Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1893, Page 5

Isser Tr A Fryer Sic a tr ote Bake eas corter and more comfortable it is the more attractive it becomes to yourself and your family? Money spent for home comforts is Ser caiviiemed. Se teat see mor have in mind several articles of housefur- nishings which would help matertally toward YOUR your comfort, bat you hesitate to purchase | Se Sos eee ae eee ag $3 RRR. «fE ppp i TIT Rk ERE Dov If T ‘THE YEAR AT HOME. What Happened in Washington } The Bright and the Dark Sides of the Pic- ture—Legislation for the District—Public Movements and Public Improvemente— Achievements of the Year. wire € woe : You will never thorouchly realize what great resulta can be accompilshed with A FEW DOLLARS nntil you visit our mam- moth credit establishment. | oun —_ PEERLESS | Tre Stax, according to ite annual custom, CREDIT everex | gives below a history of local events du Wasb- Does not impose the signing of notes—sour | ington during the year just cloned. promise to pay is quite sufficient. Our way | PORULATION AND INDUSTRIES. of Warments will please sox. We} 6, shis ist day of January, 1695, pe havea knack of adjusting these amounts {ma most satisfactory manner. | probably ## many as 265,008 people who reside Loot spownd and see if a — | within the limits of the District of Columbia. This credit house in the District of Columbia that | i, . nodest and - Publishes prices. Here's our list, and yon | — a moderate estimate, for in July ‘Will find {t here every day im the year except | last the po! census, most carefully taken, Sunday: | showed « population of 257,198; an increase of Choies between « Plush or Hair-cloth Parlor | 39,036 over the police census of 1883, 58,734 Suite #28 cash, #5) on credit. Our entire ,,.... 1885 and 26,801 over the United States ae 3 rent presedd omen | census of 1890. The claim that there are now eee eet of callable nonce om | 269,000 human beings to whom the District of te Bows ae ara oom oa | Columbia is really home is not, therefore, un- ‘Splendid quality Brussels Carpets | reasonable. oh G5 conte (oer 755 | The iden preg tcowen. is not a business Hani gueTain Carpets on | city was pretty thoroughly exploded by a cen- Sree 5 ert costs thasvae Live Satins | ous bulletin iocued during’ tha beriy pact of the op caret pare ‘The showing made in that official docu- ‘Sulnewlineot | ment exhibits a remarkable increase in nearly ail branches of manufactures in the District. A 40 1b. | Since the census of 1880 a number of new indus- ‘A | tries bave been started here, and as the revult there are now in o os 2,300 establishments, and paying in wages capital invested ts 998,876,253, xXpenses amount to $1,603,548; THIS, Rugs embraces: 8: Ril sizes. We sella Soi 7 iS om time. cio a tore Slice! 3 erpcticien me rou | wha pay, for thems litte ats 8 Aan ee eae ee a ieccnant | the cost of materials used was $17,187,752, and rowel om bills paid within thirty days. | the value of goods manufactured at the factory =. m age, | Wan €39,296,259. As the ‘Year has been = more successful than any of its predecessors | these fizures are too low for the present-day. S558 CONGRESS AND THE DISTRICT. ‘a aaaae 4 geen aP yaa , but was not over lib- District appropriations were cut down as far as possible and conformed finally to the ex- | tremely economical ideas of tho House commit- appropriations. District assembly of | the Knigh!* ef Labor and the Federation of | Labor demanded of Congress’ suffrage for the District and free text books in the public schools, and there was a weak response to the for books. “Representative Johnson of terested himself considerably in the | f assessments and did all he knew how the national legislature try the work- single tax scheme upon the peo} Representative Barwig of Wiscon- ed to lay before the House a bill object the repeal of the uct purchase of land for Rock NTE Dish SHEETZS. Tomorrow will be the day when you'll do New Fear shopping ring something PLICACTES ELICACTES sin was ind | which bad | providies L creme Baroars Ly. Dress 5 Creek Park. ‘The bill was lost in the shuffle. Goons At its rst session Congress passed a number of iocal bills which became laws. One import- ee }ant measure was the resolution requiring all a theaters to provide exits from the building di- ace Fu | rectly the street. Another provided a rigorous punishment for the carrying of con- cealed weapons, designed to break up that practice among certain classes. Another act \provides for the prevention of cruelty to ani- dren. ‘The regulation of the prac- stry and the protection of the peo- ple from empiricism in relation thereto is also | effected by a new law. The Commissioners are | authorized to grant pardons and respites in cer- cases by another act. Two measures re- ission merchants and market After cons: lerable negotiation we have suc- ing at a great sacrifice from 20 pieces o about 6.000 yards This ts one of the very latest sty all the desirab in Dress Goods and lors, sa-h as navy, ear: 4a were passed, one to prevent fraud on the part of commission men and another repeal a5, goklen brown, This quality and ing the license tax of $25 per year on produce dealers, style of coods have never been offered by Annmber of acts were passed authorizing changes in the routes of railroads and amen | ing their chorters. In the District appropria- | tion bill the offices of recorder of deeds and ter of wills were made low-salaried posi- | is andare therefore not so much soughtafter as they have been in times past. THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR WORK. The year bas been one of much tnterest and considerable achievement so far as municipal rned. Fonr matters of import- ed the attention of the public the consideration of the author- than any others, These have been | the new assessment, the adoption and enforce- | ment of new regulations concerning theaters |and pluces of public assembly, the garb- us of any other honse for less than 30 ISE BARGAIN PEICE Oszx 29c. Per Yaxo nany BARGAINS st We bave given yon this season in DRESS GOODS, but this is the greatest we've ever been able to offer you. They arereally 50c. «oods, and if we say it “it's so. oussos & Derren. eat a om i the problems raised by the —_— | wreck of the tiquor license law. | The board of assessors completed their as- G : sessment of eity property early in June and THORMLEY, then, under the terms of the law, began sitting as a boa ization. There was loud and ae general c: nt from property owners against 535 Fora Avence. | the assesement, it being generally regarded that the vacations had been placed too high. i Many complained also of inconsistencies. ‘The | y wEW YOR board of trade and other bodies of citizens con- WiLL CORN at sidered the matter, and it was at length taken to Congress. The result was the passage of «| = law continuing the old assessment in force for | {es nota J year, extending the time grante. Pur Suonesas Ser completing the gneceamnent of County prop- erty, and most important of all, providing for ox a new board of equalization to be appointed by . the President. ‘This board the law granted pe a power to make a fulland general revision of the Teespay, Jaxvany ascessment. The President, Pointed Mews Z. W. W. Grifin. &. T. G. Mor G a sell anc W. 2. Gurley as members of the board, WITH THE LATEST FRENCH MODELS T|20a"theee gentleman having soon after their WALKING, RECEPTION, DINNER AND BALL | appointment met and organized are now e1 {gaged in the work, the result of which | awaited with mach interest. S\PEry IN THEATERS. 