Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1895, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Durrant’s Attorneys Preparing for the Williams Case. AN EARLY TRIAL —— Verdict in the Lamont Case Will Cut No Figure. ee GIBSON’S WRITING AGAIN WILL INSIST ON SAN FRANCISCO, October 19.—The de- fense in the Lamont murder case have come to a conclusion in regard to the Williams case. At the termination of the present case they will insist on immediate trial of the Williams case. The verdict in the Lamont case will cut no figure with them. . The attorneys for the defense do not, at the present time, contemplate moving for a change of venue for the Williams case. They are thoroughly satisfied, General Dickinson said, that a fair and impartial jury can be secured in this city. In case of a change of venue the state will have to pay all the transportation and hotel ex. penses of the witnesses. In speaking of the case, the general said: “The line of evidence will be entirely differ- ent from that of the Lamont case. What- ever prejudice, if any, might exist in the Public mind as a result of the Lam#unt trial, will soon be dispelied. The defense is satisfied that an acquittal will easily be secured. “It is an absurdity to think Durrant knows who committed the murders. He ab- solutely knows nothing of either case. He fas not the least idea who was responsible for the crimes. Had he known anything he would have communicated his informa- tion to the police. The defense is at a loss to know who committed the fiendish deeds. We have received no enlightment from Dorrant on the subject.” The Pastor's Handwriting. Durrant’s attorneys are still figuring on the possibility of the Rev. Geo. Gibson be- ing implicated in the murder of Blanche Lamont. They make no direct accusations against the minister. They merely say his handwr‘ting is strikingly s‘milar to that on the payer wrapper which inclosed Blanche Lamont's rings. The defense intends to make the most of the alleged similarity of Dr. Gibson's writ- ing and that on the wrapper. They will put no handwriting experts on the stand to swea-: that Dr. Gibson's handwriting is identical to that on the wrapper sent to Mrs. Noole, but the significance of the simi- larity will be erlarged upon in the argu- ments of the defense. Attorneys Dickinson and Duprey know all about the pecullarities of the handwriting of the Rev. George Gibson. They have been in possession of specimens of his penman- ship for months and have not failed during that time to study it carefully. Mr. Dickinson, who is greatly interested in deciphering the characteristics of the minister's ting, spent several hours with G. W. Monteith at the city hall examining specimens. Mr. Monteith considers himself a handwriting expert, and he gave the pen- manship of Durrant as-well as that of Gib- son careful scrutiny. ‘The examinatior was conducted with ee the conclusior of the investiga’ teith gave it as his opinion that the writing on the wrapper was identical with the specimens of Dr. Gibson’s penmanship. Monteith will prepare a report of his e: amination of the specimens and turn it over to the defense some time today. Attorney Duprey is rapidly recovering, and will in all probability be able to take his place as_ leader in the defense when court convenés on Monday. —_—__ CORBETT’S TRIAL. It Will Be Resumed at Hot Springs This Afternoon. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., October 19.—The attorney general of Arkansas is in the city and will lend a’ hand to Prosecuting At- torney C. V. Teague at Corbett’s trial this afternoon. He was closeted nearly all morning with Judge Duffle and Judge Teague. Colonel George W. Murphy, the criminal lawyer, arrived last night and will be associated with W. H. Martin and C. H. Greaves as counsel for the defense. Corbett will arrive at 12:25 p.m. from Little Rock, where he showed last night. Chancery court will reconvene at 1:30 p.m., when the trial will be resumed. There is no abatement in public interest in the contest, and if possible it intensifies day by day. A telegram was sent to Fitz- simmons that if he is not in this place Monday the contest will be declared off. Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons’ manager, will arrive here on the evening train. a IN THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. Action Taken by the Episcopalians at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Mirn., October 1%.—Rev. William S. Huntington of New York, for the committee on amendments to the con- stitution, reported in the house of deputies of the Epicoyalian convention today an amendment providing for a court of ap- peals. It was fiffaly decided to refer it to the special cornmittée which has charge of the constitutional revision pending the next convention. The nouse then plunged into the consid- eration of another batch of proposed amendments to.the canons proposed by Rev. Dr. F. P. Davenport. The first taken up related to the rights and privileges of rectors, wardens and vestry, and the powers of bishops in conferring the choice of recters. The amendment savas eventually referred to the joint commission on canons. The proposition to use only the form “Jesus” and not “Jesu” in the prayer book and hymnal was laid on the table. The committee on mew dioceses reported fa favor of non-concurring with the bish- ops in the matter of setting aside the new jurisdiction of Kioto. A minority report declared that the English Church was Teady to occupy the field. In view of the possible difficulties, the house of bishops refused to concur in the proposal to insert the patriotic hymn “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” in the hymnal. KINLEY'S PERIL, Some Scoundrel Turned a Switch the Wrong Was. CINCINNATI, Oh‘o, October 19.—A spe- cial to the Commercial Gazette from Pau- lina, Ohio, says: Just after leaving Van Wert, Ohio, last night, the special car of the Ohio Central lines in which were Gov. McKinley, Gen. Bushnell, Railroad Com- missioner Kiraley, A. B. Holcomb, Frank S. Monnett, Urban H. Hester, Col. Wm. Gaitree and others, jumped the track at the switch or was thrown off by some scoundrel shifting the switch just as the car passed. No one was hurt. ‘A by-stander says a man changed the switch just as the special reached it-and then he ran away. pig ee COTTON DROPPED FIFTY POINTS. Wild Excitement in the New Orleans Market. NEW ORLEANS, Octgber 19.