Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1894, Page 2

SYDAG We rae, THE EVENING STAR, LATE. NEWS Resumption of the Sessions of the Lexow Comittee. BRUTAL POLICE ARE NOP DISCIPLINED Registration of Criminals and Pau- pers Referred to. - MR. GOFF’S CHARGE on = YORK. pull” ulry mittee invest James Smith r 16.—-Policeman Cal- subject of the the Lexow com- police department. keeps @ restaurant in nwich str. kt the committee that that officer came into his place Intoxicated one day last week, toreatened him with a revolver and otherwise conducted himself fn a disorderly manner, winding up by tak- ing the witness to the police station. Lawyer 1 the committee that all commissioners: nu ty explain why Cal- Lor drunken officers we teday by n the police Hed and other Were permitted to remain on the force un- rankel, a saloon keeper, told of liceman Shelvy $) a week for protection,” and of having been arrested rpon a trumped-up charge and bulldozed into paying $200 for the assistance of “Sil- im trom state ed without a hear- after the money od ft a wriften to Superintendent < and the sstoners of charities ng this illegal regis- criminals relea, He said heb Byrn Byrnes, in he had taken who register- said SM) inmates of the work hous been released without judicial power, oe AND WADAGASCAR. PHANG The Lumediante Deciaration of War treed © Govermament. 14.—The Matin urges the nmediately proclaim and le of the Madagascar ports, upon M. Hanotaus, minister of ‘o fix the date. puty fer French India, has } an interpeliation, urging an imme- ati war against Madagas- that the French forces t once supported by deputy adds that sear ought not to » Hovas will prob- Snglish and German airs, feclar and de sland sk ar. “laring the he of Mada: although manded by ames iim -ul sbats says that the ne- lo-German treaty in n Hinterland w of the 4 0. i the territory within the —— VREPLRING FOR THE CZAR. Chateau Ring of Gre Corte Being Put in Order. cCORF r 16—Th and the local authoriti rfe sity © at Gr govern- of the island engaged in taking ty of the czar. The watching all the | all arrivals from wired to give a good ment of the King of Greece is be. i der for the us: ssian officials have and others are ex- \ s will include a pa- | 4 in order to prevent aiding of strangers. peseaneat yo ecai NOT COMING TO WASHINGTON. Change iv the Plans of “General” kelly of the Commonwealers. OAKLAND, Cal., October 16.—Gen. Cha: P. Kelly. who led the San Francisco regi- Tent of the ¢ ‘y army to Washington, has completed arrangements for a new in- | sl march, but instead of going act the continent he will this time direct his invading forces toward San Jose and the | proty regions that lie along the route. ‘The veel of his march fs to secure sig- Yatures to a congressional petition for re- Hef of unemployed and incidentally to obtain tributions of supplies for the army that ts rapidly increasing in numbers at its big tent. Branches of the army will be established fm various parts of the state, with the ‘n- tention of massing the forces at Sacramento during the next session of the legislature in the manner that Coxey and his followers Went tu Wasitington > WAR IV RAST APRICA Hlevem Killed im the Attack on Lour- | cute Ma ober y by the were k Sunday last on Lou- t Africa. leclined end : irenzo uit the Boe might no his ¥ to The and 1h part of Mexico on He is traveling ir capacity in the in et THE BELGIAN ELECTIONS. Anuouncement of the Resalt of the Ballotiag. Jetober 16.—It is offictally an- | sult of the recent liberals and radi- S elected to t tots which are neces- that the be socialists > THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT. } It is te Be Ca tra Session | SDON, October 1 ay? that 1 convoking tl A dispatch from tial reseript has panese parlia- tra jon at connected which require par- ik FIRST KAISER. Mowument Unveiled at Wiesbadea by the German Emperer. ADEN, Prussia, October 16—Em- iam today unveiled the monu- 1 here to the memory of his . Emperor William I, and this expected to formally open theater erected by the town ed by his majesty. grandis eventn the ne Two Sisters of St. Joseph Burned to Death. Two Infirmary Patients Alse Perished and « Third Sister Dangerously Injured by the Flames. HOUSTON, Texas, October 16.—The worst fire in the history of Houstor broke out at 2:0 this morning, and before It was placed under control, at #30 o'clock, not only had a large amount of property been destroyed, but twe sisters of St. Joseph were burned to death, two infirmary patienta also per- ished and a third sister dangerously in- jured. : ‘The fire orisinated in the San Jacinto rather boarding house, Franklin 2 Jacinto streets, from which the Hot and § blaze spread rapidly to adjoining small buildings of St. Joseph's Infirmary, on Franklin street.destroying @lso a large two- story frame annex and then the new four- story brick main building. The destruction of these buildings was accompanied by loss of life. = Jane were burned be- bility of recognition, while was fearfully burned about breast and arms, her recov- being in doubt. ery Two patients are also missing, but there the slightest doubt that these also street the fire spread to a_one-st ttage and next destroyed Alexander's tory boarding house, managed by Mrs. J. J. Hussey; the three- story brick building of W. N. occu- piei by the Muchmore Grocery Company and J. W. Hancock, stationery; Achin’s three-story furniture store and W. Foley's large dry goods house, the largest in the city It was 4 o'clock when the flames were at last gotten under control. —_— PORT ARTHUR HEPORTED TAKEN. An Important Victory Aseribed to the Japanese. SHANGHAI, China, October 16.