Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1895, Page 2

—S——SSSSSSS=_—===_=—=_a_a_a—*="="=RaE="__=___E==L=[[[a==EESSS LATE NEWS BY WIRE .Castle’s Nomination Opposed in the Hawaiian Senate. JT IS REFERRED T0 A COMMITTEE In Case of Adverse Action President Hosmer Likely to Be Chosen. THE NATIVES AND GRESHAM SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.—The steamer Australia from Honolulu arrived today with the following advices, dated Honolulu, June 2 On the 20th instant the senate met and irdorsed all the appointments made by President Dole, with the exception of W. R. Castle, to be minister to the United States. Ths opposition to Castle was head- ed by Senator McCandless. The matter was finally referred to the committee on fereign affairs. Although the committee had not made its report, it Is understood it Will recommend Castle’s confirmation. In the event of adverse action by the Senate, Frank Hastings will not likely be named minister. The probability is F. A. Hosmer will be chosen. He is presidefft of Oahu College, and was a member of the advisory council. The opposition to Castle is backed by the Star, an evening paper. There are no charges against Castle, it being simply that he ts unpopular with the masses. The senate met this morning, but the committee did not report in regard to Castle's confirmation, but asked for more time. A resolution in the house recom- mending Castle's appointment was tabled. ‘The lower house selected Mark Robinson, Jon Ena, George W. Smith, A. G. M. Rob- ertson and D. L. Naone as members of the council of state, a body created by the new constitution. Hoth Robinson and Naone are members of the house. The senate has chosen W. C. Wilder, Cecil Brown, C. Bolton, Peter C. Jones and J. A. Kennedy. The first two are Members of the council. A mass meeting of the natives, held on June 2, passed resoluticns cf condolence on the death of Secietury Gresham, “Ite- cause the late Secretary had decided that wrong had been done our queen and our nation, and that -he President of the Unit- ed States should make amends for the wrongs the citisens of the United States had done to us.” Sheriff Wylie of Muscatine cqunty, Iowa, arrived on the 21st Justant with extradition papers for Henry Johnson. It is aileged that Johnson, while treasurer of the coun- ty, embezzled 389,000, and thea fled to Ha- wall. John30n will depart by today’ steamer for the [United States to stand trial Johnson has been here one year. OFFICERS SWORN IN. NEW Incoming of Another Administration at Alexandrina. Bpectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1.—Promptly at noon the recently elected city officers were sworn in and entered on thelr duties, as follows: E. F. Price, auditor; R. T. Cook, clerk of gas; P. F. Gorman, tax col- lector; Chas. Goodrich, inspector of bark; James L. Adams, inspector of lumber; E. C. Dunn, city engineer. The city council is composed of the fol- lowing: First ward, Hubert Snowden, H. Rt. Burke, Clarence W. Moore and Edgar F. Thompson; second ward, J. T. Stridgr, W. E. Latham, F. Kans and Jos. 8. Beach; third ward, James R. Caton, George A. Mushback, John T. Harrison and John H. ourth ward, L. EK. Uhler, Jas. 98. Farnon and J. M. White. pert Snowde 8 unanimously re-elected was fustice of the peace, after president of sworn in by M e board, and Win. H.’ May, a which the va- were sworn in 1 is compused of he rious members of the bo The board of aide: the followirg: First ward, N. P. T. Burke and R. H. Havener; ond ward, Theo. Ballenger and W. H. Marbury; third ward, Geo. H. Hinken and Davis, and fourth ward, J. T. & and J. C Smoot. Mr. W. H. Marbury was re-electe: president of the boa Mr. J. T. Johnson was elected clerk of the common counell, and L. H. Thompson clerk of the board of aldermen. A communic jon Ww received from Mr. J.T. ekham, notifying the council that his brother, Mayor Beckham, was in Europe ‘and wou urn séme’ time during nt month, when he will assume_his Mr. Beckham took the oath of office and filed his bend before leaving for Europe. In joint session the retiring mayor, Hen- ry Strauss, was given the privilege of the floor, and in a few appropriate remarks he thanked the council for its support during his incumbrency. President Hubert Snowden will act mayor until the return of Mr. Beckham Ex escorted Mr. Snowder to the police station, where the keys a records were turned cver to him until the return of Mr. Beckham. Mr. Snowden was intreduced to the police force, and in a few terse remirks teld them what he ex- pected of them. as T A JURY. — TRYING TO The Trinl of Mrs. Farrall, leged Potsoner. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. LA PLATA, Md., July 1.—The morning trains today brought In many persons from all stations along the Pope's Creek line to witness the opening of the trial of Mrs. Belle Farrall, accused of causing the death of her husband, Frederick Farrall, De- cember 5 last, by strychnine poisoning. As heretofore stated In The Star the trial has occastoned intense interest not only be- cause of the penalty, but for the reason that upon the decision in the case rests the disposition of considersble property, and also that the deceased .was a prominent and influential man in the county. The trial was set for Monday last, but neither prosecution or defense being ready to pro- ceed a postponement was taken until to- day. The court was opened, y Briscoe and Justices Rr the bench. the Al- th Chief Justice and Crane on A short delay ensued, during which Col. L. A. Wilme - Sydney E. Mudd, - e, held a consultation with thelr cileat fn an adjoining room, and then Mrs, Far- rall was brought in to the room, accom- panied by her son, a handsome little chap about eight years of age. Mrs. F 1 was attired In black, wore , and on her face a careworn visible. ed by {ts attor- ney, FP. sisted by Jno. H. Mitchell. Nearly curing a j that time but secured two hours were and devoted to se- expiration of att e for two hours a_suMl: mplete the jury objection nou! yh 8 to ¢ a part of cx hereafter the s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ees DUSTRY IN THE the N Mills. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Tradesm 1 its qu SOUTH. Increase in nber of Cotton showing that the 1 development of the south is be: ntained. Interest which the south is in the building of cotton mills report by the fact that 101 » plants are announced as In Whereas in the second quarter the whole number reported was umber for the same period of 1 nd in 1802 it was 50 for the « ond quarter. Since January 1 the Trades- hes reported 207 of these mills. The | medal, Tradesman says that not all ‘these are actually under way at the present time, but have been organized, are breaking ground and many are nearly ready to be- gin manufacturing. This total of 101 mills includes 29 in North Carolina, 25 in South Carolina, 19 in Alabama and 17 in Georgia. The report also shows the organization or establishment during ths quarter of 43 flour and grist mills, 42 mining and quar- rying comparies and the same number of electrical companies. Thirty-two cotton oll companies, 28 foundries and machine shops, 28 water works companies and 26 compresses and gins were established dur- ing the quarter, together with 25 canner- ies, s brick and tile plants, 7 tanneries, 6 phosphate companies and 3 breweries. The wood working industry credited with 137 new plants, every southern state being represented in the list, Georgia head- ing with 16, Arkansas and North Caro- lina each having 15, Alabama and Texas 14 each, and Florida, Loutsiana and Ten- jRessee each having 10. Miscellaneous or ed new industries are St in num- 1 complete a total which the Trades- mai says Is, in view of existing and past conditions, eminently satisfactory. HANDSOME ~ PHOTCGRAPHS Country. Lecal Talent’Showed Well at the Dis- play—Capital Bicycle Club’s Ex- hibition—Other Pictures. Over a thousand artistic photographs are ranged around the walls of the Light In- fantry armory, forming one of the most perfect exhibits of the art of the amateur Amateur Work From All Over the} THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. HE DENIES IT AL Buck Auffort Put on the Stand To- day. ATTACKING WILLIAMS CONFESSION Features of the Safe Robbery Case in Court. PRESENTS AN ALIBI When the trial of Charles, allas Buck, Auffort and Edward, alias Eddie, Desmond, the elleged safe blowers, was resumed be- fore Judge Cola in Crimizal Court No. 2 this morning the court room was again crowded. Before the case was taken up Judge Cole arnounced that the case of John W. Patterson, Monte Wells and Auf- fort, charged with burning the steamer Lady of the Lake last February, would be continued until the next term of the court. He thereupon discharged for the term those jurors not engaged in the safe blow- ing case. The latter case was then preceeded with, and tke defense called as their first wit- ness Lieut. James Smith of the Alexandria police force. He stated that he knew Billy Williams, and sald that Willlams’ reputa- tion was such as would not allow him to photograprer ever displayed in this city. These prints are the work of about one hundred people—men and women—from all over the United States. Washington and Its vicinity sre well reprerented, and, in- deed, this city takes first honors and se- cures places of high merit in the award of prizes. The ratioral amateur photographic exhibition opened at 2 o'clock today, and will remain open for the next two days, under the auspices of the National Camera Club of thie city. This morning the committee of judges, consisting of George H Frazier of New York, Dr. J. B.Littlewood of Baltimore and Richard Walzl of Baltimore, went over the exhibits carefully and gradually picked out the winners. This was a hard task, for the prints covered every possible subject, from a strect scene caught by a detective cam- to a solemn landscape absorbed by a tripod arrangement. There were portraits of men and women, the lat- ter being specially beautiful. Children and old dames posed for the amateurs. Animals Ead unconsciously contributed their mites to the general effectiveness of the show. There were field scenes, trees, scashores, brooks, deserts, domestic groups, aboriginal views—in fact, every phase of active and still Itfe. Capital Bicycle Club. The exhibit of the Capital Bicycle Club was particularly fine. The judges agreed that they had never before seen such an aggregation of magnificent work. There were 102 prints, contributed by the follo ing members of the club, who have demon- strated the excellence of their work in previous exhibitions in this city: Howard Gray Douglass, Charles H. Schaaf, James H. . J. Henry, Charles Richards Dd: . Dinwiddie, D. J. Carr, F. S. sty, Frank M. Boteler and A. S, Me s had been entered not only for the indiy!dual prizes, but also for the handsome silver cup,to warded tub makin st exhibit. There ‘0 other club competitor, the C. Bi. 1 walked away with the trophy, but it needed that it would have been ex- ngly difeult for any organization to ake an effective competition with them, when their ten exhibits were put in place. Local Exhibitors. Other local exhibitors are as follows: Wallace C. Babcock, T. A. Mullett, E. B. Stocking, Miss F. Moor, Eugene Lee Fer- guson, Charles E. Fairman, Miss C. Gensch, Wm. P. Herbert, Allan J. Houghton, Bur- gess Smit1, Walter S. Kaye, H. P. R. Holt and Dexter Thurber. The doors re opened to the public at 2 o'clock, and will be open tonight, and all of tomorrow and Wednesday. In’ addition to the photographie prints exhibited there are di Ss by several well-known manu- factur including Henry Brown of this city, the Anthony Company, the New York Dry Plate Company and the Seed Dry Plate Company. The Prizes. Prizes were awarded as follows: Grand prize—diamond medal—to Howard Gray Donglas, Capital Bicycle Club, for best exhibit of pictures by any and all pro- cesses. Class A—First prize, best exhibit of pho- tographs, diamond and opal pin, C. M. Burnham, Waltham, Mass.; second, fine camera, Columbia Photographic