Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. ————— / SPECIAL NOTICES. SPIRITUALISM—MISS MAGGIE GAULE OF BAL- timore, the wonderful medium, every FRIDAY during’ day. for private sittings, $05 H st. n. Every ERIDAY MGHT, Wonn's Hall, 721 6th mh2i- we st. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- DOLLAR ers of the Columbia Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia for the election-of fifteen trustees to serve for. the ensuing year will be held at the office of the company, No. 1419 G MONDAY, April 1, 1805. Polls open” close at 2 p.m. Books for the transfer of stock will be closed from March 28 to April 1, both Gays, inclusive. LEM TOWERS, Jr., mh1,8,15,22,29 Secretary. If YOU HAVE A CONVALESCENT YOUR HOUSEHOLD, * Order a case of MUNCHENER HOFBRAU BEER. It's an ideal tonic for weak people—makes bone and flesh—strengthens the system—brings bac the appetite. Brewed in Muntch of the finest hops and malt—makes a delicious drink. We have in bottles. , COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. UNDERWEAR -FOR 85c. For a day—Tomorrow. All day’ tomcrrow, to get you better * acquainted-with our men’s store, Bill sell “Men's Dollar Super-weight , Merino Undtiw ferwear—shirts and draw- ~ ers<fOr 8%. each. Just the right | A. COLLINS, THE WELL-KNOWN aker, 1s at 1105 F st. nw. — mb21-6* ETT HAS REMOVED TO 916 FARRA- mbh2l-it* OF DR. BURNETT gut square (7th st.). NOTICE.—THE | A‘ stockholders of thi PANY will be held at Alexandria, V raddock House, on TUESDAY, April 2, "1895, at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes: . 1. To elect oificers. To consider and determine whether the capi- tal’ stock of said company shall be increased to two million five hundred thousand dollars, and to brovide for the disposition of the same. 3, ‘To transact any other business that may le- gally come before said meeting. PAUL BUTLER, President. JOHN B. COTTON, Secretary. mh20-10t March 19, 1805." ee. ot NG GOODS ON DEPOSIT TAL M REAT FALLS ALL PERSONS HA with H. K. Fulton, upon which interest is due one year or more, are hereby notified to call and pay ‘interest on the same or the goods will sold at auction April 9. mh20-12t* |. K. FULTON, Pawnbroker. ‘OUR RIDING SCHOOL Is now open for business. Track has been re- surfaced and put in fine shape; competent instruc tors are always on band, and you may be sure of learning to ride in “good form’ if we teach you. ‘Fen lesson tickets for $2.00; single lessons, 50c. each; yearly ticket, $10.00; life membership, $25.00. Price of course ticket applies on pas chase of wheel, if you desire'to buy u RAMBI ‘ GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. mb6-I4d 1325 14th SPRING! SPRING! “BR Goods, - @ Prices, T Treatment. OWEN, Fine Tailoring, 423 11TH ST. 127-tt OPEN FINES. —WRANKLIN STOVES GIVE, ALL Pleasures of an open ce. wi of a stove. May be used with andjrons or grate. cen! Portable Grates, Spark Guards, Gas toes, etc. rai 1 GOS, 4 fe8-tf J. H. CORNING, ‘Tile Shop, 520-622 13th st. flog 1116 EE st. aw. W.H.McKnew’s,933 Pa.Av. it $10, $12, $15 & $18 For $7.50 Tomorrow - AT SPRANSY’S. ust 82 of these Spring Overcoats— 60 only 32 of you can be made bap- py. Few new style Tan Covert Cloth “Top Coats. The others are the average lengths in tans, black, Ox- ford mixtures. Were bought to sell for $20, $12, $15 and $18. Just for Saturday, $7.50. Something 1a -happening here daily, and we are golug té tell you about it. Clothiers who are today making twice as much “noise? are asking considerably higher prices. GEORGE SPRANSY, _ SSP 8H SE Se St OS oe Se POOLE'S, 1299 F ST. You pay less for . Wines and Liquors here ~ —Jost as you pay less for groceries. We believe there ts but one way to business, and that is to sell at the lowest’ prices. But no matter how low the price, you will find the Wines and Liquors you buy of us the purest that are made. HANNISVILLE Pure Rye Whisky, 7 yrs. old. $5 gallon. $1.25 at. HERMITAGE Pure Rye Whisky, yrs. old—distilled by W. A. Gaines & Co., Frankfort, Ky. $1 at. $4 gal. “OLD CROW" Bourbon Whisky, 6 yrs. old—distilled by same people. * $1 qt. ¥ gal. ar’? Imported HENNESSY ““Three Star’? Imported Brandy, $1.60 a bottl Booth’s “Old Tom” Gin, $1 a bottle. 2 Marfint & Rossi Italian Vermuth, BSc. bottle. Angelica Wine, Cantrell & Cochran $1.25 dozen bottles. Haut-Sauterne, 65¢e. bottle. $7 a y gal. S0c. at. Ginger Ale, American Wines > The Best in the World. ‘The best wine connoisseurs of the world pronounce Amerivan wines superior to all others. We sell vothing but American Wines—made from grapes grown upon our own sunny vineyard in California, Try our Riesling with fish and oysters. Only 40e. at. TO-KALON WINE CO, 614 14TH. "Phone, 998. [7 West Washington orders filled through Manogue & Jones, M sts. nw. mb22-12d IN YOUR HOME You have lots of valuable papers—tetters, re- ts, deeds, ete. Often you have trouble in ing just the one you wish. That's the one that always gets misplaced or lost. The HOUSEHOLD FILE ENVELOPES keep papers in order—saves all annoyance of loss—invalu- able for busy meri. 7 Our prices for them are the lowest. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St. Popular-Priced Stationers. (Just above ave.) mh22-14d SHIRTS And summer are going to be in colors—dots and stripes. says fashion —so we bought—and we got the choicest pick of shirt- = ings to be had—every pat- tern new and attractive. SPRING Let us make you up some nae of them. ‘They suit or you FRANK WELLS, Shirtmaker, mh22-14d ’ Watch This Business Grow Halt of you do not realize the immensity of this business. Four floors, two out- buildings and a storage warehouse literally packed with glass, and yet we have not room enough. This _month—March—marks our ninth year in business. Nine years ago the stock could be put dn a 12 by 16- foot, room. ‘Today there isn’t a larger stock of glass in this city, and there is no order too large for us to complete with dispatch and satisfaction. Doing business honestly — doing work quickly — satisfac- torily ‘and reasonably has caused this growth. Watch our future! Chas. E.Hodgkin,913 7th St. “EXPERT GLASS HANDLER.” mh21-22d soc. Men’s Neckwear 35c. eeeee eeeee don’t pay. 1411 PENNA. AVE., Under Willard’s. —for Saturday only. Rather an ex- pensive way to advertise the gooduess of our Neckwear, but a good one, how- ever. Light and dark tterns in Four- in-Hands and Tecks. *35c. each. Ellery & Ireland, 7y2,0'¢timers. 931 9th st. mb21-14d S save.) be ext Wiill Be nace yoaeias Co se ao Summer than ever before—and we've a The Raget™. variety of patterns from Which to selvet—more, perhaps, than all the other shirtipake pmbined. — Your ‘eho Flannels to order for $2.75 1 ‘one. 25¢. extra for Collars and 908 F St. eeeee Colored Shirts will ras, $8.25 the single Cuffs attached. P. T. Hall, Six. mh21-10d_ Lawyers’ || , Briefs, goc. | far as the work is nobody does it rus out cleaner 3 paper is the st—the pages are large “OPIES. | you them when SG CORTES: l| promised —for “we never Aisappolnt.” Try us ona “quick” job! Prompt Printer, 512 11th st. new. Byron S. Adams, mh2) 14d i a ie Our Reputation for Making The Best $25 Suit in Town Is founded on no assertion of our own. been told us by many people—and substa by the test of comparison. of our tailoring isn’t confined to the abovi mentioned suit—Trousers at $5 will have the ent and waterial you'd ouly expect for several dollars more. J.D, BURNS & CO., COR. OTH AND G STS. mh21-14d “As a “Builder-Up” é mmangt, the, fratem able RE 1. : Whisky you are just 1¢ from a “spell” of sic ‘y taking a | Uttle “BERKELE Whisky each morning. It will make you strong! Only $1 full quart. James Tharp,812 FSt.N.W. mb21-12d To Lovers of Quality. ad Nothing but the best shirts—nothing but per- fect fits—nothing that ts sleddy. Let us meas- Harry T. Miller, €o3 14th. MANAGER SPINDLER SHIRT Co. it CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. Cancers fittanu, 130 G st. nw. CHARLES ALLEN, M.D. mb2-1m THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Todd agt. Todd; commission to get testi- mony in New York ordered to issue. Bar- bour agt. Noonan; reference to auditor or- dered. Hunter agt. Caney; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Prince agt. Tal- ty; Elizabeth R. Talty appointed guardian ad litem. In re Henry Bush, lunatic; final order for payment of costs-and fees. Washington Beneficial Endqwment Asso- ciation agt. Commercial Alliance Life In- surance Co.; vacation of order of Febru- 21 granted. Olmstead agt. Olmstead; testimony before Alex. H. Galt, examiner, crdered taken. Fitzpatrick agt. Fitzpat- rick; restraining order returnable March 26 granted. Holcomb agt. Wright; invest- ment for five years authorized. Equity Céurt No. 2—Judge Hagner. Childs agt. Pabst; order ratifying sale nisi. Dodge agt. Dodge; testimony before W. H. Shipley, examiner, ordered taken. Gambrill agt. Leonard; auditor's report ratified. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Swope agt. Brummel; order to issue at- tachment without prepayment of additional costs. Goodfellow agt. Ross et al.; rule on respondents to show cause on April 1 why writ of mandamus should not issue as prayed. Circuit Court No. 2--Chief Justice Bingham. Brewer agt. District of Columbia; on hearing. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Harriet V. Lee; will filed; ad- mitted to probate; letters testamentary issued to Jno. T. Spencer; bond, $1,000, and inventory filed. Estate of Clara V. Pope; will filed, with renunciation of M. F. Merris, executor. Estate of Hugh McGin- nis; petition for letters of administration ard assent of. next of kin filed. Geo. Bogus bonded as guardian to Blanche M. and Agnes H. Kearney. Estate of James K. Warren; will proved and proof of pub- lication filed. Estate of Harriet Kidrick; vill admitted to probate, and letters tes- tamentary issued to Harriet Wilson; spe- cial bond, $800. Estate of Chas. A. Con- nolly; will filed. In re orphans of Fred’k B. Loftus; Caroline L. Loftus appointed guardian; bond, $800. Estate of Eva White; will admitted to probate, and letters of ad- ministration c:t.a. issued to J. Wm. Lee; bond, $700. Estate of Elizabeth A. Shreve: caveat filed and issues framed for trial by jury. Estate of Henry Heil; will admitted .o probate, and letters testamentary issued to Christian Heil; bond, $200. Estate of Arthur Goings; will and petition for pro- bete filed. Estate of John F. May; first ac- covnt of executrix passed. Estate of Geo. Gross: inventory filed, ‘and final account Tessed. _— GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Many blind persons are now taking to typewriting. The tenement district in New York city contains 44,003 more people than Oregon. The best selling of English novels, after Dickens’,is Mrs. Henry Wood's East Lynne, of which 350,000 copies have been sold. Beatrice Harraden, who has not yet re- turned to England, has written a California story during her stay in this country. A Fort Dodge, Ia., man drained Owl Lake and began cultivating its bed, 1,000 acres. Now several squatters have settled on the land under the homestead act. Over 200 murderers await execution in Kansas prisons. An order from the gov- ernor is necessary to hang a person, and sirce this new wrinkle