Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1894, Page 2

CAPO EGED LATE NEWS BY WIRE The Lexow Investigating Committee Again in Session, 3RIBES THAT WERE GIVEN POLICEMEN Witnesses To Be Freed From Prosecution. FIZZLE AT PHILADELPHIA ——_+—---- NEW YORK, June 26.—The senate police \vestigation committee began this morn- ing the first of four days’ session, which, in all probability, will bring to a close its labors for the present. After the heated term, if the program now announced is carried out, the committee will reconvene and tackle the police department with re- newed vigor. What the line of inquiry will be the few remaining days, it is purely a Matter of speculation to forecast, as Coun- sel Goff refuses to say what he has pre- pared. Counsel Goff opened by reading a list of names of witnesses, a great many of whom failed to respond. Lo Pitager, who was on the stand on Friday last, was recalled to a er some questions about his check book and how he secured a license for his saloon. Mr. Goff desired to bring out that he had paid a politician to secure a license. The witness persistently denied this. The witness admitted that he had been arrested three years ago. “What for?” “I den't know. How did you plead?” asked Mr. Goff. ‘Not guilty.” ‘Not guilty of what?" I don't know.” “I think you are a flagrant perjurer,” thundered Mr. Goff. ‘The witness meekly dented the charge. The examination of this witness took almost an hour, but proved to be without interest, as he refused to admit paying money to any one. Then came Gustave H. Martin, a produce dealer of 305 Washington street. He had been blackmailed to the extent of $30 for the privilege of breaking the law by put- ting goods on the sidewalk. The wardman said the money was for “the old man.” Then Mr. Goff and Mr. Nicoli had a pas- sage at arms. The latter questioned the protection afforded by the committee to Witnesses who confessed they had broken the law by bribing policemen. Chairman Lexow said that when they ap- peared before the committee it was an ab- Solute bar te all proceedings against them. Mr. Nicoll dragged in the ghost of Jake Sharp, and asked why he had not been freed from prosecution by his testimony before a committee. Prof. Wm. C. Bemm, a music teacher, | testified that, with a friend. he went to Madison Square Garden last evening, where | "the Saengerfest was being held. He could | Not get seats at the box office. As he was turning away, Policeman Schmidt said that | for $2 he would pass the two in and get | them seats. ‘The offer was accepted, and | the policeman passed the two in. When they fatled to secure seats they denounced | the policeman. He offered to refund, but | they said no, the Lexow committee must know all about it Today in court the policeman approached the witness and begged that he would not testify, as he was a married man. The witness would have relented, but Mr. Goff insisted, and so the story came out. On cross-examination by DeLancy, Nicoll the witness said: “Go ahead, I know you are here to protect crime.” Francisco Scholastico, a bootblack, of 117 Fulton street, testified he paid the ward- Man $1 over a year ago. Recess was here declared. Flash In the Pan at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 26.—The po- Moe eourt inquiry fell flat today. After a session lasting eight minutes the court re- turned a verdict of “not guflty,” and all the Neutenants were exonerated from any con- neetion whatever with the alleged extor- tion. When the court convened Director Beitler called Simon Muhr, the jeweler, who was supposed to know all about the alleged extortion. After referring to the article which appeared in one of the morn- ing papers, to the effect that a certain wo- man had gone to Mr. Muhr’s store to pur- chase a diamond for a police Heutenant for Protection, Mr. Beltler asked: “Is this Heutenant now connected with the police department of Philadelphia? Mr. Mubr sald: “The case in question oc- curred several years ago. There is no man connected with the police force today that has any connection with the case. I say that most positively and assuredly. Mr. Muhr then said that the Sieutenant Was not on the force when Mr. Stuart was ected mayor. He positively declined to give the name of the man. This ended the inquiry. Director Reitler has not yet set a day for the hearing of Lieut. McCoach and House Sergeant Cal- houn, who are accused of having taken “hush money.” — FOR FRANKLIN MacVEAGH. His Boom for United States Senator ‘Takes Form. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 26.—The boom for Franklin MacVeagh for United States Senator took a solid form today, and there | is little doubt that both Mayor Hopkins and Gov. Altgeld are preparing to see the| Chicago man through, if the Chicago state convention decides to make a nomination. In addition to this, MacVeagh himself wull be on the ground this afternoon to loo« after his interests. MR. EDISON WORSE. Later Reports Today Indicate favorable Change. ORANGE, N. J., June 26—Mr. Edison Was reported not so well at noon today. Dr. Fewsmith of Newark says that Mr. Edison is suffering from enteritis, or bowel com-| Plaint. He also says that he belie the fall, by which Mr. Edison was injured Fri- day, bad nothing to do with Mr. Edison's illness, but that it is the result of the rapid changes of temperature between night and morning to which Mr. Edison has been sub- jected in his work at Ogden. —_——_—_ THE FIRE™M: RESPONDED. nm Un- And So Di the Crowd, but There W No Fire. Today about 1:20 o'clock an alarm of fire was sounded from box 16, located at the Baltimore and Potomac depot, an several fire companies were soon on their way to the supposed fire, ready for service. But there was no fire. The alarm had not been turned in, and there was a badly disap- boin:ed crowd streaming to the depot from every direction. ‘Ihe firemen looked about the neighborhood for some minutes, some of them did a little swearing, and then the chief told them they could go back to their respective stations. This alarm, because of g in so important a part of the + calls out four full companies, a chen- igine and truck, and these companies all responded At the fire alarm office {t was stated that the alarm came in the office on the wire in . and Superintendent Miles alarm came in from one of the boxes, or it was caused by men working on the wires. The matter will be investigated. > OVER FIFTY MISSING. Fatal Explosion in a Mine in Spain any. MADKID, June —An explosion took place today tn a mine at Legalidad, Asturias. ‘The dead bodies of eight miners have al- ready been recovered, and fifty-seven are still missing. —.