Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 16, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, LATE NEWS BY WIRE) +. Reason For a THE HOLT WILL CASE |GREATLYIExaGGERATED Meeting of the Presbyterian Synod at Baltimore. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES Presentation and Approval of Re- fi ports. DR. BRANCH THE MODERATOR Brecial Dispatch to The Evening Star BALTIMORE, Me., October 16. ond meeting of the Presbyterian gan in the First Cnurch, coruer Park ave- nue and Madison street, at 9 o'clock this morning. The meeting opened with devo- tional exercises, Rev. Edward Branch of Ellicott City leading in prayer. The Rev. Robert A. Davidson @ St. Gecrge’s, Dela- ware, was the moderator, and Edward H. Robbins of Baltimore stated clerk. The special committees were appointed by the moderator, and the committees’ reports were received and referred as follows: On accounts of treasurer to committee on finance; excuses for absence, to committee on leave of absence; annual report of wo- man’s synodical committee for home mis- sions, to standing committee on home mis- sions. ‘The statistical reports of the presbyteries ‘were presented and approved as follows: Presbytery of Baltimore, presbytery of New Castle, presbytery of Washington. ‘The stated clerk reported that a certified copy of the printed minutes had been sent to the general assembly and that the min- utes had been approved by that body with- out exception. The report was approved. The committee to visit Wilson College made a verbal report, which was accepted. ‘The committee to visit the West Notting- ham Academy made a report, which was accepted. ‘The standing committee on home mis- sions and sustentations reported with the following recommendations, which were adopted: . 1. That the sustentation funds form the most satisfactory aids to the work of the synod. 2. That all Sunday schools which do not have a scheduled time for making contri- butions be asked to make contributions to the sustentation fund on the Sabbath be- fore or following Thanksgiving day. 8. That the women’s home missions and young people’s societies meet during the first week in March and raise a contribu- tion to the fund. 4. That all pastors, churches and ses- sions which have not heretofore done so make their full apportionment. 5. That churches making special contri- butions toward this cause do so early in March if possible, and not later than the first Sunday in July. Other recommendations will be discussed at this afternoon’s session. The meeting adjourned at 12:30, when a lunch was served in the Sunday school building to tne delegates by the ladies of the congregation. This Afternoon’s Session. For the session this afternoon the follow- ing order of business is presented by the ccmmittee on arrangement: Report of com- mittee on education, report of committee on publications, report of committee on Sunday school work. ‘The synodical sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Easton of Wash- irgton thls evening, and will be followed by the communion. ‘The following Washington delegates were Present this morning: The Rev. Howard ‘W-. Ennis of the Western Church; Rev. George HK. Little, Assembly Church; Rev. Wm. C. Alexander, West Street Church; Rev. €. Alin Smith, Peck Memorial; Rev. George N. Luccock, Metropolitan Church; Rev. Benjamin M. Bittenger, Westminster Church; Rev. John C. French; Rev. Thos. Cc. Easton, Eastern, and the Rev. Chas. B. Ramsdell, North Church. ‘The synod was crganized last night. It is composed of the. presbyteries of Balti- more, New Castle and Washington, and in- cludes the territory of Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia and part of Vir- ginia. There are foutteen ministers at- tached to the synod. Rev. Dr. Little, as the retiring modera- tor, preached the opening sermon. Dr. Henry Branch of Ellicott City was elected moderator. The Rev. E. H. Rob- Bins of the Fulton Avenue Church, Balti- more, was elected stated clerk for three years. Rev. Howard Ennis of Washington and the Rev. Dr. L. H. Miller of New Castle, were elected temporary clerks. ‘The ‘Rey. Dr. Jerre Witherspoon, chair- man of the committee of arrangements, reported that there would be three ses- sions daily, with a recess from 12:30 to 2 o'clock, and from 5 to 8 o'clock daily. Beeps A LIVELY DISCUSSION. Deputies Dissent From the Action of the Bishops. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 16.— ‘Among the reports presented to the house of deputies of the Episcopalian convention teday was one from the committee on nomi- nations, naming as trustee of the General Theological Seminary Hall the old board and proposing Henry Butt as the successor of Rev. Dr. Hall, deceased. Majority and minority reports on the ac- tion of the bishops to change the title page of the book of common prayer precipitated a warm discussion. The bishops desired to insert the words “according to the Ameri- can use,” rather than insert the whole name of the church. ‘This was interpreted by some as a move toward changing the name of the church. It was also argued that the revision of the prayer book had been completed in 1802 and dropped, and that it would be unwise to take it up again now. The vote being taken the deputies re- fused to concur in the revision. There was a lively debate over another message from the bishops recommending the reference of the canons to the present revision commission with instructions to report to the next convention. A large element wanted the canons to go to the new committee, to which constitu- tional revision was referred yesterday, but this was overruled in the end, and the ac- tion of the bishops concurred in. ————— TO BE MOVED HERE. The Hendquarters of the Republican League. CHICAGO, October 16.