was put into the law no governor has signed such a bill. Judge Tourgee is going to start a weekly paper to represent the National Citizens’ Rights Association. It will be published in Buffalo, and will be called the Basis. Immigration during-eight months ending with February amounted to 136,129 arrivals, against 199,184 in the same period a year ago. This is about one-half the average rate for sixteen years past. John Faragher, an old Chicago express- man, became demented by the loss of $6,000 in greenbacks, which he hid in a chimney. Faragher lost $11,000 by failure of a bank and since that time has had no faith in banks. James B. Gentry, who killed Madge York in Philadelphia, has recovered from his wounds. An electric line is to be built from Toledo into Williams county, Ohio, which is to be forty-five miles long—the longest in the United States. ‘Three small boys were recently arrested for making a den in a Rochester sewer. | There is talk of disinfecting all the wills in Somerset house, London, because many” of them were drawn up and executed in chambers of contagious disease. ‘The largest fire insurance policy is that ccvering the property of the Santa Fe rail- way, issued by the Phoenix fire of London, for $17,000,000, and takes a premium of $170,000 to carry. The American pop-corn and peanut man at the recent Antwerp exhibition lost 25,000 francs by his venture. An old woman who plays a hand organ on Denver's streets has been found to be worth over $100,000, and to earn as high as a day. Frederick E. Sickels, inventor of the Cor- iss engine, the apparatus for steering ships by steam and the Sickels automatic steam cut-off, died recently in Kansas City a com- paratively poor man. A woman suing for beach-of-promise in a Bavarian court, when she saw the case going against her, brought a trunk of a tree, on which the defendant had carved his initials with hers in a flaming heart. A Berlin couple recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of their engagement by marrying. The bride had been waiting all that time for the death of a rich aunt, who threatened to cut her off without anything if she married her lover. Dr. Parkhurst, after buying a lot of les- son tickets, has given up bicycling without taking a lesson. A WOMAN ARRESTED Accused- With Setting Fire to Catholic Churches, A SEQUEL T0 YESTERDAY'S SENSATION Miss Mary Delaney Suspected of Incendiarism. © ——— SHE DENIES THE CHARGE Yesterday afternoon, as fully reported in the Star, two attempts were made to set fire to Catholic churches in this city. The first attempt was at St. Dominic’s, and a short time later a person, presumably the same one, and a woman, appeared at St. Patrick’s and attempted to set fire to that edifice, using kerosene and waste paper for the purpose. Before midnight the detectives and police were on the track of a woman who was suspected of the crime, and by 4 o'clock this morning they had located her, and be- fore 8 o’clock she was behind the bars. A couple of hours later she was identified by a young woman who was in St. Dominic's church yesterday afternoon. The woman who was arrested, denies any knowledge of the incendiary attempts, but there are so many different proofs that point toward her that the police are convinced that she is the guilty party. Those who have seen her and talked with her insist that there can be little doubt that she is mentally un- balanced. The woman is Miss Mary Delaney of Mil- weukee, about thirty-five years of age and of rather ordinary appearance. She claims to be a Catholic, and saysshe was baptized by a Jesuit priest, and was for years a con- stent communicant of the church, but lately has fallen into~bad repute with the heads of the church on account of her “broad views,” and the fact that she has rot devoted herself to her religious duties. She insists that there is a general con- spiracy on foot to keep her from making a living, and while she does not blame the Catholic Church for it directly, yet in her conversation she constantly reverts to. the Mins Dulaney. statement that, in her opinion, church peo- ple have not aided her as they should, and that they ought to be punished for their neglect. She is a woman “with a griev- ance,” about which she wishes to talk all the time, and says that her enemies are in league to afnoy her and make her life one leng series of trials and tribulations. ‘When the first story got out yesterday afternoon to the effect that attempts had been’ made to burn Catholic churches in the city. one theory was started to the effect that it was the work of enemies outside of the church, and while the affair was un- fortunate enough, as it was, there are plenty people who are glad that the matter has been sifted so quickly. Thinks She is a Singer. Miss Deluney, upcording to her own stcry, has been in Washington for about three months past, and during that time has lived at a number of different board- ing houses and hotels, each one of which she was compelled to leave, it is said, on account of non-payment of board bills. She has been taken with the idea that she is a marvelous singer, and has organized a number of different musical entertain- ments since she has been in the city, all of which were disastrous failures from a firancial point of view, and also from an artistic point of view, so far as she was concerned. People who have known her during her stay here say that she has ab- solutely no voice at all, and even less knowledge of music. They do not think she could sing even if she were hypnotized. She talks volubly about her past life and experiences, and now that she is behind the