—It is re- ported that Port Arthur, the Chinese stronghold, where the fleet of China has been refitting after the battle fought at the mouth of the Yalu river, has been captured by the Japanese, —- > MAY COST THEM THE HOUSE. Sen in New York City. W YORK, October 16.—Senator Faulk- ner, chairman of the congressional demo- cratic campaign committee, has issued an address to the democratic voters of Now York city, directing their attention to the fact that divistons in the congressional dis- tricts here may cost the party the control of Congress. —_——-— THE STAMP ROBBERY. © Total Number of Stamps Taken— What Chief Hazen Says. After a thorough investigation of the robbery at the bureau of engraving ond printing Acting Chief Sullivan has ascer- tained that 00 stamps, valued at $1,042, were purloined. Mr. Sullivan denies that he took the case out of the hands of the local detectives after they had worked it up. It was a matter for the government secret -¢ from the first and the case has been ands of Chief Hazen ever since the of the theft. Hazen, chief of the secret service dl- ar reporter at the Treasury fternoon that there was and the Iecal diseov Mr. vision, told a St. D=partment this no conflict between nis for police in regard to the stamp robbery at the bureau. They were close on the trail of a man believed to be implicated in the affair, he said, and expect to capture him befure long. A Talk With Mr. Sullivan. published statements made by In- »r Hollinberger and Detective Weedon | in regard to the recent stamp robbery at the bureau of engraving and printing are entirely wide ef the facts in the case,” said Acting Chief Sullivan of the burean of engraving and printing to a Star re- perter this afternoon. “When I first obtained information In re- gard to the peculation,” Mr. Sullivan con- tinued, “I went to the Secretary of the Treasury, and was authorized by him to place the matter In the hands of the secret service. It has been there ever since. Mon- day morning I received a message from De- tective Weedon requesting me to call at po- Hee headquarters, and I did so, in company with Chief Hazen of the secret service. It appeared that Dete¢tive Weedon had lest sight of the fact that there were other persons than himself in the case. When we reached headquarters J reminded him that lice was in the hands of the secret Mr Weedon replied cheerfully that he understood that fact fully, and he said that he was aware that he was simply co-operating with the secret service. Inspector Hollinberger spoke in a similar strain, and remarked that he was working under Chief Hazen's orders. No angry tift whatsoever between Detective Weedon and myself occurred, but on the contrary every- thing was most harmonious.” “If any one in this establishment fs itm- plicated in the robbery we want to get them out and if Inspector Hollinberger and De- tective Weedon have any information in regard to the same it is their duty to impart it to the secret se and not tell what they know only to newspaper reporters. _ NOT TO TAKE THE STUMP. District rne: Not Permitted to Enter the Campaign. attention of Attorney General Olney today called to a statement In a tele- gram from Vinton, Iowa, to the effect that ited States Attorney Sells has been in- acted to cancel hi mpaign engage- ments. Mr. Olney said that Mr. Sells had written him on the subject of his taking an active part in the campaign, and in reply the following letter had been sent him “It is contrary to the rule of this depart- ment—unifurmly laid case in which be that district at M4 actively partici- pate In p ign work.” It was sa artment of Justice that substantially the same replies had been sent te a numb of district atte ey 3 frem all sections of the country who had written making inquiry on the subject, nd that the rule stated by Mr. Giney was n old one, from which there had been no deviation in the replies sent In answer to inquiries on the subject. — ALFRED RICHARDS DEAD. One of the Well-Kuown Basiness Men of the City. Mr. Alfred Richards, a well-known brick died today at 1123 New Jersey avenue sotitheast. The funeral will occur cn Thursday morning at the house. Solemn requiem mass will be sung at 9 o'clock at St. Peter's Church, Mr. Rich- ards was one of the pioneers in the manu- facture of brick In this city. Of late years his plant has been operated by the Alfred Richards Erick Company. SERS Personal Mention, Postmaster Gi 1 Bissell is expected to return to the elty tomorrow, Mr. Josephus Dantels, chief clerk of the Department of the Interior, Is in Raleigh. Mr. DeLacy is acting chief clerk. Mr. Edward J. Graham, formerly private secretary of ex-Secretary Fairchild and now | national bank examiner at Albany, ts in the city for a few days. He has been in | attendance at the bankers’ convention in Baltimore. Second Assistant Postmaster General Neilson {s it with malaria at St. Dents, Md., and Chief Clerk Stone ts acting In his place. Ambassador Bayard left here at 9:40 this morning over the Pennsylvania raiiroad for his home in Wilmington, Del, Mrs. Bayard was the only person who accompanied him. Mr. E. K. Anderson of 1235 ¢th street northwest, who went west in the early part of September to recover his health, is reported to be very much improved. He is stopping with bis brother, Mr. C. B. An- derson, who resides near Kansas City,” Mo, ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. This afternoon about 1:30 o'clock Police- man J. D. Sutton of the first precinct ar rested a well-dressed man and locked him up om suspicion. The officer had been tal that he was seen in the “Division” with s large roll of money on him, and, thinking he may have some connection with the railroad affair, the officer went in pursuit of him. He gave his name as George F. ingston and said he belonged here. —_- > DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Want Protection. The Commissioners have received a peti- tion signed by a number of prominent bus!