Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING. STAR, MONDAY, SULY 29, 1895—-TEN PAGES... SPECIAL NOTICES. A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF PENTALPHA Lodge, No. 23, F.A.A.M., will be held at Masonic ‘Temple TOMOREOW (Teceday) at 4 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late brether, Frank J. Tharp. Grand Lodge regu- Intion. “By order of the ¥ t L_0._0. F.—FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No. Wnoxpay en at & noe to {or the funeral of our late Urether, WILLIAM W. ROBERT McLELLAND, Acting N. G. : EB. T. PETTENGILL, Ree. fecy. 1t* OFFICE OF TNE BKCISE BOARD OF THE DIS- trict of Columbia, Washington, July 29, 1895.— Application for retail liquor license has been re- celved from W. E. Hayes, 24 Monroe st., Ana- coitia, D.C. ROGER WILLIAMS, Clerk ‘Excise t FOR CONFECTIONERS, BAKERS AND HOTELS. We don't supply consumers with goods. Sell direct to the trade. Glucose—Almond Paste— Coloring—Shredded Cocoanut—Raisins—Currants— Foreign and Domestic Dried Fruits—Chocolate ste—Flavoring Extracts, &c. ‘Just the Kinds you need. Prices unusually low. “Ring us up for prices. B. B, EARNSHAW & BRO., Wholesale Grocers, 1105-9 1th st. s.e. and 1000-2 M st. se. NEXT WEEK LOTS OF FAMILIES WILL KE LEAVING TO Are you ct,"” who will be left alone? May as well try to enjoy yourself. Better come down and dine with us. We'll give you the best sueals you ever had for 50e. Elegant menu—lots of it. Everything cooked and served'to make you enjoy every mouthful—in delightfully. cool par- lors, Every day from 4 to 8. FRITZ KEUTER'S, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. Js 29-100 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DI: trict of Columbia, Washington, July 27, 1895. On account of certain unavoidable work on t Wosington aqueduct, which will limit -the sup ply for the next three days to the volume now io the receiving reservotr, it Is ordered that the use of Potomac water in’ exterior fountains, street Washers and other hose connections, and for aul (ther unnecessary purposes, is suspended for the 2ith, 28th ard 2th instents. CHAS. F, POWELL. Acting President, Board of Commissioners, D. dy27-2t MASONIC.—A_ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF Dewron Lodze, 16, F.A.A.M., will be held + at 7:50 pm. By order of BIRCKHEAD, Acting Sec. it OFFICE OF TRE POTOMAC INSURANCE COM- PANY OF GEORGETOWN. 1219 324 st., Georgetown, D.C. The annual meeting of the stockhoiders for the Furpove of electing twelve dircetors to serve for the ensuing year will be held at the company’s office on MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1895. Polls open At 12 o'cloek noon; close at 1 o'clock p.m. Jy17-16t J. H. BRADLEY, Secretary. H. L. McQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. Jy1 1108-1116 E ST. N.W. 'TELEPHONB 820. For ¢ TRY RESIDENCES—ALL ANDIRO fenders, spark guards aml fire sets {n stock Will be sold at cost until further notice. $e22-tf J. H. CORNING, 520-522 13th st. Settf 11th and F sts. n.w.—Mert “cs IF As the stock of } Desperate Furnishings gets smaller the reductions grow greater. Your own prices prevail now. Custom Shirt-making exclusively hereafter. Reductions At P.T.Hall’s, For Summer Business Uses There's nothing like JAVANESE J.INEN TAB- LETS. Corte: ane wizes—exe Hits — Most conve per one can bay Unusually Tow T7Weve ing you can possibly need fu the Statione-y I Prices that you'll like. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th st. Popular-Priced Station (Just abcve ve. )Jy20-14d {ced Claret with our Dinner Pint hottle, too. Finest dinner in the elty for She Large mean, Delightfil cooking. Served In cool, pleasant parlors. 5 to 7. Sundays, 4 to’ 6. THE BELFORD, 617-621 13TH STREET. jy27-Sd Best Drink for Hot Days _ Ts PALMER'S BELVAST GINGER ALE. So healthful —so coolin so refreshing—so delicious. Inst as good as the imported, You'll enjoy. it just as iuuch. Comes it imparted ale bottles. COSTS BUT HALF AS MUCH. C7 Insist on tains and bars. yonr grocer doesn't handl Sami.C. Palmer, . TEL, 4 Never Disappointed you. Never disappointed anyone. We mean ADAMS —the printer. r12 11th Jy26-140 Claret, 5 bot., $1 ‘The grandest Claret that Claret, 5 bot; $1 the California vineyards pro- Claret, 5 bot, $1 duce ts Tharp's Claret. aly Claret, 5 bot.. $1 $1 for 5 bots. JAMES THARP, 812 F ST. Sy2t-Ta The Most Popular Riding Schoo! In Washington Is located at 1325 14TH ST. N.W., as the hundreds of satisfied patrons can testify. Hours for ladies— a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 tickets for $2.00. Hours for zentlemen—7 pm. 5 tickets for $1.00. Special pains taken with backward pupils,” to 9 am. and 4 to 6 as the boarding school circulars put it. Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, only We prefer not to teach pupils in the rain. 8,500 square feet of space, with sandpapered surface, und the most lofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding school in the U. S. Lighted by elec- tric lights in the evening. RMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. ___ Washington,” OTICE OF REMOVAL. The undersigned have moved thelr offices, during rebuilding, from 1204 G st. to 1321 G st. THEO. A. HARDING. Real Estate and Loans. LATIMER & NESKIT, Insurance and Rents. c. HARDING, Architec’ Syl9-1m A laxative, refreshing fruit very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, hbemorrholds, bile Joss of appetite, ‘gastric and intestinal troubles and headache arising from them. ne des Archives, ris. Sold by all Druggista. Tamark INDIEN GRILLON,. ap15-m15m-3p INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, Z TIONAL, EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL . FOR RENT (FI FORK RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores) FOR SALE (Bicycles) Houses). (Lots). PIANOS AND ORGANS POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSAL RAILROAL sre SUBL SUM ME UNDERTA WANTED ) Ufelp PEAS TAM ARAMA SHAR AAT RRR REE SAAR RR Oe ED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (teams) WANLED (Situations) THE DANGER AVERTED No Menace Now From the Broken Bye-Conduit. Fortunately There Have Been No Large Fires. PLENTY OF WATER NOW ge Washingtonians can be freer now and let up a little on their economy in the. use of Potomac water, for the danger that was caused Saturday morning of a water fam- ine by the accidertal break of the bye- conduit around the upper reservoir is now passed and there is no likelihood whatever of any recurrence of the trouble. As Maj. Knight stated to The Star Saturday, it was merely a question of time when the water flowing into the Dalecarlia or upper reser- vior through the break in the bye-condult would so raise the-Jevel in that basin as to Permit the gates to be opened. between the two reservoirs and so place the upper one in connection with the city system.. Mean- while, of course, the regular consumption of water would have to be supplied by the water that chanced to be in the lower res- ervoir at the time of the accident, and the question was whether the equilibrium be- tween the two basins would be restored before the supply was exhausted. This has been done, and the menace to the comfort of the citizens is now a thing of the past. The Gates Opened. Maj. Knight and Mr. Sneed, his civilian assistant, visited the reservoir at about noon yesterday, and, on inspecting the gate in the conduit leading to the lower hasin, they saw that the level was nearly restor- ed, and they tried the experiment of opening the gate planks a few inches. A slight current was set up from the low to the upper reservoir, demonstrated by a few chips thrown on the surface of the waiter, and the officers determined to wait awhile before re-establishing the connections. At about 2 o'clock the water in the upper basin had more than gained on that In thé lower and the gates were opened at both ends of the conduit, so that the water in the lower or distributing reservoir was be- ing once more replenished. At 7 o'clock this morning the water in the upper reser- voir stood at 140.4 feet above datum. The lower reservoir Is divided into two sections by a partition wall, which is pierced dy a forty-eight-inch pipe, which feeds ,the lower section, from which the mains’ are [supplied leading to the city. There is also a bye-conduit seven feet in diameter lead- ing around the lower reservoir and into the mais, provided for use in case of any necessity for emptying ‘the lower Lasin. This corduit was opened this morning, and water is now flowing from the nine-foot conduit leading from the Dalecarlia basin both into the reservoir and into the sev foot conduit, the latter of which is more than large enough to supply all the mains that center at the distributing reservoir. Six Days’ Supply. At 7 o'clock the water in the uppez gec- tion of the lower reservoir stood at 130.5 feet, and in the lower section at 138.5. Thus the level in the Dalecalia reservoir was nine-tenths of a foot higher than the level in the upper half of the lower reservoir and 1.9 feet than that in the lower half. The general level In the lower reservoir yester- day morning at 7 o'clock was 139. This shows that there was practically no loss of water from the lower ba‘sin during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock: this morning. Meanwhile, the water is slowly gaining its level in the Dalecarlia basin,and in a few Jays, just how soon Maj. Knight cannot say exactly, the two reservoirs will be practically filled and the city will be supplied with a full quantity from both which in the aggregate will hold about 320,000,000 gallons, or approximately six days’ supply. The illustration printed herewith shows the character of the break in the bye-con- éuit. This was taken Saturday by a snap shot, and shows that the arch was broken through cleanly by the water. It also ex- peses the rather flimsy character of the work in the conduit. Maj. Knight pointed out this morning in the photograpn that at the haunch of the arch, where the pres- stre was probably about two pounds to the square inch at the time of the acci- dent, when the conduit was running full, the joints between the stones are wide open and the masonry js very unstable.