Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1895, Page 2

A STAY FOR LAMBERT Action Taken in the Camden Mur- derer’s Case. A REPRIEVE AT THE LAST MOMENT Reaction Overpowers the Con- demned Man. WHAT JUSTICE SHIRAS SAYS ——— CAMDEN, N. J., January 3.—A half hour before the time set for the execution of Theodore Lambert in the c@unty jail this morning a stay of proceedings, granted by Justice Shiras in Washington, until March 4, was served on Sheriff Barrett. At that time a score of witnesses had assembled in the execution room. Notice of the stay was given Lambert by his counsel, Lawyer Semple. The condemned man fell to the floor in a faint, from which he recovered in a few minutes by the use of a stimu- lant. He fell into a second faint, in wnich he remained fer nearly live minutes. Un being revived he shouted, “(tory to God, and then fell on the neck of his counsel, kissing him. ‘Lambert's mind has been temporarily turned by his good fortune. Since learning that he has two months more to live he has not been able to talk itelligently. He shouts and sings at turns. County Physi- cian Jones has him under treatment. ‘After leaving the jail Lawyer Semple went to Lambert's home, where his mother ‘was awaiting the news of her sov.’s execu- tion, the lawyer having previously promised to come to her immediatelg atter it had taken place. When he entered she cried: “Jg he dead yet? I thought he would not be hanged until 10 o'clock. When told of the stay she fell like a log on the floor. A physician had to be calied to restore her to consciousness. She went at once to the jail with the lawyer and the mother and son were permitted to have their meeting alone. The scene was affect- ing. Mrs. Lambert refused to leave the cell of her son, and she was allowed to remain with him. Lawyer Semple’s efforts to save his elient’s life have been extraordinary. He claims that Lambert is legally dead. The date first set for his execution was De- cember 13. Lawyer Semple asked for a re- prieve, which the governor at first refused on the ground that he had no power in the case, as the thirty days’ limit from the time of his conviction had expired. Lawyer Semple claimed that convicticn dated from the time of sentence and not from the time of the rendering of the verdict, in which case time since sentence was only twenty days. The matter was referred to the at- torney general, and he took the same view of the case as held by Semple. The re- prieve was then granted. After December 13, the day on which Lambert was to be executed, had passed, Lawyer Semple took the opposite ground that conviction did not date from sentence, but from the time of the rendering of the verdict. As the day set for the execution had passed, Lam- bert was legally dead. He exhausted every means provided in New Jersey to save his client on the techni- eality a fortnight ago, and then appealed to the federal court, raising the same point which had been dismissed in the New Jer- sey courts. He went before Judge Dallas in Philadelphia on yesterday, but was re- fused the application for a writ. He next went to Washington and called on Justice Shiras of the Supreme Court and was re- ferred back to Judge Dallas. He remained in Washington, however, and shortly be- fore 12 o'clock succeeded in having the stay grantel. He took a midnight train and reached here early this morning, but did not serve the writ on the sheriff until 9:30 this morning. Justice Shira: Action. In speaking today of his action in the Lambert case, Justice Shiras said: “I did not interfere with the state court in grant- ing Lambert’s counsél the provisional writ of error, which has operated as a stay of execution. In the haste with which the original application for writ of habeas corpus was urged no record was made in Judge Pallas’ court. Without this record I could not interfere, although in criminal cases the defendant is entitled to the writ of error, which is merely a formal pro- ceeding. When Lambert's counsel called upon me last night there was no time to send him back to Judge Dallas’ court. His client would meanwhile have been hanged. Therefore I issued to him a writ of error contingent upon the completion of the record in the court. I did not take into consideration the merits of Lambert's case, which was not before me. I merely made it possible for the condemned man to avail himself of such advantage as, had the pro- ceedings been regular, he would have been clearly entitled to.” ———— MPSHIRE’S GOVERNOR. Charles A. Busiel Inaugurated Today at Concord. CONCORD, N. H., January 3.—Charles A. Busiel of Laconia was inaugurated gov- ernor of New Hampshire today in the hall of the house of representatives, wherein both brances of the legislature met in joint convention. After the inaugural exercises a banquet was tendered the new governor and his guests by the Amoskeag veterans. Sages once SMALLPOX PRECAUTIONS. NEW Hé Richmond Establishes a Quarantine— General Vaccination. RICHMOND, Va., January 3.—Dr. Oppen- himer, president of the board of health, has established quarantine against Lestor Manor and White House, stations on the York river division of the Southern rail- way, near which points there are four cases of smallpox. No freight, express or assengers from these points will be al- [owed to come to Richmond. ‘There is to be a general vaccination here. pea SCHMITTBERGER’S CASE. CAPT. Mis Attorneys Charge the Prosecu- tion With Breach of Faith. NEW YORK, January 3.