—The spot cotton market here tdday is qiulet and steady, quotations unchanged. Futures were weak at the opening, and the wildest excitement prevailed until noon, the mar- ket closing with a ‘oss of about fifty points on the day with the ft viest sales on rec- crd, 228,000. The ne is attributed to the too rapid advance which had taken place recenily. A reaction was cxpected by the parties here, who were managing the bull movement. —— Mayor Pingree Renominated. DETROIT, Mich., October 19.—-Mayor Pin- ree was renominated for a fourth term by Peclamation by the republican clty conven- ion this afternoon. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1895—TWENTY PAGES. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It fs easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The circulation of The Star is Many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is. be- Meved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. SATURDAY, Oct. 12, 1895. MONDAY, Oct. 14, 1895... TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 1595. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 1695. THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 1695... FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 1595... Total... Dally average....... 1 solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of coples of Tus EVEN- Ing Sra circulated during the alx secular days end- ing Friday, October 18, 1895—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this nineteenth day of October, A. D. 1895. BENJAMIN MARTIN, JR. Notary Public, D. C. IN SERIOUS TROUBLE Watchman Murphy Charged With Assault- ing a Little Girl War Department Guard Arrested and Held in $500 Bail—Identified by the Girl. This afternoon Detective Carter placed urder arrest Frank Murphy, a watchman in the War Department, and took him to po- lice headquarters on suspicion that he was wanted on a charge of assaulting Emile Garet, the sculptor, who lives at No. 1720 G Garet, the sculptor who lives at No. 1720 G street northwest. The defendant stoutly maintains his innocence, and is very much distressed over the affair. He is forty years old and has a family at Hyattsville. Mr. Garet is a Frenchman and is well known in the city. The child was playing rear the War Department yesterday and was called in and given some rubber bands. While in the building, it is charged, the man took the child into one of the toilet rcoms in the basement, and his conduct as described by the child is unfit for publi- cation. As soon as she reached home the child complained to her father, and Mr. Garet soon informed the police of what had happened. Detective Carter was detailed on the case, and today he arrested Murphy on suspicion. He was taken in a room where there were five other men, and after some hesitation the little girl pointed him out as the man who had been guilty of the indecent con- duct. District Attorney Birney was made ac- quainted with the facts as stated by ‘ae child, and he directed that a warrant for simple assault be sworn out. This was done, and he declined to accept collateral in the case. Bond was fixed at $500, and Murphy was sent to the first precinct station to be held until Monday uniess bail for his appearance is given before that time. —eEEEE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. Opening a Campaign for Control of the Telegraph Systems. The International Typographica! Union last night at Typographical Temple, through a speech delivered by Mr. S. H. Bell, opened a campaign which fs intended to agitate the subject of the government ownership of telegraphs until Congress shall instruct the Postmaster General to proceed to take possession of all existing lines at their appraised value and operate them as a part of the post office system. With Mr. Bell are associated Messrs. A. L. Randall, William McCabe, J. W. Usilton and W. N. Brockwell, who have been desig- nated as the local committee of the Inter- national Typographical Union to handle the subject before the proper congressional committees of Congress, and the committee has been organized by the election of Mr. Randall as chairman and Mr. Bell as sec- retary. It is the intention of the committee, as stated by Mr. Bell in his speech, to endea- vor to induce the incoming Congress to take the step they are seeking to secure, but if they shall fail with it, to keep up the fight until victory is secured. Back of the committee are said to be not only the International Typographical Union, but the Federation of Labor, the Knights of Labor and every other body of organized labor in the country, as well as many boards of trade and chambers of commerce in the United States. Mr. Bell's address last night was an exhaustive dissection of the subject. ——__ Light Attendance on the Island. There were six well-filled events on the card presented at Alexander Island today, the quality of which was first-class. The track was in first-class shape, and some fast time was expected. ‘The weather was clear and pleasant. Attendance light. Four books were on. First race, four and a half furlongs, two- year-olds—Perfidy, Gleason, 3 to 1, first; Miss Elizabeth, Andrews, 8 to 1, second y Pinkerton, Delehanty, 1 to third. THE CALL IS REGULAR. Alexandrian Democrats Obtain Chair- man Ellyson’s Decision. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 19.