Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1895-TWELVE seer eye ist PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. US WILL HOLD A SPIRITUALISM.—J. H. ALTEM meeting TUESDAY EVENING, March 5, at Wonn's Hall, 721 6th st. mw. - 1t* WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION. Meetiag of special interest. Address by Mrs. Helen L. Bullock of New York, national of the W. C. T. U., Foundry M. E. Church, cor- her Lith and G sts, WEDNESDAY, 2 p.m. Pub- Hie cordially invited. Mrs. M. E. Awtsock, Evangelistic Superintendent. it DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. Notice is ived by mutual consent. vi hereb assuines ts firm. ¥ DAVID. LAING, erring to the above notice, the undersigned Rete to tl re e ws informs the public that he intends to carry on the business alone, under his own name. mhoeeie-2te DAVID LAING. “COUGHS, COLDS—S01 HOARSENESS.” That is what_ man claims his cough slatm that ‘Tharp’s Old Berkeley Whisky will sore throat and hoarseness, that it is the best medicinal market, and that, it, will ward off a cold if taken time! a JAMES THARP, S12 F_ ST. mh5-10d LADIES OF THE MACCABEES.—ALL DESIRING information of this grand order of women to ben- eht woman, cail this week. 715 11th at. m.w., 2d floor front.’ Mra. JENNY J. WIN’ ALE. mh+at* “GOOD THINGS” FOR MEN WHO ARE KEEPING LENT. ‘Therc’s lots of things you can enjoy HERE without breaking your good resolutions. Fresh, fat Oysters in every style, delicious Brotied, Live Lobsters and Sea Food of all kinds. Cooked served in our delightful style, they'll be so good ‘ou'll almost wish Lent would be in vogue alway PRIIZ REUTERS. PA. AVE. AND 4% STREET mb4-10d NOTICE TO CREDITORS.—JOHN HOWLINGS, dealer in mantels, tilés, etc., at 612 12th n.w., having made an ‘assignment to me, persons having claims against the said Howlings fre hereby notified to present the same forth- with, properly verified. All perrons indebted to the sald Howlings will cure coughs, a but we do claim whisky on the lease make prompt settlement of their ac- Roants. HENRY C. STEWAKT, Jr.,. Assignee, whi-3t G20 T4th st. n. ©) THE PUBLIC_WE WILL NOT BE RESPON- sible for any debt contracted in our name, except verified with order, by either W. H. Houghton or James Albert Houghton. THE HOUGHTON €O., 1214 F st. nw. mh2-3 WASH’ N, D.C., MARCH 2, 1896. ‘The firm of David M. Lea & Co. desire to an- nounce their succession to the business of H. B. Duley, auctioneer. We will carry on a general aucticn and storage business in the large four- story fron-front building 225 Penna. ave. nw. (formerly occupied by Adams Ex Interior has been remodeled and tl ly equip- ped for our business. Consignments “of guods. for sale or storage received, arenage of and solicited. DAVID M. LEA. & 60. WEST WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 2, 1895. ‘This is to give notice ‘that the firm of Fisher & Johnson, doing business at 3045 M st. n.W., as tin and ‘sheet fron workers, was dissolved on FEB- RUARY 16, 1895, by the death of Mr. J. J. Fisher, the’ se rtner. All persons indebted to the’ late firm will please come and settle their gccourts at once, a8 I have to pay the outstanding the Washington public mh2-3t indebtedness of the late firm her & Johnson. CHAS. H. JOHNSON, Surviving Partner, 3045 M st. n.W. ‘The firm of Fisher & Johnson having been dis- solved by reason of the death of Mr. J. J. Fisher, I shall continue to do dusiness at the old stund,’ No. 3045 M st. n.w. Thanking our many friends for their patronage of the past, I hope to continue in their favor, and shall always try to please in workmanship, material and It you are in need of a good tin roof, gutter or ‘spouts, ur your furnace, range or stoves are out of order, or if you want new ones, please give me a call. CHAS. H. JOHNSON, Successor of Fisher & Johnson, mh2-3t* 3045 M st. n.w. W. BR RAMSEY, CIGARS AND TOBACCO, ~ mh2-St* 489 Pa. ave. n.w. (late Mattern’s). ‘WANTED—IMPROVED BUSINESS PROPERTY Werth from $100,000 to $200,000 for a client, who will give 10,476 acres of ‘Texas land valued at 000 as part payment and mortgage for the balance. Address B. H. WARNER & CO., 916 F st. mh1St THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- ers of the National Life Insurance Company of the United States of America, for the election of directors for suid, company for the ensuing year, Will be held at the ottice of sald company, itoon 8, Sun building, 1315 “B"" st. n.w., Washington, D.C., TUESDAY, March 12, 1805, ‘at_10 o'clock (£28-10t)" J. H. NITCHIE, Secretary. ‘SPRING! SPRING? ‘SPRING! B Goods, ¢ Prices, T Treatment. OWEN, Fine Tailoring, 423 11TH ST. _f27-tf HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- ers of the Columbia Railway Company will be held at the office of the company, 16th and H sts. n.e., on TUESDAY, March 12, 1895. The polis will be open for the election of seven di- Fectors to serve the ensuing year, at 1 and closed at 2 o'clock p.m. for ‘the transfer of stock will be closed trom March 6 to 12, both inclusive. JAMES. B. ADAMS, Secretary. 