4 The agitation concerning the dangers towhich | the public was constantly exposed in theaters | | or some of them by reason of inadequate exits | end insuf cautions against fire and .ces bore fruit early im the year. | begun before the year opened GOWNS. ALSO A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF TEA GOWNS, JACKETS AND WRAPS. ene. ¥ QTINEMETZ's P SHNEMETZS Sealskin Reeters, Jackets | The nore revious to Christuwas, bat have re- and mittee, who went so far as to frame and intro- wo iioetineat an eee. SSN | dace a bill preeeribing regulations of rigid eral £ Sesiskin Reefers from | Character. The bill, however, was never re- | ported, as the District Commissioners took the | ary Capes of alithe fash- | matter up and made regulations which were lenwths, arded as ratisfactory, and made the pro- | ze Hotes, light. feecy and | posed new law unnecessary. February 3 ir | sheen need o ne | ing Inspector Entwisle made a report on the naam nerta? Bait iS | condition of the theatereand public halle, re- | epecting the safety of theaudiences, and March | 12 the Commissioners prom the new | regulations. To comply with these regulations expensive alterations were necessary at several | of the theaters, and the owners resisted their | etforcement. Acting on the report of the in- x New Year | spsetor that the regulations bad not been cont- f | Jat FA AVE " ied with by the proprietors the Commission- tre revoked the litentes of three theators June i Subsequen‘ly, however, the theater owners made the necessary alterations or addition’ to the existing exits, and when the autumn theatrical season opened all were in good stand- ing. -The result wasa great improvement in point of safety and comfort. THAT USANSWERED LIQUOR QUESTION. After the decision made by the Court in Gen- 2 everything szitable for | eral Term during the summer in what fe known | as the Naw sase, by which it was practically held that when a I!quor dealer tendered his money Ba yueral patron- | for @ license he could not be punished by the n. we bore to still | court for selling without @ license, District | ad serve them better | authorities were confronted with a perplexing | nia | problem. There seemed to be no means at their command to control the liquor traffic. fhe assistant attoney for the District. Mr. Neil Dumont. toughtto geeure the conviction 4 puniahment of perone el with selling liquor without licese undef a new form of information, but his efforts were checked by Ass ARF, KICH CUT, ENGRAVED and PLAIN, ersthin able for the table. Bo M. W. Beverrn< 1215 F Axo 1L214G Sx. ez PE ARE \JANYAcToRERS (pF | his superior in ofice, the attorney for the Dis- WE AK MASE rukens OF | uriet, Mr. Hazelton she ‘caked Yor and ob- UxiForws | tained Mr. Dumonty resignation. It was Sore rT Pes | claimed by Mr. Hazelton that Mr. Dumont had BOTT Ns uo Cranws. | acted without authority of the attorney's office, EUR Was represent ing thea ee ee | SP eseereien nee ae oun masuderades, QF | which would accompli) urpose desired. plete 13 every perticaler | Citizens interested in pood order eriticised the | a the action of the attorey and Mr. Dumont left S. N. Maven office in great public favor, as one who had suf- Parties, Ur tock & eu fered in an effort for the Public good. Up to prea e ematectarer of | this time no means bere been discovered by the ITARY AND SOCIETY GOops, | aetoemay’s office for pu Together the shat- 0_ | tered law 00-8 to miei foldtand the Com- | pvissioners bave urged action by Con- | stesson the Propored new license laws now pending. RD. JARD. TE & RESEES t Corrs @TRER DISTRICT prrLDING MATTERS. In comnection with the health department the | Commismoners gave much consideration to the question of securing an adequate garbage serv- : ace. Of course Gany other matters have oceu- | ied the attention of the Commissioners. There FL ‘om the avenue: 7 ve been many hea many questions. 905 PL AXE | Railroad bille wed vie" rpontons ‘im Con- bi . gress have recetted consi, at the District helped to yeep the officials busy. — Tegulations were adopted and JD®o*SExNees on THE LIQUOR HABIT POST. | pus im foree in May. During the soveral pe. WANES SOLDERS SE te Etc. | new buildings wear ‘One of seicuy Ss: WAKE. “Drawens. Wasaimsvon.je7-1y | the interesting Zeporter the year was that of Ur, AG. Warner, the superintendent of chari-| October, and Policeman Thomas Oriani for a 5 , ae result of another a~ | killing colored milk thief, irew Jackson, | were tions, farther on the 10th instant. Boptl Guar, tho Peoples Chureb, the Cen-| centralization of pap ayeh RELAY Union Mission, the Congressional Temper- ently Mr. Warner recommended a bill to ance Society, Howard University, Fourth Street abolish his own office end establish One of the most notable which cases ocoupled | 5°" “Church, the Independent Order of charities, to have controf of all thecharities and | the attention of the District Court dur- and Christ Church, by public ap ait Cope foggy sores bas iseoedionty inven ta. oplekenle \t etal, more known as ext BF Prowdent Bale of the bere the Rock Oreck Park case, The repeet, of the | tate circles. rat of interest as showing the need for enlarg- was filed in December of 1891, EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. ing that institution. Plans were made for and on the 4thof January of the past new reform school for girls. The Commission- ers hnve continued their effort to secure an ap- Propriation for a new and it building, and during th faa ernmen’ an 1oyear plans made for « building such as they think ‘should be erected. TY AXD AROUND THE HEALTH OFFICE. While the death rate of the District of Colum- bia is ordinarily reasonable one, it was much larger during the past year than it would have been had there been ample means which could to the c of the city. ent did much, but left a great deal undone. Of course there was trouble as to the collection of and, recognizing the weakness of health department methods, the Commissioners turned over the garbage ad- ministration to the police department, where it was ly handl investiga' yy Tae