Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING ‘STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Holmes Becomes a Spectator at His Trial. STORY OF THE PITEZEL INSURANCE How Attention Was Directed to the Accused. TALE TOLD BY HEDSPETH e ——-p——— PHILADELPHIA, October 30.—There was but one question passing from lip to lip this morning when the Holmes trial was resumed, “What will the next sensation be?" The strange and startling developments which have come crowding each other since Monday morning have worked the nerves of every listener to such a pitch that what- ever may come hereafter will not be mar- veled at. The interest never flags for an instant in or out of court. People sre talk- ing, writing, dreaming of the strange story with its central figure. Whether or not Holmes ts guilty of all or any of the crimes hanging over his head, there can be no doubt that the man is a genius. Last night he recalled the lawyers whom he dismissed the day before, but it is apparent that their presence is even now superfluous. It is Holmes who is trying the case. Scarcely a question is put to a witness without being first framed or sug- gested by him to his counsel, or, should they take the liberty to ask anything with- out first consulting him, and the query does not strike him as a felicitous one, he has not oe to manifest his displeasure by an irritable tapping with his pencil Failing of the dock. ie soins Sharp at 10 o'clock Holmes, with his quick stride, came swinging along the steel-barred cage leading from the cell room, and under the escort of a big officer took his seat in the dock. A moment later the jury were ushered in from their cell room, for so long as th3 case lasts the twelve “gcod men and true” are under lock and key in the big jury room of the “s hall. lessrs. Shoemaker and _ Rolan, hi achieved rctoriety Monday by withdraw- ing from the case under Holmes’ orders, in spite of Judge Arnold's threats, and who came back to their client last night, held whispered consultation with him before the taking of the testimony was resumad. The first witness today was Susan Hur- ley, who keeps a boarding house at 1004 Race street. She said Pitezel boarded at her house for a week in August, 1804. Mrs. Alice Pierce of 1304 Callowhill street identified Pitezel’s picture as that of a man who lived at 1316. She had known him through his buying cigars at her store. On cross-examination she said Pjtezel was not @ man of cheerful disposition. The Pitezsel Insurance. O. La Forest Perry, assistant to the pres- ident of the Fidelity Mutual Life Associa- tion, was then called. This is the company that was swindled out of the $10,000 for which Pitezel’s life was insured, and it was Perry who began the investigation into the conspiracy. He first identified the policy issued, in which Carrie E. Pitezel, the widow, is the beneficiary. It is dated No- vember 9, 1893. ASL he identified a receipt for $9,715.85, fe amount of the policy, less expenses paid to and receipted for by Jeptha D. Howe, the St. Louls attorney, who represented Mrs Pitezel. ‘This is dated September 24, 1394 Perry was present whea Howe received the money. When Holmes came to this city, at the request of the company, to identify the bedy, Howe and Alice Pitezel were in the office. Ho'mes came !n afterward and was introduced to them. He an] Howe met as strangers, but-he said he had met Alice be- fore, and she remembered him. After the payment of the money, the mat- ter was closed, until a letter was received by President Fouse of the insurance com- pany from Superintendent of Police Harri- gan of St. Louis. This contained the decla- ration of Hedspeth, the train robber, that while in jail in St. Lou!s he had overheard Holmes and Pitezel talking of forming a censpiracy to defraud an insurance ccm- pany out of $10000 by the substitution of a ecrpse for Pitezel. Inspector Gray of the insurance company was sent to St. Louis and interviewed Hedsp» On the information thus obtained a war- Fant was sworn out for Holmes on the charge of conspiracy, 2nd upon this he was @rrested in Boston. The witness went to that city and ‘dentified Holmes. The latter had mate a verbal statement to the wi ness in the preseace of Iveputy Superinten- dent Hanscom, Chief of Police Watts and John Cornish’ of the Toston Pinkerton agency, in Chief Watts’ office. “I asked him where Mrs. Pitezel was,” said Perry, “and he replied that he did not care to tell. Then I asked him where Pitezel was, and he said he was !n South America or on his way there and the boy Howard with him. Alice and Nellie,he said, were in London with Minnie Williams. He said he had given Howard to his father in Detroit, and had sent Nellie and Alice from Toronto on a train on which he rode a short distance to meet Minnie Williams, eliher at Buffalo or Niagara Falls—I forget which.” After an unimportant tross-examination Perry was temporarily withdrawn from the stand. Inspector William E. Gray of the insur- ance company told of a trip to St. Louis, where he procured Hedspeth’s statement. This was produced, but not yet offered ‘in evidence. In consequence of it the track- ing of Holmes was begun. He was first located in Ogdensburg, N. Y., then at Pres- cott, Canada; various points in New Hamp- shire, Burlington, Vt., and Boston. Not cross-examined and ‘withdrawn tempor- arily. a. The Arrest of Holmes. Orrin N. Hanscom, deputy superintendent of police of Boston, directed Holmes’ arrest on a telegram from Fort Worth, Texas., saying he was wanted there for “larceny of one horse.” Holmes smiled at this testimony. When arrested Holmes sald he did not want to go to Fort Worth, but that he would go without requisition to Philadel- Yee where he had defrauded the Fidelity surance Company of $10,000. This was entirely voluntary on Holmes’ part. Recess Take Anna M. Robbins, the stenographer who took the examination of Holmes by Deputy Hanscom, identified a copy of the state- ment. District Attorney Graham offered the state- ment in evidence, and Assistant Barlow read it to the jury. When he had finished court took a recess. tly after noon Irspector Hall of the Toronto police department arrived with Mr. Ryves, who is expected to swear that he lent Holmes the spade with which he dug the graves for the Pitezel girls. Ryves lived at 18 St, Vincent street, next to the house where the bodies were found, and he was accosted by Holmes over the back fence and asked for the loan of a spade. Se REHABILITATION OF READING. Required? NEW YORK, October 30.