Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1893, Page 6

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WANTED (Situations » HTT tTaTiTTTt ttt cette THE CHEAPEST BIDDER. ‘The Practice of the Government Criticised at a Meeting of the Sutiders’ Exchange. ‘The methods employed by the government in giving out contracts for work on the public buildings was rather severely criticised today at a special meeting of the Builders’ Exchange. which was held at the rooms of the excbange on 13th street. The meeting was called for the purpose of taking appropri- ate action in regard to the recent disaster at the government braking on 10th street. The | presidefit, Mr. Yenry Jones. presided, and in | announcing the objects of the meeting, said that they had come together as an exchange to e.yress their sympathy for the Victims and thc families of the victims of the yecent disaster by contributing toward the citi- zens’ relief °und. c bad always been foremost in matters of public interest, and the recent occasion was one which @ppealed to the public spirit of every citizen. He said that any proposition toward con- feibuting a proper sum of money would be in order. A motion was made that the ex- change give the sum of 2200 to the citizens’ relief coamittee for distribution among the safferery., and this motion was adopted. Then ‘Mr. Theanas J. King. the secretary of the ex- change. arove and said that he did not know that ‘this was the proper occasion, but he thoug.t that it would be highly proper for the exebange as an organization to ex- &4 some opinion as to the methods emploved Ete gove-ament in having such work done as was beSaved to be the cause of the + disaster in the building on 10th street. The * exchange was further interested, because one | af their own members, Mr. Dant, happened | to be the contractor for the work in question. Dant was a conscientious. workman, but he was not the man to have the sole direction and super- fntendence of such a difficult pi work as was done in the buil in question. NoT AX ARCHITECT OR ENOINEER. ‘He was @ bricklayer, and as far as good work of this description was concerned he was en- tirely a competent and reliable man, but he Was not an architect or an engineer, and it could not have been expected of him any more than any one who was merely skilled Wma trade to have the professional knowledge abich such work required. But he said this iece of work illustrates the methods employed yy the govermnent. The superintendent of the work was intrus.ed toa clerk who, although he was un engineer, had no practical knowledge He, in turn, let oat the contracts for the brick work und for the excavation. There was no one between them. Mr. King thought it wag the duty cf the exchange to condema in strong — language the practice of the | overnment im giving out contracts and then ick»ng up sowe c.eek to superintend the work. | it seemed that ali the government wanted | Was to procure the cheapest man. If-a man | was the lowest bidder and could give a bond | that seemed to be all the government @ked. Under the present conditions a | tailor could step ont of bis shop and make astimates for any kind of work requiring special | skill and if he is the lowest bidder and can give | bond be is sare to get the con- tract. Mr. King spoke strongly against the practice of appointing inspectors of government Work who in th- great majority dt cases were merely political humbegs. It was a disgraceful fact that the best «nd most responsible con- tractors in the city have not for years bid on goverument work, for the reason that they are disgusted with the manner in which the government awards its contracts. When Mr. King finished Mr. Heisley moved that a eoramitiee consisting of Mr. Thomas J. King. W. €. Morrison and ‘Thomas Norwood be appointed to prepare resolutions condemning the manner in which the goverument gives out its contracts, especially the one on the Ford's ‘and that the committee sub- the next regular meeting of e mecting then adjourned. eu | A Precedent for Congress. To the Eaitor of The Fveu:ng Star: There is a precedent for Congress to follow | 4m the matter of the sufferers from the terrible | 20th street disaster. In 1827 Congress passed ‘a act approprinting $20,000 for the relief of | the indigent sufferers by the destructive fire at | Alexandria, which was then a part of the Dis- trict of Columbia, LAW. jdo | bodies and the blood ' THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1893—TEN PAGES. 2d EDITION. THE BORDEN TRIAL. The Illness of a Juror Causes a Recess. RUN ON THE OMAHA BANKS. Punishment of an Italian Bank Wrecker. THE VALKYRIE’S MISHAP. SCENES AT THE TRIAL. Lizsie Borden’s Keserve Broken Down—Dr. Dolan’s Ordeal. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. New Bepronp, Mass., June 13.—Pale and almost ill Lizzie Borden seenféd as she entered the court room this morning. There has been ‘® reaction from yesterday, and its incidents, to- gether with the sights and sounds of so many days, are beginning to tell upon her. She will rally, however, as the case wears on. The day will be full of important evidence, butitcan hardly hope to equal the dramatic effects of yesterday. Lizzie Borden in tears—that was the way she received the news—that the inquest testimony was to be excluded. In that expression of emotion her stern New England stoicism | vanisned and she showed herself a woman. Indeed, the more closely she is studied the more her woman- Tiness becomes apparent. Her face is like marble most of the time, but there ig one thing that always moves her; it is her sense of the ridiculous. It seems almost anomalous that this mysterious, enigmatical woman, this woman accused of murder, should have such sensitive risibles. But the fact is that, while she has wept but once in the last ter days, she bas smiled many times. The dry humor of the Yankee ex-governor appeals irresistibly to a quality of like nature in his Yankee client. ¥ understand each other perfectly. When Governor Robinson made “jays” of the Fall River police Lizzie forgot that sho was theaccused prisoner, and only remembered that it was such sort of officials that the for- tunes of ber family were maintaining as public guardians. It would take the pen of Dickens to do justice to what may be called the “turning of the tide” im the case the moment when uest testi- mony was excluded. When Chief Jus- tice Mason began to read his clear, forci- ble utterances could be heard in every part of the court room. The first sentence ex- pressing the opinion of the court that the propriety ofexamining the prisoner at the in- tirely distinct from the ad- her statements there made, conveyed a feeling that the testimony crowding the typewritten folios under Attorney Moody’s thumb would be read to the jury. For a moment even Mr. Jennings thought that the testimony would be accepted, but as the grave speaker drow to his clos the fact was recog- nized that the superior court of Massachusetts bad. for the first time in « legal ruling, sus- tained the long ago declared right of every freeman and woman to perfect liberty of de- cision as to whether he or she should testify or not in his or her own bebalf when accused be- fore a jury of their peers. When the final words, “the evidence is ex- cluded,” were uttered Messrs. Adams and Jen- mings grasped egch other's hand and sank back in their chaira. Mr. George D. Robin- son, with one of his happiest amiles, again his busy