bars 1s only too willing to talk about her grievances to any one who will listen to her. Detective Work. The arrest of Miss Delaney was a clever piece of detective: work, and was made by Detectives Carter and Gallagher. Yester- day afternoon the police and a number of detectives were notified of the incendiary attempts, and were directed. to use every effort to apprehend the guilty party: A number of circumstances pointed to the possibility of the Milwaukee woman being the one who was wanted, and the detec- tives, knowing that-she answered the de- scription of the woman who was seen at St. Dominic’s yesterday morning, devoted their attention to locating her. When Miss Delaney first came to Washington she went to a small boarding house, and, after a trip to Hampton, Va., where she gave a mvsical and literary entertainment, was asked to leave beccuse she had not paid ber bill. While there Miss Delaney bought a sewing machine and tried to get work as a seamstress, but in this she failed,.and then tried her best to get a chance to ap- Fear before the Washington public as a scng bird. She went from this boarding house to the National Hotei. then to Wormley's, to Page's, to the Randall, to Willard’s, and from there to the Elsmere, where she had been staying for some days past, and where she was put under arrest at an early hour this morning. She left, it is said, unpaid accounts at each stopping place, and her trunk is still held at the National Hotel. Concerts That Failed. Miss Delaney attracted some little atten- tion to herself about a month ago in an ef- fort to give a concert on Washington's birthday. She first engaged Convention Hall, but finding that she would have to make a cash deposit, threw up the contract and took the hall at Carroll Institute for an afternoon performance. She interested several musical and literary people, who agreed to assist her on the promise of the payment of a handsome sum. The enter- tainment was a complete fizzle, and it is said that only one ticket was actually sold. Advertisements for the entertainment were inserted in the daily papers, and the ad- vertising bills, it is stated, were never liqui- dated. Being without money and pressed for it all the time, Miss Delaney at once set about organizing another entertainment of the same sort, which was to have been held at Grand Army Hall Wednesday evening. Miss Delaney says she is the daughter of an old soldier and thought that it was only proper that she should be “patronized” by the yeterans of Washington. She was unable to pay anything for the hall, and the enter- tainment was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Israel W. Stone of the G. A. R. was present that evening, and it is said that when sh2 was informed that the entertainment could not take place she made quite a scene, and stated that in her opinion kerosene and matches would furnish the proper treat- ment for people who would treat a defense- less woman in such a manner. This and a number of other incidents of the sort were in the knowledge of the police, which con- vinced them that if they could only lay their hands on the woman of the concert they would have the woman of the church fires. Suspicious €ireumstances, Yesterday afternoon a woman went to Woodward & Lothrop’s on two occasions to see about dress skirts and some other articles of woman's clothing. The woman attracted considerable attention from the clerks because she smelled so strongly of THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., isqbars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch, 75th meridian time. Solid lines are Dotted lines are isotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each.ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. Small arrows show path of ».orm. areas of high and low barometer. ‘The words “High” and “Low” show location of THE NORTHWEST STORM. The Record of Twenty-Four Hours Shown by the Map. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday.—_For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- ginia, fais, followed by partly cloudy weather; slightly warmer; east to south winds. During the last twenty-four hours sen- erally fair weather has prevailed, except in the middle and north Pacific coast states, where the rain that begun Tuesday kas continued. = The storm in the extreme northwest has increased in strength, and will probaply move east or soutHeast today, attended by warmer southerly winds and increasing cloudiness in the central valleys. The area of high barometer which covers the country east of the Mississippi this morning will move eastward, with winds shifting to east and south; rising tempera- ture, and fair followed Saturday by part- ly cloudy weather in the Atlantic coast states. -Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 38; condi- tion, 10; receiving reservoir, temperature, 42; condition at north connection, 14; condi- tion at south connection, 22; distributing reservoir, temperature, 41; condition at in- fluent gate house, .08; efiluent gate house, 08. Tide Table. Today—High tide, 5:20 p.m.; low tide, 12:01 -midnight. * Tomorrow—JHgh tide, 5:52 a.m. and 6:06 P.m.; low tide, 12:22 p.m. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the’ weather bureau today: 8 a.m. Soe 2 p.m., 42; maximum, 43; mini- mum, 27. kerosene and seemed as though she must be thorcughly saturated with the fluid. ‘This morning one of the clerks from the store was sent for to come to the station house, and he ‘déntified the woman in the cell as the one who was at the store yes- terday afternoon. This identification did not, of course, fix the crime of incendiarism on the woman, but an event that occurred a little later drew the cords closer. Among those who saw the suspicious woman in the churches yesterday after- noon was a Miss Bischoff, the organist at St. Dominic’s, who saw a woman within the edifice acting in a rather strange man- ner. She said that the woman she saw wore a rather long cloak and was closely veiled. Miss Bischoff was sent for this morning to come to the station house, and a single glance at the woman under arrest convinced her that she was the same one who was at St. Dominic’s Church yester-" day. She also identified Miss Delaney’s cloak as the one worn by the suspected Wogan yesterday. This cloak as well as the cloth dress which Miss Delaney wears are both still rank with kerosene. It was supposed yesterday that the would-be fire- bug had concealed the kerosene can under her loose cloak, and the cloak which Miss Delaney had with her when she was ar- rested answers the description perfectly. Exciting Arrest. It was about 4 o'clock this morning when Detectives Carter and Gallagher arrived at the Elsmere, to which they had succeeded in tracing the Delaney woman. ‘The pro- prietor of the house asked tnat in the in- lerest of peace aud quiet no arrest be made at that hour of the mght, and the two de- tectives placed their cnairs in front of Miss Delaney’s door and sat there until after 7 o'clock, when Miss Delaney was awakened and toid that she was wanted downstairs. She appeared as soon as she could dress herself, and when she was given to under- stand that she was under arrest she cre- ated a scene without further delay. She used considerable force and bad language and attempted to assault the officers. She did succeed in striking them both in the face with the palm of her hand, and it was only by sheer muscular effort that they succeeded in getting her out. There was some delay in getting a cab, and then she was taken directly to the first precinct sta- tion, on 12th street, where she was locked up in a roomy and comfortable cell on the second floor and given a hearty breakfast. She was willing to talk with every one-who approached the grating in her door, and insisted in going at length and in great de- tail into all the circumstances connected with her unsuccessful efforts as an im- presario. She talked as though she thought she were under arrest for beating the hotels, and did not seem to be at all con- cerned about her awkward predicament. When asked about the fires at St. Dom- inie’s and St. Patrick’s, she said that she did not know anything about them and she had not been in either church for a long time past. Personally, she preferred St. Aloysius, where she had been going with some regularity since she had been in Washington. She was given to understand that she was charged with causing the fires, but she did not express any curiosity about the matter, although she said she did not know much about it, as she had not seen the newspapers last evening or this morning. All she would talk about was her need for money and the bad way in which she had been treated by the hotel people. and by the people who had been connected with her at her two concerts. In the presence of a policeman this morning she said that the time would soon come when Grand Army Hall would be burned down. She talked in a rambling and at times rather disconnected manner, but al- ways reverting to her grievances and the conspiracy which is on foot to prevent her from becoming popular in her efforts to make her own living. Her Appearance. In conversation with a Star reporter this morning, Miss Delaney showed herself to be a woman of some education. She -has not at all the air of an adventuress or a bad woman, and her appearance is con- sistent with her statement that much of her life has been devoted to missionary and church work. She said that she had founded a number of working girls’ homes under the auspices of the Catholic Church, but that she had not received the support she deserved from the church. She said that the priests had gotten down on her because she did not go to communion every day now as she used to do. She said that her “thoughts were now growing into science,”’ and that her church did not like such freedonr of thought on her part. She believed in freedom of thought, speech and action in politics, religion and all phases of life. She said that much of her life had been spent as an attendant in hospitals in Milwaukee, and in answer to a direct ques- tion admitted that she had been treated several times herself for nervous diseases, and that on one occasion she had suffared from nervous prostration. She is not a particularly attractive-looking woman, and would seem to be in bad health. She has a nervous way of talking, and jumps from one subject to another without much con- nection. She was not well-dressed, and as an instance of her feeling about the con- spiracy against her, one happening may be quoted. Her dress waist showed signs: of considerable wear, and under the sleeves are the stains left by perspiration. These, she assured the reporter, were made with chalk by some one of her enemies, and she also said that many of her other garments had been torn, cut or stained by her ene- mies. She said that a pair of shoes had been cut in this way, and to show just how it had been done she took off one of the shoes she had on and held it up to the grating for-the reporter to see. She was asked how it came about that her cloak and dress smelled so strongly of kerosene. She said that she did nct know, and she spoke of an incident that had occurred yes- terday morning which attracted