Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1894, Page 2

THE VENTING! BEAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 91, 1894-TWELVE PAGES LATE NEWS BY WIRE Special Meeting of the Whisky Trust Directors. THREATENED BY AN EASTERN RIVAL The Latter Said to Command the Situation. AN ALLEGED CONFERENCE PEORIA, IL, September 41.—The i- Yectors of the whisky trust are in session here today, having come in response to 'h call issued by President Greenhut, which, it is thought, was prompted by the pres- ence in the city yesterday of the repre- sertatives from an eastern distributing com- Pany. All efforts to interview the officials at the headquarters were fruitless, and the action and the object of the meeting are being kept a profound secret. The distributing company representatives are still in the city"and are thought to be im conference with the trust directors, though their presence there is positively denied by the officials at the headquarters. The distributing company ‘representatives wisited the new Atlas distillery of Woolner & Sons, an independent concern, yesterday, and it is thought that arrangements to handle their products instead of the trust concerns were made, and it is thought this matier is being considered at the meeting today. All the directors of.the trust are present, Ineluding President Greenhut, Vice Presi- dent Beggs, Secretary Hennessey of Chi- cago, Treasurer Hobart of Cincinnati and Directors Green and Freiberg of Cincin- nati The m commenced at 9 o'clock, and at 12:30 was still in session. No one was allowed inside the building. Just hew serious the crisis is that con- fronts the trust may be Imagined when it is known that the directors were summoned by wire, althodgh the regular meeting would have been held Tuesday. President Greenhut says he knows of nothing that would require an immediate dissolution of the company. The present trouble is not caused by the court decision in Chicago, since that has been appealed to the Supreme Court, but .is precipitated by the Eastern Distributing Company. It is believed that it has the trust where it can squeeze it and is making the most of the opportunity. Its alleged anxiety about the rebate vouchers is only a cloak for its effort to secure further concessions from the trust in its hour of extremity. ———_—— CHASED BY McCALLA. A Dispute Between the Naval Officer and a Contractor. SAN FRANCISCO, September 21.—The Chronicle has the following special: VALLEJO, Cal, September 21.—Com- mander McCalla, naval equipment officer at Mare Island navy yard, had an altercation ‘with Robert Gore which may cost the com- mander a trial by court-martial and pos- sibly his commission. The trouble arose over the contract for supplying hay. The price named in the bill was $9.10 a ton. Gore went to the navy yard to collect the bill. The contractor informed McCalla of the object of his visit. McCalla told Gore he ‘was supplying civilians of Vallejo with hay at $ a ton. This Gore denied, and hot words followed, Gore informing McCalla that he was no gentleman and aiso said something about the commander’s uniform being a shield personal chastise- ment. The commander “peeled” his uniform coat and cast it upon the floor. At the same time he ‘noved toward the door, which he locked and secreted the key. These prepa- Fations were too much for Gore, who pounded on the door and cried for help. As no assistance came Gore began to run around the room, overturning chairs and furniture, while the commander gave chase. Gore finally put his foot to the door and burst it open, and the terrified contractor ran for his life. Official attention will be drawn to Gore's narrative. —— LABOR AND POLITICS. Mr. Sovereign Predicts an Independ- ent Party in "06. NEW YORK, September 21.—General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor arrived iu this city yesterday. With the members of the general executive board, he will endeavor to settle the dispute bene District Assembly 49 of this city with the peoples party unless it breaks away from many of the principles it now advocates.” Am Opinion That the Health Officer Has Nothing to Do With It. ‘An application received by the Commis- sioners some time ago from David Sholsky, President, and David H. Rosen, secretary of the Congregation AgoodasAchim of this city, to establish a cemetery in the suburban stbdivision known as White Town, to- gether with a communication from the health officer in regard to it, raised the question whether it is necessary to make application to the health officer for the es- tablishment of a cemetery in this District. In his decision to the Commissioners At- torney Thomas says “that no new ceme- tery can be established in the District of Columbia without authority of law, unless by @ cemetery association organized under section 504, and following, of the District Revised Statutes, or unless the person or Persons desiring to establish the cemetery dedicates land therefor, not exceeding five acres, according to the provisions in sec- tion 604 of said statute. It must be appar- ent that the health officer has nothing to do with the establishment of a cemetery. His functions as to cemeteries relate to in- terments and disinterments.” The Interior Department has just passed om a case where a peculiar fraud is being Practiced. Some time ago a resident of Tennessee wrote to the Attorney General stating that last May he saw an adver- tisement in a Chicago paper offering for sale 160 acres of land in Gove county, Kan. The real estate agent lived at Lathrop, Mo., and through him the land was pur- chased by the man from Tennessee. It was then found that the government owned the land, although the Lathrop agent had fur- — 4 complete deed and abstract of le. ‘Since thon the same tract has been adve-- tised by the same agent. It is held by the Interior Department that cs the rights of the government are in no way affected there is nothing for the Interior Depar! ment to do in the premises. It is suggestad, however, that the attention of the proper authorities be called to the fraud, with a