—After an informal conference of members of the national com- mittee of the Republican League at the Wellington Hotel today the removal of the headquarters of the league from Chicago to Washington was practically decided upen. The formal meeting of the commit- tee was held this afternoon. In addition to the removal question the committee was asked to adopt the Iowa plan of organization. George McIntyre of Stell Rock, Iowa, who is the chairman of tke league's committee on organization, presented the Iowa plan to the mccting. The main fectures of the plan cre congres- sional district and county leagues. —_——___ B. and 0. Dividend Passed. BALTIMORE, Md., October 16—The dl- rectors of the Baltimore and Ohio railway today decided not to pay divid2nds on com- mon stcck for the six months ending June 30 last. They issued a statement saying that the earnings for that period exceeded 2% per cent, but that they deemed it ad- atble to hold the money for other pur- poses. dt ‘The Kaiser on the Field of Metz. COURCELLES, October 16.— Emperor William left Chateau Urville on horseback at § o'clock this morning in order to visit the buattleflelds around Metz. The em- press took a train to Amanweiler and from there she will drive to St. Privat and Gravelotte. where the emperor will meet her and they will lunch together. ———— Enlisting for Cuba in the West. SAN FRANCISCO, October 1 com- pany of Irishmen is being organized here to aid Cuba in achieving independence. So far twenty-seven have enlisted. Advertisers use The Star because they get fe results from their advertising in it. , They ‘know, also, that each one pays a like price for a like service. Advertising space is not oo to one house sae it it may act as a duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- other and “extra i Like price for like service is the only fair way. ENGLISH DIVORCE LAWS. Alleged Cause for Moral Deteriora- tion There. BALTIMORE, M4d., October 16.—“Mother” Prindle, superintendent of the Florence Crittenton Mission in New York, was a con- spicuous figure at the morning session of the social purity congress. ” President Powell opened the session by reading a paper on “Purity Work Derived From English Experierce,” by Dr. Eliza beth Blackwell of London, England, who could not be present. She declares the divorce laws of England to be the cause of moral deterioration, and is earnest in her advocacy of a single stardard of morality fer both sexes and the teaching of sound physical doctrines by parents and physicians. The Rev. S. S. Seward of New York fol- lowed with a paper on “Purity, How Pre- served Ameng the Young.” The reader, who is a nephew of Lincoln's gredt Secretary of State, dealt principally with means to be taken by parents to guard their offspring fyom all impure thoughts and deeds and to instruct them in such matters as they ought to know. Mrs. J. H. Kellogg of Battle Creek, Mich., read a paper on ‘Purity and Parental Re- sponsibility,” and Mrs. Mary Wood Allen of Ann Arbor, Mich., delivered an address on ‘‘Moral Training of the Young,” holding that the young were “taught too much of sex-consciousness.”” Dr. J. H. Kellogg of Battle Creek, Mich., read a paper on “Chastity and Health,” in which he severely criticised the present method of medical examinations. His ad- dress also treated of the physical deteriora- tion in both the individual and the race, re- sulting from impurity, and the hygienic advantages of chastity and continence. The Body of the Found. YOKOHAMA, October 16.—A. dispatch re- ceived here from Seoul says that the gody of the murdered Queen of Corea has been found. EVACUATION OF LIAOTUNG. Said to Have Been Demanded of Japan by Russia. SAN FRANCISCO, October 16.—Advices by mail from Tokio, Japan, dated Septem- ber 27, to the Associated Press state that Japan has been forced to comply with Rus- sia’s demand for a speedy withdrawal of the Japanese troops from Liaotung penin- sula. France and Germany joined in the demand, and the Japanese government was in no condition to defy three European powers. The announcement of Russia’s purpose took Japan by surprise. This proceeding has caused renewed bit- terness in Japan against Europeans. The Japanese also charge their own ministry with conniving at the nation’s dishonor. A feeling of hostility toward foreigners in China is said to be rapidly Increasing. Ad- ditional calamities are feared. The pro- ceedings at Kucheng are conducted with flagrant defiance of justice and order. The central government seems powerless to as- sert its authority, even if genuinely inclin- ed to do so. ‘The American residents, who appealed successfully to Washington for the ap- pointment of a commission to investigate the Szechuen outrages, are beginning to doubt the expediency of that measure. The Szechuen. afiair is almost forgotten since the occurrence of the deeper tragedy. It is felt whatever energy is to be shown by the United States government should be di- rected to a more useful purpose than the eyportionment of damages for the mission- aty property destroyed. imnicdiate action of a much more de- cided nature is imperatively required. Questions of life and death are imminent, and it is thought pecuniary considerations might be deferred. a Another Durrant. LONDON, October 16.—A firm of lawyers representing the widow of the Rev. R. N. Durrant of Woolton rectory, Kent, have written a letter to the newspapers, in which they say her soa Theodore is in New Zealand, and that the Theodore Dur- rant, wno is being tried in San Francisco on the charge of murder, is not related to the family. ———— An Express Robbee Caught. NEW ORLEANS, La., October 16.—James H. Barnett, one of the Terre Haute, Ind., men who robbed the Adams Express Com- pany of $16,000, was captured here last nigat. He had been in hiding here several weeks, and was located in an obscure boarding house across the river. He expressed saiis- faction at his capture, being tired of flight. Only $150 was found on his person. Ss May Re Docked in New York. ‘The Navy Department has abandoned its plan for docking the Texas at Norfolk navy yard, as the report of the constructor there indicates that the vessel draws too much water to enter the dock with safety. The ship will probably be sent to New York for docking. _———————— Our Foreign Commerce. The total exports for September were $58,543,443, against $58,778,675 for last year; for the first nine months of 1895, $557,930,- 346, against $576,618,' for the correspond- ing period last year. The imports for Sep- tember were $50,647,698, against $65,236,123 for September, 184; for the first nine 