—It 1s reported that of the $20,000,000 estimated to be re- quire:! for the rehabilitation of the Reading $12,000,000 will be collected from holders of the junior bonds and $8,000,000 from the stock. The alleged details of the impend- ing reorganization plan include an assess- hent of $10 per share on the stock, reckon- ed as full stock, and on the first preference income bonds, 10 per cent; seconds, 12 per cent, and third, 20 per cent. The income bonds are sald to be given preferred stock for_(helr assessments and the preference iicomes will be converted tnto preferred Stock in their relative rank In priority of It is also stated that the gencral mort- » fours will be expected to give thelr exchange for preferred stock, bonds for the principal The Btock will, according to the reorganization, which is without official authority, be given fome proportion of the assessment in pre- ferred stock. FIRES IN ROCK CREEK PARK Employes Call on the Oity Officials Help : Police and County Ronadmen te the Rescue—Flames Sweeping the Woods. During the past few weeks several small fires in the woods in Rock Creek Park have caused the officers and pergons residing in the park some alarm, but heretofore the flames have been extinguished without much damage. This morning tire started in the park, and more serious consequences are feared than when the other fires oc- curred. Soon after the fire started the county police were called, and they did all they could to assist the Rock Creek Park watchman to extinguish the flames, but without much success. About 2 o’clock a telephone message was received at police headquarters, asking for assistance from the fire department. it was thought, could not be given.“and no one of the en- gine companies was sent out. When this message was sent to the park another re- quest came over the wire. This was sent to Capt. Austin. The officers at the park said that the fire was gaining on them, and they believed it might possibly get away from them and do considerabl2 damage. When they learned that assistance from the fire department could not be obtained a Tequest was sent to the superintendent of the men employed on the county roads to have his men assist them in beating out the flames. Dry as Tiader. ‘The fire started on the hill on the west side of Rock Creek falls, near the Military road. This is a deserted spot, covered with a forest of large trees, and grown up since the government acquired the land to dense undergrowth. After four months of drouth these woods are dry as tinder, and the ground is cov- ered with dry leaves. The woods stretch southward from the Military road, where the fires are raging, for a distance of a mile, with no habitation nor any obstru>- tion that would check the flames. One or two small streams flow through the tract, but they are now nearly dried vp, and the fire easily leaped across them. Where the fire started there were several acres of yellow pine woods, especially dry and fit for a fire. Unless checked the fire will sweep over four or five hundred acres, and damage one of the most picturesque portions of the park beyond repair. ————_ FIGHTING OVER THE WILL. Controversies Over Testimony in the Olmstead Case. In the contest over the will of the late Mrs. Katie Hutchinson Olmstead, wife of Mr. John F. Olmstead and daughter of the late Hayward M. Hutchinson, the testi- mony of the mother of Mrs. Olmstead oc- cupied the attention of the court today. Much of the testimony given by Mrs. Hutchinson at the first trial of the case was today excluded on the objections of Mr. Olmstead’s counsel, Messrs. Henry E. Davis and Jere. M. Wilson. Indeed, most of today’s proceedings con- sisted of legal controversies between them lessrs. Enoch Totten and R. Ross Perry, counsel for Mrs. Linda Hutchinson Webb, sister of Mrs. Olmstead, who is seeking to break the will made in 1889, In which Mr. Olmstead was made the practi- cally sole beneficiary. The object of introducing Mrs. Hutchin- son’s testimony, it appeared, was to sup- port the tontention of Mrs. Webb that Mr. Olmstead some six years prior to the mak- ing of his wife’s will sought to secure for his wife her share of her father’s estate, and also endeavored to create dissension between Mrs. Olmstead and her mother and sister. A Judge Bradley held that such testimony was both irrelevant and too remote to affect the questions at teste in the case on trial. His rulings, of coursé, were Invariably ex- certed to by Mrs. Webb's counsel. ee FIRE AT COLUMBUS, GA. Five Dwellings and the Girls’ High Scheol Burned. COLUMBUS. Ga., Ocetober 30.—Fire Is: raging in one of the most populous resi- derce districts of Columbus, and is beyond the control of the fire department. Five handsome residences and the Girls’ High Schcol building have been burned. The fire fs fanned by a strong wind, which carries live coris for blocks It looks as if a large territory will be burned over. The etcres are closed, and all the clerks, etc., are fighting the fire. ——.