view of saving Innocent parties who do not take the trouble to make a thorough in- vestigation of land titles. os Lieut. Plummer'’s Charges, The Indian bureau is now investigating the charges made by Lieut. Plummer con- cerning the waste of money in building the irrigation ditch on the Navajo reservation. A spec agent has been directed to make ® complete examination of all the charges. An order has already been issued relieving Lieut. Plummer acti mt of the Indi: pon the ap- ointment of his civilian successor. ———_+ e+ ____ Balldings on Government Reserv2- tiens. Acting Secretary Sims has informed the Postmaster General that the land depart- ment has no objection to the erection of Post office buildings on the government reservations at Guthrie, Oklahoma. The butidings are to become the property of the Severnment in five years, and meanwhile Will be used as post office buildings, though trected without expense to the government. BROOKLYN STRENGTHEN: New Men Secured From the West by President Byrne. BROOKLYN, N. Y., September 21.—The Brooklyn Eagle today publishes an inter view with President Byrne of the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, in which he says he has entered into an agreement with the Louis- ville club whereby Catcher Grim and Sec- ond Baseman Pfeffer will be released to Brooklyn at the end of the season. He has also signed ‘‘Buster” Burrell and Outfield- er Hines of Minneapolis, whom Chicago and Cincinnati were said to have declined. Re- garding the reported sale of the Loutsville franchise to Milwaukee, Mr. Byrne said that such a transaction must be first rati- fled by the league. As trustee of the Temple Cup Mr. Byrne is preparing a set of rules, which he will forward to President Young, governing the playing of the series. The rules must be signed by the managers of both clubs con- testing for the trophy. ila nese SRE ‘TAXPAYERS WILL RESIST. Kentuckians Arm Themselves and Await the Collector. PRINCETON, Ky., September 21.—A fesh shipment of firearms has been made ‘to Union county to arm the taxpayers of Lindle and Caseyville precinct, who are resisting the collection of the railroad tax. About 700 are now armed with Winches- ters and dynamite, and they are patiently awaiting the arrival of Collecvtor Black- well and his 100 armed deputies. Captain Plackwell is expected today, but he will hardly begin his work before Monday. He Says that he wiil collect the tax if it takes military power to do it. The people say ‘they will resist to the death. —_—>—_—_ SUGAR TRUST WON. Injunction Asked in Boston by the Attorney General Refused. BOSTON, September 21.—Judge Barker to- day handed down a decision refusing to grant the injunction against the Ameri- can Sugar Refining Compary asked for by the Attorney General. = OBSTRUCTING THE SIDEWALK. Opinion as to the Use Adjacent to the Northera Liberty Market. Mr. S. T. Thomas, Attorney for the Dis- trict of Columbia, submitted to the Com- missioners today a decision in answer to a communication from Mr. Stephen Gappi, who inquired whether there was any law or regulation which permits the occupation of the sidewalk and parking adjacent to the Northern Liberty Market. upo! the streets temporarily and intended to be removed is a license obstruction under the act of the corporation of Washington of 1856, which allows four feet of the side- walk from the building line to be occupied by business men in the display of their goods, wares and merchandise. The law applies to those who occupy the sidewalk adjacent to the Northern Liberty Market for private business purposes, as well as to others. The public are entitled to the use of the whole sidewalk, subject to the right of individuals to obstruct it temporarily in the course of trade, as permitted by the statute and ordinances before referred to.” ose Aatraaied NAVAL OBSERVATORY. Am Order Reorganizing It Issued by Seeretary Herbert. Secretary Herbert issued an order this afternoon reorganizing the business of the naval observatory and placing all the scien- tifie departments in control of civilians, with Prof. Harkness at the head. Capt. McNair of the navy will remaip on duty as superintendent for the present. SS Arrested on Saspicion. Detectives Weedon and Lacy today arrest- ed two negroes, who gave their names as George Banks and Maj. Lewis. They were found near 4 1-2 street and Pennsylvania avenue endeavoring to dispose of two gold rings. Each man had a ring. They were locked up on suspicion of having stolen the rings from a South Washington jewelry store. — Consul Recognized. ‘The President has recognized Alfred J. Ostheimer as Austrian consul at Philadel- phia. —__-e+______ Naval Orders. Passed Assistant Surgeon M. J. Blackwell, detached from Naval Hospital at Norfolk, ordered to Independence. Surgeon J. B. Parker,detached from the Independence and ordered home. Passed Assistant Surgeon Louis W. Alter, detached from the Pinta, ordered home. Assistant Paymaster H. A. Dent, detached from the Wabash, ordered to the Castine. Surgeon J. L. Latimer, detached from the Detroit and ordered to San Francisco. En- cinnati, ordered to the Detroit. Ensign B. E. Thurston, detached from the Constella- tion, ordered to the Detroit. Lieut. W. J. Maxwell, from duty in fifth light house district to the Castine. ———__+ e+ ____ Ackerman Not the Man. Maj. Moore received arother telegram from United States Consul Jacks at London, Ontario, stating that no further informa- tion concerning Philip Ackerman, one of the victims of the Stumph fire, was wanted. The telegram stated that Ackerman was not the man he was supposed to be. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Robt. Weber et ux..to Edw. Kloman, orig- inal lot 15, and pt. original lots 22 and 23, sq. 503; $10,000. Chas. Jacobsen et ux. to Christian Heurich, lot 4, sq. 11; $20. Milford Fishman to Leon Tobriner, part original lot 3, sq. 11; $20. Leon Tobriner to Christian Heurich, part of same lot; $20. Same to same, part of same lot; $20. Theo. A. T. Judd ‘et ux. to Carl Jaeger, part lot 22, sq. $82; $1,225. Margeretha M. Huth et vir to Henry F. Lerch, org., got 14, sq. 693; lot Kohner to Bertha Cablenzer, lot, 9, sq. 8889; $100. Georg> FP. Newton et ux to Henry W. and Florence L. Szegedy, lot 129, sq. 1,029; $2,700. Archibald R. Dick to John R. Young, Jot 36, sq. 264 M. Green to John W. Higd 15 and 16, bik. 11, Buena Vi: ir., lots 14, —_— An Old Shoe an Unsafe Safe. From the Philadelphia Ledger. A DISPUTED CONTRACT. Frank Baldwin of This City Failed to Get the Award. Secretary Carlisle nas been called upon to untangle a snarl over the award of the contract for the construction of a public building at Kailsas City, Mo. It is a big contract, and Mr. O'Rourke, late supervis- ing architect, recommended its award to John 8. Pierce of New York, contractor for the Washington post office, nearly $330,000. Frank Baldwin of this city claims to be clearly entitled to the con- tract. His bid is about $8,000 less than that of Mr. Pierce, and it was thrown out by Mr. @& e on the ground that it was in- formal. Secretary Carlisle has decided that it is entitled to consideration. He gave a hearing at the department today to parties interested in the settlement of the question. —_———__-o—_____ RELEASED ON PERSONAL BONDS. Action Taken in the Case of Ryaa, Charged With Arson. James Ryan, the pensioner inmate of the Soldiers’ Home who was arrested on a charge of setting fire to the barn and hay- rick at the home some days ago, was brought from jail to the Police Coury to- day for trial. He was not even called upon to plead to the serious charge, for Mr. Mul- lowney, the prosecuting officer, announced that he was not ready for trial. He was tunable to tell when he would be ready, but he would not ask that the defendant be kept in jail any longer, and at his sugges- tion the defendant was released on his own recognizance to appear when wanted. In making this metion Mr. Mullowney id not give any reasons, but it was learned by a Star reporter that Sarah Smith, col- ored, the only witness agaiftst Ryan, has disappeared, so far as the officers have been able to learn, and it is thought she has left the city. Mr. Mullowney received information today that she had been seen to have $40 only a few days ago. ——————— THE PAWN SHOP. Regular Sales of Uncalled-For Ar- teles—Your “Uncle’s” Profits. A feature of the pawnbroker’s auction, more remarkable even than the enormous quantity of goods submitted at each sale, or the rapidity with which the separate lots are “knocked down” to bidders, is the small sum that most of the said lots real- ize, says a London journal. A very few minutes’ observation of the proceedings should serve to convince the most skeptical person that there is a great deal of exag- geration in the reported profits made by “uncle” in his ordinary way of business, which consists in adyancing sums of money, the repayment whereof with interest is secured to him by the borrower depositing with him property the realizable value of which will cover the amount due to him. Those London county councillors who pro- Fosed a resolution that the pawnbroking business of the metropolis should be hand- ed over to them argued that such a change was desirable, were it only on behalf of the thousands of the less thrifty of the working classes who habitually borrowed small sums of money on their belongings—notably on their bettermost wearing apparel—re- deeming the same on Saturday for Sunday wear, and renewing the loan next day; thus paying for the accommodation a weekly interest that in the year amounted, in many cases, to 100 or even 150 per cent. Thus, the pawner of a coat or gown, re- quiring an advance of 5 shillings, was charged for the same 3 half-pence interest per month, or for any less period within that space of time. So that, if the pawning were weekly, in the course of twelve months the pawnbroker received no less than 6s. and 6d. for the loan of the fourth of a pound. That is quite true; but if it should happen that the said garment if left on the pawnbroker’s hands—and how often this happens is undeniably shown by the many tons of wearing apparel disposed of in the course of a month at the auction rooms—it is very far from certain that the pawnbroker will be able to sell his security for the bare sum advanced on it, to say nothing about the interest therecn that is likewise due to him. +oo—____ A NOTEWORTHY FETE. The Birth of Ernst Cartius to Be Cele- brated at Olympia, Greece. On the 14th of next month the famous plain of Olympia will once more be the scene of a solemn festival. The statesmen of modern Hellas, learned men from- the University of Athens, on that historic soil will meet, says a London journal, scholars and archaeologists from Germany,as well as from lands no less devoted than Germany to classical research. The object of their coming will be to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the birth of Ernst Curtius, the eminent savant to whose energy and knowledge is due the revelation to the men of today of such relics of ancient Olympia as the havoc wrought by man and the de- structive forces of nature had spared. Though Curtius is by many regarded as the initiator of the excavations, Chandler— @ ccuntryman of our own—had, so far back as 1776, drawn attention to the buried stores of antique art. Winckelmann followed with the liveliest exploring zeal. undoubt tedly, wrest from the earth the full measure of its secrets. His plan was drafted in 1852, and be- tween 1875 and 1881 it was prosecuted with that indefatigable vigor and minute care which are the characteristics of German learring. Even. moré typical, perhaps, of the spirit of the fatherland was the munifi- cence of the German government in meet- ing the annual outlay. Homage will be done fm a most appropriate form to the genius and devotion of the restorer of Olympia. His bust will be unveiled in the local mu- seum, wherein so large a part of the treas- ure which he brought to light is preserved, and will long remain, it must earnestly be desired, to testify to the gratitude of Greece and of Europe for the services he rendered. ——- — cee —_____ SOME DON'TS FOR WIVES. A Few Wise Remarks Evidently Made by a Ma From the Philadelphia Times. Don’t look for perfection in your husband. He has not found perfection in you, has he? Don’t treasure up all your daily trials for 29, sq. 536, | Your husband’s cars when he comes home 5q. 581; $1,600, Jacob | at night. - Don't talk too much about what “lovely es” you used to have when you were “free and single.” 