Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR . ENCEPT KOSTAR BUILDINGS, Avenas, corner Lith #t., by The Evening St Howope, + Company, BR HO KAUPRMANN, Prestt - Yew York Ofice, $8 Potter Building 1 eatmcrthers tn the yNDAY. RCPLE SHEET STARBIOO per year; posta SPECIAL NOTICES. The weather ia likely to be fai to- = ren \i—_ DON'T Go IN DEBT ! turing the present “HARD TIMES"—you ‘will find thie pot te be the advice which the N financiers would give Don't go in amber and pay prices for the p det for your wo or three vilege of CREDIT when you can come to us and get such low prices for CASH. We want to save you money. Will you let ust A hundred dollsrs go ss far here as a red and fifty will at “long " yards. read it in our “ad.” ite 60. BITTINGER & MILLER, work and Builders’ Hardware.” Me LOST OR STOLEN! The the parchase or u No. 133 of the 8100 isenes nt. A. M. GREEN, Sec. tia B ridding Association. er foreia. “Only 84 et SO per case of daily at 6 pm. 614 Vath st. aw. twothers © most health Ful, . Oe. 1 1 Heights sree. ‘Oener,” 610 F ST. N.W. Bose WASHINGTON LoaN AND TRUST COMPANY, PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Organized under act of Conzresaand under the super- vision of the U. S. Government, Has for sale real estate notes and bonds 4 6 per cent per year, and s safe investments nment bonis. These are soid ‘many amount at par and accrued in- terest Interest paid on savings deposits. i the city for the sum- posit their silver ware and other vaiuabies fo" safe Keeping in the Stronz vaniteof this company at tery reasonable rates. Small safes for rent at prices from &3to $30 per year. No one can afford the risk of robbery when the cost of perfect security is so inex- pensive. dylO-tr “*THE ELSMERE, 1406-1412 H STREET, ‘A delightfully located farnily hotel. with home comfort-—excellent table board, large cool | rooms, private bath and no flies. Bar Summer prices. =e RECORDS FOR THE RAMBLER AT BALTIMORE, JULY 4 | Second place in two-mile handicap and mile limit. ‘Third place im quarter-mile handicap and diamond lap race. All made by W. F. Sims ona NUMBER FIVE RAMBLER. Prizes won are now on exhibition at 1325 14th nw. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. co.. a lath st. o. w., Washington, D.C. Dest Bre *2F 200 Gorn aBRoanr | Bat SE ANNUAL. DIVIDEND OF 3 PER ‘cent on the capital stock of the Commercial insurance Company of the District of Coluinb’ pe payable at the office of Lith st. ow. omand after Ju 184%. Books for ‘transfer of stock will close July 13, 1803. J. W, SCHAEFER, pany. No. 525 | Vor. 83, No 20,622. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1893. = SPECI AL NOTICES. HE TEMPLE ay) EVENING, mm RS Cow: i friends. Mrs. A. tly consented to 3 a ‘aasist in thi free. WM. C, R. Chairm: ALL TENTS I. 0. ately to H. @ae. TL. SALK SPECIAL CoMM tte Louse, No. 19. FAA.M. ‘Temple, WEDNESDAT 7orclock. Work, F. C- x THESE ARE TRYING TIMES! Good-bye to the Gas Stoves, What's left will last but a few days longer. Your opportunity now! Everybody must be playing tennis —Iudeing froi 25 feet Garden Hose, pat and couplings complete, $1.< 59-GAS COOKING KANGES, $18, $20 AND $22. No wonder some of the others have had to reduce the prices on their Gas Ranges. We have sold ‘all around them” this season. Our Gas Ranges at $18, 320 and $22 are Worth from $2 to 5 more than any others. Ours have all the latest im- Provements, are larger in size and have other features of all-around su- periority. Remember these prices up, ke. == *B0 5 RaP EDISON PHO- H. 20 AND $22. THE NOG R. LTH AND G STS. jy12_ Then it talks your clerk . S@-THE ““DENSMORE'S” LONGEVITY. ‘Th icity of the Densmore typewriter coupled with the fewness of its parts and the A No. I material used in its construction serve to Rake this modern typewriter exceadingly dur~ bie~in fact, it bas NGER LIFE then any er on the market. SD Cagents IA PHONOGRAPH CO. 627 Est.n w. STON, Pres. [y12] RF. CROMELD q=TO WHOM iT MAY © B This is to give uotice that 1am the owner Of stock certificate No. representing ive shares i the Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association of the District of Columbia and Maryland: that the Said certificate is lost, and dus appl be made to the said association for the ew certificate in lieu thereof. WALTER W. BURDETTE. Washington, D. C.. July 10. 1893. Jy12-law4t E jon will Dy me issuance of & DIRECTORS: Britton. A Henry F Blount. enry F Blot J. Mills Browne: S. Burdett Paid-up capital 81,250,006 150,009 Pays interest upon running accounts. Sells 5 an’ 6 per cent investments. Rents safe deposit boxes $5 up per year. Acts as. Executor, Administrator, Surplus. Trus- tea. ‘Financial Agent, &e. BANKING HOUSE, 1405 G st nw, WAREHOUSE. 