Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. MEMBERS OF KIT Cal ~~ s 8 uaty to th Bazaar.” It is de- far as — git be worn. . H. DOLITTLE, CHAS. F. KEEFER, Adjutant. it TUE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING n.w., uuder the firm name of Landy & Todes, is this day dissolved by mutual business: at 1255 Tth st. member attend, and that, so 1 | AN OBJECT LESSON IN THE MOTIVE POWER Sis | Sis And we make to For an English $15 Will buy you wssents U5 ode wil” contiaue the an ideal Dusi-|YOUr measure a/Clay-weave diac- at the old stand. HENRY LANDY. MOSES and TODES. December 28, 1598. mhi3-3t* top coat, which mal coat No. 26, F. A. A. M- will be held at the Cathedral of FRIDAY EVENING. Work, third degree. ED. E. TASKER, Sec. T OF POTOMA Washington, OSIRIS Lopes, come at 4. at 7:30 By order of the mhi5-2t i of, tis ‘., Mareh 1804. comrades « ‘several ment and visiting cw semble a Repu! D. Yost commanders and ali posts of this depart- are invited to us- ters FRIDAY EVEN- sat S o'eloc nt ‘officers ands rd. By order of NATHAN epartment Commander. 1. W. CESONS HAVING GOODS ON DEPOSIT . K. Fulton upon which interest year or mor hereby notitied to call and pay int ot the goods Will be sold at aue- tion March 27, i. K. FULTON, Pawabroker. ED ORDER RED MEN. bers of Osage Tribe, No. 6, one mht5-1or* the 7th run, to make uc late brother, W. Sachem. — it® PLE OF BAL PIRITUALISM tin MISS 7 wonderful medi private sittin SHE LADIES TopAY! Presto! Pa London and York ar> bere ip Washinzton. No k it x Tor ladies to ee: = the sea for “style.” ported their artists. We have their cbs—“all exclusive” gad in single dress lengths only. ideas—thei- fasbion everything except <eeu's” prices reign gowns are in- TEO. T. KEEN, Tailor, isle F st. aw. OF P.-STAFF OFFICERS, OF- and sir knights of K. riumbia are Invited to installation of the Arlington ed Division at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th FRIDAY EVENING, March 16, Iso, at # oiclock pm. sharp. By order of committee. p14 3t* ADELINA PATTI, the ONLY upright piano ‘used by her at in her own boudoir and om her concert tour S03 and ISo4. Haines Bros.” Upright Piano IS_ THE ONLY RECOMMENDED LY Hex OVER HE OWN SIGNATURE. E. F. Droop & Suns ia’ heir ware rooms, 925 Pa. E the two And fuvited to see and hear these nts. mal4-2t RDAN, G11 N N.W., CALLS THE AT- f ‘those want” granolirble walks, carriage houses or —— Log dry and pare, with prompiness a wor - anteed he soot “hts im Highly rees On draft and im bottles. ‘A. AVE. AND 4% ST. EASTERDAY & HALDEMAN'S NEW PLACE OF BUSLNESS, No. 1324 F ST. N.W. The old firm of Eusterday & Haldeman, former- located at GS are now occupying ir new with improved facilities for conducti ral real estate, loan and in- surance and desire to thank their old ws for past favors and solicit the -ontinu- oft ness. mhil3-6t INTEREST I HELD IN THE WRIGHT Storage Co. has beem purchased by the Houghton ‘@. u Hore. TAKC ment, will patron a ER NEW MANAGE- April 2. Address a re 3 LON MULANEY & WAPLES, National Hotel, mhl2-6t* "GOSPEL MEETINGS. Special Services Will be Held in R FATHER, < Beginning MONDAY FE closing FRIDAY EVENING, March 23. he pastor as follows: Estimate of Humanity. of Sin. jarch 22.—The Living Christ March 23.—The Message of the Cross, Services at Singing ied’ by me Att wel nom m0 OTICE OF COPARTNERSTIP— sociated with me William P. 1m B. Hoover, as partners, in hiancn< I have this day Stearn and V the conduct of the wholesale and retail grocery rried on bj and No. meat ‘Counecti- ard lijcor business 1417 New York aves €ut avenue, in this city firm is “John H. Ma firm assuines all debts tsa and will colicet all credits so due to we FEer, tthe formation of the above partnership, ing for the new firm a cout that = which has made my T um, very respectfully, DER. mhS-eot DR. F. F. DALY. Dentists. 1 cnder Dr. soun a. Day. Office and residence removed to 1118 New York ave. aw. mhl-Im* SADING MECHANICALLY FASTENED ‘The buyer of the Spalding has the op- tion of steel or wooden rims, direct or tan- . choice of saddles or tires, although the leading mechanically fastened tire of the day Is strongly urged.—Extract from a cycle show report “es WHICH it is? All RAMBLERS are fitted with that kind of tire. Have yor seen the 1804 models? GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., fers, 1355 14th ate a. ‘Wash. . L_ McQUEEN, FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. Felephone. 763. (fe12) 1108-1116 st. nw. 36 FOR osc.THIS 18 THE NUMBER OF PORT- folios you have and what I will —S for Russia. GE, | ella am ___ B11 9th at. Si CENT DISCOUNT ON WROUGHT-IRON per cent discount on andirons and other fireplace fixtures. J. H. CORNIN oc es For the District of Columbta and vicinity—-Warmer Briday evening; variable winds. rmaxx LIBBEY « co. ‘We sell Lumber and Builders’ Hard- ware lower than any yard in the city, but for cash only. Best Gang-sawed Boards, 100 ft.. $1.15 $1.75 40c. $1.85 $6.00 $2.50 North Carolina Flooring, lear, Biln-dried, one width, 100 feet....