Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1895, Page 2

2 TEE -EVENING- STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE John S. Wise Will Not Send a Challenge. SAYS AG WAS GROSSLY ABUSED It Was an Old Friend Who Used Offensive Language. RESTRAINING HIS SON NEW YORK, June 8—Mr. John S. Wise has issved a statement of the scene be- tween A. B. Boardman and himself in court yesterday, and, after claiming that other had repeatedly used offensive guage before he replied in kind, say “He now goes to the trouble to say he did not mean what both his language and his manrer imputed. If he did not mean what he said, he ought to have disclaimed such meaning and not have tried to bul and insult me before a jury of strangers. That wa. my grievance against Mr. Board- man, and in deference to the court ard its propriet: I did not pursue it further, but ‘went on with the case. The jury retired and I went out into the hall, where I was talking with my son. Mr. Boards out and approached me, extending his hand, saying, ‘Wise, you know the fact you stated was not so.” “I withdrew my hand and sald, ‘I will not take your hand until you apologize to me fer what I consider the most unjustifi- able language and manner. Until that is done I will not discuss_with you whether I was right or wrong. You know you had no justification for speaking that way.’ “He then bridled up and said, ‘Oh, very well, I don’t intend to apelogize,’ and I replied, saying, ‘You are a liar, a coward and a puppy.” e ‘He said, ‘That’s your southern blood,’ and I again said, ‘You would not have dared use that language in a place where my hands were untied and I could have slapped you in the face." ‘He then said, ‘Why don’t you slap me?" At this point my sou stepped between us. Of course if I had slapped Mr. Boardman we would have been as much in contempt as if it had occurred in the court reom proper. I was doubly embarrassed by ap- prehension that my son Henry would get into the snarl, and while Mr. Boardman seemed to have heen measuring my height and girth in contemplation of a twenty- four-foot ring performance, he did not know I was trembling with fear lest a youngster whe could whip hoth of us was straining at my side and likely to avoid restraint and pitch in pell rell. “Mr. Boardman passed down the steps expressing a willingness if I wovld come down on the grass to hit him to hit back. ‘The absurdity of the whole thing grew on me more and more, and I did aot follow him, . ‘It is totally untrue that I used any language ‘about hearing from me again. 1 am neither pugilistic or duelist, and have not the shghtest idea of pursuing the mat- lan- der furtber..I feel that I was right through- out. I believe that Mr. Boardman, on re- flection, .will, admit to himself and to me that his language and manrer was totally -unjustifiable,-and that I was right in re- fusing to be friendly until he apologized. If I committed any error it was in the violent language I used in the hall, but it ig easy enough for any one cool and un- ruffled tose, errors of that kind when they themselves in like circumstances would do no better. “I don’t think gentlemen in the north any more than in the south permit men to insult them in public and then come up in private without apolozy and shake hands.” POLICE QUELL A RIOT. Strikers at Cleveland Resort to Violence. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 8.—The police were called upon this morning to quell a riot reported to be in progress at the works of the American Wire Comgany, where 200 laborers went on strike yesterday for an increase in wages. The strikers during the night gathered around the works, and on learning that their places were being filled by others became very threatening. Stones were thrown and windows broken, but no one was injured. The police are now guarding the works. ——— GORED BY A BULL. Horrible Death of a Virginia Farmer This Morning. PETERSBURG, Va., June &—Mr. Henry Newcomb, a farmer living in Prince George county, near this city, was gored by a bull and almost instantly killed today. He was taking the bull to pasture, when the ani- mal broke loose from his chain and ran off, ‘but’ suddenly wheeled around and charged upon Mr. Newcomb, knocking him down and thrusting his horns into his stomach repeatedly. Mr. Newcomb leaves a@_wife and two children. ————— SUED FOR HIS SALARY. All but Two Months Shut Out by Statute of Limitations. CHICAGO, June 8.—The jury in the case of Judge Ennis against the Pullman Pal- ace Car Company awarded him today a verdict of $180. The plaintiff was suing for salary said to be due him for services. He claimed to have been the company’s general counsel for six years. The claim ‘was disputed by the company. The verdict was not satisfactory to Judge Ennis and he at once asked for a new trial. The amount he was suing for was $40,000. Judge Henecy, in instructing the jury, told them that by the statute of limitations the vnly vart of the claim that could be considered by them was the last two months of Judge Ennis’ service with the Pullman company. es DEFARTED FOR KIEL. Bulling of the New York and Colum- bia From Southampton. SOUTHAMPTON, June 8—The United States cruisers Columbia and New York sailed today for the Bultic, in order to take art, with the San Francisco and Marble- ead, in the ceremonies attending the open- ing of the Baltic and North sea canal. —_—_—>— Lieut. Backus Dying. DALLAS, Tex., June 8.—Lieut. George B. Backus of the first cavalry, now located in Arizona, ls dying at the hospital in this city. He was found unconscious in the woods near here with an empty tin cup be- side him by Lieut. Steve to whom’ he had left a note saying where he might be found. Liout. Backus h: been in failing health for some time, and was recently given an indefinite sick leave. see ee Fred. Sommers’ Tragic Death. CHICAGO, June 8.