Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY MAN OF MAGNETISM, Dr, Charles H, Parkhurst Has Great Personal Charm, People of New York Bitter Against Him Won Over by His Greeting. How the Great Reformer Works and Still Keeps Fresh aud Vigorous, Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst has been described as “the best abused man in New Yor Certain it is that he has come in for more than the aver- age man’s share of denunciation for the bold stand he took in his famous crusade in New York, and it would appear that he has risen superior to all that has been said against hin: For all with whom Dr, Parkhurst comes in contact he fas a vast amount of personal magnetism, and often persons who have gone to fis house for the purpose of upbraidi him for some fancied wrong have been led by his very greeting to for- get the bitter words they intended to utter, and enter into a friendly con- versation with the man they intended to denounce. . A larger-souled, broader-minded man it would be hard to find than Charles H. Parkhurst. There is not an hour in the day when his docr is not approached by a caller, and nobody goes away un- satisfied who has the slightest claim to attention. His correspondence is enormous, and is attended to with the most punctilious care. In spite of these manifold demands on his time, Dr. Parkhurst never seems hurried. He has a methodical way of doing things—a legacy of his New England parentage perhaps— that enables him to do everything in the least possible time, and every- thing in its proper time. From morning until night the re- former's brain is busy on some vital question, Or matters in the interest oi the poor and fallen, on problems of municipal government—in fact, on a hundred things that are likely to Wear a man out; and yet in spite of it all the preacher-reformer sustains his health and strength under the strain. He is very sparing of stimu- lants in any form, though he has lately taken up the use of a famous article that seems to have been ac- cepted as the proper up-builder of vital force by the most famous peo- of o ple the day—the Genuine JO- HANN HOFFS MALT EX- TRACT—and he has written the firm handling the extract as follow “T am making faithful use of the Genuine JOHANN HOFITS MALT EXTRACT, much to my satisfaction and bodily improve- ment.” 7 7 These are odd suites—and must be moved at ONCE to make room for new stock now on the wa It isn’t a question of price—the real problem is—how can we move them QUICKEST— from our house into YOURS? We shall solve this question in the good old-fashioned way—by giv- ing this week’s buyers all of the profit—and part of the COST. Well make the paying part easy; a little money weekly or monthly—no notes —no interest. p We still continue to do what no other dealer has ever attempted, namely—to make and lay all carpet free no charge even for the waste in matching figures. MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, s -823 TTH STREET = ESTWEEN HAND T STREETS. ad eeeeeee xe ee EER REE eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eC (Rew eM NER EW yy S Best Glasses’ in America for $1 are the Eyeglasses and Spectacles we sell for that price. They're fitted with our finest lenses. McAllister & Co., OPTICIANS, Re F St.: 4 ext to un"? bldg. fet-28d Go to Siccardi, Bargains in Hair. Genuine, bona fide bargain prices are prevall- t now. And yan cnn select from the finest Steck of Hie “and Poulet Goods ever shown in ‘Washington. x Pal Next = gu rith St, Erp, ez. ocl2-omis Wrinkles and Redness. blackheads, pimples and all facial plemishes— removed — by BRIGHTWELUS COMPLE: Ck F Makes skin like velvet. Samples free. Evans’ Drug Store, 938 F St. fel-Sd THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE A Bricf Session and but Little Business Transacted This Morning. Committees Not Yet Ready to Report— .Officers to Be Elected Dur- ing the Afternoon. It was a brief session which the Supreme Council of the Farmers’ Alliance held this morning. After an hour’s talk the coun- cil adjourned until 2 o'clock this after- noon. At that hour it expects to receive a report from the committee appointed yesterday to go before the House commit- tee on banking and currency today at 12 o'clock. Non of the commiitee were ready to report this morning, and that was another veason for a short session. This afterncon and tonight the most in- t®resting part of the business of the coun- cil will be transacted. The committee on resolutions will report-and officers for the next year will be elected. (pposition has developed to President Willetts and ne may not be re-elected. The question of the next place of meet- ing will not be decided by the council, but will be passed upon by the executive committee some time this year. Mrs. Anna L. Diggs of Colorado, who Is a member of the alliance and whose pet theories are the control and ownership of everything by the alliance, was present at the morning session. The Alliance Membership. The total membership of the aliance throughout the country, as