—The announce- ment that Police Captain Schmittberger will be arraigned for trial on Monday in the court of oyer and terminer has brought out from the captain’s counsel an allega- tion of breach of faith on the part of the district attorney. Said Mr. Moss, one of the attorneys: “A direct promise was made to us that if we allowed Schmitt- berger to go upon the witness stand before the committee to testify regarding bribery In the police department he would not be prosecuted under the indictments that had been found against him. This promise was made to me, personally, by Mr. Goff, by Mr. Lexow and by Assistant District Attorney Lindsay. If that promise had not been made we should not have allowed Schmittherger to testify as he did.” Another of the captain's lawyers said: “If Schmittberger should be put on trial now the people of the state of New York would be betrayed and any other tnvesti- gating committee would have great diff- culty In obtaining witnesses to testify un- der the promise of immunity.” Assistant District Attorney Lindsay de- clined to make any statement and so did Senator Lexow. —_— ROCK CREEK PARK. Mceting of Persons Interested im Ad- joining Property. At 3 o'clock this afternoon a meeting of rty owners interested in the coming ent of benefits by the Rock Creek Park commission, was held at the office of Messrs. Carlisle & Johnson, Fendall build- Mr. Carlisle stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that the meeting would be merely a conference between the land owners and their counsel, held for the purpose of mapping out @ course of pro- cedure in connection with the assessment of _benefits. The meeting, he explained, was intended not to antagonize the park commissioners tn their duties, but to take such steps as would be to the interest of all concerned. GREATEST OF GRACES Charity Nobly Attended To By Generous Washingtonians, There Are Many People in This City Who Are Hungry Cold— How Relief is Given. And still the pitiful story of wretched- ress and sufferirg must go on. There is little else to tell than stories of hardship end need, and to the casual observer, if there are any who are unmoved by such tales, it must seem as though there had pot been so much suffering in this city in many a winter post. At all the headquarters where organized relief is furnished there were crowds of Feor people today waiting for a chance to tell their pitiful stories and to ask for help. Tkese who are devoting their time to the werk of caring for the helpless have had their hands more than full today, and riake again through the columns of The Star an earnest appeal for assistance. And they say, too, that there is an im- mense deal of actual suffering among those who never knew before what it was to want for the comforts, not tu say the ne- ezssities. of life. Many of these are pcs- sessed of too much pride to make their neeis known, but there are many who have been forced by dire want to ask for help. Not a Blessing. The snow that fell last evening was a Pretty sight, and pleased the eye of anyone Who looked out from a warm and com- fortable home into the night, and the smalt children of the well-to-do hailed it with de- light as an opportunity to test the runners of new sleds that came on Christmas day. But there were hundreds if not thou- sands in this city who saw in the falling saow only something that would still fur- tier increase their discomforts and suffer- ing. It meant wet and cold feet, flesh and bone that would be chilled with no prospect of a warm fire for thawing out. So it was that the character of the appeals that were made by the destitute today. changed sightly from what it was yesterday. It is not a pleasant thing to be barefooted when the ground is covered with snow and slush, and yet the charity visitors about the city have reported any number of cases of peo- ble who were absolutely without a sign of any sort of foot covering, homes in which tiere was not a single stick of wood or lump of coal to warm cold bodies this morning when it became n to leave such warmth and protection as coulda be had from scant bedclothes. So far as has lain in their power, the organizations for the relief of the voor nave done a deal to relieve suffering today, and many an empty stomach has been filed that would otherwise have continued empty, heaven only knows how long. The need ts urgent, and the cry for help that is going up in this city today, this afternoon, ¥ one that must surely reach the ears of ywany who have not yet heard it, or, hear- Ing it, have not answered. Money is needed. Sood, clothing, shoes, and, in fact, all or any of the necessities of daily ex- istence, would be more than appreciated ‘Sy those who have been doing something in a business way to answer the cry. There are this day packed away in store rooms and closets, cedar chests and trunks In this city more than enough old garments to keep the poor of this city warmly clad all through the hard winter. Saving up for a rainy day? Well, the rainy day has come. Come, good people of Washington, oren up your hearts, your pocket books and your clothes chests, and a the fovea will change for the i even before th foals ie sun comes out Without Food. Absolutely without food? Yes, just that. Today there were a number of people, men and women both, at the Central Union Mission and at the office of the Associated be Sion a had not had,a mouthful e yesterday, some sinc ‘ = ay pt arn @ early yester- 2 o'clock this afternoon there scme reported who had not had a taste of feod today. Such as these werd taken care of without delay, and their stomachs were filled with hot coffee and warm, substantial food. In most cases visitors were sent to the homes of these people and an effort made to give them something like perma- nent help, for in almost every case today the most urgent request made was for fuel ard clothing. Hunger is bad enough, but somehow’ to be cold and to know no warmth seems to be even less endurable. In many cases wood and coa] were sent to the houses of these destitute ones, and a record made of them, so that they could be looked after in the days to come. A Sample Case. And yet the people ef Washington al- ways are charitable to a marked degree. Rarely is a story of real suffering told, but reaches to the ear and heart of some kind- ly one. Another proof of this,if proof were needed, was furnished today. In The Star yesterday was told the sad condition of three women, destitute to the last degree, two of them confined to their bed by ill- ness and the third compelled to be with them so constantly that she had no chances to even look for food. Zarly today there were a number of ap- plicants at The Star office who desired to krow the address of these unfortunates that they might take immediate aid. The address was furnished through the Cen- tral Union Mission, which had already taxen the case in its care, and today sev- eral gvod-hearted ladies made their way to the wretched home, bringing comfort and good cheer. The Mission people intend that the unhappy women shall at least be removed from actual want in the future. Tis is only a sampie of many other cases. Police Work. Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police de- partment, who has charge of the charity werk, is at present making an allowance of $20 a day to each precinct. The second, third and fourth precincts use the full amount of the allowance, because the number of poor persons within their limits is larger than in the other precincts. In adiition to this“money allowance which is expended on orders for provisions and fuel, the clothing, provisions and fuel donated are distributed. Contributions were received at headquar- terstoday as follows mE. P. Cash Mrs. . B., and clothing. 7 Certificate division, Pension office, cloth- Ing. Central Relief Committee. The Commissioners today stated that ar- rangements have been perfected for reor- ganizing the central relief committee,which dic such good work last year in relieving the destitute of the city. Letters have been written to each member of the old com- mittee, and, with but two exceptions, all have accepted. One of these latter is out of the city and the other it is expected will be heard from today. —__——.—_—_ INSPECTING PICTURES. Police Renew the War on Chromos Containing Undraped Figures. ‘The pelice are again making war on storekeepers who are exhibiting, selling or giving away pictures of an alleged im- moral nature. In every police precinct the officers are giving due notice to the deal- ers and calling their attention to the law under which a representative of a ciga- rette firm was successfully prosecuted sore months ago. This action on the part of the police is the result of numer- ous complaints recelved at headquarters recently. Capt. Austin, who has charge of this branch of police work, has recetved sam- ples of the alleged immoral and indecent piccures. He told a Star reporter this afternoon that the principal complaints were against tobacco stores. In some of the stores, he sald, tobacco Is sold in packages, and with each package, one of the objectionable pictures is given. If this practice is not stopped after due notice ts given, Capt. Austin says there will be some prosecutions. ed Has Resigned. Melville B. Domer, who for several years has been a telephone operator in the Dis- trict service, has resigned to accept a po- sition in the office of the Washington Gas Company. THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1895—-TEN PAGES. THE PROBLEM SOLVED Garbage to Be Removed by Means of Carts. STILL §=CUTTING §=SUSPICIOUS ICE A Tugboat Breaks South Capitol Street Blockade. AN ANALYSIS OF ICE The garbage problem has been solved, and work will begin early tomorrow morn- ing to move the mighty pile of refuse from the G street wharf. It was the Alfred Richards Brick Company that came to the rescue, and agreed to do the work of:re- moval st the rate of $1 per load of about three tons. Mr. Richards called at the District build- ing early this morning, and asked to see the Commissioners. At that time they were considering a proposition from W. H. Sampson, the owner of two tugboats, who was willing for a compensation of $100 per day to cut through ice less than six and a half inches thick and carry off the garbage. Or, if the ice should get heavier, up to eight inches thick, he would do the work for $200 per day. That was too severe, the Commissioners thought, but the proposition was worthy of consideration; in fact, the Commission- ers would have considered a line of air ships to get rid of the garbage if any one had made the offer. Their one thought was to out of the city, ae they hancane patie minds to do it, even at the expense of the whole emergency fund. Harbor Master Sut- ton entered the board room of the Commis- Garbage Wharf. sioners with Mr.Richards. Mr.Sutton intro- duced Mr. Richards. The Commissioner recognized him at a glance. It was the same Mr. Richards who took such an inter- est in the fight against the garbage factory at the foot of South Capitol street, and here he was, ready to help them out of a serious difficulty. Proposition Made. Mr. Richards said he saw in The Star last Monday that some trouble was ahead and thought he could help the Commissioners out. “Now, gentlemen,” he said, “I will take this garbage outside of the District within five hours after the contract is made and put it on my farms. I have one in Maryland and one in Virginia. It will cost $1 per load to do the work. I will use the brick wagons with a two-horse team and guarantee to remove sixty loads a day. These wagons will hold about three tons each, and it won't take very many days to get it all away.” “That proposition is worthy of serious consideration,” said Commissioner Ross. “Send for Capt. Powell.” A messenger was quickly dispatched, and a moment later Capt. Powell came in the beard room. The proposition was explain- a On the Dead Animal Wharf. ed to him, and he gave it his approval. Health Officer Woodward dropped in and said he thought it was a good solution of the vexed problem. Manager Bayly of the Fidelity Company, the garbage contractors, was hurriedly sent for, and Commissioner Ross explained the proposition of Mr. Richards. After stipulating that the loads should not be less than two tons each, and that as soon as the river opened the contract would terminate, he accepted the terms of Mr. Richards’ proposition. Turning to Commissioner Ross, Mr. Bay- ly said: “‘We are just as anxious to get rid of this garbage as the Commissioners are, but we would like to be treated with as much consideration as possible.” And Accepted. “Ihat’s just the position of the Commis- sioners,” replied Mr. Ross. “We want some consideration.” “One thing more,” said Mr. Bayly, ad- dressing Mr. Richards. “Will you nssume all responsibility from state authorities?” “Yes, sir,” was the ready reply. “My property needs fertilizers, and I am going to fertilize it.” “When can you begin work?” inquired Mr. Bayly. “Just give me five hours