—Fred. E. Sommers of Danville, Ii, assistant chief engineer of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, was Instantly killed last night at Chicago Heights. He fell from the rear end of a Caboose as a train was backing and three cars passed over him. Mr. Sommers for- merly lived in Washington, D. C. —— Tribesmen in Chitral Hostile. CALCUTTA, June 8.—Dispatches receiv- ed here from Simla say that the tribesmen of Chitral are again threatening to attack the British troops. A body of 500 tribes- men ts collected in the vicinity of Dargal, and the British are preparing for an at- tack. ‘Later dispatches say that a body of Shi- rannig,has surprised a village twenty miles from Fort Sandeman, In the Zhob country, and Killed a British Nevtenant and seven men. —_—_—._—_ Valkyrie Leaves for Gourock. GLASGOW, June 8.—Valkyrie IIt left Gia today for Gourock, where her sails will be bent. Mr. Georg: . Watson, her, Gesigner, will he 6n board the cup chal- le I first trial, which is to take place next week. THE MEXICAN CONSTITUTION. Changes Contemplated to Make It Somewhat Like Our Own. Recent advices from Mexico state that the Mexican congress, following the sug- gestion of President Diaz, In his last an- nual inessage, has been considering im- portant changes in the federal constitution, with a view to making it somewhat similar to that of the United States in the limita- tion of the rights of the separate states to coin moncy, or to hinder commerce by tariff Jaws which discriminate against gocds brought from adjoining states in etofore the federal government has not had the ott ight to collect tariff taxes or internal revenue. As a result, both th federal government an’ hav Separate laws on the same sub- es between sta have led tari? laws diserimi- st neighboring states. Presi- Zz spoke strongly for a r the states agai uance of paper by any state. inations between the stares by several strong provisions. Article 124 of the constitution is changed 30 us to give the federal government the clusive right to hinder or prohibit the portation of goods, foreign or domes- ic, brought into Mexico or into a state. By a supplemental section the law 1s made to take effect one year from July 1 next. Whether the law embodying the changes has p: d {ts final stages is not ar from the information received here, although the legisla 0 appears to be complece. oS COLUMBIAN COMMENCEMENT. Beginning Tomorrew With the Bac- ent¢—To Lust Four Days. annual commencement of Columbian iversity will begin tomorrow with the delivery of the baccalaureate sermon by the tev. Teunis S. Hamlin at Calvary Baptist Church at 8 p.m. Monday, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the commencement of the graduate school will take place at the university hall, Rev. win Hall delivering the address. The preparatory school commencement occurs at Metzerott's at 8 p.m. the same evening, Rey. R. H. MeKim making the address. ‘Tuesday the commencement of the Law School will take place at the Academy of Musie at 8 o'clock in the evening. The ad- dress to the class will he delivered by Sen- ator John T. Morgan of Alabama, and Mr. Holmes Conrad will present the diplomas raduates, Wednesday occurs the nt of the college and Scientific ool at Metzerott’s Hall, at $ o'clock in wening, Rev. J. J. Muir making an ad- the dress to the class. eae QUITE BEHIND THE AGE. Mis. Julin Ward Howe on Bishop Donne's Utterances. BALTIMORE, Ma., June 8.—Mrs. Julla Ward Howe, this morning, in commenting on Bishop Doane’s denunciation of wom- an’s suffrage before the graduates of St. Agnes’ School at Albany, N. Y., said: “Bishop Deane’s late fulmination against wonlan’s suffrage and its champions only makes it obvious that in his views and opi ns he is quite behind the age whose spirit and tendencies he lamentably mis- » His obvious want ef information, of the origin and methods of the n’s suffri agitation, would alone go far to Gisq him for the office upon which he probably most plumes himself— that of a shepherd of souls. Let him look into the record and he will find many of the most earnest men and women of our time to have been advocates of and peti- tioners for woman’s suffrage.” See SUpped and Killed Himself. BALTIMORE, June 8.—A special to the News from Wheeling, W. Va., says: An elevator used by workmen on the New Top blast furnace became unmanageable this morning. Four men jumped to save their lives. Henry Delbrugge; head millwright of the company, slipped as he jumped and fell to the ground, a distance of cighty feet. He was dead when picked up. Another of the workmen was caught by the legs and saved from a similar fate. ——— Allsa Beaten on Time Allowance. DOVER, England, June 8.—Britannia won the race for the big yachts today on time allowance. Ailsa crossed the finishing line thirteen seconds ahead of the Prince of Wales’ yacht; but she allows Britannia 2m. 5 and, in corfsequence, Britannia won the race by 2m. 44s. gaa ge Esezped, bat Left the Rend Chickens. ‘There was a chicken killing affair at the hennery of Thomas Edmunds on the Rock Creek Church road about 4 o’clock this morning, and the long-armed colored citi- zen who is responsible for the death of the fowls escapéd. Pol atthews saw the colored man, and pursued him, but he wtnaged to get away, although he dropped sixteen chickens. The heads of the ick- ens were found near the house. Ss Se Condition of the Trensury. Today's statement of thé condition of the Treasury shows available cash balance, $183,4 geld reserve, $9 net 57,032; net silver of 1899, $23,000; d States notes In the tre: 1 sury notes of 18%), day, Total expen ; this month, $, a To Bring Back Licut. Peary. The whaleship Kite has been chartered to carry