Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1894, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Investigation of Judge Ricks at Cleveland. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SITTING Charged With Withholding Gov- ernment Fees. ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL ————— CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 26.—The House subcommittee on judiciary, appoint- ed to investigate the charge brought by uthe Central Labor Union against United States Judge Augustus J. Ricks, began its inquiry in the Federal building here to- dey. The subcommittee consists of Repre- sentative Joseph W.Bailey of Texas, chair- mon; Mr. Edward Lane of Hlinois and Mr. Case Broderick of Kansas. The Central Labor Union was represent- ed before the committee by Arnold Green, while Judge Ricks was represented by Vigil P. Kline, Judge S. E. Williamson, Judge Sanders and Mr. Andrew Squire. ‘The charge made by the Central Labor Union against Judge Ricks is, in brief, that while acting in the capacity of spe cial examiner in some forty patent cases he failed to turn over about $1,500 in fees belonging to the government. It is alleged that after Ricks was appointed judge he approved his own accounts as special ex- miner in these cases. The session was opened by Arnold Green for the prosecution, who read the charge made by the labor union. Virgil P. Kline replied for the defendant at length. He stated that Judge Ricks had in isk mad @ full report of the matter at issue, a: had received assurances from the Depart- ment of Justice that his statement was satisfactory and his account square. Mr. Green for the prosecution admitted that Judge Ricks had rendered the report ag stated, but that he did not do so until ten years after the fees had been coilected. He charged that Judge Ricks had only made his corrected reports and remitted the fees at that late time to avoid any péssible scandal. He said that Judge Ricks had received information in 150% warning him that the matter would be in. vestigated, and that his suppemental re- port was made under this pressure to cover any discrepancies which might exist. —_——_—_ AMERICA’S “GOOD OFFICES.” Accept Them When China Sues for Peace. ROME, November 26.—An official dis- patch has been received here from Tokio saying that Japan has intimated that so seon as China may make peace proposals Japan will accept the good oflices of the = States in the negotiations with in. Yerms That Will Likely Be Insisted on by Japan. The capture of Port Arthur will probably result in the prompt opening of negotia- tion's between China and Japan for a ces- sation of hostilities. The time has arriy- ed when the Japanese government is pre- pared to consider overtures to that end, and it is broadly intimated that the “‘goud offices” offered by the United States may yet be freely availed of in fixing terms of peace with the celestial empire. The Chi- hese customs chief is now in Japanese ter- ritory or that mission, and will undoubtet- ly take advantase of Minister Dunn's offi- cial position to forward the wonclusion of honorabie terms of peace. It is understood that China is w'iling to surre! 7 all claim Of jurtsdietion ever Corea, and to pay a cash indemnity of ¢1 a That amount is understood to be a mon- etary consideration beyond which China will decline to go, even with the risk of continued Japanese advances. it is probable that Japan will insist on holding the territory she has secured until the indemnity agreed upon shall have been fully satisfied. It is also asserted that the victorious nation will also demand that the Island of Formosa be ceded to Javan. The Japanese legation has received offi- clal information of the capture of Port the report being in the same terms as Marshal Oyama’s report, already given, ——$——$_$_§_-o-.___ ADDICKS SUED FOR DIVORCE. Japan Will 4 Big Sovial Sensation Caused 1 Delaware. WILMINGTON, Del, November 26—| Mrs. Hosalie Addicks, wife of J. Edward | - Addicks, cne of the republican contestants | for the United States senatorship in this | state, has filed a libel for divorce from her husband in the superior court of New | Castle county. In her libel Mrs. Addicks charges adul- tery as the ground for the application, and | names Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson as co-respond- | ent. Mrs. Wilson resides at Miraflores, a handsome country seat at Claymont, Del, | adjoining Mr. Addicks’ home farm. Mrs. Addicks’ application ts for absolute divorce | with altmony. Her counsel are William 8. Hilles of this ctty and John J. Johnson and H. S. Cattell of Philadelphia. Herbert H. Ward of thts city is counsel for Mr. Ad- dicks. AN HEIR risonment to Exposure to Her Friends, MILWAUKEB, Wis., November 26.—On July 26 a woman giving her name as Mrs. Adelaine Hall was arrested upon a charge | of larceny. Later she said her name was Jirs. Holiey Strong. She was held awaiting trial until last Thursday, when she sud- erly decided to plead guilty, and received @ sentence of six months in the house of correction. It is now asserted that her real name is Mrs. Adelaine Featherstone, that her home is in Philadelphia, that she | is the heiress to a large fortune, and that | she preferred imprisonment to an eppeal for aid which would acquaint her relatives with her trouble. It is said that Mrs. Featherstone has been unable to secure her legacy owing to litigation connected with the will of her father-in-law, said tu be Gen. Featherstone, who made the bequest. ‘The law suit is now pending in an eastern | Preferred Im, court. Mrs. Featherstone is said to have a sister in St. Louis. Mrs. Featherstone came here from Chicago. ——_.—__— FINALLY UNDER CONTROL. Fire Has Been Raging for Sixty-Two urs in a Pennsylvania Mine. SHAMOKIN, Pa., November 26.—The fire that has been raging for sixty-two hours im a breast of No. 10 vein of the Neilson shaft is under cortrol, and will be entirely extinguished in a few hours. The breast contair ed 206 terior became a veritable furnace of fire. It was found necessary to load this burn- ing coal into mine cars, the work being @xtremely hazardous, as the men had to combat the flames amid deadly mine gases, intense heat and scalding steam. eee SIX IN THE KUINS. a Wall on the Site of a Burn- ed Building. SPRINGFIELD, UL, November 26.