Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1895, Page 9

ill iy ES fioonss 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. t) THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, Fae Ui qccooo ele | SOE Pesce ml OOOO MNUTEOIULA hk SU ACHE Ip) OURS. NOCOoSoZss VELé20U0 UU rh (2G Ll Md mg iG 7 WAS NN we LL ND A au li Li Nal uy FALL) RG in wi e000 (UU (MECN \Y iy LC) = rs NES MAP OF THE FIRST BUR ORE Ls \ SUDZICBS 0 | GS @anoo DS WCESIS BSCS ag SECTION, zi ia c aaa SIS N Yao eaAL_ILIN) PSS Led IOS he J” STREET EXTENSIONS. Ji] BNE Jy Engraved from the drawings finally approved by the Suburban Highway Commission. THE STREET EXTENSIONS Ohanges Shown on the Revised Map of the First Section. Results of the Henring Before the Highway Commission—When the Second Section Will Be Considered. Captain Fiebeger, secretary of the high- ‘Yay commission, is ready to transmit to the District Commissioners the amended map of the first section of the street ex- tersion plan, as finally approved by the highway commission last Saturday, as ex- clusively announced in The Star, All of the changes recommended by the District Commissioners and the highway commis- sion have been incorporated in a new map, a cut of which {s herewith given. ‘This new map includes among other things the extension of 6th street through Le Droit Park about one-half a square to New Jersey avenue to make the street continuous. Also the extension of Ver- mont avenue to the Whitney avenue gate of the Soldiers’ Home. The avenue will be run its regular width of 130 feet until it Teaches New Jersey avenue, where it will be reduced to 120 feet wide, and so con- tinue to the Soldiers’ Home. The shifting of Binney street west of 15th street about five feet northward; a short extension of Cclumbia street westward from 16th street to Columbia road, and the setting off of a mall reservation at the intersection of {Gh street and Columbia road are also shown in the new map. The straighten- ing of the avenue along Piney branch ortheasterly from 16th street ahd its ex- ersion to Brightwood road; a shifting of 4th street north of that avenue to tho e of the street in Washington; the ex- tension of 15th street north of the same favenue to near the Disrict ling may alsc be noticed on the new map. It will also be observed that 23d street is extended southward to R street and northward to Belmonteroad. Prospect and Crescent streets retain their curved appearance, and Connecticut avenue remains as it was, @ slight deflection from the straight ex- tension. ‘The Second Section. The public no doubt will be interested to know now what fs to follow the placing on record of this map, After it has been placed fm the hands of the District assessor, and becomes a matter of record, the Commis- sioners will turn their attention to a con- sideration of the second section, which com- rises all the suburbs and rural parks of he northeast section between North Capl- tol street extended and the Eastern branch. This includes about 6,500 acres, or a little more than Washington proper. This section 4s vot considered difficult. True, there are several rough spots and a few subdivisions whose streets do not conform to the general plan of the city. But the rough spots do Hot contain any really difficult engineering features, and as the subdivisions for the most part are owned by a few men, there will be little trouble getting them changed. No radical changes will be made in the subdivisions of Brookland and Trint- dad, which, although they do not conform to the city streets, have been so improved that it would be difficult and expensive to make any change. In the case of Brook- land its street system is continued north to the Bunker Hill road, south to Rhode Is- land avenue, east to Queen’s Chapel road and west to the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. From the tentative map row in the hands of the engineers, the avenues that will have their lMnes extended into this section are Rhode Island, New York, Del- aware, Maryland and North Carolina, Rhode Island avenue is shown on the map extended direct from the city to the Metro- politan branch, where it is slightly bent to the south -to agree with the South Brookland subdivision. Maryland avenue is shown slightly changed in direction at Florida avenue, so as to include the Brent- wood road. Other extensions are shown, but the map is merely tentative and likely to be materially changed. It is expected that the map of the second section will not be ready to submit to the highway commission until the latter part of October. Then it will be promptly taken up and disposed of according to the way the first section was considered. eS Echo Meeting at Mount Pleasant. Echoes from the Boston Christian En- deavor convention were heard in the Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church last even- ing. The room was ,beautifully decorated with the red and white ‘Boston, 95," ffags, and the program was interesting from be- ginning to end. After singing the hymn of welcome which was composed for the Boston convention, the