to shoe my horses, and I am yours to command.” “Then start right in, Mr. Richards, and get your horses shod,” said Commissioner Ross; and the first move toward solving the garbage problem was made. Mr. Richards said to a Star reporter after the deal-was closed that he would be on hand early tomorrow morning, ready to begin operations. The Commissioners congratulated them- selves that everything was settled, and went to work again as if nothing had bap- pened. Broke Through. A tug boat early this morning succeeded in breaking a channel through the tfce in the Eastern branch of the Potomac river, and a few minutes later headed down stream towing a big covered scow, cn which was loaded about twenty-five dead horses, mules and cows, which had ac- cumulated on the South Capitol street wharf during the past week. Before noon, however, the remains of three horses and a heifer were stretched on tho blood- stained planks of the wharf, while a few feet distant stood what might have been recognized as a horse years ago. The animal was blind and still breathed, but had been brought to the spot to die, it being probably easier to handle lving than when deceased. The newly arrived carcasses will not start on their journsy down stream until tomorrow morning. Danger of possible disease from a dead animal origin has thus been eliminated with the resumption of navigation. Still Getting Ice. ‘The drawing of ice from the river on to the South Capitol street wharf was con- tinued today with undiminished activity, about a dozen men and four carts being engaged in the labor. The ice was remov- ed to the ice house of a butcher, about two blocks from the wharf. It was learned that it is customary for all the butchers resid- ing in that locality to take their annual supply of ice from the river just off the South Capitol street wharf. ‘After attention was called to this matter in the columns of The Star yesterday Har- bormaster Sutton reported the facts to Health Officer Woodward, and asked for instructions. Health Officer Woodward told a Star re- porter this morning that he knew of no Jaw by which he could prevent the cutting of the ice, but he was going to do what he could in the matter. Inspector Welch was sent down to get a@ sample of the ice for analysis, and the == Notice to Subscribers. Subscfibers are earnestly requested to re] any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any failure On the part of the carrier to ring thesdoor bell. 5 A proper service gam only. be main- tai bhrough tha. rtesy of sub- Bary. ies | f 1 harbor master was instructed to note the names of all persons gathering the ice and the location of the ice houses in which it_is being stored. Following the directions of the health officer, Harbor Master Sutton this morn- ing formed a river patrol and will report the information desired. The analysis of thé ice will probably be made tomorrow, so Health Officer Wood- ward told a Star reporter. Should this analysis show that the ice is unfit for use Dr. Woodward says he will do all in his power to have it taken from tie houses. He thought that the ice would undoubtedly be unfit for table use and probably unfit for use where it may come in contact with meats. He thought, however, that it might be used without bad results by undertakers. The harbor master will report tomorrow morning the names of those who have laid in supplies of ice from the section mentioned, and when Professord Hird com- pletes his analysis of the sample of ice scme action may be taken. ee SHORT HONEYMOON. Bridegroom Arrested and Held on a Serious Charge. Samuel Lewis Lane, a good looking young man, employed as ship’s yeoman on the United States steamer Fish Hawk, used by the fish commission, was a prisoner in the Police Court this morning on a charge of grand larceny, it being alleged that he stole three pairs of field glasses from the steam- er. The young man lived at Newcastle, Del., at the time of his enlistment. He was engaged to be married to Miss Joseph- ine Brockman, who is said to have come here from St. Louis last week, and Capt. Robert Platt of the Fish Hawk granted rim a furlough of five days to get married. The license was bought and paid for, and the young couple appeared before a minis- ter New Year eve and psomised to be faith- ful each to the other. He remained three days over his time, and when the theft of the glasses was reported the newly married man was suspected by Detectives Weedon and Lacey, who were assigned to investi- gate the case. The glasses were soon re- ecvered, and yesterday afternoon the offi- cers learned that the man and his wife had stopped at the Hotel mrich, on Pennsyl- vania avenue. The oflicers went to the hotel about 4 o’clock in the afternoon and had been there orly a few minutes when Lane and his wife appeared. The officers called him aside and told him what they wanted with him, and he turned to his wife and said: “I'll be back in a few min- utes.” hat’s the matter” she asked. “Nothing at all,” he answered. turn soon.”” ‘The officers tien went with him to head- quarters and searched him. Three pawn- tickets, one for a pair of the missing glass- es and the,gther for an umbrella and jewelry, were found on him. In conversa- tion with thé officers he admitted that he had taken thie gfasses, but said he intended to replace th¢ma He had pawned them for “Tl re- When his Wife learned of his arrest che was anxioug$.to, see him, but he did uot want to see fer, and left word for her not to come to the pblice station. She remained away from the’station last night, but this morning she’catled at the Police Court and had a short @onvVersation with him. Judge Miller Heard the proof in the case, and held thé ptisoner in $00 real estate security for theaction of the grand jury. 2 2 —»—_—_ AGAIN IN TRQURLE. Commander Graham is to Be Deposed From His Place on the Finance. Word comes trem New York that Com- mander James D.