Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1894, Page 2

Thomas then went over the same testimony as Dr. Glazebrook ‘had elicited and called Mr. Samuel J. Prescott as the next witness. He said he @ contractor and builder of twelve years’ experience and twenty-seven years of age, and testified that he built a of the burned structure in 1891. le was excused to go after the plans of building. a. Fireman Houchens’ Testimony. John Houchéns, assistant engineer and fireman at the Stumph building, was ex- amined by Mr. Thomas. Witness was twenty-two years old and had been em- Stujiph, Bros. for three years. the timé the fire started he was on the identify Fowler, Reltzell and Nad-done so in the morgue. ‘Witness deseribed the ldcation of the vari- ous pieces of machinery employed on the different floors of the- building ‘and the uses to which they were. put, The evidence of witness showéd that only an ordinary stock was gn hand, and there was no unusual weight on the floors of the building. Witness heard the alarm of fire first when some one, he thought it was Haske, shouted fire from the fourth floor. Witness ran down the stairway. The elevator in the building was used for carrying up and down freight, but persons could ride up and down if they wanted to. The, elevator and stairway wére both located at the K street end of the’ biilding and at. opposite sides of the building. Only One Stairway in the Building. ‘There was only the one stairway in the Building. Witness saw the fire on the sec- ond floor as he went down this stairway. Witness rushed to: the-engine..room and started to bank his fires. Then some one Bald there were people on the fourth floor, and he shouted to tell them to slide down the elevator rope. Witness started up his engine again, but before it made two revo- Tutions the band was burned through and fell. Witness then seized his coat and went out on K street. He hot man drop from the fifth-story window and helpéd to bring him out of further danger. It was Bevins. When witness saw the fire on the second floor it seemed to be.breaking out from everywhere toward Massachusetts avenue ard covering Witness was on K street after he got out and did not see any firemen for six or eight minutes after wi Tae men who jumped from the win- Ss were taken off the roof where they fell, and witness assisted in taking Bevins out of the yard of the blacksmith shop be- fore any firemen were seen. Witness was positive that at least ten minutes had elapsed from the starting of the fire until the arrival of the firemen. Foreman Jordan's Story. Harry Jordan, the foreman in charge of the work on the second floor of the Stumph buil-ling on Monday, testified to the various sewing machines on the floor and other machinery. The second floor contained a sewing room and a hair-picking box, par- titioned off. Witness was engaged in making @ mattress when a helpman named Sam Forrest gave the alarm of fire. Witness alarmed the occupants of the second fcor and went to the fourth floor and warned employes there, too. Warned the employes both going up and going down. Attorney Thomas persisted in trying to get the wit- ness describe what his co-laborers did when he warned them to get out; whether they got out; how they got out, and further per- plexed the witness by demanding a detailed description of the itinerary he had himself pursued — escaping = —— —= Juryman King then brought out from witness that more of the people whom he warned on the third and fourth floors had eecaped. Net So Much Excited Then as Since. Witness was not as much excited at the time as he has been since. He escaped by the K street entrance. When the building was in flames he had stood by the ele- Vator shaft and shouted for the people to “Why?” ejaculated Mr. Thomas. < trying to convert the “Well, Mr. Walter Stumph at one time worked on the fifth floor, and he was al- remaining at the elevator shaft this. Instructions as to this cable in an emergency had been generally given by all the members of the Witness had never noticed any distinct cracks in the walls. He had never felt any aboyt working in the building and wan Teard any of the other employes considered the building Plans of the Building. Contractor Prescott was recalled and pro- @uced the plans of the Stumph building. ance with the plans except ia one or two Instances. The plans had included the use of the old walls of the two-story wagon building that occupied the site. The front walls were eighteen inches all the way up nd the side were thirteen inches all the way up. The columns supporting the gird- ers which the joists rested upon were fron on the first floor and wooden on the floors above. ie. girders were wooden throughout. .The changes in the plans consisted in Yetaining the old side wall at the angie caused by the joining of the lot facing Massachusetts avenue and the lot facing K street instead of erecting a new wall from the foundation up, as contemplated. The old side walls were of different heights, in some places being two and in others two and a half stories high. In the judgment of the witness a building erected in the manner described was entire- ly proper and safe to be used for manufac- turing purposes. With the use of old walls, where such walls were plumb and true and had a good foundation under them, such as those had been proven to be in the Stumph building, witness believed that the building would be just as safe as a new building throughout. « Never Noticed Any. Cracks. ‘Witness had examined the building since its erection, and had’ ftVer*AONed any cracks or other evidences of..sveakness. There had been a slight settling, customary in all new buildings, of the new front walls. ‘There was no cellar or vaults in the build- ing. The foundation of the old walls was from two to two and one-half feet deep. The roof of the Stumph bullding was of tin and sloped both ways. Witness gave