pencil and took’ copious notes, and when Lizzte Borden burst into tears the eyes of many a lady in the spectators’ seats glistened, too, inready sympathy. A well-known Boston, lawyer present said: “We have lived to see the it readirmance of the sound old Massachusetts doctrine of the constitutional right of every free man to pro- tection against compulsion to force him to give testimony which may eziminate himself that was ever known.” Today the cogrt room is a veritable chamber of horrors. Examiner Dolan took the stand at 9 o'clogk and was cross-examined by Attorney Melvin Adamm for the defense. The examination of experts is Adams’ forte, and he is making a'reputation. - He rejoices chiefly in Dolan, who is a former subjectof hisdissection. Both men bad attacks of nervous prostration last year after the prelimi- nary trial, but it promises this time to be Dolan alone who will succumb if Col, Adams does not ease uj yragging” sort. P- ‘Adams’ method is the “bull It has not the subtlety of Robinson's, but it is horribly aggravating. There is little of the humorous in bis manner; the fun comes in the helpless replies he elicits. pounced” at once on the theory that the assailant of the old man stood in the dining room behiné the door jamb and struck the fatal blow from his or her hiding place. This bas been a favorite theory at Fall River, qn it hee bows inrgely inaransed in probability bg the fact that Dr. Dolan at the time of th inquest thought a stringy strip on the inner side of the the door jamb toward the’ dining Foom was a spot of blood. Today he had heard, and had reason to believe, that this spot was not blood, although he thought at the time of theinquest that it was, The theory of the blow having been struck from the dining room falls therefore to the ground and in place of it probably the state will contend that the assail- ant stood behind the head of the sofa, and be- tween it and the parlor door. Col. Adams called the examiner's attention to the fact that some of the blows rained upon Mrs. Borden were struck at the point where the skull was thickest and where there was also considerable hair to drive the hatchet through. Still the young doctor clung to the main point that it was not such a very hard job to this double murder, and he indicated cleariy enough that he thought a person of Lizzie A. Borden's strength could have doue the deed. In the gruesome collection that the experts are working upon today are the blood-stained handkerchief, two bloody bits of carpet, two pillow shams, a white bed coverlet, a piece of “mop board,” as he called it, another iece of wood, casts of Andrew Borden's Reed, with editorial blue poneil marks upon it, signifying “‘biows from the weapon.” a smaller cast of Mrs. Borden's head, and finaily the pris- oner’s now famous dark blue dress and a white underakirt. ‘The spectators among the women were the ones who craned thelr Decks at papier mache stomachs and plaster of paris ski The men either went to sleep or watched the prisoner. os INJURIES OF THE BORDENS. Dr. Dolan Continues His Testimony—A Juror Taken Ill. New Beprorp, Mass., June 13.—Another big crowd was present this morning and all the seats in the court room were occupied some time before the court opened. Miss Borden made her appearance ten minutes before the justices took their seats. Counsel held a short consultation with the justices in their room prior to the latter taking their seats. Mr. Adams continued the cross-examination of Dr. Dolan, who described the position of the ts, and said-the blows came from left to right’and were of moderate force. ‘The prisoner sat with closed eres and a fan wr her face. Continuing, Dr, Dolan said that the blows were made by a sharp.instrument, and some on Mrs. Gorden by an assailant as body. A juryman was taken sick and a recess of five ee was taken at 10:15. The prisoner was . and was led from the room. The session was resumed at 10:35. Dr. Dolm admitted testifying im the prelim- inary hearing that Mrs. Borden's death was an hour to an hour and a half before his examina- tion of her, but now thought it was an hour to an hour and’a half before Mr. Borden's death. He couid not satisfactorily judge priority within an hour from blood coujulation alone | or from digestion alone, if they had been sick, | ‘There followed a short redirect examination. On recross-oxamination Dr. Dolan said the length of the wound would not determine the length of the edge of the mstrument. Dr. E. 8. Wood of Harvard Medical College described the examination of the stomachs. He found nothing to indicate disease or irritation in either stomach, and their contents showed difference of an hour and a half in the time of death. There was no evidence of poison in their stoméchs or in the milk used by the family on August 8 and 4. . NO BLOOD sPors, Examination showed no blood on the’ claw- hammered hatchet or the ax, The hair on the hatchet was not human. The white skirt showed small blood spot, which probably came from dutside and was h lood. ‘The shoes and stockings and din- ing room door casing bad no blood spots. ‘The bandleless hatchet had no blood. The break in its handle contained no dust. ‘The handleless hatchet had dust like ashes on the blade, tightly adhered. Under defendant's objegtion and exception Prof. Wood testified that the hundleless hatchet might have been cleaned of blood before the handle was broken off: cros-examination by Mr, Adamscom- meneed at 12 BECESR TAKEN. Dr. Draper took the stand at 12:40 and de- seribed the wounds in the skull of Mr. Borden. He was on the stand at recess, SRS IN WALL STREET TODAY. ‘The Speculation Was Small in Volume and the Market Steady. New York, June 13—The stock market opened weak and lower. The decline in prices, which ranged from 3{ to 1 per cent, was most marked in the cases of General Electric, Man- hattan and American sugar. General Electric sold down to 71, Manhattan to 1291 and sugar to 87. ‘There was further decline in stocks after the opening, the room operators being the largest sellers. There were no new develo ments to account for the weakness of the market. General Electric fell to 7034, distilling and cattle feeding to 18, Chicago gas to 71%, St. Paul to 683, Northern Pacitic pre- ferred to 34, Reading to 16, Richmond Termi- nal preferred to 17, Tennessee Coal and Iron to 164¢ and Western Union to 82%. The volume of business was small and there was no particular pressure to sell outside of the rofessionals. At 11 o'clock the market was ull and weak. Money on call is firm st 6a7. Prime mer- tile paper, 6a3 per cent. Sterling exchange is steady, with actual business in bankers’ bills at 48504851 for 60 days and 4863a4g7 for de- mand. Posted rates, 486a488; commercial bills, ‘The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Exchanges, $115.618,163; balances, $6,932,486. ‘The subtreasury was debtor at the clearing house today $908,141. Lar silver, 881. Government bonds have been firmer. State bonds have been dull. Railrgad bonds have been easier. ‘The market was extremely dull during the next hour, with only slight variations in quota- tions, General Electric recovered from 104 to 71 and the general list rallied 34 to %. Atchi- fon was exceptionally heavy, sélling down to i Among the specialties American Tobacco jumped 3 per cent to 613¢; New York Central commanded 1-32 and 3-32 premium for use, owing to the calling in of a block of the stock which had been lent to various houses, Atnoon the market was barely steady in tone. Hover: FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening and closing prices of the Now York Stock Marcet, as "reported by a wire to Corson & Macartney, 1410 F strest. ail Xam | 0. | Aten. Tas F 3 as ‘Oil... 3 axe. 10%56) 108. 