the expedition to Greenland to bring back Lieut. Peary, the arctic explorer. Emile Diebitsch, Peary’s brother-in-law, will have charge of the party. Mrs. Peary will not accompany the party, but wiil wait for the return of her husband at St. John’s. The Kite js to start about the middie of next month. Se eS nres—this 7,911. Inspector McLaughlin Convicted. The case of Police Inspector McLaugh- lin, on trial before Justice Barrett, charged with extortion, was given to the jury in New York last night. He was convict: Col. James, the defendant’s attorney,moved for a new trial, and also for arrest “of judgment. The hearing of this motion was fixed for Monday, June 17, at 10 o'clock Col. James also requested that the com- itment be made to Ludlow street jail in- stead of the Tombs prison. Justice Bar- rett refu: the motion. . The charge against McLaughlin was the extortion of money frem Francis W. Seagrist, a builder who wished to violate city ordinances by ebstructing sidewalks in front of build- ings in course of erection. es Reformed Presbyterinn Synod. The synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of America, in session at Denver, has elected Rev. J. Milligan Wylie of Den- ver moderator, to succeed Rev. S. C. Mc- Phelers of Philadelphia; Rev. C. D. Trum- bull of Morning Sun, Iowa, cierk, and Rev. F. M. Foster of New York city, assistant clerk. Yesterday's session was taken up with reports of church boards, etc. The Population of Chicago. The Chicago City Directory, which will be published within a few days, will give Chicago a minimum population of 1,695,000, The publishers declare that these figures are conservative, and that a census would shgw a_materlal increase over their esti- mate. The 1895 directory will contain 60,- 000 more names than that of last year. —— President of Ecuador. A cable dispatch to the New York Herald says: Gen. Eloy Alfaro has been pro- claimed provisional president of Ecuador, although he has not yet arrived on Ecua- dorean soil, from which he has been an exile for the last ten years. His popularity is such that the people clamor for his re- turn, and hé will doubtless land within a few days. —__-+ e+_____ Mr. Harrison Goes West. Gen. Harrison left Philadelphia, home- ward bound, yesterday afternoon. He will proceed to Indianapolis without stop and fs due in that clty this afternoon. The ex- President says he will return east in Au- gust, when, along with his daughter, Mrs. Mckee, and her two children, he will go to @ cottage in the Adirondacks, where he will spend the balance of the summer. OLNEY AND HARMON |The New Secretary of State and At- torney ‘General. GENERALLY EPERCVED SELECTIONS Distinguished Legal Career of the New Cabinet Officer. INTERESTING COMMENT —_—>—___ The President set at rest all doubts con- cerning the formation of his cabinet last evening by announcing the following ap- pointments: For Secretary of State, Richard J. Olney of Messachusetts. For Attorney General, Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, Ohio. The appointment of Mr. Olney was gen- erally expected, but that of Judge Harmon came as a genuine surprise, as he had not been considered a possibility. The President at one time contemplated zs changes in his cabinet, and a rear- ngement of several of the portfolios, and Seeretary of State Olney. in this connection consideration was given to the transfer of Secretary Smith to the Department of Justice, but this and other transfers were finally abandoned, and the President concluded that the simplest plan would be merely to fill the-vacancy caused by Mr. Olney’s promotion. As stated, the appointment of Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati as Attorney General came in the nature of a surprise. Messrs. Carter and Condert Decline. ‘There is the best of authority for the statement that the President had several ether names under consideration, and the portfolio of justice might have been had by Mr. James C. Carter of New York, who was counsel for the government in the Bering sea arbitration and the income tax s, and by Mr. Frederick R. Coudert of ew York had they been disposed to ac- cept it. Secretary Carlisle knows Judge Harmon personally and admires and re- speets his abihty. It was he probably who first presented his name to Mr. Cleveland. Ex-Gov. Campbell of Ohio, a close friend of Judge Harmon, also warmly supported him, and the President secured also from ex; Gov. Hoadley of Ohio, who is now living in New York, and whose law partner Har- mon was, a favorable report his ability and standing. After canv the situation thoroughly the Pres fered the portfolio of justice to Judge Har- mon by wire yesterday afternoon, and im- mediately upon receiving a favorable reply announced the appointments. Mr. Olney’s Fine Record. Mr. Richard Olney, who succeeds the late Judge Gresham as Secretary of State, comes from sturdy Puritan stock. cestor, Thomas Olney, a native lond, settled at Salem, Mass., in 17: successive generations took high New England affairs, attorney general new Secretar: sons. He w His ien- rank in one of them being of Massachusetts. The of State was one of three graduated from Brown Uni- versity in 1856 and from the Harvard law school in 1858. He married Agnes, daugh- ter of Judge Benjamin F. Thomas, with whom he studied law. They have lived cf late years at Boston, with a summer home near Gray the summer residence of the President. Mr. Olney is a gentleman of fine literary attainments and tastes. Although a close student, he is a lover of out@or sports, and is ‘a good horseman, an enthusiastic tennis player and a skillful angler. He a man of medium height and robust form, and in general appearance he conve impression of intense vitality and physica endurance beyond that of any man who has occupied