- Of ccurse, as he explained, this arch was not bullt to resist pressure from within, but from without. Its function was to keep the soil from falling into the water and to keep clear passageway for the current. It would be difficult to build a masonry aque- duct that would stand entirely alone in circular form without the aid of consider- able pressure from outside by means of the earthen embankment. North Gate to Be Used. It is Maj. Knight's plan to allow the water to flow through this break until the level in the reservoir reaches a practically normal stage, when he will open the north connection, as it {is called, and let the water enter by means of the regular gate that was closed when the reservoir was abandoned some years ago. The flow through the bye-cordvit will then be stop- ped, so that it will make no difference to the supply whether there are any further breaks in the masonry or not. A fence will be built around tre place of the break on the bank, so as to keep people away from the edge, which is now unstable and might cave in. It is barely possible that the roof of the tunnel may fall after the water in the reservoir has risen to its reg- ular height, as the ercwn of the arch will then be covered. There is a danger in a premature opening of the north connec- tion, as if the water were ellowed to flow into the reservoir at this point before the level is brought to the regular stage there would be such a rush at this point that the soft banks mizht slough awzy, just as they did lower down Saturday morning. Fortunately there were no demands ujon the water supply Saturday from the fire Separtment. Thers were three alarms turn- ed in, one of which was false, and in the other two cases the fires were extinguished before the engines arrived. It ts certain that the supply could rot have been suffi- cient for any iarze conflegration, and this was one of the greatest dangers that Maj. Knight and his essistants feared. Maj. Knight said this morning that he thought the city had got out of its strait very nice- ly, and he was anxious that credit should be given his assistant, Mr. Sneed, for his promptness in reaching the scene of the accident and causing the gates of the con- cuit to be closed. Mr. Sneed was at the reservoir witain forty minutes of the time of the accident, although when the break occurred he was asleep at his home in this city. Maj. Knight said that so far there has been no appreciable discoleration of the water caused by the accident, and he does not think there will be any excep- tional turbidity now. He will make a for- mal report of the accident to the chief of engineers in his regular monthly returns. ‘The illustration printed teday is made from one of the photographs taken to ac- company this eport. ——— Annual Exposition at Kiel. Consul Robertson, at Hamburg, has in- formed the State Department that an in- ternational naval exposition will be held at Kiel from the 25th of May to the 30th of ptember. 1806. The exhibition will be gen in connection with an industrial ex- position ef the province of Schleswig-Hol- stein, THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. HL il Wy EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m. 75th meridian time.~ Solid lines are {sobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degre: Dotted lines are isotherms Shaded arena are regions where rain ~ or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words ‘High’ and ‘Law’? show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. STILL FAIR WEATHER. Prospects for Its Continuance “Until Tomorrew Afternoon Good. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday: For the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, fair weather; warmer Tuesday; winds becoming southerly. General rains were reported Sunday throughout New England and the middle states. The storm, however, cleared early in the morning and has been followed by nearly clear weather throughout the east and south. The rain which began Saturday night in the Missouri valley has continued, at some points being very heavy, nearly five inches being reported from Kansas City. ‘The temperature changes have been of little extent. ‘The temperature remains slightly below the normal in the south and in the district east of the Mississippi. The prospects are good for a continuation of fair weather in the eastern districts until Tuesday afternoon, with slightly higher temperature. The Sun and Moon, Sun rises, 4:58; sun sets, 7:14. Moon sets, 11:27 p.m, The City Light: Gas lamps all lighted at 8 p.m. Ex- tirguishing begins~at 3:19 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Tide Table. Today, low tide, 7:52 a.m. and 7:04 p.m. High tide, 1:11 a.m. Tomorrow, low tide, 57 am. and 9:04 p.m. High’ tide, 2:08 a.m. and 2:35 p.m. A Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 74; condi- tion, 16; receiving reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at north connection, 9; condi- tion at south connection, 3; distributing reservoir, temperature, 77; condition at i fluent gate house, 15; effluent gate house,3 Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 68; 2 p.m., 80; maximum, 81; min- imum, 61. BORNE TO HIS REST Last Rites Over the Dead Assistant Fire Ohief. Eulogics on she Life and Death of Louis P, Lowe—The Floral Offerings. Amid a mass of sorrowing friends the re- mains of the late Louis P. Lowe, assistant chief of the District fire department, were borne from his home this morning at 10 o'clock and taken to Glenwood for inter- ment. The funeral was held under the di- rection of Potomac Lodge, No. 5, F. A. A. M., of which deceased was a member. Fifty representatives of the fire department at- tended and a large delegation from the lodge. Just before the arrival af the