Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1894, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Lieut. Oyler Testifies at the Coit Court of Inquiry. WHEN HE GAVE THE ORDER 10 FIRE ‘The Mob Was Battering in the Doors of the Building. NOT INTOXICATED _— HE WAS COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 22.—Lieu- tenent Oyler, who ordered troops at Wash- ington C. H. during the recent riot to fire, im accordance with orders of Colonel Coit, in a given contingency, testified today in the court of inquiry to the battering of the doors by the mob with stones and other things. A shot fired by a person outside was followed by a cry “All to- gether,” and a territic blow opened the south door four teet, “When I gave the command ‘fire.’ After one volley I gave command ‘cease firing.’ The door at this Moment was open but a few inches, having been closed considerably by the force or the weight of barricades.” Neither the witness nor his men were In- toxicated. They had no opportunity to get into such condition. Witness had drank a glass of beer immediately atter dinn ‘The firing was at n He was confi- dent the mob was determined upon get- ting in. A line of soldiers outside, around the buildirg, would have been weak, and easily overcome. The witness said such a defense would have been Idiotic. He saw at least fifty revolvers in the crowd in the afternoon. Col. Coit and Maj. Speaks were not intoxicated. The persons outside did not run when the door gave way. Riot shells, containg shot, could not have been used, not being fitted to the rifles of the Ohio National Guard. C. BE. Page, a dentist at Washington, C. H., testified that in the evening he heard the crowd warned by an officer in the win- dow of the court house. EEE HOWE WAS MISLED. Not Believed That He Was a Conspirator With Holmes. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. November 22.— Jeptha D. Howe, the young St. Louis law- yer who, in connection with H. H. Holmes, is charged with defrauding a local insur- ance company out of $10,000, reached Phil- adelphia at noon today from Washington, where he stopped over on his way from St. Louis yesterday. He was met at the depot by Marshall F. McDonald of St. Louis, who is the law partner of young Howe's brother, and together they went to the office of Superintendeat of Police Linden, where he surrendered himself, and @ conference is now in progress. When seen by a representative of the Associated Press today Lawyer McDonald said: “This arch-conspirator, H.H. Holmes, or H. M. Morgan, the name he was known by in St. Louis, came to the office while I was absent In Colorado and proposed the case, saying that Mrs. Pitzel wanted some one to represent her. It was the first case the boy had ever been offered and he jumped right into it with all the ardor and enthusiasm of youth. He did not wait for Us to return, and the result was that this slick croox imposed upon him. My young frtend may have been indiscreet, but he is no criminal.” Superintendent of Police Linden places implicit confidence in what Mr. McDonald says in reference to young Howe, and is of the opinion that the latter has been misled by Holmes. Lawyer McDonali called on A. S. L. Shields, the noted criminal lawyer, at the latter's office and asked Mr. Shields to act as counsel for young Howe. The facts of the case were briefly stated and Mr. Shields agreed to take charge of the case. Howe will, in all probability, be released on bail. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 22.— The insurance company which insured and paid the $10,009 policy on the life of Pttzel, on September 24, a few days afterward re- ceived a letter from Mrs. Pitzel, thanking them for their promptress and expressing gratitude of the consideration shown her and her children. This letter was copied and scattered broadcast as an advertise- ment by the company. The letter is re- Produced verbatim, and is preceded by the company’s statement that satisfactory evidence of Pitzel’s death had been secured. es MEXICO BECO) ANGRY. Not in a Humor to Listen to malan Diatr =? CITY OF MEXICO, November 22—The Universal today contains a very warlike article regarding the Mexican-Guatemalan trouble. It says: “In consequence of the continued attacks against Mexico and her government made by the official Guatemalan press, It was rumored yesterday that this country would declare diplomatic relations with Guate- mala at an end. Continuing, it makes the following ob- servations on Mexicans and Mexican fight- ing qualities: “In Guatemala they say the Mexicans always fled before the Americans and French. The world knows that the Mexi- can soldier dees not turn his back. Churu- busco, Chapultepec, Puebia, etc., are wit- nesses of that. With Guatemala we do not expect glory or the gaining of laurels. We have offered them friendship and they re- turn black ingratitude, and our men and our people are not in a humor to listen to the diatribes of the Guatemalan press.” ieee THE DALLES EXPRESS ROBBERY. unte- Savage and Gibbons Exonerated by" the Grand Jury. PORTLAND, Oreg., November 22.—Otis Savage and Ralph Gibbons, recently ar- rested ut The Dalles, upon the confession of a man {mplicating them in a robbery of $14,000 from the Pacific Express _ Coin- pany’s office at that place, have been ex- onerated hy the county grand jury on ac- count of lack of testimony corroborating the man’s confession. They will be brought to this city to answer the charge of rob- United States mails, previous to 283 robbery. — o CZAR NICHOLAS TO WED. It is Said That the Wedding Wil Take Place Monday. LONDON, November 2 Peters- burg dispatch to the Daily News says it is stated that Czar Alexander left a docu- ment to be opened nine days after his @eath. When the document was opened it was found to contain an entreaty to Czar Nicholas to marry Princess Alix directly after the funeral. Hence the wedding bas been fixed to take place on Monday. It is reported that the czar was disap- pointed by the apparent coldness of the residents of St. Petersburg. When he dis- covered the reason he reprimanded the chief of police for ordering windows to be closed and balconies and roofs not to be occupied on the day Czar Alexander's body arrived in the city and onthe day of the funeral. + ELKINS WILL WIN. of West Virginia Indicates s Election as Senator. Bpectal Dispatch to Ths Evening Star. BALTIMORE, November 22.