—Six men were buried today under a wall at Littles’ livery barn, which burned Satur- day. The men w » debris d and fell. Two of when the wall tc them are neg One of the ne and four white men. roes has since died. — Toe 1 Bread by Weight. READING, Pa., November 26.—The mar- ket commissioner of this city has created @ flurry among the bakers of Reading by iasuing a notice that on and after January | Street. cars of cut coal, and the in- | TO CLOSE THIS WEEK. December 1 Will End Macing at St. Asaph’s. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, ST. ASAPH'S, Va., November :26.—What in all probability will be the Jast week's racing at the St. Asaph track for seme. time was entered upon this aftermoon. Cer- tainly, it is said, under the present assocl-+ ation, for it was stated at the track to- day, the meeting under the existing man- agement would surely close Friday next. Referring to the statement in today’s New York Herald that he and T. F. Egan had sold their interest in the Virginia Jockey Club to J. M. Hill and J. N. Kirk, and that the latter two would make the track an outlawed one after the present meeting closed, Secretary H. D. Mcin- tyre stated that there was no fruth in the statement so far as he was concerned. ‘The meeting would close this week and he knew of no arrangement for continuing racing on the track after Friday next. The crowd today was again a large one and sixteen bookmakers weighed in, doing a large business. The track was in excel- lent condition and the card was the largest of the meeting, although the quality of the entries had somewhat deteriorated. First race, halt mile. Miniver (Lamley) 3 to 1, first; Austin (Tribe), 6 to 1, second; Elise, Morrison filly (Sims), 9 to 5, third. Time, 49 3-4. Pretense, with Nacey up, fell in the first race on the far turn. The horse's leg was broken and it was necessary to destroy him. Nacey was not hurt. Second race, mile—Jack Rose (Sims), 3 to 1, first; Blue Garter (O'Leary), 60 to 1, sec- ond; Tiny Tim (Tribe), 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:48 1-2. Tomorrow's St. Asaph Entries. First race, seven-eighths mile—Hcorman- ita, Maurine colt, 105; Lo Bengula, 108; Halistone, 100. Second race, three-quarters mile—ror- mentor, 110; Elberon, Senator Vest, Blue Garter, 97; Sappho, Anxiety, #4; Stammie, 106; Governor Fifer, Void, 103. Third race, mile and an eighth—Econo- mist, Fidelio, Bess and Macduff, 90; Bar- oness, 10; Warpath, 105, Fourth race, half mile—South Side, Ma- ringo and Fannie 96; Van Brunt, 98; Lady Richmond, 100; Vocality and Beath- royd, 00; Syde, 102; Sir John, 106. Fifth race, six and a half furlongs—As- signee, Prig, 102; Mcintyre, 111; Knockbar- ren, Hardy Fox, 104; Blue Mass, 09. Sixth race, one mile—Indra, 109; Star Actress, Gallatin, 100; Flirt, Little Tom, 90; | Major General, Leonardo, 99. ‘omerrow’s Alexander Island Entries | First raee, seven furlongs—Kingwood, 95; Laughing Water, 95; Larry K., 109; Ad- journ, 9; Bolivar, 10%; Salisbury, 95; Ada Blue, 95; Wyoming, %; Elizabeth, 106; May D., 9%; MeCormick, 106; John Duffy, 100; Red Star, 1; Wateh Charm, 93; May Bird, 103. Second race, four and a half furlongs—- William Penn, %%; Fencer, 0; Rosita, 100; Classic, 90; Nina, #0; Jolly Boy, 03; Coulton, #5; Little Jim, 100; Outsider, 90; Irene, 1uu;, Castanet, 105; Lura, 90; Dow, 105; Lillian L., 90; Siberia, 90. Third race, six and a half furlongs— Prince Klameth, 102; Pottewattomie, 9 Bert, 101; Radiant, 110; Camden, 102; | Flushing, 99; Irene K., 96; T. MeGarrigie, 107; Frank Harf, 111. Fourth race, four and a half furlongs—- ; Equator, 120; The F He, 117; Tedd Gegg, 120 123; Pagan, 130; Clansman, 114; Necimore, 116; Sextus, 119. Fifth race, six and a half furlongs—The Snake, WO; Soprano UM, 115; Brogan, wz, ‘Tytura, 105; Maggie Beck, 121; Leigh, 121; Belgravia, Wz; Venusberg, 115; Amster- dam, 105; Finnwater, 102; American Lady, 121; Jim McLaugtlin, 121; Jimmie James, 105. lle THE UNITED STATES MAY ASSIST. China Will Probably Sue for Peace Threugh Minister Dun. BERLIN, November 26.—It is officially announced here that Japan recognizes that the United States minister at Tokio, Mr. | Dun, is a suitable channel through which China can open up negotiations for peace. The powers will not take any part in the negotiations. They will simply remain Spectators. it is considered that China is in a pesi- tion to pay the Japanese demands, if the war ceases now, Japan to hold Port Arthur | until her demands are satisfied. The destination of the third Japanese expedition, which js now afioat, is sup- posed to he Wei-Wel. gute ae LAS DISTHICT GOVERNMENT. Petith Denied. ‘The Commissioners have denied the re- quest of the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad Company for a return of a portion of the water rent paid on the building, corner i4th and Pennsylvania avenue, from which it has now removed. Lights Wanted. In reply to the request of Mrs. Justice Miller that gas light be restored on Harlan place, Capt. Powell states that when funds warrant the expenditure the lamps on the square will be replaced. Firemen Must Be Re-Examined. The Commissioners have ordered that hereafter probationary appointees of the District of Columbta fire department, be- fore heing recommended for permanent ap- pointment, shall be re-examined by the surgeons of the police and fire departments, who shall submit thelr report in each case as to the physical qualification of such ap- pointee to the chief of the fire department. Grading a Street. In the current appropriation bill there was an item for grading and graveling Albemarle street from Grant road to Con- necticut avenue extended, and $9,000 was ap- propriated for the purpose wholly from the revenues of the District, provided the street be dedicated to the Commissioners. The greater part of the street was dedicated, | although there were two property owners who refused to dedicate anything for the The question then arose wMether the money could be expended on part of the street. Capt. Fiebeger recommends that this be done, as the improvement was quite necessary, and that Capt. Powell in his indorsement to the board of Commission- ers recommends that the appropriation be applied to the dedicated portion of the street. Keyless Boxes. Superintendent Miles of the telephone and telegraph service of the District has rec- ommended the placing of keyless fire clarm boxes in the business portions of the city. He says the boxes have been used in other cities with great