Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1893, Page 6

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D WANTED (5) WANTED (ie WORLD'S Far THE PATENT OFFICE INQUIRY. All Deny the Altegations Made Against ‘Them in the Charges. ‘The hearing of the charges against ex-Com- missioner Simonds and the firm of Foster & Freeman was continued this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the office of the commissioner of ts. Take posiecatocs Messrs. Charch & Chureb, dants, with the exception of Mr. Simonds, with their counsel, were present. A mminent patent attorneys were ME, SIMOSDS" DENTAL. Mr. Payson read the answer of ex-Commi sioner Simonds to the charge. He utterly de- nied that during the month named in the charge any pupets in the Drabangi case were thrown open to the inspection of Foster & eman, the! no one was permisted by him to Ulegaliy "copy papers and that no copy any paper was ever delivered to any onc except im accordance with the laws of the pacent office. arly in February, 1840, an applics:ion was nade to bim by an at! the Bell ‘ele; Company for copies of the Drabaugh appl tion of 1831. He directed thet copies be made, but before completed he decided that they should not be given to the applicant, and they were never delivered. He udmitted that copies of the 1990 app! cation were made, and the copies were made the reguiar way by authorized persons. ME. YEREMAN'S ANSWER. Mr. J. 3. Storrow, who is counsel of the Bell | ‘Telephone Company, read the answer of Mr. Freeman, who deposed that he had not done any wrongful zet in the premises and denied every imputation of wrong doing in He believed -hat the Hell Tele- ir posses- ML FOSTRE HAS No KNOWLEDGE. ‘Mr, Jere Wilson rend the cnower of Mr. Foster. He had persozally no knowledge what- ever of the acts alleged to have been com- | contents of the safe, was only twenty years old. | 33—receip and denies that he ever saw, eppied rocured or examined any of the papers alleged and denies any connection with the matters charged. ME. BENNETT also DENIES. Mr. O'Fezral road the azswer of Chief Clerk Ben- nett, He denied committing any misconduct, eitheralone or in collusion,and denied furnishing any papers in violation of the rules, or that any inspection of the papers occurred by any unau- thorized pezsons —-e— A NEW HOME. ce Commission to Oceupy uarters Shortly. It is undezsiood that the civil service com- mission have about conciuded @ lease of the of Sthand E streets northwest, for a term of one year from July i. provide the 15,000 sqvare feet of space. entire building will be essed should the arrargements be finally concluded. It is understoad that the commission will pay an annual rental of 4.000 for the building, that being the amount appropriated and made available July 1. Upon ie removal! of the com ion trom its present wuartersin the city hall the court of appealsot the istrict will, as stated in Tue Star come time age, occupy as its court room the room in’ the southwest corner of the building. now used by the civil sion, and rears a; board of acerm sans es commission with about ‘The Government Receipts Tod: Iniernal revent 43; customs,'8773,163; miscellaneous, $45,641; national benk notes for redemption, $221,338. ———— Rance of the Thermometer. The following were the temperatures at the office of the weather b 2p. m., 66; maximum, 71; minimum, 57. At the southeast cor- | The building will; > vceupied by the Disirict | au today: 8 am., 62;/ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY. MAY 25, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. 2d EDITION. PINKNEY BREAKS JAIL Escape of the Murderer of Frank M. Bowie. TRAIN BEARING GOV, STONE HELD UP. Convicts in a Pennsylvania Prison Fight. AN ENGLISH YACHTING EVENT ——— HELD UP THE GOVERNOR'S TRAIN. Daring and Successful Attempt of Road Agents ip Missouri. Sr. Lovis, May 25.—The west-bound Mis- souri Pacific paesenger train was held up and | robbed thirty miles west of St. Louis last night | | by six men. Over $3.000 was secured, the ex- | press and railway officials say. | mate. | ‘The train which left St. Louis for Kansas | | City at 8:40 reached Pacific station, twenty-five miles west, on time and without accident. Here | | man bearded the train in front of the | lexpress car and immediately behind |the tender of the engine. He then | climbed over the tender and holding a revolver | to the engineer's head, said: | for vou to stup right Lere now. | ‘wilt be healthy ‘The engineer stopped the train. Five confederates of the robber now sp- peared, some getting train and the others coming toward the track out of the | darkness. ‘The door of the express car was blown open with dynamite, and the men, who were un- masked, broke open the safe and secured about $2,300 and a package vaiued at $3,000. The engincer was then told to “go ahead like and make up lost time.” fe passeuger cats were entered. jor. Stone and State Treasurer Stevens were abourd the train, and the former at once offered $300 reward for the conviction of each of the Fobbers. Poses ate scouring the country for | them, and itis thonght they will suorily be | captured, ‘There is no clue to the identity of the |Tobbers, ‘They were unmasked, but were not | | recognized by any one. ' While their | comrades were going through the Pacific | Express Company's safe two of the ban- | dits guarded the passenger coaches, ailow- [ing no one to leave them, at the «ame time keeping themselves in the dark so that none of | passengers could see them. A report has reached the city that one of the robbers had | Leen captured, but no further information has been received. oe BROKE HIS CHAINS AND FLED. Escape of William Pinkney, the Murderer of Frank M. Bowie. Special Dispatch to The Evening St: | Marzaoro’, Mp., May 25.—Williem Pinkney, | the murderer sentenced to be hanged on/ the 30th of June for the murder of Frank M. ‘owie, escaped from his cell this morning, 8 o'clock. Keeper Jones had just opened the jail for the usual morning clenning. He opened Vinknes’s cell and found bim on his bed. The woman took Pinkuey’s bneket and, followed by Jones, she went zo the jail pump. Jones stoped im the front door and Pinkney | erent down stairs and le oat the back door ng seen. When Jones went up to und Vinkner had escaped. | ¢ gave the slarm and a posse set | out after Pinkney. ‘The prisoner bad jumped aver the back fence | of the jail. crossed the Westera Branch and is supposed to be secreted in the swamps. fio | Was iast seem by some hands crowsing tue rail- rond trontle. | ‘The sheriff has qrrived and summoned another posse whieh joined in the pursui Pinkney wus chained to the floor aud his chains were examined every morning. It 1s apposed his wise, who was in the jail yester- bis leg ir Lord Danraven’s Yacit Interest at Gravesend, Eng. Loxpox, May 25.