1895, $6U0,983,122, and for 1894, a ,0- for September, 1895, the excess of imports was $6,602,650; for September, 18M, the excess of exports was $5,15l for the first nine months of this year there was _an_excess of imports amounting $45,0 6, and for the corresponding period jast year an excess of exports of $73,028,- “34. There was an excess of éxportations of gold last month amounting to $16,674,609, against an excess of imports last year, amounting to $418,118; for the first nine months of 1895 the excess of gold exports was $44, ; for the corresponding period Jast year, $15,163. For silver the excess portations for the first nine months of this year was $30,652,496, against 98: 2 for the corresponding period last year. The No New Facts to Be Presented in Court Friday. BOTH SIDES AT WORK ON THE MYSTERY The Will to Be Attacked From All Points. CULLEN'S STORY DENIED So far as can be learned today from the attorneys for the heirs-at-law who appear before Judge Hagner in the Probate Court Friday morning to answer the petition of Mr. Luke Devlin, the executor named in Judge Holt's will of 1873, not a single fact net alreadygknown to the public will be adduced. Just what the nature of the answer to be made by Messrs. Shellabarger and Wilson is is only vaguely outlined by what these gentlemen have sald.’ Judge Wilson said this afternoon that a formal answer would, of course, be made, but what it would be he could not say. As no later will has been found and there is’ no evidenc> which conclusively aunuls the will of 1873, the case will undoubtedly be referred to the Equity Court and the bat= tle will be fought out there completely and at Iength. In the struggle that will ensue the formal advantage rests with the heirs urder the mysterious will and the burden of proof will be on the heirs-at-law. Both sides have many strong points in their favor, and it would be a difficult matter to predict the outcome. The Will of ’73 to Be Ansniled. Washington Holt will arrive in Washing- ton tonight and be present during the pro- ceedings in court this week. He spent last week in Washington at work on the case, and is satisfied that when the time comes he can produce witnesses to establish the existence of the alleged will of 1986, and, for the most part, its terms. From the general drift of this testimony, there can be little doubt that if such a will was in existence Mr. Washington Holt was the executor named in it, and he and his wife were the principal heirs. It is certai that Messrs. Shellabarger Wilson will assail the will of '73 vigorously amd from every point ef attack possible. The unaccountably bad condition in which the document appears, it is alleged, casts upon it the suspicion that it has been in bad company and that it has been many years since, in the intention of its maker, it was actually an instrument intended to convey his property to the heirs named therein. Messrs. Blair Lee and J. J. Dar- lington have been ergaged steadily for the past three weeks upon the case, and, it is said, have many interesting facts to throw irto the general story. What they are they do not divulge. An Ingenious Theory. Beyond all question, there is a key to the mystery; and it is believed that there. are those living who can make the whole mat- ter clear. Notwithstanding the vast amount of information which hasbeen printed in regard te the case, as usually happens nearly as much has been known to various individuals at work upon it that bzs not been made public. Any number of theories have been taken up, and the effort made to make them coincide with the established facts of the case. The most ingenious of these is that for some reason, which can only be inferred, Judge Holt prepared the will of 1873 with no intention that it should dispose of his pro erty in the manner set forth. Under stress, in great haste, to satisfy some person who had some claim upon him, he wrote the in- strument and secured its ostentatious wit- nessing. Evidences of his haste are pointed out in the syntax and the chirography of the paper. One of these indications is considr- ed the great number of words he wrote be- fore dipping his pen in the ink. Every point throughout the paper where bis pen ran out of ink can be found. This theory of the matter also meets the criticism that has been made with regard to Mrs. Sherman’s signature. As it was known that she, because of her sympathy for Mrs. Surratt, cherished a strong anti- pathy to Judge Holt, the appearance of her frame upon the will was surprising to many people. Only on account of some overpow- ering reason, it is said, would she have been likely to have complied with his re- quest to place her name on the same paper with his, and this reason, it is believed, was a secret and a private one. From old clerks in the bureau of military justice it is learned that the practice of the office was, all during the years Judge Holt was judge advocate general, to make in- dorsemeuts on all legal papers on the back of the lower fold. This is the fold cr the space which comes on the back of the first fold of the paper. Oftentimes, said an old clerk today, in- dorsements would fill up this entire fold, and then would be made upon the second and even the third. If the statement with regard to the manner of making these in- dcrsements in the bureau of military jus- tice is correct, it is claimed the missing part of the sheet of legal cap, on which Judge Holt wrote his will—probably one- fourth of the sheet—bere whatever indorse- ments he may have made upon the paper. The ©ullen Story. Judge Wilson stated today to a Star re- porter that the Cullen story was entirely unfounded, so far as he knew. He said that he had never seen Mr. Cullen, knew nothing whatever about him, nor of the truth of any of his statements. At the time Mr. Cuilen said he was talking with Judge Wil- son for an hour the judge was not in Wash- ington, So far as can be ascertained Mr. Cullen’s my 1 “Unele Joe” has not yet reached Washington, nor has the missing piece of the wiii been found. In an interview with The Star reporter Monday afterncon Mr. Culler finally gave the names of three prominent citizens of Washington of high standing, who, he