Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1895, Page 2

2 — THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES abled clergy tnd be intrusted to this com-| mittee until otherwise determined upon by the convention. This was carried. The tellers of the election then announced that they were ready to re 5 The results of the éighth ballot were as follow: Dr. 2; De. R. H. Dr. Eccleston. Dr. George Williams, 1. Sixty-three votes were cast,making forty- two necessary to a choice. There was no election and 4 new ballot was ordered. The Ninth Batloz. During the absence of ihe tellers, Rev. Dr, Addison ‘ntroduced a resolution provid- ing for the appointment of a committee of three clergy and two laymen to inquire and report to the next convention with refer- ence to the relations between the proposed Episcopal Cathedra! foundation in thi- and the new diocese of Washington, This was carried. the motion of Dr. Mackay Smith John T. Ballinger, C. J. Bell, Lewis Jas. Loundes, Thomas Hyde and ley were elected trustees of ‘ities. s reported the as follows: ; Dr. McKim, 20; Dr. Mackay Smith, Lindsay, 26; Dr. Satterlee, 5; Dr. Eccleston, 1; Dr. Parks, 1; Rev. G. F. Willams, 1. ‘There was no clection, but at 1:15 the con- vention took a recess of an hour before con- tnuing the balloting. : church cha The telle uioth dalict Dr. results of the for Dr. Satterlee. ing the recess the delegates retired to and afterward discussed the proba- of an election, and it was confident- rted by some that when the next was called Dr. Satterlee of New York wculd be nominated by a very low hurehtran, if such a term is permissible, and would be seconded by Dr. Perry, a high cburchman, in a ringing address. Tt was said that tms would result in his election. Others, however, heard of th.s plan and set about to overcome any gen- eral tendency on the part of the convention to make a movement along such Ines. It w pointed out that Dr. Satterlee, while a man of means and a first-class man, Was a stranger to Washington and its interests and that if a man was needed who was not closely identified with any one of the various ‘schools of thought,” as Mr. Hay very opportunely sa.d in the conven- tion last mgat, which ex.st in the new dlo- cese, that Ur. Elliot would be the proper person upon whom the various ‘schools’ might unite, because he bad aiways held himself aloof from any of them, and would be safe from any of their personal influ- ences in hs d‘rection of the diocese. The movement in favor of Dr. Satterlee, however, seemed to grow, in spite of these representations. Dr. Mackay-Smith said he was an excel- lent man, and would make a good bishop, but that he could not vote for him, as he was consistent in his belief that the laity should have a voice in the election of the bishop, and as this could not be permitted until the next convention, the settlement of the question should be postponed until that time. Dr. Lowery sald he would vote for Dr. Satterlee when ‘the opportunity offered. When the délégates ‘from the lower coun- tles of Maryland made inquiries as to the probability of Dr. ‘Satterlee’s course in regard_to those parishes, in case of his election, they were assured that he would be satisfactory in every respect. ie Inquiry about the gentleman so suddenly ard prominently brought forward developed that while he had never served in any other field than that of New York, he was ai earnest, painstaking man ef compre- hensive intellect, and devoted to the church, He is populace in his parish—Calvary—and it was a question with some of his friends whether he would accept the bishopric 1f ‘elected to it. because of his devotion to New York, which caused him to decline the bishopric of Nebraska, which was once offered to him. ‘The question whether Dr. Satterles would accept if chosen was answered by those working in his interest by a decided affir- mative. These gentiemen averred that Dr. Satterlee would not allow any personal in- clinations he might have to influence him to refuse the bishopric of such a diocese as that of Washinston, when he was called to it by two-thirds of its ministers and was favored by such a large portion of the laity. Up to the moment of reconvening, the in- terest In wha’ the next hour would bring forth increased, and when the conventicn was again called to order, every one was on the qui vive for developmerts. Imme-hately after the recess Mr. Aspin- wall renamed Dr. Saterlee for bishop, and was seconded by Dr. Davenport. De. Mackay Smith was called upon to say something about Dr. Satterlee, in order to acquaint the delegates with Dr. Satter- lee’s qualifications, but he said such a course would open the way to eulogiums on other candidates, and would not be proper. Dr. Hllot thereupon directed the tenth ballot to preceed. The Tenth Ballot. The tellers nave returned the ballot was announced. The tellers announced that sixty-one votes had been cast, forty-one being necessary to a choice. Of these, Dr. Satterlee received .thirty-seven; Dr. Mac- kay Smith, two; Dr. McKim, thirteen; Dr. Elliott, five; Dr. Eindsay, three, and Dr. Eccleston, one. A Bishop Chosen. On the eleventh ballot Dr. Satterlee was elected. There were S4 votes cast; neces- sary to a claim, 43. Dr Satterlee had 45 Rev. Mackay: 2; Dr. Lindsay, On motion of im the election was made unani- The New Bishop. . Henry H. Satterlee, D. D., was born in the city of New York on the 11th of Jan- uary, 1343. He was graduated at Colum- bia in 1s63, and at the General Theological Seminary of New York three years later. ‘The same year he was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and in 1867 was made priest. From 1865 to 1875 he was assistant rec- tor of the Episcopal Church at Wappin ger’s Falls, N and from 1875 to. 188 was |ts rector. In the latter year he was placed in charge of Calvary Church In New York city, and has been its recter ever since. Ile received the degree of doctor of divinity in 1882 from Union College. Dr. McKim, 10; Dr. Elliot 2 Smith, Dr. Mel mous. In ISS5 he was elected to be assistant bishop of Ohio, but declined that honors. He has been actively interested in the ngress, the parochial ‘hurch ¢ ‘lL temperance movements, end foreign missionary work tant Ep’seopal Church. 