Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1896, Page 11

me THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. - NERVES ALL UNSTRUNG |MURDER AND SUICIDE )“°T !N BLUE AND GRAY| CENTRAL, COMMITTEE And Brain, Blood and Muscles Share in the Evil Dore ‘Dr. Charcot’s Kola Nervine Tablets Will Surely Bring New Life and Vigor. ‘The Kola nut has been used for centuries by ‘Africans as 1 renewer of the tissues and a pre- yenter of fatigue. Dr. Charcot, the emirent authority on nervous diseases, prepared a prescription from Kola which pe vouched for as a true specific in all nervous diseases and a sure invigorator for the blood. Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets are prepared upon the above mentioned prescription from the fresh nuts especially imported from Western Af- rica. Kola is not a cure-all. It J6 & food for nerves, brain and muscles and a tonic for the blood. Kola Nervide Tablets are absolutely certain and speedy in thelr effects. They cure all nervous dis- eases, prevent fatigue, renew failing vigor, give tone to the whole system. Kola Nervine Tablets cure sleeplessness and the! nervous troubles from which sleeplessness comes. ‘They are specific in cases of nervous dyspepsia. ‘The druggists say the demand for the Tablet ts Gstonishing. Kol» is what the debilitated want. Thousands of packages have been sold. Good ef- fects were felt at enee. Hundreds of letters say: “One package of tho Tablets, costing $1.00, has done for me what phy- sicians, who cost me $100, failed to do."* €an you, tm fastice to yourself, refuse to pay 3 cents a day for sure relief from neuralgia, blood- lessness, orain fatigue, sleeplessness, nervous dys- pepsia, loss of vigor, melancholia and all the evils resulting from a merveus condition? Ask yourself the estion with all seriousness. Dr. A. ©. Sherwin, Hotel Pelham, Boston, Mass., indorsed the remedy in September last. ~ He writes ‘More strongly as he learns its great merits: . Dec. 6th, 182%. Gentlemen: I am pre- scribing Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets for netvousness, insomnia, drspepsta and neuralgia, with excellent results. I have no hesitation in stating that they are infallible in all forms of ner- Their invigorating properties are fours tuuly, . ©. SHERWIN, M.D." Fifty Cents and $1.00 per box (one month's treat- ment). See Dr. Charcot’s name on bor. Kola Dooklet free. All druggists or sent direct. Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis., and Boston, Mass. 2 MANCHESTER'S FREE LIBRARIES. fome” Interesting Facts Stated at a Meeting Last Night. ‘The thirteenth regular meeting of the Li- brary Association of Washington was held at Columbien University last night at 8 o'clock. The resignation of Mr. Oliver L. Fassig. secretary and treasurer, was re- ceived and accepted with expressions of re- gret. Mr. Fassig ts going abroad for a year or more. Mr. F. H. Parsons was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. Miss Isabel Smith was elected a member. Miss Margaret C. Dyer read a brief but tet s communication upon the history of the free libraries of Manchester, Eng- Yan. She showed how an increased inter- est in educational matters in 1850 was fol- lowed immediately by a desire for the es- tablishment of libraries, museums and art galleries as adjuncts to the educational syst The Manchester hbrary move- Ment started in 185? with a subscription of *) and 18000 books. The library was i the ceremonies being at- rhackeray and Lytton. ess from the start, Year's operations developing the y the public in the n iNs2 and 1870 the library nereascd in size and were estabiished in the o} of the ci.y to accomn who could not convenient! ain building. In IS72 300,000 re read by the patrons cf the £: essary to abandon the ary building, and the books were nto the town hall. The result of 1 location was im- next year showed ‘old. About two improvem were mate in rvice. The library was opened Sun- aseparate reading room provided Carefully selected matter was ob- . and it immediately popular with the nging the boys in > streets at night and furnishing nment and instruction for them. h reading rooms were next establish- eral parts of the city and a course lectures unc ken. n i885 and i8w) the city extended Jaries and the annexed districts tely apparent Tease of bu: entert Bran fits bow’ insi=te m having the benefits of the free libraries af the parent city. The h- braries have now added coffee taverns, chess und biHiard rooms and smoking rr to the reading rooms. In the year 1894 the visits to the library ani the several branches amounted to over six milion, or over 15,000 a day. Communications were also read last night from Dr. Herbert Friedenwald of Philadel- phia on the early editions of the journals of the Continental Congress and from Dr. H. Carrington Bolton on @ check-list of THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. vs. Mayse; or- Ger ratifying sale nisi. McCormick agt. White et al.; Latimer, Morgan & Co. and Jas. W. Amos allowed to intervene. Baker agt. Fry; demurrer sustained and bill dis- missed with costs. Cost agt. Cost; leave to amend bil, granted and time to take testl- mony limited to thirty-five ys. Sothoron agt. Sothoron; testimony before C. A. Bran- denburg. exmr., ordered taken. Brown agt. Chambers; leave to amend bill granted. Whee! order for possession of premi . Thumbert; refer- to auditor ordered. side, luna Of conmiitee. In re Jas. O. P. YeStamping ¢ judgment : Judgment . kell, jr. Same do. agt. R. A. Morrison. 