said, had seen him fold up the will of 1873, put it In an envelope and address it to the register of wills. Tho sume statement had beer. made for him by friends who inter- ested themselves in his story. The three gentlemen named by Mr. Cul- len were Dr Featherstonaugh, Mr. N. T. Hailey and Mr. J. N. Torbert, all of the pension office. These gentlemen deny hav- ing any knowledge whatever of Mr. Cullen having the will in his possession, and only know bim and the alleged facts from what they have read in the newspapers. ——— Compliments te a Good Citizen. At the meeting of the board of trustees of the Reform School, yesterday, Mr. A. J. Falls called attention to the fact that Mr. N. W. Burchell had, on that day, rounded out a quarter of a century of continuous and faithful service as a member of the board, and he offered a resolution tender- ing the thanks and congratulations of the board and expressive of the high appre- ciation in which he was held by his fellow members. The resolution, which was unanimously adopted, not only represented the feeling of the board toward Mr. Burchell, but voiced the feeling of the whole community in regard to this useful, modest citizen. —>__. ¢ Provisions of His Will. The will of the late James J. Brooks, at one time chief of the secret service office, was filed her? today. The instrument was made at Pittsburg, Pa., January 27, 1394, and Alfred H. Brooks, a son, and Frank R. Hubachek, a son-in-law, are appointed executors. To the widow of the deceased, Maria Brooks, all life insurance, moneys and personal effects are given. So much of the real estate, estimated to be worth about $15,000 or $20,000, is to be sold as will pay the debts of the deceased and secure Mrs. Brooks $50 a month during her life. Upon the death of the widow the farm in Charles county, Md., known as “‘Kerbrook,”” is to press to Maria L. Kerr, a daughter, to be valued in the partition of the estate at $2,000. Upon the death of the widow the residue of the estate may be sold, and if the balance, after paying all debts of the estate, especially the one to Calvary Church, does not exceed $10,000, the same is to be equelly divided among Alfred H., Walter J. and Floyd V. Brooks, sons, and Eva 8S. Johnston and Nellie A. Hubachek, daughters. All moneys in excess of $10,000 are to be equally divided amorg the six children of the testator. | seiling—Fidget, Dr. Stearns’ Opinion as to the Reports of ‘Typhoid Fever. ; { He Thinks ‘Phixe kre No More Cases ‘Than Usual,jbul That the Fever © Viralent. 4 “In my opinion,” said Dr. S. S. Stearns, one of the leaditig-h@meopathic physicians of the city, “‘thiswhofe matter of the scare over typhoid fever has been greatly exag- gerated. There is\typhoid fever in this city now, as there is every year, but I think I am safe in saying that the number of cases is not a bit above the average. I have watched typhcid very carefully for the last thirty years, and my own investi- gations lead me to believe that there is’no more here this fal than any other fall since 1877. ~“Typhold fever is endemic, not epidemic, and is always to be found in large cities. We are certain to have typhoid in this city so'long as the city grows at the present rate. Streets are extended, end tho hills to the north and northwest are being torn away, The result is that new ground is being opened up, and when the wind is from that direction it has a strong ten- dency to disturb the sanitary conditions of the city. Then, on the other side of the city, are the reclaimed flats, which are covered with the rankest kind of vegeta- tion. There the bottom of the river has been dug up and exposed to the action of the atmosphere, and it stands to reason that all that decaying matter cannot be so very much better than the old marshes as they used to exist. The flats as they are today constitute a splendid source of sup- ply for miasms, which are wafted across the city with every breath from that point of the compass. The flats should either be improved or else the vegetation that covers them should be cut down and burned every August. A More Virulent Form. “Typhoid varies not only in extent and distribution, but also as to its severity. The result is that while I am convinced there are no more than the usual number of cases this fall, I must admit that: the fever seems to be of a more virulent form. That is to say, the death rate from typhoid this year seems larger than in years gone by. There is‘a great deal of malarial trouble in the city at this time, and it undcubtedly affects typhoid. Some people insist that it is possible to tell at once in the beginning whether a case 1s malarial fever or typhoid. I am satisfied that this is not true, for I have known of many ases diagnosed as one which turned out to be the other. I was not long ago called in consultation in a case which the attend- ing physician had diagnosed as typhoid, but the crisis came at the end of nine days, which showed very clearly that there was a mistake. A good many physicians, when in doubt as to the exact character of the Gisease, would be likely to report it as the more serious. Then if it should turn out otherwise it would. put them in a better light than if they had called it a mild case of malaria and had it turn out typifoid. I think this accounts for a good deal of the leak in the reports of typhoid. In other words I do not think that there are as many cases of syphgla as have been re- ported as such. “Dr. Woodward, the health officer, has done,a ery wise act in send- ing out cards to ‘all the physicians in town, asking them to gepgrt the number of cases of typhoid they know of. I think that the results of such a census will show that the disease is not so widespread as is gener- ally thought.” 