Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY,! OCTOBER 26, 1895-TWENTY PAGES LATE NEWS BY WIRE Olive Carleton. VICTIM OF CRGANIZED TRAIN THIEVES Wealth Was What Led Them On. WAYLAID AND STRUCK DOWN ee Her CHICAGO, October 26.—Regarding the mysterious disappearance- of Miss Olive Carleton, a local paper today prints the following: Olive Carleton, spinster of means, a lady ef culture, sister-in-law of Captain E. F. Holmes of this city, and sister of Horace Carleton of St. Clair, Mich., waa murdered on the evening of Sepiember 24, in Detroit, Mich., within a short distance of the Michi- gan Central railroad staticn, at 3d street and Detroit rivet. Her tody was taken from the Detroit river September 20 at Amherstburg, the Lime Kiln river crossing, Canadian side, badly morgled. Although the body was richly clad, and there was every evidence of violence hav- ing been done, a coroner's jury returned the verdict that the identity of the dead woman was unknown and that she had met her death by accidental drowning. Later it was thought she had committed suicide. A_ local detective agency of this city makes it seem more than probable that Miss Carleton died a victim of the organ- ized body of train thieves, confidence men and murderers whose operations in Detroit and Chicago have already resulted in the murder of one detective of the Grand Trunk Cempany and the plundering of in- numerable peuple. All the evidence in the possession of the detectives indicates that the woman was murdered. Her skull was fractured, ant her left eye gouged out. The theory advanced is that the dead woman's rich dress and evident refinement attracted the attention of members of the garg. and that when she went for a walk while awaiting her train she was waylaid, killed and robbed. a FATAL TUGBOAT EXPLOSION. Two Persons Killed and a Namber Injured. CHICAGO, Til, October 26.—The tugboa: 'T. T. Moorford, valued at $20,000, exploded at 4 o'clock th's morning in the river at 1ith street. The explosion occurred near elevator “P” and the portions of the boiler and engine were blown through the side of the elevator. The dead and injured are as follows: Dead: John Erickson, fireman of the T. T. Moerford; John Ferguson, captain of the tug 0. B. Green. The injured: Chas. Dix, La Porte, Ind., engineer on the Moorford, body burned; re- moved to county hospital; will die. John Cullinan, captain of the Moorford, face and upper part of body burned; removed to county hospital; will recover. Daniel Mc- Rea, lineman, feet burned and ankle sprain- ed; removed to county hospital; will recover. The explosion was without warning, and the five men were blown in as many direc- tiens. The heavy boiler was lifted into the air and shot through the wall of elevator Ff, which is located on the shore a short distance from the scene of the accident. The tug O. B. Green, which was also tow- ing the Iona, was wrecked fore and aft, and it is considered little short of a miracle that only one of her crew was killed. Im- mediately after the explosion the tug sunk to the bottom of the river. At the time of the explosion Capt. Culll- nzn was in the pilot house. He was blown seme distance away, and was taken out of the water in an unconscious condition. The fire department was called out, and the work of searching for the dead was im- mediately begun. ——— BOTH SIDES HARD AT WORK. Election Day Will Close Maryland's Most Exciting Campaign. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 26.—The headquarters of both political partics have been thronged today, and the echves of the campaign are heard on all sides. Both parties are exerting all their energles to- ward making their work during the final week of the campaign as impressive as pessible, and election day will see the close ef the most exciting polit fought in Maryland. Both sides the utmost confidenc profess as to the outcome, and each party is asserting that its entire ticket will be elected. It is generally ad- mitted that Mr. Hurst is the weakest member of the Democratic and while co tive democrats be that their city ticket will win, th will be at Mr. Hurst's expense ‘The republic are copfdent that at all events Mr. Lowndes will be elected, and ‘rany of them do not hesitate to predict that a landslide awaits the democrats. y fear that it The friends of Mr. Henry Williams, the democratic candidate for r, are said to have objected to Senat rman's mak- ing any more speeches in Baltimore. Mr. Willams is generally supported by the Cleveland democrats, who sre against the state ticksi, and t t to Mr. Will- jams and the Se ring on the same platform. H id that the Senater will not in the city, NEGRO: The Distranchi South Caro} IBIA, S. C., constitutional convention ed delezate, m for two hou negroes nev the -in today, Whipper, October 2 d the conyen- contending that the ry had been responsible for the Ires: frauds committed South Carolina, when they were in power, but that it was the work of designing white men, He de- clared that the sche franchisernent befo: the convent Was gotten up by | ‘lesigning men for thelr own int Though it would be pa ald Whipper,would figh Court of th United 1 gress, and if all these failed, before the eople of the country He w followed by Robert Sma colored, ded that the ne here to nd that it w tot est of the white man to see that he got nH of his rights. Debate was then adjourned over until Monday. —-—— BANK WRECKER SENTENCED. A. Coflin of Indiana F. Eight Years. INDIANAPOLIS, Iad., Ocetober 24.