Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1894, Page 2

LA Resumption of the New York Police Investigation. A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER'S STORY Merriment Furnished by a Military Witness. WHAT WAS BROUGHT OUT NEW YORK, June 27.—The senate police investigating committee met again today at lam The first witness was Samuel G. Archer of Irvington, N. J. He said he was a news- paper publisher. Formerly he tried to pass an examination to become an engineer. The examination was held at police headquar- ters and he failed to pass. Next day a san- itary inspector came to where he worked, at 52 Franklin street, for the Liberty machine works, and said he would make it all right for $20. Witness did not pay it. Major John Mortimer Brannigan Searies Yook the stand. He furnished much merri- ment. The first thing he did was to pull out with @ great flourish his commission from President Andrew Johnson. It was two feet square and covered with large red seals. “Did you recet han a letter?” “Oh, yes.” “What were the contents?” ve from Commissioner Shee- asked Mr. Goff. “I will make a sturdy effort.” The major passed his hand over his brow and thought hard. “Perhaps the scars you bave received interfere with your memory,” gently suggested Mr. Goff. “TI think they do,” said the major, bright- ening. Then the major said that the correspon- dence between himself and the commis- sioner had been lost. “Did you not receive $100 to destroy the correspondence?” he was asked. “What?” yelled the major, “I receive $100! Why, sir, it's preposterous, outrageous, sir! Remember, I am a major!” <i it not a fact that you received your scars in Thompson street and not on the battlefield?" thundered Mr. Goff. “You know that’s not so,” replied the major. Then he added reproachfully, “I’m losing my admiration for you, Mr. Goff.” Mr. Goff said he was deeply grieved to learn that such a gallant soldier should think of him lightly. Mr. Goff again har- Towed the mafcr by suddenly saying: “When were you indicted for horse steal =? ‘The major reluctantly confessed that he} went off on a lark and stole an ice cream wagon and horses. “I drove it around the block, you know. I was never tried. When the jury heard of it, they told me to get out of cour: and I got. M. D. O'Connor took the stand. He said he was not a regular Parkhurst detective, but in sympathy with the work. He said he had known Maj. Searles since boyhood. The major had told him a few days ago that he had received $100 from a Mr. Boyle not to tell the truth on the stand, and was \kewise appointed to have charge of the ‘Yee bath. —— THE DENVER CONVENTION. Report of Committee Credentials Adopted. DENVER, Col, June 27.—The third ses- sion of the convention of the National Re- publican League was attended by a larger crowd than the opening meeting. It was near noon when active work was begun. After prayer by the Rev. J. N. Freeman of Denver, the report of the committee on credentials was submitted. Members of the committee objected to the report on the ground that it was not the one agreed upon, as it gave the number of delegates to which each state is entitled, as well as the number of delegates actually present. After considerable discussion the report was adopted. _—_>_—_. Refused to Run the Trains. CHICAGO, June 27.—When the through «rains from Kansas City and on the Balti- more and Ohio road arrived at the Grand Central station, the switching crews refus- ed to take them out to the yards. The road crews of the trains also refused to back their own trains out. When the engineer of the Kansas City train pulled into the depot, he was asked to take his train back to the yard by Supt. Kelley. He refused, and both he and the fireman left their cab. Supt. Kelley then boarded the engine and tcok the train down the yard himself. The Wisconsin Central and Baltimore and Ohio had a similar experience. In every instance the road trainmen refused to do any Switching as long as the Pullman cars were attached to the trains. The first evidence of violence in connec- tion with the Illinois Central tie-up which has thus far presented itself is a hole in a Pullman sieeping car window, which came in on one of the early morning trains. The window was broken after the train had left Chicago, and it is supposed to be the work of one of the strikers at Grand Crossing. No passenger was injured. Two Girls Killed by Lightnt FREDONI ‘. ¥., June 27.—Two daugh- ters of Edwin Blodgett, a farmer living near Bear Lake, were out in the fields yes- terday afternoon, when a storm came up. ‘They fled for shelter to a large tree stand- ing near by, accompanied by a farm hand. Lightning struck the tree, both girls were instently killed, and the man was badly, though not fatally, shocked. ——— Not Guilty of Embezzlement. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 27.—The trial of John S. Beach, president of the Prairie City Bank, which closed during the panic last summer, resulted today in ac- quittal, the jury being instructed to bring Beach was in- im a verdict of not guilty. dicted for embezzlement. has requested M. Decrais, French ambas- sador to Great Britain, to forward to Mme. Carnot a message expressing her sympathy. —_—>—_ ito’s Application Denied. BOSTON, June —In the United States cireuit court today Judge Colt handed down his decision in the noted Shebata Saito case, which was an application of a native Jap- anese for naturalization, and denied the ap- plication. Shebata Saito is said to be the first Jau- stese who has ever attempted to become a Yoter in the United States. He was given a hearing more than a month ago, and the judge has since had the case under advise- ment. eons Cloudburst in East Tennessee. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 27.—A terrific rain, wind and thunder storm swept over east Tennessee last night. The storm was followed by a cloudburst on the Tennessee river, twenty miles east of Knoxville. Great damage was done to thousands of acres of crops, whole m fields being completely demolished, trees and fences were laid low, while several small houses and barns were washed away. No loss of life is reported. > The Next Ontario Legislature. TORONTO, Ont., June 27.