audience was led in devotional exercises by the pastor of the church, Rev. M. Ross Fishburn. A selection was then sung by a quartet consisting of Mrs. L. C. Lapham, Miss Louise Sleman, Mr. W. H. Ronsaville and Mr. Hulbert Young. The leader of the meeting, Mr. John B. Sleman, jr., made some brief introductory remarks. Mr. John D, Morgan, secretary of the “committee of '06,” made an interesting ten-minute talk on the ‘Convention Music,” Miss Anna J. Bell, president of the Y. P. 8. c. E. of Calvary Baptist Church, spoke warmly of “Boston's Welcome,” Mr. B. P. Davis of the Mt. Pleasant Church gave his impressions of the patriotic phase of the convention, Mr. W. H. H. Smith emphasized the importance and meaning of the conven- tion of ‘a6, and Mr. M. M. Shand told of the great spiritual power of the Boston gathering. The addresses were interspersed with appropriate convemtion songs. At the conclusion of the service the audience rose and repeated the consecration utterance made at the Boston convention by the Dis- trict delegation—‘We consecrate ourselves to the convention of ‘96, with this as our motto: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’”” or Thrown Down a Gulley. . Mr. Thomas Fowler and his wife and children Fad a narrow escape from serious injury while driving near Takoma yester- da: The horse became frightened at a passing train and kicked the carriage to pieces, throwing the occupants down a deep gulley. The only ill result suffered by the party was from being shaken up se- verely. THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. Will Not Meet Again Until the Map of Section 2 is Prepared. Secretary Lamont said to a Star reporter this morning that the suburban highway commission had disposed of all the busl- ness that had been presented to it by the Commissioners of the District and that there will bs no occasion for it to meet again until the District Commissioners have prepared the map of section 2 of the street extension plan for their considera- tion and action, The Secretary said that the members of the commission were unanimously in fayor of the extension of Cornecticut avenue in a straight line, but found that they had no power to interfere with the existing subdivision of that sec- ticn. ——_———__-o—_ TH COURTS. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Cole. Walter agt. Brewer et al.; decree author- izing trustee to purchase adverse title. Golden, Love & Co. agt. Greenapple; order pro confesso against Fannie Greenapple. Collins agt. Thompson et al.; sale finally ratified. Breckinridge agt. Carter; do. Kid- well agt. McCahill et al. (two cases); order that proofs in equity 14856 be held and considered as filed herein. Kent agt. Kent; testimony before Robert J. Murray, exam- Iner, ordered taken. The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association agt. Thacker et al.; decree for correction of award and for in- junction. Wanamaker agt. Johnson et al.; order granting injunction till further order. Campbell agt. Porter et al.; W. Danen- Hower and National Metropolitan Bank al- lowed to intervene. Latimer agt. White; order for payment of money into registry of court. Colbert agt. Brownell et al.; order for commission to issue. Circuit Court No, 1—Judge Cole. Gottschalk Company agt. McHugh; judg- ment by default. First National Bank agt. Lawson; do. Circult Court No. 2—Judge Cole. Newton agt. Porter et al.; judgment by default, Emmons axt. District of Colum- bia; order correcting judgment in certiorarl. Probate Court—Judge Cole. Estate of Lucy Thurston; renunciation by Dudley Thurston of his right to administer estate. Estate of Wm. H, Crumpton; will partly proved. Estate of "Mary C. Perry; final account of administrator passed and order allowing $250 counsel fees. In re Wm. L. Pierce et al.; petition for appoint- ment of guardian filed. Estate of Eliza Mayhew, order for commission to issue. — Kaiser William Canal Regulations. Secretary Jackson of the embassy at Berlin has written Secretary Olney giving the regulations of the German government for the Kaiser William canal. Strict, rules are laid down to prevent any frauds on the customs of Germany, and the com- merce of the canal will be under the super- vision of officers of revenue cutters, who are authorized to hail ships, board and search them and to inspect their papers. German war vessels and transports and foreign war vessels are not included within the purview of these regulations, no cus- toms control belng exercised over them, DISTRICT ENGINEER OFFICE Wo Bids to Be Soon Uifvited for Several Im- portant Works. ee Sewers in Eckington and Brookland to Be Begun—The Rock Creek Intercépting Plan. oe There is considerable activity in the sewer department these days, and the engineers under Capt. Beach’ are working diligently over several !mportant schemes of sewage disposal. Within a few days bids will be invited from contractors for constructing the big Eckington sewer, which forms a part of the Brookland system. This new sewer will be eight feet in diameter, and commencing at the head of Delaware ave- nue will