Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1894, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894A—TWELVE PAGES. Thing in Milk Pails is Pearline You get them clean- er, and with less work and fuss, than with anything else you can use. It saves so much thatit’s cheaper than the commonest stuff can be. Proof—the larg- est dairies and dealers use Pearline. Some women are afraid of Pearline—they think that where cleaning is made so easy, there must be some harm tothething washed. Pearline can’t hurt milk pails, anyway. And it can’t hurt the finest lace or the softest hands, any more than it hurts milk pails. po) JAMES PYLE, New York Grand ete Prize at Pa: } ; of 16,600 francs to T. LAROCHE, QUINA-LARCCHE, DI ’ z/ HIGHLY For ENDORSED Stomach : affections, } the) Loss Of Ap: =. petite, Men- Fevor and | Ague, | Retarded @ ceacer otiers W. L, ¢ & reduced price, or saz Be has them without on m, put him down asa fraud. oa W.L. Douc.as $3 SHCE 1.2 sn THE WORLD. W. L. 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Three-fourths of the | ehronte complaints which make life miserable can be traced to some form of nervous weakness. It is confined to no age, no sex. | | who, through | The Young, rcasce 2 careless exuberance of youthful spirits, | have been unfortunate, and find them. | selves in danger of losing thelr health | and embittering their lives. | ) he Middle-Aged, thetr vitality weakened by th id complaints which unskillful phy d perhaps relieved, ‘but which + has brought back at a period when they are n annoying. The Old, 3° and comfort, but ith pains at who find traces deatocte pe vebpetodiort esdoaontentosiontostestostoaledieaioesosiosteaostoaeaenionios shonld spend thelr rs it bodies racked when they require for the activ~ duties IND IT TO TH LT US. t FAILURES. osloateatoolodoatostvteatoateaeofeoeateatonfvaeoestestoatenfecteateateatyadece sareatveleeedpasvelervateateateateeeteateatee PLE Loneeptectretetend $ ate TEFUL_COMFORZING. Epps’s Cocoa. Gc nutri We tw bewlth aud & The Best |THE SIGN OF THREE BALLS| ural laws | qT Hard Times Drive Many Unfortunates to the Pawnbroker. The Laws in Regard to Loans—inter- | est That May Be Charged—Keep- ing Track of Pledges. Since the decision of the Court of Appeals | in the pawnbrokers’ case of H. K. Fulton, | involving the right of the Commissioners | to make certain regulations, a new order of affairs exist among the money-ienders of | this kind, and also among those who make | a business of buying and selling second- | hand goods. It is no longer incumbent! upon the dealer to hold pledges for twenty- | four hours after they have beon pawned, | for that requirement, the court held, was an interference with the rights of property that the law was able to maintain, so that | a pawned article may now be redeemed at any time after its owner pledges it. The section upon which the prosecution | in the Fulton case was based and which | was held to be null and void was section 3 of article 1 of the Police Regulations, and it provided: “That no property of any kind received on deposit, purchased, or pledged by any pawnbroker shall be sold or permitted to be redeemed or removed from the place of business of such pawnbroker for the space | of twenty-four hours after the transcript | and statement provided for in the preceding section shall have been delivered.” While this regulation was intended to protect the citizens against theft and hold the articles until the police could inspect them, it also operated to the disadvantage | of many persons, as the police afterward \ learned. Many persons who visit the pawn shops and leave the watch or other article of jewelry with their “uncle” do so be- cause they want none of their friends to know of their poverty, whether temporary | or otherwise, and many go to such places in order to raise money for liquor or be- cause they want to indulge in some urnec- essary pleasure, and, of course, they are not desirous of the world’s knowing their business. Then, again, stern necessity | drives others to such places and they, too, are, naturally, not desirous of having thelr names paraded, even on the books of the | pawn shops, although the law upon this | question is mandatory and admits of no ex- | ceptions, requiring “That every pawnbroker | shall keep a book in which shall be fairly written, at the time of each loan, an ac- curate account and description of the goods, article, or thing pawned or pledged, the amount of money loaned thereon, the time of pledging the same, the rate of interest to be Tytid on such loan, and the name and | residence of the person pawning or pledging | the said goods, article, or thing, together with a particular description of such per- son, including complexion, color of eyes and hair, and his or’ her height and general ap- pearance.” Names Given, In this connection it is unnecessary to state that there are more fictitious names given than there are real names. Then, too, the descriptions are not always per- fect, by any means, they being merely the descriptions as the clerks see them. The law requiring the pawnbroker to hold the articles pawned for at least twenty-four hours has on many occasions worked hard- ships, while in other instances the operation of the law has been the means of recovering stolen property. With persons who reside here the law seldom worked