Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1894, Page 2

TE NEWS BY WIRE Vice President Stevenson on the Stump in Missouri, —-+ NEW YORK MANAGERS 10 CONSULT Gen. Harrison Not to Speak in New York. : ae WOMEN’S VOTE AT DENVER ee eee KAFOKA, Mo., October 22.—The special train bearing Vice President Stevenson and party arrived at Kahoka promptly today A co © of Kahoka citizens, consist of Judge bs Turner and T. L. M ery and NL. Cherry, met the Vice P dent at Alexandria, Mo., and accompanied him to Ka children to semble? at the tr: giessman Hatch intr who delivered a five- y on what Ce ns and s 4,000 had « place. Con- r. Stevenson, nook ¢ had done in f reforming the tariff, and ex- ng a hope that the voters of this con- gression! district w ain return Mr. Hatch to Congress fier expressing his pleasure at having met so many of the peo- ple of “lark county, in what he believed to be the most beautiful portion of the state, he bowed to the crowd farewell, and the train pull ut for Memphis, Mo. LANCA Mo., October 22. -Vice nm passed through here aking for five minutes to Iso paying a ‘uhngressman of teh. panying Mr. Steven- state committee chair- r Harvey P. Salmon, executive ghairman; Supreme Judge A. C. ‘wood, Attorney General R. F. Walker, vssman John T. Heard, J. R. Brown and others. The Vice President has recov- ered from his indisposition, and ts again in geod shape. WISSIG RETIRES, According to Mr. Grant's Request— Managers NEW YORK, October 22—At democratic | the ni arts of eadquarters today It wa a the shanty, conn 3 wi Remdquarters today it was announced that | 10 ‘eters, which he had set about 100 Wissig, Tam democratic can-| Yards. av r the assembly, had compliel with | A night watchman in the employ ofthe | y Candiate Grani’s demand that | sewer contractors happened to come along | Chae ti “hart or {at this time, and, secing Kiley, stopped & soaghinty charles (Silver | fing out what he was doing, in the da nanie nominee [9 | he stumbied against one of the wires. The b York e two ulkner t 5} IN NEW YORK. GEN. HARRISON It is Said That He Will Not Speak for Morten. INDIANAPOLIS, Ex- tart so to that city prese It the vely given was s morning that his trip east was private busin He will make during » and polities liscussed b NEW YORK, 22.—Ex-President Harrison will city tomorrow, when eifort will be made to induce him to m: 7 more iT In advecacy of ex-Vic President Morton's ca for the sovernorship. WOMEN “TERING. Over GO.n00 A ce Their Intent © at Denver. October 22.—The registra- n this city is almost as large ). The total number of names the books, which are now closed, registration in this county “0. Should 70 per cent of 1 vote the will be conside = t as it was tetal vote was lwo years ago, when the m the East That Fails to Find Credence. October 22. It is stated from Chine and Japan are proceeding ‘, October 22.—Inquiries made at - legation here regarding the re- en Tsin saying that negotta- tions for between China and Japan Were in progress at Seoul, the capital of Corea, show that the Chinese officials have Bo news m the subject and that they do 2 Rot believe it pr. le that such negutia- tions wouut be jucted at Seoul. LULPO, Corea, October 22—A de- 100 wounded and there ts a at Seoul. In nese have bee there are 1,2 hospitals. Tonghaks of southern s, and only the fact that ums prevents them from breaking out Into open revolt and mo n masse upon Seoul, for which eity, by the way, many of them have start- et Japanese ha: of wounded wounded J w wounded sth not provided with bi -_ oe MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Lost. bterranean Fire in yrade Hu co As lmmense DEN 1, Octodé A fire caused by spontar mbustion in @ hill above the towr aryshal, Houlder count ‘Col hirty ars ago, threatens to com- municate to the surrounding valuable coal fields and render them worthless. The fire at first emitted only smoke, then it quick- @ne) to « dull red glow, and now, fears of «Sorts to drown it out and wail it in, tt races throughout an underground grea of from 2) to 300 acres and spouts flame. cin ivrs end smoke throvgh a dozen . rach of which might vie in appear- the crater of a working volcano. rth millions of dollars has been out —_ CAROLINA FUSIONISTS. lal Ticket Has Been Made . October 22—The fu- yleted thetr judictal ticket on ft the name of Walter A. y of Raleigh as asscctate, vice nner, who de ation. = Mr. Mo: The republican jw t are im ail cases indorsed by The tickets are now being Montgomery was up by populists and was ratified Saturday t by the republicans. aeons e ©. A. C, Grounds. thletic grounds of the Coluinbia known as Columbia fleld, t of 17th street, will be opened work on Wednesday afternoon a game of foot ball between the and the C. A. OC. The second ‘eason will be played Saturday, ga the Orient Athletic Club active t with Sith, the ©. A. < ——_— diana Hatiroad Tax Cases. ‘Tee Unitet States Supreme Court today a@ rehearing of the Indiana railroad cases, decided at the Jast term of by The cases {nvolved the legality o! Indiana rail tax law. jefly reviewed the tariff | rison’s } © | whelmed it, source that negotiations for peace | THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. CZAR SOMEWHAT BETTER. Latest Advices Keceived From Liva- dia. ST. PETERSBURG, October 22.—Adviees from Livadta regarding the health of the czar intimate that the slight rally reported yesterday was purely temporary. COPENHAGEN, October 22.