Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, \‘T THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peaasyivania Avenss, corner 11th St., by Evening Star Ni Company, eat ir aed Few York Offce, 88 Potter Building, ee — Ghe Evening Star. E i Fal | I I i i Vor. 82, Na 20,600. SPECIAL NOTICES. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1893—-TEN PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. Ba ie © 00 06 omneraiiy cloudy DON'T GOIN DEBT ——such times as these, Be careful until things settle down. We will give you far lower prices on all kinds of umber for cash than you Rave been paying elsewhere = credit. SWI you res4 it m cur sf it's sa LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Millwork and Builders’ Hardware,” Gor. @th_and N. ¥. ave. nw x18 Be THE WASHINGTON TOA AND TRUOT COMPANY. cy “eu the costof ere. s SPIRITUALISM. — MISS MAGGIE GAULE of Baiti-nore, the won gifted test sap HABLY eetariee ee eae - r., aad AY NIGHT at Bee scgr acai mb Sees SPCIAL NOTICE-GENTLEMEN ain trotting and drt SAMUEL Ross, z &F woop. jORST, D. W. MAGEATH. VE THE CITY AT ONCE a HakeTOR sick ‘ON re ‘Dou A family by keeping them in the city CHARLTON HEIGHTS—the best, most Aeaith/ul, yest succossfel and oan. low’ prices, ” 610 F st aw. re vie Goong aucau for the summarh Fe you goung aweay Sor the summer fe ship wines ait] Ans liquors to seashore or mountain resort in cases that beat Ro indica ons whntever of contenta. How would this fer the ment Tease of Table Claret * Special” Lease “Assorted Wines Aigo a few bottles oF for amargenciee Eo cn oe Bo AOS, PARE COMPAN 4 14th st_aw. Televhone, 908. Tel BrANCH NO. 1. Sit Pompeo oF Sipiteuatice. 20 th at. «0 conference =" on Sunday evenings. Test circles on ial sociable, on Monday? and Ssturday “ev7nines Myo resay eveuinas of eect ekvaese ‘A MEETING OF THE GEN. SPINNE! ‘Memoriel A Frade rooms, kar dae? at ‘By order of the bike Ro'clock. “Bri ‘of fm President er it._E. C. 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WHAT EXPERTS SAY OF IT. ‘The Coroner's Jury Takes Further Testi- mony Today — Builders and Clerks Tes- tify—The Man Who Did the Brick Work— We Saw the Pier Gave Way. ——_—__ Willard Hall was crowded to its full capacity this morning. Coroner Patterson sat in an easy chair and looked pleasant. The inquest over the body of Frederick Loftus, one of the twenty-two victims of the Ford’s building tragedy, was continued. Mr. Thomas, the attorney for the District, conducted the exami- nation of the witnesses. Before the coroner’ table sat the jury, while a bit of color was added to the affair by the presence of a young Indy who sat at the coroner's tabie and sketched industriously. Tho usual crowd of interested parties was present. Mr. Jere Wilson sat by Mr. Harry Davis, both representing somebody. Mr. Perry was not present, and of course Col. Ainsworth did not show himself. The knowledge that the contractor for the excavation and underpinning had collapsed utterly threw o further cloud of tragic interest over the pro- ceedings. The now line of examining was continued to- day and further information brought out in re- gard tothe work which would seem to have been at the foundation of the terrible disaster. ‘The most important testimony was given by one of the clerks, who testified to the appr hension he had felt that there was great danger in making the underpinning and that he had informed his superiors and had moved his desk from over the dangerous space. ‘The testimony also probed further into the manner in which the work of excavation and underpinning was being done, and whether. proper precautions were taken to avoid a general crash. ‘The technical knowledge of Mr. Frank Hanvey, ono of the jurors and himself » contractor, has been of great value in bringing out facts in the case. Mr. Warner has also taken an active part in the examinations, and today others of the jury have asked questions which were in- telligent and searching. MORE TESTIMONY. Clerks, Workmen and Building Experts Tell of the Great Disaster. The inquest on the Ford's Theater disaster was resumed today at 11 o'clock at Willard Hall. Building Inspector Entwisle was the first witness. He continued his testimony in regard to the building after making an exami- nation. The bricks, he said, which wore put in the underpining wore all right, but the mortar was bad and the joints were too wide. Juror Hanvey—“Would you have done the work as it was done?’ Witness—“‘No, sir." ‘Mr. Warner then brought out the fact that Mr. Entwisle would not have allowed such a Job to have been done by the District. Shoring should have been put in. Undermining the pier in his judgment caused the accident. ‘The specifications were not so bad, said the wit- ness, but there should have been an expert to oversee the work. Mr. Entwisle enid in reply to Juror Hanvey that he had testified that the construction of the building was defective, be- cause the columns were not continuous, ARCHITECT CLARK. Supervising Architect of the Capitol Clark then continued his testimony, after also mak- ing an examination of the building. Mr. Clark | gavein some figures on the carrying capacity of the columns. The weight carried on the first floor was 24,870 pounds. Mr. Clark had not examined the cement or mortar used. OTOORAPHER BRADY. Mr. M. B, Brady, the photographer, was the nex} witness, who testified to having made a JUDGE JERE WILSON 18 ON HAND. number of pictures of the wrecked building by direction of the district attorney's office. The witness identified the photographs which were exhibited. CAPT. THORPE'S CORRECTIONS, Capt. Thorpe also continued bis testimony, orrather corrected somo of his testimony as printed in the Post. Tho work on the old building, said the witness, was practically undor the direction of Col. Ainsworth. Did not know whether the contract was sublet or not, 30s=PH FouoHT. Joseph Fought followed with his testimony. The witness was a clerk in the wrecked build- ing. He bad looked at the excavation almost every day. Had taken an interest in the mat ter, a3 aman who considered his life in dan; Had talked to the contractor several times’ in rogard to undermining the piers without any supports, and the contractor had snid he thought Trast Notes which met the purchaser Full se ger cent. AMERICAN i SECURITY AND TRUST CO, 1405 G st. © J. BELL, President. is WHAT ABOUT A NEW ‘AT? we, you can find s enon, BIS states asia ees oe and Se" aes cannot, SOc. or so more will Sioa is Sta we! lap Strsws for ladies ‘and "men, WILLETT & KUOFF. 005 PA “AVEO J018 t <i TAILOR, The Flagship of the South Atlantic. The U.S. S. Newark, which has conveyed the Spanish caravels from New York to Quebec, ‘will sail tonight for Norfolk, where she will be mydsa a thoroughly repaired at the navy yard. About 7 ixty days will be consumed in this work, and see Gas EER DERE | bafore September 1 = ship will probably Srey. Oa Hea Sc gail for her post as Sagshlp of the South At- {pis shop.5201atue, | lantio station, everything was safe, Witness had felt differ- ently, however, and had considered the build- dangerous condition of the building. Had been warned by clerks that he had better not speak openly of the matier, as clerks were not su to speak freely on such questions, Wit- ness testified that Col. Ainsworth and Superin- tendent Covert had overseen the roping off of space on the first floor. In answer to Mr. Warner the witness said that he should say the workmen on the excava- tion were of a rather inferior quality. JOHN BPECHER. The witness chair was occupied next by John Specher, also a clerk in the wrecked building. Witness was on the first floor. ‘The space on the first floor had been roped off some dare before the accident, "wr" Geet and Mr. Sasse had been present when the ropes were put up. Witness had made no examina- tion of the excavation. Witness thought the rope was put up to keep clerks from walking over the floor directly over the excation, and not with any idea of danger from the underpinning. © © aoopwix, ©. E. Goodwin was the next witness. He was not in the building at the time of the accident. ENGINEER SASSE—“‘WE DECIDED TO WAVE IT DoNE.”” Was near, however, and was early on the grounds. One of the workmen end s man Who he supposed to be the contractor had told witness afterward that he had seen the pier crack. Witness thought the work was not dese with perfect safety. JORN H. scort. It turned ont that the man Mr. Goodwin spoke of was John H. Scott, who was the brick- layer at work underpinning the pier. He was in the excavation when the fall occurred. The underpinning on the pier was almost com- fisted when he sow the picr crack. Ho run toget something to shore up with, but the crash came. Witness had no idea that there was any danger or he would not | beoi have been where he was. Had never examined oe Witness served his time with st ‘The best of sand and cement were being put in the work. River sand was being used, A colored man mixed tho cement. One-third cement and two-thirds éand wus the mixture. Witnese con- sidered this a good mixture. The best quality of bricks was used. ‘The joints were about five-cighths of an inch. Mr. Thomas asked witness if one could nt the present time erum- ble the coment or stick a knife in it if he would consider it a good Job. ‘The witness said ho thonght the cement had not had time to