Rev. Cc. Alvin Smith these filed in and about their dead chief and brother. Many stout hearts weakened and tears in unutterable sympathy trickled down the bronzed faces of the firemen. Seldom has a man been so beloved by his subordinates. Deceased lay as if calmly sleeping. There was no pallor, no visible rigidity. He was clothed in his official uniform, his hands folded peace- fully across his breast. On the casket lay the white apron of a Master Mason, while emblems of the orde> in silver shone upon the sides. Magnificent floral offerings lay in profusion over all. At the head was the “Gates Ajar,” a mass of choicest roses and other flowers, in the center of which ap- peared t! high tribut: “A 'Truer or Nobler Man Never Lived.” ‘This was the gift of the men of truck B. Nos. 4aand 8 engine houses sent “Broke v while No. 5 sent a large pilow, beating term of service as foreman and as assistant chief. The tribute from No. 3 was a great bell of flowers and gates ajar, surmounted by doves. No. 6 sent a magnificent pillow, No. 10 gates ajar and treck C a large cross. Potomae Lodge, No. 5, sent a floral Ma- sonic emblem, and Faith Tent of Recha- bites an emblem of that order. At the House. Rey. C. Alvin Smith's services at the house were impressive and eulogistic. He said the deceased was one of the country’s {deal firernen. He loved his work, he loved his men. He was a good Mason, a good husband, a good father, a good friend. He had received wounds whilo at a post of duty three years ago on 7th street which hastened his death. A skylight fell upon him, and, though bleeding frightfully, he fought the flames until they were van- quished. He saved others at the expense of himself. Mr. Smith likened Mr. Lowe in this unto the soldier at Pompeii’s gato, who stayed at his post and was enveloped with the lava that destroyed a-city. Twen- ty centuries iate in excavating, they found him as he had died, erect and with bis guarding weapon in position. The qualities of the dead assistant chlef were extolled in language beautiful and high. Deceased in life had paraded no re- ligion, it was said, but his life was pure and full of Christian impulses. He was a man who loved his fellow man, and who suffered himself to convenlence others. Near the close of the service Mr. Smith addressed the dead, bidding him good-bye, calling up the noblest acts of his life, and/ presented him to the assemblage as a man to be imitated, and one who would live long in the hearts of the people. In the funeral procession the dead assistant chief's car- riage was led by his driver. It followed the hearse. There were nearly fifty firemen in line, Chief Parris and Assistant Chief Belt in charge. Masonic ceremonies were con- ducted at the grave by Worshipful Master Waddey. ———.—_—_. B SCORES OF SOLDIERS DROWNED. Japanese Train Overwhelmed by the Sea. One hundred and forty soldiers have heen killed in an accident on the railroad be- tween Kobe, Japan, and Ozaka. A train of twenty-three cars was conveying 400 Japanese soldiers,who were returning from China. The accident happened at about 1 o'clock in the morning, and the night was pitch dark. A heavy storm was raging, and ag the train was running along the seawall, on which the tracks ag they ap- proach the city are laid, an immense sea leaped over the wall, separating the train and throwing from the track the engine and eleven cars, which plunged off the wall into the bay. The sea was running so high that it was impossible to render any assistance to the men in the cars. Some of the men who managed to get out of the cars while they were in the water were dashed to death against the wall. — Death of Judge Hoffman. Henry W. Hoffman, associate judge of the sixth judicial district of Maryland, died at his home at Cumberland yesterday morning, in his sixty-ninth year. Judge Hoffman was born at Cumberland and was known as an orator, as well as a lawyer. In early life he was connected with the American party, and was elected to repre- sent his district in Congress in 1855. He enjoyed the personal regard of President Lincoln, who appointed him collector of the port of Baltimore in 1862. On retir- ing from the collectorship he resumed the practice of law in Cumberland and was elected associate judge of the sixth dis- trict in 1883. ses The first installment of the $2,000 prize detective story, ‘The Long Arm," by Miss Mary E. Wilkins, will be printed in The Star Saturday, August 3, POISONED PELLETS Harry MoJomas Killed Himself With Morphia and S8trychnine. A Partly Dissolved Pill Made Up of These Drugs Found in the Stomach. Saturday afternoon Harry, W. McComas, a drug clerk, who resideg,on 10th street and who was employed in, A. Nattans’ drug store, corner of 14th and I streets, died in an ambulance while, on his way frem Taylor's drug store, on Zth street, to the Freedman’s Hospital. ,, While the cir- cumstances under which the, young man’s death occurred indicate suicide, no one will, in all probability, ever know, just why or under what circumstances. he swallowed the deadly poison. The young man, it is said,-was of dissipated habjts.and recently he had-been drinking heavily. When he left his wife Saturday motnfng he said’he was going to the store, ajd.she told him she would see him during.the day. _ But he did not remain at the store long enough to see her. Instead of doing.so he closed the store about 1 o'clock amd left. It is thought that he took poison of some kind from the store with, him, although he probably did not swallow it until he reach- ed 7th and P streets, in-which neighbor- hood he had been in the habit of drinking. He went into McGuire's saloon and an ac- quaintance, who was in there at the time, told him he was just in time to treat. He had no objection to doing this, for he prob- ably thought it would be his last treat on earth, and he would leave with his ac- quaintances thinking him a jolly good fel- low. A glass of beer was his order, but when the liquid was served the poison had taken effect and he was so deathly sick that he could not swallow it. So great was the change in the man’g condition that those who saw him became alarmed and took him to Taylor's drug store. Died on the Way. The police of the second precinct were slow in responding to a call for assistance, but the ambulance from Freedman’s Hos- pital mad2 quick time to the drug store. Dr. Thompson had attended the man whose condition was so critical, but antidotes seemed to have no eifect on him. After Dr. Thompson and one of the hospital sur- feons has! workel on McComes for some time the dying man was put into the am- bulance and a start for the hospital was made, Before reaching the hospital, how- ever, the young man breathed his last. His body was sent to Undertaker Wright's establishment, ani the cororer notified. The deceased was a-nephew of Judge Mc- Comas of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict. His father, who {is said to have been @ prominent citizen of Ohio, died several years ago, while his mother lives in this city. The Autopsy. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook performed an autopsy on the body of McComas to de- termine whether the young man had really taken poison, as he claimed prior to his death, or had died of heart disease, as the Freedman’s Hospital authoritles declared. Dr. Glazebrook found the heart and other organs in normal condition, the stomach being much irritated. In the latter was found a partly dissolved pellet, which cor- responded with a number the dead man had in a package in his pocket. Chemical analysis developed that the pellets con- tained morphia and strychnine in large proportions, so there was no further ques- tions as to the cause of death. —__ MILLIKEN GIVES BOND. He Characterizes the Charges Against Him as “Rot.” B. H. Milliken, who is wanted in this city for housebreaking and alleged attempt to criminally assault the daughter of ex- Solicitor General Phillips, gave a bond of $5,000 at Memphis Saturday evening, for his appearance here Octobér'l. : Milliken was arrested at Lagrange, a small point about fifty miies east of Mem- phis. The place contains a:mumber of his relatives, and it was with ang,of these that he had been stayigg since about the 10th instant. His sureties on the bond are Josiah Pat- terson, Gen. Luke E. Wright and T. B. Turley, three of the leading jawyers in the state. He made no statement relative to the charges against him beyond the declaration to Deputy Marshal Elliott that they were a lot of rot. ——.___ ' THE CouRTS. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Skidmore agt. Gross; trustees directed to pay taxes. Myers agt. Myers; rule dis- charged, and payment of alimony reserved. Potts atg. Moore; auditor's report con- firmed. Desmond agt. Leitch; sale finally ratified. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Hirshberg, Hollander & Co. agt. Peake; judgment for amount admitted. riminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. Chas. Simms; assault and batter; ntence, jail eleven months and twenty-nine days. United States agt. Wm. Jones and Levi Poindexter; larceny; order to restore a portion of the property, twelve gold watches, to Dominick Ricken- bacher. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Ward Morgan; account filed. Estate of James Burns; citation returned served. Estate of Osceola C. Green; ex- ecutors authorized to pay note of $1,000 and redeem securities pledged. Estate of Rufina Schneider; inventory filed. Estate of Wm. W. McCullough; order te sell at public or private sale. Estate of Mary J. Wormley; will filed, ECKINGTON POLES Arguing the Habeas Corpus Case Be- fore Judge Cole. AVES HIS DECISION HE RESE Mr. Thomas Replies to the Road’s Attorney. THE JUDGE’S COMMENTS Judge Cole this morning considered the application of Superintendent Schoepf of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company for release, by a writ of habeas corpus, from the judgment of the Police Court imposed upon the petitioner last week for occupying public space for a pri- vate purpose. In the Police Court Mr. Schoepf was charged with occupying New York avenue for the purpose of running the cars of the road by the use of the over- head trolley poles on that thoroughfare. Being convicted under the ordinance of the late corporation of Washington which pro- hibits the use or occupancy of public spaces for private purposes, Mr. Schoepf was fined $25. For the purpose of testing the law, he refused to pay the fine, whereupon he was sentenced to the workhouse. Thereupon he petitioned for his release by writ of habeas corpus. Judge Cole, to whom the petition for the writ was presented, directed