Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR _ PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S HOKAUFFMANY, Prev ——_—_—_ Few York Office, 83 Potter Building, es Che Evening Star. Vou. 82, No 20,586. WASHIN iTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. THe CORCORAN SUHOU. UF ABs Ppeue wise 1a: tothe schoat room WEB™ wi eid ip the school room DAY. May Jl. and THURSDAY, June 1 1803, ‘m trance ob Irth street, my30-2t By order. F_ S. BARBARIN, Carator. SPIRITUALISM —~ TYPOGRAP! | es WEDNESDAY, May 3h tga ie estixated at Milan by Pret scsiaparehit Shoentiata, physicians, lawyer,” ministers eet. 10 ovclock at W. H. DUOLITTLE, President. BLM CATLIN, Secretary- THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE stockhobiers of ‘the Commercial Fire. In- saratice Co. of the District of Colnmibia will be held at Bie office of the 523 Lith THUUSDAY. Sune & 1 tor the wl Ernatene to verve the HAVE YOU MONEY TO INVEST? socrued interest. AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO., BANKING HOUSE, 1405 G ST. N. W. STORAGE WAREHOUSE, 1140 15TH 8T. N.W. OFFICERS: ©. 3, BELL... JW. WHELPL: GEO. F. EMMONS JOHN RIDOUT... A. T. BRITTON. -“** STRAW HATS.—LARGE STOOK OF from $1 up: English ts, 81.80, Bd: Rexiblen 50 “rayne °° Lewis b S05 1h Now York ave. ICE. STOCKHOLDERS OF TH! Cy ting FRIDAY, June ‘the twelfth ‘First ve Bull ‘C.Konual Bt open BARTON MULLER. i ‘4. BARTON Micretary. E OF GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT ay Pe i8G0 Ak meeting of the \d'at this office on MONDAY. bs grened at LL a. 2 Steretary. myl?to Jed basinese | <q HOTEL ELSMERE, ee WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Perutshes reliable & end © ver cont tuvestenents. ‘Loans money on approved real estate ani collateral. Receives savings deposits and pays interest thereon. Conducts safe deposit department. BRAINARD H- OFFICERS. WARNER, President. JON 10; N. Vice Be ERE ane Tirewarrens, All kinds of but the most ‘no Correepondencs Paper, Writing Fables, “Bc telonee and Letter” Pies, prices. Wrul tna ft to be far ep. Hor to any Bow on Toarket, HENRY A CLARKE & SON. 050 F st. 1406-1412 H STREET, trally located on two lines of cars. Gar Summer rates. my31-3m, PROPERTY LIST BOOK. T have. ved fresh supply, the third saillon of thin splendid Wook for reat HL McQUEEN, PRINTER, AND PU) eR ‘Telephone 76%” {myis| 1108-1116 Est. u.w. FOLLOWING GROCERS HAVE tbe months of June’ July and Aurast furdaye excepted: NWELL & SON, AKE & CO... ENNEDY & SONS, ‘Thetollowin core bave ayreed to close re lowime wrocer thete Fay aa inces of Business pu ing the months of June, ‘and August at ose Saturdays excepted: § J. KE! S my20-30 B A DRESS SUIT. One of our Clay Worsted Cataway-Coate and Vests to messure for $25 and a pair of our Pin Stripe $8.50 tomeasure Pants. Business Suits to order, $25 up. Trousers toorder, @S up. Ever tried ust 4. a EISEMAN BROS, . Wine, 8° W. Woodward my30 TthandE ste nw. Worthington m20.3t oe DROP US A POSTAL ——— FOR CLEAN COKE AND GENUINE PHILADEI- COLUMBIA, S C., May 18, '93. OUR FUEL AND SERVICE WILL, SUIT Y¥ & firsta, 1 second, 1 third—7 races. THOS. R. MARTI First in 920 20TH ST. novice, 2 tm 3), Zatraight, club. CHARLOTTE, ¥. C., May 90. 2d—1 mile open, after falling. “"Watch that streak of light.” BAMBLER RIDERS ARE WINNERS Be one of them. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. Co.. myzs 1825 1éth st ow. ,THE MERTZ TAILORING IS HARD TO | 614 14th ESPECIALLY aT THE LOW PRICES ALWAYS QUOTED. AS AN ILLUSTRATION. WHERE ELSE IN TOWN CAN YOU SECURE THE EQUAL OF OUR MADE-TO-MEASURE $20 SUIT? MEETZ and MERTZ, Modern Price Tailors, 906 F st nw. myl3 THE MODERN SYSTEM OF HEATING. win {206 Va. ave.” Chas. E. Ebel. 3520 Bright “oat a Aman 2 306 itp, THOMAS A. GiB: ON, tx-Chiet Pactoeer. ary No. ist Buikiers’ Exebanwe, myid-ime ==> ““GRAB-BAG" PRINTING. When yom tras: to « one-horse office to ‘ret you ont’: Joby you don't snow what Kome to get $ ‘grad-dag” printing! ‘Shes you'egine torus, ie dierent See the point. Brices macerate leGILL & WALLACE, Printers and Publishers et) 1107 EST. 6.W. they are prepared to execute all ‘acture of Gentlemen's Fine Boots Eadinz, Hunting apd Coachmen’s Boots Also a fail iine of Coachmen’ teed and Under their spe: m: “ST work vise TE ee as ec sc oo ‘delivery; telo: hone Morchaw's’ Parcel Dette’ Transier ‘Phone 59. Maino Bae FFF TO Lon IN LARGE OR SMALL AMOUNTS. Loans made on Installment Trusts for periods of 5 fo Zu years, payab.e monthly, quarterly oF balf year ym Straicat Trasts at ad odd y In event of desth Sioney sdvanced on resi estate. rastis. ‘Apply to BR. 1. GOODMAN, Agent, UNITED SECURITY LIFE INSURANOR AND ‘TRUST COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, qa T. KEEN, ‘TAILOR, wy9 ka 1812 F STREET. Ke SiF YOU WANT A Diamond reset, 4 Lest Button A Medak Matched, In gold orsiiver Ocr new factory is prepared to do the work in tbe very Dest wanser and at the lowest pos nibie price. KR HARRIS & Cc Cor. 7th a4 D n.w. {xD BUILDING eee = fhoroughly co-operative and Woeral Yedeaiincs wick buch jevewioe and borrower. All Bie per 2 par ieibating equally in the Promdent, 5: yearings, jan, Mosaic “CORNING Marbles. +, Tlie Shop, 520 13th st. N. ‘PHONE 1768. ms30 ——— REPAIRED. Ithough @ builder, unlike other builders SPECIAL NOTICES. | REV, DR. HUGH JOHNSTON WILL LEC- jetro- Sota ge ope 9 irom London to Jerusalem". Adinission, 25c. 1t* iment w{it weet TONIGHT ETO CE, ‘ment will meet TONIGHT at 7:90 o'clock, atteadance is ted. Work: Patriarchal a1 lule degrees. JOHN H. SELPFENT.Seribe.