-— dudge Baker of the federal court this morn- ng Sentenced Francis A. Cof Ind the penite it of sur Judge Wovuos of the ars in nt re a FOR A GERMAN CRUISE The Atlantic Liner Normannia to Be Tested. YORK, October Manager of the Hambur ship line, sald today amer ted: Lor nmer rmar § purpe: Conferring YORK, Oc elub, and Mr. Perey. one of the aut the © ay & lew. It is that the has to do ¥ leged dem “imi by Peter Do BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the ‘circulation « sworn to is a bona fide one. It Is easily poss!ble 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 bégus circula- tions don’t give them. Se tee The cireulation of. The Star is many thousands In excess of any other Washington paper and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. ‘Total... Da'ly average... Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 1805. MONDAY, Oct. 21, 1895. TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 13 WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 1895. THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 1595.. FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 1595.. 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rer- resents only the number of copies of THe Ev EN ING SrAik circulated during the six secular days end- ing F.idwy, October 25, 1835—that ia, te Dum- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furuis! or matied, for valuabie consideration, to bona purchasers or subseribers, and that none of hed fide the copies so counted are returnab’e to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Std Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me twenty-sixth day of October, A. D. 1895. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, this CAUGHT UNDER THE BED. A Prisoner Suspected of Having Rob- everal Hotels. bed Guests at Pcliceman Andrew J. Kimmell of the sixth precinct made an arrest this morning w! h may prove to be of considerebie import- ance. stcceeded in tracing the meyements of Precinct Detective Hartigan has the prisoner, showing that he was at the Selby House and St. James Hotel about the ti ine rebberies were committed at those hotels. The prisoner is about twenty years 914d, anc his name he gave as James Adams. While he claims Philadeiphia as his home, the officers learned from his conversati that he had been in.a number of ot ities, including New York and Norfoik. Adams was arrested this morning _ tween 3 and 4 o'clock in the house of Newton H. Bowman, manager of the lar.tic and Pacific Tea Company, at No. E street northwest. ~** : Policeman Kimmell was called to house and was told that there was an ion her be- Mr. At- 620 the in- truder beneath the bed in the room of Mr. Frank B. Queen, and when the officer went to the room ae found Adams there. prisoner pretended that he was asleep, The but even if he was an unjnvyited guest he was arrested and locked up. i His claim was that be staggered in the house early in the eveaing when he was under the influence of liquor and fell asleep. He skcwed no evidences of having been under the influence of liquor locked up as an alleged burelar. An examination of the pre: and was ‘ises showed that there had been no forcible entry made, and the alleged burglar had, without a doubt, entered early in the evening, when the door was unfasiened. He had had no time to rob the house, for there was some one moving about until a late hour. Had he suc Mrs. Bowman's a good haul of he was discovered befo: a chance to steal anything. ecded in getting in ‘com he would have made mons, but, fortunately, he had been given Soon after daylighthe was seen by per- sons from the hotels mentioned, and was identified as haying been at them about the time ferred to were com- mitted. At the S! New Yorker wa: robbel cf about $200, while at the Sel House the amount taken was only $5 Adams says he is a waiter and has work- ed at a number of hotels in different parts of the country. Today he was measure! and photographed for the gallery. He will be held at polics station until a complete the investiga- tion can be made and then he will be taken to the Police Court. —__— CASE DISMISSED. Misanderstanding Between We Known Theatrical Pe: ple. Washington has heen y for a number of theatrical people this st H- ea- son, and a number of them have found their way te the Police Court, either as deferda: or Today several members of the ight” com- pany, playing at Butler's Bijou, were in court