Bran revealed a horrible condition of ‘affairs at the garbage wharf and along the shores of the Potomac for several miles—a condition which, however, was speedily remedied. When the cholers scare came on Tre Stan. again did ite ing duty by investigating the alle; pen S24 415% whieh hal been re to ac cumulate in many of them. anthoritios then took up the matter and to deal with any oases of the dread disease that might diseases: make their appearance. A contagious hospital was fitted up, but fortunately it did not have to be used. ‘The bureau of vital statistics reports that for the calendar 1892 the total number of deaths is within a very small fraction ot 6,400. ‘There were 6,103 deaths during the preceding calendar year. There was therefore an in- crease of $00 in the year's mortality, the death rate being the same according to each 1,000 of population. Nearly the whole of this increase occurred in July Inst, when the number of fatal cases exceeded the previous July by 285. In this month occurred a larger number of deaths than in any previous month. The figures reached 835, of whom over 400 were under five years of age, and 833 who were under one year of age. The health department made strenuous ef- fort to prevent the spread of diphtheria and scarlet fever and to cure those who were af- fected. hundred and fifty-five cases of diphtheria were reported, of which 113 termi- nated fatally. Three hnndred and forty cases of scarlet fever were reported, of which only 20 proved fatal. No death from scarlet fever has occurred in the District since May 24 last. Diarrhaeal diseases were very. prevalent and fatal during the summer months, causing 606 deaths. The outbreak of these maladies, which usually takes place about the middle or latter third of May did not occur until the 10th of June. They gradually increased in virulence until the 27th of July, when the daily mortality from them reached’ 17, and then declining | reached the minimum rate the last of Sep- tember. Consumption carried off its usual number of vietims, numbering about 700. Pneumonia and the other acute lung diseases were not unusu- ally severe. From the former 512 persons died as against 548 during the preceding year, while from the latter 388 died, as compared with 851 in 1891. Malarial influences during the same time ex- hibited no unusual features. In numbers they scarcely differed from those of several former years. Two hundred and four persons died of typhoid fever, while 77 died of malarial and typho-malarial troubles. Altogether the health record of the city for the Columbian year prosents a favorable total- ity. With the exception of the outbreak of the diarrhoeal complaints no epidemic nor abnormal development of any particular class of diseases has been manifest. By unswerving application of the rule of isolation the dangerous conta- gious diseases have been restrained and con- fined to controllable limita. Especially in the case of diphtheria there can be nodoubt but that ‘4 widespread epidemic of this dread malady was prevented last fall and winter by the strict operation of the law of Congress on this sub- ject. Inthe matter of violent deaths there were 247, of which 35 were homicides and 31 suicides, the rest accidental. Among the more distinguished of those who were seriously indisposed during the year, but who have fortunately survived, are ex-Secretary James G. Blaine, who 1s still extremely ill; Sen- ator Morrill, Speaker Crisp, Representative Springer and Senator Roger Q. Mills, AMONG PHYSCIANS AND PHARMACISTS, ‘The Emergency Hospital was located in its new home early in the year and in November the Homeopathic Dispensary and Emergency Hospital was formally opened. A board of experts reported adversely on the sanitary condition of the Capitol and during the summer and falla large number of men been engaged in improving the plumbin sewerage systems of the great buildi A lively meeting of the Medical Association, at which several applicants for membership were unceremoniously rejected, stirred things mong the followers of the healing art, the board of pharmacy commissioners have succeeded in making things interesting for some of the unregistered pharmacists who were doing business bei Chief Clerk Bayley of the health office at- tracted much public attention for a while by reason of his pugnacity, the keenness of his satire toward his official superiors and his resignation. REAL ESTATE. The most notable feature in the history of the real estate market during the past year has been the large aud unprecedented activity in building operations. Not only has the number of houses erected during the year been greater than during any previous year in the history of the city, but the amount of money expended has been larger. This substantial progress has made itself felt in all departments of the ma- terial growth of the city. The work of advanc- ing the lines of the population beyond the city limits ha’ been going steadily on with the help of suburban railroads, and the advance made during the year in this direction is one of the notable features in the history of the year. The general market for real estate Eas" ‘not beew eapecially active, but there bas been a healthy amount of business done and prices have asa rule remained firm. The final steps in the acquisition of the necessary land for the Rock Creek Park were taken during the year, with the result that the suburban interests have been greatly benefited, as well as the en- tire city. The old year closed with a hopeful, buoyant feeling in the real estate market and i tation that 1898 will witner larger results in the material progress of the nation’s capital. During the year permits were issued for the rection of 3,063 buildings, to cost in the aggre- gate $8,977,170. AT THE CITY HALL. District courts have, as for many years past, been overcrowded with work. Every justice has done all that could possibly have been expected of him, and yet there are many important cases that may not receive attention for months, rhaps years, to come, because Congress wi Rot de that wuiich ft ought to do, Justice Mar- tin V. Montgomery and Justice Charles P. James have resigned, and in their places the President appointed Louis E. McComas and Dis- trict Attorney C. C. Cole. Nearly 500 indictments were returned by the grand juries of the District during the past year, covering aboutevery offense known to the criminal Inw. Of these indictments probabl not more than half were finally disposed of. Not less than twelve of the indictments were for the highest offense known to the law, that of murder. Six murder cases were tried, How- ard J. Schneider for the murder of his wife, Semuel B. Masters for the murder of John Keegan, Frank W. Heygster for the murder of John F. Horrigan, Edward Smallwood for the murder of Edward Tinney, Victor