1140 15th'st. nw. . A. Thomas. Benjamin HW: Henry A. Willard. Joseph Wright. S. rman Executive Committee. BEFORE GOING AWAY —for the summer lay ina supply of Paper and Envelopes, Blank Books, Tablets, Pen- cils, ke. Ae. Our supply is most complete and our prices are always the lowest. EASTON & RUPP. Popular Stationers, 421 ILTH ST. (Just above the avenue), siz ur Fi Beuent 51 pt Tunks are the best made We also have exclusive styles in ‘Bags, Valises and Coat Cases. WOODWARD & LOTHROP'S, aplStm 10TH. 11TH AND ¥ STS. ¥. Ww. Bae OTN erren As a Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Equal to imported. Aak for it at your Grocer’s, Drugwist’s or Restaurant, ©r order from the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER, $615 D at. 1068 32a a. a Depots: 7 Be MAS Bros. STUPENDOUS OFFER. ‘Our whole stock of Men's Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot and Worsted Suits and Pants, and all Children’s Suits Without reserve. fo be sold this week at a discount of Site per cent of regular marked prices EISEMAN BROS, 33 BF M08 70 cats, Conspleuous among the unwritten law which oS our business may be found ich forbids the carrying over of Itis into another. it $15 for a ch All of our Imported Trouserines have been 87.50, $4.50. #10and $2 been “chopred™ to ¢: hoice. Every piece of goods in our house is in eluded “clearing out” sale. Leave the eut, At aud unish to us—it'll be RIGHT. MERTZ and MERTZ, Modern Price Tailors, a DIAMOND SETTING A epeciaity of oar Factory. K HARRIS & CO., = See = kent i experts. We Fenruntes sotiafaction “at moderale” prteest ue McG: WALLACE. Printers, my eB . 107 EST. Lgtter service than in the ok over’ your stationery fect it doesn't need replon shine. BYRON ~ ADAMS. PRINTER, 5 Geto) Baza you Le that we que T. KEEN. TaILoy, 1310 F STBET. myche z» MANTELS. ANDIRONS, Tron. tee FENDERS, Fixtares, &c. Gas Mosaics, Ma bies SGaS TSG Tue shop,520 131 se } | | ee Bt wes onzy. Big mea can buy s Light Flannel Suit ce—we have too ayi2 Look INTO Bees took 0 Woutps 110 FST. 3y12 NOW 8169. toned imte wizing “Do- i Nexiuce ‘stints at ridiculously low ices unless yo Wout to waste Inoney wre bi shipped **; that we can give you better ‘satis’action with fine cools. “A line of $2 French Neglige Shirts are being run off st 81.69—you get a “ull two dollars worth. w. SU TPL (Sten's Goods), 985 PAL AVE. = THOSE WHO WANT FIRST-CLASS HALL’s SHIRT FACTORY, 908 Fst sz dy6-3a a. L. ae UREN, se = “PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. Fine tock and job printing. Telephone 70S (e208) How Le E wt. new. CAN SEE THE COMET. It Will Be Visible to Washingtonians To- night—It is a New Visitor. A mysterious comet is rushing earthward at ® terrific pace, and will appear to Washington- jans tontght. It will hang low in the northwest heavens and cower close to the Great Bear. The arrival of a comet i always an event of interest This one comes almost unannounced. It must have rushed upon the earth at a fearful rate in order to have escaped the vigilance of tele- scopic observers. It may have but just strack an atmosphere which has caused it to break so | rushly on the vaked gaze of the citizens of this latitude. Itwas first reported late Saturday night by Prof. Aitred Rordame of Salt Lake City” Mon- day it was observed by Profs. Swift and Maine of the Kochester Observatory, and Prof, Brooks of the Smith Observatory of Geneva also sent out comments on it. Prof. Elkins of Yale College Observatory has observed it and so has Prof. Harold Jacobus of Columbia Col- lege Observatory, New York. They that it appears like a star of the on ond or Yhird magnitude, is bril- ant and plainly visible’ to thé’ naked eye, is now about fifteen degrees from the northeagahorizon, and has a rapid down- ward motion. It is evidentl w comet. Some astronomers have attempted to identify it ax the Holmes comet, but opinions differ. That celestial visitor 1s not due. Very little | is known about comets and tonight the eves of local scientists will upon the stranger. Prof. Asaph Hall, with whom Taz StaR reporter talked this afternoon, will observe it privately at the naval observatory and that at Ge wn will make technical views of it, har- orgetor Great interest is manifested in the war. to the man of science and philosophic laiety. | ___|THE PLAN APPROVED. = Commissioners Favor the Issue of Bonds for Improvements. THE WORK THE ENGINEER COULD DO. Many Business Men Heartily In- dorse the Bond Proposition. SHOULD BE NO DELAY. Property owners from all over the city are calling upon the Commissioners and speaking @ good word for the proposition to issu $10,000,000 worth of bonds for the pur- pose of carrying out at once all needed improvements. ‘The Commissioners themselves have become wedded to the idea,and all of them are in favor of the scheme, Engineer Com- missioner Powell said this morning that he was in favor of the proposition. With a fand of $10,000,000 to draw upon he said his department | pec, could wotk wonders. The system of sewer- age as recommended by the sewerage commic- sion could be carried out at once, the high areas of the city could have a better water sup- ply the streets could be extended and improved, and, perhaps, something could be done toward the improvement of Rock Creek Pars. He was doubtfal, however, about the District shoulder- ing the entire amount, but thought as the im- provements would benefit the property of the United States that it should bear its share of the expense. WHAT COMMISSIONER ROSS SAYS. In conversation today with a reporter of THE Star upon tho subject of the District issuing €10,000,000 worth of bonds for the completion of several much-needed improvements Com- missioner Ross said: “I am glad Tux Stax has taken the initiative in this matter. It isone of the most import- ant questions that has ever been presented to our community. There can be no question that there should be an expendi- ture equal to the amount named in the immediate future. This is the capital of the United States and the rules of economy which