the erecticn his personal supervision, and was Satistied thet it was well constructed. If the walls of a five-story building were Yhicker and built with better mortar, if it Was admitted that better mortar could have been used, than those of the Stumph buil. ing, witness said, the heat would have ¢rushed them out in such a fire as thai of Monday. The falling of the walls was not due to any poor material used in their con struct! i ere was no brick work on the eric of the building. It was all of wood nas re woode! struction of the original wagon shed was kept in the building that was de- stroyed. The plans upon which the build- ing was erectel were according to the building regulations at the time the Structure was put up. Walls Were Good Last Spring. Mr. Prescott said he had examined the Walls of the building last spring with a view to making a bid for placing another story on the building. and found them Plum and true fn every particular. Wit- no crack in the east wall and sarily have seen one if it ex- sted at the time of his examination last spring. Inxpector Entwisle Fecalled. Building Inspector Entwisle was regaled. He was shown the plans of the Stumph building and also procce«! the avplicaticn for building permit under which the corstruction was carried on. * The application showed that it was for the alteration of a two-story into a five- story building, and the purposes for which it was to be used was stated to be as a warehouse. Mr. Entwistle sald the permit was given with the understanding that the old wall should be used, because of the character of the employment for which the building was sald to be intended. “If you had known that it was intended to be used as a manufactory instead of a warehouse, would you have granted such'a permit?” inquired Mr. Thomas. “No, sit,” was the quick se. “I would have ordered the old wall taken down altogether. The vibration of ma- chinery would have required thicker walls. This an application was made to me for a permit for the reconstruction of the building. I told them they would have to take down all the present walls and rebuild with twenty-two-inch walls to the second story and with walls teen inches thick from there to the top.” Inspector Entwisle said it was not known until June last that the building was be- ing used for anything but warehouse pur- poses. = The Order for Fire Escapes. Immediately upon learning this the noti- fication was sent to the Stumph Brothers ordering fire escapes erected. The firm ac- ceded to this notification after some delay, and the inspector understood that the fire escape had arrived in this city on the day of the fire. In response to questions of jurymen, Mr. Entwisle said there were en- tirely too many buildings being erected and repaired in the District for himself and his force to attend to. He was occupied in his office for several hours a day, and of his three assistants two were devoted to in- specting buildings for fire escapes. Some Important Admissions. He was forced to admit that his office was practically useless so far ds a proper government of new buildings was concern- ed. Builders could practically do as they pleased, regardless of the plans and the permits, and were sometimes caught doing just such things. A large force in the building inspector’s office was absolutely necessary. The amount received from fees was greater than the amount now expended on expenses for offices. Returning to the subject of the burned building, Mr. Entwisle said that walis such as he had informed the Stumph Brothers this morning would have to be put up in rebuilding their factory would not be able to withstand the heat of such a fire as that of Monday. “There are very few walls that can stand such heat,” said Mr. Entwisle. Mr. Stamph Recalled. Mr. Stumph was recalled and said that the old building had been used for manu- facturing purposes, just as the late one was. Three fl-ors of the space were used for storage purposes, and while witness did not remember giving instructions in which the word “warehouse” was used when he wanted the building erected, he believed it was more of a warehouse than a factory any way It was looked at. . A recess was then taken until 2:15 p.m. Architect Clark Examined. After recess the first witness called was Appleton P. Clark, jr., an architect. He had examined the burned building this morning. The plans upon which it wi built were handed him for examination. ‘Witness did not believe it thoroughly good building to erect thrce stories of new brick structure upon two stories of old. Witness would net reccmmend such a course. The walls of the burned building were not as thick as the witness would have designed in a building intended for manufacturing pur- poses. The interior construction of the Stumph building was good. There would have been ro improvement in it.if iron had been used. Contractor Hanvey’s Opinion. Frank L. Hanvey, a contractor and builder, testified that the plans upon which the building was erected might have been improved somewhat. The front and back walls were thick enough, but the party walls might have been better if they had been thicker up to the top of the sec- ond story. The falling of the walls was not, witness believed, due to any structural de- fects in them. He thought the intense heat caused the expansion of the walls. Witness would not have designed a build- ing for even such light manufacturing as the Stumphs carried on with such thin party walls. The means of exit from the various floors were inadequate in the build- ing. Witness said there should have been fire escay on the building, and said he be- lieved that all the employes would have escaped if such appliances had been in use. He thought there was no excuse for allow- ing tall buildings or those wherein human lif: might be imperiled to be without fire escapes. An All-Night Search. ‘The search fcr the victims of Monday's