—_—_ GEN. SCHOFIELD’S PAY. Paymaster General Stanto1 sion in Regard to It. The question recently arose in the pay de- partment of the army as to the retired pay of Lieut. Gen. Schofield, and Paymaster General Stanton has made a decision that’ he is entitled only to the retired pay of his grade and not to the full pay of a lieuten- ant general on the active list, as had been erroneously contended by some of his friends. The pay of a lieutenant general in active service is $11,000 and the pay for the same grade on the retired list Is $8,250. The active pay of a major general fs $7,500. Consequently Gen. Schofield, even now that he is retired, receives nearly $1,000 a year more than he did while in active service before his promotion to the grade of heu- tenant general. There was no controversy over this matter and it is understood that Gen. Schofield himself had never made any claim for the higher pay. The question was raised by Maj. Candy of the pay depart- ment, stationed at Omaha, who had been called upon to make payments on account of the salary of Gen. Schofield. - MINISTER TERRELL’S DISPATCH. Report of the Armenian Massacren Confirmed—A Warning to the Porte, United States Minister Terrell has cabled to the State Department a practical con- firmation of the press reports of the re- cent Armenian massacres. He has given formal warning to the porte, by direction of Secretary Olney, that Turkey will be held responsible for the safety and security of all American missionaries in that coun- try. Deci- —__-2-___ TWO WILLS FILED. Last Bequests of the Late Edward ‘Tippett and Pamelia Granger. The will of the late Edward T. Tippett was filed today. It is without date, and appoints Hester A. Tippett, the widow of of the deceased, executrix, and gives her the personal estate absolutely. The real estate is given to her for life, ana at her death it is to be equally divided among the four children of the testator. The will of the late Pamelia Granger, dated September 3, 1895, was also filed t day. The personalty is given to James H. Granger, the widower of the testatrix, and the real estate is given to him for life, to be equally divided at his death between Thos. W. Milburn and Ada V. Kleindance, children of the deceased. William E. Jor- dan is named as executor. — >—_—_ CLOSING THE ARGUMENT. Nearing the End of the Durrant Mur- der Cai SAN FRANCISCO, October 30.—District Attorney Barnes today began his closing argument on behalf of the state in the trial of Theodore Durrant for the murder of Blanche Lamont. The court room was crowded, and close attention was paid to the speaker. Judge Murphy will charge the jury to- morrow morning, and @ verdict is expected by tomorrow night. SS A Settled Case Renewed. Attorney Chas. H. Turner today filed an- other bill in equity for Clayton E. Emig against Levi Maish and Hugh H. Gordon, praying that Mr. Maish te restrained from collecting from Maj. Joshua H. Jacobs of the army payment for the digging of wells at Fort Myer, Va. Several days ago the court dismissed a eimilar bill. SS ee ANOTHER ONE ADDED|PQLICE CALLED OUT Casualty List. A B. and 0, Train’ Crashes 2 Vehicle om an Unprotected Papsnge Across Its Tracks in Eckington. Another grade crossing collision, which nearly resulted ir. terminating the lives of two persons, and which di? instantly kill a valuable horse and demolish a vehicle, oc- curred at 9:35 o’clock this merning at the R street crossing of the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore ard Ohio railroad in Eckington. One of the delivery wagons of the Boston Variety Store, in charge of Driver George Momberger, who had with him an errand boy, named Jesse Anderson, was moving eastward along, R street at a trot. The horge had crossed one railroad track and was about to cross the other, when Mom- berger discovered an engine, drawing a train of cars, at full speed, almost upon him.. With great presence of mind the driver pulled hard on the left rein and succeeded in turning the horse's head northward and up the track.. It was too late, however, for the engine struck the horse with such force that the animal, together with the shafts, was cut loose from the wagon and hurled fully twenty feet. It was miraculous that the wagon itself was not struck. After proceeding several hundred yards the train was brought to a standstill, and one of the passengers humanely ended the sufferings of the unfortunate horse by severing its jugular vein with a penknife. Both hind legs of the animal were broken and a large hole had been gouged in its flesh. No Gates and No Flagman. There are no safety gates at the R street crossing, and no flagman is stationed there. In fact, absolutely no protection is afforded pedestrians or vehicles from dangér of be- ing struck by the many trains that pass daily. This morning a train of empty freight cars had been backed onto a siding directly adjoining the Eckington warehouse of James H. McGill. The end car of this train stood some feet beyond the building line and flush with the sidewalk, so that !t was absolutely impossible to observe the approach of a train from the direction of the depot unless one was standing on the tracks. The train that collided with the wagon this morning was No. 57, drawn by engine 806, and was known as the Chicago express. It left the depot in this city at 9:30 o'clock. R. C. Moore is the conductor, but the engineer and firemen refused to give their names. No Warning Given. According to eye witnesses, the train rounded the bend at New York avenue and ircreased its speed in order to meet the slight grade at Eckington. When it struck the horse it was running, so° declare the perséns who were present, fully twenty riles an hour. The whistle was not sound- ed, nor was any warning of its approach given. Mr. Emmons S. Smith, the owner of the horse and wagon, reported the matter to the railroad officials, and receiv2d assur- ances that the damage would be paid for by the company. Momberger and Ander- son were not injured to any extent, the driver sustaining a bruised hand when he jerked the rein in an effort to prevent the collision. Momberger resides at 1107 4% street southwest, and Anderson's home is at 428% H street northwest. 