Assocla- tfon, Ph'ladelphia; third, gold medal and in gold, W Dinwiddie, Capital Bicycle Club; fourth, silver medal, T. W. Sprague, Bcston, M: Class B— ‘st prize, best exhibit of plat- Inums, diamond pin, Wallace Babcock, Capital Bicycle Club; second, snap-shot camera, Geo. L. Wilms, Jersey City; third, gold medal and $5 in gold, H. P. R. Holt, Takoma Park; fourth, silver ‘medal, A. Stiglitz, New York. Class C—First prize,for best picture made with hand camera, gold medal and $5 in gold, P. L. Bargelt, Woodstock, Va.; sec- ond, silver medal, Walter S. Kay, Washing- ton. Class D—First prize, best marine picture, gold medal and $5 in gold, W. B. Post, New York; second, silver medal, Harry Coutant, New York Class E—First prize, best landscape plc- bellev2 Willlams under oath. Lieut. Smith stated that on the night of the rald upon Candler’s Jackson City resort he examined the satchel supposed to be Desmond's, but while he fcund s me pistol cartridges in it, he found no dynamite cartridges, like the one found in it by Inspector Hollinberger. Plot to Rob. John J. Flynn, a Jackson City horseman, the next witness, was asked if Williams had not last fall or winter suggested to kim that he induce two big bettirg friends of his from New York to take a carriage with witness across the Long bridge that Willams might hold them up, when after the three had handed the money out, Will- lams would subsequently meet him, and, after handing back witness’ money, would divide the rest. District Attorney Birney objected to the question, but Judge Cole allowed it, when Flynn stated he met Willlams in the bet- ting ring at the Alexander Island track last fall, when Williams made the proposi- tion, which witness declined. Flynn stated that he told his- betting friends of the scheme. After that for a while they walk- ed across the bridge, armed, in the hope that Williams would intercept them that they might shoot him. “Did you tell anybody of this?” inquired Birney. Yes, fifty people,” replied Flynn. y Alexandria police officers?” vo, sir.” not? o it would seem,” remarked Mr. Birney, as he dismissed the witness. Character Testimony. Lieuts. Amiss and Vernon of the District police force testified as to Williams’ repu- tation, stating that it was bad. About ISS} or 1884, said Lieut. Amiss, Williams tempted to kill him by shoot!ng at him. Lawrence F. Burke, a South Washing- ton plumber, stated that he and a number of others met An‘fort at 442 and M streets about 8 o'clock of the evening of the rab- bery, and they were together there until about 9:30 or 10 o'clock To Mr. Birney Burke said that he had visited Auffort several times at the jail, and that lately he had been selling beer bottle Is to Monte Wells. He admitted that he had no watch, and only guessed as to the time they met on the corner. An Alibi Produced. Miss Ida Auffort, a sister of Auffort, said that her brother came home about 10:30 the evening of the robbery. mained home that night, coming down stairs shortly after 7 o'clock the next morning. She remembered the time be- cause her brother Harry woke her up com- ing into her room. Harry Auffort, a brother of the defend- ant, said that between 2 and 2:30 on the night of the robbery he heard a noise like the report of a gun. He got out of t walked through his sister's room 1 look- ed out. His brother, the defendant, was then in bed asleep. His brother came home that night about 11 o'clock. To Mr. Birney the witness said he locked up in Alexandria, the officers Heving that he was his brother, Buck. ate be- He admitted telling the Alexandria officers that he was Buck Auffort, and claimed that both he and his brother had been called Buck for a number of years. Philip Joseph, furniture dealer, stated that Auffort stored a lot of furniture with him last January, being advanced $30 on it. He has never redeemed it, said the witness. Mrs. Sarah Auffort, the mother of the defendant, stated that he came home the night of the robbery between 1¢ and 11 and remained home all that night. She knew nothing of her son's alleged connec- ticn with the robbery until she saw it in the newspapers, about two weeks later. Her son frequently went down into Vir- ginia with horses for saie, and went down there with horses last April. Charles had, she sald, always been called Buck on the streets, and during the last two years her other son, Harry, had also been called Buck. James Riley testified to meeting Auffort, Burke and several others at 4% and M streets between § and 9 the evening of the rotbery. He left Auffort with the crowd ture, gold medal and $5 in gold, C. P. Rum- ford, New York; second, silver medal, T. A. | Mullett, Washington, D. C. Class F—First prize, best portrait, gold | medal and $5 in gold, Alfred Stiglitz, New York; second, silver medal, Allen Houghton, | Capital Bicycle Club, Washington, D. C. | ~Class G—First prize, best interior, gold | medal and $5 In geld, T. M. Boteler, Capital Ficycle Club, Washington, D. C.; second, silver medal, J. H. Harper, Capital Bicy Club, Washington. Class H.—First prize, best character plc- ture, gold medal and $5 in gold, Charles E. Fairman, Capital Bicycle Club; second, sil- ver medal, George Comstock Baker, Al- bany, N. Y. Special prizes—For ladies: Best exhibit, diamond pin, Miss C. Gerish, Washington, D. C.; No. 2, best arranged exhibit, $20 in gold, Columbia Photographic Association, Philadelp’ No. 3, best flash light, gold Ferguson, Capital Camera Club; No. 4, best club exhibit, silver cup, Camera Club of the Capital Bicycle Club. Manufacturers’ prizes were given to Co. lumbia Photographie Assooiation, Phila phia, R. L. Bargelt, Woodstock, Cc. P. . New York; R. L. Bargelt, Woodstock, Va.; H. Gray Douglas, Capitol Bicycle Club; Geo. TL. N. L.; H. P. RB. Holt, Ta H. Gray Douglas, Capital Bic Rebecca Wendell was aw: for the most unique design a AND PLATT MEET. rded the prize n photography. HILL Political Leaders Down by the Sea- shore. KX, July 1.