settle, Witness knew of no broken bricks to any amount being put in the usderpinning. THE JURY HAD ‘OUND Bats. Mr. Thomas, however, intimated that the Jury had found.» large number of bata. work, © The piers and tes eae ee brick and ¢ement, no core Where there was good, solid ground on such work no concrete would be used under piers, Witness worked by the day for Mr. Dant. Mr. Dant had never intimated that the building was After Recess. The coroner's inquest was continued at Wil- lard Hall at 2 o'clock this afternoon with the usual crowd of clerks and curious spectators present. During the recess Mr. 8. T. Thomas, the at- torney for the District, who is helping Coroner Patterson, said toa Stan reporter that in his opinion “the inquest ought to be concluded by tomorrow _ afternoon. There were «number of witnesses whose tes- timony might not be particularly important, but it was advisable that they should be heard, in order that that there was ‘MR. BASSE RECALLED. ing was Mr. Basse, the engineer of the building, who was on the stand yesterday. He stated in answer to questions from Mr. that bis plans for the the building were taken Colonel Ainsworth the morning after the accident and he had not seen them since. He was directed to see Col. Ainsworth and pro- once left the inquest for that purpose, ing to return at once. " AvausTUs DAVIS. Augustus Davis, a builder from Falls Church, was the next witness called. He said he was bidder for the contract for repairing Ford’ Theater and made en examination of the building at that time. He maw Mr asso, who showed him a drawing and the speci- fications. . He bad quite a conversation wi the engineer and was told that drawings were Prepared in the building. It was evident were not the work of an expert and they needed considerable explana- tion in order to be understood. Witness spoke at the time of the “‘ticklish” character of the work that was to be done and called Mr. Sasse’s attention to the incompleteness of the specifications. He saw Capt. Thorpe's name at the bottom of the specifications and spoke to him of the matter. He noticed a defect in the specifications in their silence as to tne removal of a portion of the flooring necessary to prosecute the work. NO PROVISION FoR SHORING. There was no provision in the specifications for shoring up the other floors while the re- pairs were being made. Witness told of a con- versation he had with Builder Simms about the character and danger of the work on the d the bids were opened. Witness said at the time that if some d—n fool was to get the contract he might throw the whole building down. M vie did not think any reasonable man could have madea bid for the work without including an, item for building. Hid own bid, $1,292, included $200 for shoring, und in his opinion if $200 had sn spent in shoring up the floo>s they would still be standing all right and there would have been no catastrophe. If he had received the contract he would have used hard brick for underpinning, with the best quality of cement. No SANE MAN WOULD HAVE NEOLECTED sufonIxa. Witness said, in answer to question, that, in his opimon, no sane man would have at- tempted to make the repairs in an occupied building Had they been properly shored have been no danger at all. DAVID B. JOHNSON. David B. Johnson, an employe of » Philadel- phia company, who looked over the foundation of the building with referonce'to putting in the dynamos, was next called. He saw the work of excavation, but did not consider bimself a competent judge. Mr. Jobneon threw no light on the subject. Dr. J. ¥. Douglass, a clerk in the old build- used to know Frederick B ing, said Sint he ane den Tope put up on the He saw a danger line, first floor to keep the clerks bad been extended by putting boards across the desks, shutting off several more. THE PLANS OF THE REPAIRS, ‘The engineer, Mr. Sasse, was recalled and identified the plans which he had gone to Col. Ainsworth’s office to procure. The plans wore stretched out on a table be- fore the jury,and Mr. Sasse explained the meaning of the different lines, He ‘testified that the part floor that was roped off was to be removed as soon as the work of under- “IT WAS THE WORST I EVER Saw.” dangerous. Col. Ainsworth, Capt. Thorpe, Mr. Covert and Mr. Saxse wero in the excavation al- every — day. io ol seemed to be particularly No one had —_ intimated t there was need of shoring. Witness, in answer to Juror Hanvey, said he thought it would have been better to build the pier all at once. Wit- ness had never seen a building of this charac- ter underpinned. No one had spoken to wit- ness as to any danger. Everybody seemed leased with the work. Mr. Dant was at