106” 10. BESSON ee SopEETE 2953: Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular calli? o'clock m: U. 8. 48 coupons, $1,000 at 110%.” Hekington RR. 6a, $100 at 96%. ‘Cap. and North O St. K.R., 26 at 25. 'Fire- men’s Ins., 10 at 42. People’s Fire Ins., 100 at 5%; 100 at 54.” Com. Fire Ins., 109 at 53g; 100 at 534. Government Bonds—U. ‘Ss. 4s, registered, 190; 100% hid. 1114 asked. U.S 48, coupons, 1907, 110% bid, 11239 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—20-year fund, 58, 1509, gold. 103 bid, — asked. Water stock, 7a, 08 currency, i901, 115 bid, — asked. 30-year fund, 63, gold, 1902, 110" bid, — asked. Water stock. 7s, 1903, curren id, — asked. 8.658, 124, fund, cur- Tency, 109 bid. 11 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds—Washington and George- 150 asked. Waah- Ington and Georgetown R. R. Conv. 6a, 208, — bid, —asked. Masonic Hall Association 58.102 bid. MGasked, Washington Light Infantry tt mort- gage 1904, — bid, 103 asked. “Washington Gas Co.’ Convertible és, 1901. 121 bid, 140 asked. Washington Gas Co.. series A,éa,i18 bid. 125 asked. Washington Gas Co., serie@B,'¢a, 119 bid, — asked. Eckington Railroad 6s. — bid. — asked. Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone 5, — bid, 105 asked. Capitol and North O Street Railroad 1st 38, 1821, — bid, 100 asked. Metropolitan Rail- Toad Convertible és, 106 bid, 111 ac Electric Light Convertible a, 1 American Security and ‘Trust 53, 1905, A. & O., 10 bid, — asked. American Security and ‘Trust ‘American Se- 58, 1905, F. & A. asked. 100 bid, — ‘58, 1906. A. bid, 375 asked. Bank of the Republic. 260 bid. 300 asked, Metropolitan, 27 —asked. Second. — bid. 160 asked. Farm. ers aud Mechanics, 199 bid. — asked. Citizens’, 165 bid. 150 asker, " Traders’, — bid, 115 asked. West End, — pia. bid, 160 asked. ° Capital. roud Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 325 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 95 bid, tol and North O Street. ‘35 bid. — asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, — bid. 40 asked. Rock Creek, — bid. — asked. Columbia, 65 bid, 80 asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemen’s, — bid. — asked. Franklin, — bid. 60 asked. Metropolitan, — bid, 85 asked.” National Union, — bid, 20 asked. Ar- lington, — bid. 175 asked. Corcoran, 70 bid. — asked.’ Columbia, — bid. 16 asked. "RI Ti bid, Sasked. People’s. 5% bid. 5% asked. Lincoln, 8 bid, 9% asked. Commercial, 54 bid, 5% asked. Potomac, 70 bid. — asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Columbla Title, 63 bid, Tasked. Reul Estate Title, 120 bid, — asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—U. 8. Electric Light, 140 bid,140 asked. Washington Gas, 43 bid, 50 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks— American Graphophone. 1 bid, 1% asked. Chesapeake and Potoinac, 36 bid, 45 asked. Pennsylvania, — bid, — asked. ‘Miscellaneous Washington Market, *113¢ bid, 15 asked. ‘alls Ice, 113 bid, 130 asked. ze. — . Safe Deposit and Trust’ Compantes—American Security and Trust. 125 bid. 180 asked. Wash- ington Loan and ‘Trust, — bid. 140 asked. National Safe Deposit and Trust Co., — bid, 140 asked, “Ex. div. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. June 18.—Flour dull, unchanged ; shipments, 183 barrels; sales, barrels. Wheat dull and firmer—No, 2 Ted, spot, TisaT0q; June, Tiga: July, Tya TI4; August, T2yaT2% oem Tay ala: steamer No. % red. ij —recelpts, 36,409 bushel el 546 shipments, 32,000 bushels; stock,” $14,231 salee, 36,000 bushels. Milling wheat’ by sample, é3a7I. ‘Corn dul] _and_firmer—mixed, spot, 47%: June, ay ast3e; July, ATy dT yy receipts, bushels: stock, 692,140 bushel sales, 12,000 bushels. White corn by sample, 31 yellow corn by sample, 49. Oats quiet, and cant No. 2 wht 10, 42ad?%; No.2 mixed wes m1 ig Teceipts. 13,000 bushels; stock, 62.98 bushels. Rye siow—No. 2, 59, nominally —receipts, 04 bushels; stock, 65,124 bushels. Hay steady, good demaind—good to choice timothy, 19.50alT. Grain freights quiet and firm, unchanged. Cot ton qniet—mlddiing, 8. visions firm—mess pork, 21.00; lard, refined, 123. Butter dull—cream- ery. ‘fancy, 20: Wo. fair to choice, 18ai9; do. imitation, 17. Eggs steady—t5. Coffee steady— Kio cargoes, fair, 18; No. 7, 17. Sugar strong <gtanulated, 5%. Copper 'tirm—retined, 11X. Whisky tirm—1.isa1.19. Peannts unchanged. BALTIMORE, June 18.—-Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern stock, 7: nd incomes, 21427; bonds, first incomes, 1 do. third incor LLL vid; do. », June 13 (closing)—Wheat—June, 6543 | 4s + 66%4a66%: September Corn—June, 39 ly, 40%: September, 41%. Oats—June, 29%: July, 29: September, 26. Pork—July, 20.00: September, 20.30. Lara—June, 10.00; July, 10.20; September, 10.70. Short ribs—July, 9.65; Septem= ber, 9.35. ——— Government Receipts Today. ‘The receipts trom internal revenue today were $159,165; from customs, $204,563, Got Into the Wrong Assembly. “My name is King,” is what an intoxicated man told Judge Kimball in open court this morning. “Put that man out,” said the judge, and Bail- iff Cole obeyed the order. What do you want bere?” the bailiff asked him when he got outsid “I just want to say,” he replied, “that I am an American citizen. Bailiff Cole admitted that he was ql he claimed to be and advised the man to go home and take a rest. OMAHA BANKS STAND A RUN. Closing of American National Caused by the McCague Failure. Omana, Nzs., June 18.—There was a ran on every savings bank in the city this morning, precipitated by the failure of the McCague Savings Bank yesterday, followed by the down- fall this morning of the American National Bank, in which the McCagues are largely in- terested. It was unofficially stated yesterday that the Clearing House Association would stand by ite members, of which the American National is one, but when the assets of the American Na- tional Bank came to be examined they were pronounced not good enough and the aid of the associated banks was withheld. The ominous sign aj red on the door this morning and the crowd which had collected be- came greatly excited. The McCagues tried to reassure the depositors, telling them that every account would be paid in full. At the Omaha Savings Bank,the German Sav- ings Bank, the American Savings Bank, the Globe Loan and Trust Company and ‘other institutions there was a steady drain of deposi all morning. Cash was paid out as soon aa called for and there was no apparent limit to it. Toward noon the lines bad dwindled till they appeared no larger than upon any day of busi ness. Bank Examiner Griffith, who took charge of the American National for the controller, this morning could not say much about the asseta, A great deai of paper, thought not to be first- class, figures in the resources of the bank. The falling off in deposits amounted to nearly $200,000 since May 4, and this has badly crip- pled the institution. The Dime Savings Bank compelled its de- itors to give sixty days’ notice of withdrawal. is action, togother with the promptness with which the other banks met all demands, is be- lieved to have stopped what almost promised to be a pam. Caused by the Plankinton Failure. Laxsina, Micu., June 13.