Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR?‘ THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. wind weli ait half easi, the chia jeg, the run home, west by south. The w.na at considerably and was only blowing about six mies an hour. Markawy fine one. At 11:s4 both yachts were standing along shore, gpots. About three mies competing yachts was the British chal- lJenger, Valkyrie, with her mainsail, club topsail, foresail, jib and baby jib topsatl Fulung nicely. Defender and Vigilant at the start both carried mainsails, club topsails, staysuils and balloon jibs; but they had not gone far before both of them took in their bal- , took in her baby jib topsall, preparatory to setting her balloon iii The wind d:d not blow more than four miles an hour, and in spite of the help De- fender received from her immense ballon jib, Vigilant, having a little the best of the wind, seemed to be holding her own for a while. At Il: .m. the wind had become so light that Defender had practically lost steerage way in a calm spot which she had struck; but Vigilant, further in shore, seemed to hold a better wind and was crawling up on her slightly. Vaikyrie then broke out her balloon jib, and at 11:45 she was coming after the competing boats, carrying a good breeze with her. Valkyrie Gaining. Apparently, under the influence of a bet- ter breeze, Valkyrie, at 11:47, began to rapidly overhaul the American boats, and it began to leok as if she was “out for a scrap,"" as she was only two miles behind and was heading directly for them. By this time Vigilant had almest caught Defender. Both the American boats had picked up a little wind, and were standing along with their sails fairly filled. Valkyrie’s jib seemed to be doing ner good service. It was estimated to be fully One-third larger than either Defender or the Vigilant’s. Both Amerfcans Alumost Becalmed. At noon the American yachts were al- most becalmed, and Valkyrie had pulled up to within about a mile of them. Defender seemed to be having by far the worst of the weather. She was absolutzly Lecalmed, and had drifted around until her head was pointing seaward. Valkyrie had made a great run from the Ughtship down to the Highiands of Nave- sink, with the wind on her quarter; but ro comparison in the way of speed could be made, as she carried the wind with her all the way down. But the sails of the British boat set perfectly. The race at 12:10 p.m. developed into nothing more than a drifting match, and all three boats were experiencing only a puff or two of wind once or twice a min- ute. Incidentally, it may be said that Val- kyrie seemed to be the better drifter of the three. Valkyrie Retarns. At 12:32 p.m. Valkyrie gybed around. having come within half a mile of the racers, and started back to the lightship. Valkyrie at 12:45 p.m. had caught the breeze again. She was over a mile from the yachts, standing over toward the ligit- ship. ‘There were indications that a westerly wind cropping out from the shore would reach the racers in the course of ten or fifteen minutes. Defender and Vigilant were still bucking the flood tide, with only light airs to help them. Vigilant at 1:15 p.m. caught a light breeze and began heading nicely toward the first mark, with Defender ahead of her, but further out to sea, and almost hidden in the haze. Off-shore there was almost a dead calm, and although Defender proved herself the better drifter of the two during the last hour of dreary wind-hunting, Vigilant, un- der the influence of the shore breeze, which reached her first, was cutting down the lead, and looked likely, if the breeze held out, to pull ahead and get round the first mark boat before Defender. The wind, at 1:52 p.m., out in the bay, had shifted southeasterly, giving Defender the best of the windward position, which she then held. Both yachts were then close-hauled on the starboard tack and standing off shore. Defender had a lead of over a mile. Both yachts had taken in their bailoon jibs and under mainsails, club topsails, foresails, jib and baby jib topsails, were beating toward the first mark. . Defender Increasing Her Lend. Defender apparently caughi a nice little breeze from the southward at about 1:35 P.m., as she began standing toward the first mark at a neat clip, increasing her Jong lead over Vigilant, which was then still in the doldrums. Both boats were standing off shore on the starboard tack at 1:40 p.m., and Vigi- Jant, having caugat a light wind, began sulling up on Defender. She was a quite a listance away, however, and somewhat to leeward. Valkyrie at 1:45 was nearly opposite the Navesink Highlands, on her way back to the Hook, and practically becalmed. This Mlustrates the utter lack of s: = wind. Rounding the First Stake. Defender rounded the first mark at about 2:01:35. Vigilant turned the stake boat at about 2:06:54. . 2:35 p.m.—Both boats have entirely dis- appeared from view in the haze. A squail seems to be coming up from the westward. ‘There is no likelihood of the race being finished before 3:30 o'clock, as the yachts have a close reach from the second mark to the finish line; or, if the wind comes out from the westward, they may have to beat to the finish line. Coming Into View. p.m.—The yachts are now coming into view here through the haze, although they are not to be made out distinctly. It locks as if they would round the second mérk in about five minutes. The haze is so thick where the mark boat is anchored that it is impossible to distinguish any particular boat; but what appears to be the Defender can dimly be made out approachirg the mark. Defender Nine Minutes Ahead. FAR ROCKAWAY, August 29, 3:04 p.m.— Defender appears to lead Vigilant over nine minutes. Both yachts are still holding straight for the markboat under full sail. 52 ————— TORPEDO BOAT CAPSIZED. Thirteen Persons Are Reported Drowned BERLIN, August 29.—Torpedo boat No. 14 capsized yesterday in the North sea. Thirteen persons are reported to hi drowned. ve been ee Unfounded Reports of Drownings. DETROIT, August 20.—The report tele- graphed from this city to the gffect that the yacht Pilgrim had been wrecked in St. Clair lak2 during last evening's storm, and that twenty-five people were lost, is without foundation. The yacht Is lying at her moorings in this city and has met with no accident of any kind. The rumor is probably tr able to the accident oppe- site Marysville on St. Clair lake last even- ing, in which four people were drowned. SYRACUSE, N. port that three Onondaga lake is unfounded. ed up by the was pick- at ted, ——_——- Dixcuss the Land Question. To ARDMORE, IL. T., August 20.