—The corrected standing of the next provincial legislature will be: Liberals, 51; conservatives, 29 (in- cluding P. P. A.); patrons, 14, of whom three are conse-vatives, one an tighter and ten liberals. In a vote of non- confidence Mowat will have a majority of 29, being stronger than ever. >-— His Customers Had to Give Up Meat. LANCASTER, Pa., June 27.—Execution Was issued against John Yeager, a butcher of Columbia, today for $25,000. Other judg- ments, amounting to over $83,000, are also entered against him. One of the reasons ascribed for the failure is that so many people have been compelled to stop buying meat on account of lack of work. —— Working Aga! LANCASTER, Pa., June 27.—-The Penn Polling mill, which has been idle for some time, started up this morning. equal! | , State Naval Reserves. Capt. J. W. Philip, cémmianding the big cruiser New York, now at her natal city, was at the Navy Department today con- ferring with Secretary Herbert and As- sistant Secretary McAdoo in regard to the summer maneuvers of the naval militia. It was decided’ to ‘postpone the proposed overhauling of the New York until after she had taken the naval reserve of New York state on a week’s cruise on the open ocean. The cruiser will therefore remain in the lower bay away from the navy yard for the present. She is under orders to sist in the trial of the Minneapolis off Cape Cod on the 10th then to re- turn to New York in time to start out with the naval reserve on the 26th proximo. Arranging the Summer Cruises. Assistant Secretary McAdoo, assisted by Lieut. Scheutze, is arranging the summer cruises of the naval militia of the other States having such organization. The out- look is favorable to an active and success- ful season. The Navy Department has al- ready received an unusually large number of applications from naval militiamen to go on board the cruising vessels eome fime during the summer. Included in the list are the requests from jusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsyl- vania, South Carolina, Illinois and Califor- nia. It is intended to grant all applications received if circumstances will permit. The New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and Miantonomoh will, it is expected, be avail- able for service on the Atlantic coast. The Michigan will take on board the Illinois re- serves, and the Monterey those of Califor- nia. August will probably be the month selected for most of the cruises. Four or five days will be allotted to each state, in the course of which an opportunity will be afforded its volunteer sailors to witness and engage in the life and various practical du- ties on board vessels of war. In all cases it is intended that the ships shall go out to sea, so that the resgrves will have the chance of trying their “sea legs.” While at sea special tention will be devoted to a gunnery and mat- ters of naval organiz&tion and discipline. Naval Strength of States. This year the naval militia will fly for the first time a distinctive battalion flag and guidon, which have been authorized by Secretary Herbert to be used when the re- serves are serving with the navy. The flag will be blue in color, with a square of yel- low in the center of the field. On the square there will be a blue anchor. The guidon will be half blue and half yellow. Assis! ant Secretary McAdoo has given out for publication an interesting statement show- ing the states that have organized raval militia, the number in each organization, and the amounts of money now available for requisitions for the purchase of arms and equipments. The following !s a sum- mary of the statement: Massachusetts, 448 men, $4,243.53; Rhode Island, 113 men, $1,083. men, $057.20. w York, 432 men, $5,083.64; Pennsylvania, 217 men, $2,118.87; Marylana, 128 men, $2,683.28; North Carolina, 168 men, $1,653.37; South Carolina, 20% men, $2,958.87: California, 820 men, $3,552.69; Illinois, 867 men, $3,548.32; Michigan, 73 men, $744.18; New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia are now organizing their naval militia. The organi- zation of a naval militia in the District of Columbia is in contemplation, but the mat- ter has not yet been presented to che con- sideration of the Navy Department. LIQUOR LICENSES. The Excise Board Disposes Applications. At a meeting of the excise board yester- day the following applications for liquor lcenses were disposed of: The wholesale licenses granted were to the following persons: Matthew Goddard, $00 13th street northwest; George E. Ken- nedy & Sun, 1116 Connecticut avenue; John H. Magruder, 1122 Connecticut avenue; Lewis A. Dellwig, 165 Massachusetts ave- nue northeast; Charles C. Bryan, 1413 New York avenue northwest; To-Kalon Wine Company, 614 14th street northwest; Wil- Ham R. Brown, 882 20th street northwest; Offutt & Tribby, 150 C street northeas' Bernard Murphy, 401 O street northwest; J. Hall Semmes, 740 12th street northwest; James L. Barbour & Son, 614 and 616 Penn- sylvania avenue northwest; Michael D. Sul- livan, southeast corner of 3d and E streets northeast; Conrad F. Arabin, 1531 83d street n. w.; Geo. A. O'Hare, Charles F. Montgomery, northwest; Catharine O'Toole, 1115 14th street northwest; Anthony Gaegler and Jno. Caspari, 1309 7th street northwest; Louis Rothschild, 217 41-2 street northwest; Adam Ehishlager, 1461 14th street north- west; Henry H. Elliott, 1520 14th street northwest; Robert P. White, 1138 12th street northwest; Bernard A. Weiss, 1219 Sth street northwest; W. T. Ashby, 300 E street f Many northwest; Louts Gundling, 1523 15th street northwest; Louis C. Jones, 1351 28th street northwest; William T. Davis, 1467 P street northwest; Henry Brandes, 1527 12th street Frederick K. Gehrman, 118 L street northwest. The retail applications granted were to the following: Michael Wallman, 1250 7th street northwest; Samuel Gassenheimer, 1329 and 1331 E street northwest; John Weil, 477 H Street northwest; Edwin Mormann, 800 and 811 5th street northwest; Otto Toussaint, 1301 7th street northwest; John Thecker, 1221 C street northwest; George