>_—_ Burned Out at Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., June 26.—The four- Story brick building, occupied by Wheeler & Howe, wholesale dealers in coal and grain, was gutted by fire this morning. Will Judd, a fireman, fell from a ladder and now lies in the hospital with a broken rib and suffering with concussion of the brain. His condition is serious. The loss on the stock {s $30,000, and on the building about $15,000. Insured. — Nominated at Helena. HELENA, Mont., June 26.—The congres- sional district convention, in session here, has nominated Robert B. Smith of this city tur Congressman. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. sion at Denver. DENVER, Colo., June 26.—When the sev- enth annual convention of the National Re- publican League was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning, the Broadway Theater, handsomely decorated for the occasion with the stars and stripes and a mass of foliage and growing flowers, was filled to over- flowing with 1,50u delegates and representa- tive republicans from every state in the Union. When the applause evoked by the appear- ance of President W. W. Tracy on the stage had subsided, prayer was offered, after which Secretary Humphrey stepped forward and read the cail for the gathering. He then proceeded to read the declaration of the league. After the reading, Secretary Humphrey called the roll of states, and the delegates handed up their credentials, every state and territory in the Union being rep- resented. Chairman Goudy's Speech. After extending a welcome to the dele- gates and expressing the belief that re- bellion and insurrection would not break out during their visit, Mr. Goudy contin- ued: “This fall we will redeem our fair young state from the curse and folly of populism. We now stand before the American people humiliated and disgraced, but we intend, with the help of all patriotic lovers of law and order, regardless of party, that the wave of redemption, starting in Oregon and rolling eastward, shall reach its flood tide in Colorado. “Do not judge us by the wild and vicious utterances of our sanguinary executive, our so-called blood-to-the-bridles boisterous, pro- fane, turbulent, visionary, ill-tempered, in- ordinately ambitious, and malicious gov- ernor, who, though over sixty years of age, and always able-bodied, never struck a blow nor fired a shot, nor did any substantial act in behalf of his country, or in behalf of the many states in which he has resided or tarried, and in which he has been the friend of labor for vote-getting purposes only. His disgraceful antics are mistaken by some for statesmanship, on the principie that some people mistake billousness for righteousness. He has afforded you amuse- ment, but he has brought us contempt, sor- row, shame and loss of credit, and hi helped to drive capital from our midst and has done labor immeasurable harm. “Now and then a sensational, thoughtless and reckless individual may be found who advocates the separation of the east and west, but the east and west are united. Our heart-strings ha been largely stretched at times by the action of easterners upon the silver question, but they have not been broken. believe in bimetallism and pro- tection, not one, but both, and so do you. The republicans of Colorado prefer to trust the cause of bimetallism to the care of the Lodges, Camerons, Tellers, Wolcotts and Duboises, rather than to the Peffer: Kyles and Simpsons. Colorado republicans earnestly advocate and believe that our country should ct on the silver question independently of Europe. In addition to In- dependent legislation, let us enter into com- mercial treaties, as another has suggested, with all the silver nations of the world, by | which we shall charge higher duties on merchandise imported from gold natioas than from thore adopting bimetallic money; and let us strike back by a discriminating tariff, especially at England, which country stands so much in the way of an interna- tional coinage arrangement. “Colorado and Wyoming are in advance of the rest of the country, as we view it, because they have divided and shared the responsibility of the ballot box with the better half of humanity whom Buckle pro- nounces ‘the height, soul and crown of civi- lizaticn.* “Let us inseribe on our banner the motto, ‘Bimetallism and protectiou—not one, but both,’ and in the year of our Lord 1896 the sugar-coated democracy and the little wheels-in-the-head, asthmatic populist par- ty will both be crushed beyond the possibili- ty of recognition. — THE PULLMAN BOYCOTT. Rallway Companies of Chicago Ask CHICAGO, June 26.—Chief of Police Bren- ran was waited upon today by representa- tives of the railroad companies using Pull- ran cars asking protection in case of trouble as a result of the big boycott by the American Railway Union, which went into effect at noon. Police officers were ordered on duty in the yards of all the railroad companies, with instructions to ask for additional forces from the nearest station if necessary. Half the night force was kept on reserve at all the police sta- tions. OMAHA, Neb., June 26.—The 400 mem- bers of the A. R. U. in Omaha are pre- pared to carry out the Pullman boycott a: ordered to the letter. No trains will be made up until night here, however, and un- til that time it ls impossible to determine what will occur. President Miller of the local union, said the men generally were not in favor of the boycott, but would obey instructions cheerfully. The A. R. U. are strongly represented here in all roads, ex- cept the Burlington. CINCINNATI, June 26.—On orders from President Debs of the American Railway Union, the Pullman boycott was declared off here to day at noon. Mr. Phelan, who was sent here by President Debe, states that this is simply a postponement, and that the boyzott may be ordered at’ mid- night or cny time. He @ the American Railway Un does not want to tle up travel till the last effort at arbitration has been resorted to. There was some bad feeling at Ludlow, Ky., against the men who resumed work in the Pullman shops there today, and the United States mar- shal has sworn a force of deputies to pro- tect the Cincinnati Southern’s property, which ts In the hands of a federal receiver. eee THE KEIGHLEY DISASTER. Only One Fatality Resulted From the Cyclon WICHITA, Kan., June 20.