- ness men, having their places of business at and near the intersection of 26th and D streets, requesting them to place a fire alarm box at that corner, where it would be accessible at all hours of the day and night to residents of a rection without ade- quate police control, which, with the na- ture of some of the business now and about to be established there, makes prompt com- munication with the fire department espe- clally desirable. Building Permits. The building permits issued yesterday were as follows: J. H. Voorhees, one frame dwelling on Anacostia road, to cost $1,800. D. Buckingham, one brick office at 2118 14th street northwest, to cost $500, Sarah Forrest, one frame dwelling on Hamilton road, to cost $300. A Private Fined. Private J. A. Sweeney of the D. C. fire department, found guilty of violation of rule 16, has been fined $25 and reprimand- ed. Riggs Strect. J. F. Manning has written to the Com- missioners calling attention to the almost impassable condition of Riggs street, be- tween New Hampshire avenue and 18th street northwest. He states that the side- walks are laid, curbing set, street is graded and there belng no macadam or gravel on the street, after every rain the mud is al- most impassable. During the winter it will be worse. The north side of the street is built up solidly, all the houses being occu- pied at the present time. He asks the Com- missioners if there is any available appro- priation to put this street In a condition so that it can be driven over during the win- ter. Some time ago Mr. T. F. Schneider offered a larg? pile of gravel to be spread over this street, if the District would pay for hauling and spreading the same over that street for the convenience of the resi- dents in that block. The Commissioners have taken the matter under consideration. New Poles, The superintendent of the telegraph and telephone service has been directed by the Commissioners to erect three poles in alley between 6th and 7th, North A and East Capitol streets, for the purpose of string- ro wires of the municipal fire glarm serv- ce. Resignation Accepted. The resignation of Thos. M. Milstead as an additional private of the metropolitan police force, D. C., has been accepted by the Commissioners. Condition of Nichols Avenue. A petition asking attention to the condi- tion of Nichols avenue was received by the Commissioners today. It says: “It Js prac- tieally a continuation of 1th street south- east; has the same pavement, and is subject to quite as much travel and more accumu- lation of dirt from country wagons per square foot. The one is a fifty-six foot road- way, the other thirty-six foot; the one fs scheduled to be swept three Umes per week, the other two times, as we are advised; the one is kept cleen, the other has not been swept for five weeks. For more than two years better and cleaner conditions have been promised, and we respectfully, and shall continue’ to urge, sweeping as per schedule, and submit there is neither rea- son, good common sense nor equity in not asking its sweeping, a continuation of the sweeping of 11th street. Further, on 11th street, aching the Anacostia bridge, the roadway narows to twenty feet and the same with Nichols avenue and Bridge street. The result is that the accumulation of filth at times nearly obliterates the pave- Concerning the facts stated above, we Invite your attention and have the honor to ask your early and continual application of the remedy.” The petition is signed by over fifty residents and business men. Proposal Accepted. The proposal of Columbus Thomas & Son to build the new engine house on Maryland avenue between 13th and 1ith streets northeast at a cost of $9,877, was accepted by the Commissioners today. He Complains. Thos. R. Riley of 1001 F street northwest has written to the Commissioners calling attention to the bad condition of the car- riage and foot pavements on F street from 7th to L2th streets. He asks that they be put in proper repair. Want Repairs. Jas. F, Scoggs of 500 Sth street northwest has requested the Commisstoners to piace ith street east from Massachusetts ave- nue to Maryland avenue in the schedule for concrete or macadam during the next fiscal year. He also requested the Com- missioners to inform him if pavement can be laid and curb set under the permit sys- tem in front of lots 11 and 12, and 1 and 2, and along the entire 1th sireet front of that square. PRICE OF BREAD. 11 Won't Be Re: d, Says a Fromi- nent Baker. The Star reporter made a round among the bakers this afternoon, They seem ex- cited at what they term the interference of the public with their business—their private busin Bread was their business, Or baker told the reporter that, notwith- standing the ‘ntroduction of machinery in the baking business, It took more human labor to produce a loaf of bread today than it did one hundred years ago. The wages of bakers had increased and their hours of labor had been shortened. Better bread than ever was being made. The fact that any one should suggest the establishment of a munteipal bakery or popular control of one, they thought, was too funny for anything but a minstrel show. The people ought to run the gas and electric light and the railroads and the banking business, but the bread business was no concern of the people. ‘The let-alone policy was the right policy. “We will not reduce