run out the Brentwood road to 4th street and there -neet the existing sewer. It will be continued along Sth street between S and T. Another important pro- ject under consideration is the construction of the new Brookland sewer, for which an appropriation of $30,000 was made by the last Congress. This s2wer, which is to run vp 5th streat to Rhode Island avenue, thence to 9th and out 3th, is estimated to cost $74,000. The Commissioners, however, are empowered to enter into contract for & portion of the work, and the $30,000 will be so applied. Rock Creek Intercepting Sewer. Perhaps the most important scheme un- der consideration is that of building the Rock creek intercepting sewer. It will be recalled that an appropriation of $40,000 was made to do a portion of this work, it being estimated that $130,000 was needed to complete it. The course of this sewer is the subject just now that is agitating the sewer department. It is to start from a point north of P street between 22d and 23d streets, but where !t will go is the big problem. ‘fhe sewage commission recom- mend that the course of the sewer should be down 22d street to M street, thence west on M street to 26th street, thence down 26th to L, west along L io 27th, down to the water front, to B, and east alorg B to the flats. Now, while the general direc- tion recommended by the commission will be followed, it is by no means certain that the exact lines will be followed. The actual location depends entirely upon the cost, and the sewer will undoubtedly be con- structed along those streets where it can be laid cheapest. This does not mean that right.of way must be obtained, but the condition of the ground through which the sewer passes must be considered, as it would cost materially more to build a sewer through rock than it would through earth. Capt. Beach has already had borings made along the streets in the vicinity, and is Pretty well acquainted with the situation. vith only $40,000 in hand for this work but a short section of the sewer can he completed. When the contract is award- ed, however, it will be for the entire work, and the contractor will have to depend upon future eppropriations by Congress for his remuneration. —__ PHYSICIANS’ DISTRICTS. Territory Given to the Healers of the Poor. The new districts’ for the physicians to the poor have been made by the health of- ficer, and are as follows: First—Bounded on the cast and north by Boundary street, north by 20th street, east by the Potomac atl $n south hy Potomac, Second—East by, 28d, north by Foundary, west by 30th, and south by the, Potomac. ‘Third—North and west by Florida ave- nue, east by 14th} south by N. and west by 23d. . Fourth—North by N street, east by 17th, south by the Potomac and west by 23d. Fifth—North by Flerida avenue, east by 6th, south by N and west by 14th. Sixth—North by N, east by 6th, south by B northwest and west by 17th. Seventh—North by Florida avenue, east by 1st northeast, south by K and west by 6th northwest. Eighth—North ty*K, edst by Ist north- east, south by East Capitol, and through the Capitol, and west by 6th northwest. Ninth—North by B_ southwest, east by South Capitol, south by H southwest and the Potomac, and west by Potomac. Tenth—North by H street southwest, east ty South Capitol, south and west by Poto- mac. Eleventh—North by Florida avenue, east by Sth northeast, south by Last Capitol and west by Ist street northeast. Twelfth—North by East Capitol, east by 4th southeast, south by Potomac and west by South Capitol, Thirteenth—North by Florida avenue, the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio and the south border of Mount Olivet cemetery, east by Bladensburg road, south by East Capitol and west by 8th northeast. Fourteenth—North by East Capitol, east by Eastern branch, south by Pennsylvania avenue southeast and west by 4th south. east. Fifteenth—North by Pennsylvania avenue goutheast,-east by and south by Eastern branch and west by 4th street southeast. Sixteenth—All that part of the county located west of Columbia road to District line, including Tenleytown. Seventeenth—All that part lying east of Columbia road, half of Mount Pleasant and Brightwood road, down to Boundary. Elghteenth—Anacostia. SS MISS FLAGLER’S SIDE. A Statement Made in Her Behalf by . Her Counsel. Mr. R. Ross Perry, tepresenting Miss Flagler, today stated that Miss Flagler had been completely prostrated by the calamity. “Acting for her,” said Mr. Perry, “I have not thought it advisable, for many. reasons, to have her at this time visit the parents of Ernest Green, whose young life has been so deplorably cut short. Free from crime as her conduct has been, its results have yet been calamitous. Miss Flagler feels, and I feel, that even the thought of her must just now b2 most painful to this be- reaved father and mother. It would seem unnecessary to say that her grief and sym- pathy cannot be expressed. “As the situation appears not to have been understood, I, as Miss Flagler’s coun- sel, and also in my own. behalf, called yes- terday morning at Mr. Green's residence to say