the position of Secretary State in recent years. His face is keen and intellectual. Though his manner is somewhat reserved and austere, he un- bends readily to the approaches of inti- mate friends. Secretary Olmey’s Politics. Mr. Olney has served one term in the state legislature of Massachusetts, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the at- torney generalship of that state. Some years ago he was tendered a position upon the supreme ,bench of the state, but de- clired it. He also was prominently men- tioned as a candidate for the chief justice- ship of the United States Supreme Court to succeed Morrison R. Waite. In politics he is an old-time democrat, but hé was un- able to support Butler for governor. He did not take a prominent part in the jst presidential campaign, but rendered Sf- fective service to Mr. Cleveland in an un- cbtrusive manner. His Position as a Lawyer. As a lawyer Mr. Olney’s success has been that of a counsellor rather than that of an advocate. His mind is essentially of a judicial cast. Hé has long represented some of the most influential interests of New England, and at the bar of his na- e state, as well as before the Supreme urt of the United States, he is regarded Attorney General Harmon. as a masterly exponent of the law, rely- ing upon conciseness of expression and clearness of statement rather than upon purely rhetorical effort for the success of fis efforts. He won his present distinction by the able service he has thus far rendered the President on all the more important ques- tions that have engaged public attention since the present administration began, in- cluding foreign complications and the labor troubles in the west. Attorney General Harmon’s Career. Judge Harmon, who now bears the title of Attorney General, has been for a long time judge of the common pleas court of Hamilton county, Oh!o, and is a man of about fifty years of age, one of the most conspicuous lawyers in the west, and upon the retirement of ex-Governor Hoadley from his Cincinnati firm, upon his removal to New York, Mr. Harmon took his place as head of the firm of Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley, the last named being a son of ex-Governor Hoadley of Ohio. Attormey General Harmon was born at Newton, Hamilton county, Onio, forty-nine A KNOWN QUANTITY. it is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited 1s believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” - SATURDAY, June 1, 1995..... eS MONDAY, June 3, 1995 31,070 TUESDAY, June 4.185. eS WEDNESDAY, June 5, 1895...... 30,786 THUYSDAY, June 6, 1895. 30,799 FRIDAY, Jute 7, 195... ae 30,697 aw ceeeeesceee + 191,390 -31,898 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only tie nyiber of coples of ‘Tux Lvas: ING Stan cireyjated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, June 7, 1995--that 1s, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for ‘valuable cousideration, to bona fide purchasers or’ subscribers, and that none of the copies so couftted 'were returned ts or remainia the office unsold. ‘Total... Dally average. ‘J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscrited and sworn to before me eighth day of June, A. D. 1395. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Pablie, D.C. this years ago, and has lived in that vicinity ever since. His father, Rev. B. F. Harmon, was a Baptist minister, well known throughout the Ohio valley. Judge Har- mon attended the public schools and was graduated at Dennison University, a Bap- list institute, at Granville, Ohio, in 1866, and began the practice of law in Cincin- nati in 1800. Was Once n Republican, He was a republican till 1872, when he be- came a Greeleyite. He was elected superior judge in 1878, re-elected in 1883, and when ex-Gov. George Hoadley went to New York in 1887 Judge Harmon resigned from the bench to become the head of the firm of Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley, which represents several railroads and other large corporations, and with which firm he will continue his connection. When Judge Harmon resigned in 1887 Gov. For- aker appointed Judge Wililam Taft, now United ‘States circuit judge and formerly solicitor general, to the vacancy. Judge Harmon has long been recognized as one of the foremost lawyers and jurists of Ohio. His Interesting Fasilly. Mrs.’ Harmon, thevmew. Attorney .Gener- al’s, wife, ,is,.an ,agcomplished lady, the daughter of the late . Seobey of Hamil- ton. They have three daughters—Mrs. I man Wright, jr., of Philadephia; Miss Eliz- abeth, a recognized society leader, and Marjoria, the youngest of the family, who is fourteen years old. Mr. Harmon is about fifty years of age, weighing about 22) ,ponnds, and has dark, wavy hair and dark mustache. He is a "mam of -fine appearances; of. extremely affa- ble manners, and, it is predicted, will prove one of the most popular cabinet officers un- der the administration. Theig Commissions Signed. One of the first acts of the President this morning was to sign the commission of Mr. Olmey as: Secretary of State and that of Mr. Harmon as Attorney General. The commission of Mr. Olney was sent to the State. Department, and he can qualify at his convenience. wee THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. More and Better Entries Tha: Before. The interest of Iccal tennis players is centered in the tournament for the cham- pionship of the District, whieh begins Mon- day on the Bachelor Club's grounds. The number of entries is.larger and the names of more good players appear than in any previous towrnament. Enthusiasts of a few years ago wil recognize the names of Mr. John CG, Davidson, Mr. W. L. Me- Pherson and Mr. William Boag in the list of players of this year. It is largely due to the enthyslastic example set by these older men that such players as Goodfellow, Geoghegan, Nast, Clark, Hills, MeCammon and Clay have been brought’ into promi- nence, and with such men.in the field it is a very unsettled question as to the results of this year’s play Mr.