—Mr. Gar- diner L. Boothe, representing the demo- eratic committees of Alexandria city and county; Mr. C. Bendheim, candidate for the house; Mr. James R. Caton, representing Candidate Louis Bailey, and Mr. May, rep- resenting Candidates May and Lipscomb, called on Chairman Ellyson of the state demecratic committee today for a decision in the Alexandria contest for the ho Mr. Ellyson decides that the call for a cervention cn Monday next is entirely regular, and that the committee had the right to determine the basis of resenta- tien and the appointment of delegates for a rew convention. — Wants a Divorce. Annie M. Anderson today petitioned for 2 divorce from Charles W. Anderson. In her petition, filed for her by Attorney Campbell Carrington, Mrs. Anderson tes that they Were marrie:! In Alexandria, Va., March 7, 1SSS, two \iren being born to them, ard with habit ress and cruelty. She pra: for the custody of the children alimony and counsel fees. THE TEACHERS’ BAZAAR An Important Meeting of the Executive Committee Held This Morning. General Scope of the Work and Some of the Proposed Features Outlined. The executive committee of the Teachers’ Annuity and Aid Association, which is pre- pering for its great fair and bazaar, held an important meeting this morning at the Franklin school building. + There was a full attendance of the com- mittee, which includes most of the super- vising principals of the different divisions, the principals of the high schools and a number of lady teachers, who are actively interested in the work. Supervising Prin- cipal A. T. Stuart of the third division is the chairman of the committee and Mr. John T. Freeman the secretary. The great bazaar is to be held at Con- vention Hall December 2 to 16, inclusive, and according to the arrangements already rade, it promises to be the biggest affair of the sort ever held in Washington. The plans are all on a magnificent scale, and nothing is to be left undone that might contribute to its success. The association is a mutual ald society, intended to meet the needs of sick and superannuated teach- ers. While not all of the public school teachers of the city are members of it, yet tke esprit de corps is such that all have in- terested themselves actively in the prepara- ticrs for the big bazaar, and are indefatiga- ble in their efforts to make it a success. Purpose of the Fair. ‘The purpose of the fair is to raise a sort of endowment fund or capital to enable the association to prosecute its work without being in danger of running into financial straits. It is hoped to raise a total of at least $30,000, and as it already has a fund amounting to about $12,000, it would seem as though the hopes of the committee were not unreasonable. With the interest from ‘his fund added to a contribution of 1 1-2 per cent of the salary received by each member of the association it would be possible to properly care for each sick or retired teacher. The plan is to allow a sick benefit or pension amounting to three-fifths of the salary which the beneficiary received, the pension to be paid to those who have becoine inca- pacitated while in the harness or who have served for not less than thirty-five years, but in no case is the amount paid to be more than $600 a year. The executive committee, which met this morning, has entire charge of the work of allotting the various details of preparazion to the different subcommittees, and, in fact, of all the general arrangements for the fig fortnight’s display and sale. The General Plan. Convention Hall is to be beautifuily deco- rated and brilliantly illuminated with elec- tric lights. A great many novel features are to be introduced which will add to ihe attractiveness of the affair. There will be beoths for the sale of useful and orna- mental articles, music, flowers, cooking schools in full operation, a restaurant, ex- bibits from the manual training schools, exhibitions by the physical training classes ard a thousand and one other features of interest. Each evening is to be allotted to one particular school division or high school, and their friends are expected to fom out in full force on their special even- ings. The different evenings have been arrang- ed for as follows: December 5, high schools, normal schools and the several special classes of instruction; December 6, first division; December 7, sécond ‘Alyision A; December 9, second division B; Deééem- ber 10, third division; December 11, fourth division; December 12, fifth division; De- cember 13, 6th division, A and B, county. The hall is to be arranged departmental- ly, so that the general effect will be pleas- ing. The committee is making arrange- ments with a well-known architect to take charge of the general arrangement of the hall, so that there will be one consistent scheme of decoration throughout, instead of letting it drift into a happy-go-lucky con- glomeration that would be neither pleasing nor ccrvenient. There is to be a committee on program, whose duty it will be to see that some par- ticular form of entertainment is provided for each evening during the half hour that is to be set aside for the purpose. In this way it is thought that the interest of out- side organizations, military, social and the Uke, will be enlisted and result in a largely increased attendance. Division of Work. Each school division in its work for the fair is to be designated by a separate color, which will mark all of its relations with the bazaar. All goods collected by any one division will be marked with that’ color and will be kept to themselves. and then by a system of keeping accounts with colored cards of all sales made, it will be possible to tell how much each division has con- tributed to the sum total made. Each di- vision will also have charge of certain arti- cles to be disposed of. All articles collect- ed will be divided up among the proper beoths, but will still keep the color of the division from which it was received. In this way the friends of the teachers in any particular division can work for it by pur- chasing articles bearing its color. There will be articles to be voted for, but it has been definitely decided that no teacher shall be eligible or shall allow her name to be used in any of these contests. Schools and pupils, however, may run, as for instance, a piano will probably be voted for to go to the most popular school build- ing in the city. The florists of the city are showing their interest in the bazaar and have already promised to make liberal donations. ‘Their contributions wiil be gifts outright and will be sold either during or after the fair. Some of the Features. Mr. E. C. Messer, the well-known artist, is to have charge of the art loan exhibit, which promises to be one of the most at- tractive features. He has already received assurances from many owners of hand- some pictures and other works of art that they will allow their articles to be dis- played, and he intends to make it the most imposing exhibition of the sort ever seen in_Washington. The Century Company of New York has also promised to lend an exhibition simi- lar to the one it had at the world's fair, of original drawings, &c., which will show the complete methods used in modern illus- tration. In