—A number of prom- have been stopping at ch, among them Senator D. Hin or T. C. Platt. Sena- B. four for the same period in | H was walking out of the dining hall a1 Hotel when he first met Mr. | Flatt. The two shook hands warmly,and Mr. | as s to meet Mr. | | yrised nt an party in this arted. It was re- the hotel that Senator Hill had | wn to make some p conveniion. le the two I of the republi at | to return to mandie on $ ight, but feeling tired I thought I would pass @ quiet Sunday at ee I am well satisfied with it, and think that Manhattan I ine pla quiet.”” ator Hill everything quiet in political circles. d from all around the count he thought that the democratic party would meet with Its greatest victory next elec- don. » to rest and hav fd that was From reports he about 8:40. The witness admitted being fined for fighting two or three times, but | for nothing else. Joseph Thomas, the proprietor of a Jack- son City saloon, sald that Billy Williams’ reputati»: ~as so bad he would not believe him on oath. Last winter Williams offered to burn down Candler’s place and all others at Jackson City for $25. Williams said to him that Ned Jones would give $500 have the place burned. “Oh, no,” said the witness to Willams, “if Ned Jones wanted the place burned down they would do it themselves.” Le Cointe Testifies, George Le Cointe, in jail awaiting a new trial on a charge of robbing one Dollie Bal- lard of a lot of diamond jewelry last Feb- ruary, Was next called to the stand, and stated that he overheard a conversation at the jail between Billy Williams and Mrs. Williams, in which Mrs. Williams said to her husband that: his confessions and her statements were a mass of Hes and would not save him. Le Cointe was then excused for a mo- ment, when Billy Williams was recalled and asked if he had not told Le Cointe in a cell at the jail that he (Williams), Demp- sey and Jack Bolan, and a sporting man from Jackson City had rowed across the river and robbed the steamboat office. Will- jams said that Le Cointe came to the cell and asked him to tell him all about the af- fair. “I refused to tell him anything,” ex- plained Williams. Williams then left the stand, when Le Cointe resumed it and said that Williams did teli him that he, Dempsey, Bolan and the Jackson City sporting man committed the robhery, and that Auffort and Desmond had nothing to do with it. Daniel Desmond, who stated that he was not a relative of the defendant Desmond, said that about the 28th of last March he nw a man on B street near the horse zaar hand Auffort $50 for a hot Part of the money handed Auffort_ was gold, three $10 gold pieces and one $5 piece, the test of the money being in $ bills. Who the mi as witness did not know Mary T. Fynan stated that fn April last she knew that Aufiort had a horse, and m the conclusion of her testimony, at 5, a recess was taken until 1 o'clock. i Wm. Calvin Chase. pen the trial was resumed after recess, Mr. Lipscomb called Editor Wm. Calvin Chase, who stated that he was unfortunate enough to have been convicted of libeling Mr. C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, at present District recorder of deeds, and had been | confined at the District jail. || sin Vanswer/ to questions “from Mr Lips. | comb, Chase said that he had written sev- jeral letters for Billy Williams, and that Williams had asked him to see Auffort for him. Chase testified that in a conversation he bad with Williams the latter said that He re- | his confession to the district attorney was false. Later he paid that it was true, but he mairftained that Auffort had had noth- ing to do with the burglary, but that Des- mond was preéent. Chase was asked if Williams had not said that he had confessed under a prom- ise of immunity, but objection made to the question Sustained by Judge Cole. The defense “Boked the privilege of re- calling Williams-to the stand to lay a@ foundation for_the question. This was granted. = Williams was then put upon the stand and denied flatly. that he had ever told Chase that Auffort and Desmond had noth- ing to do with the occurrence. Neither did he say to.Chase that he had agreed to confess under a promise from Mr. Bir- ney that he would be let off lightly. Wil- liams volunteered the statement that he and Chase had had a quarrel at the jail. Williams complained that special privi- leges had been allowed Chase in the jail, which were not allowed to him. Chase, he said, threatened to get even with him when his case should come up for trial. Chase, recalled, said that Williams had told him that Auffort was guiltless and ‘that the district attorney had promised im that if he would testify for the gov- ernment the case against him would not be pressed. Williams first denied knowing anything about the burglary, but afier- wari admitted knowing all about it. Chase then went on to recount a conversation which he had with Williams, In the course of which the latter gave a version of the robbery materially different from the one he gave on the stand last week. Chase gave the story as he said Williams had told it to him, going into considerable detail, and involving Dempsey, Desmond and two others, whose narfes he had for- gotten. Wm. L. Wells was the next one called as a witress for the defense. He has often been referred to in this case as ‘‘Monte” Wells. He was formerly a carpenter, but is now a liquor dealer in South Washington. He knew Williams, and admitted that he was under indictment on the charge of com- plicity In the burning of the Lady of the Lake. He also knew Auffort and met Mrs. Williams last May. She came to his house and wanted him to go across the river and get his brother to testify that Williams had spent the night of the robbery at his house across the river and thus prove an allbl. Witness said that he refused to have anything to do with the case. He also told of going to Mrs. Williams’ house in company with Auffort, on which occasion, however, he did not leave his buggy, but let Auffort go in the house. He did not.know of any one who would believe anything Williams might say. Anffort Takes the Stand. Charles Auffort, one cf the defendants, was