fire catastrophe, whose bodies were suppos- ed to be in the ruins of the Stumph build- ing, pregressed slowly and tediously all day yesterday until 3 o'clock, when the Commissioners, upon the representations of Police Superintendent Moore, ordered a larger force of men to be placed upon the work, and something like system began to be apparent. Instead of continuing the well-digging process which had characteriz- ed the search into the debris during the day, the laborers extended their efforts in all directions from the former site of the elevator shaft, and shortly after 5 o'clock the charred bedy of a man lying head downward in a mass of corn shucks was uncovered. The remains were burned al- most te a crisp and were found near the former location of the stairway dowa which the employes at work on the fourth floor of the building had fled when the flames were discovered. The body was removed to the morgue, where it was identified as the body of Robert Reitzell, a young Swede, just ap- proaching his majority, who lived with his grandmother at No. 630 E street southeast. He was recognized by his uncles, W. H. Spellhoure and Harris Martin, by means of his small ears, regular teeth and a crocked finger. Bodies Identified. In the meantime, the identity of the charred bedies which had been lying at the morgue since their recovery had been es- tablished. The third body taken from the ruins Monday was proven to be that of Philip Reichman, the German cabinet maker, who had been employed but a short while in the Stumph factory and who lived with Philip Ackerman, another victim, at 634 New York avenue. The last body taken out on Monday was also identified as that of Francis Henry Fowler, the foreman, who lived at 431 M street northwest. With the recovery of poor Reitzell’s body the work- men redoubled their efforts to find the corpse of Philip Ackerman, which was sup- posed to be the only other body remaining in the ruins, and all night long, beneath a steady downpour of rain, the search was vrremittingly prosecuted. Around the death of young Reitzell clings a world of pathos. He had recently fallen heir to several thousand dollars through the death of his grandfather in Germany, and had already selected a life partner to share it in the person of Miss Bertie Van Horn of No. 1737 10th street, whom he had known since childh.od, and loved as long. Mr. Reitzell was temporarily stopping, in the absence from Washington of his grand- mother, with Miss Van Horn’s family, and an entertainment was to have been given at his fiancee’: residence on the night of the tragedy. The son of Rev. Dr. Reitzell, who was a German Lutheran minister here many years ago, but renounced that religion to establish a free thinkers’ church on 5th street above M. He then meved to Detroit, where he still resides. He is very well off, as, in- deed, were ail of young Reitzell’s relatives. The dead youth was popular among a wide circle of friends, and was particularly so among the bic’ » being himseif an en- thusiastie wheelm Arrested for Grand Larceny. A negro named Sadie Greenleaf spent yesterday riding in pubiic vehicles, visiting bar rooms and other disreputable pla and last evening a cab driver land at the first precinct police statioa, where he was locked up for being drunk. He is now charred with grand larceny, it being alleged that he entered the house of Mr. Tucker, No. 628 3d street, yesterday, and stole $110. He had spent most of the money before he was locked up. ‘To: he was photographed for the gallery, and tomor- row he will be given a hearing in the Police Court —____. Army Indian Agent. First Lieut. C. W. Farber, eighth cay- alry, has been detailed for duty as acting Indian agent at the Warm Springs agency, Oregor LATE NEWS BY WIRE Convention of the Connecticut Re-' publicans. BALLOTING FOR CANDIDATES General in the Lead on First Ballot. Mervin HARTFORD’S DELEGATIONS ——— HARTFORD, Corn., September 19.—The republican state convention reassembled in Foot Guard Armory at 10:30 this morning, Congressman W. E. Sironds in the chair. Chairman Samuel Fessenden of the cre- dentials committee reported the result of last night's meeting, seating both contest- ing delegations from Hartford. Henry C. Robinson being on both tickets, received a whole vote, and each of the other six half votes. This decision was ratified and the report accepted. Henry C. Robinson of Hartford placed Col. Cheney in nomination for governor in a brilliant speech, calling forth frequent applause. For New Haven county Fred. B. Farns- Worth nominated Gen. Merwin of New Haven. Judge A. B. Beers of Bridgeport seconded Merwin’s nomination, as“did Chas. J. Porter of Goshen. Ex-Senator O. V. Coffin of Middletown Nos aaa by George T. Elmer of Middle- Charles T. Searles of Putnam nominated John Addison Porter as Windham county's: candidate. At 12:30 a motion for an informal ballot Was agreed to, with this resu! Merwin, 140; Cheney, 135 1-2; Coffin, 125; Porter, 87_1-2; scattering, 4. The first formal ballot by check list re- sulted: Merwin, 140; Cheney, 132 1-2; Cof- fin, 128; Porter, 63 scattering, 2, The Platform. The platform renews all republican Pledges and scores the democratic national administration for “lack of ability to suc- cessfully administer the government,"t and “invites the business men, manufacturers, mechanics and farmers of Connecticut to Fass judgment by their ballots upon a dem- ocratic tariff bill, conceived in sectionalism and brought forth in scandal and justly de- nounced as a monument of ‘party perfidy and party dishonor.’ ” The tariff and money question are refer- red to as follows: “We call attention to the later declara- tion of democratic leaders that their ruin- ous fight for free trade will be renewed at the first opportunity as a further warn- ing to the country that the unprecedented commercial distress of the past two years will be indefinitely prolonged, unless the control of the affairs of this great nation is put back into the hands of the republi- can party, which alone has proved itself equal to the great trust. “The republican party now, as alway: the party of honest money, holds t American silver as well as American gold should be used as standard money under such international agreements as wili in- sure the maintenance of a parity of val- ues.” The platform, after indorsing the course of the party in the state, closes with an appeal to voters as follows: “We heartily commend to the suffrages of our fellow citizens the candidates for state offices this day nominated, and we look forward confidently to their election as an expression of the desire felt by the people of Connecticut of a restoration of republican policy in control of our national affairs.” —_———__ RAIN ENDS THE GAMES. Cricket Matches With the English d Canadians Of. PHILADELPHIA, September 19.—The in- ternational cricket match between the United States and Canadian players was declared off today, on account of rain. When the heavy downpour of yesterday stopped play the Canadians had been re- tired for 155 runs, and the Americans had run their score up to 177 runs, with a loss of nine wickets. Each eleven was to have played another inning, but the storm made this impossible. NEW YORK, September 19.—Lord Hawke today said that the international cricket match between his team of amateur En- glish cricketers and the All-New Yorks was, by mutual agreement, declared off, owing to the inclement weather. He also outlined the pro movements of his men during their brief stay in this country. They will leave for Philadelphia this even: ing, and will play the gentlemen of Phila- deiphia at Haverford, Pa., on Friday, Sat- urday and Monday next. They will then rest for three days, and play again in Phil- adelphia on the following Friday, Satur- day and Monday. As soon as the latter match is completed they will leave the Quaker city for Toronto, Ont., to play a two days’ match on the 3d und 4th of Oc- tober with the Canadians. On the follow- ing Saturday and Monday, October 6 and 8, they will meet a representative team in Boston. This will be the last game of the series, and the majority of the visitors will return to England on the American line oo New York on Wednesday, October 0. en HEAVY RAIN AT NEW YORK, It Fell am Inch tn Two Hours This Morning. NEW YORK, September 19.—New York is experiencing a part of the heavy rain fall now general throughout the country. At 10 o'clock this morning 2.2 inches had fallen since yesterday. At 8 o'clock this morning the fall measured only 1.2 inches, The increase in two hours is ex- tionally heavy. Since the rain began at 6 o'elcck yesterday morning the total fall for this city has been 2.27 inches, The heaviest rain fall on record for New York for any twenty-four hours is 6.17 inches, which fell September 22 and 23, 1882, There is also a record of 9.12 inches September 16 and 17, 1590. es TRIED TO HOLD HIM UP. Kaiser Drew His Revolver and Es- ecaped From Footpads. FRANKLIN, N. J., September 19.—Ben- jamin Kaiser was on Passaic avenue going to his home last night when a man sud- denly appeared in the road and ordered him to stop his horse and hand him all the money he had. At the same time the man pulled a pistol to back up his demand. Kaiser quickly drew his revolver and fired at the highwayman. There appeared to be four or five men in the party, and they all drew revolvers and fired three or four shots at Kaiser, who, however, managed to escape from them. It is not Known whether any of the robbers were hit. The police were notified today and are looking for the footpads. nae ea HORRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Qvarreis Between a Farmer and Wife snd in Murder and Suicide. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 19.— Near Nottingham, a suburb of this city, early this morning, Lafayette Prince, a well-to-do farmer, killed his wife with an ax, then slashed his own throat in a ter- rible manner with a razor, and is dying. The cause of the tragedy Is thought to be the culmination of numerous quarrels be- tween the couple over property affairs. It is said both husband and wife were ex- tremely jealous, and both were possessed with ungovernable temper: > AT QUARANTINE, HELD Ywo Members of a Stenmer's Crew Had Died During the Voyage. NEW YORK, September 19.—The British steamer Centurion, Capt. Moulton, which arrived this morniag from Mexican ports, is detained in qtarantine, two of the crew heaving died during the voyage. Upon examination it was discovered that the men died from ynalarial fever. The steamer will be held in’ quarantine for a tberough disinfection. etry we aincg REPUBLICAN nations of City Officers d Con- sressm: PHILADELPHIA, §epjember 19.—The re- Publicans met in convention today and nominated the followihg#2 Judges—Orphans’ court, William B. Hanng; common pleas, Robert N. Willson and Mayer Sulsberger. City treasurer, Richard @. Oellers; register of wills, Elias P. Sra rs. Nominations were also made in the five congressional and the second, fours sixth and eighth state senatorial districts. Representative H.—H.-Bingham, in the first district; Robert Adams, jr., in the sec: ond; John E. Reyburii, in the fourth, and A. C, Harmer, in fier were renomi- is nated. Frederick K. jterman was nom- inated in the third rict to oppose Mc- Aleer. Becker, Thomas, Penrose and Crouse were renominated for state senators. ——_>—_—_. MISS DESHA’S REJOICING. She Thanks the Women in Breckin- ridge’s District for Their Work. LEXINGTON, Ky., September 19.