her at- tention. When she was washing at the Elsmere she said that she noticed that the water smelled very strongly of kerosene and she supposed that some one of her enemies had put the oil there to annoy her. Miss Delaney denied again and again that she had been at either church yesterday, and all efforts to trap her into an admis- sion were fruitless. She admitted going to Woodward & Lothrop's, but insisted that if there was kerosene on .her garments It must have been placed there for the pur- pese of giving her annoyance. Miss Delaney will be held for the action of the court, but it is more than likely that the problem will resolve itself into the question of her sanity. A PAPER OF MERIT. Saturday’s Star Will Interest Every- I~ body in Washington. Tomorrow's Star will be unusually at- tractive and its contents of the most in- teresting character. The following are a few of the features to appear tomorrow: CHINA'S TEA TRADE (lllustrated). Frank G. Carpenter tells of the effect of the war on this business and gives an interesting description of how tea is pre- pared for the market. MAINLY YOUNG GIRLS (Illustrated). Sterling Heilig describes the American colony in Paris and some of the striking types and their objects in living abroad. THE SHIRT WAIST (illustrated). It is very much in evidence in the new styles. How the Eton jacket will com- pete with capes in popularity. TOXIN (illustrated). A powerful story by Ouida, which will be read with great interest. It will be Published in two installments, the first appearing tomorrow. - ABOARD THE DOLPHIN (illustrated). The first vessel of the new navy, which is now lying at the Washington navy yard. ABOUT YOUR INCOME (illustrated). How the tax is to be collected here and some interesting facts about the law. GRANT AND BADEAU. The controversy over the famous book of memuvirs, and the position of Gen. Grant as shown by the correspondence. PARADISE OF ART. Pauline Pry, on a search for knowledge, visits an artist’s studio, and learns something about the senses in the art worid. WIVES IN DEMAND. Marital negotiations by the Virginia red men, who are descendants of the first families of the old dominion, with their Carolina brethren. GOVERNMENT PLACES. About the applications for appointments under the civil service law and the con- duct of examirations. THE TIRESOME DON’T. One of the painful inflictions of child- hood, with some of the evil effects of constant nagging. By Senora Sara. THE NAVY OF SPAIN. How its strength compares with that of this country, together with some in- teresting information about Uncle Sam’s effective cruisers. PERILOUS FREIGHT. A session of the Rail and Tie Club, dur- ing which the new law on the shipment of explosives is discussed from the rail- road man’s standpoint. ——e AN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT. The Building of the Bradbury Piano Company to -Be Enlarged. The premises No. 1225 Pennsylvania ave- nue and 1216 E street northwest are to be much improved and enlarged. The owner, Mr. F. G. Smith, the manufacturer of the Bradbury pianos,has taken out a $6,000 per- mit, and signed contracts with builders, electricians, elevator folks, decorators and other artisans, to make a considerable ad- dition to the building. - The plan of the improvement calls for two additional stories of 100 feet in length, giv- ing 10,000 square feet extra floor room,which Mr. Smith proposes to use for, the manu- facture of pianos, adding one thore to the active manufacturing interests of Washing- ton. It also calls for two elevators, the rear a freight elevator, to be erected by James Bates, Baltimore, Md., and an elec- tric elevator for the avenue front, to be put up by the Otis Bros. of New York. Mr. Smith also intends relaying the 200 feet of ficoring of his main wareroom, used for the display and sale of pianos, running from Pennsylvania avenue through to E. street, with hard maple of a uniform color, a new steel ceiling, walls finished in plastic work, with decorated.cove. He will also enlarge and. extend the present office space, giv- ing additional facility for the transaction of the local business, as well as the wholesale trade, Washington being the scuthern headquarters for the New. York factories. Mr. F. H. Jackson is the archi- tect, and Mr. E. D. Farnham the builder; the work is being done under the super- vision of Mr. W. P. Van Wickle, the resi- }- dent manager for the-Bradbury company. Charges Against Commander Felger. Information has reached here that Ad- miral Carpenter, commanding the Asiatic station, has appointed a court to investi- gate charges egainst Commander Folger, commanding the gunboat Yorktown, now ising in Chinese waters. It is alleged Commander Folger had trouble with Assistant Paymaster B. Webster of the Yorktown, and reports to the admiral that he had been intoxicated on duty. Mn Folger, it is said, offered to compromise the matter with Mr. Webster, provided he would withdraw certain charges he had previously filed against the coxswain of the commander's gig. 2 —+os—__— - Defective Flue. A few days ago there was a slight fire in the house of Mrs. Gen. Logan, and last evening fire visited the home of her brother, Mr. S. K. Cunningham, on Roan- RICHARD VAUX DEAD oe TA Picturesque Figure in Phila- delphia’s History. LAWYER, DIPLOMAT AND STAT! SMAN The Only American Who Danced With Queen Victoria. A LEADING PENOLOGIST PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 22.