tho Buriding twice every day. Mr. Thomas—Did you think everything was safe? Witness—Yes, Mr. Thomas—Wonld you do Witness (emphatically)—No, sir. The witners could not remember any conver- sation in which he had said that if Mr. Dant had gotten $1,400 for the job the piers might have been shored. Mr. Goodwin was recalled and testified that he had talked with Scott and he had said some- thing about there being not enough money in the job to shore up the affair. Richard J. Benil, an architect, testified to having a similar conversation with Scott. M. P. WILLEY. HL. P. Willey followed. He wan a clerk in thewrecked building. Hewas on the first floor. His desk was about two feet from the pillar which gave way. Knew of the ropes being put up about two wecks before the accident. Witness had been warned about crossing this area, and about fifteen minutes before the ac- cident the roped-off area had been extended. JUROR HANVEY QUESTIONS CLosELY. Mr. Webb had done this. Witness had seen the pillar fall. It went down perpendicniar. Then there was a cloud of dust and he was thrown to the floor. Witness bad considered the building dangerous, but had never made any complaint. ‘ WHY HE MADE No COMPLAINT. Considered that it wonld have been of no avail. It was very disagreeable working while the excavation was being made, and witness had spoken to Mr. Webb, and he had said that he had done all he could. Witness knew of three petitions made by the clerks which had been of io avail. In answer to Mr, Warner Mr, Willey said he knew of some improvements which had been made in the building in the line of the sanitary condition, Mr. Scott was recalled. Mr, Thomas wanted ‘THE JURY EXAMINED THE PLANS, ing so dangerous that he had aj plied to his chile Mr, webb, | to be allowed to move his’ desk close to the wall, which he had done, Had spoken to a| number of his fellow clerks as to his idea of the ' to know who had dug the dirt out from the pier. Witness did not know who dug ont the dirt. When he wanted dirt dug out he called one of the excavators. At this point m recess was taken until 2 ‘clock, Ps [ gris, bad been completed. With the tracings iained bow it bad. boon "plasoad, tan eek ained how wor Should be done. ————_—_. CONTRACTOK DANT BROKEN DOWN. His Mind Seemingly Affected by the Dis- aster—Under Care of Physicians. Mr. George W. Dant, the contractor who had charge of the repairs to the old Ford's Theater building, has been confined to his bed for sev- eral days past, = complete mental wreck, as a Fesult of tho catastrophe. For sovoral days tt was thought that his mind would be perma- nently affected by the worry and strain to which he has been subjected for a week,but this aftornoon ho was resting quietly and his family hope that in time he will get over the worst effects of it all. Among tho injured in the catastrophe were several of Mr. Daut's personal frievfds. He saw them carried out of the building in their mangled condition, and this, together with the worry and feeling of responsibility, proved too much for him. Last Saturday he broke dows completely and cried like a child. Sinee then he n complaining constantly of his head and says that his brain bute, him’ all the time, took his plans with On Monday him and left the house in company with two of his journeymen, but later in the day one of them brought him back to the house, as bo was utterly overcome by his feel- ings. A physicirn was sent for at once and by his advice Mr. Dant was put to bed and told to keep perfectly quiet or the result might be « very serious one to him. Since then every effort hus been made to get his mind off the ac- cident, and nothing is said to him now about it. He has ceased speaking of it himself. Mr. Dant lives with his wife and children at 520 7th street southwest, where a Stan reporter called upon him this afternoon. Mrs. Dant came to the door and snid that her husband could not be seen, as he was copfined to his bed and forbidden by his physician to see or talk with any one. Mrs. Dant said that her hus- band had been advised to go away from the city for a few days recreation, but that she understood that this would not be allowed, although they had not told her husband that his movements were at all restricted. His lawyer also would object, she thought, to his leaving the city at this time. She said that her busband’s condition was a pitiable one, and that his mind preyed con- stantly on the scenes of the accident, 8o that it was thought he never would get entirely over the results of the sad occurrence. She regards him as entirely blameless, and contrasted his conduct with that of others whom she re- garded as responsible for the accident. She