Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1895, Page 2

oe THE EVENING ‘STAR, —— THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. giving the wing weli half easi, to the Rock. the tia jeg, the run home, west by south, The w.na at the start had moderated considerably and was only blowing about six mies an hour. The start was a re- Markamy fine one. At 11:54 both yachts were standing along shore, now and then getting into calm gpots. About three miles astern of the competing yachts was the British chal- lenger, Valkyrie, with her mainsail, club topsail, foresail, jib and baby jib topsail Fulung nicely. Defender and Vigilant at the start both carried mainsails, club topsails, staysuils and balloon jibs; but they had not gone oe before both of them took in their bal- con Valkyrie, at 10:38, took in her baby jib —— preparatory to setting her balloon chts a broad reach with the jeg Lorth by east, uy Shore, and The wind did 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 11:42 a.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 1147, 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 aloig with their sails fairly filled. Valkyrie’s jib seemed to be doing ner food service. It was estimated to be fully One-third larger than either Defender or the Vigilant’s. Both Amerfcans Almost Becalmed. At noon the American yachts were al- mest 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 absolu‘zly becalmed, and had drifted around until her head was pointing seaward. Valkyrie had made a great run from the Ughtship down to the Highlands 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 1each 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 meld 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 « 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 caught 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 ulling up on Defender. She was a quite a jistance 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 sailing wind. Rounding the First Stake. Defender rounded the first mark at about 2:01:35. Vigilant turned the stake boat at about 06: . 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 3:50 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 tinish line. Coming Into View. 2:52 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 mirk 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 approactirg 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 hoiding straight for the markboat under full sail. ———— TORPEDO BOAT CAPSIZED. Thirteen Are ed. Persons Drow BERLIN, August 29.—Torpedo boat No. 14 capsized yesterday in the North sea. Thirteen persons are reported to have been drowned. Reported ——— Unfounded Reports of Drownings. DETROIT, August 29.—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 aud has met with no accident of any kind. The rumor 1g probably traceable to the accident oppo- site Marysville on St. Clair lake last even- ing, in which four people were drowned. SYRACUSE, N. Y., August 29.—The re- port that three men were drowned in Onondaga lake yester during a storm is unfounded. No empty rowboat wes pick- ed up by the steamer, as reported. ———a To Discuss Land Question. ARDMORE, I. T., August —The court of claims of the Chickasaw nation has ad-. journed by limitation, having accomplish- ed but little, owing to conflicting laws fur- nished it. The most of the cases have been referred 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 ¢ Measures relating to the Dawes commi sion. The majority of the are in favor of an equal dix their lands. a 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, a 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. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Maryland Democratic State Core mittee in Session. 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 Jack of enthusiasm over the ticket induced him to change the date for today. Mr. John E. Hurst, the nominee for gov- ernor, 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- gine 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 leaders are on hand, and vigorously deny any possibility of the election going to the republicans,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 is critical, and enly the most heroic measures can prevent the election of Lowndes. Notwithstanding the assertions of the democrats, the republican Jeaders 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 ret for the meeting of the committee and cther signs of uneasiness are more significant than their loud declarations of sucess. 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. —— NG RED FLAG ALLOWED. Mayor Swift of Chiengo Will Not Al- Tow It in a Procession. CHICAGO, August 20.—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 fiy it at the big cpen-air dem- enstration 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.” ————E MAYOR BECKHAM RESIGNS. Ill Health Causes Him to Retire From Office. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 29.—Mayor John G. Beckham, who has been in ill health for some months past, today ten- cered ais resignation as mayor of the city, to take effect at once. The following letter to the president of the common coun- cll 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 hea’ is 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, 1 am, very respectfully yours, JOHN G. BECKHAM. — A MAD DOG RUNS AMUCK. A Number of Persons at Willinmsport, 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 Dftten by the rabid animal before he was killed. ACCRETION LAND. A Claim for 600 Acres That is to Be Tricd Soon. . SIOUX CITY, lowa, August 20.