2 Liable to Be Repeated Any Time. An accident of a similar nature occurred in the same vicinity a few weeks ago, when two mules were killed. A Star reporter was informed by several persons who are in a po- sition to know that it is rarely if ever that the trains whistle on approaching the R street crossing, and It is frequently the case that freight cars are allowed to stand on the side tracks, rendering it impossible to dis- cern the approach of trains. S —_——__ THE OUBAN MEETING. Arrangements for the Gathering to Be Held in This City Tomorrow. Arrangements are now pracfically com- plete for the mass meeting which is to be held tomorrow evening at Metzerott Hall for the purpose of getting a general ex- pression of sentiment in sympathy with the Cuban insurgents. Mr. Simon Wolf, the chairman of the executive committee in charge of the meeting, has received letters expressing interest and encouragement from all over the country and as far away as New Mexico. Rev. Dr. Rankin, the chairman of the committee on resolutions, will present a series of resolutions to be acted upon by the meeting tomorrow even- ing. The most important business will be the consideration of a proposition to ap- point a committee of fifty men and women to labor in the interests of the Cubans and to urge upon Congress at its next session the propriety of recognizing the insurgents as belligerents. There will be no effort made to raise funds for the support of the revolutionary party, as the meeting is not intended in any way tc compromise the United States government, but simply to show to the Cubans the interest which the people of Washington take in their cause. Mr. Wolf has received word from Mrs. Logan that she has decided to delay her departure from the city, and will inake a few remarks at the meeting temorrow evening before leaving for New York. The flags of Cuba and of the United States will be used for the decoration of the hall, and two representatives of the provisional gov- ernment of Cuba have promised to be present to explain the exact situation in that unfortunate isle. Mr. James Tanner will preside at the meeting, and Mr. N. Du Shane Cloward will lead the singing. Mrs. Frank Martin del Castillo will sing in Cuban costume, and brief and appro- priate addresses are expected from Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wolf, Gen. S. S. Burdette, Rev. Dr. Rankin, Rabbi Stern and othars. SS SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY NEEDED. A Public Meeting Announced in Be- half of the University of Virginia. The executive committee of the alumni association of the University of Virginia have issued an appeal to the alumni and the friends of higher education generally, calling for their co-operation in the work of restoring the rotunda and main build- ing of the university recently destroyed by fire. The circular sent out by the committee recites the deplorable casualty to be an inestimable loss, not only to Virginia and the gouth, but to the friends and admirers of the institution irrespective of section, as the university kas no endowment, but is dependent upon the sympathy of her sons and the generosity of her friends, the com- mittee states that unless the loss is to be hhreparable immediate and energetic action is necessary. In order to secure the de- sired co-operation a public meeting will be held at Willard Hall, on F street, Saturday evening, November 2, at 8:15 o'clock, ‘at which ‘Secretary Hilary A. Herbert, presi- dent of the association, will preside and ad- dresses will be delivered by Postmaster General Wilson, Justice White, Holmes Conrad, Gardiner G. Hubbard, Rev. R. H. McKim, John Goode, Mr. Leigh Robinson and others. Steps will be taken to aid in the move- ment for the immediate restoration of the buildings which have been destroyed. La- dies are especially invited to ke present. ¥ ——->—_—_ iciom, Arrested on Sui George M. Roberts, a young man who says he is a bricklayer, was arrested this after- noon by Detective Proctor and locked up on suspicion, because he was endeavoring to dispose of an overcoat at a second-hand. store. He had two light overcoats in his possession, and said that one of them be- longed to himself, while the other, he said, he took from his brother. The prisoner told the officers that several years ago he married a captain ‘n the Salva- tion Army. He is held until the case can be further investigated. — Suit on a Judgment Creditor's Bill, A bill in equity was filed today by Attor. neys Hamilton and Colbert for Richardson & Burgess against Chas. H. Fickling, to en- force a judgment creditor’s bill of $960.90. President @ftiswold ‘Asks for Pro- : tection. ee eel ENCEMEN OA ARACISTA ROAD A Tie-Up ‘of-.Cars on Missouri ® Avenue. ; STONING: A CAR ‘The running operations of the Anacostia Railway Company were resumed at 7 o'clock this morning despite the fact as stated in The Star of yesterday, that Presi- dent Grisweld of the company ordered every driver in their employ to be locked out of the service at 2 p.m. Tuesday. This action of Pregident Griswold brought the men face te face with a serious ques- tion, and with the-neeessity of deciding at once for themselves whether they would accept the pay offered by Mr. Griswold of $1.41 per day of eight trips or $1.26 per day of seven trips, and thus secure employ- ment for the entire winter or be subject to the orders of the Protective Street Railway Assembly and hold out for $1.50, with no immediate prospect of securing a victory. After thinking the matter over during the night eight of the:old drivers this morning went to the sheds of the railway company in Anacostia and.told Superintendent New- ton that they were ready to go to work on President Griswold’s terms. Mr. Newton communicated with Mr. Griswold on the subject, and the latter at once expressed a willingness to take the men back into the company’s service. Each man was assigned to a car, but there not being enough drivers to man all the cars, it became necessary to change the schedule, and up-to noon the cars were tun eight minutes apart instead of six, as During -thé. morning four more drivers reported for duty. and Hke'their colleagues they were re-employed and given cars, which, being at once. started, enabled the maintenance of a much better schedule than had been the case earlier in the day. it is expected that by tomorrow the full complement of cars—eighteen—will be run- ning, when the six-minute schedule will be again put into effect. What Mr. Griswold Says. President Griswold, in speaking today to a Star reporter in reference to the lock-out, sald that he does not care whether his drivers belong to ‘he Railway Assembly or not, but for his part, he intends to manage the affairs of the.Anacostia Railway Com- pany as prudence and judgment sugy2st, and not as the Railway Union may think ar say on the subject. “The letter of'' Mr. Lawrence, master workman of the Strzet Railway Assembly,’ ecnt.nued Mr. Griswold, “informing me that the drivers in my empleye decided, at a m.et ns heid Saturdiy n ght, not to accept the agreementisigned by Baker, Sears and Dent, their commities, und that it would be considered null and ‘void by the assembly, relieved the AmacdStia Railway Company from any oblié&tion us to the future scale of wages.” 