-- Best Molding, per 100 lineal feet.. 100-Ib. Kegs of Best Steel Nails. Best Cypress Shingles, 6x20, eve: me guaranteed, per 1,000. Fine Bright Laths, kiln dried, North Carolina Partition, clear, Kiln dried, center reeded and one Width, per 100 feet $2.50 Recollect, we sell everything that en- ters im the construction of a house. FRANK LIBBEY & CO., “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware," Cor. 6th and N. Y. Ave. The Neostyle Duplicator, ‘The dest process for duplicating writing or type writing; far ahead of any other process; carried of the four highest awards at the World's Fatr, Chieage. The copies produced cannot be distin- guished from originals; call and see it or send for cireulars and specimens of work. NEOSTYLE CO., 641 7th st. o.w., Washington, D.C. jal2-3u The Union Savings Bank, | N. W., EST ON SAVINGS 1222 F Street } WAYS FOUR PER CENT 1 A (pen until 5 p.m. on ¢ Gaturday evenings from 6 to s. No “Cheap” T anston, lailor, Gor. 15th st. and Pa. ave. mh ECIAL Mareb . to accom- ff to the due in its wigwam on this the | Tailor, 12th and F sts. wing by me in seid bust~' ness suit cut waist coat, cut to is matchless in z your measure in from the finest) tuft, style and full fashion, oF spring stuffs, in| service, at other a, you like it, latest stsies end) tailors: feritrom the latest to your measure. | double. London buying, It may be possible to make a dollar do more, bat not in cloth or talloring. Mertz & Mertz, 906 F Street. A Good Truss for 75c. We are oldest dealers and largest dealers in all Kinds of Trusves—celluloid, hard rubber, elastic and leather. We offer the following inducement cent less Gilman’s Drug Store, mhiS a af Market Men, Take Noti ‘e want your pat ron With Wrapping Paper. Paper Bags, joards, Binder Boards, Wooden Dishes, Plates, Flat Papers, Letter Heads tm any juunti Wholesale and vetall, CF Our prices talk. Chas. G. Stott & Co., mhi5 a Ny 39 1 NoSlore ‘‘Gas’’ Coke —the supply has been exhausted. “GLEN FISH OVEN” COKE ts the best and cheapest on the market-GUOES JUST TWICE AS FAR in elsewhere. 627 PA. Vie Heads and Bil desired. Estimates furnished. 480 PA. as “zas” coke, 20 bu. delivered for $2.50. 23 bu. delivered for $: 30 bu. delivered for $°.1 40 bu, x 50 by. delivered for $4. CF Write or telephone 476. Wm. J. Zeh, 936 N St.N.W. mhi5. Better Tailoring, Lower Prices. We have always turned out the best work, and uow we propose to quote the lowest prices. When We say lowest prices we do not mean that we we going to buy & lot of shoddy domestic woolens and bave them made up in the “disease-breeding” sweat slivps of Raltimore, New York, Phila- delphia or Boston, and naine ridie- ulously low prices. We ruvan wa shall use enly the imported Worsteds and shall make them up as bandsoncly as ever, and slive off 2 portion of our profit, thas meeting the “cheap tailors’ Prices, but giving you the finest custom work—turned out under our own personal supervision. Suits, $20 and up. Trousers, $6 and up. ‘The “cheap” tailors don't get @ hold of the same qualities or the same patterns we sell, so make no mistake that you may regret later on. G. Warfield Simpson, it VINEGAR} a To-Kalon Wine Vinegar the healthiest vinegar made, VINEGAR | ana gives the “vest results’ VINEGAR 2% makin of salads. only 15e. per at. ©7Pure California Olive Oil, $1 per bottle. To-KaionWineCo.,614 14th "Phone 998. Vaults, 27th and K mahi Those Who Read Our ads, and they are many, are saved much trouble in the selection of their puchsses. Just now we are showing an excellent line of Easter Cards, at all prices." They are beauties. John C. Parker’s, 617-619 7TH _ST. N. ts. mb15 Ww. Sis $15 $15 $15 $15 $15 SANDWICH ed between these figures are three of ferings which rattle the tailors and even the ready-maders, Note.— A Business Suit of finest spring stuff, new and made order, worth $25, but $15. Or a Top Coat of superb material and tailoring at at top in fashionableness—$15. Or a Coat and Waistcoat of clay-weave diagonal, London stuff, style and service—worth $25—but $15. Made in full fashion or to your fancy. Si5 Sis Sis $15 $15 $15 Mertz and Mertz, PROGRESSIVE TAILORS, 906 F Street. _mbl4-2t Doff That Old Suit ~send it around HERE and have it made “ger thus save $1; teel,"” and expense of buying new Coats, Se.; Trousers and clothes. Suits, 705 9TH ST. N.W. "Phone, 143-2) “mh Office and Library Supplies AND PAIRING. Of all varieties are HE! including all Kinds of Paper and Envelopes, Letter Head: Bill Heads, Files and File Envelopes, Blank Hooks, Cash Bo: Boud Bi Muc lages,’ Pastes, r every | make of Pens—in fact, C7Prices wondert Easton & Rupp, 421 mth, Popular-priced Stationers (just «love the ave. “We Were Never Busier” is the invariable re “ss men who use my TYP to the question “How's Stop wasting money on “clreulars’ opt medern meth ods—and watch the result. Send for sample. Byron S. Adams, Printer, 51Z 11th st. n.w. Telephone 920. mihi j Was committed at about afternoon inside the chief entrance of the | Superior goods and prices 50 per | | | AVE.N.W. | definite | AT THE MADELEINE A Fatal Dynamite Explosion in Paris. THE TEROWER OF THE BOMB KILLED | Others in the Vicinity Are In- jured. GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS PARIS, March 15.—A dynamite bomb out- Tage, involving the death of the alleged anarchist who threw the explosive missile, famous church of La Madeleine. In addi- tion to killing the bomb thrower a number | 0§ people who were in the vicinity at the time of the explosion were more or less severely injured. As this dispatch is sent full particulars {are not obtainable, as a strong force of po- lice is in possession of the church, and information is withheld until the —— | authorities have completed their investiga- tion of this latest outrage. nage. We can furnish| At about the hour mentioned a loud ex- | raw ' plosion was heard inside the church, and a» crowd of people immediately rushed from the place to the church, and in a very short time the Place de La Madeleine were in a state of [great confusion and excitement. AVE.N.W. |The people who were the first to rush up | the steps leading from the place to the main entrance of La Madeleine succeeded in entering the building, and found it filled with smoke, and from the inside could be heard the shrieks and groans of apparently |a number of wounded people. Near a small door cn the right of the main entrance of the church the people who were first to enter found shattered human remains. DID ROSEBERY THREATEN? His Resignation Alleged to Have Been Held Over His Associates. LONDON, March 15.