—The court of claims of the Chickasaw nation has ad- jJourned by limitation, having accomplish- ed but little, owing to conilicti nished ii been re gs laws fur- The most of the cases have to the legislature, which meets at Tishomingo Monday next. The Choctaws have extended an invitation to a number of Chickasaws to meet with them at Atoka on September 4 to decide on Measures relating to the Dawes commis- sion. The majority of the Chickasaws are in favor of an equal division of all their lands. ee Several Earthquake Shocks. MEXICO CITY, August 29.—There were several light shocks of earthquake yester- day and last night. The subterranean shocks contirue at Piponet, on the coast of Oaxaca, and the sea is violently dis- turbed at each quake, and loud roarings are heard under the water, frightening fishermen. eee Dudley B. Nelson, forty-one years old, attempted suicide in Chicago yesterday by inhaling gas. He was found unconscious, but was resuscitated at the county hos pital. PROMINENT POLITICIANS CONFERRING Mr. Hurst Expresses Confidence in the Result. ——— REPUBLICAN ASSERTIONS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., August 29.—The dem- ccratic State committee met at the Car- roliton Hotel at noon today, and a large number of prominent politicians from al! sections of the state were present for the meeting. The scene about the hotel cor- ridors this morning was one of some activ- ity, but in point of attendance did not ex- ceed the threng attracted by the conven- tion last month. It was the original In- tention of Chairman Talbott to call the meeting a week from today, but the signs of discontent among the anti-Gorman members of the party and the general lack of enthusiasm over the ticket induced him to change the date for today. Mr. John E. Hurst, the nominee for gov- erpor, and Charles Crothers, for attorney general, attended the meeting of the com- mittee today, and were generally assured that they would be triumphantly elected in November. Mr. Hurst appeared san- guine of the success of the ticket, which, he said, he confidently expected to see win the election, and he declared himself to be not in the least alarmed at the indications of a large democratic vote for Lowndes. Senator Gibson and many other county jeaders are on hand, and vigorously deny any possibility of the election going to the revublicans,although they admit the proba- bility of a more severe fight this year than usual. The truth is, the county democrats ad- mit that the situation fs critical, and rnly the most heroic measures can prevent the election of Lowndes. Notwithstanding the assertions of the democrats, the republican Yeaders claim that Mr. Hurst's friends fully realize the gravity of their situation, and they say that the announcement that Sena- tor Gorman fs personally to conduct the campaign, the hastening of the day set for the meeting of the committee and cther signs of uneasiness are more significant than their loud declarations of sucesss. The republican headquarters were filled throughout the day, and the usual indica- tions of activity prevailed. Congressman Wellington and the other leaders were keeping a close watch on the democrats. a NO RED FLAG ALLOWED. Mayor Swift of Chiengo Will Not Al- low It in a Procession. CHICAGO, August 29.—The red flag which was to grace the procession to be made Labor day in honor of Kier Hardie, the English socialist, will not appear, as Mayor Swift today issued positive orders against its being carried through the streets. The mayor ordered Oscar Neebe, Michael Schwab and other socialist leaders brought to the city hall, and warned them against any attempt at display of the so- clalist emblem. The socialists have the flag ready, and say they will fly it at the big cpen-air dem- cnstration Sunday, at which Hardie and John Swinton’ are to be present as guests and speakers. ‘The Sunday demonstration is projected by the socialistic labor party for the pur- pose of opening the fall campaign for the elections to the drainage board. Police Inspector Fitzpatrick, in speaking of the matter, says: “The socialists will not be allowed to unfurl any purely red flag on the streets, and I doubt if they will be allowed to unfurl it at the grove. The socialists have not applied for a permit to march, and without such authority from the city they could not march at all. If they apply for a permit the red flag busi- ness will. be settled then and there. The exact attitude of the police, however, will have to be governed by the instructions of the mayor and chief.” ———— MAYOR BECKHAM RESIGNS. Ml Health Causes Him to Retire From Office. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 20.—Mayor John G. Beckham, who has been in ill health for some months past, today ten- ered nls resignation as mayor of the city, to take effect at once. The following letter to the president of the common coun- cil explains itself: Alexandria, Va., August 29, '95. Hubert Snowden, president common council, Alexandria, Va.: Dear Sir: I desire to tender my resigna- tion as mayor of the city of Alexandria, to take effect at once. I would thank you to communicate with the city council at your earliest convenience. My health ts such that I find it impossible for me to at- tend to the duties of the office. Thanking the people for their confidence shown in me, I am, very respectfully yours, JOHN G. BECKHAM. oe A MAD DOG RUNS AMUCK. A Number of Persons at Williamsport, Pa., Bitten. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., August 29.—A three-year-old child of Christian Hass of South Williamsport was nearly Killed today by a mad dog. The dog knocked the child down and chewed his face, legs and arms so badly that he may die. After being driven away from the child the dog ran some distance, where a second child was bitten. Later two Misses Goodbroods were bitten. The canine finally ran into a cel- lar, Where he was shot.to death. Several horses and cats were bitten by the rabid animal before he was killed. —-__ ACCRETION LAND. A Claim for 600 Acres That is to Be Tried Soon, ~ SIOUX CITY, lowa, August 29.—An im- portant case, involving the title to acere- tion land, has been filed in the district court here. When the government survey was made a bayou over 6W) acres in extent was found off the Missouri, some miles be- low Sioux City. Meander lines were run around it, and when the water was after- ward drained off settlers squatted on it as government land. A. T. Bigelow, who owns land on both sides of it, now asks that the settlers be evicted, on the ground that it is accretion land and belongs to him. This case will be made a test. — NEWSPAPER MAN AS DETECTIVE. How an Escaped Murderer Was Re- captured. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, August 29.—W. B. Robb, a young newspaper man, and Wm. J. Feaga, private secretary of Representa- tive G. L. Wellington, last evening cap- tured Wm. Mulligan, who is charged with murder, and Wm. Laing, charged with lar- ceny, who escaped from jail Monday night. These young men located the fugitives at Magnolia, W.- Va., a station on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, about ferty miles east of here, and, disguising themselves as tramps, took a freight train and upon coming upon the escaped pris- oners, placed them under arrest, and, stop- ping a freight train, placed them’ in a caboose and brought them to this city, and lodged them in jail. The remaining three prisoners who escaped are still at large. ——.___ A Michigan Murder. IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., August 20.— John Knutson was murdered by unknown parties on Main gtreet last night. The weapon used was a large revoiver, fired at close range, the ball entering back of the left ear. Knutson’s money and other yalu- ables were untouched, heavy welght so far from her keel she could not be safely handled in’a storm. e went to Portland with oil, after which she went to Comox for coal. Capt. Alexander Woodside sald the dey before starting north that the deck load on his vessel would not bother him in the ‘east, as he could put six hundred tons of water ballast into tanks in ler hold if it was necessary to steady the Bawnmoor. The Bawnmoor has had a sensational history since she came to this country. The steamer was built in 1889 at Dumbarton and went into the fretghting business be- tween Liverpool and the River Piatte. She came to the Pacifie coast under charter to carry coal for John Rosenfeld & Sons, and went to Nanimo. The steamer arrived in San Francisco for the first time January 33, 1898, and soon after that Capt. Woodside was involved in labor troubles. At Nanimo the sailors tried to kidnap some of the Bawnmoor’s men. Capt. Wood- side went after the kidnapers, and lodged several ef the leaders in prison. In June of that year thirty pounds of dynamite In a valise was found in the Rawnmoor's hold. A cocked revolver had been set so that the rolling of the vessel was apt to discharge it, and with it the dyramite. Scarcely had the Bawnmoor es- caped this plot than more dynamite was placed in her heid. This second batch was discovered while the steamer was at Nanimo, and was turn- ed over to the British Columbia authori- ties. On Saturday, the Sth of the following July, the Bawnmoor went on the rocks, in a fog, precisely as she did this time. She struck near Point Cordet on the Mendo- elno coast, and came near sinking. Advices from the wreck of the steamer Bawnmoor near Bandon, Oregon, are that twenty-eight of the crew of thirty were taken off in safety. One of the crew was killed and another fatally injured. The steamer will be a total Joss as she is lying on the rocks in a heavy sea and pounding to pieces. — STILL UNIDENTIFIED. An Unknown Woman Dies Suddenly on a Street Car. There was considerable excitement last evening about 6 o'clock on a Metropolitan street car at the junction of 14th street and New York avenue, cauged by the sud- den death of a colored woman. Without warning the woman toppled from her seat to the floor of the car. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, the deputy coro- ner, who resides on New York avenue near 14th street, was summoned, but it Was too late for him to render assistance. The hody, after being carried into a drug store, was removed to the morgue. Coroner Hammett today decided that death was due to heat stroke. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon the identity of the feceased had not been - established, al- though several persons viewed the re- mains. The woman had with her on the car a market basket, containing marketing and some cooked food. She was xbout thirty- five years of age and was attired in a purple and white dress, a black saflor straw hat and new slippers with spring heels. ——.__ AT THE ISLAND TRACK. An Attractive Card Presented This Afternoon. The card presented by the Old Dominion Jockey Club today was a very attractive one, in which were some of the best horses at the track. The track was in first-class shape. Weather clear and hot. Attend- ance good. Five books were on. First race, half mile, maidens—Mid Rose, Andrews, 2 to 1, first; Indian Girl, Fitz- morris, 10 to 1, second; Archilies, Yetter, 3 to 1, third. Time, .48 1-4. ————— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Changes in the Health Office, It was exclusively stated several lays ago in The Star that Dr. Austin O'Malley, medical sanitary inspector of the health office, would resign his position at the cnd of the month, and that Dr. John E. Waish would be appointed to the position. Furth- er, that the bacteriological part of the of- fice would be separated. These changes were made today by the Commissioners. Dr. R. D. Boss was made temporary m: ical sanitary inspector during Dr. Walsh's absence in the arctic regions with the Peary relief expedition. Dr. G. C. Clarke has been appointed physician to the poor, vice Boss, transferred, and Dr. Edward M. Parker has teen made bacteriologist, at $400 per annum. Washington Asylum. The annual report of the intendant of the Washington Asylum for the last fiscal year shows that during that period the institution maintained 522 persons in the workhouse per day. In the almshouse there were 167 on nand at the close of the year. Harbor Master. Harbor Master Sutton in his annual re- port to the Commissioners recommends that $50,000 be appropriated for the pur- chase of a new iren harbor boat. Of the 5,000 appropriated for clearing the river of ice last winter $3,482.69 was expended. Authorized Dentist. According to the annual report of Secre- tary Schooley of the board of dental sur- geons twenty-five applications for certifi- cates were received, all but one of which were issued. There are now in the city 247 legally authorized dentists. ee What Mrs. Throckmorton Says. Mrs, Throckmorton refutes the state- ment that there was at any time estrange- ment between her family and Judge Holt: She said to a