Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1896, Page 3

. ‘THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY. 8, 1896--TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOAKD OF MANA- gers of the Methodist Home of the will be held in Foundry Church, 14th and G sts. n.w., TOMOKKOW (Thursday) MORNING, at 11 o'elovk. All friends invited ttend. It LINCOLN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE District of Columbia. ‘The querterly dividend of two (2) per cent on the capital stock of this company will be paid JANUARY 15. Books fcr transfer of stock closed from Friday, January 10, to Wednesday, January 15, voth days inciusive. Jns-2t E_N. WATERS, Secretary. THE CORCCRAN GALLERY OF ART WILL BE Open to visitors every FRIDAY EVENING from 7:20 to 10 o’cleck, commencing January 10, and until further notice. Admittance fe Ss Ja8-3t F. S. BARBARIN, Curator. FOR RENT—TO A CLUB OR A LODGE, AS A reading room, lecture hall or otherwise, a . handsome room en the ground floor (no ‘stairs) at 707 G st., opposite patent offices: side room for bats and wraps; retiring roo. ladies; rent moderate. Inquire of COPP & 706 Sth st. nw. ja8-2t THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF FEDERAL CITY e, No. 20, I. O. O. F., will be publicly in- stalled TONIGHT at Melford Hall, Sth and I sts. me., by Grand Master Richard Sorrell and Officers of the G the District: W. PF. Chisholi Grand Lodge of ‘ 0. Eakles; .S., "E,W. Crutchfield; L.S.S., Eugene Levger; Custod., W. FE. S-incbury; Deg. Director, J. H.’Woed; Chap., W. Heinard. Brothers of sister ledges cor- J. D. NEVIUS, N.G. iy invited H. BAXTER, See's. z CELEBRATION OF JACKSON DAY te By" the" = y INTERSTATE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION, Odd Fellows’ Hall, 71 ‘THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING, AT LDN’T ASK FOR ANY FINER DINNER —than the one we're serving for We. It's as fine as the finest—and as enjoyable as apy $1 dinner in the land. Everything im season oa our menu—every substantial ‘and dainty—deliciously cooked — served in most tempting style. Eve from 4 to 8. 1 to 2. FITZ, ReuTEn's: COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. jas-10d DENTISTRY DONE ON WEEKLY AND MONTHLY installments. DR. T. W. STUBBLEFIELD, ja7-tf ito and F sts., Mertz bldg. SPIRITUALISM. MRS. EFFIE MeNEIL, business and test me- dium, has resumed practice for the fall and win- ter and will be at home daily until further no- tice. Business examinaticns a specialty and sat- isfaction guaranteed. 1914 Pa. ave. _ja4-6t* NNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- the Belt Railway Company, for the eiec- tion of seven directors to serve for the ensuing rear, will be held at the office of the Sea: at. and Fla. ave. Washington, D-C., on SATURDAY, January 11, 1896, between ibe hours cf 12 noon and 2 o'clock p.m. ‘Transfer beoks will be clwsed on January 9 and opened cn Jani ary 13, 1896. S . M. NEWBOLD, President. H. K. GRAY, Secretary. ROSE ‘AL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- ers f the National Safe Deposit, Savings and ‘Trust Company of the District of Columbia for the election of ‘lirectors and for such other busi- ness as may pcoperly come before it will be held the office of the company, northeast cor. 15t nd N.Y. ave., om MONDAY, the 20th day of o'clock p.m. orks will he closed at 4 p.m. on morning of Jan- ALBERT L. STURTEVANT, Sec. ECTFULLY NOTIFY MY FRIENDS AND is that I have opened an office with Dr. e R. Norris, No. 613 Fla. ave. n.w., to better accommodate my city, hours, 9 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 7 _STONE, M.D., Brightwood, D.C. OFFILE OF THZ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Company of the District of Columbia, Washing- ton, D. C., January 3, 1896.—The annual meeting of .he Mutual Fire Company of the Dis- trict_of Columbia will be held on the THIRD MONDAY of JANUARY, 1896, the 20th instant, at the office of the company, corner of Pennsyl- Vania avenue h street northwest, com- 1m. practice. ice pm. Ce @ company the election of seven managers to conduct the affairs of the com- pany is required to be held at the above meeting. By the sixth article of the by-laws of the com- pany it is provided: “At the annual meeting of the company the first business in order shall be the appointm. nt of a chairman, who shall Securities Real estat Office furniture and fixtui Losses by dre for the adjusted ind paid.. year 1805, perce 9,019 55 ‘The annual statement will be ready for distri- bution at the office of the company about January Yith instant. By order of the board of managers. B-1St J. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. WSSHINGTON MARKET COMPANY. Dini No. 38. A dividend of 40 cents a share on the capital Stock of this company has beew declared, and Will be payable at the office of the company in Center market on ind after JANUARY 6, 1896. ICEL W. CURRIDEN, Secretary. WASHINGTON, D.C., Dee. 31, 1895. Jad-6t “EXPERTS IN TAXIDERMY.” We have row two experts in this line; is a noted taxidermist of the Smithsonian jon on birds, and the other from “Web- ster's on animals and rugs. We are now pre- pared to mount game beads, birds and animals by the most modern and approved methods of scientific taxidermy at low prices SCHMID'S EMPORIUM OF PETS; 712 12th st. aw, 1 - ave. Dw. Ja2-2w* FOR RENT-HOUSE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY PERUVIAN LEGATION—1511 13th dust above Iowa Circle; convenient to 14th st. ‘cable ca built ‘in 1893; elegantly io. ivory artistically papered; gas and electric T bed rooms, all furnished except z and dining room: of paintings, irniture nearly new; suitable for member of Con- Rent, by the month, $100; by the year, a month. Key with owner, 1202 Q st. ja2-6t OPEN FIRES-THE RIDEAU STOVE, AN ARTIS- tle grate, may be used in any chimney, with or Without mantel, and combines heating’ qualities with the pleasures of an open fire, ing hard or soft coal or wood. J. H. 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BoS-3m THINGS POLITICAL The Primary Election Supervisors Meet and Organize. MR. ANDREW GLEESON FALLS INTOLINE Disposition to Give All the Candi- @iates a Fair Show. MANY MEETINGS HELD The leaders of the various clans who are arrayed sgainst each other in a oitter Struggle to secure the honor of represent- ing the local republicans at the St. Louis convention in June met at the office of ex- District Commissioner Parker yesterday af- ternoon prepared for war then and there. The occasion was the first meeting of the supervisors, Messrs. Parker, Andrew Clee- son-and Perry H. Carson, appointed under the resoluticn of the national republican committee to determine the mezhods and provide the arrangements for the holding of primary elections for delegates to the national coz.vention. The meeting progressed in accordance with the announcements that have already appeared in The Star. Mr. Gleeson pre- sented a letter in which he stated that he believed it to be ridiculous for three avow- ed candidates for delegates to provide means and control machinery for an elec- tion at which they would be candidates, and offered Mr. C. Maurice Smith as his proxy. Messrs. Parker and Carson prompt- ly decided that Mr. Gleeson had no power to delegate his authority to any one else, and Mr. Gleeson accepted the inevitable as gracefully as he could, and joined in the deliberations as a fuli-fledzed supervisor. He immediately nominated Col. Carson for president of the board, and the latter nom- inated Mr. Parker, who was elected, as The Star said he would be. Mr. Carson nominated Mr. Wm. Knox Brown for sec- retary, and he was elected. Other Candidates Want a Chance. Dr. C. B. Purvis asked that the other can- didates be heard in behalf of their desire to have a voice in the seléction of the elec- tion officers, and the request being granted, he presented a resolution providing that L. C. Bailey, L. M. Saunders, M. M. Holland, Robert Keys, C. B. Purvis, C. J. Ortlip and Rev. Walter Brooks be allowed to appoint one inspector for each election district to be present in the polling rooms at their opening, and to remain until the votes were cast and ceunted and the result certified. Dr. Purvis spoke in favor of the resolu- tion, which the board took under consid- eration. L. C. Bailey inquired how the expense of the election was to be met, and was in- formed by Mr. Parker that the candidates would have to stand it, share and share alike. A committee consisting of M. M. Holland, L. C. Bailey and C. J. Ortlip was appointed to ascertain what the cost of the election would be, and the meeting ad- journed. = The supervisors are a unit in favor of having a thoronghly fair and honest eles- tion, and it is understood that every candi- date will be given full opportunity to pro- tect his own interests on election day. Meetings Held Last Night. A mass meeting of republicans was held at Douglass Hall, Hillsdale, last night, under the auspices of the Carson Club. Col. Carson made a characteristic speech, which was enthusiastically received, and addresses were also made by John A. Moss, W. A. Perry, P. H. Lewis, E. Odenn, E. B. Wellborn