J. Bessler, Buena Vista; James Allen, 731 3d street northwest; John A. Gleason, 335 I street northeast; Frank P. Iannarone, 831 14th street northwest; John G. Vieligh, 737 7th street northwest; Joseph Schladt, 1238 32d street northwest; John F. Chamberlin, $25 15th street northwest; Hotel Oxford, 1401 New York avenue; La Normandie Hotel, McPherson square; the Shoreham Ho- tel, 15th and H_ streets northwest: William McCoy, 1332 32d street north- wes Fritz Reuter, northwest corner 4 1-2 street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest; William Wilson, 332 4 1-2 street northwest; Simon Guggenhéimer, 305 4 1-2 street southwest; James Keliher, 1514 é2d street northwest; Ja: Kries, 1002 4 1-2 reet southwest; Charles Kramer, 735 7th street northwest; James J. Minnehan, 34 and O streets northwest. They only found two petitions to reject, those of Alexander Brown of 1001 24 street northeast, and August Baumbach, corner of Delaware avenue and K street northeast. ———___ NOT GOING AWay. Some Gossip About the President and His Intentions. Private Secretary Thurber told a Star re- porter this afternoon that there ts no foun- dation for the various stories in the news- leaving the city in a few days. He said most positively that the President had made no arrange- ments whatever to visit Gray Gables, and that there was no good reason for the pub- lished statement that he would spend the ¥ourth of July at that place. According to another authority the Ptesi- dent has informed several visitors recently that the delay by the Senate in voting on the final passage of the bill seems to him unnecessary, and that the bill should have been sent over to the House certainly by the middle of June. The recent investi- gation of the sugar scandal, he believes, has in @ measure prevented prompt action, and now that there is every indication that the bill will be reported to the Senate and pass- ed without further delay, he thinks that the House ways and means committee,to which the measure will be referred on reaching the House, will appreciate the necessity of quickly disposing of it, and will make every effort to secure final agreement by the con- ference committee. It is understood the President fully ex- pects the bill to be sent to him for ap- proval not later than July 15, although there are a number of Senators who believe it will be before the conference committee until later in the month. There have been no visits to the White House by any of the managers of the bill in the Senate for weeks nd no member of the ways and means committee or prominent democrat who will have in charge the measure on the House side has called to consult with the President regarding changes made by the Senate finance committee. The Commisstoners this afternoon made a report upon the bill to provide a national home for aged and infirm colored people. They say the general condition of the bill is commendable, but they cannot consist- ently recommend the enactment of all its provisions. They contend that the District should not pay any part of the expenses of the proposed home for the reason that it is not designed as a local, but as a national charity. The contract for rebuiliing the revenue steamer Guthrie has been awaried to the R. M. Spedden Company of Baltimore, at their bid of $21,100. Connecticut, 65 | EVENING {DISCHARGED EMPLOYES i Regarding the Printing Office Leave of Absence Question. Seme Employes Did Not Get Any Leave Last Year—They Ask Pay for This Time. A committee representing the discharged employes of the government printing office called at the office of the first controller of | the treasury this morning for the purpose of conferring with him in regard to the vouchers for the vacation pay of some of | the former employes, which have been held up. The controller was absent from the | city, but the committee saw the deputy con- troller, Mr. C. N. Foree, and had a very | Pleasant talk with him. The point in doubt is whether any of the employes are entitled to pay for more than thirty days. The vouchers have been made out for all of leave which remain to the credit of the various employes, both for 1893 and 18v4. In a number of cases the time was thirty days or less, and in all these cases the vouchers have been approved and the money paid. Where the leave for a period of more than thirty days the vouchers have been held up, owing, as It ; Was explained to the committee, to a doubt as to whether the law permitted such a payment. The committee, which consisted of Wm. C. Connor, chairman, representing tne bookbinders; L. W. Cornwell and C.'A. Bartlett, representing the printers; J. 8. | Briggs and W. J. Boyd, representing the stereotypers, informed Mr. Foree that the reason that some of the employes did not get all the leave that they were entitled to in the year of 1883 was that when they made their application they were informed that there was not enough money to pay them while they were absent, or else that they could not be spared. As a result many of the ge yp have periods of leave due to them for the year of 1893, extending from five or six da: in some cases to twenty to twenty-five in others. Under the circumstances it 1s thought that they are entitled to pay not only for the thirty days of the fiscal year of 1894, but for the period due them in the preceding year of '98. This seemed to be the opinion held by the offi- cers at the printing office, for the vouchers were made out so as to cover the entire amount of the leaves to which these dis- | charged employes were entitled in beth years, The deputy controller heard what the committee had to say, and seemed to think that there were just grounds for their claim. He said that the question of the legal right to pay for a longer vacation time than allowed for one year was a legal one and was now under consideration. On | the return of the first controller, which will be on Saturday, he would take the matter up and decide it. The committee were in- vited to return to see the controller. They expect to call upon him on Monday next. Some days ago Congress, by special act, appropriated $65,000 to pay the discharged employes for the