—Advices bave been received from Bank Commissioner Sherwood from Creytal Falls, Upper Michigan, that the State Baak of Crystal Fells has suspended pay- ment. The bank was organized about a year ago a capital of $25,000. It had deposits of 860,000. The cause of the failure is the sus- pension of the Plankinton Bank of Milwaukee. ‘faking Precautions at Detroit. Dernoit, June 18.—For some time there has been uneasy feeling in the banking atmosphere of this city occasioned by the numerous fail- ures in savings institutions that have recently occurred throughout the country, especially in the west. Although until this morning there had not been a decided run on any of the suvings banks of Detroit, con- siderable money bas been withdrawn in a quiet way, and to forestall any movement that might result disastrously to thom and as an act of self-preservation the officers of these institu- tions met last night and decided to require the notice allowed by law in case of unusual de- mands, This morning depositors were handed copies of the foregoing circular and told that their deposits would be paid in full at the end of the specified time—sixty days. This seemed to yy the excitement. a THE VALKYRIE IS A FLYER. Notwithstanding @ Collision Delaying Her ‘Twenty Minutes She Finished Second. Loxpox, June 13.—The second of the series of yacht races off Dover took place today, but the sport was practically spoiled by an un- fortunate mishap, which resulted in the with- drawal of the Britannia and Vendetta from the contest and the practical extinction of the hope entertained by many persons that the Valkyrie would again show her superiority over the other contestants. ‘The yachts which were prepared to take part in today’s race were the Britannia, Valkyrio, Calunna, Iverna, Vendetta, Anemone, Lais, Varuna and Mabel. The sun was shinning brightly, and the day was an ideal one for a day's sport on the water. A splendid breeze was blowing and everything promised well for an excellent race, when through a fluke in the management of the Ven- detta an accident occurred that put her and the Britannia out of the contest. The yachts had been drawn up in the posi- tions assigned to them. and were under way for the starting line. The Vendetta was pretty close to the line and her sailing master thought she would cross before the starting gun was fired. He gave orders to ease off the sheets, and as the order was obeyed the Vendetta yawed across the bows of the Valkyrie, sh was close alongside of her. THE. COLLISION. The Britannia, which was close alongside the Valkyrie and slightly ahead of her, ran into the Vendetta as the latter's bows came out in front of the Valkyrie. and st once the greatest ex- citement prevailed among the fleet and among the people on the shore and in small boats who g the start. and Valkyrie were mixed up in a most confusing manne: ‘The shock of the collision was vo violent that many of the hands on the Britannia and Ven- detta were thrown overboard, and while some of the men on board were making efforts to get the vachts separated others devoted thom- selves to the rescue of their companions, who were struggling in the water. So far as kuown at present all were saved, none the worse for their sudden and unex pected bath. ‘The damage done to tho Britannia and Ven- detta was quite serious. The jibboom and bowsprit of the Britannin caught in the rigging of the Vendetta, tearing it from its fastenings, and then pierced the lower sails of the smaller boat, tearing them to pieces. The anding and running rigging and lower sails the Vendetta were completely wrecked. ‘The topmast of the Britannia was carried away and came down by the run, while her headgear was also seriously damaged. ‘The Valkyrie, though badly tangled up in the mess, escaped with lows damage than the oth- ers; in fact, she was able to take part in the race, which, however, was greatly delayed by the ‘accident. The ‘Britannia and Vendetta were towed back to Dover for repairs. When the Valkyrio finally got started she was twenty minutes behind the yachts which got ‘away at the sound of the gun and was fully two miles astern of the leaders, The steamer Wave, with 300 spectators on board. is accompanying the yachts over the course. Notwithstanding her disadvantageous start the Valkyrie rapidly overhauled her opponents and made a good race of it, finishing second. ‘The Calunna finished first, covering the course in 8 hours, 23 minutes and 37 xeconds. The ‘Valkyrie’s time was 8 hours, 29 minutes and 82 seconds. TEN YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT. Sentence of the Kmbezzling Manager of the Bank of Naple: Rome, June 18.—The prosecution instituted by the government against Cuciniello, the man- ager in Romo of the branch of the Bank of Naples, who was charged with the embozzle- mentof 2,000,000 lire of the bank's fund: resulted today in the conviction of the ac- cused and his sentence to ten years’ imprison- ment. Alesandro, the cashier of the Bank of Naples, who was indicted for complicity in the frauds perpetrated on the bank, was also found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for six years and eight months. Cuiciniello confessed his guilt shortly after his arrest, but in his confession he declared that Alesandro had no guilty knowledge of the embezzlement. The evidence, however, showed that Alesandro was implicated in the robbery, and his conviction followed. LS eS Antelope Hunting. From the San Francisco Chronicle. The antelope first, last and all the pends upon his legs for safety, and it to say they are the fleetest, as they are the’most graceful, of quadrupeds. There is no fun in store for the greenhorn who attempts to hunt this animal without understanding its ways and habite. Anybody can hunt and kill a bison— that is, if there were any left to kill; it is not difficult to bag a bear and many other large game animals; but the antelope demands the most skillful of huntsmen to compete with its keen sense of sight and amell, andalso its treme fleetness of foot. ‘The power of scent is wonderfully acute in them, for it seems they can unfalteringly smell a man at 600 yards and ‘ond with the most astonishing ‘exactne beir tenacity of life is beyond all conception. Ihave frequently keen an antetope with one leg thot away, and hanging by the tendons alone, outrun and excape from the fleetest plains ponies. Their ruce is not a long one, seldom beyond six or seven miles, and it is por sible that an American horse of good mett might run them down, but asa rule nothing on the prairies can catch them, and the grey- hound is about the only four-footed beast in existence that can be depended upon to keep pace with and possibly outrun them. No an’ mal in the world possesses a keener sight, ex- cept the giraffe. ANOTHER MURDER. Dominick Shea Dies Today From a Wound From an Umbrella. PENETRATED THE BRAIN. Not Considered Dangerous at First—Two | Versions of the Cause of the Fatal Dim- culty—Mark wood Arrested, but Claims He is Innocent. ——— ‘While Deputy Coroner Schaeffer is endeavor- | ing to fix the responsibility for the wholesale slaughter of lives in the old Ford’s Theater Coroner Patterson is clearing up homicides and other cases in which death resulted from other than natural causes and under suspicious cir- cumstances. This morning Dr. Patterson | called at the fourth precinct station to make farther inquiries concerning the murder of David Shanklin by Thomas