Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1894, Page 2

2 ATE NEWS BY WIRE Defaulter Seely S.n> to Prison for Eight Years, 0 LEAVE CINCINNATI ordained HARRIS 100 ILL A Young Brooklyn Girl Takes Poison. PLANKINGTON BANK —— > NEW YORK, December 24.—Samuel C. ly, who on Monday last plowed guilty to the charge of abstracting funds and altering the books of the National Shoe and Leather Bank, was today sentenced to elght years’ imprisonment in Kings county penitentiary by Judge Benedict in the United States cireuit court. The total amount of the defaleation was $354,- ow, but the specific charges against Seely involved only $5,080. en JASE s Harris Claims THiness. CINCINNATL Ohio, December 24.—De- tective Reilly of New York today com- plained to Chief of Police Deitsch that W. H. Harris, wanted in New York for alleged frauds of large proportions, was playing off sick. At the urgent request of the New York otticer two outside physicians are to be called in to examine Harris and report to the court whether the prisoner is able to he transferred to New York. Harris’ physician insists he will not be able for the trip for another week. A Young Girl's Suicide. BROOKLYN, N. Y., December 24.—Annia Lindblad, fifteen years old, committed sui- cide today by shooting herself in the left breast. She was engagel to a young saan, but her mother objected to the marriage. The girl and her mother had a talk this morn- ing, ane shortly after Annia went iato the cellar, where she shot herself. The Plankingt MILWAUKEE, Wis., December udge Wilber today refused the application of District Attorney Hammel for a warrant for the arrest of Wm. Plankington, presi- dent of the defunct Plankington Bank, and | referred the whole matter to the incoming attorney. The judge said the suits must | be hegun against all the directors and not against individuals other than the bank president. Bank Case. ——— CONTEST OVER MORGANFIELD. His Attorneys Trying to Outwit Vir- winia Ofici: CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 24.—There is quite a sensutional contest going on to- day over the possession of C. A.. Morgan- field, the Aquia train robber, who is want- ed with Searcey for trial at Richmond. The Virginia authorities are here, and ex- | pected to get him today, but two ts of | habeas corpus had been issued. On one of | these he was being transferred from the city hospital to the county jail, when the city authorities and the Virginia officials were alarmed about the time the patrol Wagon was on the way, thinking possibly some sharp practice was being played. ‘The contest over the writs and other com- | plications is still going on this afternoon. Morganheld is resting in jail, and nis at- torneys are resorting to every possible means to obstruct the Virginia authorities. M LYNCHED. First Reports From Brooks County, » Incorrect. ATLANTA, Ga. December 24.—Advices from Brooks county today are to the effect that only two negroes were killed in the rioting there yesterday instead of seven, as at first report & Qiitman special to the Journal says that the whites are still highly incensed and are patrolling the settlement fully armed in search of Way- erly Pike, the negro whose brutal slaugh- ter of Joseph Isom last week started the trouble. There is danger that other lives will be sacrificed before he is captured. The two blacks Ifnehed yesterday were rot in plicated in Pike's crime, and were apparet.'ly slain because they would not reveal his whereabouts. > SA YEAR. DERS Sentence Cumulative in the Contempt Cases. CHICAGO, December 24.—Judge Woods today decided that the jail sentence for Debs and his six associates in the Santa Fe contempt of court case should vegin January Judge Woods ¢ 1 the order, which if carried out will give Debs one year im jail instead of six months, and the others ‘six months instead of three. This point was purely technical, for the purpose of testing the legality of both sentences in the United States Supreme Court. > WIGGINS SAFE IN JAIL. Protects Him With an | Armed Force. AUGUSTA, Ga. December 24.—James Wiggins, the negro murderer, who killed an old man and wounded two others in at- | tempting to evade arrest last night, has | not been lynched and will not be. The | sheriff, with an armed force, is Inside the | jail, and will fire if necessary to protect it. | A special term of court will be convened | Saturday, at which Wiggins’ case will be | pushed with all vigor. Detective Murray and Polic n Stringer, the officers wound- ed by Wixgins, are both alive. Stringer will over, but Murray's case is hope- less. ‘The coroner's inquest over the body of Jobn Davis, the old man killed in the fight, resulted in a verdict at noon that he came to his death from a stray bulie are Will Context MeKenney's Seat? Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. SBURG, Va. December 24.— » of contest was teday served by Mr. R. T. Thorp on William R. McKenney of Uhis city. The former was the republican | candidate for Congress from the fourth district. Thorp bases the contest on the ground of fraud at different voting places. —-.—— vidently a Murder. DOYLESTOWN, Pa., December he body of Ferdinand Conger was nd in the canal at Morrisville yesterday with a knit « in his breast. He had evi- dently murdered, —— | Fire to a Steamer's Hold. GALVESTON, Texas, December 4.—This morning ‘re broke out in compartments | Sand 4 of the British steamer Avona, con- | taining about %,000 bales of cotton. The | the cotton is estimated at $25,- | 1 by insurance. | —- > | Mrs. Leconte’s Sad Death . Cal, December 24.—Mrs. El- , widow of the late Prof. John n-law of Prof. Joseph members of sity of California, 1 to death at the residence dan ” ag over a swuecuring Allegiance to Russia. SBURG, Pa., December 24.—Ail the living in and around Pittsburg | an oath of allegiance to the new here are about 1,000 Russians red all the way from the co: about Mansfield to those | beyond ug. it Coumerfeiter Caught. TOLEDO, Ohio, December 24.