—About 200 yachts were gathered teday on the occasinn of the Royal | Thames Club regatta at Gravesend, one of the most event.tl contes:s of the yachting year. spectators was mainly | en's new yach:. the | 3 tremendous main boom pro- | fects far outside her long counter and her oth: em progortion, except the bow- | is stumpr. | The Prince of Wales went on boa-d the | Britannia bei he race. Other vachte com- eting are the Scotch eyndicate boat, the una, or White Ecather, Mr. Jameson's cutter, | the Iverna, and the Sutuinita, 1 — DESPERATE FIGHT IN A PRISON. ! verely Handted. Prrresrra, May 25.—A desperate figat with | | knives took place in the broom department of | the western penitent jot the convicts threw his adversary to | the floor and was about to plunge! his knive into his heart when anothe: rushed in und in trring to separate th cornbaiants was stabbed in the left breast. In| | the struggie the convict who tried to stop the battle was stubbed four times. cag 2 ROBBED BY H!IS NIGHT CLERK. ‘The Proprietor of the Grace Hotel in Chicago Out Several Thousand Dollars. | Curcaao, May 25.-—Edward Grace, proprietor | of the Grace Hotel, Clark and Jackson streets, | did nothing all day yesterday but pay out | money to his guests. Night Clerk Welsh | ‘had robbed the hotel safe of currency, | draft end jewelry to the amount of| | Between €4.000 and $7,000, and as fast as the | | cluims were presented’ Mr. Grace made good | the losses. Up to 6 o'clock last evening he had | settled accounts with fifteen of the guests, the aggregate being 22, J. L. Weish, the clerk who got away with the | > HAS BRIGHTENED UP TRADE. | Beneficial Results of a Betrothal in High Circles. Loxpos, May 25.—The betrothal of the Duke of York and the Princess Victoria May of Teck | jas given a much needed impetus to trade at | the West End. The revival of trade has spread from the West End throughout | town and country, directly or indirectly | stimuiating and benefiting employment in every | brauch of industry affected by the social festiv- | ities that will attend the marriage of the royal couple. POPE LEO FAVORS DEMOCRACY. He Takes Another Occasion to Gi: | Utterance to His Views, Rows, May 25.—Pope Leo today, in giving audience to Vicompte Vogue, affirmed in more | | forcible language than ever his views in favor of the republic and democratic institations. | _ | TREMENDOUS GAS EXPLOSION. i} Forcible It Was Heard All Over Pittsburg, But No| One Was Hurt. } Pirrsnvre, May 25.—A gus explosion oc- | curred in the Superior glass works of Allegheny at 2445 o’ciock this morning. It was caused an overheated heater and made such a lou noise that it was heard in the greater part of the city. The building was wrecked and imme-! caught fire. j An aiarm was turned in and the fire was! y | a| | putout. Noone was burt, although narrow | | escapes are reported. ‘The damage will amount | to several thousand dollars. Military Cadets. | Cadet appointments to West Point have been | | issued during the past week to the follow- ing: George E. Mitchell, Saginaw, Mich. | A. A. Crawford (alternate), Owosso, Mic | James Hngives (alternate), Cloverdale, Ind.; T. | €. Cole, Hutebinson, Kay. : © y Buraph- re ~ i James 2} | 439a489% for demand. day, brougist him wometaing with which he cut |, PRICES GENERALLY ADVANCED. Effect of Rumors That an Extra Session Will Be Called in August. New Yorx. May 25.—Higher cables from London bad @ favorable effect on the local stock market this morning and prices advanced 34 to2 percent. Manhattan leading with sales up to131., Richmond Terminal was the only exceptional and fell to 33, the lowest ever touched. The bonds were unchanged. With the exception of General Electric, which declined from 733{ to 71 on reports of a strike at the company’s works in Boston, the stock market developed increased strength after the opening. The dealings were more animated than on yesterday, and an advance of 34 to 2 r cent was recorded in the grangers and in- nstrials. The fact that no change was made in the Bank of Engiand rate of discount and the in- crease of $92,000 in the earnings of the Mis- souri Pacific for the third week of May assisted | the upward movement. ‘The traders bought freely, partly on account | of the talk that President Cleveland will cail extra session of congress in August with a view of repealing the Scerman silver law. At 11 o'clock the market was firm in tone. ‘The feature of the past hour in the stock market has been the weakness of General Elec- tric and the strength of the grangers: General Electric fell to 6934 on animated dealing. On the other hand there was good buying of the Near midday th igih of the had Near y the stren; grangers a effect on the whole list and general electric recovered to 715s. At noon the market was strong in tone at or near the best figures of the day. Money on call is easy at 23403 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, Ga8 per cent. Sterling exchange is firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills at 435¢a4858/ for sixty days and Posted rates, 4560490; commercial bills, 4832/4832. ‘The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Exchanges, #90,046.029; balances, $4,483,876. The subtreasury was debtor ai today $844,872. Bar silver, 8: ment bonds have been firm; ‘state bonds have been dull; railroad bonds have been steady. ‘Toward 2 o'clock the volume of busine ss fell off und a recession of \ to 1 per cent ensued in prices. The market, at 2:15 p. m., was quiet and firm in tone. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the openine and closine prices the New York Stock Maret, as'reportod by spec street Wire to Corson & Macartney, 1419 ey a7 sy ton Gas Co. eekington ia: “Natt Cap: Ei 6 owWh and Teneytown, — Ko Wk, 10 bid. — asked.” C: UUs, GY bid, Did, 59 asked. 6 bid, bid. 179 asked. Core b asked. ' Columbia, — ind, 16 ask bid, — asked. I = bid, 0 did. 5 asked. U.S phone ‘Stocks — asked. Cres: —asked. Miscellaneous mophoe. Ly xe and Potony my asked. v 135 Wasi- ‘trust, 150 bul, 158 asked. posit and ‘Trust Co., 135 bid, bd. 136 asked. jecurity and ‘Trust, ington” Lear and National Safe De; — asked. a Baltimore Marketa. BALTIMORE. May 2%5.