approximated by Secretary Duncan, is 500,000. This Is a large increase over last year, but it is many thousands less than when the order was in the height of its popularity, five or six years ago. At one time the active membership in Kansas alone reached 125 000, The actual membership reported to the Supreme Council is less than 100,000. This is because of the peculiar laws gov- erning the Supreme Council. Under these Jaws a state which does not pay dues to the Supreme Council is not entitled to have a delegate or to make reports. Many state do not pay dues. One of them, Tennessee, refuses to pay dues, but the membership in that state is large. Secretary Duncan stated that the states having the largest membership are Texas, Pennsylvania, New_York, North Carolina, Kansas, South Carolina, in the order named. Texas and Pennsylvania each have something like 20,000 members. Mr. Duncan said that much attention has been paid by the state alliances during the past year to their state exchanges, through which the members of the order buy thou- sands of dollars’ worth of goods instead of from business houses. Secretary Duncan is himself the manager of the South Caro- lina exchange. He is a member of the or- der who believes that the organiz: mn should attend more to business affairs than to political matters. Yesterday Basiness, At the afternoon session yesterday Presi- dent Willetts read his annual address. The major part of it was devoted to a discus- sion of the condition of the farmers of the country and in suggesting means of relief. There was also some hot shot for Presi- dent Cleveland, who was alluded to as a dictator and the enemy of the people. The speaker declared that corrupt induenees are dominating the present political par- ties. At the night session an interesting fea- ture the presentation by Delegate Blandenberg of Texas of a picture of W. R. Alien, the founder of the Farmers’ All ‘ance, together with a silk banner made by member of the order. The flag con- picture of the live oak tree undor h the first alliance was organized by jen. There are two doves at the bot- picture, below which is the in- scription, “In union there is strength.” There were several speakers at night, among m ex-Congressman Jerry Simp- son, who is in the city on a visit. —_ Against the Marriage License Re- quirement. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In your issue of last evening tor Faulkner, of the committee of the Senate having the marriage bill in charge, re- quests, among other -professional men, the clergymen to offer any suggestion, before Friday next, that will be pertinent to the bill, implying that the committee will con- sider it. I have a very pertinent sort of an interrogatory suggestion to offer to that committee, and it is this: Admitting at the outset the right of Congress to estab- lish ages below which no persons shall marry, what right had the legislative de- partment of the general or any state gov- ernment to make a law requiring persons who would marry, and above the legal age, to purchase by a license the privilege of exercising this, a natural right, which is so guardediy and carefully guaranteed them in the Constitution of the nation, but without which paid-for license they cannot enter upon this, a right of their personal liberty? Why should a fee in money be laid as an embargo on the perfect right of an American citizen to marry, in and by any part of these United States? Upon what law or by the interpretation of what law can this restrictive condition be ex- acted, when every statute in conflict with or violation of the national Constitution becomes ipso facto null and void? With precisely the same kind of pro- iety or right could a statute be enacted parents to purchase with money lege or authority to have their children baptized or for themselves to at- tend upon and parteke at a celebration of the holy communion. I have often felt that, in view of the constitutional guarantee of the enjoyment by the citizen of inherent natural rights— and marriage {s certainly one, if he has any natural rights at all—if this part of our marriage laws were submitted to the Su- preme Court for construction, it would not be permitted to stand. If_a paid-for license as a prerequisite condition of marriage is not an infringe- ment upon the exercise of a natural right, what is it? CLERGYMAN. ————— Old Guard Meeting. The Old Guard held a very interesting meeting at the armory last night, several measures of importance affecting the finan- clal prospects of the company being dis- cussed and inaugurated. A drill of the company was ordered for Tuesday night, the 18th instant, prelimin- ary to its participation with the National Rifles and National Fencibles in the parade February Arrangements were also made for the performance of guard duty at the encampment of the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., commencing the 24th instant, and the parade of the com- pany upon that occasion as escort to Gen. I. N, Walker, commaader-in-chief. Capt. J. M. Edgar