Met for the murder of Arthur C. Vandeventer and Fred vieted, and are now under sentence of death. Masters and were convicted of man- aghter, and Heygster was acquitted. Theo- G. Arnold for the murder of John Kraemer, Claiborne, alias Charles, alias Claiton Howard for the murder of Edw. C. Atwell, Hardy, Edw. Norris and Wm. Gant for the murder of Peter H. Young are under in- dictment, but have Among the le Court not above mentioned were the acquittal PH of Policeman Archibald Mellen for the killing | toral changes: of Sam Lomax; the conviction of Choim Krum- bolz for lending his wife, agirl under eighteen, ill | thirty-first anniversary, & order confirming the report of April 13 the President approved the to most of them, his approval of the District July 16 a decree of the court in the United States, and en ame month an appeal in the writ of error was allowed to the Unit Supreme Court in the matter of the Shoemaker qatata, ‘This appeal was argued on the 28th of last month, anda decision in the case ts ex- ted some time during the coming t the present time the government is the grnar of ail the tracts approved except the tracts owned by the Shoemaker estate, aud whatever may be the decision of the Su] Court in that case that ownership can in no way be disturbed by the decision. IN THE TEMPLE OF JUBTIOE. The only civil rights case that came up wae that of William Johnson, colored, past com- | ‘The jury returned « verdict of not guilty. One political assessment caso—that of the civil service commission against John J. Ver- ser—was tried. The verdict was not guilty. Public sentiment was considerably stirred up by the forced resignation of Assistant Dis- t Attorney Dumont, a:proceeding which the temperance people declared to be subversive of the interests of the community. At the time of his removal Mr. Dumont was in ener- getically prosecuting illegal in intoxi- cating liquors. tice in local courts was reshaped as to criminal cases by the decision of thesUnited States Supreme Court in the case of Cross, the murderer. The opinion in question stated that cases which had been ap} from minor Dis- trict courts to the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict could not be carried up to the Supreme Court of the United States. A Department of Justice investigation into the conduct of the District jail resulted in » report in which were many tions of lax discipline. The grand jury recommended re- forme at the jail, the alms house and the work house. TRE GREAT AMERICAN CONVENTION crTY. Washington's claim to being the convention ened during 1892, although a smaller number of bodies sojouyned here thanBame during 1891. ‘The slight difference in the number of org: zations was more than compensated for by the increased size of the bodies that did come and by their greater general importance. the long list of conventions stands the Grand Army encampment, the greatest and most sno- cessful reunion of old soldiera the United States ever beheld. These veterans were the guests of the city exclusively, Congress heving teen fit to temporarily relieve itself of its Proper share of the burden. ‘The encampment was in every respect a highly gratifying success—admitted te be so by those who were opposed to its coming here. A. H. Weissert was elected —commander-in-chief. Simultaneously with the meeting of the Grand Army occurred that of the Union Veterans’ Union, of which Gen. 8. S. Yoder was elected commander-in-chief. During the week of the encampment the Sons of Veterans, Daughters of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps all met here and received the attention te which they were entitled. Local organizations cared for @ vast number of guests and, as a consequence, ninety-nine per cent of the visitors took home with them a superlatively good opinion of the city and its inbabitante, é ‘The features of the encampment week, so far as the public was concerned, were the two parades. Thy first of these was almost exclu- sively military in ite nature, being composed of troops of the regular army, the District Na- tional Guard, Grand Army Posts and Sons of Veterans—-in all about 7,000 men. The second parade was the great Grand Army parade; un- equaled in the history of the organization, for there were about 70,000 men in line. Other bodics that solected Washington as the place in which to hold their annual session were: The mal Brick Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, the National Homeopathic Association, the national art congress, the National Associa- tion of Inventors, congress of the American Ornothologists’ Union, League of American Wheelmen, master plumbers of the United States, the Society of American Florists, national fraternal congress, national silver con- vention, homeopathic convention, national Academy of Science, insanity experts of the United States,national Baptiste’ educational con- vention, the Union of American Hebrew Congre- gationa, Association of American Physicians, Na- tional Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the North American Turnerbund, National Board of Trade, National American Woman Suffrage convention, American Oriental Society, North American Beekeepers, Modern Language Association, Railway Mail Clerks of the United States, National Dairy and Tood Association, National Marine Engineers’ Benefit Association, Merchant Tailors’ National Ex- change, Customs Foremen Tailors’ Association of America, Southeastern Tariff Association, Convention of Leading Postmasters, bi-annual meeting of the Movable Committee of the I. 0. 0. F. (colored), Fourth Class Postmasters of the United States, Sovereign Council of the Sons of Jonadab and the National Grand Coun- cil of Galilean Fishermen. AND THERE WERE MANY FEASTS. Of eating and drinking there was a reasonably fair proportion. More prominent than other of the many banquets was that given by the board of trade. Others that satisfied the appe- tites of the guesis were the annual dinners of the Gridiron Club, the Press Club, the Masonic | Veteran Axsociation of the District, the Wash- j ington Masonic Veteran Association. Capital Bicycle Club, the Association of Fire Under- writers of the District, the Sons of the Amer | ican Revolution, the 'Master House Pain and Decorators’ Association and the Washin, ton Florists’ Club. Anniversaries were cele- brated generally with festive accompaniments by a number of local organizations. The Washington Light Infantry Corps was fifty-six years old, and its members had a good time; ‘0 did the National Rifles’ Veterans on their and the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion on its tenth birth- day. The East Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion had a feast on ite twenty-second anniver- sary, while the Washington Canoe Association held’its sixth annual reunion. Columbia Com- mandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, celebrated ite twenty-ninth birthday with great rejoicing. ‘The collegiate societies holding reunions during the year were the alumni of Georgetown, Mich- =. Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, Bowdoin, ornell, Colutabia, Lehigh, Williams, Mount st. nd the Alphi Delti Phiand Phi Kappa Psi. Others who celebrated anniversary occasions wore the Veteran Firemen, the M cal Association, the Homeopathic Medical So- ciety, the Germania Mannerchoir, the Senger- bund—the latter by a fools’ carnival—and the District Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. WHAT THE CHURCHES HAVE BEEX DOING. Religious work has proceeded without bin- drance or commotion. One of the assured re- sults is the establishment here of a great Protestant Episcopal cathedral, probably to be the largest and finest in the United States, During the year the parish of St. Stephen's and the Church of the Advent were o1 a; the mission chapel of the Church of at 12th and C streets southwest, Calvary pariah ‘at 18th and Madison streets and the North Capitol Methodist E, Chureh were dedicated. The Colored Young Men's {hrietian Association entered ite new home and which would have attached St. At moral pul the sentence being ‘Sunder- tenes tiary; the acquittal of B. ra WI fs, charged ‘wi e f bis the conviction of Wm. , alias Capt. Con- aon a the © eee cen ot ridge, of un} . Tismes and the of John W. Burley, Childs, ‘alias Burrows, of rape, the sentence bei was ad- twelve years. October 8 Edwin J. Ryan Pro- ‘of the embezzlement of 945,000 from Ls nited States Express Company and was the sentenced to three years. in the tiary. ‘Amo- ‘Among the presentments ignored ot conven- ‘the Baltimore and railreed for ressing down and killing little Teresa McDonald the city of the country was materially strength- | First in | § the ebepel of | Dia ly are for at least two cf Re bane. ‘upset the ings will be ted before the close of 1893. ‘The National Institute for the Higher Educa- tion of Women was incot tectural ted, the Archi- Patriotic opportunities were not neglected. Sone of the Revolution celebrated Washing- ton's birthday by attending divine service at 8% John's Church, the Washington Monument Society met at Dr. Toner’s, the Oldest Inhabi- tants’ Association held {ts usual meeting, Welsh residents of the District honored St. David's da , Irishmen pai preceding efforts of that description, everybody took @ hand in making the Fourth of July as much of 6uc- the res- | cons as possible and German day was all that the most enthusiastic children of the father- land could desire. Christopher Columbus was not forgotten. October 21 was set apart as the day upon which he should be especially remembered. The celebration was participated in by several church organizations and by the District Ne- tional Guard, the latter entertaining a large crowd by the field maneuvers, which were Popularly referred to as the battle of Brent- Ease = evening. there was a great torehlight by -members of the loc: Catholic churches, THE RECORD OF THE BLUE COATS. Police work during the year has been more than ordinarily eatisfactory, pot a single mur- derer having eseaped arrest, while a large pro- portion of those who committed burglaries and similar desperate crimes fell speedily into the clutches of the law. The department was weak~ ened considerably by the diversion of some of its force to the supervision of garbage collec- tion, February 1 was a red-letter day in police history, for on that date was handed down the decision of the United States Supreme Court which declared the army and navy clanse of the act of March 2, 1867, to be of no effect. An the result of this decision the department has been bie to secure the services of a number of much | useful material which lind previously been de- | nied it. Expecinl efforts have been made to | close out the policy business and with gratify- | ing mnccese. fie total number of arrests made daring the year was about 28,000, =s against 25,638 for 1892. ince last January there have been numerous changes made in the membership of the force. Several voluntary resignations took place be- cause those who resigned saw opportunities to better their condition. There were, however, a fow forced resignations and several diemissnls, ‘The most notable change was in the detective office at police headquarters, where some of those who had done detective duty for years were sent back to precincts and precinct officers were promotod. ‘Then the chief of the corps, Inspector Swindells, went back to precinct duty and he was succeeded by Lieut, McCath- ran, who filled the office until Lieut. "follinber- er finally took charge. One member of the jetective corps, Officer Sutherland, waa dis- missed for alleged complicity in the policy busi- ness. His position was filled by the promotion of Officer Weedon, who bas displayed his detec- tive qualities in the capture of noted violators of law. Sergeant Boyle was made lien- tenant to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lieut. John F. Guy, who had served as a member of the force for many years. FIRE LADDIES WERE BUST. The fire department had but little time in which to become rusty, for during the year there were 465 fires reported, alarms being sounded for 239 separate blazes, while in 226 in- stances fire companies were ordered out on “locals.” During the preceding year there were but 896 fires reported. Losses during 1892 amounted to $222,637, while the insurance aggregated €199,227. | At no time during the year was there any trouble with the fire alarm service. Among the more notable conflagra- tions of the year were those of THe Stax affice, Church of the Covenant, Hotel Stratford, Wil- lard’s Hall, Heu brewery, the Belt com- pany’s car stables, the Love and Charity Tem- ple, Pull hotograph gallery and the Mables of T, W. Riley & Sone, where fifty-one horses were burned to death. AND THE GRADE CROSSING 18 STILL HERE. ‘The status of steam railroads has not changed appreciably during th : The deadly grade crossing still existe and dur- ing the past twelve months killed its usual nota of innocent victims. Amos Ratcliff. fereea MacDonald, Singleton Bell, William F. Berpman, James Laurie, W. H. ‘Burger and William Brahler are among those who were sac- rificed that the roads might be cheaply operated. In the latter part of July a Belt line street car, crowded with passengers, bad the narrowest sible escape from being’ run down on Mary- nd avenue. To assis about entire abolition of the grade crossing citi- of East Washington permanently organ- nd through this organization railroad en- gineers who run their engines at a greater than | the legal rate of speed have been prosecuted. ‘Congress now has before it the phms of the Baltimore and Potomac