—Mrs. F. K. Hunt, the venerable president of the Woman's Anti-Breckinridge Association of Lexington, has received a letter from Miss Mary Desha, sister-in-law of Col. Breckin- ridge, now residing in Washington, from which the following extract is taken: “I will probably never see you again on this earth, and I want to tell you how much I thank you for what you have done in de- feating the man who has disgraced the Ashland district. You, at home, can hardly realize how we have felt here. There was universal rejoicing this morning, when the result was known.” . ———__ CHOLERA IN GERMANY. New Cases Reported Localities. BERLIN, September 19.—For the week erding September 17 in Kast Prussia there were twenty-eight new cases of cholera and nine deaths from that-disease. In the Elbe district one new case of ckolera was reported and one case of that disease was announced at Hesse-Nassau. In the Rhine district two new cases of cholera and two deaths from the same cause were reported, and in Silesia there were fifty-four new cases of cholera and twenty-three deaths from the same cause, in Different ——_——>_—. ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. Capture of a Miscrennt—Four Boys Ar- raigned. JERSEY CITY, N. J., September 19.— Four boys, Sylvester Burns, Alfred Purcell, William Gray and Otto Schiichling, ail be- tween seventeen and eighteen years of age, who were arrested a week ago for attempt- ed train wrecking on the Lehigh Valley railroad at the crossing in Greenville, were arraigned today on the charge of man- slaughter. The four boys had stolen a ride on a Le- high Valley freight train at the time of the accident, and had gotten off at Greenville. They placed some stones between the track and the wooden flooring that forms a walk on a level with the tracks. When the hand- car, containing six men, came along, one of the wheels struck the stones, hurling the men from the car. Thomas Kinney, one of the laborers, landed op.his head, fracturing his skull. He died eet The hearing was adjourned and the boys Lo paroled in the custody of their coun- sel. ae BUFFALO, N. Y.,:8éptember 19.—A bold attempt at train wrecking was frustrated and a would-be banditicaptured last night by a Lehigh Valley enginter. As passenger train 148 was nearing Upton, four miles east of Batavia, it jolted against some ob- struction which neaffy lifted the engine off the track. ’ Quickly stopping, the engineer ran back to find that some miscreant had rolled a huge boulder on the traek. Not far away an undersized man could be seen scamper- irg up the track, whereupon Engineer Connerton gave cha#e and overhauled him. The captive proved to be an Italian, who gave the name of Tony Ross, but no ox- planation why he put’ the rock on the rails. He was imprisoned in the baggage car, and, after the engineer had finished his run, he brought him back to Buffalo and turned him over to the police. This morning he was held for trial. He says he knew it was pay day on the road, and he wanted to rob the engineer. a ENGLISH EMBASSY CHANGE. Hugh Gough Will Take the Place of William Edward Goschen, According to a press dispatch from Lon- don, there will soon be an important change in the English embassy in this city. The report is that Hon. Hugh Gough, eldest son of Viscount Gough, has been appointed secretary to the British embassy at Wash- ington, an office which has been held most acceptably for the past two years by Mr. William Edward Goschen. Mr. Gough is about forty-five years of age, and reached the grade of secretary in the British diplo- matic service in 1887. His wife was Lady Georgiana Frances Packingham, daughter of the fifth earl of Longford. It is not arise where Mr. Goschen will be transfer- — SENATOR ROACH’S VIEWS. He Thinks Silver is the All-Import- ant Question in the West. Senator Roach (democrat) says that the political situation in North Dakota is great- ly mixed. The all important question in the minds of the people there is finance. The tariff and all things else are of little im- portance, compared with silver. The popu- lists, who have quite a strong organiza- tion in the state, are out and out for free coinage, while neither of the old parties are thoroughly committed on the question. The republicans, Senator Roach thinks, will surely try to satisfy the silver people with some sort of expression friendly to silver, and the democrats, he says, cannot afford to take any half-way position. The silver question, he says, is bound to be the vital issue in the west, and the democratic party must come out squarely on it. The tariff, he says, can no longer be a leading issue. The policy of low tariff, he regards as fixed, without any possibility of return to high protection. The western people are for silver, without regard to the attitude of either party, and the situation is such as to render a readjustment of party lines as probable. In North Dakota a full state ticket is to be elected, and the senate branch of the legislature holds over for four years, and will participate in the election of Senator Hansbrough’s successor. The three parties are, therefore, making a hard fight for the legislature, and the popu- lists are strong engygh not to be without hope of getting the next Sefator. + 2+ THIRTY-FIVE ‘VESSELS FOUGHT. aL Latest Details of the Great Naval En- gagement. LONDON, Septenmberi19.