leaves which were due them at the time of the discharge, and the Payments are being made under this act. DROPPING THE DISGUISE. So-Ca! @ Industrials About to Come Out in Their True Colors. The two hundred men from California and other western points who have arrived at Bladensburg during the past four weeks under the leadership of “Gens.” Galvin and Frye have determined to forsake thetr title of industrials and appear as plain every- day vagrants, in order to ward off’ what seems to be certain starvation. That is what Frye and Galvin say, at any rate, and if their plans are carried out the police and judicial authorities of the District will be kept pretty busy for a day or two, b Galvin said yesterday that the outlook for food was very bad and before the men would starve or steal they would march into Washington and sleep on the streets and compel the elty to support them in one of its reformatory Institutions like the work house, for instance. The leader as- serted that the men wanted work and would take it in striped clothes, so they could be lodged and fed, if the worst came to the worst. He also declared that this plan was adopted in order to prevent the men from becoming separated before Con- gress did something to relieve the people. The conditions at the Coxey camp ‘are very little better than those in the rival outfit of Frye and Galvin. The men are very hungry and the desertions have been so numerous that Carl Browne has scarce- ly a hundred followers under his control. General Coxey arrived here yesterday from Ohio. He will, however, only stay a few days, and then return it, where he is making dally and nightly speeches in the interests of the movement. He express- es confidence in his election to Congress. —___ ALL QUIET IN HAWAII Minister Willis Reports on the C ditions at the Islands. President Cleveland sent to the House today some correspondence from the Ha- walian minister to the Department of State. The first letter, dated May 31, an- nounces the assemblirg of the constitution- al convention, says that the diplomatic agents of the United States and Japan, with the admiral and officers of the Phil: delphia and Takachico, were present by invitation, also consular representatives of Chile, Germany, China and other countries. Concerning the Neckar Island incident Minister Willis writes: “Some doubt having arisen as to the ownership of Neckar Island, the provisional government two days ago took possession of the island in the name of the Hawalian government, hoisted the Hawaiian flag and caused a proclamation of its ownership to be made. The English cruiser Champion, which departed simultaneously with the steamer of the provisional government, and which it was rumored had the same desti- nation and object in view, returned here yesterday morning, having been on target practice.” concludes conditions are orderly and peaceful.” The second letter, dated June 2, announc- ed that the executive council has finished the preparation of a new constitution and incloses newspaper copies of the ins:ru- ment. —--——--2+_____ ASKS AN ORDER. The Courts Appealed to by a Liquor Dealer. Luke P. Kearney, conducting a grocery and lMquor business at 1158-60 15th street northwest, today filed a petition for a writ of mandamus for the purpose of compelling the District Commissioners to grant him a Mquor license. The petitioner alleges that on the 27th of last October he filed an application for a bar room license, complying fully with the requirements of the then existing law. Upon the presentation of his application, the petitioner further alleges, that repre. sentations were made to the Commissioners, principally by one Paul Griffith, pastor of St. Augustine's Church, that the petition- er’s establishment was within 400 feet of houses of religious worship, that church and the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, and that the petitioner’s place of business had not been located previous to the erection or occupation of those houses of worship. No action was taken, the petitioner states, by | the Commissioners upon his application for a license until after the 11th of May last, when on that day the act of March 3, 1813, was so amended as to provide an exception in the case of those establishments which were located and licensed at the date of the approval of the act of March 3, 1893. ‘rhe petitioner, stating that his place of business was so located and licensed at that date, contends that the objection to granting him a license was, on May 11, re- mcved. But the Commissioners, he alleges, have failed, and still fall, to grant him the | desired license, he being advised that they | do so under a certain discretion in the mat- ter claimed by them and being actuated thereto by the said Paul Griffith. Being without other remedy. he therefore prays | that the Commissioners be commanded to} grant him the license. | ‘The petition was presented to Chief Jus-| tice Bingham, who directed that the Com- missioners be required to show cause, on or before the 7th of next month, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. ——— Cline’s Armor Plate Testimony Brief. Superintendeng Cline continued his testi- | mony today before the armor plate investi- | gating committee. It was a brief correc- tion of minor details of yesterday's testi | mony, and brought out nothing new. STAR, ‘WEDNESDAY, vUAi ATE NEWS BY WIRE]: “™narm viscnanaeD EMPtoves|) = TE NEWS BY WIRE}. ere Outlined fcr the Various | The Star Ont of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any addregs in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. © But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the Paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. The Term Given Those Who Partici- pated in the Conduit Road Outrage. The case of Frank and George Jackson, William Bowman, Robert Coats and Max Belt, five colored men, charged with raping Henrietta Storied, a young colored woman, on the ith instant, was called this morn- ing in Criminal Court No. 2, Judge Mc- Comas. Assistant District Attorney Jef- | fords prosecuted, and Mr. J. McD. Carring- ton defended the prisoners. The