Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1893, Page 6

Aves Sarsaparilia, wherever used, is always spoken of in termsof hichest praise. WILLIAM SMALL, Fort Fairfield, Mo. ,says, ins letter recently received: “It sctves mo pleasure to speak from personal knowledge ofthe wonderful cure, by the use of AYER’S Sarna- Parilia. of abad humor ina child eleven years old. ‘The child's hands, arms, feet and legs wore covered with blotches and scabs, resisting all local applica- tons. Very soon after taking AYER’S Sarsaparilla ‘the humor disappeared, the cure being complete. As ‘blood purifier I consider that AYER'S Sansaparmra Stands atthe head of the whole catalogue of such Preparations, especially when used in connection with AYER'S Pills.” “There can be noquestion as to the superiority of AYER'S Sarsaparilla over all other blood purifiers, If ‘this was not the case the demand for it, stead of in- creasing yearly, would have ceased long ago, like so many other bicod medicines I could name"—F. L. NICKERSON, Charlestown, Masa. CURES OTHERS, WILL CURE YOU. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.. Lowell, Mass. HEIR GENTLE ACTION AND GOOD EFFECT ‘Ou the system really make them a perfect little They please thos: who use them. Carter's Little ¥ THE BABY IS CU1TING TELTH BE SURE ‘and use that old and well-tried zemedy. Mra. Win- ‘Syrup for childeen” teething. It softens the gums. allays all Ure wind colic and ts the best remedy for ‘Twenty-five cents a bottle. a ROWN’S IRON BITTERS CURES DYSPEPSIA, Malaria, Biliousness and General Debility. Gives stronath, afds divestion, tones the nerves, creates ai 3 Petite. The tect tonic for N' Mothers, w. women and children. A |ALF WINE GLASS OF ANGOSTUKA BITTERS: efore meals will restore the appetite. _ tured only by Dr. J. GB. Siegert & Sons. At all dealers’. Index to Advertisements. AMUSEMENTS 10 Pace - Pace Page Pace KeeVsedrasvswSewawar EXCURSIONS, EXPRESSAGE. FINANCIAL, FOR EXCHA: FOR HIRE...... PORK RENT (Chicago)... FOR RENT (Fiats) FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Odices). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Rooms) . FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Horses and Vehicles), FOR SALE (Bicycles) TREE ERTTRRTE STEEN H 4 FOR SALE (iHouses: 3 FOR SALE (Lots)... 3 FOR SALE (iliscalisneous) - 3 ai LADIES’ GOODS -— -Paze 7 LEGAL NOTICES. Pace 3 LOCAL MENTION -Pace 10 Lost Paze 2] MARR! Page 5 MANICURE MEDICAL MISCELLANEK MONEY WANTED POTOMAC RIVER BOAT: PIANOS AND ORGANS. PERSONAL. Teeeiqentayy aynartaeti WANTED (Rooms) ._—. WANTED (Situations WANTED (Miscellaneous). ‘WOKLD'S FAIR. IN WALL STREET TODAY. Speculators Awaiting Action of the Clearing House Kegarding Cervificates. New Yorx, June 15.—Operators in stocks ac- cepted the report that the clearing house banks | would issue clearing house certificates with commendable calmness this morning. The variations in prices were slight and about evenly distributed on the up and down tack. Sugar broke 134 to 86 on the strike at the Have- meyer refinery. The stock market drifted to dullness after the opening. The changes in prices during the first hour of business did not exceed 1 per cent, except in rare instances. Sugar made @ further fractional decline, selling down to 85%, but subsequently’ recovered to ‘National starch common was 4 bid and 8 ile thn 6 por cont bonds dropped 234 | ‘of the second preferr we been officially notified of the suspension of dividend payments, ‘St. Paul fell i to 683{, Manhattan 1 to 131, Omaha 1 to 39 and Wheeling and Lake Erie 13; to 14 The preferred brought 474834. against 52%, the last previously reported sale. The other prominent stocks were dull, the changes ranging from } to % per cemt. Operators were waiting for something official from the clearing house in regard to the alleged proposed issue of certificates. Pending something of a definite chazacter, there was little disposition to trade. The re- duction in the Bank of England rate, which or- dinarily would have had a favorable effect on stocks, exerted no influence whatever. The re- duction in the rate to 2:¢ per cent weakened sterling exchange, and posted figures were put down to 48534 and 48754. At 11am. the mar- Ket was dull and inclined to weakness. Money on call opened at 7 per cent. Money on call is stringent at 7a20 per cent Prime mercantile paj ling exchange is weak, bankers’ beeron oe 484390495 for sixty days and 48648634 for demand; posted raies, 48534048734; commercial bills, 483a485'¢. The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Exchanges, 997,749,248: balances, $5,775,134. ‘The subtreasury was debtor at the clearing house today $786,105. Bar silver, 83%. Gov- it bonds have been weak. State bonds 34 to 34 per cent after 11 o'clock, but subsequently lost a part of ‘the improvement. Atchison continues particu- larly weak and the bears are selling it freely. The stock sold down to 22%. National starc! common, sold at 734, while the second pre- ferred rose to 32. At noon the market was dull and steady. @LEARING HOUSE CERTIFICATES aUTHORIZED. The Clearing House Association this after- moon adopted the following resolutions: “Resolved, that a committee of five be ap- pointed by the chairman. with the President, to receive from the banks members ‘of the association bills receivable and other se- curities to be approved by said committee, who shail be authorized to therefor ‘such in banks, loan certificates bearing six Per cent interest per annum, and such loan cer- tificates shail not be in excess of seventy-five pet cent of the market value of the securities or bills receivable so deposited, and such cer- tificates shail be received and’ paid in settle- ment of halances at clearing houre, and all the rules and heretofore adopted in the jevae of such gold certificates shall be in force fm the present issue.” No clearing house certificates have yet been applied for. The loan committee of the asso- ciation, of which President Frederick D. Tap- pen of the Galatine National Bank is chairman, will meet tomorrow to receive applications. ‘The certificates will be supplied in denomina- tions of $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today burial permits were issued from the health office for the following: White—Mary years; Thomas Antisell, 76 years Colored—Julia Butler, 20 years; Georgians ‘Thomas, $ years; Robert A. Colston, § months. ~ ‘The twenty-seventh annual commencement —- of Vassar College took place yester- 2d EDITION. THE BORDEN TRIAL. The Government Closes and the De- fense Begins. PRINCESS EULALIE AT NIAGARA FALLS Mrs. Lamont Overcome at Chi- cago. THE SCAFFOLD AT MARLBORO’ ‘The Prisoner Overwhelmed by the Number of Floral Offerings. New Bepronp, Mass., June 15.