—A dispatch re- received here from Shahhai dated 7:40 p.m, today says that liter ‘dispatches received there say that twelve, Chinese warships arrived yesterday ,at Hort Arthur for re- pairs, red The dispatch adds that on Monday the Chinese fleet, confisting of sixteen war- ships, arrived off te mouth of Yalu river convoying transporie having on board 6,000 troops. i» It was the intentiom! of Admiral Ting to disembarkethese ttoops inside the mouth of the Yalu river, in order to form a force with which to intercept the Japanese ad- vance upon Moukden, Manchuria, from which there is a railroad running to Tien- Tsin. hile engaged in landing these troops, according to these dispatches, a fleet of nineteen warships, accompanied by a flotilla of torpedo boats, was sighted ap- proaching the Yalu river. As soon as they were within range the Japanese attacked the Chinese. Then fol- lowed a terrible contest, lasting six hours, during which the great guns, rapid-fire guns and machine guns of all sorts were used with fearful effect on both sides. Both fleets also used torpedoes repeatedly, and fired at each other continuously from the rapid-fire guns mounted in the tops of the different warships. —_— Fourth-Class Postmasters, Twenty-six fourth-class postmasters were appointed today, twenty-one being to fill vacancies aaused by removals. For More Than Two Years a Fugitive From Justice. Found This Morning in Detroit—He Will Be Brought Here to Stand Trial for Forgery. After successfully eluding capture for more than a year, Frank Aldrich, late District sealer of weights and measures, was captured at Detroit, Mich., this morn- ing, and it is expected that he will be brought here in a day or two to answer two indictments returned against him in August and December of last year. These indictments, very voluminous instruments, charge Aldrich with forging the name of Judge C. C. Cole of the District Suprene Court to numerous promissory notes. The first indictment, returned August 7, 1893, contained no less than thirty-six ecunts, and the aggregate sum of the al- leged forged nctes amounted to several thousand dollars. The second indictment, returned December %0 last, contained ten counts, the total amount of the notes reach- ing more than $1,000, The resignation of Aldrich was asked for shortly after the incoming of the present administration, and not long after that he suddenly left town. Some time later the alleged forgeries came to light, and ever since the first indictment against him wag returned the authorities have been exerting every effort to accomplish his arrest. It was known here that he had gone west, and several times he was located, only to skip out before he could be caught. About ten days ago District Attorney Bir- ney received word that Aldrich was located on Wabash avenue, Chicago, but it was subsequently ascertained that the informa- tion was not quite correct. So Wabash avenue, Detroit, Mich., was tried, and nes it is said, he was caught this morn- ing. Aldrich was a well-known character here, and occupied a prominent position in local politics at one time. He was an active, en- terprising fellow, d it is said that his troubles were due to unwise speculations. Judge Cole had befriended him by indorsing @ note or two for him, but never dreamed that his friendship was being violated. ——_—_ SICKENING ODORS. Police Officers and Citizens Complain- ing About the Morgue. The police officers of the sixth precinct, as well as some of the citizens living near there, are loud in their complaints against the management of the morgue on account of the sickening odors coming from the little building. The officers at times are obliged to sleep in the station, and during this warm weather it is almost absolutely necessary to keep open the windows, in order to properly ventilate the sleeping rooms. But last night and today the un- pleasant and extremely unhealthful odor has been such that sleeping was almost an impossibility. And for that reason the offi- cers are complaining. The same complaint is being made by citizens. When a Star reporter visited the morgue this afternoon the odor was so strong that @ person unused to visiting such places would have been unable to even reach the door of the building in which were the two bodies, Upon inquiry the reporter learned that, although the bodies reached the morgue yesterday, no effort had been made to lessen the odor or protect the health of persons in that neighborhood. Unlke most every other morgue in the country, the usual apphances for checking deccmpesition are lacking. Wher a Star reporter spoke about the matter to Acting Health Officer Sanders he said that it was the first time his attention had been called to this condition of affairs. But he said the deputy coroner had charge of the morgue. The reporter suggested that the public health required some action in the matter, as the police and citizens who were affected were complaining. Stull, the acting health officer seemed un- decided, but later in the afternoon he had one of the clerks telephone to the officers of the sixth precinct and give instruction for the disposition of the bodies in some way before tonight. The janitor of the morgue said that if the bodies were to be kept over tonight some- thing would have to be done to keep down the odor. Acting Health Officer Sanders this after- noon visited the morgue and gave orders to have the unidentified bodies buried in the potter's field. He also ordered Mr. Stumph to have the debris of the burned buildings removed as rapidly as possible. ——.——__ INQUIRIES AS TO ACKERMAN. His Body Sai Be Still Under t Ruins. This afternoon Maj. Moore, chief of police, received a telegram from United States Consul W. H. Jacks at London, Ontario, asking for information concerning Phil. Ackermon, one of the victims of the fire, and requesting that ‘the information be wired immediately. Inspector Hollinberger, to whom the telegram was referred, sent Detective Horne to the morgue to get what information he could. At the morgue De- tective Horne saw J. W. Houchens, the en- gineer who was on duty in the Stumph building wheu the fire broke out. He said he knew Ackerman as well as anybody in the employ of the mattress manufacturers, and he was positive that his body is still in the ruins, He felt more than reasonably certain of he identity of the other bodies. Ackerman was more than fifty-five years old, and was employed in the factory as a folding bed maker. His home was on Mas- sachusetts avenue directly opposite the building in which he lost his life. It is stated that he had a married son or daugh- ter in Keyser, W. Va. Maj. Moore sent an answer to the tele- gram this afternoon, giving the substance of the statement made by the engincer. A