—Flour dull, unchanged —receipta, 11, ipments, S229 barrels; sales, 650 batt irmer. Tas ates, tt ptember, asked—receipts, 46.545 bushels; Stock, 365,738 bushels; sales, bushels. Mili- ing wheat bs ‘sample, 7237. Corn strong-z mixed, spot, 50 lunes (49% 050, July, 494 49%; August, 49%a50; steamer mixed, 49 ceipts, 25,475 bushe:s:' stock, 290,298 busnel 24.000 bushels. Waite corn’ by sample, 52; yellow corn by sampie, 50. Oats quie:—No. 2 white western. 4zai%: No. 2 mixed wesiern, ela Rye’ di 1,018 bushel 5. ood demand—good ‘to choice timothy, 16.00a1 Grain freights easy. Cottom nur'nal—middiing, Provisions steady and fair demand. Butte: duli—creamery. tancy, Yia%; do. zair to choic 19420; do. imitation, 17; ladle, fancy, 16; do. store Packed, Said. Eggs’ sirm—i6als3;. Coffee frm Rio cary fair, 1833; No. 7. Sey Sugar rong and ective—granulated, 5%. Copper quiet fined, 114. Whisky firm —1.1Sa1.19. Peanuts unchanged. BALTIMORE, May 25.—Virginia threes, 69 aske Baltimore and Onto stock. aso; ‘Northern Ge tral stock, 69 asked; Baltimore and Ohio South- western first incomes, 106 asked; Consolidated gas stocks, 53a55}. ° ——_.___ GEN. CARLIN’S APPOINTMENT. ‘It Will Cause a Rearrangement of Depart- ment Commands. The appointment of Brig. Gen, W. P. Carlin will causeaslight rearrangement of department commands. Ever since the retirement of Gen. Kantz Gen. Ruger has been in temporary command of the depart- ment of the Columbia, ‘This was in addition to his regular duties as comma nder of the depart- ment of California. It is expected now that he will soon be relieved of command of the department of the Columbia by Gen. ‘in, who is now in that sec- tion of the country. When promoted Gen. Carlin was in command of the fourth infan- try, with hecdanartors in Coeur d'Alene, Wasa- ington. His transfer to the command of the department of the Colu:nbia will, therefore, involve very little traveling on his part, as the headquarters of that department are at Vancouver Barracks. To Be Placed on the Retired List. Commander Edwin T. Woodward, who was recently exemined for promotion, was found physically disquslified for such advancement and will soon be plzced on the retired sist. He stands at the head of list of commanders and _ his retivemoni will cause a general advance along It isexpectel that Commanders G. jw L. Jounsor, FE. M. Shepard, Re Codfin, the next in willall reach the grade of month: Secretary Lamont Appoints a Com- mission to Mark the Lines of Battle, A SERIOUS DEFACEMENT Already Made by the Trolley Railroad, Ac- cording tothe Report of Maj. Davis, Who Has Just Returned—Work Has Been Rushed Within the Past Two Weeks. aoe Secretary Lamont has determined to doevery- thing in his power for the preservation of the historic battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa, but finds himeelf considerably handicapped by the limited rights of the government in the matter. He took his first decisive step in the matter today by the appointment of » commission to execute the __provi- sion of the sundry civil bill of ‘the last Congress appropriating $25,000 to pre- serve and mark the lines of battle at Gettys- burg and has enjoined on the commission the necessity of promptness in the matter. A GOOD comMIssIoN. ‘The commission is an excellent one and the members were selected because of their para- mount fitness for the service required. They are Col John P. holson of Philadelphia, Mr. John B. Batchelder of Boston and Gey Wm. H. Forney of Alabama. Mr. Nicholson te & merchont of high standing in the city of brotherly love and has always taken a special interest in the Gettysburg battle field. He is the recorder general of the Loyal Legion and is the president of the Penn- sylvania monument commission, which super- vised the erection of the many beautiful monu- ments at Gettysburg commemorating the deeds of Pennsylvania soldiers on that bloody field. it 13 conceded that the work of Mr. Nicholson in the matter could not have been surpassed. Both he and Mr, Batchelder served with honor during the ci war on the Union side. Gen. Forney was formerly » member of Con- gress, and he commanded a brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia, which took a conspicuous part in the battle of Gettysburg. He is thoroughly familiar with the field and is interested in its reservation. Mr, Batchelder fs the istorian of the battie so there can be no question as to his competency. He is a broti elder. vt of Quartermaster General Batch- MAJOR DAVIS HAS RETURNED. Major Geo. W. Davis of the judge advocate lust night and is engaged today in| the preparation of his report, which |wil be submitted to —Seerctai | Lamont this evening. Ee was vent to Getty burg for the purpose of making « personal i |spection of the present — condition | the Innd as a result of the operation of ‘the trolley company construc along the lines of the buttle. iy averse to talking about in advance of the his report to the Secre He is nut- the ma‘ submission but it is [known that he regards the work aiready by — the trolley nv 88 1s defacement of ne isin the form of w loop 3 the lines of tho battle. for the bed, whieh completed, stitutes the main ‘the roa rly nine miles in a ground bas already been preparatory the The The exea- vation road the high tide — of bellion, was here that 1 | men met with their fatal repulse. the viei ghting was done able changes have resulted 1 Devil's Glan, where so. much on those memornble days of Jul, RUSHING THE WORK. is found evidence that the princip the work of construction had been the past two weeks. Extra labor Mai. portion done with: was employed and the work vas expedited as much “as possible, dicating jthe purpose of the tractors to prevent any outside work. The worst has been done, and it is questionable whether it is not now too iate to apply a remedy. THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. ‘Tho question of the jurisdiction of the gov- ernment in this matter is sti!l unsettled. It is contended by some that as the land used by =the trolly = company is private property and as the government does net own a foot of 1; iw she vicinity it is powerless to mterfere m the premises. ‘The following is the text of mont's order appointing the commi: War Devautues: Orrics: or Truk Seer Ke Wasursero: . 189%, Order No. —. Col. John ‘ison of Peunsy.vani, Col. John B. Batchelder of Masta~ Jehuseits, and Gen. Wiliam H. Forucy of Alabeims are appointed a commission, under the authority given by act of Congress japprovea Mazeh 3, 1893, and they are directed to taze such immediate steps as the laws permit to preserve the — lin of battle at Gettysbarg, Pennsvlvania, and to report to the Secrecary of War on or betore July 20 next # definite plan for execut- ing, within the limits of the eppropriation, the ered the compensation of the commissioners is fixed at $10 per day each, when actually employed, and travel peuses, ‘Dasret. 