-Graham of the navy is in disgrace. ‘the President in 18v2 suspended him for seven years, on half sea pay, for insubordination and conduct unbecoming an otticer of the navy. He was deprived of his number, and went into retirement. He was helped by Gen. John Newton, the engineer who blew up Hell Gate. New- ton also interested his friends, with the result that Commander Graham was ap- pointed captain of the Columbian line steamship Finance. Now he fs to be deposed as soon as the ship reaches.port. She is due in a day or two, ‘he management decided a few days ago that he had proved “unsatisfactory” as captain. His successor will be Captain Michael J. Daly, an experienced navigator, lately an officer in the Brazil line. The chief reason is contained in a letter recently received from Colon, In which Commzender Graham is reported to have said, while his ship was loading there I am no common merchant ship captain. I am an officer of the United States navy.” The suspension of Commander Graham is due to the verdict of a court-martial, which convicted him in March, 1892, of various serious offenses—such as falsehood, scandalous conduct, &c., while he was in command of the United States monitors in the James river. He refused to execute the orders of the department to pay proper tribute to the memory of the late Admiral D. D. Porter and publicly traduced that officer. Several of the charges arose out of his conduct on that occasion, and others were the result of his abusive and intem- perate language to the men of his com- mand. It is sald at the department that all his trouble has been due to his bad temper, but that otherwise he is an efficient officer. He is a comparatively poor man and his pay under suspension is very small. This fs the cause of his seeking outside em- ployment. eg THE CCURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Dawson agt. Byrnes; sales finally ratified and cause referred to auditor. Fifleld agt. Fifield; ordered on calendar for January term. Burr agt. May; -pro confesso agt. defendants ordered. American Gas Co. agt. Gen. Elec. Gas Co.; reference to auditor or- dered. Moore agt. Moore; do. Gunson agt. Shugrue; rule on complainants, returnable January 10, granted. Wash. Gas Light Co. agt. Moulton; pro confesso agt. certain defendants granted. Guggenheimer agt. Cumpton; appearance of absent defendants granted. Snow agt. Duvall; rule on defend- ant, returnable January 9, granted. draulic Press Brick Co. agt. Byrne; trustees Carusi and Browne ordered to sell. Mannix agt. Mannix; sale confirmed and investment directed. . Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Staley agt. Vickling; pro confesso against certain defendants ordered. Washington Homeopathic. Medical Society agt. National Homeopathic. Medical College; _ cause ordered on calendar. Walter agt. Walter; order extending Tule till January 8. Edelin agt. Lyon; motion to retax costs overruled. Childs agt. PAbSt; order overruling petition of Acker & Acker, and J. H. Miller, and order ratifyimg sales nisl. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Rop’t A. Golden agt. James Lafontaine; juror withdrawn and case continued. Fitz- gerald agt. Wilson; ordered on stet cal- endar, Svarttz agt. Levy; death of de- fendant suggested. Simmons agt. Shelton; judgment for plaintiff for costs. Shedd & Bro. agt. Simmons; judgment by default. ‘riminal Court No. 1—Judge McComas. Unite States agt. Henry W. Howgate; embezzl2ment; argument on demurrer to rejoinder. United. States agt. same; forg- ery; do. ‘riminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole, united States agt. Lewis Williams; lar- ceny; verdict guilty. United States agt. Robert Beuter; larceny; defendant arraign- ed, plea not guilty. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Mary F. Lane; will filed. Es- tate of Jno. Sweeney; do. Estate of Geo. A. Colnon; petition for letters of admin- istration filed. Estate of Bridget A. Cowan; do. Estate of Alice F. Golden; affidavit to debts of deceased filed. Estate of Katherine Kearney; executrix bonded and qualified. —_————_—_ Surrendered His O:lice. CHEYENNE, Wyo., January 3.—Surveyor Gen. Bickford has turned his office over to Gen. John C. Thompson, having received notice from Washington to do so, FAIIND DEAD TODAY Sad Ending of Ida Suit’s Short Career. DAUGHTER OF JAMES PUMPHREY Asphyxiated in a Disreputable House This Morning, INQUEST NECESSARY A woman clad in her nightdress, with a heavy robe thrown carelessly about her, walked into the fourth precinct police sta- tion this morning bout 6 o'clock and noti- fied the officer on duty that there was a dying woman in Belle White's house of ill- fame, on B street. Illuminating gas, she said, had rendered the woman unconscious, and a physician was wanted. Dr. Childs was soon found, and although he worked on the asphyxiated woman, he failed to get her in a condition in which she showed any sgens of life. Later in the day Sergeant Daley learn:d that the woman was Ida Suit, a divorced woman, daughter of James W. Pumphrey, the retired livery stable keeper, who lives at 477 C street. She was about twenty-eight years old and hand- some. During her younger days Ida Pumphrey was not only handsome, but was well pro- portioned, and her neat figure made her an unusually attractive woman. Several years ago, it is said, she married Arthur Suit, and was afterward divorced from him. Since then she has lived at her fa- ther’s home. She was a young woman of a lively disposition, and it was suspeeted by some of her acquaintances that her mode of life would bring ‘her to a sad end- ing sooner or later. Last evening while the snow was falling and the wind blowing there came a knock en the.door of Belle White's gilded palace and this unfortugate woman and-a male companion were ushered in and shown a room on the upper floor. The man who was with her was a comparatively young man, of heavy build. He wore a light suit of clothes and his general appearance gave the impression that he was a German. The Man Left. It was early in the evening when the couple appeared at the house and the man left some time about midnight. Before he left the house he was asked to pay the rcem rent, which he did not do, but told the proprietress that the woman would pay the bill. When the couple reached the house they appeared as if they had been drirking, ihe woman being worse off than her companion, but this caused no uneasi- ness, for