hardships, al- though, on a number of occasions, the per- son who pawned a watch or article of jew- | elry managed to get money the same day, and the return of the property to him would have avoided the necessity for an explana- tion to the wife that night. But that was a matter of minor consideration so far as the law was concerned, and the man who had indulged in too many glasses of strong) drink had to take the consequences. In cases of persons from a distance, the law often imposed hearships, for on many occa- sions persons traveling from place to place found it necessary to pawn an article be- cause of a delay in getting a check or ‘raft | and would get their funds soon after put- | ting their goods in a pawnshop. Then, in-| stead of redeeming their pledge and going | on their journey, it was absolutely neces- sary for them to remain over at an addi- m2 expense before they could resume their journey. But, under the decision, this condition of affairs no longer exists and pledges may be redeemed at any time. Gives Bond. The license tax charged pawnbrokers Is $100, and the person so licensed is required to give a bond in the sum of $3,000, condi- tioned for the due observance of all acts of Congress as may be passed or in force re- epecting pawnbrokers at any time during the continuance of such license. If any per- son shall be aggrieved by the misconduct of any such licensed pawnbroker, and shall re- cover judgment against him therefor, such person may, after the return unsatisfied, either in whole or part, of any execution | issued upon said judgment, maintain an action in his own name upon the bond of said pawnbroker in any court having ju | diction, of the amount claimed, provided | such court shall, upon application made for the purpose, grant such leave to prosecute. | The book required to be kept is to be open to inspection by the proper authorities at all reasonable times and the articies pledged have to be kept for one year before they can be sold. Interest Charged. Pawnbrokers are not permitted to charge as great a rate of interest as are the money lenders, who get from government clerks and others 5 per cent or more a month on notes. Congress saw iit, in en- acting the law, to fix the rate of interest by providing that no pawnbroker shall ask, | demand or receive a greater rate of interest (than 3 per centum per month; provided, | | however, that where the loan is secured by |the pledge of personal property requiring | extra care to prevent injury during disuse a pawnbsoker may charge such reasonable |sum for storing or taking care of the same |as the Commissioners may from time to | time prescribe. |, The law also provides for storaxe charges on certain articles, and,upon this question the amended act says: “For storing or taking care to prevent in- jury during disuse on blankets, clothing, | carpets, furs, rugs, dress goods, cloths, mir- |rors, oil paintings, glass and china ware, pianos, organs, curtains, bedding and up- |holstered furniture, pawnbrokers shall be | allowed to charge 2 per cent per month in | addition to the regular charges for the first | three months, or part thereof, such goods shall remain as pledge for money ad- vanced.” | Substantial penalties are proviled for vio- | lations of the provisions of this act. | Increase of Costomers. During the past winter, whea money was scarce and many persons were out of em- ployment, the pawnshops were resorted to more than ever, and many persons who have never before had occasion to visit such places went to them and asked for loans. According to the statement of one dealer his shop was more like a charity head- quarters for some weeks, when many of the poorer classes appeared and wanted small loans. ‘or povert i y's sake he said he gave out | many a S-cent piece when he knew he | would never get all the principal back, let | alone the interest. The rate of interest, he said, is too smail to justify small ioans, and for that reason, he said, many 7 persons | had to suffer. He cited by way of ilustra- tion the case of a poor woman in need of | food or fuel, who had some little article to pawn for 50 cents. Under the law, he said, | he could only charge 2 cents « month, when | wrapping paper, twine and time em-| 1 would cost more than the interest | d. For | to turn away many poor pers | might otherwise many bulk ns whom he ave assisted, and then on } no storage is permitted | to be charged, and the space in the store | is worth more than the few pennies charged |as interest. Inferior Articles. -| During the time when there was so much suffering he said the class of goods brought | in was much more inferior than the usual run of goods, and because of the fact that) the expenses were more than the interest | permitted to be charged a great many per- sons had to return home with thetr ‘goods | and look elsewhere for assistance. | Proctor, who has charge of | branch of the service, receives the | reports of the $ well as of stolen, and in this way} es are often recovered. he | plies to other articles, for the required to give as nearly as pos-| accurate description of every ar- is pawned, stolen same a dealer is e an le that that reason, he said, he had | dl GEN. COXEY’S INVASION. His Army Will Leave for This City, He Says, Next Sunday. “I propose to march forth from this city at noon on Easter Sunday next at the