25-tomhi1 PUMSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SEC tions eleven hundred and eighty-eight (1188) and eleven hundred and eighty-ulne (1180) of the Ke- vised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, we, J. F. Herrmann and under August G. Herrmann, the firm name of J. F. Herrmann & Son, of the city of Wasinng- D.C., manufacturers and venders of mineral tou, Waters and other beverages by law allowed to be sold in bottles, do hereby file with the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia a de- scription of such bottles and of the names or marks thereon for ‘purpose of protecting the same under the provisions of said statutes. The said bottles are described as follows: First—Sy- phon bottles of white, colored or transparent marked on head or neck of syphon, “J. F. Herr- .C.,"" and on side of bottle, in a’ seal » “3. F. Herrmann & Son, Washington, D.C." Second—Syphon bottle of White, colored or transparent glass, or neck of syphon, “J. F. Herrmann tg Z & and on side of bottle, in a scalloped circle, “J. F. peas hotiia ce walter Coomera Gomes , pl ttle of white, colo or rent Tarked on head’ or heck of eypboo, 2. Fy fiert? mann & Son,” and on side of bottle, in a scalloped circle, “J. F. Herrmann & Son, Kegistered 1304, Washington, D.C." Fourth—Small bottles, white, Seen oF, blue gliss, having the words on, its side, “J.B. Lerrmann & Son, 762 Tenth st. 8.¢., Wash- ington, D.C.,"" said bottles used for bottling sarsa- ila ail’ other carbonated beverages. Filth— ities of white, colored or transparent glass, made to contain ‘one (1) pint, generally used for the purpose of bottling lager ‘beer, having on the shoulders 2 HEART, with words “fRADE MARK” on the side thereof, and above the words, “J. F. Herrmann, & Son, 750-754 10th Washing- ton, ‘and on the opposite side, “This bottle not’ to be’ sold.” Sixth—Bottle of white, colored or transparent glass, made to contain one (1) enerully used for the purpose of bol thereon, “J.-F. ee & Son, 752 10th st. 8.c., Washington, D.C." All ‘persons ‘are notified and cautioned’ not to fill, with mineral waters or other beverages, any such bottles so marked, or to sell, traffic in or buy the sane; otherwise they will be prosecuted ac- gording to Iaw. Given under our hand and seal at Washingtor D.C this 11th day of January, 1895. . & 60N. en having the following words man . HERRMAD : AUG. G. HERR- NN. ‘True _copy—test: "JOHN. fi. “YOUNG, By RK. J. IGS, Jr., Assistant Clerk. OPEN FIRES.—FRANKLIN STOVES GIVE ALL the pleasures of an open fireplace with the beat of a stove. May be used with audirons or grate. per cent discount on Andirons, Portable Grates, Spark Guards, Gas Logs, etc. fe8-tf J. H. CORNING, "Tile Shop, 520-622 13th st. TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING— OUR 1895 CATALOGUE, edition de luxe—TIRE MANUAL; new edition for 1895. POCKET CaL- ENDARS;’ same souvenir N ENDARS? same souvenir as given away at New Quantity of this latter is Imited, 90 early 9; plication is suggested. ise idea RAMBLERS for 1895 could not be excelled, aa charged you twenty-five dollars more em. f-144 1325 14th H. L. McQUEEN, Prixer and Publisher. Fine Book and Job Printing. Telephone 820. 1108-1116 F st. n.w. CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. Cancers gitar, 192) 6 stam mh2-Im CHARLES ALLEN, M.D. Domestic Finish. Last week ‘We were not rushed, yet we laundered over 40,000 COLLARS AND CUFFS. ‘This week cxceeds that number. It's popular— It saves your lnen— Our Domestic Finish. The Godfrey Laundry, Tel. 592. (mh2-18e0) 1307 F st. Drink To-Kalon, Sau= terne or Riesling with fish and oysters during Lent. Only $4 doz. qts. To-Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th "Phone 903. (7 West Washington orders filled through Manogue & Jones, 32d and M sts. n.w. wht} No Fit—No Pay. ‘Those are the conditions w which we make you six $2 Shirts for $0. One shirt, $1.50. Harry T. [iiller, 606 14th, MANAGER SPINDLER SHIRT CO. mh4-64 SHEDD’S We have the patronage of nearly every prominent man and athlete as well—in town. BATHS. Tres” appreciate ‘the import- ance of being treated right, both in the shampooing, ete. Surround are congenial. Filtered ‘water only used.” Finest lings here the south, Open tio p.m 903 E St. Sundays till 1 p.m. mbt-11d = SPECIAL NOTICES. —‘“all honest men will bear - watching; it is the rascals who cannot stand it.” We want you to come to our magnificent laundry plant at 43 G@ street n. w. and watch us turn out the whitest, clean- est and prettiest laun- dry work done in the city. Pure fil- tered artesian well water—best washing ingredients—no injuri- ous chemicals. We've nothing to hide—the longer you watch the more you will be con- vinced that we’ve the best laundry plant in Washington. Drop a postal and our wagons will call. : F. H. WALKER & 00. YALE YALE YALE YALE: Steam Laundry, MAIN BRANCH, 514 10TH ST. N.W. "Phone 1092. ay Plant, 43 G st. n.w. Weather tomorrow—Fair and warmer. Established 1824. The Oldest Firm. OFFICE FRANK LIBBEY & CO., 6th st. und N. Y. ave., March 5, 1895, The Lumber— Sash, Door And Blind Trade, Is Badly Demoralized!1! We propose this year to give you LOWER PRICES than ever before. 000000 North Carolina Flooring, CLEAR, kiln dried, all one width, heart. Per Hundred Feet, $1.75. 000000 North Carolina Flooring, —common kiln dried, all one width, heart. Per Hundred Feet, $1.50. e©o00000 Established Frank Libbey & Co., == “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware,” 6th and New York Ave. it A Big Success. This $6.85 sale of Trouser- ings has been the greatest success of our nine years’ experience. Right in the dull- est time of year we are daily surpassing height-of-the-season records. Some of the first buyers of two pairs have re- turned for more, and as we got hold of another 25 full Pieces we have waived the “only-2-pairs-to-a-buyer”” rule, 10 a.m. You'll notice even the “ready-maders” are getting worried and are trying the old Plymouth Rock dodges of sample ends made in— *in—well, Halifax or some ether spot. They throw the tape over you, and, after you are gone, pull out the ready- made suit. Theirs is tailoring in theory, while ours is tailor ing in fact, Black Diagonal Coat and Vest to order, $20, making your tailor-made spring sult $26.85 when It ought to be $35 or $40. G. Warfield Simpson, Tailor, 12th & F Sts. mbS One idea—one line, Shirt- making! But that’s per- fected. P. T. Hal