3 quite a voluminous writer, and has published serial articles in several maj zmes, rks i ual fo Tomorrow's Alexander island Entries four and one-half furlongs, uambl Bloodstone Volcani Jerome, 107 é Scataway amore, WH; Genesee II, ; Hands Off, 97; Miss Lew 7; Torresdale, 97. ighths mile, selling Kiamath, Doe First r: ide Clovis, ne, Jimmie we 10 Billy | Marguerite Il, lot; Harry M., ter furlongs, His Grac My af mile—Columbus, 1 ‘he Moor, 119; Deceitful, 1 telipae,-jr., 101; Pennbrook, Vi nd one-half furlones, Fagin, W SS Estate of Geo. Parks. Hagner, in the Probate Court today, -d to admit to probate as the will of the late George T. T rks, who committed suicide here the 25th «last month, certain memor- anda found | .he safe of the deceased re- specting the 1 of his estate. The court, however, tration to Frede nted letters of adminis- ck R. Parks, a brother, upon a bond of 32, he personal estat was stated to mount to $000, including $170 | in bank; $4) in cash and $200 in jewelry and | offies furniture. The next of kin are Annie | P. McCoy, a sister; W: R. Parks, brother: half sister. jam S. and Frederick » and Alice M. Parks, a | that finds ‘its LATE NEWS BY WIRE A Movement“ Started by Senator waren Sherman’s Friends. POWER TO.DETAIN LANGERMAN ———————— Residents of Oklahoma Anxious for "Statehood. — MARYLANDERS AT ATLANTA eS CHICAGO, December 6.—Capt. D. Wood, attorney, who is a life-long friend of Senator John Sherman, has returned’ fronr Ohio, and is authority of the statement that there is a well defined sentiment in various parts of the country in favor of the Ghie statesman for President in 1896. .Capt, Wood says: “I can say that we have this assurance, that Sen- ator Sherman will not enter the scramble to contest for the nomination. The move of his friends to have his name presented to the convention will be dignified and becoming. A colored man from the south could with propriety arise in that convention and nom- inate him, for one of our main contentions will be that he is a.man of the nation, and not of any ticular state, ‘This thing is sure—the n2xt national convention will be sked to consider his claims, ard we can but believe they will be treated with the utmost consideration. — >s— LANGERMAN REMANDED. Distrlet Attorney to Show Authority for Detaining Him. NEW YORK, December 6—Justice An- drews, In supreme court chambers, has re- manded Walter L. 8. Langerman until the district attorney submits authorities to show that Langerman should be held as a witness. This action was taken in the pétition for a writ of habeas corpus, bese] upon the alle- gation that Langerman Is held without due process of law under excesive-bail. . Judge Andrews said that he very much doubted the jurisdiction-of Recorder Goff in the matter and would remand Langerman until this afternoon to’ énable the district attorney to submit a brief showing why he was detained. WANT STATEHOOD. Resolution Adopted by a Largely At- tended Meeting in Oklnhoma. OKLAHOMA, 0. T., December 6.—One of the largest and most representative con- ventions ever held in the territory in favor of statehood has .just adjourned, after adopting the following resolutions: “Resolved, Thit ‘the*peorle of Oklahoma territory, without distinction of party, ear- restly urge upon the Congress of the United States at its present session to pass an en- abling uct providing for the admission of Cilahoma as a state, with such bounda’ as in the wisdom of Congress best sub- serve the catse of good government. ‘Arrangements were made to send a com- mittee to Washington to push the claims for statehood. ——— e = ESCAPE WAS VERY SIMPLE. The Jail Gunrd Left All the Doors Unlocked. Special Dispatch to The EVening Star. MARLBORO’, Md., December 6—The two prisoners, Joseph Johnson.and Charles Till- man, who escaped from the jail here Wed- nesday night, have not been apprehended. Nor has any information as to their where- abouts been received. It is suposed that they will make tracks for their homes. Both of them live with their parents, one near Suitland and the other near Bowie. The sheriff's deputies have both of these places watched. Jail Guard William 8. Jarboe gave to The Star's representative the following account of how they,effected their escape: “I have in my charge a crazy man confined In one of the cells. He was disturbing the other pris- oners, so I went up on the second floor to his cell to quiet him. I called these two boys, who were in an adjoining ceil. As they made no reply I looked in their cells and discover- ed that they had fled. Upon investigation I found that I had neglected to lock the cell door of the jail and as I never locked that ing about the furnace being filled with coal for the night I had to conte out the front door of the jail and I never locked that while I am around the jail, they had every- thing their own way and walked out the door while I was in the ceilar, Jumped the tack fénce and made good..their escape.” Johnson was committed on a charge of rape and Tillman on a charge of larceny. ——.—_—_. Maryland Day Exercises Postponed. ATLANTA, Ga., December 6.