then placed upon the stand. Auffort stated that he was born in this city, is twenty-seven years old, and has a wife and child. For several years past he has been in the huckstering business. He did not break up housekeeping last winter, but when his wife went to Orange county last January he put one load of his furniture in storage and subsequently got an advance of money, with the furni- ture as security. During the past year he has been at Wil- ams’ house three or four times, and on March 4 last he and Wells went to the house to see about collecting some money from an old pensioner named James Thorn- ton, who owe? him for goods purchased at his store, on Half street. When he was in jail he authorized Joseph to sell some of his furniture to pay the storage charges. He had never told Williams that he had pali off the mortgage on his furniture and was now on his feet again. In point of fact, the mortgage has never been paid. When'he went to see Mrs. Wil- liams he wrote his adress at Orange Ccurt House on a piece of paper torn from a sheet of music, Bo that she could send him the money, in case she could collect any from ‘Thornton. Auffort said ‘that he owned a horse last winter, and on March 27 sold him to a farmer back of the horse bazaar on Louis- jana avenue. He got S# for the horse— three $10 gold places, one $5 gold plece and the rest in paper. On the night of the rob- bery he home and in bed, and the first he knew of it,was when he read it in The Star the next day. The defendant sifd that Mrs. Bell w mistaken id she saw him have a $20 gold pi possession, He made three tri and on the dast t s, a wagon and a nggy to sell or to dispose of in trade. He ted that he had exhibited a large roll of bills to Waddles, though he had some ith him every time. Auffort, with a smile, “if a man Sports $1 down in that country the people think he is a millionaire. ‘Anffort admitted that he had a revolver with him when he made the trip in a wagon, taking it as a protection. The first he knew of Williams’ story was when he was coining back from Orange. Scidmore was with him, and the latter bought a Washington paper, which had a story in it involving him. He told Scidmore to teil the police here that he bad gone to Laurel, as he did not want to be arrested until after hc had had a chance to arrange :or bail, Auffort said that his mother had never allowed him to carry a latea key, so that he could have got into his house late if he had wanted to. eS = Police Promotions. In accordance with the new appropriation Hill, which provided for new policemen, there were several officers to be promoted to class two, which pays $90 per month in- stead of These promotions were an- naunced today, and are as follows: Charles Giilmore, James Ciscle, J. S. Kramer, Wm. Sternman and ohn C. Heide. All appointments to the police force have new been made, with the execption of a new patrol dr and he will be named srortly. to Orang he took down three hors er, —— Alarm of Fire. This morning about 8:15 o'clock an alarm of fire was sounded from box 58 for fire in the house of Policeman Sontag, No. 10 K street northeast. The cause of the fire is unknown. Damage to the horse amounted to $100, while the furniture was damaged to the extent of $200. Both house and furni- ture were fully insured. ——.___ Painfally Hurt. This morning between 7 and 8 o'clock Samuel Green and William Carroll, col- ored, were kicked and painfully hurt while driving a team of mules in South Washing- ton. They were taken to the Emergency Hespital for treatment. ——— The Snake Won. The first race at St. Asaph's today was won by The Snake (Murphy), 5 to 2; Jack Dennison (Zeller), S to 1, second; Vagabond (Carter), 4 to 1, third. Time, 12S. The Papers Withheld. A petition for divorce was filed today by Rose M. Steinert against Henry M. Stein- ert. The papers in the case were withheld from publication. 5 ——_—_ Death of, Mrs. Lowery. Mrs. Frances A. Woodbury Lowery, the wife of Judge Archibald H. Lowery, died last evening at her home, 1,000 Vermont avenue. The deceased had been a resident of this city for a number of years p: and had a large circle of acquaintanc Death of Capt. Jno, P. Barrett. Jno. P. Barrett died at Providence Hos- pital yesterday, about noon, after an ill- ness of about three weeks. He was chie marshal of the Catholic societies on sev some years beck. He was gers of the Knights of St. Peter, with Rev, F. E. B he com- r y will attend his fune! whi will take place tomorrow. mains will be taken to Baltimore for inter- ment. Ion will ask Congress for an increase of its force of clerks for the next fiscal year is said at the rooms of the commissoi without foundation. The comm: an ample force of clerks, d and will not make any apphe: mess for se expenses secretary of the commis action has been taken by the comm Iccking to any such increase, and he is ata Icss to know where the report could have started. tion to Cc for le, the M ion, states that no | De +e Will Filed The will of the late Fannie Crew, dated June 5, 1891, and filed today, makes Ame- Ma S. Deal of Indianapolis, Ind., a sister, executrix and sole beneficiary, ion | NO FURTHER ACTION Commissioners Will Wait Until the Court Acts. THE TROLLEY ON NEW YORK AVENUE What Property Holders Say of the Company's Ciaim. NO COMPLETE SERVICE There was no attempt cn the part of the authorities to stop the running of the Eck- ington railroad cars cn the New York ave- nue branch today. This efterncon the Com- missioners heli 2 long board session, at which the attorney for the District was present, and .liscussec the temporary re- straining order, issued Saturday, in detail. Although the order specifically mentioned that the Commissicrers were not to re- move the overnead trolley, there was noth- ing to the effsct that they could not stop the running of the cers at the boundary of the city. These questions were all consid- ered by the Commissioners, and Attorney Thomas expressed the Lelief that the order of the court acted as a restraining order in all respects, and that