Your Shirt fp Maker, QOS Fe ansca Sis —cards ought 1 ones “‘out-of-the- regular-order-of-tl ,"" gome- thing dainty and original! We have the services of an Spring fenced writer, Opening original ideas ‘of how they oug! to be gotten up! It is said that most printers are simp), “machines,” but there are exceptions. You'll say so, too, after we get through with you. We'll do all your printing after the first order, Let us have that first order now! ‘‘We never dis- appoint!” Prompt Printer, yron S.Adams,co iia saw. ° mhb5-144 Short <Shirts have heretofore been con- fined to the custom-made. Being al- Bosom ways progressing, we have had a Hae of short-boeom shirts made for us—equal to others’ custom work, which we shall run at 80c. each, 6 for $4.50. The beauty of a short-bosom shirt is it doesn't bulge or break. Your Full Dress Coat and Vest will Me over it beautifully. Better get a half dozen! Ellery & Ireland, ovo oi-timers, mh5-14d 931 9th—next N. ¥. Ave. Shirts for Particular We'd rather cater to the man who can appreciate work an pd & euple. tist turns out. Now—about the — shirts we make. They'll ft you to that nicety calculated to insure the greatest comfort. ‘They're sightly, too, and what's more, if you're not satisfied you can get your money back. A. sample shirt on those terms, $1.50. Frank Wells, SHIRTMAKER, 1411 Pa. ave., under Willard’s. mh4-14d In All the Offices Of the commonwealth of Massachusetts CAR- TER'S. STANDARD RECORD INK’ has (been adopted. Shows it must be good. Why not a bottle yourself? Every one who uses it Fecommends it. For sale, bere. quarters for Pet ucilage, ‘Twine, Rubber Bands, ete.” Fattes Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St, Popular-Priced Stationers. (Just abov . waaay a @ eave.) RUPTURE! Do not risk Strangulated Hernia by wear ing a cheap truss. We do not sell Zac. trusses, because they cannot truthfully be recomunended and guaranteed. ‘We control the two best trusses world—the “Honest John” and the '—and adjust them scientifically. Perfect fit guaranteed or money rote, Surgical Instrument Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy, for: uth & F Sts. N. W. in the “Mili- REVIEW AT CANNES Beautiful Weather for the Aquatic Parade, REVERSE OF .COBAN INSURGENTS Trial of Wilde, Who Violated His Parole for China. GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS —_—_>—_—__ CANNES, France, March 5.—Several inches of snow fell along the Rivierk last evening, and at Nice especially it was quite cold. The Prince of Wales’ cutter, Britannia, which lay there over night, had icicles sparkling in her rigging this morn- ing. But the snow and the chilly air soon disappeared beneath the influence of bril- lant sunshine today, and when the time arrived for the international review of steam and sailing yachts and the subse- quent procession of these craft at 1 p.m. the air was mild and the sky delightfully clear. : ‘The aquatic procession consisted of twenty-five steam yachts, including five American vessels, and forty-four sailing craft, the majority of which were racing yachts. They formed in line of review, and afterward defiled in the most graceful manner, this pleasing sight being watched by large crowds of people gathered at the convenient pointe ashore. Most of the yachts had invited .parties on board, the largest number being on board Whyte Ladye, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet. The Prince of Wales was on board Britannia with a party of friends, and the promenade was crowded with sightseers. The scene was beautiful in the extreme. Among the yachts which took part in the procession were Whyte Ladye, Mr. Goelet; Baron A. De Rothschild; Roxana, ‘Earl De Grey and Wilton; Iolanthe, Sir Donald Currie, M. P.; pia 2 Mab, Mr. J. T. Lord; Foros, M. KousnetZoff; Hiawatha, Mr. J. D. Baird, M. P.; Sea Horse, Capt. Bryce Hamilton; Venetia, Lord Ashburton; Xarifa, Mr. Singer; Gertrude, Mr. Makant; Rainbow, Sir W. Orr Ewing; Katoomba, Messrs. Clark; Danakil, Comte P. Pastre; Northern Light, Mr. K. R. Mackenzie; eoeel Duke of Montrose; Britannia and others. - * The day's festivities will conclude with a dinner at the Cercle Nautique. It is now expected that the match for the Ogden Goelet and James Gordon Bennett challenge cup No. 1 will be decided on Fri- day, when, it is asserted, Mr. A. Barclay Walker's Ailsa will be able to compete. Tomorrow, according to program, there will be a match for yachts not ex five-rating, another for yachts not exceed- ing three-rating, a match for yachts not exceeding one-rating, and other events. REVERSES FOR REBELS. Gevernment Officials in Cuba Report Uniform Success. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., March 5.—Late dispatch- es from Havana state that the governor of the province of Santiago has reported to the governor general that the rioters at Blaire are disposed to surrender, and a | favorable result of parleyings with them is expected very soon. The entire band of insurgents in Jaguey Grande, with Marrero, their leader, -have surrendered. Bartelo Masso, commanding 200 men in the district of Mensenilo, has taken refuge in the mountains, and is completely dis- couraged. There is a band of 100 men un- der Amador Guerra, and a small band is stationed at Bayamo, headed by Esteben Tamayo. ‘The military commander of Guantanamo reports that several members of Pedro Perez's band have surrendered. The offi- clals of the district assert that the rebel force there numbers only “$0 men, that they are poorly armed and i.ve very little ammunition. It is thought that they ex- pect a fresh supply from abroad, as war ships are cruising along the coast to in- tercept any vessels that may bring am- munition for them. f THE WAR IN THE EAST. Fortifications Wei-Hal-Wei De- stroyed—Wilde’s Trial. YOKOHAMA, March 5.