the price of bread,” sald one important baker, as he brought kis hand down on the office desk, : ——— SYNOD OF BALTIMORE. Delegates Gathering for an Important Presbyterian Meet Presbyterian ministers and laymen from all parts of Delaware, Maryland and the District have been gathering in this city this afternoon for the annual meeting of the synod of Baltimore, which meets this evening for a two days’ session at the Fourth Presbyterian Church. The meeting will be formally opened at 7:30 o'clock this evening, when the retiring moderator, Rey, Mr. John F. Stonecipher of Easton, Pa., will deliver the sermon, and officers will be elecied preparatory to beginning the regu- lar business sessions tomorrow morning. The synod will close its sessions Thursday evening, with a general service in the in- terests of home and foreign missions. A number of committees, among them the committee on sustentation, have held their meetings today, and been engaged upon the work of preparing thelr reports to pre- sent to the general body. a His Sanity. Delia Powers, a sister of Henry Powers, today filed a petition for an inquiry into the sanity of her brother, who, she states, is a widower with a small child. He is an in- mate of St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum, and is a pensioner at $12 a month. The -peti- ttoner prays that Elizabeth S. Kelly may be al ted as @ committee of the person and estate of her brother. es Unfounded Rumor as to Gindstone., LONDON, October 16.—The World today asserted that Mr. Gladstone has long en- tertained the Idem of taking holy orders,and that it was for this reason he determined retire from parliam« > ‘pal ent. Mr. Gladstone says that the assertions were quite untrue, trustee of ¢ FORGERY FHE CHARGE —— JUDGE COLE: DENIES SIGNATURES Large Number of Notes Produced in Gourt. SOME ADMITTED GENUINE a AS Frank Aldrich, late District sealer of weights and measures, was called upon this morning to answer before Judge McComas, in Criminal Court No. 1, one of the two indictments returned against him, charging him with having forged the name of Judge C. C. Cole to numerous promissory notes. The defendant was represented by Messrs. Samuel D. Truitt and Philip Walker, Dis- trict Attorney Birney and his assistant, Mr. Tracy L. Jeffords, representing the government. The accused man, looking to be in the best of health and spirits, was joined by his wife and two other ladies soon after being brought into the court room. The prisoner’s father-in-law also sat beside him. Little time was con- sumed fn selecting a jury, the twelve men being accepted after two or three of the regular panel had been challenged by the defense. The jury, as finally selected, were as follows: W. A. Elisson, Chas. A. Krouse, Fred’k Rogerson, Chas. E. Galleher, Daniel 'T. Botson, Louis Edel, A. Geary Johnson, Winter B. Miffieton, Dorsey B. Myers, Samuel McMonigle, Jacob Burch and John S. Hayes. The court room was greatly crowded, many of the prisoner's friends and acquaintances being present. District Attorney Birney, in opening the case to the jury, briefly explained that the prisoner was charged with forging the name of Judge Cole to some seventeen notes, run- ning from % to $370 in amount, the pro- ceeds of which he converted to his own use. Mr. Truitt, in reply, said that to every story there were two sides. The defense expected to show, he said, that Judge Cole signed every one of the alleged forged notes. ‘The case was one of more than ordinary interest, for both Judge Cole and the ac- cused were men of high character, and the question for the jury to decide would be which of them was mistaken. Friendly re- tions had always existed between them, and continued from 1882, believed Mr. Truitt, to the present time. Judge Cole had indorsed very many noies for the accused, explained Mr. Truitt, in the course of their relations, and the defense would endeavor to show that Judge Cole could not remem- ber whether he bad or had not signed the alleged forged notes. The proceeds of the notes in question, said Mr. Truitt, were not applied by the defendant to his own indi- vidual use, but were used in the advance- ment of a legitimate business enterprise. ‘The defendant did not flee, but left the city for the west for the purpose of promoting a business enterprise in which he was in- terested. The Three Notes. The first witness called by the govern- ment was William Mayse of the banking firm of Mayse & Co. He identified three notes, dated respectively May 8, 17 and 20, 18%, and for $370, $75 and $225, which had been presented by the defendant, indorsed by C. C. Cole, The firm purchased the notes, and they were subsequently protest- ed for non-payment. On cross-examination, Mr. Mayse said that the defendant receiv. ed cash or its equivalent in return for the notes, he being a customer of the firm. Seth A. Terry (Wdentitied two notes, of $300 and $150 respectively, which the defendant had asked him to dispose of. The first witness got John A. Swope to cash, and the second he got Mr. Simon Bien to cash. The defendant represented that both notes were indorsed by Judwe C, C. Cole. Mr. Swope identified the note he cashed and Mr. Bien identified the ane cashed by him. Cashier Chas. H. Davidge of the Ohio Na- tional Bank of this city identified two notes, of $150 and $175 respectively, made in April, isu, which the bank had placed to the credit of the defendant. They had been in- dorsed, represented the prisoner, by Judge c, C. Cole, They were subsequently pro- tested. Cashed a Nate. E. H. Neumeyer stated that he had cashed a note of $0 for the prisoner, which the latter represented had been indorsed by Judge