—Private ad- vices received here from Livadia today say that the czar has passed a good night and that he is somewhat stronger today. LONDON, October 22—The Globe this afternoon publishes a dispatch from Paris saying that the czarina bad a bad attack of hysteria yesterday, The dispatch adds that her majesty never leaves the sick room of the ezar and that she can hardly be Induced to take any repose. It is feared that the ezarina will lose ner reason if the anxiety is protracted for any considerable tim LONDON, October 22.—A dispatch from Warsaw says it is believed in that city that the disease from which the czar is suffering originated in the railroad accident near Borki, in October, 1888, when the imperial train was wrecked while his majesty was returning from the Crimea to St. Peters- = twenty-one persons and wound- ix others, among whom was the ezarina. The czar suffered from severe con- tusions on both sides of the body, und these, Hitt jectured, may have caused sofhe in- ternal imjuries, as he has never been quite well since. It was reported at the time of this accident that it was due to defective | rails, but the popular belief has been that | the wreck was caused by nihilists. The in which the czar and the imperial fam was traveling at that time was constructed of steel, and to this fact was due the escape from death of Alexander and his traveling companions. i DYNAMITE PLOT DETECTED. Patrick Riley Pianned to Blow Up a Shantyful of Italians. NEW YORK, October 22.—One hundred Italians sleeping in a temporary barracks a mile from New Rochelle had a narrow escape from death by dynamite as the re- sult of race prejudice last night. The men have been employed as laborers on @ sewer near Glen Island. Conflicts between them and Irish laborers have been fre- quent during the last month. A pitched bat- tle was fought three weeks ago, and since that time the trouble has been almost con- tinuous. Saturday night Patrick Riley got the key to the tool box, and after all the other workmen had gone home ne took from it nine dynamite cartridges, the dynamite battery and all the wires used In blasting, which he carried to his home. About 9 o'clock last night he went with them to the Italians’ shanty. Riley, who xpert dynamiter, put Rik y, and the rate t The } watchman made a run for engaged in a sht. ti in the shanty w attracted by the nofse, and ran out to what was | the matter. When th were restraine Riley was finally 1a! Rochelle lock mp. Riley he is only sorry he was dis- covered so soon, as tn another minute it would havi n all over, and he would then be sa’ Riley wa out bail for the action of t nd held with- grand jury. ASE ae JUDGE HOADLEY APPROVES. Ohio's Former Governor Commends the Militia’s Attitude at the Riot. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 22. Hoadley of Ohio writes from New follows: Col. Colt, fourteenth regiment O. N. G., Co- lumbus, Obio. My Dear Colonel: It goes without saying, or ought to, at least, that 1, who once commanded the National Guard of Ohio, have not lost iny interest in that noble body of citizen sel- diers. This interest prompts me to write to you today and congratulate you and the men under your command on your and their magnificent behavior at Washington C. H. The fourteenth regiment has for many years been the right arm of strength of | the executive department of Ohio. If that regiment could have reached Cincinnati two hours earlier it would have saved the | beautiful court house of Hamilton county from destr ion by flames which ove nd under your command it | has saved Fayette county from the hor- rible disgrace of mob rule uvercoming law and order by brute force. I congratulate Gov. McKinley and you and the men under your command on the outcome of your work at Washington C. H. Of course 1t was a great pity that life was taken, and perhaps it may prove, as is often the case under such circumstances, | that the wrong men were killed, but mobs ssed without hurting some- x -{ York ve their position and this anot be avoided, but there Is but one way to suppress a on Bonaparte taught this long ay 3 “cuted the painful duty, it seems to me, from what I have read, with the maximum of courage and the minjinum of harm. With kind re. Yours tru ards, GEORGE > — A CASE OF SMALLPOX, HOADLEY. A Colored Nurse ts Stricken With the Disease in This City. Late yesterday evening Dr. H. R. Street notified Heclth Ofticer Wocdward of a sus- piclous case at 483 4th street nortneast, re- sembliing smallpox. Dr. J. Ramsay Nevitt, the physic in charge of the Contaxlous Hospital, was at once notified, and In com- pany with Dr. Street visited the patient. Dr. Nevitt at cnce pronour ced it one of true smallpox. At 8 oclock this iorning the patient was removed. The patient Is a colcred worran, who gave her name as Mary Mundel. She sald her occupation was that of a nurse. She was suffering intensely. ‘The quarantine fags were placed and the telephone connected with the exchange cftice When morning came everything in readiness. Meanwhile Health Officer Wood- ward had visited the hovee where the wo- man resiled end learned the history of the case. It sec one of importation. Mary Mundel was nurse at the house of Mr. P. J. Coston, 430 4th street northeast. Her charge ‘as the baby daughter of Mr. Coston, who had returned from a visit to her grandfather at South Pomfret, Ver- Sa arab ——— 14. On the 20th of the month the baby was taken !] and di = 13th of ober. = ee Mary Mc washed the baby's clothes and last Mon fay she complatnel of pains | n her back. She was so sick by evenin, that she went to bed and seni for th ng | tor, At the urgent request of the nealth | offic = a Ralph Walsh, who has had considerable experierice in small vis- ited the hospital thi cod sal thera was of true si out all ad body. Health oiecer Woodward was at tha District buikding this morning aurrying out suppli to those