8. Lawox Secretary of War. —<— THE FIRE UNDERWRITERS, 1e Southeastern Tariff Associa- tion to Marshaiil Hall. A complimentary planked shad dinner was given today at Marshall Hall by the Association of Fire Underwriters of the District of Columbia | in honor of the delegates to the Southeastern | Tariff Association. It was a stag party and 8 solid-looking crowd 150 strong. Business cares were laid aside and any one who evinced | a disposition totalk shop was choked off. At the | grounds the party was welcomed by Col. Me- Kibben and Supt. McDevitt saw that the guests got what they wanted and plenty of it. Some of those who went down were Capt. R. W. Taylor, F. B. Mobun, Maj. J. A. Bates, R. Louis Bludford, Samuel Cross, Fred. W. Pratt, E. N. Waters, J. A. Smithmeyer, Maj. Mimms, R. L. Goodman, Jno. G. Wyght, Marshall Rans- dell, Sam'l Bieber. Assessor Trimble, Walter 8. Pratt, W. H. Saunders, F. N. Barbarin, W. Hoeke, F. P. Reside, J. J. Malone, D. Carroll Diggs, W. H. Barnes, J. L. Weaver, BR. K. Fal- ler, E. F. Droop. APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT. They Take Prof. Harrington Takes Exception to the ‘Weather Bureau Report. As intimated in yesterday's Star, Prof. Har- rington does not propos to let the charges against his © management of the weather bureau rest with the report made yosterday by Assistant Attorney General Colby. The courts, sooner or later, will hear from the affair. In the mean- time the following breezy letter was eent today by Prof. Harrington to the President: May 25, 1898. To the President of the United States. Sir: Recently charges were preferred against me relating tomy management of the weather bureau of the Department of Agriculture. An investigation of those charges was made by order of the Secretary of Agriculture, which in- vestigntion was conducted by Assistant Attorney General Colby. A copy of his report was deliv- ered to me yasterday. That report is a willfal and malicious falsification of the testimony taken in the ease. For reasons which will ap- pear later it would be useles# for me to demand |abhearing of my defense from the Secretary of agriculture. As I was appointed to my present to him that I apply for the fair hearing without which no one should be condemned. I re- spectfully request, Mr. Presi:ient, that you will hear me and that you will order a copy of the seid testimony to be delivered to me for use in the preparation of my defense, Very respect- fully, your obedient servant. Manx W. Harnixoros, Chief of Weather Bureaa, eee Smokeless Powder Test. There will bea test of smokeless powder at the Indian Head proving ground today. The explosive to be tested was manufactured at the Newport, R. I, torpedo station and officers of the bureau are interested in the result of the test. general's departmcut returned to Washington | of | 6 a road | close | GETTYSBURG’S FIELD.| DISTRICT A | 1s | the question, | 98d street to the riv | cept to pedevtrians, and then in muddy weather FFAIRS. Attention Called to a Neglected Sec- tion of the City. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED. -_ Maj. Woodhull Writes a Letter to the Com- missioners in Regard to the Section West of 17th Street and South of Pennsylvania Avenue to the Kiver—Other Matters. ee ‘The Commissioners have received the follow- ing letter from Maj. Maxwell Woodhull relative to improvement: I beg to ask your consideration to several of the needs of this neglected section of the city of Washington, namely, that section lying west of 17th street, south of Pennsylvania avenue, and thence to the river. This is one of the old- est sections of the city, in which but little new or constructive work has been done by the District government since the days of the old board of public works, and yet G street from 17th street to the river is one of the most traveled streets of the city — more vehicles passing by this door (2033) than upon any purely residence street in Washing- ton, and in point of traffic only being exceeded by that of the Avenue, 7th, 9th, 14th and F streets in the whole city. G street is the direct line from 17th street, and all the eastern part of the city east of 17th street to the deep water docks on the Potomac. ‘This fact explains the amount of traffic upon this street. Relief is needed, and can only be had in one way. namely, by opening F street through to the river. I therefore earnestly ask your at- tention to the subject of opening F street through to the river, with, of course, a pave- ment well luid, sidewalks, curbs, lights, &c. I presume the city government will have to have s separate allowance or appropriation for this work, or, at leust, estimate for the work in their estimates for improvements to be sub- mitted to Congress at its next session, Task, therefore, that #hould you deem an en- gineer’s examination of this subject to be necessary that you will order one to be made | with as little delay as posible #0 as to insure | an estimate for this much-needed im >rovement | in your next general estimates of work to be done on the streets of ‘the city intended for Congrens, In the whole city there is no more needed public work than the openiug and paving of F strect through to the rivey. ¥ sirect is paved from 47th to 224 street with asphalt, from 22d to 23dstreet with stone, From , or for the most of the amere ditch, utterly impassable ex- way, it he risk of going over their boot tops in| mud. j ‘The condition of New York avenne between | the obvervaiory 19th street of Es ds, and to the river, ion is a hope: s I say noth- river is onl t as an arte F street to tho in importance to G str sible artery of trafic. It should bs opened and paved through to the river. The wacle city is interested in thik work, as well as section of the u to consider those living im this pa: city. I therefore earnes THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL. for | | inserference with their | office by the President of the United States it is | | necting the ‘The board of managers of the Industrial nue northwest; John G. Bieligk, 787 7th street northwest; Martin Becker, 312 6th street north- east; Bufonchis H. Ardigo, 140 D street north- west; Lewis O. Carroll, 236 3d street southwest; John Costello, 532 8th street southeast; Geo. W. Driver. 605 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; John Daly, 300 2d street southwest; August Douglass, 1706 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Alex Ebert. 