success. Assessments Cancelled. The Commissioners have received the following judgments tn certiorari from the district attorney,with instructions to cancel the assessments included in the judgments: Martin L. Kennedy, Edwina B. Chamber- lin, Charles L. Henry, Daniel Loughran, Daniel J. Logan, Frederick G. Getner and Andrew N. Green. Makes a Request. Senator William M. Stewart, who is pres- ident of the Electro-Magnetic Traction Company, has written to the Commission- ers calling attention to a low place at the junction of Nerth Capitol and Ist streets, which, he ssys, cannot be drained into a sewer, as the sewer grade in the center of the road is too high. He says it is neces- sary, in order to drain the street, to put | in another trap, sufficiently low to take the | water. The sewer as it is now lets the water stand until it is ten or twelve inches deep at times of a storm. He requests that an additional sewer trap be put in. Fees Recommended. The sealer of weights and measures for the District of Columbia has submitted to the Commissioners a draft of a bill to en- iarge his duties. The bill provides for an examination every six months of weights and measures, and a charge of 25 cents; also an inspection fee of 10 cents upon the anrual examination of yard sticks 9) measures. The bill also provides a fee oi $1 for the examination every six months of every platform scale. abe Postmasters Appointed. ‘The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was twenty-seven. Of this number twenty-three were to fill vacancies caused by death and resigna- tion and the remainder by removals. 8. they will be required to sell all bread by weight. L, Coghill appointed at Smoots, Va., vice B. F. Smoot, resigned. ‘To Fill the Pesitions of Foreman and Master Molder at the Navy Yard. Competition Open to All Comers Pos- sensing the Necessary Ability— Mr. Wilson's Protest. An examination will be held at the Wash- ington navy yard on Tuesday, the 4th proximo, to fill the position of foreman of the gun carriage shop, projectile and mount shops, forge shop, founding shop, etc., at a salary of $1,500 per annum, and the position of master molder in the foun- dry shep, at $4 a day. These are the posi- tions recently vacated, respectively, by George R. Wilson and George R. Cook. The examination will Be open to all com- ers who can give evidence of experience in conducting the kind of work for which they seek employment, and who are citi- zens of the United States. Persons now holding positions at the yard will be ad- mitted to competition on the same footing as other applicants. Applications will be addressed to the commandant, navy yard, Washington, D. C., and must be delivered to him on or be- fore Monday, December 3. No application received after that date will be consid- ered. ‘The application will be accom by evidence of citizenship and by certificates, preferably from previous employers, as to character, habits of industry and sobriety and skill and experience in conducting work of the kind required, ‘The examination will be practicable in character, having reference exclusively to the requirements of the positions to be filled. It will be directed to ascertaining tie applicant's knowledge of his business and his possession of the qualities that will enable him io get good work out of his amen. The applicant's antecedents and experi- ence in his trade, as well as the character of his previous work, will be duly consid- ered by the board in making its recom- mendations. Mr. Wilson's Protest. Mr. Wilson has written a letter to the Secretary of the Navy protesting against the manner of his dismissal. He says: “In a letter accompanying my dismissal as foreman of the ordnance department of the Washington navy yard, you charge me with either carelessness or inetliciency, both of which I positively deny. You say you have investigated the matter, and, cf ecurse, by whom I know not, but I have every assurance it was not done by the authorities of the navy yard or recom- mended by them, for, if you had consulted them, 1 am sure you would net have found it necessary to displace me. You charge me of aliowing certain bad work to go on so long. it was impossible on account of the limited amount of machinery to find out the defects until the pieces were ma- chined, and other work having been or- dered to take precedense to the work you refer to, was the cause of the work ac- eumulating. As soon as the error was discovered 1 reported in writing to the superintendent, giving my opinion of the cause of it. In writing this to you, I do not expect your orders to be counter- manded, but only want to prove to you that the charges are false. In my division of the navy yard there are all branches of mechanics, numbering about 400 men, and with your construction of the duties of a foreman, holding him responsible with all the details of the various branches, I do not see how I or any one else could ac- cept of the position.” 0 FIGHTING EPIDEMICS. Keeping Cholera and Yellow Fever 4 From This Country. The report of Dr. Walter Wyman, surgeon general of the marine hospital serv shows that there were 52,803 seamen treat- ed by the service during the fiscal year ending June 30, 189. A history of the cholera epidemic in Europe and measures to ward it from the United States are included. Dr. Wyman says: “Cholera was not epidemic in any of the great seaports with which the United States has intimate commercial relations, though quite widely distributed in the in- terior of Europe. The regulation requiring labeling of the baggage of all immigrants and disinfection of suspected baggage with detention af immigrants from infected 1lo- calities was a potent factor in the pro- tection of this country. The surveillance over vessels bringing merchandise and immigrants from infected localities re- quired by the quarantine regulations was exercised by consuls at points of depart- ure.” The surgeen general calls attention to the ever recurring danger of yellow fever in the south, and the necessity of con- tinued caution, due to the imperfect san- itary conditions at Havana and other West Indian and South American ports. With proper sanitation of these parts and more perfect sanitation of the seaboard cities of the south in the United States the danger from yellow fever would be minimized, If not removed altogether, and the embarrass- ing and expensive restraints of