« Davidsen seems to be the “lone, star” in most opinions, with Goodfellow and Geoghegan a close second. The tournament will be the social event of the week. Ever —_——— Introduced to Dr. and Mrs. Radcliffe. A joint meeting of the various organiza- tions of the ladies connected with the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church was held yesterday, the last gathering of the sort until.efter the’‘Summer™ has’ passed. Mrs. David A. McKnight, president of the Foreign‘ Missionary Society, occupied the chair, and members of the Home Mission- ary Society, the Young Women's Mission- ary Society and the Ladies’ Aid Society composed the audience. A brief business session having been concluded the ladies Present spent an enjoyable social hour to- gether, the special feature of which was the opportunity given to meet Dr. and Mrs. Radcliffe. —__-—___. Housebreakers Heavily Sentenced. Judge Cole today sentenced Benjamin Jackson, colored, to a year and a day in the Albany penitentiary, upon a plea of guilty of stealing a horse, buggy and har- ness, valued at $155, from Jacob S. Red- man on the 2d of Tast March. Rudolph Matthews, also colored, was sen- tenced to tive years in the penitentiary for robbing the stable of Morris O'Rourke on the 21st of last month. Waker Hollidge, another colored man, was given a like sentence for robbing the house of Margaret C. McKellip, 1401 Massa- chusetts avenue, on the 14th of last month. ‘Ten years in the penitentiary were given Ephraim Duckett, colored, for robbing the house of Edward J. Rea on the 17th of last month. Two Wills Filed. The will of the late Dennis Driscoll, who died May 29 last, was filed yesterday for probate. It is dated April 7, 1892, names Oscar Luckett executor, and by its terms the entire estate of the testator is left to his widow, Elfen Driscoll. Louis Burgdorf, deceased, whose will was also filed yesterday, names his wife as executrix, and makes her his sole bene- ficiary. The instrument was dated October 16, 1894. ——— In Memory of Gen. Henkle. Mr. A. G. Riddle today presented to the Court in General Term the resolutions adopted by the Bar Association upon the occasion of the death of the late Gen. Saul S. Henkle. Upon his motion, the court directed that the resolutions be spread upon the minutes‘of the court. nee ee Court of Appeals Adjourns. The Court of Appeals adjourned yester- day until the 17th instant, when it will meet to file opinions. No more civil cases will be-heard during the present term. po Eas ‘ The Star Out of Town. © THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. GXBut all such orders must be ac- companied by the moncy, or the paper cannot, be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tiope : 1 | purchase stock belonging to estate. THE OFFER REJECTED St. Mark’s Vestrymen Will Not ‘ Consent to a Suit. NO PROSEECT OF A SETTLEMENT The De Facto Body Satisfied With the Situation. THEIR ANSWER KNOWN Fe The proposition which the de jure vestry of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church made last week, through Mr. Wm. Meloy, to the de facto vestry, that the question at issue be- tween them as to right of members of the mission chapel to vote at the Easter elec- tion of the parent church be submitted to the courts through a friendly suit, has been rejected by the latter party. The plan was to have a Case made up with a full statement of facts agreed upon by the two factions and then submit the whole matter te a court of eauity for ad- judication. In this treatment of the mat- ter Mr. Meloy was to make the argument for the de jure party and the other side was to be represented by counsel. This seemed the only way to settle the d culty, as the convention refused to vote on the report of the committee on elec- tions, which sustained the de facto party. It is understood that this friendly plan of settlement was the suggestion of Bishop Paret, and it seemed to him the only way to arrive at a conclusion of the matter that would be authoritative and binding on both sides. The control of a church is not a matter of ecclesiastical law, and only the civil courts can decide when questions in- volving property control arise in church bodies. In making this adverse answer to the de jure party, the de facto faction evidently consider that, without more strenuous ac- tion on the part of their opponents, they can rest on the report of the committee of the convention, and they will hold their po- sition until the de jure people take the initiative and go to law about the matter in good earnest. At any rate, it does not appear as if a friendly family suit would settle the matter very soon. As Mr. Meloy is put of the city this after- noon, it is not known just what action will be taken next by the Torbert or de jure party. From their utterances, it is not diffi- cult to suppose that they will go to law in an active way on their own account with- ie asking the other side for permission to lo So. —~ = THE PROBATE COURT. Matters Regarding -Estates Passed Upon Today. Estate of Catherine Bohrer; petition for probate of will filed. Estate of Dennis Dris- coll; will and petition for probate filed. Es- tate of Louis Burgdorf; will filed. Estate of Patrick Knox; citation returned served. Estate of Mary D. Peabody; do. Estate of Louis Bagger; executrix bonded. Estate of Mary A. Mills; executor bonded and quali- fied. Estate of Ebenezer Morrison; account passed. “Estate of Jason O. Ryer; adminis- tratrix bonded and qualified. Estate of Jas. H. Powell; petition for an order requiring