5 nistrator, agt. Boswell; order ituting A. N. Derr, administrator de bonus non, as plaintiff. Columbia National Bank agt. Beall et al; judgment by de- fault. Smithso& agt. Oppenheimer et al, do. Stellwagen agt. District of Columbia: judgment in certiorari. Tribune Associa~ tion agt. Columbia Chemical Company; judgment by default and of condemnation. United States ex rel. Laws agt. Lochren; rule to show cause denied. Circuit Court No. 2—Judge McComas. Moore et al agt. Barbour; jury respited until Monday. Blaine agt. District of Co- lumbia; judgment in certiorari, Ruebsam agt. District of Columbia; do. Kellogg agt. Distfict of Columbia; do. St. Thomas Lit- Pagel Society agt. District of Columbia; jo. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Jno. C. Ashton agt. Commerciai Union wrance Co.; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cox. agt. Jno. H. Lawson; housebreak- ing: verdict guilty; sentence Albany three rears. U. 3. agt. Jas. O. P. Burnside; em- zzlement; nollie pros. U. S. agt. Jas. H. Dickinson; adultery; verdict guilty. U. S. eat. Arthur H. Harris; falseepretenses; on trial. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Hugh A. Haralson; will returned with commission unexecuted. Estate of Meinard Menke; will proved. Estate of Ann W. de Valls; application for leave to dis- tribute assets filed. In re Mildred C. Frost; Petition for probate of will and assent of next of kin filed. Estate of Jas. D. Holman; wentory filed. In re Nannie J. McFall, juardian; petition for an additional allow- ance filed. Estate of Mary J. G. Temple; in- ventory filed. Estate of Wm. B. Royall; will returned with commission executed. Estate of Edw. J. Sullivan; will admitted to probate and letters of administration c. t. a. granted to J.A.Barthel; bend, $00; adminis- trator bonded and qualified. Estate of Jno. J. Ryrn will fully proved. In re Ernest L. sre gazzi; Louisa Bregazzi appointed guard- fan; bond, $600. Estate of Meinard Menke; ummons issued. Estate of Sarah C. Hoff- man; final account passed. nes New Belgian Premier. M. H. Desmet De Naeyer, Belgian minister of finance, has been appointed premier, in succession to M. J. De Berlot, who resigned the presidency of she council of ministers Tuesday. M. De it is going to Lisbon @s Belgian minister to Portugal. Terrible Double Crime in Alexandria This Morning. MICHAEL THOMAS KILLED AIS WIFE Se Used a Revolver and Ax and Cut His Own Throat. OTHER LOCAL NOTES se Alexandria was thrown into a high state of excitement this morning. Michael Thomas killed his wife and then tried to commit suicide about 9:30 o'clock today. Mrs. Thomas, accompanted by Mrs. Lucin- da Deen, went to Mrs. Thomas’ house on Lime Kiln hill, the eastern part of the city. Her husband was there, and he immediate- ly began quarreling with her because she had stayed away from his home several days with her mother, who fs very ill. She told him that he knew her mother was sick and where she was. He then told her that he did not want anything more to do with her, and ordered her out of the house. She went upstairs to get her clothes and he followed her, and there be- gan abusing her again, at the same time drawing a revolver and firing four times at her. Three of the shots took effect, one in the left cheek, one on the left ear and one in the left breast. The brute not being satisfied with his work picked her up and threw her down the steps and then picked up an ax and struck her on the left side of her head, completely crushing the skuil. Mrs. Dean, who was with-her when the trouble first began, ran out of the house calling for help. Her husband, who was working closs by, responded, but the fiend had finished his work and escaped. Could Do Nothing. Dr. T. Marshall Jones and William O'Brien were hastily summoned, and in a few min- utes were at the scene of the murder. The woman was still alive, but they said that they could do nothing for her; that she had a very short time to live. Large pools of, blood were on the floor of the room, and her brains were slowly oozing from the gashes on her head. The murdered woman was born and reared in this city, and was forty years of age. For a number of years past she had been assisting her mother, Mrs. Cook, who runs a small eating house in the market house building. Cut His Throat. Police headquarters were notifled and several officers were soon at the scene of the murder. The murderer ran down Fair- fax street to Franklin, down Franklin to Royal, and went out Royal, across Hunting creek, on to the farm of Mr.