1 oii = Those of thewld divers who had not yet made up thelr thin@y what to do as to the acceptance or rejeofloa of Mr. Griswold’s ofter were tofay ‘stand'ng near the car sheds in Anacostia ¢®2mingly at a loss how to proceed. v al ‘The impression among the members of the Railway Assembty outside of those who were active inoindueing the Anacostia men to reject Pre-ident_siriswold’s proposal in reference to a slight reduction of wages seems to be tHtit 2hisse of the Old drivers of the Anacostia line who were re-ensagell to- day by Presidppt Grjsyold acted wisely in asking for, ang,accepting .xark, even at the reduced pay. i The Railway Assembly. Tt fs ‘stated on what has usually been considered excellent’ authority that some recent moves. made by the Railway As- sembly have resulted in the loss of a good many members, and that if the remainder should undertake to support the Anacostia men while they were out of work the tax would be so heavy for each man that it would lead to dissatisfaction. It is further stated that under the circumstances under which the lock-out occurred the locked-out men would not be entitled to benefits from the Knights of Labor, for, it is said, that although they had through the assembly voted to unite with the Knights of Labor, they had not complied with the rules gov- erning admission to that body sufficiently to give them any rights in the matter, and that if the various assemblies of the order did anything for the Anaccstia men it would be simply as an act of charity, and not tecause of duty or any rights the locked-out men had in the premises. Some of the strikers who have not yet accepted Mr. Griswold’s terms deny that any considerable number of the men who were locked out yesterday by Mr. Gris- wold's order have returned to the service of the company. Some of the cars which are being operated today seemed to be manned by inexperienced drivers. On at least one- half of the cars the driver was accompa- nied by a small colcred boy, whose busi- ress it was to work the brake in case the horses got unmanageable. There have been no overt acts of violence on the part of any of the ex-employes of the railroad com- pany, but strong attempts have been made to induce the men who are now running the cars to leave them. A Blockade This Afternoon. Considerable annoyance was caused he- tween 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon by one of the new drivers abandoning his car on Missouri avenue between id and 4% strects northwest, resulting in all the cars of the Anacostia’ line beccming blocked in that vicinity. Word was sent to President Gris- wold, who dispatched another driver to take’ the place of the striker, and the run- ning of the cars on rerular schedule was resumed by 3 p.m. Asks the Police for Protection. ‘This afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a number of the striking employes of the road pro- ceeded toward Anacostia on one of the cars of the road. Mr. Lawrence, the mas- ter workman of the Railway Men’s As- sembly, was on board. The men were ringing the bell and mak- ing considerable of a racket as they went along, which gave rise to reports that they intended to make trouble. A few minutes later another car load of strikers passed through Southeast Wash- irgton. This caused much apprehension. President Grigwold, fearing trouble this afternoon late telephoned to the police for protection. be + Fearing there; would Le trouble after the tie-up on Missqyri avenue the reserve from ‘inct was called out the sixth polige p but when Sergeant Falvey, in charge of the police, reapned | e scene of the “tie- up” he found sdrder and there was no occasion to make al arrest. Supervisor NeWwtort'of the railroad com- pany was soon @n hitfid. He seemed to ex- perierce no trqpble I getting men to take the places of thpse, who quit, and the road was soon in ruhning order again. The affair attractéd a large crowd, but there was no violenée attempted. When car 19, avithta boy in charge, start- ed out he found thaf the brake had been tampered wie nd, he experienced some trouble in gettiig started, while the crowd jeered and hissed. A patrol waggh a @ number of officers accompanied tHe firat car from the scene, and ss each ¢ar moved off a policeman stcod on the platform. A Car Stoned. One of the cars that left Missburi avenue at 3 o'clock, with a number of passengers aboard, was stoned on Canal street. It is said the stones were thrown not by strikers, but. by some colored .nen, who had congregated there. Blocking the Road. The first car containing strikers, when it reached G and 8th streets southeast, was stopped and thrown across the stgeet. ‘This completely blockades both tracks. A great crowd assembled, but up to the latest report no violence had been committed. The car thrown across the track stopped all traffic cn the road. A squad of police soon arrived at the scene. DISCHARGED A VETERAN|THE CRANK CAME _ IN T. B. Mangum Turns Up at Police Head- quarters Today. Trouble in Store for Somebody at the ‘ Washington Navy Yard. An Investigation Ordered by the Sec- retary and What It is Said te Have Shown. An Examination Will Be Held as to His Mental Condition—Some of Mis Stupendous Claims. There is serious trouble in store for some- body, including a high naval official, at the Washington navy yard, in consequence of the alleged irregular discharge of an old war veteran named Wiidemeyer, employe? in the brass foundry. The reason given for his discharge was lack of work. It appears, however, that he was the only man dis- missed out of a force of eighteen men, and it is also said that he was the only veteran in the lot. If this should prove to be the case it is likely that the two men responsible for his dismissal will be disciplined by the Sec- retary of the Navy. The officials involved are Capt. Jewell of the navy, in charge of the gun foundry, and the civillan fore- man of the brass found The iatter recommended Waldemeyer’s dismissal, and the recommendation was put into effect by order of Capt. Jewell. An Investigation Ordered. .Waldemeyer