testimony for the government tended to prove that while walking on the New Cut road, near Georgetown, on the evening of the 11th in- stant, in company with Wm. Dickerson, a Negro cavalryman, the young woman was set upon by the five men, together with Marshall Tufmer, another’ young colored man. ‘The woman's escort ran off to get @ police- man, when the woman was brutally out- raged by one or more of the men, while the others held her down. Hea! the woman's screams, Mr. John Blundon and his son came to her assistance, and, by firing guns, drove the men off. Mr. Blundon recognized the Woman's assailants. It was also shown that some of the men, when apprehended, confessed their participation in the assault. Marshall Turner, one of the party, turned State's evidence, and declared that while he merely stood by, the others actively partici- pated in the assault. The prisoners denied that they assaulted the woman, and offered evidence tending to establish an alibi, Convicted und Sentenced to 25 Years. ‘The case was briefly argued, and the jury retired about 5. They returned in about five minutes’ time, finding the five prisoners guilty as indicted. Judge McComas at once imposed sentence, directing that the five de- fendants be imprisoned in the Albany pent- tentlary, at hard laor, for twenty-five years each. ‘rhe severity of Judge McComas’ sentence was a mattre of surprise, especially to the convicted men, but it the entire ap- Birroom: Proval of the crowded ——>._—_ COMMONWEALERS AND CONGRESS. Mr. Coxey Sees Members of Both Sen- ate and House Committees. J. 8. Coxey of Ohio saw members of the Ways and means committee today, with a view to having them take up his good roads bill which was referred to them. As Chairman Wilson is out of town, no ar- rangement could be ma: Coxey is just back from a visit to his district. “My elec- tion to Congress is a certainty,” said he, “and I will have three-fourths of the entire vote.”” J. K. Morrison, the advance representa- tive of the Randall army, called on Repre- sentative Harris of Kansas during the day. Morrison arrived last night and says 125 of the Randall party will be here by Sat- urday. They will join forces with Frye and Galvin, already here. Coxey says his camp will take none of the new arrivals unless they subscribe to the commonweal rules, Which most of them refuse to do. The Senate committee on education and Jabor today listened to further arguments y J. 8. Coxey and Carl Browne in behalf of their bills for non-interest bearing bon and on appropriations for the construction of interstate road: eo —— SLIGO POST OFFICE. Am Attempt Made to Rob It Last Ni James Downey and Aagel Ellison, said to be deserters from the Coxey camp, and ™man named John Taylor, are locked up at the eighth precinct station on suspicion of having attempted to burglarize the Sligo, Md., post office at an early hour this morning. A blacksmith shop in the vicinity of Sligo was ente:ed during the night and with impiements taken therefrom the bur- glars succeeded in breaking into the post office. They secured no plunder, however, for they were frightened off soon after they had succeeded in getting in the place. Postmaster Chas. 8. Graeves was out on track of the burglars at an early hour this morning, and about o'clock he telephoned from Brightwood to police headquarters for an officer from this city to assist him, Soon afte>ward he was met by Policemen Crawford and Speer and Sergeant Slattery, and about noon the three men mentioned were arrested and sent to the police station. Postmaster Graeves is continuing the in- vestigation this afternoon, and should the prisoners prove to be the men wanted they will be taken to Rockville for trial. ——_—-—__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The Grade of D Street. In reply to the protest of Wm. M. Clayton et al. against the proposed change of grade of D street between 12th and 13th streets northeast the Commissioners say: “This matter was settled some time ago. No change of established grades is deemed de- qirable. The houses were constructed with- out obtaining grades from the engineer de- partment.” Harewood Avenue on the List. Upon the recommendation of Capt. Fie- beger the Commissioners placed Harewood avenue, Le Droit Park, upon the schedule for roadway pavement. Will Grade District Parking. The petition of property owners on 16th street between Florida avenue and Morris street request the grading of the parking and sidewalk in front of their propert: The Commissioners have decided to grad the parkings belonging to the District w funds permit, but will not grade private parkings at public expense. Not Necessary. The Commissioners do not regard the Grading and improving of the streets around the park at 17th and Grant streets as necessary at the present time. What Church Trustees Want. The trustees of Christ English Lutheran Church have requested the Commissioners to exempt from taxation lots 78 and 79, in square 555, which are the property of the church and used for religious purposes. They also urge the erection of gas lamps at the southeast corner of New Jersey ave- nue and Morgan street, between M and N, also at the corner of alley on south side of Morgan street, between New Jersey avenue and Kirby streets northwest. ——->_—_. A Commission Merchant Arrested. Detectives Carter and Gallaher this after- roon arrested a local commission merchant named Lucius L, Jett, who has an office at 621 Pennsylvania avenue. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out by W. H. Duvall of Evansville, Indiana, who charges that he (Jett) failed to make returns for 175 barrels of flour after demand had been made. The commission merchant says the difference between the Indiana dealer and himself will be adjusted without much trouble. He claims that he has acted all right in the matter, and that he had no intention whatever of defrauding the ship- per. The case will probably be heard in Judge Miller's court tomorrow. —__. ‘ Tomorrow's Racing Card. The following is the racing card at Al- exander Island tomorrow: First race—Five furiongs. Dr. Helmuth, 107; Ruby, 105; Nemo, 107; Mollie Davis, Radiant, 110; Selah, 107; Vocallte, 1 Roman, 107; Bobby Calnan, 107; Keyston 107; Alarmer, 107; Sand Flea, 107; Lily M., wT. Second race-Six furlongs. Honeymoon, 106; Headlight, 108; Jim Fagan, 105; After- math, 105; Mabel A., 98; Maitre, 105; Capt. Manning, 105. Third race—Five furlongs. A. O. H., 119; McKeever, 106; Lebanon, 109; Some More, at Mayor B., 101; Leocolus, 101; Imp. Nightlight II, 102; Sentinel, 108; Forest, 106; Aunt Jane, 104. Fourth race, one mile—Missiv, 108; Brightwood, 98: Postmaster, 91; rizzie, 108; Blackwood, 100; Wallace G., 108. Fifth race, six furlongs—Rebecca, 94; Top- mast, 111; Salisbury, 106; Gaiety, 99; nm. | Gordon, 101; Caraecus, 101; Grand Prix, 111; Hollywood, 96, 1894—TWELVE |THE BATHING BEACH| It Opened Up for the Season This Morn- ing. ‘The Boys Took Advantage of the Op- portunity to Take a Good Swim. The free bathing beach to the south of the monument was opened up for the season | this morning. To say that joy pervaded the | hearts of the small boys of Washington | would be to express it in the very mildest terms. ‘The news spread among them like wildfire that they could have a swim under the kindly eye of the authorities at the/ beach, and long before noon there was a crowd of kids anxious to have a plunge in the pearly torrent of the Potomac. They dived and they swam, they floated and they lay out on the beach under the hot rays of the sun and they just had the “‘bulliest good kind of a time.” When they were told that they had been in long enough they sire earnestly to be allowed to stay just a le bit longer. By 2 o'clock 250 boys had —_ advantage of the opportunity to get wet all over. Not a single colored boy showed up, and the rooms that are reserved for them at one end of the beach were utterly deserted. Gpe! Later This Year T! Last. The beach opens this year several weeks later than it did last summer. The main reason for this was that Supezintendent Stevens, who takes such an active interest in the beach, was unable to raise sufficient funds to put the beach in anything like cr- der until within the last few days. All that could be obtained by subscriptions was @ little less than $80, but with this and the ssistance of willing hands a surprising ‘amount has been accomplished. As in oth- er years, the beach is under the actual con- trol of Officer Cotter of the police force, who is detailed for service here by the Com- missioners. He takes his blue coat off and gets right down to work, and when a Star reporter visited the beach this afternoon he was busily occupied in constructing a framework against which the boys can lean their bicycles and fasten them when they go in for a swim. Keeps Up Discip! Officer Cotter makes the boys stand around and keeps up the discipline of the place in a way that shows he takes an ac- tive interest in the institution. But every boy there is his friend, and his chief aim is that they shall all have a good time with- out running any risk. He is a good-natur- ed, big, bi policeman, but in place of his locust stick he is armed with a stout shin- gle with @ few little holes in it, and this an- rs the purpose very well indeed. He threatens to use it occasionally when the boys stay in longer than he thinks their parents would like, but his bark is lots worse than his bite—a fact which the boys have discovered long ago. The rest of the staff of Superintendent Stevens’ assistants is just the same as it was last year, with the exception that the life boat is in charge of Raymond Sulkeid, a young swimmer of courage and strength, who 1s also charged with the duty of seeing that the small boys do not get out beyond their depth. Bert Stevens will be the assist- ant in charge of the office. ‘Te Make It Sel pporting. Ths year the plan is to make the beach self-supporting, as it seems impossible to have it maintained in any other way. Super- intendent Stevens was compelled to advance quite a considerable sum out of his own Pocket to open the place at all. All boys over sixteen years of age are to be charged 5 cents for a swim, end bathing suits will be on hire for those who have not their own. In this way it is hoped to support the beach this summer and possibly tc have a fittle surplus, with which nm im- provements can be made and the beach opened at an earlier dey next season. —_— LOST THE BARGE SHAMOKIN, BOSTON, Jure 27.—The ocean tugbcat In- ternational, Capt. Taylor, arrived here this morning from Philadelphia and reports that the barge Shamokin, which she had in to was struck by an unknown steamer late yesterday afterncon, during a fog, and sunk, The barge was ccmmanded by Capt. Woodhouse and carried a crew of four men. ‘They could not be found by the tug, but it is believed that they were picked up by the steamer. The International ws towing the barges Hercules a1.d Shamokin, the latter m the rear and bound for Newburyport. Just after passing a steamer, believed to be the Met- ropolitan liner P. M. Whitney, near the shoals off this port the barge was missed, and when the tug turned back she was found sunk in seven fathoms of water. The crew of the Pollock lightship state that that steamer stopped for some little time and probably picked up the crew of the barge. —— Frank Abt Missi: Mr. Leo Abt of Canton, Ohio, is in Wash- ington in quest of his missing son Frank, who left home on April 25. The parents heard nothing of the boy till they received from him a letter dated at Washington, May 18, stating that he had shipped as cabin boy aboard the ship City of Rich- mond. In his letter he promised to write soon again, but did not. His father has hunted through the hospitals and has in- voked the aid of the police. There is no such craft as the City of Richmond at this port, but about the middie of May there was an English schooner at our dock known as the City of Nassau. There is a City of Richmond making ports on the James river. Mr. Abt will work out these clues. Young Abt is sixteen years old, about five feet two, weighs about one hundred pounds, has dark hair, dark blue eyes and is rather dark complexioned. His father fears that some wrong has befallen the boy. — Cutting the Pensions. Owing to the depleted condition of the police relief fund the Commissioners yes- terday, upon the recommendation of Maj. Moore, cut $510 off the pension roll, taking $, $10, $15 and as much as $20 from those who could best afford it. Unless C comes to the rescue and passes the bill to replenish the fund, there will shortly be nothing left to pay the pension roll. seeps Takes an Appeal. An appeal to the Court of Appeals was perfected today by Eugene E. Gaddis, who some weeks ago petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel Secretary of the Treesury Carlisle to reinstate him to a clerical position in the Treasury Depart- ment. Judge Bradley refused to grant the writ, as reported in The Star at the time, holding that he was without jurisdiction in the matt —__—.