—The cyclone at Keighley, so far can be iearned, resulted in only one fatality—that of a man named Thurman, who met his death when his barn was demolished. A number of people are reported injured more or less seriously. Reports are meager. Leon, the nearest tel- egraph office, reporte that Keighley was practically razed to the ground. A string of freight cars on the Frisco siding were lifted off the track and piled into one heap of kindling wood on the main line. There is no news of damage at any place except- ing in the town of Keighley. FOR CASIMIR-PERIER. Large Majority of the French Sena- tors Favor Him for President. PARIS, June 26.—At a plenary meeting of all the senators this afternoon, in order to decide upon a candidate for the presi- dency, in succession to the late President Carnot, a vote was taken with the following resul M. Casimir-Perter, 144; M. Dupuy, 15; M. Brisson, M. de Freycinet,4; M. Constans, M. Arago, M. Loubet, 2; M. Ca ignac, 1. normous throngs of people gathered in trent of the Elysee during the afternoon, and fortunate ones were allowed to view the body of the late president in parties of ten. eae Searching for the Drowned. NEW YORK, June 26.—The police boat Patrol and the tug Assistance, which has been ckartered to search for the bodies from the tug Nicol, which foundered off Sandy Hook, went to the scene of Sunday’s disaster this morning. Louis Benerman is. now added to the lst of missing. This morning saw vanish what little hope had existed of any of the missing men hav- ing been rescued. It is now believed that all are drowned. Had any of them been picked up alive by passing boats they would surely by this time have reported their rescue. ‘The only chance of any of them having been saved lies in the possibility of their having been picked up by some boat bound for another port, and that chance is very improbable. This morning {t was possible to learn almost the exaet number of passengers aboard. Seventy-thres tickets were taken up by the committee. Three boys paid their fare after they had come aboard, This makes a total of eighty-five persons A revised list of the known dead and the missing shows the total number to be forty- two. oo Charged With Embeszzling 810,000. NEWARK, N. J., June 26.—Edward B. Christopher of 17 Clinton avenue, auditor of the Prudential Insurance Company, was arrested shortly after noon today on the charge of embezzling $10,000 from the com- pany. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. GOING TO GRAY GABLES| Indioations That the President is Pre- paring for Another Trip. He Don’t Want to Leave Washington, However, Untii the Tarif Bill is Passed. Although the President undoubtedly de- sires to join his family at Gray Gables as soon as possible it is understood that he also wants to remain here until Congress has disposed of the tariff bill. In case the consideration of that legislation should be prolonged much beyond present expectations the President may conclude to adhere to his original plan of spending a few days at Buzzard’s Bay next week and returning to Washington to await the adjournment. It is said that if the tariff bill were out of the way he would at once transfer his official family to Gray Gables and transact execu- tive business there instead of at Washing- ton untii the cool weather of the autumn Permitted him to return to Washington in comfort. In case of such action communt- cation with Congress and the executive de- partments would be conducted altogether by mail and telegraph and there would be no occasion for personal interviews. The uncertainty as to when the tariff bill will come to a vote prevents serious considera- tion of this plan at present. Mr. Thurber’s Statement and Other Indications. Private Secretary Thurber said today that there was no truth in the report from Gray Gables that the President will be there Sat- urday or Sunday, but he declined to discuss the President's plans beyond the latter date. There are many signs around the Executive Mansion to indicate that the President contemplates another trip some- where, with the chances strongly in favor of Gray Gables. Sinclear, his valet, who accompanied Mrs. Cleveland on her trip, returned to the White House today, and the Presumption is strong that his business is the making of arrangements for the Pre: dent's departure, such as the packing of his clothing and his hunting and fishing pari phernalia. It is said that the President h: promised to spend the Fourth of July wit his family, and as Mr. Thurber says he will not leave ti! city this week, he will have to leave early next week, in order to make his alleged promise good. —__—_—__-o— WILL RETURN TO WORK. Action Taken by the Miners at Al- toona. ALTOONA, Pa., June 26.—The conventien of central Pennsylvania miners adjourned at noon today. Resolutions were passed ask- ing the governor to recall troops from Punx- sutawney; providing for the differential in prices for low coal existing before the last reduction; providing that no company shall sell coal to other companies who, will: not pay the compromise price for mining; allow- ing each region to regulate its own dead work scale and proviling for an assessment on all miners who resume work at the com- Promise rate to assist others who cannot re- sume. Work will be resumed immediately where the compromise rate is accepted. ‘rhe officials of the Rochester and Pitt burg Coal and Iron Company have offered @ settlement at 40 cents net, and the Wal- ston and Adrian miners will hold a secret meeting tonight to consider the proposition. Agent Allison says he wil advise the men not to accept anything less than 45 cents. ‘The Berwind White Company started their mines at Anita today with fifty new men, inder protection of coal and tron police. ‘Trouble at the mines is looked for. ‘TIMES IN COLORADO, EXCITING Sheriff Bowers Receives a Threaten- ing Letter. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. June 26— Rumors of all sorts of contemplated out- rages are in the air here, and the mails are burdened with threatening letters. Last night W. H. Brooks, who has mines at Cripple Creek and was the first mine owner to require nine hours for a day's work, ¥ ceived warning that a band of miners intended to take him out and serve him as Gen. Tarsney had been served. Sheriff Bowers received the following jet- ter: “Unless the cowardly rascals who at- tacked Gen. Tarsney are arrested by Mon- day your city will be burned un." a Sad End to a Sad History, ABILENE, Texas, June 26.