Star reporter today that the roost cordial relation existed between them. Judge Holt was a visitor to her house at least twice a week and her granddaughter, Miss Josephine Throckmorton, frequently spent a portion of the day reading to him when he became fecble. Mrs. Throckmorton sald that at one time for a period of several weeks Judge Holt was confined to his room by an attack of erysipelas. He was peculiarly sensitive about his appearance, she said, and would allow no one to see him except the colored servants who attended upon him, not wish- ing any one else to see the disfigurement of his face caused by the erysipelas, Dur- ing that time some one of Mrs. Throck- morton's family would call at the house every day to make inquiries about the judge, and would get messages from him, but it was only after the erysipelag gisap- Feared that Judge Holt would receive them. ee Punishment for Withholding » Will, “Apropos of the Holt will incident,” paid @ citizen with a legal turn of mind, to a Star reporter today, “the law is quite defi- nite about the withholding or destruction of wills. “First, Any person to whom a will hi been delivered for safe custody, and who either alters or destroys it, or willfully se- cretes it for the space of six moaths after the death of the party, &c., shall, upon con- yiction, be sentenced to such punisn-nent as is inflicted by law in cases of grand lar- cery.’ “Grand larcery in the District is punish- ed, for the first offense, by not less than one nor more than three years’ imprison- ment; for the sezond offense, not less than three nor more than ten. “Do you wonder that the party who had the possession of the will !ately presented of Judge Holt printed the address to the register to prevent discovery? “Second, ‘If any person having the pos- session or custody of a will or codicil shall willfully neglect to deliver the sane to the register, &c., or to some executor named in the will, for the space of three months af- ter the death of the testator, the person so offending shall be subject, on conviction in a court cf law, to such fine as the court shall think proper.’ “You see that the party who had the will might get into trouble if known. In the Holt case, it looks as if the delay might as well have been accidental as willful.” ——$————— To Correct Title. To correct title Eugene A. Fowler today filed a bill in equity against Giles F. Dyer and others. The title in question is to part of lot 2, square 281. REARING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS The Contractor's Protest Against the Smith Furnace. t SOME LIVELY REMARKS While the garbage hearing before the Commissioners today was interesting, the vig tangle was not straightened out, and the problem is as far from solution as it ever was. The successful bidder, however, gained fime, and has agreed to appear next Tuesday noon before the board and state what ke will do. Briefly, that is all the nearing amounted to. The bidder wanted time to further consider, and he got what he wanted. The meeting was called for 10 o'clock, but the Commissioners were a little late, end it was not until 10:45 o’clock that the contending forces got together. Owing to the unsettled condition of affairs, the dis- appointed garbage bidders were present in force this morning, and their numbers were augmented by the representatives of eeveral garbage disposal systems. Some Preliminary Statements, Before the hearing began there was a good deal of digcussion in the board’ rcom ameng the men with systems and the con- tractor. Mr. Edwin Warfield, while not the propcred contractor of record, but whose interest in the matter is more than broth- erly, stated to a representative of the Dixon system that he was willing and ready to put in his system, if the Commissioners would specify that system in the contrac This brought forth a statement from an fi terested bystander which was in effect that if the Commissioners could be caught in any such a trap he was greatly mistaken. No sane Commissioner, he said, would specify in a contract a particular system, for if upon a fair trial it proved defective, or, on the other hand, was not properly managed, the contractor would point to the Commissioners and say the system was theirs and «they were responsible for its presence. A representative of the Columbia Supply Company made the statement that his company was the lowest bidder, anyhow, and should have been awarded the con- tract in the first place. As it was, the company was still ready to undertake the work. It would erect an Engel crematory wherever the Commissioners designated, and guarantee its use. The company would put it up for one month on trial free of cost, and take it down if not entirely sat- isfactory. The Ncaring Opened. The meeting was called to order at 10: o'clock. For a-short time the three Com- missioners conferred together. Commis- sioners Truesdell and Powell were explain- ing the statyg, of the case and briefly re- hearsed the proceedings of Tuesday. The attorney for, the District and the health officer were sept for, and then the hearing proceeded. Mr. Henty'*E. Davis, counsel for Mr. Warfield, ‘opened the discussion. He reiter- nied for the benefit of Commissioner Ross, who was absent at the last hearing, the position of the proposed contractor. | "Tak- ing up the Dfstrict appropriation bill, he read the section referring to the coilection and disposal-of garbage. The law was silent, he said, regarding penalties in case a bidder refused to enter into contract. Referring to the penalty clause, which pro- vides for'the forfeiture of the deposit put up to ingure®good faith, he said it was manifest that up to the time of signing the contract the ,whele matter was one of treaty, If,the contract is submitted in proper form, @nd then the successful bid- der refuses tg.sign, the Commissioners may forfeit the $2,000 deposit; but there the matter. ended. They had no right, he thought, to relet the contract and charge the difference In cost against him. The Commissioners could rot, he claimed, re- quire Mr. Warfield to experiment with two or three systems, neither could they com- pel him to put in a certain system and then take ft out if it did not work. If the Commissioners had the right to compel a certain system, the bidder could demur and refuse to sign the contract. The attitude of the Commissioners was simply this: They had inspected certain systems and notified the bidder to take one of them act the Dixon. Mr. Warfield thought he had the right as the affected party to propose a system and have it in- vestigated. He was unwilling to enter into a contract that provided for the use of more than one system of different patterns, ror would he enter into a contract which prescribed a system the choice of which he had nothing to do with. The contract was not In proper form. It was in the alterna- tive and not a contract for a specific meth- od of disposal. It is the right of the con- tractor to know what he Is going to use in the way of a system for disposal. Another Question. Mr. Truesdell asked if it was correct that the bidder would refuse to sign the contract if the Commissioners insisted upon the Smith system. 