as witnesses against William H. Easton, manager of the th, against compa: 2 Were charges tenses Mr Easton. tion, inc ion with the proof showed the house to be from ted that one nig turned off for had advanc rom the ted no ofve agi Stringing Wi and Tenleyte Another prosceution agi town and Tenleyto started today by the issuance of a w from the Police Court for Mr. He: Purdy, one cf the officials of the This time the warrant charges that caused to be strung on poles on 32d s overhead trolley wires for the purpose propelling cars by electricity. man Pierce swore out the the case ‘ome up in ¢ heen a n Road. st the Geor electric will only road Ww: rrant ince by grand larceny ind A m= ed of ihe actors proof mst him. rgelowa Be- $ road. he reet of Police- warrant and a s company for violating t the court and they were a The Ten aparatory the teache to December be hel ention Hall who ha uns of the en eveland, the eall of the e. preside. to consider ir enrolim: hers’ bet tak member A 00 t the members sh s of the endeavor There hoped rals Report. of Commissary C. submitted to 1895 to hi in satisfactorily and » bard at work com- There has been pre- prominent citizens, a is to he held. hall ba- to are to en= the hat the total ve SPORTS OF THE DAY Anglo-American Chess Match Ar- = ranged for January. THE DEFEAT OF THE HARVARD CREW Corbett to Remain in Training Until November |. ——— MR. ROSE'S WITHDRAWAL ee NEW YORK, October 26—The Brooklyn Chess Club has received the following cable message from Sir George Newn “Message received. Will call meeting and endeavor to arrang> this representa- tive match, but November impossible; would wait Pillsbury's returning, say Jan- vuary. EWNES.” The Brooklyn Chess Club thereupon re- plied: “We amend our challenge as to date of Play, as proposed by you. MAREAN.” The match between England and Amer- ica, eight a side, will therefore take place in January. tinrvard’s Eight Beaten. The Harvard "Varsity eight were beaten out by the crack Boston Athletic Associa- tion crew in an exciting two-mile race. on the Charles river, near Cambri-ige, Mass., yesterday afternoon. On the last half the Harvard men made a brilliant spurt, hit- ting up the stroke from :6 to 40, and all but overhauied the B. A. A. Harvard's stroke, though the crew was practically the same that rowed against Yale last June, was very h at the catch, with IMtle length or drive, while the B.A. A. rowed In splendid form, with a long, steady stroke. The crews were: __Hurvard—Bullard, stroke; Jennings, No. 7; Stevenson, No. rkins, No. No. 4; Goodrich, Hollister, 23 Chatma, bow; Rust, coxswain. Boston A: ingshteld, 3 Jones, No. 7; + No. 6; s, No. Blake, No. 4; Horton, No. 3; Couder, No. Guild, bow; Huidekoper, coxswain. Corbett to Stay in Training. NEW YORK, October 2 Lett sends the following Hot Springs: “It was my intention to leave this place this afterncon for New York, as 1 could see no possible chance for the contest be- tween Fitzsimmons and myself. After con- sidering the matter carefully I have de- ceded to remain in training until Novem- ber 1. Mr. Fitzsimmons will have a fight if he comes here, and any grand stand play he may have contemplated will be blocked.” EL PASO, Tex., October 26.—J. J. Tay- lor, chairman of the El Paso committee, has wired Dan Stuart that El Paso will pit up a cash guarantee of 310,000 that Corbeit and Fitzsimmons could fight here without interference. Stuart replied that he was at work trying to sign the men for a fight at El Paso. Corbett telegraphed that he had pro objection to El Paso as a batule ground. Order for Distant Shore Canceled. LONDON, October 26.—The Fieid says James J. Cor- statement from this morning on the subject of Mr. C. D. Rose's withdrawal of the challenge for the America’s cup: “Mr. Rose's action was manly and dignified. It disappointing to be balked of a match between the Dis- tant Shore and the Defender, but Mr. Rose has-placed himself right with the British public reans may yet be de- i cure a contest a from New The Morning Post states that Mr. Rose has canceled his order to build the Distant Shore. a Says Delzeey Offered to Quit. According to the New Kvening World August Belmont, chairman of the New York state racing comm a and chairman of the board of stewards of the Westchester Racing ASsociation, deciared that Peter Delacey, the moving spirit of the anti-race track crusade, has offered to drop the fight if the jockey club would pas him $200,000. The details of the aileged settlement Mr. Belmont refuses to state. Sa pool room keeper, whose by s has been injured by the new rac Will Try for Wheel Records. The Humber record team, headed by J. Berlo, with his famou the management of William B. Troy, left for the south to try for the wor! records at all distances, from one-quarter mile to the hour. The party comprises ten of the fastest riders in America. is the intention to keep the party out until the first of January, following points where the to be found and th s