substantially what I have here stated, and to give the assurance that, at the proper time, neither Miss Flagler nor her parents will be found wantirg. “So soon as she realized that one of the shots aimed by her at the road had, by some mischance, injured one of the boys, she immediately sent out to have him brought into her own home. As one of the witnesses said at the inquest, she did not boy sent to a hospital or to a station house, but wanted him brought in- to her own house. “At once, when the boy was brought in, the best professional ald was tought. Wheh she realized that he was dead, she went sto the office of the chief of pole and ggve herself into the custody of the law. .As soon as possible after the inquest she was sent to the house of a physician, urder'whose medical care she had been, aad- now is, within easy reach if needed. ker parents are not here, but will probably arrive this afternoon. None of her relatives reside near this city. —_—=. ATTACKED bY ITALIANS. oe. Attempt to Extermisinte Negroes Near Spring) Valiey, Il. The Italians of Spring Valley, Ill., broke out yesterday in a war upon the negroes with £ view of either massacring them or driving them from without the city Mmits. Fourteen negroes, among them two wo- men, were seriously wounded, some fatally. ‘The Italians for some months have wish- ed to drive the negrces out of the coal min- ing belt, and yesterday a plausible excuse presented itself. At 1 o'clock yesterday morning an Italian was attacked on the public highway by four negrces and robbed and shot four times, from the effects of which his physician says he cannot live. A mass meeting of the Italians was called, and at 10 o'clock a mob of over three hun- dred that gathered started out for the ne- gro village,which is located two miles west of Spring Valley. They were headed by the Spring Valley Itallan Band, and to de- ceive the negroes into thinking the assem- bly a peaceable one this band rendered sev- eral naticnal anthems. ———+e+ —~ An organizaticn has been partly effected at Chicago for the purpose of reclaiming John Brown's Fort and sending it back to Warper’ ty, where it is proposed it shall eccupy its old site. MAY BE A TELEPHONE WAR The District Commissioners Threatened With an Infringement Suit. Sequel to an Effort of the Commis- sioners to Introduce a Cheaper Service. There is indication of a telephone war right here in Washington within a few days with the Commissioners as defendants. Shortly after the Commissioners moved into their new quarters it was proposed, as the offices were widely separated, that it would be a good thing to connect them all by telephone, so that when a Commissioner desired the presence of one of the subordi- nate officials all he would have to do would be to make the proper connection, ring the bell and have the official appear. When it was decided to introduce a telephone sys- tenr in the District building President Bryan of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company was not consulted, al- though the District has a contract with that company for a large number of instru- ments. Superintendent Miles, in charge of the District fire alarm and telephone sys- tem, was called in and asked what could be done. He called attention to the in- struments manufactured by the Manhattan Supply Company of New York, which, he said, he did not consider an infringement of patents held by the Bell company. He Was confident he could arrange a system of communication between the different offices, with competent switchboards in each of the Commissioner's rooms, and sub- mitted an estimate for doing the work. This _Was accepted, and the Commissioners at once gave orders for him to proceed with the work. For weeks workmen were en- gaged making the proper connections and stringing the wires. At length everything was in readiness, and a test was made. Everything worked beautiful: and the Commissioners were in high i:ather. So pleased were they, in fact, that they im- mediately directed Superintendent Miles to get facts and figures in relation to this new receiver and transmitter, with a view of substituting it on the District's police and fire lines. Such a move seemed to be com- mendable as a matter of economy, but there lurked a suspicion in the minds of the Commissioners that it might involve an in- fringement of the Bel! patents, An Indemnity Bond Asked. Whereupon they gently hinted and after- ward cemarded that a guarantee bond to indemnify the District against loss in case cf suit be filed, agreeing in that case to purchase the instruments which were of- fered at $3.75 per set. But the Manhattan Supply Company cemurred, and in a letter to their agerts in this city said they would have to refuse the order. Negotiations were then opened with the western con- cern—the seme one that put in the sys- tem in the Interiur Department—but these negotiations also fell through. Then the Commissioners began to think. They pon- dered deeply, and called Superintendent Miles egain before them. After discussing the matter for scme time, they directed that official