907 7th street northwest; Mary Fitzpatrick, 1340 14th street northwest; Simon Guggenheim, 305 434 street southwest: Joseph Guiesemever, 350 Pennsylvania avenue north- west; John Herbel, 825 F street northeast: Francis Hall, 923° 1ith street northwest Maurice Rooney, 11281f F street northeast; Ernest C. E. Ruppert, 1724 Pennsylvania ave- nue northwest: George Smith. 635 L street northwest; Daniel Sullivan, 731 street south- east; James Suilivan, 747 4th street northwert; Therese Voigt. 809 7th street northwest; Jacob | ‘Xander, 1815 7th street northwest. LIQUOR LICENSES. The rush to file applications for liquor licenses is over, and today very few were re- ceived. The liquor men are evidently waiting | for a decision in the Bush case. The Commis- | sioners are also disposed to wait for | a decision before taking any action against the liquor men, although when asked about the | matter they evade the question. Within the t few days the coffers of the liquor men | base been sadly depleted, and $115,741.06 has | been transferred to the account of the District. | This represents 515 applications for retail liquor licenses at $199.79 and the old license, and ninety-nine wholesale applications at $134 and the oid license. The auditor for the District stated today that in the ease of liquor men whose intention it was to go out of business and who had not made application for a new license, the regular pro rata rebate would be made, and they would not have to wait for special legisla- tion before getting their money. In the case of an applicant for » new license who files his papers and puts up his money aud then | seeks to withdraw his deposit the case | is different. The money cannot be with- drawn except by special act of Congress. ‘The law governing the refunding of moueys | erroneously puid for taxes and for licenses not granted is found in section 2 of the act of Jan- uary 10, 1872, and reads as follows: “That whenever any person sball deposit money in the treasury for the purpose of rocuring @ license, and said license shall Eive bee subsoquentiy refused by legal ou- thority, it shall be the duty of the accounting and disbursing officers of the District to re- | fund the money so deposited, deducting there- | from an amount justly proportionate to the time which such license shall have been used by the applicant therefor or his represen- tatives, and charge the amount so refunded to | the fund which was created with the original | deposit.” ‘The liquor men azo in good spirits tode; They claim that their side had the best of th argument all throngh and that Judge Morris was evidently with them. At the Disirict | butiding today they cffered to bet that the decision would be in their favor. | Attorney Thomas caled upon the Commissio: ers during the day and went over the care in, some detail. He «aid there was, litde doubt that the District would win. Hé had found several auchorities on eases identical with the Busch ease,and he hnd every reeson in the world | to believe that the District would get the de- cision, BUILDING PERMITS. | Permits were issued today as follows: Mrs. | S. Okie, two brick dwellings, 2012 and 2044 High street, Georgetown; $2,900, exit Pere APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. | A Few More Democrats Provided With Desirable Offices. The President has made the following ap- pointments: Home School hus written a letter to the Com! ‘oners in reiation to the appropriation for the support of the home, Heretofore there | as begn an annual appropriation of $15.000 fas maintena: of the home, i new law but 87,680 has been t to the home. ina letter to | mers today their attention 1s / fact that when the appropriation | ng the members of both ured the managers of the | of the qnota of the ap- nce between $13,000 ed, would ¢ h the board of guardians, They say, how- at they are much embarrassed br the fuud and how to get it, mney be ca:led upon to nthe subject. A .umber . they say, ha to ask for it, but mt to the $7,680 basis, brast out the ‘children, nd_abandon the indus . they sayy will entail euifer- At present there are 100 poor, dren de- pending upon the tution brougit to the home by the police from oth urces. ‘They urge the Commissioners to look into the matter at once and remedy the bad state of affairs. the Commis: calle’ to the ever. wu an requosi that render. an opinion of the i: sived the board ish ing and loss, helpless, but not feeble-mmnded ILLEGAL RUNNING OF TRAINS. The pr ientof the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association recentiy euggested a way to make observations of the speed of railw: trains on the Deltimore and Ohio for the pur- pose of making eases against violators of the law. — HHis’ iden was to connect the | patrol box at 5th and K streets noi + with | another Lear the depot, where an ofiicer could | be in waiting for a message to arres neer of a designated locomotive before k ing hts cab. The matter was sent to the! police for report and Liext. Heffner, in whose precinct the ense comes, today submitied the | following: “It would be necessary to get | permission from Congress to. string wires across the streets for the purpose of con- trol box, as suggested. I donbt if we would have the right to arrest an engineer and take him off his engine without « warrant fora violation of this kind, for an act com mitted half a mile away. ‘I will endenvor to adopt some metiod to convict engineers who violate the regulations by running their trains too fast.” TRINIDAD AND THE FIRE LIMITS. There seems to be some difference of opinion among the residents of Trinidad rela- | tive to a change of the fire limita. ‘The publication in last evening's Star of the, Tecommendation of the butiding inspector in | this matter bronght a lengthy petition to the Commissioners’ office today in which the signers protest against the alteration of the fire limits #0 as to exclude Trinidad or any part thereof. They say they believe it to be the best interests of ‘actual residents and persons desiring to make their home in Trinidad to in- clude it in the fire limits. TREES ON NEW YORK ANENUE, George E. Lemon calls the attention of the Commissioners today to the trees in the park- ing on the north side of New York avenue between 17th and 18th streets northwest. The lower branches of the trees, he says, are s0 low as to interfere with pedestrians on the sidewalk and in wet weather they hang as iow as five feet above the sidewalk. The police, he says, have reported this matter time and time again but no remedy has