and Lieut. Wm. #. Fuss have been designated by Commander An- derson as officer of the day and officer of the guard, respectively. a The following nen-commissioned officers were elected: Fourth Sergeant Chas. L. Patten, to be second sergeant; Ccrporal Phil. O'Bryon, to be fourth sergeant, and Privates. Jos. H. Burrows and Jas. M. Mil- ler, to be corporals. Comrade Edwin Harner, a member of the one-armed color guard, tendered his resig- nation as an active member of the com- pany, much to the regret of his associates. He has been a continued sufferer from his ainputated arm. Col. L. B. Cutler was elected an honorary member. ene Would Not Work. A young man who gave his name as Charles R. Fowler, but who fs thought to be an entirely diff. t individual, was ar- rested last night because he had created a disturbance in a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue. He had a revolver in his pocket, and was so anxious io get free that he of- fered the. officers $5 if they would release him. The man, wao is thought to be a New Yorker, soon learned that the New York plan would not work, and he had to leave $0 collateral for his appearance. This was forfeited in the Police Court to- Gay. ———— Sale and Partition. For the sale and partition of premises 141 H street northeast (part of lot 13, square 71, John M. Ofenstein today filed a bill in equity against George M. Ofenstein and Annie and Ward Morgan. The property is of the estate of the late Barhara Ofenstein. ‘The complainant is represented by Attor- neys Alphonso Hart and C. A. White. Lawyers Who Objected to the Term “Shye- <a Judge Kimball Says He Did Not Use the Word—The Protesting Lawyers. Shortly before the adjournment of Judge Kimball's court today a number of colored lawyers assembled in the court room, and Lawyer Martin, who was to act as spokes- man for the party in dropping a harmless bombshell in court, was frustrated in his plan by the court, and prevented from hav- ing an opportunity to make a speech where the audience of spectators could hear him. He announced earlier in the day that he desired to call the court's attention to a matter of interest both to the court and lawyers who practice before it. Just what that something was Judge Kimball had not the slightest idea. It may have been one of the many squabbles which take ptace about the courts when lawyers are troubled over which one shall get a particular client for all the judge knew, but he waited pa- tiently for the adjournment of court and then told the lawyers that he would see them in his private room. Lawyer Martin preferred to talk in court, but as he had said that the matter was of a private nature the judge declined to listen to speechmaking unless they went in his room. And so the colored lawyers soon afterwards assembled in the judge's pri- vate room, and then Lawyer Martin, as well as others, was heard. Those of the colored lawyers present were Messrs. Mar- tin, Peyton, Ricks, Hewlett, Jones, Bacon, Langston and Holland. < ‘The Term Shyster. It soon appeared that they objected to the term “shyster,” which it was reported one of the judges of the court had used in connection with lawyers about the court. It was not claimed that any names were mentioned, but, as Lawyer Martin said, they wanted to ascertain first, whether or not the term “shyster’’ was used by Judge Kimball, and if so, whether or not it_applied to them. Mr. Martin explained that there was a meeting of a church lyceum held at a colored Baptist church Sunday, and at this meeting a paper was read by Mrs. Jesse Lawson in which she attacked the man- agement of the Girls’ Reform School. She said among other things, so Lawyer Mar- tin said, that she had occasion to call on one of the judges of the Police Court and ask for the release from the reform school of a colored girl. The judge, she sald, treated her with every consideration and complimented her for taking so much in- terest in the child. She also said, so Law- yer Martin told the judge, that he (the judge) was glad she iad come to see him and had not sent one of the “shyster lawyers” to him. ‘The Conclusions. Lawyer Martin here told the old story of the monkey who had admitted himself the ugliest in a crowd of animals when the question of beauty was under consideration, end said he did not want the court to pre- sume for an instant that they thought the term “‘shyster” referred to the colored members of the bar. Lawyer Peyton disclaimed that they had come to make the inquiries because of any color line feeling, and said that the term, if used, reflected on the white lawyers as well as cn the dolored ones. “We iike to be mixed up with the white lawyers,” he said. Then some of the others spoke, and still others were anxious to speak, but there were too many of them, and Judge Kimball did not feel that he could waste the day bout such a matter. The lawyers complained that they were so frequently referred to as “Police Court lawyers," which.they did-not like, because they practice in all the courts. Kimball laughed at Mr. Martin's i joke about the monkey, said he did not concede the right of the lawyers to call him to account for what he said, and de- ried that he used the word “shyster,"” which satisfied the lawyers. He said he did re- member having had a conversation with Mrs. Lawson sveral months ago. This erded the matter. 