-Sidney Pull- man. Officer Sherwood was close behind him, and saw him as he ran into a ravine, but before the officer reached him ine suc- ceeded in cutting his throat from ear to ear. When the officer came upon him the murderer, who was bleeding freely, said: “I did it and know I have got to die. A horse and bugsy was procured and the prisoner taken to the station house, and Dr. William R. Purvis s summoned, and it was found that besides cutting his tnroat Thomas had tried to sever the arteries in both arms. The murderer was seen t Star ma f into killing his wife by her acts of unfai fulne: aad the oni thing th gretted was that he had not cut his moth: in-law’s throat first; that he knew he was going to die and Gid not want the doctors to do anything for him. He cannot bly live. He was born in New Jersey al forty-five years ago, and came to this city about twenty years ago. He married Miss Mary Cock, his victim. He is of a most jealous disposition, and had several times threatened to kill her. A Robbery. French's book store in this city was robbed last nigat of a quantity of goods, including 200 knives, three satchels, two silver paper cutters and twenty-five pairs of scissors. The police here and in Wash- ton are on the lookout for the burglars. Charters Granted. Judge J. K. M. Norton of the corporation court yesterday granted charters of incor- poration to two companies, viz: The Mount Vernon Spoke Company of this city, which proposes to manufacture wagon and car- riage spokes and wagon material and sup- plies. ‘The capital stock of the company is not to be more than $#,00, nor less than 25,000, divided into shares of $100 each. The officers are Park Agnew, president, B. Harlow, secretary and treasurer, and the officers, with D. T. Demorest, G. H. Harlow and J. R. Caton, constitute the board of directors. The other charter tsaned to the National Investment Company of Wash- ington. The capital stock of this company Is placed at $100,000, divided in shares of $100 each, and the officers are J. A. Zimmer- man, president; A. J. Tyrer, secretary, and W. H. Perkins, treasurer. Motion for a New Trial Overuled. ‘The motion for a new trial in the case of Thomas Henry and Harry Poss, who were convicted in the Fairfax county court Sat- urday last for assaulting and robbing Mr. Alex. McClintock, and sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary, was heard before Judge D. M. Chichester at Fairfax yester- day. Messrs. John H. Green and Lewis C. Barley represented the prisoners, and Messrs. J. M. Love and R. W. Moore the commonwealth. The motion was made chiefly on technical points, all of which were overruled. The execution of sentence was suspended for sixty days, In order to allow counsel for the prisoners to carry it to the court of appeals. Sent on to the Grand Jury. The case of Charlzy Moy, a Chinese laun- dryman of this city, charged with sen:li an obscene letter through the mails, which reflected on the churacter of Mrs. Sam Sing, the wife of another laundryman in this city, came up for trial befcre United States Commissioner Fowler yesterday evening. Moy was represented by Mr. A. W. Arm- strong. Moy denies having sent the letter, and says it is a forgery to cause trouble be- tween Sam Sing and himself. The case was gent on to the grand jury at the July term of the court, Charley waiving examination. He gave bond in the sum of $300, and was released for hig appearance before the grand jury. Two interpreters were in attendance at the hearing. Notes. Mr. Joseph Colvin, the electrician of the Mt. Vernon railway, ts preparing for a speed trial with one of the new motor cars during the latter part of the week. The Star Pleasurs Club held one of their Pleasant reunions in the Braddock House Hall last night. A handsome new safe, weighing 6,000 pounds, was placed in the post office yes- terday. Mr. G. R. Ratchffe, who has been visiting Mr. Edward Gorman on South Lee street, returned to his home at Dumfries, Va., yes- terday. Mr. James R. Caton has gone to Rich- mond on legal business. The inquest on the body of Hines, the negro constable who was killed by John Nelson at Jackson City last week, will be concluded in this city tomorrow morning. Alexandria Council of the Royal Arca- num at their regular meeting last night had one application for membership. — ee Terrible Death. ‘There was a horrible accident in the yard of the Baltimore and Ohio depot yesterday | afternoon, in which a colored man named | Henry Smith lost his life. Smith lived in | Ball’s court, and yesterday, while in the | ratroaa yard, he was struck by a moving jengine. One leg was nearly severed from the body, and the unfortunate man was al- most disemboweled. A physician who hap- pened to be in the depot looked at the poor man and pronounced him dead. He was lirted in the patrol wagon and was driven in the direction of the morgue, but betore reaching there the driver noticed that he wes not dead, and then took him to the Emergency Hospital, where he died later im_the day. Smith regained consciousness before reaching the hospital, and was able to tell his name and residence. Coroner Hammett viewed the body today, and will hold an inquest tomorrow. ‘The Proposed Great Parade in New York Deolared Of The Grand Army Refuses to Partici- pate in a Demonstration That Honors the Confederate Emblems. The proposed joint parade of Union and confederate veterans in New York on the occasion of unveiling the confederate monu- ment ia New York will not occur. The plan was to have 50,000 veterans of the south in line wearing the gray uniform and as many of the boys in blue from the G. A. R. It was on this matter of the uni- form that the idea failed. The Grand Army refused to participate in an act of recog- nition and honor to the “gray badge of treason,” as one of the leaders in the or- ganization spoke of the confederate uni- form today. Col. Walker, commander-in- chief of the G. A. R., told