Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1893, Page 9

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Colors to match the new shades in dress goods. ‘New Kid Gloves Wearesellime the ¢-button Pique Stitched Back, im al the new shaces, at $1.75 « pair. IPbutton Uadressed Mousaetaire, tm all the party shades, Foster's Genuine Shook Kid Gloves, in disci and colors, at #18 patr. Men's New Spring Neckwear in Puffs, Fourin- bands and Tecks. ‘A banwain in Men's Night Shirts, fancy and plain, at 0c. each. sizes 14 to 18. Ladies? Irish Laws Waists, Just opened. Westart ‘them at S0c. We are showing special values in Table Linens, Nap- sine, Towels, blankets, Comforts and Sheetings, CARHART & LEIDY, ~~] #28 Teh and 706 Kar. | with exceptions on approved collate: | tre 2d EDITION. ‘CONTINUED FROM Glh PAGE LOST $15,000 IN FOUR DAYS. The Suicide of the Kuined Americans at Monte Carlo. Americans, Weill and Robb of New Orieans,have | come to light. for pleasure. Every day they went the Monte Carlo Casino and gambled. fn four daya they lost £15,000, and apparently bad resolved upon making a final attempt to recoup their losses. The statement that they killed themselves on Monday night was erroneous, for yesterday | they sent » telegram to a Mr. White at the | Hotel Heller in Paris, The contents of this | telegram have not been divulged. After the | dispatch of this message they proceeded to the Casino and again played. They found no change im their luck and continued to lose heavily. | Late in the day Robb received a telegram, | which he showed to his friend Weill. The | men conferred together for some little time. ‘They then retired from the Casino and, judging from what ix known, at once went toa retired part of the Casino grounds and killed them- selves. The Casino officials are observing the usual reticence about the case. —_———_ IN WALL STREET TODAY. Variations in Prices Merely Fractional—A Rise in Rubber. New Yorx, March 24.—Speculation at the stock exchange opened tame, and the varia- tions im prices were merely fractional either way. American sugar was inclined to be weak and fell 5 per cent to 101%. Lead, on th other hand, was stronger at 29%. St. Paul common sold at 753<, ex-dividend. The feature of the stock market after 10 o'clock was the heaviness of American sugar, cline is attributed to liquidations. ‘The general list held well for a time, and in a few cases sharp advances were recorded. Lackawanna rose to 14434, New York, Susquehanna and Western to 188{. do preferred to 71. United States rubber to 53and Manhattan to 170, ‘The rise in rubber is due to buying for Sew England account and the room now be- liewos that the trade of the Woonsocket works bas been completed. The heaviness of Ameri- {and near 11 o'clock a weak feeling prevailed. |The decline in prices ontside of American sugar was *; to 13g per cent, the latter in Lack- awanna, At 11 o'clock the market was weak in tone. The fact that the half million dollars gold engagement by Heide!bach, Ickeiheimer & Co. has been canceled bad a very favorable effect at the stock exchange after 11 0’efock. There was an advance right through the list under the leadersbp of United States rubber, which sold tp to 43g. Manhattan sold’ at 1704, a rise of 2 per cent from last night. North American, Northern Pacific preferred. New York, Susquehanna and Western and Sagar advanced a point or more. At noon the market was strong in tone. The sales of listed stocks up to this hour were 92,300 shares and of unlisted stocks, 38,500 share: ‘Money on call is steady at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 6a7 per cent. Sterling ex- change is steady, with actual business in bank- | ers’ bills at 48624 for sixty for demand. Posted rates,487a489; commercial bills, 48424437. ‘The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Exchanges, 395,270,962: balances, 34,507 ‘The subtreasury was debtor at the | clearing house today 21,217,252 Government | bonds have been steady. ‘State bonds have | been neglected. ‘oad bonds have been dull and strong. DISPOSITION OF THE BANKS. Banks are more disposed to place their funds at going rates, owing toa cessation of the de- mand for curreney for New England account. All the business at the stock exchange was at Sa4 per cent, and the loans were made at 6 | dend and interest disbursements afeelingexists | give promise of being corrected. | | that the money market is likely to experience | « long time since this state was in close tonch sharp changes during the next weel da! or ten) . The present ease in money tends to engthen sterling exchange. especially as this | market 18 practically bare of bills. Bankers |now do not look for exports of more than | i notwithstanding the strength on the exchange. All the leading drawers are now asking 487 and 4389. — as ‘The Great Cotton Strike to End. Maxcaster, March 24.—An agreement hes been reached by which the great strike will end | on Monday. ae Col. Henry C. Comeays Dead. New York, March 24. Col. Henry Clay his home here Wednesday. He came of the well-known Comegy family which furnished a number of men of prominence in the early history of the United States. | father of Henry Clay Comegys. a, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Mor are the ning and closi of ore Stock "Market. as repstied by apecial carson & Macartney, 1419 F sirest. a} $500 at 1 ’ | $1,000 at 120; $1,000 at 120. | at’ ise. z Government Bonds—U. 5. 