Cole. To Mr. Truitt, Mr. Neumeyer sald he had accommodated the defendant before in a like manner and knew that he was the head of the Hanson Electric Com- pany. Witness understood that when the defendant left the city in June of last year he went away on business connected with the company. He frequently went away on such business, often remaining away for several weeks at a time. “Did you ever,” inquired Mr, “know Aldrich to be away for months?" “No, sir,” replied the witness. Mr. Neumeyer explained, as had several other witnesses, in answer to Mr. Birney’s inquiry, that the defendant formerly wore a beard, instead of a mustache, as now, but Uhat they could have recognized him. Real Estate Dealer F. W. Graham identi- fied a note of $5, which he had cashed after the defendant bad represented that Judge Coie had indorsed it. Three notes of $114, $215 and $150, dated, respectively, May 9, 19 and 22, 188, were identified by Broker W. H. Slater as having been cashed by him. He had cashed them cn the representation of the defendant that Judge Cole had indorsed them. The notes had not, however, ever been protested. Banker Lewis J. Davis of Lewis Johnson & Co, ideniitied a note of $225, which had been cashed by the bank. The note was made May 4, 183, and was represented to have been indorsed by Judge Cole. Judge Cole’s Testimony. After District Attorney Birney had ex- plained that two of the notes mentioned in the indictment, of $150 and $200, made May v and 22, INK, would have to be abandoned, as the party who cashed them, Wm. E. Matthews, was dead, he called, as a witness for the prosecution, Judge ©. C. Cole. Judge Cole stated that he had known the defendant for ten or twelve years, and had, in a sort of a way, acted as his counsel at times. Judge Cole was then handed the dit- ferent alleged forged notes, and asked if he had indorsed ;them. inspecting them very carefully, the judge said that he had neither indorsed them nor authorized the defendant or any other person to indorse them. Some of the noics he had first seen after receiving notices of protest, and others had been shown to him by the par- ties holding them, before the notes became due. Just where and when he had first seen the differeht notes was explained in detail by Judge Cole, who explained that he had indorsed no for the defendant after May 11, 1a. » He had, said Judge Cole, indorsed several notes for the prjsomer, the first one being, he thought, m .>Siy for $900. In Isp, ex- plained Judge Cole, (he had purchased some of the stock inthe: electric company, in which the defengant.was interested. Later, he had indorsed quite a good number of accommodation -potes. In the late sum- mer or early fa} of) 1892 he had required the defendant g make a written state- ment of the noges putstanding, and after that time, explained Judge Cole, he had indorsed no only those in Birney, fifteen ‘in The Star at the time. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. were received as an accommodation to the — ‘m exchange for the witness’ Without concluding the examination of i Cole, @ recess was taken at 12:30 until : Examtaing Notes. Upon the resumption of the trial after Judge Cole was handed quite a num- minute examination of them was the judge, wRo stated that some of the indorsements were his true signature, and the rest, with one exception, were not. Rote excepted, Judge Cole said, he was for Aldrich in the office of the witness, but one at least bad been indorsed in a court room. One or more, too, might have been indorsed elsewhere. With one exception, stated Judge Cole, he had never been com- pelled to pay any of the notes previous to the cd fendant’s departure from the city, the latter having always been able to have them renewed. Judge Cole said he had examined three notes held by Lewis Johnson & Co., two of which bore his signature, and the third one was forged. He denied having told Mr. Davis, of the frm, that he was in doubt as to the third one. Judge Cole explained that he had paid several of the forged notes, he- cause he felt that he was in a way re- sponsible for the ties’ losses. His sig- nature, he said, he had geen so well counter- felted that he could not have discovered that fact. He had offered to pay any of the dis- puted notes which, said Judge Cole, his bankers would declare to bear his genuine signature. Some of the forged indorsements were, explained Judge Cole, excellent imi- tations of his signature, while the others should not have deceived any one. The examination of Judge Cole was con- cluded at 2 o'clock, when the government recalled Mr. Terry, who stated that the a respecting the notes took place ere. 5 Knew the Signatures. R. Newton Donaldson, a young attorney, and Wyman L. Colé, brother of Judge Cole, testified that the indersements were forger- jes. To Mr. Truitt Mr. Cole said that had he met the signatures on the notes where he expected to see his brother’s true signature he would have passed them as genuine. —_—~— __ STREET RAILWAY MATTERS. Officials Go After Car Fenders—New Cars on the Metropolitan Lines, Acting President Dunlop and Messrs, Parke and Beale, directors of the Wash- ington and Georgetown Railroad Company, have gone to the street railway convention about to be held in Atlanta, Ga. President Baker and Director O. C. Greene of the Co- lumbia line have also left the city for the Same purpose. The especial object of the gentlemen named is to examine the numer- ous car fenders which will be on exhibition and be given practical tests during the con- vention, with a view to adopting the best upon the cable lines in this city, the Co- Jumbla, as it is well known, being about to put In a