Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Suspected of Complicity in the Der- ver Murders. ——— A Chrysanthemum May Prove to Be a Clue. —— WORK OF THE DETECTIVES ei —eiepeinioaae DENVER, Col., November 17.—The city fletectives have arrested Frank Rock, a French-Canadian, who lives in a small house in the alley in the rear of the Mar- ket street row where the three recent mur- ders were committed, on suspicion of being the strangler. Rock has associated largely with the French-Macqueaux, who infest Market street. It is not.known what evi- fence the detectives have against Rock beyond the fact that he answered closely to the description of a man seen running } through ,the alley about the time Kiku Oyama was found strangled to death. Rock has been employed as a roustabout in Market street saloons. He is married. A woman on the henceforth “Stranglers row,” living only a short distance from the place where these murders have been committed, let drop a hint that may lead to the arrest of the right man. In the room of the little Japanese was found a chrysanthemum. At the time the ques- tion was asked who gave her that flower. No attention was paid to the matter and the woman relaxed into silence, being afraid of saying anything further for fear that they would bring the perpetrator of the murders down upon them next by aid- ing in giving some clue. No one ever seemed to think or care who gave the Japanese girl, Kiku Ayama, those flowers. If the police ever consid- ered that a clue lay behind that little in- cident they dropped it for some unknown reason. Armed with determination to probe the matter to the bottom If possible and see Whether there was absolutely anything that couid be of use, a visit was paid to the row and the women from 1th to 20th street interviewed. At the first they would say nothing except to hoot at the theory that it was the Macquereauz. The California women, in a way, backed up that theory, but not a French or Amer- ican woman believes anything of the kind, and loudly says so. One woman was found, who started the report on @ clue that had been hinted heretofore, but nothing further than hear- say could be obtained, and but a very poor description of the man could be obtained. This woman again inquired about that flower, and asked why they did not run down the giver of that token. Closer inquiry followed, to find out what she knew about it, and a tangible clue ob- tained that seemed to start a thread of circumstances to unravel. Whether there is enough to convict @ man behind that remains to be seen, but it is quite oe that there is enough to start on, ar beyond a doubt a stronger chain than that upon which Demandy and Challoup were eld. For the past two years there has been a German living in Denver who seems to have a mania for women. This man for- merly worked at one of the hotels and is described as being of medium height, sandy hair and a reddish mustache, He is a pe- culiar person and tg heavy set. During the past two years he has paid the Market Street district regular periodical visits and nearly every time carried flowers to some inmates of the row. He was sometimes well dressed and again he ts in working ciothes. Nearly every rson on the row knows this pecuilar fei- low, and in most instances they consider him harmless, but there are a few who re- fused to have anything to do with him, as they were afraid of him. ‘This German left the hotel and has been more or less engaged in the cultivation of flowers+and-this undoubtedly accounts for bis mania of presenting those women with flowers. This man was seen on the row on Sunday afternoon with a bunch of chrysanthe- mums, going toward No. 1957. There seems to be no one who saw him enter there, and the only thing that really might connect him with the Japanese is the fact that Kiku Ayama appeared on the street a lit- tle later with some chrysanthemums, and when asked who gave them to her said: “A friend.” This German had visited her béfore, and had visited Lena Tapper and Marte C ontassolt at different times. He mad> a statement on one of these visits that he had been robbed of $100 by one of the Callfocnians on the row, and that he-would get even. i THE OLDEST EX-sPEAKER. Rob't C. Winthrop's Political Career Began Sixty Years Ago. Bpecial Dispatch to The Eveulug Star. BOSTON, Mass3., November 17.—Robert C. Winthrop, whose political career began more than sixty years ago and ended be- fore the war, who died at his residence on Marlboro’ street last night, was the oldest ex-Speaker of Congress, and doubtless the oldest ex-Senator of the United States. He studied law with Daniel Webster and suc- ceeded him in. the national Senate. He was the associate of all the great whig leaders and his life reads like the blog- raphies of statesmen whose careers closed long years ago. His first public office was that of re; tive to the state legisla- ture. Elected in 1834, he became Speaker of the Mouse after four years’ service. In 1840 he was chosen a Representative to Congress. as a member ot the whig party. He served a long time in Congress and was elected Speaker for the sessions of 148-49, In 1850 Daniel Webster resigned his.seat in the Senate to accept the appointment of Secretary of State under President Fill- more, when the governor of Massachu- setts ‘appointed Mr. Winthrop his suc- cessor. Jn 1851 Mr. Winthrop was the candidate of the whig party for governor of Massachusetts, receiving 60,000 votes. ‘The last politieal offee which he held was the place at the head of the Massachu- setts clectoral coMéme, Which in 1854 gave the vote of the state to Gen. Winfield Scott. Hts retirement was by his own free i. Mr. Witithrop's ‘1. important speech in >) as in opposition to the fugitive nd was delivered in the Sen- st 19, 1850. Mr. Winthrop’s nt literary work was the biography of his great ancestor, “The Life and Letters of John Winthrop,” in two volun years ago Mr.Winthrop was ken wn with a severe attack of pneumonia, which undermined his rugged constitution ft the time and from which he never fully ecovered. Last Monday_a fast decline set In and it seemed as if the end would come once, but he ralled and gave evidence living much longer. ©: He was periodi- cally unconscious yesteslay and reco : nized gniy his daughter, who was attending him. is son, t Robert. C..Winthr : his betside, anon, Ses: wae ak ee rear MISSOURI'S REVOLUTION. Elects Dockery, Dificial Count De Armond and Tarsney. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., November 17.— The oficial canvass-of the returns of the ecent election hag been completed. eat Of the ticket B28, 447 -vote The Black, democrat, had Robinson, republi + populist, 4: 3 Robi 3,00; Sanderson, soclalist-labor, | This gives Robinson a plurality of | and makes cratle loss 44,-| The populists gain and the! it 4 lost.1134. Following is the | std ean, plurality, , tlemocrat, 1,86 ; at ey, demoerat, 740; six | L democrad, iG. seventh, 4 | ., republi ; eighth, NI ninth, Wm. | oar, tenth, Richar tpeld, rep 49> *@leventh, Charles | 2 Joy, republican, 1,435; twelfth, Seth W. | ‘obb; demo ieM@ethirteenth, John 2. | 3 aney, repubjican. fourteenth, Mosely publicfin, figures not given; tif nth, | arles C. Burton, republican, 2,594. CLAMORED FOR THEIR MONEY, Police Called Out at Chicago to Dis- perse City Empleyes. CHICAGO, November 17.—A large detall of police was called out at noon today to quell a bread riot in the city hall. Two hundred and fifty discharged em- ployes of the water department gathered about the controller’s office and demanded the wages due them. The contreller sent a clerk to inform the men that there was no money in the city treasury to pay them. Instantly the crowd became fiotous. Cries of bread and threats of instant ven- geance were howled forth by the angry crowd, and the ccntroller, gathering his clerks, barred the doors to his office and sent a hurried call for policemen, ‘A half dozen officers appeared, but were promptly rushed out of the corridor by the thoroughly aroused men. A battalion of patrolmen were summoned and after a liberal use of force the rioters were clubbed into submission and driven from the city hall. The large crowd which had been attract- ed by the disturbance was heartily in sym- pathy with the workmen and threats to compel instant payment of the. overdue wages were numerous until the police suc- ceeded in dispersing the throng. ——_ THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE. Even Worse Than the Brutality of African Slavery. LONDON,November 17.—The Westminster Gazette, this afternoon, commenting upon the story of the Armenian massacre, ca- bled exclusively to the Associated Press early last evening, says: “Nothing but an Arab raid can compare with the brutality in Armenia, and in Af- rica the victims are at least given the chance of slavery. The porte has carried out none of its promises; and it is time it was brought sternly to book. If it persists in giving a free hand to its governors in Asia Minor and confines itself to sending out transparently false official contradic- tions it must take the consequences, and the sooner it is told this the better.” NEW YORK, November 17.—The first in- timation of the slaughter of the thousands of Christians In Armenia was contained in the Associated Press dispatches of No- vember 14 and printed exclusively in the papers in the United States and Canada of that date receiving the news of the Asso- clated Press. The story in detail, as related by the chairman of the Armenta Patriotic Association at London, was contained ex- clusively in the Associated Press dispatches last ht and was tn al! the offices of the newspapers served by the Associated Press from New York to San Francisco before the end of the night. This was supplemented by the London ress comment and the ofticial statement issued by the Turkish government from Constantinople. This recital of an unspar- Ing massacre of men, women and children, without parallel in modern times, making a total of 3,000 words, was handled by cable and over the leased wires of the Associated Press in the United States in the early hours of the night, and repre- sents one of the greatest known feats in news gathering. It’ was only possible through the direct legitimate news rela- tions which the Associated Press alone maintains with the great news agencies and newspapers of Europe. By compari- son, three morning newspapers in New York city served by the United Press fail- ed to print any of the news, and two oth- ers ran extra morning editions in an effort to give their city readers a synopsis of the news. The two journals in Philadelphia served by the United Press contained no mention of the news. —— FOR B. AND 0. SHOPS. Negotiations Complet: for the Pur- chase of Land at Camberland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 17.—The Baltimore and Ohto Railroad Company to- day consummated negotiations with the Humbird Land and Improvement Com- pany of this city for the purchase of twen- ty-five acres of land adjoining that which they purchased a short time ago in South Cumberland, and spent considerable money in grading an4 improving for the purpose of a “yard.” It tg the intention of the Baltimore and Ohio Company to use this newly purchtsed ground for the erection of shops, which will be begun within the next two months, upon which over a half million dollars will be expended. Cumber- land will be made the central point for the Baltimore and Ohio shops and _ works. This means the moving of hundreds of femilies from Keyser, Piedmont and other points, which will tverease the population of this city nearly double. narnia eT SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. They Extend Over a Large Area in Sicily and italy. ROME, November 17.-The earthquake yesterday extended over a Jarge area of southern Italy and Sicily. The shocks were sharply felt in the provinces of Mes- sina and Reggio Di Calabria. Much dam- age was done in the towns of Messina and Reggio. One person wae killed at Messina and a number were Injured. The inmates of the prison weré panic- stricken,mutinied and tried to escape. The prison guards had the greatest difficulty in preventing the prisoners from getting away. Six earthquake shocks were felt at Reg- gio during the night and a number of houses suffered badly. Severe shocks were especially felt at Palz, Seminara, San Pro- colio and other towns in the province of Reggio Di Calabria. In this province great damage has been done to property and a number of persons have been killed and injured in addition to those who are known to have been buried bencath fallen houses. A landslide caused by the earthquake on the railroad near Bagnara, in the province of Reggio Di Calabria, stopped railroad traffic in that district. The earthquake shocks were felt here and on the Island of Ischia. eee es CORNELL-PENNSYLVANIA. Playing the An in PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 17.