It is expected they id the month of December at San Jose, P quintuplet, uncer ha mpion ¢ sed. A challenge has been cabled to J. Michael champion bicyclist, by Di president of the Quill Club Wheet- American, in behalf ‘of It is for three match a side and the professional champi » of the world, the contest to co: of Jehpson. wen John aces f in the t of the tracks in this country. five and ten mil ers. Johnson is at Lou’ Racing at Salt Lake. * meet of the National ! s opered yesterday “at § s BE mile open event nd tandem The two cyele Club ¥ In the cl ad pick up by the sec In hat promised to be the best the day. Cooper of Detroit quit in t the end of the fi lap. In the mile open, class 1, Wells made e stretch, but did not fin n Joss, with a fifty-fi won the two-thirds mite wo more reco! in Ferr: Lov he th tandem, Cculter rede the former in 1. Fchnson's 1.11 4-5 of last yea and Weint rd of ngle, 341 against and Crooks ing the ond game of the ches Lipsehutz and WwW. wes played in New York yes with a qu gambit, .lired to aecept. After forty-seven moves Showalter won. match be- Showalter THE EA RNS WON. Too Strong for the Second Team From Columbian College. There was much enthusiasm over a game 1 this morning, on the grounc rth of the monument, between the ‘ollege and the Eastern High School team, The game be- and two twenty-minute haives were played in the presence of sev- | eral hundred people, Although the Eastern team was lighter by an average of eight pounds, they showed their team” work to a much bet Ivantage and won out on a touchdown about three minutes before tims was up. ‘The Easterns played an aggre: throughout, while the Col their lack of team acti Hoover put up the best game for his side by making se ains of fifteen and twenty ‘h, while Worly, who made touchdown, showed up well in rushes roug& the center. Beatty appeared to do ive game bians showed the best playing for Gblumbian by his good tackling. eon teams lined up in the following or- jer: Eastern H.S. Position. Columbian. Combs. + RE. Bangyoigt. Hunter. A. Shilling, Capt: Sarstow. “4 A «Walsh Harris. - Mitchell Harrison. -Altsche G. Hoover. -Hoover Worly --Beall = *! SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS. . First Meeting for the Senson Yester- day ‘Afternoon. The first meeting of the season of the Sunday School Teachers’ Club was held yesterday afterncon-in the lecture hall of the Columbian Univérsity. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Luther R. Smith,who announced that the subject for discussion was “The Teachers’ Téxt Book.” The prin- cipal address was made by Rev. Dr. Kad- cliffe, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian’ Chureh, who discussed the ible not only as an inspired book and the source of our knowledge of God, but aiso as a literary work full ef history and pce- uy, philosophy and jurisprudence. He urged upon teachers especially the import- ance of a more thorough and comprehen- sive study of the Brble before essaying to teach. + addresses were delivered by Mr. C. Needham of the First Baptist Sunday Sites. WwW sehool, Dr. Gilbert and Mr. C. M. 1 e schedule of meetings of the nounced as follows: Novem): sronolosy,” Rev. Charles A. Me Geography,” Rev. P. H. Bri cember “The History of the Patriarchs, Prof. Isaag be Histo’ of the ‘Theocracy,” Prof. “The History of Swell; January 1 lebrew Monarchy, Rev L. Beeler; ‘Testament Histo- ry, rof. H. L. Buell; Fehr ‘The Books ef the Four Gospel: Stier; March 9, ‘The Paulin*Er 5 Dr. Canter; April 13, °"Jesus Before Bap- tism,” A. Osborne; “The Early Ministry of desns," M. RF, it, “The Galli- lean Ministry, Warder. LOCAL CHESS NEWS. Concluding Games of the Tournament Are Now in Progress. Th: concluding games of the Libbey cup tournament are now in progress at the roums of the Chess Chub, 612 12th street. The contest for the four prizes has been very Close and interesting. the result of Wednesday night takes the first prize, the cup, and Mr. Hanna the second, a handsome set of che: men. Messrs. Walker and Tharp are still fighting for the third and fourth prizes, ha} ing ticd in the tournament proper. Me: Hania and Wright have run a surprisingly close race, having tied for first place in three successive tournaments, each of sev- eral months’ duration. , The Washington Chess Cub has never lost a team match, but it can hardly do mere now than draw the correspondence mate with Richmond. which has been in progress all summer. Richmond has the best of it at present. Consolation is ford in the fact that one of the strongest players of the Richmond Club, Judge Latham, has in the past received chess inspiration as an non- 2d member of the Washington club. ‘The winter tournament program wil be uaneed next month. As Mr.. Wright Lears away the Libbey cup some mea must he taken to'secure a champioaship trophy tor which the local players may con- tend. Play Mr. F. M. Weight P. gee HIG FIRE AT BOYD'S STATION. © omnd Several Freight mpletely Destroyed. ‘Travel