—The Standard says: There is reason to believe that Lord Rose- bery threatened to resign the premiership unless the house of commons negatived the Labouchere amendment. Nothing will sat- isfy the Irish representatives, the Standard says, but the repudiation by Lord Rose- bery himself of the interpretations which the unionists have placed upon his speech in reference to England's conve: The Times, commenting upon y proceedings in the house of commons, says that the ministers were sound to destroy Mr. Labouchere’s amendment. ‘They have done so in a way which, tf unprecedented and somewhat grotesque, has answered the purpose.” The Times also say: ‘It is understood that Lord Rosebery will deal at length with the Irish home rule question in a speech which he is to make at Edinburgh on Saturday. The Times says that the result of thes meeting of McCarthyite :aemiers of the house of commons was a victory for the Dillonites, who now command eight of the nine votes on the committee, Mr. Timothy Healy standing alone. The Yillonites svc- ceeded in ousting Mr. Arthur O'Connor from the secretaryship, ostensibly on the ground that during his visit to America he tried to foment dissension between the two wings of the party, but really because he is a stanch supporter of Mr. Heaiy. ‘The original Dillonite plan was to au: ment the committee by nominating Mr. ‘I J. Condon and Mr. David Sheehy in the hope of excluding Mr. Arthur O'Connor, but the division on the re-election of Mr. Florence O'Driscoll was so close it was deemed expedient to compromise the matter, with the result that Mr. Sullivan was elect- ed to replace Mr. Arthur O'Connor on the committee, and the question of augmenting the committee was dropped. Mr. Sullivan was formerly regarded as a Healyite, but since he has been nominated by the Dillon- ites it is suspected that he has been won over to their side. The Healyites regard the whole business as an attempt to dimin ish their influence in the party councils, but believing that the Irish electors are with them several of them intend to resign their seats in parliament with the object of securing a popular verdict in favor of their action. WILL TRY A CENTERBOARD. Lord Dunraven Not Convinced of a Keel Boats Superiority. LONDON, March 15.—The Times this morning announces that Lord Dunraven, owner of the cutter Valkyrie that was de- feated last year by the Vigilant in the races for the America’s cup, has bought the | yacht Dragoon, which was the crack of last season's twenty-rkters. It adds that Lord Dunraven intends to fit the Dragoon with a centerboard, in order to test the relative merits of a keel and centerboard. This he will do instead of building a new twenty-rater with a centerboard. He will race the Dragoon against the Deirdre, the next best twenty-rater. The Times says it is an open secret that Lord Dunraven still has his eye on the America’s cup. The result of this experiment with the Dragoon will determine the model of the racing craft that he will build in the event of de- ciding to make another attempt to capture the cup. GAMA’S WHEREABOUTS. Reported at Lisbon That He is on the Mindell, LISBON, March 15.—Dispatches received here from Rio de Janeiro say that Admiral Saldanha da Gama, with 500 of the insur- gent sailors and marines, is on board the Portuguese corvette Mindello. It is added that the refugees will be brought to Portu- gal by the Mindello and by the Alfonso de Albuquerque. FOR A DECIMAL SYSTEM. An Important Conference of English Commercial Bodies. LONDON, March 15.—At the special con- ference of the associated chafbers of eom- merce which met today, in order to con- sider the question of recommending the adoption of a decimal system of coinage, weights and measures, as well as other matters of interest to the commercial com- munity, the postmaster general, the Rt. Hon. Arnold Morley, ing to the American mails, that he would be guided solely by the question as to which route was of the greatest advantage to the greatest number of pedple in the united kingdom. ‘The conference was called as a result of repeated resolutions of the associated chambers of commerce in favor of the adoption of a decimal system of coinag weights and measures, as well as to sider other matters of interest to business men and others. So far as the system of coinage is cc ned, the meeting will asked to decide what specific units in ec case should be recommended to the go’ j ernment for adoption. Mr. T. Walter Harding, prasident of the Leeds chamber of commerce, has issued Cutaway Coat & Vest, $25. ‘The proper dress for Easter is a Cuta- way Coat and Vest of the jatest cut. TI are a few other tailors in town whi how to cut those “p a “knack” to do it GATCHEL & mbit “I Know of Nothing | which will upare with the Talking ats and Vests to order, TOMPKINS, 415 ng instrument for -the an inealeu- ispatching cor- respon Send for one on trial | COLUMBIA PHONOGR | E. D. BASTON, Pres. (mbit) R. F 9 . CE a Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, ibTH AND OHIO AVE. Donation D oak Saturday, ATIONS OF ANY KIND MONEY, Mt TH 2 VISITORS | THROL THE BUILDING AND TO RECEIVE THE bo- NATIONS. mlo-6t > o'clock this | interior of the church and the) be oh | | @ pamphlet on the subject, in which he points out that the weights and measures part of the subject presents little difficulty because the whole civilized world, except the British empire, the United States and Russia, have adopted the system of deci- mal weights and measures, and that in every case the system adopted has been the metric system, which is in use by over 400,000,000 of people, with whom Great Britain does about 65 per cent o7 her for- eign trade. Mr. Harding argues in favor of the adoption of the metric system and adds that there can be little doubt that the United States and Russia would follow Great Britain's example if she adopted the metric system. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Its Condition Reported by the Gover- nor, David Powell. LONDON, March 15.—-There was a crowd- ed attendance at the half yearly meeting of the Bank of England today. The gov- ernor, Mr. David Powell, said that the con- duct of ex-Cashier May had been a very serious matter, which had been thoroughly | sifted. But, Mr. Powell added, it would not be right at this meeting to go into details. | Wherever anything had been found to be Wrong steps had been taken to meet the difficulties. The directors had done théir best, and legal proceedings might be taken which would evoke further details. But, if this course was not adopted, the matter had better be let die. A feeling of sus- picion had, in consequence of this deplora- ble affair, been thrown over the whole es- teblishment. This feeling, however, Mr. Powell said, was not justified to anything like the extent imagined. The report of the governors shows that the net profits for the half year have been 4. The reserve, after providing for a nd of £4 10s, will be £3,011,802. ‘The Baring liabilities “have heen reduced to £3,557,087. ‘The debt due the bank is £3,450,- 000. Finally, the bank has set aside the sum of £250,000 to meet all possible losses | in respect to ex-Cashier May's advances. The governors learned last November that x-Cashier May had seriously exceeded his authority and that he had committed grave irregularities in connection with advances made to a certain number of customers, allowing overdrafts without authority and in violation of the strict rules of the banx, and that he had engaged in stock exchange ‘speculations, which had placed him in serious difficulties. Consequently, the gov- ernors had no alternative but to require his immediate resignation. ‘The report concludes with stating that all the securities which the bank holds on its own account are of the highest class, con- sisting mainly of government, colonial, In- dian-and corporation securities, and ‘they stand in the bank books at prices consid ably below the market value. In conclusion the report says that the bank never held any securities of financial and trust companies. 1 Stead on His Chicago Experience. LONDON, March 15.—The Daily News, this morning, publishes an interview with Mr. William Stead, who has just returned to England from an extended visit to the United States. Mr. Stead says that he had a very good time while in Chicago, but is glad to be back in England. He never had so interesting a time in his whole life, or one so full of suggestive instruction and encouragement. He considers Chicago the greatest city in America, bar none, in ali | the elements that make a city’s gréainess. | He declared that it rests with the citizens | of Chicago to make it the ideal city of the world. He dilated lengthiiy upon Ameri- ca, especially civic institutions. He de- |clared that the reports of a row with the Woman's Club was all stuff and nonsense. pS SS SS LAW CLUB | Recently Started and Already Promis- ing Great Things. The Portia Law Club of San Francisco is, as one might expect, composed entirely of women, It is very young as yet, and con- sists chiefly of enthusiasm, purpose and eager members. It has not a club room, but | Will have one in a week or two, and in the meantime meets every Monday in the law office of the dean of the club, Mrs. Clara S. Foltz, whose successful litigation to force open the doors of the Hastings College of the Law to women is historic. The ladies now members of the club do not intend to become practitioners; chey wish merely to learn enough legal lore to make them inteliigent protectors of their legal rights after they find out what suca are. But the club looks forward to a future of usefulness, which is to begin with its in- corporation, It will have a capital stock probably of 10,000 shares. The admission fee of $10 entitles each member to one share of stock. The monthly dues are fifty cents. The dean is quoted by the San Francisco Examiner as saying that the ladies look forward to such extension of the present scope of the club as will permit its members to gain a complete education in the law. Mrs. Foltz says she expects that a college of law for women, the first of its kind in the world, will eventually be the result of this club. Women would come from all parts of the country to take such a course in such a college, in her opinion. She com- mends the Hastings College, which, by her efforts, was opened to women; yet, as she | said yesterday, “A woman at the Hastings College is like a skeleton at a feast. She is treated like the male students, yet she feels that both professors and students wish she were not there.” The dean deems that the large