—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 GW 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 afte 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. = Se NEWSPAPER MAN AS DETECTIVE. How an Escaped Murderer Was Re- cuptured. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, August 29.—W. B. Robb, 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 fcrty miles east of here, and, disguising themselves as tramps, took a freight train and vpon 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 prisorers who escaped are still at large. SS A Michigan Murder. IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., August 29.— 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 valu- ables were untouched. a HAS AN EVENTFUL HISTORY. The Steamer Bawnwoor, Which Has Been Wrecked. SAN FRANCISCO, August 29.—The steamer Bawnmoor, which was wrecked yesterday near Marshfield, Oregon, left San Francisco two weeks ago with a tre- mendous deck load. It was generally stat- ed on the water front that with such a heavy weight so far from her keel she could not be safely handled in’a storm. She 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 feast, as he could put six hundred tons of water ballast into tanks in lier hold if it was necessary to steady the Bawnmoor. The Bawnmoer has had a scusatienal history since she came to this country. The steamer was built in 1889 at Dumbarton and went into the freighting business be- tween Liverpool and the River Piatte. She came to the Pacific 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 3, 1893, 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 fourd in the Rawnmoor's hold. A covked 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- lies. 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- eino 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. ne 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, caused 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 deceased had not been - established, al- though several persons viewed the re- mains. The woman had with her cn 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 sailor 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, 8 to 1, third. ‘Time, .46 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. Wa‘sh 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 622 persons in the workhouse per day. In the almshouse there were 167 on hand 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 iron 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. —— What Mrs. Throckmorten 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 1aost 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 distigurement of his fuce 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 qear- eared that Judge Holt would receive them. ————_ 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 ts quite defi- nite about the withholding or destruction of wills. “First, Any person to whom a will has been delivered for safe custody, and who either alters or destroys it, or willfully se- cretes it for the space of six moachs 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 second 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 sister to prevent discovery? ‘Second, ‘If any person having the pos- session or custody of a will or codicil shall willfully neglect to deliver the same 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, te such fine as the court shall think prorer.’ “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.” an To Correct Title. To correct title Eugene A. Fowler today filed a bill in equity against Giles F. Dyer and others. ‘he title in question is to part of lot 2, square 281. ISTILL UNDEC IDE |The Garbege Contractor Gets a ‘Postponement, HEARING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS The Contractor's Protest Against the Smith Furnace. t SOME BIVELY REMARKS While the garbage hearing before the Commissioners today was interesting, the pig 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 he will do. Briefly, that is all the nearing emounted 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, and 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 several garbage disposal systems. Some Preliminary Statements. Before the hearing began there was a good deal of diecussion in the board’ rcom amceng the men with systems and the con- tractor. Mr. Edwin Warfield, while not the propesed 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 contract. This brought forth a statement from an in- 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 Denring Opened. The meeting was called to order at 10:45 o'clock. Fer a-short time the three Com- missioners conferred together. Commis- sioners Truesdell and Powell were explain- ing the stgtwg, 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. Bavis, counsel for Mr. Warfield, ‘opened the discussion. He reiter- nied for the benetit of Commissioner Ross, who was absent at the last hearing, the position of ee proposed contractor. Tak- ing up the Dfstrict appropriation bill, he tead the section referring to the collection and disposal.of garbage. The law was silent, he said, regarding penaltigs 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 insure®good faith, he said it was manifest that up to the time of signing the contract the ;whele matter was one of treaty, Uf.the contract is submitted in proper foym, gnd then the successful bid- der refuses,te.