S. J. Block to deposit money in court and order to show cause issued. Estate of Catherine Hudnell; .proof of publication. Estate of John A. Allan; account passed. Estate of Jno. Edwards; do. Estate of Liz- zie O'Connor; do. In re Ellen A. DeValin, guardian; do. Estate of Chas. G. Pearce; do. Estate of Francis Nevitt; inventory filed and account passed. Estate of Robert McDonald; petition for letters of adminis- tration filed. Estate of Annie E. Northeutt; order on cayeator to show cause why he should not submit issues. Estate of Sel- wyn T. Jones; petition for letters of admin- istration c. t. a. filed. Estate of Patrick Greaves; receipts filed. Estate of Frank Hatton; Elizabeth S$. Hatton allowed to Estate of Patrick Sexton; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to John Sexton; bond, $600. Estate of Sallie A. Wells; ‘do. to Martha A. Wells; bond, $100. In re Jas. F. Brown, guardian; account passed. Estate of Dennis Long; will ad- mitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to James Lannigan; bond, $2,000. Estate of Patrick Knox; ‘will partially proved and petition for probate and assent of next of kin filed. Estate of Martin Kil- foyle; rule on executor to show cause why his bond should not be increased. Estate of Francis Mason; issues framed for trial by jury. Estate of Ebenezer Mason; order appointing appraisers. Estate of Mary H. Campbell; amended petition filed. Estate of Wm. K. Chapman; will admitted to pro- bate and letters testamentary issued to Albert F. Fox and Oliver C. Black; bond, 5,000, Estate of Jno. F. Cullinane; N. H! Shea appointed collector; bond, $10,000, Es- tate of Geo. C. Burchard; order of sale. Es- tate of Jas. Gant; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to Robert H. Daggs; bond, $200. Estate of Catherine Hudnell; citation returned served. Hstate of Louis Bagger; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to Rosalind R. Bagger; bond, $3,600. Estate of Mary E. Hannum; Jennie Knight appointed admin- istratrix; bond, $100. Estate of Martha Williams; Francis A. Matthews appointed administratrix; bond, $1,400. Estate of Saralf S. Ayer; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to J. J. Darling- ton; bond, $4,000. Estate of Emily H. Smith; final notice naming Friday, July 12, for settling estat. ee Personal Mention. Chaplain Jas. C. Kerr of the army is in thé city, as the guest of friends at 1262 New Hampshir> avenue. Capt. George E. Lemon was one of the passengers on the new American liner St. Louis, which sailed for Europe on her maiden voyage last Wednesday. “Capt. Lemon’s health has not been good for some time, and his friends hope that his trip may be beneficial. Postmaster General Wilson came home yesterday from his trip to Mississippi, and Monday goes to Centralia, Mo., to speak at a college commencement. a Broker Chapman Will Appeal. Judge Shellabarger, attorney for Mr. Chapman, the recalcitrant witness in the Senate sugar investigation, said today that it was his purpose to appeal from the de- cision of the Court of Appeals of the Dis- trict of Columbia denying a writ of prohi- bition asked for in Chapman's behalf to the Supreme Court of the United States, but that this could not be done until the court should reconvene next October. He stated that the principal reason for this course was to exhaust all resources so as to be in position to ask the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus in case of conviction at the final trial. A Bequest to Grace Church. Grace Baptist Church is just in receipt of the legacy bequeathed it last year by the late °C. S. Samson of Northampton, Mass. It will be remembered that Mr. Samson made generous bequests to churches and institutions in this city, and the amount for Grace Church was $10,000. The will was contested, but a compromise was made be- tween the contestant and the legatces, the latter giving one-tenth of their inheritance to the former. This has reduced the amount to Grace Church to $9,000, but as the collateral inheritance tax under the law of the state of Massachusetts amounted to $500, the total amount, with interest on the sum, is not quite $9,000. This money will pay off the greater part of the debt, but the interest on $2,500 will have to be raised by the church, as well as for incidental ex- penses. Counterfeiters Denied Pardon. The President has denied the application for pardon of L. A. Nobles and L. A. Stinson, convicted in the northern district of Alabama fer passing counterfeit money and sentenced to eighteen months’ tmpris- onment and a fine of $100. See The Distinguished Sick. Miss Abegail Dodge (Gail Hamilton) ts reported this afternoon as not being so well as yesterday. She is growing weaker, Representative Hitt shows a slight im- provement. | | WHO CONTROLS THE STREETS? An Overhead Wire Contention Brings Up the Question in Court. Judge Cole today considered the applica- tion of Philip A. Deffer and Harry Smith, linemen of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company, for a rule against Judge Kim- bali of the Police Court, requiring him to show cause why he should not be prohib- ited from sentencing them for obstructing streets by extending the wires of the com- pany along and across th street upon the company’s poles. Messrs. Perry Allen and Hubley Ashton argued the case on behalf of the company, the attorney for the Dis- trict, Mr. S. T. Thomas, and his assistant, Mr. A. B. Duvall, representing Judge Kim: ball. Judge Cole reserved his decision. Counsel for the company claimed that the United States and not the District owns and contro}s the streets of the city, and that therefore the company’s em- ployes could not be held responsible for any alleged violation of the ordinance of 1862 of the corporation of Washington, un- der