—A dispatch today to the News from Wheeling, W. Va., ways: “A canvass today of republicans elect- ‘ed to the legislature removes all doubt of the election of S. B. Elkins to the United States Senate. Every member from the Becond and fourth congressional districts hhas declared for him, with over half of | Whose in the third and first. It ts believed ‘that other candidates will withdraw, and there will be no contest in the caucus.” f res Howgnte’s Demurrers. Judge McComas gave notice to counsel this afternoon that he would hear argu- §menta on the demurrers to the indictments ‘under which Capt. Howgate 1s held, on urday next. Canvass » THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IN FEAR OF THE ROYLIST: Guards Dou! dl in the Honolala. HONOLULU, November 12, per steamer Mariposa, via San Francisco, November 22. ~—That the government ts still slightly in fear of a royalist uprising has, been evi- dent during the last week. All the guards in the suburbs have been doubled, and a close watch has been kept on all suspected persons. The cause of this sudden activity is alleged to be the discovery of a plot to restore the ex-queen. . The restoring party was supposed to be led by a San Francisco newspaper man, who, for a time after his arrival here, soon after the recent revolution, was an active supporter of the new government. His house has been closely watched for weeks past, and some days before the departure of the steamer Australia last Saturday he Was told by Attorney General Smith that {t would be much better for him to take that steamer than to remain here. He did so, but the government has not relaxed its watchfulness on account of his departure. One of the most prominent and richest royalists in the city said a few evenings ago: “People who think our cause is dead will be surprised in the near future, which will make them open their eyes. We have made many attempts to urouse the royalists to a sense of their wrongs, but so far have failed. This time, how- ever, I think we have succeeded and will accomplish our erd. “Whether we succeed or not is difficult to but if we did not think we would we would not attempt a revolution.” It is known that a considerable number of guns and ammunition have been secretly brought hefe during the last few months, and the royalists evidently intend to make use of them. No uneasiness is felt by the government party, however, which seems [alps well satisfied that it can hold its s of —_—— MT. TACOMA IN ERUPTION, Smoke Seen Rising by a Number of Residents, ‘TACOMA, Washington, November Exactly at 6:30 o'clock last night several slight shocks of earthquake were felt here. Windows were rattled throughout the city. The first shock was most severe, being accompanied by rumbling noises, and simultaneously a sheet of flame was ob- served in the eastern heavens. Inquiry develops the fact that several persons here saw the smoke issuing from Mount ‘facoma in the morning. Mrs. Lovell, an lowa lady visiting friends, says she s t 7 o'clock, just before sunrise, a good-sized column of smoke arising from the mountain top. Its color was gray. She thought it rose too rapidly to be a cloud. 22.— ——_=+—_— O'FERRALL MAY INTERFERE. Governor Opposed to Winter Racing. Speclat Dispatch to The Evening Star. ST. ASAPH'S, Va., November 22.—The situation at the St. Asaph track respecting the matter of a continuance of the meeting after the Ist of the month has developed nothing new today except that it is now stated that J. M. Hill, one of the owners cf the track, is stoutly opposed to winter racing and racing except with the permis- sion of the National Jockey Club. ‘The St. Asaph Club hope to succeed in in- ducing the Jockey Club, after all, to allow racing here during December, and it is un derstood that after the National Associa- tion has finally refused such permission no- thing will be done as to breaking away from the national organization. The Vir- ginia Jockey Club officials feel that at the present time it is more !mportant than ever before that there should be no discussion, and will do nothing to injure legitimate racing in this discussion. The threat of the governor of Virginia, made last winter, that there should be no winter racing in’ the state if he had to use the militia to suppress it, seems to be forgotten. Gov. O’Ferrall, it Is now said, proposes to be heard from ‘in the matter, and it Is said that the projectors of winter racing will soon be made to understand that he meant all he said. Secretary MeIntyre’s Assurance. irginia’s Secretary McIntyre of the Virginta Jockey | Club today sent the Associated Press the following: “To settle all rumors, kindly announce that the race meeting of the Virginia Jockey Club is being run and will continue to be run under the jockey club rules as advertised. (Signed) “H. D. McINTYRE, Secretary.” First race, six and one-half furlongs.— Ed Kearney, first; Assignee, second; Prig, third. Time, 1:23 1-4. Second race, six furlongs.—Otly Gamin (Griffin), 4 to 5, first; Parthenia (Bergen), 20 ta 1, second; Maurine colt (Sims), 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:17 1-4. Tomorrew's Alexander Island Entries. First race, five furlongs—Guy All, 99; Ro- land Reed, 117; Atlas, 122; El Telegrafo, 117; John Winkle, 102; Dock Wick, 122; Sans Malheur, 114; Salvini, 122; Mirtlewood, 102; Lakeview, 119, Maid Ellice, 119; Bor- Ger Minstrel, 119; Kingweod, 99; Bozeman, 114; imp. The Dude, 114. : Second race, four and one-half furlongs— Monte Carlo, 105; Forenzo, 105; Ning, 105; Brogan, 105; Tommy Cally, 105; 105; Jew's Harp, 105; Outsider, 105. Third race, seven furlongs—Samaritan, 94; Ilume, 107; Radiant, 107; Quartermas- ter, 102. S89; Lum, 97; Bon Voy- age, 1¢ Adjourn, 94; Prince Klamet Fourth race, four and a half furlong: Sonora, 109; Tioga, 109; Brightwood, 1( Eph, 103; Fauking, 109; Bobolink, 100; For- est, 115; Verse, 110; Pickaway, 104; Silver Queen, 100; Tedd Gegg, 118; Eunice, 109; Criterion, 109; Jim McLaughlin, 121, and May Bird, 115. Fitth race, six and a half furlongs— Bonvolio, Jimmie James, 105; John Dufty, 118; Mickey K., 118; Pattie, 1 Evelyn Carter filly, Red Star, 1 Julien, 1 he Snake, 105; Castanet, 102; Bela, 1 ipse, 124; Belgravia, 102; Am- sterdam, 105; Bright byes, 121, ce ils T ZR ON THE BOND ISSUE. Says That It is Foolish to Expect It to Keep Up the Gold Reserve. DENVER, Colo., November 22.