—The captured Chinese warships have arrived here, and the reports of the Japanese commanders are favorable to the raising of the sunken war vessels of China at Wei-Hai-Wel. ‘The Japanese have abandoned tne Shan- tung peninsula, including Wei-Hai-Wel, af- ter destroying the fortifications at the lat- ter place. John Wilde, alias Howie, the American who planned to blow up Japanese warships in a novel manner, and who was captured at Wel-Hai-Wei after having previously been released on parole, has been brought to Japan for trial. ss SIR HENRY RAWLINS DEAD. Interpreter of the Cclebrated Cunena- form Inscriptions. LONDON, March 5.—Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlins, G. C. B., the first interpreter of the Cuneaform inscriptions at Babylon and Nineveh, and at one time president of the Royal Geographical Society, is dead, at the age of eighty-five years. Sworn in by the Kaiser. WILHELM’S HAVEN, March 5.—Em- peror William, accompanied by the secre- tary of the navy, Vice Admiral Hollmann, swore in the naval recruits at this place during the morning. His majesty will sleep tonight on board the German battleship Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm. The emperor goes to Heligoland tomorrow. —— DESTRUCTIVE GAS EXPLOSION. A Business Block Wrecked and Other Damage Caused nat Anderson, Ind. ANDERSON, Ind., March 5.—The most destructive natural gas explosion in the history of the Indiana gas belt occurred here at 4 o’clock this morning. A $75,000 business block on the court house square was blown all over the central part of the city. In the building were a clothing store, Prather’s shoe store, Hadley’s drug store and a large number of business offices and halls on the upper floor. Fire followed the explosion, which was like an earthquake, and the remains of the debris began burning fiercely. ‘The entire fire department was called out, and prevented the fire from reaching the new court house. Attorney Ballard and County Commis- stoner Metcalf lived in rooms abeve the When store, and it is feared they have perished. = The loss on the building and contents is total, and will reach $100,000. The fronts of all business houses in the neighborhood of the explosion were demol- ished, paved streeis ripped open and tele- phone cables torn down. How the explosion occurred is a mystery, but results are very much in evidence, as debris blocks that section of the city in which it took place. It was just about daylight that the shock was felt, which shook everything within the corporate limits of Anderson, and sent pieces of wood and glass, office furniture and bricks flying in all directions. —_—__— A_special grand jury in the county court of Rockbridge, Va., was called, sworn and impaneled at Lexington, Va., yesterday, to hear evidence and make a sweeping inves- tigation of the wrecking of the Bank of Lexington by Charles M. Figgat. Rev. Alexander Martin, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Danville, Va., died last evening, in the seventy-third year of his age. He had been pastor of this church twenty-five years. The sympathizers with the Cuban revolu- tionists held meetings at their various headquarters in Philadelphia last night and sent $5,000 to New York. SPECIAL NOTICES. Veterinary Notice. I have returned to the elty to practice medicine ‘surgery on horses and other domestic animala Prompt attention. JOS. T. BUSHMAN, M. B.C. V. 8. Office, 1210 Ohio ave. "Phone 606. fe21-2w Depth of Snow tn Ground at 8PM, March 4 1895. SNOW AND ICE. - The Weather Burenu’s Map Showing Snow Lines Last Night. After the issue of the snow map showing depth on ground at 8 p.m., February 25, snow disappeared rapidly, and by the close of February but little remained except-in northern New England, western New York and the northern-portion of the upper lake region. The storm which passed over the lakes on March 3 and 4, however, was ac- companied by considerable snow in north- ern Illinois, southern Michigan and in northern Ohio, in which sections there was at $8 p.m., March 4, from 2 to 12 inches more snow than at the same hour on Feb- ruary 25. There is also considerably more snow in portions of New England than was shown on the chart for last week. The southern Hmit on March 4 over the interior of the middle Atlantic states was from 100 to 300 miles farther north than last week, but from the upper Ohio west- ward to the Mississippi the southern limit is now from 50 to 200 miles south of that shown on the map for last week. At the corresponding date of last year the country was almost free from snow, there being practically none except in extreme northern New England and over the upper Michigan peninsula, where there was con- siderably less than at this date. Ice in Rivers and Harbors. During the past week much ice has dis- appeared from the rivers and harbors throughout the country. Fhe Ohio is now open from Pittsburg southward. On Feb- ruary 25 ice in the Mississippi was sixteen inches thick at St. Louis; the river is now open from St. Louis northward to above Davenport, Iowa. The Missouri is now open north of Kansas City, at which sta- tion ice was four inches thick on February 25. At most stations on the great lakes much less ice is reported than last week. ‘The observer at Grand Haven reports navi- gation open since March 1. The following special reports were tele- graphed by weather bureau officials last evening: — Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wis.—No ice in Milwaukee river and none in harbor to interfere with navigation. Large field of ice outside. Grand Haven, Mich.—Naviga- tion closed first half of week; open since night of March 1. Lake Huron and St. Clair river, Port Hu- ron, Mich.