head of a cavalcade that will strike terror to the hearts of those who have been abusing their power by legislating in favor of the rich against the poor,” said J. S. Coxey, at Mas- sillon, Ohio, on Saturday, speaking of his projected march on Washington. He con- tinued: ‘My destination is the Capitol at Washington, D. C. My object is to demand of Congress the passage of the non-interest bearing bond bill prepared by the J. S. Coxey Good Roads Association of the United States. “Upon my departure from Massillon I am at this time unable to accurately estimate the number of lovers of honest government who will follow me, but my impression is that there will be at the least calculation five hundred of us. When we reach the Capitol I will have behind me the voice and influence of over one hundred thousand per- sons. If not, I have misjudged humanity and have been misled by advices sent me from my agents in all parts of the United States. At this time I would prefer not to make public my entire following. The un- dertaking is a huge one.” Mr. Coxey has selected Easter Sunday be- cause that is his birthday. Said he in clos- ing: “Trades and labor assemblies freely in- dorse our plans, and we are promised con- tributions in nearly every state in the Union. The Economites, the Pennsylvania commu- nistic society, have assured us of substantial support. We have a Philadelphia letter assuring us that 20,000 will go from there to Washington by rail. Perry, Oklahoma, promises to send a train load, and Chilli- cothe, Mo., another. “As to the expenses, two original cartoons on roads and road work will be sold along the line for the incidental expenses. Indi- viduals must count upon paying thelr own living expenses, but these will be materially lightened by the contr!butions of provisions which are promised all along the line.” Coxey’s son is to ride at the head of the army. He will wear a combination suit of blue and gray and carry the white flag of peace, which is the emblem of the common- wealth, * The Expected Uprisings. Speaking of the plans already arranged and the expected uprisings along the route of march, Mr. Coxey said: “I am extremely sorry that the impres- sion extant regarding our procedure should be wholly based on a prime conviction ot the ridiculous nature of the scheme. Let me assure you, it is not alone unfair, but correspondingly mistaken. ‘This will not be a gathering of the lower classes, who, by their number and consequent personal im- munity from responsibility, expect to be en- abled to forage and steal at will. There will be no violence.” Concerning the present condition of the enterprise Mr. Coxey said: “Naturally the result of this movement has been a rude awakening of the oppressors of the people. First, they attempted to crush us by ridicule and contempt, as if our plans were those of insane people. Now the Stronger elements of political power are being made to sub- serve their interests. They are thoroughly scared. Attempts have been made to scare my wife, and induce her to use her influence to have me back out. They tell her that I will be ruined financially the moment this crusade begins; that I will be killed or im- Prisoned. These arguments are futile.” “I expect,” he said, “to have assembled about the steps of the Capitol at Washing- ton at noon on May 1 a haif a million men. The people need not fear trouble from us.” At Washington. Permission has been asked to camp upon land near Chevy Chase. Editor Redstone of the National Tocsin is the agent. When the army reaches this city Redstone will meet it with the unemployed of Washington and vicinity, and escort it to the Capitol. When they have surrounded the Capitol with a hollow square, they will separate into groups according to their congressional dis- tricts, and will call upon their Representa- tives to come out. They will be petitioned to feed the army during its stay. Congress will be asked to pass two bills. One provides for the issuing of $500,000,000 in legal tender notes, to be expended by ‘the Secretary of War at the rate of $20,000,600 @ month in constructing roads in the vari ous states. Common labor is to be paid $1 a day for eight hours’ work. Another bil is to provide that any state or municipality down to a village desiring to make public improvements may deposit with the Secre- tary of the Treasury non-interest bearing bonds not exceeding one-half the assessed valuation of its property, upon which the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue legal tender at ninety-eight per cent of their tace value. Jerry Simpson is to be asked to in- troduce these bills. Gov. Pattison Net Alnrmed. Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania was seen concerning Coxey’s threatened raid. The governor did not seem at all alarmed, but was unprepared to say what his course would be should an attempt be made to pass through Pennsylvania on their way to Washington. He received a dispatch from Massillon Saturday night stating that the excitement in that city was intense in consequence of Coxey’s movement. The governor also re- ceived this dispatch from Coxey: “My morning mail says that Sheriff John Moore, Greene county, Pa., has received in- structions from you to meet our band of j Peace at the state line and read the riot act. Wish this either denied or corrobor- ated by your honor.” The governor telegraphed this reply: “The sheriff of Greene county knows his duty and, I have no doubt, will fully per- form every requirement of the law.” —oo— THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT. A Circular From the Agricultural De- partment as to Transportation. ‘The Agricultural Department has tssued a circular, to be sent to all railroad presidents in the United States, offering suggestions for thelr co-operation in the good roads moverrent. Many of the railway companies have made concessions in transporting road materials, ranging from half rates to free carriage. Others have offered to carry the freight at the bare cost of hauling when- ever a general road improvement is under- taken. It is suggested that the latter plan be generally adopted. The method of com- puting the cost, It is cited, could be defined and a board constituted for adjusting the | rates to be granted, in accordance with local conditions. “Such a combined concession,” says the circular, “would be of immense value to the public, while it would involve little ac- tual expense to the companies, and its bare announcement would do more to advance the rcad movement than years of purely ed- veational work. It would be an inspiration to prompt action by states and local author- ities throughout the Union. “Should anything in the state or national statutes be found to inhibit such discrimina- tion in rates, the legislative authorities would, no doubt, quickly remove the obsta- cle in the interest of the public welfare.” ——__-+e+_____ A COPYIST’S TRAGIC DEATH. Murder or Suicide of Miss Martha Fal- ler at New York. The body of Miss Martha Fuller, a type- writer, with a bullet hole in her head was discovered in the office of Wm. H. Mullen, 114 Nassau street, New York, Saturday afternoon, and Joseph T. Magee, the assist- ant of her employer, has been arrested on suspicion. Magee tells the following story: “Mr. Mullen left the office between 4:30 and 5 o'clock. I was with Miss Fuller when he left. T was dictating a legal document to her. * * * After Miss Fuller had fin- ished the document I had dictated to her, | I washed my hands in the room. ing so I remarked: “‘Miss Fuller, you are remaining late. Your dinner will get cold.’ “She was then putting on her gloves and her hat. She did not answer my remark ly, but presently she said: Ir. Magee, will you excuse me for a few minutes?” While do- “It occurred to me in an instant that the | request meant that I should leave the room, and that a motive of delicacy prompted it, as she desired to arrange a garment, or something of that sort. “So 1 walked out of the room, closed the deor and sat down in a chair in Mr. Mul- len's office. I had been in there it seemed but a few minutes when I heard the shot, | rushed to the door, opened it, saw Miss Ful- ler squatted and bleeding near the window, close to her desk and facing me. I rushed for help and people came.” Magee denied that he had ever paid par- ticular attention to Miss Fuller, but he relatives all claim that he courted her as. siduously, but she rejected his addresses. see ‘The Murderer of Robert Ross. Up to the close of the inquest at Troy, N. Y., in the murder of Robert Ross on elec- tion day, four persons have positively iden- tified “Bat” Shea as the man who ured the shot that killed, = | | processional that grand hymn, ABOUT GEORGETOWN Christ Church's New Surpliced Choir Sings Effectively. An Impressive Service—A New Pastor's First Sermon—Other Items of General Interest. The much-talked-of Christ Church sur- pliced choir made its first appearance yes- terday before the congregation. The church, in anticipation of the event, was crowded to the doors: The choristers, thirty-six in number, made their entrance singing as a No. 5’ “The Son of God Goes Forth to War,” keep- ing strict time to the rhythm of the music and singing in an impressive manner. The picture presented for the first time in Christ Church by the white-robed singers was a beautiful one. There was no wavering whatever in the chanting of the psalms and in the responses, which was far more than | Was expected from so many little ones, who for. the first time made their appearance under such conditions. The vested choir was augmented by the regular quartet choir, which sang alone the B minor Te Deum of Dudley Buck. The opinion seems to be uniform that the inaugural appearance of the choir was a great success. In the introduction of the choir to the congregation, Dr. Stuart select- ed the little nephews of Senator Eppa Hun- ton of Virginia to represent it. The sermon of the service was appropriate to the day, being based upon Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Addresses were yesterday made at the church by the Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith of Washington and Mr. Stiles of Richmond. On the introduction of the project of forming a vested choir for the church some very strong opposition was met with, and some even went so far as to threaten to resign from the church. Yes- terday’s beautiful appearance, though, of the choristers completely won over the ob- Jectors. First Sermon. The congregation of the Dumbarton Ave- nue Church listened yesterday to the first sermon of their new pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. B. Stitt. It was earnest effort, concise and eloquent, and overflowing with truths