4s, registered, 1 NY bid, 112% asked U.S 4% coupons, 1907, | 123 bid, 113% asked. | District of Columbia Bonds—2-year fund, 58, ‘Isv¥, gold, 106 bid, — asked. Water stocks, 7s, asked. si-year fund. 63, % asked. Water stock, 7%, 1903, bid, — asked. —asked $58, reg. 210u, ‘190s ston and George- 131 bid,— asked. Wash- ington and Georgetown R-K. Conv. 6s, 2d4, 131 bid. | asked. Mason: 0 asked. Wastingtou Light Infantry ist mort- | FRES Ge os ow bat. asked, Washington Ligat | Infantry 2 is, 99 bid, —asked. Washiugton Gas Company, series A, és, 120 bid, — asked. Wasning- ton Gas, series B, 68, 121 bid, —~ asked. Wasaing- | ton Gas’ Co. Convertible 63, 12> bid. — ask Eekington Kailroad és, 96 bid, peake and Votomac Telephone 5s. — bid, 105 asked. Capitol aud North U Street Kailroad ist Ss, 19 » vid, 102 asked. Metropolitam Ratl- Toad Convertibie és, 115 bid, 120 asked. U. S. Electric Light Convertible 58, 1353 bid. — asked. | Washington Market Co. imp. 6s, 103 bid. — asked. Washington Market Co. exten. és, 13 bid. — asked. Washington Market Co. ist 6, 1992-1921. 108 bid, Tasked. American Security and Trust 58,1905, and Trast’ 5s. i905, F. & A. 100 bid. — asked American Security and ‘Trust S, 1906, 4. & O. 100 bid, — asked. National Bank Stocks—Bank of Wash! uo bid. 400 asked. Bank of the Republi bid. — asked. M 280 vid. — aaked. Central, 300 Second, 18 bid. — asked. Farm- ets and Mechanics, 190 bid. — asked. Citizens. = did. — aakec. "Columbia. 155 bid. — asked. | Sapital 230 bia. takes. West End. tie bid. — asked. “Traders. 25 asked. a 5 asked. Lincoln, 103% igto% letropolitan, *117 bid, 125 asked. | Capitol aug Norn O Street’ a8 bid, oS asked. Eckington apd Soldiers’ Home, 35 bid. — asked. Georgetown, ‘Tenleytown, 30 Did. 45 asked. Rock Creek, 10 bid, — asked. Columbia, 6 bid, Snsurance Stocks—Firemen's. <4 bid. 50 asked. Franklin, 58 bid, 60 asked. M To bid, —asked. “Natiouat Union. — bid W asked AT: bid, 180 asked. “Corcoran, 10 bid, — lington, 17 asked. “Columbia, 15% bid. 17 asked, Sis | Did, s4s asked. People s. 5% bid. 6% asked. n, 2vid. 9% asked. “Commercial. 57 Did, 6 asked. German-American, 10 bid. #9) asked. | bid, 90 ake. | _ Title Insurance Stocks—Columbia Title, 1% bid, asked. Keal Estate Title, 125 bid, 135 asked. | jas and Electric Light stocks—W: on Gas, | 50% bid, — asked. US Electric it, “14056 bad, | 160% asked Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. 55 asked. } Selephone Stooxs — Americaa Gr: 1% | bid, z asked. Pennsylvania, 35 0 asked ie d Potomac, 48% bid. — asked. Mrxrtoxr, March 24.—A few further details | regarding the suicide at Monte Carlo of the two | The two men appeared to have been traveling | which sold down from 102% to 99%. The de-| can sugar finally affected the whole market | sand 437340488 | $1,500,000 gold by next Tuesday's steamers, | | Comegys, a contractor, died of pnemonis at | One of these, | who was the colonial treasurer, was the grand- | * | us a method to follow the Postmaster Genera! tus, 1924, fund, cur: | Hall Association 68," 105 bid, | asked. Chesa- | Ss, 100 bid, — asked American Security | bid. 18 asked. Great Falls Ice, 195 bid. — asked. Ball Ran Panoraina, 20 bid, 95 asked. Pnen matic Gun C <6 did. .75 asked. Lincoin Hall, 75 bid, — asked." Interocean Building, 99 bid, 100 asked. "Nor. and Wash. Steamboat Co.. 90 bid, {ste Depcait and ‘Trost Goumpenies“Ameriean Safe it am ‘Com | Seeurity and ‘Trust, 135 bid. 159 asked. National Safe Deposit, and’ Trust Go., 138 bid. — asked. | Washington Loan and Trust, 187 bid, — asked. “Ex. div. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 4 — Flour steady, un- changed—receipts. 7,799 barrels: shipments, 19.754 | barrels; sales, 1,450 barrels. Wheat inactive and No. ¥ Ted spot. 72% ai 73 bid; May, 74% sane, 734976 | \ | 240; July, White cora by‘ sample, sats; yellow com. by {| sampie, 49a50—receipts,” 26,359 busiteis: shipments, 148 Bushes: ste bushels: males, 39,000 bushels. Oats steady—No. Swhite western, 41adz; | No.2 mixed western, Si}ga3-—stock, 187/225 bush fe C ‘0. % 61%; —Teceipis. ‘780 bush els; stock, <6,S0/ busiels. Bay firm to | choice timothy, 1s.5%a1i.5¢. Grain freignts dail, unchanged. 1 — middling Provisions drm, wuchanged. Butter Tn ery. fancy, 280; do. fair t» cho! imitation, Eggs steady—16. Coffee di + 1sgalt%. Sugar stead! “ssi.” Copper unchange and active—grantlated, Whisky frm—1.v4ai.25. March BALTIM 24.—Raltimore and Ohio | stock, Siz Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern firsts, 1 second incomes, Yi: do. third 1n- | comes, 10; Consulidated zas stocks, 6239a62%. > - GOODIES FOR EASTER. ‘Toothsome Novelties That Are in Season at ‘This Time. “This dainty little market woman is the newest Parisian Easter offering.” said an up- town confec ioner to Tnx Stan reporter, “It represents a figure, familiar to the French, of | daintily robed person in eap and apron, stand- | ing beside a basket filled with eggs and bearing in large black letters the legend “eufs frais du jour.’ The doll used, you see, has a biaque end, a jointed body and short’ golden curis. | all the Easter goods seem to be unusually | pretty this year. Notice how really good the painting on these satin eggs is, ‘The bonbonnieres referrec to were of light and dainty colored satins, most exquisitely painted in water colors. An especially pretty |one bore an ideal head of Marguerite. On another a pair of lovers in picturesque: empire | costumes strolled along a woodland path, while on yet another a flock of blue birds in flight showed effectively against a pale green back- ground. Some very early daisies adorned a blue satin egg and on several more the always beautiful Easter lilies were seen. These sym- bolicai flowers also beautified some boxes to be | filled with egg-shaped bonbons. Perhaps the prettiest and most original of all | the eggs was of pale blue satin, and from it » laughing boy's head in wax appeared through a crack, while below the hands und feet seemed to be making their way out. A market basket of sweet grass had the covers on either side of | the handle raised to show real eggs imbedded in straw beneath. These could be easily lifted out, | Phowever. disclosing candies. Very amusing | | Were some eggs painted to represent pretty girlish faces, surmounted by caps of buttercup leaves and lying in beds of finely'fringed ycl- | low paper. On some appeared broken eggs, out of which tiny chicks were struggli Littledowny baby ducksand chickens