—The whcle Maryland day exercises at the cotton states and international exposition have been post- poned until tomorrow on account of the late arrival of the troops, who were delayed by a snow storm at Portsmouth, Va. The troops are now arriving by train loads. Twelve hundred will be in line tomorrow. —— The Epworth League. At a recent meeting of the Epworth board of control, held in Foundry M. E. Church, St. Paul’s and Laurel Grove (Md.) chapters were admitted to membersiip in the D trict League. Mr. G. W. F. Swartzell made a statenfent of the financial condition of the Sibley Memorial Hospital, and requested the co-operation of the chapters in this worthy cause. Mr. W. B. Matthews resigned his appointment as delegate to the anti-saloon conventien, having been chosen to act in such a capacity for the conference league of West Virginia, and Mr. H. B. Moulton and Rey. T. J. Clark were elected, respectively, delegate and alternate to fill the vacanc An invitation was acceptea from Hamli Church to hold there the services rection with the installation of officers anuary 8. The question of securing addi tional Subscriptions to the Epworth Herald was discussed. A new committee of th league was 2ppointed—the press committer tes, F. T. Isracl and George named as members. oe ee Intend to Sue. Through Attorngy Alexander Wolf, Mrs. Auguste Kochle®, the mother of Clai Koehler, the little girl who was k’lled sev- eral weeks ago by being crushed under Oth street car near 9th street and Florida avenue, today secured’an appointment from Judge Hagner as administrairix of her daughter. It is understood that this step was taken that the mother of the child might file a suit against the Metropol'tan Railroad Company for $10,000 damages be- cause of the death of the little one, the mother intending to claim that the child was Injured through the negligence and fault of the company in failing to equip its h proper fenders, FOR CHICKEN FEED. Horses Purchased for 81 Per Head and . Sinughtered. ~ . From the San Frane sco Chromilele,” A. horse-slaughtering establfsiment has been located on the suburbs.,of Oakiand, nd the attention of the county sanitary cers will be called to thé nutsance with- a few days. What were once the in stables of Goldsmith Maid, Occident, Thad | Stevens, Mayflower, Santa Claus, Harvest Queen, Alameda Maid and a host of other equine celebrities of twenty years ago have been converted into a shambles where daily are Killed and dressed the refuse stock way’ to. tne poundmaster’s corral or is sold for want of use. ‘Those engaged in thé siaughter made no} concealment of their trade when approach- ed yesterday by a Chronicle reporter with ja proposition to purchase a_few herd of Stock. Two men were seen. names of Charles Edwards. and. Thomas Woods. The latter is a colored man. wards explained that the priee.of horses | was $1 a head. He sal slaughtered to be sold for to the flesh, while th and hair were disposed of fo other purposes. There were few animals in the corral yesterday, and Edwards remark- ¢d that they made their purchases in sma!l quantities enly. 5 which they us the hor: y chicken f+ hides, hoo! They gave the | Ed- | DRAWING TO A CLOSE Closing the Arguments in the Slack. Case. - he Judge Will Probably Get It for | Consideration $Tomorrow—Yester- day’s Arguments by Counsel. The hearing before Judge Hasner of the petition of the next friend of the children of the late Wm. H. Sleck, for an injunction restraining all proceedings here and else- where respecting their custody, was not re- sumed today until shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon because of the engagement of Judge Hagner in the Probate Court. Upon the resumption of the hearing to- day, Mr. A. S. Worthington addressed the court on behalf of the mother of the littie girls, Mrs, Mary Kemble Slack, who was awarded their custody last month by the New Jersey courts, and who, wh Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine, the aunt of the chil- dren, their custodian under their father's will, removed them to this city, out of the jurisdiction of the New Jersey courts, sought here to obtain possession of her lit- tle ones through habeas corpus proceedings instituted by her last week. Mr. J M. Wilson, it was agreed, should, on behalf of Mrs. Perrine, conclude the arguments, If not this afternoon, then tomorrow morning, when, it is expected, Judge Hagner will take the papers and reserve his decision. Two Arguments. After The Star's accourt of the case elesed yesterday Mr. John W. Bowers of New York and Mr. Edwin L. Walker of New Jersey addressed the court, both on behalf of Mrs. Slack. Referring to the incidents at Mrs. Slack’s residence after the dinner at Harvey's, Mr. Bowers re- marked that while it would perhaps have been best for Mr lack to have in- sisted upon the immediate departure of Mr. Barry Bulkley, when he succumbed to the effects ef cocktails, champagne and Mr. McCalmont’s tempting mint juleps, the fact that she did not was due to good nature »ther than to anytairg else. It would have heen best, too, said Mr. Bowers, had Mrs. Slack, when Mr. Bulkley staggered urconsciously into her bed room, called Miss Morrison to stay with her until the unfortunate Bulkley had sufficiently re- covered to euable him to leave the house. Tut unfertunately, explained Mr. Bowers. irs. Siack failed to think wisely in the metter, ard undoubtedly crred in perm: ting the man to remain where he had fellen. Yet, explained Mr. Bowers, while she did not act just as she would have dcne had she seriously refiected, she should ret he Feld respensible for anything more than thoughtk esne; Referring to the alleged improper lan- Suage of Mrs. Slack, Mr. Bowers insisted that no profanity was ever indulged in by her, although he admitted that if her lan- guage was violent when she was refused to even see her children, it was language no more violent than any mother would use when robbed of the children she gave life to. The address of Mr. Walker was de- voted entirely to a discussion of the juris- diction of the New Jersey courts in ac- cording Mrs. Slack the custody of her chil- ; dren. ‘The children and other parties, said Mr. Walker, were in New Jersey at the time, and the courts there had, therefore, full jurisdiction of the bodies of the chit dren, and hence, in awarding the children to their mother, the courts there had acted completely within their jurisdiction and powers. Therefore, no court, here or else- where, contended Mr. Walker, could dis- turb the finding of the New Jersey courts. Mr. Worthington’s Earnest Appeal. Mr. Worthington was Mstened to today by a crowd which crowded the court room, and also by Mrs. Slack, who was accom- panied by her trother 2nd by Mr. and Mrs. Shepard. He spoke with more than his sual earnestness and force, and his ref- ‘ence to the inhumanity of the old Ei glish law, a statute of Charles II, which, the