— The University of Pennsylvania and Cornell foot ball teams lined up for their annual game on the university grounds at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. It was raining hard. Pennsylvania won the toss and took west goal, with an advantage of wind. Ohl kicked off and the ball was returned by Brooke. By successive runs the Cor- nell team carried the ball to Pennsylva- r fifteen-yard line. Pennsylvania got the ball on holding. Osgood made twenty yards through left and Brooke punted and Cornell got the ball. —2—— LEVEN GINS BURNED. A Lynching Awalts the Incendiary When Caught. GREENVILLE, Texas, November 17.- Five more cotton gins located at different points in this county have been burned at a loss of $25,000, making the total burned to date eleven gins. There seems to be a concerted mevement on the part of a gang of burners to destroy every gin in thic county. If the Incendiary ts caught he will be lynched. ——~—> BIG FIRE AT NOTTINGHAM. Flames Burn $750,000 Worth of Lace Intended for America, NOTTINGHAM, England, November 17.— Flames today broke out on the premises occupied by Brown & Co., who had large signments’ of late ready’.for shfpment au market, all. of which was damage ‘19 estimated at cor to the An ned. The THE ATTENDANCE KEEPS UP, Not#at All Affected by Threatening Weather. 1 Dispatch to Phe Evenng Star. 2 APH'S, Va., November 17.—The weather had no effect upon Jance at the St, Asaph track this oon ‘st race, half -milo—Dretbund first, second, Tuscan third. Ti 40 1-4. ond race; -stx «furlongs. ‘kness rst, Gleesome , L1G L second, Polydogp ieee | THE LOTTERY « CASE Charge of Selling Tickets Against Martin Being Tried. SERGEANT DALEYS TESTIMONY Witnesses Who Contradicted Each Other on the Stand. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION The case of Herman J. Martin, the pro- prietor of a 7th street printing establish- ment, charged with selling lottery tickets, as heretofore published in The Star, was heard in the Police Court this morning before Judge Miller. This is the case which played some part in the Gessford- Daley case before the trial board, and atout which there has been much discus- sion in police circles, because of the par- ties interested in the prosecution. Lawyer O'Neill represented the defendant and Mr. Mullowny appeared for the prosecution. Thomas I. Carter, a young man, was the first witness, and he testified that he had seen some lottery tickets in Mr. Martin's place. They were in an envelope. Mr. Martin said he had received them by mail and he intended to send them back. The Fighting Sergeant. ‘When Sergt. Daley went on the stand ho testified that ex-Policeman Cotton gave him an incomplete statement concerning an alleged lottery scheme in the eighth precinct. He produced several lottery tickets, which, he said, he got from Cot- ton two weeks ago. The tickets purport- ed to have been issued from Kansas City by the original Louisiana Lottery Com- pany. When Martin appeared beforé the trial board Sergt. Daley said that he (Mar- tin) refused to answer questions concern- ing lottery tickets, on the ground that his answer might incriminate others. Judge Miller took the witness in hand and questioned him concerning the affair, “When these police fights get into this court,” said the judge, “I intend to have the whole affair ventilated. There is to be no secrecy.” Sergeant Daley then said he did not com- muntcate this indefinite Information to his superior officer because of its not being complete. Judge Miller then wanted to know how it happened that this information was. not siven to an officer of the eighth precinct before {t was given to him (Daley), and Sergeant Daley replied: “Well, it was.” “To what officer was the information given?” witness was asked. “I don’t care to tell his name,” Sergeant Daley answered. “Yes, you will tell his name,” said Judge Miller. “There's nothing to hide now.” “Then, it was Policeman Kopp, a mount- ed officer.” Judge Miller then wanted to know how it was that these things always get in the Papers before the court hears of them, and — upon Sergeant Daley for an expiana- tion. Sergeant Daley here became excited and answered that he had explained before the trial board how some of the information got out. Concerning the warrant he swore out for Martin he said when he got the warrant he put it in his pocket and went directly to the trial board. No one knew of what he had done except the warrant clerk, and much to his surprise he read an account of the issuance of the warrant in & paper that evening, and he (Daley) did not give out the information. Two Witnesses. A little colored man named Henry C. Bouldin was next put on the witness stand, and he created some amusement by saying that Harry Conrad was introduced to him as an ex-member of Congress from Ohio. He could not identify the defendant the man who was with them on that occasion. Harry Conrad rtext appeared. He has been selling medicine here for some time. The witness told Judge Miller that he came here from Ohio, but he is not an ex-mem- ber cf Congress. The deftndant had done work for him, and he remembered that Martin had some lottery tickets one time last summer. Witness saw Martin hand Cotton a lottery ticket in Plitt's saloon, corner of €th and Q streets, but witness did not see any money pass. Ex-Policeman Cotton. Ex-Policemar Cotton then took the stand and said that he bought two tickets from Martin. Judge Miller conducted a lengthy examination of the witness concerning the manner in which the affair got into the newspapers, and also as to how the police first got information. He told the court of a statement in a local paper purporting to be a denial made by him (Cotton), buf he said he had never made such a denial. After the publication, he went to the office of the paper and saw the editor. There he learned that