—The remains of J. M. Lighter, formerly a prominent citi- zen of this city,have been found in his wood pile at his home west of town tn a badly decomposed state. His sad end recalls a sad history. He removed here in the early days of this city, together with his family, from Virginia, and entered upon the prac- tice of law. For a while fortune smiled upon him, but domestic troubles ensued, some of the female members of his family going astray. The load weighed heavily upon the old man, and a separation from his family followed, he entering upon a life of solitude on his little farm, where he died a pauper unattended by any one. New Denver-Chicago Line. DENVER, Col., June 26.—The Denver, Sioux City, Lake Superior and Chicago Rafl- road Company has filed articles to build a railroad from Denver through to Minueapo- lis, St. Paul, Duluth, Winnipeg and Galena and Chicago in Illinois. The capital stock 1s $3,000,000. Directors: John Evans, H. M. Porter, J. 8. Brown, J. T. Cornworth, W A. H. Liveland, R. W. Woodbury, George Tritch, J. W. Nesmith, Wm. Barty, T. A. Cooper, W. N. Byers, F. Keener and W. G. Evans. a Fitsgerald’s Industrials Going Home. WESTERLY, R. I, June 26.—The New England industrial army, under the leader- ship of M. D. Fitzgerald, left here at 3 o'clock this morning for East Greenwich, thirty-five miles distant, after camping on this side of the river all night. Fitagerald expects to reach Boston Saturday after- roon, and will march direct to Faneuil Hall, where Swift and O'Neil will receive the army. Ss Cowmonwealer Sweetland’s Offense. NEW YORK, June 26.—Captain George A. Sweetland, leader of the Connecticut -di- vision of the army of the commonweal, who was arrested for marching a body of men through New York without a permit, was discharged in general sessions this morn- ing. Sweetland has been in the tombs for a month and Judge Martine, who. dis- charged him, said he had already suffered sufficiently for his offense. _— Randolph Churchill Coming. LONDON, June 26—Lord Randolph Churchill has engaged passage for New York on board the White Star line steam- ship Teutonic on her next trip from Liver- pool for New York. He will visit Chicago and will sail from Vancouver for Japan. a Thousands of Miners Strike. EDINBURGH, June 26.—About 65,000 miners have struck against the proposed reduction In their wages. The strike has also thrown 20,000 steel workers out of employment. They are idle on-account of lack of fuel. —— ified to Resume Work. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 26.—The mana- ger of the Pullman shops in Ludlow, Ky., has posted a notice that all striking em- ployes who do not promptly return to work will be discharged. Twenty-eight of these strikers returned today under that notice and resumed work, eee Suicide on a Railway Train. CHICAGO, IIL, June 26.—A passenger, name not known, sulcided today on an in- coming Leke Shore train. When the train was near Grand crossing he put his head out of the window and cut his throat. ge To Succeed William Walter Phelps. TRENTON, N.J., June 26.—Gov. Werts to- day appointed Vice Chancellor Green to succeed the late Judge Wm. Walter Phelps of the court of errors and appeals. The vice chancellor can hold both pesi- tions. et Going to the Snengerfest Pienic. NEW YORK, June 25.—The members of the Natloral Saengerfest left the city in crowds today to attend their picnic at Ul- mer Park, Gravesend Beach. Special boats | will run to the beach all day, An immense crowd will be present. | one for The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month, [7 But all such ontere must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be t, aw no ac: count are kept with mall subscrip- tions, SERRE ed THE BOOKMAKERS CASE: They Have B Postponed Until Next September. District Attorney Birney today consented to a postponement of the cases against Pookmaker Bennington, allas Marvin, and his three clerks, Townsend, Smith and Claypool, until September next. The four men are charged with violating the gaming law by conducting bookmaking at the Ivy City track last December, during the short end inglorious ‘Winter race meeting inau- gurated by President George H. Engeman of the Ivy City Jockey Clul Mr. Birney only consented to the post- ponement of the cases upon the representa- tion of counsel for the men that one of the defendants (Smith) was ill in Chicago. The cases agaist Engeman were also post- poned until fall, Se ed Justice Hurlan and President Carnot. Mr. Justice Harlan, speaking of President Carnot, said “I had the pleasure of meeting President Carnot on several occasions during my stay in Paris as a member of the Bering sea tribunal of arbitration. From what I saw and heard of him it was evident that of all the public men of France he was pre- eminently qualified to meet the responsi bilities attaching to the presidency of the French*republic. He impressed me as one of those rare statesmen who never said or did anything that was inconsistent with the dignity of his exalted position or for which it became necessary to apulogise. He was never hasty, or inconsiderate, or im- prudent. He loved France and it was ap- parent that France loved him. I doubt whether any one can be found who will fill his great office so well as he has done. During the whole of my sojourn In France I never heard one word of disrespect about him. It is to be hoped that justice, speedy justice, will be done to the man who so cruelly murdered him.” The justice was asked tf he had met Madame Carnot. He replied: did. The arbitrators, and the counsel, and all others connected with the Bering sea tribunal were entertained at the palace by the Pres- ident and Madame Carnot upon other oc- casions. In person and manners she re- sembled Mrs. Hayes, and that is quite enough to say of any lady. In her great affliction she will have the sympathy of all the world." —___-e—_. Manchester's The financial success of the great Man- chester ship canal, about which there has been much doubt, appears to be assured. A report from United States Consul Grinnell, at Manchester, states that the revenues from tolls and dues for the five months ending with May 1 were £33,701, which more than covered all expenses connected with the traffic, including wages, salaries and stores, rates and a full proportion of office expenses. Maintenance was not in- cluded, and until the work is complete all outlay on works will be charged against