Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WiRE Panie-Stricken by an Earthquake, i HOUSES ROCKED IN THE ETERNAL CITY Prisoners Were Terrified and Tried to Escape. - Romans VATICAN BUILDINGS SHAKEN ——— ROME, November 1.—A severe and pro- longed earthquake shock was felt here at 4:55 this morning. Many houses swayed badly, walls were cracked, pictures and other articles fell from the walls and other places, people ran panic-stricken into the streets and @ serious disaster was for a time apprehended. Happily, the first shock seems to have ended the subterraneous disturbances, and the frightened inhabi- tants returned to their homes, So far as is known no serious damage was Cone. An inspection of the public buildings will Be. t™made to determine the extent of the in- juries, if any, that have been sustained. Some idea of the alarm created may be gathered from the fact that a prison was se badly shaken that the terrified prisoners breke out into open revolt and tried to es- cape from the building. The situation be- came so serious that the troops from a neighboring barrack were hastily summon- ed, and it was not until they had surround- ed and taken possession of the prison that order was restored. The inmates were driven tack at the point of the tayonet to their cells. The vatican buildings were severely shaken, but the pope was perfectly tran- qui: throughout the disturbance. The thougiits of his holiness were not for him- self, but for other people in danger. He sent to the nearest police J2pot to inquire if there had been any loss of life or serious damage to property, and nis holiness was much relieved when he was informed that the damage dcne was slight and that no logs of life had bean reported. The series of shocks lasted about eleven seconds. Two clocks in the observatory were stopped and the oid tower of the Ro- man College was cracked. Earthquake shocks were also felt at Recea di Papa, but although the people were thrown into a pantc, uo serious dam- age was done. ee NO ONE MUCH PLEASED. How the New Cabinet is Regarded in Paris. PARIS, November 1.—M. Viger has ac- cepted the portfolio of minister of hus- bandry, and only the office of minister for foreign affairs, said to have been tendered to Baron de Courcel, the French ambassa- dor to London, remains to be filled. The abinet does not seem to please any- bedy very. much, but it is understood that it will receive the support of the radicals end socialists during the time it lasts,which is not expected to be long. ‘The Journal Des Debats says: “The cabjnet does rot displease us; but it shocks our convictions. We hope, however, tkat it will help to clear up the situation.” M. Decrais, who was formerly French am- bassador at London, it is understood, has declined the portfolio of minister for for- eign affairs. ————— DISORDERLY STUDENTS EJECTED. They Tried to Break Up a Theatrical Performance. CHICAGO, November 1.—Fifty students of the Northwestern University, at Evanston, Wis., were ejected from the Chicago Opera House last night, after the first act, for raising such a disturbance that the curtain had to be rung down. More than 100 of them’ occupied seats in the balcony, and when a member of the “Merry World” com- pany walked on the stage carrying a crooked stick about which was tied the colors of the university, it was more than the stu- dents could stand, and they immediately let out their college yell. And they continued to do this; despite the efforts of several po- lice-officers and the warnings of the man- ager of the house. Hats, canes, overcoats andverious other wrticles were thrown into the gir, only to fall.on the heads of those be- low. "aiid the whole scene became one of pan- demonluni. The curtain was rung down, and the stu- Gone warned that i the scene was re- peated they would be ejected. Then the cur- tain went up again, and it no sooner did so than the tumult began with renewed vigor. At the end of the act fifty of the students Were put out. = MR. WARNER MAY VOTE. Decision of the Circuit Court at Rock- ville. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 1.—In the circuit court here today, Judge Lynch on the bench, the cases of B. H. Warner and John H. Fishback, jr, of the Wheaton election district, on appeal from the action of the officer of registration for that dis- trict in refusing to put their names on the list of qualified voters, were heard. After evidence and argument, the court decided that they were legal voters, and ordered their names to be placed on the list. — LL THEY FIGHT TODAY? Engugement of the Opera House at Little Rock. AUSTIN, Texas, November 1.—George Walker, lessee of the Little Rock Opera House, who is in this city, this morning re- ceived a telegram from Wm. Sra date of Arlington Springs, Ark., esking for the use of the Opera House at Little Rock for this afternoon for training purposes be- hind closed doors. Walker granted the request, and says that he thinks that this is a scheme to pull the big fight off in the opera house this afternoon in private. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., November 1.— Tommy Ryan and Billy Smith, with their backers, got together this morning, weigh- ed in and claimed the $1,000 forfeit money put up by the Florida Athletic Club when they made a contract to bring off the mid- dle-weight contest. A rumor was current this morning that the Maher-O’Donnell tight for Monday night had been déclared off because of scme quibble about the division of the purse and side money. As far as the prin- f nd their backers are concerned, the ht will occur Monday as announced. The uereement entered into yesterday provided that the winner take all, and there has been no change of heart in either side as to the falrnees of this provision. —_— ‘TO STOP ON THE NEAR SIDE. The Commissionerx Decide to Issue Regulations for Street Cars. The Commissioners have practically de- cided to embody in the new police regula- tions, now being revised, a section provid- ing that all street car companies shall come to a stop on the near side of the streot ‘That is. they will be compelled to stop all cars before crossing the street. ‘Th’a is in line with the suggestions of The Star on the subject, and the Commission- ers believe that the best interests of the citizens will be better served by such a reguiation. Another: important feature of the new reg- ulations will be a clause relating to ihe speel of bieycles, which the Commissioners will limit to ten miles an hour within the mits of the city. REDLC The Chevy Chase Land Company