quarantine would become unnecessary. At present, however, the danger can only be met by quaran Local authorities are said to have co- operated with the bureau willingly, and the surgeon general recommends a fund for vurchasing and conducting those local guarantines whose authorities wish to place them under control of the govern- ment. A commission to determine the number of lepers in the United States and devise means for their segregation is rec- ommended. e pe nee eee PORT ARTHUR’S CAPTURE. Reports by the Japanese Military and Naval Commanders. According to the latest reports Port Ar- thur was captured on Thursday by the Japanese and not Wednesday as first re- ported. Marshal Oyama sent this report from Port Arthur under the date of No- vember 22: “On November 21 the Japanese army &t- tacked the forts near Port Arthur. The right division stormed and captured the fort to the westward of the artillery pa- rade ground at 8:80 in the morning. it then advanced in the direction of Port Arthur, and stormed and captured Fort Kohinson. The left division stormed and captured the fort southeast of Hachiviso. On the 22d the two divisions took all the other foris. The enemy fought bravely throughout the attacks. The number of Japanese killed and wounded exceed 200, The killed, wound- ed and prisoners of the enemy cannot now be estimated. A great quantity of am- munition and other materials and imany carnon were taken. The enemy numbered more than 20,000, ' ‘There seems to be a dispute regarding the participation of the navy. The fact is that the fleet kept up a fire on the Chinese sea- ward batteries. Admiral Ito of the navy thus describes the fight and the part taken by the fieet: “Port Arthur was taken on the 22d, by the army alone. The united squadrons merely attracted the attention of the ene- my’s seaward batteries. Since yesterday I have been removing the torpedoes from the mouth of the port, dockyard and ar- senal. The ships in the port are handed over to the naval department. The dock- yard and arsenal are in perfect working order.” ee For Mandamus. A petition for writ of mandamus against Secretary Hoke Smith, to compel him to hear the appeal of W. H. B. Stout, Cyrus J. Hall and Isaac S$. Bangs of Maine, for an allowance of damages on a contract to furnish a quantity of granite fér the new library of Congress building, was argued on Saturday afternoon before Chief Jus- tice Bingham. The arguments will be con- nued this week. > Had a Razor. Thomas Cunningham wanted his razor honed Saturday night, and he started from home with the intention of taking the In- strument to a barber shop, but before turning it over to the barber a policeman arrested him. Judge Miller released him on his own recognizance, and ordered the destruction of $3 saZ0r, } stated that he w THE FIDELITY ASSOCIATION ‘Whatthe Local Officers Say of Its Operce tiens gad Methods. ig titles They Believe ‘bat Messrs. Dingman and Wall Win ome Out AN Right’ Eveftually. x Jae The local officers of’ the Fidelity Build- ing and Loan Cor#pan¥; who are in charge of the offices in the MgGill building.in the absence of President Pingman and Vice President Wall, Were apparently as calm and undisturbed this niérning as they ever were in their lives. ie secretary, Mr. Alonzo Tweedale; the supervisor, Mr. Charles J. James, and: the clerks all ex- pressed confidencé inthe victory of Messrs. Dingman and Wall over their accusers in Pittsburg, and were a,unit in declaring that some one would be made to suffer for the treatment to-which those’ gentlemen had been compelled to submit. “The Synder woman, who was induced to bring the original charges in Pittsburg against our officers,”. said Mr. James, “has been in arrears upon her dues since last July, and has not paid a cent since then. it is my impression that parties in Pitts+ burg who are opposed to national associa- tions competing ‘with state organizations in Pennsyivania got her and the others to bring charges in order to injure such as- sociations in the estimation of the public. ‘A great deal of stress seems to have been laid upon the fact that no bonds, mortgages or loans were found in the ttsburg office,” continued Mr. James. ‘here is no reason why there should have been, The-main office of the company is here; all loans are made here and all se- curities belonging to it are kept here. There is no question about the early dis- proof of all the charges that have been hatched up against Mr. Dingman and Mr. Wall, and then, I imagine, the persons re. sponsible for them will get well punished. What Secretary Tweedale Sa Secretary ‘I'weedale was askefl if a per- son investing money in a certificate of the company would lose what he had paid in if he allowed his further payments to lapse. “Not unless he wishes to, and sacrifices his money already paid in willingly,” said Mr, ‘IWeedale. “if a person enters the company and pays the assessments for a time and then fails to meet his obligations he can come in at any time thereafter and by paying up the delinquency re-establish his standing in the company, and have his cerUficate returned.” “suppose a person pays up for a year and then desires to withdraw?’ queried the reporter, “By the agreement entered into between the certificate holder and the company no withdrawals are permitted under | two years,” replied Mr, ‘Tweedale. “If a per- son desires to withdraw after two years, when he has paid in, say, $50, we will give one-half, or $2, for the surrender of his certificate, or we will issue to him a cer- tificate for $50, bearing interest at 6 per cent per annum, and redeemable at the time the original certificate, which runs for eight and a half years, would become due.” /hat is such a $50 certificate worth?” “What the holder can get for it from a person who wants a good 6 per cent invest- ment running for five or six years, as the case may be. On such certificates we loan one-half their face value at the prevailing rate of interest, and hold the certificate, still paying, however, 6 per cent to its owner. : Satisfied av’ to the Outcome. “I have no earthly doubt that the out- come of the prosecution of Messrs. Ding- man and Wall in (Pittsburg will abundantly verify my conviction that it is the result of a conspiracy,” satd Mv. Tweedale in con- clusion. “Mr. Wall today telegraphed for copies of our chayter ad the contracts held with the parties brin ds we iy ng the charges, and and not worrying. if he and Mr. Dingman desired to be re- on bail pleaty of bendsmen would be voming. 