telegram similar to the one received by Maj. Moore was also received by Messrs. Stumph Bros., and they, too, sent a reply. —_—_—— A Pension Decision, Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the In- terior Departmeat has rendered a decision holding that where an application for pen- sion under section 2 of the act of June 27, 1890, is filed by a claimant, who at the time is insane and without the intervention of a committee, the pension, on allowance, should commence from the date of filing such application upon proof that the disa- bility then existed; the payment of the pen- sion to be made only to a duly appointed and qual'fied committee. —_—-e-_____ To Assist the President. Assistant Secretary Uhl of the State De- partment has been delegated to act as an assistant to President Cleveland in the ar- bitration of the long-pending boundary dis- pute between Brazil and the Argentine Republic, which under the terms of the treaty between those two countries must be decided by February next. Mr. Uhi’s duties will be advisory only, and the de- cision of the question will be made by the President alone. lS ———— Work on the Katahdin, Commodore Hichborn, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, Navy Depart- trent, has returned from a visit of tn- spection to the Bath iron works, Bath, Me. He says that work on the torpedo’ ram Katahdin, building at those works, is pro- gressing satisfactcrily, and that the vessel will probably be ready in about two months. She is required to develop a speed of 17 knots, —_—__+- e+ _. Bitten by a Copperhead Snake. Robert Jackson, a colored man, while working in a stone pile near Chevy Chase yesterday, was bitten on the hand by a snake supposed to be a copperhead, The injury, although apparently slight, may prove serious. He was sent to Freedman’s Hospital, and today he seemed to be doing better than the physicians had anticipated. ————_—_ A Ten-Dollar Fire. A defective flue caused a slight fire in the building occupied as the St. Rose Institute, on G street, thie morning. The damage was about $10. following communication from Stephen Galt. 445 G street: “Being the owner of land on K street be- tween 4th and 5th streets northwest, which I was desirous of improving, I was advised that the building of dwelling houses would be imprudent, owing to the proximity of the market house, and I erected buildings to be rented for business purposes. By the action of the police in arresting my tenants and the decision of the Police Court they have been restricted in the storage and display of their goods to a space of three feet of the building line. On the other hand, the market people occupy the pave- ment and parking without limit and with- out molestation, thereby shutting off from view the stores of my tenants and enjoying such a right exists the discrimina' their favor and against my tenants is un- just and ive.”* The question raised by this writer has been referred to the attorney for the Dis- trict for an opinion. Lynch Not Known Here. ‘The Commissioners today notified Acting Secretary Alvey of the American embassy at London that every offort has been made to discover the relatives of one John How- ard Lynch, alleged to be a citizen of the United States and of the District of Co- lumbia, and now a lunatic, confined at Harwich, England. They say that they have been unable to identify him as ever having resided here, and the efforts being made to have Lynch deported to this city for custody and treatment are likely to fall through. Dangerous Water Trough. By reason of a complaint regarding the dangerous location of a water trough be- tween the tracks of the Anacostia railroad near Maryland avenue and 34 strect south- west, President W. A. Griswold has been notified to replace the trough by one less dangerous or to have the present one so located as to preclude the possibility of ac- eident to passengers. Fire Department Appointments. Private W. P. Cady has been appointed hostler of fire enging company No. 3, vice M.Kane, deceased,subject to twelve months’ probation; Probationary Fireman John O'Conner has been appointed permanent fireman of engine company No. 9, and W. A. Myers has been appointed private of en- gine company No. 7, vice Cady, promoted, subject to twelve months’ probation. A New Police Matron. The Commissioners have appointed Mrs. S. J. McLeod police matron to succeed Mrs. Elizabeth Gingell, deceased. Building Permits. The inspector of buildings has issued bulld- ing permits today as follows: Mrs. Richard Curtin, three-story brick dwelling, 624 Mas- sachusetts avenue northeast, $7,000; N. A. Pool,three-story brick dwelling, Sherman avenue, $4,200; John Dolan, frame dwelling, McClellan avenue, $400; James McCandlish, one-story brick office, Florida avenue and I street northeast, $350. Notes. Joseph W. Stillwell has been appointed an additional police private for duty at Florida aveaue and Brentwood road. The Commissioners have ordered that the public wells situated as follows be closed and abandoned: Fourth street and Penn- sylvania avenue southeast, east side of Tenleytown road north of Grant avenue, 10th and E streets southwest, 2ist street and New York avenue. —— TEST SUGAR BOUNTY CASE. A Mandamus Asked for Today Against Secretary Carlisle. The Miles Planting and Manufacturing Company of Louisiana, a duly organized and licensed corporation, engaged in the plantirg and growing of sugar cane in that state, and in the production of sugar, this afterrcon applied for a mandamus against the Secretary of the Treasury and the com- missioner of internal revenue. The petitioners state that an inspection of their plent has been ‘refused by the treasury officials on the ground that the lately enacted tariff law annulled and re- scinded the granting of a bounty to sugar producers. That the tariff act does so operate the petitioners deny, and they ask that the Secretary of the Treasury be compelled to direct the asked-for The petition was presented to Judge Mc- Comas, who directed the respondents to show cause on October 4 next why the mandamus should not issue as prayed. ——__—_ CONVENTION. IN CONFUSION. The Senate Denounced in Bitter Terms at Columbus, COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 19.