—Senator Teller has started for Washington. Before his departure he sgid, regarding the new bond issue: “In my pinion it is foolish to suppose that the issue of bonds tends to keep a large reserve of gold in the treasury, as the bonds are purchased with gold that has been withdrawn from the treasury a few days previously. If Mr. Cleveland would address himself to secure the preper amount of revenue to meet governmental expenses he would be doing something. I don’t believe there is any system of finance that can give general prosperity to the country that does not include the free use of silver with gold at the present ratio of 16 to 1, or at the French ratio of 15 J-2 to 1. “I believe further that the political party that will insure a return of that system will be the successful party in American politics.” a NEW YORK WILL TAKE THEM. Banks Will Bid for All of the Bond ue. NEW YORK, November 22.—President Stewart of the United States Trust Com- pany announces that subscriptions to the full amount of the new gold loan will be made by banks and other financial institu- tions of this city. The bid will not be made by a syndi- cate, but each institution will bid for a certain amount, but the bids, however, will be at the same price, the figures of which are withheld. The aggregate of the subscriptions fro this elty will therefore considerably exceod the $50,000,000, The negotiations which have led up to this result have only just been concluded. It is stated by the Bank of Commerce that that bank {is ready to accommodate {ts customers with all the gold they re- quire for the new bond issue, No gold has been withdrawn from the subtreasury today, and there have been nd uurchases of gold at a premium of any ind. ee Gen. Gibson Dy: ‘TIFFIN, Onto, November 22.—Gen. Gib- son is just alive today, and his death is/| the city di expected at any hour. THE ENGINEER WORK Capt. Fiebeger’s Report Touches on Several Important Points. MORE SHADE TREES WANTED Overhead Wires and the Complica- tion of Poles. ASPHALT EXPERIMENTS Aha aa The annual report of Capt. G. J. Fiebeger, assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, in charge of the surface department, was sub- mitted to the Commissioners today. The report starts off with a statement of the amount of work done on streets. During the year the total amount of asphalt laid was 36,300 square yards, of which 16,609 yards -was with Trinidad Lake asphalt, and the remainder, 19,700 yards, with Bermudez asphalt. In connection with the discussion on as- phalt, he says: “As stated in my last report, about 20,000 square yards of asphalt paving was award- ed to Mr. Thomas H. Thomas, which was to be laid with Bermudez asphalt. As it was the first use of this material in the District, the progress of the work under this contract and its results were watched with considerable interest. The contract was faithfully executed, and the results have been thoroughly satisfactory. I would recommend that this asphalt be placed on an equality with Trinidad fake in all ftu- ture bids for street work. A material re- duction in the cost of these pavemefMts will no doubt result from the competition thus introduced. A factory for making asphalt block was started in this city during the year, and now all blocks used in this city are supplied by this factory. There has resulted a very considerable decrease in the cost of these blocks as furnished to the city. The composition has also been changed, and those now used consist of thirteen’ per cent of asphalt, ten per cent of limestone dust and seventy-seven per cent of crushed gneiss. These klocks are superior to any previously laid.” Water Connec The report touches on many Interesting points of local work, as follows: “A very importent provision was passed at the last session of Congress, directing that all sewer and water connections shouid be made before a street was paved. This will prevent the useless cutting of new pavements and increase their life. A sim- ilar provision should be made with respect to underground conduits for electric wires, especially for District use. If a well digest- ed plan were adopted and the conduits con- structed as. the streets were paved, it would prevent an enormous outlay for re- pairs to pavements when it is finally decid- ed to put the fire alarm wires underground. “It is to be regretted that the appropria- tion for street pavements has been mate- rially reduced during the last flve years. ‘At present it is less than at any time since the formation of the present government. ‘There should be a considerable increase in these appropriations at once, to keep pace with the building operations in the city. County Roads and Suburban Streets. “It seems herdly necessary to call atten- tion to the necessity of securing larger ap- propriations for the improvement of sub- urban streets. In the entire region just north of the city there are few improved streets; the greater number of them are not even graded and ere almost impass- able. Grading Streets and Roads, “This appropriaticn is for the hire of carts, purchase of tools, etc., for use of the chain garg, which is employed in grad- ing the unimproved streets in the eastegu section of the city. The amount of the appropriation should be slightly increased to allow of this work being prosecuted during the entire year; at present it is only sufficient for the hire of carts, ete., during a period’ of six months. Much valuable work can thus be secured at a very slight cest, without considering the advantage of keeping the prisoners employed in the open air instgad of confining them in the work house. « Permit System. “About $108,000 was experded under the permit system for the paving of alleys and the repair of sidewalks. As heretofore, the alleys were paved with asphalt block or vitrified brick, and the sidewalks with granoiithic, asphalt tile and ordinary pav- ing brick. Repairs to County Roads. “The work consisted in making general repairs on all the county roads and subur- ban streets in the District, viz., macadam- izing and graveling, repairing washouts, cleaning gutters, repairing culverts, sprink- ling, ete. “The opening of new streets in the suburbs has diverted a large portion of this appro- priation from the ordinary county roads, which are the main thoroughfares from the country around the District to the capital. The mileage of these streets and roads, as now recorded, is 300 miles,divided equal- ly between county roads and suburban streets. In view of the fact that very few of the suburban streets are paved, an in- creage in the appropriation is required, if the streets are to be kept in a passable condition. Care of Bridges. “The total number of bridges in the District under the supervision of the Com- missioners is sixty-five. Their aggregate length is about 13-4 miles. Many of them are old wooden