Railrond Company, which provide for the depression of the com- any’s tracks from New Jersey avenue to the pot and tothe Long bridge. ‘The Baltimore and Ohio company promised several months ago to submit plans providing for an elevated masonry structure over which their trains would enter the city; a new depot wi 5 volved in the proposition. The promise is still only a promise. ‘The Long bridge continu serve as & dam end to threaten the business in- fore, becanse of much new and solid con- struction illegally permitted y kins in spite of the adverse opinion of the en- gineer office. Gen. Casey’s last report strongiy condemns the old structure. Legislation re- quiring the construction of a new bridge 1s now in the hands of the Senate District committee. Throughout the latter part of the year mer- chants have suffered to a considerable and ex- tremely annoying extent by reason of the inn- bility of the railroad companies to handle their growing freight business. Efforts on the part of the Norfolk and Western company to extend {ts road {nto the District were frustrated by the corporations now in possession, although its coming would relieve the freight situation very mueb. : THE JOYS AND SORROWS OF STREET RAILROADING. Local street railway history for 1892 is inter- esting. The most important feature was ihe completion of the cable rond construction of an feorgetown Company, fret operated on Augast 6, Gad Now bean red from Georgetown to the Navy Yard and street to Mount Pleasant. While the cable road was being laid the Metro- jtan company wns exerting itself to success- oO] te a of battery system, but the difficulties have 90 far been sufficient to pre- four ent the equipping of more than three or cars. In addition tothe trouble asto anew motor, which the law insiste shall be provided, the Metropolitan company is now in the courts defending itself from # legal effort which the Attorney General is making to annul ite charter rights. a proceeding which originated with ite failure to pay a judgment secured by the trict on an old tax bill. The W. ton and Arlington company did ite utmost to ob- tain the privilege of running ite tracks over the Aqueduct bridge, 80 as to connect with one of the Georgetown roads, but’ was defeated. In September the Rock Creek road was formally for travel and within a little while there a E street car transit to Brightwood and Takoms Park. The local authorities de- clared and P ton and nies, the Club, We Ball the Ws jockey Club, the Potomac Boat and the Jackson City financiers all con- fibeds fo, tie pleasare snd profit or other- wise of those interested ‘any or several lines of ‘As usual the local base ‘team outat the head of the ‘in last place. = . FRRE ul f | é in the work of bringing | | The terests of the city, more, perhaps, than ever | THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., Monpay, Sanuary 2, 1893. event of any im} was the ‘Boat Club —— was asuccess. In foot Dall mat the honors are with the Young Men's Christian tion, The Ws oy two race ‘meetings during year—a meet- ing in the anda fall of the same number of Each Mi in a racing part of February the book- makers decided to leave’ Jackson City, being forced to such action by the Virginia legisin- ture. Within two weeks their lawyers discov- ereda weak place in the statute and broke through without delay. Since March 14 the pool rooms, with all their disgraceful attach- ments, have been running fall speed. Politically the local year has been hot enough and eruptive enough to please the noisiest of partisans, From the beginning there were eerious dissensions am: blicane and democrats, and to a con! jes are not yet healed. Maj A HLS. Davis and Mr. Perry Carson both tried to call the republican central committee end | both of them were convinced they suc- ceeded. The Carson men held a convention and elected Carson and Gleason del to | Minneapolis; the i to be Minneapolis the victory as to seate in the convention was with Carson and Gleason. Then the democrats followed the bad example set them and proceeded to have a few little rows of their own. Uiti- mately they sent James L. Norris and E. Davis to the Chicago convention. Just prior to election each party charged the other with scheming to colonize Washington negroes in New York. but recrimination ceased as soon as the returns com! to come in. In the latter part of November the democrats marched with torches, while the republicans silently on the sidewalks and their dignity. 4 G00D SOLDIER RECORD. There was but one little outburst of excite- ment among the local military, and that was during the period when hostilities with Chile | ceemedtobe quiteprobable. Several commande of the District National Guard eagerly volun- | tered their services and were prepared to go its promise the brigade would bave gone into | camp some time during the summer, but as the necessary appropriation was withbeld several | of the battalions and companies made their |own arragements for independent encamp- ments and succeeded in doing much for them selves that the government should have done | for them. In September teams from the first and second regiments, the engineer corp and the sixth battalion attended the meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle Association at Sen Girt, from which place they carried off a full | share of honors, | for the second time, winning the bronze inter- | state trophy offered by the stare of New Jersey. | The brigude team was unsuccessful in both the Hilton and Interstate National Rifle Ansociation | maxches. Troop A distinguished itself by con- | ducting a most successful program of athletic |sportson May 30. Shortly before the com- | mencement of the year a militar pany was organized, officiall | second separate company. | spices wax conducted the eastern end of a relay race from this city to Pittsburg, in which the | 820 miles over bad roatls was covered in twenty- nine hours and nineteen minutes. On October 21, after having had aday's previous train- | ing. the brigade delighted a large number of spectators by a series of field maneuvers, in which much powder was exploded and considerable experience gained. annual fall rifle meeting was thoroughly successful. Tt lasted for three days and brought out » greater number of competitors than any previous matches. In September the second regim scored a point on the other commands b; tending church, but only once. Several changes-—some of them important—took place during the year: weak companies were consoli- dated and a couple of hope! es disbanded. In July Lieut. Theodore Mosher, United States army, succeeded Capt. Oscar F. Long, United States army, as adjutant general of the militia, BIG HEARTS AND OPEN PURSES. Sweet charity did much to relieve suffering during 1892. Russia's starving millions were | remembered. First