over the Me 1 an branch of Laltimor dO) railroad is de- 1 sbeut haif’an hevr shortly after o'clock ‘day afterncon, as the rm of a destruciive fire at Boyd's station. i mentioned, a lars belonging: to. a) Mr, from seine unknowa cause, a instant the structure sa mas: The tracks of a swil are laid proximity to the warehouse, and at the time the fire occurred a freight train was star fing on the sidin awaiting the pa: of a passenger A Wareho Cars ¢ oli in close possibility ef a train could not be moved from the as the expr was then due. F hastened down the trac! nd succeeded in step, train, but be- fore the: ht cars were Seven freight cars, bound completely destroyed. The ———— PREPARING THEIR ANSWER. The Heirs Under the Hott Will of 187: to Come Into Court. for-the fk under ed in suppes the my answer to the c . on for the hei Isth of October. This answer will have Yerk for the sigt of Helt Throckmort for the signatur then to Kentuc Lizzie Hynes and it will probably b the an 1 here. me from the wei may the pr trial ph HL it ‘ore De Choate of Choate told burger & Wils torney , that he 1 be —— The Firm Name. Latim Jay filed if Sloan, trading in Mr. Sloan Atte to restr: alleged use upon his awnings of the old firm name of Latimer & n; that he ¥ restrained from an A advertising as ucce te” said old firm, and that he required to strike from place of business, letter heads, bili rained from in every other form. and } said —— Scottish Rite pme Council of the Ancient and h Rite of Masons, which » during the entire week the Temple, 42% 34 street at the House of rthwest, teday completed the busin for which it assembled and ‘adjourn- © to mneet at the same place two years henee. Most of the Members, who 1 away from Washington, will leave for their homes tonight, and the rest will depart to- morrow. Oyster Roast Tomorrow. The oyster, roast at Marshall Hail orrow prom to be the one yet of the present season, are especially luscious just no quantities that are on hand at would prevent a famine f to- sful bivalves nd the the H ‘The beats will run on the regular schedule, and the best fare and attention will be obtainable for the money. ee Kurnitzki’s Case Postponed, Koppel Kurnitzkl, for whose arrest a warrant was issued yesterday on a charge of gambling, in connection with his man- called “bucket shop,” as "s Star, was in the Po- ——— Maryland Campaign. Mr. Lloyd Lowndes and Mr. Harry ¢ baugh of the Maryland republican t were at Upper Marlboro’ yesterday addressed a very large audience. Speeches were also rade by local speakers, and a letter of regret was read from Represen tive Ccffin. FLOWERS AND PARKS The Change of Season ana Its Effect on the Public Grounds, FLOWER BEDS IN THEIR AUTUMN DRESS Setting Qut Chrysanthemums and Hardy Bulbs. = THE PROPAGATING GARDENS os Nowhere is the change of reason more perceptible than in the many beautiful pub- lic parks that add so much to the attract: iveness of the rational capital. This change is specially apparent at the pres- ent time, when autumn is swiftly advanc- ing to meet the fast approaching winter. In the parks the somber hued green of the foliage of many kinds of trees and shrubs is giving way to a variety of colors, in which yellow strongly predominates. In a few instances, however, rotably in scarlet cak and maple, sumach, dogwood and spindle tree, the changing foliage assumes all the brilliant foliage of a painter's pa- lette and rivals in beauty the richest tints of the summer flowers. The short days and lowered temperature which are responsible for this display, pro- duce other effects, however, tending to off- set this arboreal adornment, the most no- Uceable of which is that the erstwhile sward loses its coat of velvet green and dons a less becoming garment of light Lrown, and the bright-hued summer flower- ing and foliage beds fade away into un- sightliness. With a view of prolonging the floral attractions of the parks as much as possible, Col. J. M. Wilson, corps of en- gincers, and his chief assistant in the work, Mr. George H. Brown, have arranged a plan that is sure to meet with popular favor, It calls for the removal of all the faded flowering and foliage plants in the early fall and the replanting of the beds with the ever popular chrysanthemum, the queen of autumn flow which blooms until the severe frosts of December destroy all growing plants. Putting Out Chrysanthemums. During the present month over ten thou- themum plants of various col- ers have been planted in the pub- lic parks, and workmen are now engaged in planting hardy bulbs in the principal flower beds. These bulbs make a root growth only during the winter months, but in the earliest warm days of the spring they push their stems and pretty flowers above the ground. During the present sea= scn about sixty-five thousand of these bulbs will be planted in the public parks, consisting mainly of hyacinths, tulips and crocus, in their many varieties. The question is often asked as to what becomes of these myriad plants and bulbs after they have served their special pur- pose of edorning the parks. In erder to be able to answer it intelligently, a Star re- porter applied directly to Mr. Brown, the public gardener, and got the facts in the matter. Early in the autumn, before there is any danger of frost, the gardeners take up ail the tender tropical plants—palms, marantas, crotons, etc.