capital. The traffic in the time covered Was made up of 211,915 tons in ships, 63,785 in barges and 323,056 passengers, + 2+ Bids for Flags. Bids were opened at the Treasary De- partment yesterday for the flags and bunt- ing with which all the buildings of the country are annually supplied. Owing to the complexity of the bids, it will be tm- possible to determine the one most advan- tageous to the government for several days yet. The number of flags annually used {s sail to be considerable, and on an average the department forwards six each day to €ifferent parts of the country, where they are displayed during business hours. The War and Navy Departments are the only two which practically manufacture their own flags. All the navy’s flags are made at the New York navy yard, while the army flags come from some of the western towns where army posts are situated. te Overcome by the Heat. This afternoon Senator Palmer of Illinois was somewhat overcome by the excessive heat, and was compeiled to leave the Cap- itol for his home. It is not thought that he is in y way dangerously affected, but that his indisposition is merely temporary. a ee Trensury Receipts. National bank notes received today for re- demption, $212,894. Government receipt: From internal revenue, $198,708.19; customs, $126,745.50, and miscellaneous, $382,122.18. ~ te A Church Congregation Incorporated. Articles were filed today incorporating the Second Colored Baptist Church of the city of Washington, District of Columbia, by James F. Bundy, Lewis Collins, Wilson Smith, James H. Lyles, Wm. H. Saunders, Alexander F. Hicks and Robert C. Scott. The Grip porte lero that although a certifi- cate, intended to be one of incorporation of the church, was filed January 24, 1877, said certificate's legality and sufficiency has been questioned. Hence the certificate filed today is filed to remove such questions, pur- suant to a unanimously adopted resolution by the congregation on yesterday. ——_—_. Broke His Le, Samuel Wade, colored, eighteen years old, living at 1328 C street southeast, was rid- ing a horse today, when the animal fell, breaking the rider's leg. He was taken in the patrol wagon to his home, where a physician attended him. —_> Death From Natural Causes. A colored man named Solomon Williams died suddenly this morning at his home in Brooks’ court northwest and the coroner gave a certificate of death from natural Cause! — Two Divorces Granted. Judge Cox this afternoon directed a de- cfee of divorce in the case of Alexander Glasgow agt. Frances W. Glasgow. The suit was filed September 6, 1893, Mr. Glasgow re- citing that they were married here Decem- ber 22, 1491, by the Rev. Jacob D. Wilson; ihat they lived together until about a year later, when the defendant deserted and abandoned him, removing to Salisbury, Wi- comico county, Md., where she resumed her maiden name of Marble. There, at her mother’s home, he charged his wife with ccmmitting adultery with one Lee Gulis and other men. Judge Cox also granted a divorce in the case of Mary Jane King agt. Lewis King, fe suit being filed on the Yth of January ast. > A Motion for a New Trial. Counsel for Dr. Edward Leon, alias Thompson, convicted Saturday last of man- slaughter, in causing the death, by abor- tion, of the unnamed infant of Miss Estelle E. Beach, October 31, 1893, this afternoon filed a motion for a new trial. The motion recit the usual grounds, alleging also the discovery of new and material evidence, and the misconduct of the jury. ee A Verdict for Plaintift. The jury this afternoon in the case of James P. Lewis agt. Wm. O. Dennison re- turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1,512.81. The plaintiff was the owner of two lots In Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, which he commissioned the de- fendant to sell for him, agreeing to sell 25 cents a foot and the other for cents. It was contended that Dennison, while really having a purchaser for the lots at 30 cents a foot, sold them to a friend of his for 22 and 25 cents a foot, respect- ively, and then had them turned over to the real purchaser at 30 cents a foot, un- known to Lewis. Mr, Lewis subsequently discovered the real facts in the case, as he alleged, and thereupon sued Dennison for the difference between the two prices obtained. oe A Laundry Ratdea. Lee Kee’s Chinese clothes washing estab- lishment on 4 1-2 street, in “Chinatown,” yas raided last night by Policeman A. J. Kimmell and other officers, and Lee was |charged tn the Police Court today with keeping a bawdy house. The case will be tried Friday. TO APPEAR IN COURT Bartow L. Walker's Oonfinement to Be Inquired Into. A Writ of Habeas Corpus Issued by Judge Cox—Now a Patient in For some days Bartow L. Walker, a real estate dealer of this city, has oeen an inmate of Providence Hospital. Yesterday afternoon @ sister of his, Mrs. Irene B. | Walter, filed a petition for a writ of ha- beas corpus, praying that the writ issue in order that her brother might be released from the hospital, where, she claimed, he was illegally and against his will deprived of his liberty. Judge Hagner considered the petition, but refused to grant the writ, be- cause the petition did not bear the signa- ture of the alleged wrongfully contined man. The petition was, therefore, with- drawn, This morning a second petition for her brother's discharge, through a writ of habeas corpus, was filed by Mrs. Walter. It alleged that last evening she, accom- panied by a notary public, visited her brother at the hospital for the purpose of obtaining his signature to the petition; that her brother desired to sign it, and that he | was in the act of affixing his signature to the paper when the pen was taken from his hand by @ nurse or watchman in attend- ance upon him, who declared that her brother would not be allowed to sign the document, and ordered her and the notary public out of the room. Mrs. Walter also alleged that later, in company with her solicitor, Mr. Simmons, she called upon the sister superior in charge of the hospital, and they requested that her brother be al- lowed to si the petition, which request was refused. Mrs. Walter explains that both she and her brother have often re- quested the officers of the hospital to re- lease him, but they have always refused. She also alleges that he has at times been shackled and tied down at the hospital by instructions from the hospital officers, with- out necessary cause, and against his wil) and protestations. Mrs. Walter