that could not be misunderstood. The pas- tor sermonized on the mutual dependence of the minister and congregation in church work. The Rev. Mr. Stitt made an excellent impression upon his congregation. Grading Fenwick's Hill, Contractor Killeen began this morning to grade Fenwick’s hill, north of R_ street. The old houses, which for years have stood upon the eminence, have already gone down. The Georgetown College authorities have ordered the demolition of the old frame out- buildings to the south of the main college, Preparatory to extension of the athletic grounds near by. The athletic grounds on the northeast of the college are also to be considerably enlarged. A large brick will come down to make room for the extension. A Burglar Arrested. Geo. Jones, a colored man, attempted, early this morning, to burglarize the resi- dence of Mrs. Hunt, on the corner of the River road and Rockville turnpike. . milk- man named Wise caught the fellow sawing the slats in the window blinds und notified Officers Easley and Law, who pounced upon and arrested the fellow. The Linthicum Students. Miss Daisy Hammack, te of the Lin- thicum Students, seems to be meeting with success as Eva in the “Private Secretary Company” headed by Mr. J. H. Hackett. Messrs. Robert Lowe and Talbot 0, Pu- lizzi of the Students will support Air. Ed- win Ferry on March 28 at Al udria, in Sheriddn Knowles’ tragedy of “Virginius. The former will play the part of Icillus and the latter Lucius. Reneaysals are uow well under way. April 20th has been tixed upon as the date of the Students’ big an- niversary entertainment at the tnstitute. They will be assisted by eminent local tal- ent. ‘April Fools” and “A Supper for Two,” the usual short scenes, and specialties will be the principal features of the program. New scenery for the ccca- sion has been ordered. Notes, Every night this week, with the excep- tion ot Saturday, the Rev. Palmer 8. Hul- bert of the Collegiate Reformed Church of New York city will preach in the West Street Presbyterlan Church at 7:30 o'clock. Jeremiah Imbrie sold on Saturday to Jane F. Read, lots 1 and 2, block 23, in | Waggaman’s subdivision, hy J. | Stanton sold to Admiral A, for $4,200 parts of lots 146 and all's addition, being house and premises number- ed 1308 on 2¥th street. On Wednesday, Thursday and Frid. the tenebrae will be sung in the new Juhl- gren Chapel, within the wails of George- town College. The travel on the Tenleytown road yes- terday overflowed the cars. ‘The transpor- tation facilities were wholly inadequate. Hundreds were unable to even secure enough space to hang on. oo The Coming Candy Exposition. On the 28th day of March will be inaugu- rated a form of amusement entirely uew and original to the city of Washington. it is the candy exposition, which opens at the Washington Light Infantry Armory on that date. These expositions have been held in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore with the greatest success, and if the ladies of Washington take to it as did the ladies of the other cities, its success is more than a red. A candy exposition is similar in its nature to a food exposition, excepting that instead of samples of food and hous hold products, there are given out t choice: mples of tine confections by exhibitors, who go into the expositions in order to advertise the merit of their goods. Most of the exhibitors will make candy in their booths directly in view of the audience, and r ak the candy will be given to any lady inquires for same. Amongst the confectioners of national importance who are to exhibit at this ex- positicn are the Walter M. Lowney Co. of | Boston and Chicago, R. J. Miller of Phila- delphia, Jos. Gregson & Son of Philadel- phia, the Darby Mfg. Co. of Baltimore, the Chocolate Menier Co. of France, and De- monet of this city. Some of the other exhibitors are W. E. Cowan, W. H. Tuttle, J. Angelier, Geo. Braun, who will exhibit imported crystal- lized violets; the Faultless Chewing Gum Co., who will occupy a_ special diamond space and will put up a beautiful red and gold booth; Gill & Son, and other local firms. Jasiin & C Malden, Mass., will give out samples their new maple sugar. Although there are nearly two weeks be- fore the opening of the exposition, the spaces are well taken up, there being four or five vacant ones left, and these will be disposed of in a few days. The official dec- orations will be placed in the hands of Cis- sel & Fawcett of this city, and the Floral Exchange of Philadelphia, and the fact that their work was so much admired at other expositions is a sure guarantee t the effect will be beautiful. The candy position opens on Wednesday, March and lasts for two weeks. The doors will be open from 2 until 10:30 p. m. ->—-— Death of Dr. Geo. W. Woolly. Dr. George W. Woolley, an old-time phy- sician cf this city with many friends, died yesterday morning, his home, 1208 1-2 Wylie street northeast. Dr. Woolley was eighty-six years of age. The funeral will occur Tuesday, at 3 o'clock, from his late residence. The interment will be at Con- gressional cemetery. GX PEOPLE CURED Eminent Doctors at Your Service Free Not a Penny to Pay for the Fallest Medical Examination. Munyon’s Homeopathic Remedy Compaay employ a number of eminent doctors, who have achieved distinction in diagnosing and curing diseases. The marvelous cures which