apply to inferior municipalities have no jurisdiction here. The entire District of Columbia should be made to correspond in every way with what is fitting for the national capital. We need a municipal building, more schoo! houses, more fire engine houses and an improved sewer system a€ once. These and the extension of the streets and high- 8 ought not to await the slow processes which have hitherto prevailed. All of the citizens will agree to this, only question that will arise will be as to whether the presentation of this scheme to Congress and its adoption will in anv way im- pair the subsisting equitable arrangement whereby the United States bears one-half of the total cost of all improvements. Commissioners will carefully consider this mat- ter and will invite objections and advice from the citizens at large.” GENERALLY FAVORED BY CITIZENS. Many business men who always take a deep interest in whatever pertains to the prosperity and welfare of the District are out of the city, but those seen by Stan ters today were generally favorable to the bond ropoaition. ‘Mr. B. H. Warner, president of the board of trade, said: “I am sure a majority of the board of trade will favor the Glover proposition. yihe plan is a good one and will really not add at to our burdens, as the enhanced value which will be given property by the ex- penditure of co large an amount of money will ‘increase the revenue by way of taxation toa sufficient extent not only to pay the interest, but to accumulate s sinking fond toward pay- ing the principal. “The people of the United States, as well as of the District, would be largely benefited in bav- ing added attractiveness and bealthfulness given the capital city. Such » scheme helps give enjoyment to the present generation and makes our heirs pay something on account of the inheritance they derive from us. If Con- gress will provide that these bonds can be taken as security for the circulation of national banks they can be floated at 334 per cent. “Money for proper public uses gives health, beauty and happiness. “Put me down as favoring it as the only true plan for the early and comprehensive improve- ments of our already great city.”” UNWISE ECONOMY TO DELAY. Mr. W. 8. Thompson said that he had not given this particular proposition any thought, but still in a general way he realized that it was important that something of the kind should be done. He knew that it was an unwise economy to delay the opening of the streets through the suburbs and making the other needed improvements. Because these things were not done the value of property. was depreciated and the natural development of the suburbs delayed. No doubt that some wise solution of the matter could be reached, and if it was thought that the money should be raised by a bond issue he was in favor of that. He thought, however, that it would be found bonds could be placed bearing « lower rate of interest than 4 per cent, and perhaps it would not be deeted necessary to have such » amount of money as $10,000,000 to spend in a lump, but only so much’ as couid properly be expended in the course of s single season. Mr. Thompson aa‘d that these and other ques- tions couid be considered in formulating the matter for presentation to Congress, but on the general idea that these improvements should go on he thought that there was no difference of opinion. APPROVE THE PLAN. Mr. C. J. Bell, the president of the American Security and Trust Company: “I am heartily in favor of the plan, provided that the entire debt is not saddled on the District. The Dis- trict has suffered heretofore by unjust appro- riations, the half of which should have been Domne by the government. I would rather not have the oe than to have the Dis- trict bear the entire burden. ‘There can be no doubt that $10,000,000 expended now over a period of five or ten years would accomplish ‘more than twice that amount utilized five or ten years from this time.” Mr. N. W. Burchell—‘Most decidedly do I approve of the plan. I consider it a very happy thought on the part of Mr. Glover and I hope that it will meet with success.” Mr. W. B. Gurley, real estate agent: “The idea is heartily approved by me and it would seem that any one who has the interests of the District at heart must indorse it. The opening of 16th street and Connecticut and 16 Island avenues will be most beneficial. When this is done the prorerty owners whose land poeta these streets will improve ir property so as to be in pon a gy surroundings. ‘The bonds should be made for # long period, so that those who will derive the benefits from the improvements will bear some of the burden of | * THE BEST PLAN TO BE ADOPTED. Mr. Robert L Fleming, architect: “You can say that I heartily indorse the plan. favs : ciihe, Plan. is » very excellent should be no delay in making these improvements, end the coming generations RESULT OF A _ BOOM. The Basic City Post Office Reduced to the Fourth Class, How Town Lots Were Sold on Paper—A Northern Capitalist Quictly Scooped in = 825,000 Bonus, The post office at Basic City, Va., has been relegated from the presidential class to the fourth class, This simple statement conveying the intorma- tion that this office has ceased to produce enough revenues to entitle it to a place in the presidential class also has a wider meaning. It records the rise and fall of a “boom.” Those who ne. familiar