appeared, He urges that the parking commission be instructed to remedy the ev the evil. CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL. Unless something unforseen happens the hos- pital for contagious diseases will be located in square 1112, Ata meeting of the board this morning the proposition of Mr. Jobn R MeLain to sel lots 16 to 22, inclu- sive, in that squaro at 13's cents per foot’ was accepted. The property is located between B and C, 18th and 19th gtreets; lots 16,17 and 18 front on B street, while tois 19, 20, 21 and 22 front on 19th street, rigitt 0} posite the jail. The property contains 73, square feet. The Commissioners have endeavoring to locate a site for About three weeks ago bids were invited and a number of real estate agenteand private owners submitted proporals “for land in various rts of the city. The greatest num- r of sites offered camo from Anacostia and the vicinity, but the citizens there raised such a protest the Commissioners were com- pelled to look elsewhere. A tract of land was offered to the Commissioners near the rece- course on which old Fort Sedgwick stands, and had it not been for the distance from the city the Commissioners would certainly have purchased it, for the land was admirably lo- cated and well suited for the purpose. It was up to within a few days ago the Commis- sioners hed about decided to purchase square 1110, but the owners of the property were so scattered, and many of them being out of the cits, it hnd to be akandoned at the last mo ment. ‘The approved site is easy of access and ina sparsely populated part of the District. There is ample water supply and the sewerage facilities are good. ‘The site meets witl the unanimous approval of the Daisy Chain Guild, and it is expected that immediate. ste will be taken for the ereciion of the hospital. LICENSE APPLICATIONS. The following applications for bar room ichigan to be envoy William E. Quinby of i <r plenipotentiary of | DR. BRIGGS SPEAKS. (Continued from First Page.) recognized them as parties. But this is not true, They recognized them asa prima facie party whose right was not questioned before them; but they did not undermke to decide the question whether they were rea! parties, which question was reserved for the decision of the synod of New York. It 18 evident that the generalassembly reserved its opinion on this question of the right of a pub- lie prosecutor to appeal as an original party, for it was Loam betecs the — by an over- ture from presbytery wiry 4 acking that an interpretation of the Book of Discipline be given, which hall cover the points. is overture was referred to the sume judi- cia! committee which had reported thut the ap- peal on the Briggs case was in order. Their re- port was made subsequent to the decision of ‘the assembiy on the Briggs case. and in the light of it. “Nevertheless the assembly adopted as its reply the recommendation of the com- mittee, viz: “That as the subjects referred toare Presented in thesi, it is inexpedient for the as sembly to make any answer.” (Minutes, p. 23.) Dr. Brown is certainly right in the dilemma | which ho states (his article in Evangelist). It has also been argaed that the protest signed by Dr. MePhervon and some fifty-three others im- plies that the general assembly decided the question whether the appellants were an origi- nal party. ‘This is the of the protest: ve, the undersigned. ministers and elders, commissioners of the 104th general assembly, do hereby enter and record our protest against the action of the generalastembly in entertaining theappeal in the case of “the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America against the Rev, Charles A. Briges, D. Da.’ and 0 giving to the committee which prefers charges against Dr. Briggs standing before the assembly and Tight of appeal.as au original party,” beyond the control uf the presbytery “and its power to discharge them when dismissing the case.” But what answer did the assembly give to the pro- test? Noanawer. The assembly was non-com- mittal, notwithstanding the fact that the mod- erator was authoriged to appoint » committee to answer the protest. The protest was “ordered to be entered on the minutes of the assembly without answer.” (Minutes, p, 25.) It is clear, therefore, that the ausembiy declined to decide the question whether the committee was an original . ‘They declined to determine the question in face of the reservation by the ppeliee of his own rights, of the richts of his co-compiainants, of the rights of his presby- tery and of the rights of his synod; they de- clined to answer the question wen it was raised before them a second time by the pres- bytery of Cayuga. They declined to answer the question when it was foreed them the third time by @ protest of fifty-ioar commix- sioners cf the assembly. They wisely and per- sistendy declined to answer the question be- cause they saw cleariy that they would thereby at of his oppon: aoe of Pennsylvania, Such courtesy has been consi by its absence in the case against Dr. Brigas. E34 - Powder Pure A cream of tartar baking pow. Ger. Highest of all in leave: strength.—Latest United States ‘ment Food Report. Good THE BARNES case. So much was this the established usage of the Presbyterian Church that in the Barnes case, id ayealed to the Since the reunion there have been two ex ceptional cases in which the geneval assembiy be involved in an inevitable confict of juris- | allowed the appollants to leap tue synod. One diction with the synod of New Yori. ©f these was the case of the Rev. W. W. Me- aot kumita apse Lane. This was an appeal of a defendan: against This question of the original party is not amerely technical question, but one of the most important that has ever been brougist | before @ judicatory, one which hus far-rench- | ing consequences, affecting the rights of every | jacheators, every ortice bearer and every com-| mumcant in the Presoyterian Church. it is necessary that you siould patientiy conmder | the question in its historical evolution in con- | nection with this case. April 18, 1891, on committee was augural Address a F. tion of Dr. Birch, «| .d to consider “The in- ae Hev. Charles A. Briggs. in Its Relation to the Confession of th.” The majority of this committee re-| poried May 12, recommending “mt the pres- | ery exter at once upoa the judicial investi- gation of the case.” This report was adopted. ‘Then, on motion of Dr. Shiland, a commitiee was uppointed “to arrenge and prepare the i presumption io the defendans hbase been di suffer serious injury if an appeal bad to go iu general