Crampston Sunday night, as published ~— in yesterday's Star and while there news reached the station of the death of another victim of a! Sanday night tragedy in South Washington | The victim in the second case was Domi. iek Shea, who resides on Maryiand avenue betweon Sd and 43¢ atreets, He figured in an encounter with another young man named Wood and an umbrella handle jabbed through | his left eye caused his death. ‘The death of the victim caused the report to be made to the police, for before that they had heard nothing of the affair. THE vicTIM. Dominick Shea was nineteen yeas old, and was learning the stonecutting trade. The | neighbors all say that he was a quiet, inof- fensive young man, and by them his death is deeply regretted. Sunday evening young Shea left his home, going out through Louse alley to 434 street, When he reached the month of the alley the fatal injury was received. Less than thirty minutes after Shea left his home word was received by his mother that be had been beaten and soon afterward he was brought home by several citizer An umbrella handie had been jabbed in his left eye and inflicted a painful wound, but it was not thought that ‘anything serious would result. Dr. Riley had attended the wounded young man ata neigh- boring drug store, and he also attended him at the house. Dr. Thompson, the family physi- cian, was also called, and too, attended the patient, NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. Although the patient was able to be about the house his sufferings was intense and from his actions it was soon judged that the ferule of the umbrella handle had penetrated the brain and rendered the sick man almost wild. This morning he got out of bed aud went down stairs, but there was no improvement in his condition. He appeared almost insane from pain in his bend and about 10 o'clock he returned to his bed. His mother Temained at his side, bathing his head, and when she left io go down stairs her danghter remained at hia bedside. Ten minutes later there was a call for the mother. DIED THIS MORNING, “Dominick is dying,” she was told, and has- tening upstairs she reached his bedside just in time to seo him expire. John Shea, father of the boy, was in the Police Court at the timo awaiting the dispo- | sition of a liquor case pending against him and | he was snmmoned home. ‘At the home of the Sheasa Stax re learned the version of the killing as told by the deceased. ‘TWO STORIES OF THE AFFAIR. He had told his mother that when he left the house Sunday evening he walked through | Louse alley to 43¢ street, and} that when he reached there he | saw “Max” Wood walking with a girl named Cleo Oliver. He laughed at them and Wood turned and poked the umbrella in his left eye. ‘There are two sides to every story and Jobn i colored man who claims that he ly evewitness to the tragedy; tells n entirely different story. Toa Stax reporter he said that he was near the mouth of the alley Sunday night when he saw aman and woman coming up. the street Shea came out of the alley and said something to the man. “And, of course, the man took up for the woman'and himnelf,” suid Robinson. “Don’t you like what I said?” asked Shea, ‘No, I don't,” was the man’s response. “Then don’t you take it.” retorted Shea. Then Sheasiruck the man, said Robinson, and the latter used his umbrella, When Shea fell he (Robinson) and others picked him up | and: took him to the drug store and then carried him home. MARK WOOD ARRESTED. When the police were notified of the death of Shea Policeman Flathers and Edward Shea, brother of the deceased, went in search for the man whose name had been mentioned as “Max” Wood. Information obtained by the officer was that Wood lived on 41 street and was employed as a grocery clerk in a store cor- | ner of 10th and I streets northwest. They | drove immediately to the store and there found Mark Wood, twenty-three years old, who was at work. He was surprised and declared that he was innocent of the charge. Notwithstanding his protest he was taken to the fourth precinct and locked up pending further investigation, WHAT THE PRISONER SAYS. So a Star reporter he denied that he bad in- flicted the fatal injury. “I live in South Washington,” he said, “but } was not in the neighborhood of Louse alley about the time the deed was committed.” “Do you know Cieo Oliver?” he was asked. ‘Never heard of such a person before,” he answered, “I know a family of Olivers, but I ‘was not out with any of them Sunday night, and when the time comes I will be able to prove my whereabouts during the entire evening.” ‘How about Shea?” “I knew him, but was not with bim Sunday night.” Sunday afternoon before the fatal encounter Shea, it is said, had some trouble with his brother, und’ they engaged in a» fight m the alloy in rear of their house. ‘This is the third umbrella homicide that } occurred in this city withina few years, There was one case in South Washington several years ago and about three years ago an old colored man in Prather’s alley lost his life in » manner similar to the circumstances in the present case. Coroner Patterson will hold an inquest to- morrow. rter been | ——>__ CONTINUING TO IMPROVE. The Financial Situation Such as to Inspire More Confidence. The financial situation continues to im- prove and there is, as. consequence, a more confident feeling among the officials of the Treasury Department. The amount of gold has made un considerable increase during the past few days and the official state- ment of pt tho close of bu: yesterday to $90.722,958. This doesnot includea gain of about £750,000 obtained yesterday. There were no shipments of gold today, and as none are ex- pected for Saturday the condition at the end of the week should be even more improved. gg ae ee Banco Game. From the Kansas City Times. There is ground for a belief that the whisky trust has been playing an expensive and inter- esting bunco game with the public and with its shireholders. The eighty-one distilling plants controlled by the trust are capitalized at about $35,000,000, although their selling vaitte, according to experts, is not above $4,000, - 000. “The shares issued by the trust were listed on the New York stock exchange under the rep- resentation that these eighty-one distilleries were owned by the trust. It now appears that five cf the largest establishments have announced their withdrawal from the trust because of non- payment of reutal by the managers of the combination. Either the whisky trust owns these distilleries or it does not. In the former case the alleged withdrawais can ‘only be re- garded as. trick to depress prices and frighten out innocent shareholders; in the latter case there hax been false pretense as to the owner- ship of the property, which would render the stock frauduient. Out of this peculiar situa- tion should arise some exceedingly teresting developments, —oes Butler Lowry of Chicago Assigns. Butler Lowry, a real estate dealer, made an assignment yesterday morning with estimated liabilities of $80,000. ‘The assets are claimed to be in excess of that amount. TOLD BY CLERKS. (Continued from First Page.) the clerks who were employed on the first floor of the building, testified that he was present when the building fell. He had just stacked cards that he had been distributin; on a table or distributing boat at the southeast corner of the well hole. He heard a crash. looked up to the west side and saw the ceiling coming down at an angle