it is a frequent occurrence for such people to be under the influence of liquor. For this reason no attention was paid to the woman, and it was not until 6 o’clock this morning that Belle White krew there was something wrong. Found Dead. The odor of escaping gas then attracted her attention, and when she went to the room she found the woman in her night rete lying across the bed. In the room there was a bottle of whisky, only a small portion of its contents having been re- moved. There was a gas stove in the room that had been used early in the evening, but there was no light in the stove and the gas was turned on. Such was the condition of affairs when the proprietress of the house reached the rcom. As already stated, the police were sum- moned, and Dr. Childs was soon at the woman's bedside. Clue to Identity. When he had determined beyond doubt that the woman’s life was extinct the po- lice looked about the room for evidences of identity, and found pitned to the collar of her undergarment a pawn ticket. This Sergt. Daley took to Burnstine’s pawn hop, and there he learned that the woman ad pawned ar article of jewelry under the name of “Ar Suit,” and her residence was given as 477 C street. = When the officer called at the house and saw the woman's mother she exclaimed: “That's my daughter Ida.” She went to the house in South Wash- ington, where she identified the body of the dead woman as that of her daughter. Undertaker J. William Lee was sent for, and he took charge of the hody and re- moved it to “his establishment on Pennsyl- yania avenue. This was done by direction of the coroner, Gnd an autopsy is to be made at 4 o'clock. A rumor to the effect that foul means had been employed in the case was set afioat in police circles, but the investiga- tion made by the officer failed to reveal anything of this nature. The identfty of the man who went with the woman to the house is not known, but in police circles this afternoon it was stat- ed that the man is probably a prominent merchant, Se SS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. Impcrtant Additions and Corrections in the Present Tariff Law. A movement was begun in the Senate to- day looking to the amendment of the ur- gent deficiency bill by adding several amendments looking to the improvement of the present tariff law, and especially to the corrgction of errors which were allowed to creep into the law. Among the amend- ments proposed is one for the abolition of the one-tenth additional differential duty glaced on sugar imported from countries paying a bounty, another for the correction of the error made in regard to the tax on alcohol used in the arts, and a third re- lieving corporations of the provision of the income tax law, requiring that they shall furnish lists of their employes to whom salaries of less than $4,000 are paid. —___—_+-2+___—__ THE INCOME TAX. Senator Quay’s Amendment in Op- position to the Appropriation. Senator Quay today gave notice of an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, striking out all provisions for an appro- priation for the collection of the income tax, and inserting a provision for the re- enactment of the McKinley duty on wool. ‘The Senator said, when asked about his purpose in presenting the amendment, that it was intended as a text for a speech. As the part of it which provides for a new woolen schedule is not germane, he expects it to be ruled out. When asked as to the truth of the report that he would antagon- ize the urgent deficiency bill because of the income tax appropriation, he said that it was his intention to oppose it if there should be an effort to get it through before the vacant seats on the republican side were filled, and he pointed to a large pack- age of manuscript lying on his desk to show that he was prepared to talk. ——_+-e+___. THE CARLISLE REMOVAL STORY. It is Denied at the White House, Private Secretary Thurber said to a Star reporter this afternoon that there was not a word of truth in the story that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York had asked for the removal of Secretary Carlisle. He thought it only just to Secretary Carlisle to say that Mr. Morgan had neither talked nor written to the President on that sub- ject. ————_—_-o-_____ ACCIDENT TO MR. REED. Sprained His Ankle by a Fall in New York. PAWTUCKET, R. L, January 8.—The Lincoln Club banquet, which~was to have been held this evening, has been postponed. | Word was received here that Mr. Thomas B. Reed, who was to have been the prin- cipal speaker, had fallen and sprained his ankle in New York yesterday, and could not be present. Ihe date has not yet been fixed, ——————— President Eliot of Harvard’ University will sail Saturday for Egypt, where he will remain three months. The trip is for rest end recreation, MR. BIRNEY SUSTAINED Statue of Limitation Doesn't Apply in Howgate Casa. Judge McComas Holds He Was a Fugitive From Justice and Can Be Reindicted. After The Star’s report of the Howgate case closed yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. S. Worthington concluded his argument in support of the defendant’s contention that the statute of limitaticns barred the three indictments recently returned against Capt. Howgate. The hearing on that ques- tion was resumed at 11 o'clock this morn- ing, when Mr. Jere M. Wilson addressed Judge McComas in support of the defen- dant’s immunity from indictment now. Mr. Wilson called Judge McComas’ at- tention to the remarkable fect that, while the law had been in operation for one hundred and five years, the question at issue was now raised for the first time. The legal meaning of the term “fleeing from justice” was first discussed by Mr. Wilson, and he argued that the new in- .dictments were fatally defective because, in alleging that Capt. Howgate had fied from justice, the allegations failed to suf- ficiently set out such alleged flight 2s to enable the court to determine whether or not flight from justice had actually oc- curred. In cther words, said Mr. Wil- son, it would not do to merely use the words of the statute. The words of the statute, said Mr. Wilson, have no special legal significance, and