3 Mr. Davis replied that that was not the question under consideration, but for the sake of saving time he would answer em- phatically no. If the Commissioners were to draw a contract and stipulate the Smith system it would present another question which would be met when the time came. If the Commissioners are willing to with- draw the present bid, then he would be open to consider the new case. Commissioner Ross said that it was cus- tomary for the Commissioners to put in contracts just such clauses as Mr. War- field objected to. Mr. Wurfield’s Suggestion. Mr. Edwin Warfield thereupon cited the case of the building of a public building in Baltimore, in which it was stipulated that Woodstock granite or some other accept- able to the commissioners of public build- ings was to be used. The contractor promptly refused to enter into contract unless the particular granite to be used was specified, and the Fidelity company refused to underwrite the contractor unless the particular kind of granite was speci- fied. The commissioners yielded. It was a similar case. Commissioner Truesdell said the Commis- sioners did not claim that they had the right to select any number of systems and compel the contractor to put them in. They had the right to select from the whole fleld such a system or systems as may be switable to them, and had the right to make ne, selection after the contract was signed. [The Commissioners had no right, sai¢ Mr. Truesdell, to give up the rights of the District and waive any of the advantage they might have by reason of Mr. Warficiti’s bid. The sulject'of proper systems for dis- Fesing of gaybage was in the inventive The Reason For Advertising. Adveitisers use The Star becaysse‘ they get profitable results from their advertising init, « They know, also, that each one pays a like price for a like service. Adv. space is not sen to one house in order t it may act as a decoy duck for others. No “discount” for one, “speci —— for an- other and “extra ee discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. é Smith people.” A Pointed Question. “Why. the bidder himself set the time for closing the matter,” said Mr. Truesdell. “The Commissioners had nothing to do with it. Why Is it then, gentlemen,” continued Mr. Truesdell, “that you have mace no investigation and have submitted no system to us for investigation until day before yesterday? Now, two months have elapsed before a system was named. If you insist that you were to nominate a system you have been very negligent. How is it, since you are the Interested party, that you have not made these in- vestigations and conferred with us, as you claim was your right?” This made Mr. Edwin Warfield mad. He in somewhat of an excited voic You know, Mr. Truesdell, that there was a conference with you to agree upon a system. You know, sir, we had a repre- sentative accompany your health officer to the cities where the different plants were in use and he made reports upon them all, as did Dr. Woodward. You are also fa- with my visit to you before your Philadelphia, and the conversation You told me then that you were i @ proposition from Mr. Anderson Chicago, and if I would come in next day would let me see it. I came, sir, but in the meantime you had skipped away to Philadelphia. Now, it is not a fact that we have been derelict. We have done everything we could.” Mr. ‘Truesdell Charges Inconsistency. Mr. Truesdell suggested that Mr. Warfield was inconsistent. He maintained in one breath that he had the right of consulta- tion before the Commissioners decided upon a system, and in the next breath that he had had a representative with the health officer on, all of his inspecting tours, “‘Your statement regarding our trip to Philadel- phia,” said Mr. Truesdell, “is unfair. The day we went we received a letter from Mr. Anderson stating that it would be impos- sible to have a test of his furnace, as the one in Chicago, where the test was to be made, had passed out of his hands. We saw Anderson was not a factor. The Ist of November was fast approaching, and something had to be done at once. Then we decided to make the imspection. If your representative had been here he could have gone with us. But we did not consider it necessary to notify him of our trip. He had been to Philadelphia twice and was supposed to be familiar with the Smith sys- tem.” mil trip to we had. The Smith Furnace Inspected. Commissioner Ross asked if it were not 2 fact that the Smith furnace had been in- spected, and Attorney Davis acknowledged that it had been, and was condemned. “But you claim,” said Col Truesdell, “that you have not had time to consult with the Smith representatives, even though it were conceded to be a good furnace, and use that as an argument for more time to consider the subject. Now,as a matter of fact, Mr. Bayly, your manager, was notified months ago by Dr. Woodward that it was one of the systems that would be considered. He told Dr. Woodward that you had two representatives in Pittsburg treating with them. We submit to you that you have had more than a month to look into the merits of the systems, and make all financial arrangements necessary.” “But the system Is a failure. Look at the newspaper accounts of it in Philadelphia,” said Attorney Davis. ‘Testimony From Philadelphia. “Referring to those newspaper accounts,” said Mr. Truesdell. “I want to say that we telegrapheé the mayor of Philadelphia con- cerning the efficacy of the Smith system, He 1eferred our telegram to the director of the board of public works, and here is his rep Mr, Truesijell read as foliuws: Hon. Com. D.C. Gentlemen—No complaints or protests have been filed In this department against the incinerating plants at 23th and Callowbill and 25th ind Dauphin streets, but have received protesis against the plant of the Philadelphia Reduction Com- pany