in quarantine. He said he hac taken the precaution to thoroughly fuml- Gate the house and vaccinate the inmates. > —— . BURR REPORTS, CAPT. The New Assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, Capt. Edward Burr, the new engineer officer who is to be assistant to the Engi- neer Commissioner, reported at the District building today. Capt. Burr is to have charge of that important branch of the service known ag street lighting, together with other minor details to be made here- after. In appearance Capt. Burr ts of me- dium stature, with a smooth face a ht brown hair. His however, ee he roentgen considerable knowledge o: moni affairs, and expressed hope that would be of service to the District pe ae rr will not enter upon his new tu of November. In the himself with his new duties. will look around acquaint } an NEW LIQUOR LICENSES Regulations Adopted bv the Excise Board. Ant-' joon League is Active in Cir- culating Petitions—No More Oral Hearings. The liquor men are beginning to get ner- vous as the new license year approaches. It will commence on the first day of Novem- ber. The liquor men have been by no means inactive, and the number of retail applications for licenses already filed Is larger by a good many than for the same time last year. The records show a total of 166 applications on file for retail liquor licenses, and ten applications for whole- sale licenses. The Anti-Saloon League has not been asleep during the past few months, and it has drawn up a plan of baitle that is re sponsible for the uneasiness felt by the liquor men. . One of the provisions of the new liquor law which was passed March 8, 1894, is to the effect that an applicant once having obtained the signatures of a majority of the residents and property owners in. the locality where he desires to conduct busi ness (which consent is a condition prec dent to the granting of a license), need not again obtain such consent for a renewal of the license, unless the majority of the real estate owners and residents petition the excise board, stating that said bar room is not necessary and objectionable, Cireulating Petitions. The Anti-Saloon League, with this pro- vision back of it, has printed and circulated to each resident and property holder in every square where a saloon ts located a blank to be filled up, setting forth that the bar room Is objectionable and unnecessary. Many of these blanks have been filled in accordance with the printed instructions and filed with the excise board. When it is observed that a majority of protests in any one case has been received the application ts laid aside and the applicant notified that it will be necessary for him to make out a new applicatioa and once more obtain the necessary consent of the adjoining residents and property holders. It is believed that in this manner the league will defeat a num- ber of lcenses. New Regulation. The excise board, which, it will be re- called, is composed of the board of perma- | nent assessors, has met and organized. At an informal meeting today it was decided to adopt the rules and regulations formu- } lated and passed by the Cummissione when they constituted the excise beard. An important new rule adopted by the beard Is that under no circumstances will oral arguments be tolerated. If, af: has once been rejec his not 7p 5 cas which be reopened. 3 be given to the argum and action will be taken. If the ¢ ed a second time, that will el and the application will be marked and sent to the files. This much the has decided, and the individual mer declare they will live up to it. hames of a score or mc who failed to properly « after hours and on Svr ek marks agai plies for his ne Saloon keepe! year will be in a residen ed down, After un application has been fi | board will take one week for consideration | before announcing Its action. But one day | each week, and that FNday, from 2 o'clock, will be devoted to the consideration of ap-} uor licenses. Heretofore has been in the habit of a the ice weekly, but the press of tm- t matters in correction with the new ment has made it impractical more than one day be devoted to the bustr ers, To Be Fair. In conversation with two of the members of the board today they said: “It is not our intention to persecute any one in this | matter of granting liquor licenses. If an applicant has properly complied with th law, and has nothing against him, there will be no trouble. But this board will not tolerate low dives and saloon keepers who violate the law. No mercy should be shown We have arranged everything $ principles, and will give a re- spectful consideration to each case. There Will positively be no oral arguments allowed. If an applicant desires to appeal from the first action he must reduce his arguments to writing, and they will be considered. After two rejections the case will be sidered as finally closed, and will not opened again. The board has other matters of far more importance to the citizens than this liquor question, and while we will do everything possible, we do not propose to waste any Ume.” —<—>—__. A Defense of Lynching. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The recent lynching in Prince George's county, almost within sight of the Capitol, calls for more than passing comment; it should give us pause and reflection. The act of lynching is an act of rebellion, of revolution, and like these is justitied by | necessity. A community never loses the | right of self-protection, and the people are | the final judges as tv the best means of | protection, Let us lovk at the case fairly. A wretch, unfit to live, has ceased to live, and this without delay and without expense | other than the cost of a couple of broken dcors. ‘This ig not’ legal justice, but it is economic, co-operative justice. Prince George's county is poor; the taxation of its poverty does not afford the means of buAld- ing good roads or of properly educating its children, Its legal justice is a stow, cum- bersome, inefiicient machine. ‘To have op- erated it in the present case would i In point of fact, it. wo: have missed it altogether. The life of a man Mable at any ume to go on a raping expedition is not only worthless, but a ng nuisance, calling for abatement. abate such @ nuisance by means of a heavy fine, to be imposed upon and cuilect- ed from the people, is to punish the peopie, as they are the only sufferers. If it is preferable that the forms of justice be ob- served, then let us have some efficient, economical forms of just Another point is worthy of mention. The brutal wretch claims to have been drunk, and there is every reason to suppose that he told the truth. At the store in Woodmore, from whence he proceeded to his deed of devil- uy, is whisky sold to all comers and for the private gain of the storekeeper. The natural effect of whisky is to inflame the passions of brutal men; then, naturally, follows outrage, and, naturally, lynch- ing. The efficient cause of the outrage would seem to have been five cents’ worth of whisky in the stomach of the brute and five cents’ worth of profit in the pocket of the storekeeper. The alternative of the lynching is a heavy tax upon the people ror legal justice, which is often but a costly fraud, and which absorbs the funds that are, potentially, good roads for the farmers d the bread ‘of Mfe—education—for their children. All this is in the domain of poli- Ues, which our good people pride themselves upon keeping out of, leaving it to the law- yers and the devil. We have lynchings be- cause our civilization has sunken to the lynching level. Would it not be well for our good people who have made everything all right for the next world to give some attention to the practical affairs which de- termine the weal or woe of the society in which we are forced to spend ovr lives? . B. M. BURCHARD. Hyattsville, Md., October 21, 1894. ————__ Only a Telegrapher’s Joke. CHARLESTON, 8. C., October 22.—The reported lynching of five men near Orange- burg, 8. C., ts untrue according to reports received at the News and Courier office here, which say that the circulation of the reports was a telegraph operator’s joke. —_—_—>——_ ‘Treasury Recetpts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $341,052. Government receipts— from internal revenue, $428,057; customs, $405,614; miscellaneous, $15,958. SEARCEY ARRAIGNED The Suspected Train Robber at Staf- ford Court House. REQUISITION PAPERS FOR MORGANFIELD Examination by Express Company Officials in This City. PINKERTON TAKES A HAND Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October 22.— Chas. J. Searcey, the suspected train rob- ber, arrived here last night In charge of Sheriff Kennedy of Stafford county, accom- panied by Robert Pinkerton, Detective Hinde, Express Messenger Crutchfleid and David Herring, assistant superintendent of Acams Express Company. A great crowd had congregated at the depot, but Sheriff Kennedy got his prisorer into a carriage and drove to the city jail, where the prison- er was placed in one of the Iower cells. Searcey ate a hearty meal today at 12 o'clock, and at 1 o'clock he was taken in a ciosed carriage, with Robt. Pinkerton, Sergt. Edrington and Commonwealth's At- torney White, and driven to Stafford Court House. 5 The commonwealth’s attorney of Stafford has been busy preparing the papers for the requisition of Chas. A. Morganfield, the other robber, who is held at Cincinnati. Dir. White wired the authorities at Cincinnati to hold Morganfield for Virginla officers. Sheriff Kennedy left for Richmond this af- ternoon, with all papers to the governor, and leaves tonight for Ohio, SEARCEY IN WASHINGTON. He Was Subjected to a Rigid Examt- nation by Express Company Officials. C. J. Searcey, the man arrested at Cum- berland last week on suspicion of being one of the gang who committed the recent train robbery at Aqula creek, was brought te Washington Saturday night, and lodged on the fifth floor of the local office of Adams Express Company, on Pennsylvania avenue near {th street, until 8:30 o'clock last night, when he was take1 to Stafford Court House, Virgiria, where he will be arraigned today to answer the charges against him. He was in charge of Sheriff Kennedy of Stafford y, but really in the custody of the dams express oflicials and Robert Pinker- agency bearing officials here today egarding the y during his rstood that the man y and ent ager Herring util M sted. It is , Who had just com he had seea ard sucereded in ot jons Trom Morgant nied tt Pink- nnati, from Cin iked aining sor ey aby field, however, R ome of the train robbers, with- bt, and it looked to him reey was afso. Mr. E admit that silence by Se and Morsanfield when they are arr: court would retard the efforts of the com- pony to connect them with the robbery, a ated that clreumstantial — evidenc -m would prevent such a course ‘t from having any effect towar¢ them from the charges. Se taken as ‘far as Fredericksburg 1a and to Stafford Court House this morning. The Adams express officials are as reticent as usual regardmg the case, but freely hint that developments may be looked for In a day or two. dow ough § would not ees RUSHING THE WORK, Over Half a Hundred Today on the City Post Office. The Grim Determination and the Burst of Energy have at last succeeded in effecting a fusion on the post office site, and