—and store them in the propagating gardens, where there are extensive grecn houses and every facility for the car? of plants. Then the park flow- er beds are gone over carefully, and strong young cuttings are taken of the soft wood- ed flowerirg and foliage plants, such as » coleus, iresenes, ete.. that are Later in the year, when ceriain that the constant frosts will destroy the sightliness of the the park watchmen receive informal tions to permit persons desiring to to take cuttings from the plants re- ning in the beds, and in some instances plants -themselves. Permission to re- move the plants is never given, however, until the last moment, and not until it is certain that they can no longer serve their purpose in the ornamentation of the park. Applications are frequently made for per- ion to remove the plants early in the but tiey have to be denied, for the nm that it is designed to leave the antings for park ornamentation undis- long as practicable. After the beds have been denuded by the gar- srs and the public they are mulched for winter with a layer of four inches of manure, and cleared and spaded for an- other s| “s planting. ‘The bulbs are usually grown two sea- sens. When they are removed from the beds after the sprirg bloom they | planted in the propagating gardens, and in the ensuing autumn they are taken up and the weak and spent bulbs culled out and thrown away. The others, to- gether with new purchased from bulb importe are used for the regular plant- ings in the parks. The Propagating Gardens, The government propagating gardens are hot as well known to the public as they skould be. They are located on the Wash- ington monument grounds, just west of the bureau of engraving and printing, and con- tain a most extensive and valuable coll Uon of exotic piants of all kinds. There of the floral world there that xnot be found anywhere else in this vi- nd in some respects the collection the finest in this open to the rom 8 until and will well repe inter- ested in flor’ uiture, At present.the chief attraction ce: in the hemum house, where ially tine collection of \ding nearly all the loadirg y are now blooming in all their story well repay a visit from all lovers popular autumn flower. In the propagating green houses a num- ber of skilled gardeners are engased in the general care of an extensive collection of of all kinds, ané others are busy in gating and potting young plants for future use. About forty thousand foliage ds flow ng plants, recently transferred from the propagating beds to the beaches, ed tenfold by April next rk of propagaiion usually s n. ‘The transfer of plants to s will begin about 1, and will continue until early in when the summer planung usually : beds in the parks, and ntho: have repeatedly shown the a ylute necessity of additional watchmen to guard the parks, but to no effect. An- ffort will he made, however, to in- gress to provide better illumina- ion and better protection generally for the rks, and it is to be hoped that it will be NOT PROBATED. Cacoline Easton's Will Declared Ir- regular by Judge Hagner. Judge Hagner in the Probate Court today refused to allow letters of administratiow ued on the will of the late Caroline who died here more than a year t of $1,900 in hank. sted of two letters to ston leaving a depo: fe alleged will co! is Rigg: ing Mrs, Anna heir, Judge Hi did not constitute a will. The Cuban Meeting. There was a meeting held this morni the office of Simon Wolf, ch an of the executive committee organized to arrange for a meeting next Thursday night at $1 zerott Hall for the purpose @ having ion from the citizens of Washington ple to the cause of the Cuban insur- gents. quest the Rev. T. nator Cullom to De Witt Talmage and deliver addres: The committee on r sting of J Tanner, ck Rankin, J. F. Mcit G. Hine and Myer Cohen, will meet at M ‘Tanners office in the Washington Loan and rust building Monday next at 4 0’ At the meeting it was determined to } jmight hay HAMMOND SUED. Dr. Hutchinson Claims £25,000 Dam- ages for Alleged Sinnder. The differences between Drs. Mahlon Hutchinson and Wm. A. Hammond were again brcught into court today, the former, through Attorney John T. Goodrick, filing a suit against Dr. Hammond, in which $25 000 damages are claimed because of an al- leged slander. Dr. Hutchinson was the treasurer of the Hammond Sanitarium Company, of which Dr. Hammond was the president, and he charges that on the 10th instant Dr. Ham- mond semarked of him, in the presence of, and during a conversation with, divers good and worthy citizens, *‘He is a consuin- mate