said that her husband was ao most careful and conscientious workman, and that all his orders tothe dealers of builders’ supplies for brick. lime and cement called for the very best quality, while his workmen were as skillful and cautiousas any in town. It was his expressed intention to make the repairs to the theeter building in the very best manner ible. ————— Changes in the War Department. Miss Mary H. Eastman of New York, class ‘one, ordnance bureau, and Richard F. Barter, class $1,000, record and pension office, have re- signed. Harry C. Surguy of Ohio, promoted from class $1,000 to class one, ordnance department. A Cross Bill by the Wife. In the divorce case of Lewis W. Johnson agt. Carrie K. Johnson Mr. C. Carrington has filed cross bill for the wife. In her answer sho de- nies the charges of adultery, and states in her cross bill that he produced before the examiners five witnesses, and failing to the charge dismissed his bill. She now ‘him with adultery, and that he committed perjury when he swore to the bill against her, and that his rove ‘The first witness called at the afternoon hear- cure the plans as soon as possible, and he at promis- without first shoring up the floors, | On the morning of the accident the barricade | L. L for rest and | pis f i L | THE HAWAIIAN MISSION. A General Misunderstanding in Regard to the Offices. tion to Washington and many newspapers have discussed the selection of his successor. No one at the State Department will admit, report of his resignation. Mr. Thomas 7. ‘This report was clearty disproved at the State offer bud been Another the but it is learned on excellent au- thority is no likelihood of his selection. A HOT FIGHT ON, nue at Chicago. There is shot fight on between ex-Repre- sentative Ben. Cable and Representative Dur- | borow of Illinois. It is over the collectorship | of internal revenue at Chicago. Mr. Dur- borow is very anxious to secure that place for J. H. Twohig, who was clerk of his House com- mittee on the Columbian exposition. This ap- pointment is alwa: made from the district of Chicago and Mr. Twohig was highly | indorsed. “His appointment was about decided on when « telegram was received from Mr. Cable asking that the appointment be not made until he reached here. Mr. Cable does not live in the district from which the ppointment has alwave been made and his ability to interfere is watched with interest. 5 NATIONAL BANK FAILURES, ‘The Largest Percentage Since the System ‘Was Established. Since the Ist of January there have been eigh- teen national bauks for which receivers have been appointed and twelve which have closed their doors, and for which receivers will be chosen, This is the largest percentage of failures since | ie asticoal basking ‘systems wes eotubtionet, (for during that entire period but 181 national have failed. Tho average failures previ- | ous to this year were six per annum. ME, MAXWELL’s AX, Fourth-Ciass Pos’masters Boing Changed at a Rapid Rate. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max- well is following in the footeteps of Adlai and i rapidly getting bis gait. He is cutting a wide swath through the ranks of republican fourth-class postmasters, and Congressmen and Politicians rub their hands with glee as they note his progress, ‘The total number of fourth-class postmasters | appcinted today was 114, of which number | seventy-eight were to ‘ill vacancies caused by the removal of republicans. The following V fourth-class post masters were appointed: W. H. Joyner at Ber- lin, Southampton county, vice W. P. . ity. Patrick W. Mar- removed; G. C. Bakes’ at Chari vice 8. T. ; Ei eaieess lenry county, vice A. resigned; Nannie Binckburn'at Gar- vice J. B. Garrison, 8. Nauman ‘at Honeyville, W. Wefley, removed; W. W. Anderron at Newbern, Palaski county, vico Mary J. Teagles, removed; E. M. Morrison at Smithfield, Isle ‘of Wight county, vice G. W. Parker, removed; G. D. Hoge at Unison, Lou. doun county, vice T. Kerchwal, removed. a Hawaitan Secretary of Legation. Mr. Hastings, secretary of the Hawaiian lega- tion, arrived in Washington last night direct from San Francisco, having left Honolula June 1. He immediately repaired to the apartments of Minister Thurston, where the two gentlemen had a long conference over matters in which, as the representatives of Hawaii, they are inter- Mr. Hastings will shortly be left in charge of affairs here, for Mr. Thurston will go to Chi- cago to look after the Hawaiian exhibit at the exposition. ‘Another steamer from Japan,” said Mr. Hastings this morning, -‘was expected to touch at Houoluln on the 10:h and will soon be in San Francisco bearing the mort recent develop~ |mente. So far is the annexation sen- timent is concerned, I can only say that it is growing daily.’ There never has been suy intention on the part of Mr. | Biount, either us commissioner ur minister. to restore the royalists to power. We | believe that when Mr. Blount submits hie re- port it will be found to coincide with the views of those who have the welfare of the islands at heart. The provisional government has the confidence of the people.” - Receiver for the Hillsborough Bank. The controller of the currency today ap- inted Mr. Robert M. Ditty receiver of the Bitizens’ National Bank of Hillsborough, Ohio. ———— President and Cabinet Meeting. The President, though still suffering from rheumatism, came to the White House today at his usual time. ‘The cabinet meeting was at- tended by all the members except Secretary Herbert, who is ont of the city. ae Entered Upon His Office. Norborne Thomas Nelkon Robinson, jr., the new assistant solicitor of the treasury, has eu- tered upon the duties of his position. ssa cantata Personal. Gen, Kelton, governor of the Soldiers’ Home, who has been seriously ill for many weeks, is reported to be very much improved in health, Col, Leiber, acting judge ndvocate general, was able to bo at the War Department today, but is still suffering from the recent accident to S ee Capt. Meredith's Resignation. Capt. W. M. Meredith has tendered his resig- nation as chief of the bureau of engraving and rinting and it has been accepted by Secretary Carlisle, to take effect June 30 next. Mr. Thos. J. Sullivan is acting chief of the bureau. —-. A Bank Examiner, The controller of the currency has appointed | Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, Vt, an examiner of nai banks, The Monongahela. The U. 8. 8. Monongahela has sailed from Newport for New York, where she will be re- paired. ——— A Chief Clerk Resi; H. L. Hynson, chief clerk of the bureau of navigation, Navy Department, has tendered his resiguation to the Secretary of the Navy and it has been accepted, to take effect July 1 next Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $428,019; from customs, $554,208. —-e- Two Burg! be Two burglaries were reported to the police today. The house of Mr. W. A. Pitrikin, 3d und T streets, Eckington, was visited by bur- glars, who entered through the window. Mr. Pitrikin's clothing, a silver watch and gold There seems to be a general misunderstand- ing about the office of United States minister to Hawaii, The pubhio have apparently ao- cepted as true the recent report from Honolulu that Mr. Blount has forwarded his resigna- however, that Mr. Blount has resigned, so it is impossible at this end of the line to verify the A dispatch from the City of Mexico says that 4 (Crittenden, the United States it today by a statement that no such made. ame mentioned in connection with vacancy is that of Judge Sneed of It ls Over the Collectorsh!p of Internal Eeve- f I H i I Impossible to Give an Idea of the Result. SOME OF THE LATEST FIGURES. GERMANY’S ELECTIONS, Returns From the Farming Districts and ‘Small Cities. Benurx, Jane 16.—The election returns from the agricultural districts and small cities come in slowly. In most of these constituencies, however, fow seats are likely to change parties, At noon the government candidates had ap- parently lost slightly in the constituencies | cial which chose their deputies by yesterday's bal- lot. On the other band, in the second ballots, which now seem inevitable in some 110 or 125 districts, the government has exceptionable op- portunities to win many seat. This ie es- pecially applicable to the seats contested by trade unionists, who in thedast reichstag voted eainst the army bill, but supported it on the tump, and if elected will vote for it in some- what modified form. This morning the national liberals, who were expected to return to parlimment with their discovered. Samuel Crawford, a leading Odd Fellow and of the Solar Lodge, is also missing. ago he left for id on bun- Aelegation reduced from forty to thirty, eon- tended that they would have at fewest thirty- eight members after the second ballots. ‘The Richter radicals will hardly have more. So far their failure todraw opposition votes has been the most striking feature of the election. ‘Tae social democrats boast that they will have sixty after re-election ballots, This is about the number conceded to them before the eleo- tions. The conservatives and free conservatives are likely to hold their own, ‘The number of liberal clericals in the next reichstag, although in doubt, is expected to approach 100. LATEST RETURN, These returns have been received today: | Koenigsburg (Oder)—Herr von Levetzow, in- | dependent, favorable