ciever! | stuffed areas popularasusual, and cunning geese | | andducksare made of cotton wadding. Jack rab- | bits, with their long funny ears and bright eyes, in all sorts of cunning attitudes, are meant to serve ns bonbonnicres. Little straw hampers are filled with straw, in which mavy-colored satin eggs lie half hidden—each one of them a racentacle for goodies. One of the cleverest things noticed was a | parrot of candy, which stood in all the glory of | | Eis bright plumige scratching his head thought- | | fully with one claw while balancing himself on | | the other in a life-like attitude. On either end | | of his perch were little seed boxes, from which | | sprouted up in the sand below. A candy chain | kept him a prisoner to his toothsome perch. Office Seekers Kejoiced to Find Prospects of Suceess, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Arzanta, March 23, 1893, Georgians have turned their eyes with such | intent gaze on the offices to be distributed from | Washington that many cases of strasbismus | It has been | | ‘. | per cent | it 335. | ‘evertheless as there will have to be consider biecalling in of loans incident to the April divi- with an administration and the faithful are eager to get positions where theemoiuments are liberal and the honors recognized. There was a rush to the inauguration, but the applicants for missions and consulates returned | disappointed upon learning that there was no prospect of sweeping removals. Now all at- tention is given to the candidates for the local offices, district attorneyships, marshalships and Postmasterships. It is noticeable that the clnss | of applicants for appointment is higher than | that which presented itself to Mr. Cleveland | four yearsago. Among all the candidates from this state there is hardly a man who would not | make an efficient official in the position which he seeks. Georgia bas developed some odd nomenciatare, but it goes with abil ‘The contest for the district attorneyship of the northern district 18 being watched at home with deep interest. Now that the choice seems to have narrowed down between Joe James and Tinney Rucker the case is simplified. Mr. James is entitled to the credit of having done | more physical work in the campaign than any other democrat. He made more speeches than any other member of the democratic party. Stump speaking i Georgia is not all intellect- ual labor, either. Physical exertion count and helps to carry oonviction. At least once the third party men attempted to assault Mr. James. His opponent. Mr. Rucker, is an exceptionally brilliant man. ‘Henry Grady, who was a class- | | mate, used to say that Rucker was naturally the smartest man in Georgia. He shines m repurtee | and more of his epigrams are afloat than can be | credited to any of bis fellow-citizens. ‘The postmastership in Atlanta threatens to rovoke more contention than any other place in the state. Three candidates are applying. ‘Maj. Couper, who was the first in the field, has | a strong indorsement and is backed by Senator Gordon. He hax not been identified with At- lanta very long, however, and_ that seems to be operating against him. "He is capable, but is not wel! known to the citizens beyond those act- | ively engaged in business, Knowing this, an effort was made to get the candidates to go into | primary election and abide by the result, the | | wenker candidates retiring. This was suggested | | policy of ascertaining who the pe le want. | Since that plan has been upset by Mr. Cieve- land's statement that he does not approve it, the three applicants will renew their fight on the usual lin Dr. Amos x isa confederate veteran and has always been prominent in benevolent | measures. Ex-Mayor Kontz, the other applicant, is business man of fine ability. Any one of the trio would make the city an efficient postmaster. Mr. Smith's appointment to the cabinet and | Mr. Blount’s confidential mission to Hawaii | have impressed Georgia with the idea that she is nearer the national government than ehe ever was before. These honors are appreciated by the state | collectively, and they seem rather to encourage the individual appiicant to press his claims. ———— Frank Butterworth Recovering. Frank Butterworth, Yale’s great foot ball player, had a difficult surgical operation per- formed on his left arm at Roosevelt Hospital in New York Wednesday. In » practice game last fall heburst @ blood vessel in the arm. He thought little of the injury and continued to play the season out. Shortly after the great me with Princeton inNewYork, Thanksgiving y, bis arm began to swell anda large lump was developed near the elbow. Butterworth | consulted surgeons here, who told bim an ope- | ration would necessary in order to save the arm. Dr. Charles McBurney performed it syocessfully Wednesday. At the hospital yeu- torday it was said that Butterworth ‘was fast ‘Recovering. ——_—_+e+_—_____ A Boyal Pleasure Party. ‘The Princess of Wales and her two daughters, ‘Victoria and Maud, and the Dake of York, who and party started from London very quietly on March 4 teuveling direct to Genoa.’ There they embarked on the royal yacht Osborne, which was waiting for them, and began a cruise of the ‘Mediterranean, landing at various points and proceeding inland to such places as they wished ce. They visited Florence, Pisa and | some seed had evidently been spilled and had | j | of God and bumanit; THE LIQUOR LICENSE CASE, THE JUDGE ASKS FREQUENT QUESTIONS, ALL OF WHICH ABE ANSWERED—MR. CLARKE OPENS YOR THE DEFENSE AND CONTENDS THAT THE NEW LAW 18 RETROACTIVE. ‘Mr. Pugh, assistant attorney for the District, continued his argument in the Bush liquor test case in the Police Court yesterday after- noon after Tuz Stan's report closed. He con- fined his argument to the one question before the court—the effect of the act of 1898 upon the old Jaw, under which the present licenses were granted. After citing a Maryland and Nebraska de- cision Mr. Pugh said, “I will now read @ New York decision.” “It is a clincher,” remarked Mr. Hazelton. “And,”’ added Mr. Pugh, “it covers this case A NEW YORK DEcISIox. Mr. Pugh then proceeded to read the decision and the laws under which the prosecutions were brought. He referred to section 12 of the new act,which he said expressly stated that all persons engaged in the liquor business should obtain a license under the provisions of the new law. ‘The law went into effect from the date of its approval, and he argued that it was not” for the _ court to say how long the dealers were to be per- titted ro disregard tie provisions. Mr. Pugh then referred to the decision of Judge Kimball | im the Schatz case to show that the law and its provisions were in full force, and closed his | argument after citing several additional author- ities in support of his position in the matter. THE NAU CASE BROUGHT UP. Before adjournment Judge Miller said he would like to hear from the District something concerning the decision in the Nau case us. a: fecting the act of 1871, and be would like to hear whether that act as a revenue act does not continug in force the license tax involved in this case. Both Mr. Hazelton and Mr. Pugh were of the opinion that that question in no manner affects the question before the court,and with the m derstanding that Mr. Hazelton would answe the questions suggested by the court the case went over until today. ‘MR. HAZELTON BEGAN TODAY. This morning when tho‘ case was resumed in Judge Miller's court each side had enough law books on the tables to start a law library for the Supreme Court. ‘Mr. Hazelton arose and opened the discus- sion of the day. Judge Miller said that when the court adjourned yesterday the arguments bad nar- rowed down to # question of whether by the terms of the act of 1871 the defendant has a right to continue business under the old license. He mentioned the decision in the Nau case, in which it was held that the act was one for revenue. The act of March 8, 1893, being a license act, passed in the exercise of police power, the judge wanted to know whether the license of 1871 was granted on any footing other than the exercise of police 5 The question now narrows down to whether the act of "93 repeals these licenses. * Mr. Hazelton then proceeded to argue that the power of Congress to legislate for the Dis- trict and the territories was unlimited, and in this the court fully agreed with him. AUTHORITIES CITED. Mr. Hazelton then cited authorities to show | that the licenses upon which Mr. Bush relies for justification were issued under police pow- ersand not under revenue laws, which he said were higher than the courts themselves. ‘The case of Quang Woo, from the state of Califor- nia, was cited, as was the Manion case reported 6th. Mackey, in which the opinion was delivered by’ Chief Justice Bingham. This was the case in which the decision of the court defining the rights of the Commissioners to make cer- tain regulations and the case in question was upon the rule separating grocery stores and re- taii liquor places. ‘The next case cited was the Globe Theater mandamus case, reported in vol- ume 19 of the District of Columbia reports. This, said Mr. Hazelton, was as late as May 19, 1890. and it reaffirmed the decision of the court in the other case. He read the decision and argued that the act of 1871 was an exercise of police power and not an act for revenue. Mr. Hazelton then turned his attention to the Nau case and read part of the court's deci- He did not think that the Nau decision in entirety was good law. The courts, he said, are not always right, for in the Nau case the court, he said, reversed its own decision, made in the Manion and Globe Theater cases, In the two cases, he said, the court held that the act of 1871 was under a police power, while in the Nau ease it was held that the ach was for revenue. THE AcT oF 1871 REPEALED. Coming to the second proposition Mr. Hazel- ton suid it made no difference whether the act of 1871 was under a police power or whether it was a law for revenue. The act of 1893 re- pealed it and rendered void all licenses issued under it. An Indiana decision was cited, and Judge Kimball, who occupied seat on the bench with Judge Miller. said he knew of a law in some parts of Indiana where licenses under the state and connty were both reauired, A liquor decision from the Nebraske courts was next called to the attention of the court, and this decision, said Mr. Hazelton, is in direct line with his proposition that the ‘new law re- pealed every word of the act of "71. “Old things have all passed away,” he said, “and all things so far as the regulation of the liquor traffic is concerned have become new, and are under an entirely new dispensation.” ‘This law (Nebraska), he said, does not in any ‘way restrict as ‘herein provided.” “Does it not make that exception?” queried the court. “No, sir,” replied Mr. Hazelton. ‘hat is about all I desire to hear from the District at present,” said the court, “But, your bonor,” said Mr. Hazelton, “I would like to present something of the law o the state of Georgia.” ‘The court then took a recess for lunch. When court convened after recess the court called Mr. Hazelton’s attention to an Indiana | case cited on behalf of the prosecution and said that the facts in thet case were not the same as exist under the law here, The court read the case and re- marked that there was no question raised con- cerning the repeal of alaw. In that case, the court explained, the question at issue was’ the Tight to repeal the law. The District rested its cAse and Mr. Clarke opened for the defense. MR. CLARKE OPENS FOR THE DEFENSE. He opened his argument by asking the court to use a little common sense in construing the statute of Congress. The law, he said, was enacted by Congress after the liquor dealers, | the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and others had been knocking at