with the great real estate boom which swept over southwest Virginia couple of years ago willremember Basic City, the “magic town” that sprung in a few months from cornfield and mesdow land toa platted city, with streets, avenues and boulevards laid out, with sites fixed for factories, iron furnaces, rolling mills and blocks of business buildings. People were assured that Basic City was to bea second Pittsburg and they flocked there to in corner lots. Land which had lately n appraised by the acre as farm land was suddenly held for sale by the front foot as building lots, Enormous transactions in real estate took place daily. People seldem bought i they dealtin whole squaresjat a time. ‘To be sure, there was very little actual money handled in the transactions. A small cash pay- ment was usually made and notes given for the balance. The man who gave the notes never expected to meet them; the property was sure to rise in value right along and he would dis- pose of it at a profitable advance to some new- comer later on, leaving the latter to attend to the final payments. PRICES ADVANCING. ‘The same properties changed hand# many times in a month, advancing in price upon each transaction, Finally the price reached the point where the first cash payment was be- yond the pocket of the culators. Then the transfers stopped. The last man in the deal “held the bag.” There is only one instance quoted where the Basic City boomers are alleged to have been worsted. A “northern capitalist”—that tearful and wonderful creature looked upon with awe in the south and supposed to represent fabulous sums of wealth—came to Basic City. It is said he represented himself to be a manufacturer employing several hundred hands, He was delighted with Basic City, and, by jove, had half a notion to move his factory there. ‘This idea was encouraged and finally the boomers offered him afree site for his factory and €25,000 bonus to come, the bonus to be paid when the factory building had pri as far as the windows of the first story, this being taken as evidence of the northern ‘capitalist’s good faith to continue the work. AN OFFER ACCEPTED. The offer was accepted, and while the work- men were engaged in excavating for the build- ing the “boomers” stood around and did a rushing business in selling lots in the neighbor- hood which would be enuanced in value by the presence of the factory. The work went mer- Tily along, and when the builing was completed to the windows of the first story he ted his bonus of $25,000. The next day he left town and that was the last seen of the northern capitalist. It cost him probably $2,000 to build up to the windows of the first story. ‘The Basic City of those days which bloomed and blossomed as arose has sadly faded and withered, rustling its dry leaves mournfully in the chill wind of adversity which sighs through the tree tops, sighing for the northern capital- ist who never returned. Gone are the prosper- ‘ous boomers with their gilt-edged prophecies of a golden future for the city, de} are the cheerful real estate dealers with their fat wallets and bland ways in which they closed transactions aggregating a hundred thousand as unconcernedly as a man buying six street car tickets for a quarter. The houses are de- serted, the streets grown ap with weeds and the Ligd — pone buildings stand out against the sky like gaunt specters, Rath: day theizematatag, boscases go to the station to meet the northern capitalist, but as the train whirls off and no capitalist lights they turn away and gaze sadly sown the dusty road and think upon the good old times gone by. THE YORKTOWN, She Will Soon Sail for the Pacific Around Cape Horn. ‘The disposal of the vessels that participated in the naval review continues, and as fast as they can be made ready the white ships are being sent to the four quarters of the globe. The latest to receive orders to sail is the York- town, now at the New York navy yard. She isin dock being painted, and next week, if everything isready, she will retrace the journey she madeas one of Admiral Gherardi’s squadron and pro- ceed to the Pacific station by way of Cape Horn, The voyage will take nearly three months under ordinary cruising power, and it is probable that the ship will bring up at San ncisco, unless events in Peru seem to require her to stop there. She will then be cleaned and put in shape for service to relieve one of the vessels at the Hawailan Islands, probably the Boston, which has been Jong ‘time on station, and!’ is in need of an jing. ‘The Yorkiown will go out under a new com- mander, for an order was issued at the Navy Department today detaching Commander Harrington from duty as inspector of the light house district and ordering him to com- mand the Yorktown, relieving Commander Frank Wildes, who is detached and granted one month’s leave. a Death of a Con: The Secretary of Stato has been informed of the death of Josiah E. Stone, U. & consul at Nogales, Mexico. Jnabneeteee © The Boston in Hawaii. ‘The U. 8. 