to the army Dill, elected to succeed himself. He was the president of the last reici ‘e Knibe-Aschersicben—Herr Keesler, | democrat, elected to succeed August | social democrat. | _ Cassel—New ballot | Endemann, national liberal, and Herr | Pfannknch, social democrat.” Tho district | Was conservative at the last election. | _ Kneuss—Herr Weidenfeld, liberal, elected to succeed a clerical, He received 7,832 votes ager. The robber was beliind the bushes on the aide of the road and when the stage was his place of concealment be and turned two ‘of th field avd came on, bringing the body of the murdered messenger to Jackson. The robber made no effort to follow the stage, ‘The firing was heard by several farmers work- ing in a hay field near by. and they came run- ning to ascertain the cause. The robber ese ‘caped into the thick brash. There was treasure on board the stage for Amador City seagll ege Tovey bad deena messenger for Wells-Fargo for twenty and bad been wounded three times before Frio social Heine, between Dr. ——— “LEAGUE OF CONVICTS. A Murder Society Organized in the Obie Penttentiary. New Yon, June 16.—A special from Colam= bus, Ohio, says: It was declared yesterday that, there exists among the 1,800 prisoners in the, Ohio penitentiary a secret organization formed* for murder. The warden and two deputy ware dens were marked for sinughter. ‘The first victim of the order was W.J. Ele liott, the life imprisoned editor, who was viciously assaulted snd maimed for life by another prisoner named Varney. It was dis covered that Varney is the ringleader in the convict's mafia. and that they bad sworn to put out of the way any official or prisoner that Teported any of them. STARTLING EVIDENCE "PRODUCED. The Effort to Depose Receiver Comers of the Georgia Central. Bavtrwone, June 16.—A startling discovery was made today in the affairs of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, DR, RUDOLF VIRCHOW, FREISIXNIGE. ‘inst 2.163 east for Herr von Schortimer- » the leader of the dissident clericals who favor the army bill. Goerlitz—New ballot '; Erwin Lued- ers, Kichterist and lastdeputy, and Herr keller, social democrat, Oschatz—Herr Hanffe, conservative, elected to succeed a conservative. Altenburg—Herr Buchwald, social democrat. elected to succeed Dr. Baumback, free con- servative, The result is a lows for the govern- ment. Hirschburg—Dr. Theodore Barth, editor of the Nation and radical unionist, in favor of the army biil, elected to succeed himself. ‘This is a ae for the —- a z lngen—New ballot necessary between Eugene Richter and Dr. Lohmann, national liberal. . chain, $5 in money and some papers were taken. The other burglary was committed at | the honso of Gen. Moses M. Bane, 1246 New| object was to live in adultery with another woman, Jersey avenue, not far from the house of Mr. | Pitrikin. Here the burglars took a gold watch | and chain. BERR LIFREXECHT. Richter carried the district in 1899 on the firet ballot. The necessity of # new ballot shows a gain for the government, as the national liberal candidate, like ell others at his party, is in favor of the army bill The evidence was adduced before Nir. George F. Owens of Savannah, who was ape pointed special examiner by Mr. Jus tice Jackson of the United States Supreme Court to teke evidence in @ su brought by Alex. Brown & Sons of this city for the removal of H. M. Comers from the receivers ship of the railroad and bauking company. Nathaniel W. James produced correspondence in which it appears that Henry James & Co., lumber merchants of Baltimore, hud offered to sell lumber to the railroad company at €37.50 thousand, and had been requested by Hop- ins & Schley of Savannah to bill it at £70 per thousand. Proposition was declined. It was further shown that this character of transactions has taken place with merchants im other.cities, with a different result. Patrick L. Calhoun of Georgia, counsel for Alex. Brown & Sons, stated that be expected to produce suilicient evidence to cause Mr. Com- ers’ removal. — Good Templars’ Officers Elected. Drs Morxes, Iowa, June 16.—The Good Templars’ international convention bas mute the salary of the grand worthy chiet £1,000 a year, with fees not to exceed $3,000. The fol~ Towing ofcers were elected: Right worthy , Dr. D. H. Mann of New ee England; R. W. G. superintendent Juvenile plare, Mrs. America A. Brookbauk of Cali- Janke W. G. vice templar, Sirs. 3. F. Bailey of Virginia; R.W, G. secretary, BLE. Pw of Wisconsin; R. W. G. treasurer, George Katzenstein of California. —__. of Stephen Saunders, tried be- Phy Fudge Cole yesterday on the charge of of e child, the jury tailed to carnal knowledge | agree and were