to see what covld be done with the Manhattan Company in the shape of getting a bond, no matier what its form. Tt was developed that the company was willing to give a personal bond, but would not give a real estate bond, secured by property in this city. This was better than nothing, and the company was requested to send on its bond. This was done, and the bond 1s now before the Commissioners awaiting action. A Notice From President Bryan. In the meantime the Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone Company has not been idle. President Bryan strolled down to the District building several days ago and looked over the situation. He entered the board rocm and examined the instruments there :n detail. He declared emphatically = they were infringements and left the office. The next day he indited an epistle to the Commissioners, which was certain in its terms, and set the triumvirate thinking again. President Bryan, in his letter, said he had heen informed that the District had in use between the different offices a trans- mitter for telephonic communication, which was unquestionably an infringement of the Berliner patent, dated November 17, 1891, and numbered 463,509, The validity of this patent, he stated, nad been affirmed by the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals.. He cautioned the Commissioners to be careful and to investigate thoroughly lethe position the District would be placed in_as an infringer. Nothing has been done regarding th! letter beyond referring it to the attorney for the District. It is understood, how- ever, that the telephone company will not let the matter rest, but take the Com- missioners into court at the first oppor- tunity. ‘The action of the Commissioners in put- ting in this system without inviting bids has aroused some unfavorable comments. "The cost, however, did not amount to quite $300. The telephone company has stated that it would have put in the system and only charged the District $3 per year each for the use of the patented transmitter. PRINCE GEORGE'S PRIMARIES. Overthrow Con- gressman Coflin. The republican primaries, to select dele- gates to the county convention, which con- venes at Upper Marlboro’ today, were held in the several election districts of Priace George's county at 4 o'clock last Saturday, and were very exciting. This convention will nominate a full county ticket, with the exception of a candidate for state sena- tor, and also choose four delegates to rep- resent the county in the state convention, which will be held at Cambridge on the 15th instant. The contest for the nomina- tion of clerk of the circuit court, between Messrs. John W. Belt and James Turner Perkins, was one of the most spirited fac- tional fights that ever occurred in this county, and bitter feelings were engender- ed between the-followers of the respective candidates. Mr. Belt was supported in his candidacy by Geo. C. Merrick, ex-Congress- man Mudd, Mott Plummer, Geo. Holmes, Edwin B. Garges, Alvin Bond and other prominent republicans, and Mr. Perkins was backed by Congressman Cofiia, F. Snowden Hill, Frank W. Hill, Geo. EB. Loweree, Capt. Wm. M. Potter, H. W. Clagett, F. H. Smith and many others. In Bladensburg district the judges were F. A. Holden, John Green and John E. Latimar. There were 191 ballots cast, and the vote for delegates was as follows: Belt ticket- F. A. Holden, 131; George Holmes, 131 Emanuel Simms, 132; Daniel Johnson, 131; Prince H. Stubbs, 131. Perkins ticket— Frank H. Smith, 59; H. W. Shepherd, 58; Burda Cully, 59; F. G. Hall, 59; John Ross, 59. . In Vanaville district, where Representa- tive Coffin resides, there was very little opposition to the Perkins ticket. The Per- kins ticket was also successful in Laurel district, but quite a scene was enacted and a bolt followed. Marlboro’, Nottingham,Rrandywine,Kent, Queen Anne, Spaldings, Surratts and Pis- cataway districts also went for Belt, and it is claimed that he carried eleven out of the fourteen districts. The only districts cqrried by Perkins are Laurel, Vansville and Bowle, the latter, his own district, only giving him a small majority. Repres2ata- tive Coffin has been criticised by Belt’s friends for taking part in the fight, and they claim that the defeat of Perkins will seriously injure Coffin’s chances for secur- ing a renomination for Congress ‘n 1896. — Killed by Hix Own Bomb. During the fetes in the mining district of Aniche, France, yesterday, to celebrate the jubilee of M. Vuillemin, manager of the ‘niche Cclliery Company, an anarchist ramed Decoux, in the crowd, fired five re- volver shots at M. Vuillemin while he was leaving the church. Three of them took effect, though the wounds they inflicted were not serious. Directly afterward a tre- mendous explosion was heard, and Decoux’s body was hurled several yards, while ten of the bystanders were thrown to the floor, injured by the explosion. Decoux’s father rushed upon the prostrate body of his son and kicked him, exclaiming, “Canaille, as- sassin!” Decoux had been carrying a bomb beneath his coat, which was prematurely exploded. Decoux was disemboweied and terribly mutilated, and expired immediate- ly. He was dismissed from the colliery after a strike in 1893. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA A Serious Biot Yesterday at Riverside Park. Im the Mayor’s Court—Complaint of the Number of Escapes From the Chain Gang. Fire partially destroyed a frame house on North Fayette street about 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon belonging to Joseph Johnson, colored. While Mr. Martin Lawler was returning home from a drive through the country yesterday afternoon his horse dropped dead from some unknown cause near Hunting creek bridge. Capt. Henry Pitts of the Southern rail- way was brought home last night from Manassas, where he had been spending his vacation with his family, who have been boarding there, quite ill. A reward of $20 has ba2n offered for the capture of Wm. Nash of this city, who de- serted from a United States vessel at Nor- folk rezently. Rev. 8. S. Griffith, a well-known colored preacher, died at his home in this city about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, it is supposed from blood poison, he having recently had an operatioa performed on m. There is still much complaint about ee in this city and the adjoining coun- ties. Mr. Anthony W. Armstrong is at Yellow Sulphur Springs. Mr. Patrick Downey, the popular letter- carrier, is spending his vacation at Co- lonial Beach, Considerable excitement was created in this city yesterday when news reached here that a riot had occurred at River- side Park, on the Mt. Vernon electric :.ad, near Mt. Vernon. Just how the row started is not quite clear, but a majority of the reports agree that the Harpers, father and four sons, who are employed at the park, were at fault. Messrs. Tom Downey, Le- roy Beach and John and Robert Evans were sitting at a table drinking beer, when one of the Harpers picked a row with Downey. The whole Harper crowd and a man named Brown then jumped on Downey and were beating him unmercifully, when Beach and the two Evanses interfered. In @ moment they were all being pounded over the head with bottles and glasses, and when the fight was finally stopped the four Alexandrians-were brought home for medi- cal attention. They wer? all terribly cut and bruised, and it ‘s feared that the re- sult of the wounded may be even more serious than is thought now. A large crowd hung around the corner of King and Royal streets last night watch- ing the cars as they came up from the park and discussing the affair. There is no truth in the sensational reports about armed men going to Riverside. The Har- Fers evidently escaped by boat. Congressman Turner, one of the owners of the park, states that he will discharge all of the Harpers and any others who had a hand in the affair, and will swear out warrants for all engaged in the disturb- ance. Mayor's Court. Acting Mayor Snowden disposed of the fcllowing cases this morning in the pres- euce of a crowded court: James Clift, white, drunk and disorderly; fined $5. Gar- rett Dorsey and Henry Mason, colored, for fighting; $2.50 each. Julia Cheats, colored, escaping from the workhouse; sent back, with ten days added to the original sen- tence. Lewis Carrington, colored, for dis- orderly conduct; thirty days added to his sentence, which he was supposed to be working out on the gang. The “boss” of the gang was ordered to appear in court ard explein why Carrington was at large. Eight white boys, charged with playing crap; held until their parents could be con- sulted with. Samuel Ford, colored, dis- orderly conduct; fined $1. William Geary, white, charged with stealing a pair of shces from his mother, an old Irish woman, was given ninety days. Charles Knox- ville, charged with selling Mquor on Sun- day, was fined $10 and warned against the|| next offense. Turner Jackson, colored, charged with telling confilcting stories as a witness in the Knoxville case, was locked up. A young white man, charged with an astault on Horace Page, colored; fined $5. Turrer Jackson was then Lrought into court and fined $% for “knowing nothing,” as the court termed It. Captain Kans of the chain gang then came up and was varned by the acting mayor that this would be the last warning he would give him about allowing prisoners to escape frem the gang. Death of Mrs. Evelith. Mrs. Julia A. Evelith died at her resi- dence, on South Fairfax street, yesterday merning in the eighty-fifth year of her age. She was the widow of John Evelith, who came here from West Vir- ginia a number of years ago. She was one of the most highly respected old ladies in this city, and a consistent member of the Second Presbyterian Church. She leaves four grown children, Misses Kate and Sarah Evelith, Mrs. Frank Brockett and Mr. James Evelith. The funeral will take place tomorrow. Death of Maj. Wood. Major Wm. 8. Wood, an ex-confederate soldier and a most popular old gentleman from Richmond, died at the residence of his nephew, Mr. Thomas White, on South Washington street, yesterday, in the eighty-third year of his age. His funeral will take place at 9:30 tomorrow morning, and the body will be accompanied to the grave by Lee Camp, C. V., of which he was a member. The Churches. Large congregations attended all the churches yesterday, and most of the res!