member- ship already attained by the club and the interest shown by the members assure it to be a permanent institution of the city. From time to time eminent lawyers among the men on the bench or in practice will address the club, and women lawyers who may visit the city will be asked to de- liver lectures, The club uses stationery on which ts stamped a woman's head, classical in pro- file, with a mortarboard becomingly 14- justed over the waving hair. Later the members will wear cans and gowns, and at public ceremonies of Zhe club the dean will wear a cardinal plush gown, trimmed with ermine, and a cardinal mortarboard. se His Interest in Sweeping Explained. Frem the Chicago Record. A snowstorm as large as the one which hammered Chicago on Monday brings with {t many incidents more or less humorous, especially after the excitement of the bliz-~ zard is over and people settle down to the sad work of shoveling away large hump-back glacial formations. At one of the busy corners a young man was sweep- ing the snow from the pavement with a long handled push broom. There was noth- ing unusual in this fact, as all the streets were in. pos: om of the sweepers and shovelers, but this young man was dif- ferent. He wore a lon, ulster of a popu- lar pattern. On his head was a silk hat. His gloves had yellow cords up the back and his trousers were reefed in faultless Snglish fashion. People stopped to look at him, and some of them tried to have fun with him. See the dude! “Why don't you trade that silk dicer?” What kind of soup do they give you? To ali these taunts he paid no heed, but continued his sweeping. Finally a ‘man asked him how he happened to go broke. The young man ceased his labors and gave this “explanation: “My dear sir, 1 am not broke. I am sweeping up this snow in order to prove to the two gentlemen there on the corner that our pavement can be cleaned more rapidly and to better advantage than the »ble stone paving. I am agent for this pavement. We put some of it here on this corner merely as an experiment. Those lemen are interested in paving and ned to show them how easy it was to remove the snow. That's all there is to 1.” ‘And he resumed his sweeping, ignoring the crowd that continued to watch him. ___ SPECIAL NOTICES About The Best Whisky. Its name fs “Old Relia- be Berkeley.” Tt is obtai able of us only. Its pri fs $1 at. $4 wai. It's p ticularly good for restorative purposes. Jas. Tharp, 812 F St. mhit I With Age. THE OLD RELIABLE Georgetown Dye Works. Cleanin and Dry Cleanin Establishment. Is3t. nd livered. HEALEY, Georgetown, D.C. mht Asrava Ayn Cararnn Cured by the KETIES OR POWDER. n, Suffocating, Coughs, Colds, Chest, Neu- Paris: J. ESPIC, 20 Rue St. New York: FOUGER. Sold by all chemists of Ameri FSPIC'S CY Oppres: raigia, & sos Bitter Memories, From thé Indianapolis Journal. She was pretty, stylishly dressed and sicod upon a pair of ¢omfortably propor- tioned feet. This indicated to the stamp clerk at the post office that she belonged in Chicago. His prophetic mind further led him to believe that she would doubtiess desire “Columbian” postage stamps, She laid down a handful of pennies, and the cierk began to tear off the big “Colum- ; don’t you dare give me those med, and began to dance. * tter; don’t you want this inquired thé astonished employe of ernment. Her eyes snapped as style? exclaimed: “No, I don't. 1 don’t w ng that will remind me of tha fair. Chicago won't get over th of the devil for a hundred years. There ain't a man or woman in Chicago who don’t wish the 1 never heard of that Columbian exposition. Give me the old- hioned stamps; they’re good enough for Evidently she ran a boarding house,” remarked the clerk, as the stamp purchaser went out to walk the mile that lies be- depositing letters. i | than | VIRGINIA ELECTION REFORMS Surprise at Richmond Over Statements Attributed to Governor O'Ferrall. Provision of the Walton Act for As- sisting Illiterate or Disabled Voters —It Was the Bone of Contention. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 14, 1894. ‘The republication in the Richmond papers of a newspaper interview with Gov. Charles T. O’Ferrall at Washington has created considerable surprise among the Virginians who are acquainted with the new election law recently enacted by the general assem- bly. In that interview either the governor has been misrepresented, or he is totally ignorant of the provisions of the bill. In it he says: “The opponents of the measure claimed that it will put the vote of the illiterate into the power of one man. Let me explain. The bill provides that there shall be a spe- cial constable appointed at each polling place, whose duty it shall be to accompany any illiterate voter into the booth and fix the ballot for him according to the latter's directions. The opponents claim that such a constable can mark an ignorant voter's ballot as he sees fit; but the officer is under oath, and the bill provides that he can be instantly arrested by the judges if charged with fraud, and fined and sent to the peni- tentiary if found guilty. It can be easy for the opposing side at an election to find out if a constable is practicing fraud by send- ing in a man who can read and write to pretend he is ignorant, and catch the officer if he tries any tricks. Besides, the ballots of illiterate voters are fixed for them under the present system by persons on the out- side. who are under no oath or obligations whatever. In the black counties, particu- larly where the negroes are voted by their leaders like so many cattle, and where a negro is afraid to vote the democratic tick- et if he wants to, the effects of the Austra- lian ballot will be excellent.” What the Law is. The provisions of the new law are ex- actly opposite to what is claimed by Gol. O’Ferrall in this interview. The law says: “It shall be unlawful for any elector to carry the official ballot furnished him by the judges of election further than the voting booth, and should he, after inspect- ing said ballot, conclude not to vote, he must immediately return said ballot to the judges of election. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall advise, counsel or assist any elector by writing, word or ges- ture, as to how he shall vote, or mark his ballot after the same has been delivered to him by the judges of election. Any person violating the provisions of the section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and up- on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, and con- fined in jail six months. To carry any of- ficial ballot beyond the voting booth or away from said booth, except to the judges of election, or to vote any ballot except such as shail be received by the elector from the judge of election, shall be a misde- meanor, punishable by a fine of $100; and it shall be the duty of judges of election to cause, by verbal order or a warrant, the instant arrest of any person making such attempt, and he shall be required to vote or surrender said ballot, and he may be confined in jail by order of said judges of election until he obeys said requirements, not exceeding ten day: ‘The exception referred to above is in ref- erence to the special constable preparing | FOR RENT (Stores) INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Workingmen Whose hours of employment pre- vent them from making deposits Goring regular banking hours Will be benefited by the fact that Union Savings Bank 18 OPEN FROM 6 TO 8 EVERY SATURDAY EVENING. ne 12? F ST. XW. GUAKANTEB SAVINGS. LOAN AND INVEST: MENT COMPAN Paid-in capital, $550,000, Mr. Birney Thinks It Would Result From | 1 He Proposed Bills. He Thinks Race Meetings With Gam- bling Should Be Still Further Re- T. W. SYNNOTT, | Prosident. stricted—Race Cases Not Dropped. INO. 3. W. REXNOLDS. Benen and Genera Manager. 169-177 Washington Loan and Trust building. Being asked today by a Star reporter | O8GANZED Upon THE, DEFINITE CONTRACE for his opinion respecting the two bills re- ported, respectively, to the Senate and House of Representatives permitting book- making and pool selling on the District race tracks during certain months and haif Affords its members a safe and profitable im Vestment for their savings, facilitates the pur- chase and tmprovement of real estate. Money a@- vanced to members on approved securities, 6 AND 7 PER CENT PAID FOR USE OP Mon Tat VEST a mile and three-fourths of a mile, re-| Myvr? ACCORDING TU TIME OF DH spectively, beyond the city limits, District | “qe capital of this company CANNOT be with- Attorney Birney stated that he thought | drawn and is the passage of either bill would be a very unwise act on the part of Congress. Both bills, explained Mr. Birney, sought to amend or annul, as he was informed, the act of 1883 prohibiting the setting up or keeping of a gaming table or other gam- bling device, in such a manner as to make lawiul the practice of bookmaking and pool selling on horse ces between the Ist of March and the 15th of December; the House bill allowing any regularly incor- AN ARSOLUTE GUARANTEE For the strict performance of ‘ts contracts, wbS-1m © T. HAVENNER, Member Washington Stock Exchange, Real Estate and Stock Broker, Rooms 9 and 11, Atlante bullding, 990 F st. ow. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. Stocks, Ronds and Grain bougut and sold the ballot exclusively for the voter, and is as follows: “At the request of any elector in the vot- ing booth who may be physically or edu- cationally uneble to vote, the said special constable, who shall be an honest and dis- creet man, who can read and write, may render him assistance by reading the names and offices in the ballot and point out to him names that he wishes to strike out or otherwise aid him im preparing his bal- lot. In case sald elgetor be blind said special corstable shalf prepare said ballot for said elector in accordance with the in- structions of said elector.” The Bone of Contention. Upon this one question hangs the whole bone of contention of the new law, and it was known to the men who advocated the measure before the general assembly and discussed by them. This one point m the jaw was the main subject of controversy many claiming that the right of preparing the ballot by the special constable and only by him in case of physical or educational disablement of the voter was too great a privilege to rest in the hands of one man, especially such a one as would be likely to be selected for such duties in the rural districts. How Gov. O'Ferrall, who it was thought had thoroughly examined the bill before he signed it, could make such a mistake in his explanation of the bill is a subject of much surprise here. Several of the political leaders in the city, who were seen by The Star corre- spondent, declared that they believed that the goveraor had been misquoted, being un- willing to’ believe that he could either be So ignorant of the provisions of the law or would willfully make such a glaring mis- Statement of facts. The public press of the state is red hot with discussion and speculation as to the effictency of the new law. While a ma- jority of