5 ——__. JANUARY WEATHER. It Was Not Severe on the Ocean for the Season, The pilot chart of the North Atlantic ocean for the month of January shows that the weather was not severe for the season. The track of storms and areas of low baro- metric pressure indicate the unsettled con- ditions that prevailed, especially in the western part of the ocean. The storms, as a rule, moved rapidly, but were not of gteat area, and the gales accompanying them were generally moderate to strong. The most violent was the one that ap- proached Newfoundland from the south- ward January 6 to 7, vessels to the west of the Grand Banks reporting gales of full hurricane force. On the afternoon and night of the Gtk vessels near the center encoun- tered winds of hurricane violence, accom- panied with snow and hail. The lowest barometer was 28.50 inches. A storm that moved northeasterly from Newfoundland on the 15th caused strong southwesterly gales on the steamer tracks on the 16th and 17th. On the last named date three large icebergs were reported off Cape Race, near the steamer’s tracks. Fog was experienced principally on the Ist, 11th and 19th on the northern part of the Grand Banks, but not |gruriey and Maurice Doris; secu ae over large areas. ————___- --____ FAIR WILL CASE, The Trust Clause Declared by the Court Invalid. Judge Slack at San Francisco has decided that’the trust clause in the will of James G. Fair was invalid. The decision was rendered in the suit brought by Charles L. Fair to quiet title to the Lick House property. The children of Mr. Fair have thus suc- ceeded in having it decided by the court that the will of their father, in so far as it deprives them of the residue of his real property, 1s absolutely void. The attorney for Charles Fair was en- thusiastic over the victory. “We shall now proceed,” he sald, “to probate the will with- out the trust clause, and if it is admitted to probate, the estate will be distributed di- rectly to the children.”* eo Findings and Sentence Approved. Secretary Herbert has approved the find- ings and sentence of the court-martial in the case of Lieut. Percival J. Werlich, con- victed of the charge of drunkenness on duty and sentenced to suspension from sank and duty for & perlod of six months, and to retain his present number in his grade during suspension. —____+e.__ Filling Army Vacancte: Mr. Hull, chairman of the committee on military affairs, in his report to the House on the army appropriation bill, made a strong argument in favor of filling all va- cancies in the staff by appointment from the line of the army. ‘The officers of the army,” he said, “are restricted to one line of ambition, and your committee believes it unjust to permit appointment from civil life to any staff corps of the army. If this provision shall be adopted it will leave only the judge advocate’s department open for appointments to civil life.” The Debs Resolution. Senator Hill for the Senate committee on judiciary has reported from that com- mittee a substitute for the resolution pro- viding for a special committee to inquire into the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs. The substitute directs the judiciary com- mittee to make the investigation, but makes it general. The committee is to in- vestigate the law upon the whole subject of contemps of courts as enforced by the federal. courts and report to the Senate whether any additional legislation is neces- sary for the protection of the rights of citizens, and If so, to report such legisia- tion. Se Post Office Appointment. W. A. Burwell of Georgia has been ap- pointed superintendent of the division of Post office supplies, in place of Blaine W. Taylor, recently appointed chief clerk. Mr. Taylor entered on his duties as chief clerk this week. Fatal Accident at the Railway Local Notes of Genprpl Interest to Residents of a Down-the- River an The freight yard of the Southern rail- way was the scene of a mgpt horrible aczt- dent about 9:40 o'clock “last night. Mr. Charles G, Crump, ep at, mployed as a special watchman in t! , was crushed to death while in the discharge of his duty. He was searching the yard for tramps,and while doing so stepped in front of a mov- ing stock car, which knocked him down, passed over his body, Killing him almost instantly. Dr. T. Marshall’ Jones wes hestily summoned, but Mr. Crump died before he arrived. His remains were taken to Demaine's undertaking establishment and Coroner Purvis notified. An inquest was held this morning and the jury re- turned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find that Charles . Crump came io his death by being acci- dentally run over by a shifting train while of his duty as special watchman in the Southern railway yards. No blame can be attached to the said rail- way company or its employes, they hav- ing used Jue precattion in the matter of signals. “fF. 