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FOR RENT (stables), FOR SALE (Horses and Vehicles) FOR SALE (Bicycies).. FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots)... FOR SALE (Misceljaneous) FOR SALE (Pianos. HOTEL: LADIES GOODS LECTURE: LEGAL No" LOCAL MENTION LOosat NDF MANICURE. y 3 3 0 z 5 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 NOTARIES OCEAN TRAY PROFESSIONAL PROPOSALS. RAILROADS: SPECIAL NOTICES... STEAM CARPET CLEANING. STORAGE... = SUBUREAN PROPERTY. SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS . VETERINARIA’ TEEETUEPEWTEREGUEREOOE ETE? SuIweeMIeIeIIIevenaew Sed WANTED (Lots). WANTED (Room TTT wee WANTED (Miscellaneo: lexed Detective. Hulda Stewart, a young woman who keeps @ house near 13th and D streets, was sur- prised about 3 o'clock by two young men who called at the house. One of them she charges, claimed that he was a detective, and the other said he was a reporter. They pretended to be looking for something, but the proprietress not knowing them, ordered them owt. Thev refused to go and the man who said he was a detective proceeded to assault the women. The police were not told of the affair until Saturday evening and then Officer Kilmartin grrested John Davidson, jr., said to be of Georgetown. From the woman the police learned that she was beaten with a wooden dumbbell. Two of her teeth were broken, there was an ugly cut inflicted on her head and she ‘Was otherwise badly bruised. Davidson was in tne Police Court this morning under bond on a charge of assault and his counsel demanded a jury trial. The defendant is said to be the man who start- ed the trouble at Valparaiso two years ago. For Temperance. The Rev. J. F. McGee of St. Patrick's Church addressed the meeting of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society last even- img at the hall, corner of 5th and G streets northwest. The reverend speaker took for his subject “The Excellence of Temperance Work.” Intemperance, said the speaker, was the fruitful parent of poverty, disease, ‘Want, pain, sorrow, misery, vice, crime and sin. The temperance societies drove sorrow from many homes and transferred in its Piace joy and happiness. They have done| Much for society; they have lessened the Rumber of crimes; they have lightened the burden of taxation; they have given an im- petus to every 3 they have smoothed the way sinners’ refor- mation and they have been powerful in- fluence to relicion. At the close of Father| McGee's address he administered the pledze of total abstinence twenty persons. Mr./ Edwin Mullin also spoke. Mr. Frank Dowling, who has been fore- man of bindery in the United States treas- trer’s office for many years, has been re- Moved. He entered the office as an ap- Brentice and worked his way up to the foremanship. He is a District man and has Rever taken much interest in politics. ee A Bank Reepe The First Nationa! Bank of Birmingham, Ala., which suspended payment August 2, 186," having fully complied with the condi- tions imposed by the controller of the cur- Fency and its capital stock being unim- batred, has been permitted to reopen its Goors for busir ess. ————— Range of the Thermometer. "The following were the readings of the ther- Mmometer at the weather bureau today: 8am, 4; 2 pm, 82; maximum, 83; minimum, 49. 2d EDITION. VIGILANT WINS. (Continued from First Page). Valkyrie to leeward if she continued to maintain her speed. The yachts were abreast of each other at 12:05, the Vigilant to the windward. The Valkyrie was a little in the lead. ‘The Vigilant Leads. ‘The lead, however, was soon cut down and in a minute the Vigilant assumed the lead. The yachts were now on port tack. The wind hauled more to southward, velocity 24 miles an hour, and increasing. Vigilant was apparently six lengths in the lead. She had her jib topsail out. Both yacht= were standing for first stake. ‘The Vigilart led and was to the windward. ‘The Vigilent took in her jib topsail. She was increasing her lead and evidently giv- ing the Valkyrie the go-by. She was at 12:30 two miles from the first turn and a quarter of a mile in the lead. ° Rounding the First Stake. Both yachts at 12:51 went about on the starboard tack. They could not round the stakeboat on this tack and came around on the port tack at 12:54. The yachts now:left the Long Branch stakeboat almost abeam of one another on the -port tack. A strong southweserly breeze was blowing at the rate of about 16 knots an hour and with more force off shore, evidently giving the yachts all the wind they wanted. Coast- ers were under shortened sail. The wind slightly increased, with prospects of more for the returning leg of the course. One of the stakeboats took up its station Just off Long Branch. The Vigilant at 1:05 neared the stakeboat and made starboard tack, short leg. Wind was 2 miles an hour. The Vigilant turned the first stake at 1:07 1-2, four minutes ahead of the Valkyrie. Vigilant set her balloon jib at 1:12. ‘The wind was still southwest at 1:30 % miles an hour. Both yachts were standing east. The Vigilant seemed to be increas- ing her lead. The breeze freshened. Vigilant was leading by about 6 1-2 min- utes at 1:45. Vigilant went out of the glass at 1:40:04 The Valkyrie followed at 1:47:30. ‘This showed that Vigilant had now a lead of seven minutes and 26 seconds. Vigilant at 1:55 stood southeast to the turn of the second stakeboat. ‘The Second Mark. Vigilant jibed around the second mark at Valkyrie turned at 2:06, 8 minutes 58 sec- onds behind. Both boats squared away on the second | teg Sf the course carrying mainsalls, club | topsails, forestay sails, Jibs and balloon jib topsail The boats had the wind on the starboard quarter and were fairly boiling over the course. The breeze being more quarterly they could carry spinnakers. The wind continued to freshen. It was still south- west. At 1:20 Valkyrie set her balloon forestay sail. This was considered to be a good move. Vigilant had an apparent lead of a mile and a quarter. The sea was so hea- vy that it staggered the yachts. The Vigilant, convoyed by Vanderbilt's big square rig steamer Valiant, made a long reach on the eastern course and put more distance between herself and the cut- ter. She appeared to gain two minutes on the Valkyrie. Both were sailing handsomely, but the cutter failed to set more headsails. The fleet of steamers was trailing to the cast- ward after them. The race was a pretty one. At 1:3 the Vigilant led by about five and a half minutes, having increased her lead somewhat. Homeward Bound. As Vigilant rounded she took in her fore- stay sail, her main boom was swung to starboard, and she headed for the finishing mark. She carried mainsail, jib, regular forestay sail and jib. Wind was thirty-two miles. : Valkyrie took in her balloon forestay sail as soon as she rounded and hoisted her regular forestay. It was now a close reach for the Fire Island lightship. Valkyrie appears two miles astern of Vig- ilant. Yachts now reaching lightship. Will finish before three o'clock, Vigilant gaining. 2:25 p. m.—The wind is so strong where the yachts are that Vigilant hag put double reefs in her jib. Valkyrie has taken in her forestay sail. 2:30 p. m.—Vigilant has now sailed over half way from off shore stake to finish. No change in position; if anything Vigilant is increasing her lead. Yachts moving twelve miles an hour, twelve to fifteen knots breeze. Lead: by Three Miles. 2:30-Vigilant now leading the British cut- ter nearly three miles and gaining. 240—-The Valkyrie will be hopelessly beaten. Vigilant within two miles of fin- ish. Se PLAYED STEALING ROW. Frances Went It for Five Cents, but Failed. George P. Douglass, an elderly colorea man, who looks like he ought to be a dea- con in a church, ocupied a place in the short procession in Judge Miller’s court this morning. His gray side whiskers had been combed and the rest of his face pre- sented the appearance of having been vis- ited by a razor only a short time before his arrest. Promoting policy was the charge made against the old man and his counsel said he was not guilty of it. Policeman O'Brien of the third precinct appesred as the prosecuting witness and explained to the court the charge. “It is claimed,” he said, “that the old man visited persons who play policy and carry their money across the river for them.” Frances Mann, a colored woman wh enjoys the pleasure of “Uncle George's’ acquaintance was called as a witness and it is fair to state that her feeling toward him was not of the friendly nature which generally exists between persons so well acquainted. he had seven cents in her pocket when nele George” called to see her and she gave him five cents of It to play for her and two for himself. “He called at my house.” she told the court, “and said he was going over the river and I gave him the money to play. It was all I bad.” ‘On what row did you tell him to play?” tealing row." was her reply. “I had a dream the night before.” ‘What was your dream?" “I had a dream about a lady,” she re- sponded, “‘and they say she pla; row. That was the reason I wanted to play it.” “Did the row come out?" “Well, judge,” she answered, “you see I told him to play it for all day and he told me he only played it for the morning. It didn't come out in the morning, but it did in the evening” “You had better not go to sleep,” the judge told her, “if you are going to dream and then throw your money away. You had better stop dreaming. — eens Gere act = the kind shown against the old man and the Cl therefore dismissed. a — ‘The Occidental’s Reanton. ‘The Occidental Club of Capitol Hill held its first reunion Saturday evening at Mc- Cauley’s Hall. These reunions will be con- tinued throughout the entire season. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Wilk. son and Miss Helene Wyman of Omaha, Dr. H. W. Cessford, Miss Lula and Vertie Hove, Miss Edna Cross, Miss Semmes, Miss Mabel Shook, Miss Florence Jerdan, the Misses Boarman, Miss Sefton, Miss Syme, Miss Shreeves, Miss Marschalk, Miss Val- entine and Miss Mohler, Schell, H. B. Durant, W. King, A. C. Wiley A J. Compton, C. E i. Mar- schalk, A. Titus, Sterritt, Sterns, Hooe, C. E. Hunt, Chas. Reagan, Clark Cross, W do, Mitchell, Wallace, Mathew, and Krammer. IN WALL STREET. Advices From Washington Caused Prices to Stiffen. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The first hour's trading in today’s market was unusually active, and at an advance ranging from 1-4 to 11-2 per cent. London prices came lower, especially for Nashville, but the volume of business on that side was too small to influence quotatio.s here. ‘The street has it that the Senate will be forced to a vote this week for political rea- ed him to do he would be afraid of thie con- to the character of the proposed legislation, it is understood that no compromise not ac- ceptable to the President will be adopted. ‘These advices started the bears to cover, and prices advanced in proportion to the demand. Traders are rapidly coming over to the long side of the market, and are prepared to mark up prices at the first in- dication of relief from Washington. The foreign exchange market is about steady, without any special demand. The supply’ of commercial bills continues slight- ly in advance of the average, and 4% is considered a fair quctation for demand ac- commodations. A selling movement, inaugurated in Na- tional Lead last week, was continued to- day, the price yielding 13-4 per cent to %51-4. No public announcement has been made in regard to the Gencral Electric dividend, and persons in position to know are quoted as saying that no such an- nouncement is probable, the management preferring to let the matter go by default. This postponed or suspended action has not affected the stock adversely as yet, the price today advancing from 441-2 to 461-4. Atchison’s earnings are not encouraging to believers in that property, and show an immense falling off in traffic throughout the entire system. For the fourth week last month the report shows a decrease of $187,- 217 and a total decrease for the month of $496,461. From July 1 to October 1 the net decrease is_ $1,360,647. Money continues to rule at 21-2 per cent on call and 5 and 6 for time accommoda- tions on gilt-edged securities. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are fle opening, the highest and the lowest and the closin prices of: the New York stock mara, Pork Rock erchanae, Correspondents bers New Yor . "Corresponden! Mesnre, Moore & Schley. Xo, 80 Broadway: Nichixan Contra Missourl Paciie, National Lead, Sales—regular call—I2 o'clock m.—D, C. 5s of 184¥, $1,000 at 105; $1,000 at 105. Washington 'B bouds, $200 at 117. s ¢ Bonds.—U. registered, 1907, oer nae th a Ut 8 as Fcoapon, ist, 1104g bid, 111% asked. U. 11044 bid, 111% asked. District of A ecnbie Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 1044 bid, 107 asked. eee a 86 oy rene}, 110 bid. 30-year : Water stock Ta, Ta gurrency, tis bid. 2.05 funding, currency, ‘Miscellaneous “fonds.-Washington and George- town R. R. conv. 6s, Ist, 120 bid, 140 asked. Wash- ington and Georgetown K. R. conv. 6s, 2d, 120 bid, 138 asked. ee Association 5s, 100 bid. Washington Market pany ist Gs, 100 bid, 110 asked. Washington Market imp. és, 100 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 100 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, 1005, A. and O., 102 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, 1905, F. and A., 102 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, A. and O., 102 asked. Washing- ton Light wea Ist 6s, 98 bid. Washington Light’ Infantry Js, 96 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 116 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B. 117 bid. Washington Gas Company conv. Gs, 121 bid. Eckington It. Tt. 6a, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 asked. Capitol and orth O Street R. R. 5s, 100 asked. Met: litan R. R. conv. 6s, 104 asked. U.S. Electric Light conv. 5s, 108% bid, 112 asked. National Bank Stocks.. nk of Washington, 300 bid, 400 asked. Bank of the Republic, 285 asked. Met litan, 260 bid. Central, 300 asked. Second, 150 ed. Farmers and Mechanics’, 150 bid. Citt- zens’, 189 asked. Columbia, 150 asked. Capital, 180 asked. West End. 110 asked. Lincoln, 92 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 275 bid, 350 asked. Metropolitan. 70 bid, 95 asked. Columbia, 70 asked. Capitol North’ O Street, 25 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 25 asked. Georgetown and Tenallytown, 40 asked. Rock POLICE COURT SENTENCES. Crap Game With Money, at mo Players. Six boys, eleven women and forty-nine men were occupants of the Police Court cells this morning, and some of those who were fortunate enough to get out went off with the intention of playing “6-11-66" and “6-17-49” as lucky rows in the game of pol- icy, a game that is played to some extent in South Washington, although it is thought by many officers that the game is pretty well broken up. A large majority of the prisoners who occupted the cells were col- ored, and several crap games were repre- sented. In Judge Kimball's court the early morning procession was a long one, and various grades of minor offenses were charged. Five colored men and two women were defendants in the first case, and it was charged that they were engaged in a Sunday morning game of “7-11” in front of Nash's flats. ‘There was a small amount of cash left on the stone pavement by the participants in the game, and Policeman Owens picked it up. Not one of the players would claim the cash, so it will be turned into the po- licemen’s fund. “I was there, but was only looking on,” was the statement of the first prisoner ex- amined, and each of the seven others said the same thing. Rose Hall's statement was that she was cooking dinner, and that she only went out two or three times to watch the game. “Me and Rose Hall ain't guilty,” said one of the girl’s admirers. “Why is'she not guilty?” “*Cause she was cookin’ dinner,” and the prisoner smiled as though the mention of the noonday meal had brought thoughts of what will be served on the farm. “And 80 none of you were in the game?” “No, sir,” chorused the prisoners. “That was a singular game of crap,” re- marked the judge. “Bones and money on the ground and no one playing. Rose Hall is fined $% and the others are fined $10 each.” No Proof. Five young colored men next appeared, and the charge against them was throwing stones. The place charged was on South Carolina avenue, but the arrests had been made only because of suspicious circum- stances against the prisoners. A Mystert Street lamps had been broken and a pedestrian injured, but by whom there was no direct proof. “Had the proof against you boys been sufficient to convict,” said the court, “the penalty would have been a severe one, as throwing stones on the public streets is by no means & trivial offense.” Next in order came an old citizen, who had given a name for the occasion. Druck and disorderly was alleged against him, and he was willing to admit a portion of the charge. : The principal objection against the accused was that he was looking for a drink on Sunday morning in a part of the city where a 6-cent drink fills an ordinary beer glass. Suspicion rested on the proprietor of one of the saloons, but as the officer had no Proof against him a case of Sunday bar could not be brought. The old man, who had bought his liquor somewhere unknown | to the police, was compelled t pay the usual penalty, “Obstructing the sidewalk with vour per- son,” read the clerk to several offenders, whose night of riotous living had landed them on the thoroughfares set apart for pedestrians. As the court had sald many times before, a feather bed in a lodging house is cheaper than one of Uncle Sam’s hard beds. Uncle Sam charges more than private firms, and $5 was the charge made for a few hours’ lodging. Other's followed on various charges of of- fending against the District laws, and their cases were disposed of according to the cir- cumstances under which the arrests were made. eee THE GRADUATE SCHOOL. The New Department of the Colum- Dian University. The past week witnessed the opening of one more high institution of learning in Washington than in previous years. The new school which has thrown open its doors to scholarly students is, however, not a rival to the schools of learning and their many faculties already existing in the city. It is not a school for undergraduate stu- dents leading to degrees of bachelors of of arts, sciences or laws. It is a school for higher studies, in which are received as students only those who have previously attained their bacclaureate degrees, and who desire to pursue further and advanced studies and attain the highest honors that can be bestowed upon them by an academic faculty. This school is the school of graduate studies of the Columbian University. It forms the sixth branch of the university corporation, the others being, in order of their establishment, the Columbian College, the medical and dental schools, the law school, and the Corcoran Scientific School. It was called into existence by the board of trustees of the corporation, who recog- nized the imperative demand for an insti- tution of highest learning at the seat of the government, such as had not existed here- tofore and the facilities and opportunities which the capital offered for the develop- ment of such an institution through its infinite resources In scientific and literary material. A reception was tendered the faculty of the graduate school by the board of trustees during the Presbyterian general Creek, 100 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 48 asked. Frank- lin, 43 bid, 55 asked. Metropolitan, 85 arked. tlonal Union, 20 asked. Arlington, 200 asked. Columbia, 12'bid. 16 asked. German-American, 150 bid. Potomac, 85 asked. Riggs, 6% bid, 7% asked. People’s. 5 bid, 544 asked. Lincoln, 7% bid, 9 asked. Commercial. 5 bid, 5% asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 125 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.— Washington Gas, 47 bid, 48% asked. Georgetown 45 bid. U.S. Electric Light, 109 bid. 115 asked. Vashington Market, 13 asked. Great Falls Ice, 130 asked. Bull Run Pan- ma, 85 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .75 asked.’ Ivy City Brick, 90 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. —Natiqnal Safe Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 150 asked. Wash- ington Loan and Trust. 112 asked. American Secur ity and Trust, *120 asked. "Ex dividend. a BALTIMORE, Oct. o,- Flour dull—western super, 2.00a2.35; do. "extra, “2.40a2.00; do. family, 3.208 3.50; ‘witer ‘wheat "patent, 3.03.85; spring do. do., ‘4.154.410; do. do. stralght, o.75a4.00-receipts, 17,498 barrels; shipments, 504 barcels: sales, barrels. “Wheat quiet and Corn dull and’ easy—sj 47; 45% ask h Br yellow corm by sample, 52. ‘Soa36ig: ‘Non 3 2, white western, mixed western, 34a34%—receipts, stock, 181,879 ‘bushels. - Rye slow. celpts, 151 bushels; stock, 20,186 bushels. Hay strong—good to chotce timothy, $14a$10. Grain freights dull—steam to Liverpool ‘per bushel, 1%d.1 cork for orders per squatter, 28.20. Cotten. mea nal—middling, $13. Provisions quiets Butter firm—ereamery, fancy, "30; choice 27a28; do. Coffee quiet- 2, 534 frm_2h, $4; No. 7, ARlga : Bo Copper atendy PALTIMORE, linia consols,_ threes, $5a65%4; Baltimore ‘and Ohio stock tos Nevis Central’ stock, 68: Baltimore and Chto Song fern firsts, 104; first incomes, 137 Consol bonds, 109; do: stocks, 571,058. oe ———_ Soldiers Trying the Gold Cure. ‘The report of the board of ma: National Soldiers’ Homes for the last facet year, just submitted to Congress, shows that’ the cost of maintenance of a ‘member was in 189 $143.75 and in 1893 $140.9. ‘The increase of average number present was in 1892 26 and in 188 465, This increase 19 materially less than the increases in the preceding five years and the diminution is due to the passage of the pension act of 1890, which has temporarily checked the increase in membership, In January, 1892, the board authorized the employment of the gold cure treatment for the cure of drunkenness at the western branch of the home. Since then ike au- thority has been extended to all branches of the home. Clubs have been formed in all the branches of men who have together agreed to take the cure. Although it is too early to form a sound judgment: on the final result of the trea’ ment, the board ts of the opinion that, so far as i* has gone, it has proved an ‘un. mixed benefit to the home. It has appar. ently reformed more than 14,000 drunkards, a wonderful result, but, in’ addition, the effect of the presence of the clubs in the home, whose basis of existence is the unan- imous efforts of the members to reform from drunkenness and induce their com- rades to join them, has been the produc- tion of better feeling in the members of the home in general as to the folly and crime of habitual drunkenness, making them quieter and more inclined to lead rational lives, even when they do not join the clubs. Should the effect of the cure cease today it has done enough good a! ready in the homes to more than justify the trouble and cost of its introduction. assembly, and many hundreds of members of the latter and other guests visited the university on that occasion. The first year’s work of the school of graduate studies was begun without formal ceremony. The exercises which were to have taken place have been postponed to a later date on account of the illness of Dr. J. C. Welling, the president of the uni- versity. The enrollment of students has been steadily progressing. These students are candidates for either of the degrees of master of arts, master of science, civil en- gineer, electrical engineer, or doctor of philosophy. Among the students are: C. A. O. Rosell, A. M. of the University of Pennsylvania, examiner in the patent office and the well- known inyentor of the explosive named af- ter him, “Rosellite,” candidate for Ph. D.; Albert M, Hilliker, B. D., Seabury Divinity School of Faribault, Minn., candidate for Ph. D.; Walter Edgar Scott, B. S. of Lafa- yette College, candidate for A. M.; John Scott Johnson, B. 8., assistant in ‘applied mathematics ‘in the Corcoran Scientific School, candidate for A. M.; Walter Scott Harshmann, A. M., Columbian College, computer in the nautical almanac office, candidate for Ph. D.; Henry R. Payne, A, B., Columbian College, assistant in Latin in’ the Corcoran Sclentifie School, candi- date for A. M.; Ernest Lawton Thurston, ©. E., the Corcoran Sclentific School, as- istant in civil engineering in the same hol, candidate for Ph. D.; Oscar John Schuslder, B. S., the Corcoran Scientific School, candidate for M. S., and Stephen C. Miller, M. D., the Columbian Medical Col. lege, candidate for M. 8. ———-—_. A Surprised West Virginian. Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock Lieut. Amiss was on a street car of the Metropoll- tan railroad when his attention was called to one of the passengers, a young man, who took a revolver from one pocket’ and changed it to a more comfortable position in a pocket on the other side. Much to the surprise of the young man who had the pis- tol,he was arrested and charged wtih carry. ing concealed weapons. He had come here from West Virginia. Pubmitted to ar- rest, and left $0 collateral for his ap- ce. It is said that he was nominated as post- master for a West Virginia post office, and that at the time of his arrest he was on his way to the Capitol looking after his inter- ests in the Senate. Granville Chichester, lawyer, twenty-six years old, was the way the young man registered. epresentative Alderson was interested in the case, and today in the Police Court a nolle pros. was entered. —_——-__ Phil Sheridan Pos The annual inspection of Phil Sherid Post, No. 14, G. A. R., occurs Monday ever ing ‘at Costello Hall. Department Com- mander Faunce and staff are to attend the ceremony. ——___. Sergeant Kenney Congratulated. Police Sergeant John M. Kenney of the eighth precinct has received a letter of con- gratulation from ex-President Harrison for his bravery in protecting the life of Police- man Skinner, in doing which he kilied El- wood Reid, a colored burglar who had in his possession a valise containing harness, the proceeds of a burglary. The letter reads INDIANAPOLIS, October 6. Sergt. Kenney, Metropolitan Police: Dear Sir: Have just noticed in the papers that your official act has been justified. I congratulate you. Sincerely yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON, As heretofore published, Sergt. Kenney was on duty at the: White House during President Harrison’s administration. SUSTAINED BY COURT (Continued from First Page.) the officers of the government have gone further in this case than to present the evi- dence deemed to be necessury and pertinent to the matter and the introduction of such witnesses as the grand jury might have called for the charge is, a8 your honor may know, absolutely without the slightest foundation. If it is intended to be charged that the excitement over this catastrophe— and that there was undue excitement in the community there is no doubt—operated on the minds of the grand jury the district at- torney’s office has nothing to do with that. It 1s perfectly proper for my friend to make such @ charge as that; but, if he goes be- yond that and attempts to insinuate that any undue influence was exercised over the grand jury by the district attorney's office, +h a charge would be untrue. ‘t is ‘not the purpose nor the desire of the government in this case, as your honor may well know from the manner in which the business of the district attorney's office is conducted, to try this case by newspaper or mob law, and the government is in no- wise responsible for the indiscreet utter- arces of the press with reference to this case. It is the desire of the government that there shall be a fair and impartial trial of these defendants, and in that trial we shall develop as true the supposed false statements in the indictment. We expect to develop conclusively the guilt of these defendants, Col. Ainsworth as well as the others, “My friend forgets the machinery of the law when he makes these charges against the district attorney's office. Who found this presentment? Is not there a grand jury whose duty it is to investigate these matters? When the grand jury makes a presertment in a case of this kind, is it Rot the sworn duty of the district attorney to prepare an indictment in accordance with that presentment? My friend, as an ex-United States district attorney, knows that there is no discretion left to the dis- trict attorney in such matters. “I have said all I care to say on this sub- ject. Of course the government deplores publications of the press such as the one we have been discussing. My objection to them is as strenuous as any other gentle- man could possibly be. But it is for your honor to say what shall be done to stop this sort of thing just where it is; and any action your honor ‘will take in the premises to bring about that result will meet with the hearty approval of the district attor- ney’s office. Judge McComas’ Views. Before rendering his decision in the mat- ter of the demurrer Judge McComas thus referred to the complained of editorial: “Gentlemen, the matter which has been brought to the attention of the court by the counsel for the defendants involves a gross overstepping of privilege, a gross impro- priety. Whether it ts in large or small part the result of ignorance or whether it be an intentional trenching upon the serious and solemn duties of a court of justice, imposed upon the court by the Constitution and the laws, I shall further consider what shall be done in respect thereto. There must be ‘a place in which defendants charged with offenses against the law can have a fair and impartial trial within the power of this court. It is the purpose of this court that there shall be no trial by newspapers, and it will be the especial duty of the court to see that clamor shall not enter into the Jury box. It is to be hoped that good citi- zens, including citizens without printing presses as well as citizens with printing Dresses, will endeavor to aid the courts of justice in giving a fair and impartial trial in cases exciting public interest. If some shall fall short of that plain duty, so far as the law permits, the court will see that that duty is enforced. I shall take the matter which has been brought tq my attention under advisement, ané I announce that there shall be, allow: ing full privilege with respect to the re- porting of legal proceedings, no effort im- Properly made, no efforts persisted in to influence the courts of justice, and this court of justice, in the matter relating to this trial in whatever stage it may come to trial. I do not hesitate to say that it will also be wise for counsel engaged in the cause to confer in any matter of contro- versy here and settle any differences aris- ing, so that counsel and court may ald one another in determining the rights of the defendants and maintaining the dignity of the court. I have asked counsel for the defendants and for the government to be present this merning after the able argument in sup- port of this demurrer, and after considera- tion of the authorities cited in support of the indictment and in support of the de- murrer that I may announce to you the conclusions of the court thereon. Demurrer Overruled. Judge McComas then proceeded to an- nounce his decision in the matter of the demurrer filed against the two indictments as follow! In support of the demurrer to this in- dictment the fourth objection ts that: “The indictment upon its face charges criminal responsibility upon several for the omis- sion of an alleged joint or common duty not exclusively the duty of any one of said defendants, and yet not a joint or common duty in the sense that ‘each of said defendants was charged exclusively with the performance of a contemporane- ous or successive parts of @ joint or com- mon process.’ It is urged that this indictment is for an omission by four of a common duty rest- ing at the same time on all and each of them; in that it is true as a general propo- sition that no person can be punished for omitting a duty where some other person Was at the same time of the omission equal- ly with him charged with the doing of the same omitted duty: That criminal liability can only be predl- gated of @ violation of an exclusive duty: ani ‘That as the indictment alleges a specific duty resting upon each and ail of the de, fendants at the same time, it on its face ex- cludes the case of an exclusive duty on any one of them. Therefore, the indictment discloses a case where no one of the de- fendants is criminally lable, leve this 1s not the law. The texts of Wharton and of Kerr on homicide de say that: ° “Where a responsibility posed on the defendant is such that an omission in its performance is casually followed by an injury to another th de- fendant Is indictable for such omission. “Exclusive” duty herein is equivalent to a duty “specifically” imposed. A'“personal.” an “especial,” “an undivided’ duty, a duty “mot including oF not pertaining to others.” Several cases were cited by Comas at this point. Aes Continuing, he said: “The indictment be- fore me seems to be framed upon the tne dictment in that case. (People ys. Budden. MD cei daneras “Eac! lefendant, as in the case of Bud- densleck, is charged with a ‘luty commen > all, and’ with the omission of such date common to all, and with the doing of an act of commission common to all, coinci- dent with an omission common to :ill, “The pleader may, by reason of the join- der of four, encounter grave difficulties upon the proof, but I hold upon the author. ities that the fourth objection js not well taken. “Hereby, the first objection, viz: “That the indictment upon its face discloses a misjoinder of the defendants, also falls. “I find little difficulty with the thiri ob- jection, viz: “That the said indictment upon its face charges upon the defendant an ‘lle- gal measure of care wd diligence in the premises.” “The indictment avers it was ‘their duty to so regulate and conduct the performange of the work * * * as not .o endanger the stability of the said second ani thiri ‘locr, and to do and cause to De lone «nd to re- quire to be done everything in their power * © © necessary to reniJer the perform- ance of the work * * * safe and secure from danger to the lives of the persons in the building.” “I hold that these allegations require only ordinary, reasonable ani proper precau- tions. The defendants are required to do the things necessary to render the work safe, to excavate without endangering the stability of the floors occupied by many clusively tm- illegal measure of care were re- quired in the indictraeat the defendants would not be prejudiced thereby. “The proof for the government and for the defense, whether a proper or an excessive measure of care be charged in this indict- ment would be of the same class. The judge, who would try the cause, would in- ‘struct the jury as to the proper measure of care and diligence. Herein I find .no suffi- clent ground to sustain the demurrer. Second Po! 5 “The second point upon the demurrer pre- sents a serious objection to this indictment: “That the indictment upon its face fails to charge a definite duty in the premises upon the defendants, and gives them no legal notice of the particular act of negli- gence wherewith they are sought to be charged. . “These defendants are indicted for culp- able negligence. A charge of a definite duty upon these defendants and definite notice of the neglect thereof, whether act or omis- sions, these are essentials. Such essential elements cannot be supplied by intendment of_{mplletion or inferentilty, o by way of | SOCIETY HOMEWARD BOUND. “I am convinced this charge of duty and notice of the particular neglect thereof could have been made more directly, more @efinitely. It could have been made ‘in one count or in several counts. Nevertheless, upon the face of the indictment it appears that the defendant, Ainsworth, had charge and ccntrol of Ford's old theater building in the city and District, which building was on June 9th, 1898, occupied by a large num- ber of clerks distributed over the three floors thereof, and at 10 a. m. on that day portions of the second and third floor there- of gave way, the building being then occu- pied by the clerks in the discharge of their duties. A portion of the first floor, extend- ing from the rear wall of the building to a line twenty and fifty-five hundreths feet from the front wall, rested on brick arches sup- ported by the Interior walls, each of which walls extended from the rear wall to an embankment of earth and the said line, twenty and fifty-five hundreths feet from the front wall. The arches and interior walls formed cellars under the said part of the first floor and the rest of the floor, the front portion, rested on an embankment of earth. “Iu order to the introduction into the build- ing of an electric light plant it became nec- essary to deepen about four feet a part of the central cellar, to excavate and remove quantities of earth from the embankment of earth and from under certain of the in- terior walls and certain brick pliers and to underpin these walls and piers, all of which premises the defendants well knew. “That the defendants undertook and as- sumed and were concerned in the perform- ance of the work and works afore- said, which became and were nec- essary to permit the introduction of electric light into the building and the works were being performed on June 9, 1893, and while being performed were un- der the entire care, charge, control, man- agement and supervision of the defendants, and the defendants so having undertaken, assumed, and so being concerned in the performance, and so having the entire care, charge, control, management and super- vision of the work and works aforesaid, it was their duty to so regulate and conduct the performance of the work and works aforesaid: - “1. As not to endanger the stability of said second and third floors of said build- ing and to do and to cause to be done. “2. Everything in their power * * * * necessary to * * * * make the perform- ance of the work and works aforesaid safe * and free from danger to the lives of persons in the building, among whom was a certain Loftus. “In connection with all the circumstances before alleged, herein is sufficiently alleged thelr definite duty to so regulate the work as not to enlanger the stability of the sald floors, and their definite duty to do every- thing’ necessarry to make the performance of the work safe and free from danger to the lives of persons in the building. “The indictment proceeds to charge that the defendants being unmindful of their duty did willfully and feloniously neglect and omit to so regulate and conduct the work of excavating the earth from under the pier at the west end of an interior wall as not to endanger the stability of said floors and did willfully and feloniously ne- glect and omit to do everything * * * Necessary * * * to make the performance of the work * * * free from danger, but did improperly remove and * * * permit to be removed * * * from under the pier, the earth supporting the same, without having first relieved the pler * * * from the great pressure upon It. “I conclude that this is sufficient legal notice of the particular negligence where- with the defendants are sought to be charged. This view disposes of the second and only remaining point argued in sup- port of the demurrer. “Two more objections, strenuously urged I believe to be technically only. “I conclude that this indictment does fur- nish the accused with such a description of the charge against them as will enable them to make their defense and avail them- selves of their conviction or acquittal for protection against a further prosecution for the same cause. It also informs the court of the facts alleged so that it may decide whether they are sufficient in law to support a conviction if one should be had. Such is the test. I therefore over- rule the demurrer.” Delay Grantea. At the conclusion of Judge McComas, Mr. Berry said that the defense thought that the judgment of the Court of Appeals should be had upon this great question, a question involving not simply this indict- ment, but any other indictment upon that theory of the case. “I therefore announce,” he said, “‘to the court that Mr. Davis and myself will ask the Court of Appeals to allow an interlocutory appeal in this case.” He also asked the court to grant a few days of time in which to make application to the Court of Appeals for the granting of an appeal in this special case. Mr. Birney: Under the statute the defend- ants have a right to petition the Court of | Chi Appeals. Mr. Perry: Mr. Birney, do you not think it advisable to have it done? Mr. Birney: Upon that I am not called upon to express an opinion. The court: The court understands that counsel for the defendants will promptly discharge their duty with respect to the ap- plication to the Court of Appeals. Pend- ing that the plea had better be entered. Mr. Perry: If we do that, we would imme- diately waive our demurrer, ‘The court: The demurrer has been passed upon. I do not mean to insist. Mr. Davis: Your honor enters an order overruling the demurrer, which means the defendants to plead on or before a given date, say next Monday, today week. We will ask permission, and the Court of Ap- peals may not act upon it immediately, but may hold it under advisement for a day or WO. Mr. Birney: I do not think that is an un- reasonable length of time. ‘The court: [ shall overrule the demurrer now absolutely, and then a subsequent or- der can be entered giving you leave to file your plea within one week from this day. Mr. Davis—I would suggest that the order be in substance tais: Upon consideration of the demurrer, so on, it is overruled, with leave to the defendants and each of them to plead as they shall be advised, on or before Monday, the 16th instant. ‘The court—Appear and plead to the in- dictment ‘on or before Monday, the 16th in- st Nothing Improper Charged. Mr. Perry—I do not desire that it shall be understood that my language of this morn- ing was used as intending to say that either the district attorney or Mr. Taggart aia anything improper in the discharge of their oficial duties before the grand jury. I did mean to say, as I said here on Friday—I think I said it explicitly this morning—that upon the face of this indictment there is no charge made that Loftus, the man killed, was a government clerk, and there is no charge that Ainsworth was associated with these others oflicially or otherwise. I mean to say that it was a vicious public senti- ment that caused the indictment to be drawn in that way. I hope I have not been understood as going beyond that. Mr. Taggart—I heard that my friend, Mr. Perry, had insinuated that there was an intentional effort to accomplish something outside of the orderly, proper and regular way. I was somewhat in doubt as to whether he meant that. I could hardly be- Heve it possible that he did. For that rea- son I took the liberty of speaking to him. So far as what would appear upon the face of the indictment is concerned I ize Mr. Perry is at perfect liberty to refer to that. ‘This ended the matter and the next step of the counsel for the defendants will be the presentation of their petition to the Court of Appeals for the allowance and hearing at once of the appeal from Judge McComas’ decision. If the Court of Ap- peals should decide to hear the appeal at the present stage of the case, the case in the Criminal Court would be suspended until after a decision by the Court of Ap- peals. An overruling of Judge McComas’ decision of today would, of course, dismiss the indictments and require the grand jury to present an entirely new one before the defendants could be brought to trial. a Marringe Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the folowing: Oscar Priel and Ulyssia Krebs; John E Swann and Maud Phillips; Edwin Lee Morgan and Mary Garland Van Zandt; Wm. J. Arm- strong and Lillian Margerite Foster; Rich- ard 8. Leffoon and Uni L. Taylor, both of Richmond, Va.; Edward Shanklin and Mag- gie Shields; G. W. Lovell of North Wey- mouth, Mass., and Nellie E. Bense; Thomas Blakely and ‘Laura Terrell; Albert Nelson and Hannah Beverly; Andrew Chambers and Ella Lewis; John R. Meredith and Mary E. Bell; Wallace Thompson and An- nie Jackson. Accidents. On Saturday night Charles Faller fell in a fit in front of 914 E street northwest and was sent to the Emergency Hospital. Lucilla Mason, a white lady of sixty-five years, living at 1924 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, fell from grip car 217 at the corner of 20th street and Pennsylvania ave- nue and was badly bruised. She was taken to her home Getting Ready for the Gayety of the Oom- ing Winter. Visitors tm the City an@ Numerous Pretty Weddings That Are of Inter- est to People Home From the Fair. ‘M. Patenotre, the French ambassador, has sailed for France, and when he returns will take up his residence in the old Porter mansion on H street, now being arranged for his occupancy. ing waste—assistance must come quickly, from natural Dr. and Mrs. Back of Germany have been | {00d Source. Spending the week very pleasantly V H4 in this city. Dr. Back, who 1s dent of the Industrial School at Frankfort, and is the royal commissioner to this country to study our system of schools’ of technology. Returning from Chicago on his way home, he came here to visit the Corcoran Scientific School, where he was Present at the opening session, and investi- gated the methods in the department of en- gineering, in which he was specially inter- ested. The dean of the faculty detailed Professors Fava and Schoenfield to enter- tain him, and by them he was introduced to the commissioner of education, who pro- vided him with the necessary letters of in- troduction to the heads of all ine other schools of technology in the east. Mrs. Back is a young and attractive lady, and both the doctor and his wife have made many friends during their short stay here. Last Wednesday afternoon a pretty wed- ding was solemnized at Christ Church at Charlottesville, Va., Ree. Lee officiating. The bride, Miss Grace Lil- is @ condensation of the life of all foods—it is cod-iver oil reinforced, made easy of <=. a ee as as Prepared by Scott & Bowne, N.Y. All drugetste” SD Finch, Edson, Tucker, johnston, Whitten “and johnston, ‘alter and Ralph Charles Towner and Mrs. and Dr. J. Wilson Davis and turned from the world’s fair. Mrs. M. L. Morris Miss wife leave Saturday Cleveland. She will er, Mr. Alfred 3H Chinen 3 ‘her broth- put, Howard c. wd and Mr. Herbert are visiting Mr. Howard G. necticut avenue. The party Chicago and the west within wor', and Mrs. L. C. Hughes of tendered an thformal reception evening trom $ to 11 at the Hotel Fredans, by Dr. and Mrs. G. H. La Fetra. Mra’ M. F. Pettigrew, Mrs. Hugh Johnoten Tulloch, Mrs. W. G. aire. ee inG-pdicbowell and other Miss Helena McCarthy has returned the city from @ fortnight’ = and other points in the weet ‘© Chicago Miss Nettie Burtt is ill at her home in has returned to this 1235 N street north- sb city and is located at west. Her mother, Mrs, ‘Philadel M:. Bernard O'Donnell and Miss Reynolds, the announcement of potend j f whose mar- riage was recently made in The that the statement is cate ae ne ~% foundation, originating trom some smce| abel unknown to them, and has caused them a | Funeral great deal of annoyance. ‘avenne, Miss Mantie L. Barry has left the city to| fitend” spend a mcnth with = her friends in ‘The engagement has been announced dur- ing the past week of Miss Elizabeth Elkins, daughter of ex Stephen B. Elkins to. Mr. Edward E. Bruner of New York. Miss Elkins is a © and ig 9 P abie nuapi ices. Elkins is now at her father’s coun- try place, Halliehurst, Elkins, “We. where she will remain for some weeks, Mrs. Leland Stanford after Spending a few days in this city last week is now in Chicago, but will leave there tomorrow for California, her return being hastened by irgent business requiring her attention Miss May H. Mead, who has been visiting friends in the west and Chicago, will soon return home. Mr. and Mrs. W. Moultrie Gourdin of Charleston, 8. C., are spending a few da! with thelr aunt,"Mra G. Lawton Morgan, 1912 Sundeland place. a Burial Permits. During the twenty-four nours ending at noon today burial permits were issued from the health office for the following: White—Chas. Hauseman, 48 years; Rachel Hodgson, 49 years; Lucy R. Wood, 38 years: Wm. Kemplar, 5 years; Jas. Do: my years; Percy Sweeney, 8 years; Daniel Farrall, 2 years; Chas. Glanuiny, 1 mon: Wealthy G. Erskine, 2% vears; Mary A’ Connell, 7% years; Carl Hotfman, #1 years; John Kine, 8 years; Julla E.R. Marks, 16 years; Honora Hauber, years: Blanch L. Ellis, 15 months; Catherine Durno, 19 rears. *Golored—Celia Jackson, 70 years; Fannie Bryant, % years; Jacob Davis, 72 yeare: Willie Gray, 24 vears; Henry ©. Scott, 41 years; Henry Lincoln, 2% years; infant of Mary’ Simpson, 6 months: infant of Ella Spriggs, three-fourths day; Annie Parker, % years; Frank Lee, 4’ years; Ernest Thompson, 4 years. 1325 F st. Replating. 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