structures, which require constant repair, and should be replaced with more modern structures of metal or masonry. The principal work of the year was the rebuilding of the P street bridge over Rock creek, at a total cost of $11,510, which was borne entirely bythe Metropoli- tan Street Railway Company. The plans were made with a view of replacing the present wooden floor with an arphait floor whenever Congress sees fit to add this im- provement and also to widen the bridge from its present width of 36 to 50 feet. Under the regular appropriation the Aque- duct bridge over the Potomac river was refloored at a cost of $4,832.70, In addition to this amount there was expended $1,183.70 in temporarily ,strengthening pier No. 4, which had been undermined and reported as in a dangerous condition. $1,151.44 was expended on the Navy Yard bridge, in re- pairing the floor and the mechanism for operating the draw. $1,603.47 was expend- ed in the purchase of the material for a new steel bridge at N street over the James Creek canal. This bridge will be erected during the present fiscal year. The remainder Of the appropriation was ex- pended in making the necessary repairs to various bridges throughout the District, and replacing small wooden bridges with masonry culverts. There are several new bridges needed in the District, notably at Massachusetts avenue, over Rock creek; over the Eastern branch, and at K street, over Rock creek. As they will probably be provided for by special legislation no estimate for their construction has been submitted in this report. Subdivisions of Land. “During the fiscal year. the following subdivisions have been put on record: West Takoma, Ingleside, Cleveland Park,Sc! it~ zen Park, Connecticut Avenue Heights, part of Youngsborough, American Uni- versity Heights and East Deanwood. The total areas of the subdivisions thus put on record amounted to 268.9 acres, of which about 40 per cent were public streets. Parking Commission. “Attention has been repeatedly called to the fact that there has been no increase in the appropriation for this work during the last ten years, although the area covered by trees has largely increased. The work has now reached a state where further [ acagen of of trees is almost prohibited by ck of appropriation, and {f it is intended to plant trees in the suburbs, there must be an increase in the eppropriation. If there is one feature of the national capital which appeals to the admiration of its vis- itors it is the magnificent trees which line its streets and avenues and add much to the beauty, comfort and healthfulnoss of uring the long summer months. Too much credit cannot be given to the parking commission, which has superin- tended the planting of these trees and watched over their growth, and liberal ap- Propriations should be made for the con- tinuance of this work. At the present time there are.hundreds of. trees in the District nursery ready for planting, which must be thrown away becauso of lack of funds for transplanting. There are also many trees being destroyed by horses, which could’be saved by a small expendi- ture for wire protection. “It has been h ible thus far to im- prove ‘any of the District parks; en in- crease of the appropriation should also be made for this purpose. In this connection I would recommend “the abandonment of the circle at the intersection of 16th and U streets and Connecticut and Florida ave- nues. These les ure not ornainental and can hardiy be made so. Rock Creek Park. “I would invite attention to the necessity of preparing plans for the improvement of this park, an@ would suggest that the services of some eminent landscape en- gineer be procuréd for this purpose. Pro- vision should also be made tor the proper care of the park by watchmen. In the last appropriation act no provision was made for this purpose, Overhead Wires and Conduits. “As it is not probable that overhead wires will be abandoned for some time, I would suggest that legislation be sought to cor- rect some of the defects of the overhead system. The streets and alleys are now occupied by tge poles of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, the District Messenger Servic United States Electric Lighting Company, and the United States and District of Co- lumbia wires. In most cases each corpor- ation has its own poles. There does not seem to be any greater necessity for each of these corporations maintaining a sepa- rate line of poles than for each street rail- way having a separate track upon streets occupied by two or more companies. If the police powers of the Commissioners were extended so as to give them control over the maintenance and erection of all poles and the companies were compelled to unite their lines where possible, much of the complaint against the obstruction of streets and alleys by poles could be avoid- ed. In the center of the city, upon such streets as G, F and Pennsylvania avenue, between 7th and 15th streets, and the mter- secting streets, the business must warrant the companies putting all main lines un- derground, and they should be compelled to put their wires in conduits; while in the unimproved or sparsely built up sec- tions I believe overhead wires should be allowed with poles in the alleys, if pos- sible. The law as it now stands allows the companies to maintain their overhead wires in the center of the city because they were there in 1888, but forbids their putting up lines in the sections where no lines were necessary in 1888, and where the business would hardly warrant the con- struction of conduits. There were practi- cally no extensions made to any of the systems of underground conduits during the fiscal year.” A REMARKABLE REPORT. Indian Self-Government Declared to Be a Failure. The commission, of which ex-Senator Dawes of Massachusetts is chaisman, has filed, with the Secretary of the Interior, a Teport recommending that the so-called governments of the five civilized nations in the Indian territory, so far as they claim to be distinct nationalities, and so far as they assume to exercise, and do exercise, inde- pendent goyerelgnty, be destroyed by the United States government, and that the In- dians, who comptise those several so-called nationalities, “he ‘treated by the general government 4g’ jJhdividuals, as justice shall requires,. The report proposes that the United States shall abrogate the “trea- ties” which these Five Nations claim to have entered Thto—with the United States as independent? natfonalities, whatever may be the views, or Wishes, of these