the New York men “that the Grand Army of the. Republic could not as an organization join in any public demonstration and march with those who fought against the Union, clothed in the uniform of the cause that was shut to death by the Grand Army of the Republic thirty years ago.” When this statement of Col. Walker was shown to Gen. Dickinson, who represents the confederates of New York in the ar- rangement of the demonstration, he said: “That, of course, puts an end to the parade. The work of arranging for it will stop at once, and I regret that I have been promi- nent in working up interest in it In the south. Of course, no parade such as was planned could be a success when feelings such as those expressed by Gen. Waiker exist in the Grand Army of the Republic.” Gen. Walker was found at the Ebbitt House this morning, and he read the New York dispatches announcing the failure of the idea of a parade. “It is all true,” he said. “I said that the G. A. R. could not join in the parade if the confederate uniform was to be worn by the old soldiers of the south. For associa- tions’ sake in their own demonstrations in the south it may be all right for them to wear it, yet it would look better not to do so. The gray is the color of treason, the blue is the hue of loyalty. The two will not mix. If the men from both sides were to appear in citizens’ dress the affair might be beyond criticism. But the Grand Army will not recognize the gray in the manner Proposed. “I do not say this simply as my own opinion and independently of advice from my comrades. I have taken pains to as- certain the wishes of other men in the Grand Army, and I know that opinion upon this matter is almost unanimously adverse. I have met and have corresponded with leading Grand Army men all over the country, in Philadelphia, Chicago, Mil- waukee, Detroit, St. Paul, Cincinnati, Pitts- burg, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and here in Washington, and I find my comrades to a man opposed to this jot parade as arrang- ed in New York. And when this opinion is expressed it does not follow that it is par- tisan or prejudiced. It simply means that the members of the Grand Army are thor- oughly patriotic and loyal, and it is incon- sistent and incongruous for them, while af- firming principles of loyalty, at the same time to approve or recognize in the least degree the uniform of treason. The Grand Army has on more than one oceasion dem- onstrated its respect for the southern sol- diers and has given abundant testimony of its earnest desire to promote peace and es- tablish a thoroughly fraternal feeling be- tween the north and the south and the men who fought en both sides. But the sooner the principles of the lost cause and the be- lief that the south was right cease to be ch hed and repeated the better it will be for the whole country.”’ MANY ROBBERIES. They Were Committed by Seventcen- ear-Old John Archer. Policeman Mulvey’s arrest of John Archer, the colored burglar, at an early hour yesterday morning at Bielaski's store, corner of 22d and H streets, as published in yesterday's Star, proved to be of more importance than was at first supposed. Archer, althoagh only seventeen years old, looks much older, and he has now con- fessed to seven burglaries. The most im- portant job was the one he committed at the saloon of Hugh Harten, corner of 24th and G streets, where he took a quantity of cigars and liquor, a gold watch and chain and a diamond pin. ‘The Harten robbery was only one of the long series of robberies committed by Archer, who found no trouble in his efforts to dispose of his plunder. Whisky and cigars, tobacco and cigarettes were sold, given away and consumed, while the ar- ticles of jewelry were put up in Helden- heimer's pawnshop by James Majors, at whose house Archer had lived. The pawn- broker identified Majors as the one who pawned the articles, and the ticket for them was recovered from a man named Neal, who was to have redeemed them this morning. Archer and Jim Majors were held behind the bars, while the others who were ar- rested were released. This morning thts pair of colored prisoners appeared at police headquarters to be measured and photo- graphed for the gallery. Sergt. Keefe and Policeman Hart had them in charge. In addition to the Jewelry recovered, the ofli- cers had Saloonkeeper Flynn’s hat and razor, which they had recovered from the man Neal, who also had the pawr ticket. Archer talked freely about the burglaries he had committed, and although he admit- ted only seven, the pol'ce are satisfied that he committed many o.icrs. The prisoner saw Policeman Mulvey before he went to rob the store yesterday morning, but the officer was in citizen's clothes. “And,” said Archer, “I thought he was out on the pave- ment taking a smoke before going to bed, and when he caught me I was so scared that I couldn't move.” John said he had watched the policemen in uniform, and if he had known any of them were in citizens’ clothes he would not have committed the robbery. After being photographed the prisoners were returned to the police station and locked up. Arch- er’s parents live here, but are separated, and that {fs the reason their son has gone astray in this way. Two years ago he was arrested for the theft of a bicycle, and was released from custody last March. The