addition to this, there will also be a manual school exhibit, which will show the skill and handicraft of the pupils of the local schools. A cooking school will be in full blast, and the products of this feature will be on sale. There will also be a restaurant run_sep- arately from this, in charge of Mrs. Platt. A cook book will be one of the features of the fair. It is being prepared under the auspices of the cooking teachers of the public schools, and will contain many val- uable and original recipes. The pupils of the public schools are not to be asked for money contributions to aid the work, nor are they to be allowed to take part in any way that would interfere with their regular school work. The fair will be open every evening, and there will also be morning and_ afternoon ses- sions. These latter will be made possible through the assistance of the teachers in the half-day schools. AU the plans are being made so that the bazaar will not in- terfere in the slightest with the work of the public schocls. The candy tables will be a big feature of the fair. The colors of the tables are to be changed every evening so as to harmonize with the colors of the school division in charge and with the costumes of the pretty girls. The High School Cadets are to act as a guard and in the capacity of ushers each evening. While the teachers who are interested in ar are making an active canvass asking contributions from mer- chants, business men and others, the work has been so arranged that no man will be sked more than once. Duplieations will be ; avoided, and it is the intention of the com- mittee that the work of canvass shall not be allowed to.degenerate into anything like a nuisance. The teachers have assured the public that this is the first and only fair they will ever hold and this is the first and last time they will ever ask the assist- ance of the public of Washington, To Sct Aside an Assignment. Attorneys A. A. and T. W. Birney, for Wm. J. Johnson and others, today filed a bill in cquity against Horace J. Long, Chas. J. Dietz and others to set aside the assign- ment made on the 12th instant by the firm of Horace J. Long & Co. to Henry F. Weoda THE DISTRICT DEBT Annual Report of the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund. BONDS RETIRED AND THE RATES PAID Estimates of the Amount Required forthe Next Fiscal Year. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ae The eighteenth annual report of the treas- turer of the United States on the sinking fund and funded debt of the District of Columbia was submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury today. The following statement shows the amount uninvested of the sinking fund for the old funded debt:and the 3.65 per cent Ican at the close of the fiscal year 1894, together with the amount available for sinking funds from the appropriation for interest and sinking fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895: Sinking fund for old funded debt: Balance uninvested July 1, 1894, $252,816.57; amount available for fiscal year 1895, $240,745.81. Total, $193,562.38. Sinking fund for 3.65 per cent loan: Balance uninvested July 1, 1894, $17,170.87; amount available for fiscal year 1895, $294,500.76. Total, $311,671.63. By virtue of the authority given by the act of Congress, approved March 3, 1891, providing for the issue of 3.50 per cent ten-year funding bonds, the treasurer, un- der date of September 1, 1804, called for redemption $556,100 of these bonds, pay- able October 1, 1894, and on June 1, 1895, issued a second call for $267,600, payable July 1, 1895. Bonds Retired. The following statement shows the bonds retired for account of the sinking fund for the old funded debt during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, and the rates paid therefcr: Permanent improvement 6 per cent bonds, at par, $1,500; ten-year funding 3.50 per cent bonds, at par and interest, first call, $243,- 600. onds, aggregating $244,500, cost leaving a balance of $246,918.65 uninvested. The bonds retired for account of the sink- ing fund for the 3.65 per cent loan during the fiscal year ending June 30, 18%, were: ‘Ten-year funding 3.50 per cent bonds, at par and interest, first call, $306,000. These bends cost $307,690.69, leaving a balance of $3,990.94 uninvested. Water Fund. c The amount available for sinking fund for the water stock bonds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, was $34,458.75. The balance uninvested at the close of the fiscal year 1894 was $12,048.95, making a total of investment. The following statement shows the bonds retired for ac- count of this sinking fund during the fiscal year and the rates paid therefor: Water-stock 7 per cent bonds—At 123.46 flat, 38,000; at 124 flat, $1,000; twenty-year fundirg 5 per cent bonds, at 108 flat, $2,400; ten-year funding 3.i4) per cent bonds, at par and interest, first call, $8,100. These bonds, aggregating $19,500, cost $21,- $80.26, leaving a balance of $24,627.44 un- invested. . Estimates. ‘The estimates submitted to the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia of the amounts required by the treasurer for the service of the sinking fund cffice for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, are as follows: For interest and sinking fund on the funded indebtedness, exclusive of the water bonds, $1,21: for current penses of the sinking fund office, for interest and sinking fund on one-half of the amount advanced to increase the water supply of Washington, D. C., $16,- 210.24; for interest and sinking fund on ore-half the cost of the 48-inch main and connections and 14th street main and con- nections, $19,293.51. The District of Co- lumbia appropriation act of March 2, 189: under the heading “Washington aqueduct appropriates as follows: For’ raising the dam at Great Falls, etc., $125,000; for test- ing the tunnel conduit, $25,000; for report upon the feastbility, et of completing the tunnel conduit, $10,000; all of which are to be taken from the appropriation “for increasing the water supply of the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The officer in charge of this work estl- mates that the expenditures for the fiscal year 1896 on this-account will be $86,000, and for 1897, $05,000, to each of which sums is added $480 to pay a watchman, heretofore estimated for. ‘Ihe