cable along its line from 15th and New York avenue to 15th and Boun- dary northeast. President Phillips of the Metropolitan road has gone to New York on business connected with the contracts for the imme- diate commencement of condult work for jos new electric system on the 9th strect The new cars of the Metropolitan road, which were built in conformity with the di- rections of the bill that passed the last Congress, were put on the tracks regularly yesterday, taking the place of the open and the old closed ears. There are over forty large new cars, painted in green for the predominant color used on the main line, while half a dozen yellow cars run to the Boundary and back to Linccln Park. The cars are attractively finished inside, and the cushioning of the seats and their backs is noticeably comfortable. —~_—_. THE GLENNAN DIVORCE CASE. One Branch of It May Be Heard in the Police Court. It is now probable that one branch of the Glennan divorce case will be heard In the Police Court. This is the case in which Dr. Arthur H. Glennan and four other men went to Mr. Lester's 12th street boarding house and took the doctor's two children, after breaking doors and locks, as published Dr. Giennan sub- sequently filed divorce proceedings, which were answered by his wife. Yesterday in Lawyer Ralston’s office testimony was taken In the case, and today the boarding house proprietor called at the Police Court and wanted warrants for Dr. Glennan and four members or employes of the McDevitt detective agency. Mr. Lester wanted the warrant for housebreaking or forcible en- try, but the clerks, of course, refused a warrant on such charges, but would have given one charging the destruction of pri- vate property, But Mr. Lester wanted a Warrant on a charge that would get the alleged offenders locked up. Until Mr Birney, the district attorney, can look into the matter, no warrant will be issued. —_—>___ THE COURTS, Ccurt of Appeals—Chief Justice Alvey and Associate Justices Morris and Shepard. No. 322, Hughes agt. Heyman; argument concluded. No. 342, Schoyer agt. Frey; dis- missed on motion of C. H. Cragin for ap- petlee for failure to file briefs. No. 843, Gleason agt. Hoeke; argument commenced by J. Coleman for appellant and continued by M. J. Colbert for appellee. Equity Court, No. 1—Judge Cox. Hawkins agt. Hawkins; payment of ali- mony, counsel fees and costs ordered. Phoe- nix Mutual Life Insurance Company agt. Hunter; demurrer overruled with leave to amend answer in twenty days. Smith agt. Wood; Frank H. Todd et al. made parties complainant. Buyers agt. West; sale de- creed, with H. S. Matthews and Simon Lyon trustees to sell. Washington Brew- ery Company agt. Forster; leave to file amended bill granted. In re Henry Powers, alleged lunatic; writ de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issu Western National Bank agt. Lewis; Washington Gas Light Com- pany made party complainant. Harris agt. Harris; time limited to eighty days to take proof and additional counsel fees allowed. Cook agt. Smith; motion to strike out an- swer overruled. Equity Court, No. 2—Judge Hagner. Keane agt. Callaghan; decree appointing James F. Shea receiver, and judgment against defendant, Charles A. Callaghan, for $1% and interest. Nicholson agt. Wills; restraining order until further order, and rule to show cause returnable October 22 granted. Golden agt. Gordon, and Barbour agt. Gordon; testimony before J. H. Lich- liter, examiner, ordered taken. Cireutt Court, No, 1—Judge Bradley. George H. McMillan agt. Clarence C, Waring; verdict for defendant. F. H. Quast agt. W. C. Mertz; verdict for defendant. Jonn H, Adriaans agt. Alfred Giddings; verdict for defendant. Campbell agt. Hel- len; judgment on verdict for plaintift for possession and $141.67 rents. Worden & Morris agt. MacRae; judgment by default. Koontz agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; order to ftssue commission to take deposition. Maddox et al. trustees, agt. P. F. Glos; on hearing. Circuit Court, No, 2—Chief Justice Bingham. Hetzel agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; on hearing. Criminal Court, No, 1—Judge McComas. United States agt. Frank Aldrich; on trial. —_— The National Geographic Socicty. Amongst the many new names proposed for membership in the list that comes be- fore the board of managers of the National Geographic Scciety at its meeting this afternoon are thoge of Mr. A. R. Spofford, the librerian of Congress; Senhor Salvador de Mendonca, the Brazilian. minister, and his son, Senhor Mario de Mendonca, sec- end secretary of legation; Gen. Cerqueria, EB. E. and M. P. of the Brazilian special mission, whose office is at the Arlington; Lieut. military attache of the German embassy;- Gen. W. W. Duf- field, superintendent of ‘the U. S. coast and geodetic survey; Mr..Ceell Arthur Spring- second secretary of the British em- ; Col. John M. Wilson, superintendent of public * Me Director J. Mills Browne, U. 8.'N.; Gen. ‘Thomas, DEPENDENT CHILDREN The Matter of Their Education Discussed at Some Length. The Industrial Home School—Annaal Report of the Board of Managers Submitted@—A Vital Question. The annual report of the board of mana- gers of the Industrial Home School was submitted to the Commissioners today. It ts a voluminous document, and deals at tength with the Industrial system of edu- cating dependent children. “During the year 1892-'3," says the re- port, “the number of inmates averaged 100, but toward the close of the year the inten- tioa of Congress to reduce our appropria- tion, and giving nearly half of it to the board of children’s guardians, became 80 manifest that we could do no less than pre- pare