cases will come up in the Police Court to- morrow. —_—-_—. The Colored High School. The pupils of the Colored High School are to have a lecture tomorrow afternoon dur- ing the last hour of school from Mrs. Ruth G. D. Havens. The first year scientific classes have un- dertaken the task of starting a school pa- per and tho initial number will make its ap- pearance at the close of school tomorrow. It is to be known as the Weekly Scientist. Addie Bruce is the editor-in-chief, with Bes sie Miller and Robert Culley as assistants. The paper is to be illustrated occasionally by Robert Culley, one of the associate edi- tors. The freshmen and sophomore classes of boys have decided to start a literary society, which is to be known as the Junior Literary Society and will hold meetings each Tues- day. Several changes have recently occurred in the non-commissioned roster of the officers of company A on account of the death last week of Junius Coleman, the sergeant major. First Sergeant Nathaniel Guy, who several times acted in that capacity, has been appointed to the vacancy, and as George L. Sydnor was the ranking second sergeant, he was appointed first sergeant; Leon Turner, the leading third sergeant, was given the position thus vacated, and Joseph F. Montgomery was appointed third sergeant. eee Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Mathilde Feldhaus to Wm. Feldhaus, part of lot 2, sq. 398; $10. Margaret K. Atherton to Clara A. Reldel, lots 31 to 41, sq. 554; $10. Diller B. Groff to Adam H. Groff, part of original lot 6, sq. 752, and part of lot 2, bik. 15, Bloomingdale; $10. John Miller et ux. et al. to Martin G. and Arthur Copeiand, east one-half of original lot 1, sq. 821: $1,837.50. Jas. B. Wimer et ux. to Jno. H. Lane, lot 3, sq. 8, Eckington; $2,750. —+— The St. Mark’s Case. A motion of the complainants in the equity cause which involved the legality of the St. Mark’s P. ©. Church vestry, asking that the decree of the court passed in Janu- ary be reconsidered in so far as It denied the right of the complainant's attorney to re- cover fees from the defendants, has been overruled by Chief Justice Bingham, Meeting of the Democratic Organ- ination. Lest Night, METHOD OF SELECTING JUDGES Rumors Today That There May Be 38D Two Conventions. — GOSSIP ON THE STREET —_——>+—___ All the members of the central democratic committee of the District of Columbia were present ut a meeting held lest night in Costello's Hall, on G street between 6th and 7th streets, except W. G. Byrnes of the eighth district, and Bryan McDonald of the twenty-second district. The meeting was held behind closed doors, but quite a crowd of local democrats, representing all shades of party opinion, gathered in the immediate vicinity of the hall and eagerly waited for the draughts of intelligence about what was going on inside that occasionally blew out of the doors. The first business con- sidered was the completion of the personnel of the committee. Mr. Edward M. Cleary was admitted as the proxy of Mr. William M. Cleary, who represents the ninth as- sembly district in the committee. He an- nounced that he would be out of the city for some time, and wished ex-Congressman Turner, formerly of New York, and fa- millarly known as “Iceman” Turner, be al- lowed to represent him at future meetings, his request being agreed to. John G. Camp- bell was recognized as the proxy for Frank P. Maddigan of the eleventh district, and Edward F. Hughes was elected a regular member of the committee from the six- teenth district to succeed Mr. James F. Brown, who had resigned. The Selection of Judges. The question of selecting the judges for the primary elections, which was thrown out as a suggestion by Mr. Boyle at the last meeting of the committee, was taken up on the motion of Paul Regan of the nineteenth district, who presented a resolu- tion providing that each committeeman be authorized to appoint three Judges of elec- tion in his own district. Mr. Boyle suggested that the words “sub- Ject to the approval of the central com- mittee” be added, and this amendment was accepted by Mr. Regan. Mr. McKenna of Georgetown, representing the fourth dis- trict, stated that the people in his district desired that the old system of selecting judges be adhered to. It may be explained here that the former plan followed by the democrats of the District in choosing the judges for their primary election was as follows: Gn the day appointed for the hold- ing of such elections a primary meeting was called to order in each district by the committeeman representing it. After a chairman and a secretary were chosen nomlnations for judges were in order, and when three were decided upon by the meet- ing they were placed in charge of the polls, and the voting immediately began. ‘This was the course Which Mr. McKenna de- clared was demanded by his constituents across Rock creek. Accordingly, the com- mittee, after conaiderable discussion, de- cided to incorporate in the resolution’ pre- sented by Mr. Regan and amended by Mr. Boyle a provision giving each member of the central committve authority to use his own discretion im the matter of selecting judges, either by the old system described above, or by appointing them himseif if he desired, subject to approval by the central commitiee. ‘This pliase of the question was discussed