1 am. informed that KR. G. Dun & Company Jhave-been authorized to ve bail for Mr.c Dingman in the sum of $250,000 if necessary.” The reporter imquitad how many stock- holders there were.in Washington and was told that there were abput 300 who paid 2 cents a week on thelr certificates, which, tf kept up for 408 waeks, @mluz months, would entitle them to-$200, “Our money isi kept turning over all the time,” said the- secretary. “When the weekly payments are received they are im- mediately invested in loans and mortgages and other securities, and the interest upon the company’s holdings is reinvested in the same menner.” “It is suid that the company by its char- ter is permitted to use 50 per cent of its gross receipts for its expenses,” suggested the reporter. Secretary Tweedale said this was true, because the expenses of such a concern were necessqrily large, each cer- tificate holder being visited by a collector either weekly or monthly, as his agree- ment to pay his dues might be, and the clerical force necessary to keep the books and accounts of the company being cor- respondingly large. Secretary Tweedale also said that the publication of the news of the arrest of the officials of the com- pany in Pittsburg had had little or no ef- fect in creating any distrust among the local certificate holders, not more than a dozen of them altogether having called to make inquiries looking to a withdrawal of their deposits. Comment of Certificate Holders. The Star reporter talked with several certificate holders in the company who oc- cupy responsible positions in Washington, and, while two or three of them expressed the wish that they had the money they had deposited with it in their possession, none was found who did not express con- fidence in the stability of the concern and the belief that they would get their money in the end. ———— TEN ADDITIONAL CARRIERS, That Number Allowed to the Wash- ington City Post Office. ‘The Post Office Department today issued an order allowing ten additional letter car- riers to Washington, eight of whom will be assigned to the main office and two to the Fast Capitol station. The appoint- ments will be made at once from the list of civil service eligibles. e+ Ask a Reference to the Auditor. In the suit in equity brought December 11, 1808, by Charles Shirley Carter against the National Sanitary Company, the com- plainant and Harry F Turner, Augustin L. Tavean, Thomas B. Ferguson, Calvin R. Nutt and Joseph M. Fox have filed a petition asking reference to an auditor for reports upon amounts due them, and the funds out cf which their debts are payable, and that upon such report of the auditor the court will decree the payment to them or in their behalf of the sums due them as they may be entitled to them in law and equity. 7 Seje Legntee. Harry L. Hart ts named as sole legatee of the estaté of Ais mBther, the late Ellen’ L. Hart, in ber Wwill filed for probate this afternoon, An Assignment. The Metropolitan Lunch Company, which conducted the Ben Ton Lunch Rooms, at 907 Pennsylvania’ avenue northwest, today made an assignment’ to Walter Burton. The assets are stated’to be $5,455.38, and* liabilities, $6,878.69. ——— Sole Beneiiciary. The will of the jate Samuel Dohnea, dated March 13, 1883,;has been filed, the widow of the devease@, Clara Dohnea, be- ing made sole beneficiary and executrix. —_—+—_ Will Filed. The will of the late Mrs. Maria Matilda Evens was filed this afternoon. Bequests are made to the daughters of the deceased, Matilda C. Stevenson, Georgia A. Pattison, Betty Kellogg and Nina Zeverly, and to her granddaughter, Miriam Evans. ~ Founder of Universalism, A service memorial of John Murray, the founder of Universalism in this country, was held yesterday morning at the Church of Our Father, and an address on the life and work of the founder was delivered by Rev. W. W. Curry, a former paster of the church. THE HOWGATE INDICTMENTS Tudge McComas Will Consider the De murrers and Arguments. ‘Mr. Coek Denies Having Drawa the Indictments—Grand Jury Listens to More Witnesses, The hearing before Judge McComas, in Criminal Court No. 1, on the demurrers filed against the indictments in the case of Capt. Henry W. Howgate was resumed this morning. The attendance was again small, those present being for the most part members of the bar, although during the course of the proceedings many out- Siders passed in and out, the presence of the distinguished prisoner evidently being the only attraction. Previous to Mr. Worthington making the concluding argument in support of the de- murrer District Attorney Birney submit- ted to the court several authorities, which, he argued, sustained the form of the in- dictments. Mr. Worthington then proceed- ed to make the concluding argument in the ease, first addressing himself to the authorities quoted by the government dur- ing the hearing. It seemed, said Mr. Worthington, that those authorities which had been quoted by the government as sustaining the indictments alleging em- bezzlement operated more against the prosecution than against the defense, for none of them really opposed the contention of ths defendant that the mere insertion of the words of the statute would not do. If, said Mr. Worthington, a grand jury could charge in general terms a defendant with a crime, and a district attorney could quote authorities to fit the peculiar form of the indictment, who but the district at- i md would be putting the defendant on ial? Why, said Mr. Worthington, if the con- tention of the government was true, that the assertion of the accounting officers of the Treasury Department that when the accounts of a disbursing officer were not properly returned it was shown that the disbursing officer had converted funds to his own use, there was not a disbursing officer living or dead who would not at one time or another be in danger of & term in the penitentiary. The whole truth of the matter, said Mr. Worthington, was that the accounts of the Treasury Department officials were kept in such a manner that no one but the officials themselves could. understand them. The government in one breath, said Mr, Worthington, exclaimed that it would furnish a bill of particulars, and In the next breath declared that a bill of particulars coud not be given. It was the settled precedence