Cats Dewn a Million-Dollar Obligation. A deed of trust was filed for record today by the Chevy Chase Land Company to the United States Mortgage Company, to secure a bond of 300,000 at four and a half per cent per annum. The deed filed today was @ release of a former one of $1,000,000 to the United States Mortgage Company. THE NICARAGUA CANAL Report of the Commission of Which Col. Ludlow Was Chairman Good Renson to Belleve It Finds the Project Feasible and Werthy _ of Execution. ‘The Nicaragua canal commission, through Colonel Ludlow, its chairman, today submit- ted to the President, through Secretary Olney, its report upon the examination of the route of the canal directed by Congress last session. The report was required to be made by November 1, so that the commis- sion took advantage of the last moment of grace. Although the report itself will probably be withheld from the public until Congress meets, there is good reason for the belief that generally it finds the canal project en- tirely feasible and worthy of execution, and while it is probable that some changes have been suggested in the line of the projected canal, these do not affect the question of expediency in any material degree. Work of the Commission. “Bike work done by the commission in the brtef space of time allotted is almost phe- nemenal, considering the magnitude of the project. The members were required to take a fully equipped surveying party to Nicaragua, examine every foot of the pro- jected line, cast about to ascertain the character of the adjacent country with a view to improving upon the line projected, if that were possible, to inspect the Pana- ma canal and form a judgment upon the enduring qualities of earthworks exposed to heavy tropical rains, and finally to com- pile all of their measurements and informa- ticn, and prepare estimates of cost. This latter branch of the work, which was car- ried on in New York, was really the most e>acting and laborious part of the whole work, and it has required unremitting toil, day ani night, to complete the report wit! in the allotted time. eS WAR DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS. Auditor Farrow Submits His Annual Report for the Last Fiscal Year. Mr. Farrow, auditor for the War Depart- meat, has made a report of the operations of his bureai for the past fiscal year. In addition to the usual accounts the office settles the accounts of the signal service, accounts of the Military Academy at West Point, accounts for the maintenance and repair of military telegraphs and the mil- {tary prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the accounts for improvement of buildings and grounds in the. District of Columbia and those of the Yellowstone Park. These settlements aggregate above $40,000,000 an- nually. More than 10,000 accounts have to be stated to represent them and more than 500,000 vouchers are examined in donnec- tion with them each year. HAPPY LEO VOGT. He Wins a Pony and Cart by His In- dustry and Enterprise. The prize pony and cart offered several weeks ago by Parker, Bridget & Co., the 7th street clothiers, to the boy or girl under sixteen years of age who would send the largest number of customers to their eszab- lishment during the month of October have been awarded to Leo Vogt of 607 E street northwest. The decision was reached last evening, when the coupons turned in by nearly 150 little ones were counted by the members of the firm in the presence of three local newspaper men. It was found that Leo Vogt had far outdistanced all com- petitors, and he was made supremely happy by_ being informed of the fact. During the time the contest was in Progress the diminutive turnout was daily driven about the streets and watched with longing eyes by thousands of boys and girls. All the competitors worked hard for the pony,“and it is a matter of regret to Messrs. Parker, Bridget & Co. that a similar outfit could not be presented to each to repay tnem for their earnest endeavors. ee SEEKING ANOTHER SITE. Secretary Herbert’s Influence Causes a Change in Garbage Plans, The letter of Secretary Herbert relative to the location of the garbage crematory, an account of which was printed in The Star of yesterday, had the effect of stop- ping further movements in that direction, and there seems no doubt that the Com- missioners will compel the garbage con- tractor to look elsewhere for a site. In this connection it will be interesting to note that the 26th of October last the Commissioners, replying to a letter from Messrs. Tyler & Rutherford, who repre- sented a number of interested property own. ers and citizens in the neighborhood, said: * * * “The Commissioners have given the matter careful consideration, and see no good reason to make a change in the location which they had approved before they received your letter.” This morning the representative of the Smith crematory, in company with Con- tractor Warfield, had a conference with the Commissioners on the subject, and it is un- derstcod he was told to look elsewhere for another site, as the Commissioners had de- cided not to allow its construction on square 63. ee ge ADDISON ASHBURN CONVICTED. Found Guilty of Running a Gambling House on Thirteenth Street. Addison A. Ashburn, a young white man, was convicted in the Police Court before Judge Miller today on the charge of running a gambling house at 606 13th street. a Pennsylvania's Dividend. PHILADELPHIA, November 1.—The di- rectors of the Pennsylvania railroad met this afternoon and declared the usual semi- annual dividend of 2% per cent cash. No other business was transacted. ———_ Bicycles Here and in Europe. Paris Letter to Newark News. Bicyclists coming here will be wise to bring their American wheels with them. They will regret it if they don’t. I don’t care what make it is, every wheel made in America is better than the best made here or in England. I am speaking from actual experience, not hearsay. And my expe- rience is not compared with my recollection of riding In America, for ex-Congressman Ceble brought his wheel with him. After getting completely fagged out, pumping the best make in England and France, I have regained my breath in a few moments after having swapped machines with Cable. Other Americans who have traveled here on bi- cycles say the same thing. Moreover, bi- cycles made in Europe, despite their in- feriority, cost just as much as those made in America. The Reason For Advertising. Advertisers use The Star because they get ble results from their advertising in it. They know, also, that each