that the writ issue, returnable before him today, Mr. Schoepf meantime being released on bail. Mr. Ridout’s Contention, Mr. John Ridout represented Mr. Schoepf today, and after reading the petition, which has been printed in The Star, he first con- tended that the title to the streets and avenues of the city is in the United States, and not in the District. He next contend- e@ that the corporation was without au- thority to pass the ordinance in question, and he asserted that if even Congress had passed the ordinance it would have been void, for the reason that it would have been a violation of the fifth article of the Constitution, wHich prohibits the taking of one’s property without due process of law. The use of the streets and avenues of the city is, declared Mr. Ridout, a constitu- tional right, and @ literal construction of the ordinance would, he thought, prevent persons from even driving or walking through the streets and avenues of the city. The ordinance, said Mr. Ridout, he be- lieved to be unreasonable, and if it were unreasonable, {t was illegal, and could uot be sustained. The trouble with the framers of the ordinance, he thought, was that they went too far in their anxiety to pre- Vent a wrong, and to strictly apply it would be to prevent any use whatever of the city by private persons. The ordi- nance, he also contended, was yold for un- certainty, the court being given latitude as to the amount of the fine and extent of the imprisonment. Judge Cole's Comment. “If that be true,” remarked Judge Cole, “then most of our statutes imposing pen- alties are void, for most of them give the court the right to exercise discretion in the imposition of sentences.” Mr. Ridout explained that the statutes re- ferred to by Judge Cole were United States statutes, while the law in question was merely an ordinance of an inferior body. Judge Cole, however, remarked that he saw nothing to prevent Congress from author- izing an inferior legislative body from giv- ing a court discretion as to the extent of a penalty. But Mr. Ridout explained that at the time of the passage of the ordinance the mayor of the city, and not a police court, was to enforce it, and hence the law is to be judged by what it was at the time of its passage. If it was then void because of such uncertainty or for any other reason it could not now be held valid and legal. ‘i Government’s Reply. = Mr. Ridput was replied to by Mr. 8. T. Thomas, the attorney for the District, who stated that Mr. Ridout was unnecessarily alarmed in the matter when he contended that an erfcrcement of the ordinance would prevent private persons from even walk- ing or driving upon the streets and avenues: of the city. Nothing of the kind was in- tended by the ordinance, and nothing of the kind would result from its enforcement. The ordinance prohibited the occupancy of the streets and avenues, such as Is now done by the company, and Mr. Thomas read an elaborate cpinion of Judge Cox, in a similar case, wherein the ordinance of 1sG2, the one at issue, was wholly sus- tained Mr. Thomas sali that there was no doubt as to the jurisdiction of the Police Court in enforcing the ordinances, for Congress, in continuing in force and full effect the Jaws of the late corporation, of the legis- lative assembly, &c., made the ordinance its own act. The sole question at issue, he thought, was whether the ordinance was valid or invalid. Time and time again the courts of the District had declared it to be valid and legal, ard he referred to the re- cent decision of Judge Cox in the case of Emrich, the merchant Who was occupying the street, and to that of Judge Cole in the case of the telegraph Hnemen who were fined in the Police Court for obstructing the streets by stringing wires across them. In every case, contended Mr. Thomas, the validity of the ordirance had been sus- tained, and the jurisdiction of the Police Court sustained. Despite the ingenious argument of Mr. Ridout, he felt confident that the court would finally conclude that the defendant had been rightly and legally convicted, and his release would, there- fore, be denied. Upon the conclusion of the arguments Judge Cole reserved his opirion, stating that he hoped to be able to dispose of the ease some day this weck. Mr. Schoepf would, meantime, he said, be continued or bail. ————__ SPANISH BADLY BEATEN. Gen. Valdes, Defeated by Insurgents, Killed Himself. What is said to have been the hardest- fought battle in all the Cuban revolutions was recently fought between the insur- gents and Gen. Valdes and 2,000 Spanish troops, according to New York World ad- vices, and the insurgents gained a great victory. Over eight hundred men on both sides were butchered by the deadly ma- chete. Gen, Suarez Valdes is said to have com- mitted suicide when he saw he was de- feated. Artillery was captured by the insurgents and 400 Spanish soldiers deserted and joined them; the balance fled, half dead and half alive, toward Bayamo. Gen. Valdes was advancing from the north toward Bayamo to relieve Gen. Cam- pos, after the latter's defeat at Valen- zuela, The country around Bayamo is nothing but hills and holes full of water. The hills were all in possession of the revolutionary forces, who were patiently awaiting the Spanish troops, and had all the advantage. After two hours’ hard fighting both sides were out of ammunition. Then came a hand-to-hand combat with the deadly ma- chete. The Spaniards were completely routed and fled in terror toward Bayamo, hotly pursued by ‘fresh insurgent forces that had just arrived upon the scene of action. ee The most expensive short story ever printed is “The Long Arm,” the $2,000 prize detective story, the first installment of which will be printed in The Star of Sat- urday, August 3. —— 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 montin £7 But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions, GORMAN. IN. CONTROL Will Direot Next Wednesday's Maryland Convention. Squalis and Breakers in Sight for the Rock-Ribbed Elemen{—The Fepul licans’ Chance. Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Ma., July 29, 1895. The democratic primary elections in all the counties of the state and in the city of Baltimcre have at last been held, and the result has been another sweeping victory for Senator Gorman ani the faction of the party known as the regulars, of which he has been for so many years the acknowl- edged and supreme head. Governor Brown, Congressman John K. Cowen and those who have aided them in their desperate attempt to overthrow what they call Gor- manism in politics have met with over- whelnting defeat in all but three or four of the counties, and the state convention, when it assembles next Wednesday, in the Academy of Music, will be nothing but a Gorman ratification meeting, gathered to- gether to swell the triumph of the senior Senator, and nominate by a large majority the candidates for governor, controller and attorney general whom he may indicate to the delegates that he desires to have placed on the ticket. The Muryland state machire has proved its capacity for work- ing once more, and Senator Gorman has shown again that his hand has not lost its old-time cunning in the manipulation of wires and the management of primaries. Whether he will be equally successful in manipulating the election in November and securing as great a triumph at the polls as he has with the members of his own party remains to be seen, but if the prevailing Abundance of money to Joan on Real Estate and Collateral Securities at prevailing rates. Individuals owning un- improved real estate can obtain money to butld. Safe Boxes. ¢=" =: in its Burglar-proof Vault at $5 per an- num and upward. Parties going away should store their valuable papers where they will be free from risk. ma: heceriey ae beat Gey 1405 G St. N.W: BEFORE LEAVING THE CITY PLACE YOUR SILVERWARE ANB OTHER VALUABLES IN Absolute Security BY DEPOSITING THEM IN THE Fire and Burglar PROOF VAULTS OF discontent continues the republicans have an opportunity this year such as has not come to them since the war. Gorman’s Skill. Senator Gorman's skill as a manager was never better proved than in his suc- cess in weaning Mr. Rasin, the city boss, away from his alliance with Gov. Brown and the independents under the leadership of Mr. John K. Cowen. A few weeks ago the independents, the governor and the city boss were openly working together to over- turn Gorman and capture the state con- vention. They were working in every part of the state, and kad actually succeeded in carrying the counties of Garrett, Allegany and Dorchester, and were in a fair way to win in other strongholds of Gormanism, when the return of Mr. Rasin to his for- mer alliance with the Senator put a new face on matters, and the fight was prac- tically given up, and now the language his recent allies use in describing the “treach- ery of Rasin” is characterized by an_an- complimentary emphasis which would do credit to Marsn market and the city slums. The truth is, Mr. Rasin was given the option of an open breach between himseif and Senater Gorman and a rupture with Gov. Brown and Mr. Cowen. He chose the Gorman side, and that settled the whole business. The Governorship. At the present time all the open indica- tions point to the nomination of State Sen- ator Hayes for governor, on a strong rlat- form favoring a tigid réasséssment of all the property in the state, “in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.” Mr. Hayes, it will be remembered, was the author of a drastic tax bill, which passed both houses of the general assembly in 1892, and was vetoed by Gov. Brown. "he same bill passed the senate in 1804, by Mr. Hayes’ efforts, and was defeated in the house by the strenuous work of Goy. Brewn, who openly oppcsed its passage. Since that time the subject of reassessment has been made. paramount to all other questions in the, columns of. most of the county papers, and the primaries on the Pert of Senator Gorman’s followers have been carried on that issue. All the Gor- man following now assert that Senator Hayes is “the logical candidate” on that issue, and many of them even go so far as to state that without Mr. Hayes and his issue they could have been defeated with ease in many places where they were triumphant. They also assert that to nom- inate any other man than Hayes would Le a “repudiation of the issue,’ and therefore that Hayes must be named as the party candidate next Wednesday. About two weeks ago Senator Gorman came to the city and offered a compro- mise to those who were fighting him, in which he agreed to have all the candi- dates then in the field ~withdrawn, and