3 $10. A. Don’t go around slipshod and slovenly be- fore your husband. He may not say any- thing about it, but it will have a demoraliz- ing effect upon him all the same. Don't ask him to be both master and mistress of the house. Don’t expect him to An old shoe, containing six diamond rings | °Versee your servants or to do things that and a brooch set with diamonds, valued in all at $400, was given away, with its mate, you, as mistress of your own home, ought to do. Don't tell him how bad the children have to a poorly-dressed young man a few days | been, or how hateful the kitchen girl has ago, and now the Germantown police are | acted? or how the stove wouldn’t draw, or looking for the man, the shoe, and its ¢on- tents. Mrs. Walter Leonard of German- town was called to the door by a tramp, how the clothesline broke with the week's wash on it, or how the baby has cried all day. or how badly the ironing has been done, or how the milkman left milk that who asked for a pair of old shoes or some | soured in an hour, or how little ice the ice- discarded men’s clothing. She told the man left for 15 cents, or how the grocer man to return later, when her husband | »@* sent bad eggs for good ones. would be at home. The visitor called at the time set, and Mr. Leonard went to one of the upper rooms and took from one of the closets two pairs of trousers and two pairs of shoes and gave them to the visitor. About a half hour later it dawned upon Mrs. Leonard that she had placed a por- tion of her jewelry in an old shoe belong- ing to her husband, and she went up stairs to ascertain if he had given the shoe away. She looked in the closet and found the —————___— The Fashionable Flower. From the Westminster Budget. The green carnation is upon us again, as verdigris-tinted as ever, but not as fash- jonable. It is no longer sold in shops at half a crown a blossom, but flourishes by the score on the plaited trays of the flower vender on the curbstone. Meanwhile an- shoe had disappeared. Her husband started } Other flower has “come into fashion,” per- in pursuit of the man, but was unable to find him. The Jewelry had long been in the possession of the family. The Leon- ards are said to have nad some experi- ence with burglars, and had adopted this plan of checkmating them. —__--+e+—___-- A Safety Envelope. From the Paper Mift. A New Jersey woman has patented a de- vice for an improvement in envelopes, in answer to the recent Invitation of the gov- ernment to submit ideas and designs for means to detect tampering with’ sealed let-, ters. Her invention is very simple, merely the printing of a small device of any*shape on the under side of the flap of the gummed envelope in a sensitive fluid, fixed when dry, but which will run or spread on the application of steam or moisture, thus showing whether the seal has been molest- ed. haps not yet so much among us as in- France. It is the ox-eyed daisy, not of the field, but of the garden; because, says the elegant Frenchwoman who decorates the dining room and the salons at her chateau with it—because it has a rural look about it, and it has the perfection of shape and petal which only high culture can give to any of the aster family. Mingied with the daisies are the dainty white wild convol- vulus, and, in order to satisfy the craving for mauves and purples, the common malva is introduced. Small sunflowers, on long stalks and in large vases, are also among the fashion- able flowers. Still, the “cultured daisy” is the first favorite. —se0—____ Range of the Thermometer. The following wére the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 61; 2 p.m., 82;maximum, 82; min- imum, 85, é a THE TABERMA CHURCH. The Society Has-Disbanded and the Property Will Be Sold. The Tabernacle Congregational Church So- ciety, which built end occupied a church building at the corner of 9th and B streets southwest, has gone out of existence. Ata meeting of the society-hdld last May it was decided to disband o: fo the financial dif- ficulties. It is expect that the church Property will be sot® toJsatisfy the claims of the creditors. The principal creditor is the Congregational Building Society of New York city, which haganfincumbrance on the Property amounting sto $%000, There is also some $6,000 of indebtedness which was bor- rowed in this city. !fhe membership of the church was small, and the sesources of the congregation were limited, and for several years past the church has led a struggling existence. The conclusion was finally reached that further efforts to maintain the existence of the society were hopeless, and is was decided that the best thing under the circumstances was to disband. ‘The church edifice was erected in, the years 1879 and 1880, and the Rev. W. W. Hicks was the first pastor. He was the spiritual adviser of Guiteau, the assassin of Ga: After Dr. Hicks’ retirement from the pastorate, Rev. Dr. Schofield assumed ‘was succeeded by the Rev. G. James Jones, who served the congregation as pastor until its dissolution last May. Sane ear THE COURTS. Court of Appeals, Mr.’ Chief Justice Alvey and Associate Justices’ Morris and Shepard. No. 315—Hallam et al. agt. Oppenheimer et al; motion to set aside dismissal, &c., denied. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Alvey. No, 350—Hoffman agt. Ordway; motion to set aside order docketing and dismissing peal withdrawn, Equity Court No. 1, Judge McComas. Uhler agt. Adams; rule on Geo. F. Adams, returiable 27th instant, granted. Bruen agt. Justice; appearance of absent defend- ant ordered. Murphy agt. Kirby; subpoena duces tecum issued. Coger agt. Coger; leave to amend bill granted, Willet agt. Pabst; payment into and out of registry ordered. Neale agt. Johnson; application for injunc- tion denied. E. Morrison Paper Company agt. Wocd; pro confesso vacated. Smith agt. Wood, consolidation with cause 15713 ordered, sale decreed, and E. H. Thomas and Ridout & Fields appointed trustees to sell. Criminal Court No. 1, Judge McComas. United States agt. James E. Diggs, house- breaking; bond fixed. at $500. United States agt. Elia Wilson, larceny; plea of not guilty. United States agt. Robert Carter, Thomas King and Gectge Franklin, house- breaking; pleas of. not guilty. United States States agt. George Green, embezzlement; verdict of not guilty. United States agt. Henry B. Tyler, forgery; nolle prossed. United States agt. Sami. H. Dyott, embez- ziement; nolle prossed. United States agt. Henry Miller, alias Curley Harris, alias Henry Abrahams, alias Wm. ie, lar- ceny from the person; nolle prossed. United States agt. Abraham Starke, carnal knowl- edge of a female child; on trial. x Probate Court, Judge McComas. Estate of C. R. Dulany, vouchers, first and final account of administrator, James B. Nourse, filed, approved and passed. Es- tate of Genevieve P. Otis, will probated and letters testamentary to Elizabeth Poe; bond, $30,000. Estate ot Jeannette Meyer, will probated and letters testamentary to Ferdi- nand Schmidt; bond, $600. Estate of John Peter Annen, letters of administration to A, A. Elizabeth Anfien; bond, $3,000. Estate of Mary V. Ball, edi of ‘administration to Chas. A. and A@a ¥, Ball; bond, $2,000. Estate of Samuel Wife, order for sale of Personal property. Estate of Moses Small- wood, will probat jd letters testament- ary to Rachel 5: ; bond, Es- tate of Jos. R. Walton, proof publication. Estate of Mary I. Wight, letters of ad- ministration to Lloyd B. Wight; bond, $500. Estate of Charies Richmond, will probated and letters testamentary to Maria N. and Gertrude Richmond; bond, $00. Estate of Jas. E. Moses, citation against Abby C. Peckham, Harry ©. and’ Arthur C. Moses. Estate of John L. Vegt, Sophia Vogt ap- pointed testamentary guardian to Bertha, Leo and Clifford Vogt, without bond. Es- tate of Thomas Simpscn, Mary M. Simpson appointed guardian to minor children; bond, $2,000. In re Revere Randolph Gurley, guardian to Caroline .R. Gurley, and ‘felease of ward. —_—-—— CHOLERA KILLS. ap- receipt WHY Bacilli, When in the System, Ma facture Poisons Which Cause Deat ‘When an adventurous scientist declared that he had swallowed any amount of chol- ¢ra cultures without fnjury, there was a good deal of incredulous heai shaking, says the New York Ledger, and, while the doubt- ers could not really dispute the statements made, they insisted that there must be something behind it all, for if cholera bacilll were really themselves and nobody else, why didn’t the man die? And now it appears that it isn’t the wellbred, properly conducted bacillus that does the mischief, but a substance that they manufacture from the contents of the human interior where they take up their abiding place. The bacilii proceed to form what is known as nitrate, a most poison. ‘This substance is, by the dacill', generated from many vegetables, especially cauliflower, lettuce, beets ani turnips. Meat contains but a lim- ited amount of convertible material; hence the prevailing idea that vegetables are to be eaten with prudenee jurng cholera seasons, while meat in rmall quantities and Indian corn, barley ard the like are much safer articles of diet. It is further asserted that there are other iacteria found in the in- teatines of men and animals that are capa- ble of generating nitrites, but that the cholera bacillus preduces over 40,000 times mere than any other creature. If there is no suitable substanc2 found by the cholera bacilli upon which t> work, they form lactic and other acids but -hese rarcly cause serl- ous ills. They sometimes give rise to what is known as cholerine, which frequently Prevails, to considerabl2 extent, during epi- demics of cholera. ———$§_ -or——_. AN EX-QUEEN Who Commands a Sailboat With a Crew of Two. From the Chicago Record. Should any of the American tourists, who are now flocking, as usual, in such large numbers to Europe, happen to cross the channel either between Dover and Calais or Folkstone arid Boulogne, they are as likely as not to meet half way an open- decked sailboat of small dimensions, man- ned by two typical old salts and commanded by a rather striking-looking yet simply dressed woman, whose dark hair and mag- nificent eyes vaguely recall those of the Empress of Austria. They would do well to examine, as far as they are able, the noble features of this feminine skipper, as she is a woman who has played a con- spicuous role in the History of the present century, in which her name figures as that of the greatest heroine of her time. She is no other shaw the ex-Queen of Na- ples, who commanded, the memorable and magnificent defense of Gaeta, the last stronghold of the, ‘bon dynasty of N: ples, a defense 0 Superb that the gar- rison was permitted ¢b march out with all the honors of war, the queen’s conduct winning for her the distinction of the rare- ly conferred RusslamjOrder of St. George, of which she is the only feminine member. For some years past‘dhe has made a prac- tice of spending her summers at Boulogne- sur-Mer. She puts up at one of the big hotels facing thé’sediand passes her days upon the briny pillgy quite regardless of the weather. Her consort, who differs from her in every particufir, being as pusillani- mous as she i apr ve, has just as little taste for this hai lous pastime as he has sympathy for «his’ wife's affection for horses—her colors are registered on the French turf under the name of Count Isola. Accordingly, he is staying with relatives in Austria and making a tour of the vari- aus fashionable German baths, and the couple are not expected to meet again until late in the autumn, when they return to Paris and resume their residence, as usual in the winter, at the Hotel Vouille- mont. ————eee. Dyott’s Case Nolle Prossed. The case against Samuel H. Dyott, charg- ed with embezzling the funds of the Craw- ford Shoe Company several months ago, was nolled prossed by District Attorney Birney this afterncon. The district attor- ney's action was taken, it is said, because of the government's inability to sustain the charge. Dyott, it will be remembered, was an employe of the shoe company, and, it is said, eloped to Chicago with a young wo- man of this city He is now under bail to answer, in Maryland, a charge of bigamy. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Bids Opened. Bids were opened yesterday at the Dis- trict building for making excavations and constructing embankment for the reservoir at Reno. There were ten bidders, as fol- lows: J. Paul Smith, J. R. Oates, Charles H. Eslin, Andrew Gleason, Hussey & Brown, George Killen, W. H. H. Allen, M. M. Myers, Martin McNamara and Lyons Broth- The prices proposed ranged from 15 cents to 29 cents per eubic yard, Eslin’s proposal being the lowest. Miscellaneous. Market Master Burns of the K street market is to have a hearing by the Commis- sioners on Monday next at 11 o'clock in re- gard to the charges filed against him by the sealer of weights and measures. Arthur H. Harris, who charged Private L. C. Trimble of the police force with having unlawfully entered his premises and rein- stated two objectionable tenants and with subsequently causing his arrest on a false charge, will have a hearing before the Com- ntissioners on Tuesday next at 11 o'clock. William F. Benson has been appointed an additional member of the police force for a period of three years, to serve without com- pensation from the District. Not in Favor of the Coupon Contest. Some days ago the Commissioners re- celved a letter from Mr. A. H. Holsten stating that he was anxious to get votes for Officer Pearson in a coupon contest that is being held for a gold watch, to be given to the most popular policeman in town, and complaining that efforts had been made to have this particular officer withdraw from the contest. In reply the Commissioners have written a letter to the effect that in their opinion it is at variance with the proper discipline of the force to have po- ——— participate in any such contest as The Engine House Site. The question of the site for the proposed- engine house in Northeast Washington came up again today, when the Commis- sioners received a letter from J. W. France, secretary of the Benning Citizens’ Associa- tion, stating that at the regular meeting heki Tuesday evening last resolutions were adopted thanking the Commissioners for the consideration they had shown in se- jeeting a site, which meets with the ap- proval of the residents of that section of town. The site selected is near 14th street and Maryland avenue. Fire Department Changes Suggested. The Commissioners today received a let- ter from a well-known physician, suggest- ing a radical change in the details of the fire department. He would have the Com- missioners appoint a board of three fire marshals, and nominates for the office ex- Fire Chief Martin Cronin, who, he says, “never lost a during his service of a number of years,” and John C. Lang, whom he describes as’ “a scientist and civil en- gineer and a universal expert.” The third incumbent, he says, is to be “one other whom the honorable board of Commission- ers may in their profourd judgment desig- Pate.” Alleys in Bad Condition. Superintendent McKenzie of the street cleaning department today reported to the Commissioners that Inspector Dubant had reported the following paved alleysas being in bad condition, and in need of repairs in order that they may be properly cleaned: F and G between 3d and 4th streets, H and I between ist and North Capitol, B and C between 24 and 3d, I and K between 12th and 13th, F and G between 2d and 34, G and H between Ist and 2d, Massachusetts avenue and H between Ist and 2d, G and H between 3d and 4 1-2 southwest. Bad Condition of Lovers’ Lane. Mr. Edmund M. Talcott has written to the Commissioners to complain of the badly washed condition of “Lovers’ Lane,” or Spring street, running northward from Road strect, Georgetown, to connect with the Rock Creek bridge. The entire trouble is caused, he says, by workmen, who are repairing the fences on either side, leav- ing their rubbish and debris in the road. ranelioiie<~ emateacy THOROUGHLY RECONSTRUCTED. At the Close of the War He Would Wear Gray Only. .During the recent Pythian celebration a Star reporter was, in company with a vis- itor from the south, standing one day on the avenue watching with admiration the magnificent parade. In the passing throng was a very handsome man, with flowing white mustache and chin whiskers, and hav- ing @ decidedly southern mien. He ex- changed salutations with The Star man’s companion and passed along, keeping step to the music of the band, though he was not one of the knights. “I presume you are not acquainted with the gentleman to whom I just now bowed,” said the visitor. ‘The Star man was obliged to say he had mot that honor. “Well, he is quite prominent in cur sec- “and I caa tell you a good story on him. He was one of those who thought his heart was smashed into ea rg one its after the little episode at Appo- Sree When Lee surrendered my friend thought that all joy for him had vanished through all time and eternity, and that Gabriel might just as well then shoulder his trumpet and blow the mighty signal. It was not long, however, before he was here in Washington trying to recoup, as It were. He was like all of us fellows, sadly in need of wearing apparel at tha: time; and about the first thing he did when he landed here was to visit a fashionable tailor, to whom he had letters of recom- mendation, with a view of entering into negotiations concerning new raiment. He looked down at the shiny pair of trousers he had on (he had worn them before the war) and took a sort of bird's-eye view of his general make-up. He then asked the tailor what the prevailing style was. ‘Well, col- onel,’ the tailor sald, ‘the fashions have just about come around again to what you are now wearing;’ and he showed him a fashion plate in proof of the assertion. The cofonel was almost prostrated at this ad- ditional blow. ‘Oh! for goodness sake,’ said he, ‘I want to be in style; but make something for me a little different from this, I've been wearing this suit of ciothes for five years, when I have no: been in uniform, and I want a change. Yes, change the style; but make the suit of confederate gray. I'll never wear anything but con- ee gray again as long as I live,’ he moaned. “Well,” continued the gentleman, “I have met him several times this week. Lfe’s very gay—too gay for his years. I saw him yesterday with a miniature American flag on one lapel of his coat and a red, white and blue badge on the other. He was re- splendent in a new suit of navy blue, wav- ing ‘Old Glory’ with the rest of us, and fairly dancing to the grand strains of ‘Co- lumbia, the Gem of the Ocean.’ He seems to have forgotten the very color of con- federate gray, and Ill venture to say he is very thoroughly reconstructed.” —_——_—_ OF HORSEs. CA! Methods Which Will Keep Them in Good Condition. The Massachusci{s Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals makes the following suggestions as to the care of horses: Keep your harness soft and clean, partic- ularly the inside of the collar and saddle, as the perspiration, if allowed to dry in, will cause irritation and produce galls. The collar shouia fit closely, with suffi- cient space at the bottom to admit your hand; a collar too small obstructs the breathing, while one too large will cramp and draw the shoulders into an unnatural position, thus obstructing the circulation. Never allow your horse to stand on hot, fermenting manure, as this will soften the hcofs and bring on diseases of the feet; nor permit the old litter to lie under the man- ger, as the gases will taint his food and irritate his lungs, as well as his eyes, Do not keep the hay over the stable, as the gases from the manure and the breath of the animal will make it unwholesome. Kindness will do more than brutality; therefore do not use harsh language to your horse, or lash, beat, or kick him. Bear in mind that he is very intelligent and sensitive, a willing servant, and deserving of your kindest treatment and thought. Remember that horses are made vicious by cruel treatment; that it is speed whicir kills; that more horses are lame from bad shoeing than from all other causes; that a careless application of the whip has blinded many horses; that more fall from weariness than from any other cause, and that no animal should ever be struck upon the head. FIRE INSURANCE DECISION. Interest of the Holder of the Policy in the Property. One of the opinions filed in the Court of Appeals yesterday was that in the case of the Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Com- pany against John Vance Lewis, a decision of great interest to the public. This was a case where Mr. Lewis, part owner of a cer- tain unfinished dwelling in Takoma Park, D. C., secured thereon an insurance in the company. The main agency of the insur- ance company was situated in New York city, the company being represented in this city by the firm of Heiskell.& McLeran. The policy was obtained from the local agents of the company by one A. M. Gor- man, @ general solicitor of fire insurance risks. The policy was issued to Mr. Lewis as attorney, the policy reciting that the tuilding was occupied as a dwelling. The policy was issued June 5, 1890, and the building was destroyed by fire August 6, 1891, before it had ever been occupied. The company to pay the loss, upon the ground that the risk had never attached un- der the policy. The amount of the insur- ance was $2,500, and Mr. Lewis claimed that he had an insurable interest in the property ex that amount, but there was no allegation in his declaration that the build- ing was insured as an occupied dwelling. Not the Authorized Agent. Mr. Lewis claimed that Mr. Gorman fully represented the agents of the company, and that it was his duty to know that the building was not occupied. But the Court of Appeals, retersing the judgment found below in Mr. Lewis’ favor, held that Mr. Gorman, being merely a general solicitor of insurat.ce, with the right to place the risk wherever he could, did not act as the duly authorized agent of the company, and that it was the expressed duty of Mr. Lewis before accepting the policy to ob- serve just how it read and would operate. The terms of the policy constitute the measure of the insurer’s liability, and, in order to recover, the assured must show himself within those terms. : The concluding paragraph of the court's opinion, written by Mr. Chief Justice Al- vey, is particularly interesting. It is as follows: “There is, however, another question in the case proper to be noticed, raised in the first prayer of the defendant (the insurance company) for instruction, and that is as to the effect of the clause in the first condi- tion in the policy, which declares that ‘if the exact interest of the assured in the property, whether as owner, trustee, corsignee, factor, agent, rrortgagee, lessce or otherwise, be not truly stated in the policy, then, and in every such case, this policy shall be void.’ It is true the policy was issued to the plaintiff as attorney simply, but for what purpose as attorney— whether to execute a conveyance of the land, to rent or sell it—is not stated, and, therefore, no interest is disclosed. The raintiff declares upon the policy as ab- solute owner of the property insured, with- out reference to his character of attorney, alleging loss to have been sustained by himself as owner, end the court instructed or the land upon which it was situated is no defense to this action.” This, we think, was error. Such a principle ignores the fundamental principles of fire insurance, that of interest in the property and in- demnity to the assured in respect of that interest, and would allow any to in- sure the property of another in which he had no interest, and recover to the full amount of the Insurance—a thing contrary to public policy, and which is denounced by all the authorities. We