their doors and asking in the name that they enact some measure which would forever settle this vexed question. “In starting out,” said Mr. Clarke, “I claim that under the decision in the Narr case and under the system of licenses, the law of 1893 is ‘an act for revenue so far as it undertakes to re- peal the provisions of the act of 1875, and fur- ther, that the licenses granted under the act of 1875 were contracts.” After citing a Texas case Mr. Clarke said that for some reason counsel on the other side had neglected to read section 17 of the act of 1898, which he read, as follows: SEcTiIon 17 READ. That all applicants who have hada license during the preceding year shall apply for a re- newal of such license on or before Novem- ber 1 of each license year, and shall be mitted to continue business until Hoeuse shall be granted or refused by the excise board; butin all mere - refusal to é proportion Ucense have Come due shail be deducted and retained from the sum deposited therefor from the Ist day of Novem! = refusal bears to oe and no other shall duct said Desinees until a Sie tain that the licenses under the old law naa | been annulled. 4 lengthy discussion between the court and counsel followed as to the wording of the law, ‘MR. CLARKE'S DISSENTING OPTXIOX. Following this Mr. Clarke read several de- cisions, among them one of the Supreme Court, | in which there was 9 dissenting opinion. He directed to his attention to the right of Congress to enact a law to interfere with the vested rights of citizens. “But,” he said, “I sup, the District will claim that liquor dealers'have no rights as long =e Suse oreo “But,” be added, “I'am going to read the dissenting opinion if I am ordered to sit down.” | A BUNOLING act. | “This liquor law,” said Mr. Clarke, “is the mont bungling act ever passed by Congress, al- though it was evidently the intention of Con-| gress to make the licenses continue until the beginning of the next year.” The Commis- sioners, he thought, were of the same opinion. | “If your honor will say from the bench that | you will decide the cases upon the question of equities,” replied counsel,"*I could soon answer | the question.” ! Judge Miller asked counsel if it would havo | been an equitable arrangement for the District | to have issued licenses under the new law and | given to the applicants credit for the amount Paid for the license under the old law. Certainly not,” responded Mr. Clarice. “Why not?” asked the court. ‘Does the hardship arise from the fac: that he is required , | to pay the money or from the fact of putting | the dealer under the regulation?” | | Continuing, Mr. Clarke said that some deal. | ers were able to pay $1,000. while others were | | not able to pay #200, Some of them had pro- | cured their licenses under the $100 fee, who! | could not afford to pay a higher sum. The court inquired whethe: or not the holders | of old licenses wouid be entitied to a rebate or | settlement upon the repeal of their licenses. | When the Commissioners reject an application there is asectlewent, and the court suggested that this repeal was, perhaps, in the nature of a | rejection. Commenting on the status of the liquor | trafic the judge said that under the present | condition of affairs the holders of the old licenses are not liable to prosecution under the | Jaw under whieh taeir licenses were granted, | nor would they have been liable had Congress | continued their licenses. H on was in progress when this report | el —-_——_—_ SNAKE ON THE ELEVATED ROAD. Hasn’t Bit Any Travelers Yet, but Has Di- versified Things. Hugh McDowell, platform man on the 42d street down-town tation of the 6th avenue elevated road, was rubbing the fog out of his eyes about half past 6 o'clock on Wednes- day morning, says the New York Sun, when he saw a rainbow-hued streak crossing one end of the platform. He is a sober man, and he rubbed his eyes and looked again, and pinched him- eelf. Then he looked once more and saw a snake, There is nothing in Col. Hain’s rules that tells | 8 platform man what to do with snakes, Mc- | Dowell gota shovel and returned in time to | find the ticket chopper standing in his chair | with a “who-said-rats” expression. ‘The snake was wriggling around the foot of bis box. McDowell skirmished for an opening, and when his chance came he slipped the shovel under the snake and put him in aboxin the waiting room. This operation was witnessed by a ruffed all- nighter who had been dumped on the platform by the guards of the down train. He looked | at the snake and then stretching out first one hand and then the other. ssid slowly: ~Thish’s m'right han’ and thish’s m'left. No, dammit, thisn’s m’right. Well, well, well,” and he carromed his way down stairs. McDowell thought that he had captured a valuable prize for which a reward would be | offered. The snake is about two feet long and beauti- | fully colored with alternate bands of yellow, | black and red, and his skin is so brightly pol- | ished that it looks as if it had recently been | varnished. The box was tucked under the | stove for warmth. In the afternoon the snake found it too warm and crawled out. Then there was a scramble in the waiting room. Several | men stood on the benches and said that the | snake was perfectly harmless. Others looked | in the windows and said it was absurd to make | sucha fuss about a beautiful snake. ‘Yicket | Agent Scott showed his nerve by picking up the | snake by the tail and dropping bim, head first, | into a big bottle. | One of ‘the earliest visitors to the station yesterday morning was the rumpled man who | had bad difficulty in differentiating bis hands on Wednesday morning. He bought a ticket | from Mr. Scott, and then asked in a hesitating | wi j ‘Tsay, did anything station yesterday morning? Scott recognized him and answered by hold. ing up before his eyes the big bottle with th snake insid Thanks,” said the stranger. ‘That bothered me all day yesterday. I