on Cumber street: this plant has no connection with the former plants. THOS. M. THOMPSON, Director Dept. of Public Works. ntinuing, Commissioner Truesdell said: ‘It is only fair to the Commissioners that they be allowed to present their side of the case. Some days ago Mr. Edwin ‘Warfield had an interview with the Commissioners. and then, for the first time, an intimation was made that something was wrong with the contract. “He intimated further that unless the con- tract was changed he would rather forfeit 000 deposit than sign it. If this was e condition of affairs (and we had no reason to think otherwise) it was evi- dent that we should move decisively in the matter, and if the successful bidder was not going to enter into contract, to give some one else a chance to do the work. Matters must be brought to a head, and we notified Mr. Warfield to enter into con- tract and gave him, at his own suggestion, until last Tuesday to sign the contract. I admit that the intimation of Mr. Warfield somewhat rattled me. It was a great sur- prise and placed the Commissioners in an awkward position. It cannot be justly claimed that the successful bidder for this garbage contract has not had time enough. He has had too much.” Mr. Edwin Warfield said: “The system you want to use must be specified in the contract and we will not accept the lan- guage of a bid as a contract.” He then charged that the contract had been pre- pared by a clerk and was wrongly drawn, but it was a minor matter and he would not use that as an argument against It. The Commissioners stated that a repre- sentative of the Smith system was present ard he would answer any questions that might be put to him or explain the work- ings of the system if they desired to hear him, There was no disposition on the part of the garbage men to hear anything from the Smith representative. Commissioner Ross, however, brought out the fact that the company was willing, if given the con- tract, to give a good and sufficient bond, acceptable to the Commissioners, guaran- teeing to properly do the work of crema- tion. Upon this statement the Commissioners stated that if the contract were entered irto, and the Smith furnace put up, and upcn_a trial found unable to do the work the Commissioners would not held them to that system, but allow the use of the Brown tem or any other acceptable to the Commissioners. One to be chosen by t , & second by the contractor and the third to be selected upon the result of the other two. Attorney Davis desired to know if the Commissioners wanted an answer toda; and said if they did he must decline. Mr. “Wartield was not prepared. There were a great many things of which the Commis- sioners knew nothing involved in this con- tract, and it had been claimed that there was no such thing as a Smith patent. All this would have to be looked into. ‘Why, it’s a simple old furnace 100 years said Mr. Edwin Warfield. = 30 much the better for you,” rejoined Ccmmissioner Truesdell, “you won’t have to pay any royalty if that is the case.” The Dixon System. Just at this point of the proceedings As- sistant District Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords, representing the Dixon system of crema- tion, stepped forward and said he desired to make a statement. When bids were ad- vertised fcr, he sald, the advertisement specifically mentioned the Dixon system. The bidders figured on that assumption, and when the lowest bid was accepted by the Cominissioners it rtually the en- tering into a contract with the Dixon com- pany. Now, he said, if another system is decided upon, end you change the language of that bid, you have a contract absolutely void because it is not based upon a legal proposition or bid. He was assured that the Commisstoners did not propose to deviate from the lan- guage of the bid. It was rettled shortly afterward, how- ever, that nc matter what system was agreed upon it would not be the Dixon. While this matter was being talked over Attorney Davis and Mr. Edwin Warfield were In close consultation, They were de- ciding among themselves how long a post- ponement they wanted. Commissioner Ross asked when they would be ready to make a definite answer on the proposition. Mt. Davis replied that next Wednesday would suit them. ‘The Commissioners concluded that was altogether too long, and they finally com- promised on Tucsday next at noon, when another hearing will be accorded the gar- bage men. DEPRESSING EFFECT ON PRICES Encouraging Reports of Railway Earnings. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 29.—Continued reai- izing by Londcn resulted in a somewhat lower opening in the local market this’ merning, but the depression, as usual of late, was only momentary, The foreign operators in our securities, following the arguments of a somewhat hostile foreign press, are ot dispcsed to carry stocks for any long period, especially after a substan- tial profit has accrued. The purchases made by London earlier in the week, which were not applied to ihe liquidation of the short accaunt, reflect a profit around the prevailing level and it is therefore nct surprising that the sales for that stde shall exceed the purchases. Mean- time, however, local sentiment continues decidedly confident and all offerings find a ready market not materially under the best prices recently recorded. The market for foreign exchange ad- vanced slightly again this morning, the searcity of bills continuing with no indica- tion of ai. immediate increase in the sup- ply. Considerably over a million gold was engaged for export during the day, but the deposit of $1,500,000 by the syndicate banks will fully cover the treasury’s loss. The announcement that gold would be shipped resulted in establishing a hesitat- ing market, but the prompt action of the syndicate soon restored confidence in this pnase of the speculative situation. The reports of earnings continue encour- aging und crop advices emphasize previous estimates of an enormous and profitable crop. The Granger shares were generally steady, although further profit-taking was noticeable from time to time throughout the day. The tower priced stocks of merit, in which no important advances have been recorded, are attracting the attention of conservative operators, who have patience to wait for a substantial profit where the element of risk is reduced. It is not im- possible that an entirely new set of se- curities will shortly be introduced as spec- ulative favorites. Tennessee Coal and Iron was a con- spicuous