—The tenth day of the Borden murder trial opened hot, with a big crowd in attendance. Miss Borden was overwhelmed with floral offerings this morning and appeared in excellent spirits, despite the seeming disheartening significance of yester- day's proceedings. THE PRUSSIC ACID INCIDENT. ‘The first witness called was Charles H. Law- ton, a New Bedford druggist of twenty years’ standing. He was acquainted with the drug prussic acid, and kept it in stock. The proper name is di | luted hydrocyanic acid. He was asked if it was used for any specific purpose; if it was sold under any other formula than ona prescrip- tion; if he had sold it in any other form. But all these questions were ex- eluded. He was then asked if it was put to any other purpose thau for medicine. and to this latter question he replied that he knew of none. ‘There was no cross-examination. Henry H. Tillson of New Bedford, in the hat, cap and fur business, testified. He cared for the furs of others as well as his own: he devoted some of his time aiso to preserving furs, He was asked if prussic acid was ever used in the care of furs, but his answer was objected to by the defense and ordered stricken out. He had no knowledge of the effect of acid on fure Nathaniel Hathaway, analytical chemist, New Bedford, was next called. He was acquainted with prussic acid in both forms; it is usually sold in 2 per cont dilution. He ‘was asked about the suitability of drug in connection with furs, and the question was objected to. The court considered the question a very broad one and the matter was ruled out. The question was put in substantially the same form, using sealskin furs as the basia of the inquiry, and the answer was that it was un- suitable and also unsuitable for use in cleaning furs. Witness said it was quite volatile and that in volatile form had no effect of distributed in the air upon any person in its reach; it had no use as an acid in cleaning furs. | Cross-examined—‘By voiatile I mean that it Passes off in the air as other acids do. said the | witness, and the names of other acids were | cited, among them benzine, and benzine he | knew was used quite extensively; also ether | and naptha and chloroform, but ‘which were | dangerous to have about the house because of | their expiosive tendencies.” | Witness considered that because an article was volatile this was practically no ground of objection if a person was careful about using it. Witness said he considered arsenic a dangerous drng; he never used it to beautify his complex- ion, and Gov. Robinscn, who was conducting the examination, said he would not insist upon it | that he ought to use it. EVIDENCE THROWN OUT. After consultation the justices at 10:20 an- nounced that the preliminary evidence did not come up to the proffer and excluded the evidence of attempted purchase of prussic acid. After introduction of exhibits at 10:25 the commonwealth rested its caseand a recess for fifteen minutes was taken. During the recess the prisoner talked earnestly with Mrs. Fessenden of Boston, the first lady who has spoken to her incourt room. Another consultation began between counsel and the court, at the conclusion of which Gov. Robinson asked for ten minutes in which to arrange matters for the opening of the defense, it bemg understood that the prosecution would take up more time than it had today. ‘At 100 the jury filed into the court room again. ‘THE DrFENSE OPENS. Counsel for the defense were already to be- gin the plan of their side of the case, and Mr. Jennins became their spokesman. He said: One of the victims of this murder was a personal friend, and I had known him since a boy, and if I betray moro affection than | would seem natural it must be ascribed to this | feeling; « lawyer does not cease ever to be a | man. "The brutal character of the wounds was | equaled only by the time and place of the mur- | ders. I don’t propose to go into detail about the character of those wounds, you know what they were. ‘The person who was arrested for doing the deed was the youngest daughter of one of the victims. Up to that time she wax of spotless character and reputation; who had moved in and out of that house for twenty- lone years with her mother and father and sister. We shall show you that this young woman had led a spotless life, interested in re- ligious and charitable work, and yet for some reason the government seemed to have fastened | the crime upon her. There is always an outcry | for oir = to be punished for such a crime, | but we want the guilty punished, not the inno- cent. nd it is the one which you have pply to this case, presumes every man to be innocent until he is proved guilty. The iaw is for the protection | of the living. The Inw of Massachusetts to- | day draws about the person of everybody the circle of innocence until the contrary is proven. I say this is a mysterious case, and every thinking man must say the same, but you are not here to say how it was committed ‘or to say by whom. You are simply to answer as to this defendant, to say you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that she is guilty or innocent, and a reasonable doubt is = doubt for which you can furnish a good rea- son. “There are two kinds of evidence, direct and circumstantial; the first is the testimony of persons who have seen and heard and felt; cir- cumstantial evidence is entirely different. I want to say that there is no particle of direct evidence against Lizzie Borden to connect her with this crime; it is wholly and absolutely circumstantial.”” ‘The prisoner sat with her face buried in her handkerchief during counsel's plea, THE FIRST WITNESS. Mr. Jennings closed his address at 11:30, and Martha Chagnon was called to the stand. She testified that at 11 o'clock on the night before the murder she heard noise like the pounding on wood i the direction of the Borden fence, continued for five minutes. Cross-examined by Mr. Knowlton—Noise seemed to come from that direction, but the windows were closed and witness made no investigation. Mrs. Chagnon confirmed her stepdaughter's testimony about the noise. Cross-examined, first thought it sounded like a dog. John W. Grouard testified that he painted the Borden house in May, 1392, and he ht that the prisoner was in the vicinity of the paint tubs. The court exeluded the evidence that the fall before the murder Mrs. Durfee saw an angry discussion between Mr. Borden and a at . Charles M. Gifford and Uriah Kirby said that they saw man on the street steps near the Chagnon house at 11 o'clock on the night before the murder. ‘Mark Chase said he saw s man with brown hat and black coat ina bi Borden house just before 11 o'clock. RECESS TAREX. Recess was then taken. Another Hatchet F. a. Fart Riven, Mass., June 15.—Last night a boy named Potter, son of C. I. Potter, clerk in the Fall River water works office, while looking for a ball, found a hatchet on the top of John Crowe's barn, which is located just in the rear of the Borden property. Mr. Potter this morn- ing reported his find to the police and also sought an interview with the counsel for de- fense, but was unable to find Mr. Jennings. He ‘still has the hatchet in his possession and describes it as an ordinary implement with hammer head. ‘The handle was weather-beaten and the blade covered with rust. Some of the ticles of rust being removed. a slight color- Fog of gilt was disclosed, sh would either indicate that the hatchet was at one time used as an ornament or was quite new when lost or sworn in front of the | Sept THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1893—TEN PAGES, THE MARLBORO’ SCAFFOLD. It is Brought Into Town and Taken to the Jail. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Maztzono’, Mp., June 15.