—Abe Cady, formeriy of this city, brought enton on a charge of counterfit- etically admits his guilt and ed that he had accomplices. | the evidence was all the other way. -A CHRISTMAS STAR. The Paper Will Be Issued as Usual Tomorrow. Tcmorrow will be Christmas day, but there will be no break in the supply of rews. The Star will be published as usual. TOMORROW'S FOOT BALL MATCH. How the Teams Will Line Up at Na- tional Park. With pleasant weather there will be a gathering at National Park tomorrow to see the Columbia-Union foot ball match nearly as large as that on Thanksgiving day, and what is better, there will be a moré evenly contested game. Phil King will put on a Columbia uniform and play at quarter back, and what is of greater importance, has been putting in some time learning the signals, and will be able to play with some knowledge of the C. A. C. tactics, Brooke of Pennsylvania has not definitely said he wiil play, but the chances are strongly in favor of his being seen at full back. Barnard of Lehigh 1s to take Reeve Lewis’ place at left half, with Stuart Johnson in his old position at right half. Barnard made his reputation in this city on the High School eleven, and an excellent all-round player. ~ Hiwic Taussig has written to say that he will be in St. Louis Christmas day and so will not be seen tomorrow. Carter will hold up left end, and though he is no@ as ex- perienced a player as Leete, he has the advantage in weight. ‘An old Washington favorite will fill up the gap made by Adam Johnson's injuries, and that is Jack Ranier. Brown, captain aad quarter back of the Union College eleven, has played on Union four years, three years at tackle. This year he tried quarter back in order to bet- ter handle his men. He is one of the heav- fest quarter backs ir the country; weigh- ing 16 pounds. Baker, left half, hes play- ed in all the games, except those in Al- bany, and is a remarkably clever man in his position. Myers, the right half back, has played there three years, and with his 15) pounds of weight is the fastest runner on the team. He is also a fine punter. Richards, full back, is strong in tackling and inter: ference, and, though having only pounds to his credit, hits the line hard. Mallery, at right end, is rather light, only 145, but excels in defensive play, and is a strong tackler. ‘This is his first year on the team. Peters, right tackle, is an excellent man when a hole is wanted, and has played in a number of this season’s games. Poi- lock, ‘eft end, takes Hildner’s place, made vacant by the latter’s injuries, and it is said fills his shoes very creditably Palmer, left tackle, weighs 18) pounds, and has played two years at Union. He is aggressive and quick to break through. Blodgett, left guard, has over 190 avoirdupois to his credit, and with his brainy, experienced style of play 4s a very valuable man. Sweetland, right guard, is new at the game, but has developed inte a strong player. He is a strong run- ner end carries the ball weil. He weighs 190 pounds. Terry, center, was injured early in the season, and though Bennett, subeenter, weighs 225 pounds he has not the knowledge of the game that Terry has. ‘The substitutes, Cass, Clowe and Gorden, are all excellent men and can always be depended upoa for any position. The following is the line-up: Union. Position: Pollock. cleft end. Palme cleft tackle. Johnson Blodgett. eft guard. Ranier Terry . center . Gapen Sweet! right guard Dickinson Peters -right tackle. elis(capt.) Mallery. right end.. Sefton Prown(capt.)....quarter back. King Myers. right half. -S. Johnson Baker. left halt. Barnard Richards. full back. -Brooke or Clark. Union subs.—Cass, Clowe and Gorden. C. A. C. subs.—Clark, Saunders and Weisner. Dr. James R. Church, umpire; Frank But- terworth, referee, and Harry King, lines- man. Union color, garnet. The game will begin at 12 o'clock sharp, the ticket box to be opened at 11. ———4 Tomorrow's Alexander Island Entries First race, five furlongs—Sonora, 10; Bert, 103; Johnny, 106; Kenneth, 102; Ker tucky Lady, 107; Fredericks, 98; Walcott, 111; Fan King, 103; Jersey, 110; Red Cross, 101; Forest, 103; Irene K., 98; Paragon, 110 Bayberry, 08; Golddigger, 108. Second race, six and a quarter furlongs— Pella, 99; Mattie Chun, 104; Roland Reed, 97; Fagot, 102; Juliet, 71; Alonzo, 102; Ve- nusberg, 09; McKeever, 104; Clansman, Tenacious, 107; Fivellen, 99; imp. The Dude, 29; Push, 104; Billy Boy, 102; Jennie hristmas Handicap, one mile—s 128; Indra, 120; Eclipse, 110; Gallatin, 110; Ponce de Leon, 108; Connors, 104; Thurston, 104; Longshanks, 100; Tenacious, 98; Mi- rage, %; Gorman, 95; Brightwood, 90. Sweetmeats, 90. Fourth race, seven furlongs—Fox Glove, 110; Leigh, 103; Blondey’s Victim, 103; I dra, 115; Detroit, 103; Pirate Chief, 102; Blue Bird, 106. Fifth race, six and a quarter furlongs. Jewel, 108; Belgravia, 95; W. O'Brien, John P., 103; Pattie, 99; Miss Castles, 11 Princess Alix, 9%; Broncton, 103; Northford, 102; Rienzi, 103; Farragut, 102; Mrs. Stuart, 9; Ben, 102; Surgeon, 98. Three Alleged Speakeasies. There were three alleged speakeasy kecpers and one assistant in the Police Court today for alleged violations of the Hover law. Counsel for the defendants demanded jury trials and the cases went over until later in the week. John Brown, who keeps an oyster saleon at 528 Sth street southeast, was defendant in one case, and it was charged that a woman named Mary Armstrong aided and abetted in the vioiation. Policemen Miller and Evans visited the place Saturday night and took charge of what liquid refresh- ments they found, in addition to arresting the parties mentioned. A number of marines will give evidence in the case. In another case Samuel Wooly is defend- ant. He keeps a place in the county on Spring road, and when Sergeant Kenny and two other officers’ went to the place they took charge of five cases of beer and a demijohn of whisky. James Gallagher represented the other case. The police charge that he has been felling liquor at his home, although the officers found no liquor on ‘his premises. ‘The case will probably be tried Thursday. paablenirs dee Holidays in Jn Peter Hunter, a young colored man, hob- to bled into Judge Miller's court today explain how he had figured in a fight received several cuts. He carried one arm in a sling and had several cuts about his body, in addition to his best suit of clothes being ruined. The judge Mstened attentively to the proof and tried to find some excuse for letting Peter out, but Peter had given the other man as much as he had received and the court held him guilty. ‘A fine of $10 was imposed and Peter went to jail to spend the holidays. ee An Exciting Fire. Fire Saturday night at No. 308 10th street northwest caused an approximate loss of ™W), closely covered by insur- ance. The