23 “But it is said thatthe health office has received comparatively few answers to its request,” su#kested The Star reporter. “That is as /it sHould be," said Dr. Stearns. “A physician ought not to report until he is absolutely certain, and I am sure I shall not send in my résponse until I can make it decur' ‘te beyond question. Sources of, Infection. “Water is, of gourse, the chief source of infection, Milk, Js, also an element of danger, but to nothing like the same ex- tent. Milk is a sougce of infection only when it has been watered or put into cans which have beén washed with impure water. The pumps in or near the barn- yard always furnish ‘the very worst of water. Water is the greatest solvent! known, and clean; pure water will do us an incalculable amount of good in cleansing the system from all impurities. But when the water itself is impure and infected, it is a source of danger and not of salvation. The best advice to give is that which hes been given in The Star before. Boil all drinking water before it is used.” —. BADLY HURT. ' Mr. Brown Trics to Stop a Runaway ‘Team. In an endeavor to stop a runaway team near the government printing office shortly after 2 o'clock, Mr. J. M. Brown, a watch- man at that building, sixty-seven years old, was thrown violently to the ground and suffered a dislocation of the right arm at the shoulder. At the Emergency Hos- pital Drs. Smith and Furlong replaced the joint in its proper pesition, and Mr. Brown was able to return to his duties. His home is at 512 3d street northeast. The runaway team was attached to a heavily-loaded wagon belonging to the government printing effice, and had not Mr. Brown rolled out of the way as he fell, it is probable that he would have beew k led. : a GRAND JURY. No Indictment Yet Miss Flagler. The grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment against Henry Simms for embezzlement, and against Michael, alias Biddy Doyle, for housebreaking. The charge of grand larceny preferred against Harry Schools and Henry Williams was ignored. : ‘The grand jury will, it is said, report to the court again this week, when, It is un- dersteod, the indictment against Miss Eliz- abeth M. Flagler, for killing Ernest Green, a small colored boy, on the 2d of last Au- gust, will be presented to the court. = Tomorrow's Alexander Istand Entries First race, four and one-falf furlongs, selling—Frank Fuller, 105; Hay Tay, 105; Blizzard, 102; Prince: John, 102; Tammany Hall, 102; Silver Queen, 102; Fredericks, ; Halcyon, 102; Lena H., 102; Queen D'Or, 102. Second race, four and a half furlongs, 105; Eddie M., 105; Imp. Plunderer, 105; Goretta, 102; Dr. Johnson, 102; Bella G., 102; Theresa, 102; Margae- rite Il, 102. 4 Third race, s enjfisnths of a mile, sell- ing—Andrew 5; Longshanks, 105; t 3 Against Prince Klamath, 1}3; Columbus, jr., 105; Keime, 105; Mj ert po 102; Bright- wood, 102; Bolivar, *f02. Fourth race, half pile, all ages—Jo. Jap, 122; Harry Warret,, 119; Forest, 119; Joe Mack, 117; Jegsie 4aral, 114; Job, 114; Quina, 111; EGipsé,-ir., 110; Meteor, 108; Somage, 108; Irish pss, 105; Al. Helenbolt, 99. Fifth race, six and a quarter furlongs, three-year-olds—Foupdling, 112; Siva, 109; Reefer, Reforrfl} 100; Peter Jackson, 97; Juliet, 97. Sb ag Sixth race, six ang a half furlongs, sell- ing—Reller, 112; Brooklyn, 109; Dillon J., Drizzle, Avon, 12;'La Prentis, 99. Second race geclaved off and first di- vided. « By False Pretenses. This afternoon William Wilkins, alias Wilson, colored, was convicted in Criminal Ccurt No. 2 of false pretenses. Last June he was employed as a driver by William Wells, and sold a horse belonging to his employer to Mrs. Richard Webster for $17, falsely representing to her that the animal was his. A motion for a new trial was made, and Judge Cox remanded the young man to jail. ——— Grocery Stock. Some soap and canned goeds, that had formed part cf the stock of P. C. Garden's grecery store in Southeast Washington,was in Judge Miller's court today as evidence in a case. Mary Snowden, a colored wo- man, and William Snowden, her son, were charged with having stclen the goods, and were held guilty. William.yas given sixty Gays «nd his mother was fined $25 or sixty days. DISTRICT AFFAIRS Result. of the Examinations for Physicians to the Poor. DR. STONES HIGH AVERAGE Bids Opened and Estimates for Street Lighting. OTHER LOCAL NOTES -Dr. J. R. Nevitt, secretary of the medi- cal examining board of the District, today made his report of the examinations held several days ago for the positions of phy- siclan to the poor. He says the examina- tions were conducted in all the essential branches of medicine, both by written and oral examinations. Twenty-five physicians presented themselves for examination for the positions, for which there are ten va- cancies. A percentage of G0 in the written examination was required to entitle an ap- plicant to further consideration. Of the number who took the examination two failed. It was the earnest desire of the board, he says, to make the examinations as practical as possible. Of the number who took both examinations 7 failed to receive an average of 75 per cent, the standard agreed upon by the board to en- title one to recommendation for appoint- ment. Fourteen physicians were certified to the health officer today for appointment. The best mark attained was ‘4 out of a possible 100. This was made by Dr. Jobn H. Stone of Brightwood. Dr. Stone is a graduate of Columbian Medical College, and for some time was resident physician at Garfield Hospital. Health Officer Woodward will recommend the appointments within a short time. It was discovered today that there were two other vacancies, and these will be filled during the week. The authorities are very much pleased with the result of the ex- aminations, and believe that the new corps of physicians to the poor will be the best the District ever had. From time to time as vacancies oceur, the places will be filled from the list of avail- ables, although it is believed that before the new year it will be found advisable to hold another examination. Bids Opened. Bids were opened by the Commissioners this morning for the construction of a school building on Blair road near Soldiers’ Heme. The bidders were George W. Cor- bett, $8,700; B. P. Bond, $11,359; A. G. Fumphrey, $8,813.65; T. E. Cabell, $12,398; W. W. Winfree, $9,790; James M. Dunn, $4,235; Parini & Greer, $8,350, and Peter McCarthy, $9,649. Street Lighting. ‘The engineer department has submitted to the Commissioners the following estl- mates of the amount required for street lighting for the coming fiscal year: Absolutely