account would therefore stand as follows: Balance due United States July 1, 1895, $98,104; add one-half estimated expenditures for fiscal Year 1896, $43,240; due June 30, 1806, $141,- 344; deduct eleventh. installment, or one- fifteenth part of $141,344, for fiscal year 1896, $0,422.93; balance due United States July 1, 1896, $131,921.07; add one-half esti- mated expenditures for fiscal year 1897, $32,740; due June 30, 1897, $164,661.07; the amount required for sinking fund, or twelfth installment, will be one-fourteenth part of $164,661.07, $11,761.51. The amount Teauired for interest will be: Three per cent for one year on $131,921.07, $3,957.63; interest on $32,740, advanced during fiscal year 1897, average time, six months, at 3 per cent per annum, $491.10. Total required for interest and sinking fund, $16,210.24. Special Axsesnments. The special taxes-paid and reported to the sinking fund office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, aggregate $2,578.82. The amount of cash to the credit of this account at the close of the fiscal year was $3,095.22, the necessary amount of which will be held by the treasurer as a fund for the payment of the outstanding coupons from the 8 per cent certificates of indebted- ness which were called for redemption Sep- tember 1, 189, of which there have been redeemed during the past year $177.70. Congress, by the act of August 13, 1894, £ having otherwise provided for the redem, tion of the balance of the 8 per cent cer- tificates, to the payment of which these special taxes were pledged, it is recom: mended that Congress be asked to author- ize the treasurer to deliver to the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia the tax lien certificates now held by him as a se- curity for the payment of these taxes, in order that they may apply all moneys de- rived therefrom, in excess of the amount required to pay the coupons which have been called, to the retirement of the out- standirg drawback certiticates, as contem- plated by the act of Congress approved June 1, 1878, providing for their issue. e A Large ClHent. Attorney Robert J. Murray appeared at the city hall today with a client who at- tracted unusual attention. His client, John E.Turner, a young man of twenty-one years, is a resident of this city, and has already reached the rather commanding height of six feet five inches, being otherwise as generously proportioned. He and Margaret S. Rogers and Ella Thompson filed today, througn Mr. Murray, a bill in equity against Annie Saddler and others for the sale and partition of lot 4, square 743, of the estate of the late Margaret Luckett. Said to Be in “1492.” A petition for divorce from Jennie W. Woods was filed today by Attorney Eugene F. Arnold for Charles E. Woods. The parties were married at Portlaad, Maine, July 26, 1887, and Mrs. Woods, it is said, but not aljeged in the bill, is a mem- ber of Rice's ‘1492’ company, now engaged at Allen’s Grand Opera House, this city. Her husband states that they lived to- gether until February 19, 1889, when, he charges, she willfully deserted and aban- doned him , Mrs. Woods’ last known residence is given as Falmouth, Ma:ne. __ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: John Payl Richter and Cather- ine E. Armstrong; Frank Arnsted and Amy Lester, both of -Prince George’s county, Maryland; Edmund H. Allen and Alice V. Baker, both of Fairfax county, Virginia; August Romacker -and Lillian’ Grenling: Samuel M. Louis and Hannah Colman. THE CLANS GATHERED Discussion by Oandidates for Republican Convention. Dr. Purvis, Mr. Murray and Col. Car- son Present Their Views—Mixed Up Affair. There was an interesting and amusing gathering of the clans last night at the Israel Baptist Church on 11th street near F northeast. A call had been published by somebody for all the caudidates who want to be sent as delegates to the next national republican convention to come out and put themselves on dress parade and tell the colored people of the District why they want to represent them there next summer. There are now nearly two dozen candidates, all told, in the field, and only two out of the whole number put in an appearance. R. D. Ruffin, who is known on Capitol Hill as the “judge,” called the meeting to order. But he had hardly exercised that momen- tous prerogative before J. W. Crow wanted to know by what right Ruffin had assumed to act as chairman of a District meeting, such as this was intended to be. The aud- jence seemed to agree with Crow that the qouueee had no such authority, and Thomas . Edwards was elect : ended the first round. ed chatratan:) ent Mr. Irby’s Remarks. As the candidates seemed to be a long while getting to the meeting, C. P. irby of the fourteenth district was asked to ad- dress the brethren. Irby would not say which one of the candidates was his fa- vorite, but said he had his eye on all of them. He wanted suffrage for the District above all things else. When Irby sat down Richard Laws addressed the “boys.” Laws said he was for Offutt, a white candidate, as one of the delegates, but did not say who he favored for delegate number two. It was whispered around the room that Laws is a Carson man in disguise, and as the nineteenth district is a Carson strong- hold, it is believed that Laws was present to stave off any opposition which should start up against the old colonel. After saying he was for Offutt, Mr. Laws quietly waited to see what the prospective dele- gates might have to say. Dr. Purvis Talks. The only candidates attending the meet- ing were Dr. C. B. Purvis and Mr. Daniel Murray. Dr. Purvis did not want to be regarded aS a candidate who was seeking the office, and made the audience roar by declaring that if elected he did not want to \ 'k to the Chicago convention, and that those who were anxious to send him should also be anxious about his expenses. After telling about the horrors of the whip- ping post, Dr. Purvis said: ‘“‘While I am orposed to this method of punishment,there is one class which should be lashed, and that class is the colored democrats, es- pecially the fat ones, who come here from the wilds of Kansas.” After paying a glowing tribute to Carson, who, he said, was the first to go forward and have col- ored men put upon the police force, Dr. Purvis gave way to Candidate Murray to say something. Mr. Murray’s