scourdrel, and I will have him put in jail in fifty hcurs.”” Tre remark, says Dr. Hutchinson, was a fraudulently, wickedly, willfully and maliciously false one, and made, he charges, for the purpose of injur- ing his. reputation as a good, honest citizen. Judge Hagner today dismissed the suit filed several days ago by Dr. Hammond against Dr. Hutchinson, ii waich he pray- ed that a recetver might be appointed for the Hammond Sanitarium Company, the action ef Dr. Hammond having been, it was claimed, -epudiated subsequently at a meeting of the board of directors. oo THE LAW SCHOOLS. IN Notes Among the Students and the Professors. Judge Harlan will begin his course of lec- tures to the junior and senior classes at Columbian on Monday. night. -He will lec- ture Monday nights ca domestic relations, Wednesdays on torts, and Saturdays on constitutional law, until his course is com- pleted. Professor Johnson expects to begin the moot court work for the post-graduate class in January, a trifle earlier than in former years. Professor Cox has announced that he will remain thirty minutes at the close of each lecture to answer questions which may be put to him by the students. A new departure this session will be an examination of the junior class at the end of the scholastic year, which will cover the entire work of the year, including cunsti- tutional and international law. Mr. Guy Underwood of the post-graduate class has been elected editor-in-chief of the new university journal, the “Columbian Call.” Mr. H. C. Evans has been elected associate editor for the Law School. ‘The first issue of the paper will appear on No- vember 7. The Debating Society discusses this even- ing the question, “Resolved, That the United States should extend the rights of belligerents to Cuba.” The speakers will be L. P. Loving, C. B. Keene, #. H. Riddle- burger and W. L. Symons. The meeting of the senior class for the election of officers will be held on Monday, November 11, and the post-graduate class meeting for the same purpose on Monday, the 28th instant. The moot court at Georgetown, in charge of Professor M. J. Colbert, is making good headway. The first session of the ccurt was held about three weeks ago, and a number of cases have already been tried. Judge Brown began his lectures on ad- mirality on Monday night, and will lecture twice a week until his course is completed. Professer R. Ross Perry has arranged a series of pamphlets ou different subjects for the use of students of the senior and post-graduate classes, including an adden- dum to Dicey’s Rules, now used in connec- tion with Stephen on Pleading. The Debating Society held a meeting on Wednesday night and adjourned until this evening. The society will tonight hold an election of officers and consider the adop- tion of a constitution. A committee will be appointed to confer with similar organiza- tions of Yale Law School, Columbia Law School of New York, Maryland University Law School and the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, in order to make afrangements for a series of joint de- bates. One of the Georgetown law students has written a poem descriptive of the class of ‘95, which is quite a clever effort. It has been published anonymously, and the name of the poet remains a mystery. The second lecture in the patent law course at the National was given by Mr. Mauro on Wednesday night. Mr. Mauro explained the dividing line between the jurisdiction of the federal courts and of the state ccurts in matters relating to patents, and discussed also the remedies open to a patentee when his inyention has been made use of by a federal official. The popularity ‘of this course is attested by the fact that the membership limit has been reached, and there are several applications now on file. Professor Ralston expects to hold the first session of the moot court about the 1st of November. Mr. James Gillin, jr., a grad- uate of the law school, will act as clerk of the court again this year. The post-grad- uaie class will meet soon after the moot court work begins for the purpose of effect- ing class organization. 1t is announced that Judge Cole's lectures on statutory law will begin shortly after the midwinter ex- aminatio: ‘The, executive committee of the Alumni Association held a meeting at the Law School building on ‘Tuesday night, Mr. Charles Lyman presiding. Arrangements were made for a banquet, to iake place in December. The initial meeting of the Debating So- ciety of the senior class at the National evening. The subject dis- esolved, That organized la- bor should b on the affirmati rs.C. F. Carusi, A.H. Graves and J. F. Bartlett, and on the regative, Me: Heard, A. Hall and A. M. Johnsoa. The judges, who were Messrs. W. L. Lowe, H. B. Heinecke and nierfd a decision in fayor ive. ‘The meeting was a large und enthusiastic ene, a number of outsiders being present. ‘THE DEF! OF DURRANT. the affirms neral Dickinson Make: the Open- wx Argument. - General Dickinson