—Ex- Mayor and ex-Representative Richard Vaux died at his home in this city at 4 o'clock this morning from a severe attack of the grip, aged seventy-elght years. Mr. Vaux complained of an unusual period of indigestion in the early part of last week, but though taking little nourishment of any kind he went to his office every day and attended to his duties with his ac- customéd cheerfulness. On last Saturday, as president of the prison board, he re- ceived the special committee of the state legislature appointed to report on the pro- posed removal of ‘the eastern penitentiary, and spent fully two hours in showing the members about that big institution. After leaving the warm corridors of the prison the cold air chilled the aged philanthropist, ‘and on Sunday he found himself in a hot fever. ‘The family physician, Dr. Cheston, was called in and found Mr. Vaux suffering from the grip. He grew rapidly worse and yesterday Dr. Cheston deemed it neces- sary to call Dr. Tyson into consultation, and both physicians admitted the gravity of the sifuation. Late last night the patient began to sink rapidly and shor' after midnight he became unconscious. He lay in this condition until death came early this morning. - Life‘and Career of Mr.-Vaax. Richard Vaux, lawyer, diplomat, penolo- oke street, Mount Pleasant. A defective flue caused the fire, and the damage amounted to about $1,500. The house is owned by Mr. Charles Dickey. gist and author, was born in-Philadelphia December 19, 1816, and, like “his father, Judge Roberts Vaux, his career was closely identified with the hitory of Philadelphia. His education was received at home under the supervision of Judge Vaux, with the assistance of frivate tutors. To this course was probably due the thorough develop- ment and training of his mental powers. Hee entered the law office of William M. Meredith when quite young and was a mitted to the bar when twenty years old. In the Diplomatic Corps. Soon after this he sailed for Europe as the bearer of dispatches to Mr. Andrew Stevenson, then the United States minister at the court of St. James. The secretary of legation at this court was sent on another mission at this time, and Mr. Vaux was ap- pointed to the post. He remained one year, then continued a tour of the continent. Re- turning to London, he became private sec- retary to the American minister. It was during this visit that he achieved social fame by dancing with Queen Victoria at a court ball, he being the only American, it is said, who ever had that’ distinguished honor. In later years this incident in Mr. Vaux's life was given a sentimental tinge by various hints of an attachment between the then handsome young American peau and the beautiful girl queen of England. While in Europe Mr. Vaux assisted in the organization of the American embassy at the court of Brussels. = In Politics. Shortly after his return to this country, in 1839, he was nominated to the lower house of the Pennsylvania legislature. In 1840 he was a delegate to the convention which nominated Van Buren and Johnson for President and Vice President. He was appointed recorder of the city in 1842 and held that position for seven years, after which he resigned. It is noteworthy that no decision by him during that time was ever reversed by the higher courts. In 1842, when only twenty-six years cld, he was nominated for mayor on the demo- cratic ticket, but was defeated. Shortly afterward he was appointed inspector of the state prison and was also elected con- troller of public schools. In 1854, after the consolidation of the city, he received the nomination for the mayoralty for the third time, but was again defeated. At the next contest for the position he was successful. Mr. Vaux gave his thorough attention to the reorganization of the city government and the present reform charter adopted ten years ago, under which Philadelphia operates, developed from a plan formulated by him in 1857. Elected to Congress. In 1890 Mr. Vaux was elected to the na- tional House of Representatives to fill the unexpired term of the Iste Samuel J. Ran- dall. Although in Congress only a skort while his strong personality was impressed upon the legislation and debates of that session. In_1866 he was elected grand master of the Masonic order in Pennsylvania, and for years was chairman of the committee on foreign correspondence and committee of appeals. Richard Vaux, or “Dickey” Vaux as he was familiarly known, was one of the most familiar and picturesque figures on the streets of Philadelphia. It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that every man, wo- man and child in town knew him. In the most rigorous winter weather he disdained to wear an overccat,never having possessed such a garment in‘his life. Usually his footwear consisted of patent leather danc- ing “pumps,” and he affected clothing of a cut long ago discarded by men of fasnion. With” his spotless broadcloth suit, the coat fastened around his waist by a single button, showing a wide expanse of rufiled shirt front, a snowy liren handkerchief thrust locsely in the bosom of his coat and his long hair flowing several inches below his coat collar, he was indeed a figure that commanded attention when he walked -Chestnut street to and from his law office. Refased to Wear an Overcoat. Of late his friends endeavored to prevail upen Mr, Vaux to wear an overcoat in winter, because of his advanced age, but this he strenuously refused to do, and there is little doubt that it is due to this adaer- ence to what he deemed a principle that death overtook him in the form of the dreaded grip. In politics Mr. Vaux was always a demo- crat of the most uncompromising sort. It is said of him that he never walked on the pavement in front of the Union League Club house, on Bread