other side contends, authorizes a father to dispose of iis children by will, were re- ceived with murmurs of approval. Se aes THE DEFALCATION, Potomac Insurance Conpany’s Loss Was 83,600. The total amount of the Potomac Insur- ance Company defalcation as determined by a careful inyest:gation has been found to be $3,600, An itemized statement to this effect has been sent the American Surety Com- pany of New York, who were Proctor's bondsmen, and a check for the shortage is expected tomorrow. . >— A VANDERBILT COOK. Re lectionxs of John TI. Blair, New Jersey Millionaire. From the Boston Globe. “How cid I come to build my first rail- road? Well, that's a long story,” said John I. Blalr, the oldest Hving ratlway builder. “You know I got my start as a country storekeeper, and along in the twenties I had six cr seven stores scattered about in New Jersey. I was selling a lot of goods, nd makirg money. “But it cost a lot to haul goods from New York to my stores, and it was a con- stant study with me how to reduce the transportation expense and shorten the time required by the methods of those days. My first efforts in that direction were in co-cperation with Commodore Vander- bilt. He was in the boat business then, and I paid him a good many dollars for freight- age. “One year he had a strong competitor for the busin in the person of Gov. Ogden, and freight rates were cut away down. It was that year that I got the better of the comraodore. Either he didn’t know or had forgotten that I had so many stores, for he said to me at the beginning of the season that he would contract to boat all my stuff across New Yerk bay for $10. Did I take him up? Well, I don’t think I need that question; the goods were brought over all right, and I paid the $10 and no more. But Vanderbilt didn’t to back down. He made no fuss what- sold several boat loads of the season was over. jain, John I,” said the commodore one day, ‘and when I give my word I keep it, but I'd like to know when you are going to get through deliver- ing goods to my boats.’ “That's the Kind of man I always found the commodore—be was just plain Correil to me then, though—whenever he said he'd do a thing he did it. ed Cornelius, and T liked Mrs. Van- devbilt. She was a real sensible woman and a mighty good coo! They kept a boarding t rehouse on the where the 'S were put on the New York to Elizabethport was y drawn out, because of light or winds, and sometimes meals had to ‘ved on the hoat. Mrs. Vanderbilt had to cook those meals herself, and I enjoyed her_cocking many time he cookea on the first steamboat her and put cn the route, too, for though the trips were not then so long, a man ald save time after a busy day buying in ew York to eat on the boat. T was on the first steamboat that ever across the bay and o Elizabeth) crt, and Mrs. Vanderbilt gave edingly good meal on that occa- fore the ste trip from Was First Na After ai Pretty Georgia Girt. From the Atlanta Coustitutio Atlanta wasn’t always called Atlanta. When that city was in its babyhood it was called Marthasville, in honor of the pretty daughter of Wilson Lumpkin, at on» time gevernor of Georgia. Mr. Lump- kin bought the land on which Atlanta. now stands for the purpose of getting a south- ern terminus for the Western and Atlantic railroad. The governor's assoviates wanted to call t new town Lumpkin, but he strenuously opposed it. Marthasville was chosen then in honor of his youngest daughter, For several years the town bo this name, and then it was changed Lo At- lanta. an odd coincidence, woman in question bore this second name, too, for her full name was Martha Wilson Atalanta Lumpkin. She has since added that of Compton. ce INCREASED FORCE Major Moore’s Arzument for Better Po- lice Facilities, DISTRICT AFFAIRS Chemist Examining Many Brands of > ~, Liquor. ey REUCVINGS BHG CARRIAGE BLODRS| | Msr= Mere sen coma ne me Pa 5 Advantageously. Major Moore has received from the printer copies of his annual report, a summary of wEich was printed in The Star, which arg being distributed to the members of the de- partment, as well as to the citizens. The report, which was compiled by Chief Clerk Sylvester, contains an interesting state- ment concerning the workings of the ,de- partment, as well as its needs,and a strong plea is made for an increase in the num- ber of officers for the next fiscal year. In the report Major Moore says that the force is not only insufficient, but is also cverworked. The report say “In the work of the police department, more particularly that of the police force during the fiscal year just closed, no apology is necessary for any apparent shortcomings, but a broader field woula have been covered and a more general ef- lective surveillance observed had it noc been for a reduetion in the number of mei. on ve siveet duty, occasioned by numerous deiaus, overwork aud a conse: quent disabuty lst. While the statistic: when compared with those of the preceu ang year, snow that but two more me. were as: to oiher than street duty, the fact suould be borne in mind tnat ther was a larger populauon in the D.stne that the nard umes induced the comm.s- sion of more crimes of a higher srade, anu the severe winter and long hours of at tendance at the Police Court wepieted the nks by sickness. Where there 1s an in- se of crime there should be extra vigul- License Applicants Who Are Not . Natura ized. OTHER LOCAL NOTES — For several days the chemists of the Dis- trict government have been hard at work analyzing the sampies of liquor gathered by the inspector of the excise board, with a view of determining the amount and char- acter of adulteration. Upward of fifty sam- ples have already been tested, and the re- sult has been most gratifying. The prin- cipal adulicration has been found to be water, although it is stated red pepper in Liberal doses has been found. There are some instances where fusel oil has been found, but as yet no strychnine, nitro- glycerine or other powerful simulants have been discovered. ‘The chem'sts do not be- lieve that any will be found, for the very good reason that