from now on there may be expected a vigorous gn against time and the elements. This morning there were some additional men put on the work, and by 11 o'clock there were fifty-five men laboring on the structure, enough to finish the building by the 2oth of April, 1897. That 1s according to the old calculation, which was instituted When there was absolutely no prospect that so many men would ever be seen at once on the walls. But today there is every evi- dence of a gleeful intention to get through with the job, whatever it may cost, and Superintendent Kinsey wears a broad smile as he surveys the scene, and the foremen are giving orders and the men are running around, and really It is quite exciting. One of the foremen did not turn up this morn- ing, and so five of the men had to be laid off for about three hours. These were the ndlers of the iron on the ground, so that the total for today may be a bit inaccurate. But there is no use splitting hairs, lally hood that the mentioned will be realized. he blue derrick {3 at last ready to hoist cond story in place, but ong have not yet been hired for this Wagons are delivering stone , and there is enough material on gin with. The bricklayers are weary with waiting, for they can- not begin until the stone work has been ted sufficiently to give them a clear in the stone for the si the ma: e iron work ts now far ahead of the nry, and there is no longer any ex- cuse for the delay in the latter work on the ground that the tron contractor was behind time. The latter’s time expired on the 6th of September, so that he is now nearly seven weeks behind time, ‘That period should have been enough for the contractor for the superstructure to catch up with his dates, but he does not seem to have done it. The fron frames are now nearly com- plete on the entire east side, aud the south side will soon look like an immense bird cage. It now appears probable that the frames for the second and third stories will be set long before the masons are away from the northeast corner. ‘The original plan was that the iron work should be finished in sections, and that the masons should follow the frames so closely that by the tme the frames for two stories had been set all around the building the masons would be clear away and the fourth and fifth stories could be begun at the northeast corner, go ‘that! t would Le no lapse in the work. That was a beautiful theory, but it has not functioned in any particular as yet. The frame dor the northeast corner has now been practically tinished for nearly ten days and not a Stone nas been set. It is not beyond the range of probability that the fron contractor wiil be ubliged to wait for weeks, if not months, before he can begin on the fourth story, for frost time has be- gun, and it will not be many weeks before freezing weather sets in, which will stop all masonry werk. It is quite reasenabie to believe that the fourth story will not be started until open weather comes in the spring, if then, ——— (USED A KNIFE. Tragical End{ng of a Game of Cards. Richard James was arrested yesterday for assault and battery with intent to kil two men, one of them Henry Balls. The as- sault was committed on Fert Reno, near the District line, above Tenleytown. It was in- stigated by a game of cards, which ended in a dispute over the possession of a “jack pot.” James ripped out a knife during the beat of it and made lunges at those who contested his rigbt to the money. Balls was aed unfortunate and received gap- ing cuts in both his face and breast. The other man escaped with slight injuries, Officers Riley and Pearce arrested James and locked him up at the station. His vic- tim will probably be in no condition to ap- pear against him today. ——— Court of Claims Resumes. The United States Court of Claims re- convened today for the first time since the summer vacation. All of the judges were present except Judge Nott, who is expected to return to the city next Monday. BURGLARS ARE RAMPANT A Footpad Strikes a Nervy Man Whe Had am Ax. Meny Rebberfes ef Small an@ Large Amounts Reported—Oats: Crimi- nals Thought to Be Here. Thieves have been operating tm this city recently to a considerable extent, and the crimes have been such as burglaries, ptck- Pockets and petty thefts, and Saturday night a bold attempt at highway robbery was made at the corner of 12th and B streets northwest. This affair happened only a short distancs from the first po- lice station, about 6 o'clock, when the po- Uce platoons were changing. The victim was Mr. Matthews of No. 1112 Virginia avenue. He was on his way home at the time when he met a man whose appearance was that of a Coxeyite, or stranger who looks to charitable organizations for sistance rather than do an honest da; work, At first he made a request for money for a night's lodging, which was refused. Then a demand took the place of the request. “I want your watch and money,” he said to Mr. Matthews. But the footpad had accosted the wrong man. Mr. Matthews had just purchased an ax, and when the stranger started toward him and rade the threat he pulled the wrapper from the weapon and informed the highwayman that he would let him feel the weight of It. ‘The would-be thief muttered, good one,” and then escaped. This affair, happening so soon after a number of other thefts, including several cases of picking pockets, gives reason for the belief that there are some imported crooks here. The poilce will soon begin a crusade on suspicious persons about the city and then some of the tramps who come here will be compelled to do manual labor on the farm. Saturday night the store of Hall & Glover, tobacco dealers, at L ith street, was