feature of today’s trading at an advance of 1% per cent, due to indications eof an enlarged business and increased Profits. The company will extend its field of operaticns, it is said, and has already undertaken certain contracts which will insure a protracted and unusually busy season. Sugar was active, at an advance of 2% per cent, due to the improvement in the foreign market for the raw product. The advance was materially aided by the covering of short stock recently sold on the professional raids, which were relied upon to force the price back to par. If a Prolonged bear campaign is to be under- taken in this stock it is not likely to be inaugurated until after the next dividend bas been declared, as the postponement of the campaign until that time will accom: Plish all that is expected of it; namely, an cpportunity to accumulate cheap stock and the production of a favorable impression on Congress. American Tobacco was weak on liberal sales for both long and short account. It is currently believed that the larger inside interests have been sellers of the stock for several days past, and that the street has gone long of these discarded holdings. Realizing this situation and believing that the independent company will do more harm to the profits of the trust than has generally been admitted, long stock was freely sold, and a round amount of short contracts substituted. The coal situation, which ts being eagerly watched for some surprising and favorable developments, continues unchanged so far as surface indications are concerned. Ne- gotiations have not been abandoned, but the element of finality is entirely lacking. It is probable that the evening up of con- tracts at the close of the week will force some concessions throughout the active list, but such an occurrence will do no harm. The tendency of prices is upward and must contiaue sc until the character of speculative news changes from its present tenor. Higher prices are generally desired by the present leaders in the street, and no opportunity will be passed over in the ef- fort to accomplish ‘his e! —_—__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high. est and the :owest and the closing prices of the New York stock market tcday, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, member: New Yor’: stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. co. American Cotton Oli, Atchison. Canada Southern, Canada Pacific Chesapeake Ohio. Mlinols Central Lake Shore. Erie . Louisville & “Nashville. Long Jaland Traction - Metropolitan ‘Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Southern Rai Phila. ash, Pf Wheeling & L. Wheeling & Western Union ———_—_ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Washington and Georgetown Railroad rights, $2,500 at 146; $550 at 148. Washington Gas, 25 at 50; Government bid, 112% asked. S. “48, coupon, bid, 113 28 Vid. U. S. 5s, 1904, istrict of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fand 5s, 103 bid. 20-year fund Gs, 112 bid. Water stock 75, 1901, currency, 115 bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, cur- ie. ofnding, currency, 100 bid. rency, 116 bid. 3*s, registered, 2-10s, Miscellaneous Bonds. ington and George- town Railroad conv. €s, Ist, 150 Md, 165 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Gony. Gs, 2d, 150 bid, 165 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. @x, 10744 Did. Belt Railroad 5s, 82 bid, 87 asked. E-kington Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Columbia Railroad. 6s, 112 b Washington Gas Company 6s, sevies ‘ashington Gas Company 6s, series ashington Gas Company conv. 6s, S, Electric Light cony. 3s, 124 bid. Chesapeake ‘and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid. Awrrican Security and Trust 5s, Company ket Company ex sonic Hall Association Os, 100 bid. Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100’ bid. Natlonal Bank Stocks. bid, 300 asked. Bani Metropolitan, 285 | Farmers and Mechanics’, 175 bid. § 40 bh ns bid. Columbia, 130 bid, 140 asked. l, 115 bid. West End, 106 bid. Traders’, 108 bid. Lincoln, 100 bid. Ohio, 82 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Gompanics.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 121 bid, 126 asked. American Se- curity and Trust, 140 bid, 144 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 80 Railroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 200 bid, 280 asked. Metropclitan, 97 bid. Colum- bia, 50’ bid. fon, 15 bid. Gas and it Stocks.— Washington Ges, mp. 65, 110 bid. t. 6s, 107 bid. Ma- Washington = ——z = === HAS AN EVENTFUL HISTORY. | over the country, and it was 497% bi eked. Georgetown Gas, 500i LATE NEWS BY WIRE|_"*: STILL UNDEC IDE Qidiiie!s'sn'pse2t ort] FINANCE AND TRADE |*.ithatadreaye = Yay 8! . - . ace —l ¥ 5 Way shore, and The Steamer Bawnmoor, Which Has ee ee io ues and-we 40 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid, Potomac, 5 bid. var ee ace a Bodie Been Wrecked. TE CERRO Oe lington, 145 bid,’ 155 asked. German-American, t had mos ates sign con! rt, 2 165 bid. National Union, 10 bid. Columbia, 13 . | SAN FRANCISCO, August 29.—The, qo that system is incorporated in the con- in Sopot Th, z é = ‘ked Get ti But that ‘th ject. If di . id. Riggs, 7% bid, 8% asked. Teople’s, 5% ‘bid. ¢ sarc was 8 1°) Maryland Democratic State Com=| steamer Bawnmoor, which was wrecked|The Garbage Contractor Gets a tract, But that is not tne suniect. if vou | London Continues to Sell to Realize | tinal. Wid. Gouimeriat. a ma” 5 = A yesterday near Mars 2 St today, we won’t do it; if we are made to N15 asked,” Columbia ‘Title, 7 bid, & asked. now and then getting into calm mittee in Session, Seng eer Og ences ASS we ae “Postponement. take the Smith system. We have had no Profits. LL an eg ae astern of the auenanus cock Mac Mas Sener ee ~ time to enter into negotiations with the pe re bid. = - ed om the water front that with such a * ke and Potomac, 55 bid.” American Graphuphone, 4% asked. Pui tie Gun Cal » as eum 2 eS 32 Mixcellancous Stocks. —Washinzti rket, Mid. Great Falls Te id, 1 asked cen 139 bi thaler Linotype, 190 bid, 197 ——>.>__. Baltimore Marketa, BALTIMORE, August 29.—Fiour dull, unchanged— receipts, 8,339 barrels; sbipments, 14,044 barrels: Wheat frmer—spot and mont ‘tober, G53 a1 bushels; 3 mies, 125,000 bushels; nou €m wheat by sample, 64408: do. Corn firm—spot_ and” month, 4a43%4 5 S2kgn425); October, 4144 bid? year, Souaao%: .. 18,004 bushels; ship! 28 4; stexmer No. 2 red, shipments, 64,000 538 bushels; sales, 20,000 forn, 43: do. yellow, 43%. 