them advocate it others give ex- peessions of fears and misgivings as to the practical application of {it in the state this fall. A Compromise Measure. It is well known that the political leaders In the state decided very hastily to advo- cate the bill only a few days before the legislature adjourned. It is also well known that these men finally decided to pass this law as a compromise, and, to use one of their expressions, “to throw a sop to the several newspapers who were charging and exposing frauds in the state and demanding election reform.” As a compromise meas- ure it has been successful, for all of the ection reform papers have accepted it and have ceased their warfare against the old tem. It has been intimated that United States Senator-elect Martin, th recognized leader of the democrats in the state, Democratic Chairman Ellyson and other leaders whose names have been con- nected with the measure are responsible for its preparation. While the gentlemen mentioned no doubt gave their approval to it and aided materially in its passage, they cannot, however, justly claim the credit (if there is any credit due) of arranging the | feature the potentiality of which is relied | upon to make the law effective in the black districts, referring, of course, to the special constable whose duty it is supposed to be to read and prepare ballots for the illiterate voter. A bili containing this very provision, and substantially similar to the Walton scheme in many particulars, was prepared and brought to the legislature two rs. ago. This bill was drafted, it is said, by the late United Siates Senator John S. Barbour, well known to have been one of the shrewd- est democratic leaders the state ever had. This proposition was pretty generally dis- cussed among the members of the ture at the session of isv pressed for passage and finally abandoned. The Great Cost of Cable Laying. From Scribner's Magazine, The chief reason why New York, aside | from the difficulties of obtaining the neces- sary permits from the city authorities, was so far behind other cities in replacing horse-car lines by cable roads, was here the cost of laying the cable was h more than in smaller cities. The expense of cutting a path through the network of pipes of every description in the New streets frightened capital away. way and Lith street there a thirty-two different pipes belonging to more a dozen different compan water, sewer, steam, pneumatic, cle ete. All these companies had rights the cable company was under bonds spect. The work of getting the pipes the way had to be done without in ing with the service of each of these 1 nich | re- | of fer- or | porations. Sometimes days were wasted | in trying to find the owners of pipes tna | had been abandoned perhaps for y Gas companies and steam companies [gone out of business, but had left their | pipes to make pavements worse the confusion under the confounded. The enor-| mous cost of this work explains the } sked by some of the contractors rtain parts of the lines in New York c Some blocks along the lower parts of the i Bowery are said to have cost the con- tractors at the rate of $300,000 a mile, — oe is The Largest Gasometer. East Greenwich, England, has the largest gasometer in the world. When full it con- tains 12,000,000 cubic feet of gas. It is 1s) tween the stamp office and the place for | feet high and 300 feet in diameter, and cost | $300,000, | by conducting and permit | office, make a compile: | From Pu porated racing club or association to con- duct a spring and fall meeting of fifteen days each, three-fourths of a mile beyond the city limits, while the Senate bill lim- ited the semi-annual meetings to eighteen days each, and reduced the distance to half a mile beyond the city limits. Hence, said the district attorney, if either bill should become a law, the result would be, it seemed to him, that continuous racing here would become a certain fact; and the only thing that would be prohibited would be racing between the 15th of December and the ist of March. “That is,” remarked Mr. Birney, “if either bill becomes a law there will’ then be nothing to prevent racing in the Dis- trict every day between the Ist of Match and the 15th of December. I do not. of course, say that such a thing is the object in seeking the passage of either of the bills, but it certainly must be clearly ap- parent to every one that should either bill become a law there would then be nothing to prevent such a number of racing asso- ciations from ‘springing into existence as would, one after another, occupy the local race tracks every day during the racing season, For instance, suppose the Wash- ington Jockey Club ran their spring meet- ing from the Ist of March to, say, the 18th of that month, what would there be to prevent John Smith, Tom Jones and Pill Brown from forming a racing association and resuming the following day for eight- een or fifteen days, as the law might pre- scribe, they to be followed throughout the season by successive racing associations? Why, there would be absolutely nothing to prohibit such a thing. Of course, I do not mean for a moment to say that Congress in passing either of the bills would intend to make possible such a deplorable thing as a season of continuous racing here be- tween the dates named, but I believe such a thing would in all probability come to pass in the event of either bill becoming a law, That is, in their present shape.” Hix Amendments. “What amendment of the bills would you suggest?” inquired the reporter. “Well, in the first