8. Boston will remain at Honolulu until relieved by the Philadelphis, now on her way to the Samoan Islands, This can hardly be before Christmas. The Boston will then proceed direct to San Francisco and receive an extensive overhauling. ————_---—_____. Going to the Pacific. The erniser Charleston, now at the Norfolk vavy yard, and the gunboat Yorktown, now at the Brooklyn navy yard, wii probably be ready to sail for the Pacific station next week. Both of these versels came around from the Pacific coast to attend the Columbian naval review. smear tnastinctot Now Out of Danger. Gen. T. L. Casey, chief of engineers, has re- turned to Washington from New York. He says that his sun Edward, who was injured in a runaway accident, is out of danger, and that his skull was not fractured, as was at first —_—_—_—___-e-____ Another Secretary of Legation. The Chilean legation here has been rein- forced by another attache in the person of Sener Vistor Ristanes, nbs Sm presented at partment ‘aa second searetary of legation. if ———_-e-—____ No Customs Paid in Gold. ‘The customs receipts at New York last month were $9,337,798, a reduction of $629,909 as ALTGELD INDORSED. Federation of Labor Approves the Pardon of the Anarchists. A LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING. Only One Dissenting Vote in the Local Federation. OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED The Federation of Labor held a very im- portant meeting Inst night at the hall at the corner of 43 street and Pennsylvania avenue. An election of officers took place, but the most important business transacted was the passage | P’ of a resolution approving the action of Gov. Altgeld of Illinois in pardoning the anarchists, Neebe, Schwab and Fielding. It will be remem- bered that a short time ago District Assembly 66, Knights of Labor, passed resolutions ap- proving the action of the governor, which cre- ated widespread comment. The passage of the resolution by the assembly was, how- ever, attacked on the grounds that it was a ap judgment and did not accurately represent the feelings of a majority of the organization. This theory was bolstered up by the fact that when the reso- lutions were passed only a small number of the members were present, Further expressions of opinion from the local labor organizations on 8 question which had sroused such general interest were awaited with solicitude. The action of the Federation of Labor last night in also approving the granting of the pardons by Gov. Altgeld, in even stronger language than that used by the assembly, would seem to put to rest all question of the platform of the local organizations on this subject. Like the assem- bly, the federation, in their resolutions, profess to approve not of anarchy. but of the pardon- ing of men who, they claim, were innocent. ‘The charge of snap judgment cannot be made against the action taken last night. The Fed- eration of Labor is composed of delegates from all the different local labor organizations, and last night, owing to the election of officers and the closing up of the business of the year,there was an unusually large attendance, some eighty delegates being present. The resolutions were last night after a number of speeches been made, and on the passage only one dissenting vote was recorded. ALTGELD UPHELD. ‘The resolution is as follows: “Resolved, by the Federation of Labor, Wash- ington, D. C., that we approve the action of Gov. Altgeld of Illinois in the pardon of Neebe, Schwab and Fielding, who were suffering life imprisonment for alleged complicity in the un- fortunate Haymarket tragedy of 1887. “That we recognize in Gov. Altgeld an exe- cutive having the wisdom of honest discrimina- tion, an enlightened sense of justice, and the manliness to rebuke aprejadiced judiciary, and amend, as far as possible, an outrage inflicted by a perverted jury. “We also regard Gov. Altgeld a representative of that class of potiotic citizens who condemn alike that anarchism which would destroy by brute force and the other insidious anarchism of the judiciary and the press which, by the abuse of justice, the perversion of truth and the attempted corruption of an honest public sentiment, is a menace to the stability of gov- ernment and the social order of our republic.” OFFICERS ELECTED. ‘The federation last night, av already stated, elected officers for the fiscal year. The elec- tions were entirely harmonious and resulted as follows: President, John F. Whitemore; secre- tary, Joseph K. Potter; first vice president, it A. Ross: second vice president, Chas. A. Moran; financial secretary and treasurer, Steven A. Clements; sergeant-at-arms, Chas. J. Coleman. CONVICT LABOR. ‘The meeting also appointed = committee to investigate the charges that convict labor was being used in the preparation of the stone for the Congressional Library building. Another resolution passed without dissent approved in unmistakable terms of the action of the supervising architect of the treasury in announcing that no bids would be received from any contractor who employed contract labor. MR. POTTER TALKS. ‘Mr. J. K. Potter, secretary of the federation, speaking to a Star reporter today in reference to the action of the organization on the pardon by Gov, Altgeld, said that the resolution did not mean any indorsement of anarchy as the word was understood by the general public, “The resolution simply means,” said Mr. Potter, “that we believe the pardoned men vere in reality innocent of any crime and we desire to express our admiration of the man who had the courage to exercise his discretion- ary power in the interests of right and justice. As a matter of fact, in the discussion of the resolution, which was full and fair, the sentiments of the speakers were in the line of denunciation of anarchy. After the dis- cussion, and when the delegates understood the nature of the resolution, there was only one dis- senting voice to the final passage of the resolu- tion. You must remember that the Federation of Labor consists of five delegates from each labor organization, and is therefore a thor- oughly representati ffair. The man who offered the resolution was a native born citizen, and the great preponderance of the delegates were likewise native born.” ea Set THE HOUSE DOORKEEPERSHIP. Tammany Will Ag: Support Mr. Tarner for the Position. ‘Tammany will again support Charles H. Tur- ner for the doorkeepership of the House, the position which he filled during the last Con- gress, This decision is apparent from the dec- laration of Thomas A. Coakley, whom every one knows here as s steunch Tammanyite. Coakley’s name has been mentioned in connection with the office of doo: of the next House. He reached the city from New York this morning an@ announced to a Stax reporter that he was not s candidate for the sition. “My candidate,” he said “is Mr. ner of New York.” mibeei oS es Bank Receiver Appointed. The controller of the currency today ap- pointed Mr. E. R. Fogg receiver of the Nebraska National Bank of Beatrice, Neb. ooresnecuw Sed sammie Sate Army Orders. The leave of absence granted Capt. Wm. P, Van Ness, first artillery, is extendedone month. cultural College, Lake City, Fla, and will join his company. The silo foll transfers First Lieut. infantry to the ‘Lieut. Frederick COMPLAINTS POUR IN.| Gitizens Say the Garbage Man is a Stranger to Them. Health Officer Hammett Talks on the Ques- tion—What Three Extra Carts Cost the District—More Carts Ordered. “The garbage men are doing a great amount of work,” said Health Officer Hammett to a Star reporter this morning, “but there are also a large number of complaints being made. ‘The garbage, however, must be removed. There are not enough wagons in the service at present to do the work properly, and I am going to so advise the contractor. There should be at least forty wagons in the service just now in order to keep the city clear of gar! Dr. Hammett said he thought if Congress had ‘iven the five special garbage —— asked for the trouble about the removal of garbage would not be so troublesome. As it is the com- laints have to be investigated and the regular sanitary Cage) —— do the work. That cripples the regular work of sanitary ins] tion, but itis the best thet can be done with the force provided, The service, he thought, ought to be efficient. The Baltimore Sanitary Com- pany does the work in Baltimore, and it cer- tainly should be able to do the work here. sxTY CoMPLimNTs, Yesterday there were nearly sixty complaints received. The early morning complaints today numbered thirty-five, an increase of nine over the number reeeived during the morning hours yesterday. As printed in yesterday's Stan, there are thirty-two carts in the service, an increase of three since a short while before the daily ser- vice in a large section of the city went into operation, for which an extra compensation of $1,000 a month is id the contractor. In other words, the addition of three carts to the service costs the District $1,000 a month, or €333.333¢ a cart. SOME COMPLAINTS, “Please send and bave garbage removed from 51H street northeast,” was the request made by W. R. Warfield this morning. “I have re- sided at said place for five weeks and once only has it been coliected. Come, gentlemen, get a move on and relieve us of the nuisance. T. Olsen, 717 C street northeast, writes: “Garbage from these premises was removed Just one week ago, but not since then. Back gate leads to alley, and gate is left open every week day from early morning till late in evening and garbage receptacle right insidé the gate. No excuse for neglecting to collect. Please cause it to be re- moved at once; and it is hoped that it may be removed at least twice a week. Contractor is paid for removing it three times a week.” “Please send garbage wagon to 113 3d street southwest. This has been here for two weeks.” “Have occupied house for nearly six weeks,” states @ complaint from Georgetown, “‘and in ‘that time have not had the garbage removed.” Other complaints state similar conditions of affairs, and also state the offensive condition of the garbage on the premises, MANAGER BAYLY TALKS. General Manager Bayly of the National Sani- tary Company, which has the contract for the removal of the garbage, appeared before the Commissioners this morning to con- sultabout complaints, He presented to the Com- missioners the written reports of the Inspect- ore of the company, showing the number of complaints received and the action thereon. Alargé majority of the forty-two complaints received were reported tobe without foundation and a number of then had no existence, Tt ee ee parties nied having comy The greatest cause for complaint, said Mr. Baly, comes from those fails to put in an appearance, and then they rush to the health office with complaints. ‘Tha, Commissioners should pass a police regu- lation forbidding the collection of garbage by others than the agents of the contractor. Regarding the summer service he said that his company bad put on ten additional carts and veven inspectors, and the work was being done satisfactorily. There would be abso- lately no complaint if the