burglarized. The burglars entered the place by prying open the rear window,and carried off more tLan $100 worth’of cigars, tobacco and pipes. Saturday afternoon there was a robbery at the house of Mrs. M. C. Phillips, 143 H street northwest. Mrs. Phillips left $64 in her purse on the bureau tn her bed room and went to another part of the house. When she returned to the room her money “You're a had disappesred. Last night there was a daring burglary committed at the house of Richard Murphy, a_bookb ofc er at the government printing He Hyves at 206 11th street northeast, st night before retiring he fastened door $ usual and had no idea that he was to have a visitor before morning. But when he got up this morning he found that some one had ent the house by Kkeleton of duplicate key, and the been ransacked. The burglar, however, was only in search of money, for he took about $100 from a purse and left Without taking anything else. There was a check in the purse, but he did not tak it away. He overlooked about $30 in silver which near the purse. tered the house southeast and t Capitol street je lamp. ays ago a gold-filled wateh was m BP. H. Hart of 467 C street, and case was reported to the police yester- J. Bond complains of the theft nt houses near 2d and P paint brushes “and sheet n Young, 1406 Pierce place, re- larceny of a watch worth $2u. ports the es Bail to Answer to the Second Indictment. As stated in The Star would be the case, Frank Aldrich, who was acquitted Friday night of forging the name of Judge C. C. Cole to sixteen promissory notes, was re- arresied about 3:30 o'clock Saturday after- rcon..When the verdict of acquittal was rendered Judg McComas granted the motion of Aldrich’s counsel for the defend- ant’s discharge from custody, no one being present from the district attorney's office to rote an objection or inform the court that there was still another indictment pending against the man. This second indictment, explained in Saturday’s Star, wi re- turned last December, the one on which Aldrich was acquitted having been in August of last year, and alleges that he forged the name of Judge Cole to some seven or eight notes. To require him to give bail to answer this second indictment Was the object of District Attorney Bir- ney in causing Aldrich’s arrest Saturday afternoon, Aldrich, who had just heard that a bench warrant had been issued for his arrest, was at his attorney's office, about starting tor the court house, when Lailif Springman appeared with the warrant. He was at once taken before Judge McComas, who was found at the Metropolitan Club, when the amount of bail was fixed at $1,000. Mrs, Elmira S. Delano of Mt. Pleasant qualified as his surety, and Aldrich was released. in the evening a reception was tendered him and Mrs. Aldrich by Mr. James W. Semerville, a warm friend of the acquitted man, at Mr. Somerville’s residence in Mt. Pleasant, where Aldrich formerly lived. The house, brilliantly illuminated, was thronged during the evening by several hundred people of the village and city, who warmly congratulated the released’ man and wished him success. Mrs. Aldrich, it appears, ts not a sister of the Misses Lenman, where she and her hus- band are stopping, but the Lenmans are warm personal friends, This morning Aldrich and his counsel ap- peared in Criminal Court No. 1 for the pur- bose of asking the court to assign a day for the trial on the second indictment. But, as District Attorney Birney informed them that he was not yet pi to say when he — be = to tury the case, the court was not juest ssigi ose eet 2 Soren a aay Aldrich stated today that he wouk turn in a day or two to Detroit, singel was engaged ‘in the railroad business at the time of his arrest last month. —. __ THE AVERAGE REDUCTION. It Will Be Fifteen Per Cent on the Real Estate Assessment, An average reduction of 15 per cent in the veluaticns as returned by the last board of assessmant on real Property in the District of Columbia will be made by the board of permanent assessors now in session. This board, it will be recalled, was appointed for the purpose of making a@ revision of the last asse3sm2ni, which contained so many mistakes, and which was acknowledged exorbitant. Since the board first met it has been considering eppeals, and from the number thus far acted on, they all agree that the average redygtion all over the District witl be about 15 per cent. Of course, many instances the reduction will be considerably greater, and in some it has been increased. A large rumber of appzals have aiready keen acted cn, but the bourl has almost as many waiting fer consideration. While every piece cf property in the District can- not possibly be inspected before the date set for making the returns, the board has decided upon an ingenious way to revise the assersment of the entire city. For in- stance. a man eppeals from the assessment cn a certain lot in a particular square. An inspection ts made of the lot, and if it is found to be exorbitantly taxed it will be reduced, and at the same time there will be a general reduction throughout the square. The board js anxious that those who desire tc appeal do so at once, for the time is getting brief. The people of the Metropolitan Presby- terlan Church, 4th and B streets southeast, are much interested in a very important event in their church history, which ts to transpire tonight, the exercises beginning at 7:30. It is the installation of thelr new pastor, Rev. e N. Lu DD, On this occasion eve BF Bitthiger, D.De ted clerk of the presbytery, will presid: 7; S_ Hamlin, D.D. will preach the sermon; Rev. John Chester, ., former MANY SEB THE RACING. Despite the