states that she does not know by what authority ner brother is held, other than the simple re- quest of Genevieve E. Walker, the wife of her brother. The petitioner charges that her sister-in-law is squandering her hus- band's property, and Mrs. Walter states that she believes that Mrs. Walker’ purpose in having her hu: allow her to continue to live in an extrav: gant manner. In view of the matters alleged by her, Mrs. Walter prayed that her brother be produced in court, and that he be set at Uberty. The petition was submitted to Judge Cox, who directed that the writ is- sue, returnable at 10 o'clock next Thursday morning. Mrs. Walker's Statement. Mrs. Walker, the wife of Bartow L. Walker, when seen by a Star reporter today and asked as to the reasons of her hus- band’s confinement in the hospital said that “Dr. Godding, superintendent of the Gov- ernment Hospital for the Insane, declared that he was suffering with alcoholic tnsan- ity, and that, with proper treatment, he would be all right in a few months. He has always received the very kindest treat- ment,” she said, “but at times, when he became violent, it has been necessary to strap his hands and feet to prevent him in- juring others and himself. I have been waiting to see if he would recover, and it was my intention, should he not improve, to apply to the court to appoint a guardian to take charge of Mr. Walker's affairs. “The charge that Iam making use cf Mr. Walker's money,” she said, absurd. It {s well known that I am the daughter of a Caligornia millionaire and every cent Mr. Walker ever possessed, with the exception of $1,000 he inherited, was mine. Of course, he speculated with it and made more.” —— ee HELD UP THE TRAIN. Southern Express Company's Opened With Dynamite. Train No. 6 on the Savannah, Florida and Western railroad was held up near Hornerville, 126 miles from Savannah and near the Florida line, at 2 o'clock this morning. The train was brought to a standstill by the danger signal, and was then boarded by a half-dozen men, armed with rifles, The Southern Express Company's safe was blown open with dynamite and all its contents taken. Their value is not known. Engineer Jenkins was then forced to cut the engine from the train and carry the robbers about eleven miles. It is supposed they have gone into Okefenokee ‘amp to hide until the search lets up. A posse with bloodhounds {s on the track of the robbers. —__— Wants to Match Grady. CHICAGO, June 26.—Matt Byrnes,trainer of Senator Grady, today offered to put up a check for $2,500 for a match between the Senator and Rey E) Santa Anita, winner of the American derby. Hanged by a Kentucky Mob. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., June 26.—Caleb Godley, a mulatto, was hanged by a mob last night after admitting that he had made | an attempt on Sunday to assault the wife of his employer, Mr. W. P. Coleman. —_.—__— New Mexico Next. The House will consider the bill admit- ting New Mexico to statehood as soon as the pending deficiency bill is passed. Dele- ate Joseph of New Mexico says the bill is sure to pass. No agreement has been made to take up the Oklahoma bill at the same time. ———————+- e+ —______ A BEAUTIFYING PHOTO. A_ Correcting Apparatus Invented That Makes Subjects Look Pretty. From the Philadelphia Press. A London photographer has invented and patented an instrument that Is termed a photo-corrector. It is a well-known fact that the nearer an object is to the lense the larger it appears in proportion. For this reason the hands and feet, unless skillfully arranged, appear about double their normal size. The photo-corrector con- sists of a large lense of transparent ma- terial that has the power of varying the direction of any part or the whole of the image. By this means ft ts possible to re- duce the size of a lady's head or increase | the length of her neck or waist or of the skirt of her dress, or to lengthen a gentie- man’s legs and impart greater dignity to the figure, &c. Man is not human and woman more so, and the photographer in this.city who first succeeds in getting one of these machines and is able to reduce a 45-inch waist to a 16, and a No. 8 shoe to a No. 2, will make his fortune in a week. The question, which is the largest photo- graph in the world? is one that is often raiced. It was generally considered that this was exhibited at the recent world's fair, and was almost six feet in length, but a Russian, Dr. Plassetsky, has not only eclipsed everything that has been done in this direction, but in all probability every- thing that is likely to be accomplished for some time to come. By combining a series of photographs of the Transcaspian rail- way from the Caspian to Samarcand he has produced cne photograph 164 yards in length. ie Aluminum Wate! From the Clothier and Furntsher. "The latest fad of the Parisian swells is the aluminum timepiece. They are very light in weight, but a trifle more than the works. The cases are in a dull black color— very effective. Some are open faced, some are open in a small three-quarter-inch disk in the center, with small gilt hands on the black face of the watch, but they are in all sorts of inlaid decoration in colorings, and the best of it is they are very reasonable in rice. e It is the custom at the gay capital for the gentry to carry this timepiece in the right hand trousers’ pocket along with the key: coin, match box and other paraphernalia of the masculine pocket. It is, moreover, the wont of the owners to rush the hand down in the pocket with great show of devil-may- care and bring forth the watch, of which the material is unscratchable, from among the other articles, glance at the time and carelessly replace it with an air of cer- tainty in {ts infallibility. —— ree Coroner Woodward was notified this morning of the sudden death in Schott al- ley last night of a colored man named Henry Robertson. Me died without the services of a physician. SOMEBODY BLUNDERED. ‘Work Has to Be Kept Up by Transfer of Other Clerks. At looks as though some one had blundered im reorganizing the clerical force of the War Department on a trictly business basis.” Before the reorganization, the quar- termaster general's office had ninety-six clerks. Secretary Lamont thought the bus! ness could be done just as well with less and by his orders tweive clerks were di missed on the Ist of June. Since then it hi Deen discovered that the work could not be brought up to date, as required by recent legisiation, without working the entire force ‘an hour or more daily or by an increase of force. ° The Secretary did not liké to revoke his action and he therefore ordered the trans- | fer of the necessary number of clerks trom other bureaus of the department. The exi- gencies of the case were such that the ser- vices of twent; ix additional clerks have been required in the quartermaster general's office ever since the force, was reduced by twelve. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Compensation for Mr. Abert. Senator Hunton today proposed an amend- ment to the District appropriation bill mak- Stone Abert for services in preparing anno- tations, judicial citations and appendix to the District statutes. The District Supreme Court is to be made the judge of the rea- sonableness of the charge, which is net to jexceed the sum named. This amount is to be added to the cost of the compilation and to the price for which it shall be sold. Government Printing Office. As soon as the deficiency appropriation bill is disposed of by the House Chairman Bankhead of the committee on public build- ings and grounds proposes to get @ special order setting apart a day for the considera- tion of the government printing office bill. He thinks it probable that the bill can be called up this week. — CAPITOL TOPICS. To Tax Indian Lands. ‘The official views of the Interior Depart- ment on the bill making allotted Indian lands subject to state and local assessments and taxation, as any other similarly located jands, are given in a communication for- warded by the commissioner of Indlan af- fairs to the chairman of the House com- mittee on indian affairs. Commissioner Browning say “he exemption of a large body of land within the limits of a county works a great hardship on the white tax payers of the ccunty. So far as the interests of the In- dians are concerned, the enactment of the Proposed legisiation would meet with no Possible objection from them. On the con- it would result in more cordial rela- tions between the Indians and the white citizens. Whether the burden, which now has to be borne by people in the immediate vicinity of allotted lands, should be shifted to all the people of the United States may be safely left to the wise discretion of Con- gress. Several minor amendments to the bill are suggested. To Protect Dramat There ts littie doubt that the bill for more strict copyright laws, which is being pushed by the playwrights of the country, will re- ceive favorable action by the House com- mittee on patents, and its friends are hope- ful that it will pass Congress. It is to be Voted on in committee on Wednesday. Fpom the tenor of discussions in committee on the Measure, it is apparent that a majority of the members are friendly to it. To Tax Immigrants. Senator Peffer today gave noti¢e of “ait amendment to the tariff bill levying a duty of $50 per head upon every alien arriving in the United State: poses niveau <Pnaes IN A THIRD CLASS. Lord Rosebery is Not the Only Peer Who Has Tried Cheap Travel. From the Ashton Reporter. A story is current that Lord Rosebery when he went to see the queen at Windsor carriage the inconvenient attentions of gome ill-mannered people who wanted the honor of traveling with the prime minister, and that he took refuge in a third-class compartment, in which were seated a work- man, a footman and two others. It is to be hoped that the tale is true, for it is far too good to be spoiled by contradiction. The only indication afforded by the occu- pants of the third-class carriage that they |recognized their distinguished companion ; Was when one of them, having to answer a simple question, replied: The workingman comes so well out of this story that one delights to think of the prime minister of England going to visi the queen in his company in a third-class carriage. A democratic age and a. demo- cratic premier, truly. The incident reminds one of a story of the late Lord Shaftes- bury, who, on one occasion, by stress of circumstances, found himself in the un- wonted atmosphere of a somewhat crowded third-class carriage. The good earl “im- proved the occasion” by entering into in- structive conversation with his compan- fons, and with such acceptability that be- fore he left one of them addressed him in | words to this effect: “Weil, you seem a | good sort of bloke, so I'll put you up to a wrinkle. Whenever you buy a new “at put a piece of blotting paper inside the lining. I'm an ‘atter, and so 1 know. The ‘at will last you twice as long.” ————+e-+_____ Emery Storrs’ Blasphemons Wit. From the Chicago Record. The death of Lord Coleridge recalls the magnificent banquet given to his lordship by Emery A. Storrs at the Leland Hotel geome years ago. Just before the supper .waw served constables appeared and leviett upon the table, floral decorations, etc, an@ the festivities did not proceed until severe! opu- lent friends present volunteered security tor the debt for which these heroic measures were taken. Storrs was not at all perturbed by the proceedings. As soon as the con- stables had departed he turned to his em- barrassed guest and remarked: “Your jord ship, pardon this interruption—this blasphe- mous interference with the lord’s supper!” -—see- t He Needed Most. From the Arkansaw Traveller. It was at dusk, and I was hungry enough to eat a sandwich. I'm net driven to that verge very oftea, but trade was bad and receipts had been very slim. I was tramp- ing down the avenue, and I met a benevo- Jent look old gent, who Jooked me all over, and in response to my appeal he guve me a coin, saying: “You have evidently seen jhard luck. I can see that you are in need | Here, take this. It will satisfy your most tion into the palm of my hand visions of roast beef and charlotte russe arose in my | feverish brain. I had not Possessed a whole half dollar at one time for many days and at a street lamp I paused, full of expect- cy, intoxicated with anticipation. There in the solitude of the quiet street, in the pallid gaslight, shaking with nervous ex. citement, I opened my hand. Great Jupiter Olympus! It was a bath check! — = Chicago Grain and Prov ision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Baukers and Brokers, * — 26, IsMs. gh. Low Wheat—June. July Sept + Corn—June ul Sep Oate—June July... Bept Pork—J New York Cot pen. aud anents, un corn on grade, Western, 51 ai receipts, 10.067 00.5 Rye inactive—-No. 4.705 Hay quiet and steads choice timothy $14.50 $15.00. freights day od ul changed. Sugar dire and unchanged. Botter steady —fancy creamery, Is; do. imitation, 14al6 do, do. ladle, 14; good ladle, 13a13 12. Kees weak—tfresb, | 12%. unel store packed, 10a Cheese weak’ aud ing appropriation of $6,000 to pay William | on Saturday was driven from a first-class | “Yes, my lord.” | | urgent want.” As he pressed his contribu- | FINANCE AND TRADE Prices Rally Somewhat in Wall Street Today. INDUSTRIALS ALL QUOTED HIGHER Bankers Growing Impatient at Government Delay. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, June 26—Under the influ- ence of higher London prices and a more settled feeling abroad traders were success- ful in producing improved values, ranging from 1-4 to 3-4 per cent at the opening of today’s merket. Foreign houses were mod- erate buyers of our securities, Erie, Atchi- son and Nashville being ost favored. There were few important news items in circulation, the delay in disposing of the ‘ariff question being again urged in justi- tleation of the lack of enterprise on the part of the recognized leaders of specula- tion, Any tangible assurance that this measure will meet with reasonably prompt settlement would undoubtedly lead to some ctivity under the discounting process and lay the foundation for a general restoration of values. Indications, fortunately, warrant the belief that the assurance will soon ie forthcoming. allroad earnings were not sa | and traders took advantage of the Geawenoce | to sell the securities of the roads to which they applied, but with temporary results only. Missourt Pacific sold up 1 per cent on early trading, but on @ published ae- crease of $55,000 In earnings for the third week in June reacted the full extent of the gain. Nashville reported a decrease of $22, 9) for the same period, but yielded oniy fractionally to efforts of traders to de- | Bress the price. The Grangers recorded anging from 1-4 to | Srey sabe x 5-8 per cent over | @ volume of business was I, | #8 ,aeual originated in the Toom, exceyt | of it as was supplt y brok: = ing for European clienta ad nt he piustrials were generally benefit: Adis antes. = were not as one e regular li ae ist in point of as strong at a mi ber cent on room pucshenee male sted o unimportant additions to inside account Chicago Gas sold down 1 ber cent on early wbsequently rallted for a net ber cent. The mysteries at = ing to the next dividend on this soaperty rock | “"¥ important movenent in the General Electric has been Ust of bull specialties, and pained t ea tee cent over first prices. well supported around ; anged quotations, but ae Slightly easier tone. ‘This change is partly due to purchases of stocks for London « count. ‘Ihe banks continue to replace the sold taken from the subtreasury for ex- | port, but are growing impatient at the @elay jin making more satisfactory provision for the protection of the gold reserve. ‘The last hour's trading was un! both in volume and final results. Traders were disposed to work for @ raily, but lack- jed enthusiasm. Closing prices reflected fractional improvement for the day. eee Higher. CHICAGO, June 24.—Wheat opened firm and a shade higher at 62 1-4 for September, chiefly on excited and higher Berlin cables, though the advices from Liverpool were somewhat mixed, some stating- prices easier, while others gave them as firm. An- other factor in the firmness was the light- hese ~4 the receipts here and in the north- ‘West in comparison with the co! ding harvest district wiso tended to firmness, as did the fact of the railway stocks help up under the threatened Pullman boycott. oe FINANCIAL AND COMMERCTAL. The following are the opening, the high- lest and the lowest and the oo prices | of the New York stock market today, as re- | Ported by Corson & Macartney, members | New York stock exchange. Correspondents | Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks, Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar... American Sugar, pt | Amenec Tobacco... American Cotton Oli. it, Hodson. Denver and Rio Grande. | Dis. and Cattle Feeding Generai Electric | Inote Central. iH Lake Shore Ene... | Lontsvii Long Isiana Traction... MetTopolitan Traction. | Manhattan Elevated | Micagan Centrai.. Missouri Pacitic Nanonai Lead Go.. r L. 5. Cordage Co |. US Cordage, pra NewJersey Central __ New Lore Central tN vowed New E N.Y. Cand st. Louts ‘Nortnern Pacine .... Northern Pacine, pid } North American | Out. ang Western Pacific Mau » Phila. and Reading | Pullman P. Car Ca. Kichmond Terminal, Phila. Traction. Texas Paciic. Tenn. Coal and i Umon Pacite.. | Wanasn - } Watrsh. pta = Wheeling & Lake Brie. | Wheeling & LE. pra } Western Union T } Wiscounn ‘Cent | iver. ..... : | | ngiand. jock Exchange. t Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered. i183 ty U.S. 4s, coupon, 116% vid, ted lity bid. tabia Bounds 20-year fund Se, 108 nd tim, L1Z bid. “Water stock Te, ¥, 113 bid. Water staek Ts, 1403, cur: 4.658, funding, currency, 1 tad, | Tegistered, 2-205, 100 Haneous Boule. Washington and Geo@e- tow@ Katlroad cons ; own Gs, Ist, 186 Lid. We Katlroad conv. Ge, ad, 196 vid. Kallrond conv. te, 108 bd, “130 ask | Metropol: Belt Railroad Ss, 93 asked. Kekington Railroad 6s, ws bid. Washington Company Gs, series A, | Ua bia. Washington Gi Ge, series ington « oMpALy Obs. te, wire Light com 123 bid 1 nar Tel Be. 1S Security and Trust Ss, F. amd A. joan Security and ‘Trost 3s. A. and Washington Market Company Ist €s, 100 bia bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 1e6 Id. Washington Market Company ext @s, 3 Mu. Hall Assocation Se, 10% bid. ed hington Light Infantry ist de, 4. Washington Light Infantry 2¢ 1%, 101 ks.-Bank of Washington, $15 tank of the Republic, 225 nd, olitan, 285 6, 29T asked. bid.” Second, 139 tizens’, 180 bid. 140 asked. 180 aaked. Capital, (115 vid raders’. 102 10S aaked. d. Ohio, 8S asked Companies tional Sete pomit aud Trust, 140 asked. Washington Loom Trust, 122 bid, 125 asked. American Securit ‘Trust. 181d, 186 asked, ‘Washington Mate TOU wake! Stocks. Washington and 6 310 asked. Metropolitan, 92 100 © bid, @ asked. Belt, 30 bid. Real Estate Title, 110 Title. TH wid. 8 ened. myivania, 83 id. Chesa- bid. 50 asked American 6 asked. Poeumatic Gua Washington Market, 15 ous Rocks. Great Falls lev, 130 64, 180 asked 20 asked. Norfolk and Wash- ton Steamboat, *2 bid. Lancoln Hall, a9 bid, asked. Inter-Ocean Butlding, 65 asked. Fa dividend, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sam. 78; 2 p.m. 87; maximum, 68; mim mum, 76.