'T. EVANS, Foreman. “WwW. R. PURVIS, Coroner.” Mr. Crump was forty-eight years of age and has been in the employ of the railway company for the past twelve years. He was unmarried, but was the main support of an aged mother. His funeral will take place from his late home, 1209 Cameron street, tomorrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Corporation Court. In the corporation court yesterday, Judge J. K. M. Norton presiding, the following business was transacted: Commonwealth agt. Wm. Geary, indicted for the larceny of $230 from the person of “Col.” Dan Henry; jury, and verdict of guilty and punishment fixed at two years in the state peniten- tiary; motion for new trial overruled, and an appeal noted. Richard Burnett, Harris Kalitski, Dougherty and Nelson, Edward Hughes, Thomas Keily, Morris Levin, Thomas Downey and William Brawner, the saloon keepers indicted for violating the Sunday liquor law, fined $10 each and their licenses revoked. After which court ad- journed until today. = Death of Mr. Chas. Goodrich, Jr. Mr. Charles Goodrich, jr., died at ‘his home, on Duke street, yesterday afternoon after a long illness. The deceased had been in bad health for some time, and up to a short while ago seemed to be improving. Of late, however, he became much worse. Mr. Goodrich was assistant bookkeeper in the George R. Hill Company Bakery, and was beloved by all who knew him. He was twenty-eight years of age, and a prom- inent member of the Hydraulion Fire Com- pany. He leaves a widow and one child. Charter Granted. Judge J. K. M. Norton of the corporation court yesterday granted a charter of in- corporation to the American Fertilizer Com- pany, the objects of which are to mine, buy and sell phosphates and to manufac- ture fertilizers. The cajital stock of the company is to be $22,000, and Mr. H. B. Ramey 1s named as thelocal agent of the company in this city, Mr. M. A. Winter of Washington is president., Police Court. The policé on duty iast night report the night as being cloudy and cool; no pris- overs and twelve lodgers at the station house. Mayor Thompson this morning dis- posed of the following case: Annie Fisher, arrested by Officer Hall, charged with using vulgar and indecent language on the street, fined $5. —— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Chiet Justice Bing- am. Gloetzner agt. Ross; restraining order continued till final hearing. Dament agt. Dament; commission to get testimony in South Plainfield, N. J., ordered to issue. United States Electric Light Company agt. District of Columbia, and Howard agt. District of Columbia; restraining order con- tinued till final hearing. Moroney agt. Burke; appearance of absent defendant cr- dered. Equity Court No. 2.-Judge Hagner. Newell agt. Newell; appearance of absent defendant ordered. ‘Leffingwell agt. Let- fingwell; testimony before J. A. J.ynham, examiner, ordered taken. Lyons agt. At riaans; motion to limit time to take test mony overruled. Bulkley agt. Bulkley; di- verce aWitl Mat: grantéd. : Circuit Court No. 1.—Judge Bradley. Thos. E. Robertson agt. Henry M. Earle et al.; verdict for defeadanis. Smithson ngt. District. of Columbia; judgment in certi- orarl. Smith agt. Milliken; judgment on verdict for defendant against plaintiff. Otis agt. Southern Railway Company; judg- ment on verdict for plaintiff for $400. Ad- die J. Beall agt. Wm. Ayre, jr.; on trial. Circuit Court No. 2.—Judge McComas. Moore agt. Barbour; on trial. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Julius Germulller agt. Mary J. Foertsch; verdict for plaintiff for $245.0s, and interest from March 15, 1890. Dorsey E. W. Tow- son agt. Emmons 8. Smith; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2.--Judge Cox. United States agt. John Early, Richard officer; on trial. Probate Court.— Estate of Harriet V. Lee; petition for leave to sell personalty. [state of Thos. B. Turner; motion for judgment on issues filed. Estate of Michael Fitzgerald; cita- tion returned served. Ss Work Ordered. The Commissioners have ordered: That sewers be constructed as follows, under the provisions of law governing as- sessment work, the same having been duly advertised ard no objections received to the work at the appointed hearing: In 13th street between B and C streets northeast; estimated cost, $786.50; one-half to be assessed against lots 5, 2, 3 and 4 of Square northwest of 1083, and 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 1 of square 1010. In the east side of Ist street southwest between I and K streets; estimated cost, $426; one-half to be assessed agaist lots 14, 15 and 29, square 645. That sewer be laid in 11th street north- west between U and V streets; estimated cost, $400; one-half to be assessed against lots 5, 4, 53, 52, 51, 50, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81 and 80, square 332. In G street northeast between 5th and 6th streets; estimated cost, $371; one-half to be assessed against lots 2, 28, 29, 80, 31 and 32, square 833, and Jats 11, 12, 13 and 14, square 834. That sewer be laid fp thé east side of ist street southwest, ci ig & street, to serve as outlet for sewer to ‘he built in east side of ist street between ¥ an@ K streets; esti- mated cost, $167, chargeable to appropria- tion for main and pipe sewers. That sewer be constructed in the east side of 5th street from the/center line of @ street southward 115-feet{' estimated cost, $311; chargeable to turrent appropriation for main and pipe sewers.'