street, after colored people were given permission to ride on street cars in this city. An honor that always came unsolicited to Mr. Vaux was that of presiding at the an- nual meeting of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania railroad. At the recent meet- ing, on March 12, he presided with his usual dignity and good judgment. Mr. Vaux was regarded as the. leading penologist of this country, and. he wrote meny volumes on the subject. At the time of his death he was president of the prison board of the Eastern penitentiary, and the observations embodied in his annual re- ports on this institution are highly prized by prison manegers in this country and Europe. ——————_—_ Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Thos. E. Waggaman et ux. to Frederic ¥ Carlyle, part of Cleveland Park; $10. Robt. Leitch & Sons to Wm. Ballantyne, part original lot 16, sq. S44; $10,000. John C. Davidson et ux. to Georgiana B. Arm- strong,“ lot 69, bik. 2, West Eckington; $3,000. Caroline V, English to Chas. W. Hayes, lot 4, sq. 115; $10. Edwin D. Farn- ham et ux. to Asbury R. Taylor, lot 11, bik. 11, Trinidad; $10. John F. Rodgers et ux. to Herman E. Gasch, lot 5, sq. 181; $10. Hermer E. Gasch to Tiny S. Rodgers, same property; $10. Horace Jarboe, trustee, et ux. to David L. Reynolds, part lots 19 and 20, Georgetown; $10. Chas. A. McEuen to Augustus Kuhner, lots 11 to 15, bik. 4, Marshall; $50. Wm. S. Moore et ux. to Geo. E, Little, part lot 9, sq. 841; $1,130.22. Mary C. Peterson to John Mitchell, jr., lot 11, bik. 42, Holmead estate; $10. —— Prisen for Five Years. James Clark of Baltimore has been sen- tenced to five years’ imprisonment for the larceny of two trunks, the property of Mrs. Sabla Fields, who answered Clark’s adver- tisement for a housekeeper to go to Los Angeles, Cal. ==—=—=—=—=ST= BANKERS’ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Of the City of New York. Richard Morgan. Frenklin C. Elder. ASSETS, DECEMBER 31st, 1894. Bonds and mortgages, = . ¥. elty prop- erty, saves $76,000 00 Bonds"and mortgages, Brookiyn, N:‘¥. ” 3,000 00 Bonds of cities of Brooklyn,Providence and Mt. Vernon..... + 21,212 50 Cash in company's bom oor 47 Deposited in savings banks, t panies and ‘of deposit. 98 Furniture and fixtures. 717 25 Interest accrued (not due) 1,248 52 fe 16,843 81 Bonus or dividend obligations. Disability trust furd account. 3,201 Death claims in process of 8,336 Death claims adjusted (not due) 4,252 00 $13,849 36 INCOME, YEAB 1804. From policy and certificate holders. $61,406 00 From interest... From other sources. Com Bist, 189 = 14,464 18 I, Richard’ Morgan, president of the Bankers’ Life Insurance Company of the city of New York, being duly sworn, says that he is the above de- rerived officer of the sald company, and that om the 3ist day of December last all of the above de- seribed assets were the absolute property of the sald company, free and clear from any lens or claims thereon, except as above stated; and that the foregoing statement is a full and correct ex- hibit of all the Habilities of said on the sald 31st day of mber last and ‘the year ending on that day, aecording to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before ine this the 20th day of March, 1895. W. H. MACOMBER, Notary Public for Kings Co... Certificate filed in New York Go. RICHARD MORGAN, - President. at The Multiplicity _ Of Purposes Which the recently invented Terra Cotta Siding ts adapted for makes St a material that ultimately will lace mene, of the a three months). 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Hibbs, 1421 F Street, REPRESENTING HUBBARD U'RICE & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS Members New York Stock Exchange, New Yore Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. f6-16att and 11. 930 F LIFE, TONTINE, EXDOWMENT AND PAJD-UP- INSURANCE DOLICISS PURCHASED AP & FAIR DISCOUNT. me. ‘Money loaned on sat jais-tt. EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F st. o.w. = =: —= INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS . ATTORNEYS AUCTION SALES. BUSINESS CHANCES. CITy ITEMS. DEATHS .. DENTISTRY . EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL FOR EXCHANGE FOR,RENT (Flats) FOR RENT (Houses) Tete etttt ttt (| = 3 AHRR RR RAREROATRARAUEATARE DARE THER AR REDE P EER OHAMIOR ADE SOD, RENT (Stables). RENT (Stores). SALE (Houses. SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) FOR SALE (Pianos) FOR SALE eETTC Lette ty LADIES’ LEGAL MARRIAGES MEDICAL OFFICIAL NOTICES..... PERSONAL ss PIANOS AND ORGAS POTOMAC RIVER BO: PROPOSALS . RAILROADS . SI L NOTICE STEAM CARPET CLEANIN STORAGE ‘TED (Lots)... ED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms)... tuations). Gasoline Fire. Yesterday afternoon -about 3 o'clock the explosion ofa can of gasoline in the house of Mr. S. F. Merrill, No. 1127 14th street, where the fluid was being used for carpet cleaning _ purposes, caused a fire. The flames were extinguished before much headway was made, and the damage ampunted to only $150. Sak set Confirmations at Trinity Church. On account of 2 press of similar engage- ments, Bishop Paret was compelled to con- duct confirmation services at Trinity Church last evening, instead of on Sunday, as is usually the case. There was a large con- gregation present. Forty-five candidates, of both sexes, were confirmed. ———— Japanese Trenty Ratified. Final ratifications of the new treaty be- tween the United States and Japan were exchanged yesterday, and nothing now ro= mains to be done but to issue @ presiden- tial proclamaticn putting it into effect, n it will become law.