* THE f Gol om evening WEDNESDAY, ¥ treat will be ctven, tl at open wo the pubiie for the St mes WE mie) UNDERSIGNED WHOLESALE and paner dealers agree toc! ourre~ ive places of business on Saturdays at 1 o'cloc! ‘during ‘he, monte of June, July and Aurust, Bt FE. MORRISON PAPER CO. OHN L. PROSISE, Treasurer. oa my31-4t EASTON & RUPP. COME INTO THE COUNTRY. ‘Business men can ward off nervous Rm andthe other tlle due te Most healt . Se a suburt N°T GET THEM MIXED. the 'Commersiai” Phoworeseh te “py roel business “4 ‘stenographer an fhe ‘basiness nan to. \ecessary. IA PHONOGR* PH CO. @27 F ST. ‘BL PASTON, Prow. Tit) 1 F CHOMBLIN, See. BP onING wituour Proriz. To clear out all sprinz-weight Trouser- ings and Suitings we are allowing = dis count of ten and fifteen per cent. 10 per eent of Black Fabrice. 15 per cent of Fancies. Our patterns are all marked in plain figures and you can deduct the discount yourself. @. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Intelligent Tailoring, COB. 12TH AND F STS. N. W. my31 ee**ST BECAUSE 17 GES FARTHEST. We cannot sell you Vapor Stoves, but we can sell you 5 gallons beat “XXX” Vapor Fluid for @0c.—delivered at Finia “goes far- by postal— your door free. “XXX” is Dest becanse it thest." Order it WE FEEL SURE THAT WE CAN PLEASE YOU, OUR CORE AND COAL 18 THE BEST. THOMAS R. MARTIN, 92020TH ST. N.W. *Phone 1766. (my6-3m) Phila. Pea Coal. THAT ALWAYS WINS. fe strive to sive our customers y can get elsewhere at the an 7 G@iways wines, Other stores may dt I. make. a. ‘epectalty of cit | price bur * fuerete any reads «seh about made clothing th Washinoton ‘Bee “Coe ansort house Pp me a andt cal) an: ment of $12 and $15 just in. blue, black atinate the Pont muck | andarave Vary topnlar and erent for the money. o, eepihencthers ek, s ‘myS1 GEORGE SPRANSY, 434 7th ot. TS Ost nw. Telephone, 450. my30 OUR FAMOUS OLD STOCK PORT. cage Perot Ms toe branabieg . i Port 1s most effice- TEN TIMES BETTER yo 7 AN lumber is man fen times Dotter _ it wis ® few years ago. aan eee ee Serb Gang and Band saws have worked to-xaboN Wine Cowpens fe ay sang pay pala a eae ty . “keeping fully abreast of the times” = ‘MEMBERS, TAKE NOTICE cht-weight Swesters, $1. acne rete. Ss soe ata “ be the heaviest and” best ou the today. Sold elsewhere st $4.50 L, Men's Belongings, 935 PA. AVE. my30 market wa qn BEEN dooRs aNd win- DOW SCREENS. Another car load of those Bereen Doors at 9c. You may come right slong, for we are determined to got them fast enough to supply any demand. All complete. We have the best Window Screens thst 25c. each or $275 dozen ever bought "9-COOK WITH Gas! There many kinds of All dealers call theirs the “cheepest™ (ours) are. not cheap (git and $72). because they are aN ry aif between the pin, Bloen * ang (ghee, Gas sen y srear others’ **cl o more readily, parent. For utility, the “Eire King” Fa ‘atures included—oven Iichters,” larce Gaateh strikers, airrecalatow cocks kc Srexaiating cor! BARBER & RUSS, COR. NTH AND 6 STS “my30 HEADQUARTERS FOR ATHLETES “clinching” ‘our reputation ‘2 Yor 'Swenters: ‘Rowise Switiming ights,” Konning a Hose ‘and Shoes, "Belts, or we are Suits, Bic mite, Sizes, ‘Bieyéle Sweaters, #2. Feenistion” di my00 He STEREMETZ & SON, 1237 PA AVE. =~ THIRD CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING AS. ES NEW SERIES JUNE, 1893. = SHARES $2.00 ‘oxcu” aw. i Md. ave. aw. st. sw. ead. Ma. aw. 0. T. Thompson, Sec., 631 Pa. ave. Dw. my27-\0t ea s HAVING OPENED AN OFFICE, COR. 3th and G sts ne. we ask for houses to rent and to sell. People are emigrating to the north- east and ouses are in creat demand. MONEY TO LOAN. ‘Those having money to /oan write us. my27 20 FRANK L. HANCOCK & CO. aye XCURSION PRINIING CHEAP. MAKING A AL FEATURE ox EXCURSION PRINTING AT LOWEST BYRON S ADAMS, PRINTER. _ Telephone 130. my 28) 12 Lith st. ve euplied. yourself i ‘anda Hors» Cover. cae WOODWARD & LOTHROPS, ___ 10TH. LTH AND F STS. NW. DR CHARLES MILTON BUCHANAN + removed PE for alle astotners. Contracts {oF future deliveries. Ice tickets for faintly trade "Med Wagons. Best xrades ily \—low prices. apl® — COKE. COKE. Sapiset JOHNSON BROTHERS, <a MODISTE PARLORS, JACKETS, RIDING HABITS AND ROBES, my8-3m 1312 F ST_N.W. sruua Ano Carannet A Cured by the ESPICS CIGARETTES OR POWDER. Oppression. Suffocating. Coushs, Colds, Chest, Neu- wales. BF ie: J. ESPIC, 20 Rue St Lazare. Fare: J, Yoru, WOUGLEA, MELBAT. seid by ail chemists of = mneiemwly BF. GIBBS. M.D. HAS REMOVED HIS office an: 20 hours: 8 to 10s m..1 to's p um and OtoT Dos Sunday, ¥to 11. a.” Telephone, 588, <@> A CARD TO THE PUBLIC. | The photographic business of the late C, | Beil will be continued at the old stand, 463 and | oth st new. . Mes. i same name, retaining & ‘efficient services of the old employes. “my lS ow" 465 Pa ave. aud 701 1 You carpenters and builders better wet under our protecting wing, pay cash for your lwmber ani save that 20 to 25 percent you ure paying for credit. Sit you read it in our ad it is so. LIBBEY BITTINGER & MLLER, “‘Lumber, Milt-work and Builder’ Hardware, Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ave. n.w. my-31 Ww HATS FOR MEN, LADIES'-AND CHILDREN. ‘Dunlap’s lead—and we alune have them. ‘WILLETT & RUOFF. 