__ Lieut. Fillette’s Case. It ig expected that the case of Lieut. T. G. Fillette of the marine corps will be set- tled by the President this evening or to- morrow. He was court-martialed for vari- ous breaches of naval discipline. His dis- missa] from the service would make an- other vacancy for the class of graduates. —— No Further Cholera Reports. Officials of the marine hospital service are not alarmed at the report of a fresh out- break of cholera in Belgium. Through its agents abroad the bureau is keeping fully informed of the progress and locality of the epidemic, but no special quarantine precau- ions ere considered necessary. All of the cholera reported is inland, and has evident- ly been dormant since last season. sSiceantiatcbaiah ih Cacao sci sa Mails Not Delayed. The boycott has not as yet resulted in any delays in the mails. Acting Postmaster General Jones said today that he anticipated no postal interruptions on that account. | “The stringent regulations governing inter- ference with the mails,” he said, “will un- doubtedly prevent any delays occurring to the mail-carrying trains. No delays of any kind have been reported, and I don’t expe:t that the postal service will be in any way affected. Until now the subject has not | been broached.” The fact that these who directed the cam- paign of employes against the ra‘iroad dur- ing the recent Great Northern atrike are the same who lead in the Pullman move- ment (President Debs end Vice President Howard of the union) is looked upen us an indication that the postal service will not be affected, owing to the effect on their actions of the decision of the courts respecting mall terference, “AGES. | the Senate | Hay steady TARIFF AMENDMENTS. The Populists Are Still Unsatisfied as to Sugar and Wool. Senators on both sides of the chamber are ooking forward with irterest te the con- tests which will take place over certain Paragraphs in the tariff bill which will be called up for consideration when the bill shall be reported from committee of the whole and taken up in the Senate. There | has been a rumor in circulation for the past | day or two that Senators Al'en and Kyle, the two populist Senators, who have voted with the democrats on most of the amend- | ments, might make trouble at this stage of | the bill. When Senator Kyle was asked to- | day about the authenticity of this state- ment, he said that there were some sched- ules in the bill, as parsed, that he was not Satisfied with, and would’ probably seek to | have amended, when opportunity should of- fer, and he instanced the sugar and woolen | schedules, saying that the Provisions of the bill, as it stands, were considered to be too i much in the interest of the sugar trust. This schedule he would seek to have changed. He also indicated dissatisfaction | with the rates placed upon woolen goods. which, he thought, were too high, since woo} had been placed upon the free list. When | asked if failure to secure the defeat of his Proposed amendments to either of these | schedules would cause him to oppose the final passage of the bill, the Senator said | he did not desire to express himself on that | point, and that his action would then be controlled by a comparison of the merits | of the pending bill and the McKinley law. It is understood that Senator Allen has similar views. Rumors of a possibility of defeating the bill have also been in circulation, but there is no credence placed in them. Preparing for the Conference. While still uncertain as to the time that the tariff bill wiil pars, there has been mor: or less exchange of opinion among Senators as to the size and personnel of the conference committee when the bill | reaches the confertice stage. This com- mittee, when constituted, will comprise an eqval number of Senators and Representa tives, but at present there appears to be a division of opinion as to whether the total number shall be ten or fourteen. The most recent precedent is that estab- | Ushed when the McKinley bill was in con- ference, and the committee was composed of fcurteen members. There were, how- ever, only ten on the committee which con- sidered the tariff bill of 1883. Those who favor the smaller number ar-| gue that a few men will find it easier =i come to an agreement than will a larger number, and that in the end the work will | be just satisfactory. here are, how- ever, several members of the ways and means committee who are anxious to have —— upon the committee, and they have bringing all the pressure at their com- mand to bear upon the Senate to secure at least seven members from both houses, and it looks now as if the request would be granted. In case it is, the conferees on the part of will, in all probability, consist of Senators Voorhees, Harris, Vest and) Jones of Arkansas, democrats, and Sena- tors Sherman, Aldrich and Allison, repub- 13 licans. The House will Probably have Rep- resentatives Wilson, Turner, Breckinridge and MeMillin, or, perhaps, Stevens, demo- | ie and Reed, Burrows and Payne, re- ———_--2.