Weather a Large Number at St. Asaph. Despite the threatening weather, another large crowd attended the fourth day's rac- ing of the Virginia Jockey Club at St. Asaph’s Junetion this afternoon. The day’s card was the best yet presented. .The Scratches were few, although the fact that the great western mare Yo Tambien was mot yet ready to race caused her stable to decline to start against the eastern crack, Lady Violet. Twenty bookmakers did bus- iness today and speculation was brisk. The program for Wednesday, ay and Friday was issued today, the purses being cut to an average of $100. ‘The horses scratched were St. Vincent, Emma and Bizarre, in the first race; Se- tauket and Baroness, tn the second; Hazel- hatch, in the third; Benefactor, in the fourth; Lizzie and Yo Tambien, in the fifth, and Restraint, Repetition and Baroness, in the sixth. The first race, six furlongs, was won by King Gold (Griffin), T to 1; Doggett (dog- gett), 1 to 2, second; McKee (Hanawalt), 10 to 1, third. Time, 1.17, The second race, 11-4 miles, was won by Jodan, 40 to 1; Song and Dance,4 to 5, sec- ond; Prince Karl, 6 to 1, third. Time, 2:10. Results at Alexander Islangl. The first race at Alexander Island today was won by Markstone, 25 to 1; Boreas L., second, 20 to 1; Verse, third, 3 to 1. Time, 177 1-2. RACING TOMORROW. Entries for the St. Asaph Alex- ander Island Tracks. The Virginia Jockey Club entries for to- morrow follow: First race, three-quarters of a mile.—Har- rington, 126; Galilee, 123; Nero, 1 Ed. Kearney, 118; Prince George, 118; Old Do- minion, 115; Flirt, 116; Hazethatch, 114; Urania, 112; Pulitzer, 112; Sufficient, 110; Moderocto, 105; Bonaventure, 100, Secon] race—Mile. Pulitzer, 00; Can- delabra, 112; Gold Dollar, 98; Nero, 114; Shadow, 9. Third race—Five and a half furlongs. Am- sterdam, 111; True Penny, 111; Parthenia, 108; Tuscan, 111; Golden Gate, 111; Pandora gelding, 108. Fourth race, one mile and a sixteenth.— Repetition, 192; Long Bridge, 107; Live Oak, 102; Setauket, 99. th race, three-quarters of a mile.— Flirt, 108; Derfargilla, 108; Little Billy, 105; Wheeler, 107; Ed. Kearney, 107; Re- straint, 104; Galilee, 103; Prince John, 104; Walcott, 107; My Gyps, 104; Old Dominion, 108. t Alexander Island. The following are the entries of the Old Dominion Jockey Club races at Alexander Island tomorrow: First race, five furlongs—Siberia, 95; Flat- tery, 110; Camden, 105; Magnet, 95; Lura, %5; Paragon, 110. Second race, wt; Trail ‘ Fermo: Lyceum, W Third race, Atamant, 106 5 one and ‘one~ Foxenzo, 64 Telephone, 2, Freezer, 9 neckla Filly, Tommy Lal- 117; O’Hearn, y (late Rose gelding), 110; Monte a e farlor gs—T? 114; Jewsharp, 14; haron, Quatorze, Beonten, 110; Carlo, Fifth race—Six furlongs. Columbus, 119; Uno Grande, 110 Tedd Gegg, 110; Can't Tell, 10; Luin, 110; Willie Hon a 110; Ada i n Voyage, 110; Jack Wilson, uu 10; Lallah, Llu; Silver Queen, ju Sixth race, five and one-half furlongs.— The Scalper, 108; Tree Top, 108; Samaritan, 111; Vent, 111; Forager, 111; The Clown, 111. ——_—. PREMIER BURLET BEATEN. Latest Reports of the Belgian Elec- tions. BRUSSELS, October 22.—According to un- official figures published here the recent elections for members of the chamber of representatives have resulted in the foliow- ing distribution of seats: Catholics, 104; liberals, 19; socialists and radicals, 2). It is reported that M. De Burlet, the premier, has been defeated for re-election to the chamber by a small majority. —— THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE, Paris “Figare” Declares That Roi ie mania Has Joined It. PARIS, October 22.—The Figaro makes the somewhat remarkable assertion that Roumania has joined the triple alliance, composed of Austria, Italy and Germany, and declares that the visit of the King of Servia to Vienna and Berlin was in con- templation of a still further change in the dreibund. ——_— BUILDING INSPECTION. Mr. Entwisle Writes a Reply to Mr. Hamilton. The Commissioners today recelved the following letter from Building Inspector Thos. R. Entwisle, regarding the communi- cation from C. F. Hamilton on the subject of fire escapes, which was referred to him for report: After receiving the accompanying letter of C. F. Hamilton referred to me, I beg leave to state that fire escapes were or- dered to be placed on the Saks and Cor- coran buildings, previous to the date of Dis letter, and are now being erected. The building (the old Globe office), now occupied temporarily by Stumph Bros is not oc- cupied above the second floors, and for but a short time. We did not consider it necessary t» crder a fire escape on it. The law makes it the duty of the in- spector of buildings and the chief of the fire department to order fire escapes on ail buildings mcntioned ir the act. We have jointly gone over all such buildings, and given the orders. And as they are aware that we canrot enfcerce the orders, they have not all complied. As to the remarks that bulldings are not inspected, this charge is not borne out by the facts. As with the small force in this office, we have pushed Inspections vigorously, but owing to the large field to be covered and the amount of work aside from inspections, such as in- vestigating various complaints and the re- numbering of houses, the time of the two outside inspectors is occupied at least one- half on building inspection. The need is assistants to fully control construction.” ——_—_—_ Chieage Graiu and Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., Bankers . CHICAGO, October 22, 1506. | Fd BT Sy ~s 29 12 Li ] 12. 12.27 if 7.2 $3 en lew, O48 5.48 5.54 5.67 5.68 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 22.