the Commissioners have no right to interfere with the road until after the injunction has been dis- posed of. He expressed himself as thor- oughly satisfied with the outcome, which, he said, would certainly be decided in favor of the District. With these presentations of facts the Commissioners decided to withhold any further action until after the court had passed upon the injunction on the 5th ultimo. An Eckington Ma To the Editor of The Evening Star: The bill in equity filed by the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, in furtherance of its scheme to permanently maintain the trolley on that portion of its line within the city limits, ard to secure by congressional favor or otherwise, if pos- sible, the privilege of extending that un- sightly and obnoxious systerr of street car propulsion over its other branches, is full of erroneous and deceptive statements, if rot deliberate falsehoods, to a few of which permit me, through your columns, to brief- ly call attention. It is alleged =hat the removal of the trol- ley from New York avenue will cripple “‘a complete system of Street railway of great advantage and convenience to the citizens of the District.” A more incomplete, dis- acvintageous, inconvenient and disjointed system of street railway than the whole outfit of this company does not exist in any city of the United States, and a more arrcgant and ridiculous assumpjion of completeness and convenience in any one of its varied and continuously changing Parts cannot be Imagined. Its North Capi- tol street branch is operated from T street to New York avenue only, a distance of a half dozen squares, and that with but one car, and from N York avenue over the remainder of this portion of its line a street car has never be+n run. Its Belt Line con- nection has besa curtailed at both ends, forming now an ere instead of a belt, and making its name a misnomer. Its 5th and G street connections are so badly out of joint that many of thcee so unfortunate as to be compelled to use its lines walk from that point to the piace of their desti- nation to save time. It is further .dieged, as a reascn for the perpetuation of the trolley, that “many purchased lots and erected in the suburbs of the Protest. city reach is line, and are depend- ent upe for transit to end from their hemes.” before ihe degeneration of this road beran, which has been going frem bad e under its present management, the writer purchased a home in Eckington reached by this lire, but then, and for some time thereafter, the road was reasonably well operated. Storage battery cars were run on , and it took but fifteen minutes to rezch 15th and G streets from Eckirgton, with but one transfer, or a thrcugh trip, witheut change, if a storage battery car was boarded in Eckington on the way in from the power house. Now, {t takes from forty to sixty min- utes, according to connections, to cover the same distance, with two transfers—a di tance that can easily be walked in thirty. five minutes. Instead, therefore, of being a benefit, as claimed, to this suburb, this road has bee: the past two years a mos impediment to the develop- ment of Eckington. I know of severai in- stances ti eking a location for a home who would have settled in. Ecking- ton, but went elsewhere on the lines of in Eckington today that have hout tenants for several months, been w. which never would fail to be occupied if the service on this road was anything like it should be. It never will improve until the trolley is wiped out of existence within the city limits or permitted to be extended over all the lines of this company, which is the underlying point of contention in this whole matter. Some may be incon- venienced for a short while by the removal of the wires, but an improved system over the entire line will result the sooner. The people in Brookiand, the other sub- urb alluded to, can speak for themselves on this matter. Suitice it to say, however, that a short time ago when they appealed to the road to run the cars closer between 8 and 9 in the morning, fo accommodate inj nformed by its management that they should turn out sooner and take some of the earlier cars, in which they would find plenty of room, and this is the road that is now on its knees in court pleading for an extension of its miserable existence. It is further alleged that section 7 of the act of February 15, 1 provided “that an additional year should be given for the re- moval of the wires, but that it failed in the Senate for want of time.” If there is any- thicg in this point it is hoped that the at- torney for the District will lay bare to the court the trick by which the seciion re- ferred to was sneaked through the House as a rider on another bill having no con- nection whatever with the Eckington road, and that the bill would not have passed the Senate with section 7 in it had it come before that body for consideration. Some interesting data can be obtained at the ol on this subject. ontended that if the wires ‘ida avenue to 7th street can- as the electric cars are too heavy to be drawn by horses. This is another subterfuge. What Is to prevent the extension of t h street horse car E instead of transfer- at the present terminus is nothing in the law to of horses instead of the se car would make bet- A avenue through to without change than road from Fic not be operated, of that lin prevent the us trolley, and a ho ter time from Flo Ith and G street! the pres ectric-horse system with its twe t c It further claimed that because the act requiring the removal of the wires and ty for non-compli- the Commissioners force the law and the rding its to sections ee with powerle: mandate. Is ISIS of the United State Statute: of the Revised Statutes o: empower and requ in charge of publi to cause obstru 4 from the hington, pre- jure, make it the ates attorney for the the proc $10 a da: and snue a method of y of the United to in: : of truction, of this communication pre nting out of many other elar s ns of fact in this le- bill in equity, but virtually a fight