building is owned by F. Burke, and was occupied by Blakemore, Son & Company, commission merchants: Matchett & C printers, and A. Zichtl, bookbinder. A local alarm was sounded at $ o'clock, to which company No. 2 re- sponded. When the magnitude of the fire was appreciated another alarm was turned in and at 9 o'clock the fire was extin- guished. Premises Nos. 306 and 310 10th street were damaged by smoke and water. a close fire and hard to fight. It vas attended by the vsual scenes of ex- citement. : > — Death of Walter L. Robinson. The District Bar Association held a spe- cial meeting on Saturday and passed reso- lutions of regret at the death of Walter L. Robinson, who had been for many years | assistant librarian of deceased was thirty he association. The rs of age, and had An Assignment. signment for the benefit of credi- An tors from Albert L. Pitney, hardware, lth and E streets, to Charles T. Yoder, was The as- the lia- placed on record this afternoon. sets are placed at $4,517. and bilities at $18,248.58. a Miss Maggie Dyer, daughter of Dr. John T. Dyer, was slightly injured by the burn- ing of a lamp shade at her residence, 1438 Corcoran street, on Saturday evening last. THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1894—TEN PAGES. CORRUGATED IRON BEAM IS HELD FEEDING THE HUNGRY ae ADS, ] = ATES Its Substitution for Wood in the Con- struction of Battle Ships. Report of the Naval Board Ordered by Secretary Herbert—Some Ex- periments Suggested. os Secretary Herbert bas approved the re- port of the naval board, consisting of Coa- structors Hanscom and Bowles, with Com- n.ander Bradford as president, which was instructed by him to report upon the joiner and woodwork in the battle ships, cruisers and gunboats now building, which may be advantageously disp2nsed with, The board was also instructed to report the increased facilities for extinguishing fire in action which should be provided and to consider the question of the character of the ceil- ing and sides of the living spaces in said vessels with regard to the use of iron, pa- pier-mache, or any other substance less inflammable than wocd. The board visited the ships at Norfolk and Philadelphia, and made a detailed report upon the alter- ations needed in the care of each ship; recommending the substitution of corru- ed iron instead of wood, as in the Texas, in many cases, and of iron instead of wooden ladders wherever found. Koowledge That Was Lacking. The board reperts itself embarrassed for want of knowledge concerning the fires in the ships engaged in the action off the mouth of the Yalu river; as to the amount of woodwork and combustible material; as to where the fires occurred; what first ig- nited them, ard the facilities for spread- irg, and as to their facilities for ex- tinguishing fire; as to the place of stowaye ot combustible materials, such as oils, tur- pentine, alcohel, paints, ether, et The beard declares that wnen reports come in ecncerning these details it can betier judge of the necessary changes. Accordingly, the Secretary has given instructions to have the United States naval attaches and intelligence olticers. abroad collect’ as spedily as possible the necessary informa- ion on these points, as well as the prac- tice of the Frereh and German navies, where the ships have been constructed with the minimum amount of woodwork aboard. Experiments Suggested. The board was favorably impressed with the system of\ joiner work on the Texas, but thought that considerable of the wood- work could be dispensed with if time and opportunity were permitted to experiment in preparing samples of furniture, berths, shelving, lockers, metallic cornices, ceiting, etc., which should be largely or wholly in- combustible. Therefore the board recom- mended that the commandant of the Nor- fclk navy yard be allowed to carry on such experiments. The board declared itself net sufficiently familiar with papler-mache to express an opinion as to whether or not it is suitable for use in constructing ceil- ings, bulkheads, etc., aboard ship. It feels confident, however, that with proper in- quiry and experiment, at moderate cost, a suitable substance can be found for this purpose,which will have the requisite quali- ties, viz.: to be light, to be a non-conductor of heat, non-combustible and not subject to flying into pieces or splinters when struck by shot. In the cases of the battle- ships Massachusetts, Indiana and Oregon, which are nearing completion, the estimat- ed cost of the recommended changes is $6,030 in the case of each vessel. EEE ONS SUED FOR DIVORCE. Prof. Bischof! Made the Defendant ta . @ Suit. There was a stir in church circles today when it became known that a suit for di- vorce had been filed against Prof. john W. Bischoff by Mary Jane Bischoff, his wife. Counsel for Mrs. Bischoff is Jerr Wilson, of the firm of Shellabarger & Wil- son. While the papers in the case were withheld from publication, because of an order of the court directing that they be placed in the safe, nevertheless it was learned that the basis of Mrs. Bischoff's suit is the allegation of desertion. Counsel for’the plaintiff says that there is no other allegatiog made than this, but refused to state why the papers were with- held. Mrs. Bischoff asks for absolute divorce, with alimony. A Star reporter saw Prof. Bischoff this afternoon at his room in the Congregational Church. The professor said he had received no official notification of the filing of the suit, but was not at all surprised at the action of his wife. He says he has not been living with Mrs. Bischoff for nearly three years. He has two children, both of whom are living with him at his home, 806 10th street northwest. Beyond this the professor says he has noth- ing to state for publication at present, but as soon as he receives official notification of the filing of the suit he will state his side of the case. —_ ARMOR PLATE ACCEPTED. Reasons for Taking It After Its Re- jection Was Advised. Secretary Herbert has acepted the S20 tons of ermor made by Carnegie & Co. for the battle ship Oregon, although the test plate of the lot recently tested at Indian Head, had been recommended for rejection as not strictly up to the requirements. Secretary Herbert's reasons for accepting the armor were that the cracking of the plate in the test was by use of a projectile mauich superior to the ordinary service shot; Carnegie