several nations or thet individual members. The Didtats’ Best Friend. Mr. Dawes is thebest friend the Indians have ever haddn Congress. He represented for more than & qwarter of a century in the two houses of @gngress what practical western men have pleased to call the “sen- timental side" of the Indian question. ‘The reasons for this change are not set forth at length in the synopsis of the report which the Secretary pof the, Interior permitted to be given to the public. It said that the full report, when it shall be sent to Congress, will be found to contain startling dis- closures of the failure of these five tribes in their attempt at self-government, of the reign of lawlessness, of robbery, of absence of protection for life and property and of the degradation and abuse of the great majority of the Indians by a petty oli- garchy of shrewd, avaracious and corrupt white men, who, in the name of the several Indian nationalities, practically dominate the Indian territory, and have, even in the person of the members of this government commission, in effect, defied the United States. Perverted a Rich Trust. The repert concludes as follows: “The United States put the title to a domain of countless wealth and unmeasured re- sources in these several tribes or nation- alities, but it was a conveyance in trust for specific uses, clearly indicated in the treaties themselves and for no other pur- pose. It w&s for the use and enjoyment in common of each and every citizen of his tribe of each and every part of the territory, thus tersely expressed in one of the treaties: "To be held in common, so that each and every member of either tribe shall have an equal undivided interest in the whole.’ The tribes can make no cther use of it. They have no power to grant it to any one, or to grant to any one an exclusive use of any portion of it. “These tribal governments have whol- ly perverted their high trust, and it is the plain duty of the United States to en- force the trust it has so created and re- cover for its original uses the domain and all the gains derived from the perversion of the trust, or discharge the trustee. “The United States also granted to these tribes the power of self-government, not to conflict with the Constitution, ‘They have demonstrated their incapacity to so govern themselves, and no higher duty can rest upon the government that granted this authority than to revoke it when it has so lamentably failed.” MULE el Les TENDERED A BANQUET. Commander-in-Chief Lawler Honored by the Union Veterans’ Legion, Commander-in-Chief Lawler was this afternoon tendered a banquet at Osborn & Hoban’s by the Union Veterans’ Legion. In the absence of Corporal Tanner, com- mander of the legion, Adjutant General Moses B. Wright presided. On his right sat Col. Lawler, on whose right sat Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions. On the left of the presiding officer was Adju- tant General Jones of the G. A. R., on whose left sat Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Dominick I. Murphy. Covers were laid for fifty, and the menu was of an elaborate and sumptuous kind. Rare viands, hearty substantials and choice wines and cigars were dispenged with lav- ish hand. ee The north banquet hall was embowered in immense pots of flowers, swinging bas- kets of roses and tall palms. The effect was more than. pleasing. Mr. Hoban did gallant service;as host. The affair was thoroughly informal, and there were no set toasts. A number of graceful extempo- raneous speeches were made, and the occa- sion was one which Commander-in-Chief Lawler will remember with pleasure. Among those at the tables were: Judge Wm. Lochren, commissioner of pensions; Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Domi- nick I, Murphy,,First Deputy Commission- er of Pensions Bell, ki. A. Mosely,’ Gen. Veazey, Samuel R. Hersey, Dr. Ribble, John Finn, Department Commander Na- than Bickford, ‘Col. Davis, Gen, Burdette, Gen. Joseph 8.! Dickerson, Wm. Mack, ‘Thomas Shannon;. Gen. Hendricks, Gen. Welley, Gen. Scott, Capt. McKevitt, Fletch- er White, W. I. Himes, Andrew’ Gaddis, Moses B. Wright, Chas. Troutman, Col. B. X. Hawkes, Col. John A. Joyce, Capt. Rodney Vedder. ———>+ Doesn’t Want It Sold. Moses Sinsheimer entered suit today against Sostman E. Young, Myer Cohen and Adajah Behrend, to prevent the sale of premises No. 625 G street northwest, leased by him to the National Union Com- pany, in accordance with the provisions of a deed of trust, held by them. He recites that the property is worth $30,000, and that its sale at auction, advertised for Friday, November 23, wauld be sacrificed. 22, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. STRONG OPPOSITION Citizens Exercised Over the Conta- gious Disease Hospital Site. INDIGNATION MEETING PLANNED Strong Views on the Subject by Interested Residents. COMMISSIONERS’ ATTITUDE There is little doubt but that strong op- position will be developed against the building of a hospital on the site purchased by the Commissioners last June. The exclusive statement in last evening’s Star of the purchase was the talk of the city today, and all of the property owners in that section have agreed to-combine and fight the issue in the courts if necessary. A number of the property owners called upon the Commissioners today and ex- pressed themselves in strong language against the selection. One of the strongest arguments advanced was that of Mr. Som- erville, president of the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Association. He said, among oth- er things, that there would be a meeting on Tuesday, and the voice of the citizens and property owners in that section of the city would be heard. The site chosen was, to,his mind, the very worst that could possibly have been selected. It was near the 7th street road, which was one of the most widely traveled thoroughfares in the District. Then, again, that section of the District was being rapidly improved, and the butld- ing of a hospital would be the very worst thing that could possibly happen to its development. He had been assured by several prominent Congressmen that no appropriation would ever be passed for the building of a hospital on that site. Coritinuing, he said the people owed The Star a debt of gratitude for getting at the facts in connection with this hospital site. Perhaps it was not too late for the citizens to thwart the Commissioners. A Strong Position. While, of course, it is admitted on all sides that the withholding of congressional appropriations will embarrass the