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 oné of them net 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 fs 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. : 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 {t 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. Wr 1ld’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 field such a system or systems as may be suitable to them, and had the right to makepne; 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. Warficlti's bid. ‘The sulject/iof proper systems for dis- Fesing of gaybage was in the inventive The Reason For Advertising. Adveitisers use The Star becazise'they get profitable results from their advertising each one pays a price for a like service. Advertising space is not ae to one house in t it may act as a decoy duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- other and “extra i discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. li over the country, and it was nm when a perfected system would ‘upon the market. @ a system for us to use and we sign a contract,” said Mr. Davis, “if that system is incorporated in the con- tract. But that is not the subject. If you will insist upon us signing the contract today, we won’t do it; if we are made to take the Smith system. We have had no time to enter into negotiations with the Smith people.” A Pointed Question. “Why, the bidder himself set the time for closing the matter,” said Mr. Truesdell. “The Commissioners had nothing to 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 said in somewhat of an excited voice: “You know, Mr. Truesdell, that there was a conference with you to agree upon You know, sir, we had a repre- 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- milizr with my visit to you before your trip to Philadelphia, and the conversation we had. You told me then that you were expecting a proposition from Mr. Anderson of 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.” ‘The Smith Furnace Inspected. Commissioner Ross asked if it were not a 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 Philadciphin. “Referring to those newspaper accounts,” said Mr. Truesdell, “I want to say that we telezrsphec 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 reply.” Mr. Truesiell Hon. Com. D. C. Gentlemen—No complaints or protests have been filed In this department against the incinerating plants at 25th and Callowhill and 25th ind Dauphin streets, but have received protests against the plant of the Philadelphia Reduction Com- pany on Cumber street: this plant has no connection with the former plants. HOS. M. THOMPSON, Director Dept. of Public Works. Continuing, 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 his $2,000 deposit than sign it. If this was the true 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 into, 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 system or any other acceptable to the Commissioners. One to be chosen by them, a 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 today, 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. Ail his would have to be looked into. Vhy, it’s a simple old furnace 100 years said Mr. Edwin Warfield. © 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 bh the Cominissioners it was virtually the en- tering into a contract with the Dixon com- Now, he said, if another system is cided 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 Commissioners did not propose to deviate from the lan- guage of the bid. It was settled 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. Mr. Davis replied that next Wednesday would suit them. ‘The Commissioners concluded that was altogether too long, and they finally com- promised on Tucaday next at noon, when another hearing will be accorded the gar- bage men. read as foliuws: a a a a a a eo a aa = 7 2 24 m7 fe aRae 7 BA BE re Fe 5 Crs Beet . RPS Oey ee we f 4 or FINANCE AND TRADE London Continues to Sell to Realize Profits, DEPRESSING EFFECT ON PRICES Encouraging Reports of Railway Eaunings. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 29.—Continued real- izing by Londcn sesulted in a somewhat lower opening in the local market this’ morning, but the depression, as usual of late, was only momentary, The foreign operators in our securities, following thé 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 scarcity of bills continuing with no indica- tion of ai. {mmediate 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 Phase 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 of an enlarged bvsiness 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 is 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 generaly desired by the present leaders in the street, and no opportunity will be passed over in the ef- fort to accomplish *his end. —.__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high. est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market tcday, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yor’: stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Etocks. American Sugar, Pf American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil, Atchison. Canada $ Canada Pacific sy wey Tig BSIy Illinois Central 10435 10875 Lake Shore. Be rie . Lonisviile & Nashville Long Jaland Traction . Metropolitan ‘Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacific N tional Lead Co., Prd U.S Leather Southern Rallway, Prd. Phila. ‘Traction. Texas Pacific. Unton Pacific. Wabash. = Wabash, Pra. Silver Washington Stock Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock —m.