is said to be the equal in efficiency of his co-iaborers in the foundry, and claims that he was entitled to special privileges because of his service in the war. He laid his case before certain officials of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a committee of that order,headed by Corporal Tanner, visited the Navy Department and made a special appeal for his reinstate- ment, on the ground that the law and the regulations governing the employment of men in the navy yard had been violated by his dismissal. Acting Secretary McAdoo ordered a special investigation of the case by a board of officers. Tt is understood that this investigation, which has been in progress for several days,-has practically substantiated the ma- terial allegations made by Waldemeyer, that is, that he is a veteran of the war and that he is also as competent a work- man as the majority of the men employed in the brass foundry who had not been disturbed. ‘The Probable Result. Secretary Herbert and Assistant Secre- tary McAdoo have given this case serious attention and are said to be satisfied that the regulations of the department in regard to the treatment of veterans have been trangressed. The result will be the dismiss- al of the foreman and the triai by court- martial of Capt. Jewell. In the event that the naval officer escapes court-martial, it is regarded as almost cer- tain that he will be detached from his pres- ent dvties and placed on waiting orders. Action will be deferred, however, until the pending investigation is concluded. ——————— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The Englishman who has been going the rounds of the departments and who also called at the house of the British minister Monday to look up his supposed claim of $00,000,000 for a lost ship, as published in Monday’s Star, turned up at police head- quarters this afternoon and was introduced to Acting Inspector Johnson. This official suspected that he was T. B. Mangum, the man referred to, and the man admitted his identity. “I came here,” he said, “to turn over to you a key of value to the Pacific railway. It was lost by the company and I found it in New York.” z Mangum told the officer that he had call- ed at the departments and upon the British minister, but he had not yet called on the President. He repeated his statements about his big claim, and told the officer that he was from the state of Washington, where his wife resides. Detective Proctor 2ccompanied the al- leged crank to the police station, and on the way there he said he was born in Ire- land, and had served in a New York regi- ment. He is held unttl his friends can be com- municated with. A CONFERENCE THIS MORNING. Sir Julian Pauncefote and the Cana- dian Officials See Secretary Olney. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minis- ter, accompanied by Sir Mackenzie Bowell, premier of Canada, and Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, minister of justice of the Canadian cabinet, called at the State Department this morning and had an infcrmal confer- ence with Secretary of State Olney regard- ing the Bering sea convention. Sir Mackenzie Bowell and Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper did not attend this confer- ence in any official capacity, but merely accompanied Sir Julian, with whom they are associated .in an advisory capacity. The Secretary of State saw his visitors alone and the conference lasted a little more than half an hour. It is understood that the matter considered at the conference related to the formation of the commission to re- consider the awards of the Paris tribunal for alleged damages to Canadian sealers, but that no defirite understanding was ar- rived at. Inasmuch as it is the usual prac- tice in such cases to arrange for the crea- tion of these commissions by a formal con- venticn or treaty, and this would necessi- tate the submission of the plan to the Sen- ate at its next session, it is probable that Secretary Olney has endeavored to show to Sir Julian and bis Canadian advisers that there is no reason for hasty action, as a delay until Congress meets is inevitable in any case. There will shortly be another conference between Mr. Olney and the British minister. it is expected that the Secretary of State will confer with the President regarding the meeting of this morning and that as soon as possible another meeting will be for, and this, it is thought, will be at a very early day. ———— JAPAN AND RUSSIA. Now Said That They Understand Each. Other. LONDON, October 30.—The newspapers are not inclined to accept as correct the official denial from the foreign office of the accuracy of the Times and Globe dispatches telling of the important concessions sald to have been obtained by Russia from China. The Globe, referring to the foreign office statement, says: “Something more than an ambiguous offi- cial disclaimer is needed to make us disbe- lieve the statements, which not only reach us on good authority, but are in consonance with the known aim of Russian diplomacy in the far east.” The Westminster Gazette hints that Japan and Russia understand one another, and that Great Britain ought™to prepare for startling news, adding: “Russia is trying to or has succeeded in squaring Japan. On the side of Japan, seeing that she Is still alliance free, it is not improbable that there are statesmen at Tokio who would be ready to listen and consider such proposals if Russians ap- proached discreetly for a Russo-Japan secret treaty. What a coup it would be ————_—_ BOURGEOIS SUMMONED. A Controversy Over Dahigren Circle. A delegation of citizens from Brookland appeared before the Commissioners this morning and presented a long petition, bearing the signatures of 330 citizens, pro- testing against the change of Dahlgren Circle in the new extension plans. -Attor- ney Fulton and Mr. R. B. Goodfellow re- cently appeared before the Commissisners, urging a slight change in the location of the circle, op the ground that it would be cheaper and altogether more satisfactory to property owners. The petitioners set forth that they believe such a change as that proposed “is unnecessary, a waste of the public money, and injurious in greatly depreciating the values of those who have already invested, and especially so to those on Rhode Island avenue, 12th strest and vicinity, who have so invested, believing that the location of this circle in conform- ity to the law of Congress, approved Au- gust 27, 1888, as planned and on file, and bearing the signatures of your honorable board. Believing that such action will be contrary to the will of the inhabitants of this suburb, we respectfully, yet energet- ically, remonstrate against any change by your honorable board.”