for the reduction, and by disposing of all the children for whom we could find homes and recetving no others, we bad reduced our number on the Ist of July, 1808, to seventy-five, and later during the year to fifty. To these were added certain wards of the board of children’s guardians, placed in the schoo] at various times and for pe- riods varying from five days to a year; so that the average number during the year has beea about seventy-five. “Besides reducing the number of our in- mates, we found it necessary to reduce the salartes of our employes, and somewhat re- duce the force. It ts obvious, however, that the expenses of an institution cannot be reduced in exact proportion to the number of inmates. Salaries cannot be curtailed and raised, as children come and go, nor can furnaces or stoves be made to consume fuel im proportion to the number to be warmed. Our fifty inmates, therefore, cost more per head than the one hundred last year.” A Vital Matter. The report asks the attention of the Com- missioners to a matter involving, as it says, the longer existence of the school. After re- viewing the .egtslation concerning depend- ent children, the report says: “The board of guardians was organized and began its work on the Ist of July, 1898, and made its first report to the commis- sioner of charities in August following, to be commur icated to the Commissioners of the District and, through them, to Congress. In this report the guardians take the posi- ton that it is their duty to care for all children properly chargeable upon the Dis- triet of Columbia. profess that they are pre- pared to do so and request that no further appropriations be made for private char- itable institutions, but that all the annual allowances fore given to such institu- tions be withdrawn from them and given to ‘This lon was not adopt- superintendent of charities or the Commissioners of the District, who, on the contrary, recommended to Congress to give the usual subsidies to the private institu- tions. But the committee on appropriations of the House of Representatives, in report- ing the appropriation bill, followed the rec- ommendation of the of guardians, made no appropriation for our school or other children’s Institutions, but gave the ertire amount recommended by the Com- missioners for all to the board of children’s guardians alone. “Had the bill in this shape passed Con- gress we would, as above remarked, have had at once to abandun the work. Other institutions have their own property and fome revenue of their own, and, though crippled, mixht have survived the with- drawal of the public subsidy, but we have nothing else whatever, and could not sup- pert our children a day without it, “And then the proposition of the guar- Clans involved the further consequences that no children. however destitute or mis- erable, should be helped, except such as the courts should by judicial action find to be such and should by judiclal order take from their parents or natural guar- dians and given over to the government board during their minority. “This measure, Involving as it lid the whole policy of the disposition of the des- titute children, appeared to us too serious a matter to ve determined in committee without any discussion or consideration whatever in the House, for which the ap- proprtation bill seemed to afford no op- portunity. We therefore went forward, as did others of the institution concerned, and prevailed on the committee to recede from their recommendation and report for ap- propriation the estimates of the Commis- sioners, and the appropriations were made in that form. The same question will again arise at the approac' session of Con- gress, and we are not disposed to inter- fere again with the course of business in committee or in the House. ec THE EXPRESS RO! mY. No New Information on the Subject— Detectives Still at Work. “We know nothing more today than we did yesterday,” said Mr George W. Moss, the local manager of Adams Express Com- pany, this afternoon, in response to in- quiries for information regarding the search ‘sow being made after the perpetrators of the train robbery of Friday night. “No reports have be2n recived of a definite character, and at present the entire affair appears to be in status quo.” Mr. J. Q. A. Herring, who is directing the search for the express company, of which he is manager, is confident that the robbers will be caught. The company, he sald, had employed only the best detectives and enough of them to watch every point where the thieves would be liable to appear, and this survelllance would be kept up steadily. Working on a Theory. Tt is evident that the express company ts working upon the theory that the robbers are in hiding in Maryland or Virginia be- tween Chesapeake bay-and Aquia creek, are now having the entire red. All the law officers of the counties on both sides of the river have been enrolled in the search, and while the express company has offered no definite reward, it is understood that any informa- tion leading to the ultimate apprehension of the thieves will be liberally paid for. The rewards offered by President Myers of the R., F. und P. R.R. and Gov. O’Ferrall are sufficient, however, to spur a large num- ber of detectives of all sorts and descrip- tions to vigorous werk on the ease. Sev- eral tramps who passed through Alexandria Saturday and Sunday have been followed and overhaule}, but none of them failed to clear themselves of suspicion. Many similar characters have been questioned by de- tectives in both Maryland and Virginia with equally fruitless resulis. George Carter Suspected. A great many people cling tenaciously to the theory