nece@#sary gas lamps, appro- priation required, $174,867.50; absolutely necessary arc electric lamps, $93, To tal, $267,903.40. Highly desirable gas, $209,- 0:1.50; are same as quoted, the total being $002,127.40. Will Be Investigated. This morning a committee from the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion, consisting of W. J. Frizzell, J. B. Algate, J. D. Burt, W. R. €arvie and B. Ostman, had a hearing before Maj. Powell, with reference to the obstruction of Dela- ware avenue between H and I streets by railroads tracks leading from the main line to the space that is now cecupied by the District for the storing of property. Pres- ence cf these tracks and this so-called property yard, they said, was not only a danger to pedestrians, but absolutely shut off the street from travel, to the detriment of the property interest in the neighbor- hood. The matter will be investigated. Overhead Wires. ‘The Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Company has obtained a permit to extend {ts line to the Potomac river over private property, but the permit does not carry with it any authority to use overhead wires. The question now arises, has the company the right to use overhead wires upon its own property. It looks as if the Commissioners thought it had, for it is stipulated in the order granting it permis- sion to extend its tracks, the permit to be made out by the engineer department and to exclude any authority for erection or maintenance of any additional overhead wires along or above any public highway. Building Permits. Building permits issued today were as follows: Mrs, D. D. Colton, to erect one four-story brick and stone dwelling, at 1615 Connecticut avenue northwest, to cost $10,- 000; A. H. Stamp, to make general repairs to 913 M street northwest, to cost $15,000. To Pass Through. The Commissioners have granted permis- sicn to the governor of Delaware and his staff to pass through the District of Co- lumbia armed and equipped, en route to and from Atlanta, Ga., November 6 to 12, 1895. Additional Private. James A. McDevitt has been appointed an additional private on the police force to serve at the residence of Mrs. George W. Childs, 1527 K street northwest. Permit Granted. A permit has been granted to the Fhila- delphia, Wilmington and Haltimore railway to rerew its pipe conduits on condition that the street be restored and that there be no obstruction to travel during the progress of the work. Purchase Ordered. The Commissioners have ordered the pur- crase in open market of 400 barrels of Portland cement, at a price not exceeding $2.35 per barrel. This action was found necessary, in order to avoid delay in the construction of the Fort Reno reservoir. Extension of @ Street. Relative to a petition of Columbus Alex- ander and others for an easterly extension of Q street, the Commissioners have in- formed him that the opening of Q street as requested cannot be secured through the act of Congress for the extension of high- ways, as the locality is outside of the city, but suggest that effort be made for the dedication of the extension of Q street and part of 25th street, either for the full width or part width of the street, the proposed route falling entirely in unsubdivided lands. Colored Convention. "The delegates to the national colored con- vention which was called to meet in this city today, had not shown up at the place for meeting at 2 o'clock. There are no visiting delegates at all to the convention, and simply those who were elected from this city will participate In the meeting, if any is held. The meeting was called to convene at 12 m. today in the Israel Baptist Church, cn 1th street northeast, but none of the officials or others were present when The Star reporter visited the meeting place. The convention was supposed to be a meet- ing of colored men from several of the ad- jacent states to discuss the political and moral status of the colored race in these different states. The meeting was first called to be held in Baltimore city, under the auspicies of the National Republican Vigilant Association, of which J. W. Poe is president. Legal Society. ‘The Bar Association of the District of Co- lumbia was incorporated today. The li- brary, to contain 7,000 volumes, is to be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m: to members of the as- sociation and non-resident attorneys. The officers are: Nathaniel Wilson, president; Henry E. Davis, first vice president; Samuel Maddox, second vice president; Blair Lee, secretary; Charles H. Cragin, treasurer. The board of directors, Nathaniel Wilson, ex-oflicio; Blair Lee, ex-officio; Chas. H. Cragin, ex-officio; Samuel R. Bond, Job Pamard, Andrew B. Duvall, Randall Hag- ner, Wm. A. McKenney; B. Kennon Pete! librarian; F. S. Key Smith, assistant li- brarian. PAPER MONEY ISSUES Mr Ghas. & MoNabb's Lecture at the Cdumbian University. He Reviews ihe Different Kinds of Currency and Advoentes a Sound Monetary System. The second lecture In the course given under the auspices of the department of economics of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University was given yes- terday afternoon at the university by Mr. Charles E. McNabb, instructor in business jaw. His subject was “Paper Money of the United States.” He divided his subject Into three periods, beginning with the American revolution and ending with tke Yast third of a century. At the outbreak of the revolution Congress was without money and credit. Deprived by the states of the ordinary resources of government, recourse was had to the emission of bills of credit, known as continental currency. Notwithstanding the vigorous efforts of Congress and the states to keep it at par, this currency began to depreciate within two years and soon got beyond control. In 1782, after falling to one thousand dollars in paper for one dollar in silver, it ceased to have any value as money. This experience kept the power to emit bills from being expressly given to Con- ress, and made the organizers of the na- tion under theConstitution resist the temp- tation to issue paper money when con- fronted with an empty treasury and a jJarge public debt. This policy was adhered to