which the defendants were convicted. They also claimed that under the telegraph act of 1866 the company could not be pro- hibited from extending its lines over mili tary or post roads, and the street in que: tion, they asserted, was, for such pur- peses, a post road. Counsel for the com- pany also insisted that telegraph wires erected on poles are not obstructions or an occupation of the streets by private persons for private purpo: Counsel for the District contended, on the other hand, that the Police Court had emple jurisdiction in the matter, and that it could not, therefore, be prohibited from enforcing its judgment. They also claimed that Congress had granted the District full and complete power in the premises, and arked that the appl! tion for the rule against Judge Kimball be denied. GAVE TO HIS SWEETHEART. And So Lentherly’s Robbery of Jani- tor Plummer’s Room Was Discovered. Detective Lacy knew Even Leatherly’s sweetheart, and her ignorance of Even’s conduct resulted in her giving the detective $7, which will be used as evidence against Even. Thomas E. Plummer, who is janitor of@St. Matthew's Church, occuples a room in the house where Leatherly lives, S24 14th street, and last evening his room was en- tered and robbed of $9. When the com- plaint was made Detective Lacy went di- rectly to the girl. “How much money did Leatherly give you this morning?” he asked. “I Gon’t know, Mr. Lacy,” she answered, “but here it is,’ handing over $7. Later in the morning he called on Leath- erly and asked what he had to say about the theft, but he denied the charge. Then the detective produced the mone: and Leatherly said: “I cave.” He sai that he took the money because he had been robbed of $45 in the house and was only getting some of it back. He was lock- ed up for a hearing. —_——. DISTRICT GOVE: sRNMENT. Cannot Refund Tax Sale Moncey. Replying to a request from Mr. Samuel Cross of 916 Peansylvaria ayenue for the annulment of a tax sale and the repayment of the purchase money, the Commissioners this afternoon stated that they are ud- vised ly the attorney for the District that there appears to be no provision of law for the refundment of money pai pears that the which the sale was m in the opinion of the attorney the relief sought can be obtaired only through a special act of Congress. Protecting Garfield Hospital Grounds. The Commissioners this afternoon grant- ed authority for the expenditure of a sum not exceeding $1,000 from the appropria- tion for grading and regulaiing Sherman avenue for the purpose of preventing the banks adjacent to the Garfield Hospital property from falling into and obstruciing the street. Gas Lighting Bids Rejected. The Commissioners this afternoon re- jected a:! bids opened june 3 for gas light- ing, and ordered that new proposals ior incandescent electric Hghting be invited | by advertisement. Will Guard the Observatory. Jeseph M. Curran gas «his afternoon ap- pointed an additional private on the metro- politan police force for three years, for duty at the United States naval chserva- tory. Naphtha Lighting Contract Awarde The contract for naphtha lighting in the District was this afternoon awarded by the Commissioners to the Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company District Insune at St. Elizabeth. The report of Dr. W. W. Godding, super- intende the Government Hospital for r the month of May shows ght persons were admitted | upon the order of the Commissioners, twen- ty-one of whom were white and seven col- ored. There were twenty-eight patients discharged during the month. “According to the report, two white male patients “eloped.” fe nee Plans for the Postal Congress. Secretary Edward Hohn of the executive committee of the Universal Postal Union has notified Postmaster General Wilson that he will be in Washington on June 16 tu discuss plans for the postal congress to be held here in 1897. ee Effect of Jamaica Quarantine Laws. Consul Eckford, at Kingston, under date of May reports to the Depariment of State that the enforcement of the quaran- tine laws of Jamaica relative to sand bal- last seriously affects vessels arriving there with such ballast. They, are placed in quarantine and not allowed to cnter until the sand is discharged. The regulation z plies to tessels whelly or in part bdllas with sand, earth or mud. —— eS Gen. Craighill’s Assistant. Col. Alex. McKenzie, corps of engineers, lately stationed at Rock Island, IIL, re- ported at the War Department today for duty as principal assistant to Gen. Craig- hill, chief of engineers. There is authority for the statement that there will be no | changes in the engineer bureau for the = as a result of Col. McKenzie’s or- ers. pe A Candidate for Doorkeeper. Ex-Representative Adams, who was the only republican member of the Fifty-third Congress from Kentucky, and who was de- feated for renomination, is a candidat be doorkeeper of the House of Repres: tives. oe The President Thank The Chinese minister here, in company with Acting Secretary of State Uhl, waited upon the President yesterday afternoon and presented to him a letter from the Emperor of China, thanking him for the kindly offices exercised by the United Stites in behalf of the restoration of peace between China and Japan. a Yellow Fever at Vera Cruz. official report received by the surgeon general of the marine hospital confirms | the report of yellow fever at Vera Cruz, | Mexico. —e- Mondny’s St. Anaph Entries. First race, four and one-half furlongs— Reynard, Georgie R., Mickey B., Gascon, ir. (ate Gascon), Rondiew, 105; Sentinel seccnd, Ambraw, 102; Trixey Gardner, Some Mors, 100. Secord race, two-year-olds, four fur- longs—Charma, 112; Sir William, Mario, 106; Cadiz, 105; Mon: he, Giggle, 103; Heury | H., Mary M., Third race, five furlong: beria, 109; Brogan, 108; Leporello, Chi 105; Ceremony, 103. k, Imp. Savant, Fourth race, five furlongs, selling—Gpor- Delur: to, 100; White Cockade, 9S Parkhurst, 95; Clement Blac lian L., Lady May, Dis Fifth Darknes lee, race, mile, ; Plenty, 10 , Trump, th race, six. furlongs Minnesota, ‘Tell, 111 [the above substituted. | Lucy Southha! FINANCE AND TRADE Reports of Industrial Conditions De- cidedly Encouraging. ° SUGAR DROPS ON SALES 10 REALIZE Features of This Week's Bank Statement. GENERAL MARKET REPGRTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 8.