—A very dramatic scene occurred in the democratic convention today during the discussion to elect Senators by ballot. John H. Clark of Mahoning declared in bitter terms that the Senate was a million- aires’ club, the convention going into great applause. Mr. Brice sat upon the platform, looking pale and impassive as marble. When Clark sat down, Congressman Tom Johnson arose and said he did not believe Mr. Brice bought his way into the Senate. This made the matter somewhat personal and the convention went into great con- fusion. The chair ruled that this proposed amend- ment was not in order, A mincrity of the com ent Opes: J iors < a5 mbonlowaaes United States Sena- ending cise Johnsons VP iline” Pe ides Eyler, Frank Hurd and John H. Clark, or the committee on platform, offered a: other minority report to the effect that the demo, crats of Ohio favored honest money, the coinage of gold and s.lver, interconvertible without less, and opposed the proposed coinage of these metals at 1G to 1. The anti-free silver propositi feated by a vote of 468 to 319. ad ade ——_—_ Killer by Her Griet. BRIDGETON, N. J., September 10—The bedy of Mrs. Caroline Stathen, the wife of Alfred Stathen, a wealthy farmer, was found lying on the kitchen floor last night Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Se her 19 changed—receliits, 10.372 a s, barrels; sales, 360 ba 254%; ‘Septetaber, 34 December, 6i7tga57%; May, ted Saas Fecelpta, “32.20 bu a x ishels; stock, - 1, 28,000 bushels; milling wheat by sample. B5assu, 59; September, 5: Corn steady —spot, 8, 769 bushels; stock, southern. white corn, 60: Oats steady—No. 2 FINANCE AND TRADE London's Higher Prices Stop Decline in Stocks, HOPEFUL TONE OF WESTERN DISPATCHES New England Liberally Bought by Traders. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 19—The unin- terrupted decline of the past two days was in a measure stayed this morning by high- er prices in London and the more hopeful tone of western dispatches. Foreign houses were moderate buyers in the early trading, furnishing practically all of the assistance given the room eléffient in Its effort to force a rally. Initial figures reflected gains over night varying fiom 1-4 to 7-8 per cent, and in the railvay liet mede-further fractional gains as the day progresned.. New. dngland was liberally bought by teaders and gained 1 1-2 per cent in consequence 'The Grangers were strong at gains varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent, but attracted only a small amount of busiaess, Meal Manhattan was substantially improved on @ good investment demand, w! sufti- ciently large to prevent any serious loss in the market value of this property. Good judges of the present situation are very favorably impressed with the company’s future prospects. - The sentiment of the streét is ‘Somewhat mixed, but clearly reflects a, ‘apander- ance of opinion in favor of a fied er re- duction in values before any sustained period of improvement sets in. The industrials being entirely unincum- bered by the great financial probl: on the correct and. speedy solution vef: ich the couutry’s prosperity depends, are na’ urally attracting the most attention at Present. ip ihis group there ts little doubt that the earnings are satisfactory,” though an unknown quantity. ; have but one thing. £0 consider, namely, the will of the in: interests. Once that is determined the immediate course of the Stock can be told with a remarkzble de- gree of certainty. In the case of us has been repeat- edly pointed out, the best interests of the company can be served reducing the ending to prove the company’s inability to continue divi- dends at the old rate under the harsh pro- visions of the new tariff. Then, too, con- u at er would gladly be bought back from 5 per cent under present figures. tence of these sold-out interests is be rewarded if surface merit. BY a § ceedings brovght by Es z fe a U.S. Cordage, ptd.. New Jersey Central. eS York Central... Pullman P. Car Co. Richmond Terminal Phila. Traction... Texas Ten —.— Washington Stock Exchange. Goverament Bonds.—U. 8. 48, registered, 1 114% asked. U. bid. 'U, “5, 'S. 4s, coupoa, 115 La District of Co ‘Bonds, —I-. vt aeeaat ta Sa gs kone "ae i Hert 1 pia 3.6, ‘fundin ¥ =e regist. 2 Miscellaneous oma. Waste town Ratlroad conv. Gx, Jet, 189 Md 186 asked. Washington and Sica a Railroad conv. 6s, 125 bid, 100 i, 102% Tata Sa Sl, 9 series A, Ga, series B, ed. w Gas Oompa bid. Washington Gas ‘Contpamy” 6a" its ‘Gs, bs, Market Company ext. Gx, 104 bid. sociation Se, 100 bid. Washingtom it Infantry Ist Gs, 102 bid. Wasbington ry 2d 7s, 102 We Lincoln, 97 bid. e Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.--National Sate Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 182 asked. Washing- ton Laan and Trust, 121 bid, 125 asked, Americam Sec i Trost, 13 , 135 asked. asked. and Electric Light Stocks.— Washi asked. Georgetown + 9124 bid, 130 asked. fF asked. Pranklin, bid. Arlingtoa, merican, 160 tb 1445 asked. Colunul Riggs, 7 bid, Ty asked. “People’s, 4 asked. Lincola, Ti, bid, 8 asked. Com: 6 asked. e Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 110 id. Columbia Title, 7, bd. ‘Telephone nsyivania, 34 bid. 50 asked, sanyo n Graphopbene, By id, nek. Md, 17 asked. Great jomac, 50 bid, 6) asked. Amer £14, 6 asked.” Pneumatio Run Panorama, 20 asked. Norful sh mnboat, % bid. Lincoin Hall, 85 bid, 100 £-Ocean Building, 100 asked. “Ex. civ. — Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau todays 8 a.m., 66; 2 p.m. 70; maximum. 70; mink mum. 64.