vompany is entitled to me concession made to the Bethle- the hem company, in the case of their 18-inch plate, namely, that a crack under the first shot only should not of itself be cause for the rejection of the plate, because the in- spectors at the steel works report that the plate submitted to test was undoubtedly inferior to the rest of the lot, and, finally, because there is immediate use for the armor. It is sald, in view of the dis- elcsures made before the Senate naval ccmmittee as to armor frauds, that Secre- tary Herbert will be called upon for an cflicial explanation of his action in accept- ing this particular lot of armor. a May Kindergarten, Alpbenic Hall, corner of H and 11th streets northeast, was crowded on Satur- day evening last with friends and invited guests, who had gathered to witness the beautiful Christmas exercises of the May Kindergarten and Primary School. The hall was decorated with bunting, pictures and plants, and presented an attractive appearance. The exerciss of the little peo- ple were highly interesting and reflected great credit upon thelr instructors. It was, indeed, a most enjoyable occasion. Not only did the many children of kinder- garten age have a good time with their songs, bells, flags, games, marchings and countermarchings, but the cider people seemed to enter into the spirit of the oc- casion with equal zest. A Christmas trec adorned one corner of the hall, whose boughs were freighted with pretty Httle gifts to parents made by the deft fingers of their own children, while some nice presents came to the teachers from inter- exted parents in token ef their apprecia- tion. = The Will Sustained. After a tuial of several days, the jury in the case of the will of the late Maria Cole returned @ verdict this afternoon sustain- ing the will. “Es ntificlal Mass at St. Augustine's, There will be special services at St. Au- gustine’s Christmas morning, at 11 o'clock, Mofsignor Satolli, the apostolic delegate, will celebrate solemn pontifical mass, and Dr. O'Gorman of the Catholic University | will preach after the mass. The choir wili sing Mozart's twelfth mass : aes Preferred Death to Trial. NEW YORK, December 24.—Dr. Fred- erick Halves, who was locked up on Sat- urday, charged with having caused the death of Mrs. Matilda M. Brandt by a criminal operation, was found insensible in hi: i today. The police station diagnosed the case as one of morphine poisoning, and the police allege that the drug was taken with suicidal intent. ARSE Eat BEES The Evidence Presented to the Cor- oner’s Jury Today. RESPONSIBLE FOR MRS LEARY'S DEATH The Unconcerned Manner of the Accused During the Inquest. i FATAL BULLETS a THE ‘The inquest aver the body of Annie Lola Leahy, murdered on Saturday afternoon at 226 Maryland avenue northeast, was held today at Mitchell's undertaking rooms, 72 11th street southeast. The verdict was that the deceased had died from gfnshot wounds inflicted by Joseph A, Beam, The jury was: Edwin E, Burke,Geo. W.Thomas, Mark Josephs, WH. Brown, James D. Burn and H. G. ‘Taylor. The witnesses Joseph A, Beam, were Dr. A. J. Kenyon, Josephine Beam, mother of the dead woman; Lizzie Goetz, sister of d Dr. D. Olin Leech, Off- cer Charles J. Wagner, Charles A. Darling, Representative George D. Meiklejohn and Deputy Coroner Glazebrook. @he testimony drew out all the bloudy details of the cruel crime. Some of it tend- ed to show that the murderer was not of responsible mind, but the preponderance of it indicated that the deed was prompted by heartless revenge. It was a typical in- quest. The scarred corpse lay gn a stretch- er. The bullet wounds and the incisions made at the autopsy were covered by a neat dress. A hideous contused wound on the left jaw, neck and ears showed where the murderer had kicked his victim after she lay prostrate and dying. An abrasion over the right eye indicated how she had fallen. The lips were blue and compressed, and the finger nails, which were long, and seemed to have been in life carefully trim- med and kept, were very dark. The First Witnesi The murdérer sat through the proceed- ings as stolidly ag sphinx. He manifested a@ live interest I the matter, but there was not a trace of sorrow or regret in his manner, , After having been sworn in the pres- ing the cononen« The first witness was Dr. Kenyom, He, had been attracted to the scene of dhe murder by the excitement. Approaching the}place he saw a woman rush forward fr@m the yard, where the shooting wad, rated her arms appealingly, shrieked and fell. He went toward her, but looking up he saw a man covering him with two revolvérs and threatening to shoot. The man-eried “I will kill any who comes.im.""» He saw that the man was in earnest wnd witness retreated in quest of a gun. At this juncture, the witness was excused to admit the testimony of Mrs. Beam and her daughter Lizzie. Mrs. Beam knew nothing directly of the murder. She was in bed; did not hear the reports of the pistol, but heard sounds of trouble. Going out she found her daugh- ter dead. The murderer was not sane. He had not been in his rig** mind for sev- eral years. His insanity .4s due to ex- cessive use of alcohol. Lizzie Goetz, was next called. She is em- ployed in the office of Judge Weed. She strongly contradicted her mother on “he matter of the mind of her stepfather. He would drink, but when not in his cups he was as responsible as anybody. She was positive that he was perfectly responsible for the murder. The witness reiterated this. Appearance of the Accused. After this the prisoner was brought in. a high degree-of iron. His eyes are arched over by heavy brows, and are faded blue- gray. ‘They have a cold, conceited light in them which is offensive. On his right hand he wore a massive fifty-cent diamond as large as a fair-size bird egg. Another imi- tation diamond ring shone on another finger. His blue coat was buttoned to the throat, and he wore a light slough hat of sombrero style, girded with a black band. He had on red flannel underclothes, which showed under his cuffs, and he wore brown undressed kid gloves. He had on boots, which had been worn for some time. He sat with his legs crossed, and looked the witnesses who Identified ‘him squarely in the eye without apparent concern. Now and then he would stroke his red whiskers slowly and almost meditatively with his right hand, or pass his gloves cooly through one hand and