—The scaf- fold ‘on’ which William Pinkney and Daniel Barber are to pay the death penalty for the murder of Francis M. Bowie was brought into town this morning shortly after 9 o'clock. It attracted considerable attention as it was drawn toward the jail. Charles Randall at once setto work to join and attach the beams. The timber used is of white oak, painted red. It was builtin detached Rortions at Forestville. The instrument of th is twenty feet in height, the stand being twelve feet from the ground. Two trap doors will be used,which wili drop the murderers sido by side, but not sufficiently close to come in contact with each other. It will stand at the southeast corner of the jail, the approach being by the rear entrance on the ground floor. The condemned men are gradually awake: ing to their doom and Barber now manifests a religious spirit Pinkney has expressed a wish to be baptized within the week. Barber saw the scaffold when brought in thls morning. but showed no emotion. Since the hammering has gone on both men show visible signs ‘of distress. Pinkney now occupies the cell from which Mike Green and Joe Vermillion were taken by a masked mob and hanged, fifteen and three years ago respectively—the former for rape and the latter for arson. OVERCOME BY THE HEAT. Mrs. Lamont Fainted in Midway Plaisance, but Recovered and Went to Her Hotel. Curcaao, June 15.—About 5 o'clock yeuter- day afternoon Mrs. Daniel Lamont, wife of the Secretary of War, was overcome by heat and exhaustion while in Midway Plaisance and with- out warning fell in a faint. After an hour of rest she was sent to the Lexington Hotel ina carriage. The physicians do not anticipate any serious result from Mrs. Lamont’s sudden ili- ness. ——-——_ PEACE AT LAST FOR THE PRINCESS. Infanta Eulalie Will Have to Undergo No More Burdensome Hospitality. Niacara Faris, N. Y., June 15.—The infenta and party breakfasted at 9 o'clock this morning. Shortly after 10 o'clock they emerged from the hotel and entered carriages | fora drive, visiting Goat Island and other | points of interest. The party was to leave here tomorrow morn- ing, but the intanta hax expressed u desire to travel by night, and the departure has been postponed until tomorzow night. No municipal | reception has been arrazgod, but the princess is being entertained in « qvict imanner. | New Yonx, June When the infanta re- | turns to this city tomorrow or Saturday from | her trip to the west she will no longer, be the guest of the nation. Henceforth she will travel incognito and will pass under tho title of Duchess de Mont- pensier. She will not live at the Savoy, but will be the guest of Mr. Juan de Ceballos, at 23 East 62d street. Mr. de Ceballos is president of the Cireulo Colon Cervantes. The remainder of her stay in this country is as yet indefinite, but it may extend over several weeks. There will be no official weleome or reception when the infanta arrives. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening and closing prices ot York Stock ‘Mark 1 Gy special yCoron & Macartney, 1419 ¥ street. ‘Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular calli? o'clock m.: U. S. 43, reg., $100 at 110. U.S. Elec. Light, 7 at 140. Ameri can Graphophone, § at 1 Government Bonds—U. S. 48. registered, 1907. 110 bid, 110% asked. “U.S ds, coupons, 1907, 111 bid, 111g asked. District of Columbia Bonds—0-year fund, 58, 1899, gold, 195%; bid. — asked. ‘Miscellaneous Bonds—Washington and George- town K.K. Conv. 63, Ist, 130 bid, 150 asked. Wasit- ington and Georgetown R. R. Conv. Ga, 2ds, 130 bid. 150 asked, Masonic Mail Association 58, — bid. 110 asked. Washington Light Infantry ist mort- gage Gs, 1904 — vid, 103 asked. Washington Gas Co.’ Convertible da, 1901, 122 bid, 140 asked. Washington Gus Co.,series A, és, 118 bid. 125 asked. Wasnington Gas ries B, 68, 119 bid, — asked. eI Ratlroad 6. — bid, 100 asked. Eekington Chesa- peake and Potomac ‘Telephone 54, — bid, — asked. Capitol aud North © Street Railroad 1st Sa, 1921, — bid, 190 asked, Metropolitan Rall- Toad Convertible 63, 105 bid, 111 asked. U.S. Blectric Light Convertible 58, 113 bid, 197 asked. National Bank Stocks—Bank of Wasnington, 330 bid. 373 asked. Bank of the Republic. — bi asked. Metropolitan, 277 bid. 207 asked. Central, 200 bid, — asked. cond. — bid. 160 asked. Farm- ers’ and 199 bid, — usked. Citizens’, = Did. — ask ‘Traders’, — bid. 118 asked. West End, — bid. 113 asked.’ Columbia, — bid, 169 asked. Railroad Stocks—Wasniny 895 bid. —asked. Metro} Capitol and Norn oO Rock Creek, — 80 asked. tan, 9 treet, — d, 100 asked. bid, 35 asked. \d.— asked. Columbia, 65 bid, Insurance Stocks—Firemen, — bid. — asked. di id, GO asked. Metropolitan, — bid, xe: Mngton, — bid, 175 asked. Corcoran, 70 bid, — asked." Columbt: Mid. 18 aaked. | Rigas 7 bid, S asked. People’s. 5 bid. 53 asked. Lincoln, |. — asked. Commercial, 5 bid, 5% asked. Potomac. 70 bid. — asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Colambia Title. 6% bid, 6% asked. Real Estate Title, 130 bid, — asked. Gas and Llectric Light Stocks—U. 8. klectric Light, — bid, 149 asked. Washington Gas. — bid, SO asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. — asked. Telephone Stocks — American Graphophone, x Did, 14 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, — bi 45 asked. Pennsylvania, — bid. — asked. Miscellaneous Stocks— Washington Market, 11 bid, — asked. Great Falls lee, — bid, 130 asked. Washington Brick Machine, — bid,’ 150 asked. Bull Kup Panorama, — bid. 95 asked. Nor. and Wash. Steamboat Co., 90 bid, —asked. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, —bid,.60 asked. Interocean Batlding, — bid, 100 aaked Safe it ‘and Trust Companies—American Securit — bid. 130 asked. Wash- ingron and Trust,— bid, 140 asked. National fe Deposit and Trust Co., — bid, 140 asked. pe Aas Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. June 18.—Flour dull, unchanged =r 1s; shipments, 13,760 barrels; juliet and lower—No. $ Fed, spot. Toate; June, Yuaioy: July, Tati: August, 7234 mber, 73} oid; steamer ts, 18,060 bus! ments, 16,000 bushels; stock, bushel sales, '60,000 bushels. Milling ‘wheat by sample, 68a7l. Corn dull and easy—mixed, spot, 47% a4s; June, 47% asked; July, 43 asked—recelpts, 61,975 bushels; shipments, 25,114 bushels; stock, 680,539 bushels; sales, 1,100 ‘bushels. ‘White corn by sample, 51; yellow corn by sample, 49. Oats steady —No. 2 white western, 42 asked; No. % mixed west- €FR, S4a86 4 —receipta, 9/000 bushels: stock, 75,i07 bushels. Hye dull—No.'2, 60, nominaily—stock, 45.455 bushels. Hay quiet and steads—good to choice timothy, 15.50a17.0. Grain freighis quiet, unchanged. Cotton firm—middling, 3%. | Pro- Nisions qulet, unchanged | Butter firmer—cream- 20; do. talr to choice, 18al9: do. imi- —14ya15. Coffee dull— io. 7, 16%. Sugar strong —gtanulated, 5%. Copper unchanged. Whisky firm—t.18a1.19. “Peanuts unchanged. BALTIMORE, June 15.—Baltimore and Ohio stock, 73a75; Balt! = tig? do. stocks, 55 Chicago Marketa. CHICAGO, June 15 (closing)—Wheat—June, 653;; 3 September, 70%. Corn—June, 39%: i; do. second incomes, 21 bid; ‘Consolidated gas’ bonds, July, 4049404; September, 41ya4l%. Oate— June, 304; July, tember, 26. Pork—July, 19.90; September, 20.65. June, 9.923; July, 0.05; September, 10.55. Short ribs—July, 9.40; ember, 9.63. ae Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following by the clerk of the court: P. F. Gormley and Maud Edwards; E. Harry L. Myersand Amy S. Chamberlain; Walter E. Lang and Bertie Eitter; John R. Bowie of Charles county, Md., and Sarah A. Tucker of Uniontown, Pa.;Herry Penn and Mary Har- rison, both of Alexandria, Va.; Charles Brown and Fannie L. Wilson of Norfolk, Va.; Geo. W. Williams and Genevievo Jackson; Elbert M. Dunn and Maggie Arnold, both of Munsficid, Va.; Harrison Carrico and Annie Griffin, both of Culpeper county, Va.; Forrest Bird and GERMAN ELECTIONS. Good Weather Prevails Throughout the Empire, REGATTA OF THE NEW YORK YACHTS. More About the Servia’s Collision in the Fog. FAILED IN BUSINESS. ELECTION DAY IN GERMANY. Good Weather Prevails Throughout the Empire. i Beruix, June 15.