—Large quantity of heavy ice floating into Lake Huron and St. Clair river. The river was open to Algonac this morning, but will probably be jammed with ice before midnight. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Filthy Condition. Health Officer Woodward has reported to the Commissioners that Sullivan's court, a public alley between E and F, 24 and 3d streets southwest, is in a filthy condition. Defective in Grade. Relative to the communication of John Keefe of 1400 Ist street and others, calling attention to the condition of the south side of O street between Ist and 2d streets, Health Inspector T. M. Shepherd in his re- port to the Commissioners today states that this street is defective In grade, caus- ing the natural drainage to collect in pools, rendering the street almost impassable in stormy weather. He says that the nuis- ance complained of cannot be abated until perfect grade is established ‘and the street improved. ot =: For Investigation. A number of residents and property own- ers residing in the héighborhood of 37th and P streets have folned ini ‘a petition to the Coramissioners caljing attention to the unsanitary condition.of P street between 26th and 37th streets» They say that this street has not heen cléaned by the authot ties for a number of years, and the ac- cumulation of refuse ,of every description has rendered it impacéable, ata a constant menace to the health of thei residents in that vicinity. The matter has been refer- red to the engineer department for investi- gation and report. Switch-Back Railroad. Ethelbert Baier today made’ application to the Commissioners with reference ta the securing of a permit to construct and maintain an elevated switch-back railway within the District of Columbia. The pur- pcse of such a railway is to effect a rapid and safe entrance for passengers visiting the National Zoo. The termini will be some point, to be hereafter deiinitely selected, on 14th ‘street, between Columbia road and Park street in Mount Pleasant, on the west side, agd some “high location within the Zoological Park west of the elephant house. ‘The maintenance and management of this railway will not interfere with any existing street railways, or with any of the public thoroughfares of the District, nor with any of the rules or regulations governing the Zoological Park, or with any animals of that park. The application has been filed and referred to the engineer department for report. . Work Ordered. ‘The Commissioners have issued the fol- lowing orders: ‘That a sewer be constructed in Bright- wood avenue between Florida avenue and Irving street, under the provisions of law governing assessment and permit work. ‘That a sewer be constructed in alley of square 719, under the provisions of the permit system. That the three gasoline lamps at the’ scuthwest corner of 12th and C streets; in C street between 12th and 13th streets, and at the southwest corner of 13th and C streets northeast, be reset to line and grade. ; ‘That a sewer in 7th street northeast be added to the provisional of schedules of sewers to be built during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1895, provided -Congress appropriates funds sufficient, or under the provisions of the permit system. That a new hydrant be erected at the ncrtheast corner of North Capitol and Jackson streets northeast, in place of old ore. ‘That the naphtha lamp at the corner of Prospect and Grant streets be moved to the intersection of the Tenleytown road and the Belt road. That 145 feet of water main be laid in alley in square . That I. M. Wight be appointed messen- ger clerk in the engineer department at $600 per annum. : That C. P. Williams be appointed draughtsman in the engineer department at $4 per day, to be paid cut of the appro- priations for plats of subdivisions outside of Washington and extension of highways. Building Permits. Building permits have been issucd as follows: Jacob Jones, eight brick dwellings, at Nos. 1310-16 Kenesaw avenue and 2910-46 13th street, Columbia Heights, to cost $24,000. Lucy York, four frame dwellings on Howard avenue, Barry Farm, to cost $2,200. Edward C. Mgore, ong brick dwell- ing, at 715 13th street, to cast $1,400. L. B. Burdett, one frame stable, corner Piney Branch and Umalila! toads,“to cost $200. F. B. Foster, five brick dwellings, at Nos. 1850-58 Columbia avenye, Columbia Heights, to cost $35,000. James G. Hill, one brick dwelling, at 2132 Leroy place, Connecticut Avenue Heights, to cost $6,000. ——-— Death of Henry Raff. Ex-Detective Henry‘ Raff idied in st. Elizabeth’s Asylum for the Insane about 10 o'clock this moi aftdr an illness of nearly two years. ,Deceased was forty- two years old, and was born near Bethle- hem, Pa. For several years he kept a dry goods store in this city, and ‘about 1881 he was given a position as license inspector. So successful was he,in this business that in May, 1883, Commissioner West appoint- ed him a member of the police force, and two months later he was made a member of the detective corps. While serving in this capacity he did a great amount of good work, but during the last few months he was in the service his actions changed. In February, 1892, he was reduced to the ranks, and a year later he became insane. He went to the stores of a number of mer- chants and ordered goods to be sent to his house, and this was the first conclusive evidence he gave of being of unsound mind. Soon he became violent and had to be watched, until he was sent over to Mount Hope for treatment, but as he continued to grow worse he was brought here and put in St. Elizabeth's. Deceased leaves a ie who is a clerk in the recorder’s office. -_—_—._—_ Lieut. Attwell’s Promotion. Lieut. Juan 8. Attwell, naval attache of the Argentine legation, has received word of his promotion to the grade of licuten- ant commander in the Argentine navy. THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Chief Justice’ Alvey and Associate Justices Morris and Shepard. Lochren agt. United States, ex relatione Long, continued. 364. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company et al. agt. Hickey, judgment affirmed, with costs, opinion by Chief Justice Alvey. 385. Holtz- man agt. Douglass, judgment affirmed,with costs; opinion by. Justice Morris. No. 420. District of Columbia agt. Moore et al.; de- cree affirmed with costs. 419. District of Columbia agt. Barbour, appeal dismissed, with costs. Nos. 359 and 373. District of Columbia agt. Prospect Hill cemetery, and Prospect Hill cemetery agt. District of Co- lumbia, order modified, so as to include al- lewance of $3,962 to Prospect Hill cemetery, and, as so modified, affirmed, with costs, and cause remanded; atl opinions by Jus- tice Morris. Patent appeals 14 and 15, Glidden agt.Nohle and Glidden agt. Bussell, decision of commissioner of patents affirm- ed. 383. Gibson et al. agt. Shehan et al., decree affirmed, with costs; opinion by Chief Justice Alvey. Baltimore and Poto- mac Railroad Company agt. Golway, same agt. Webster, Moss agt. Littleton, Balti- more and Potomac Railroad Company agt. Neitzy, Lansburgh agt. District of Colum- bia, District of Columbia agt. Gray, Dis- trict of Columbia agt. Boswell, Williams agt. Paine, Carusi agt. Savary, Eastern Trust and Banking Company agt. Willis, Peck agt. Heurich, continued. Norment agt. Edwards, suggestion of diminution of record and certiorari ordered and cause ccntinued. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Posey agt. Hanson; bill retained till proof of title in law court. Wallace agt. Tucker; exceptions to auditor's report overruled. Barbour agt. Noonan; trustees allowed to sell and convey and bring surplus into court. Eberly agt. Eberly; statement of trustees’ account ordered. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Gordon agt. Gordon; time to pay exam: imer’s fee extended ten days. Lehigh V: ley Coal Co. agt. French; order on defend- ants to file testimony and calendaring cause for March term. Riker agt. Riker; testimony before Jas. W. Greer ordered taken. German American National Bank agt. Shormo; order pro confesso against Shomo, .and appearance of absent defend- ant, Wren, ordered. Pryor agt. McIntire et al, Brown agt. same, Ackerman agt. same, Hayne agt. same; decree dismissing bill; appeal noted. > Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Marshal makes return of jurors, of whom James Dennison, Jno. N. Dorster, Dorsey Clagett, Jas. Daly, Wm. G. Lown, Frank Schroth, A. T. Griffith, Chas. Early, Clar- ence Moore and R. T. Hanson are excused, and clerk ordered to draw twenty names to complete panel. Wm. C. Downey et al. agt. R. K. Helphenstine; verdict for plain- .tiffs for $5,000. Circuit Court No. 2—Chief Justice Bingham. Marshal-returns names of jurors, of whom Max Hoffman, Harry Wilder, Thos. Bell, Geo. Brandstetter are excused, and clerk ordered to draw fifteen names to complete panel. Moore & Co. agt. Griffith; judgment for plaintiff for $732.41, amount due. Gaith- er agt. Hall; on hearing. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. Marshal makes return of jurors, of whom Charles Volkman and W. D. Quinter are excused. United States vs. Calvin Chase, libel; on hearing. United States vs. John Twomey, grand larceny; order to restore money to defendant. United States vs. John Hamilton, larceny; order to summon witnesses on behalf of defend- ant at cost of the government. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Wm. Sibrey; will filed. Estate of Eliza J. Smith; letter in relation to life insurance filed. Estate of Virginia N. Hol- lingsworth; petition for letters of admin- istration filed and assent of next of kin. Estate of John M. Young; answers to caveat filed. In re Wm. Throap, orphan; petition for appointment of guardian filed. Estate of Harriet Kidrick; order for com- mission. SS Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds tn fee have been filed as follows: Frances A. Fearson to David J. Foley, lot 220, sq. 675; $10. Peter J. Clarke et ux. to James E. Thompson, part lot 194, sq. 103, Georgetown; $2,900. J. Taylor Gause to Henry B. B. Stapler, part lot 10, sq. 345; $9,000. American Security and Trust Com- pany et al. to Walter I. Hopkins, lots 81 to 42 and 69 to 85, blk. 3, West Eckington; $10. Samuel J. Prescott et ux. to Jno. J. Kleiner, lots 12 and 13, sq. 1040; $10. John Miller et ux. to Della P. White, lot 203, sq. 620; $10. Mahlon Ashford and John Ridout, trustees, to George Truesdell, lot 6, gq. 23, Eckington; $2,450. John M. Barry to Jacob J. and Margaret A. Kramer, lot 1, bik. 5, Friendship and Mt. Airy; $5. Lucretia R. Garfield et al. to Francis H. Duehay, lot 27, Sq. 285; $1,400. Alice Lynch to Michael A. Lynch, part original lot 16, sq. 753; $10. David -D. Stone and Richard M. Johnson, trustees,.to Primus B. Bagely, lot 2, bik. 4, Avalon Heights; $10. Jas. F. Walters et Pte to Barbara C. Oliver, lot 6, sq. 976; : — Schooner Wrecked. A telegram received at the life saving bureau states that the schooner Edward S. Stearns, with a cargo of lime and hay, went ashore off Hatteras Inlet. The ves- sel is a total loss. The crew were saved. ae A Decision Reversed. The Supreme Court has reversed the de- cision of the lower court in the case in- Volving the validity of the patent of the National Cash Register Company. This decision is in favor of the company. —_—_—_—__+-2+_______ Col. J. criminal lawyer of Pensacola, Fla., died yesterday. He was in command of an Ala- bama