905 PA. AVE. N.W. my31 t STRAW rN [AVE YOU.A FOUNTAIN PEN? Ifyou havenever used s Fountain Pen you cannot appreciate its full value and conven- fence. WIRU'S Fountain Pens and CAW'S DASHAWAYS are the best made—handsome. holders,conwenient for the pocket.—isee them. EASTON & RUPP,. Popular Stationers, 421 1TH ST. (Just above theavenue.) — myB1 Re EE Nel ike of Individual Spring pty " Ae oe Te It you have never Fata fee bene tee i, ou ot q that’s the nicest point! : ‘SNYDER & WOOD, Fine Tailoring, 111] PENN. AVENUE. (Barr's Old **Stand.") my31 ens BEST GIFT. amect are Jerse$'s apple blooms, ‘Btay!—On Pacific's wave-beat coast Ske showers tropic boon tet frast rowers z Before the Golden Gate. ‘There lilies raise, in stately grace, Thon diag bloga Rader ‘Ans there the tossing sedge grows All hail to California! Drink deep. thea of tats eer. then, ce Rc of 4 a streams Ask it fe cali Zous drursist for tt. Supplied also to 1 eivate SAMUEL C. PALME R, Devote: | {06d i it" bw. Copyright applied for. my S1-tf 50 TO $3 SAVED ON TRO CSER- ‘ngs. Just Cfieen patterns of those wo degen, ‘which we sccured at 7, dis count ‘remain, Stn a chance tor fifte a7 the concemton wits $8 aad, $7.50 TRO! Ail Heat attractive str 3, FRED. GATCHEL (ial =e 408 12th st. a.w. “One door above Fe £O8ET Stt0ES—DowN TO Are the Des! for the least money. It will tea, saving if you see ours at €2.0, $3.00, 83.50 and $4.00. Latest shapes and most desirable shades. Come down town. | ROBERT COHEN AND SON, The American S} apl3m Personal. n Shoe Sellers, 630 Pa. ave. n.w. (South Side.) Mr. J. R. Ballard, the private secretary of Bishop Brown, called on the President txday and presented a letter stating that no one should be considered as having the bishop1s in- orsement, no matter what representations were made, unless vouched for by the bishop's own signature or that of his private seerots.ry. Land Commissioner Lamoreux will lave for Wisconsin tomorrow to be absent about three weeks. Gen. Schofield has deferred his return to- Washington until Friday. Lieut. George A. Zinn, captain of engineer’. and Lieut. Haines of the artillery are reporter to be seriously ill with typhoid fever at Fort: TALKING IT OVER. ———____ Members of the Assembly Speak On the Briggs Case, SPEAKING AGAINST TIME, The Day Given Up to Three- Minute Speeches. BUT FEW FAVOR DR. BRIGGS. Incidents of Today’s Session of the Presbyterian Court. Discussion and then decision confronted ‘the commissioners to the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church when the session was opened this morning. For eleven days the assembly has been in session, and during four or five days of this period they have given their attention to what was to be said on both sides of the ques- tion involving the heresy of Dr. Charles A. Briggs. Nowa point had been reached when the case was at last in the hands of the assem- bly and they were to confer and then decide. PROF. BRIGGS LISTENING TO THE ROLL. inder the rules two hours had beon assigned to the members of the assembly to discuss the quostion, or, as the moderator is fond of put- ting-it, “to confer together as jurors in this court on the merits of the case." The importance of the occasion was strik- ingly manifested by the full attendance of the ‘commissioners. When the session opened there was hardly a vacant sent on the floor of the were as they have been at neagly all the sessions. When it is considered that the sessions of the assembly have been prolonged now through eleven days, and that the vast ma- jority of the commissioners are men of affairs, with pressing matters requiring their attention at home. the full at- tendance at this late period of the session may be taken asa strong indication of the deep in- terest with which this famous trial is regarded in the body itself. ‘The members of the prosecuting committee ‘ocenpied their usual places at a table below the platform on the left of the moderator. Dr. Briggs came in and took the seat that has been assigned him. Near him sat Prof. Brown and Mr. Cutcheon, Dr. Briggs paid close at- tention to what each speaker said, in some cases turning around so he could see them as they spoke from their places in the house. Shortly before 12 o'clock Dr. Briggs spoke to the mod- erator and the latter informed the assembly that Dr. Briggs felt fatigued and wished to be excused from attendance. This request was granted, the moderator adding that the assem- bly would be glad to have Dr. Briggs present when he felt disposed to come, BEGAN WITH PRAYER. Asis the custom at the beginning of each day's session, a prayerimeeting of half an hour was held. ‘Then