he had been impersonated by seme on>. Witness Cotton was then put through a rigid cross-examinetion concerning his knowledge and alleged connection with the lottery business. He denied that he had ever been engaged in the tale of lottery tickets, and said he had only had four Louisiana lottery tickets In his hand in his life. He said that during the Pythian encamp- ment, when his brother came here, ‘he had some envelopes in which were checks. These were sold and the purchasets were entitled to whatever was on the checks. All the checks he saw had “No good" marked on them. Cotton admitted that he sold some of these envelopes. Other Witnesses. Mrs. Cotton, wife of the preceding wit- ness, testified that she went to Martin’s with her husband, who said he wanted to get the drawings. She did not see any drawings, nor did she hear what was said by Martin, Witness Cotton also toid of having seen Mrs. Lena Brown with two tickets, and he _ her say she bought them from Mar- n. Mrs. Brown was called and she denied Cotton’s testimony. ~ Mrs. Brown, in telling of Cotton's visits to her store, said he had the red envelopes mentioned andi he «also had some lottery tickets in hig hand. Witness purchased one of the ved envelopes in his hand and paid him 50 cenis for it. She did mot pur- chase one of the Louisiana lottery tickets he had. Witness also told of conversations she hed with Cotton during the past week and said that he used threatening language toward her husband. ‘The court then took a recess, A Disagreement. Policeman Kopp, whose name was men- tioned by the witness Cotton, was called and he contradicted portions of Cotton's evidence. He did say that Cotton showed him a ticket out on the road, but he told Cotton he did not know whether he was joking or not, that he (Cotton) was hard to believe. Kopp said that Cotton had given him. in- formation in an alleged “speak-easy’™ case. Cotton was again questioned, and ~he said that Peliceman Kopp was mistaken. Several witnesses were called by the court, Judge Miller wanting te threw some light on the newspaper publications. ‘Ihe, judge was anxious to know how the in- formation was first given out. Testimony for the Defense. This closed the testimony for the govern- ment, and the defendant's brother was> put on the stand. Following ‘his testimony, William C. Hertford, a cigar déalér, was callea, and he testified that he received-a ege of the Honduras Lottery Com- 's tickets by express. renpere: d not know from where they, came. The tickets were accompanied by a circular or confidential letter. 4 tounsel read the letter to the court. | i asked the court, after the-| letter had peen read. 2 “No, sir,” replied witness, , The defendant testified that he received a package of the tickets in May lagt. He said that. while out drinking with Cotion, he showed the latter the tickets and Cotton teld him’ that they were good, ‘Defendant said that he gave Cotton two @f the tick- ets. a ee Defendant then told of Cétton's proposed scheme to peddle beer in the mile limit and aid that Cotton suggested the introduc- A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement. of its circulation day by day for the preceding week, It would seem seif- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection, Below will be found the statement for the week just past. . The average circulation exhibited is believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Ctrenlation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Nov. 19, 1894. MONDAY, Nov; 18, 1904.. TUESDAY, Noy, 18,-1994. WEDNESDAY, *Nov:'14, 1994 THURSDAY, Nov. x5, 1804, FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 1864, seeeeee eons 199,795, I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents ouly the’ nuniber of copies of ‘Pat EVBN- ING STaR circulated Waring the six secular days end- ing Friday, November. 16, 1s0—that is, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, farnisned ormailed, for valuable consideration, to botia Ade Purchasers or sascribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to tefore me this seventeenth day of November, A. D. 18% + CHAS. W. DARR, tion of Conrad as an ex-member of Con- gress, as he was to pretend to use influence in behalf of Bouldin’s son. Continuing, he told of a visit to Coxey’s camp, where Cot- ton figured as a prize fighter. ‘There was a series of sports arranged to take place at Stegmaier’s, which was to conclude with a chicken fight. He denied that he had ever sold a tirket. Colton came and wanted to see the draw- ings. He pretended that he had paid de- fendant 50 cents, but, said the defendant,he never received a cent from Colton. A Warrant for Cotton. Policeman Potee of Lieut. Gessford’s precinct swore out a warrant today charg- ing Cotton with violating the lottery law in the sale of one of the envelopes con- taining one of the “no good” tickets men- tloned in the testimony. This vielation 1s charged to have taken place last summer almost in the shadow of the eigath police station. The warrant was issued by di- rection of Mr. Mullownry, the prosecuting attorney, after he had investigated the Martin case, a FIREMEN ARE GRATEFUL. Chief Parris Exte: Their Thanks to Citizens. The huge petition to Congress asking aa Increase in the pay of the District firemen is in shape for presentation. Mr, Joseph Parris, chief engineer of the service, has written @ letter to The Star, in which be says: “It becomes my very pleasant duty to acknowledge, through the press, the thanks of the entire membership of the fire de- partment to the citizons of Washington, D. C., and vicinity, who have so willingly signed the petition of the firemen to be pre- sented to Congress at its next session, ask- ing an increase of 25 per cent on thoir present pay; one-half of said increase to go toward establishing a permanent pension tund for the benefit of the members of the department who become disabled after years of faithful service, and to the widows and orphans of some who are unfortunate enough to lose their ves in their endeavor to save the lives of their fellow beings, and to guard and protect the property of the public aguinst’fre.: It ts gratifying to’ tte officers and memebers of ‘the department to see the willingness on the part of cits zens to assist thetiepartment in its appeal for aid. I find it almost impodsible to gath- er together words of thanks sufficient to show the feeling-of the members of the de- partment towards the public, who have s0 liberally indorsed their petition. The liberal indorssment is mother instance of the readiness and desire on the part of the citizens to assiatithe department in an; manner that‘ will'tend to promote its ef- ficiency.” 