until the war of 1812, when treasury notes bearing interest were issued, These notes were merely substitutes for money. Other issues were made in the panics of al and 1857, and also during the Mexican With the civil war new forms of cur- reucy appeared in large amounts. The first issue of non-interest bearing notes, payable to bearer on demand, was made in 1861. This was followed by legal ten- der notes, which soon fell below par and did not become equal in value with-gold until two weeks before the resumption of specie payments on January 1, 1879. The other currency legislation of the war was reviewed, as also were the legal tender cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, and the period of resumption of specie payments. The efforts in behalf of silver after the dollar was dropped from coinage in 1873 led_to the issue, first of silver certificates and then of treasury notes. It having been declared to be the policy of the United States to keep gold and silver on a parity with each other, treasury notes, as well as United States notes, are redeemed in gold coin cn demand. No other gold being avail- able, the gold reserve is used for that par- Pose. Congress repealed the bullion-pur- chasing portion of the act of 1890 in the extra session of 1883, but did not provide for the retirement of the treasury notes issued thereunder. The necessities of gov- ernment compel their reissue, thereby making it possible for the notes to be pre-. sented again and again for redemption in gold coin. Mr. McNabb concluded by showing his- torically the value of a sound mon system. P —_—>—_—_ ie POLICE FIGHTER. James Berry Out of the Way for Some Time. % James Berry, a young colored man who has earned for himself the reputation of being a police fighter, was a prisoner in Judge Milier’s court today, and there were three charges against him, two for fighting policemen and one for disorderly conduct. Jim had been in court many times befere for similar offenses, but imprisonment seems to have made no impression on him. Last night he was drunk and disorderly, and when Policeman Posey placed him un- der arrest he became worse than ever and wanted to fight. He kicked and struck the officer a number of times, and gave Officer Donoghue similar treatment when he went to the assistance of his brother officer. Not satisfied with this, he fought Policeman ae when he got in the wagon and bit Perry has given the police so much trou- ble that Lieut. Boyle interested himself in the case, and instructed the officers to nave the two assault charges filed. He was aiso in court to hear them, and when the evi- dence had been heard he told the court see police fighting was a habit this man ad. When called upon the prisoner had noth- ing to say, and Judge Miller gave him a sentence of ten months in each of the two assault cases, and fined him $10 or thirty days for disorderly conduct. PROBABLY A HIGHWAYMAN. Capture of a Suspicious Man at Twin- fieg City. A young colored man, who gave his name as William A. Thomas, and who is thought to be one of the parties who attacked and robbed Miss Edith Roberts of Oxon Hill, Md., near the District line, about a week ago, while she and her grandmother were on their way to the home of the latter in this city, was today lodged in the Ana- costia substation to wait further investiga- tion of the matter. Thomas made his appearance in Twining City early this morning, but his movements attracted no particular attention until when he caught sight of Officer Dyer, who was patrolling his beat, Thomas started to run away at a terrific speed. Officer Dyer at once pursued him on horseback and succeeded in running him down after a smart chase. The prisoner was then taken to the Anacostia substation, where a charge of suspicion was entered against him. Subsequent developments cre- ated the belief that the man was wanted for the Roberts affair, and Mr. Herman ‘Thurm of Twining City, who was aware of some the particulars of the case, was sent for. Mr. Thurn positively identified Thomas as one of the men who came into his place and bought a drink of liquor a short time after the robbery, and for whom he changed a one-dollar note, which it is be- lieved was a part of the money taken from Miss Roberts. * Miss Roberts has been sent for by Sergt. Anderson, and she is expected to come to Anacostia this afternoon, when it is thought by the authorities Thomas’ identi- fication as one of the assailants of Mrs. and Miss Roberts will be made complete. babel Assault Charged. Charles E. Barber, the patent attorney, was arrested this afterrocn by Precinct Detective Myers on a charge of assault, preferred by I. Grarville Myers. The men had some words about a room, where Bar- ber was doirg some painting, and it is charged Barber painted the other man’s face. Judge Miller will hear the case to- morrcw. —_——>—__. Conference af to Lake Commerce. President Livingston and Secretary Keep of the Lake Carriers Association have been here for several days in conference with Secretaries Lamont and Carlisle and Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, relative to a number of important lake and river projects, in which the entire northwest, and particularly the vessel men, are interested. ‘These include plans for a second canal at the St. Clair flats, which is one of the main arteries of lake commerce. It is proposed to double the capacity of the canal by hav- ing one for up traffic and the other for down. Another project is to widen the Lime Kiln crossings from 440 to 660 feet. This crossing is the Hell’s Gate of the lakes, ‘and steam and sail vessels frequently go on the rocks owing to the narrowness of the cut. i It is also proposed to widen Hay Lake channel, which is the southerly waterway leading to the Sault Ste. Marie canal. Secretary Lamont and Gen. Craighill have shown much interest in the proposed im- provements, and feel that the projects would materially aid northwestern com- merce. As a result of the conferences, it is believed that all of the improvements will be recommended to Congress. eS Died From Their Injuries. BUTTE, Mont., October 16.