and F. D. Lee.. The latter of- fered a resolution indorsing Col. M. M. Parker’s candidacy, which was unanimous- ly passed, and a committee, consisting of Cc. W. Scott, A. C. Bryant, W. H. Mat- thews, Ernest Edelin and M. M. West, was appointed to wait on Col. Parker and in- form him of the united support-of the Hillsdale r2publicans. A number of southern republicans met at No. 935 N street northwest last night and effected the temporary organization of a national republican association. F. D. Lee presided, and addresses were made by J. T. Cheshire, C. W. White, O. D. Morris, Louis Collins and H. P. Hall. The next meeting will be held January 15. L. C. Bailey and his friends held a meet- ing at Israel Baptist Church last night, which was presided over by J. W. Free- man. A Bailey club, with 114 members, was organized. M. M.°Holland addressed the meeting in his own behalf, R. D. Ruf- fin favored Dr. C, B. Purvis, and C. J. Ort- lip favored himself. L. C. Bailey’s address was enthusiastically received, and full at- tention was given to remarks by Fred Dy- son, W. H. Barker, Edward Williams and others. —_———.—_—_. JACKSON DAY CELEBRATIO! Interesting Exercises by the Inter- state Democratic Association. Jackson day will be commemorated in an appropriate and interesting manner by the Interstate Democratic Assuciation tonight at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 7th street. The exercises will begin at 8 o'clock, and the program to be rendered will be as follows: Address by Mr. Frank H. Hosford, the president of the association; patriotic song, Mr. Arthur Delavingne; vocal solo (Hush, My Little One), Miss Bertie Thompson; reading, Mr. David C. Bangs; vocal solo (Wait, Mr. Postman), little Lurie Stanford; sixth air varie (De Beriot), violin and p' ano, Misses Marion F. and Florence John- son; vocal solo (Expectancy), Miss Alice Pillsbury; reading, Mr. David C. Bangs; vocal duet (Estudiantini), Misses Thompson and Pillsbury; baritone solo, Mr. James Nolan, Mr. McEnerny, accompanist; Jack- son day address, Mr. James D. Richardson of Tennessee (other distinguished speakers will participate); Star Spangled Banner, Mr. Arthur Delavingne; the audience is re- quested to join in the chorus. The enter- tainment will be followed by a reception at the club house of the association, No. 1328 New York avenue northwest. —_-__. CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY. Officers and Directors Elected for the Exisuing Year. The first annual meeting of the Capital Traction Company was held today at the power Youse. Many stockholders were present and nearly all of the 120,000 shares of the corporation were represented either directly or by proxy. The reports of the various olficers showed a prosperous con- dition, and it was shown there had been no fatal casualties on the road during the year. Mr. E. J. Stellwagen presided over the meeting, with Mr: G. T. Dunlop, jr., as secretary; Messrs. M. J. Adler, J. W. Walters and A. B. Grunwell acted as tell- ers. Mr. George T. Dunlop was elected president; Mr. C. C. Glover, vice president; Mr. C. M. Koones, secretary and treas: urer, and Mr. D. S. Carll, chief engineer and superintendent. Messrs. Henry Hurt, Cc. C. Glover, George T. Durlop, John G. Parke, John R. McLean, Robert Beall and Francis G. Newlands were chosen direc- tors. os Schools Without Heat. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: What kind of an administration have we in our public school system in this city which will permit a condition of affairs such as now obtains in our schools? Mt. Pleasant forced to dismiss its scholars on account of the supply of kindling wood being exhausted and the consequent in- ability to start its fires—this being made necessary through the short-sighted policy which permits the fires to go out over night instead of banking them, as should be done —while at the Adams yesterday the temper- ature was so low that the’ pupils were com- pelled to don their overcoats in order to keep warm. Surely there is something rad- ically wrong somewhere, and it is with the hepes of reaching the eyes of those in au- thority and having this dangerous con- dition remedied that this is written. PARENT.. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAT. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at $ a.m., 75th meridian time. © Partly Cloudy, O° OLloudy @ fan, ~ @ Snow, Sofd tines are iso bars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth cf ar tnch. Dotted Lines are isotherms or lines of equal ‘emperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours, The words “High” and “Low" show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. - FAIR TOMORROW. Slight Changes of Temperature and Variable Winds Predicted. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary-, land, fair; slight changes in temperature; variable winds, becoming southerly. ‘For Virginia, fair; stationary tempera- ture; variable winds, becoming northeaster- ly. « Weather conditions and general forecas' The pressure is high in all districts, e: cept in Minnesota. A slight depression is central in northern Minmesota, and the barometer is relatively low over the east gulf states. The barometer has fallen in New England and on the Atlantic coast; also in the Missouri valley; it has risen in the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys. It is warmer in the South Atlantic states end the northwestern districts, and slightly ccoler in the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys. Light snows have occurred in New Eng- land and the middle states, and rain has fallen generally in the gulf states. Fair weather, with nearly stationary tem- perature, is indicated for the Atlantic and gulf states, except near the South Atlantic coast, where rain wil probably continue tonight. Tide Table.. ‘Today—Low tide, 7:55 a.m. and 8:45 p.m.; | 8 high tide, 1:24 a.m. and 2:01 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 8:58 a.m. and 9:50 P.m.; high tide, 1:25 a.m. and 3:01 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 7:23; sun sets, 4:51,, Moon rises, 1:06 a.m. tomorrow; séts, 11:43 a.m. tomorrow. The Bicyele Lamps. ~ All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 4:51. The police regulations require that “All cy+ eles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 6:07 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 6:07 a.m. The lighting ig begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by .6:07 p.m. ; extinguishing begun at 6:22. The naphtha lamps, burn fifteen minutes later in: the morning than the gas_lamps, and the moon Schedule does not apply to them. Public arc lamps lighted at 5:37 p.m. and extinguished at’ 6:52 a.m. 3 Condition of the Water, Temperature and condition of water a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 32; cond tion, 7. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 35; condition at north connection, 7; condi- tion at south connection, 4. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 34; condition at in- fluent gate house, 3; effluent gate house, 3. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readin; f thi thermometer at the weather bureau today: a.m., 26; 2 p.m., 83; : imum, 24. P.m., 33; maximum, 34; min- DENIED BY MAJOR. POWELL Statements Made at the Columbia Heights Meeting. The Engineer Commissioner Pays His Respects to the United States —. Electrie Lighting Company. Major Powell this morning said some plain fhings about the U. S. Electric Lighting Company. A reporter of The Star called the major’s attention to the report of the meet- ing of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ As- sociation, held last night, where the Com- missioners were sharply criticised for not granting the U. S. Electric Lighting Com- pany permission to run an’ underground conduit for furnishing Columbia Heights with alectric lights, but, as it was claimed subsequently, giving the Potomac Light and Power Company permission to enter the same field with an overhead line. Denied by Maj. Powell. “Those statements are unqualifiedly false,” said the major. “The U. S. Electric Lighting Company never applied for a per- mit to build a conduit. On November 14 it made application for a pole line from Florida avenue, along Columbia road, Wyoming avenue, Columbia road, to 14th street, along 14th street to Park street, and southwesterly on lith street from Columbia road to Florida avenue. I refused to recom- mend the granting of the permit at the time for the reason that 14th street had a nar- row sidewalk, and it was not considered ex- pedient to grant the permit. At that time I consulted with Capt. Fiebeger, and then it was a conduit was suggested, but the U. S. Electric people knew nothing of that. Up- on the original application of the U. S. Electric Lighting Company Capt. Fiebeger made the following indorsement: A “November 18, 1895. “Respectfully returned to engineer com- missioner District of Columbia. “Recommend discpproval of original appli- cation. Recommend approval of substitute shown on accompanying plat, full red lines indicating conduits and dotted lines rep- resenting temporary pole lines which are to be replaced by conduits whenever any of the streets in which they are located are paved.’ - : “Upon this indorsement I made the fol- lowing recommendation to the board of commissiorers: ‘That action on this appli- cation be postponed until the result is known of the suit entered by this company claiming that the Commissioners have no authority to issue permits for the erection of poles or for laying conduits for electric lighting purposes.’ The date of this in- dcrsement you will notice is December 4, The Permit to the Potomac Company. “Now, this continual misrepresentation of the facts is getting tiresome,” continued the major. “Our action regarding the per- mit granted to the Potomac Light and Power Company to erect a pole line in the county was perfectly square and honest. That company originally wanted to occupy 14th street, but we said no, and the appli- cation was changed and modified so that its pole line would skirt the principal sub- divisions on the north.” “But, major,” interrupted The Star re- perter, “the United States Electric Light- ing Company claims you havé not treated it fairly in this matter. That you had no right to grant the Potomac company’s ap- plication when it had an application for the same thing pending and filed long in ad- vance.” “That makes me mad,” replied the major. “The United States Electric Company has more and gets more consideration than it deserves. It is a foreign corporation, a squatter in the District, here by sufferance, and not entitled to what it receives. Do you know it does not pay one cent for its use of the city streets, and yet it has the rerve, the consummate gall,to go into court and say it has the exclusive right to do business in the city. Neither of these com- panies is anything to me, and I am not the least bit scared by misrepresentations. I rinjuries were attended to. dcn’t see why the Columbia Heights Citi- zers’ Association should be so much inter- ested. If the original application of the United States Electric Lighting Company had bee1 granted, it would not have affect- ed the residents there, except along lith street.” ————— Mr. Curtis’ Lecture. Next Friday evening Mr. William Eleroy Curtis will deliver a lecture at Metzerott Hall before the National Geographic So- ciety on ‘Venezuela—Her Government, People and Boundary.” Mr. Curtis’ long service as director of the bureau of Ameri- can republics qualifies him to speak aur thoritatively upon this.topic, which is now of such general interest. The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views. Realizing that the public generally would be interested in what Mr. Curtis has to say upon this subject, the board of man- agers has, contrary to usage, authorized the sale of a limited number of tickets yor fifty cents each, which can be obtained at Metzerott’s music store. Se Gold and Silver Product. The director of the mint has received ap- proximate estimates of the gold and siver product of the United States in 1895, from the mint officers and other agents employ- ed to collect these staiistics. The value of the goid and the number of fine ounces of silver produced by, the several states and territories is estimated to have been as folows: Gold, $52,614,000; sil- ver, 51,000,000 fine ounces. The product of 1894 was $39,500,000 in gold, and of silver 49,500,000 fine ounces. A WOMAN FOOTPAD Bold Assault and Bobbery in the North- west. Mrs. Coldwell Knocked Down and Plundered by a Colored Woman —Epidemie of: Robbery. ——S as Yesterday fust as it was getting. dusk Mrs. J. T. Coldwell was knocked down and Tobbed by a colcred wontan at the corner of 13th and O strests northwest. The rob- bery was of the boldest character. Her ass ilant, whom she described as a colored woman of mediim stature, approached her from the rear, and grabbing a small hand satchel which she carried on her arm, struck her a stunning” blow on the head, felling her to the pavement, where she sustained a severe stalp wound. The Woman as soon as she got the satchel ran at full speed down 12th street, leaving. the lady helpless upon the sidewalk: ‘Simul- taneous with the disappearance of the thief a young man approached from the east, and when cailed to for assistance refused and went on his way. Mrs. Coldwell man- aged to drag herself to the home of her nephew, which is only a short distance from the scene of the assault, where her She suffered considerably from the nervous shock and loss of blood, but her injuries are not dan- gerous. At the time of the assault no one was passing, ard the thief evidently selected that time to make the assault. Just around the corner on Iowa circle, however, is a cab stand, and a number of cabs’ were standing there when the assault occurred. No one, however, heard her cries for help and no one as far as is known saw the assault. There are several theories as to the affair. One is that it was not a wo- man wao made the assault, but a desperate man masquerading. The young man who approached shortly after the occurrence, is believed to have heen an accomplice. An- other theery is that the assault was com- mitted by a woman and the man who ap- Beaches just at chee time was her accom- plice, who was on han execited id to see the job well je case is in the hands of the dete>- tives and they are doing everything they Ce secate) the thief. ie assault was evidently planned, Mrs. Ccldwell is in the able. of Site her niece every evening. She usually walks from 14th street through Rhode Island ave- nue and around Iowa circle to O street, and the thief was evidently acquaintéd with the situation. The satchel, which the thief snatched contained little booty. Detective Lacy has been detailed on the case. _—— AFFAIRS IN GEORGETO Installation of Officers and Other Local Notes. The stockholders of the Masonic Hall As- sociation last night elected the following of- ficers: John T. Mitchell, president; H. W. Barrett, secretary; Joseph G. Waters, treas- trer; Thomas Dowling, W. Nordlinger, A. B. Jackson, Sam’l C. Palmer, Isaac Birch and R. L. Cropley. The various lodges that meet in Masonic Hall were represented at the meeting by their trustees. Masonic Hall is not the property of the Masonic bodies here, though most of them are large stockholders. The Alley Blocked. Contractor Columbus Thomas was arrest- ed on a warrant yesterday charged with violating the police regulations. He at- tempted to haul a heavy wagon through the alley between R, S, 34th and 35th streets, to the back part of a lot which he owns in that Square, when the hofsés Became stalled. After working on them for’ some time he unhitched the animals and'left the wagon all night. Other users'of the alley were in conscquence prevented ‘from passing their teams through it. x Suffering, Poor. Twelve destitute people applied yesterday at the police station for assistance. Only. the most distressing cases could be relieved owing to the meagerness of the supplies on hand. It is said that,the town has many People who are really suffering, but whose pride restrains them from asking police aid. Notes. i‘ Officer Maher charged Ellsworth T. Simp- son last night at the station with obstruct- ing the sidewalk on M street near 34th. Simpson Is a feed dealer. The question of the annual banquet of Geo. C. Whiting Lodge will be considered Thurs- day evening. It promises to be an event that will linger long in the remembrance of the members. Monday night the committee appointed to consider the reconstruction of the Dumbar- ton Avenue Church met. Architect Palmer submitted his plan of the improvement. Specifications were asked for. Practical movements are now being made in all the other necessary directions. SS To Refit the Atlanta. The naval bureau chiefs are considering the question of refitting the cruiser Atlanta with new machinery, according to plans of Chief Engineer Melville. Some objection was expressed, as it is felt in some quar- ters that the ship had better be retired from service. Secretary Herbert will prob- ably decided in favor of the refitting. WITHOUTPROTECTION ‘Fate of the Capitol Building and Grounds. EFFEGT OF HCOSE ACTION YESTERDAY Unwilling to Increase the Scanty Force of Police. eee LOANED OFFICERS TO GO . ——_——_+—__ The House yesterday did a thing which is Hable to lead to unfortunate conse- quences. They practically converted the Capitol grounds, embracing sixzy acres, in- to a xone of safety for thugs and footpads, a base of operation and an ambuscade. Immediately, or, at least, within a very short time, the grounds surrounding the ‘Capitol will be left during all the danger- ous hours of the night uiterly- without po- lice protection, the building itseif being ‘already imperfectly guarded on the inter- jor. At the opening of this session Mr. Stone of Pennsylvania introduced a reso- lution in the House providing for the em- ployment of twelve additional watchmen for the Capitol building and grounds. These were to take the place of.a detail of metro- Politan police temporarily loaned from the District ferce to protect the grounds at night. The resolutign was referred to the committee on accounts. An Adverse Report. . Yesterday, during Mr. Stone’s absence,the commitice reported the resoJution vack :d- versely, and theiz report was a:lopted. committee in this report said: ‘Your committee listened attentively to the ar- gumenis made by the sergeant-st-arms of the Senate and House, respectively, for an increase in the force of the Capitol police, but are not satisfied that the same are needed at this time, and disapprove the resolution (No. 6) calling for same.” The metropolitan police are about vo be removel because they cannot be spared from the regular force of the city, aid the grounds will be ieft entirely without pro- tection during the night. The residents of Capitol Hill must. pass through these grounds in going to and from their homes, unless they go far out of their way througa still more obscure and deserted thorough- fares. The grounds are full of trees and shrubbery, serpentine walks, with dark and abrupt angles, where an army of tramps and thugs could lay in wait for pass: The force of the capitol police never been large enough to spare even single watchman to protect these grounds, and in times gone by the grounds have been extremely dangerous for pedestrians at night. Policemen Loaned. Some tim before the raid of the Coxey army the police board of the Capitol, which consists of the architect, the sergeant-at- arms of the Senate and the sergeant-at- arms of the House, made an arrangement with Major Moore of the metropolitan po- lice, by which a detail of police was tem- porarily assigned to protect the Capitol grounds. These grounds are entirely out- side the jurisdiction of Major Moore's force, but this technicality was ignored in the in- terest of public safety. It was impossible that the detail should be more than tem- porary, for the reason that the metropol- itan force is already too small by a hun- dred and fifty or two hundred men for the duties they have in protecting the city. The inadequate detail of two police on duty from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. and two from mid- night until 6 a.m. was made, and the men assigned to this duty had to perform their regular watch duty in addition. The as- signment was made only until Congress could have time to take suitable action, and now that the House has declined to provide the adequate force the metropol- itan. police will have to go back to their regular city duty, and the grounds will be left without any sort of protection. Twice during the last Congress the Sen- ate. unanimously adopted a resolution pro- viding for the increased force. The Capitol Police. The Capitol building, which is the largest of all the public buildings, and which is . visited daily by thousands upon thousands of people, strangers and people of all classes and description, is protected by a force of twenty-five police, one captain and three lieutenants. Three of the police are assigned by law to special duty. The twenty-one police left have to be divided into three watches, to cover the night and day. The men have to remain on duty during Sundays and holidays, so that in the allowance by law of annual vacation they are given fifty days, instead of thirty, which is allowed employes of the government who have their Sundays and legal holi- days. To meet this, and making no allow- ance.for sickness or accident, the night watches have to be cut down to five men each. These five men have to look after the entire building. There are sixteen pub- lic entrances, four floors and all the rooms and winding corridors and out of the way. Passages and staircases to be watched. This is much more than they can do prop- erly, and there is not a man to spare for duty ia the grounds. The sixty acres of trees and shrubbery will be left as a harbor for all who have need for a “neutral zone” where the law cannot reach them, and where the pedestrians will be at their mercy after nightfall. It will be a place for ambush and a retreat in flying from the police. The men who sandbagged the hack inspector last night not far from these grounds probably sought refuge there to avoid pursuit. Most Poorly Protected Building. The Capitol is the most poorly protected governmert building in Washington. The War, Stete and Navy building, which has no grounds to guard, and is open only from 9 to 4, has fifty-nine watchmen. The force at the Capitol has not been increased sirce the building was enlarged—in fact, not in fifty years. ———_e~ Brief Points of Business Law. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. The act of one. partner binds all others. “ A contract made on Sunday is void. 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