Commissioners would insist upon the right of the collector to collect all garbage and see to it that no outsider inter- feres with such collection. PUT OX MORE CARTS. This afternoon the following letter was sent ont from the health office: Mr. 8. P. Bayzx, gi SbPt National Sanitary Company, ir: “Judging by the numerous complaints against the garbage service, I am of the opinion that | bit the number of teams now employed is inade- quate for proper collections, especially in that portion of the District where daily service is required. I will therefore thank you to in- crease the number of carts employed to forty without delay. “Very respectfully, “C, M. Hawert, M. D., “Health Officer.” pn EP ine LABORERS TESTIFY. The Grand Jury Still Getting Evidence in the Ford’s Theater Disaster Case. The grand jury was engaged today in hear- ing the testimony of two colored laborers, Ross and Hawkins, who were at work in the excava- tion at tho Ford's Theater building. Another coloted man who 1 supposed to have been the laborer engaged in digging the earth away from below the pier which is said to have caused the accident was located by De- | sid tective Carter yesterday afternoon. His name is he was found at home quite sick. He h appear before the grand jury, may be seversi days before able to appear. Ii is that his testi- mony be heard before = vote is taken upon the question of returning an ij and it is therefore thought that an indictment is hardly probable this week. It is not doubted, however, that an indictment will eventually be returned, ————- THE BALD-HEADED INCIDENT. Dr. Warren Holt Restored to Duty in the Pension Office. ‘The ‘“bald-headed incident” in the pension office has closed, Dr. Warren Holt, the victim of the incident, was today restored to duty asa $1,600 clerk in the pension office. It will be' remembered that Dr. Holt was dis- THE DEAD NUMBER 13. = See Another Victim of the Chicago Disaster. FIVE PERSONS ARE STILL MISSING. Workmen Digging in the Ruins for More Bodies. paetene hires WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE? Wonrtp's Farn Gnovxps, Carcaso, July 12 — ‘One more victim was this morning ddded to the list of unfortunates who met death m the bolo- caust Monday efternoon. Lewis J. Frank of Engine Company No. 2, who jumped from the burning tower, died in the Emergency Hospital, where be has isin in « semi-uncon- scious condition for two days, at 4 o'clock, In making his terrible leap Frank, besides being badly burned, broke two or three ribs, was bruised all over and suffered internal injuries which were too much for medical aid to conquer. The fireman's body was taken to Rolston’s morgue at 9 o'clock. This makes the total number of known dead thirteen, while those reported by their friends as missing amount to five. STILL MIssING. The following persons in addition to the known dead are still missing: Joseph Campbell, « carpenter, seen in the building a few moments before the tower fell. R. A. Drummond, superintendent of the Harter Electric Company, seen near base of tower just before it fell. Archie McArthur, ten years old, employed in the building. Seen near the elevator just as tower fell. Bernard Murphy, boiler maker. Seen to enter the building during progress of fire. Robert Blemheuber of Marquette. Mich., seen in the building at 11 o'clock in the morning. Not yet returned to his boarding place. FALSE REPORT OF MORE CORPSES. Alarge crowd thronged Rolston's morgue this morning, brought thence by a report which gained circulation during the morning hours that ten or more bodies had been seen in the ruins last night and were to be taken out at daylight. This report was found to be with- out foundation. A United Press reporter talked with workmen and Dr. Robinson, chief of the ambu- lance service. The latter denied the story. He : “There has been nobody taken out of these ruins since 5 o'clock inst night. The work of searching was discontinued at dark last night owing to a lack of ‘ight and the un- safe condition of the ruins. The force of men will be increased shortly, I understand, and the work prosecuted with more vigor than ever.” The finding of some meat by the workmen in ‘one of the cooling houses just as they quit work last night is thought to have caused the rumor to be cireulated that more bodies had been reached. The workmen knew the substance was meat snd made no report of the find. They all deny that any one was told that the beef and mutton were thought to be bodies, and no further attention to the matter until this morning, when they were startied by the story of the finding of ten more bodies. The meat was closely examined this morning, but nothing was found, and it is not likely that any bodies could possibly be found there. A MICHIGAN CAPITALIST S1I88ING. Dr. Robinson thought, however, that there were more bodies under the ruins, and this statement was strengthened by the intelligunce that the list of missing increases instead of de- creases, as one more was added to it in the per- son of Robert Blemheuber of Marquette, Mich. Inquiries regarding Mr. Blem- heuber were made at the morgue this morning by the gentlemen with whom he has been stopping for the past two weeks. Mr. Blemheuber spent Sunday in Constr A, and returned to his stopping place at 8 0’ Monday morning, from whence he departed one hour later, with the remark that he was going to epend the day ng the cold storage system. It is said that Blemheuber is a capitalist, and that he was contemplating the purchase of a cold storage plant before he re- turned to his home. He bas not been seen since nor has he returned to his room, where i remains intact. Mr. Blemhe:ber is about thirty-five years of age, five feet eight inches in height and of light complexion. A man answering his de- scription even to the brown suit and neg! shirt which he wore was seen in the building at 11 o'clock, and as be hes not returned to his friends they, this morning. reported nis absence to the authorities. It is believed that he has perished. SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD. The work of searching for more bodies was taken up at 7 o'clock this morning. Twelve men, the same workmen as were sent yesterday by Director of Works Barnbam, reported for duty, but the firemen who lent ‘their aid yee- terday, were not sent to help the men this morning and this caused some comment, The the workmen received no ing in their task, and although the’ brosd network of pipe which covers the greater part of the wreck on the east side, are making good progress by digging around and under as far as the mass of tim- bers bolted by long rods and other hindrances of like nature will permit. A of ambu- lance men was on hand to aid in of water for the workingmen. ae mal Gnane ot wine were brought out from the corner of the ruins. This Fs al { 38 Hae: il Dearest woodwork, as it had done twice before, the falling brands commenced to drop dows, alongmde the stack to the bottom of the shaft This accounts for the saddin bursting out ow all sides of the fire which destroyed the towee and sent the firemen t. th, Mruowacner, Wis, July 12--All the directors of the Plankinton Bank have been indicted under the law of the state defining the respon- bility of bank directors, Judge James G. Jenkins, William Plankinton snd Eugene Elliott have appeared in court and presumably gave bail, _— BARDWELL WELL ARMED, ‘The Kentucky Town Ready and Waiting for Any Uprising. Barpwert, Kr., July 12 —The town is well armed now and will give a hot reception to anv mob that will come, News bas just reached bere that the negroarrested at Milan hes proved that he wasat Fulton the day of the murder and has been release: A Bardwell Star “extra” has appeared and fixes the matter of Miller's guilt so conclu- sively that all hope the matter is settled, but the place will not be caught napping. SIGNING THE IRON SCALE. Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburg Have Agreed to the Terms. Prrrapono, Pa., July 12.—Jones & Laughlin shave signed the amalgamated steel scale, the workmen conceding « reduction of from 8 to 15 percent, The firm wanted » cut of from ae company's 5,000 men, will re The iron sonle ‘was also cent. week and The the 10 to 20 per fron was signed last extensive plant, emplo few dava terday by the Findlay (Ohio) Rolling Mill Company, employing 500 men. thirteen western firms have signed the acale. There is no change in the local situation and the mills are yet idle. — CALVIN CURTIS DEAD, Although an Invatid for Thirty Years He Won a Name as an Artist. Burpoerorr, Coxx., July 12.—Calvin Curtis, the noted artist, died this morning in his native place, Starford. The immediate cause of death was inflammation of the bowels, slthough be had been an invalid for over thirty years, @8When twenty-one years of age Mr. Curtis went to New York and stadied art — Daniel Huntington, the president the National Academy. At the thi Mr. Curtis was witha use of hi trait painter, in his later years be woven son and two BRAZIL'S KEBELLION, red at Sith the _revolasicunry fie e § eurgents in the event cf Zo: ing to clear the bar outward "Kew Youx,July 12 Business ‘at o standstill this i morning acm ig w ern! the Brazilian government, who the situation by virtue of their ownership the telegraph service in the country. —— Rolling Stock Seized by the Sheriff. Maxsrrexp, Ouro., July 12—An execation for $347,100 was taken out in common pless court yesterday aguinst the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company here by H.H.Sturgis et al Sheriff v, seven Guthrie levied upon the depot engives and ten box cars, in all valeed company comes to terms trouble is expected, funder tao Chief Justice Coleridge All Right Again. Loxpox, July 12.—Lord Coleridge, Lord chief justice of England, whose sudden illness at the New Cattle Ansizes yesterday necessi: the ad; it of the court, has en~ tated \journmen = tirely recovered. He was on the morning. — A NEW POINT. Petersen's Counsel Claims That the Liquor License Law ts Unconstitutional. charge of keeping « disorderly house, was called upon in court this afternoon to plead to « charge of kee ping an unlicensed bar. ap for the defendant, unconstitutional. not on an information. authorities in support of bis position. The argument was in progress when this we- port closed. Rome will be taken in advance of the meeting if i, i ' i! t iH Litt | i i So far stricken inal trouble, from which he lost the limbs. Although primarily = por~ ube developed « taste for landscape painting. He leaves one daughters. Iu kek ‘at about $30,000. More rolling ‘stock will probably be tied up today by the sheriff and unless the Steever moved to quash the information, the and that the law of Congress was << Lr He argued that the sale of i