Remarks. Mr. Murray declared that there was a grave duty to be performed. He stated that for many years the colored people had been sending their representatives to national conventions, but that they had accom- plished nothing. He said a man with only ordinary characteristics would be lost in a national convention. He said he bore a message from Mr. M. M. Parker, who, he said, was willing to serve with him as a delegate, and he earnestly appealed to his hearers to see to it that Mr. Parker and himself were sent as their representatives. Mr. Laws Tels Stories. There being no other candidates to hear from and no disposition on the part of the meeting to take any definite action on any- thing, Mr. Laws once. more addressed the flock. He convulsed the audience with laughter by telling some stories. He spoke for Perry Carson. Just why the other twenty candidates did not put in an appearance at last night's meeting no one knows, except, perhaps, Perry Carson. Col. Carson Appears, Just as the meeting was about to close Colonel Carson appeared on the scene, when there were loud cries for “Carson, Carson, give us a speech.” After the au- plause had died away Carson made a brief speech, in which he said: “After hearing all those. candidates, who are themselves intelligent gentlemen, I hardly think you want to hear from a man so illiterate as they say I am. But judg- ing from your calls of ‘Carson, Carson,’ it seems to me that you are more anxious to hear from me than you were twenty years ago, and I believe you are sincere. We haye had, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, speeches made in this nineteenth district by men who call themselves candidates to the national republican convention. Some of these men tell you they have organized banks and other business institutions for your benefit, but if they had not told you so you would never have known it. They say they have always been interested in the welfare of the race. That, perhaps, is true, but it has always been for their own benefit, and if they had not told you you would not have known that, either. Now, my friends, I do not intend to tell you what I have done for my race, because I think you know it without my saying so. Some- body says I am trying to draw the color line. It is not true, and there are plenty of mulatto men in this District, who, like myself, have never tried to get rid of their race; who have never tried to play white, and who have always been found working to build up that downtrodden race which Sumner, Lincoln and Grant brought out from servitude. But there are some in this town who want to be white men, who have advertised for white ladies from fif- teen years old to seventeen years old who would act as servants in their houses. Why did not they advertise for colored ladies to do their housework, and——" but the applause at this point became almost deafening, and the colonel was compelled to cease talking. =e HURRIED AWAY. Percy Bradley Taken to Virginia to Answer a Charge. - Perey Bradley, the young man who was arrested here yesterday at the request of the Virginia authorities, was today deliver- ed over into the custody of Detective Alex. M. Tomilson of Richmond, Va., to answer a charge of seduction. On behalf of the young man, Attorney Campbell Carrington contended that the requisition from Gov. O'Ferrall was !rreg- wiar in form, and aiso that the offense charged is not an offense here. Chief Jus- tice Bingham held, however, that the requi- sition was in proper aud sufficient form, and decided that the alleged offense being a felony under the Virginia laws, the de- ferdant was subject to extradition. ‘Mr. Carrington ther announced that he would raise the latter question by filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus. But the Richmond officer, the moment the prisoner was formally delivered over into his custody, hurried the young man across the river into Virginia, out of the jurisdic- tion of the District courts. The defendant is charged with feloniously seducing Maud Mountcastle, a fifteen-year- old girl of Richmond. The penalty for such an offense, uncer the Virginia laws, is im- prisonment in the penitentiary for tw years. A deferdant so charged can, how- ever, escape prosecution by marrying the complainant. —_——>__ Carroll Smith All Right, Mr. Carroll W. Smith, one of the District justices of the peace, who several weeks ago was declared by a marshal’s jury to be suffering from a temporary mental ail- ment, was this afterroon declared by an- other marshal’s jury to be of sound mind and fully capable, mentally, of performing all duties. The only witness examined today was Dr. W. W. Godding, the superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum, where Mr. Smith went for treatment. Dr. Godding attributed Mr. Smith’s late mental derange- ment to the excessive heat of last summer and to excitement, and stated that he di- rected his discharge from the asylum he- cause he had found that his patient was restored to health and reason. OHIO POLITICAL SCANDAL, A Representative Admits Trying to Sell His Vote. GREENVILLE, Ohio, October 19.—Repre- sentative C. W. Hoeffer, a prominent min- ister, today acknowledged writing a let- ter solicitng a bribe of $1,500 for his vote for Senator. Mr. Hoeffer has been prom- inently connected with the ministry of the Christian church for twenty-five years and was a leading member of the last leg- islature. On seeing the fac simile copy of his letter to the democratic committee in the papers today he confessed and immediately sent the republican couaty committee a letter of withdrawal. —_—__ ARSENIO FOUND. It Was, However, Used in Embalming John Sanford. Owing to the illness of Professor De Schwinitz of the Department of Agricul- ture, the examination of the organs of the late John Sanford, who died recently under suspicious circumstances, has been made by the professor’s chief assistant, Marion Dorset. A report of the analysis was made to the coroner this afternoon, to the effect that a large quantity of arsenic was found in the stomach, but upon examination of the fluid furnished ky Dr. Glazebrook, being a sample of the fluid used in the embalming, arsenic in large quantities was found ia this fluid. A careful examination was. made for strychnia, morphia and other poisons, but no trace of such was found. Coroner