- dent clergy were in their pulpits. Father Bowler said mass at St. Mary’s for the first time. Rev. Douglas Hooff preached at St. Paul's in the morning. Rev. W. F. Dotx occupied the pulpit at the Second Presbyterian Church, Notes. Mr. Jno. D. Hooe returned from the White Sulphur Springs yesterday morning and left for Leesburg last night, to spend a few days. : Rev. McKinley McMillion and wife of Baltimore are visiting iriends in the ecunty. ——.__ Time to Reflect. Sandy Clark, a young cclored man, who lives in South Washington, was strolling down 7th street Saturday night when he noticed a bundle in the tailoring establish- ment of Israel & Griffin. There was no one rear the door ani the colored man saw no reason why he could not get the bundle and walk off with it. He went in and took the bundle, which proved to be a new suit of clothes that belonged to Mr. John Auth. Sandy got away with the bundle, but the colered porter in the store saw him, and lsst night he pointed him out to Mr. Israel, who gave chase. Sandy managed to get away, but seeing he was known he sent word to Mr. Israel that he would return the clothes if he would not be prosecuted. He started toward the merchant's house with the bundle, but before he reached there he was overtaken by Policeman Bruce, who placed him under arrest. “I was drunk Saturday night when I tcok the clothes,” said the priconer in the Police Court this morning, “and didn’t know what I wis doing.” “You will have plenty of time for reflec- tion,” Judge Mills told him. “You will have to go to jail for sixty days and pay @ fine of $25 or sixty days additional.” ———— Seen at the Band Concert. To the Editor of The Evening Start Saturday afternoon last while listening to the concert of the Marine Band my at- tertion was attracted to a young man who was seated at one of the upper windows of the White House. His legs, which wera, encased in white duck trourers, were hanging over the bars in front of the win- dows. I take this means of calling the atten- tion of the official in charge of the White House during the absence of the President to this breach of manners, with the re- mark (no doubt superfluous) that the public has a right to expect that every one ad- mitted to the Executive Mansion should ecnduct himself becomingly. I feel sure that no one could resent such an exhibi- ticn of bad manners quicker than Presi- dent Cleveland, CAL FILIBUSTERS FOR HAWAIi Another Plot in the Interest of Lil- inokalani, ‘The Story Published in San Francisco Regarding the Free- booters’ Plans. Ss The San Francisco Chronicle prints a story exposing an alleged plot to restore Queen Liliuokalani and loot Honolulu. Ru- dolph Spreckels, the youngest son of Claus Spreckels,is said to be backing the scheme. The Chronicle says: “The object of the expedition was to take the Hawaiian republic by force of arms, restore to the throne ex-Queen Liliuoka- lani, divide money and goods worth ap- proximately $27,000,000 among some 200 freebooters picked up by ones and twos in Western America. The active agent of the conspirators is W. P. Morrow, a native of Connecticut, aged thirty-one years, and, he says, recently a resident of Grass Val- ley, Cal. He is still in San Francisco under surveillance. “The headquarters of the fillbustering ex- pedition have been at 711 Bush street, a dingy flat-fronted boarding house. There the agent of the conspirators has been re- ceiving day and night a motley crowd of men -vho respond to his cautiously worded advertisement; published in the city and elsewhere. Morrow admitted last night when h2 was forced into a corner and told that the game was up, that he had been engaging men to go into Hawaii and over- turn the regublic. “He declared that Rudolph Speckels was the man with the money who was backing the project. Spreckels, he said, had al- ready concealed a large number of rifles on the I 1nd of Maui, so that they would be ready when the filibusters veached the islands.” No Concern Felt Here. The story of the organization of a large filibustering expedition at San Francisco to attack the Hawaiian government and re- enthrone the queen has been no cause of concern at the State Department, for the reason that several similar publications re- cently have been shown to be groundless. It is not doubted trat some person or per- sons in San Francisco have been encourag- ing the idea that they are engaged in or- ganizing such expeditions, but their mo- tives are ascribed here to a desire to achieve notoriety or mulct scme credulous individuals who may be seeking to get rich rapidly. That the last motive may be the correct one in this last case is suspected from the fact that the organizer has ingenuously asked each applicant for enlistment to put up the sum of $16, ostensibly for clothes and arms. The Department of Justice and the treas- ury officials are specially charged with