one pays a like price for a like service. Advertising space is not given to one house in order that it may act as a decoy duck: for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- other and “extra i discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. THE YOUNG WILL CASE. Testimony Showing the Dead Man Disliked the Contesting Brother. In the case in which the will of the late James E. Young, who died October 19, 1992 1s being contested by Thos. E. Young, a brother, the introduction of testimony on behalf of the contestamt was concluded to- day. The testimony, for the most parts was similar to that reported in yesterday’: Star, tending to show that the deceased was of unsound mind On behalf of the beneficiaries under the will, the depositions of the late John M. Young, a brother of the testator, who died last February, and who was the executor under the will, as well as beneficiary, and that of Mrs. Margaret Gaddis, a sister, were made to the jury. These depositioas related to the last iliness of the testator, and the hostility which is claimed to have existed between him and the brother who is contesting the will, and who was not made a beneficiary. The beneticiaries next called as a witness Edward H. Wilson, who wrote the testa- tor’s will. He stated that he went to the house at the request of Dr. Young, and resched there in the evening. The dead man dictated the contents of the will. and when Dr. Young suggested to the sick man that he make his brother, Thos. E. Young, a beneficiary, the testator referred to him in abusive language, and declared that he would not. The testator was unable to sign the will the evening it was written, and witness returned the next afternoon, when the sick man signed it by making his mark. At both visits the sick man’s mind, the wit- ness believed, was perfectly clear. ee ae FLIGHT OF FRANK JONES. He Carries Over Five Hundred Dol- lars of Post Money With Him. ‘The police have sent out a general request for the arrest of Frank Jones, seventeen years old, who is wanted on a charge of grand larceny. It is alleged that he took between $500 and $600 from the cash drawer of the Washington Post Newspaper Com- pany. Jones was empléyed as a clerk in the business office of the paper, and Wednesday about 5:30 o'clock he sent the only other clerk in the office at that time upstairs oa an errand, and when the clerk returned to the office Jones was not there. The money dis- appeared at the same time, and the case was put in the hands of the police without delay. Detective Boyd and Precinct Detec- tive Helan were called in to make an in- vestigation, and they made a thorough search of the city for him, but failed to find him. Circulars containing the boy’s photo- graph have been sent out by the police, and it is thought he will soon be caught. DIAMONDS AND GEMS. Some Remarkable Precious Stones and Their Settings. From the New York He-ald. A collection of jewelry belonging to the late Sarah A. Smith, widow of Richard Smith of Philadelphia, contains some re- markable specimens of the jewelers’ art. The largest piece of jewelry is a corsage, containing about a hundred diamonds, and six of larger size. It is said to have cost i There is a pair of remarkable pigeon’s blood ruby earrings, set with diamonds. The rubies weigh between eleven and twelve rats, and are surrounded by sixteen white niiiants, weighing eighteen carats. The value is estimated at $25,000. A brown dia- mond weighs seven carats. A table cut diamond, under which is a portrait, weighs forty-four and one-eighth carats and is surrounded by twenty white brilliants, weighing fifteen carats. A pair of large emeralds, in earrings, weigh fifteen carats. The weight of the sapphires in another pair of earrings is seventeen carats. Still another pair of sap- phire earrings weigh fourteen carats. Two solitaire diamond rings weigh respectively eleven and seven carats. There are over a hundred pieces of jewelry, the more notable of which are @ bow knot brooch, with large and small dia- monds; a bar pin and earrings, composed of sapphires and diamonds, and a massive pair of dull gold bracelets, made from Hun- garian coin, and of Hungarian manufac- ture. There are a number of finger rings of turquoise, emerald, black and white pearl, sapphire and dtamonds, all of extraordinary size and quality. Some of the other pieces are a gold and tortoise-shell hair comb, encrusted with large diamonds, all of the first water; a fleur de lis pin, with three pear-shaped emeralds, surrounded by at least seventy- five brilliants; a star pendant, sun effect, with a fifteen-carat diamond in the center: a three-band bracelet, with a pearl, a sap- phire and a pigeon’s blood ruby, surrounded by a hundred brilliants; a trefoil set pin, with very large white, pink and black pearl, with large diamonds, and many smaller ones; a bar pin, composed of five diamonds of ten carats each, and a pair of solitaire diamond earrings, of twelve carats. ——_—_-+e.__ BIDDY’S CLOTHESPIN LEG. An Interesting Demonstration Con- cerning Heredity in the Ovipar: From the Punxsutawney Spirit. “I was down in Indiana county the other day and stopped at a farm house for din- ner,” remarked. a man, “After dinner I sat down on the porch to take a smoke. I saw an old hen hobbling about in a very awkward way, and I said to the farmer's wife: hon M#dam, what is the matter with that en? “That hen,’ sald she, ‘is lame. It has an artificial leg.” “Oh, it-has, has it?’ ‘Yes. You know there was some very cold weather last winter, and one night the hen froze her leg off. I pitied her. I nursed her and doctored-her up, and she finally got well. But she couldn't walk on one Jeg. So I just stuck a clothes pin on the stump of her leg, tied a string around it to hold it on, and she does very well with e* “Well, well,’ I said,‘if that isn't strange! “Yes,” replied the good lady, with a smile, ‘but that isn’t the strange part of It.’ ““No!’ “‘No, Indeed! The strange part of it hap- pened afterward, and one would scarcely believe it If one hadn’t seen it with one’s own eyes. This spring that hen with, the clothes-pin leg wanted to hatch. I didn’t think she could. ’Fraid she'd break the eggs with her stump. But I kind o’ pitied her, ‘cause she was a cripple, and I put thirteen eggs under her. She stuck right to her business for three weeks and never broke an egg—hatched out every chicken.’ ri Welly T said, ‘that Is not so remarka- le. ‘No,’ replied the woman, ‘that was not so very odd, but that isn't it. The funny part of it was that every one of those littie chickens had a wooden leg: ee Has No Impedi ¥rom the Chicago Record. Befcre a Japanese moves he has nothing to consider. He simply leaves the place he dislikes and goes to the place he wishes, without any trouble. There is nothing to prevent him. Poverty is not an obstacle but a stimulus. Impedimenta he has none, or only such as he can dispose of in a few minutes. Distances have no significance for him. Nature has given him perfect feet that can spring him over fifty miles a day without pain; a stomach whose chemistry can extract ample nourishment from food on which no European could live; and a constitution that scorns heat, cold and damp alike, because still unimpaired by un- healthy clothing, by superfluous comforts, by the habit of seeking warmth from grates and stoves and by the habit of wea: ing leather shoes. If he desire to trav 1,000 miles he can get ready for his journey in five minutes. His whole outfit need not cost cents; and all his baggage can be put into a handerkerchief. On $10 he can travel for a year without work, or he can travel simply on his ability to work, or he can travel as a pilgrim. +o+-—____ Assured of His Innocence. From the Chicago Record. Magistrate—‘What is the charge against this man Officer—“‘Burglary and robbery.” Magistrate—‘‘Did you arrest him?” Officer—“I did, your honor.”’ Magistrate—“The prisoner is discharged— I don’t believe the whole department could catch a real burglar’ —+ee Her Superb Method. From the Philadelphia American. Cleff: “VYhey tell me your ddughter Julia is quite a singer. Has she a good voice? Is her method—” Staff: “Can't say so much about her voice, but her method is superb. She never sings when I am at home.” enta. |MRS. BRIGGS’ RETORT She Presents a Getter to the District Commissioners. SOME SERIGUSS CHARGES MADE Woes ree ® Why She Had/the Lattice Screen “Erected. THE SALOON QUESTION Mrs. Emily E. Briggs appeared before the Commissioners today and filed a letter relative to the order of the Commissioners compelling her to remove the lattice on the porch of the pharmacy building, re- cently fitted up by her for the education of boys and girls: “You have permitted me a brief respite from prosecution, to tell you through the medium of a brief,” she states, “why I am persecuted by these men who object to the lattice and signs of my pharmacy, which has been established for the practi- cal education of the boys and girls of our beautiful city. “It is the saloon element that is battling my little pharmacy. You can see that my porch is no detriment to the neighborhood. As soon as Congress meets I ani going to appear before it and plead with it to inform me why I am deprived of my prop- erty rights in the District, and why my protest against the saloon in the neigh- borhood is ignored. Here in this garden spot of the nation, where women stand be- fore their Maker with the same political rights, instead of aiding me to found my practical school, I am harassed beyond ex- pression by the very ones who should aid me in giving these boys and girls the chance to learn something by which they can earn an honest living. It Is true that I have put a few feet of lattice at the end of the porch, but F submit it Is not con- trary to the building regulations, which, if I understand correctly, expressly provide against solid walls being so erected, and a lattice can hardly be construed as solid. And what was the object of this lattice? Why, to blot out from the sight of the pu- pils of the schcol the horrible panorama that a bar room offers. Her Protest Ignored. “The saloon on the corner, less than 400 feet from the cluster of public schools, con- taining sixteen hundred boys and girls, a large number being almost men and wo- men in the High School, makes the privi- lege worth a royal battle,” she continues. “The regulations governing the sale of liquor has been abrogated regarding ho- tels, but still stands, I understand regard- ing school houses. The law says that prop- erty holders must sign the application of the salconist. I am the only citizen that owns a foot of land opposite the saloon, but by closing a door, the Commissioners abrogates the land or property clause. I want to find out whether the District can decide rights of property. I am going to ask Congress to send the assessor to meas- ure the land, and {ts proximity to the sa- loon. I wrote my protest last year, and it was published In The Star and other news- papers. This year it is smothered, the newspaper repurtefs having no access to certain documents. This“saloon, which has made more drunkards in the last twenty- five years than any other ten saloons of the District, has sold to boys, and it has been brought in pails to be drunk under my trees, thus making me a partner in the ne- farious traffic. This ring that has turned this beautiful Pennsylvania avenue square into the worst: rendezvous for the worst element of the navy yard and other quar- ters is making war on me. “I thank you, Mr. Truesdell, for this twen- ty-four hours’ respfte and one more chance to plead against ‘the desecration of my pharmacy. You asked me why I was so determined to commit:the crime of break- ing your building regulations, but as he (the carpenter) has gone three inches out of the way and put the sign on the edge of the porch instead of a little farther back, I am dragged up here to answer before the people, and the misdemeanor spread to the four winds of heaven on the wings of the newspapers as a lawbreaker. Your building inspectar admitted that the ven- geance of the neighbors, not the regulations of the District government, governed the matter. The saJoon at the corner and the speak-easies in the block are making me feel their vengeance.” Charges Worthy of Investigation. “The school for drunkards,in the shape of a dainty and handsomely ornamented saloon, is within 400 feet of school houses which contain 1,600 children,” says Mrs. Briggs. “Their play grourd is around the saloon whenever their recess comes. We can pre- vent drunkards, but we cannot cure them. I own every foot of land possessed by a citizen, opposite this vile spot, upon which is built the hell manufactory. By closing up the doors opposite my property, the clause relating to obtaining signatures of Property holders on my square is evaded, as the saloon is cunningly placed so the open street faces it, as well as my property. For a quarter of a century the saloon keeper has had his hand on the throat of Wallach school, where he found the ma- terial to get in his work. There are cun- ningly devised cellar doors, where the big Leys can slip down apparently for play, and come out the same way unnoticed. In the summer time pails of beer are drunk by beys on my square, and the Italians, with their fruit carts, draw under my trees and drink their beer, which makes me feel that I am in the liquor business. What rights of property do I posses, so far as the liquor business is concerned?” The Saloon Worse Than the Lattice. “The building regulations nowhere provide against lattices such as are objected to. In fact, the only reference that has any bearing on the subject is that relative to porches, which says: “Porches.