made the opening ar- gument for the defe f Theodore Durrant at Si Although air in court room was stifling, he morning until night, and th snnounced that he would not conclude his argumen’ until the court shonld meet next Tues- da the crowded spoke from Dickinson's speech was In the nature of a surprise, from the fact that he did not attack the integrity of the prosecution's witnesses or denounce the methods ot the polies Attorney Deuprey intimated would be done, in his opening address to the jury . it is generally con- ceded he made of what is con- sider ak He based his whole reliability of the roll call, that Durrant attended Dr. re on the afternoon of April wed the prosecution to prove t the call was incorrect. Mrs. Leake and Crossett, the two elderly witnes. who testifled that they saw Durrant defer which Chene: nd M Lamont near the church, were treated gently, inson sai lieved the s toll what they be to he the s convinced that their minds »d upon by reading so much Dic witne. truth, abe In cited that what she knew until th or. r inenths after the took plac The testimony of Mrs. V nd t rls’ who swore they Darrant amont board a Powell street car @{ the normal school, was dispos : » manner. Youth and old a » the two periods in life when pooy the most posi- tive in their state: and the most like- ly to be wistaken. ing upon th ion of thé for the the ive in London, Mr. i prosecution to show mony submitted which t Durrant was not With regard to the story told » stand, to the ef houlder and abouts of Frank Fuller Took the First. A large crowd took advantage of the pleasant weather to visit the Alexn }Island track toda. und were treated a fi lass day's 5 presented and f the rac ort. A good card was ulation was rife on all penciicrs catered t aj that | FINANCE AND TRADE Prices of Stock Yielded Easily to Sales, A PROTRACTED BEAR RAID NOT LIKELY Closing of Refineries Has a De- pressing Effect on Sugar. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 26.—The action of today’s stock market was as disappointing es any of its recent predecessors, and of- fered no encouragement for the immediate future. Prices yielded easily to sales for both accounts, moderate Mquidation of long stock being a conspicuous feature at the Aecline. Conditions do not warrant a protracted bear campaign. Trade reports for the week compare favorably with last week's figures, the condition of the iron trade in particular being more satisfacotry. The strength of the grangers, St. Paul in particular, was urged as an argument for gcreral improvement during the early trad- irg, but the higher level only attracted sales and forced a steady crumbling of fractions. Sugar declined te 1033-1 on rather free selling, due to the closing duwn of re- fireries and the failure of the trade, io re- spend to recent reductions in rates.” Many excuses are being advanced in explanation of tke decline, but the reassembling of Ccrgress is more potent than all other in- fluences combined. The bank statement reftects a further large decrease in loans, a circumstance not favorable from a speculative standpoint. An unexpected increase in lawful money, mostly in specie, is another feature of the statement somewhat out of harmony with the season. The gain in specie, coupled with a round decrease in deposits, requiring a smaller reserve, increases the sur@us reserve be- yond estimated limits and consequently posipones the era of tight money. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad the closing prices cf the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Last. American Sugar. « 104%, 1054S Les 1087, American Sugar, Pfd... 100, 1003; 1003; 100%, American Tobacco, 987, 98% BY oR Amerian 2 Atchison, Dy Oy Cenada § 55% 57S C..C., C. & StL Chicago, B. & Q Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas SM. & St .M. & St. Paul, P Delaware & Hudson... Den. & K. Grance, Pfd. Dis. & Caitle Feeding.. General Electric. 4 Iinois Central. Lake Shore. Erie..... Louisville & Nash Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Tract'on.. aries Elevated... National Lead Co.. Pid v. S. Leathe 3 New Jersey Central. New York Centra! N Y. & N. Eng. Ont. & Western, Facific Mail, Phila. & Readin, Puliman Pal. Cw Southern Railway, Pid. Phila. Traction. Texas Pac ile. ‘Tenn. Coal & i Un.on Pacitie. Wabash... Wabash, P Wheeling & Whee! and irust. 6 at 120, 100 ar St. Afier call—Meiropolltan 1,000 at 115, 4s, rexistered, coupon, 111% bid, 1121 tnd.” UL S. Ss, 1904, Water stock 7s, 19, , funding, currency, 112 Ws. 1) bid stow and. 160 bid, 1 road con! Metropolitan Railroa bid, ries A, mpany Gs, ries 1 Company conv. Gs, 125 bid, S. Electric Light sony. Ss, 140 bid. 5 100 bid. lL h nO, 1 . 110 bid 110 bid. ist Be, A Company Ist ny inp. 6: 219 106 ant Frust yosit, Gh Pennsylvania, Vid, G0 ask Falls fee, 1 bid, Did. Meqgeataler Linoty ie. 20 IMORE, O¢ GIT bare Whe —_—— BAL firm atin und Cotton Markets, nd sported by W. B. ook, gra vker, L421 F st Inw. Close. t Gulety