nasembly. speedy decision of hi court and waive is sight of appeal to the in- termediate coat | Pan} the United States to the Netherlands. ! i appropriate in the ease Hoebling, i medical | of Dr. Briggs. : pap nema ae This is the authority oa which the Z | tion act, This is the basis on which ail their Eugene W. Watson, commander, United | claims rest to Le a prosectiting committee sx | States navy. | original party, independent of the presbytery George A. Bright, commander and medical | aud representing the Presbyterian Church in inspector, United States navy. | the United States of America, Certainly one Robert M. G. Brown, leutonant commander, pee eS oe «1 States navy; Henry G. Beyer, lieuten- | word about their being a prosecuting commit- surgeon, United States navy; John M. | tec. There is not the slighiest reference to the Steele, Ijeutenant and surgeon, United States | Presbyterian Church in the United States of navy; George W. Denfield, lieutenant and eur-| America. They were a committee of presby- . | tery to arrange and prepare something wiaich Seon, United States navy: James C. Drake, | they wore to report 0 tbe presbytery. They lieutenant, junior grade, United States navy. were given discretion as to what might be! a Sees BUYING THE STOCK. vw necessary and what might be priate to re- port. But the presbytery did not cndow the commitice with plenary power to determine of themselves wichout regard to the withes of the presbytery what was appropriate and what was necestury. THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE. Ttis claimed that the presbytery had no alternative than to appoint a prosecuting com- mittee, according to the book of disciphas, which prescribes: “When the prosecution is initiate? by a Washington Gas Company Officers Buying in Georgetown Gas Stock. Stockholders in the Georgetown Gaslight Company have recently been approached with offers to purchase their stock at a figure above ihe market price with intima. tions that the purchasers would be officers of the Washington Gaslight Company. This together with the fact that preparations are being made to connect the mains of these two organizations on the K street bridge has given rise to stories of intended consolidation be- © rmpanies, ‘a, formerly manager of the wn company and now the manager of ngion organization, said to # STAR reporter that he knew of no such intention mn the pert of the companies to consohdate nd he did not think that there was any desire of the officers to do 60. Tho law pro- hibits the Washington company from going into Georgetown, but recent! Mn agreement had been made that the companies should con- ct their mains on the 5 street bridge in order that in case the Georgetown compauy found themselves at auy time unable to supply the de- mand for gas the sister company could’ farzish itto them. Besides this the companies were working in perfect harmony, and there was no feeling of desire among the officers of the com- to obtain control of the Georgetown com- | | : |Jndieatory it shall appoint one or more of its own members x commitiee to conduct the Prosecution in li tts winges in whatever catory uncl the final ixsze be renched.” If the presbytery had determined to initiate | Prosecution by the Judieatory, certainly at was | | Fequired by law to appoint euch @ prosecuting | | committee. Bat the presbytery may have dis: | | bave obeyed it. The terms of the appointment of this committee show no recognition of such a jaw either in the matter or form of their ap- | pointment. | But there is no sufficient evidence to show | that the presbytery had reached the point wien | ther had decided to initiate proceedings by the | juteat (a) The mover of the retolation plant to the cy: the presbytery of N York, that this commi' tes Was not appointed as a prosecuting commit- tee, (b) The presbytery May 11 were con- | m1 The Georgetown stock is held by about 100 individuals, and among them are officers of the Washington comany. Mr. Leetca bad re- cently made au offer for 200 shares, but he did it as a personal investment, as be con- sidered the stock to be an excel- lent one. Ir the oificers. of the Washington company hold stock in the other organization they do so asindividunis, and not as officers of the company. | made by Dr. Briggs against their preliminary | action, and it was not clear what might be the necessary and appropriate proceedings in view | of that complaint and" protect le’ might be | best for the presbytery to postpone further pro- | ceedings until the synod bad decided upon this |complaint against its preliminary procedure. | (c) The general assembly had not vet met and the presbytery could not know what 5 He suffers no injury by delay. of no right by the trial of the case before the intermediate court in the regular way, There is no reaso why Le should insist upon a speedy to the synod of has more than ouce sent apsen | Which appointed the committee signed the com-| was made in reoonstra York end the eynod of Penusrivanin, beou eo large that their commissioners were dele | fronted by a protest and a complaint to synod | gates from the presbrteries. —__ GEN, SCHOFIELD’S REGRETS. It Is Said That He and the President Un- derstand Each Other. Gen. Schofield is a subject of criticism on account of his failure to accept the President's invitation to attend the dinner given in honor of the Princess Eulalie. Gen. Schofield was in Chicago at the time attending the meeting of the army board of ord- nance and fortifications, and sent his “regrets” to the President. His critics say this was a serious breach of etiquette on the ground that there is no excuse, except sickness or inability, for accepting an invita tion from the President, such invitations in the case of army and navy officers being eq: alent to a commend. The only” ex Ration tat could ‘be obtained at the jar Department afternoon in 10 oe Denese eats leer Schofield understand each other perfectly.” CSTE SUNDAY CLOSING. Attorney General Olney Takes Steps to En- force the Law. As the result of District Attorney Milchrist’s consultation with Attorney General Olney he took away with him last night explicit instruc- tions if he found on his arrival in Chi- cago that the commission still adhered to its decision to open the world’s fair next Sun- day. *‘to present the matter to the federalcourt and ask for an injunction or any other legal Process which the facts would warrant and which would prevent a violation of the laws of the United States.” —_-e-____. Sunday and the World's Fair. At the beginuing of the afternoon sermon of the general