of hundreds of years, said Mr. Worthington, that in an indict- ment, alleging embezzlement, the money alleged to have been embezzled must be described, and if a description is not pos- sible that fact must be set out. Yet the indictments in the present case signally and wholly failed to do either, explained Mr. Worthington, and therefore were fa- tally defective. Speaking of the indictments elleeing fergery, Mr. Worthington commented upon the necessity of it being set forth that the forgery was knowingly done, with ‘tntent to deceive d to the prej p of sume person. That had not been dune, he con- tended, and hence the indictments were fa- tally slefective. The district attorney, said Mr. Worthington, had not cared to discuss the forgery indictments, apparently being convinced that they would not stand, and Mr. Worthington closed his argument with the remark that he felt nu further neces- sity for argument on them. Mr. W hington was, followed by Mr. Jere M. Wilson, who 'n a few words called the attention cf the court to the fact that it did not appear from the forge:y indict- ments what the papers alleged to have been forged were, nor did it appear in what manner or to the prejudice of whom they were forged. as Mr. Cook Dentes. At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s re- marks Mr. Wm. A. Cook arose and asked the indulgence of the court for a word of explanation. He said it had been indus- triously circulated by the district attorney that he (Cook) had drawn the indictments. The statement that he had drawn them Was absolutely false. He had nothing whatever to do with them. Judge McComas remarked that it was a matter not to be considered by him, and then announced that he would take the magter of the demurrers under considera- tion end render his decision at as early a day as possible. Grand Jury Witnesses. The grand jury again today had before them witnesses in the matter of the ex- pected new indictment against Capt. How- gate, among those summoned today being Cc. W. Doing and W. G. Bone. By Doing, the man from whom Howgate escaped, it is thought that the government proposes to show that the defendant’ was a fugitive from justice. The new indictments, it is said, may be expected some time this week. ee ae of James M At the advanced age of eighty-four years, one of Washington's old and respected citizens passed away last Friday. The death of James Main occurred at his rsidence, 2009 Massachusetts avenue. For more than thirty years Mr. Main was employed in the covst survey, resigning about twenty years ago. He has lived a retired :ife since then, and his death was due to old age. Mr. Main was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was for several years professor of mathematics in Edinburgh University. He spent several years at the observatory at Cape ‘Town, Africa, where he had been sent by the English gevernment to make astronomical observations. He was distinguished as a mathematician and was a member of several mathematical societies. He leaves two sons, Chief En- gineer Herschel Main, U. 8. N.. and Nichol Main, superintendent of the Pullman Pal- ace Car Company. Funeral services were held at the residence of his son, 2009 Mas- sachusetts avenue, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. aon ee Vivisection and Christianity. The barbarity of vivisection, especially from the standpeint of the Hindoo, was the theme of an address last evening at Metzerott Hall by Dr. Ghandi. He con- sidered that this practice was a blot upon the Christian religion, and said that the Hindoo would never regard it as a religion of love. ‘The idea of universal love, the speaker said, was the foundation of the Hindoo re- lirion, and one of the logical results of this idea was that cruelty to animals was baibarity, and that kindness to them was a divine inspiration. ssa Cited for Contempt. As the result of his action in the taking of testimony in a divorce case before Ex- aminer Robert J. Murray, Attorney John H. Adrians was cited to appear before r Saturday afternoon to an- be bes should not be held tn con- tempt of court. Mr. Adrians duly appear- ed, but the matter was postponed until to- morrow. It is alleged that he accompanied a certain witness before the examiner and directed him to decline to answer certain questions. See oS Forger Harvey's “€apture. Robert E. Harvey, alias Sage, the fugi- tive from Belair, Md., jail, who has been captured at Lansing, Mich., is well known here, and Inspector Hollinberger furnished the Pinkerton detectives with his picture and a copy of his record. His recor] is a lengthy one and he is known under as many aliases as any crook in the coun- try. He was arrested here several ycars ago for forging the names of a numler of merchants and was given three years in the Albany penitenuary. pee a: rin] Board Cases. Commissioner Truesdell was not at the District building today. He remained at |home, going over the trial of Sergeant Daley. The recommendation of the trial board in this case, it is understood, was for the dismissal of the fighting sergeant. It is not believed, however, that the recom- mendation will be approved bythe Com- missioners. A number of other trial cases are before Col. Truesdell, some of which recommend the dismissal of the offending officers. The report of Commiesioner ‘Truesdell upon all these <ogeg-gdll be made within a few ddys. mae IT HAS DISAPPEARED. OMeials Confident Smallpox Has Been Stamped Out. It has now been two weeks since the last case of smasipox was reported to the health office, and as the period of incuba- tion from the first exposure in this case has passed, the officials feel reasonably certain that the disease has been stamped out. There have been eighteen cases of smallpox and varioloid here, in addition to the case of the Mundell woman who went to Gylmont and was taken sick. It has just been learned at the health office that two children in the Mundell family at Gly- mont took the disease from the woman who went there from here. One was a girl eight years old, and the other a girl thir- teen. Dr. Compton, in his report on the cases, made to the marine hospital service, says: ‘Ihe disease is very little mitigated or modified by a previous vaccination (too jate, perhaps) by Dr. Stewart of the marine hospital service. On the 10th in- nt 1 found the disease in the pustular ge, and again on my visit on the 15th I found