a car load of flour was sub- scribed and then more than $7,000 waé raised by the District of Columbia Red Cross Auxiliary Association with which to charter the Tynehead, the vessel that carried Iowa's cargo of food products to the czar's hungry subjects. The Associated Charities, the United States Hebrew Charities Association of Washington, Tar Evenixo Stan Santa Claus Club and’ other organizations labored faithfully. OF ONE MIND, Sofar asthe District of Columbia is con- cerned labor and capital seem to have marched along hand in band. The only disturbance was caused by a strike of a few of the employes of | the Washington and Anacostia Street Railway Company, but the difficulty did not prevent the company from running its cars as usual. In May Columbia Typographical | Union dedicated the fine building it erected on G street. There was trouble for awhile in the only well- known co-operative concern in the city—the Rochdale Society—caused by allegations of profit making on the part of officers of the so- After many charges, countercharges and overcharges the opposing factions each organ- ized to suit themselves and were happy. THE CITY POST OFFICE. Satisfactory progress has been made on the foundations of the new city post office, but the pubhe will suffer no great amount of incon- | venience as to postal facilities during the erec- | tion of the great building which has been | planned and appropriated for, because the old | Seaton building has been foreaken, and Post- | master Sherwood's force is now quartered in | the Union building, on G street between 6th and An experiment as to house letter boxes —tested on two routes—was perfectly satisfac- tory, and it is expected in a little while that the applied all over the city. x E WEATHER? Meteorological excesses were rare. The summer was a trifle’ warmer than Washington summers usually are, and the last week of July as gone on record as the hottest week in local history, the average temperature being 95 3.10. ‘The year closed with the Potomac frozen. Noisy all-night efforts to bring down rain— conducted on the Fort Myer reservation by agents of the Agricultural Department—re- sulted only in a storm of public indignation which blew the scientists to Texas, BUT NO ONE WEST. The possibility of trouble with Chile kept Washington wide awake for a little while; there was great activity at the gun foundry, and all over town there was promise of wholesale and belligerent migration toward Valparaiso and Santiago. cam! 1892 was good year for fairs, all or nearly all such efforts to extract money from the pub- lie being satisfactorily successful. Prominent among these ‘“wind-raising efforts” were those fenghsle, ths Fits, Colembie ‘Typographical 5 , Colum! Cuion and the Knights of Pythias,” Somewhat similar, and yet not a fair, was the rustic festi- val of the Washington Light Infantry Corps. HONORS TO POLITICIANS. Among the more important political social events were the reception given Senator Sher- man by the Ohio Republican Association, « similar reception toGov McKinley by the same Reed and susociation, a reception to ex reunions by Washington ite who hail from Illinois, ‘and Wisconsin, , Indiana extent the | Ji wherever ther should besent. Had Congresskept | the first regiment team, | MVATTSVILLE AND VICINETY, | celebrated ie forte’ suiiversats lst Correnpondence of The Bvenine Star Aistributor of accurate, freah and reliable pews Rrareovnse. Mo. Sonmary 9, 008, and es an unrivaled edvertising medium. | TH* town commissioners met at Emmons’ SEARLT TWO BUNDRED PATENTS Hall in this village inet Saturday m@ht and Inventive genius in the District, if figures | “ft tome discussion postponed the question can prove euch a statement, seeme to bave enforcing the parment of delinquent taxes ‘until the next called meeti: Tt was ordered fallen off, for there were but 185 patents is- ng. . In 1891 there | that the street lamps be pat in good condition and appropriations for lighting the exme were Mr. James Boyken bas rented Mr. Aman's on Sebiev avenue and will shortly ccoupy bis family hd - Minees Moran will receive this evening at of their father in this village The Ouk Leaf } catching fire last Saturday morn- The neighbo-bood has been greatly fested by tramps of inte and the citizens intend make ix bot for them hereafter . Campbell of this ; lace is visiting relatives in Philadelphia : Mine Clare Conley of Greenridge leaves thie morning ona lengthy visit to the Misses Poole et Pooleeville, Nd. A watch meeting was held at the colored pethoane Chureh last Saturday night end am sermon at the depacture of the old your end che bush of the new was preached by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Jones enjoyable dance was given at the eaidence of the Sisee Goales at Greenritgn, ser Balto, ville, last Thursday evening. Ihe rooms were crowded with guests and » delightful repest was served at 11 o'clock. Among those present were Misses Anca nnd Mainie Pocie ot Sones, ville, Md.; Katie Mitebell and Lula Jones of Belteville, Carrie and Sadie Jones and Kin- solorin of Muirkirk, Eberiey of Sandy Springs, Larrick of Virginia, Ethel and Louise Odjorne of Huntingdon. Pa, and Mre BJ. Canby of Ethalwood, Md.: Mess. Edgar Conley and Poster Hillard of Lehigh, Brown and Lewis of Westmorland county, Va.; Percy Camard and Lamar Jackson of Washington. Elwood Simms and Harry Jones of Muirkirk. Bd Pulier of Hyatterile, Lawrence Cersard: Chas, Kineola- in and James Belfast and Dr. Drank Leech Washington, : at ward Nourse, Dr. Joseph W. Jayne, Anthony Hyde, Mrs. Geo. T. ‘Anthony Hyde, A. K. Browne, Fry, Hear Admiral © BP. 8 N.; "J. P. Carter, Gen. Joba L 8s John Ambler Smith, Stanley G. Trot C Motes 0. 8, john Jay Knox, Wim. A.J P. THESE DIED BY ACCIDENTAL TIOLEKCE. Gf fatal accidents (not counting deaths at grade crossings) there were shore than enough. | office fell from a car platform nenr the south | large company very pleassntly last evening w jend of the Long bridge and died from his in- what appeared to bea com omen juries; an explosion on the steamer Wakefield | 14.4° reunion Christenas fi A killed three men; A. Ralph Johnson was cruebed See noes tae er to death af the Band G depot, WW, Hillery | F8ception, at ite headquarters, No. 430 8th | was Killed on the B. and P. railroad; Roy Mer-| *tTeet northwest, which mere quite appropri k was run over by agrip car: J. T, Freeman into a vat of boiling water at the central power house of the Washington and George- ately decorated, a lange Christos tree decked AMeNte OCCLPSINg one end of the spacious front room. A chorus song by town Railway Company and death resulted: | the ociets, under the leadership of Prot F | George F. Casson was suffocated by gas, and | Holer, operfed the program. which ineloded e John Peck Dukehart was killed by colliding | tenor solo by