of about forty-five degrees. Witness thought the whole building was coming. He was standing at the time, and got about three’seconds’ start of those at the desks. He made for the door in the rear, which opened inward, and the clerks were pushing against it and there was some trouble in getting it open. The witness ot through the door and dropped down un- rneath on some masonry work and got away from the building. No SHORING IN THE EXCAVATION. The witness had been in the excavation under the building. The clerks had orders not to go down out of their rooms without permis- sion, The witness saw no timbering or shoring up. Witness had gone down, contrary to orders, because he supposed he was a little — venturesome. The witness said the masonry arch underneath appeared to him to extend only about balf way. ‘he clerks considered the building unsafe, It was common rumor. At the time of the Met- zerott Hall disaster he had read an editorial in ‘Tus. Stam condemning the old Ford's Theater and the government printing office as death trape. In reply to Mr. Warner the witness said he hed some feeling against his euperiors. “Why?” asked Mr. Warner. FEELING AGAINST HIS SUPERIORS. “My dignity and manhood were insulted Saturday morning,” said the witness, “How?” “By being ordered out to work in the debrie that was wet with the blood of my comrades,” said the witness, ‘The witness said he went down Saturday morning to inquire about his friends, Mr. Brown came to him and told him to go to work. Others were told so also, but they refused to work, and soon the order was revoked, and an- other order was issued that none of the clerks who wero in 10th street building should be required to work mentaily, or physi- cally. When asked by the coroner if he would have been influenced in his testimony if Col. Ainsworth were present, he said he would have referred not to be there, but at the same time e did not believe it would influence his testi- mony. The witness was questioned consid- about the appearance of the work in the excavation when he visited it. W. 1, RICRARDEON. W. T. Richardson was the next witness sworn. He lives at 1127 G northeast, and is@ clerk in the office. He was on duty when the building fell. The witness was proceeding to tell in re- ply to questions of the coroner when Mr. War ner suggested that it was unnecessary to take the personal experiences of every witness, One of the jurors suggested that they might give to them experienees up to the time they got out of the building. Witness went on saying his desk was on the floor, and described how he was buried under the falling debris and his scrambling out with a friend. He was badly bruised. Mr. Warner again suggested that the testi- mony was not relevant to the points the jury desired to determine, CAUSE OF TRE DIGASTER. In reply to the coroner the witness eid he hid no personal knowledge as to the cause of the disaster. He had heard the talk of clerks and others for several years that the build- ing was unsafe, Witness said Mr. 0. B. Brown was the chief clerk of the building. Mr. Colbert was the superintendent of the building. Witness saw Col. Ainsworth in the building every He used to go through and go down inthe basement in the rear, Witness said he saw Col. Ainsworth one day go to the rope called the “dead line” and stop some time, looking up at different points on the ceiling. "The wit- ness said that be bad been treated rather roughly three years ago in the matter of leave, but did not think his prejudice on that account would affect his testimony. He did not know of any complaints being made by clerks to their superiors about the condition of the building. HARRY BRANDON. Harry Brandon of 150 A street northeast, a clerk in the office, was next called, He was on the third floor. He learned after the accident of a petition of employes who desired furioughed or —_trausferred on account of the work going on. He had felt that the building was insecure, Lut did not suppose the danger was imminent. From what he had heard he believed that there was a fecling among the clerks that would have prevented them trom reporting to their superiors their fears about the building. There had been messengers sta- tioned on the stairs who cautioned the clerks to go down —_ carefully. was first done about ten or twelve dars ago. ‘There was no fire escape on the building and only one exit from the floor where witness was employed. This opened on the stairway which | was common to the three floors. A PETITION FOR RELIEF. Witness had heard in a general way about the petition asking to be relieved, and did not know who had circulated it, He bad heard of the order given Saturday morning to clerks to go tothe pile of debris on G street and hunt for the papers, Witness had no feeling before the disaster against bis superiors. Wit- ness knew that there was avery unpleasant feeling among the clerks toward the chief of the division, Mr. Hanvey asked the wimness what were the grievances of the clerks. ‘The witness said they com of unjust treatment and of being com- pelled to work in that crowded and unsafe building. Witness did not know of any evidences of inseonrity about the building. He knew nothing of the constrac- tion of the building, but he had an uncomfort- able feeling in the building. His apprehensions were increased when they began excavating under the building. FRANK RANDOLPH. Frank Randolph was the next witness. No. ined generally 32 Grant place was his residence, Had been employed in the ruined build- ing ever sinco 189. The — feoling toward the heads of the bureau, he said, was not cordial.,and especially was this so toward the chief clerk, Jacob Frech, who treated men as dogs and not as men. He was tyrannical and overbearing. Dr. Ainsworth, so far as his per- sonal experience went, treated his clerks in- dividually as men. Mr. Frech did not, but acted as if they were animals, “Or government clerks?” said Dr. Schaeffer. “Yes, or worse,” replied the witness. Mr. Randoiph ‘testified that Dr. Ainsworth know of the feeling toward Mr. Frech,and when Congressman had remonstrated Dr. Aineworth had said that was necessary to him to keop the clerks in order. EVERYBODY AGAINST FRECH ‘Mr. Warner asked if there was anybody in the building friendly to either Dr. Ainsworth or Mr. Frech. The witness said that so far as Mr. Frech was concerned he had never heard but one clerk ~ say a ood word for him, and that clerk had said be was a “scoundrel.” The clerks generally, he thought, hnd been treated personally fairly by Dr. insworth. Witness believed certainly that fear of Mr. Frech kept many men from protesting against the building. Witness had no prejudice against Dr. Ainsworth, and only so far against Mr. Frech as a man would be liable to feel against another who had treated him {ike a dog. Witness knew that Dr. Ainsworth was con- sidered an exceedingly eficient official. In answer to Mr. Warner, the witness said that he Delieved in the light of events that this record had been gained through imperiling the lives of clerks. At this point a recess was taken until 1:45, ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW, After recess Dr. Schaeffer read the order of Chief Justice Bingham to appear and answer to the petition made by Dr. Ainsworth for a mandamus, and stated that the district attorney ‘bad advised that the return would have to be made in person. Therefore, in order to prepare _ hi reply it would be necessary to adjourn the in- quest until tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the same place. Adjournment then followed and Dr. Schaefler went atonee to the districtattorney's office. ——_—_. All Accounted For. All the clerks in the list. printed in yester- day's Stan under the heading of not registered today put in an appearance at the office of the chicf clerk in the building on 10th street. All of the 496 clerks who were in the building on the day of the disaster have now been ac- counted for. ‘The uninjured clerks today came to the build- ing and received their semi-mouthly pay. COL. F.C. AINSWORTH The Man Whois Most Talked About at This Time, HIS ANOMALOUS POSITION. How He Entered the Army as a Surreon and His Kise to His Present Peculiar Omice—Work That He Has Accomplished ‘Thus Far. —_-———_. Col. F. C. Ainsworth is undoubtedly the most talked-about man in the United States today. The public has fixed on him the principal share of responsibility for the awful catastrophe of Friday last, and the prevalent belief is that he compelled the clerks in his office to remain at their desks in the ill-fated building when it was apparent that they risked their lives in 80 doing. They say now that they knew the building was unsafe,but that their fear of him prevented their making anycomplaint. He eays that no one ever intimated or suggested to him or any of his subordinates anything of ‘the kind, and that, on the contrary, the builders who examined the work proposed for the intro- duction of the electric plant all agreed in the opinion that it was safe and feasible. ‘The facts in this matter will be established by thecoroner's jury of inquest and will subse- quently be passed upon by an army court of inquiry. AN ANOMALOUS POSITION. As the case now stands Col. Ainsworth is the Principal figure of interest. He has hada re- markable career in the army, and now occupies & somewhat anomalous position in that service, being the only ottoer in the army not attached any corps and filling a jon specially created by Domgross! for his vent HIS ARMY CAREER. Col. Ainsworth was appointed an assistant surgeon in the army from civil life November 10, 1874, and his first duty was at West Point, Subsequently be had service at Fort Vancouver, Wash., Sitka, Alaska, Fort Yuma, Cal., Camp’ Grant, Ariz.. and in the field with the eighth’ infantry in the ment of California. These ts were between November, 1874, and April, 1830, in which latter year he was transferred to duty at San Antonio, Tex., and be remained on duty at various posts in that state and vicinity until October 12, 1885, when he was assigned to duty as recorder of the army medical board in York city, which position he held when he was summoned to Washi December, 1886. HIS DUTY IN WASHINGTOX. His first connection with his present duties dates from that time. The demand for the settlement of pension cases was then at its height, and an investigation showed that the calls for information from the hospital records of the army were about 40,000 cases in arrea:s, Secretary Endicott was then Secretary of War. He determined to find some one who possessed sufficient executive ity to bring these records up to date if possibie, and he applied to the surgeon general of the army for suche man. Mr. Ainsworth was then an assistant surgeon in the rank of tain. duty in New York. ommend: signed to duty in the office of the surgeon general at Washington. He was regularly [laced in charge of the record and pension of- ice. THE CARD SYSTEM OF INDEX. Soon after be had informed himself of the Oval Bakin Pure Renae A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength. i ae yey ‘Latest United States Govern- Royal Baking Powder Oo., 106 Wall &:. AS DISTRICT AFFAIRS. An Important Query in Regard to the Excise Board, MATTER OF TRANSFERS. Does the Board Succeed to the Powers of the Commissioners?—Several Paving Con- tracts Awarded Today — Other Matters of Interest at the Municipal Butidiag. —_.___ Does the excise board succeed to the powas of the Commissioners in the matter of trausters of liquor licenses? This is the question raised by Excise Clerk Williams today, who says ina letter to the Commissioners: “For the guidanca of this oftice I have the honor to request that you will inform me whether, under the present status of the liquor law, a license issued under the act prior to that of March 3 may be transferred, and also to inquire whether such persons who have already filed appil- cations under the act of March 3, and are will- ing to allow them to remain for the action of the excise board (and the licenses thereon are issued for the balance of the present Fear), will be required to again obtain the sig- natures of acquiescent property owners, upon their filing application for the next fiscal year beginning November 1, 1898.” PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED. Contracts were awarded by the Commission- ers today as follows: To H. L. MoLaughiin, for laving cement sidewalks. class D, at veg fang square yard; to the Washington Asphalt, Block and Tile Company, for laying asphalt tile side- walks at $1.50 per square yard. BUILDING PERMITS, Building permits wore issued today as fol- lows: Mre, E. ¥. Hodgson, one brick dwelling, 638}¢ I street southeast, £2,200; Garficld Me- mortal Hospital, one brick administration (for hospital purposes), Florida avenue and 10th street, 000; RE. and H. P. Cook, three brick dwellings, 712, 714 and 716 4th street southeast, $8,000: James G. Madison, one brick dwelling, 1127 25d street northwest, €2,000. PUMP ABANDONED. The public pamp on 16th «iret between A character of the work assigned bim he con-| ®d B northeast has been ordered removed and ceived the idea of solving the existing difficul- ties by the application of the “card index sys tom’ (ot that time In general oso tn libraries) to these pension is plan was approve by the surgeon general, by Senator Cockerill, then chairman of the Senate committee engaged in iuve departmental methods of busi- ness, and finally by the Secretary of War (Endicott). Work under this system was commenced early in 1887, and, as everybody familiar with public business knows, with wi results in the settlement of pension claims. THE DIVISION AUGMENTED. In July, 1891, Secretary Proctor, impressed with the remarkable success of Col. Ainsworth’s work with the medical records, decided to ap- ply the same system to the military records. To this end be issued an order transferring all such records in the offices of the adjutant general and the surgeon general to be a common office, which be desig- dated us the “record and pension office,” and placed Col. Ainsworth at the head of it.’ This transfer incladed all the clerks who were then engaged on this work, numbering nearly 900 altogether. In the first session of the last Congress the action of the Secretary of War was legalized and the present office of records and pensions of the War Department was created as un inde- pendent organization. This act of Congress #0 Pointedly indicated Col. Aineworth as the head of the office that President Harrison vetoed the bill on the ground that it infringed on the con- stitutional prerogative of the President in the | down on ® map ‘matter of ——. The bill practically named Col Ainsworth for the place and gave the President no discretion in the matter. The act was then amended by Congress #0 as to meet these objections. Presi- dent Harrison then approved it and at once nominated Col. Ainsworth for the and his nomination was confirmed by the Senate. TEXT OF THE Act. This act was entitled, “An act to provide for the permanent preservation and custody of the records of the volunteer armies and for other purposes.” and was as follows “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the divi- the well abandoned, as the water is unfit for drinking parposes. AGATKET THE BELLA. The Commissioners are in receipt of a letter from one of the residents in the neighborhood an wn raitroad,which is represented as unendurabie. It is suggested that the company furnish a fiagman at this point and give the nerrous people ® chance to sleep and rest. VIOLATING REGULATIONS. The Commissioners have been notified that the Georgetown Gaslight Company is violating the plumbing regulations by repairing cut« in block pavements with their own ‘workmen without any guarantee to the District thutabe work is well done. The regulations —proyide that where cuts are made in shee: pavements the repairs must be made by the contractor doing similar work for the District and where cuts are made in block pavement that the re- pairs be made by the superintendent of streets, TELEPYONE COMPLAINT. Mr. 8. M. Bryan, president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Compauy, bas com- plained to the Commissioners of the action of the District employes in cutting the company’s cable and not reporting the same to the office, He save the negligence on the part of the work- ‘Men was inexcusable, first, for the reason that the exact location of ail’ the conduits is Inid im the engineer department, and the asphalt which surrounds the conduit is almost as hard as the surface of a concrete pavement, He asks that an investigation of the matter be held with » view of putting the cost of the damage where it belongs. PLUMBING REGULATIONS. Secretary Carlisle has requested the Commis- sioners to furnish the supervising architect of the treasary with a copy of the plumbing regu- lations in force in the District. ANOTHER PROTEST. George 8. Cooper writes to the Commissioners today requesting a bearing before the Commis- | sioners to finally decide upon the old naval -y grounds asa site for the contagious observatory sion organized by the Secretary of War in his | hospital. He savs he ix the owner of between office for the preservation and custody of the records under the name of the record and pension division is hereby established as now organized, and shall hereafter be known us the record thorized to select an officer of the army whom he may cousider to be especially well qualified for the performance of the duties hereinafter specified and, by and with the ad-! vice and consent of the Senate, to appoint him in the army to bechief of said office, wao shall have the rank, pay, and allow- ances of a coloyel and shall, under the Secre- tary of have charge of the military and hospital records of the volunteer armies and the pension and other business of the War De- partment connected therewith; and all laws or parts of laws inconsixtent with the terms of this act are hereby re} “4 This act was approved May 9, 1892. COL. AINSWORTH ACCEPTED THE POSITION, Col. Ainsworth accepted the position thus created. At the same time he resigned his commission in the medical department, When SS SS by Congress he was a captain in the medical corps, ‘the list, but in the period intervening before the amended SS ra 6 ee be ene regularly promoted to grade of surgeon with the rank of major in the medical ment. His appointment took him out of that ———— and gave him the rank of colonel, unattached to any department or division of army. Therefore, while be bas a rank than any seniors in the list of majors in the medi- partment it cannot be properly waid that them, for reason that his “promotion did not in any wise interfere with the lineal order of that department. In fact, be left the medical de- partment to enter another and altogether dis- tinct office. He occupies the unique position of being a colonel in « department altogether outside of the recognized corps of the army. WIS PECULIAR HOLD OX OFFICE. No one at the War Department can foretell the result of the present investigations, so far as Col. Ainsworth’ tion in the army is concerned. The President can sus- pend him from hit position as chief of the office of records and pensions, but cannot ap- point any one else to the place unless Col Ainsworth it dismissed from his place asa onel in the army. @ proceeding that ean be ac. complished only by a tentenee of court-marnal for cause. The office was created for Col. Ains- | worth by special act of Congress, and ean be filled by no other person un‘il st is vacated by him imthe regular way oreseribe: regulations. beg a by army An officer of the army being investigated by # court of inquiry is not necessarily suspended of the volunteer armies | fore, | shown €25,000 and $30,000 worth of property, which he believes will be greatiy mjured if ‘the hospital is located on the site, OFFICE. Col. Ainsworth Attending to His Duties— ‘Not Likely to Be Suspended. Col. Ainsworth attended to his official duties today as usual and was inand out of his of- fice at intervals during the day. He was out for an hour or two in the morning, in the company, it is understood, of Mr. R. Ross Perry, his counsel. Most of the afternoon be spent at his office. During the day he paid a hort visit to the new quarters in the city post office building. He will not see and has sent word tomore than tne of them thet he bas nothing to say at present for publication. Kor SUSPENDED, It was rumored today that Col. Ainsworth had been suspended, but ingniry at the White House and at the War Department showed that the report was untrue, Secretary Lamont told » Stan reporter that there was nothing for him to do in the matter. Col, Ainsworth was appointed by the President and could not be removed or suspended by any other authority. itis learned from excellent authority that | the Prendeut will teke no action in the case of Col. Ainsworth until it is degree neaponi for Friday's @isaner. “Tes le for jav's disaster. not customary to suspend en official in antici- pation that charges may be made against bim edeore Avachsnarts.~aterg On Trial for Murder. In the Criminal Court, Division 2, before Justice McComas, the trial of the three — colored ~— boys, = George Hardy, Edward Norris and Wm. Gant, indicted for the murder of Peter H. Young on July 234 last on Capitol Hill, was begun. —_——— Treasury Appointments. Secretary Carlisle made the following =p | Pointments tod Robert Cook, collector of internal revenue | for district of Arkausas, vice Henry M. Coopety resigned. Legare Phenix, New York, —___-e- No Change Lett. | From the Chicaro Record. ; Burglar Bill (to the recumbent figure in the | bed)—"Come! Qui Ware's your money ee mt rare (andiy)—*Twai Youre gong to all you cau find lew juuch at the world’s fair today.” soe pecial agent from oa Legreynes of his office, the theory ve- ing that is innocent of wrongdoing + the contrary is established. es a aes —-e-___ Mr. Frederick D. Grant, ex-American minis- , left Vienna Sunday evening for the United ‘States. Many of the diplomats railway station to bid him goodbye”? | A Considerate Man. From Texas Siftines. | Mr. Chumly—“I hear you are going to matt] | axich widow. Is there any trath in the ru | “Mr. Fewscads—You. Iam doing it out of | consideration for my creditors, I haven't heart to see them suffer.”