______. DISTRICT IN CONGREss, ey Land. | Mr. Rusk of Maryland introduced a bill in the House today authorizing the District Commissioners to reconvey to Andrew 3-| Curtis and Mary E. certain “lands inthe ‘northeast pestiot? third street northeast” °* eo Favorable Report om the Public Li- brary Bill Ordered. The House District committee today re- celved the favorable report of the subcom- mittee on the bill to establish a public li- brary in this city. The bill was discussed in the full committee, and with the amend- ments proposed by Librarian Spofford, as heretofore published in The Star, the re- Port was adopted. The subcommittee will collect necessary data to explain the neces- ae the library, and the bill will be re-| to the House in time for action next District day. “n The Bond Bill, ©. A subcommittee, consisting of. Megara, Heard, Cobb and Babcock, was” ited to further consider the bond bij] apd. to make a report to the full committee at a special meeting to be held next ‘Tuesday. In this connection Mr. James Seldon Cow. don has submitted to the committee an al- ternative for the bond issue, based upon the “pantocratic plan.” As explained by Mr. Cowdon, it is the use of “depreciating cur- rency” instead of “appreciating bonds.” The Columbia R.R. Cars. The Senate joint resolution requiring the Columbia Street Railway Company’ ta.é ite Hine with first-class cars, in pe Bil wag with the provisions of its charter, Pecetved. favorable consfderation, but upon motion was finally referred to the District Com- missioners, with the inquiry whether they | have not the power within themselves to) enforce the requirements of street railway | charters. The committee desires to have this point settled and to ascertain if it is necessary for Congress to act in each case of failure to carry out the charter. Another Inspection. Several members of the House District committee who did not accompany the committee on its tour of inspection of the Baltimore and Ohio track last week will £0 off tomorrow evening with Messrs. Frizzell and Tucker to look over the’ground. Acknowledgments of France. An acknowledgment of the resolutions of Congress upon the assassination of Presi- dent Carnot was received by Speaker Crisp today. A translation was read in the House. It is as follows: “PARIS, June 26.—The president of the council and the minister of foreign affairs to the Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives, Washington.—The government of the republic will communicate to the sen- ate and to the chamber of deputies at their rext session the expressions of fraternal sympathy which it has received from tne Senate and from the House of Representa- tives of the great American republic, but it will not delay until that moment the communication to you of the expressions of all its thanks, and to make known to you the consolation which the resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives have brought to it in the great grief which strikes the country.” —_——_~..+_ Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co.. Bankers and B: ey & Bikao hae ee Open: High. . Clone. Ht “$2527 2 easencitihitues BAST BRB Baltimore Markets. ALTIMORE, June 27.—Flour dull receipts, 5.541 barrel nd unchat 7 shipments, 10.336 oa | rels: sales.” 150. barr at dull’ and lower. spot, G0a60%; August, Gla6l':; Septembe 28: steamer No. 2 ‘Tt receipts, bushels: stock, "459. 74.000 "bushels; milling wheat by Gorn ‘spot, 46 bid; Ju i r . saimpl grade, asked. ikea = on . 2 white western, > 2 mixed western, 49a50—reces stock, 90.254 bushels. Rye du . 40 bushels; stock, 4. whanged. “Grain fre inclined to be easier. unchanged. granulated, 11-6 high B changed. Eggs weal steady and unchanged. —_——___. “rastus Wiman is confident his counsel's arguments will prevail on Judge Barrett to make his stay permanent pending appeal, | and that he will be released on bail Twelve inches of rain (eli at Evansville, Ind., Sunday night and Monday morning, | the h@aviest fall known in forty years Great damage was done to growing crops ‘The engines of the steamer Plymouth have | been given @ dock trial, and are in a satis-| factory condition. | G. W. Wiley, owner of a large store and a coal operator of Bellwood Pa assigned for the benefit of his creditors; assets, $8,0U0; Mabilities, $10,000. rt bushel S5a6—rec FINANCE AND TRADI Wall Street Awaiting Action on the Tariff. INDICATIONS OF ACRIVE TRADING Foreigners Pleased With the Pres- ident's Utterances. GENERAL MARKET REPOR?: Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, W YORK, June 27.—Today’s stock market opened fractionally above yester- ® closing and continued strong through- out the morning. The volume of business Was too small to warraht any important changes in price, but the sentiment of the room favored improved values. Some cov- ering of short contracts had @ beneficial effect on prices without St. Paul was moderately active at a gain ® good influence on the trading element and prevented any extension of the bear domain. The President's argument on the latter subject has been fa! received abroad, and while it may nochununeas - tended purchases for foreign account will at least prevent any sacrifice of securities by, European holders. ved e news of the ‘was in a mn 4a. day B main earnings so near expectations no comment and the —, agency horoscopes. nounced a $y Stallment of the con: stockholders of that reorganization expenses, Chicago Gas suffered @ owing to the | i i LY & | f ity Fi 3 are to elapse bef: bill are not like! change in valu conditions, as ti active operations is removed. the a i i 8 i Advices from hoon reported a spreading of bles in that i section, anticipated, as 4 3 al geRet get znx9' gi 2 a3°E gels a28gog2 1 Bee 1 tg Sees Sak: jortaern Pacite N Ronkamerine t. and Western... Pacife Mau and Reading Pullman Ly Car Co. Kichond Terminal Pris Texas Pacific. Tenn. Umop Pacific sae BSE 85% Eckington. 80 bid. as and Electric bid, 40 asked worgciows Ges, 80° bad. cca, oe a sked Parumatic Gun Carriage, Miscellaneous | St Basket, wa 20 asked. Great Palla i Bebe Toll Run Panorame, 20 asked. Norfolk and ington Steamboat, 492 bid. Ball, 100 asked. Inter-Oceam Building, *Ex div —_——— Range of Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sam., 78; 2 p.m. 82; maximum, 83; mini- mum, 74. —~—— A popular young lady of :his city, Miss Gerttode May Lightfoot, uate! from Westfield Normai School, Westadcii, Mass., yesterday with high honurs. She went from the District High School