Mr. Fro Wassmann, a tee be with a cable car. | Mesers Waser n. Stebert and Berger, rither FLEW TO ILLS THEY KNEW NOT OF j Playing and songs by the Tremmer temily of Srtiste, concluding with another chorus by the | Arion. The distribution of presenta, fruit and ~ | candy to the young furnis! | source of pleasure and and young people. There were comparatively few suicides, the most noteworthy being those of James 'T. Clotworths, Col. W. P. Canaday, Francis G | Garlichs, John Franklin, James Wineberger, | Max Metzerott, Ferdinand Bitter, Frank Schwarz and Artist Montague, who killed bis wife before shooting bimeelf. ~ McGLYNN STANDS WH > Way of Collecting Garbage. The Prening si No garbage wagon appeared a! our house fer ®month. Kesuit: Two complaints to health officer yesterday ( Friday) afternoon driven bya man, who brought « “complaint card” to be signed, called at the honse (while { ‘was at office) and not only removed the garbage, but also a metallic receptacle, » woolen pail and large tin pan, in which the gart J. 3 PRE HE DID, He Takes the Preaching of His O14 jngle Tax Doctrine. That Dr. McGlynn's restoration to fhe church involved no giving up of his “single tax” doc- trine, which had been alleged to be obnoxious to the church, was shown last night when he addressed a mecting of the Anti-Poverty So- ciety in Cooper Union, New York. He said, re-| ferring to the church censure put upon him and | bis removal: ‘“The series of events which bas just terminated so happily for us by the removal of ecclesiastical censures from me was due to my connection with the movement of the labori people of New York in 1486 and 1887, and wi the Anti-Poverty Society, which had its origin in that movement. The interest aroused by re- cent events has, no doubt, excited a strong and very general desire in those who bare not been close observers of the movement to have from mea brief and clear exposition of the primary doctrine of the united labor party platforms and the Anti-Poverty Society. Iam very happy to- cumulated. RAFBURN. To Mr West Washington, Db. ie’ 8:40, « daugiiter. BYERS WHITE. On Ja SPL weber of Warhinelon, D.C Of Jersey city Nd“ yJ0KN to Mee MAY Wha night to do the best I can to satisfy so reason- able an expectation.” ALLEN. On Dr. McGlynn then went on to discuss the | AQUTLLA K “single tax idea,” or the “unearned increment,” — reverting to the community. He said; Hag = “All men are endowed by the law of nature with the right of life and to the pursuit of happiness, and therefore with the right to exert their energies upon those natural boun- ties, without which lal life is impossible. But it isa necessary part of the liberty and dignity BP ia of man that he should own bimself, always, of | tose sget course, with perfect subjection to the moral law. Therefore, beside the common right to | 5, natural bounties, there must be the law of natural private property ‘and dominion in the fruits of industry or what is produced by Inbor out of those natural bounties to. which tbe in- | dividual may have legitimate access. Fra seed on ry wuneral January 4, at dence.” Friends vf the ROOKS. 2 1Mas JOHN P ud Manearet Comoran “It iv lawful, and it for the best interesta of | , ROOLEY, On dauinary the individual and of the community, and nec- | PUGLUSS | essary for civilization that there should be a | J, division ae to the ue, and an exclusive private | 2th iy at ie at Sn Possession of portions of natural bounties | EEA cadas dam or of the land. But the organized com- | GAKi stow of the late Geonee V munity, through civil government, must al- way maintain dominion over the natural bounties. “The assertion of this dominion by civil gov- ernment is especially necessary because, with the very beginning of civil goversiment and | with the growth of civilization, there comes to | the natural bounties, or the land, a peculiar and | ifcreasing value distinct from and'i of the products of private industry existing therein. This value is not produced by the industry of the private possessor or but is produced ‘by the’ existence of the com: rpunity, and grows with the growth and cililiza- tion of the community. “This value represents and measures the ad-| £0" vantages and oj unity roduced by the | Community, and ten, whds nch permitted to wc. 1. sect, MA Frasier, aged northwest. GODFREY &m., KAY MOND C Hi. aiid Annie J. Godt, a whe «I December 00, 19800 Pro juire the absolute dominion over such lands, will | cH. the bebo v ad bina Tillingly pay the value of this unearned incre- | Kine. ite rigiinaes ment in the form of rent. Just as men when not | pd.080"Bicr 4 Si ean Teh he permitted to own other men will willingly pay | Lee On Sunday. January 1. Imikl. at 10) 10 9 for desired GEOKGE 1 F, theson of George and Mary’ law, “The increasing need of public revenues with | “44 two year ahd ten, day» social advantage being a natural, God-ordained | yt serene mesttence ate need, there must be « right way of raising | 1p i. Mortiver ana them. It is clear that this right way of raising EE Meu wuet not confict with individ- | 5: Funeral private, Tuesday NELLIGAN. The NELLIS. Olivet cemetery and tured Friends and re. VOIGHT. On J Faneral private. . wi EX. On, . Jan uare at a2 MUQUIRA RICHARDSON "WOSGELI ite SF Tyee, Torekey, Tasgley: January 3.at S ocdook p.m tr Police Work at Ocean Grove. The report of the chief of police of Ocean Grove, N. J., is an interesting document. 2 Hionway Rosornr. classified drunken, 4; -— driving, 3; Some steal your money. others tryte ae tea! the results of your brain and thy fruits of pow bey + | Aabor : the latter is the worst form of highway rubbery prevent Merit has made a success of CARTERS LITTLE Stopped kodac LIVER PILLS. They have become « household word ing on Sabbath, and the people will heve them. they hive their valve bath, 23; ‘Then comes the high weymen with bis IMITATIONS beach, 5; lost AND WORTHLESS FRAUDS, and with these te arbitrated hopes to trade upon the merit and rep station of CAM trouble, dogs, cata, TER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. 200.” BEWARE OF THESE HIGHWAYMEN. dont be Ampoed upon with anarticie offered w youas jum Bibhop Keane on ™ Seood" a8 “OAR TER A.” There te withing es Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic Unj-| foots “O-A-RT-E-Rs. sence }o, powected eoxméan bt oven puncantine rns eee streets, Philadelphia, on the evil effects of in- pen: Sindasabs.” Sabevndentene take A POSITIVE CURE POR SICK HEADACHE. SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE SMALL PRIOR (c30-f.m, why WHR? Abt Your SHER More 858 Esch 6 Fst $5. Cunsaex Car FoR PITOHER'S CasTtoRie, re-elected mayor of Long Island City, L. L., for three years more, marched to the city hall Sat- urday at the head of made bis followers, and took the oath of aaiee, FY ATT™¥y pare fore cleat heck —Bromo Saitser.