Mayor Ferdinand C.. Latrobe nominated for governor as a man acceptable to all factions. This fact was published in The Star at that time. It was supposed by the Senator's friends that the offered compro- mise would be accepted and carried out in good faith. But it is claimed that the anti- Gorman people delayed giving a definite answer, hoping that the primaries about to take place in certain counties would go their way, and then they could obtain bet- ter terms. But they were disappointed. The primaries went by a large majority for Gorman, and the Senator and his friends saw no necessity for compromise and told the opposition that they had de- layed too long, and that now they could get nothing except as a concession, and not as a right. The impression is that they will be given the nomination for at- torney general—if they will take it. If not they will get left. Mr. Gorman’s friends will have absclute control, and can do as they please. What May Happen. The latest talk is that the independents and the anti-Gorman democrats will re- pudiate the whole business, and either nominate a ticket of their own, or else support the republican nominees. Some of the leaders are in favor of the latter course, and claim that the only way to overthrow Gorman and the machine will be to elect the entire republican ticket. They as- sert that fusion movements have failed. That reform within the party has likewise proved futile, and that but one way re- mains, and that is to vote the republican ticket direct and turn the state and city governments over to the oppesition and get rid of the ring in that way. It is reported today that even so rigid a democrat as Governor Brown has intimated that if Gor- man persists in the nomination of Hayes, he himself will not aid in the election of the ticket, but, on the contrary, will see that a fair election is held. A fair election has not been held in this state for twenty years or more, and there is no doubt of the result if the people should be treated to one by way of variety. His excellency has the whole thing absolutely in his hands. He has absolute power of removal in the case of the supervisors of election, while the legislature is not in.session, and he can remove all the present boards and put in new men. While such acticn would be al- most revolutionary, it would be in strict ac- cordance with law, and Governor Brown is now mad enough at the situation to do al- most anything. He has courage enough, and when he makes up his mind to do a thing, he generally does it, regardless of consequences. ‘Taking the situation altogether, there are likely to be many surprising developments in Maryland democratic politics during (he next week, and the results may be fateful ages or of evil to those in control of af- rs. Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. NO DYSPEPTIC ACHING. -NERVOUS. | AN Tlibysreptic. The Washington Loan and Trust Co. COR. OF 9TH AND F STS. N. W. : THE COST OF STORAGE 18 SO MODERATH THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO LEAVE HIS VALUABLES UNPROTECTED. it W. B. 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Jet0-28t¢ The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company ~ Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress Jan., 1867, apd acts of Oct., 180. and Feb., 1892 oar CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. LIFE, _TONTING, INSURANCE POLICIES PURCHASED AT FAIR DISCOUNT. Money loaned on same. apt-tt EDWARD N. BURNS, 1807 F at. .w. ENDOWMENT AND rADie “CONCERNING LOANS AND INVESTMENTS.” This is the title of a booklet issued by us FREB on application, Do not fail to rend it before borrowing or investing. “Gilt-edge” six per cent real estate loans always on hand. B. H. WARNER & CO., JeT-2m 916 F st. nw. CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK’ STOCK EXCHANGE, 1419 F st., Glover building. Correspondents of oe Moore & Schley, 80 Bankers and Deglers in ts. Exchange. Loans. Raliread stccks and bonds and all securities listed on the exchanges of New York. Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A jalty mde of investment securities. Dis- tat te apd all local Rallroad, Gas, Insurance ‘elephone Stock deal he rican Bell Telephono Stock bought and sold. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. Open until5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur- day evenings between 6and 8. Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher Dead. Rey. Dr. Edward Beecher, brother of the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, died at his home in Brooklyn yesterday, aged ninety- two years. He was born at East Hamp- ton, L. I, on August 27, 1803. In 1825 he was ordained and became pastor of Park Street Congregational Church in Boston. He remained there until 1830, and then was for twelve years president of Illinois Col- lege, at Jacksonville, Il, thirteen years pastor of Salem Street Congregational Church in Boston, and for eighteen years jastor of the Congregational Church at Galesburg, Tl. In 1872 he went to Brook- lyn and became associated with his brother in the publication of the Christian Union. —— The Chincse Minister's Outing. “Among the arrivals at Watkins Glen, N. Saturday was the Chinese minister, ac- his private secretary, inter- servants, They are to remain visiting Watkins and Havana