware ave. ne. Elliott, Wm., South Carolina, Metropolitan. English, Thomas Dunn, N. J., Ebbitt. Enochs, W. H., Ohio, Ebbitt. Epes, J. F., Virginia, 245 Delaware ave. ne. Everett, R. W., Georgia, 111 B st. 8.0. Fithian, G. W., Illinois, Willard’s. > Kansas, 912 K at. now, Foreman, W. S., Illinois, 1114 G st. Forney, W. H., Alabama, Metropolitan. Gantz, M. K., Ohio, 613 Maryland ave. ne. Geissenbainer, J. A’, New Jersey, Arli Grady, B. F., North Carolina,213 6th st. ne. Greenicaf, H. S., New York, 109 1st st. ne. Gorman, J. S., Michigan, 917 0 st. Grout, W. W., Vermont, Arlington. Hallowell, E., Pennsylvania, National, Hare, D. D., Ohio, 201 East Capitol st. Harries, W.'H., Minnesota, 1021 Conn. ave. Harmer, Alfred C., Pa., 201 North Capitol. Harter, Michael D:, Ohio, Normandie. Haugen, N. P., Wisconsin. 814 12th st Hayes, W. L., Iowa, 1325 G st. Hayner, W. E., Ohio, Riggs. Heard, John T., Missouri, Riggs. Henderson, D. B., Iowa, 1123 17th st. n.w. Henderson, J. 8., North Carolina. Metropolitan. Henderson, Thomas J., lil., 213 North Capitol. Herbert, H. A., Alabama, Metropolitan. Hermagn, Binger, Ore., 1234 Mass. ave. Hilborn, 8. G., Colorado, Willard’s, Hitt, R.'R, Ilinois, 1507 K st. nw. Hoar, Sherman, Maimachusetti, 1284 Mass, ave, '. B., New York, Elsmere. C., Pennsylvania, 1116 Vermont ave, J., Illinois, Willard’s, i i ‘B ° 7 | Meredith. Elisha E., Virginia, 917 SL. Maine,2017 14th Maseachusetia, Sb: . Pennaylvania, th L. E.. Ritnois, Willard’ MeKaig, W. M.. Marvinn McMillin, Renton Miller, TL. Mo Wisc H1., Rhode Island | Patton, D. HL, Indiana, sit j Patterson, Josiah, T 1, Semmel W.,"Arkar: Pendleton, 3. 0. Smith, Geo, W ward, Lewis, Lil Sweet, Willis, Idab: | Tarsney, John ¢ CONDENSED Tur Domestic Ei Tue Fai for the b f the Baltimon T. B. Towxen & Sox, DEALERS IN DEY GO9D%, 1316 71TH ST. 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