for more than an hour, those ing part in it being Messrs. Camp Jordan, McKenna, Lynch Kelly, Boyie, Cleary, M telio anil Ham The resolution w then adopted unanimously. Claims of Both Sides. There was considerable derision Indulged in this morning byithose democrats who are aligned in; oppesition to the “straight- out” ticket at theaction taken bys the cen- tral committce Just night, and it was de- clared with much earnestness that means would be taken to prevail upon the indi- vidual members of the central commitgee to adopt the old plan of selecting judges, such as the resolution adopted last night mpowers them to. The adherents ef the “straight outs,” however, claim that all this excitement over the selection of the judges of election is uncalled for and mis- leading. They say that the manner in which democratic primaries are held in the District prevent any possibilities of fraud, and that the action of the central commit: tee last night was fair and impartial to- ward all concerned. Laughing at the Latest Ticket. There general amusement in well- informed circles over the assertion which has been given wide pubiicity that a project was being considered by which a ticket was to be made up’ for Chicago, containing the names of A. A. Wilson, Dorsey Clagett, Lawrence Gardner and James L. Norri It only needed the names of Henry E. Davis and Michael I. Weller to complete the humor contained in this proposition. The fact that Mr. Witson and Mr. Clagett are both office holders under the national administration did not seem to enter into the calculations of the persons making suc a suggestion, to say nothing of the w known differences of opinion upon local party affairs that exist among nearly all of the gentlemen named. Will There Be T. There was considerable gossip during the day over the prospects of two democratic conventions being held in the District of Columbia, and the probability of two sets of delegates knocking at the door of the Chicago convention in July, and both de- manding admittance from the District of Columbia, was eagerly discussed. This ru- mor probably 5 out of the fact that a member of the central commiltee during the discussion in that body last night de- ciared that it was the intention of the op- ponents of the “straightout” ticket, so called, to hold another convention here ip case they found they could not control the regular convention of March 12. It was impossible, however, to discover any defi- nite grounds for the origin of such asser- tion, the only thing evident today being that from now on the fight between the va- rious “schools of thought” in the local democratic party will grow more intense and bitter every day. ae BRUTAL ASSA&t ‘o Conventions? Youthful Ruffians Attack an Aged Cripple. A case showing the total depravity of a crowd of colored. boys who live in and about the vicinityof O street alley was brought to the atterition of the Police Court today. Four of the boys gave the names of Harry Winston, Harry Lee, George Warfield and Benjamin Grimes. Harry Winston, seventeen -years old, the eldest bey in the quartét! it appeared, was the leader of six otheis who had participated in a disgraceful assault on an elderly man named John’ T. Norris. He ts about sixty- five years old, and was walking quietly along the street, when the Boys made the attack on him. Being an invalid he could not do much in the way of resisting, and 80 he was roughly handled. Winston made the first attaack with a stick, and his companions, all of whom are younger than himself, followed his bad ex- ample. Some used sticks and others stones r pieces of brick, go that Mr. Norris was badly bruised, when he was finally rescued from the band of assailants. In court the boys laughed and chatted as it they regarded the whole affair as a Joke. “I saw the old man coming along,” sald ‘Winston, “‘and I hit him with the stick.” He had no reason for it, nor had the others, except that they assaulted him be- cause they had seen Winston deal the first blow. One after another they sald: “I hit him because Winston did.’”’ Judge Miller could hardly account for this conduct, but he sald he would do all in Be ypower\to prevent a repotition(ot/the/ar- George Warfield, the youngest of the party, was sentenced to the reform school, while his companions were given 864 days in jail each. Three others who figured in the assault have not been captured. NAVAL OFFICERS RETIRED Bear Admiral Carpenter and Medical Di- reotor Wales. Their Active Service Ceases Today— OMcers Who Will Be Ad- Two naval officers of high rank were placed on the retired list today by opera- tion of law on account of age. They are Rear Admiral C. C. Carpenter and Medical Director Philip 8. Wales. Admiral Carpenter stands number four in his grade, his only seniors in the navy being Admirals Brown, Walker and Ram- say, in the order named. He is a native of Massachusetts and entered the navy as a midshipman in 1850. He was attached to the brig Doiphin when that vessel was en- gaged in tracking African slavers, and he assisted in the capture of the notorious slaver, Echo, with three hundred slaves on board. In 1859 he joined the steamer Mo- hawk, on the coast of Cuoa, then, as no} the scene of insurrection. The vessel suc- ceeded in running down and capturing the slaver Wild Fire, with five hundred slaves