* The petition was presented by Messrs. B. F. Leighton, R. W. Walker, H. E. Note- man, George, James and John Redhead, 8S. H. Leniot, - O. Dennison, John H. Schweir and Reuben Cox. Commissioners’ Orders Today. ‘The Commissioners have issued orders as follows: ‘he water main assessment against sub- lot 19, block 8, Brookland, D. C., be can- celed, on account of the decision in the Burgdorf case. That the remaining installments of water main assessment against lots 22 to 28, in- clusive, square 127, be canceled, on account of the decision in the Burgdorf case, and that the writer be informed that the install- ments of this tax already paid cannot be refunded, as requested, as the said decision does not contemplate the refundment of in- stallments which have been paid. ‘That six lamps in 10th street southeast between Pennsylvania avenue and I street be adjusted to new curb line; estimated ccst, $24; chargeable to improvements and repairs, southeast section. That the gas lamps in the west side of 26th street between Pennsylvania avenue and M street northwest, be discontinued, and that the lamp be erected in front of the new engine house on Maryland avenue between lith and 15th streets northeast; estimated cost, ‘That fire hydrants be erected at the fol- lcwing locations: At the northeast corner of 13th street and Wallach place; at the northeast corner of 14th street and Wallach place. That the six-inch water main in the cen- ter of 10th street southeast from E street to a point about 250 feet south of E street southeast be lowered to a d=pth of four feet below the surface of the street; estimated cest, $18) Also that fourteen service pipes be lowered; estimated cost, $140. This work to be charged to appropriation for pumping expenses and pipe distribution. That the sidewalk in front of the indus- trial school on 32d street be replaced, and cost of same paid from appropriation for current repairs to streets, avenues and al- leys. ‘That the water main assessments be can- celed as follows, on account of the decision in the Burgdorf case: Against lot 14, block 14, Brookland; against lot 1, block 11, Brookland; against lot 6, block i, University Heights: against lot 3, block 14, Brookland; against lots 80 to 84, Keating’s subdivision: against south 50 feet of lot 9, block 14, Brookland. That a new improved fire hydrant be erected at the northwest corner of New Jersey avenue and H street northwest; estl- mated ccst, $60. ae ee, To Advance His Case. In the United States Supreme Court a motion to advance was filed yesterday on President Faure Asked Him te Form a Cabinet. PARIS, October 30.—President Faure, af- ter conferences with MM. Peytral, Bour- geois, Lockrcy end Cavaignac, has asked M. Bourgecis to form a cabinet. The latter has requested the président to give him un- til tomorrow, in crder that he may consult with his friends. ——__ BURNED HIM AT THE STAKE. A Texas Mob Takes an Awful Venge- ance on a Murderer. The residents of Tyler, Tex., saw Henry Hilliard, who murdered Mrs. Bell, burned to death at the stake in the public square. The prisoner was dragged from the jail in which he was confined, and, despite his cries and appeals for mercy, he was tied to a stake and forced to wait while his cap- tors piled wood around his legs half way up to the waist. The whole’ town watched the operation, and many of the spectators assisted in procuring wood to swell the pile about the prisoner’s limbs. In the interval of pro- curing the wood the crowd tormented him in a variety of ways, using him as a target for all kinds of missiles, and mercilessly torturing him by pinching his ears and striking him repeated blows in the face. When the flame was started amid the shavings under the woodpile the cries for mercy of the prisoner were dreadful to hear. He pleaded and begged for the quick death of a pistol bullet, and the crowd only guyed him. For fifteen minutes his screams were heard before death finally ended his suf- ferings. 3 ——__—__+e+____ “Uncle John and the Rubies.” A capital story, by Anthony Hope, will be published complete in Saturday’s Star. It is entirely different in style from the popular Zenda stories, but is none the less entertaining. ee behalf of Elverton R. Chapman in the case Grate wad Gatécu Macaeted appealed by him from the decision of the | (oi: und gral als of the District of Colum- grain markets, reported by W. B. See tov in penta aotion toe caiecit Eanes’ ote ten Sam aoe ee Unkee, Mat F ac hibition forbidding the District court from ‘Open. trying the charge against Chapman and Be e refusing to testify before the Senate sugar of 63 6B investigating committee. x ne a —————— Fed 18% 15g % 18% Wants the Deed Set Aside. Fv wt Reo yal For Johanna Qvirk, widow of Pat- 9.30 9.40 9.30 v.40B rick Quirk, Attorneys Geo. E. Harris = ce ce 22 and J. McD. Carrington today filed a bill 452 4.00 452 4.60 in equity against Washington Danenhower 4.75 5 480 4.75 4.90 and others, praying that a certain deed of a ey "nigh. ae trust made by her February 1, 1882, con- 86 8.80 864 BIT veying lots 17, 18, 19 and 20, square 616, eG aed AR and lot 91, square 677, to the late Wm. W. 805 806 900 Darenhower and the defendant Danen- hower, be set aside. She also prays that the subsequent conveyance of the property be set aside. 5 ‘The property, she says, was her own separate estate, and she claims that the Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 30.—Flour steady, changed—receipts, 12.716 barrels; shipments, 39,625 barrels; sales, 450 barrels. Wheat quiet and easy —spot and month, 6644268%; November, 80% ; trust, being made for the benefit of her | December, 67\4a67%; May, 71% bid; steau husband, the deed was invalid, because, as | 2 red, 63)4a631;—recelpts, 735 bushels; shipments, she also claims, she was incapable of mak- | 12,009 bushels; stock, 548,199 bushels; 2,000 bushels—southern wheat by sample, Gra67%4; do. on grade, Gix67. Corn steady—spot and month, 87! 