for delay. TP. EK. A Property Owner's View. Another communication received from a New York 2 imp: a unlawful The length vents the ‘bil of complaint’ to pose as a public bene- factor. To us whe own property on New York avenue and have seen it deteriorate under the baneful influence of the bad service of the Eckington line it Is beyond comprehension how that company in its bili of complaint has the audacity to af- a firr oa that it ‘forms complete railway s It is a compiete system which cannot carry its passengers seven squares (from 4th and New York avenue to 6th the travel at that hour, they were insult- | | and G streets) wi-hout forcing them to make two changes, and often forcing them to wait on street corners for five minutes for the uncertain connections of that line. Even a bob-tail car service or a herdic line, running directly down New York avenue frcm North Capitol street to the treasury, would be more beneficial and better de- velop the interests of New York avenue. The claim that ‘it enables persons of mod- erate means to make excursions into the country’ is equally fallacious. However ™much in the past such persons may have petronized that line they are now aban- loning it for the much better and contin- uous service of the other suburban rail- ways. The only assertion in this wonderful bill of complaint that we must all agree with is that it is the only mode of reach- isg Eckington, but if this present line would surrender its charter and let some other line establish a decent car service it would be a relief to the people of that beautiful suburb. Many other sufferers are anxiously watching to see whether our wcrthy Commissioners will deal with this rich corporation as promptly and severely a Goad do with a poor man who breaks the law.” ——.__ CIVIL SERVICE AT THE G. P.O. The New Bule Will Become August 3, Effective A Number of Dismissals Made Satur- day—Appointments at Present Made Under Old Rules. As usually occurs at the end of the fiscal year, there were a number of discharges at the government printing office Saturday. The way in which these discharges were made illustrates the buriness methods in vogue in that bureau. The increased amount of business put upon the office by the annual sesston of Congress necessarily brings into the force some employes who for some reason or another have to be sus- per ded, while others are from time to time reported as in some respect delinquent. The public printer makes a memorandum of each of these cases, and preserves it urtil the end of the year, when, as the law requires of him, a certain number of re- ductions ii the force must be made in or- der to keep within the appropriations, and the list of disinissals is made up from these memcranda. The number of these dis- mirsals has been overstated. The number it between twenty and thirty, and not sixty, as reported. Naturally, some gossip has ensued, inas- much as it is belleved by many that the printing office is already under the civil service rales, and it cannot be clearly un- poo why the dismissals are permissi- vle. When the New Rule Becomes Effective As a matter of fact, the government printing office will not be under the civil service rules until August 3d, when the first ist of eligibles will probably be made up. It is thought ®y some that the office should be considered under the rules from the moment the President signed the or- der, but precedent has made a different ccnstruction of the matter. Under the law, when the President has set a date when there shall be a list of eligibles from which to certify appliconts for pcsitions in the government printing office, he cannot rescind his action. But before this list of eligibles shall be actually in existence, he may extend the time during which the commission may place itself in readiness to supply employes to the bureaus. This was the case, as may be remembered, when the railway mail service was placed under the rules. President Cleveland signed the crder placing that branch of the service under the rules,“and President Harrison extended the time six months or more in which the commission might arrange its examinations and provide a list of eligibles. Waiting for a List. Until such a list of eligibles is really in existence, from which the public printer can select employes, the government print- ing office must be conducted precisely as it has always been hitherto conducted. In order to keep up with the public work help will be necessary, and the public printer appoint employes as heretofore. Dis- charges will be made in a like manner. Should it happen that the civil service ‘ion should not have a list of elig- ficiently large to furnish the num- her of employes required at any time by the government printing office it will then ary to make appointments outside of the rules. It is likely that persons ap- pointed under such circumstances would hold their places and be subject to the rules precisely as if they had passed an exam- {nation for appointment. —_—_—_—_ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Today's Orders. The Commissioners today ordered: That the following changes are hereby made in the personnel of the fire depart- ment, to take effect July 1, 1 viz.: That Acting Foreman and Tillerman Timothy Donohue is promoted to foreman; Private T. P. Purcell is promoted to tiller- man; Private T. A. Griffin is promoted to assistant foreman; Fireman George Boh- layer is promoted to engineer; Private G. F. Bursa is promoted to fireman; Tillerman Joseph Mulhall is reduced to private, at his own request; Private C. W. Hopkins is promoted to tillerman; Private J. J. Sulli- var is promoted to hostler; Private W. E. Robertson is promoted to assistant fore- the following are appointed pri- Henry Friedrich, George Saur, H. nnell, T. E, Lynch, Frank Sullivan, . P. Snyder, P. MeGarry, Samuel Ship- as rnes and M. Caughlin—the last 0 to be subject to re-examination at the next meeting of the surgeons for the police and fire departments. Promotions and appointments to be sub- ject to twelve months’ probation. Bids Opened. Bids were opened this morning by the Commissioners for constructing a con- tagious hospital. The bidders were James Dunn, $15,490; Wm. Rothwell, $15,574; Co- J. R. Young, $15,- $16,700; John R. Monroe, $15,846. 