Hammeti will hold un inquest Monday. The body will be again disin- terred for that purpose, it having been buried without the consent, it is claimed, of the proper authorities. The health office, it is stated, issued an order for the reburial of the remains of Sanford without the knowledge or author- ity of the coroner. —_——+—__ FRANK SMITH’S DEATH. Coroner’s Inquest Over the Body Started This Afternoon. An inquest was held this afternoon at Lee’s undertaking establishment by Coroner Hammett over the remains of Frank Smith, the man found unconscious on the Long bridge Thursday morning, and who died yesterday at the Emergency Hospital, as stated in The Star. The jury consisted of James E. Crump, Alfred T. Monroe, Charles F. Smithson, John T. Lucas, Wm. F. Hull, jr., and George H. Shuntate. Policeman E. A. H. Rinck, the first wit- ness, testified that he found Smith at the time stated lying in the bushes near the Long bridge in a dying condition. Witness had the man removed to the hospital. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, the deputy coroner, then described the autopsy made yesterday. All the organs were found in normal condi- tion with the exception of one lung. There was a contusion of the skull, which witness thought was made by a blunt instrument and which caused death. A resident of Fairfax county, Va., named Cc. M. Burr, testified to finding the body on the bridge and notifying an officer of that fact. George Lowe, a colored laborer, stated to the jury that he saw Smith near the bathing beach Wednesday evening in con- versation with a colored man. The deceas- ed appeared to be intoxicated. Witness next saw Smith the next morning lying unconscious on the bridge. Marshall Jones, a companion of Lowe, gave similar testi- mony. Dr. Shortlidge of the Emergency Hospital was under examination when The Star's report closed. It was learned this afternoon that Frank Smith was employed up to last Monday by a painter named, Markward. ———— BROUGHT IN COURT. Cases of Two Alleged Bogus Commis- sion Merchants. December 8, 1893, Mr. Nelson Falk and David E. Hardesty were indicted here for conspiracy to defraud certain persons. It was charged that in July of that vear they, had, while engaged in business at 617 C street, as commission merchants, defrauded certain persons living elsewhere by induc- ing them, to forwani their produce. Bench warrants were issued for the arrest of the alleged fraudulent dealers, but they were returned not found. Several days ago District Attorney Birney learned that Har- desty was in the city, and an order for his arrest was issued. Today he was brought before Judge Cox in Criminal Court No. 2, where he gave bail in the sum of $3,000. It is the intention of Mr. Birney to call Hardesty up for trial at the earliest prac- th able da: —.—— RAIDED THE FLATS. Tramps Using the Place as a Stopping Point. Eight colored men and two white ones were in the Police Court in one lot today. ‘They were the result of a rald on the flats last night. “Last night,” said Policeman Bruce, “we went over on the flats and found these men. They had built regular hotels there of brush and had their fires goirg. They also had some food anc cooking utensils.” Sergeant Daley was with the officers when the raid was made. Complaints had been made to the officers about depredations cum- mitted in South Washington by men who live on the flats. Some of them have been coming across the bridge about daybreak and stealing bread and milk from the front of grocery stores and residences, and then enjoying the stolen food for breakfast. The prisoners were all given workhouse sen- tences. ——__ The Revival at Humline. The usual large congregation attended Hamline Church last night. Messrs. Potter and Miller, the evangelists, were at their best. Mr. Miller opened the service of song with some of the old battle hymns of the church, which were rung with much spirit. The ieature of the soug service of the even- ing was a duet by two of the oldest mem- bers of the church, Messrs. Mullen and Joiinson. Mr. Potter, from the text, “Who- soever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved,” preached an effective dis- course. The after meeting was one of gieat interest, several uniting with the chereh. Revival services conducted by Messrs. Miller and Potter may be extended to other churches. The official board of Metropoli- tan Church have authorized the pastor to extend an invitation to the evangelists to visit that church, and the Foundry Church is considering the same question. Mean- while, overtures have been made from one of the Presbyterian churches of the city for a visit from the evangelists. ae An Attractive Display of Jewelry. Ample preparations to meet the fall trade have been made by C. H. Davison, the jeweler, at 1105 F street northwest. Mr. Davison has also taken time by the ferelock and cecured his stock for the com- ing Christmas holidays. His store is new in consiruction, unique in arrangement, and particularly attractive in every detail, be- ing finished in light tints and carpeted with rugs. The goods shown constitute a veritable feast for the eyes. The proprie- tor ciaims to possess a line of novelties su- perior to that of any other establishment in the city. It is Mr. Daviron’s hobby to have exclusive designs, and he caters to it without restraint, as is attested by a glance at the show window of his establishment. the scene therein belag one of oriental splendor. All silver articles bought at Davison’s are guaranteed to be 925-1000 fine and only 14, 18 and 22-carat gold Is carried in stock. A cordial invitation to call and iuspect the store and stock is extended to all by the proprietor, and with it is an as- surance that no visitor will be importuned to make a purchase. = = Grain and Cotton Markets, Cotton and grain markets, feported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain aud cotton broker, 1421 F st. Low. Cloxe. a 0-4 Wheat—Dec. M Corn—De M } = epee BSak FINANCE AND TRADE Drop of Tweaty Points in Cotton MAY HELP THE EXPORT MOVEMENT Foreign Houses Desirous o° Placing a Loan. —_+___ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ————— Special Dispatca to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 19.