Com- missioners in the building of a hospital, yet when it is renembered that they al- ready have $8,000 available from the Datsy Chain Guild for this purpose, and the fact that every one is awake to the necessity of a hospital for the treatment of con- tagious diseases, the Commissioners have considerably the best of the affair. They are determined to give the city a contagious disease hospital, and the mat- ter has gone too far now, it is said, for them to turn back. As has already been stated in The Star, this property was ac- quired last June, nearly six months ago, the title has passed and the money has been paid for it. The property belongs to the District of Columbia, and was pur- chased with the appropriation passed by Congress for the specific purpose of a site for contagious disease hospital. The case is not a parallel one to that of last year, when the property opposite the jail was ‘purchased, for the deed at that time had not passed to the District, and the owners were willing to revoke the trans- action. It seems to be generally under- stood that the property holders in the vi- cinity will get out an injunction to prevent the Commissioners from taking any further steps in the matter. The Commissioners, foreseeing this action, have fortified them- selves, and are ready to go into court to- morrow and answer any bill that may be presented. Shortly after it was decided to purchase the land in question, Attorney Thomas was sent for, and, with the Commissioners, went over the whole ground from a legal standpoint. He was requested by the Com- missioners to prepare a bill in answer to a supposed injunction, and this he did, the Commissioners adding additional argu- ments to those presented by their attorney. An Indig! ion Meett The Commissioners today declined to be interviewed on the subject, and would give no information as to their probable course in the future. They expected opposition; in fact, opposition would have arisen, no matter where the hospital was located, and they are not prepared to meet the ob-. jections. It was the work of the board of Commissioners, acting as a board, all of the Commissioners being present, so they are equally responsible for what has been done. It is understood that at the meeting on ‘Tuesday of the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Association Senator John Sherman will preside. Invitations have been sent to all of the prominent property holders in that section to be present and participate in the discussion. This meeting will be attended by the members not only of the Mourt Pleasant Citizens’ Association, but also by those of the Brightwood and Columbia Heights Asociations, which Mr. Somerville esti- mated to had an aggregate member- ship of 200. To a Star reporter he said that all property owners, men of standing in the cummunity and the influence that they can wield upon the question is very great. ‘ Calls It Outrageous, It is an outrage,” he said, “that the law-abiding and decent people who have already settled in this vicinity should now be threatened with the danger which the warden of the jail acknowledges is pre- sented to the inmates of the jail and work- house by the proximity ‘of the contagious hospital. I cannot understand why law- abiding citizens should be subjected to contagion More than criminals and va- grants. “The citizens of Mount Pleasant are very much in earnest about this matter, and in- tend to leave no stone unturned In their efforts to sidetrack this movement. The location of the hospital, as selected by the Commissioners, will threaten a great deal of valuable property, and will lower the values of many improvements that have already been made. It affects two schools, the colored orphan asylum and Garfield Hospital, and a majority of the building operations now going on and projected at Mount Pleasant are located in this imme- diate vicinity.” Would Make Paupers, Mr. N. E. Young was greatly indignant over the action of the Commissioners, and he predicts a lively time when Congress shall meet and the Commissioners shall ask an appropriation to build a hospital, “I am inclined to think,” he said, “that they will find that the citizens of Mount Pleasant have a good deal of influence with Congress when it comes to such a question as this, and I predict the hospital will never be located on the site which they have selected. Congress will surely look into the matter and I am confident that the Commissioners will find themselves blocked in their effort to establish the hospital on Pleasant Plains. It is more than an out- rage, and there is hardly a word to ex- press my sentiments. The establishment of that hospital at the place named would make paupers in an hour of scores of men who are struggling to pay for the little holdings in which they have invested all their capital.” Was Surprised. Mr. H. L. Cranford, who has his home in Mount Pleasant, looks at the question more as a citizen of Washington than as a resi- dent of the locality in question. “I am not in the real estate market to sell my prop- erty,” he said, “and so I do not regard the propcsition from a financial point of view. Nor do I think I am near enough the site to be in any danger of contagion. But, as a citizen, I am confident the Com- missioners have made a mistake in goin; into a largely populated, popular section of the city, which is inevitably going to grow, and thus threatening not only the values of the land, but the lives of the citizens. “I see so little necessity for this that I am astonished. The price paid for this property was a gcod one, and for far le: than this price the Commissioners coul get acres of ground in the locality outside of the city, but yet within easy reach. They would have surplus enough to build roads and ambulances. They could get land enough to make quite a park around the hospital and to inclose it with a hign fence. There are so many opportunities in this vicinity for such an establishment that would not offend nor injure any one that it is surprising that the Commission- ‘St Should have reached the decision they Suggests an Island. Mr. Austin Brown is interested largely in property north and somewhat east of the hospital site, and he said that financlal- ly he would not be interested in the case, but he was strongly opposed to any propo- sition looking to the establishment of a contagious hospital within the residence Hmits of the city. “If I were called upon to choose a site for such an establishment,” he said, “I should locate it on an island in the middle of the