—This is election day throughout the German empire, and good weather prevails everywhere in the country. This will tend to bring out a heavy vote, more especially in the rural districts, In Berlin the streets wear an every-day appearance,and there is an uttor absence of any excitement. In fact the wealthier classes appear apa- thetic as to the outcome of the elections. The authorities fear that disorders might arise among the voters belonging to the lower classes, and the troops are kept in their bar- racks so as to repress any outbreak that might occur. Very few voters went to the polls before noon. At that hour, when the workmen left the factories and other places where they were employed, they walked in groups to the voting stations and deposited their ballota. ‘The stations in the fourth and sixth districts, located in Acker Strasse, Bruenner Strasse, Chaussee Strasse, Rorenthaler Thor, Kottbuser any of the others. Groups of men surrounded the election posters searching for information us to where the stations at which they were to vote city, 500 of them being in taverns and restau- rants, while the remaining 128 are in school buildings and vestry halla, SOCIALISTS ACTIVE. The socialists are displaying more activity than any of the other political groups. Women seem to boas deeply interested in the success of the social democratic candidates as are the men of the party, and shey have labored in every way to aid tho can: Abumber of men and women gathered at 8 o'clock this morning at the Bock brewery, the headquarters of the in the second district, where Herr Fischer, one of the social democratic leaders, is running. They devoted themselves to receiving orders for electoral tickets, while others scatiered leaflets in behalf of tho party broadenst. Col. Vou Egidy, the anti-Semite candidate, who is standing in several districts and whose candidature, when it was first announced, was greeted with derision, will undoubtedly poll a comparatively heavy vote, Many of the wealthiest voters him anda large number of ladies are using their influence to secure his return as a member of the reichstag. THE CHANCELLOR VOTES. Chancellor Von Caprivi and Dr. Von Boetticher of the imperial home office, both voted at the Kaiserhig station. They ap- parently believed in depositing their ballots as soon as possible, for they were among the earliest voters at the polls. All the officials attached to the post office hayo been given five hours’ leave of absence, in order that they may vote in their respective districts. Arrangements have been made by which the firemen and the men employed on the tramway and omnibus lines will go to the polls in relays, Fach relay is allowed two hours for voting pur- posea: The police have taken no visible measures to Prevent rioting. It is generally known, how- ever, that all the spare constables are confined in their barracks. Thus far eversthing has passed off very quietly, and no disturbuncos are expected. UNSUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS. Assignment of C. Cottier & Son, Diamond Dealers in New York. New Yorx, June 15.—Charles Cottier and Jean Cottier, composing the firm of C. Cottier & Son, dealers in diamonds at No. 171 Broad- way, today assigned to Samuel Greenbaum, without preferences. Tho liabilities, it is said, exceed $100,000. Mr. Greenbaum, the assignee, stated to » reporter that the failure was caused by poor business and heavy losses caused by ilarea of Kuehn, Dorflinger & Co, C. 8. Ealee & Uo., and Sandford & Co, The assote will at least equal the liabititios, A BANK CLOSED. Anwaxsas Crry, Kax., June 15.—The First National Bank of this city, one of the oldest and generally believed to be one of the strong- est financial institutions in the southwest, has failed. . —_———__ FOG AND Poor Prospects for the Regatta of the New York Yacht Club. New Yous, June 15.—The forty-eighth an- nual regatta of the New York Yacht Club was held in the lower bay today. The course was from buoy No. 11, below the Narrows, south to Sandy Hook and cast to the Sandy Hook light- thip and return over the same course, The entries were: First-class schooners—Brunhilde, Coronet, Dauntless, Romona, Yampa. Third-class schooners—FEmerald, Fourth-class schoonet Fifth-class schooner: Laeca. tie, Sham rock. ‘Azeala, Victor, Neara, \ird-class sloop—Katrina. Fourth-class sloop—Hildegard. Fifth-class sloops—Clara, Eclipse. ‘The members of the club and their guests witnessed the race on the iron steamboat Taurus. ‘A heavy fog in the morning made the yachts late in arriving at the starting point. The prospect for a good race was not encouraging, as there was very little wind at 11 o'clock aud fog still hung over the lower bay. Ati p.m. the fog having cleared away, tho racing yachts of the New York Yacht Clnb in « long string were observed coming down the ship channel, the usual course toward the southwest spit, their first turning point. All were on the port tack with sheets close ul Most of them carried club topeaie, schooner yachts had also maintop1 sails sot. ‘The wind is from the sonth southeast, blowing sixteon miles an hour; weather partly cloudy; sea smooth. A large number of steam and sailing yachts are at the races. ‘The yachts passed out by the Hook in the following order: Lasca, 1:23 p.m.; Hil 1:25; yacht Romona, 1:32; Emerald, 1 tor, 1:35; Yampa, Coronet and N Dauntless, 1:39; 1:44; Brunhilda, 1:56. ‘They are ali out and standing toward Sandy Hook lightship. Shamrock, 1: 1:52; Clytie, 1:53; Azeala, RUSHING THROUGH THE FOG, The Fog Horn on the McCallum Was Kept Going, but That Did Not Warn the Servia. Livenpoot, June 15.—James White, second mate of the American ship McCallum, which, while on a voyage from London to New York, was run into and sunk on June 7 by the Cunard steamer Servia, in an interview today confirms the story of the disaster as told by the Servia at Queenstown with the twenty-four survivors of the McCallum’s crew on board. White says that the McCallum entered @ fog bank at midnight June 7. ‘The fog horn of the ‘McCallum was kept going at regular intervals At about 3 o'clock in the morning, when th ship was in latitude 40 north, longitude 69 west, or about 240 miles from’ Sandy Hook, the Servis rushed out of the fog bank and came bow on into the McCallum, smashing into her quarter and cutting her planking and timbers as though they were match atigks. White learned after reaching the steamer that no one on the Servia heard the McCallum's fog horn or saw anything of her until a few seconds before she was sighted lying directly across the steamer’s bow. It was too late to stop the momentum of the steamer, though her engines had been put full speed astern as soon as the McCallum's lights loomed through Mamie Jefferson; James H. Carter and Queen V. Grantlin: James Jeffries and Annie Corne- lias; Louis E. Columbus and Flora A. Benger; Jobn