well-developed cases of confluent disease in the pustular stage. The disease is contined to the Mundell family. No in- tercourse with the surrounding neighbor- hood.” ‘he case appears in the last issue of “Abstract of Sanitary Reports” issued by the marine hospital service. in this pamphiet is also a report from Dr. Hamilton of the Vermont state board, ‘of health, in which he gives information of another case of smallpox at Pomfret, where the Coston child had visited just before she came here and was taken with the smallpox. ‘The reports received from various yng of the United States from October 10 to November a re Pam of 445 cases of smallpox an jeaths. Wisconsin seems to have suffered worse than any other state, having 364 cases and 112 deaths. —_— USED A KNIFE. Samuel Butler Gets Pretty Well Cut to Pieces. Samuel Butler, a colored man, who lives on a smail farm near Benning, appeared in Judge Milier’s court this morning and related a story of jealousy and violence which came near giving an undertaker work. He was wearing the clothes he wore Saturday night when he was on the road not far from the race track. His coat, vest and shirt were cut in several pieces, and blood stains showed that the knife had penetrated his body. Moses West. the colored man who was responsible for this condition of affairs, ap- peared as a prisoner. He had threatened Bam's life and had iold others that Sam would live no longer than Saturday night. When the men met on the road Sam's life was again threatened. “And if 1 don’t kill you this time, and am sent to jail, I'll kill you when I get out.” : “And what was all the trouble about?" the judge asked. “No more than he's been threatening me for a long time,” replied Butler. “But,” said Judge Miller, —- must “Well, judge, he accused me of his wife,” Butler answered. “Does his wife live with him?” “They tell me she's left him.” “Are you married? “Yes, indeed; and I've got a wife and seven children. Policeman Boland, who made the arrest, removed some of the disfigured garments from the wounded man and explained the nature of his wounds. ‘Moses made an attempt to justify his as- sault, but failed, and Judge Miller gave him six months in jail. a Sentenced to Jail. Judge Miller today overruled the motion for a new trial made in the case of the negro, John Bebly, who was convicted of a charge of assault on an elderly woman named Lucy Jenkins, some days ago. ‘The assault was committed near 3d and R streets northwest. Mrs. Jenkins had a basket on her arm, and, thinking the negro was following her, she put down her bas- ket and waited to see if he would pass her. Instead of doing so, he caught her by the thigh, then took some money from his pocket and made an indecent gesture to her. Mrs. Jenkins used her basket on the man’s head, and then reported the occur- rence to Oflicer Foley. The man was ar- rested and identified. ‘A sentence of 364 days in jall was im- posed. ——_s___ Sent to New York. Sanitary Officer Frank today sent to Ale bany a citizen of Switzerland, whose name was given as Gottfried Bahler. He lives at Watertown, N. Y., and has been confined in the insane asylum at Ogdensburg. Some time ago he escaped from the asylum and came here to see the Swiss minister. Now he wants to complain that he was sent to the asylum when he was not insane. As he wants to make his complaint to ex-Gov. Hill he was given transportation to Albany. When he appeared at police headquarters he showed no evidences of insanity except that he grew excited when the asylum was mentioned. a Seriously Injured. Today about 11 o'clock Jacob Concoe, an ironworker, fell from the power house of the Columbia railroad, and was se- riously injured. The ambulance was called and. the injured man was taken to the Emergency Hospital. He lives in George- town. Peet Aa ne Me Thanksgiving Holiday. Secretary Carlisle today issued an order closing the Treasury Department on Thurs- day next and excusing all clerks who can be spared at 12 o'clock on Wednesday. It is expected that similar action will be taken by all the other departments in order to allow the employes to prepare for Thanksgiving day. es, Left No Will, Sampson Morse this afternoon petitioned the Probate Court to issue to him letters of administration on the estate of Susan Rob- yey who vee August 22, 1890. He claims lo a creditor of the deceased id that she left no will. ee ——__ Arthur Keesing forfeited $20 collateral in the Police Court today for fast driving on Pennsylvania avenue. —_ Chicago Grata and Provision Markets Reported by Silshy & Co., Bankers and Brokers, SHICAGO, November 26, 1894. Baltimore Markets, © BALTIMORE, November 26.—Flour dull—western super, 1.8002.00; do, extra, 2.1032-45; do, tamliy, : inter wheat patent, 2.80a3.10; spring » 8.4528.65; spring wheat straight, 8.2503 45 receipts, 17,001 barrels; shipments, 30,157 barrels. Wheat ‘dull—spot, S7Ka57%4; Novewher, December, 87%,a8735; - Janna 4 ; steamer No. 2 red, —recely hels; stock, ani ck, 1,059,822 southern wheat by sample, banSSi,: sonth- erm wheat on grade, 54%j057%. Corny Slad1%; year, 50a501,; January, 49'ga 19% SKa48t,—receipts, 27,110 bushels; stock, 12,000 bushels; southern southern yellow corn, 44251%, y—No. 2 white western, i mixed western, 34a%414—recelpti 3 bushel stock, 189,700 ‘bushels. Rye slow—No. 2, 55—re celpts, 3,247 bushels; stock, 28,785 bushels. Hay quiet and stendy--good to, cholce timothy, $12-50n 18.00, Grain freleuts firm, unchanged. steady—granulated, per 160 ibs fancy creamery, 26a27; do. imitatiop, lndle, 17a18; good ladle, 15a16; store’ packed, 15. firm—tresh, "22; cold storage, 17018; limed, 16. Cheese firm and active— New = G0 size, 114; do. 85 size, 1142; do. 22 elze, —_—- Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 81; 2 p.m., 41; maximum, 42; mini- mum, 30, FINANCE AND TRADE Waiting for the Declaration of North- west Dividend. LISTLESSNESS IN SPECULATION Lower Prices Predicted for the Coalers. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——_+___ Special Dispateh to ‘The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 26.