they have made have caused physicians of all schools to ponder with | e attracted sick people to ery state in the Union, Thousands praise the day they came for treat-| ment. There is no guesswork, no experimenting. no painful operation. You can cet your remedies here, at drug store, or not at all; there is positively no charge for the examination. Open all day and evening. Sundays, 1€ to 12. Munyou's H.U.R, Co., 1833 G st. n.wambl2-a,wAtt MOTORMAN NOT TO BLAME. Results of the Coroner’s Inquest on the Death of Perry Tyler. The result of the inquest held on the body of the little colored child, Perry Ty- ler, who was, as stated In Saturday’s Star, instantly killed Saturday afternoon at 17th and U streets by being struck by car No. |5 of the Chevy Chase and Rock Creek Electric Railroad, was that the coroner's jury returned a verdict that the child was accidentally killed and that the motorman Was not to blame. The motorman, David R. Stacy, was thereupon discharged from custody. cinet, the first witness being Franklin 'T. Wallace, a colored boy about 14 years old. He stated that he was sitting at a ) Store near the scene of the accident. The | child killed and a little companion, three or four years older, had been to a pump on the south side of U street and were | about to cross the tracks when an east- {bound car approached them. The chil- | dren stood beside the south track until the car had passed. As that car passed them a west-bound car rang for the 17th | Street crossing, and when very near the | children the smailer one seemed to break | awey from the larger one and attempt the west-bound track, “jumping,” as the wit- ness explained it, “right in front of the car.” The motorman shouted at it, but the little one appeared to be frightened and confused, and the next moment the car struck the child in the back, knock- jing it down in front of the car. The fender caught it about the head and dragged it along the track some distance before the car could be stopped. Thomas Inscoe, a member of No. 9 En- gine Company, gave similar testimony, stating that the child, when it realized its danger, started to run up the track, in- stead of continuing across, apparently being too badly frightened to make its escape. Motorman Stacy testified that he had been a motorman on the road about a year and a half, having formerly been on the Eckington line. He said that he was run- ning his car at the time of the accident at the rate of twelve or fourteen miles an hour and saw the children just after he had rung for the 17th street crossing. The two children were standing beside the track, and when he had approached within about 15 feet of them the smaller one started across the track toward the north. He shouted at it as loudly as he could and at once applied his brakes, but the intervening distance was too short to stop the car before it struck the child. The motorman stated in reply to an inquiry of the coroner that he did not know the rate of speed authorized by law, and that at the point where the accident occurred it Was customary to run the cars at a high rate of speed. The verdict of the jury was reached in a very few minutes and Coroner Wood- ward then ordered the discharge of the motorman, who had been placed under ar- rest by Officer Evans. —_———_—_ NEW DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION. Government Em, yes Organize and Indorse the Administration. A new political organization, to be known as the Interstate Democratic Association of the District of Columbia, has sprung into existence as the result of a me-ting held yesterday afternoon at No. 1229 Penn- sylvania avenue northwest. Twenty-one states were represented, the membership at the start being nearly 100, composed mostly of government employes. Among others, the following resolution was adopted, which sets forth fully the ob- ject of the organization: Whereas the time is near et hand for the next congressional campaign, when it will become the duty of all good citi- zens of the United States to take steps toward electing good, wise and efficient men to Congress, and Whereas the defection in the democratic party, shown by the elections of last No- vember, makes it absolutely necessary for all democrats, collectively and individual- ly, to do all that Hes in their power to re- store democratic harmony, re-establish democratic confidence and reinvigorate democratic strength; Resolved, We cordially indorse the ad- ministration of President Cleveland, as we | believe the people of all pat | vinced that his official conduct has been | marked by great courage and honesty, and we agree with him in his efforts to secure a genuine and permanent reform in every branch and every department of the pub- lic_service. Officers as stated below were elected: President, R. F. Gray of Louisiana; vice president, D. M. Sandiage of Missouri; sec- retary, W. B. McDaniel of New York treasurer, H. F. T. Drake of New Jersey. A vice president from each state will be chosen at a meeting to be held next Sun- day. plete eta A Dangerous Crossing. To the Editor of The Evening Star: For several weeks past, in company with my family, I have been a willing sojourner amid all the attractions and beauties of the national capital. To one coming from the inhospitable climate of New Engla even from so fine and progressive a city as Springfield, the transition, especially in this unusually mild season, is most detight- ful. Nor are the “man-made” features of Washington at all out of Keeping with the beauties bestowed by ature with so lav- ish a hand. In broad, stately avenues and streets, splendidly paved and fringec by | numberless shade trees, in imposing butld- ings of superior architecture, both public i private, in magnificeat parks, reserva- and suburbs—in snort, in’ all that raises a city to the plane of the great werld capitals, Wash y consent, ranks among the fcr on all sides by such marked- isitor to the fed- Surrounde ly attractive features, a eral city hesitates to suggest improvements which occur to him, ev in little things, for fear of seeming captious, or possibly blind to the things which are greater. 