! That water mein askessment against lots 7 and 8, block 36, Columbia Heights, be canceled on account of thé decision in the Burgdorf case. That water main assessrhent against lot 103, squar2 1229, be ‘canceled, a previous assessment for water; main having been levied on this property, That two catch-basins b2 constructed on the west side of Bladensburg road, north. ward from Florida avenue; estimated cost, $140; chargeable to current appropriation for suburban sewers. That the public well corner 23d and M streets be filled and abandoned, and that a public hydrant be erected at the southwest corner of 23d and M streets. That a new hydrant be erected at 25th and M streets northwest in place of pres- ent old one. ‘The proposal of John Jacoby, opened on January 25, 1896, for building. the Rock Creek and B street intercepting sewer, is accepted at the prices named In sald pro- posal, his being the lowest proposal re- ceived to do the work. >. For Divorce. Ada R. King today petitioned for a di- vorce from Wm. I. King. The papers in the case were withheld from publication. age Hagner. 5, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. ; CALLED ON THE JUDGE|/AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA UNUSUALLY LARGEGASBILLS Plain Latiguage Used Regarding Them by Leading Residents, East Washington Citizens’ Association Discusses the Question — Cheaper ‘Telephone Rates Also Demanded. Denunciation in plain language of the local gas and telephone companies was very much in evidence last evening at the regular monthly meeting of the East Washington Citizens’ Association. In the absence of the president, Mr. J. W. Babson, the vice presi- dent, General S. S. Yoder, occupied the chair, with Mr. A. F. Sperry acting as secretary. After the reading of the minutes of the January meeting and the transaction of other routine business, Mr. J. D. Crvissant, chairman of the committee on railroads, an- nounced that within a short time a mass meeting will probably be called to express the opinion of the people upon the bill now before Congress to provide an inquiry into the feasibility of constructing a bridge over Massachusetts avenue extended, for the ac- cemmodation of street railways desiring to cover that territory. It was explained by Mr. Croissant that the project is destined to meet with Violent opposition, but, he added, the bridge is a necessity for E: Washing- ton, and he expressed the hope that the people interested will push the matter. The chair approved the suggestion of Mr. Crois- sant. Big January Gas Bills. ‘The matter of gas bills was then taken up and discussed with much fervor, Mr. M. I. Weller bringing the matter to the attention of the meeting. The average advance in the price of gas for the month of January caused the complaint. Mr. Weller exhibited a bill served on him, and he characterized it as a “plain, unmitigated steal.” He complained at the office of the gas company, he said, and was answered with the customary state- ment: “The gas must have passed through the meter.” Pertinent remarks on the subject were made by Messrs. Jeffords, Clark, Hallam, Croissant, Glorand and others, and then, on motion, the standing committee on street lighting was directed to. begin an agitation tending to secure municipal control of gas lighting. Directions were given to the committee on proposed legislation to prepare a Dill which shall be submitted to Congress, pro- viding for the designation of a police magis- trate for each police precinct in the District, in order to relieve the congested state of business cf the Police Court. General Yoder extended an invitation to the members of the association to attend a conference of charity workers, under the auspices of the Associated Charities, next Thursday evening. The meeting is to be held at the residence of General Yoder. Discussion of Telephone Rates. Mr. P. H Adams, representing the Home Telephone Company, was in attendance at the meeting, and, on motion, was invited to address the association on the subject of cheap telephone rates. Competition, he said, is the only means to secure a reduction in telephone rental, and then went on to discuss the feasibility of establishing a new telephone service in opposition to the monopoly at present controlling the interest. Mr. Adams recited the efforts of his com- pany to secure recognition from the Com- missioners and from Congress. Mr. Lewis J. Battle denounced in plain language what he claimed to be