—Judged by today’s listless trading, the week promises to be one of purely professional specula- tion. ‘he success of the bond issue was not sufficient incentive to prompt activity among the bulls, and the bears are en- titled to the benefit of the doubt on future contingencies. ‘the Northwest dividend is holding the market in check, but will re- sult in considerable activity within the next forty-eight hours. The street has pre- pared itself for at least a 1 per cent reduc- tion from the usual rate. As a 5 per cent stock the present price would not have to be depressed materially in order to reflect intrinsic value in the present condition of the money market. An effort will be made, however, to duplicate last week's action in Burlington on the announcement of the reduction, and give the shorts an oppor- tunity to cover. The holiday on Thursday will add to the prevailing indisposition to trade, and next week the reassembling of Congress will en- dow the industrials with a motive for ac- tivity which will give that group of stocks a dangerous control of the speaulative situation. Under these cireumstances the volume of business and the character of the trading are likely to reflect merely the operations of the room element Realing ws again depressed 1 per cent, the weakness in the stock being reflected in the other issues of the company, and Jersey Central declined 1 3-4 per cent on a moderate amount of trading. The efforts to relieve the discouraging outlook for the winter's coal trade hove evidently met with little success although definite in- formuavion as to the nature of these efforts is known only to the officials of the roads concerned. Traders continue to predict lower prices for this group of stocks. The grangers were inclined to weakness, St. Peul and Northwest being the features at a reduction of 11-8 and 3-4 per cent, respectively. Manhattan was sold by trad- ers for a loss of 3-4 per cent, and elsewhere the extent of the decline was proportionate to a smaller volume of business. Chicago Gas declined 11-8 per cent under a continuation of last week's selling move- ment, and Sugar lost 3-4 per cent on trans- actions of no very significant nature. The course of this stock ts very much in doubt among the trading element, but if the power of Congress be fully app! the short side would seem the most at- tractive for the present. The recent buy- ing has been by brokers who usually act for inside interests, and a rally to insure profits on these purchases is possible at any time. Until its market position is more clearly defined conservative operators will not participate in its daily fluctuations. The last hour's trading was dull, and of the same monotonous character as that of the morning. Prices were irregular, but in the main not materially in advance of the lowest for the day. Sugar was given good support by brokers, who were willing to buy without bidding for the stock. Final figures reflected fractional concessions from the opening. —_—_>__. 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 Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. dents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. American Sugar... American Sugar, pi American Tobacco. American Cotton Atchison Ciicago B. and Q. Chic. and Northw. Chicago Gas. Del. Lack. an “s 18s Delaware and Hudson., 1263 Denver and RioGrande. 85 ‘Dis Catt! Wabash, pid Wheeling & Lake Brie. Wheeling & L. ii, pfd... Sestern Union Tel... Wisconsin Central —_———> shington Stock Exchange. regular call—12 o'clock m,— and wu Katiroad conv. Gs, $500 at 1: Eck- ington Railroad 6s, $1,000 at 103, Metropolitan Raiload cony. @s, $1,000 at 102%. Washington Gan 19 at 47H; Bat aT. UV. 8, Bloctric Light, 5 at 129. Government Bonds.—U. 8. 48, registered, 114% bid, 115% asked. U. 8. 48, coupon, 114% bid. U. S. bs, 117% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear fund Sa, 109 Did. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 117 bid. Water stock 7s, 1 curreney, 120 bid.’ 8.658, funding, currency, 134 Wid. Bigs, registered, 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- town Rallroad conv. Gs, Ist, 131 Md, 188 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. ¢& 2d, 131 bid, 138 asked “Metropolitan Railroad conv, Gs, 101% bid, 105 asked. Belt Ratlroad Ss, SO bid, 85 ‘asked, Eckiugton Ratlcond Gs, 103 ‘bid, 108%4 asked. Columbia Ratlroad 68, 106 bid, Wesh- ington Gas Company Gs, series A,’ 114 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company @s, series B, 115 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company conv. Gs, 130 bid. U. 8. Elee- tile Light cony. bs, 125. bid. tomac Telephone 5s, Aunert- can Security and ‘Trust Se, F, 100 bid. American Security and Trust 6s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company imp. Ox, 108 bid. Washington Market Company ext. Gs, 105 bid. Masonic Hall Association 6s, 104 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 102% oid. Washington Light Infantry 24 7s, 96 bid. ‘National Bank Stocks —Duak of Washington, 316 Metropolitan, bid. Fa-mers and 12814 bid, 150 asked. Cittzons’,’ 130 bid. “Colum! Ino 4 Capital, 115 bid, West End, 107 bid, 108% asked, ‘Traders’, 105 oid, 110 asked. An coln, 97 bid, 108 asked. Ohio, 76 asked. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Coupauics..—Naiional Safe Deposit and Trust, 180 asked. Wi ‘ton Laan and ‘Trust, 122 bid, 128% asked. American Security and ‘Trust, 136) 138% ‘asked. Washington bid, Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and a 280 Mid, 310 asked. Met: itan, 76 mS Seked” catumbia, 88 bid. ‘Belt. 40 aaked. ek ington, 82 bid, 40 asked. Gas ‘and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington 46%, bid, 4714 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. Us 8. Hlectric Light, 128 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 39 bi, Franklin, 45 id, 65 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Arlington, 160 asked. German-American, 160 bid, National Union, 13 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 15% asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 7% asked. People’s, 6% bid, 3h — Lincoln, Tyg bid, 7% asked. Conmer- cial, 4 bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 118 asked. Columbia Title, 7% bid, 8% asked. Wash- ington Title, 8% asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Peunsylvanta, 85 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 bid, 54% asked. Amere ican Graphophone, 4% bid, 5i ‘asked. Ppeumatio Gun Carriage, .30 bid. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 16 bid, 20 asked. Great Falls Ice, 135 bid, 145 asked. Norfolk and Wasbi Steamboat, 96 bid. Line coin Hall, €5 bid, 100 asked. “Inter-Devan Butldingy