must reverse the judgment, and it is so ordered.” —_—> —— WASHINGTON AND PARIS. Why They Are Constracted om the Same Plan. A friend of mine, says a writer in the North American Review, told me that he had the following facts from Boston Hauss- nm.an himself: Ordered by Napoleon III to submit plans for the renovation of Paris, the baron was for some time at a loss to meet the twofcld requirements, for the con- templated improvements of the new streets had to be at once beautiful and £0 laid out as to be readily commanded by artillery. Suddenly he bethought him of modern Washington. He secured a plan of that city, and this seemed on cxamination so ex- that he Anally suemitied it to the emperor, that submitted it to the emperor. The result was that the plan in the main was accepted, ard modern Paris was built on the lines of modern Washington. Thus is explained a certain strikes every one who is familiar iransoceanic from the new world what he could have se- cured at his own gate. So much for a rious artistic coincidence. But in the light of recent developments in our capital singular inquiry suggests itself, namely, whether Gen. Washington, in lay- ing out the city, did not have in mind the same twofold object that Napoleon III had when laying out Paris. To be sure, the present industrial army movement now bids fair to end in ridicule, but at some later day @ more desperate one may require to be controlled by artillery, and then the broad avenues and straight streets of the capital may be appreciated for other than mere aes- thetic considerations, and, on the contrary, serve as additional proof of far-sightedness on the part of the father of his country. Fishing With Cormorants im China, John H. Stevenson, U. 8. N., in Blue and Gray, On the day following this seance we as- cended a lovely little river. I am now about to tax the credulity of the average reader. I am free to say, had I heard of the oc- currence I am about to relate, I am dis- posed to think I should tow it alongside rather than take it aboard. -Readers, how- ever, who have been in China will recog- nize it as the solid truth. We came across a large sampan, the thwarts of which were lined with cormorants. They each had a lanyard attached to one leg. They gazed constantly and intently into the water. They would dive overboard, sometimes sin- gly, and again three or four-at a time, and return almost invariably with fish in their tilts. When any one returned without a fish he was beaten by the Chinaman who sat in the boat, or if he ate the fish he was beaten. The successful cormorants were oc- casionally rewarded by being given a small fish. It really struck me at the time as the most remarkable thing I had ever Seen. ——— ++ Chicago Grain aud Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co.. Bankers itigh. “Tow. 82. 82 2 Bi, Fi eae PEE ey Beeg a # 13.63 13.65 13.60 13.67 85 S85 88 855 S.Ribs—Oct 6.30 is — a Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Member 21. Flow hanged tecetitn, Wi. tat barrels ship 866 barre! whe Spot, Ga < Saas 5l—receipts, busheme: southern white corn, 61; southern yellow corn, 60a 1. Oats steady—No. 2 white western, S5a35\,: Xo. 2 mixed western, 33a33%4—receipis, 13,907 bushels Stock, 245,536 bushels. Rye higher in- quiry. 2, 53—receipts, 649 bus! 5 Stock, 14,- 288 bushels. —good to choice timothy, Hay stead; $12.00a813.00, Grain. frelghts very meady, tn: changed. Sugar firm, unchanged. utter firm, re- ceipts light—fancy creat ‘24025; do. imita. tion, ladie, 1516. 16a FINANCE AND TRADE . Rock Island’s Out Dividend Caused Free Selling. Speculating on New York Central's Dividend. JEP RESOE GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 21.—The higher level of values resulting from yesterday's indiscriminate covering movement encour- morning. ill-advised as the recognized incentive to the day’s trading, the Rock Isiand dividend, was an unknown quantity. Rumors that the old rate would prevail were freely cir- culated and the price of the stock up 11-8 per cent to 653-8 The market during this period was steady in tone, but attracted tion, The advance in Rock Island ed some selling, which was amply by the subsequent announcemen’ dividend had been cut in two, rate for the current quarter 1: Selling orders were in ply almost immediately, the ing 31-2 per cent under the out significant resistance. The earnings of the atten- HE fired | opened per cent, selling down I per cent 4 first hour, and regaining the loss on dicates a belief in lower rates in the faNing in the payment of customs duties during the week has resulted in a gain to the banks of nearly $0,000, through subtressury operations. The movement of curre: cy to the south and west will show @ loss of $1,500,000. This movement is now fairly under way, and will be a conspicvous Satcre of future ‘statements, atl we exception of the grangers, the last hour's trading was dull and arourd opening figures. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. i stock market today, as re — by Corson & Macartney, member ew York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: ann g Se Hee: jorthern Pacific, North American. Omt. and Western, Pa ife Matl.. and Wabash, pfd. Wheeling’ Lake 1B vy w ct Wheeling & L. E., pta. % 45% 48 pry Western Union Tet ial oon on Sliver....... Sales cegular Building. to et 40." Govertran € Company. Gx Company conv. @s, 1: tele Light conv. omac Telephone Ss, can Security and Americen Security bid. Washit Washington try Ist onal Thank Stork. Dani of Ws t exbt Bouk of the ie. "2s5" ana, 200 ‘asked. "Second, 189 tale id. wae. 137 bid, ° 108 qieaders', 100 bid. “Lincoln, og ia “outa, ‘Depostt and Trust Ci Deposit and Trust, te Recuril Wastington Safe tropolitan, 90 i ~¥ Md, OS asked. 5 It, 25 bid, 40 asked. corgetown and Teunailytown, Stocks. — Washis ae UEcoracrs Cen ae nO un shed. Pepe’ Lincoln, #4 "tid, $ usked. asked. asked, Telephone s Chesapeake and Pote kan Graphophone, "Afisceltn co Stocks. _W: nes it ahh , bid, 18 asked. Greaf Falls Ice, "tas waa aso Bull Ree Panorama, 20 ington Steamboat, bid. div. Pe a eee