assembly, just before Dr. Briggs resumed his argument, the moderator, Dr. Craig, who was appointed with Judge Wells to wait upon the Attorney General in ref- erence to the opening of the world’s fair on Sunday, reported that during the re- cess they had performed that duty. ‘The Attorney General hed informed them that he himself and tne district attorney of Chicago, who was here yesterday, were watching with the greatest eare the action at Obicago; that the courts must be appesied to to Prevent any violation of the law; and that the government would take proper Measures in the enforcement of the United = licenses have been received by the excise beard: Buscher & Fitzmorris, 640 Pennsylvania ave- States laws and in the protection of all its rights. The announcement was received with applause. | had an opportunity to give satisfaction to his proceed. ings the general assembly would direct, after Biving its advice upon the numerous overtures coming before them with regard to the inang- ural of Dr. Briggs. (d) ‘ihe chairman of the committee, Dr. Birch, said himself on the floor of the presbytery that it might be moccssary for him toact as an individual tor in Des ia yon 28 juested him . Briggs ai ivately toap- pear before the committee and make statements and explanations #0 as to obviate the necessity sod, dheintan cuacteny on: ie gas ar ie and Cl) courtesy on part of Dr. Sample, which he could not have undertaken if he supposed that he belonged comuitice appointed after tbe presbytery had determi ned to initiate jure. im fact, it was not to the + way nt ae tee che a — “= appointed what woul or, tein Sea oe BeBe La pet what peocentings seemed to > Briggs necessary and a] te under the circum- e ‘ppropriat cae bly at Detroit undertook to veto his transfer to the Edward Robinson chair of biblical theology. WHAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD MAE DONE. This committee should have considered: (1a) Whether it was appropriate or necessary that the judicial investigation should be conducted by a trial in the court of the presbytery, or whether the investigation bad not some prelim- inary steps to take before a trial was or even legal; whether it was not first necessary ¥ private conference with the accused to avoid, if possible, the necessity of actual pro- cess.” This was’ in the mind of Dr. Sample and other members of the presbytery. (2) Whether the accused ought not first to have resbytery. This Dr. Briggs as his right and has ropea:- edly protested that it was taken from him. 3). Whether it was not better to “wait until ‘od in His righteous providence should give further livht, than by unavailing prosecution to weaken the force of discipline.” If the committee had considered these preliminary gmc it might then have recommended to e presbytery that the necessary and priate proceedings were to investigation in the form of (4) The committee also to determi whether the doubt in their chairman's should be resolved, and if a trial was to be un- dertaken whether it should be initiated by the Judicatory or whether Dr. Birch himself should undertake it as an individnal itor. Tt was for them to recommend, if they thought wins, chat process should be initiated by the ju Fw t @ prosecuting commi thould be ay ited. = pind x oA is doubtful whether this committee had right to prepare and table charges. ‘Ihe defendant has never their right to do this, because somuch was left to their dis-* brethren im open P has always clais the fina judgment oi lis pr-sbytery conde: him as guilty of Levesy. Decwuse the appeiiaat wi withdraw his aj more doubtful than that of Mr. 1816, But even if these two tases of a) of defenianis suoald be regarded as valid pre cedents, they do not justify the leaping of the synod and the entertainment of an appeal of « prosecut Quittal. se two appeals of Bourhs and McLane were exceptional, because « minister had been deposed. his case Was Lot ti granted leave to It is & precedent etill Bourne im ml, commitiee against a verdict of we- All law protects the innocent and gives the Aminater who lared gutity by a presbytery might ite regular course through the ayned to the he man might prefer « case vs the supreme Bata prosecutor is in « different situation, He ix deprived yn of the cnse. ANOTRER EXCEPTIONAL CASE. ‘The other exceptional case was the action of ‘the general assembly at Portland Inst year in whieh they perm.tted these appeliants to leap the eynod of New York and peal against the presbytery of missing the ease aguinet Dr. Briggs. This deci- sion was influenced, if noi determined, by the ‘opinion of the moderator of the lust assembly, Who seems not tohave known of the age of ‘the sapreme eourts of the cuurch, waen, in answer to a question, he said: there is no constimtional provision by whick. tertained the ap- jew York in dis “In my mind without a mew trial, this appeal conid be seni ww York.” (Care, p. 118.) In fact, ae we have seen, the general assembly to #ynods, Bat this leaping of the synod of New York last year hes not yet received the courent ef tho synod of New York, for the synod of New York bas taken jurisdiction of « complaint which, if Sustained, ronders the decision of the last assembly null and void, and makes the whole Process since the disminsion of the case by the resbviery Unlawful. But even if the acuon of | the ascembly of last venr ehould be rogarced as Anal, constitutional and a Iawfal precedent, it present appeal dismissal ©, new triai—tae is aa appeal | obeyed thelaw and sc made themscives lable | #ainst a tinal judginont ina case, and aguinet « to censure. | It dose not follow beeause there is | "dict of anquivtac. and it nimas ut n roversal of | such a inw that the presbriery must certasniy | te acquittal and a final jadgmont of eondemna- “tion for heresy w. | or deposition. There is no precedent what @ Sentence of easpension er for the leaping of the synod by such an appeal OrPOSED TO POLICY. Mis against the policy of the Presiyte rian Church that there should be @ leaping of the court of the synod, In 1882 a great advance ¢ ft synods, so as of New York, in which he | to increase their etticiency, dignity and infa- | Saye with 113 others, ministers and elders of |ence. They were enin: y of them, like the evnod of inint« end refers — ences, which do not affect the doctrine or con- stitation of the church” to be “tinal.” (Form > - of ment. XI, 4), Be sil | rights? You woul leled in the history of o wrong, hich coul annals of inguisii use every remedy that the civil and ecclestast cal courts will give him rather than to sabes to such a wrong.