that George Carter, the escaped convict, was the leader of the gang, and various allegations have been made that he was seen im the neighborhood of the crime quite recently, but so far the detec- tives have been unable to find any one who knew Carter who has seen him in Virginia in the last year and a@ half. The Washington detectives have taken a more active interest in the subject today than before, and they have information which is being quently, The detective force is also watch- ing all suspicious characters with more than ordinary vigilance. —_———— Chieago Grain an@ Preduce Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., CUICcAGo, « | Rankers and October High. ts Egugseses 3 4 brags] tg aagel saceliaaseassi Pret sd if i is 6S eo CT 627 York Cotton. Fe [Ss an Bg re Bo 83s Ey] the rote 3 'punday ‘At Blue Stessenar seers depth of three inches. be ed ete ee: FINANCE AND TRADE Effect of the Proposed Shipment of Gold. BLOCTVONS EXPECTED 10 HELP PRICES The Industrials Continue the Main : Attraction. satansennstiliainataanss GENERAL MARKET REPORTS arene Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, October 16.—Speculation in railway shares continues secondary to the superior attractiveness of the industrial group. In the former lst the volume of busiress is small and without any encour- aging Indications of improvement. The en- gagement of half a million gold for ship- ment was reflected by decreased tivity rather than by concessions in value. The strength of the foreign exchange market shows no signs of relaxation. On the con trary, rates are fractionally above those of yesterday and consequently reflect a greater profit to the exporter. by loss of gold at this season of the year, a rally based on the probable result is dicted before the close of the week Manhattan opened up 1-2 per cent, advanced to WS 1-4 on the covering of terdsy’s sales. The short interest tn property is now believed to be largely re- sponsible for the recent weakness, sharp recovery is likely to follow any tempt at covering. It ts not likely that the necessity of support from the inside will be conceded uniess a further drive by the bear leaders is made, in which event an effort to make the decline an expensive one to its originators is decidedly probable. Delaware and Hudson sold down 1 per cent on limited trading by the room, and else- where the list was moderately steady “Bugar eccupled ite olf t r its position at the head of the lst, attracting the bulk of the business and recording the greatest gain for the day. Purchases by brokers, usually near to the wishes of the mantpulating tn- terest attracted the attention of traders, who cai assisted the advance. The next statement of the company will not refiect a profitable business for the current quarter, and while the stock ig subjected to less adverse criticism there Is nothing to warrant a bull movement et this time. Politics and manipulative tact may war- Tant an advance of a few points in order to give the necessary contrast the probable. ‘The last hour's was dull and with- out significant feature. In the regular list, where changes did occur, vances were noted. industrials sold off fractionally from the best during thts period. but closed steady with net gains for the day, in most instances. ————— FUVANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the’ lowest and the closing Prices: of the New York stock market today, as re- Ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Broadway Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Stocks. American — American Cotton Oil, Atchison Canada Soathera Canada Pacific Sales—regular call_12 0° .—D. $1,000 at 14%. ““Eekingtoa, tativesd “eet 3 34; 10 ; tou Railroad conv, 6s, 155 bid, Ast. ‘uington and Georgetown Railroad fs, 24. 123 bid, 135 asked, Metropolitan Rallroad. tome Gs, 102 "bid, 106 Belt Raiirond 80 bid, asked. Eckitizton Hatlroad Gs, 100 bid” Colum: bia Railroad Gs, 107 Mid, 110 asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 114 bid. Washington Gas 11 bid Washington Gas Company conv. 6s, 130 bid, 140 asked. U. 8. Electrie Light cour. Se, 128 bid. Chesapeake and Elect: EC Potomac Telephone 5s, YW bid, 105 asked. Amer- ican Security and Trust Ss, F. bid. Washington Market Company ist ds, 100 Utd. Washington ‘Market Company” leap. 106 bid Washinton Market Company ext, tn Gs, 104 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 102 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 102 bid, 103% asked. Wash- Angton Light “Infantry 2d 7s, 102 bid, 103%: asked. Xatioual Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 300 Did. B15 asked. Bank of the lulic, 280" bid. Metropolitan, 280 bid. Central, 280 bid. Tarmers and Mechs 190 Dia, 200 asks E i te Traders’, 1 bia 80 asked. Deposit and Trust, 328 vid "Washington ‘Lon and Ratiroad “St —Washington and Grorgetown, 280 bid. B00 opalitan, $5 Co asked. Columbia, 83 bid. 25 ‘bid, 40 xeked. Saliytows, 33 ected went Cnorsstows ond Tew {Gas aud Hlectric Light Stocks.—Washington Gus, Sig Wide 4014 asked.” “Georgetown Gas, SI bid, 65 asked. “U. & Electrte Light, 128 Wid, “130 asked. Insurance Stocks.Finemen’s, 39 tid, 43 asked. Frankia, 43 bid, asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid, 7 asked. Arlington, 150 bid. German-American, 160 bid.“ National Union, 12 bid, 14% asked. Go- aaked.” People's, Oi bid 53 ‘eae a bid, 8 amed, Commercial, a, bi ‘Vitle Insurance Estate Tithe, 108 Did, 118 asked. Col bid, BY asked. ‘Telephone Stocks. 35 Vid.” Chesa- _ and Potomac, asked. American Cartinre 53 bad, a E Market, 14 Md, 150 asked. at ed a ‘Mergenthaler pe, 120" vid, 135 *Ex div. BALT! —receipts, 12, Wheat dull and