then the other. Dr. Kenyon was recalled and told the remainder of his story, which was that he helped in the capture of the murderer on the street near where the murder was committed. Accused was excited to the pitch of rage. On the way to the station accused had sought to justify his act by saying that he had kiled a brute. Other Witnesses. Representative Micklejohn was next call- ed. On his way from the Capitol to his lodgings he had met an excited man, who accosted him with the exclamation, “Are you a Mason? I want to show you my badge.” He saw that the man had a pistol in each and, and, stepping to one side, pinioned the prisoner's arms from behind. Assistance came and the weapons were taken from him. Dr. Leech, in his testimony, said that he heard that a woman had been killed, and saw a policeman coming out of the yard. When he got to phe side of the victim she gasped twice, but as there was neither pulse nor hgart action he knew that she had been dead some moments. He de- eat the wounds as he had then noted them. Sy Officer Charles!J. Wagner of the ninth precinct told of the part which he aad played in the tragedy. He was unarmed and off duty and in civilian dress. He heard shots and gushed whence they came. ‘He saw blood, smelled smoke, saw a woman stagger, totter, and as she fell face down ‘hear@ her shriek in an agon- izing way, “Oh, My God!” Kicking the Dend Body. Officer Wagner told of the capture of the prisoner and of his threats to shoot and kill anybody who came near him. He saw the accused kick and stamp upon the curses as he kicked and raged. Charles A. Darling was the next witness, but his testimony was not material, ex- cepting that it corroborated that given by the others. Dr, Glazebrook was the last called. He testified that he had performed the autopsy on the body eighteen hours afte: death. He described the shots which glanced through the flesh of the thoracic parts; those which had pierced the ster- num, and those which had penetrated the abdomen. Five shots had been fired, and any one of three would have been fatal. The surgeon produced the bullets which had been found. One was a 32-caliber and two were 38, showing that the murderer had used both revolvers. Several of the witnesses had seen the murderer extract the exploded shells and reload his weapons. After some delay the verdict was an- nounced, and the prisoner was carried back to the station, ence of the;bodys the jury took seats fac- | He ts a tall, gaunt fellow, with reddish hair and red beard, and a complexion indicating prostrate form of the dying victim, yelling Oharity Dispensed by Associations and by Individuals. Much Suffering Among the City’s Poor —Grand Army Posts at Work— Catholic Parishes. From reports received at the Central Union Mission, and at the office of the As- sociated Charities, it appears that there is a great deal of suffering among the poor in this city. A new feature of the reports of poverty is the complaint of suffering coming from a class of people that has heretofore seldom been compelled to ask for charity. There seems to be a great deal of genteel poverty In the city among peo- ple who, up to within the last year, have heen able to take care of themselves, but who from reverses in life and unfortunate circumstances, are now compelled by cold and hunger to ask for help. The reports from such cases do not always reach the charitable organizations direct, the people being frequently too proud to make an ap- peal for charity, but come indirectly, through friends or neighbors, who perceive the condition of the unfortunates, but are not able to help them. The numerous dismissals from the gov- ernment printing office and from other de- partments of the government have resulted in placing in straitened circumstances hun- dreds of families that have heretofore never known what it was to be cold or hungry. These cases are very sad, and it is sald by people who are accustomed to dealing with poverty that the unfortunates of this class suffer more keenly than any others, from the mere fact of being unac- customed to want. In addition to this class are the people who are the objects of charity every winter, and this year they seem to be very numerous, ~» The Central Union Mission and the As- sociated Charities are doing all in their power to relieve the suffering among the poorer classes. ‘They keep careful record of every case brought to their attention, and if they cannot satisfy the wants of the ap- plicants they report the names to charit- ably inclined persons who may have indi- cated a disposition to help the cause. Neither association will attempt to send out Christmas dinners or to dispense char- ity upon a wholesale scale. Central Union Mission. At the Central Union Mission this morn- ing the assembly room was filled with un- employed men, who had sawed wood for their lodging and breakfast and were sit- ting in the warm room of the building waiting for an .opportunity to earn their next meal. These men do not appear to be vagrants, but seem to be steady working- men, and none of them had a dissipated look. They are given shelter and food by working for it, but it is only temporary re- lief until they can find steady employment. Upstairs in the superintendent's room a row of sad-looking women sat around on the benches awaiting their turn to make known their wants and to receive food, clothing or fuel, as the case might be. Associated Charities. At the office of the Associated Charities, on G street between 8th and 9th northwest, it was said that the demands are heavy and the means for supplying them inade- quate. The office has been able to send out some wood, which was obtained from the new library building, the lumber binding the stone, and which the office obtained at the cost of hauling. This kind of fuel, however, is insufficient, as it burns out too rapidly. Some clothing and a very few provisions have been contributed by. citi- zens and will be duly distributed, but the | applications for heip are coming in at the | rate of fifty or sixty a day. Everything in the way of clothing or fuel will be wel- comed, but money is needed very much. When The Star reporter called this morn- ing the room was full of applicants for charity, and it was said that a steady stream of people is coming and going ail the time. The various church organizations of the city are busy today dispensing charity in their