—A few specialties absorbed the attention of traders this morning, the general market being given over to dullness around closing figures. The tone was steady, however, and activ- ity would have resulted in substantial ad- vance: The reports of trade conditions, while re- flecting some falling off in the demand for certain commodities, were decidedly en- couraging, particulanty with regard to man- ufactured iron. The latter industry is en- Joying a period of activity which promises to be more than temporary, and will Searcely culminate without further ad- vances in both ores and the refined product. Arguments of this character were freely 2dcpted by the room and the advance in Tennessee Coal and Iron to 31 was the result. . The coal stocks were fractionally better «8 the result of some covering transactions among traders,*but the main situation is still considevably involved. Consolidated Gas gained 1 per cent to 149 on further purchases by interests most familiar with the company’s affairs and prospects. Sugar sold down 1 per cent on the mar- keting of a large block of stock bought earlier in the week by a prominent room trader. These sales were taken chiefly by brokers acting for inside intere: The demand for sugar in the trade promises to be as good as originally estimated, and ad- vances in present rates are considered Probable. The dividerds declared yester- day by no means exhausted the surplus earnings for the quarter represented, and the balance of the year will be equally profitable if present indications are not misleading. Outside of the stocks mentioned, the even- ing up of traders’ coatracts furnished the bulk of the business, and, consequently, no important cha = were recorded. London's positicn is still somewhat doubt- ful, and the silver agitation, now given so much prominence by the local press, will, sooner or later, begin t> operate to the dis- advantage of the securities held abroad. The ength of foreign exchange during the week has been a factpr of some im- portance, \d exports were only ob- viated by the knowledge that the bond syndicate was in absolute control of the situation. The bank statement’ reflects a loss of $1,000,009 in lawful money as the result of some demand from interior points. This outflow is natural at-the present season, and 1s an encouraging sign. The increase in loans is only slight, and the surplus is reduced about 1 1-2 millions to $59,600,000, The statement in detail follows: Reserve @ecreased, $1,553,350;.loans increased, $80,- 400; specie increased, $1 ; legals de- creased, $1,754,340; deposits decreased, $232,- 60, aud circulation decreased, $22,700. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock-sarket today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspendents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: American T Amertcan Cc Atchis Canada S Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohio. C.. C.. C. and St. 1. Chicago, B. and Q Chic.and Northwestern. Delaware and Hudson Den. and R. Grande Pf Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Minos Central. Lake Shore. Erie iechigan Central issourl Pacific. ‘ional Lead Co ordage 5. Coraage Co. Pfa New Jersey’ Centrat New York Centr: ¥. and N. FE. Cts. N.Y... andSt. Low Northern Pac! re North American Ont. and Western Pacific Mail Phila. and Ke Puilman Pal. Soutnei Phiia. 7 Car Co. Railway Wabash Ptd_ Wheeling and i. Erie Wheeling and LE. Ptd. Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central Siiver.... Baltimore Markets. RALTIMORE, June §.—Flour quict, unchanged— barrels; shipme 13,511 barrel 600 barrels. Wheat steady—spot and month, July, SI August, Szas2! sa82. July, 57% bushels; stock, 300,123 southern whit 258. Oats firm—No, 2 ‘white 2 mixed, 34u3444—reesipts, 57 bushels. Rye auiet— stock, 11,186 bush- -cboice timothy, $13.00, in —steam to Liverpool per bushel, Cork for orders per quarte June. a, nuchanged. Batter tirm—fanc : imitation, 14416; do. ladle, 1 1); store packed, 8ai2, Eggs firm— fresh, 14. Cheese quiet, uachanged. Grain and Cotton Markets. Wotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. High. Wheat—Jnt: Corn} Oats Month, Low, Close. 71a 7.15 ee 716 7:19 T9722 723 726 Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been granted to the following: John H. Lacey of New York city and Mary E. Vining of Portland, Me.; John Dunn and Mamie Madigan; Geo. H. Washington and Martha Coleman; Robert Newman and Ca-rie Thomas; Samuel Green of Leesburg, Va., and Martha Ann Wheeler of this city; Chas. W. Powers of Chicago, Il, and Frances Roome of this ci Samuel Walker and Emily Tripley; John Woods and Marie Toyer; Elizabeth Shorter and Alfred Ross; Charles Franklin and Alice Gordon; Walker Bryant and Lewis Solomdn and Mary HB. Cotter; Washington S. Wright and Catherine L. Lanham; William Davis of Rochester, Ind., and Julia Floyd of Indian- apolis, Ind.; John B. Smallwood of Fau- quier county, Va., and Martha E. Williams of Prince William county, Va.; Hiram Jones and Maggie Dixon; James Gilchris' and Empr: Eley, both of Baltimore, Md.; Joseph Edwards and Annie Brown. Today at the Treasury. bank notes received today for Government receipts— venue, $388,956; customs, neous, $53,909,