—Fiour quiet—weste:n oper, J:70a1.90; do. extra, 2.02.30; do. FINANCE AND TRADE Belief in an Attempted Rally of Prices. PROSPECTS OF MORE GOLD SHIPMENTS Disquieting Rumors Regarding Manhattan Circulated. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——_._ —__ Special Dispatch to The Prentng Star. NEW YORK, October 22—The trading element were in doubt this morning as to the proper application of a lMmited supply of speculative material. The irregular opening and the subsequent narrow trad- ing promises little more than a duplication of last week's professional operations. Ac- tivity resulted in concessions in almost every Instance. There was a notic ble dis. position on the part of certain large oper: tors to organize a following to force a ral on the election prospect, but was only par- tlaNy successful. Indications warrant the belief that a rally will shortly be cngi- necred on the probable result of the con- gressional and gubernatorial electicus, but not until more definite information is ob- tainable. The market for sterling exchange was firm this morning, with a decided tendency toward a repetition of last week's advan: rates. The prospects for gold shipments are, therefore, improved, but bankers report ho engagements thus far. The supply of commercial bills, mostly drawings against cotton shipments, was the largest on record this morning, but were absorbed with the usual promptness. It is hoped that the abundance of these offerings during the week will be sufficient to prevent a further reduction of the country’s gold supply. The disquieting rumors concerning Man- hattan were again successfully used against the market value of that property. Anoth- er argument in favor of lower prices is that the interchanging of tickets on the surface lines is attracting traitic, because a ride over two roads may be obtained for one fare. It is not believed that arguments « this character will prove of mc porary advantage to the continued dividends which competition ts not li to impair. Paciiic Mall solid up 11-4 per cent, as the result of good financlering on the part of the present management, which promises weil for forture hol of the stock. The grangers were dull and barely steady around opening prices, The prevailing la of interest among traders resulted in most al aplete stagnation in the balance of ny well-de- sentiment of the street start and resulted in a decline of 1 per cent from first prices, ful- lowed by an almost complete recovery. selling movement was effective milar Units, but on the rebound first prices were moderately improved upon. not be trap- marked yest fi ped into exposing the cour for the immediate future, formed opemtors, when t fer t sh account. Ch fractionally cn a small v but is regarded as a probable candidate fo> buil distinction in the next active mar- ket. The balance of the industrials were dull and void of feature. The last hour's business was unchanged in character, but prices were inclined to yield under professional trading for both accounts. —_— * FENANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the hirh- 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 Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. American Sagar. American Sugar, pf American Tobacco American Cotton Ot Atchison...... ... Canada Southern Canada Parifie. Chesapeake aud Odio. Ch o B. and @ 7 Chic and Northwestern. 1044 Chicago Gas... 4% C., M-and St. Paul. 6g , Mand St. Paul, pid. 119% ©. RL. and Paciti 7 De. Lack. and W Delaware and Hudson. Din anavattie Feeding, and att! Genera) Electric. Tiltnot Central Michigan Central. Miasour! Pacifi National Lead Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail... Phila. and Reading Pullman P. Car Co. Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal avd Iron. Union Pacific. Wabash ington Stock Exchange. Ronds.—U. 8. 48, registered, 114\ asked. U. &. 60, coupon, 1144 bia. U. nid. Disirict of Columbia Bonds. 20-year fund Se, 109 bid. 20-year fund Gs, gold, 118 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 115 bid. ler wt 198%, 120 Dil! 3.65, funding, currency, ll bid, 113% asked. 3's, registered, 2-10s, 100 bid. Miscellancous Bouds.Washington and George- town Ratlroad conv. Gs, Ist, 125 bid, 132 asked. G bid, 114 8. 11 rency,, Washington and G jown Railroad conv. Ga, 24, 1% bid, 132 asked. Metropolitan Railroad con’ Gs, 102% Wid, 104% asked. it Railroad Se, bid, 86 ton Railroad Gs, Coiumbs, asked Gs, 105% bid Masonic Hall Association Se, bid. Wash fon Laght Infantry ist fis, 102 bid. ae t infantry 3d Ts, 108 bid, 103%y National Rank of Bank Stocks.— Washington, bid, $20 asked. Rank of the Hepublic. 265 bid, Es asked. Metropolitan, 240 bid. Parmers bid, cond, Ong and Mec! , SO ached 140 asked. Columb End, 10’ bi uM Ane cw ", as 150 asked. Caplial, 114 bid. West ob asked. vid, 112 185 bid, 150 asked. bia. | Traders’. 10 jas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Ga My bid, 49% acted Gears Gene bo ead. “Piremen's, 43 asked. Prank- 53 asked. Metropolitan, GS bid. Cor- fami; roma, Neinter wheat patent, 2703.00; ening | iq" German-American, ROS bide NATL Boe Bj enring wheat Stralgat, 93 10as 2 | 3% bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12% Ud, 14% naked. . shipments, 7,500 barrels; | }, 7 bid, 7% asked. People’s, 6% bid. 5 ae eee. , Ais in, "7% bid, © naked’ Commercial’ fay, Gorn es "steamer So. 3 ted, 62 rc. | 3g, 01d, © asked. 13000 bushcle: wiihing ov ple asked. i ea Gora dullspot, aig. bid; October Ba hud: . vid 8, 4.313 bushels; stock, 19, i sales, 3 southera white iN good to choice timothy, §12.00a$12.50. ay Moa imitation,” 1830" ‘do, ‘inde, 16817; pn! = Mote, nase, 02 Sie THs Go. 85 ster,