—The probable course of the foreign exchange market ab- sorbed attention, and was the subject of much conjecture this morning. Rumors of a demand for coin from Austria and the high rates of interest prevailing in Ger- many were productive of considerable un- easiness in speculative circles, as frequent evidences of liquidation throughout the day attest. Later advices on the probabilities of a gold outflow were decidedly more en- couraging. It is learned that several !arge banking houses with strong foreign con- nections have been commissioned to lend a total of one million pounds sterling in the local market on time. The collateral tor this loan will be carefully scrutinized, none but the best being acceptable, and the re- payanent must be made in gold. Bids of 8% per cent were made for the use of this sum for ninety days, but 4 per cent is asked. The conclusion of the Anaconda mining Geal will make drawings to the amount of about £1,700,000 sterling immediately avail- able, unless short bills have already been drawn in anticipation of the result. Yhe sharp decline of twenty points in the price of cotton this morning should stimu- late an increased export movement. The bank statement reflects a decrease of two and one-quarter millions in loans, a Tost unusual circumstance for this season ofthe year. , AE The shipment of cutrency to interior points, while sufficiently large to indicate continued activity in business communities, was fully offset by the subtreasury’s dis- bursements on various accounts. The sur- plus reserve in consequence of these changes shows an increase for the first time since the outflow to out-of-town con- nections was inaugurated. Among the few stocks which stood out prominently from a neglected speculative list this morring was American Tobacco, a gain of a trifle more than a full point be- ing recorded. The purchase of a plug to- bacco plant at St. Louis was the motive be- ind the movement. Tennessee Coal and Iron sold off on real- izing sales. The railrosd lst responds slowly te im- proved conditions. The new trunk line agreement and increased earnings, in many instances exceeded only by “record” pe- riods, are factors which can only be active- ly utilized in one direction. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are opening. the high- est and the lowest wad closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S0 Broadway. Low. Last. 107 00 ss Lou! Long Island ‘Traction ‘Metropolitan fon Manhaitan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific, National Lead Co. - National Lead Co., Pid. U. 8. Leather, New Jersey Central... New York SS N Ont. & Wi Pacific Mail... Fhila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co. Southern Railway, Pf. Phila. Traction, ‘Texas Pacific. ‘Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacific Wab: Wabash, Pid. Wheeling & L- Erie. Wheeling & L. Erle,Pfd, Western Union Tei. Wisconsin Central. Silver...... Washington Stack Exchange. Government Bonds.—U. 8. is, / registered, 111% bid, 112% asked. U. S. 4s,.coupon, 111% bid, 112% asked. U.S. 48, 1925, 122% bid, 123 asked. U. 8. 115% DI ‘of Columbia Bonds, 20-year fund 5s, 104 |. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 112% bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 116 bid. Water stock 7s, 1! currency, 118 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, 11 bid. Bis, registered, 2-108, 100 bid. Miscelianeous —Waskington and Goorge- town Railroad conv. 68, Ist, 165 bid, 180 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad cony. €s, 2d, 165 bid, 180 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cony. Os, 114% Did, 113 asked. Metropolitan Ratflroad’ 5s, 100 bid. ‘Belt Railroad 5s, 85 hid, 90 asked. Eck- ington Railroaod 6s, 190 bid. Columbia Ratlroad 6s, Ute bid, 111 asked. Washingt on Gas Company Washington Gas Company 6s, ¥ Gas Company conv. , 12 |, 138 asked. U. 8. Electric Light conv. Ss, 140 bid; Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Se 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, F. = ent Ss, a et Company’ 16i t Company Imp. 6s, ‘ompany ext. Gs, 110 American Securit bid. Washington Washington Mark: Washington Marke bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 103 bid. ington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100 ‘bid. Rational Bank Stocks.— bid, 300. asked. Bank of Washington, 250 Bank of the Republic, 240’ bid, % bid, 310 asked. Central, 270 Wid. 178 bid. See 135 bi Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 1 Capital, 115 bid. West End, 106 05 bid, “Lincoln, 95 bid, 101 asked. =u S2 bid. Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Safe posit and Trust, 128 bid, 140 asked. | Washinztom Loun and ‘Trust, id, 125 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 139% Did, 141 asked. Washington ook Wash nd _ Geo! jocks.—Washington _ ai rectown, Metropolitan, 100 bid, 105 asked. Co- Belt, 20 Eckingion, 38 270 asked. Iumbin, 50 bid. asked. S._Flectrie sked. Tusurance cks.—Firemen’s, 36 bid. Franklin, 40 Did, Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 140 bid, 153 asked. German-American, 160 bid, "200 asked. National Union, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 bid, 14 asked. Riges, 74 bid, 84 asked. R, Be 5 i asked: | Liucolt, 7% bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 4! id. : Did, 5 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. District Title, 13 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.--Chesapeake and Potomac, *50 bid, 93 asked. American Graphopbone, 3 bid, 3% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, -30 b! Miscellancons Stocks. bid. Great Falls Ice, Hail, 60 bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, 2: asked. *Ex div. 40 93 Washington Market, 14 132 bid, 140 asked. Lincoln 10 bid, 230 SS Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Cctober 19.—Flour steady, un- changed—receiptz, 20,203 barrels; shipments, 10L barrels; sales, 925 barrels. Wheat casy—spot and mouth, 654a65%; December, GiaGr\4; steamer No, 2 red, ments, '$,000 b ern on grade, onth, by sample, O6aG6%; mm eteads—spot. 43% and oid, aBTTGs mn a fs RI HasBI—reeel ‘southern white cern, 36a! . $15.002$15.00. Grain f 1m to Liverpool per bushel, 3s 1 for onlers per quarter, 2s.$d. Noveraber. granulated, 4.8% per 100 pounds, Bute rea ¥3az4; do. imitation, 13a Youle. f: ‘ew. York, Cheese —funey 5 45. 25 pounds, 11%ail%: do. fall creams.