the duty of preventing violations of the neu- trality laws, and it is assumed here that the officials on the Pacific coast have been keeping e@ watchful eye upon suspicious movements in that section directed against the republic of Hawali, which having been recognized by President Cleveland as a friendly government, is entitled to the am- plest protection in the matter of keeping off fillbustering parties from the United States. —__+2+____ DOCTORS DENOUNCE KISSING. It May Soon Become a Forbidden Fruit in All Chicago Families, Recently Dr. C. F. Reilly of the Chicago board of health issued a circular on behalf of the board denouncing the prac- tice of kissing. All the horrors of tuber- culcsis were dwelt upon, and the manner in getting the disease is pictured in glow- ing words. It was said the malady was ecmmunicated from the practice of kissing. After going through the whole list of ba- cilll disease, the doctor ended up by declar- ing that any person who indulged in a kiss should at once wash their lips in car- bolized rose water, and dry them thor- oughly to prevent the possible spread of diseases from osculation. The subject, notwithstanding {ts serlous- ness, was too much for the local wags, and they have found such apparent strong support from the younger population that the good the circular wes intended to do was neutralized by the ridicule showered upcn it. In consequence, a symposium of opinions from doctors of renown has been published, and as they uphold almost unan- imously the teachings of Dr. Reilly, it is though that kissing will become literally “forbidden fruit,” even in the bosoms of Chicago families. ————_+e+____ A FATHER’S HEROISM. Leaped Thirty-Five Feet to Rescue His Daughter. Frank Conway, a mechanic, was sitting at the rear window of his apartment Sat- urday in New York. His ten-year-old daugh- ter Maggie was playing in the adjoining yard on a pile of lumber. Suddenly the pile began to topple, and went down with acrash. It seemed to Conway that his daughter was buried in the crash. With- out hesitation Conway climbed out on the fire escape and jumped to the ground, from an elevation of thirty-five feet. He alighted on the ground with a broken leg and a badly lacerated face and hands. Unmindful of his own injuries or the intense pain they occasioned, Conway crawled as best he could toward the lum- ber pile, dragging the fractured limb, of which the bone had pierced the skin and showed a jagged end through his trou- sers. The girl was not killed, as her screams proved, but she was partly cov- ered with the lumber and seemingly badly hurt. Policeman Low heard her cries, and, with several citizens, ran to the scene. As the rescuers worked at the lumber pile, pulling away the beards that covered his daughter, Conway lay on the ground una- ble to help, but directing the operations of the others. Though suffering the most excruciating pain he showed no interest in anything except his daughter's rescue. The girl was at length pulled out, suffer- ing only from a slight abrasion of the scalp. Dr. .Leo was summoned, and by his direc- tio both Conway and his daughter were removed to Manhattan Hospital. Con- way’s broken leg was set, and that night he was resting quietly. —___ ++ —____ CHUROH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Twenty Worshipers Prostrated in Quakertown, Pa. The Methodist Church of Quakertown, Pa., was struck by lightning yesterday and twenty persons were prostrated. ‘Those seriously hurt are James Hoff, justice of the peace; Minnie France, Mrs. Kuhl Hoff- man, Mrs. John Wilson, Asa Bauman, sex- ton, ard Mrs. Bowman, wife of Rev. L. F. Bowman, pastcr of the church. Nearly all of these were knocked senseless by the stroke. Horses broke from their tle posts outside the church and many of them ran away. A veritable panic followed the stroke. After the excitement had subsided it was found that the six-hundred-pound bell in the cupola was hanging almost by a thread, while fully one hundred persons were di- rectly under it. The church edifice is al- most a wreck, as the lightning penetrated it from all sides. Dr. Bowman had just pronounced the benediction when the bolt struck the belfry running around the edifice under th weatherboards and down under the floor- ing. The services having been all but con- cluded, many persons were in the vestibule and aisles of the church. Besides those named fourteen persons were maimed and scarred. The victims are being cared for in the houses of the town. Sexton Bauman had his coat torn from his back and into shreds, and one of his shoes was stripped as by a knife. Minnie France was in her pew when the bolt tore through the floor. Both shoes were torn from her feet, the crqgn of her hat was wrenched away, and r watch chain was melted into liquid. James Hoff was prostrated in his pew, <1 most of his clothing was torn from his ody. Bank Receiver Appointed. The controller of the currency has @ pointed William 8. Nelson receiver of the Union National Bank of Denver, Col., and Granville O. Stapylton recet Firs National Bank of Ocala, Fin vin :