E. Queen and Mary Adams of Montgom- ery county, Md.; Robert Washington and Mary Snowden; ‘Wilson O. and Eliza B. the fog. see Range of the Thermometer. | The following were the temperatures at the office of the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 73; 2 p.m., 62; maximum, 64; minimum, 67. and Frankfurter Strasse were more crowded than | were located. There are 628 stations in the , fe eupporting | these dispatches yesterday upon the arrival of | MR. RUPPERT’S WILL. Mr. Johnson, Who Drew the Instru- ment, Continues His Testimony. THE TESTATOR’S MOTIVES. ‘Witness Tells What the Deceased Said Was the Reason He Bestowed His Property in the Manner He Did — Why He Left Hie Mind. The trial of the Ruppert will cxse was re- sumed before Judge Bradley in Circuit Court No. 1 this morning, it being the third, and what Judge Bradley proposes, if possible, to be the Inst, week of the trial. Mr. W. G. Jobnson who drew up Mr. Ruppert’s will and was on the stand when the court adjourned yesterday afternoon, resumed the stand. Mr. Johnson wasshown and identified several drafts of the will which were made and shown to Mr. Ruppert during the preparation of the will. | Over the objection of the caventors they were admitted in evidenco. At the request of Mr. Ruppert witness made duplicate copies of the will: Me, Rupport cautioned witness to keep the fact of the making of the will from Mrs. Ruppert. On the 19th of May, 1891, when the will and duplicate were ’ finally com- pleted, witness had Mr, — Ruppert call at the office of witness, when he and Mr. Ruppert compared them. ‘At Mr. Ruppert sugrestion witness left both that evening at th home of Mr. Simon Wolf. A few days later witness met Mr. Ruppert in the city ball, when he informed witness that he had executed the will at Mr. Wolf's office. He told witness that he (witness) had made a mistake in the will, which Mr. Wolf had corrected. Witness subse- quently noticed another alteration in the will, but by whom made he did not know. MR. JOHNSON CONTINUES. Mr. Johnson was shown and identified sev- eral largo blue linen lined envelopes, sumilar to tho one in which the will was found, and Mr. Johnson explained that he had seen similar ssrelcpet in Mr. Ss vert's possession previous to his death. envelopes and a number of large white enve- lopes, all indorsed in Mr. Ruppert’s band- writing, were found in a box in his safe after Mr. Ruppert’s death. The witness identified the bill of $150 which he had presented to Mr. Ruppert for his services in connection with the will, and he also identified Mr. Ruppert’s check received in payment of the bill. Mr. Johneon being about to explain that, in answer to an inquiry of his, Mr. Ruppert stated tho situation of hie fami tives in making such a will as ho did, Mr. Worthington made what he termed a special objection to such a statement from the witness, who had been the confidential attorney of Mr. Ruppert. Mr. Carlisle stated that Mr. Ruppert had in explaining bis motives to bis attorney done so for the purpose of enabling Mr. Johnson, in the event of the will being contested, to explain be he made such a will. judge Bradley, in overruling the objection of Mr. Worthington, stated that it seemed to him most proper and necersary that the attorney should be permitted. to explain the testator's motives, ‘orthington noted an exception to the | and Mr. Johnson, continuing his teati- mony, stated that Mr. Ruppert had explained his motives and had requested him in the event of the will being contested to explain them. WHAT MR. RUPPERT SAID. After explaining his motives Mr. Ruppert said to witness: “I want you todo all in your | power to uphold my will."* Mr. Ruppert | stated that he had never received any assistance from any of his brothers, but he had always helped them. He stated that his reasons for leaving Ernest out of the will was that Ernest had not plensed him in conducting his (the testator’s) business. He said that he had helped his older two brothers to Brother Out — Of Sound and Disposing | *la! | alterations, Did not know bow Capt. Thorpe’s NEW INQUEST. (Continued from First Page.) Witness was in the basement during the time the work was being done. Juror Hanvey—“How much shoring did the contractor do?” No SHORING DONE. ‘Witness—“He did not do any.” With the aid of a diagram the witness de- scribed the work which had been done by the contractor, . Witness did not think that the clerks were rmed in oughly competent to draw these plans?” Witness—“Why, certainly. Why not? I thought these men would understand the me- chanical part of it. The mechanical part was to be considered by the excavator.” Juror Hanvey—“Did you ever see a building underpinned?” NEVER SAW A BUILDING UNDERPINNED. Witness—“No, that was the work of the ex- cavator. Juror Hanvey—“You drew up the plans?” Witness—“Yes,”” Juror Hanvey—“‘You did not provide for any shoring?” Witness—“No; that was the work of the ex- cavator.” Juror Hanvey—“Yet you thought it was per- | © fectly safe’ Witness—Yes; I had been told £0.” Further questions elicited the fact that no one had told him so since the work was com- menced. No one had mentioned to him the necessity of shoring. Had received no in- structions to keep up a watch on the work. iad, howover, looked at it constantly and thought it a good exveriment. Juror Harvey—“Nice place to experiment.” The witness was not clear as to how the work was first commenced and Juror Hanvey a series of questior WHAT “WE” DECIDED o¥. “We” had decided that more room was neces- sary for the contemplated electric light plant and “he” had told the superintendent to send out postals to builders to come down and ex- amine the building. Builders had called and witness had explained what was to be done. Two plans had been drawn then. Witness had drawn the plans. ‘This was last fall He bad kept the plane during the winter. juror Hanvey wanted to know who had given directions this spring to witness to allow per- ‘sons to look at the plans. Witness, after awhile, said it was proper authority. Some one of his superiors. Witness considered that his connection with the work ended with his drawing up of the plans. AINSWORTH VISITED THE WORK. Col. Ainsworth visited the work of excavation nearly every day. Witness knew of no one who actually supervised the work. Mr. ‘Thomas—“Did not Mr. Thorpe super- vise it?” Witness—“No, I think not constantly atany rate.” Mr. Thomas —‘“Then, practically, the re- pairs were mi lawyer, @ doctor and @ mechanical engineer?’ Witness—“'I prefer to be left out of it.” Wrtness knew of no fall of dirt that alarmed any one, Witness was in the excavation ten minutes before the falland saw uo signs of danger. ‘The dirt was falling and crumbling and he heard no workman express fear. In fact, he had heard workmen complain of the hardness of the earth. Witness could not remember having any con- Yersation with Col. Ainsworth in regard to the danger of one pillar resting above another. AINSWOLTH EXAMINED THE SPECITICATIONS. Col. Ainsworth had examined the specifica- tions as printed and had made some verbal name came to the specifications. Had no talk with any one as to the lowness of Mr. Dant’s bid, Had been requested to examine as to Mr. Dant's responsibility and had done so. On the Private bids last full one bid had been lower the amount of $10,000, which was $10,000 more than they had ever helped him, for he made all he was worth unaided. His monthly income, he stated to witnoss, was $1,800, and he thought his wife’ should have one-third of that through the medium of trustees, otherwise they would get it away from her. Whom he meant by “they” witness did not know. The account book of Mr. Rup- pert was identified by witness and offered in evidence as illustrating the business ca- ncity of the testator. Also the bank books of ir. Ruppert. The codicils to Mr. Ruppert's will were drawn 1p by witness, Mr. Simon Wolt having requested him to prepare them. The last check signed by Mr. Ruppert was August 1, 1891, but only the signature was in his handwriting. OF SOUND AND DISPOSING MIND. In the opinion of witness Mr. Ruppert was up to the time of his death of a sound and dis- posing mind. Between the drawing up of tho memoranda of the will and the making of the codicils witness bad never had any communication with Mr. Simon Wolf respecting the will. Not until after Mr. Ruppert's death did witness mect Mrs. V. Wieg- man and he had never had any communication with her respecting Mr. Ruppert's will. Upon cross-examination Mr. Johnson stated to Mr. Worthington that Mr. Ruppert first | spoke to him about the will about the middie | of April, 1891, before Mr. Wolf spoke to wit- nesa about it.’ Mr. Ruppert never explained to witness why he desired tho fact of it being kept a secret from his wife. On one of the-drafts of the will, which was returned to witness in an unaddressed envelope, were notes of corrections to be made in it im the handwriting of Mr. Simon Wolf and Mr. Wm. F. Mattingiv. Witness had since learned that Mattingly was at that time Mr. — Wolf's counsel or ~—_ associate in legal matters. Mr. Ruppert subsequently told” witness that Mr. Wolf said | ho thought the correction ought to| be mado. After Mr. Ruppert’s death witness and Mr. Wolf went to Mr. Ruppert’s house and he was under the impression that the outer door of the safe vault was open, but that Mr. Gustave Ruppert had the keys. LABEL ON THE WILL Handing Mr. Johnson the large blue linen- lined envelope marked “Last will and testa- | ment of Christian Ruppert,” Mr. Worthington asked Ifthe, white label bearing the indorse- ment posted on the envelope did not, on being held up to the light, show that it was a deposit check of the Bank of Washington of 1881, and Mr. Johnson, after examining it, stated that it was, Mr. Johnson stated that the personal estate of Mr. Ruppert amounted to about $60,000 and the real estate between $350,000 and $400,000. ‘Without concluding the cross-oxamination of Mr. Johnson the court, at 12:80, took a recess until 1 o'clock. NOTHING ABOUT A PRIOR WILL. After recess Mr. Johnson said that in his in- terview with Mr. Wolf nothing was said about a prior will of Mr. Ruppert's, nor by Mr. Rup- pert. Nor was anything said by Mr. Wolf prior to Mr. Ruppert’s death about o probable contest of the will. When Mr. Rup- t directed witness to show the will to Mr. Volf, he gave as a reason that he did not wish Mrs. Ruppert to know of the will. Mr. Rup- port desired a clause inserted in the will cutting off entirely any of the beneficiaries who con- tested the will, but at the advice of witness it was not done. Mr. Simon Wolf was recalled and stated that before making his will Mr. Ruppert submitted a draft of it to nim and requested him to sub- mit it to Mr. Mattingly and ask him if it was all Fight. Witness did so, and Mr. Mattingly sug- re that the powers to invest estate be enlarged. ae ‘Yo Mr. Worthington Mr. Wolf said that he | did not remember that he told Mr. Mattingly | that Mr. Ruppert had requested him (Mat- tingly) to look over the will. Witness wrote on the draft of the will the alteration as to empowering the widow to build the home for indigent aged people at once and that the ex- Pontes of the executor be paid out of the estate. in making the supervision of the will Mr. ‘Mattingly acted for witness. At the conclusion of Mr. Wolf's cross-exami- nation the caveatees announced the c.ose of their case, MRS. ELLEN RUPPERT RECALLED. ‘Mr. Worthington, for the caveators, recalled Mrs. Ellen Ruppert, and she stated that on the morning after the funeral Mr. Wolf asked Mra. Ruppert to allow the home to be built at once, but she refused her consent. Mr. Wolf told witness that if she so desired she could get her legacy at once. That day Mr. Wolf told witness that he and Mr. Ruppert bad sat up night after night making the will, and that fe had been shown to Mr. Mattingly, who said that it could not be broken. Mr. Wolf at that time also told witness that he had not influenced Mr. Ruppert in the making of the will except to have the acies payable at once. (r. August Ruppert, being recalled, said that Wiegman that he had Mrs. Chris, Ruppert in | on the day after the funeral Mr. Wolf told Mre. bis power, CONTRACTOR PARSONS. than Mr. Dant’s bid this spring. Something like $600 was the bid, but witness did not remem- ber who made the bid. Witness said that he did not think either he or Mr. Covert was com- tent to superintend such work. Witness had felt no personal responsibility or fear. Had considered that it was not in his hands, and that Mr. Dant, the contractor, undorstood his business, and that Capt. Thorpe and Col. Ains- worth knew what they were doing. In his inquiries last fall had found that every one spoke well of the carefulness and skill of Mr. Dant. Witness remembered @ conversation with a Mr. Lemley, in which he bad said that in an- othea hour the danger would have been past. | Had enid this in view of the accident and with no reference to danger. t is, he thougat the pier would have been thoroughly under- inned in one hour, and that there could have een no lity of danger afterward. Juror Hanvey—But it was only the half of the pier, was it not? Witness—Yes, but it would have made any | fall impossible whon that was done. I say this now, but at the time had no idea of danger ex- isting. DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Inspector Bradshaw's Report on Street Railroads at the Crossings, A PUBLIC NUISANCE. ‘The Standing of the Washington and George- town Cars on M Street West of 324—Com- plaints of the Citizens in Regard to It— The Speed of the Brightwood Electric Cars. — —_—_—_. Inspector Bradshaw today transmitted to the Engineer Commissioner, through Capt. Fiebe- ger, the following report of his investigation of the'street cars of the Washington and George- town railroad and the Tenlertown Railroad Company where they cross each other at 324 and M streots, Georgetown, and of the Wash ington and Georgetown and Rock Creck rail- roads where they cross each oiber at 1th and U streets northwest. Absolutely Pure A cream of ment Food Nothis Lal ng tartar baking pows der. Highest of all in leavening strength ate United Slater Goverse we can en ‘These Pursuant to vour instructions I have the honor | east and west streets ‘anywhere to report that I have taken obscrvationsat differ- tang a ent times at 32d and M streets northwest, where mai the Wachington and Georgetown and the Ten- ways stop, leytown Railrond Companies’ tracks cross each ‘would iy and of 1dth and U etrests northwest, ik. No Where the Washington and Georgetown and the | by the Rock Creek Railroad Companies’ tracks cross Columbia reed. each other, with a view toascertaining whether ‘wrought or not these companies are complying with the | and incurred. And we order of the Commissioners ting the right of the beauty of of way of their trains or cars, or whether said | the ci Preseut subdivision is much companies are otherwise conducting their roads | «uj one, When the site to the inconvenience or detriment of the public | of a city is of diversified surface the utmost welfare. beauty is not obtained With respect to the order of the Commission- | in straight lines, Streets Adapted to te topor. ers, an promulgated April 22, 1893, regulating | raphy of the ground are in many instances the right of way of street railroads, Ihave to | better than straight lines running at report, after careful observation at various | angles toeach other. Washington and ‘Beis time I saw uot @ single instance of its | Heights and Kalorama illustrate whet we mean. violation, all cast and west-bound trains or cars ier Heights is a narrow strip of land lying being brought to @ full stop before crossing in- | between Columbia road and the boundary torsecting streets, and the conductors thercof | the Park, which streets can- head to notice the approach of north | not go. Columbia ep of the most fre- und trains or cars; also all north | quented thi adjacent to the city, and south-bound trains or cars momentarily | as the country beyond improves will become stopping before crossing intersecting streets. | stili more so. The lote on this tract are 1 must here call attention to the fact that | having a frontage ‘fifty bch casceman eed abzence of police to enforce the order of the bly will, be built with detached Commissioners with respect to this matter was, | houses, having more he ground about however, noticeable at 14thand U streets north-| them a thing, b y, that in the matter west, only two having that point within | of beauty W: ¢ an hour, and one of them stopping only for «| thing elec. the moment, nt At 32d and M streets northwost, though, an Sod at right es sglee with, aed the officer was stationed, presumabiy tor the pur- | other ‘canto ofthe Kansas of recing this order carried out. How well | avenues parallel with it. veut ap fe performs this duty may be juuged from the | six or eight street angles tot following: a that comparatively ‘frontage would Tnoticed him frequently conversing with | be left and few houses be erected except conductors or gripmen, who were apparently off duty, and watking away from the corner | the: several fimes, remain Y once as long as eight minutes; also riding in the Tenleytown car from the terminal neat the canal to M strect. With respect tothe occupancy of the pub- lic streets by cars or trains of the “Tenleytown and Washington and Georgetown Railroad Companies in Georgetown, I bave the honor to state that the north-bound cars of the Tenley- Upon an angle with it? Zt re could be but one answer to thie question. What we have said about these enst and west streets applies equally well to the sth street or Champlain avenue. phy of the country is dead against it. first confronted with the fact that a viaduct iron bridge would have to be construc’ 3 valley along which Quarry road This would be unsightly, entirely’ out-of bare bey aas bar- town Kuilrond Company are started from a! mony ‘unjust point in line with the south building line of M nae Sadie « ie Fonda wd street, from which point the motorman may It asked observe the approach of east and west-bound | wi wners beyond trains of the Washington and Georgetown Bail- | nner ‘he Property penton ee road Company. * 7 tension This may be economy for the railroad com- | sitet woul Termin, sone coy pany, in that it saves a stop at that point, | were extended, 17th street. would bbave to be which ite cars would otherwise have to make if | renched and passed in reaching the business they were started from any point south of the | portion of the city, as mort of it lies east of south building line of M street, but I regard it | 17th street. : ’ as objectionable and highly detrimental to pub-| “Now about the question of expense, Ar we lic interests for the reason that it tends to ob-| have stated, to adopt the proposed plan of struct the street at that point, particularly upon | changing the streets would, as, it seems to Us, the arrival of south-bound cars, which are involve the purchase of the i i é stopped alongside of the waiting north-| new subdivision. We do not see bow the con- bound cars while they are being emptied of | flicting interests could be reconciled ineny their passengers. The roadway of 32d street | other way. We think a careful scrutiny of the immediately south of M street is only thirtv-| map will disclose this. Almost every lot where five feet from curb to curb, and when both | jt abutted on a sireet would do so.at an tracks of the railroad company are occupied by | only a small corner of many would be left’ cars standing side by side there remains only @| not much use to any one, while others would thoroughfare ten feet wide on cither side of the | be withont access, lying 1 the midst of a track, tracks for the use of travel, which 1 frequently | Who is to pay for this? The act says that one- obstructed by the vehicles of persons having business along the street. My attention was brought to this by the policeman notifying me that I was obstructing the rondway under the cireumstances de- scribed, whereupon I immediately drove off and took my notes from a less objectionable point on the street. I would suggest asa means to obviate this that the north-bound half of any damages sustained shall on abutting property. uninjured would have | In this case to pay i cara of the Tenlestown Railroad Company | large amount of money for somebody to pay. therefore start from a point, say twenty feet south of the! We ask the south building line of M street. This will| of the map changing the dmv J 3 leave one track always open and admit of a| of Lanier Heights be not adopted. width of street for tho use of travel of twenty feet instead of ten feet, as under the present arrangement. The cecupaney of M street northwest west of 82d street by the Washington and town Railroad Company to the extent and in the manner in which it is occupied is simply « public nuisance, tending not only to the con- staut annoyance of residents in the vicinity of the ruilroad tracks, depriving them of the en- joyment of their hours of recreation by day and their requisite and necessary sleep by night but also to the serious disadvantage an: detriment of the business interests of the street. Almost continuously for at least eighteen hours out of the twenty-four the tracks west of 32d street are occupied by the t made up in the street, inv WANTS THE NAME CHANGED. A resident of Holmead Manor writes to the Commussioners that in view of the many objec tions to the name of Lydecker, the name of the avenue that bears that name be changed to Rosrell avenue, as compliment to the late Engineer Commissioner, who, by merit and unie form courtesy, has won the highest esteem of our citizens. ins of the railroad company, which are all | tested against is located, and filed with the excise ving the shiftingand long: signed switching of atleast 400 care propelled by Loree pore = eee oy “nated wer and as many more grip cars between I and K and 24 streets y the cable, with their attendant noise, the | Protest against the granting of a