on board. Admiral Carpenter served with credit during the war, first with the Mo- hawk of the Gulf squadron, and next with the steamer Flag of the South Ailantic blockade. He assisted in the capture of the steamers Anglia and Emily, and was present at the attacks on the defenses of Charleston. Subsequently he served at the Naval Academy, and in 1866 hc commanded the Wyoming, on the Asiatic station. His successive duties were as commander of the Nantasket, on the North Atlantic sta- tion, equipment officer at the Portsmouth navy yard, commander of the Ifuron, equipment officer of the Boston navy yard, commander of the receiving ship Wabash and commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard. In 1883, while in command of the Hartford, he carried the American and English scientists from Catlao to Caro- line Atoll to observe the total eclipse of the sun. He gained the rank of commodore in 1808, and within eighteen months attained the rank of admiral while in command cf the naval forces on the Asiatic staticn. His retirement will result in the promo- tion of Commodore T. O. Selfridge to the grade of admiral, making the second cffi- cer of that name in the highest grade of the navy, the other being his fatner, who was retired in July, 1886, and is now nearly ninety years of age. Other promotions are as foilows: 5 ,Capt. A. V. Reed, commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard; Commander F. A. Cook of the bureau of navigation; Licut. Commander C. T. Hutchins, commanding the nautical schooiship Saratoga; Lieut. B. H. Buckingham, aid to Secre Yerbert; Lieut. Gunior grade) John H. Gibbons of the Raleigh, and Ensign G. R. Slocum of the Mare Island navy yard. The next retirements in the Ii mirals in the regular order of ¢ Admiral John A.’ Walker, chairman of the light house board, Mareh 20, 1897; Admiral F. M. Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navi- gation, April 5, 1897, and Admiral George Brown, commanding the Norfolk navy t of ad- ents are yard, June, 1897. With these retirements Admiral W. A. Kirkland, recently retired from command of the European squadron, and now on waiting orders, will become the ranking officer of the navy, a distinc- tion now held by Admiral Brown. Medical Director Wales. vtor Wales, who also retired is one of the best-known of the naval sur; He was closely associat- 's Farragut and Porter, and San inventor of surgical in- aud as an author on medi born at Annapol i and w educated at ed with Aq was note struments sitie Maryland and Penn- He entered the naval service as tant surgeon in 1: and serve shout the war, most of the time with Admirals Farragut 1 Porter. He has heen stationed in surgeon g of the bureau of medicine and su for two terms. He is largely inte! ested in bacteriolo: work, and has con- ducted many entific experiments. He has been prominent in the organization of medical societies and conventions, and has atributed a number of papers on techni- cal matters. A I and lucrative private practice in this city enables him to retire from active service a rich His retirement will result in the promo- ticns of Me ical Inspector T. N. Penrose, Surgeon W. G. Farwell, Passed Assistant Surgeon $s D. Gatewood and Assistant Surgeon Lewis Morris. —_—- —+- © +______ The Fight for Sound ) The sound money committ the New York chamber of commerce held a meeting yesterday in the rooms of the chamber of commerce. Only fourteen members of the committee were present. Resolutions were adopted requesting the executive committee to prepare and submit to the chamber of commerce an address inviting the co-opera- tion of all commercial } nd of all bus ness men in the movement to secure the adoption by the national convention: great political parties of declarations in r of the m: of the present standard of va Henry Hentz, chairman of the general committee, presided. He sald the fight for sound money would be kept up unremitting- ly on the lines already laid down by the committee. He said that while he belleved the iver heresy” was dying out, he real- ized that the fight was not yet ended, and that the chamber of commerce would be in the front ranks in the fight for “sound money.” —_——__cee. A Chance to Dispose of One's Brains. Dr. Wilder of the Cornell Brain Associa- tion has made another appeal to educated anc moral persons to bequeath their brains to the institution for gcientitic study. In response to this letter the society has al- ady received eizht brains and the prom- ise of twenty-five others, which are as yet being used by the owners. These latter include the brains of Thomas kK. Beeches of Elmira and Mrs. McGee, daughter of the astronomer, mon Newcomb. Gladness Comes wit a_ better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills which Yanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt- ly removes. That is why it is the onl remedy with millions of families, andis everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on whichit acts. Itis therefore all important, in order te get its bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- ghase, that you have the genuine article, which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep- utable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, then laxa- tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, of Figs stands highest and is most ly used and gives most general 11 The Question of Economy. When great corporations are expending thousands of dol- lars in devices to save time, labor and materials; there is evidence enough that this is an age of economy. We wish to put the strongest emphasis upon the economical features of the Steel Majestic se. This Range is the greatest saver of fucl, food and of woman’s strength and nerves. It brings the cost of cook- ing down to the minimum and keeps it there. > .,_ No wonder it is turning the cook stove business up- side down, because it is a revelation im its way. 2OOSbOOOOOS HEHE The Majestic is No Experiment; Took 30 Years to Perfect It. iB. F. GUY & CO., Agts., 1005 Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. = 2, : ¢ Seeteos : ANOTHER CUBAN EXPEDITION. The V. ia, = Baltimore Steamer, Said to Have Been Engaged. “There was a rumor in New York yester- day to the effect that another Cuban fili- bustering expedition was being planned, and that the name of the steamship to be used is the Volusia, Capt. Higgins. The Volusia is a coastwise steamship, plying regularly between New York and Baltimore. Her agents are H. C. Foster & Co. of the New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Transportation Company, known in Baltimore as the Shriver or Ericsson line. The fact that the Volusia yesterday cleared through J. E. Kerr & Co. for Port Marta, via Kingston, caused the comment. At the office of Foster & Co. it was sald that the Volusia had been chartered for one trip to Jamaica, after which she would resume her regular runs between New York and Baltimore. At the office of J. E. Kerr & Co. it was said that the Volusia had been chartered for one trip from New York to Port Maria, via Kingston, and that she carried a general cargo. It’ was emphati- cally denied that any filibustering expedi- tion had been planned in connection with the brief lease of the Volusia. The Volusia has been running nearly all winter be- tween New York and Baltimore. 207. ; Senor N. Lopez, Spanish consul, died at New Orleans yesterday morning. “Vou Don’t Become a Glave to their Use!” The above words have been truthfully spoken concerning Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets by one who has had abundant opportunity to observe their more favorable ac- tion as compared with that of other pills. Most pills and medicines in use for constipation, in the long run, “make a bad matter worse.’? Un- like such agents, Dr. Pierce’s Pel- lets exert such a tonic or strength- ening effect upon the membranes of the stomach anf bowels, as to produce /asting benefit. Their use can, therefore, be gradually discon- tinued. With most pills the longer they are taken, the more dependent upon their use the patient becomes. Not so with the “‘ Pellets.” Their secondary effect is to keep the bow- els open and vegudar, not to further constipate. Hence, their great popularity with sufferers from hab- nm i ” itual constipation | \ The Pellets cure costiveness, or | 4 Bl I [ ERS constipation, biliousness, sick and | )€ your appetite without de- ranging your digestion or unsettling your nerves. Splendid for the children. RAMBLER | $100—BICYCLES—8100 I GORNTLLY & ILFEEY MPD Oh, "St 052 NW, bilious headache, dizziness, sour 4 CURES stomach, loss of appetite, coated DYSPEPSIA, tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia, is} BILIOUSNESS, windy belchings, ‘* heartburn,” LIVER COMPLAINT, 4 pain and distress after eating, and | SEURALGIA. ae kindred derangements of the liver, 1, CONSTIPATION, } stomach and bowels. One little “* Pellet ’’ is a laxative, two are mildly cathartic, They are tiny, sugar-coated gran- ules; any child will readily take them. Sold by all dealers, And all KIDNEY DISEASES, For Sale by E. P. Mertz, Modern Pharmacist, . 11th and F Sts. N. W. 4; 4 Cor. feos 2 BOSPEIEEAE OSE ESE OR 9 F9O0800 Removed. ‘The new offices of the Gas Ap- ance Exchange are located at If you have CATARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS 424 New York avcnue northwest. jo, Denes many tent medicines, ns, in Ranges in the city—at prices that ae is are much lower than you'd pay | an attempt to remedy it. The reason you weren't elsewher>, Everything tn the way of gas appliances—from the largest to the smallest-devices that expense on your fuel. | cured was because the patent medicines cure only cortaia mild cases, and the physicians didn't know bow to treat it. Go to a physician who has the experience. I treat to cure. Dr. Jordan, 1421 F St. N. W. Offc> hours: 9 to 11 a.m.; 2 to 4:30 and ¢ p.m.; Sundays, 9 to 12 m, Gas Appliance Exchange, 1424 New York Ave. fe24-28d GORTERIA OSF OEE ES HIGH QUALITY SHOES Largest line of Gas Stoves and . 3 2 oSe Great Cuts! NOT TODAY OR TOMORROW © , BUT All the Time. IOOD'S SARSAPARILLA, ScoTi , Be. 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The brightest and most beautiful light. : EAT REDUCTIONS: figher gradex reduced in same Sa iJ SICCARDI’ 71 uTH 8ST. ocl2-om,1é IF YOU HAVE A FOUNTAIN PEN THAT I8 Ni elving you satisfaction fetch it to us and we allow you a fair price for it In exchange for ous of our Lamaster Government Fountain Pens that Will give you satisfaction. We repair all kinds U. S. Electric Lighting Co, power Ses 213 14th St. ‘Phone 77. febr1-2c, <THE LANCASTER GOVERNMENT PEX Pan