1 make bold, however, to call attention to a da ous evil which has been forcibiy impressed on my mind several umes with- in the past few days. This is the crossing of the lith street cable car ine 1 that of the Metropolitan company at H _ sireet. More than once within my own brief stay bere 1 have seen collision betweea cara of is averted only wich great diffi- arly all unbiased people will ¢, Lam sure, that a flagman rhc uired at this crossing, the expe cident to such precaution to be borne og ly by the two companies. Sucn provision 1s made for similar crossings in UL well as nearly all other cities. steps be taken to have the evil remedied depiore serious accident? In other cities questions of this kind receive attenticn from_ the board of trade. Why not from the Washington board of trade in this In- stance? From what I have read in the press of the city since :ny arrival, that or- ganization, with its 400 membes, repre- sents the people of the District of all classes. It would seem eminentiy proper, therefore, that a question involving the public safety, as here presented, should re- ceive its careful consideration. 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C., and by druggists wenerally. fe15-3m | sous | betore Washington shall have occasion to | iNO ONE TO BLAME No One to Blame for the Accident on the Eckington Road. The Inquest Held Today an the Cir- cumstances of the Accident ‘Mr back. I did all I could,” said the little fel- low, “but the car ran right over him.” Miss Ida G. White who is a boarder in De Jarnett’s house, was at home yes- terday when the accident happened. She Went to the window and looked out to see \if the boys were coming home from | School, when she saw car No. 18 coming out. Car No. 4,was coming down from Breckland at an ordinary rate of speed. She heard Mr. Hendricks ringing his bell, ,and she also heard him call to a boy to get ,out of the way. | ute oe the boy warned Related by Wit CBSE R. about e cars?” ye coroner asked. oe | “Yes, sir;” she answered. “It was only While the question of providing fenders The inquest was held at the eighth pre- for the street cars to prevent possible loss @ble one. She did not recognize the | of life ts being discussed the street rail- | roads are making a bad record in the mat- | ter of destroying human life. Following | | the killing of young Tyler on the Rock |ereek road Saturday, as printed in Sat- | urday's Star, the Eckington and Soldiers | Home trolley road killed a boy yester. | day about noon. William Brewster | Jarnette, a nine-year-old boy, was the | victim. His father ts in the brick business | at Brook's station, Virginia, and lives in | | Eckington, only a short distance from the | | power house. Yesterday morning the boy attended Sunday school at Kendall Chapel in South | Washington and was returning home when he met with the fatal accident. He got off a car going north in the direction of Soldiers’ Home and went around behind | the car and started to cross the south-| bound track, when the moving car on the | other track struck him. Motorman Low- ery Hendricks was in charge of the car, | No. 4, and Conductor Frank Callahan was the conductor. The De Jarnette boy did not wait for the car to stop before he got off. His adopted brother was with him at the time and he waited for the car to come to a stand-| still. The boy who met with the fatal ac- cident did not heed the warning of Motor- man Hendricks, who rang his bell and | then called to him. The boy was only about three feet from the car when the motorman first saw him. He reversed his controller and put on his bra but to | no purpose.» Edgar, the adopt brother, attemptedsto save him, but in vain. The car knocked the boy down and the wheels on one side of the car passed over him in the region of the hips, mangling both legs. The ambulance from the Emergency Hos- pital reached the scene of the accident as | | 80on as possible and conveyed the dying | boy to that institution, but he died just as the hospital was reached. Then his body Was returned to the home of the boy’s parents in Eckingtoa. The Inquest Today. The motorman wes placed under arrest and held until this morning. Conductor Callahan boarded with the boy's parents, where a number of other employes of the road live. William and his adopted brother had been in the habit of taking the meais to the men on the cars and the latter hod often warned them of their carelessness in jumping on and off the cars before they stopped. This morning, at 10 o'clock, Cor- oner Woodward held an inquest in the case at the power house in