place,” replied the dis- trict attorney, “I cannot say that I am in favor of,a resumption of gambling on rac- ing here. But, if Congress and the Presi- dent should deem it advisable, I would first amend the bills so as to reduce the length of the racing season. I believe that the 1st of March is much too early to begin racing, and that it should cease considerably earlier than the of December. Then, I would so amend the reported bills as to require the spring meetings to be run dur- ing a period of sixty days, and the fall meetings during a like period. That is, I think the racing should be restricted |to the months of April and May, an@ October and November, and that no one association ould conduct a spring meeting of more han eighteen days, nor a fail meeting of a greater period. ot Dropped. District Attorney Birney denie? the pub- lished statement that the c: against Bookmaker Marvin and his three clerks and against President Geo. H. Engeman, in- dicted for violating gaming act of 1883, ng bookmakin, “its K in I would be dropped cases had heen said Mr. Birne Monday last; and had been postpc at the request of the defendants who had urged a prior pro ment. As 4s counsel for the indicted parties were disengaged, the would be called for trial, and Mr. Birney ed that they would then be vigorously prosecuted. cash or on margin. Cotton bought and sold in New York or New Or Jeans. CORKESPONDENTS. Purnell, Hagaman & (o..New York Stock Exchange. Leiman Rros., New York Cotton Exchange. Lehtnan, Stern & Co.,New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Lamson Bros. & Co., Chicago Board of Trade. Private wires to New York, Chicago and New Or leans. Telephone. 453. jeltte The National Safe Deposit, Savings And Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE Capital: One Million Dollars Safe Deposit Company, Special act Congress 1867. Savings Bank, Special act Congress 1870. Trust Company, General act Congress 1890. fem SCHOLFIELD & CO., Bom 4, 1421 F cust as. STOCKS Bought ana sold for cash or co margin, Yrom 5 Shares upward. + GRAIN From 5OO Bosteis apwart, Constant quotations. Private wires, Prompt ee® tlements, COKSON & MACAK 4 MEMBEES OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, ° 1419 F Glover building. Correspondents of Messrs. Moore & Schley, @ Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. Raltren ‘stocks and boats seh all socersties irued stocks and bonds and all secu ste ed on the ex nges of New York, 9 Boston and Ba! ore bought and sold. A specialty made of investment securities, Dis- trict Bonds and all loca! Rairoad, Gas, Insuraace aud Telephone Stock dealt in. American Bell Telephone Stork bought and wold, 31 Life Tontine Endowment AND PALD-Lt poucies purchased at @ fair dim cont. fe2s-tf EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F st. nw, FIDELITY BUILDING AND WS to 914 G SHARES $1.00 TER MONTH. LOAN ASSOCIATION. st nw. 6 PER CENT ON SPECIAL DEPOSITS. respective! cember last, a5 STANDENG 8 YEARS 6 FER CENT tt - To the Editor of The Evening Star: Anent your recent pertinent editorial in- quiry, “Why the streets of Washington have been in such a filthy condition for several weeks past,” the query arises, why the street-sweeper pretends to sweep the streets about Judiciary square (under the eye of the attorney for the District of Co- lumbia) st twice a week, but makes etense even of sweeping P street west for several months consec- —_———__ A Railrond Man's Wonderful Memory. lard. A well-known railroad man told the fol- lowing story the other day: “When I w at Mandan, D., we had a man whose | memory of car numbers was really re- twice daily aiong the markable. When a train whistled into the abundant opportunity to yard he wouid step to the platform, an filthy and impracticable f for at least two months I have repeatedly, both ver: 4 in writing, called the Commis attention to the street sweepers’ manifest dereliction of duty in this regard. The approaches to the P street bridge, be- il, would stand and | rs go by. If any one was standing n he would converse upon | whatever sufject occurred, and when the | conversation was ended would step into his | and accurate record | without a book or p: h the of the train, beginning at the first car ang | ging, presumably, the United Dtates ending with the ome! jor District of Co whose duty is it ending with the caboose. Sometimes, just fe to test him, we would get him to bein at a a ee eae the caboose and write the numbe the raped or gee phot ews 4, other way, or ek ein in the middle of om - Led the train and work both wavs. He never | * e a sin or is he a mistake tha aie remember. Car % 4 “3 nbers, the names of the roads to which | BY analogy to the we uy tently they belonged and their imposed upon railré in repal in the train would all be j the brid ed thereby, it would appear Sy Sabb orks ise aia | to be n duty ‘of the Metrapa- chi w tan Railr. any to keep sai e that 1 ever knew of. cod Se apenas racticanle condl- 7 “ 6 ag tion, In their n What We Are Coming to. ever, a peri m both dust rth read, paying only immunity fr countryman on his Manager—“What's got into your concert | 3 modicum of the city tax rat programs? Yo n't played a note of | SIN Beethoven, Haydn, Weber, or even Wagner —_———_-— for months—nothing but a lot of miserable} Mr. Kinza Rin f Japan lectured stuff by people that nobody ever heard of.” | last € at ul Hall, giviig Orchestra Lead 5 I do? Dot all peloag te and T. bor Union, and blay any music vat vas gomposed by a@ scab. 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