the moderator took his seat and the assembly was ready for business. it was evident that there was general ansiety to get at ELDER DAVID JACK. what was to be done and to finish it and so when the moderator said that the resolution fixing two hours for debate by the commis- sioners was the order of the day, there was a disposition manifested to begin the discussion. A proposition to do away with the debate was voted down. So was a motion to limit the time allowed toeach speaker to two minutes and then to three minutes. But how was the discussion to be conducted? Was the time to be allotted toacertain uum- ber of speakers representing each side, or was the moderator to give the floor to the one first recognized? The assembly seem to favor ‘a general scramble for the floor,” as one of the members put it The moderator, however, did not. He said that it was impossible for him to determine who was entitled to the floor wher members were clamoring for it. Finaliy the difficulty was solved by agreeing that tue roll should be called and one could respond to his name and express an opinion if they wished to do so. It was decided to limit the speeches to three min- utes. With this understanding the great debate on the questions, involved in the Briggs trial began. STRUGULING WITH THE TIME. As the roll was called those who wanted to speak rose, in response to their names, and made their speeches. Those wno did not want tospeak answered “nothing.” There wero about five nothings to one speech. After there had been a good many “nothings” the assembly was provoked to laughter by & member who Varied the usual response by calling out “nothing new.” ‘Three minutes is not a great deal of time for & man to discuss sucha caseas the Briggs case. Some of the speakers who started in evidently intending to consider the charges seriatim never got beyond the first charge. ‘The moderator’s gavel cut them off often right in the middle of a sentence. 1t was noticeable that many of the speakers Monroe. Continued on Third page. THE MILE LIMIt. One of the Cases Argued Today in the Court of Appeals. INTERESTING ARGUMENTS—THE CASE COMES UP ON EXCEPTIONS FROM THE POLICE COURT— CLAIMS THAT THE ACT 18 NOT OPRRATIVE—1TEE NAU CASE REFERRED To. In the Court of Appeals today, Chief Justice Alvey and Justices Morris and Shepard, there wre quite a large attendance, many anticipating the eanouncement of the deciBion in the caseof Bush, the liquor case argued last week. How- ever, the case of the District agt. Jns. Dempsey, charged with selling liquors to be drunk on the Premises without having obtained » license, was called up, Messrs. Leon Tobriner and Ju- seph J. McNally for the defendant and Attor- ney 8. T. Thomas for the District, 4 ONE-MILE LaMrT. This is one of the “one mile of Soldiers’ Home limit” cases, and the case comes up on exceptions taken in the Police Court to the ruling that the information was Property brought, thet the act of 3, 1 is in force within the mile Mmit. The defendant's first int is that the information rhould have coe omar in the name of the United States, and argues that the act is national in character anda violation of its provisions is against the dignity and good government of the United States and comes within crimes against the United States, second ground is that the act is not operative in the one-mile limit. After: referring to the acts of August 23, 1871, and of June 20, 1872, he quotes from the of February 28, 1891, establishing the one-mile limit, and notes that the act of 1891 pro- hibited the granting of a license within the hmit, but imposed no penalty, and such was the condition of the law when, in the case of Nau, it was decided that the only penalty im- posed by the legielature was for a person liable for license tax who “‘may fail to pay the same before engaging in the business.” The defendant claims that the act prescribed f liquor laws for the District and its twenty-first section substitutes it for all exist- ing laws in relation to the sale of liquors in the District and repeals all acts inconsistent except such as are applicable to the sale of liquor in the mile limit. He submits that the laws that were applicable to the sale of liquor within one milo of Soldiers’ Home were such parts of the legislative acts to regulate the issning of a liconse for the sale of intoxicating liquors and the act of February 28, 1991, and claimed that the prosecution should ‘have been orSie MeNalloy argued the length, ir. MeNalley argued the nse at some 5 closing by referring to the fact that the Presi- dent in his message to Congress had referred to the decision in the Nau case, preventing Prowecutions for the sale of Hquor within that it ‘MR. THOMAS ARGUES. Mr. Thomas in answering the first point said the act of "93 in its fifteenth section expressly declares that the prosecutions shall be by the attorney of the District or any of his associ- ates. Irrespective of this the whole machinery of the act indicates that the a tions shall be in the name of Dis- trict. It was idle to insist that Congress after ceeating the Commissioners anexcise board and that prosecutions