—Washington and Georgetown Railroad rights, $2,500 at 146; at 148. Washington Gas, 25 at 50; 15 at 50, Government Bords.—U. 8, 4s, registered, 112! 125 asked. “U.S. Scupon, 112% bid. 116 asked. See Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 108 year fund G4 112 bid. | Water stock 75, y. 115 bid. Water stock 7s, 1908, cur- 3.658, funding, currency, 105 bid. 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous “Bonds.—Washington and _George- town Rallread conv. 6s, Ist, 150 bid, 165 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. Gs, 150 bid, 165 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 1 Did. Belt Railroad 5s, $2 bid, 87 asked: E-kington Rail bid. G id 6s, 112 bid. Mpany 65, se: Washington Gas Company conv. 6s, S. Electrie Light cony. 5s, 124 bid: Chesapeake ‘and Potomac Telephone 53, 100. bid. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. Amcrican Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Company’ Ist 6s, “110 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 63, 110 bid. Washington Market Compeny ext. 4s, 10% wid. Maz sonie Hall Associat! 100 bid. Washington Light Infantry 1st 6a, 100) bid. te ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 230 bid, 300. asked. Bank of the Republic, "290" bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 310 asked. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 175 bid. Second, 140 Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130 bid, 140 asked. Capital, “115 bid.” West End. 106 bid. ‘Traders’, 108 bid. Lincoln, 100 bid. Ohio, 82 bia. Safe Deposit and Trust Companics.—National Safe Depocit and Trust, 120 bid, 130 asked. Washington nxn and Trust, 121 bid, 126 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 140 bid, 144 asked. Washington Setatlresd Stocks Washi Georget ron — ington and town, 260 bid, 280 asked. Metropclitan, 97 bid. Colum- bia, 50'bid._ Eckington, 15 bid. Gas and Electric at Stocks.—Washington Ges, ———— 49% bid, ask town Gas, 50 bi vs ice Laght 13 bid, 135, at a = Insurance I "s, \. 40 bid. Corcoran, $0 bid. Pu ames Ungton, 145 bid,’ 155 asked. | German-America Lincotay A bid." Conimerclats at widen to Title’ Tysurance Stocks.—iteal Estate Title, 106 Did, 115 asked. Columbia Tithe, 7 bid, & asked. District ‘Title, 13 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania, 37 Chess. Re a eee ge da cpt tinge ns ry bid, 22 aaked. gee Miscellancous Stocks.—Washington Market, 12 Did. Great Fulls Ice, 130 bid, 140 asked. Mengen- thaier Lingtype, 100 bid, 107 daked. ae > —__ Baltimore Markets, firm—che in freights di ot lower, ae ned. ae, ‘eak, unchange utter steady, unchanged. Exgs firm, uncha: Cheese firm, unchanged. ~” snare Grain and Cotton. Markets, Cotton and grain markets, ted by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and eottoa broker, 1421 F st, . High. 61 ts ee ees PROFESSIONAL READERS, Gauntlet of Thonght Critics Which Every Book Has to Run. From Harper's Round Table. Very few publishers wave either the time 1 inclination for a personal reading of books in manuscript, and foi thic work they employ skilled readers, upon whose judg- ent they can rely. Some houses thus re- tain as many as six such readers, and very often a manuscript book must pass through the hands cf 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. Even if all the opinions are favorable, the publisher may still refuse to bring out the work in question. & There ure a hundred goo] reasons for de- clinirg t> publish a book, and the manu, script must run the gauntlet of them all It inay be too ieng 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 all lead is: “Will it pay? If 0, we will publish 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, on 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 ts no: told. oo ELOQUENTLY SENTENCED. Judge Wound Up Hi High-Falutin’ Speech With a Brillinnt 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 filed 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: “But hope 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 befere. 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 hide!” There was a sigh of relicf 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. ——_-—- +e<—____ 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 Trust Company of Penn- sylvanla, 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 $11,165.84, ————— A Long Swindling Carcer. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 29.—Jos. N. Dubois, arrested in Cleburne, Tex., yester- day, charged with swindling Goetz & Lu- ening of Milwaukee out of $8,000 m 1882, has a long record as a notorious swindler. His operations ex:end over a period of years, and were always carried 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 Chi 2. —<—<—<___ Austria’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, 554,000; and fifthiy, the Wenzels, 448,000, 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. ————-+e«--—__ Net Love, Infatuation. From Tid Bits. Grant—“Can it be possible that Hawkins 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. A Big Failure in Italy. The Vienna newspapers announce that the cotton firm of Staub & Guyer of Cor nigliano, near Genoa, Italy, has failed for over 1,000,000 lire. ++ —____ No trace has been found of Robert W. Inman, the wealthy New York cotton mer chant, since his yacht was run down im the Narrows Monday evening.