license to sell Finging of belis by conductors and gripmen, | [quer to‘any ome tm that square. often unnecessarily and in violation of the rules of the company. For instance, I quote from their book of rules, section 28, under the head of general rules for conductors and grip- he gong attached to grip car is the | bell to be used for warning signals Yet it was observed that this gong was frequently bronght into use when there was really no occasion for it’ The simple ob- servance of the rales respecting the use of these bells will do away with any grievance 348. H. Doxr. ‘This closed this witness’ testimony, and Mr. Jas. H. Dony was called to the stand. He was a clerk in the building at the time of tho col- lapse, He was a printer. The body of the specifications, “which be vot up,” was-ta, type- writing, he said. A part was in Col. Ains- worth’s handwriting. Asa rule Col. Ainsworth told him to add the usual signatures. They set up a great many specifications in the office and had aform for them all standing. He identi- fied a copy of the printed specifications and said which part came to him in typewriting and which was in Col. Ainsworth’s writing. At the request of soveral of the jurors the witness was directed to produce the originals of the proposals and the contract, but he thought robable that they were not still in existence. je wax quite positive that Mr. Thorpe's name in the copy was not in his handwriting. At this point the coroner adjourned the in- quest until 3 o'clock. Sara SS eke A LAW CLASS BANQUET. An Enjoyable Affair at Welcker’s Last ‘Night—Toasts and Responses. Amid ferns and palms the law class of ‘93, Columbian University, sat at a banquet at Welcker's last evening, it being the farewell meeting of this organization as a class. ‘The affair was participated in by a large majority of the class, and the pleasure of the evening marks an occasion not soon to be forgotten by those present. The serv- ing of the sumptuous menu was followod by set toasts and responses from the following gentlemen: “Our Alma Mater,” T. H, Anderson; ‘Our Profession,” J. G. Pollard; “Looking Backward,” Paul T. Gadsen; ‘Look- ing Forward, . V. Cushman; “The Prize, and How I Won it,” by the prize man; “Class of °93," Wm. H. Kellar, The president and winner of the prize of '93 responded to the toast of “The class of °93” in words most complimentary to the officers and members of the ciass organization. Impromptu toasts were responded to by the follo’ R. Jacobs, F. H. Kiser, F. it Faust, W. I. Campbell committee having the affair in charge consisted of Messrs. G. H. Shields (chairman), C. E. Howe, W. L Campbell, W. M. Kelly and Ralph R. Upton. See Ses ‘The Competitive Contract System. ‘The Federation of Labor last evening adopted resolutions on the Ford's Theater catastrophe, charging it to the competitive contract system of the government. A ropeal of the law is de- manded and also that federal offices be removed from rented death traps to honestly built quarters, such as will prevent a repetition of the disaster. ee Fourth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-clase postmasters on that score. The roadway of M street is fifty feet from curb to curb. It is ordinarily one of the busiest thoronghfares in the city, and being the main inlet into the city from the country districts west it is subjected to all that increase of travel. Particularly is this the case on mar- ket dave when the country people are bringing in their produce, at which times the street is almost entirely obstructed. The car tracks occupy fourteen feet of this roadway space, and, being continually occupied | by shifting and moving cars, they are practic- aily no use for roadway purposes, in conse- quence of which the traders along that portion of the strect adjacent to the railroad tracks are | Was sent to Attorney Thomas, with instruction subjected to inconvenience and loss, because their customers, who are to a great extent country people, prefer to trade where there is | ®* more room and less liability to accident. { would suggest as a remedy for all this AN ENGINEER APPOLSTED. Pursuant to the authority vested in the i : | : if % that the railroad company cither extend their | ¥ood at tracks and cable to ween int further west, | ceed miles ver hour. Brightwood beyond the resident arid business portion of | @vente, of Rock Creek Church road, at @ the sireet, where they may have room to make | Tate not exceeding twelve miles rt hour, and up their trains and do their shifting without | 08 Brightwood avenue, south of Rock resk detriment to either, or into theirown premises, | Church road, st « rate not exceeding nine where they have a ground area of 60,903 square | Miles per hour. Fora violation of the above feet, and thus relieve the publie street. order the offender shall on the conviction Accompanving the report is a schedule show- | thereof in the Police Court be punished by e ing the number of trains and the intervals at | fine of not less than @5 nor more than €25, and which they are run within the space of one | in default of paymentsball be ed im hour on the various roads observed. the work house of said District less thas LANIER HEIGHTS ANDTHE STREET EXTENSIONS Representative Breckinridge, representing the property owners of Lanier Heights, for- warded the following petition to the Com- missioners today against any change being made in that subdivision under the recent act of Con- gress to extend the streets of the city: We, the undersigned, desire to communicate to you our views in regard to the extension of the streets of the city under the recent act of Congress. In any discussion of plans for the extension of the ‘streets of the city the first thing to be considered is the carrying out of the general plan upon which the city is laid out, so far as is practicable, and without unneces- sarily infringhng upon the Tights of the citizen. In determining what is practicable and for the best interests of the city as a whole account bas to be taken of the topography of the different tracts, The tract in which we are specially interested in the subdivision known as" Lanier Heights. Two map# have been prepared, one leaving this subdivision as it is, the other cutting it up with new streets and obliterating old ones, sothat,in our estimation, a new subdivision would have to be made, as a number of property owners their would be left without any approach to property, and others would have only small corners left. We wish to respectfully against the adoption of this map. in both maps Columbia road is left as it is with the ex- ception that it is widened, a thing not only de- sirable, but necessary to be done. Lanier Heights is laid out with reference to this road, the streets Lanier and Kansas avenues being Parallel to it. The proposed east and west Streets and the extension of 18th street or ‘Champlain avenue would, with a very few ex- ceptions, leave every lot in the tract at an angle with the street, and, as has been said, quite « appointed today was 126, of which fifty-two were to fill vacancies caused by resignations and death, of number of them ‘ens the middle ofatract| Cornelius 1 to any street. What ia to gained by this plan? one month nor more than threemonths.” CONTRACT FOR PAVING BRICK. The Commissioners this afternoon awarded the contract to the Frederick Brick ff £ if ie fi e if <