got very wuzzy on ‘Tuesday night and when I saw that chrysanthe- mum crawling along the platform on Wednes- day morning I went home with a horrible at- tack of the neveragains. Icouldn’t sleep last | night and just to settle the question I came | down here this morning. Can't come out and have a cocktail with me, I suppose?” ‘The snake awaits an owner. ———+2-—___ MONEY LEFT TO ANIMALS. peculiar happen on this | ! Bequests by Eccentric Persons for the Care of Four-Footed Favorites. ‘There recently died in Paris a lady who had | beautiful cat, to which she was devotedly at- tached. When she died she made a provision in her will for the payment of rent for « suite of rooms for the use of the cat and left a sum of money to pay for the personal attendance of man and woman. Another woman left to the town in which she died a sum of money on two | conditions. One was that her tomb ehould be kept in good condition and the other that the town should pay the sum of $40 per year for the care of her cat. She carefully stipulated that he should be fed in the morning with quarter of a pint of milk served in a Sevres | saucer; at midday with a piece of liver or fish from which the bones had been carefully removed, the same to be repeated at night; his bed’ to be a basket warmly lined with flannel; and on each Sunday the cat was to | have a'bath and have tied on his neck a bow | of blue ribbon, A writer in the Christian | Union distinctly remembers, when she was a | little girl, an old socrel horse that used to stand usually under the one tree that grew in a cer- tain field, rarely moving beyond the shade of the tree. The horse had crooked legs, a rough | coat, @ mane snd tail that might be called | molasses color, and yet he always was an especial | object of interest because he was the heir to | €200 a vear. That is the owner of that field was paid $500 a year to take care of this horse, which | under no condition was to be put in harness, ‘The woman who left the horse this money had driven bim for twenty years, and she said that | in that time he bad shown more intelligence doing bis work than she had in doing hers, and was entitled to this sum of money for the care and wisdom he had shown while pulling her wagon. It wasa source of sorrow to the man who was paid the @800 s year when the horse.died, for the money went to a foreign country. ——_—_+e-—____ Reception to = Pastor. ‘The new pastor of Ryland M. E. Chureb, Rev. Dr. Hartsock, and his wife were given a Teceptién last evening in the lecture room of the church, An address of welcome was de- livered by Mr. White and Dr. Hartsock re- sponded. Those present were then presented to the | “Worst I ever had, Banks.” “I'm sorry for you, old fellow. Wish I knew Cwith ee bento bat I don’t” fears “Give me band, Banks! You're the ouly man Tive soon for thres days that hadn't a sure cure!” | lief that Kramer intended bodily harm. | for the defendant. He said he appeared be- No, no, said Mr. Davis, such could not be said of them. And while the man | whose life lay ii their hands bad THE SELF-DEFENSE THEORY. As Outlined in the Opening Speech of Ar- Bold’s Counsel. A CROWDED COURT ROOM LisTENS To MR TUCKER IX THE ARNOLD-ZRAMEZR MURDER TRIAL TODAY—THE CHARACTER OF THE AC- CUSED DEFEXDED. On the opening of the Criminal Court (Jus- tice MoComas) today for the trial of Theodore 8. Arnold for the murder of John Kramer Jue 15last there was a well-filled court room. The prisoner sat with his wife, while her mother and sister sat directly bebind him. Before entering upon the argumenis Mr. Davis, for the defendant, submitted a prayer Tecast on one of those previously submitted. Mr. C. C. Tucker opened for the defendant, stating that the whole theory of the govern- ment was that Arnold said something to induce | Kramer to come back and then shot bim. | This had not been borne out dy the testimony for the government un- til Godirey ‘came on the tnd after the defendant had commenced his testimony. Dr. Godfrey testified that he had heard Arnoid | say to Kramer, “If vou come across here.” | The government had argued in this phrase as though the word “iz” hnd been omitted. The statement that deceased called ‘police’ was untrne, for it was Mrs, Watson and Mrs, “Raliard who bad called. The testimony of “Dr. Shaefer, who made the autopsy, corroborated the’ statements of the | defendant as to his manner of shooting, and | Mr. Taggart had argued that the course of one of the shots was downward. when the autopsy showed that it was a straight thot. Mr. Taggart had claimed from the testimony of Yeatman and Sikken that the case wes shown to be one of deliberate muzder, but he (Mr. Tucker) claimed that the testimony bore out the theory of the defendant. WAS ABNOLD IN DANGER? He read trom the record that Arnold said “You must not talk to me that war,” ée., and that Kramer went ou: in the street and re- | turned several times, and that Arnold said. | after a threat from Kramer, if Kramer came back he would kill him. ‘The question for the jury wes as to whether Arnold a belief that he was in danger when he fired. He ciaimed that the second shot was fired after | they were clinched and when Kramer had bold of Arnold's wrist. After reading from the testi- | mony before the coroner's jury Mr. Tucker | claimed that the conversation on the corner of 5th and E streets was opened by the deceased. ‘Mr. Tucker, after referring to Arnold's past life, in which he had been engaged in intel- | lectual pursuits, said that his coolness on | | the stand did not indicate that in a physical contest he could beso calm. The: shown that he bad been in the bal ing a pistol, and up to a half ago he had borne a character. ‘Then he had fallen as many have failen before, but it was not on a charge of immorality thathe is now being tried. He tells frankly of living | with this woman in Cincinnati, Los Angeles | and at Mrs. Sweeney's, where he says he lived until about the ist of