for violation of the act shall be on information in the Police Court, signed by the attorney of the District or one of his assistants, to claim that Congress intended ronections should be in the name of States. Aside from this, the eigh- teenth section of the act delares “that uothing in this act shall in repeal, conflict, or interfere wit the public general laws of the United States imposing taxes on the manufacture and sale of the of revenue.” This language shows that the act-war intended to be local in ite character, and avoids any possible misconstraction thet the United States should prosecute for violations of it. The license wet of 1878 (20 Stat., 173), requiring the keepers of dogs to pay a ‘tax, provides that prosecutions shail be by information in the Police Court, at the inatance of the United States district attor- nev. It was held by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. that « prosecution under that statuts was properly instituted in the name of the United Staves, and simply because the statute directed the information to be brought by the attorney of the United States, THE SECOND ERROR. In reference to the second assignment of error, reliance seems to be placed on the fact that in the act of Congress of February 28, 1891, declaring that ‘‘no licenso for the sale of liquor at any place within one mile of the Soldiers’ Home property in the District of Columbia shall be ted,” there is no penalty for & viola- tion of it, But the Soldiers’ Home Inw was ad- dressed to the authorities charged with the duty of granting licenses, It was not necessary that it should have a penalty clause. It was neces- sary, however, to Demprey’s defense that her! should have the paper license of the excise board; it was no defense to this prosecution that the sale was made where licenses are not granted under any circumstances. The twenty-first section of the act of March 3, 1898, does not present a cause of repugnancy in the two clauses. The object of the excep- tion of the Soldiers’ Home law shows an in- tention on the part of Congress to retain that law, and this is evident from the language of the twelfth ‘section imposing a penalty upon any person engaging in the sale of intoxieating liquors in any portion of the District where the sale thereof is prohibited. ‘This provision could have no operation at all unless it related to the Soldiers’ Home limit, The repealing clause of the act of March 8, 1893, expressly retains the Soldiers’ Home law; but ‘suppose the act of 1893 repealed the Soldiers’ Home law, that would not avail Demp- sey. He still would be in the predicament of having sold liquor without a license, It was absolutely necessary for him in his defense in tho Police Court to have the paper license re- Quired by the act of March 8.°1999. Bince the fiaseage of this act the possession of the paper jicense is necessary in all cases to justify the sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia, ee SOME PLAIN TALK. ‘What Mr. Kekels Says in Regard to Failing National Banks. Controller of Currency Eckels in a talk today gave an indication of how they proposed to do business in that office. E. A. Mears, the presi- dent of the two North Dakota national banks which failed last Monday, was at the con- troller’s office this morning and indicated to the controller an intention to resume the bus- iness of these banks, stating that he thought he would be able to do so. The controllet an- ewered him very promptly that the banks would not be permitted to resume business. No banks doing business under such methods, he said. would be permitted to continne. Mr. Mears protested that there were lots of the banksin the Country on a much worse basis than his was. ‘The controller replied that that didn’t argue anything; that all such banks would go as fast as the department conld getat thom; that the de- partment did not intend tosanction such metb- ods and that the only thing was that Mr. Mears’ banks were among the first togo. He further added that Mears would not be permitted to resume any national banking operations and that no national bank would be chartered with which he was known to be associated. He said he did not propose to have national bank char- ters used to give a fictitious credit to specu- lative concerns. He proposed to rout such concerns out of the national banking system. = Mast Be Well Qualified. Secretary Carlisle evidently intends to have only those who control the bureaus in his de- partment well qualified to fill them. He has issued an order to the examining board of th Treasury Department to increase the minimune for testing the fitness of applicants for posi- tions as chiefs of divisions from seventy-five to eighty per cent. Gen. Kelton Seriously 11! Gen. J. C. Kelton, governor of the Soldiers’ Home, is seriously ill with cerebral hemor- thages,and his friends are considerably alarmed room at the Soldiers’ Home for many weeks. DRAWINGPARTYLINES DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Democrats Endeavoring to Harmonize | The Board of Revision Completes Its Conflicting Factional Interests. THE POPULAR BRANCH Of the. National Legislature Reasonably Sure to Be in Harmony With the Admin- istration—Trouble Feared With the Sen- ‘ate—Republican Hopes for the Fature. —_.