—John Holmes, Joe Abraham and Dan Harrington, injured at the Northern Pacific bridge in the acci- dent when John MeVarish was killed, died yesterday. The inquest will be held today. FINANCE AND TRADE Recent Cotton Speonlation Canseg Firmer Foreign Exchange. BOW HE STREET 15 VIEWING THINGS Readiness to Respond to Any Ag- gressive Movement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Bvening Star. NEW YORK, October 16.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally higher than those recorded at the close of yesterday's business, but were not equaled during sub- sequent trading. London cables reflected an indifferent market for our securities and brought no business into the local operations, A firmer market for foreign exchange, due to the recent speculation in cotton, re- sulted in some professional selling of the stocks which were active yesterday, the entire advance then recorded being sacri- ficed in the interest of profit taking. The situation, judged by today’s surface indi- cations, presents few assurances of imme- diate profits in the long account, the en- tire absence of support outside of the room making concessions the more easily ef- fected. = ‘The stronger tone of the exchange mar- ket is being urged as an excuse fer the position now occupied by the bear element in the street, but there és really no cause to fear any duplication of the midsummer movement in gold. With assurances, prac- tically accorded official sanction, that no material depletion of the gold reserve will be permitted, and the fact that natural conditions will slowly improve from now on, the better element of the street, except for purposes of accumulating stock, will not allow any significant decline in values. Speculation has come to a halt merely for lack ef new incentive, and except to trad- ers who are satisfied with fractional dis- crepancies between the buying and selling prices of the stocks traded in, suggests small incentive to extended sales. The larger operators are inclined to buy on re- cessions If at present out of the market, but prefer to sell on rallies if carrying any extended line in the long account. ____ __ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The folliwing are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yerk stock ex« Correspondents Broadway. ‘change. Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S0 y eegey age kgegas ——_- Washington Stock Exchange. Government Bonds.—U. 8. tered, 111! asked. U. 8. 4s, ‘compan, fii 4 bid, 12 aa i. U.S ds, compan, 141% bid, 112% — ie 1925, 122% . 8. 5s, 1908, District of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear fund 5s, 10% bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 12% bid. Water stock Zs, 1001, currency, 116 bid. | Water stock 76, 1 curren 18 bid. %.65s, funding, i tered, 2203, 100 Did. regis Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- town Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 165 bid, 180 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. €s, 2d, 165 hid, 180 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 411 bid, 1115 asked. | Metropelltan sailroad Sa, 300 it road Ss, 85 bid, 90 asked. ton, Railroad 6s, 100 bid." Columbia Railroad Gs, 110% bid, 110% asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, se~ 128 bid, 138 asked. U. 8. Electric Light com 5s, 135 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Tel 100 bid. ., 102 bid. aud 0., 102 Gs, 111 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 111 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 111 bid. Masonic Hail Association 58, 103 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry ist 6s, 100 bid. Xational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 282 bid, 300 asked. Bank of the Republic, 241" bid. Metropolitan, 286 bid, 310 asked. Central, 272 bi Farmers and Mechanics’, 179 bid. Did. Citizens’, 131 bid.” Columbia, asked. Capital, 116 bid. West End, 1 asked. ‘Traders’, 105 bid, 108 asked. bid, 101% asked. Ohio, 82 bid. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Companies. Deposit and ‘Trust, 126 bid, 140 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 121 bid, 125 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 139 bid, 141% asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 66 bid, 70’ asked. Refiroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 270 asked. Metropolitan, 100% bid, 108 asked. Columbia, 50 bid. Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, 30 Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, *°47 bid, 494 asked. Georgetown Gas, 47 bid. U. S. Electric Light, 135% bid, 135% ask ‘Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 40 bid. Metropol 70 bid, 90 50 bid. Potomse, 68 bid. asked. Gernian-American, 160 bid, .” Na total rages rer aoe 12 = § Shae My a ‘eople’s, id, 8 asked. Co % 10T Lincoln, 7% bid, mmerciai, bid, 4% asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 123 Arl Riggs, asked. asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Cht ce and Potomac, 55 bid, 60 asked. American Graphophone, 3% bid, 4% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .30 bid, .40 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 14% bid. Great Falls Ice, 132 bid, 140 asked. Lincoln Hall, 00 bi ‘Mergenthaler Linotype, 215 asked. iv. *Ex —_—_. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 16.—Flour steady, un changed—receipts, 10,030 barrels; shipments, 95 barrels; sales, 960 barrels. Wheat dull—spot’ ond month, '65%266; December, 67%267%; steamer No. 2 red, 62;a63—receipts, 5,293 bushels; stock, 54z,- iy sample, 6oatris: do. on grades amuses. “Corn by sample, 66a071Z: do. on grade, firmer—spot, ik Mouth, radTm ber, new or old, 84%a85; year, 331033%—recelpts, 23,774 bushe bushels—southern ‘white corn, Bias Oats steady, low grades easter—No. White western, 27a27iZ; No. 2 mixed, 2382314—re- 3 bushels; stock, 140,558 bushels." Rye . 2, 4415 nearby; 47a48 western—stock, bushels. Hay firm—chotce timothy, $15.00a $15.50. Grain frelghts quiet but firm, unchanged. Sugar steady, unchanged. Butter, eggs and cheese firm, unchanged. —— Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton ‘broker, 1421 F st. GRAD a8 sect anneslZuUe SeBkS een Bat Neuen weed wanes Pi &