regiment during the late war. The trustees of the Lenox and Astor Libraries and the Tilden trust fund of New York have informally agreed to a combi- nation of the three institutions under one management, to be known as the Public Library of the City of New York, Astor, Lenox and Tilden foundations. PREMATURE BALDNESS MAY BE PREVENTED and the hair made to Spee oe peep ‘egetable Sicilian Hair Re- P. Jones, ex-mayor and leading. EFFECT ON PATENTS Influence of the Supreme Court’s Decision Yesterday. PREVIOUS CIRCUIT COURT DECISIONS History of the Case Under Imme- diate Consideration. CHEAPER TELEPHONING It is said at the patent office that the practical result of the Supreme Court de- cision yesterday to the effect that the life of an American patent terminates con- temporaneously with a previously granted foreign patent for the same thing will be to permit the public use of the telephones covered by the Edison patents, inasmuch as this decision practically invalidates them. The decision of the Supreme Court was based upon a provision of section 4887 of the Revised Statutes as follows: “But every patent granted for an inven- tion which has been previously patented in a foreign country shall be so limited as to expire at the same time with the foreign patent, or, if there be more than one, at the same time with the one having the shortest term, and in no case shall it be in force more than seventeen years.” The Edison patents were applied for in this country in April, 1877, and granted in 1892. They had previously been granted in England in July, 1877, expiring in England in 1891, so that they really expired in Eng- land before they were granted in the Uni- ted States. The contention heretofore has been that reckoning should be made from the time of application, and not from the time of granting, and it was this conten- tion which was settled yesterday by the Supreme Court. Many Other Patents Affected. This decision not only settles the ccntro- iversy between the parties directly inter- ‘ested, viz: The General Electric Company and the American Bell Telephone Com- pany on the one side «nd the Westing- house Electrit Company and the anti-Bell Telephone Company on the other, but also disposes of a very large number of other patents, which the public have assumed to have expired under the rulings of the lower court, but which wouid -have been revived if the decision of the Supreme Court in this case hs been the other way, and it also shortens the life of a great many pat- ents which have not yet actually expired. The decision is against the position taken by the General Electric Company and the American Bell Telephone Company and those associated with them upon the ap- peal, and affirms the decision previously rendered by the United States circuit court in the New York circuit, for the carbon transmitter owned by the Ameri- can Bell Telephone Company, by which it hoped to extend its control for fifteen years more, as would have been the case had. the decision below been reversed. A considerable number of very broad patents owned by the General Electric Company are also disposed of by this decision, in- cluding Mr. Edison’s patent upon the in- candescent lamp, regarding which there has been so much litigation, and also his patent on the “multiple arc” system of dis- tribution and his patent on the socket for incandescent lamps, which was recently held to be valid by Judge Cox. Eminent Counsel in the Case. The history of this case of the Bate Re- frigerator Company against Sulzberger, the subject of yesterday’s decision, is very interesting. The case involves directly a very small sum of money,and the complain- ants would probably have never thought it worth while to bring the case to a hear- ing had it not been that the lawyers of the General Electric Company and the Bell Telephone Company discovered that this case directly involved the point in which they were so vitally interested, and would furnish the earliest opportunity of bringing it before the Supreme Court. The result was that the complainant soon found itself represented in court by such eminent and expensive counsel as James C. Carter, James J. Starrow of Boston, counsel for the Bell Telephone Company, and ex-Com- missioner of Patents Charles F. Mitchell of New York, counsel for the General Elec- tric Company. No sooner had these emi- nent counsel put in an appearance than the defendant, Sulzberger, found himself represented by the equally eminent counsel retained by the Westinghouse Electric Company and the anti-Bell Telephone Com- pany, including Wheeler H. P. Ed- mund Wetmore, Benjamin H. Bristow, Leonard F. Curtis, all of New York. From this time on the battle was one between giants. The question was elaborately argu- ed before the circuit court of appeals Tor the New York circuit, Judges Wallace, Shipman and Lacombe sitting; but this court declined to take the responsibility of deciding the question and certified it up to the Supreme Court of the United States. This court treated the case as one of so great importance that it took the very un- usual course of assigning it for hearing some three years in advance of the regu- lar order, and also allowing about double the usual time for the argument. The oral argument was by James C. Carter and ex- Commissioner of Patents Mitchell for the General Electric and Bell Telephone inter- ests and by Edmund Wetmore and Wheeler H. Peckham for the Westinghouse and anti-Bell telephone interests, and a large number of briefs were filed on behalf of various other interests affected. Probably there has been no case argued before the Supreme Court since the war in the out- come of which so many lawyers were in- terested. Cheapen the Use of the Telephone. if the Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court should also uphold the de- cision of the Massachusetts supreme court invalidating the Berliner patents, the pub- lic will be piaced in possession of all the foundation telephone patents. The effect of this will be, it is said, to increase com- petition and eventually cheapen the use of telephones to the public. Of course, pat- ents will begin existence upon matiy of the minor appurtenances of the telephone, and it will be years before they expire. ——————+2+____ Severe Weather in Grent Britain. Severe weather has returned in Great Britain and in the northern part of the continent. Sunday there was a hard frost, Sey fell yesterday in London and ———_+o+—____ The personal estate of the late Lord Randolph Churchill has been proved at 971. The executors of his will are his widow, formerly Miss Jenny Jerome of New York, and Viscount Curzon. Hotel Marion, at Silver Spring Park, Fia., was destroyed by fire yesterday at the time the sheriff was offering for sale at public outcry to a crowd the furniture and crock- ery of the hotel. Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA DESTROYS WORMS, CASTORIA CURES CONSTIPATION. CASTORIA ALLAYS FEVERISHNESS. CASTORIA CURES DIARRHOEA AND COLIO. CASTORIA RELIEVES TEETHING TROUBLES. CASTORIA PREVENTS VOMITING SOUR CURD. “The use of ‘Castoria’ is eo universal and its merits so well known that tt seems a work of supererogation to indorse it. Few are the intelli- gent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach.” 5 GARLCS MARTYN, D-D., New York city. 3 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, Tete i MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN... ECE CCL asesescabaeasansasanasbeaanaaaasessoasoubaansasabaadal LTTE | The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savingsaccounts. Open until 5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur: _ day evenings between 6 and W. B. Hibbs, 1421 F Street, REPRESENTING HUBBARD I'RICE & ©0., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, New Yori Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. 16-16att - The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST, AND NEW YORE AVE Cfiartered by special act of Congress Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1892, 204 CAPITAL, OXE MILLION DOLLARS. ‘CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHAN 1419 F st. ts of MM. lover Moore & Schley, 89 jessrs. Bankers and Dealers in it Bonds. securities ‘on the exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Balt a Jalty made of investment securities. Dise ict, ‘and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and ‘Stock dealt in. ‘American Bell Telcpbous Stock bonght and wold C. T. Havenner, Meme! Eatate sod Stock Brokers Booms 9 and 11, Atlantic building. 930 F st. nw. Investment Securities. Stocks, Bonds and Grain bought and sold for cash or on margin. Gotten: Sought ent GNSS Mew York ah see Pri New Kew ae to York, (Chicago ant RANE POLICIES P' és DISCO! Ni aT 4 FAIR UNT. jaiS5-tf EDWARD N. B ENDOWMENT AXD URCHASED ‘on same. XS, 1307 F st. nw. LOANS ON LIFE, ENDOWMENT, TONTINE distribution our ity. Money = jali-tt . ee A FIERY ILLUSION. The Sunset Glow on a Cloud of Steam Almost Causes a Panic. A'tall man with stiff gray whiskers and a sharp, narrow nose, that bespoke quick perception and a readiness to act, was walking north on 3d street near G yester- day evening about 6 o'clock, when his eyes caught sight of lurid flames leaping from the roof of the Harrison flats. which oc- cupy the building at that corner, formerly devoted to the census office. He didn’t — hesitate a moment, but gathering himself together he started like a race horse to- ward Massachusetts avenue,-where No. 6 engine house is located. To two or three persons whom he passed in his sprint he imparted the hurried information that the Harrison flats were on fire. Rushing into the engine house he breathlessly told the surprised dremen the same thing. There was a hustling of men, a clatter of hoofs and rattle of harness, and in less time than it takes to tell it big No. 6 and its hose reel were tearing toward the scene of the conflagration. Meantime a big crowd had assembled on 3d street opposite the Harrison flats and watched the red light dancing over the cornice and going away in flakes into the alr. People re- siding in the flats threw up their windows to ascertain the cause of the excitement and when they heard the one word “fire” merely waited to grab their important val- uables and get out quickly to swell the outside aggregation. There was intense excitement for a few moments and the crowd expected every minute to see the flames break forth from the upper win- dows, when somebody with a strong voice yelled out with ungrammatical vigor: “That ain’t a fire. That ain’t nothin’ but steam.” The engire was turned back after the quickest short run ever made by it, and the guests who were frightened out of the pa eekg remained ‘until dusk waishing rel ho resented on the roof. Over the cot rose a swiftly m red sheet What seemed to be flame. illusion used by the sun’s last rays str! e cloud of "steam that is continually thrown out by the exhaust pipes on the roof,which are concealed from the sight of those on the pavement below. When the wind is from the west and the sun sets red, as the conditions were last evening, cloud looks for all the of destructive while yesterday in the neighborhood. fi _ so No Fear of a Flood. ‘Were it not for the rather chilly tempera- ture life along the river front in this vi- cinity today would be as pleasant as in midsummer. There is not a vestige of ice visible, and the slightest suggestion of @ i ‘t in large numbers, ber and quantities of select oysters.