2 white western, 26140 noice lower, unckanzed. unchanged. Butter steady, uachanged. Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged. Grain and Cotton. Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain ard scott er, 1421 F st. G Hizh. 6 Open. 60 Month. Septemb: October Novembei December: ——_— PROFESSIONAL READERS. Gi mtlet of Thought Critics Which Every Book Has to Run. From Harper's Round Table. Very few publishers ‘ave either the time o1 inclination for a personal reading of books in manuscript, and foi this work they employ skilled readers, upon whose judg- ment they can rely. Some houses thus re- tain as many as six such readers, an] very often a manuscript book must pass through the hands of all these, taking its turn with scores of othors, before a decision is reach- ed concerning it. Each reader hands in a written opinion as to its merits and demer- its, its chances of success or failure. Some- times, if these opinions are conflicting, the publisher hands them all, together with the book in question, to a seventh reader—a sort of a court of final appeal—and requeste him to write an opiaion on the opinions. “ven if all the opinions are favorable, the publisher may still refuse to bring out the work in question. i There zre a hundred goo] reasons for de- clining t> publish a book, and the manu script must run the gauntlet of them all. It nay be too leng or to short, or ton simi- lar to something else already in hand. Ite principal characters may be too young or too old. It may not be in a certain pub- lisher’s peculiar line, or it may contain sentiments of which he does not approve. He may have already accepted as many books as he cares to issue in that year. ‘This one may be interestinz, but badly writ- ten, or it may be beautifully expressed and as dull as dish water. Thus an endless list of “mays,” “ifs” and “buts” present them- selves, by any one of which the fate of the look may be influenced. The one question to which they mela ed cs it Lie it 50, we will publ it; if not, we won't. Of course, publishers and publishers’ readers sometimes make mistakes concern- ing the value of a book, and decline one that, in the hands of another publisher, og brought out at the author's expense. achieves a tremendous success. In fact, there is hardly a popular book about which some tale of this kind is no* told. a ELOQUENTLY SENTENCED. High-Falutin’ linmt Hit. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. North Daketa'’s Col. Plummer was in St. Paul the other day telling stories. He tells one about a judge that was shaken from North Dakota to Mexico, and the people dowr there, who tired of conducting their own hangings, gave him a welcome and filled him up ‘seven times a week. One night, after playing poker all night on the losing side of the table, he walked into the court with his hair pulling. He made up lis mind to surprise the Mexico boys. There was a poor greaser to sentence for murder, and he let him have all he knew right and left for an hour, and wound up by saying: x But ope is not for you. For you the zephyrs will not successfully combat the ice king; the prairie will not endue its car- pet of glory, and the little brook will never go singing and bounding on its way to the sea for the delectation of your soul; never again will the mountains assume their green crowns, and blossom for you, Jose Marie Jararo, for- He looked about him, and saw the crowd in ccurt was staring at him wild-eyed; they had never heard him in that strain before. Most of them thought he had gone mad. . “This won't do,” he thought to himself. “These people will think I am crazy. I'll let ‘em down easy.” He fixed his eye again on the prisoner. “These things are not for you, I say; for, Jose Marie Jararo, you will not be in it. It is the sentence of this court that on next Friday you be hanged by the neck until you're dead—cuss your Mexican hido!” There was a sigh of relief from th® crowd. The Judge had saved himself by a timely return to the vernacular. And Col Plummer's auditors were so wrapt up ip the story that they didn’t hear the sugges tion for an extra session. eo+—___ To Set Aside a Deed. A bill in equity was filed today by Nelson Holland, trading as the Standard Radiator Company of New York, and cthers, against the Harrisburg Trast Company of Penn- sylvania, praying that a deed of irust of March 24, 1894, from Robert Leitch & Sons in favor of the trust company for $23,000 be set aside, and the property mentioned therein be subjected to the payment of the compiainants’ claims, aggregating $11,163.84. = eee A Long Swindling Carcer. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 20.—Jos. N. Dubois, arrested in Cleburne, Tex., yester- day, charged with swindling Goetz & Lu- ening of Milwaukee out of $5,000 im 3882, has a long record as a notorious swindler. His operations exzend over a period of years, and were always carrie] on under the guise of a successful business man, His principal headquarters at one time were here. One day in the fall of 1882 he suddenly disappeared, and then it was ‘irst discovered that his defalcations in various parts of the country footed up very close to $75,000. Among his victims are firms in Besten, New York and Chicago. SS A ria’s Most Popular First Names. From the Westminster Gazette. The most popular Christian name in Aus- tria, according to the last census, 1s Frans (Francis). There are no less than 1,834,000 of the male subjects of the Emperor Fran- cis Joseph who bear this name. The next in popularity is Johann. There are in round numbers 1,380,000 Austrian Johns, ‘The third is Josef, also one of the names of the kaiser; the Josephs of Austria number 1,085,000, Fourthly, come the Leopolds, 584,000; and fifthiy, the Wenzels, 418,000, The female Christian name highest in favor in Austria is Anna, which is borne by 1,780,000; this is followed by Maria, with 1,652,000, and Elizabeth, with 1,200,000 representatives. Not Love, Infatuation. From Tid-Bits. Grant—“Can it be possible that Hawking is in love with that fat girl? Why, she weighs fourteen stone at least.” Hobbs—No, I don’t believe he’s in love; he’s just infatuated.” ———_+os—_ A Big Failure in Italy. The Vienna newspapers announce that the cotton firm of Staub & Guyer of Cor niglano, near Genoa, Italy, has failed for over 1,000,000 lire. ———_+e+—____ No trace has been found of Robert W. Inman, the valthy New York cotton mer chant, since his yacht was run down im the Narrows Monday evening.