own way, but they all say that the demands are greater than the means for satisfying them, and people who desire to help the poor at this time are requested to communicate their names to the associa- ticns formed for that purpose. Catholic Parishes. ® Among the Catholic parishes the St. Vin- cente de Paula Seciete did very effective work among the peer. Everything in the way of necessary articles was supplied, un- der the direction of the various chapters of the crganization. The work was systemat- ically carried on by the chapter in each parish,.so that no repetition would be made. Carroll Institute, which is in the parish of St. Patrick's Chapter, was the scene of muck activity during the morning, when baskets of eatables were unloaded only to be packed in boxes, and in a short time after to be transferred in a wagon to the home of some parishioner whose unfortu- nate circumstances were to be alleviated oy the charitableness of their friends and the members of the society. Thus the work of cheerful charitableness was prac- tically demonstrated. . Grand Army Charity. ‘The poor and needy were well remem- bered by the members of the Grand Army and the Women’s Relief Corps of the various posts. As heretofore, however, there was no public demonstration in the way of a dinner, but the different posts looked after the poor of their roll, and many & comrade received his mess as in bygone days. ‘Turkey, celery and even delicactes went into some homes to cherish the hearts and enliven the physical bod: The colored posts were especially activ ene of them supplying over 150 families with the necessities, and the other furnish- ing eatables for about half that number, while the individual work of the other posts among them, Meade and_ Lincoln, was worthy of commendation. The work of distribution from John A, Logan Post in Anacostia was carried on by the Women’s Reilef Corps, and many families in that section received Christmas eatabies. In many instances where money was needed to tide some suffering family through the winter menths the philanthropic members of the posts supplied it from their pockets. —_——~ THREE SMALLPOX CASES, ‘The Origin of ‘the Latest Easily Traced. There are now three smallpox patients in the hespital in addition to the three mem- bers of the Williams family, and the author- ities feel certain that additional patients will be sent there in the near future. Mary Williams, the youngest of the three chil- dren, the last one to take the disease, is on” the road to recovery, and her older sisters, who are virtually well, are nursing her. Jesse Corbin is the name of the last victim of the disease, and his case is trace- able directly to the cases of the other pa- tients who were sent to the hospital Fri- day. Jesse is thirty-five years old and is the keeper of a cook shop at Logan place and Pierce street, near Stone’s row, where Mary Taylor died and where her mother, Martha King, was afterward taken sick with the smallpox. Mary Taylor's brother was a patron of the cook shop, and Dennis Taylor, husband of the woman, was a frequenter of the place. It is supposed that in this way the disease was transmitted from the Taylor house to the cook shop. After Corbin was sent to the hospital, health office officials made a house-to-house inspection in the neighborhood and used large quantities of disinfectants, as well as vaccinated those who had not been vacci- nated within a reasonable time. Today similar work was done in Marion court, where the patient Green lives. As heretofore stated, the quarantirle sta- tion has again been opened, and Dr. O'Mal- ley is in charge. Dr. Elliott is caring for the hospital patients. Today a physician was requested to call at a house on Pierce street to see a patient, but he refused to go because of the fact that several smailpox cases had occurred in that neighborhood, and one of the phy- sicians to the poor was sent to see the patient. There were no additional cases reported today. Attacks —__— Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather pureau today: 8 am., 22; 2 p.m. 40; maximum, 42, mini- mum, 21, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Am Extension of School Facilities. The Commissioners today addressed com- munications to the appropriation commit- tees of Congress asking for an appropria- tion for an extension of school facilities at Brightwood. The urgency for such an ap- propriation was laid before the Commis- sioners recently by the Brightwood Citi- zens’ Association. Building Permits. ‘The building inspector today issued a per- mit to Noble Johnson to erect a two-story frame dwelling at Barry's Farm, Hillsdale, the cost to be $300. M. A. Dugan was authorized to make re- pairs to house 3331 R street northwest, at a cost of $125. The Name All Right. Capt. Jonn Millis of the Treasury Depart- ment, in a recent communication to the Commissioners, called attention to the name on the lamp post at the corner of Lawrence and 18th streets, the name being “Riggs place.” Capt. Millis asked that it be corrected as early as possible. He further suggested that there seems to be an error in numbering the houses on this street. The Commissioners have informed Capt. Millis that, although this street is “Lawrence” street, as a matter of record it is a prolongation of Riggs place, and is best known as “Riggs street; the name is also in accordance with the plan of desig- nating all streets and alleys running east and west by names beginning with the let- ters designating the lettered streets just south of them. The Aqueduct Bridge Approach. Maj. Charles E. G. B. Davis, in replying to a communication from Commissioner Powell relative to. widening the approach of the Aqueduct bridge, states that the contractor doing the excavating work for the Washington and Georgetown station is now dumping material on the west side of the approach to the bridge, just beyond the board sidewalk. This sidewalk is sup- ported on trestles on the side slopes, and to dump where it is reqvested by Commi sioner Powell would necessitate taking up and rebuilding the walk. This work is no part of the approved project and no funds are available for it. Cement Sidewalks. The Commissioners have approved a rec- ommendation of Superintendent of Streets H. N. Moss that the measurements of ce- ment sidewalks laid late in the fall of this year be accepted and paid, with the under- standing that if the appearance of the work in the spring ts not creditable the injured portions shall be replaced by the contractor without expense to the District. To Sell Stolen and Abandoned Prop- erty. Property Clerk Richard Slyvester of the metropolitan police has requested permis- sion of the Commissioners to sell the lost, stolen and abandoned property ®m his cus- tody, subject to such disposition under the law, and to advertise the sale in two daily papers. The property is to be sold on Sat- urday, December 29, at 10 a.m, at the auction house of C. G. Sloan. Recommends Remission of Taxes. Assessor Trimble, reporting on a peti- tion for remission of taxes on a part of the property of the St. John’s Church Orphan- age Association, claimed to have been purchased for and solely used by the As- sociation, but standing for three years past in the name of its superintendent, and thus held liable for taxes, states that by a deed recorded December 14, 1891, the property in question was conveyed to Sarah W. Huntingdon, who was acting as trustee for St. John’s orphanage. The as- sessor recommends that the unpaid taxes for the second half of 1892, all of 1893 and 1894, be remitted and entered as exempt property under existing law, and so long thereafter as used for the purpose set forth. The tax for the years 1890, T891, and the first half of 1892, and all prior years has been paid. Can Use Gunpowder. The Commissioners have approved the application of J, T. Campbell of 1311 11th street southeast for permission to use gunpowder in removing a bank of earth in the square between M and N, 10th and llth streets southeast. ‘Trial Board. = ‘The finding of the trial board in the case of Officer Peck, who was arraigned for an allegec assault upon a man at No. 8 sta- tion house, and which exonerated the of- ficer, has been approved by the Commis- sioners. The Commissioners have revoked the ap- peintment of J. W. Graves as an additional private on the metropolitan police force. Commissioner Truesdell, after reviewing the evidence in the case of Policeman J. R. Harrover, jr., tried for conduct unbe- coming an officer, has arrived at the con- clusion that Harrover should be fined $25, with a, warning that a repetition of his of- fense will result in removal from the force. The trial board recommended that the charges be dismissed. A Presentatio Prof. Eugene Carusi of the National Uni- versity Law School was presented with a handsome mirror on Saturday evening by the junior class of that institution, Sweeping Street: Mereafter the streets of this city must be swept between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., the Commissioners having issued an order to that effect on Saturday afternoon. ‘The order was the result of numerous com- plaints made against the sweeping of streets in the daytime. Closed for Disinfection. In order tat they may be thoroughly disinfected, the Cook and Jones Schools and the school at the corner of Columbia and P streets have been closed by order of the Commissioners. Trees Falling./ Secretary Tindall has addressed a com- munication to the trustees of Garfield Hos- pital stating that it has been represented to the Commissioners that the bank along the east side of the hospital grounds is in danger of caving, and will bring down the trees with it. If this happens, says Sec- retary Tindall, the trees are sure to be- come obstructions to the free use of the street, and may result in serious injury to parties who may be passing along the strect at the time. The trustees are re- quested to have the trees cut down and removed. Appropriations Recommended. The Commissioners have recommended to Representative James R. Williams, chairman of the subcommittee on District of Columbia appropriations, an addition of $575 to the pending District appropriation bill, in order to enable them to extend the patrol and fire alarm service to the Wash ington Asylum. The same recommend: tion has been made to Senator Gorman, chairman of the Senate committee on ap- propriations, Refand Requested. Williams Brothers of 1421 F street north- west haye requested the Commissioners to refund to them the sum of $32.62, that amount being the regular taxes and in- terest and penalties thereon for taxes on original lot 13, square 1108, for the years 1877 to 1886 in the name of Esther Keyser, on the ground that this case is identical with the case of Weller & Repetti, upon which the attorney for the District has just rendered an adverse decision to the District. Filed a Protest. Enoch Edmonston of 907 I street north- east has filed a protest with the Commis- sioners against the laying of a granolithic sidewalk on I street between 9th and 1th streets northwest. ——> _—_ First Reformed Church. The First Reformed Church, corner of 6th and N streets northwest, of which Rev. Gustav Facius is pastor, will celebrate Christmas day at 11 o'clock tomorrow by a specially selected service. The music will be as follows: Christmas anthem, Buck; duet, As Pants the Heart, by Mrs. and Miss Facius; chorus, Glory Be to God in the Highest, Silcher. The organist is Prof. E. Mort. Sopranos—Mrs, G. Facius, Miss L. Facius, Miss E. Siebers, Mies Lulu Mcinking. Altos--Miss M. PoehIman, Miss A. Bergman, Miss A. Rittershofer. Tenors —Mr. Ernst_and Mr. William Toense, and basso, Mr. 8S. Wolf. The Christmas enter- tainment ofthe Sunday school will take place Thursday evening at 7 o'clock, at which an elaborate program will be ren- dered, under the direction of Dr. Max Wiehle, the superintendert. ais curate No Baltimore Markets Today. BALTIMORE, December 24.~No markets today. FINANCE AND TRADE Lower Prices and Little Fluctuation in Stocks, ELECTRIC AMONG THE INDUSTRIALS Higher Prices Are Expected for Sugar. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 24.—Opening prices this morning were about on a pagity with last week's final bids and were prac- tically stationary throughout the day. The extreme fluctuations did not exceed one half per cent, except in one or two in< stances, in which special influences were at work. The attendance of brokers was un- usually small and the course of prices without significant purpose. The lowef prices were the result of moderate speculas tive liquidation, there being no pronounced pressure to sell. The railroad list was ene Urely void of feature, the total saies of all issues being considerably under aa active day’s record for a single stock, The listing of the Southern railway se curities in London was the principal news item of the day. In the industrial list General Electric was the feature at an advance of 3-4 per cent, due to the covering of short con- tracts. The affairs of (his company are the subject of considerable diversity of opin- jon among the trading element. The ex- tremely pessimistic views prevailing at the close of last week have been so modified as to relieve any immediate pressure on the stock. Distillers was marked up on buying for both accounts. The recent heavy selling of this stock has created a short interest of such proportions as to make a forced cov- ering movement decidedly profitable to the holders of long stock. It is believed that an attempt will shortly be made to mark up the price in order to force a wholessle reduction of the short interest. The bulk of the long stock pur- chased today was for the account of those mga faith in the success of such an ef- ‘ort. Sugar was barely steady arovnd 89 1-2 on operations purely professional. The senti- ment of the room is favorable to higher prices for this property before the week is out, but the dominating interest, with its usual shrewdness, conceals its wishes in the matter. The latter unknown quantity de- fies all rules of discovery and makes spec- ulacdion hazardous to the average trader. Among the specialties the stock of the Bay State Gas Company was made conspicuous by a decline of 23-8 per cent on a smali volume of business. The manipulation in this property is second to none and its pur- pose is daily becoming more apparent. Reading -was ‘bought during the after- noon on Philadelphia orders, resulting from the announcement that several large and important interests, which have been opposed to the adoption of the Earle-Olcott plan of reorganizing, have expressed a will- ingness to co-operate with the originators of the plan ip question, provided certain concessions beneficial to the stock, and the junior securities of the company generally, are made. It is believed that a satisfactory adjust- ment of present differences will be made, and that the plan will be pushed forward without the necessity of resorting to fore- closure proceedings. The transactions of the last hour were without noteworthy feature, the volume of business dwindling to the stagnation point during this period. Closing prices were slightly irregular, but were not the result of any significant movement, other than the oe process of the trading ele- meni ——— 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. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. - 89% 80% 89 88 American Sugar, pfd.... 90% 0% 90% 903 American Tobacco. . pies sates ‘American Cotton Oil, Atchison... .. Delaware and Hu ¥ Denver and Rio Grande. ‘Michigan Central Missouri Pacific... National Lead Co. Pacific Mail... Phila, and Keading. Pullinan P. Car Co. Southern Railway. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific.. 10K Wheeling & Wheeling & L. E., pfd. Sestern Union Tel. Wisconsin Central Sliver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sal regular call—12 o'clock m,.—Vnited States da, gistered, $1,250u1123%. and Trust, 108137. Lincoln Government Bonds—U, U.S. 48, coupon, 114% 11S\y asked. I t of Columbia Bonds—20-year Fund. 5s, 109 bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 117 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1908, '120 bid. Fund.” currency 8.68, 114% bid, 116 asked. Reg. 2-108, 34gs, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington” and George- town Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 133 bid. Washington and Georgetown Matlroad Comr. 6s, 24, 188 bid. Metropolitan Raliroad conv. 6s, 100 bid, ‘103 asked, Belt Ratiroad 5s, 80 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 100% bid Columbia Railroad 6s, 109 asked, Washington Gas Company conv. 6s,’ 130 bid, 140 asked. United States Electric Light cony. Ss, 125 bid. “Ch and Potomac Telephone 5s,' 09% bid, 103 asked. Americtn Security and Trust 58, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust Ss, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Com- pany Ist 6s, ‘108 bid. Washington Market Com- pany imp. 63, 108 bid. Washington Market Com- ny exten. 6s, 104 bid. Masonic Hall Association , 104 bid. Washington Light Infantry Let Os, 99 bid. Washington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 99 bid National ink Stocks—Bank of Wasbington, 300 bid, 310 asked. Bank of Republic, 250 bid, 285 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 297 asked. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 190 bid, 200 asked. Second, 137 bid, 147 asked. ' Columbia, 132 bid, 145 asked: Capital, 115 bid." West End, 108 bid. ‘Traders’, 103 bid,’ 110 asked. Lincoln,’ 94% bid. Ohto, 76 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies—Natioual Sate Deposit and Trust Company, 130 asked. Washing- ton Loan and ‘Trust, 118 bid, 122 asked. American Security and Trast, 135% bid, 137 asked. Wash- ington Safe Deposit, 100 asked. TRallrond Stocks Washington and Georgetown, 280 bid, 305 asked Metropolitan, 55 vid, 65 asked. Columbia, 57 bid, 65 asked. ‘Belt, 18 bid. Eck- ington, Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 47% bid, 48 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, 60 asked. United States Electric Light, *126 bid,’ 128 asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemen’ 39 bid, 45 asked. Franklin, 45 bid, 65 asked. Metropolitan, 68 bid. Core n, ST bid. Potomac, 76 bid. Arlington, 145 rman American, 160 bid. National Union, 13 bid, 15 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, 15 asked. Riggs, 6% Did, 7% asked. People’s, 5% bid, asked: Lincoln, 7% bid, § asked. “Commercial, 4% bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks-TReal Fstate Title, 108 bid, 118 asked. Columbia Title, 74 bid, 8 asked. District Title, 10 bid, 15 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks—Peunsylvania, 35 bid, 60 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 bid.’ Amert-an Graph- ophone, id, 5% asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- 2, 5 Miscellancous Stocks—Washington Market, 15 bid, 20 asked. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 145 asked. ae ee ee shoe Te cola Hall, 10 asked. inter- - ing, 80 asked. Nergaathaler Linotype, 187 bid, 150 asked, * Ex. div,