375%; November, new and old, 34% a34%%; year, 33% January, " 3314933%; February, A34—re- 6, ipments, 124,292 ‘bushels; sales, 66,000 bushels—south- ing the conveyance for the reason that she was at the time a married] woman. eS His Leg Broken by a Cave-In. Solomon Jackson, a colored man, twenty- four years of age, of 919 K street court, re- ceived a serious fracture of the leg today by the cave-in of a bank at the new union depot. At the Emergency Hospital Drs. Smith, Furlong and Macdonald set the broken lirab, el—receipts, Kye quiet and steady: 2, 44245 near- 48a50 Wwestern—recelpts, 4,179 bushels; stock, 9 bushels. Hay firm, good dem:znd—cholce timiotts, $15.50a516. | Gras Draights sinaty/ moce inquiry, unchanged. Sugar steady, unel i. But- ter, eggs and chcese firm, unchanged. i FINANCE AND TRADE Substantial Concessions Throughout the Stock List. COLLAPSE IN STORAGE BATTERY PRICES Continued Activity in Reading Rail-. way Shares. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 30.—Activity, re- sulting from increased confidence on the part of the professional trading element as to the vulnerability of stock values, result- ed in substantial concessions in all parts of the active list this morning. London cables reflected a lower range of prices for the favorite international issues, and brought seme small selling orders into the local market. A sensational decline in the Philadelphia market, in which the shares of the Storage Battery Company figured for 20 per cent concessions, was utilized to further the re- action on the theory that other securities would be sacrificed to protect. crumbling margins. The phenomenal rise in the shares named was of the character and propor- tions as usually precede such events as were recorded today. The strength of the foreign exchange market, with rates a trifle nearer the ex- pert point than at any time of late, was also a potent factor in the decline. The pply of all classes of bills continues small and any important demand would find im- mediate reflection in advanced rates. ‘The liquidation of Reading holdings was again a conspicuous feature of the day, a 1 per cent decline to 13 1-4 being recorded during the first few minutes of . The price improved sharply from thi level on covering purchases, but the pro- portions of the assessment are too Hberal to encourage new buying for the long. ac- count. The other coal shares were in some measure sympathetic with action of the general market, but the larger holders of these stocks are confident that some profit- able action will be taken during the winter. The Granger shares sold down on adverse climatic conditions in the western agricul- tural districts. Burlington was particu- larly sensitive to a fair volume of selling orders, a loss of 11-2 per cent from first prices being easily effected. The industrial lst was literally dealt in, the short interest being responsible for the variations in figures on both sides of open- ing prices. Sugar was the active feature of this group, being strong and weak by turns, with the weight of argument decidedly favorable to the latter condition. General Electric and Tennessee Coal and Iron re- corded losses of 3% andl% per cent, re- spectively, without the use of any special incentive. All things considered, the market ts clear- ly entitled to at least a moderate recovery frcm present prices, the mists having urdcubtedly overdone the selling. The feel- ing at the close of business was mainly mcre encouraging, as the result of a pro- spective increase in commission business. —__—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest aad the 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. SO Broadway. x. & Northern Pacific. - & 5; 5 Northern Pacific, Pid .. ive us 1 175 North American........ 1s 4% is 4% 1% Ww ae Te We a 435 18; Wabash, . pon an = Western ‘nion Tel. ‘Wisconsin Central. ‘Bilver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—United States Electric Light, 10 at 13; 10 at 185. Arlington Fire Insurance, 10 at 145; 2at 150. After ‘Metro. palitan Hatiroad 6s; arate M5. Government Bouds.—United States 4s, reg., 111! Did, 112 asked. United States 4s, coup., sti bid U2 asked. United States 4s, 1925, 122 bid. Unit States 5a, 115% bid. J District of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear Fund. Se, 104 bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 112% bid. Watel Stock currency 7s, 1901, 116 ‘bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1908,"118 bid. Fund. currency 3.658, Georgetown Railroad conv. 66, 2d, 160 tan Railroad com: Ge, 114% bid, 115% asked letropolitan Railroad 5s, 106% Belt Railroad fa, 80 bid. 95 asked. | Eckington Raliroad @s, 10¢ Colnmble Raltrosd Gs, 710 Bid. 111% aleed 1 wd. 138 138 bid. 100 bid, 104 asked. American Ss, F. and A., 102 bid. American ‘Trust 5s, A. and 0., ing Did. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 35 bid. Franklin, 40 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 5O bid: Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 146 bid. Ger- man Ameri 160 bid... National Union, 13 asked. Columbia, 12% bid, a vi ile"s bid. Lincoin, 7% bid, Rt . bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 7 bid. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 36 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. 52 bid, 56 asked. Amer- Jean Graphophone, 3% bid, 4 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 25 bid, 35, asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Waxhinzton Market, 14 hd. Great Falls Ice, °125 bid, 135 asked. Tincoin Hall, 65 bid. Mergantbaler Linotype, 210 Jd, 221 asked. *Ex. div. The bureau of the American republics has received information that the cattle raisers of the Argentine Republic are mak- ing arrangements to import large numbert of high-grade cattle for the purpose of im: proving the herds, in order to compete ir the European markets with the live-stocl shippers from the United States and Aus tralia.