May. | Mr. Tucker said his theory was that Kramer | was that evening frenzied and he claimed that | the contents of Kramer's trunk, ed with anarchistic literature, snowed the ner of man he was—e carrier of vitrol, a threatener— and Arnold knowing this naturally concluded that Kramer had a knife. Arnold’sknowledge of the Police Court cases against Kramer, of his carrying a revolver, &c., also warranied his be- Mr. Tucker read from the record some of hix threats | to fix or get away with the man who bad got his, wife away from him. Thad not | of carry. | year and THOSE LETTERS FROM THE JAIL. | Referring to Arnold's infatuation for Mrs. Kramer and the letter he wrote to her from the jail, Mr. Tucker said that Arnold was a lawyer, and therefore more than usually interested in his own defense. He may at times have thought that his counsel were neglect- ing him and imagined that they were not doing all ther souid or could for hin. | Arnold knew that M: ‘stestimony could | hang him or clear him. He knew that she was ® woman who could be influenced by whocver at the time was her lover. He knew that Cape bart was simply playing the lover to the woman that he might intuerce her to testify against him. Arnold knew that Mrs. Kramer wo be called before the district astorn: required to make a sworn statement, even though such s proceeding was unauthorized | ind without warrant of law. Certain things, reflecting on his morality, which any man would properly desire to be kept back | Arnold requested Mrs. Kramer uot to mention. He had a right to make such a request. It was | not an uniawfal altering of evidence, but | merely the desire of a man anxious to hide mat- | ters which he then deeply regretted. of which he was then heartily ashamed. Knowing her full well Arnold sought to arouse in the woman | some of that regard which he snpposed she | formerly held for him, and thus aroused be- seech her to help him. But he hiraself then had no such feeling for her, nor did he iruly speak from his beart when he wrote that after his trial he would seck a divorce from his wife. The evidence, said Mr. ‘Tucker. disclosed the fact that Kramer in marrying his wife simp; sought to gratify a brutish and sordid nat He had no love for her, and bad not only | veatened to do her harm, but had also threat- | ened Arnold. These threats had been commu- | nicated to Arnold, and because of them he had | armed himself. Before Mr. Tueker had concluded the court took a recess at 12:30 until 1:15. He con-/ cluded shortly after recess with an eloquent —— for the acquittal of his client, who, he claimed, —_ honestly | believed that his life was endangered when kramer approached him on the fatal evening, and was, therefore, justified in killing Kramer. But even if the jury bad buta reasonable doubt as to Arnold's motive in firing they should | acquit. MR. DAVIS BEGINS HIS ARGUMENT. At the conclusion of Mr. Tucker's argument he was followed by Mr. Henry E. Davis, also fore the jury in the highest character of the lawyer, es. one who appealed for the life and’ liberty of another. He appeared as did Arnold on the fatal eveni when Arnold, to save his own life, vent the soul of Kramer to meet 1ts God. Mr. Taggart bad said that Arnold was ® man utterly devoid of morality, a vile, black-hearted man. It was true, too trae, that on the brow of his client was a horrid black seam, for the retoval of which he must look to his God/ alone, He had done a triple wrong; be had wronged the dead man’s wife, he had wronged himself, and he "had wronged the noble, devoted wife who had throughout the long trial sat beside him. But such ‘sins hed tinged man from the times of the Bible down to the present day. Fox, Nelson and Parnell in England and Washington, Hamilton, Clay and | Webster in America. Greatest of great men sinning, but did any one ever dare say that such men were utterly devoid of all good? 80 sinned, even of him it could not be said that in | because he so sinned he was devoid of all good | Catarrhal Headache. and not to be believed. Especialiy when it | was remembered that his past life had been pure | and peaceable and harmless. With all the great | inery of the government at his command the district attorney bad not been able to pro- luce one being tosught: inst Arnold's past life. ‘Such was Arnold. Who was Kramer? Born a Jew, reared a Catholic, married a Pres- | Hill and the other Wm. W. Hi | will admitted to probate and letters of adm | sraph Company; rule on defend Deterian, but none of that was wrong:an ist, without love for God, man or woman. A MATTER oF INTTIArs, There were two witnesses for the defense in the Arnold case named Hill. One was J.D. of the Post Of- fice Department. Witnesses were called to im. the testimony of J. D. Hill. In the re- rt in Tae Stam of the testimony of Robert Collins, one of the witnesses examined as to | J.D, Hill's reputation. reference was madeto the | witness Hill without giving the initials, Wm. W. Hill bas on account of the failure to give the | initials had to snffer in some quarters becanse of the false impression that Coilins’ testimony referred to him. ah POPULAR FREE LECTURES To Be Given at the National Museum on Saturday Afternoons. | The series of Saturday lectures, compli- | mentary to the citizens of Washington, given | for some years unde> the auspices of the Pailo- sophical, Anthropological and Biological So- cieties of Washington, was discontinued two or three yearsago. It is now proposed to re- | sume the series under the auspices of the An- thropolo I Society to arrange the lectures in bn ner that each course will verve as a j logicai introduction to the atudy of the seience | of man in some of its various aspects. The lectares will be delivered in the lecture room of the United States National Museum at 4:30 p.m. on the daies specified. Citizens of Washington and their sare cordially in- vited to attend. ‘The course provisionally fixed for the present season is as