Atlantic. Speaking of islands, why don’t the Commissioners buy Analostan Island, which, I believe,could be had for a reasonable sum, and there locate not only the pest house, but the jail and workhouse? Let them make a community of these unpleasant but necos- sary adjuncts to a city. “There is plenty of land on this island for such an establishment, and it is well iso- lated by the river, but could be easily reached by a ferry, as well as by the bridge. The contagious hospitals and penal institutions of New York are on islands in the East river. I think the present solu- tion of the problem is very bad, perhaps thé worst that could have been reached. It is understgod that Senator Sherman, who owns a large amount of property just south and west of the proposed site, is considerably exercised over the action cf the Commissioners, and to this fact the citizens protesting are looking with hope, for the Senator would wield a considerable influence in the question of appropriation. ——__—— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Today's Orders, The Commissioners today ordered: That a sewer in 34th stroet between R and § streets, to serve lots 13, 14 aad 15, squere 107, Georgetown, he added to pro- visional schedule of 1806. That 746 gasoline lamps in the District be painted and the superintendent of lamps be authorized to employ a competent paint- er for the work at a compensation not ex- ceeding $2 per day. They Object. The Commissioners today received a communication signed By a number of rasidents of University place, calling atten- tion to the fact that University place be- tween Euclid and Welling streets is be- ginning to be made a dumping ground for ashes to the great annoyance of the resi- dents in that neighborhood and in viola- tion of the law. The petition requests the Commissioners to have the brickbats,ashes and other rubbish removed, and that the police be directed to keep a lookout for the offenders in the future. All Bids Rejected. The Commissioners have rejected all the bids recently opened for laying sidewalks in the District. It appears that the present method of laying sidewalks is much cheaper than any of the bids received. Hereafter the Commissioners will lay all sidewalks, except. cement, by day's labor, purchasing the material by contract. Indorsed by Mr. Tracey. Superintendent of Charities Tracey, in an indorsement upon the letter of President Falls of the boys’ reform school, in which the latter calls attention to the necessity of urging upon Congress the importince of an appropriation for the officers of the new family building, says he is heartily in favor of the matter and has provided for the same in his annual report. —>—— No New Scandal. There were no new developments in the line of police scandals today, co far as could be ascertained. No policemen had clubbed a prisoner without cause; no “spot- ter” had been arrested, nor had any of the officers been “spotted.” ‘he trial of Police- men Klinger and Bruce, which was com- ced yesterday, endeli this morning, and the testimony and findings in the case will soon be in the hands of the Commis- sioners. At the hearing before the board yesterday it was reported that Ofticer Klinger had threatened to kill any un- truthful witness who appeared, and as a matter of precaution he turned his revolver over to Stenographer Hesse until the day’s session was over. If, therefore, there was any untruthful testimony given and there was any truth in the report against the officer he did not have an opportanity to carry out his threat. Witness after witness appeared in the case. Some told what they knew; some wanted to tell more than they knew, while still others who were called knew nothing about the case one way or the other. The accused policemen met the evidence against them, and called a number of wit- nesses in their behalf. Six liquor cases from Hillsdale were dis- posed of in the Police Court yesterday and today, and five of the defendants were convicted. Both Judge Miller and Prose- cuting Attorney Pugh complimented Act- ing Sergeant Anderson and the cther offl- cers for the neat manner in which they had made the raids and obtained the evidence. ‘The evidence in the cases, about fifteen boxes of beer and some whisky, gin and blackberry, was in court where the jury could see it. John T. Dyson, Lucy Jcknson and Will- fam B. Simme were tried and convicted yesterday. Dyson and the woman were pond a or mond eg _ the workhouse, while the penalty In the Simms case #00 or four month der lay Spencer Coleman and Armstead Goodloe, aged colored men, the latter being totally blind, were convicted and given four months in jail each in default of $400 fine. They were sent to jail instead of the workhouse, because of their infirmities. Lewis Steward was tried and acquitted. >. — Thefts Reported. A Singer safety bicycle, belonging to Samuel C. Hudnell of 2116 Pennsylvania avenue, was stolen from in front of the Central National Bank yesterday after- noon. Michael O'Connor reports stol Oth street northwest an overcoat, OS oe ofthese reports the theft of pair of gold-rimmed eyeglasses — yesterday. a eto rs. R. J. Floyd reports the larceny of $75. The money was stol in her patty y ‘olen from a desk Irs. Louise Miller made complaint the fourth precinct today that her pocket was picked of $25. She says she was stop- ped at Half street and Virginia avenue by tse Poa — were selling eye- es, and after ieavin; - covered her loss, agement —_—__. Matters Before the Register of Wills. Caroline A. Baldwin today petitioned for letters of administration upon the estate of her husband, James H. Baldwin, de- ceased. : ane asooune of R. C. Ray as administra- or of the late Albert Ra: Pogiates’s omen today. iipdavgrie: orge T. Cleas has asked fo. administration upon the dotate ce ae mother, the late Margaret Cleas. undirected Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co. Bankers and Brokers, CHIC. November 22, 1894. Open. High. Low. Close. 58% gt easy—spot, Myat cember, 57%a67%; Jania 2%; steumer No. 2 red, 54 “ bushels; shipmenis, 80,000 bushels; stock, "1, 123,- 129 bushels; sales, 105,000 bushels; ‘southern wheat by sample, '67a58%; southern wheat on grad 58. Corn’ weak-epot, southern yellow inigher—No. 2 white mixed western, 34a3415— wg eh a Bat bat ir ae frm and FINANCE AND TRADE. } Tosieeiay’s Siig IMPROVEMENT IN- THE @ Not Warranted by the Condition of Their Business. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS + Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 22.