—_—_- The lines on which the battle which may be the decisive battle between the two great parties is to be fought, are being studied and planned and tested.at this early date. The republican leaders are getting together the scattered fragments after their late defeat, and looking ther over to see what there is in the aggregate to build their hopes upon for the future For the democrats the fature depends much upon the Preparation for it they make during the next twelve or eighteen months. They have many things before them to do,and first of all they have to get in harmony and de- cide what of these things they will do, and the order and manner of doing them. WHAT THE HOUSE WILL DO. From recent developments, the indications ‘re that the popular body of Congress, the House, will be able to come rea sonably near doing what it thinks the majority of the of: the country desire and expect to be done, and the te for harmonious action’ and for tccotd. between the new’ administration and the House seem unusually There are taint hopes that some reasonable settlement of the money question will be to by the House. In_ the matter of tariff revision the House will probably go as far as has been expected by the most earnest tariff reformers and the Dill that passes that body will make a very rad- ical cut in the duties. Thereis certainly no dis- position on the part of a majority of ‘the democrats of the House to temporize. The several other questions the leaders have been janning for action on have a prospect of being died vigorously. DIFFICULTY EXPECTED IN THE SENATE. ‘The diftculty which confronts the party lies elsewhere. The Senate will probably be the stumbling block in the way of the administration and the y. In the first place it is believed that there are several democratic Senators who ‘will not be willing to accept such a revision of the tariff as the House will present—that there are several who are practically probibi- tionists and will want to modify ma- terially the tariff legislation —_pro- by the House. is is liable to be a very serious thing in the way of carrying out the democratic program. Again, the Senate will probably not beas liberal in a compromise for harmony’s sake as will the House, and thus a beautifal plan may be spoiled. In other words, the Senate is liable not to be in harmony with the House,nor as amiably disposed toward the President,and there is always the danger ofa fight over confirma- tions, which would stili more seriously strain the situation in the party. ‘TRE SITUATION FORESEEN AND FEARED. This is the situation foreseen and feared by » good many very prominent democrats and one which there aj to be but little opportun- ity to prepare for. ‘A fight in Congress over the tariff and the money question would naturally result in a simi ight in the next democratic convention and the possibilities for trouble multiply under contemplation. REPUBLICANS NOT East. The republicans are by no means free from disagreements and lack of direction, but they are at this time free from re- sponsibility. They are trying. perhaps ineffectually, to come to some pian of reorgani- zation tostcengthen their lines fora battle bag though distant, has some terrors for em. ‘They are anxious to in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. joss of the rst two states and the narrow escape of the other last fall indicated the locality of their weakness. They hope to redeem themselves at the next ensuin, state _ elections, They count on disappointments | growing out of the distribution of marshals, fourth- offices and other patrouage the democrats in the next local elections, and out of this they expect to-get some inspiration of confidence to excite the party to activity. LOOKING TO ORTO. They are looking with a great deal of in- terest to the election of governor of Ohio. They expect to elect McKinley for governor, possibly over Campbell, and out of this some of them let their imagi- nations draw n_ themselves The a picture of « presi- dential campaign, to come with MeKinley and Robert Lincoln on their ticket to hold Ohio and Ilinois,and possibly through the dissat isfied policy among democrats in to give » republican show in Indiana, ——_—_—____. LIEUT. EDGERTON’S CASE. Confirmed to an Office That Will Not Exist tl July Ist. ‘The case of Lieut. W. P. Edgerton of the second artillery is a peculiarly complicated one. He was nominated and confirmed by the Senate in February last as ‘an associate in- stractor of mathematica at the Military Academy, where he had been on duty for some time. The office to which he was appointed was created by the regular appropriation act for the support of the academy for the next fiscal year. ‘The appointment gave him the rank and pay tely ofacaptain. He accepted it, but fortunati did not go through the form of resigning his commission as » first lieutenant. The case pre= sented the novel feature of a man’s nomination and confirmation to an office that will not exist until