1 AT , . CAUSE df THE ‘DELAY. A Granite Worker on the New Post Office Gets Drank. 3 Joseph Grant,*an Englishman, who has worked on the new city post office as a kranite cutteg, quilt work yesterday be- cause his hahd was sore, and managed to spend hig money and get-intoxicated, Then he got in the buggy of John G, Eek; and after driving about the city some time he abandoned the vehicle, but took the lap robe in the buggy. .When Policeman Wik Hams found the intoxicated man his coat was on fire. 8 Judge Miller exantined the witnesses and then questioned the prisoner. “Where are you from?” he was asked, ‘Baltimore, was his response. here do you work?" “I've been ‘employed on the city post office - bullding,” answered the prisoner, “but I had to quit work because I had a sore hand.” “That's why the building does not go up,” added the court. The man will not return to work for thirty days. THE W. ©. T. U. eaeee Second Day's Session. of. the Annual Conven CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 17.—The second day's, session of the twenty-first annual convention of the Nattonat Wo- man’s Christlan Temperance Union began early this morning with the usual devo- tional exercises, a prayer by Mrs. R. B. Hall of Carthage, Mo., and a hymn by the audience. The reading of the minutes fol- lowed, and after this a large number of ladies were fiivited to seats on the plat- form, The first business of {mportance to come beforé the meeting was the special order arranged for on the previous day. As soon as the order was called for Mrs, Benjamin of Massachusetts rose and introduced an amendment to article 1, section 1, of the union by-laws. This section provided that the president should preside at all meetings of the union and at ail executive commit- tee. meetings. Mrs. Benjamin’s amendment provided for the appointment of @. vice president at large by the president. Mrs, Burt of New York opposeg the ameridment, as did Mrs. Boole of New York, the former on thé ground of technical error In the migutes and the latter for the reason that the com-. mittee on credentials bag not yet reported. A motion to lay on the table was lost. Mrs. Fésvétiden of Massachusetts spoke in favor of the amendment, the considera- tion of which was defetred until the report of the credentials commjttee was received. ‘Mrs. “Bullock .of New York began the reading. of, the credentials committee re- port. This was interrupted to allow state presidents.to. give the pames of those who were added to their delegations since the ormation.of-the credential committee's re~ ort. ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Bids Opencu. Bids were oflefigd by the Commissioners, today for buifMing fire-proof stairways in the Curtis, Abbott and Seaton school bulld- ings.’ The biddersttvere: William Rothwell, $8488; Geo. Whi Sons, $7,100; Brigham & Lowe, $5,439; Chas, Vhite & Co4$799, and Pettit & Drips, $8,014.50. i District’ Proposals. Proposals for! fuypishing the District with street and fire hydrants were opened this afternoon by the Gommissioners. The biddeys vere: Al. Scl?rammond, A. H. Haig, Raymong &'ampbet! Manufacturing. Co., V. E. Coffin, Camden Tron Works, Jen- Kins, Lingle & Ludlow Valve Co. A BLUECOAT CENSUS District Commissioners Decide to Count the People. OUR POPOLATION HAS INCREASED Probably Three Hundred Thousand Dwellers in the District. WILL BE COMMENCED SOON + The Commissioners this afternoon at a meeting of the board decided to order a police cénsus of the city. Just when this census will be taken has not been definitely determined, but it will certainly take place within the next two weeks. ‘The Commissioners sent for Clerk Syl- vester of the police department and had him before them for several hours discus: ing the matter. They based their reasons for a new census upon the following mem- orandum, which was furnished by the po- lice department: There is good reason to believe that the population of the District is very close to 300,000, The last census taken by the police de- partment in June, 1892, showed a: popula- tion of 258,431. ‘This was a time of the year when a large percentage of the residents of the city were away at the summer resorts. The health office in computing the death rates per one thousand per annum every month make estimates of the present popu- lation, based on the average in case of previous years, and they figure it to be nearly 300,000, ‘Yo get additional information, if possible, and to verify their estimates, they con- sulted the Boyd directory pecple, and they claim that there are 835,000 people here. They say that considering the number of names they will have in their new directory goon to be issued, and the number of chil- dren attending school, their figures are eee according to the ratios in other Their estimate is considered rather high, but there are good reasons to believe that count such ag the police would get would show that Washington has in the neighborhood of 300,000 people. The police department 1s more or less skilled in the work of taking the census, having performed this service two or three umes before. Thy enumerations by the police are always mcre correct than those taken by the government enumcra- pe probably because the police have to ke only those on their beat, and they are familiar with the residents. The census taken by the police in 1892 showed more than 28,000 in excess of the government census taken only two years previous. ———_— GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Papers Read at an Interesting Meet- ing Last Night. At the regular meeting of the National Geographic Soctety last evening Gen. Greely occupied the chair in the absence of the president, and Mr, C. C. Babb acted as secretary, There was no business trans- acted, but the announcement was made that at the next meeting of the society several