the exorbi- tant rates now charged for telephone serv- ice, and went on to state the schedule of charges at present in force. Dr. Battle ex- pressed himself as heartily in favor of the establishment of the new company. He was followed by Mr. Weller, who, after speaking in the same strain, moved that the matter be referred to the executive committee of the association, with instructions to secure the co-operation of the other citizens’ asso- ciations in taking prompt and immediate action in the matter. The motion was passed unanimously, and after remarks on the .was discovered by: same subject by several other members the meeting adjourned. KICKING ON GAS BILLS. Others Tell How They Think They Have Been Imposed Upon. The chapter in The Star yesterday on the excessive gas bills for the month of January seems to have struck a responsive chord in many people. Other communica- tions have come to The Star office upon this subject. “Experience” says: “Surely your timely column teday about exorbitant gas bills for January struck sympathetic fire in a thousand households. The polite clerk whose business it is te meet and dodge complaints simply talked deceitfully or ig- norantly. Please permit one more exper- ienced to state the real cause of the evil and the remedy, which Hes with the con- sumer himself. In the first place, irre- spective of the meter, it Is the custom of gas companies to add, or deduct, an agreed percentage, in all available or doubt. ful cases, to the amount for the previous month, according to the season of the year, and carefully prepared statistics cov- ering many years. This month the per- centage (22) is unusually high. Why, is best Known to the company. Secondly, at least one-half the meters are not read by the men employed to do it. I believe it would be safe to say that none of them are read except where the reader is followed and intelligently watched. I happened, about ten days ago, to be standing, on my own business, in 2 corner of one of the largest dry goods houses in the rorthwest section, where the gas meter was behind a screen, and the reader came along. With- out lifting the tin covering the faze of the meter, and thinking no one observed him, he tapped it with his knuckles and passed on. That house probably pays 22 per cent more this month than last. No legislative cheapening of cost per thousand feet will remedy this. What matters the price of wheat if the seller measures to suit him- self? Some people keep their own tools and disconnect the meter and connect di- rectly with street service after each pre- tended reading. That is fraudulent and wrong. Others exhaust the meter with an air pump and reinflate to suit themselves. That is fraudulent and wrong. Two wrongs don’t make a right. The real rem- edy is learn to read the meter—it Is simple enough—read it daily, or at least every other day, and make a simple record of it alongside the meter. When ‘the reader comes follow him to the meter and see that the reading tallies. If not one prompt complaint to the company with full expla- nation and a copy of the readings will avoid the percentage assessment ard the necessity of any future complaint forever.” Another Kicker. Rox tells of his efforts to reduce his bill as follows: “I was quite amused. while reading the complaints of the ‘kickers’ (7) on account of their excessive gas bills for the month of January, and equally amused at the ex- cuses of the ‘gas’ man to The Star man, claiming that the January bills were for a period averaging four days longer than the December bills, and the ‘gas’ man also says, upon referring to his books, he finds that the man who complained on account of his $9.90 bill really only burned 25 cents’ worth more gas than he did in December. Now I would like to tell you that I took particular cere in regard to the use of gas since the December bill, having full control of all my lights. I light them myself and extin- guish them myself, lighting them later and extinguishing them sooner, closing my place of business one-half hour earlier every night. Yet my gas bill was 25 per cent greater this month than !t was last month. I know I did not use as much gas in Jan- uary as I did in December, but yet, if I should make complaint to the ‘gas’ man, what good would it do? He would give one of those killing smiles and say: ‘You must have used it.’ Not less than four business SS —— ) BAGLE BRAND It Has No Equal oR, also, Ss" For CT a MM MM i coupon, which WE WILL SEND A 3-BLADE PENKNIFE pons, or 2 Coupons and 50 cents, You will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce bag, and two coupons inside each 4 ounce bag of - BLACKWELL'S GENUINE DURHAM TOBACGD, SEND COUPONS WITH NAME ano ADDRESS TO Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Co., Durham, N.C. Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. men told me their bills were much larger this month than last. The ‘gas’ man may centinue-to bring forth his books and ex- cuses, and whatever he chooses, still that dces not alter the facts. Surely all of these complaints cannot be imaginary; surely all of the ‘kickers’ cannot be mistaken. I have tried, at different times, to reduce my bill by not consuming so 2h gas, and prided wnyself that I had succeeded, when lo, and behold, up bobs ‘Mr. Gas Hill,” more robust than ever. Try as you will, there is no use. It cannot be done. The bills will wax and grow fat as the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter. I guess I will have to try in some other way to reduce expense— reduce the servant's wages, or get rid of the cat.” % A Georgetown Case. Miss A. P. Thomas, 3108 P street, George- town, in a letter to The Star says: During a portion of the month of September and the entire four weeks of October, 1895, my house was closed for repairs on account of damage by fires. The family were com- pelled to seek shelter elsewhere until the roofing in and other necessary repairs could be effected. With usual promptitude the gas bill was rendered the latter part of the month, and though the situation was as promptly explained, the amount charged ($2.10) was paid under protest, with the promise from the company to investigate the cause of the leakage. No leak being found (in accordance with the decision of the company’s agent), the matter was re- ferred to the government inspector of meters, who promptly condemned the same as “slow, slow, slow,” and ordered the re- moval of the old one. The following month, when but a few of the family had returnea to the house, and not more than half the usual number of rooms in use, the bill was rendered for $9. I immediately made complaint to the secretary of the company in writing, and received in return a courteous reply inclos- ing a duplicate bill, so stamped, for the month previous, charging $6 d over ad- ditional on the bill of $2.10, with the ex- planation that not on!y was the bill rer- dered for $9 correct, bit that upon “refer- ence to their books for the year previous” it was found that the company had “made a mistake” in charging so small an amount for the month of October, wherefore the in- closed duplicate was forwarded for ar- rears to the amount of $4 and over, making the bill for the period when the house was without occupancy upward of $&%). The receipted pill held for the payment in full up to date rendered was thus valueless, and no Letter than so much waste paper. When the inconsistency of this proceeding was pointed out, the only answer given by the secretary was that “the company had a right to charge back payments when i: a reference to their books of past years that a mistake had been made in the sum charged, and that until such payment was made in full no percentage would be deducted for the pay- ment of monthly bills on or before the 7th Instant, as customary. According to this reasoning, practically carried out in my own case, there is no law for bidding the collection of duplicate bills “to any amount for the whole twelve months of the year, or even farther back, if so deemed advisable by the Georgetown gas monopoly.’ A. P. THOMAS, es Col. Morrixon’s Denial. Col. W. R. Morrison said last evening: “I have read the dispatches from Chicago and will say in reply that I have sent no messages to the democracy of Illinois by any one whomsoever. This answers all the assertions, ani is as good as a whole col- umn of denial.” The foregoing statement from Col. Mor- r-son was broughc out by the publication of a story in Chicago to the effect that the plans for the democratic campaign in Iji- nois nad been twisted out of shape and be- yond recognition by Col. Morrison through his lieutenants, William S. Forman and William B. Brinton, sending word to the democratic state executive committee that the free silver idea must be repudiated be- fore they could use his name with authority as the democratic organization's presiden- tial candidate. Minnesota Swamp Land Decision. A decision adverse to the state of Minne- sota on its application to select a forty-acre tract of valuable land near Duluth as -wamp land and in favor of the Minnesota wand and Iron Company, through Wm. Craig, the scrippee, was rendered yesterday ty Commissioner Lamoreux of the general lend office. The case involves part of the noted “Section 30” case, which has becn pending before the Interior Department for the past fifteen years. —____-e-_____ New Orleans Journalist Dead. George Nicholson, prcprietor of the New Orleans Picayune, has died suddenly of grippal congestion of the lungs. He was torn in Yorkshire, England, seventy-five years ago, of good Scotch ancestry. He came to America when a young man and became an employe of the Picayune, work- ing his way up from a clerk to business manager before the war. He acquired an interest in the Picayune in 1876, and leter married Mrs. E. J. Nicholson, the principal owner. He was one of the best-known writers in southern journalism, and was a nan of fine business capacity, intellectual attainments and enterprising public spirit. Pancake Flour. 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