the adulterants cost more than the pure whisky. Nearly all of the stock examined has been well watered, and some of the samples show a large quantity cf dirt. QBurnt brown sugar to give the whisky cSior has also heen found. The i vestigations will continue several montis, and then there will te a repert made to the excise board, who will forward it to the |r Commiss oners, with any recommendation | cr t may have on the subject looking to a| ance, but w.th an insuflicient number o4 prevention of adulteration. The Commis-| men’ to exere.se such watehtulness | the chances of preserving life and property are not what they should be. Severely Handicapped. “During the past year the number of days lost by members of the force on account of sickress was materially increased over previeus yeal as is manifested by the tollowing tabulation: sioners will doubtless approve the recom- mendations of the excise board and forward the report to Congre Should later devel- opments disclose the presence of any del- eterious substarces in the liquors, it may be that the Commissioners will proceed against the saloons where the liquor was sold under another act of Congress, which prohibits the adulteration of icles of feod or drink. To Move a Fence. The Commissioners have asked the fer- mission of the supermtendent of public buildings and grouads to move the fence on 10th street southeast back two fee they are improving that street and d» widen it that distan:e. Naturalization Papers. There are a number of applications for Iquor licenses before the Excise Board that have been held up for the reason that the applicant failed to prove his citizenship in the police report. A number of applicants appeared before License Clerk Williams to- day and showed their naturalization papers. Wall Thickness. Absent, suspended. Total, a mete Another factor which has operated against the efficiency of ‘he force is the continuance in servic» of men permanently mcapaci- tated to perform police duty. But rather than discharge these men, who have Incur- red disabiities after long years of faithful work, with no means to provide for the sus- tenance of themselves and farnilies, it has been the pelicy to retain them, in the hope that at an early day such steps may be taken as wilt enable the Commussioners to retire them, as authorized by the act of Congtess, approved February 25, 1886, _ a the fol-| “lt may be urged that if mebers of the 1 Sag elec eee aaa goalie feree are to be assigned to other auty than lowing amendment to the building regula- | ya) of preventing and suppressing crime, tons: by the failure of Congress to make provision “Hereafter no permit shall be issued to | for the employment of other persons to do Increase the height of an existing building, | such work, an adequate number of men unless the owner of such building shall | should be given the department to supply the young | first file with his application his or her affi- | the deficiency thereby created. It might be davit stating the thickness of the wails | argued that it is against good policy to thereof.” make such details, but law and order at legal Carriage Blocks. the bathing beach, the protection of funds and property at municipal headquarters, ‘The engincer department has taken rather | the proper traasaction of business in the drastic acticn to enforce the police regula- | office of the superinieadent, the enforce- tion relative: to‘carriage blocks that exceed ment of the humane law, the guard.ng of the Umit allowed by law, and today went | the Poundmaster in his rounds, the opera- to work to forcibly remove them, tions of the patrol steamer, the mainte- nance of order at the Police Court, and Thissmomig tba engineer department | tance, Of eS sent out several wagons, together with a the safety of the Executive Mansion and the Capitol, are all matters which have d orps of laborers, to remove the illegal) manded these assignments, in spite of any blocks reported by inspectors, and the re-| disposition to keep these employes in their sult was very gratifying. Before 3 o'clock | ordinary capacities. several wagon loads of iuge steps of all sizes and shapes were carted o1f to the Dis- trict property yard. The excursion of the carriage block gang was confined to 7th street today. Tomorrow “It stands to reason that the bathing beach, which is supported by Congress. should be cared for by persons appointed for that purpose; that the District building should have watchmen rather than police- other sections of the city will be visit and a . mi the health department should hefore the work Ia completed every tiliecal | Men; that the Tealth denartment ewe carriage step In the city will be removed. | to look after its interests in connection ease with the poundmaster; that the Humane THE FAT CAPTAIN, =. “Society should be equally as well equipped for the carrying out of the law under yhich it is operated, that the steamer which patrols the harbor should be grant- ed the necessary appropriation for the employment of a crew, that the Police Court should have its bailiffs; that the work house should have its guards, and that the Executive Mansion and Capitol should have a force of skilled guardians— all, however, from funds provided dis- tinctly for "such purposes--rather than to utilize policemen and decrease thereby the number of available privates for street service in the District of Columbia.” The adoption of the magistrate system is again recommended, and tke re@port, con- tinuing, says: increased Force. “These are some of the important propo- sitions which have presented themselves to this department, and which exhibit weaknesses that have materially inter- fered with a satisfactory administration of its affairs. It is hoped that they will be accepted as ample justification for an ad- dition to the force of at least 125 men, an increase which would not be more than enough to give the District of Columbia a proper patrol, at all hours, of its streets and thoroughfares, both city and suburban, and which proposes an addition of only 47 more men than those on detached service, shown by the following table to number Why Such a Personnge is able in Command of a Co: ‘om the Chieazo Evening Post. in the militia, if yeu wish to, my boy,’ sald the old man in his kindly way, “but don’t get into a company that has a fat captain.” “I don’t see what difference that can make,” returned the boy. “Do you mean to contend that a fat man can't be a good soldier?” “Well, not exacdy that, my boy,” ex- plained the old man; “but in some ways you will find the thin man or the man of medium build preferable. Didn't I ever tell you of my experience?” “Neve ‘Ah, that explains your doubts, then. You see, I once had an ambition to wear a uniform and march behind a band, just like you, and I joined a company that unfor- tunately had a fat captain. No one thought cf the captain particularly at the time the company was organized, but we all learned | to look out for such trifles later. While we | were in the armory it was all right, and } everything always passed off satisfactorily, but when we began to drill out of doors— { Desir- pany. ah, then we found how serious a matter drilling with a tat captain wa Bathing beach. 2 “But why?" asked the boy. “You haven’t | Capitol building. .4 told me that yet.” | District building. et “He'd lose his breath just at critical mo- | Detective off 7B ments. He'd start us out at double time | Detective offic am and then get so winded himself that he | Executive Mansion. 126 couldn't stop us. Of course we would have | Headquarters, in charge at night. ine to go cn. We were too weil drilled to stop | Headquarters, clerk's oifice. .4 until we received the order to do so. I re- | Headquarters, sanitary office. aed member once he started us out, lost his | department. :1 breath, was unable to order a halt or to! ne Society. -1 keep up with the column and we ran three | Hack inspector. oe miles before we stopped.” Patrol At What made you stop then?” inquired the | Police ¢ . hoy. Post offi ‘ Rock Creek P: Workhouse e ran into a stone wall,” old man promptly. “Pooh! Why didn't you scale it? You | were a nice kind of soldiers, you were. If I'd been your captain I'd have court- | 1 1 4 replied the | Total ea “Tt is a matter of congratulation that the martialed the whole lot of you for dis- {| police force, handicapped as it Is in the obedience of orders.” several respects hereinbefore mentioned, Then the old man looked at the boy, and | has proved its ability to care. for persons the boy looked at the old man, and a| and prope 8 it goes. The sta- chasm seemed opened up between them, | tistics of crime embraced in this report they were no longer friends. speak loudly in praise of its employes, for while increase of crime, which has 2 iiss = y prevailed throughout the country NEW OMS. ere, the sts and convictions, the value of preperty and money Places W Hospital- have heen most sat 3 revnils. into account both numbers and amount.”" | As ts shown in this report, 125 men is recommended, and Maj. Moore From the Chaut Home and neighborhood life and sports feel the mutations that close settlement | is confident that the present Congress will and increasing ptsh from outside always | listen to his appeal and give a substantial bring, but home holds its sacred place as | increase. the holiest spat on earth outside the tem- ples of God. Home, church, school, the trinity, made the new helps and methods possibdfe, and dominate everywhere. Youth and-hope and love walk in and out the dcors as of yore, Latchstrings are ever cut, and welesmes, warm and hearty as thove of a hundred years ago, greet kin- dred, friend or stranger. There abides.still among the hills the an- iont esteem of sterling character, the itive iove of fair play, and, where out- an increase of ris Hotes in the Canvas. From "the Phitad-lphia Record. An Italian sea captain, Gio Batta Vasallo of Genoa, has made a very interesting inncvation in the use of sails of ordinary salling vessels. He claims that the force of wind cannot fully take effect in a sail, sinces the air in front of it cannot properly circulate In the inflated part, and remains stationary immediately in front of part of the sail proper, He avoids this stagna- tion of air, as he calls it, by the applica- side men have not done their worst, the time-honored ‘hate of bribers' and bribe | tiom of a number of small holes in that akers. The old-time repression and shy-!part of the sail where the depression is deepest when it is filled. These holes a reinforced like a buttonhole, so that they will not tear cut. ‘Trials made in v ous weathers have resulted as follo With a light wind a boat with ordinary sails made four knots, while the new sail increased the speed to five and a quarter knots. In a fresh breeze the respective speeds were seven and eight and three-quarier knots, and in a strong wind they were eight and ten knots per hour. 3 linger stil, as well as an interest in everybody and for everybody. Borrowing, lending avd “swapping,” together with de- Nehtful “neighboring,” go on among farmer | folic. Women take their work and walk a mile to spend a day; perhaps even patchwork ars once in a while on state i dvar sweet spice of gossip eur yet, though tittle-tattle may be fallen into put so have knitting sheaths and uff boxes. Apple bees, speliing schools nd quiltin are now rare as a piece of home-made tansy cheese, but away back from rail and telegraph they flourish some- ) thing like those in elder times, but spelling schools have lost the quaint custom of aking pieces, and apples are no more | ared by hand or home-made parer. | ——__+2- The Turkish authorities are having trouble with the Bedouins of Southern Arabia, and the whole country is nuw unsafe to travel. ——-— +0 Yo Pay Thomas Williams, Mr. Teller introduced in the Senate yester- j day a bill appropriating $1,500, this amount to be paid to Thomas Williams, who was injured while in%he discharge of his duties as an employe of the Senate folding room in 1892. The same measure was introduced in the last Congress, and was passed by the Senate, Lut failed in the Heuse. se Sos FINANCE AND TRADE Estimate of Tomorrow’s Gold Ex- * ports. SHARP ADVANCE IN CHICAGO GAS Effect of the Decision of Judge Showalter. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS SS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Deceniber 6.—Actual en- gagements of gold for export tomorrow ag- gregate $2,600,000 and are subject to fur- ther additions before sailing hour Part of the consignment will be made in gold bars purehased ir the open market, but the larger portion is represented by coin with- drawn from the subtreasur The federa! gold supply will be redu by this efflux to a point 25 per cent below the recognized standard, a circumstance reviving the sub- ject of a bond issue and the urgent necd of remedial legislation. The prospects of the latter are decidedly unfavorable, and the amount of tension necessary to force the former is an unknown quantity. Judge Shewalter’s decision in the injunc- tucn proceecings against the Chicago Ga reorganization committee, in which the legelity cf the proposed plan was fully sus teired, resulted in a sharp advance in the price of those shares during the initia trading. Last night's Closing bid was 645-8 but the demand from the short interest was so spirited that opening prices this morning were reported at 671-2 to 69 1-2 five thovsand shares being traded in be tween these extremes. Considering the substantial nature of th advance a liberal reaction was generally pred.cted, but with the exception of a mo mentary return to first figures, the pricc was weil sustained throughout the day The decision is an important victory for the reorganization committee, and opens «. Way lo a more complete development of th: well-known earnirg capacity of a valuable plant. The trading in Sugar was again of a character similar to that of the precedinz days of the week, the buying being o! round amounts and from sources best abl to jud, of actual value. ‘The outcome ci the discussion relative to increasing the rate of the German expert bounty is being carefully watched, as this subject has come to be regarded as more threatening to the profits of this company than is any- thing within the range of probability near- er home. The short interest in American Tobacco was respons.ble for some activity and a temporary advance in the stock of that company. ‘lhe rallying power of the stock is not consistent with the liberal proportions of the decline, and sentiment is conse- quently unchanged. The <rading of the last hour was moder- ately active, and in a majority of in- stances at the-highest point of the day. The inside Industrial interests were active in advancing thé prices of their specialties, the outstanding short interest supplying the bulk of the demand. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high est and the lovest 12d the closing prices ef the New York stock. market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. SO Broadway i Open, High. Low Last American Sugar... 10535 1065, 1O4G 1073 American Sugar, Pfd. wo 100. 100 100 American Tobacco...... 77 Ameri :an Cotton Oil Atchison, Canada Southern. Canada Pacitte, Chesapeake & Ohid! C., Cy C. & StL. Chicago, B. & Q. cme. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cis. C. Mow St Paul CM. & St. Paul, TO iiimois Central, Lake Shore bre........ Louisville & Nashville Long {stand ‘traction Aletropolitan ‘i ract:on. Manhattan blevated Michigan Centrai. Missouri Pacitte. NY.& 5. kng. Cia N.YLC. & St. Louis Northern Paci a Northeru Pacine, Pid ‘Nortu Americaa UntL. & western. facitic Mait.. ahua. & Keading. Putman tal. Car Co. 16sq 163g 1683 163: pouruern Railway, Pid... 3855 Sa So phd Fuila. sraction ig 78 % Lexus Pac.tic.... s 8 deun. Coat & iro 3236 i. Be Be Wavasu. se YW avasn, 18% Wneeung & i. itie, Wheeung & 1 brie, etd. Western Union iel. Wisconsin Centra! Duver...... a Stock Exchange. o'clock =m.—Wa: Washington Sales—regular Fat ds. TLS. Government Bonds. id, 11 aswed. U. asked. Arict Of Columoia Bonds. rt 20-year fund 58, 104 id Gs, go 111 bid. Water stock Wate? stock 7s, 103, fumdinz, currency, 11 L. Tw bad, O05 Sto KS.—Meiropal.taa Railroad conv. d, iis asked. Metropolitan itsilread 5 dest Kauroad Ss, 85 Rauroad tis, lw 1h 14 asked. a a Kailroad azion Gas Cou ungton G ‘ as Com- ‘ Electric u dt St os, A ath O., LOL Company ist 6s, 110 bad, pany inp 68,10 bid. F 140 asked. id, 106 bid WS bid, 105 ad trust, wl Prosi, 11 bid, 10 td,” 2 asked. curity and on Safe Di Yompany, 73 10k asked. . Arting: National Real Estate Title, asked. 107 7 bid, 8 asked Disirlet Ti Stocks, i Potom o ‘hington Market, 14 a. Lincoln Hal 220 bid, 20 asked. quiet, is, Ts, "126; do. imitation, 1sa20; e, wood Indie, 16a qusture’ packed, ee ess steady resh, 23; col Lot t, 7 e ———__ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W..B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 B street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co.,*New York. Wheat—Dee. fen, Ge M: 61% 264,-% 26%, gel, B79 VS 173 iy 20 8. sésp OB February. Ma: WHAT OTHERS WANT. Some of the Things We Send to Far- Off Parts of the World. From the New York Times, That some of us who are cooped up in offices overlooking City Hall Park know very little sometimes about what others want in other parts of the world, and what we are able to send te them, is sug- gested by a glance at the exports from the port of New York. Taking, for instance, some familiar articles in the stationery trade, the list for one week recently shows that we sent eleven cases of playing cards to Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Christiania and New Zeuland, and 216 cases of slate to the Brit- ish West Indies, New Zealand and Rotter- dam. It is apparent that Rotterdam has a boom in slates, because -she has taken 182 cases. Forty-eight cases and packages of toys were sent to the British West In- dies, Central America, the French West Indies, Hull, Haiti, Liverpool, London, Porto Rico, Rotterdam and Venezuela. Seven cases went to Haytl, and it is rea- sonable to suppose that the children there, and in other places, will enjoy during the Christmas holidays .the wonderful things that we have created. The time.for celebrations elsewhere must be near, because we sent 211 cases and packages of fireworks and firecrackers to the British West Indies, Hayti, Peru, Bra- zil, Venezuela, Dutch Guiana and Colom- bia. Brazil must be preparing for some- thing immense, having taken 130 packages of fire-crackers. If it is to be on account of the row with Venezuela, the smaller country will make some noise, too, she having taken fifty-one packages. Brazil took, also, a case of umbrellas and a case of paper caps. The Tatter, perhaps, for the celebration. Twenty-three cases of cray- ons were sent to Bristol, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Mexico, New Zealand and Ven- ezuela; six cases of musical goods went to the British West Indies; ten bales of wall paper ure to be used in Mexico, and Co- lombia took a case of artists’ materials. Bicycles and typewriters, with supplies and materials, are sent everywhere now- adays. During the week referred to we sent forty-eight cases and packages of bi- cycles and materials to Liverpool, Porto Rico, the East Indies, Central America, the British West Indies, Copenhage&, Ecuador, Brazil, Florence, Cuba, Genoa, Hamburg, Havre, Rotterdam, St. Petersburg and Ven- ezvela, ani 253 cases and packages of type- writers and supplies to Brussels, Berlin, Glasgow, Bremerhaven, Genoa, Hamburg, Berwick, Havre, Liverpool, the British West Indies, London, Rome, Brazil, Mexico and Southampton. This distribution covers a wide field, it will be observed, but It is only a little bit of the business of the port of New York. ot FILTERS FOR DRINKING WATER, Great Need for Care im Their Con- struction. From the Popular Health Magazine. Water filters should be so near perfect that the dangers of impurities and disease germs passing into the water should be re- duced to a minimum. The Germans seem to take the greatest Interest in the purity of their drinking water and the efficacy of their filters. The Prissian medical de- partment tested during a period of three years, at varying times, filters made on the Pasteur mcdel and as a result of this werk it was shown that filters, to be kept pure, must be sterilized by boiling at least once a day, and if used during the whole twenty-four hours they must be sterilized twice a day to prevent the passage of germs through the fiitering substance. Only a few of all those tried stood the test. This whole subject shows that the time during which the sale of inadecsate filters or of filters offered under unfounded claims will be per- mitted is rapidly drawing to an end. The interest which public health hoids in the matter is such that materials for purifying water, like those for nourishing and healing the body, must be sold for what they are, or not at all. If poor filters are on the market they should be withdrawn and only the re- hable ones exposed for sale. ———-e-+-—___ THE AGE OF DEER. Cc es Known Where They Pass the Centary Mark. From the Ssottish American. It is difficult (writes our supposed High- land forester) to speak with certainty as to the age of deer; but we have undeniable testimony that there were In the old Glen- garry forest stags upward of eighty years of age. Some maintatii that deer attatn the age of six and seven score years. In 1829, while Macdcnnell of Giengarry and Lord Dunmore were hunting at Terrna- corra, a huge steg with gigantic antlers darted out of the wood. Glengarry shot him, Finding that it had a certain ear mark, he asked his forester to explain vhose it was. “That,” replied the forester, is the ear mark of Eoghain Maclain-Oig.” (8wen-son-of-John-the-young). wen was a noted forester, who had died 10 years previously! The antlers of the stag (we are told) were preserved in the old Glengarry family ever afterwards. —+e+—____ Promptly Granted. From the Cincinnati Encutrer. During the trial at Cottonwood Falls, Kan., of a divorce case before Judge Ran- dolph recently, in which an old soldier was the plaintiff, the lawyer for the husband was trying to show that the wife had used abusive language, and that she had called her husband “an old government pauper.” After much persuasion from the lawyers the plaintiff further testified that she said: “Al the good and brave men got killed in the war, and only the cowards came home. “Anything—" Hold on there. Just stop right there,” interrupted the judge, who carries a minio ball in one of his limbs, “that will do; the court man. 4 to come home himself. Di- voree granted.” see Gnawed by Rats. From the St. Lauis Globe-Democrat. Since Mary Bird, the bindery girl, fell down the elevator shaft at the Fox & Cur- ran printing house, 401 North 3d street, one night last week, it has been learned that she is in danger of blood poisoning from the bites of rats. Mary Hird fainted on the third floor of the printir establishment, where she was employed, at 9 o'clock in the evening. She relied over the ledge of floor and tumbled dlong down the shaft. When she struct received internal injuries. Besides, hoth arms were broken and a leg fractured. She lay where she fell for ten hours, un- able to meve or call fer help. The rats ran sbout ond played in her heir and her ress; but.not content with this, gnawed of her flesh, “and their many teeth marks of her face and limbs show where they feasted on her while she was ing and conrcious of her position. While she was lying there, unable to move a muscle, could not-turn her head sway, she saw the rats creep across the floor, approach and even bite and gnaw at ber flesh. coe Mrs. Parnell a Ph. Mrs. Delia Stewart Parnell is now lying in Trinity Hespital, New York, a mental and physical wreck. She thinks she is on her way to Ireland to see her famous children for the last ime, and then to return to her ve land, where she may depart In peace Her days seem to be numbered. Her eye ‘o weak, her right side is almost paralyze: @ the effort she made to come dow irs to the reception room of the hos- pital was almost too much for her. Yet the old laly says she hopes to make a visit te Irelard once more before she dies.