573; Peter Howlett, $} Giain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported dy Hibbs, stock, graia and cotton biokers 1421 Pate GRAIN. Open.” Tigh. Low. 6a Tig Wheat Corn July. Tayarhhs siid6" pas: BIS S19 wheat Corn stea gust, 5 B42 bu jon, 14.016: 2 packed, firm do. Washington Grein Market. jorted by the Grain atent flour, per bar : our, per barrel flour, per barrel per barrel, 4.0 clipped No. 2 white oats, per mixed oats, per busiiel, | per_tushel, bi 2 © rt is bay, per ton, 1 hay, per toa. '14.00a15.00; ~ per ton, 13.00a14.60; No. 1 ent’ has, 116.50; bulk bran, per ton, 16.00ai niidalinzs, per ton, 16.50a17.50; rye straw, per ton, Wald.OO; wheat straw, per ton, 5.506.09. ‘The wotations for ear lots delivere:l on track, FINANCE AND TRADE Organized Attack on the Industria) Stocks, THE RAILWAY GROUP WAS NEGLECTET No Apprehension ef Gold Ex ports. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 1.--Speculation In rail- way shares was restricted this morning as the result of sn organized attack on the irdrstrial issues, which terminated in sub- stantial declires from the low level of last week. The manipulation in Chicago Gas, assisted hy a moderate covering move- ment, forced the price up to 62, from which point It eteadily receded urder Mberal of- ferings for a decline of 3 1-2 per cent. Sugar during this period had been forced down 2 per cent to 105, and American To- bacco was selling at 107 1-2, a net loss of 3 per cent from initial figures. The declines in euch instat.ce met with almost no re- sistance and were the result of a few min- utes’ constant hammering. Liquidation was less pronounced than last week, the movement being principally in the interest of the short account. Real- izirg that the supply of long stock coming out was out of all proportion to the de- cline the room inaugurated a covering movement in which all of the early losses were recovered and in some instances, nota- bly sugar and tobacco, liberal net gains were recorded. 5 At the advance the entire group became dull under rumors that @ second attack on values would be made later in the day. The railway group was to some extent neglected during the activity in the special- tles, but reflected a strong resisting power, which encouraged conservative buying in the belief that higher prices will follow the cessation of hostilities in the neighboring group. Arbitrage houses bought moderately for London account and reported a grow- ing demand at that center for the better class American investments. Fears of goid exports have been abandon- ed by the best informed, as the syndicate’s contract to prevent an outflow of gold prior to October is considered to have been an important part of the consideration in its contract with the governmegt. This obligation, if reduced to a money value, would have brought the selling price of the entire loan up to the figures which dissatisfied politicians claim should have been demanded by the treasury. Trade re- ports continue favorable, and railroad offi- cials are confident of increased earnings during the coming months of the year. The holiday on Thursday will tend to curtaii the volume of business, but if prices are supported during the Gullness incident to the season any resumption of activity will in all probability be in the direction of higher prices. The trading during the afternoon was de- cidedly improved in character, the best prices of the day being those recorded dur- ing the final hour of business. The im- provement during this period was preced- ed by purchases to cover outstanding con- tracts In the industrials, Sugar advancing 4 per cent from the low level of the morn- ing. The railway issues were advanced for encouraging fractional gains, and the op- timistic element in speculation was again represented by commission buying. While sentiment at the close was still somewhat mixed on the outlook, last week's record was not considered liable to duplication. eee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open. Hizb. Low. Close, American Sugar, 107 109105309 American Sugar 9 sy 99 | BY American Tonacco. iOswy 11045 1075¢ 109 American Cotton Oi oh Ms Se, § Atchison. oy 8 8 ON Canada Sonthera. c Canada Pacific, 5 Chesapeake and Ohio.. Cc. ind St. 1 Chicago, B. and Qo...) Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas.. : C..M. and St. Panis... C..M. and St. Pan! Pfd. Chic.. RI. and Pacific Del.. Lack. and W. Delaware and Hudson. . 1301293 180 Den. and 2. Grande Pfd 45 AT ATG Dis.and Caitle Feeding. 203, 1935 BON General Electric. : 36% Big BH Hinois Central ae Ss Lake Shore. 150 Erie. . Wy 1 «10K Louisville and Nashville BK STH OSK | Long Island Traction... rt eemer emer § Metropolitan Traction... 100 98 BIg Manhattan Elevated... 1123 113% 112% 113% Michigan Centra} 102% Missouri Pacific ‘ational Lead Co. North American... Ont. and Western. Phila and i la. and Readin; Pullman Pal. CarCo Southern Ratiway Puila. Traction. Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal and I Union Pacific. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U, 8. Electrie Light, 3 at 135; 10 at American Grapho- Phone, 100 at 3. Government Bonds.—U. S$. 4s, registezed, 1117 bid, 112% asked. U.S. 4s, coupon, 1124 Nid. ‘id S. 4s, 1925, 120% bid. U.S. 5s, 1004, 116 bid. District of Columbia Bonds, ar Cand 53, 103 bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 11 Water Stock 7s, 1901, currency, 11 Water stock 7s, 13 bid. currency, bid, 1 Bonds, —Washii conv, 6s Ist, i rgetown Railroad conv. |. Metron asked. 1 | Eckingtou Rail Bs, 100 did, 10 a Kallroad Gs. 110%, bid, 111% a: series A, series B, és, 13 30 id! 100 bid. . ‘and A., 100 bid. ii2 bid. 13. bid, 2st 6 bid G Motrap Belt, Fat Title The Defender Floated. BRISTOL, R. L, July 1L—The Defen: was pulled off the ways at 2:55 p.m.