—Prices at the opening of today’s stock market re- flected fractional gains from the low clos- ing of yesterday, as the result of covering and some buying for London account. The volume of business and the character of the trading are unchanged, the profeasion- al element being responsible for both. The short interest is again the subject of much uneasiness among traders, and a rally is likely as a consequence of such condition. The improvement in the Grangers, led by Rock Island, was directly attributable to a reduction of outstanding obligations. The situation in the territory in which these roads operate furnishes no evidence on which to base an advance in their respect- ive securities. The earnings are uniformly discouraging, and the most lenient fore- casts of the winter's business are not such as to encourage purchasers in the hope of immediate profits. The settlement of the doubt as to Burlington's ability to pay the usual dividend is succeeded by a similar apprehension for Northwest. It is believed that a reduction to a 5 per cent basis is the most to be expected, while even a lower rate may be substituted. The management of this property can te relied upon to distribute to each stock- holder his pro rata share of the company’s earnings without regard for the last pre- vious rate and without resorting to the dangerous expedient of depleting other funds not created for this purpose. The published reports of earnings do not warrant the usual rate, and the selling of the stock for a further decline of 11-4 per cent today was based on a comparison of these reports. Sugar sold down 8 per cent in direct op- Position to tl opinions advanced by in- side interests at the close of yesterday's market. ‘Ihe sales were for liberal amounts and were supposed to have been made in the interest of the bear party. Fears of free-sugar agitation in the Senate were as- signed as the basis of the decline. It is intimated that the company will the regular dividend about December but will make such a poor statement earnings that the good effect of the first action will be more than overcome by the latter, Chicago Gas sold down 1 1-4 per cent on the discovery by traders that the inside supporting orders with- drawn. A consignment of $500,000 in gold is in transit from Canada to t! called for 8 o'clock today to consider a proposition for the purchase of $30,000,000 if not the entire $50,000,000 of this issue. It was also rumored that two of the more prominent national banks had offered their gold holdings to the treasury to repair in some measure the recent ravages on the Tene market for Forel hange opened e marke! ‘or foreign excl dull and strong on a limited volume of business. Remitters were disposed to pay “aed prices than yesterday for desirable 1 The last hour's trading was dull and ir- regular, with prices fractionally improved from the lowest. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices” of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open. . Low. Close American Sngar. By 91% Sy 88K American Sugar, pfd.... 98% 98% 98% 98: American Tobacco. Mig TG Mig 97; American Cotton Oil - 8. ew wer and Rio Grande. and Cattle Feeding. eral Electr Gen Ditnois Central .. Lake Shore. Louisville and Nastivitie Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Mannattan Elevated. Michigan Central. agouri Pacific Phila. and Reading: .: Pullman P. Car Co. Richi Wisconsin Central Sliver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U. 8. Electric Light, 10 at 129. a, Jovernment Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 114 bid, asked. U. 3. 48, cov; 14 bia. U.S. 117g bid. rind ~~ District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 109 bid. | 20-year fund Ge. gold, 110 bid. Water stouk Zs, 1901, currency, 117 bid. Water stock 7s, 1908, currency, 130 bid. 8.658, funding, currency, 114 bid, 11545 asked. igs, registered, 3-108, 100. bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington town Railroad conv. 68, Ist, 130 Did, Washington and Georgetown ‘Railroad cony. 130 bid, 140 asked, Belt Railroad Ss, 80 asked. "Eckington Railroad bid, 83 Os, 103 bid, 104 asked. Columbia Railroad 68, 100 bid, 108 asked. Wosh- ington Gas Company @s, series A, 114 bid. Wash- Company 6s, series B, 115 bid. Wash- r. O8, 125 bid.” Chesapeake ‘0 ‘elephone 5s, 100 bid, 103 asked. American rity and Trust 6s, F. and 4., 100 bid. Amerl- Security and Trust 5s, A. ‘and O., 100 bid. shington Market Company 1st 6s," 108 bid. ington Market Company imp. 6s, 108° bid. Washington Market Company ext. 06 Masonic Hull Association 5s, 102% bid. Wash- ington Light Infantcy Ist 6s, 102% bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry 2d 7s, :n) bid. National Bank Stocks.—Danik of Washington, 300 bid. Bank of the Republic, 273 bid, asked. Metropolitan, 207 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farm- ers and Mechanics’, 190 bid. Citizens’, 130 bid. Capital, 115 bid. West End, 107 bid. ° Traders’, 105 bid, 112 asked. Lincoln, 98 bid, 103 asked. Obio, Ti bid, cdl. : Safe Deposit and Trust Gompantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 127 bid, 130 asked. — Washington Ioan and Trust, 121 bid, 123 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 137% Md, 139 asked. Washing- ton Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Railvcad Stock*.—Washington and «co getown, 280 Metropolitan, 80 bid. Columbia, 59 bid, Belt, 40 adked. | Eektuxton, 40 asked. on Gas, . Gi vU.8 Electric Light, 128% bid, 130 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 45 asked. Franke lin, 44 bid, 55 asked. Potomac, 70 bid. Arlington, 1% bid, 105 asked. German-American, 165 bid. National Union, 13 bid, 15 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, 15% asked, Riggs, 7 bid, 7% asked. Peo ple’s, 5% bid. Lincoln, 7% bid, TH asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate ‘Title, 106 bid. Columbia Title, 7% bid, Washington ‘Title, 74 asked. District Title, 10 bid, 1 Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 35. bid. peake and Potomac, 50 bid, NS asked. American Graphophone, 4% bid, 5% asked. Pneumatic Gon Cartlage, .20 bid, .40 asked. Miscelianeous Stocks.—Washington Market, 15 bid, 18 asked. Great Falls Ice, 145 asked." Nor- folk and Washington Steamboat, 96 bid. Lincoln Hall, 85 bid, 100 asked. Inter-Ocoan Building, 80 asked, Mergenthaler Linotype, 122 bid, 133 asked. ai 47 Did, en Range of the Thermometer. The following were the ranges of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am, 38; 2 p.m. 0; maximum, 61; minh mum, 84,