July 1, on which date the appropriation act takes effect. \ ‘Lieut, Edgerton’s status in the army became alegal problem. An appeal was made to the second controiler, who passes on the accounts of the army. He gave an opinion that Edgerton was out of the army on the theory that when he ace position to which he bad been confirmed he practically relinquished his com- mission as a first lieutenant, According to this view, as the West Point position does not exist until July 1, Lieut, Edgerton during the interval must remain with- out pay or position and run the chances of a renomination by the President. ‘The question was then submitted to the Attorney General, who held that Mr. Edgerton was stilla heutenant in the second arillery, He had been nominated to and confirmed for an office which did not exist, and he, tuerefore, could not aecept a’ mythical piace, and, as he had not reigned, he was still a line officer. This view of’ the ease has been accepted by the War Department and Lieut. Edgerton will remain regimental officer, even if he is not aguin appointed an assistant instructor of mathematics when that office existe, ae ‘The New Surgeon General. The acpeptance of Lient. Col, Sternberg of |! the position of surgeon general of the army will result in the promotion of Maj. John H. Janeway, surgeon, to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the medical department. The Yucancy in the grade of major so caused will be filled by the promotion of some of the cap- tains of the department after an examination, which isto be held. Gen. Sternberg, who is now in New York, was today ordered to report to the Secretary of War at once for duty as surgeon general. ————_-e-_____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class postmasters at his condition. He has been confined to his | appointed today was 99, of which 68 were to fill vacancies caused by resignations and death. PLEASANT SPEECHES The board of revision, equalization and peals completed its labors this afternoon the much talked of assessment of 1892 is completed and cannot be changed. When the board met this afternoon Mr. E. W. W. Griffin, ep and now to much desired result without your operation and assistance. Allow me to wish you continued health and prosperity, and in future years whenever your thoughts revert this board may it remind you that a due regard for the oppressed taxpayer never fails of ciation. r road bas been a thorny one with obstacles difficult to encounter im order to reach a proper equalization and. values throughout the ‘District, and the limited time has somewhat crippled our efforts, We have devoted every moment that could be spared from office duty in viewing improvements. so as to remedy the glari Sag er exists in that class of property, but it en impossible to Bersonall A permanent board of revi- soapent but fo be sion, judging from expressions our prom- inent citizens,would be of great advantage, Thope prompt action will be i when & WI £ President authority to appoint three gentlemen who shall constitute a permanent board, with my associates to express honorable Commissioners and Assessor for the uniform courtesy and kindness extended to us, which has been of material assistance in the performance of our duties,@nd we are not unmindful of the efficient rendered by Mr. George W. Evans, clerk to the I now declare the board of revision, equal- ization and appeals. organized December 1892, under the act of August 5, 1892, dissol by Mmitation. I bave listened with great interest and pleas- tyoeergeolsing olees. Ber aoe very kind « ‘OF allusions to myself I am extremely grate- fal and thank you sincerely. As a board of revision your work is and my work commences, and the of our com- bined labors I trust will ‘satisfactory to though not subject to my orders, you have at all times shown ct marked and acknowledgment of such slight favors as it was our pleasure to extend as to verify at once your character as gentlemen of refinement in addition to your already established reputation ‘as real estate experts, men of unswerving integ- rity, without prejudices or sectional auimosities against any portion of our District, Your prompt attendance here for the past six months has been a source of great pleasure to me, and I am personally proud of my modest part in suggesting the legidative formation of your board, and unless I seriously misjadge the people of this District your labors in their behalf will be recognized and acknowledged by them as good work, true work and Just such work as they are willing to submit to and ap- prove. Wishing you one and alll ba: prosperity, I extend to you a hearty invitation to visit assessor's office, either socially or officially, with the assurance thet you or your friends or your friends’ friends will always re- ceive courteous and polite treatment from the assessor and his associates in office. A LIQUOR LICENSE OPIXION. Attorney Thomas holds in an opinion ren- dered today that the consent ofa property owner toaliquor license application, though it be verbal, is sufficient within the meaning of the law. The question arose some time ago on the case of an applicant for a liquor license who presented a letter from a property holder stating that be had no objection to the li- cense, but refused to sign the same. ‘This Property holder's signature was absol necessary before the applicant could obtain a license, and the question arose whether this letter was sufficient under the law. The law, however, distinctly states that the appli- cant must have the written consent of the majority of the property holders and residents keeping house to his application be- fore the same can be granted. Mr. Thomas, in his opinion, says today that be bas carefully considered this matter, and is of opinion that such a letter from @ property owner to the excise board is sufficient The ob- ject of the law 1s to get the consent of persons within the prescribed limits of the place where the liquor business is to be conducted, and it is not very material in what form that consent is manifested. it may be by the signature of the iv or resident to the forme! application for license, or it may be in the shape of a letter addressed to the excise board. He thinks the letter is sufficient as evidencing consent, and it should be on the files in the case and the writer treated as though he bad formally signed the —— for a license. ‘his is considered an important decision the liquor men, for there are any number of in- ances where people refuse to sign an applica- tion, but are willing towrite a letter stating that they have no objection to the granting of license, THE CONTAGIOUS OSPITAL SITE. 5 Protests against the erection of « contagious disease hospital in square 1112 stili continue to come in and this morning's mail brought several strong ones, John E. Lyons writes that he has held his property. which is located near the square in question, for a long time, and if the hospital is located in that section it will be very inuch deteriorated. Mr. Bush Robinson also enters a protest against the hospital, He says it will not only depreciate the value of property for many squares in that vicinity, but will also onda the health and lives of’ every resident of the neighborhood, as well as the worthy poor of the Washington Asylum and the prisoners of the & jail. Mr. Wm. P. Lyons,attorney for John A. Carroll, also enters a strong protest against the hospital in question. In defense of the velec- tion of this site, he sa; seems hospital need be apprehended and tt no in- =. will result to the surrounding property. fe believes, he says, that no adequate reason can be given for the selection of this particular site, while innumerable reasons can be adduced against it He wi the — Commie- sioners to rescind any action taken with refer- ence to the selection of square 1112 as the site for this hospital, and that the hospital be not | built in the eastern section of Washington, which already bears more than its due share of ne, GONE TO HOG ISLAND The President Leaves His Spocia) Car Behind Him. SIR CHARLES ROSSELL ENDS HIS SPEECT Revolt in Favor of Pierola Imminent in Peru. bes ? | i BA flit Hl Til ‘The Fosple Mendy so Devsk Out to Seppead ‘United Press Panama Special. Paxama, May 24.—Advices from Peru exhibit’ affairs which must afford «mall consola- & iid, He lide int iif ! et lf a ylit HA ° It appears thht Mitchell met Hali and quar reled last zat near “Pony” Moore's resort, , known as St. James’ Hall. : The two pugiiiste tried to settle the quarrel with their fists, and Hull got decidediy the. worst of the encounter. Hull was knocked down and had lis bead cut, and looked very’ much like a wreck. ‘The police, who came the scene, sce ceeded in arresting Hull, whom they marched off in custody. Hall's injured head was drossed aad bandaged and he was ed as 4 prise! oner. Mitchell escaped arrest. —— VEN A MINT, Scandal May Kesult if the ‘Trints of Armes nian Comspirators Go On. Vierxa, May SL.—It a8 learned the’ the gore, ernor of Angora, in Asiatic Turkey, bas ade vised the Turkish government to adjourn ine definitely the trials of the Armenians accused: of treavouable covspiracy and of sedition, or else to abandon the trials entirely aud release” all the prisoners, The advice ie sald to be prompted by a deed. of scandalous revelations in the event of « trial, It is maid that all the accused are willing to con-! fess themselves guilty of sedition, but declare that they were driven to sedition by the abnominable misgovernnent and oppression practiced by the Turkish officials. It isnot yet known whether the Turkish gov- ernment bas decided to follow either of the courses suggested by the governor of Angora, sematibinesntnns ‘Changes at the Vatican. Romz, May $1.—Monsignor Persico, presi- dent secretary to the sacred congregation of the propaganda, has been promoted to the office of prefect of the sacred congregation of indul- gence and holy relics, in place of Cardinal Hepucci, deceased. Monsignor A. Rinaldini, prenmdent of the Internuneio of the Holy See at the court of the Netherlands, bas been ap- pointed under secretary of state at the Vatican, and Rector Lorenzolli of the col- lege succeeds Mgr. Kinaldini as interaunsie to the Netherlands,