changes in the constitution would be considered. The evening was given up to the reading of papers and the subjects were of a Kin- dred nature. Dr. Lafayette C. Loomis read an interesting article on the subject of “The Origin of and Figuration of the Up- per Alpine Passes.” He devoted his atten- tion mainly to a consideration of the St. Gothar, Simplon and St. Bernard passes, holding to the theory that they were form- ed by the action of great glaciers. At the conclusion of his paper, Mr. Babb spoke of the glaciers of the Mont Blanc section, saying that all of these are increasing in size, about one-half of those of Valois are also growing,while this holds true of only a few of the glaciers in the Bernese overland. ‘Those in the east are either decreasing or remaining stationary. e number of glaciers, Mr. Babb claimed, which are in- creasing in size is multiplying so that while this was true of only one twenty years ago, it now holds true of about fitty. Mr. Babb was down on the program to read @ paper on the Aniartic region, but the consideration of his paper was postponed until a future meeting. — THE COURTS. Equity Court } 1—Judge Cox. Lawler agt. Lawler; decree of November 10 modified. Swartz agt. Scheuerman; sale decreed, with Simon Lyon and Saml, Mad- dox trustees to sell. Kilborne agt. Kil- borne; decree on behalf of complainant. Normont agt. Edwards; leave to deposit $100 in lieu of appeal bond granted. Wom- ersley agt. McGlue; decree of November 46 corrected. Davis agt. Thorn; time to answer limitea to ten days. Mannix agt. Mannix; Edward Stevens appointed guar- @ian ad litem. Burney agt. Burney; di- vorce a vin, mat. granted. Volta Grapho- gt. Columbia Phonograph Co.; de- dan{s’ solicitor allowed to withdraw on ferms. Brandriff agt. Cullen; payment of gosts to complainant directed. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Campbell against Porter; order for com- mission to appoint guardian to issue. Ham- mond agi it Donov order overruling exceptions to answer. Brooks against Brooks; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Bo- hannah against Bohannah; do, Hubbard against Hubbard; testimony before A. H. Gambrill, examiner, ordered taken. Stone againet Russell; pro confesso against cer- tain defendants. In re Daniel E. Ridge, alleged lunatic; order referring cause to anditor, Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Saville against Cox; judgment by default. Pileging against Woodward & Lothrop; mo- tion for new trial filed. Low ainst Reeves; do. Armstrong, Cator Co. against Rose; judgment by default. Cutter & Co. against Todd; do. Woodward & Lothrop against Weed; motion for judg- ment overruled, Armstrong against Fritsch; demurrer to declaration sustained. Zeller against Felter; do., with leave to amend in ten days. Johnson against Webb; judg- ment by default. Ralston against Kurnit- zkt; motion for judgment granted, and judgment entered against defendant. Wheat against Morris; motion for new trial overruled, and judgment on verdict for plaintiff. United States against Phil- lips; do., and judgment on verdict for de- fendant. United States against Dudle: motion for reference to auditor overruled. White against Parke; judgment by de- fault. John Church Co. against Reynolds; motion for new trial filed. Circuit Court No.2—Chief Justice Bingham. Gibbs agt, Fletcher; commission ordered to issue, York agt. American S. and T. Co.; postponed until Monday. Koontz agt. Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company; demurrer overruled, with ten days to de- fendant to plead; exception by defendant. Grable agt. Moulton; dismissed on motion of plaintiff? at his . Parkey agt. Dan- els; motion for Judgment under 73d rule submitted. : ; Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. U. S. agt. Wm. Barstow; false pre- tenses; nolle prossed; defendant delivered upon requisition to governor of New York. ited States agt. William Canady; as- sault and battery; motion for new trial overnuled and appeal to Court of Appeal noted end nted; sentence jail ele months and twenty-nine days. United States agt. Nicholas Wood; assault to kill; motion for new trial overruled; sentence Albany for two years. United States agt. Robert and Henry Brown; housebreaking; sentenced to teform school. United States agt, Thos. J. Edmonson; larceny; motion for new trial overruled, Probate Court,—Judge Hagner. Estate of Lavinia Young; affid filed Estate of Caroline M. Pitchlynn; will ap: proved. Estate of Louis Beirosé, jr.; in- ventory filed. Estate of Mary 8. “Morse; will adynitted to probate and ietters testa mentary issued to Wintle 8. Morse; bond 700. 6 cheapie Smallpox Over. Smallpox seems to have entirely died out in the District, and there are now no sus- picious cases even under observance. Things ase in such good shape that the health office has decided to remove the restrié- tigms, placed on persons telephoning to the hospital, and In future terested parties | rah cofmaunicate direct to the hospital, vithout using the health office as an intel ediary. EXPERTS DIFFER. Naval Men Say That Our Cruisers Are All Right. ‘The peper read by Admiral Meade before the Society of Naval Architects at New York, in which he condemns the building of fleet cruisers like the Columbia and Minneapolis, and of small cruisers of the Detroit class, has caused much discussion in naval circles here, and it is safe to say that the bulk of opinion is strongly op- posed to the admiral’s ideas. In the first place, it is held that he makes an unfair comparison between the giant Cunarders Campania and Lucania, and the Columbia, thé first two of 18,000 tons and the latter of 7,300. ‘The speed of a vessel is dependent upon her size, and to build a cruiser of the size of the Campania and equip her Mr war purposes, as is the Columbia, would bring her cost up to the enormous figure of $5,000,000, a figure that no Congress would consider. The machinery and coal supply of these vessels weigh more than the total displacement of the Columbia. In the en- tire commercial marine of the world there are but two vessels fleet enough to escape from the Columbia and Minneapolis. These cruisers were built to fill the need for ships of moderate cost and displace- ment, and of great speed, and it is