never having been finally and judicially interpreted, must be left to the particuiar interpretation of the different courts before whom the question might from time to time arise. But, while the law might be broad enough to cover the case in point, Mr. Wilson argued that it was inoperative because it failed to spe- cifically define just what it meant, causa it is too general in other words. Hypothetical . Case. The district attorney, said Mr. Wilson, contended that to any person fleel:.g from justice the statute of Mmitations did not apply. But, remarked Mr. Wilson, if that were true a man might be indicted four or more years after a crime, although he had remained in the jurisdiction of the court for three years subsequent to the commis- sion of the crime and then had fled be- cause of the particular offense, or because of some other later offense. Mr. Birney, however, disclaimed having so contended, and Judge McComas ex- plained that he had not so understood the district_attorney. Mr. Wilscn then said that the only ques- tion at issue was whether an accused per- son fleeing before the three years subse- qvent to the offense had expired could be reindicted after his apprehension. He con- ‘tended that he could not. But in the pres- ent case, Mr. Wilson explained, Capt. How- gate had been in the jurisdiction of the court for two and a half years after the commission of the alleged offense. The of- fense ‘s alleged to have been committed October 15, 1879, and not until April 12, 1882, did the defendant leave the jurisdic- tion of the court. During that time he had been indicted, arraigned and committed to jail, and the wheels of justice having been thereby set in motion the statute of limi- tations had commenced to run in favor of the defendant, and _no subsequent act of his, argued Mr. Wilson, in conclusion, could arrest or suspend it against him. Mr. Birney Sustained It was 2:15, however, before Judge McComas had finished the prepara- tion of the opinion which was awaited. He said that he had listened patiently to all that had been said, and would dispose of the matter to the best of his ability. He said that Howgate could not avail himself of the benefits of the statute of limitation, and could be reindicted upon his apprehension. The government’s demurrer would therefore be sustained. SMALLPOX CONDITION. All the Patients Are Doing Welt. All the smallpox patients, with the ex- ception of Sarah Thomas, are getting along nicely. Sarah is very sick and is being kept alive on stimulants. There was one case In Georgetown early in the week, and now two cases of the disease in Anacostia have been unearthed. The patients are two colored children, but they are now on the road to recovery. They were seen this morning by Dr. Walls, the smallpox in- spector, but there is no history of ex- posure in the case, so far as the inspector could ascertain. In addition to these cases there was a suspicious case reported, but an investi- gation proved that the patient only had the chicken pox. The colored schools in the vicinity of Logan place and Pierce street, where there were several cases of smallpox, are almost deserted, and the parents of the children are applying for bills of health in order that their children may be permitted to return and resume their stud’e3. Sa ay Permission to Experiment. A permit was issued by the Commission- ers yesterday to J. Harris Rodgers to con- struct a line of telegraph poles on the Bladensburg road from Boundary to the District line. The permit is issued to give Mr. Rodgers an opportunity to experiment with his new electrical appliance and is revokable at the pleasure of the Commis- sioners. Nearly ———__ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular _call—12_ o'clock m.—V and Georgetown Railroad, 5 at 304. Light, 3 at 1284: 5 at 1284; 5 at 128%. Kigss Fire insurance 200 at 7. Washington Market, 150 at 1543. Government Bonds.—U. S. 4s, registered, 113 bid, ed. U.S. 48, coupon, 113 bid, 114 asked. U.S. 5s, 116% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 107 tock bid. | So-vear fund Gs, gold, 110 id. | Water Zs, 1901, currency, 115 bid.” Water stock 203, 3.658, fur hit aad town Railroad cony. 6s, Ist, 130 bid. | Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv, Gs, 2d. 130 bid. Metropolitan Railroad com 95 bid, 1004 asked. Beit Railroad ds, 75 bid, 79 i |, 110 asked. ries A, 113 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, se- “ries B, 114%4 bid. Washington Gas Compa Gs, 130 bid, 140 asked. UL 5s, 125 b Chesapeake and T Security and ican Security Washington Mar. ket Company 167 bid. Company imp. 6s, bid. Company ext. Gs, 105 bid. tion 5s, 104 bid. Washington 6s. 2 t Washinston Market Masonic Maul Light Inf Se, 10 wa Washington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 100 National Bank Stocks.—Rank of Washington, 300 bid. lie, 250 bid, 285 sked iid. ‘ 90 bid, 200 asked. See- Did, 145 asked. Citizens’, 130 bid. Co- 130’ bid, 145 asked. Capital, 117 bid. West End, 108 bid, 110 asked. Traders’, 103 bid, 112 asked. Lincoln, 99% bid, 102 asked. Chio, 76%, bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 124 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, *134 bid, 137 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Rallroad Stocks.—Wasbington and Georgetown, 205 bid, 810 asked. Metropolitan, 00 bid, 75 asked. Columbia, 57 bid, 65 asked. Belt, 35 asked. Eck- ington, 3 bid. Georgetown and ‘Tennallytown, 30 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washingtot Gas, 48 bid, 45% as! Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, 55 asked.’ U.S. Electric Light, 14 bid, 12815 asked. 5 asked. Frank- an, Gr bid. Cor- Arlington, ‘ational Ui bid." Germai 13 bid. Colom! bia. 1414 asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 7% asked. People’s, 5% bfd, 5% asked. Lin- cola, 7% bid. Commercial, 414 bi Titl rance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 te. bid. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsyly: peake and Potomac, 50 Graphophone, 4% bi Carriage, jancous Stocks.—' Miseé hington Market, 15 bid, 17 asked. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid. Lincoln Hail, bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, 133 bid, 150 asked. *Ex div. eS Repge of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 2 p.m., 20; maximum, 30; mini- mum, 25. —— Rev. John Walworth, the oldest minister in years and service in Wisconsin, and one of the widest known men in the state, died at Richland Center yesterday, aged ninety years, —SSSSS—S—=_=—=s FINANCE AND TRADE Trying to Sell Stocks for London Account, NOTHING ENCOURAGING IN THE STREET Decreased Earnings of Coalers and Grangers. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 3.—At the opening of today’s stock market there was nothing at all promising in the outlook for improve- ment. London was uniformily lower and wanted to sell on this side. St. Paul earn- ings for the fourth week of December re- flected a decrease of $182,623, and there was practically no non-professional busi- ness. This combination of influences re- sulted in fractional concessions from clos- ing prices, especially in the grangers. The decline having extended to the limits of one-half per cent, a general covering move- ment ensued, in which prices were advanc- ed for gains equal to the amount of the early loss. Burlington at the close of the noon hour reflected a gain of 1 per cent from initial figures, and St. Paul and Northwest gains of 5-8 and 1-2 per cent, respectively. Jersey Central was conspicuously lacking in rallying power, owing to the continuous pressure of stock throughout the morning. A decline of 23-4 per cent was recorded be- fore any support was given the stock. The selling was accompanied with the usual rumors relative to decreased earnings and a possible reduction in the dividend rate. The cordition of the coal trade is unim- Proved and the trading element have con- sequently renewed recent predictions of lower prices in the group of stocks-directly interested in such condition. The less ac- tive features of the railway list were frac- tionally responsive to the prevailing ten- dency in the stocks mentioned above. Sugar was ihe feature of the industrial group, opening weak at a 1-2 point reduc- tion, but rallying sharply on stop, orders and room covering. Chicago Gas yielded to a moderate selling movement, for which houses with Chicago ecrnections were largely responsible. The larger holders of these certificates were not concerned by the selling, owing to the limited character of the movement. The position of the pool is therefore unchanged and higher prices are expected to follow a mcre settled speculative condition. The market for foreign exchange opened steady on a small volume of business. The inquiry from remitters was only moderate, which served to offset the small supply of bills. It is probable that gold shipments equal to the amount of today’s efflux will be made by Saturday’s steamers, although no accurate estimate can as yet be fur- nished. ‘The currency agitation is the leading topic of discussion among bankers, and the opinion obtains that the scheme now under consideration will be defeated by a round majority. Several substitutes have been suggested, but from present “indica- tions the consideration of them will be left to the next Congress, probably assem- bled in extra session for the purpose. The device of issuing bonds in any emer- gency is not likely to meet with either the approval or co-operation of eastern finan- ciers, the necessity of more radical meas- ures being recognized. The trading in the last hour was the last of the day, owing to the sudden conversion of a prominent bear operator to the oppo- site side of the market. The theory of the rocm was. that advance information on the pooling bill was responsible for the sud- den closing out of short contracts and the liberal purchases for long account. As previously stated, the result of the passage of the bill by the Senate is likely to be a sentimental and temporary advance in val- ues. Final sales in a majority of instances reflected moderate net gains for the day. aE ES FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices cf the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Meeartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks... Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar........ 86% SSK 563 1 American Sugar Pfd. American Tobzeco American Cotton Oi Atchison Canada Pacitic. C. and St. L. Chicago, B. and Q: Chic.and » ha Chicago Ga: C., Meand S : C., M. and St. Paul Bid: c., RT. and Pacitic.. a W. Delaware and Hudson... Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Mincis Central le OM... + Metropolitan Traction. tan Elevated... Michigan Central. issouri Pacliic. ational Lead Co. Cordage Co : Cordage Co. Pfa.: ew Jersey Central. jew York Central, North American. Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail Phila. and Keading. Pullman Pal. Car Co. Sonthern Railway. Phila. ‘Traction. Texas Pacific... Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacitic Wabash... Wabash Pfd. Wheeling and 1. Erie’? Wheeling and L. E. Pta. Western Union Tel. ...! Wisconsin Central, Silver. sEX-liv. 1%, YEx-div 14. Baltimore Markets. do. on grade, 571460 aT4asT&: February. steamer ‘mixed, 4tas64 shipments, $5,715. bushels; stoc 32,000 ‘bushels; routhern ‘, 40%047%. Oats firm: we No. 2 mixed, 37: xe k, 151,320 Inishels. No. TaS7¥,—receipts, 709 bushels: stock, 27.640 bushels. Hay active—good to choice timothy, $13.00 a$13.50, Grain freights Inactive and weak, un- changed. Sngar quiet, unchanged. Butter and eggs steady, unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged. Chicago Grain and Provision Markets SHEICAGO, Jentnny 3. TORS. nh. New York Cotton. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 3—The forelgn market for cotton declined this morning from 3 to 4-4 as a result of yesterday's weakness on this side. The temper of the trade is exceedingly bearish on the outlook, but owing to absence of any pressure there is no disposition to create a large and unwieldy short Interest. The steadiness of our market in. the face of Europe's attitude can only be attributed to a general un- willingness to anticipate a further decline. New York Cotton. Month.