follows: day, Marc: Lamb ypology | Dr. D. Kerfoot Sbate: Apri “4 Pro Mind Problem ril 15, “Ihe Eleme J. W. f. 1 by Powell ‘il Home of Man,” by W. J. Me- “The Races of M by Dr. May 6, “The Evolution of 4 May 13, “Primitive Industries,” by Thomas Wilson. j feet on N. H. avenue between R and 8 streets Wants the Bill Dismissed. In the case of Charles E. Elliott, filed in 1 last against his wife, $ a Givorce on the has been filed by the defendant for a dismsanl of the bill The is based on the affidavits of defendant and ber mother to the effect that testimony was all in he met respond endasked her to return to him, bat clined waile the «uit was gc to her father's in Virginia: one Sunday evening in Jv take a ride, and she and ti hat he drove there | and arked her to and be drove as far ax Falls Chu to live with him, prom | the harsh he would withdraw the suit, furnish ra good home, é&c.. and she finally co: sented and went with him to Wor: ley's Hotel, and they have sin it is stated that she © «sion that the suit was dism ng it not » she secks through Messrs. endhe ents to have the bill dismissed. > THE courts, and Ci Prorate Count. Today Estate of Da in 3 : Rot . Estate of Jero: baie of will filed. E lansbee; will proven. Nellie A. Burse appoi 22,500.” Estate bf bond 3500. Estate of B com:nission tate of copy of will filed, admitted meniary gra 2100. Estate o M, ‘Taylor and ¥ $5,000. Esta to Cerolime Gun 31,000, tate of Wash C. Milburn; order directing meni of legacies, Extate cf James issued to pr Montgome: bond, . do, di trati issued to Mary sk: hn P. Dukebart; k H. Brarty; bond £300, . Jackson: petition for ‘tration filed. Estate of L. E. pesition for pr Egurry Covet—Justiers Bingham and Cor. Yesterday—Ward agt. Agcher: leave testimony in surreb: granted. ‘Ty agt. Douglas; commission to get testimon: Maryland and Pennsrlvaaia ordered an to set aside publication overruled. — Val: Graphaphone Company agi. Columbia Phono- nt. Shrive Pro confesso, Somerville agi. ; B. Block et al. allowed to intervene. PITY Covnt.—Justice Bingham. Today—Smith agt. Lee; motion for subpeena cs teeum denied. Hawkins agt. Hawkins; demurver overraled. Biddie agt. henney; case ordered on calendar. Cmevrr Covsr, Division 1—Justice Bradiew. Z Weaver agt. Paxton: jrdgment by United States agt. Howgate: on trial. wRT, Division 2—Justice Cole. ‘Today—Phillips agt. Morrison: discontine Shoef agt. MeKnew: verdict for plaintiff £1,200. Gibbs and Loefiler agt. Manhead; on trial. jure of a Big Cotton Firm. The cotton firm of Dobbins & Daslev of Nash- ville, Tenn., with branch houses at Memphis, New Orleans, Little Rock, Montgomery, Mobile and other cities, made a special assignment yes- terday afternoon to secure special liabilities. The special debts covered over £300,000, and the assets are scattered over many states. Ho much the tirm owes over and above the am set forth in this assignment is not obtainable. Mr. Dasley is at Battle Creek. Mich., and Mr. Dobbins has almost succumbed to the intense strain which he is undergoig. agt. Shrive: Bloel THERE'S DISCOMFORT, in and griping, with ing to your neeis—one tue Pellet for a gentle laxative or corrective, three for a cat! bat it’s all perfect: and natural help that comes sugar- ontel pestis ap me ‘These tiny, coated gran are exuallect in Hine abd the enaiost to take. They | absolutely and permanently cure Constipa- | tion, jon, Sick Bilious For the worst cases of chronic Catarrh, for or , and all the troubies Hemety, Ts proprissars offer $000 reward . Its rer for any’ case of Catarra wich they cannot cure. nerve to say through the public press. “*I don’t want ‘any credit business—our terms are cash.” If you buy for cash—seex © cash house. Everybody knows that ‘no living man can sell goods on timeas cheap ss for cash. We can furnish every every article except stoves. ‘Suite in the city. A GHASTLY SIGHT, ‘The Radly Mutilated Body of @ Man Found on the Katlroad Track. ‘The mutilated body of a man was fonnd this | morning on the railrond track near Anacostia. It was that of a man evidently old. The head from the lower lip was gone, bis right band was missing, the left badly mangled end one foot crushed. Brafhs, shreds of flesh and pieces of skull were picked up along the track for distances. ‘There was a heavy growth of iron gray beard on the chin and neck. The corpse was that of aman who weighed about 160 pounds and measured aboat five fect eight or nine inches. It looked as though it might out fifty years line of the have been the boty of ao man in bis drow-upclothe. He on Coat and vest of black goods with 8 white single thread plaid ronning through it, black trousers, white «bir hy large black hhat. On his eu kerchicf were the initials W. BM. Near the bod icked up n letter addressed to Dear Withara, signed byone Hopkins. Themangled remains were © her and removed to the morgue oe ambulance No.4 The inquest will take place at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Kea Truth M. Mason bas parchased for 11,000 of Magnolia M. Bran: . square S62 —19 by 50.50. corner of 8th and Westminster streets northwest, T. W. Bedford bas purchased for @34,000 of “haries Early subs 285 te square 156, each betwoen 17th and. TS.41 by 92 feet, on Madise | MSta screets northwest . BR. Newman ei al. has bought for 216,508.50 of Aber L. Riggs subs 46 to 48, square 178, 61.17 b eton Sand Ith streets north- 3 Julick has purchased of L. Beyer, jr., for $5,000 part 10, square 271, 20 feston i and GS feet 11y inches on New York avenue northwe i.. P. Shoemaker bas bought of J.D. Parker for €10.07%.12 sub 71, sqacre 15325 by 120 Joseph McMahon hus bought for €5,800 of | Haddassab H. Helin sub 5, square 524-21 by | 36.60 on Sd and M streets northwest. _ A Navan Covar-Mamrin.—A naval court martial bas been appointed to meet at the navy yard Monday next for the trial of Private James P. ieslly of the marine corp, Com- £. 5. 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