—Must not be inclosed by solid walls, except by ten inches of coping on platform or five feet above grade or ter- race. “Now, gentlemen,” says Mrs. Briggs, in conclusion, “I submit that this regulation does not cover in any respect the case be- fore you. My lattice is not in any respect a solid wall. The.object of the regulation was to prevent the construction of brick or stone walls, which would be a disfigure- ment to the street, and a permanent barrier. “Since you have seen fit to countenance the saloon at the corner, I must beg of you with all the earnestness at my command, leave my lattice as it is, and help me shut out from innocent eyes the degradation that a saloon with {ts evil influence brings.” Sewer Clashes With the Grade. There was an important question brought lefore the Commissioners yesterday, and the result determines the establishment of another grade crossing. Some time jago; the president of the Maryland and» Washington Railroad Com- pany appeared hefore the Commissioners with Engine2r Schoepf to ask for the grade of Rhode Islamd avenue, in order that the cempany could make suitable provisions which would ‘enable it to pass under the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and thereby ja grade crossing. The grade was promptly given, although atten- tion was called,to the projected sewer which was tp, bé’ built on Rhode Isiand avenue. The officials of the railroad, how- ever, when they asked for information on this score, were informed that there would be no trouble in changing the sewer If the necessity arose. ‘The necessity arose, but the engineer de- partment changed its mind, and notified the president of the road that the sewer would he constructed in the middle of Rhode Island avenue. This was a startling announcement, for the engineers of the road had, after careful survey, positively stated that the road would have to occupy the middle of the roadway ‘n order io al- low the cars to run under the tracks of the steam railroad. President H. 'T. Douglass called &tention to all of these facts, and said that -he road had gone to work in good faith on the grade furnished by the engineer depart- ment, and it would force it to a grade crossing if the Commissioners insisted upon a change in the plans. Attorney John Ridout called attention to the fact that the charter for the road was granted before the sewer project was con- sidered. The company was opposed to grade crossings. and did not want to be “roasted beef, or, for the vegetarian, with cbliged to build one. It wanted to avoid the risk incident to grade crossings, and consequently had made all plans to go un- der the steam railroad tracks. ‘ Commissioner Powell said he did not pro- Pose to subordinate the sewer system to the needs of the railroad, but if the sewer could be changed so as not to interfere with its efficiency he would do it. Canceled Water Main Assessments. ‘The Commissioners have issued the fol- lowing orders: Water main assessments to be canceled as follows, on account of the decision in the Burgdorf case: Against lot 200, square 855; against lots 29 and 30, block 121, Trin- idad; against lots 61, 62, 102 and 104, block 30, Rosedale; against lot 3, block 3, Ivy City; against lots 64 and 6, square 1034; remaining installment of water main as- oeement agaitst sublots 16 and 19, square Cement W be That cement sidewalks be laid as follows, under the provisions of the permit system: In front cf 807 I street northwest, esti- mated cest, $51.42; in front of 1313 K street northwest, with new curb, estimated cost, $73.66; in front of 1734, 1736 and 1738 15th street and 1502 S street northwest, and re- setting curb, estimated cost, $347.50. New Pump. That the old log pump in Virginia ave- nue between 2d and 3d streets southwest being unfit for service, it is ordered that the well be cleaned, the water examined by the chemist, and, if found fit for drink- ing purposes, that a new pump be erected, with trap and waste to sewer; estimated cost, $35. Sewer on Lydecker Avenue. That 260 feet of 12-inch sewer be con- structed in Lydecker avenue between Hol- mead and 13th streets, under the provis- icns of the permit system, at an estimated cost of $425. District Will Suffer Much Loss. When the Commissioners decided to en- force th2 law relating to the erection of water meters they cent out a large num- ber of notices calling attention to the fact, and giving extracts of tke law, setting forth the penalty to be inflicted in case of non-compliance. Quite a number of the notices were received by those who had already paid their water rent, and they very naturally objected to being put to further expense in the shape of supporting a water meter. So they protested through counsel, and it is understood the attorney for the District, in an opinion to the Com- missioners, holds that the authorities have no warrant of law to enforce the erection of a water meter in cases where the par- ties have already paid their water rent. This is regarded as an important decision, and the District will suffer a considerable loss thereby. An Important Ruling. Licenses for hotels, factories, manufac- tories, theaters, tenement houses, halls and places of amusement, or other build- ings used for a business for which license is required, will not be issued by the Dis- trict assessor unless the application is ac- companied with the certificate of the in- spector of buildings that such building is provided with fire escapes, stand pipes, ladders, lights, alarm gongs and descrip- tive notices, as required by law. The authorities are determined to carry out this law to the letter, and Capt. Frank Vermillion, the inspector of fire escapes, is now engaging in making an examination of the buildings coming within the law. As scon as this list is completed it will be for- warded to the assessor, and he will govern himself accordingly. : ———— AN UNHEALTHY FOOD. Potatoes Discussed From a Literary, Scientific and Culinary Point of View. From the Ladies’ Home Journal. John Gilmer Speed asserts that the pota- to as a food is not nearly so valuable as we have vey generally esteemed it to be. It is quite deficient in nitrogen, and as a sele diet is therefore unsuitable. It is hard to digest and therefore should be partaken of very sparingly by all save those who live active lives out of doors. "* * * The potato provokes our great national ailment, dyspepsia, and the sooner the consumption of the mealy tubers begins the sooner will the dread fangs of the dyspepsia appear. Dr. Edson in a rejoinder to Mr. Speed writes: 1 must quite agree with Mr. Speed in his condemnation of the potato. I am sorry to have to say anything against the humble tuber, but the truth, especially when it is scientific, and more especially medico-scientific, must be told. It is certain no one can at all times eat the potato with the assurance that it will do him no harm. * * * ‘The practice of feeding potatoes to infants and young children cannot be too severely condemned. A potato diet may not kill them outright at once, but it is certain to injure their digestive organs per- manently and effectually, so as to make their lives a burden to themselves and those who are brought in contact with them. Dr. Edson also contends that the potato is very deficient in nutritive qualities, and has less value as an article of food than most other vegetables and cereals. Mrs. Rorer writes: I am not a potato prohibitionist, but I firmly believe that po- tatoes should be served only with strongly concentrated nitrogenous food, such as beans, peas or lentils. ee _____ Money and Authorship. From the Forum. There is now an author before the public whose writings have a wide audience, but who has been recently told by the critics that his work is deteriorating. This is true, and it is not strange that it should be so. He is a man who as a writer shows the highest art in his work, and his earlier books demonstrate this fact beyond a doubt. But he has come under the influ- ence of the dollar, and now writes what is ealled “to order” Not long ago a maga- zine editor approached this author for his next work, and found him just starting upon it “I would like it,” said the editor. “What will you pay for it?" was the autho’s first question. “How long will it probably be?” inquired the editor. “Oh, I can make it just as long or as short as you want it,” said the obliging author. Then he added: t depends upon the price. I can make a 40,000-word story of it if you like, and then it will cost you $6,000. Or, I can spin it out to 60,000 words —and that is really what I ought to have to let the story tell itself; but then I will want $7,500 for it. Of course, if you can’t pay more than $6,000, I can @rim it accord- ingly. The real question of the story itself did not enter into the question. It was simply a matter of price. You paid so much and you got so much. If you paid a little more you received_a little more. It was Anthony Trollope ovér again. A Story of Mahone. From an Exchange. former surgeon In the confederate ‘I remember General Mahone as he appeared before Petersburg in 1864. He was already famous throughout the army for his fighting qualities and his temper. My duty took me frequently past his headquar- ters, and one morning I saw him pacing up and down in front of his tent while a negro sat in the doorway gorging himself with a fresh pan of biscuit. I turned to an officer and asked the meaning of. this strange per- formance. Then came the explanation that the negro had baked a pan of sour biscuit for breakfast, and Mahone, by way of an object lesson, had set the cook to eat all of his own product. The negro ate as fast as possible, and Mahone kept up his patrol un- til the last biscuit disappeared. The per- formance was characteristic of the man.” e+ Diet and Dentistry. From the New York World. A dentist of Boston within the past year has had come to him for professional treat- ment four Swedish girls, who have been serving as domestics in families where lit- tle attention is paid to preper selection of food, the palate being pleased rather than the body fed. The teeth in each of these yeung Women were really crumbling away. And why? In their native country, where the Swedish bread is baked at intervals during the year and hung on poles to dry and harden, the teeth had had their proper exercise. But when these girls became sub- ject to “American civilization,” and were obliged to eat the pap and pastry in homes where more time is devoted to catering to the taste than to finding out the needs of the body, the masticating of food was no longer a necessity, and the teeth, finding they were of no mere service, decided to take themselves out of the way. AS A CANADIAN SEES US A Visitor Who Thinks Our Central Govern- nent Too Weak. Why His Countrymen Might Be Un- willing to Be Annexed—Admiration of President Cleveland. Mr. Colin Macdougall, one of the leading citizens of Ontario, has arrived in Wash- ington after a visit to the Atlanta exposi- tion and is stopping at Willard’s Hotel. Mr. Macdougall speaks in high praise of the result of the efforts of the southern people to illustrate their industrial pro- &ress, and while he speaks admiringly of the Americen people he concedes nothing in his loyalty to the British flag. He is not in favor of annexation of Canada with the United States and to a Star reporter today he discussed this subject in a mod- erate tone, but in a highly interesting inanner. “Canada will never be annexed to the United States,” said Mr. Macdougall. “In the first place you must remember that the people of Canada have a feeling of loyalty to their flaz that is above any selfish or commercial interest. While we are anxious for close cemmercial intercourse with the Jnited States and while every financial depression in this country affects us we see no reason for and have no idea of any political alliance with the great republic to the south of us. ‘Weakness in the Government. “The Chicago strike was watched by the people of Canada with deep interest, and there was a very general feeling in that country that that incident furnished an example, if I may speak very plainly, of weakness in your central government. We do not think that the United States has a strong enough central government. Alt- geld in Chicago contend2d for the extreme Jeffersonian principles and had they been carried to their fullest extent the result might have been a disaster of immense magnitude. What saved this country from diticulty was the course of President Cleveland, whom I admire greatly. In fact, to my mind, he is one of the three great- est living statesmen. I place them in this order: Leo XIII, Gladstone and Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland sent the federal troops to Chicago ostensibly for the purpose of pre- venting any hindrance to the carrying of the mails. Had he stuck closely to the principles of pure democracy, he would not have interfered, and that might have resulted, as I have said, in a great dis- aster. That Chicago riot was suppressed not so much because of the caaracter of this government, but because there was a strong. determined man in the presidential chair. Had Mr. Cleveland been a weaker man he might have done nothing. When the Population Grows. “The United States, ‘with a great deal of land to the acre.’ which it has enjoyed in the past, may have gotten along very well, indeed, but as the country settles up, when the population numbers 200,000,000, or per- haps 300,000,000, the need of this strong central government will be seen. In Cana- da we are independent in our local govern- ment. We have a director general, who ex- ecutes the laws through a cabinet such as your own. We like the monarchical form of government because it gives a strong centralized power that can act, if neces- sary, though there is seldom occasion for it. These are important reasons, which ap- peal to the people of Canada in favor of thelr present political institutions independ- one of their love of country and their e. “Mr. Cleveland is greatly admired in Canada, and is regarded as a great states- man. If his plan for reforming the tariff should be realized, it would draw the coun- tries very much closér together in their commercial relations.” Mr. Macdougall will visit Mt. Vernon to- day, and will then leave for his home. He speaks in words of praise of the hospitality of the southern people and of their exposi- tion at Atlanta. Se TRACKING A HIGHWAYMAN, Shrewd as the Criminal Was He Could Not Evade the Oiticers. From the San Francisco Post. ““Big Foot’ Andrews was the hardest man I ever saw to track,” said an up-coun- try sheriff recently. “He left tracks enough, for he had a foot fourteen inches long, but he had a way of mixing up his tracks so that we could never tell which way he was going. * Nobody but the stage drivers and pas- sengers cn the coaches ever saw Big Foot, and then he was always behind a Winches- ter. As soon as we would get word that a stage had been held up we would strike out for the scene of the robbery, and there we would find the big tracks that told us who the perpetrator was, but the tracks would not indicate the direction he took. We al- ways found his trails accurately traced step by step, and by the time we would get things straightened out he would be out of the country. “Every oflicer in the northern part of the state was on the lookout for the robber, and every man with big feet was under suspicion, but no one could get so much as a glimpse of him. Finally I hired two Wy- lackie Indian trailers, who could follow a cat track over the wildest country, but they could make nothing of Big Foot’s trail. They would run a while in one direction, then try the track the other way a while, and finally gave it up in disgust. Like all criminals, however, he came to grief. Not- withstanding all his cunning, he was finally captured. One day I saw a natty little stranger of effeminate <narners and- ap- pearance drop the wrapper from a roll of silver. I mechanically picked it up and im- mediately identified it as having been on the coin taken from the express box at the last robbery. I immediately sized up the stranger’s feet, but he wore a No. 5 lady’s button shoe. I asked him wkere he got the silver, and he became so confused that I took him into custody. When I searched his trunk at the hotel I found a Winches- ter, mask, slouch hat and a pair of No. 12 boots, with heels on each end. The my: eee of Big Foot's tracks was cleared up then.” —. The Difference. Brom the New York Weekly. Winks—“What makes you look so blue?” Jinks—“I have six daughters, none of hem married or likely to be.” Winks—“And you are blue over it? I have six daughters, all married, all have children and I have to support the whole crowd.”” es A Legal Light. From the Indianapolis Journal. “I guess I better plead guilty,” said the gentieman who was in jail on a charge of stealing a bicycle. “Not much you won’t,” said the lawyer. “I've got two livery stable keepers and a nervous, near-sighted man on the jury.” ——__+e-+ Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stuck, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. GRAIN. Wheat—Dee. May. Corn—Dee. Pork—Jan. May. Lard—Jan... 70 May. 5.87 Ribs—Jan. 4.62 May. 4.82 Month. High. November. 8.77 December 8.89 January 8.95 March. 9.04 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 1.—Flour steady, changed—receipts, 7,549 barrels; shipments, barrels; sales, 350 barrels. month,’ 664664; December, 66\a67; asked: steamer No. 2 red, 63a63%—recelpts, bushels; stock, 555,731 bushels; sales, » 6BY, mp! fon grade, G4a67. Corn easy—spot, 37\4a3: new and oid, 34%a34%; year, 33) un- 116 Wheat dull—spot and May, 71% 7,553 8314a33%; February, 33%a84; March, 3443414: ceipts, 26,902 bushels; stock, 285,428 bushels: sales 44,000 bushels—southern white corn, 341937; yell Oats, mixed fir low, 344.0361, No. 2'white western, 2: bid—receipts, 12,637 bus! Rye inactive and firm—No. 2, 44a45 nearby; 48a 49% western—receipts, bushels; stock, 79,143 bushels. Hay firm—cholce timothy, ' $15.50a$10.00. Grain freights steady, with not much activity, un- r dull—granulated, 100 ral Butter and eggs steady, banged. = AVa24l4; N 23 hels; stock, 200,177 bushels. ‘Cheese FINANCE AND TRADE American Agents of London Houser i Buy Moderately. PANAMA ROAD AND PACIFIC MAIL Effect of the Closing of Sugar Refineries. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ———— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 1.—Opening prices this morning were irregular, bvt in the main steady around last night's closing figures. Although the London market was closed for the celebration of All Saints’ day, local ‘representatives of foreign houses were moderate purchasers of the more prominent international issues in anticipa- tion of a higher market next week. The holiday will eneble brokers to adjust their mining operations, and may dispose of the fears recently so pronounved in this con- nection. The market for sterling and con- tinental bills was dull but firm around top rates, the supply of all classes of bills be- ing extremely narrow. The official announcement that the Pan- ama Railroad Company had determined not to enter into any contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for the joint operation of the road resulted in Mb- eral sales of the latter for both accounts. Opening figures reflected a decline of 11-4 per cent and from this level 11-2 per cent was subtracted before the pressure was re- lieved. A sharp recovery followed a pro- fessional covering movement. Sugar felt the effects of a further reduc- tion in nearly all grades of refined, and the announcement that the Philadelphia refin- eries would be closed for several days to make repairs. The latter announcement was not unexpected at this time, its effect being particularly desirable to the manage- ment, but otherwise of no significance. The company has already in warehouses enough to supply the trade, and can close up an eccasional refinery in order that Congress may be convinced of the unfairness of fur- ther legislative interference. Interests recently noticed among the sellers of Tennessee Coal and Iron were credited with buying back long stock today, and as- surances of a more accurate estimate of the stock’s value were again renewed. The slightest halt in the demand, how- ever, invariably resulted in fractional con- cessions. The character of the trading in railway shares was somewhat improved, the buying by commission houses being a signifieant feature of a small volume of business. The publication of New York Central's statemeat for the quarter ending September 30 showing an increase of $224,000 in sur- plus against a deficit of $67,000 for the same period last year, should have a good effect on the foreign market, as well as the local one. The returns from the leading railway systems of the country furnish iit- tle encouragement to the believers in iower prices. Disinterestedness may prevail for some time to come, but the purchaser who is willing to wait a reasonable time for profits is not likely to be disappointed. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad 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. S0 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Last. 1023, 102% 100K 10075 9 (9 OD BN Sg WORK BG OIE ist ing Tex leg a mes Chicago Gas, Cent'l Cis. C.M. & St. Paul.. ©. M.& St. Paul, Pfd- Chic., R. I. & Pacinie Del, Lack. & W... Delaware & Hudson. Den. & R. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Caitle Feeding.. General Electric. Mlinols Central. Lake Shore. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. Southern Railway, Pfd. 6 Phila. ‘Traction. rst ‘Texas Pacific 9 ‘Tenn. Coal & iroi 336 Union Paciti ny Wabash. 8 Wabash, Pid 2055 Wheeling & L. Erie. 18% Wheeling & L. Erie,Pfd. Western Cutou Tel. Wisconsin Central. —— Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Columbla Rail- road 6s, $3,000 at 111; $600 at 111. Ohio National Bank, 10 at 82. American Graphophone, 100 at 3%. After call—Capital Traction, % at 85. i registered, His ment 4s, bid, 112% asked. U.S. 4s, coupon, 111% bid, 112 asked. U.S. 48, 1925, 12244 bid, 122% asked. U S. Se, 1904, 11544 bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear fund 5s, 104 bid. 30-year fund 68, gold, 112% bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, cui , 116 bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 118 bid." 8.65s, funding, currency, 112 bid. Bigs, registered, 2-10s, 100 bid. Miscelixneous| Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad Gs, Us% bid, 115 asked. Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 105 bid. “Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid, 85 asked. Eck- {ngton Railroad 6s, 100 bid, 105 asked. Columbia Rujlroad 6s, 110 bid, 11134 Washington Gas Company 68, series’ A, 113 bid. Washington Gas mpany Gs, serles B, 114 bid. Washington Gas mpany conv. 6s, 125 bid, 138 asked. U. lec ight cony. 5s, i35 bid. Chesapeake and Po- tomac ‘Telephone 5s, 101% bid, 105 asked. Ameri- can Security and ‘Trust $s, F. and A., 102 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trust Ss, A. und 0., Washington, Market Company pany imp. 102 bid, 105 asked. Ist 6s, 111 bid. Washington Market Com; 6s, 111 bid. Washi e 111 bid. Masonic Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100 bid. Natioual Bank Stocks.—Bank of Waxhington, 280 bid. Bank of the Repul 280 bid, 310 asked. Central, and Mechantes’, 180 bid. Si 130 bid, 140 olombia, 130 bid, 140 axked. Cittzens*, 130 bid. asked. Capital, "113 bid.” West End, 106 bid, 108 asked. Traders’, 105 bid, 106 asked. Lincoln, 97 bid, 102 asked. "Ohio, 82’ bid. Sate it_and Trust Comparies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 140 asked. ‘asbington Loan and Trust, 119 bid. American Security and Trust, 13944 bid, 141 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 60 bid, 75 axked. Riallroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 80 bid, 87 asked. Metropolitan, 100 bid, 102 asked. Columbia, 40 bid. Belt, 30 ington, 30 asked. Georgetown and ‘Tennallytown, 30 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 45. bid, 47 asked. “Georgetown Gas, 45. bid, 54 asked. U.S. Electric Light, 184% bid, 135% asked. Stocks.—Firemen’s, 34 bid. Frankito, 40 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 141 bid, 150 asked. German-American, 160 bid. National Union, 3 asked. Columbia, 12’ bid, 13% asked. Riggs, ‘pid, 8% asked.” People's, Bu olde 5% asked. Lincoln, 7% bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 41% bid, 5% psked 3 Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Title, 107 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 8 bid, 12 asked. . “Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 37 bid. 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potow: ‘50 DI American Graph- Estat phone, 3% did, 3% asked. Poeumatic Gun Car- Tage, (28 bid, 33 asked, Miscellaneous Stocks,—Washington Market, 14 bid. Get Palle Tee, *125 bid, 139 asked, Lincoin Hall, 65 bid, 95 asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, 210 bid, 225 asked. Ex div He Had No Case. From the Chicago Evening Post. “No,” said the lawyer, decidedly, after the negro had told his story, “you have no case at all. You went to hear Miss Henriette Dresser play Juliet and was thrown out of the theater on account of your color, but you cannot claim damages. If you had been obliged to remain I would take your case and sue for not less than $20,000. I have heard her myself.”