Eckington and heard the evidence of a number of witnesses. Lowery Hendricks, the motorman, was the first witness examined. He lives on Cin- cinnati street, Brookland. “How long have you been a motorman?” the coroner asked. “Four years.” ‘Where have you worked?” “In Nashville, Tenn. I came here in August and have since been employed on the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home road.” Witness said he was running the car at the time of the accident. His car was in good condition, the brakes and appliances being all right. There were about twelve passengers in the car at the time. “How fast was your car going?” “I should judge not more than five miles an hour.” “Where were you when you first saw the boy?” “In charge of the brake and ringing the gong. I saw the other car slow up, and then T commenced sounding the gong.” . | Witness said that when the boy stepped Jon the track he was not more than three feet from the car. The boy was running at | the time, and witness thought he made an | effort to save himself. After the boy was | struck the car went about twelve feet. The wheels passed over him, but he was not dead when witness picked him up and hand- ed him over to a bystander. At the suggestion of an official of the) road, witness told of having seen the boy | about the cars many times, and he knew that he had been warned about his careless- ness. The Decensed’s Brother. | Edgar De Jarnett, an adopted brother of the dead boy, was called. He gave his age as ten years, and said he did not know | |what would become of him if he was sworn | |on the Bible and told an untruth. For this | |reason the coroner decided not to take his |Sworn testimony, but allowed him to make | a statement not under oath. | ‘i was with my brother yesterday,” he said. “We were on our way home from | Sunday school, together, and my brother ‘got off the car before it stopped. I waited until it stopped, and then I got off.” He said he heard the bell of the south-bouna car ringing. “Willie,” he said, “started across the track, and I tried to pull him = BURNING THE MIDNIGHT Or may render the sum of individval knowlede greater, but it does no at health. ‘These is another result from that habit—from all <edent: It is poor digestion—dyspepsia. Use of common sense wou'd have Prevented tt. That was ignored. Now it ts aid, speedy aid, that is wanted. Some- thing to avert that threatened pain; something as a strengthener before the break does come. It is ‘ HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT. It exaits the energies, stimulates the nutritive powers, {: Proves the appetite and aids digestion. Oue dozen bottles of the genuine JOHANN HOFF’S MALT EXTRACT will give as much strength and nour- | isliment as a cask of ale, without being intoxicat- i “dire ing. Use it with every meal, Sold everywhere. See that the signature “JO- HANN HOFF" 1s on neck label of bottle. 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The Houghton Co., F°* oth St. 1710 14th St. | mbit | motorman’s actions. | about two days ago that I heard his mother tell him to be careful.” Miss White was certain that the accident was an unavold- the track as Mrs. De Jarnette’s son until after he was killed. Moved by the Man's Grief. A colored man, named Tucker Webb, who earns his living with a whitewash brush, Was sworn as a witness and he laid stress pon the emotion of the motorman just af- ter the accident happened. He described the affair as related by the other witnesses, tie saw the litde boys get off the car. “This one,” he sajd, pomting to the adopt- ed brother of the dehd boy, “got off first.” a 1 didn’t,” interrupted Eddie, “I got off last.” “Well,” said tbe colored witness, “they were dressed alike, and I can’t tell one from another.” He toid how the ttle boy was struck by the “+ then told of S. “He was wringing his) hands and begging pardon for what he had done,” Tucker told the jury, “and with tears on his face he said he would rather had the accident happen to himself than to the boy.” Mr. John P. Ernest, who lives in the Eckingion Hotel, was in the hotel grounds at the time of the accident. Witness heard the car stop, and thinking something was the matter he went to the fence and sew the little boy, Edgar De Jarnette wringing his hands and crying. Witness t his hands had been injured, but when the crowd assembling ‘he made the dis- covery that there had been an accident. Hgnry Mathers, who was a passenger on the car, also gave evidence. He knew noth- | ing of the regular rate of speed, but he ha@ an idea that this particular car was mak- ing good time. Conductor Callahan was the last witness examined. He did not know that the boy was under the car until his car passed the car on the other track, when he heard the little boy Edgar shout: “My brother's willed.” He said that the car was not | ahead of time and was not going very fast when the affair happened. Coroner Woodward said there were other witnesses, but he thought it unnecessary to examine them. For the benefit. of the! jury he said that the boy’s injuries were necessarily fatal. The jury, after a few minutes’ delibera- tion, returned a verdict exonerating the motorman and the railroad . The motorman was thereupon released. In Equity Court No. 2 on Seturday, in the, case of Julia R. Hall against Jeremiah M. 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