claim- ed they have fully realized expectations. They could not,it ts true, drive ahead acrosa the Atlantic at full speed, but they could certainly catzh any ship they might sight, save the two Cunarders, and they would tun down the Majestic in two hours after sighting and {dentifying her, gaining at the rate of 2 1-2 knots per hour. At cruising speed they carry ercugh coal to make three trips across the Atlantic. They draw only 22 1-2 feet of water, while the Campania draws 27 feet, and the latter is consequently unable to enter mere than two or three American harbors. They might have been made more speedy, or might have had a larger coal supply, but any change would have been at the ex- pense of some other necessary quality, and they well represent the balance of effi- ciency that is aimed at by naval con- structors. It is pointed to as the best evidence of the value of these two vessels—the fast- est cruisers in the world—that other mari- time powers are striving desperately to equal them, France has tried it with the Dupay de Lome and failed; Germany has tried it with a triple screw ship, and Great Britain is now building a monster of 14,- 500 tons—twice as big as the Columbia—to beat her in speed. The New York and Paris are well adapt- ed to make splendid cruisers and the navy can use them as well ag the new St. Louis in time of war, but there are not enough of these fleet boats thus available nor is there reasonable prospect that there will be in the near future, so that the gov- ernment is required to protect itself by building its own ships. —_____- e+ -_____ THE BALTIMORE POST OFFICE. Postmaster Warfield Has a Hearing Before the Civil Service Commission. Postmaster Warfield cf Baltimore was given a hearing before the civil service commission to explain charges in news- papers that he had violated the civil ser- vice law in recent appointments. It is stated by the commission that while foriual charges have not been made, the com- plaint is that Mr. Warfield, after the recent order of the President extending the civil service over many cffices, namod seven men as watchmen in the Baltimore post office. He then asked the commission to have these men placed within the classified service, because their work was largely clerical. %, After this, it is alleged, these seven nen were promoted to be superintendents and other officers in the Baltimore post ofiice, which has recently been covered by the President's extension order. It is also alleged that these same men had been nominated for these higher places previous to the President's order, but the Post Office Department did not have time to approve the nominations before the ox- tension order went into effect. It Is stated by the commission that the nomination would have been equivalent to appvint- ment, so far as the civil service was con- cerned, if the nominations had been made previous to the President's order. After a session of about an hour Post- master Warfield left the commission, and no information was obtainable from him or members of the commission. Judge Hagner today granted Joseph Bo- hannah a Givorce from Carrie Bohannah. ‘The petition was filed on the 2d of Ii June, setting forth the marriage of the parties here June 10, 1879, and charg- ing Mrs. Bohannah with deserting the com- plainant February 6, 1886, and with having repeatedly committed adultery with one Solomon Dawsey here. ‘A diyoree was also granted today by Judge Hagner to Mary Brooks from Arthur Brooks. According to the petition, filed August 25, 1804, the ies were married here October 21, 1891, the complainant's maiden name being Strothers. Mrs. Brooks alleged cruelty and desertion as the grounds for the divorce. Judge Cox today grante4 a decree of di- vorce in the case filed September 14, 1894, by Hamilton P. Burney against Caroline A. Burney. ‘The pay in tne case were with- held fromthe public by order of the court. ——— Bill in Equity. Mary F. Orme this afternoon filed an original bill in equity against George R. Watkins and twelve others for discovery to ascertain and fix liens on lot 2, in L. 8. Chapman's subdivision of square 335, and for certain sales, a To Enforce a Lien, A bill to enforce a mechanic’s lien amounting to $222.21 was this afternoon filed by W. T. Walker & Co. against Jas. G. Madison, Calvin 8. T. Brent, W. Clar- ence Duvall, trustee; John Joy Edson, trustee, and J, Albert Duvall. A naturalized citizen of Italian descent, who lives in Milwaukee, has asked the President to send him a hand-organ with Heense to play it in every city of the United States. —__—— Mechanic's Lien. A bill In equity was filed today by the Washington Gas Light Company against Wilfred L. Moulton and others to enforce a mechanic's lien of $85.10 on sub lots 5, 6, 7, 8, ¥, 10, 11, 12 and 13, square 671, pniicanaste as. Year in Jail. George Smith, the young colored man arrested by Detective Lacy on a charge of stealing several overcoats from in front of clething stores, was given twelve moaths in jail by Judge Miller, Chicago Grain dnd Provision Markets Rej by Silsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers. —s inticado, November 17, 1804, High. Low, Close, 5 e Wheat—Xor.. ee ee. 61 00} rit ol SL SL BL aig 50% 50’ # 8, ag & 32 12. BE 71a 7.25 622 630 pio BE andi rk Cotton. . High. Low. so ahs gC 5.4 5.43 5. 5.45 SAT 6.51 5.46 5.50 | Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, . November 17.—Flour quiet, ghamged— receipts, 14,087 barrels; shipment 343 barrels: sales, Wheat tirmer— Spot, SS abs; November, BOM January, 004 asked: May, 63: Stormer No. 2 red, B5'sahtAy receipts, shipments; 71,799. tushels; stock, un- 1 els; 1,053,511 bushels; sales,” 70,000 bushels; ‘milling wheat’ by santple,” 60. ‘Corh "sten it, 544054%; year, 58%; “Jouuary, - GAS,n51%4;" steamer mixed, receipts; 35,041 bushels; stock, 99,006 7,000 bushels; son ern White corn, » Oats firm mixed west- Not 2, Dushelss stock, 28,864 bushels. Hay to choice mothy, $12.50a$13.00. reights Inactive, wfchanged. Sugar, butter om eggs firm, unchanged. ese very firm, active, unc Range of the Thermometer, Following were readings of the ther- mometer at the. weather bureau. today 8 a.m., 55; 2 p.m, 65; maximum, 63; mini- mum, 49, FINANCE AND [RADE Speculation in the Interest of Lower Prices, CONCESSIONS IN THE ACTIVE STOCKS Effect of Smaller Crops on the Western Roads. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Bventng Star. NEW YORK, November 17.—Speculation was resumed this morning almost ex- clusively in the interest of lo» zr prices. The market showed no resistance io *ro- fe: sions were recorded in a majority of tho more active securities. There were no radi- cal changes in the situation, bad earnings and lack of interest combining to further the depression, The bears have proceeded cautiously for several days past, fearing a sudden bidding up of prices and a forced covering movement, but the indifference of the opposite faction has encouraged a re- sumption of short selling by the dominant element, Beyond the short interest now in the mar- ket, the situation presents few arguments favorable to immediate profits in the account. Conservative and well-tutoeoed operators agree that the financial outlook is making a slow stride in the direction of improvement, but predict a continuatk 7 the present narrowness until interests 6ut- stde of the street recognize the change and randy the market as purchasers of 8 The character of the week's operations has been such as to clearly prove the wis- dom of this opinion. Every rally has been utilized for selling purposes, and the extent of the decline has almost invariably ex- ceeded the gain on the rebound. The con- clusion naturally follows that the market is at the mercy of the interests directly opposed to increased values. é The Grangers were active features of the day's trading, ang yielded easily to the prevailing sentiment. St. Paul sold down 13-4 per cent on @ reported decrease of $194,461 in earnings for the second week this month, and Northwest reacted in sym- pathy and in anticipation of a similar un- favorable showing for a toss of 11-2 per cent. Burlington and Rock Island lost 1 and 7-8 per cent, respectively. The condition of, crops in the west has been clearly indicated by the decreased tonnage of nearly all the grain-car- rying roads during the last week. Manhattan was again active and losing 1 1-4 per cent to 102 5-8 on liberal selling for both accounts. The confident character of the atiacks on this property would suggest the possibility of certain operators acting on information withheld from general circulation. Lower prices are predicted for the coming week. The coal stocks, with Jersey Central most in demand, were marked up from 1-2 to 1 per cent on covering, and were ex- ceptions to the general course of prices. Sugar was weak on early trading, but ral- Hed sharply at the close of the first hour for a gain of 11-2 per cent and finally closed at a net loss of 1-8 per cent for the day. The sentiment of the street continues bearish on this property, as it is not believ- ed that parliamentary tactics will divert the hostile legislation now threatened. T! intrusion of this company into fe: politics and the dilatory methods of legis- lation adopted in its interests are calculat- ed to meet with a deserved rebuke during the winter. Liberal selling of stock in an- ticipation of this event will begin as soon as a level sufficiently high for the purpose is established. —_—.—_—_ FINANCIAL 4ND COMMERCIAL, The following are the ss. 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 exc! ange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks, ) »-> Open. High. Low. Close American Sugat » = By STK BT% American Sugar, mesce rae American Tobac + 88K American Cotton Oii nison. ig os ded M. and St. Paui!72:) 62 and St. Paul, pfd. 220% . and Pacific, - Oy Illinois Central . Lake Shore. Low ‘and i Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Tractio Mannattan Elevate Tenn. Coal and Trou. ii “ib Union Paciffc et) Mets Wabash . a eae Wabash, rrramers | yg 11 Wheeling & L. ay. Ee Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales jar call—12_ o'clock ys Railroad, 7 at 85. U. 8. Electric Light, 12 at 129%; 10 at 1295); 9 at 120; 10 at 129; 20'At 129; 20 at’ 125%9. rnmeut Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 114 bid, 115 asked. U.S. ds, coupon, 114 vid. U. 8. 5s, 117% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 108 id. Bo-vear fund Gs, gold, 110 bid. | Water {tock Js, 1901, currency, 117 bid.” Water stock 7s, 1908, currency, 120 bid. 8.658, funding, currency, 114% Did, 11315 asked. (Sig, registered, 2-108, 100 Wid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washiny and Geonge- town Raflroad conv. 6s, 180 bid, 186 asked. Ratiromd Cony. Gs, 2d, Washington and Georgeto 160 bid, 186 asked. “Metropolitan Railroad conv. Belt Rail Ss, 80 Gs, 101% bid, 104, asked. road bid, 5 asked. Eckington Ralirom 102! 104 asked. Columbia Railroad 68, 105 bid. ingto Company Ga, series A 114 bile Was ton Gas G b ington Gas Company Gs, sex wr} doe Se ington Gas Company couv. Gs, tre whe, 128" bia. 03 ved. American ity and Trust Ss, F. and A., 60.014 Ameri- an Security and Trost 6s, A. and O., 10 bid. Yartiueton Basket, Lumoey: eS, ioe. arhington Adaskot Company - Zp. ; Warkingten Market, Company axt.. 63, 100% bid. Masonia Hall Association ‘6s, 108 bid. Washington Eaght’ Tofantcy Tat Tobiy bid. Washington at e Ta. PO bi * Wi a Lyne Be aes ae OY asked. Cen Bg FRM Neti opel eso bh a0 bid. Fp Meebinice’, 100 bid, 200 ‘asked 1G } As sed, 2 130 Mid. Colum! ul . vid vert Bad, 1H) dy 195 asked. ‘Trai a bid. Liucolf, 8 bid, 103 aaked. “Obto, TAK D asked.» cy Xatlonal Sate Deposit ed. Washing- ton Loan and Trust, Security and Trust top Safe Deposit, 109 jiroad Stocks.—Washingtoa and Georgetown, bid, 810 asked; Metropolitan, 8) bid, SS asked. Golumbia, bi, asked, ‘Belt, 20 bid, 80 a. ton, 88 bid, 36 adked.” Georgetown naliytown, 35 iat A Eiseteie Licit Stocks4—Washiagton 7 ._ASla, asked. | Georgetewn bo U.S. Electtle Light, 1284. ty 204 eked. Tnsurance “Socks. Piremen's, 88. bid. Franklin, 49 bid. Metroporitan, 08 Md, Gprcoran, oI ask Potémac, bid. Ari 160 "vid." German-American, 140 bid, | Nat Union, 18 bid, 1a agked, Columbta, «13 “iid. T bid, 4 asked, “Pecolars. Bhs bid, @ aut Colm, 7 bi myvercigh, 4. wie Tau » Stock®. “teal Bitte le, Washington Title, 8% ed. @ Bheurte tle, Telephone Stocks, <<Peahetiwiia, eake and Potomac, Gr hophone, - 5 7) G bs Tanorama, 17 bi Mergenthaler Linttype, 1: