Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1895, Page 8

MOSES’. ‘Mr. Alex. Milne, now with us, will : , ake pleasure in serving bis many y lends and acquaintances in our raiture and Decorating Depart- ments. Broken Lots And “Drop Patterns” In Upholsteries And Draperies Must Be Sold. Enough variety to insure choice selection. Pretty creations that we're willing to close out at very small prices so as to make more room for the proper showing of new fall goods, Tapestries. 1 lot of Tapestry Squares, suitable for seats and backs of chairs, at leas than % geal value—25¢., 50c. » $1, $1.25. Yard. Was. Now. 7 yards of 50-Inch Cot- ton Tapestry $1.25 $0.50 275 yaids Wool Tupestry, 5 colors... $2.00 $1.00 150 yards of 50-inch Weol Tepestry, 5 colors... $4.00 $2.25 100) yards of 50-inch Wool Tupestry, 5 colors... $5.00 $2.50 Cretonnes. 100 yards of 32-irch Cre- tonnes, 5 patterns..... wee 850, 500. and 7c. Se. 7 yards of 50-irch Cre- tonnes, 2 patterns........ $1.50 B5e. 60 yards of 50-irch Cre tounes, 2 patterms......+6 $2.75 = T5e. Table Covers. 35 6-4 Treble Covers. $1.00 Bde. 25 8-4 Table Covers. $3.00 $2.00 Sash Curtain Goods. 75 yards 30-inch Oriental Lace . “ @e. 40c. 75 yards 35-inch Tam- bour Muslin......... --AO and 0c. = 25e. China Silks. 80 yards 32-inch Figured Bilk (4 colors). $1.00 0c. 250 yards 36-inch Fig- ured Silkaline.......... wee 15e. Be. Jap. Bead Portieres. Single Jap. Portieres..... $1.75 $1.10 it Gas light costs about half as much when Stemers-Lungren Gas Lamps are used. ‘They burn the gas perfectly, and burn half the quantity. 25¢. month rental. $GAS APPLIANCE EX., 1428 N. Y. Ave. {b se2t-284 LERXERRRERERERESE RS Per | Cent DISCOUNT. This “Retiring Sale’ offers a ind opportunity to profitably invest your surpius money. ~~ Per Off 2 Cent ————— —all Diamonds, Watches, Jew- | elry and Sterling Silver. 230 cont Off ———— =all Clocks, Bronzes, Statuary, ———— Brie-a-Brac, &e. J. Karr :945 Pa. Ave. N. W. om + oe fexxee ee KERMA MEER EE EERE ERS XERE EERE RRR R REE Deterdorteesesione HURRY! OUR SPECIAL SALE FOR THIS WEEK EMBRACES FIVE OF THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ARTICLES OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE— o——--—0 ALL | ¢] | : PARLOR SUITES, BED ROOM SUITES, oN SIDEBOARDS, EXTENSION TABLES, OREDIT. i Ss HALL RACKS. Lack of space forbids a description of many of these pleces of furniture. Here's just a glimpse of what's going on: Three five-plece Suites—upholstered P' el til they'r= gone. plece Overstuffed Sulte—upholstered in fine quality brocatelle and plush—re- duced to $80, One Sold Oak Red pleces — elaborately carved — shaped reneh plate mirror in Are AeA ine’ Wd valne at §110- reduced to Overstnffed_ Parlor fn tapestry—lnrze ut and durable— $10 «ach ne Taree five- Room Snite2 $80. Four Solld Oak Snttes—3 picces— top of dresser and washstand hand- somely shaped and polish class fn dresser—reduced to $30-—quic if you want one. One Mandsome Tinffet fano fintsh—mirror 4x2 Inches—3 4 wers and 8 clos t of furniture—re $70, Buffets in solid oak—French plate glase, B0x18 fnches—2 — drawers 2 reduced to $27.50. Rark—6. feet 10 inches et 2 fnehes wide—targe mir- rm Umbrella Stands Jo—reduced to $16. Your credit fs good—pay when you please—weekly or monthly—no notes— no Interest. REMEMBER—We make and lay all Carpets free of cost—no charge for waste In matehing figures. GROGAN'S Mammoth Credit House, 819-821-823 7th wt. m.w., bet. H and I sts. a a a ae as ee es te ee ws closets—worth $45 One | Hall h—3 f Seteetent Sodonteetessontontenseesorhons se23-Sad : ooo PaO Ts Nothing Better than Thompson’s ¢¢¢ INSECT POWDER for killing all kinds of insects. It's put up here— in cars, We give {t our name. You mas be sure it's the best. Hasn't an equal for killing It Water Bugs, Bed Bugs, Files, Ants, &. Just what's necded for house clean. ing. Used anywhere with perfect safety. 10, 15, 25 and 40c. can. 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W. ne24-208 $0 oe Se eevee rere ICE, COAL, WOOD. “Home Ice Co.""——B. M. Willis, Propr. Tel. 489. Depot, IBY and 14th at. wharves. KENNEREO RIVER ICE—Retall, wholesale and in car-load lots, at lowest market rates. Satisfaction Feuanteed, | Best grades Coal and Wood | for lly trade. apis. i i i , i , ’ water t— ate—Lithia— effervescent.’” Rheumatism and kidney diseases disappear with Its_use. The grandest “Ozoni . W. BURCHELL, 8023-14 1825 F st. DR SIEGERI'S ANGOSTURA BITTERS 1S krown all over the world as the great regulator of the digestive organs. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA An Interesting Wedding Which Took Place Last Night. Many Other Local Notes From Down the River—Social and Per- sonal Affairs. A wedding occurred on Peyton street last night which drew quite a curious crowd. The scene was the one-story house of Louis Boswell, who is looked upon by the negroes as a “voodoo,” “hoodoo,” and every other kind of “doo.” He tells for- tunes, takes away “spells” and does all sorts of supernatural things, and the con- tracting parties, Charles Lovelace and Emma Brooks, are warm friends of his. Lovelace was recently converted at the Gospel tent across the street from Louis’, and he decided that the good Lord would not let him prosper unless he married Emma. Mr. Redding, the preacher at the Gospel tent, performed the ceremony, end Louis characterized the wedding supper as “magnificent,” which {t doubtless was. Tom Rowen Scalded. Engineer Thes. Rowen of the Southern railway was horribly scalded near Mitch- ell’s station, about seventy-five miles south of here, yesterday, and was brought to his home here last night. The injector of his engine blew out, burning him from his chest down most painfully. He ts recelving every attention, and the physicians hope that his injuries may not prove fatal. Indictments Yesterday. The grand jury in this city yesterday in- dicted John Nelson and Frank Foster, charged with gambling and conducting a gambling house in Alexandria county, and Thcmas Bowman, charged with the mur- der of Frank Blue, at Waterloo, in the county. - Notes. Mr. Edward Quinn, the letter carrier, is confined to his home by sickness. Policemen Davis, Griffin and Smith are on their annual leave. Mr. Wm. Hancock, who has been ill at the infirmary, has almost recovered, and left yesterday for a short viSit to his home in Fredericksburg. Three pistol shots in rapid succession near the corner of Royal and Cameron streets last night about 9 o'clock drew a large crowd. The shooting is supposed to have been in some yard in that locality, but who did It cannot be learned. Mayor Thompson had only one case be- fere him today. Carrie Travers and Maud Tippett were charged with disorderly con- They were late at the mayor's court, and were informed they had forteited their collateral. Senator John W. Daniel passed through bere yesterday for the Episcopal High School, where he has entered his son as a student. The Bachelors’ Club in this city is mak- ing preparations for the celebration of the twenty-tifth anniversary of its existence. Capt. Geo. A. Mushbach has been the pres- ident of -he club for a number of years. eS CHINA STANDS BY LIU PING CHANG. of Se ‘ot to Be The Ex-Vicero, Banished at Britain’s Demand. ‘A Shanghai press dispatch says: China has rejected, {t 1s reported here, the Brit- is demand for the banishment of the ex- oy of Sechuen. An imperial decree ap- points Li Hung Chang ard all the members of the Tsungli Yamen (foreign ministry) to fermulate an extra treaty between China and Japan. Liu Ping Chang was deposed as viceroy of Sechuen province for corruption. During the slcw working of the Chinese official machinery in getting him out of office and another viceroy in anti-Christian riots broke out at Chengtu, his capital. Trese riots were the precursors of outrages in other parts of the empire, culminating in the Hwasang massacre. Liu Ping Cheng is believed by many to have directly instigated the Sechuen riots in order to curry favor with the foreign- pating natives, hoping in this way to bring a popular pressure to bear upon the em- peror to reinstate him. Whetler he really egged on the Vege- tarians, who perpetrated the outrag: or not, he is held respensible for the attacks upon the missionaries and the destruction ot mission property, because he did not prevent them, as he might easily have done had he been so disposed. Seo Another Story by Anthony Hope. Readers of The Star who love good fic- tion have a rare treat in store for them rext Saturday, as The Star of that day will print, complete, a story from the pen of Anthony Hope. It is entitled, “The In- difference of the Miller of Hofbau,” and is a charming comedy of love, written in the style that has made Mr. Hope one of the mcst popular of modern story tellers. Eckington Passengers Still Talking of the Change. COMPARING THE TIME SCHEDULES Many Think They Go as Quickly as Formerly. BOTH SIDES TESTIFY —_—_.—__—_— The one general topic for discussion among the passengers on the Eckington and Soldiers’ Hcme railroad during the past week has been the removal of the trolley from New York avenue and the substitution of horse cars therefor. Com- ments were freely made. on the one side by the friends of the trolley, criticising the course of those whom they charge with the responsibility of bringing the present con- dition of affairs about, and on the other side by the friends of law and order, warm- ly sustaining the action of the authorities in the matter and thcse who were in- strumental in spurring them up to a sense of their duty in th2 premises. The discussion has developed a great deal of sympathy for the poor horse, which has now to do the work of the trolley on New York avenue, some saying that they “do not care so much for themselves as they do‘for the poor horse.” Others, how- ever, call attention to the fact that the Poor horse was made tg do the work of the stcrage battery car on G street by this same company; that he has been domg it all along on 5th street, and that the extersion of his route a few squares fur- ther will subject him to no additional bur- den or hardship, especially. when com- parison is madc with the hill that he has t» climb on Louisiana avenue from 6th to Sth streets. Two ladies from Baltimore got on a 5th street car yesterday to go to Eckington, when the car turned into New York avenue at the junction where transfer was formerly made to the trolley, one of them jumped up, and in alarm said: “Why, we ere not on the right car! When I was cut here last I transferred to a trolley car at this point.” O+ being informed by a Passenger that she was on the right car and would be transferred to the, trolley at the end of New York avenue, she inquired why the trolley had been discontinued, and was tcld that the time for its use within the city limits had expired and the law required it to be taken down. She replied: “That is just as it shovld ke. The trolley wires in Baltimcre have got to be a per- fect nuisance and a great source of danger and delay to the firemen, who, when a fire oceurs in the business part of the city, have te cut dcwn the wires before they can ra‘se their ladders. It is a system fit for the country only, and I hope the author- ities will compel its removal from within the city limits of Baltimore, too.” The one point, however, upon which the patrons of this road are unanimous ts that the sooner the management commence and complete the construction of the promised urderground electric system the better it will be for the rcad’s coffers, its patrons and all concerned. One Passenger’s Experience. Mr. J. S. Henry, a resident of Eckington, has written to The Star relative to the controversy now in course concerning the change from overhead trolley to horse cars on New York avenue. He calls attention to a statement in a recent editorial, and says: “Iam certain it was not your in- tention to give publicity to a misstatement, and believe that you will be ready to cor- rect one that was inadvertently made in the editorial referred to. You state that ‘the trip from Eckington to 15th street is now (with horse cars on New York avenue) made in from ten to fifteen minutes less time than it used to be done in when the trolley cars transferred Eckington pas- sengers at New York avenue and 6th street.’ I have been making two round trips daily between Eckington and 15th street for many months past, I have ob- served the time made between those points very closely, and speak by the watch when I say that previous to the removal of the trolley from New York avenue the trip was made in from twenty-three to twenty-six minutes. During the past week, with horse cars on New York avenue, the time re- quired has been from thirty-four to forty- five minutes. This is the result of actual observation every day. Last night I board- ed a G street car at 14th street at 10:50 and reached Eckington at 11:40. This in- cluded a wait of seventeen minutes at the G and th streets transfer. If the time was lessened, as you state, from ten to fifteen minutes from the former schedule, then passengers would be carried from Ecking- ton to 15th street in from eleven to eight minutes, which is a little too much for even ‘briskly moving horses’ to accomplish, the distance being something like twenty-five squares. One week's experience of the ex- tension of the horse car system has proven it to be a great inconvenience to me, as it has added at least one hour to the time heretofore consumed in making the two round trips from Eckington.” Testimony on the Other Side. Other residents of the came suburb said today to a Star reporter that in a daily se- ries of trips over the line they have not yet lost time, and have made as quick runs to and from the city with the present system as with the old. A resident of Brookland said to a Star re- porter today: “I come into the city every day and ride on the cars at least twice— coming in and going out. Very frequently I come tack to the city at night, making four rides in a day. I have not lost five minutes at any of the regular trips since the change in the methcd of transporta- tion, nor have I lost time to speak of at night. There is always a horse car at the New York avenue junction cr within a half square coming in, and the same is true of the trolley car going out. The only delay experienced is at the transfer at 5th and G streets, and that I don't think is s0 much the company’s fault as that of the em- ployes. This morning, for instance, when we got to 5th and G streets, a car on the latter street going west had just started and was not half a square away. As I under- stand {t, the cars at junctions are to stop for connections within half a square—but the employes don’t do it. I think possibly that those who come in from Brookland or Eckington in the middle of the day may be put to some inconvenience by fatlure of connections, for I came in last Sunday, and when I went back, about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, I lost about fifteen minutes, but I believe it is the intention of the company to make close connections, and if that is done the difference in time from that made when the trolley ran to 7th street is less than four minutes. “I believe in the taking down of the poles as a matter of principle and because they, were allowed to stay in violation of law, and have no sympathy with those who are kicking against the change. The people of Brookland ought to remember when they had tu walk from the Catholic University ate and be glad that they don’t have to lo that now.” Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Trustees of South Washington Investment Company to Lester A. Barr and Franklin T. Sanner, lot 2, blk. Columbia Heights; $10. Amanda M. Dean to Lester A. Barr and Franklin T. Sanner, lots 3 and 4, blk. 35, Co- Iumbia Heights; $12,500. Lester A. Barr et ux. to Franklin T. Sanner, lot 5, blk. 35, Co- Iumbia Heights: $10. Wm. A. Richards, trustee, to James Martin, original lot 19, sq. ve $5,200, ‘oline C. Hal! to Edward D. Robie, lot a 69; $3,996.30. Joshua H. ou et ux. to lot 9, bli. 6 sq. 6 Charles 52. Wm. A. Me- o Gesrge M. Jones, same property; Elizabeth M. Power to James T. 3, bik. 43, Holmead Manor; ‘garet J. Riley to John W. Light- t orignial lot 11, sq. 1$4; $10. Mi- chacl Shea et ux. to Charles Reinhardt, jr., part lot 46, sq. 10. Theo. C. Barker et ux. et al. to John Burke, part lot 6, sq. $10. Elkanah N. Waters, trustee, to Louis P. Altschu, lot 29, sq. 102; $7,400. —>. Funeral services over the body of Chas. Le Clereq, the actor of Daly’s company who died recently, were held Sunday in ae pees of the Actors’ Fund in New ‘or] HORSE OR TROLLEY?|*FFARS IN GEORGETOWN Trouble About Joining Some West Wash- ington Tracks. S————— Not Taken Out— First Accigent on the New ‘Eine. ——<— Licenses for The Elevator, Dock and Barge Company's owners, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, yesterday sent their representa- tives upon the scene of the connection cf the Georgetown and Tenleytown rails with theirs, on Water street, and ordered a dis- continuance of work. It appears that the Georgetown corporation attempted a con- nection without entering into any sort of agreement or getting permission from the B. and O. The need for it is but a tempor- ary one. There is much gravel, sand, etc., to be taken to Fort Reno reservoir works at Tenleytown, and a connection with the un- used Water street tracks would have facili- tated greatly the transportation from the wharves. The Elevator, Dock and Barge Company’s rcad is only a few squares in length, and was laid originally, it is said, by men who saw that the Baltimore and Ohio's projected Georgetown extension would in all probability come in on that street, and they, having a prior right, could sell out with profit. John M. Baker, G. W. Cissell and J. G. Waters were among the Promoters. These gentlemen sold out to the Baltimore and Ohio ultimately; but that corporation as yet has never taken advan- tage of the franchise. Licenses for Dogs. The three months’ delay in getting Ucenses for their dogs yesterday brought about a culmination in eight cases that Of- ficer Sullivan had worked up. The station blotter shows that warrants were issued against the following: Ida Dyer, Albert Custard, Robert Hayden, Joseph Fearson, Wm. Pasco, Bernard Dyer, Geo. E. How- ard and Edward Hulsey. All these parties either appeared perscnally or were repre- sented in court yesterday. The warrants had had the desired effect, however, and newly purchased licenses were produced. The law being fulfilled and the court satl fied, the delinquent taxpayers and their at- torneys moved off. There has been » closer watch for dogs this season than ever before. As a conse- quence, worthless curs and mongrels have disappeared, and only desirable dogs now ccmpose the canine population. It’s anoth- er case of “long live the patriclan—down with the plebelan!” There are other _war- rants to be issued in a day or two. Then, as far as is known—and the hunt has been a Sherlock Holmes’ one—every dog west of Rock creek will have found death at the pound, or liberty by the tag. First Accident. The first accident since the consolidation of the Washington and Georgetown and Chevy Chase roads occurred last night near 12 o'clock on the electric branch of the Traction Company near the Pierce Mill rcad. It was a collision between car No. 2) and a buggy im which were seated Ed- ward Means and a man who gave his name to Officer Hartman of this precinct as Jo- seph Riley. Means was injured badly and his companion painfully. The former had to be conveyed to Garfield Hospital. Riley refused assistance. The vehicle was smash- ed to finders. The car was in charge of Ccnductor Mercer and Motorman Edward Gingles. # et Regretting! a Comrade. Immediately on tte convening of Miss Beckham's class this year at the Addison school building the death through drown- ing of young Etigene Stanton, one of the greatest favorites of the room, during va- cation, was formally announced, and the pupils at once drafted resolutions of sym- pathy and sorrow ahd forwarded them to the stricken parents of the deceased. This action has met with very deep apprecia- tion. Pest Spot. The continual figAts and all-around law violations that exhibit themselves in and about “Frog Island,” at the foot of 53d street, and about the canal, have caused many of the citizens here to clamor for the scattering of most of the miserable hu- manity of the section, and the moral puri- fication of what is left. The shanties are crowded, whole families in most cases Hv- ing in one room. Three-fourths of the sta- tions’ “drunks” and “disorderlies” come from “Frog Island” and its adjacent haunts. It is the pest spot of the town. Notes. Agent Rabbitt of the Humane Society brought the law down on Mr. Charles R. Schutt’s shoulders yesterday for working a lame horse. The arrested one left col- lateral. The police have been notified to look out for Elmer Kaiser, a deserter from the ar- tillery branch of the United States service. Dr. A. G. Grunwell, grandson of the late Gilbert Vanderwerken, who recently grad: uated from the Columbian Medical College, sailed for Europe on the 24th instant. He propases to take an additional course in medicine and surgery in Vienna. Dr. John L. Reid of 3122 N street is very fll with typhoid fever. His physician has hopes of his recovery, though. ——— PECULIARITIES OF THE FEET. There Are Sectional Characteristics as Marked as Those of the Face. It will probably be a matter of surprise to a geod many people to hear that the pedal peculiarities of the American public are no less marked according to geographical location than their facial characteristics. Such is the case, however, as a Star re- porter found out this morning in the course of an interesting chat with Mr. Arthur Burt, an expert upon such matters, who carries his theories into practice at his well-known establishment, at No. 1411 F street northwest. “One reason Why so many shoe manu- facturers make such large quantities of shoes,” said Mr. Burt, “is because they are obliged to produce different shapes of shoes for different sections of the country. There is a radical difference between the feet of the natives of the north and south and the east and west. Washington is too cosmopolitan a city, however, to cause a demand for any especial characteristics. A progressive dealer here is therefore com- pelled to carry a larger and more varied stock than one elsewhere, because his cus- tomers come not only from all parts: of the country, but from all parts of the world, and they bring their tastes in shoes with them, as do their leanings in every other intimate direction. “There is an amazing difference in shoes that look alike to the unpracticed eye,” continued Mr. Burt. “In the manufacture of a shoe it is necéssary that every piece of leather entering into it should be thor- oughly dampened in order to receive the impression of the last properly. In order to temper the leather and assure lasting wearing qualities the shoes should be al- lowed to dry on’ the last, which process re- quires forty-eight hours. At our manu- factory we make 1,000 pairs of shoes a day, which are drfed on the lasts, and consequently we need 2,000 lasts. A great many manufactories, however, make as many as three-paigs in one day on the same last, takitig them off wet and allow- ing them to dry a8 they can. You may take the same leather and make two pairs of shoes and let one dry on the last and take the other .off wet, and the first pair will be good and durable, while the other will lose shape pnd become worthless in a Short time. Béth pAirs will look the same when they areiexposed for sale, and for that reason many persons think they are getting a bargain when they get for a smaller price a shoe that appears super- ficlaly as good as the higher-priced article of the trustworthy dealer.” Tell’s Decaying Chapel. From the Tondon Daily News. ‘A writer In the Bund who has been visit- ing Teil’s Chapel in the “Hohle Gasse,’” or hollow way, in Switzerland, states that the condition of the building is a great scandal. The walls for the most part are riven; there are clefts between the window and the walls; portions of the turrets and the roof have fallen; the pictures are half obliterat- ed, and the surroundings consist of an olla- podrida of all things unclassic and-unlove- ly. In fact, this monument of an antique past presents a sorry sight. The Bund now makes an appeal to all patriotic hearts in Switzerland and elsewhere to help to re- store Tell’s Chapel, if not for the name it bears, at least for a cherished place of worship in the distant past. AMONG THE TOILERS What Was Done by the Federation of Labor. . The Work of the Eight-Hour Commit- tee Approved—Talk of Affiliation ‘With the American Federation. Thirty-nine organizations were represent- ed at last night’s meeting of the Federation of Labor. President McHugh occupied the chair. The report of the committee (Mr. E. M. Blake, chairman, and Messrs. Milford Spohn and George O. Cook), appointed to investigate the alleged violations of the eight-hour law by Mr. J. M. McVaugh, con- tractor for the ironwork in the extension of the government printing office, was read, and, after discussion, adopted by an unani- mous vote. The report stated in detail every step taken by the committee down to the arrest of Contractor McVaugh on a Warrant secured by the committee, and his being held in bail for a hearing-Friday. The American Federation. The committee appointed to consider the advisability and feasibility of having the federation of the District affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, reported Progress. The chairman stated that four of the members of the committee met Sun- day and talked over the subject, but on ac- count of the absence of the fifth member, could not come to a final conclusion on the subject. ‘Two of the members have,” he said, “been informing themselves on the subject, having been in correspondence with Vice President Duncan of the American Federation of Labor, relative to the matter, and It is expected that the committee will be able to make a complete report at the next meeting of the federation.” Plumbers and Stenm Fitters. The Plumbers reported that the commit- tees appointed on the part of their own body and that of the Steam Fitters, to ad- just certain difficulties, have held several meetings and talked over the troubles be- tween the two bodies, and they had agreed on a report, which is now being consid- ered by the two organizations, and under these circumstances, they felt justified in saying that they expect to be able to make a final report next Tuesday night. The Painters, Carriage Makers, Eccen- trie Engineers’ and Isior Assembly, No. 272, all reported that their respective organizations had taken favorable action toward the labor bureau and workingmen’s Ubrary, and that each had appointed a rep- resentative in the permanent board of management. Public Lectures, The Excelsior Assembly delegates re- ported that their organization has ar- ranged for a series of lectures, to be given during the ensuing winter, in Typograph- ical Temple, to which the public will be admitted and are invited. The first will be given by Mrs. R. B. Parkman, on the first Friday night in October, and the sec- ond by Mr. S. M. Bell on “Government ownership of telograph,” to be delivered the third Friday night of the same month. The committee on the eight-hour law con- siders that the unanimous adoption of their report in reference to the steps they had taken to prosecute Contractor McVaugh as @ complete refutation of the claim of a morning paper that the latter, and not the committee, was instrumental in effect- ing the prosecution. The Bullding Tradew’ Council. The Building Trades’ Council held a largely attended meeting last right at Cos- tello's Hall, with President O’irien presid- ing. A feature of the proceedings was an ad- dress by the president on the necessity and duty of closer union. Most of the time of the meeting was taken up with the con- sideration of a report submitted by the committee, which had been appointed to in- vestigate some grievances brought to the attention of the council by the cornice workers. No conclusion was reached, and further consideration of the subject was deferred until the next meeting. A communication was read from the Steam Fitters’ Association, stating, in sub- stance, that they and the plumbers have agreed on a plan by which the rights of each craft will be more fully respected in future. —_—-—_—_. THE COURTS, Equity Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Hughes agt. Wescott; injunction denied and restraining order discharged, and mo- tion for fixing penalty of appeal bond de- nied. In re assignment of W. G. Meiz- erott & Co.; reference to auditor to state account ordered. Johnson Co. agt. Hen- derson; restraining ordet, returnable Oc- tober 10, granted. Draper agt. Warren; instructions to receiver granted. Fitzp: rick agt. Fitzpatrick; testimony before J. In A. Lynham, examiner, ordered tak re Alice Washington; for change of nam publication in Evening Star ordered. Co- lumbia National Bank agi. Hewett; Park- er, Bridget & Co. made parties complain- ant. In re Elizabeth Munroe, lunatic; rule on committee, returnable October 1, granted. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. Peter Willis, second offense petit larceny; defendant arraigned; plea, not guilty. United States agt. los. Graham, housebreaking; do. United States agt. Lillie Gray, larceny; do. United States agt. Chick Lee, assault to rape; de- fendant committed. United States agt. Geo. Thurston and Edward Walker, lar- ceny from the person; defendants ar- raigned; plea, guilty of petit larceny; sen- tence, jail six months. Probate Court—Judge Bradley. Estate of Martin Kilfoyle; Geo. W. Bal- loch gave additional bond of $3 ), Estate of Osceola C. Green; executors authorized to sell stock, and to redeem certain stock held as collateral security. Estate of Wm. McLane; supplemental order allowing ex- ecutrix to give special bond. Estate cf Jno. H. Yakey; inventory filed. ——_— The Judge’s Singular Blunder. From the London Telegraph, Although Judge Bacon has often adjudi- cated In the Bloomsbury county court on the fit and cut of ladies’ dresses in the old style, he is not yet accustomed to the new woman. When he took his seat in the tribunal yesterday he happened to glance at the public gallery, and saw some one there with a stand-up collar round the neck and a cloth cap on the head. “Take off your cap, up there,” cried his honor. The person addressed made no movement. “You man, there, take off your cap,” repeated the judge. ‘Take off your cap,” re- peated the judge, louder than before. “It’s a lady, your honor,” replied an unknown voice from the gallery. “A what?” said Judge Bacon. ‘tA woman, i it? Then why does she dress like that And when the lapghter had subsided he commenced the business of the court. From the new woman's cap there flowed a wealth of flaxen curls, and a clerk was heard to whisper facetiously to the usher, “She’s waiting to be called to the bar, and has al- ready bought her wig.” ——_—_+e+___ A Grand Prix for Cyclists. From the London Dally News. Tbe Paris town council proposes to found a Grand, Prix de Paris for cyclists, but it will only be of £400. Our Paris correspond- ent says: “Cycling seems to advance in arithmetical progression. There are cycling dress departments for ladies and gentlemen in all the great shops like the Bon Marche ard at the Merchant Tailors’. The Veio- drome, at the Champ de Mars, makes a fortune, though the city receives from it a rent of 20,000 francs and 6 per cent of all the money taken at the doors. This royalty last year brought in 20,060 francs. The last census, taken with a view to taxation, re- turred 60,000 in the department of the Seine.There are perhaps doubie the number now, as women are taking up the cycle as a means of enjoying cool country air in the evening. Every one who cycles is de- lighted with the exercise and the sense of freedom that it gives. It brings townspeople into the country without any of the town corditions. I have friends who cycle to Dieppe on Saturday and back to Paris on Monday.” —___+e+______ At a demonstration by 8,000 workmen in favor of universal suffrage, held in Vienna Sunday, serious collisions occurred with the police, and twenty-six arrests were made. Ex-Consul Waller's family are in Paris. AGAINST THE SITE Hearing Today on the Location of the Garbage Furnace. SOUTH CAPITOL STREEPS PROTEST Lawyers Argue on the Subject of - Nuisances. THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE Promptly at 9 o'clock this morning the public hearing given by the Commissioners to the citizens of South Capitol street and their legal representatives for the purpose of giving utterance to their protest against the location of a garbage crematory in their neighborhood was called. All of the Commissioners were present, together with their attorney. Messrs. Davidge and Totten for the South Capitol street citizens and Mr. Henry E. Davis representing the garbage contractor, were also on hand, together with a number of interested citizens. Col. Encch Totten, after briefly stating the object of the hearing, said the subject of garbage and garbag> disposal was an important one. The citizens of that sec- tion had had enough bad smells to contend with, and while he was not able to express to the Commissioners the advance of science with relation to foul cdors, and coulg not tell how far the deodorization of bad odors had gone, he knew that the citizens down there had no desire to ex- periment with them. The proposition was to crect an establishment for the collection of dead animals and refuse from the houses of citizens all over the city. The wagons which collect this refuse come together at N street and then have to traverse South Capitol street. These carts emit a_ foul odor, and if there is any way to deodorize them and their conteats he did not know of it. Garbage wagons, he said, taint the atmosphere and send forth noxious odors. It is better to nave the garbage carried somewhere else than concentrate it all at the foot of South Capitol street. The citi- zers down in that vicinity own their little hhomes and are entitled to as much protec- tion as their more favored brothers in other sections of the city. If this garbage furnace can be established there, why not erect it elsewhere? There are vacant lots all cver the city. There are sites back of the State Depart:nent and contiguous to the new Corcora:, Art Gallery. He called attention to that section ef the building regulations which preveuted the erection of establishments of this character. Mr. Davis Argues. Mr. Henry E. Davis followed. There was very little to be said on the subject. The situation is a very simple one. It is a pub- lic matter. The law has provided for the cremation of garbage. That presupposes the erection of a place to do the work somewhere on the face of the earth and not in a balloon. It is just as bad to cart garbage two miles as it is to cart it one mile. It hes to be done somewhere. Col. Totten suggested here that it be taken outside of the District. That Mr. Davis said could not be done. The question of cost enters into it, and it was out of the question to take the gar- bage to New York. Then, again, the con- tractor was required to dispose of it ac- cording to the terms of the appropriation act in the District of Columbia. If he were forced to take the garbage outside of the District he could not perform a daily serv- ice. The regulations, which had been cited, were not intended to govern the Commis- sioners in the discharge of their public duty. No court will enjoin a potential nuisance. The courts always declare the nulsance must exist before they will take rotice of it. The furnace which the con- tractor proposed to erect was absolutely free from odor. Such a furnace is being operated in Philadelphia, and he was in- formed by a resident who lives within two miles of it that he had never detected any bad odors arising therefrom. If the cre- matory which ts sought to be established ts a nuisance the remedy is at hand, and the petitioners can go irto court. The gar- lage has to be carted through the city, and must be disposed cf. The contractor has the right to try the system until it is demonstrated that it is a nuisance. Called a Nuit ce. In arswer to Mr. Davis’ argument that the law respecting individual nuisances had no application whatever to the aggre- gate of nuisances proposed to be establish- ed, and seconciy the Commissioners will not act upon what is styled a potential nuisance, Mr. Davidge said: “Now both ese propositions I most unqualifiedly de- y, and I hope to satisfy you that the law of this land is quite as applicable, and more applicable to government business iike yours than to the individual. In the next place, while it is true that courts have held that they will not interfere until it has been demonstrated that the estad- lishment will prove a nuisance, in point of fact there are yet innumerable cases Where the very nature of the business to be carried on 1s pronounced by the law per se a nuisance. And on very many oc- casions the law says we cannot trust to the cere and prudence of individuals. But this thing in all provability will prove a nuisance, and hence the law denounces it as suena. “The law of this land has denounced this very thing as a nuisance per se. It is not for you to wait and find out how it may be Conducted in the present condition of selence, for the law assumes that certain businesses In their very nature ought not to receive countenance or support. But on the other hand are preper subjects of pro- scription, Let us just look at what is be- fore you. I understand there is an appll- cation filed, or an application will be filed, for a permit to constrict an establishment intended for this purpese, and this pur- pose only. It is not a building or house that may be used for other purposes, but it is to construct a building adapted to the special work of incinerating this matter to be drawn from all parts of the city. In other words, it is proposed to sacrifice that corner of the city for the benefit, we will say for the purposes of argument, of all other parts of the city. One portion of the city is to be sacrificed. Superadded to that, what is the nuisance, if it be a nuisance, you are to countenance in this matter? It is not to allow another man to put up a slaughter house or establishment for the manufacture of soap. It is not that. But you are called upon to give your counten- ance and support to the work of gathering up throughout a populous city and its sub- urbs whatever is most offensive and dis- gusting, and aggregating and consolidating that mass of stench here at this particular / place. That is the work to which you are asked to give your consent. I have no hesi- tancy in saying that in my humble judg- ment you have noo authority to authorize it. When I was applied to in this matter it was for my professTonal services in court and so was Col. Toften, but we thought it proper respect to you, gentlemen, before going into court to give you the benefit of our views. Beyond Their Jurisdiction. “This is a matter beyond your jurisdic- tion, and I will endeaver to show that your traster and my master—that is, the law of the land—has done this. Now, from the very beginning the argument of Mr. Davis here has been heard in all courts and in all places. You never knew of a business de- nounced ordinarily as a ruisance that was not carried on without injury to the neigh- borhood. Always when a man wants a tannery or any other business that in- volves a nuisance, the neighbors have in- variably been told that it will be so e ducted as not to hurt them. Now, I m that remark in relation to the which I pr pose to read to you. I want to show you that Congress has very wisely removed a subject of that sort from courts and indi- viduals, and defines itself what shall be a nuisance in respect to the character of bus- iness to be carried on.” In this connection he called attention to the building regulations, which had the au- thority of law, and which specifically pro- vided against the establishment of build- ings creating noxious odors. He also read section 21 of the regulations of the old board of health, which were also legalized by Congress, and which In this very matter had something to say. It was: Building Regulatio: “That the burning of offal, swill, bones, fat, tallow or lard, the crushing, grinding >” or burning of bones or shells, cleansing of guts, making glue from any dead animals or part thereof, making or boiling varnish or oil, making lampblack, turpentine or tar, distilling ardent, alcoholic or fermented spirits, storing or keeping fats, grease or other offensive animal matter, rendering or trying out dead, undressed and unslaughtered animals, or any other business or trade whereby noises, rtenches and odors and noxious gases arise or are generated, within the cities of Washington or Georgetown, or the more densely popu- lated portions of said cities, are hereby ce- clared nuisances injurious to health; and any person who shall cavse, erect, create, maintein or continue any such nuisance, and who shall fail after due notice from the board to abate the same, shail, upon con- viction thereof, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100 for every such offense.” Facts and the Law. “Certain business, from which arise or are generated noxious odors and gases, are de- clared by law to be nuisances, and are specifically made the subject of regulations, as I have just read. The fact is not regard- ed at all. The fact was the very thing which the law meant to guard. It declared that the nuisance should not be dependent upon any other fact than that these odors and gases were generated. Is this estab- ishment proposed, to be tolerated by you, within that law? Are odors and gases generated? That is the point. Do odors or gases arise, or are they generated? “They say, on the other hand, they do arise; but had it in their power to prevent any injury or detriment to the public aris- ing from them. That is not the question here. The lawmaker has not thought fit to make the nuisance dependent upon ultimate detriment or injury. The lawmaker has acted as the common law of England has 2cted from the beginning, upon the theory that there is such a probability that certain businesses will result in injury, that it is wise for the law to declare them to be nuisances, irrespective of the possibility of preventing injury or detriment to the pub- le. Now, you can read this law for your- selves. The gist of the law is that these roxious odors or gases arise, or are gener- ated. Is it possible that anything can be plainer than this? Would you countenance a trade or business that evolved noxioun odors and gases because the party under- took to provide against any injury resulting to the neighborhood, or otherwise? I take that to be the simple point in this case. That the Congress of the United States has defined what shall be a nuisance, and that definition is: That any business shall be a nuisance whereby noxious odors or gases arise or are generated. My friend on the other side will say they do arise, there is no doubt; that they are generated. There is no doubt about that. Take the recula- ns of the old board of Health, which are pplemented by the building regulations, and the language of the last appropriation act, and there can be no doubt that Con- gress took upon itself the jurisdiction in these matters and specifically provided against establishments of the kind that are sought to be erected. Not Justified. “Now, coming to the last appropriation act. If you will read that law you will find that the whole scope of the law ts to remove this fetid, corrupt matter of gar- bage, not to bring It into the geograph'cal localities protected by the ordinances of the board of health, but to take It out. That is the whole scope of the appropriation law under which you are now acting. There is an appropriation for gathering and remov- ing tne garbage and what not within the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and the densely populated portions of the county, taking it out, that is the theory of the law. And what are you doing now? Why, it is proposed that you should use the appropriation in question, not to take it out of these places, where this trade or busi- ness has been denounced, but, in order to have this business or trade carried on with- in that locality, and to the detriment and injury of a certain portion of it. That is the question. D!d Congress ever intend any such thing as that? Why, you gentlemen know as well as I do what is to be the ul- timate result of this thing. You™ put that nuisance there and the whole section there- abouts is put under the ban. Improvements are abandoned, values of property go down, because you have dedicated that portion of your beautiful city to what is a nuisance. And why do you do it? You have a county cut here, you have a navigable river wash- ing one side of the city, both of which could be taken advantage of in this matter. Now, I cannot see in what way you are to justify to yourselves the granting of this permit. The whole inquiry whether this business proposed to be carried on, the business of gathering together whatever is most noxious and offensive, that is the first part, aud incinerating it. Now, no man with a head on his shoulders will say that @ party who is doing that is not carrying on a business in which noxious odors arise. Then it is directly against the act -of 1880 re-enacting the ordinances of the board of health. They say, on tne other hand, that it is true all this stuff cannot be brought without these odors, also that the process of incineration produces noxious odors and gases. But they are controlled by scientific appliances, these odors, and stripped of their detriment to the public, so the appli- cants say. You -have no atom of discretion in this matter, for the law has defined a nuisance, and the law has done so because it was not willing to take the chances that are presented here this morning. Next, I say that your bu‘lding regulations are to Lastly, I say that the gen- appropriation act under the act of March 2, 1895, on its face contemplates tak- ing out this refuse from the cities of Wash- ington and Georgetown, and thelr more populated suburbs, and not bringing it in. That the law, general in its character, can- rot be regarded as a repeal of the special reprobation In respect to nuisances con- tained in the antecedent act of 1850 con- firming the ordinances of the board of heejth.” After the lawyers had concluded, a Mrs. King asked permission to ask a question. She desired to know of Mr. Davis what pro- portion of garbage would be taken to the South Capitol street plant. He replied that he did not know. If possible, the contractor oily wanted to build one plant, and have that large erough to do all the work. “Well, suppose it breaks down, as ma- chinery is bound to do in time. How do you propose to get rid of the garbage? Won't ou pile it up at the plant?” “That, madam,” repMed Mr. Davis, “is a stile we will not cross until we reach it, Besides,the Commissioners would hardly let i the garbage up in the manner you to become of the water from the asked Mrs. King. 4 be consumed.” ill use soft coal for the fur The lawyers took up the subject again, and reiterated their arguments. At the ecnelusion, the Commissioners thanked them for the points brought out, and said the subject should have their careful de- Kkeration. ——s Senator Elkins Injured. A special from Kingwood, West Virginia, sent last night, says: Senator Stephen B, Elkins fell from a bieycle which he was riding today, and so severeiy injured his ankle that he immediately took a special train to New York city to obtain surgical treatment. —————— Men and Mourning. From the Ladies’ Home Journal. A gentleman wears decp mourning for a wife or mother for not less than one year, During that time his business suit is of rough black cloth, and his frock coat of the same. The proper black band, usually of fine cloth (not crape), is put on his hat by the hatter. His scarf is dull silk and no pin is in it. His gloves are heavy black glace kid, but no border save that of a narrow hem fs seen on his all-white hand- kerchiefs. His small visiting card and his stationery have a narrow black border. Etiquette lightens his loneliness by permit- ting him to visit his men friends two months after he has assumed mourning. Alone, or with a man friend, he may go, quite quietly and not in evening dress, to a public place of amusement, but he can- not go with a lady or be one of a party. o+—____- Not a Proper Question, From the Philadelphia American. Among questions given in the summer school examinatiol by the directors in @ small town was the following example in arithmetic: “If Alexander can fire off ning crackers a minute for one hour and six minutes, and Robert can fire seven crack- ers a minute for the same time, how man; more will Alexander have fired off than Robert?” When ?the question was pro- pounded, a little girl immediately arose and piped out: “Please, teacher, I don't want to answer that. Firecrackers has powder them, and powder is used in war, and folks 1s Quakers.”