Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1896, Page 3

Ny SPECIAL NOTICES. SPIRITUALISM—MISS MAGGIE GAULB OF BAI- timore, the wonderful medium, ev RIDAY during dy. for private sittings, 906 H et. m.w. Beery FRIDAY NIGHT, Wonn's Hall, 721 6th st. fe27-2t* McDOXALD OF BALTE I @ seance TONIGHT at Wonn's Hall, 721 6th st. mw. Readings und tests. ing ower for 9 message. Sittings 1218 Marylaud ave. s.w. 1t* <G OF THE STOCKHOLD- tional Life Insurance Company of the of America, for the election of di- rectors of suid company for the ensulng year, will Le held at the office of the company, Room 8, Sun buflding, 131 street northwest, Washing- tou, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, at 10 o'clock am. (fe27-10r z NITCHIE, See’y. STUCKHOLDERS® The regular of the Washiny be held at its offices, D. on ‘THURSDAY, o'clock p.m., for the ‘election of a board of trustees for the ensuing year and the transaction her business which may come before 1 ASHLEY WM. REDIN WooDWakb, , President. THE LADIES’ AID ASSO Baptist Church, 16th and © st 1898. M. GOULD, Secretary, > will mea and hold a reception for the benefit of the Bap- list Home, FRIDAY EVENING, February 28, 4 ive a the at residence of Mrs. Elgar Allan, 1501 Tith st. naw. Admissicn, including refreshments, 25 cents. 1° FOR i 2 Railroad Damps. Address 3 K. S. BOUNTAINE, ite 1321 Riggs st. ir 4 MAN Insurss his houses and his horses, his crops and Bis barns—all which cin be replaced in thme— should be not insure his life for his supporting service to his famby? His services can be rep- resented by a life Insuranco policy in the Con- necticut Mutual—one of the best companies in the world. H. a8 Fst. Can explain. OPPICE Lax pau business. open at p.m. closed on and after Mozday, fe25-7t BF. © MARVELOL t SHORKBRAU | MUNCHEN A superb touic for invalids and convalesce: taking the pl: emulsions. B: of the usual horribly tasting wonderfully nutritious it both yulids up the entire system. An ely_pare beer and s mest delickos one: ‘supplies Drop postal. FRIGZ REUTERS, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. fe26-10d NNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- ‘ay Company will be onsideration of such business 23 inay prop before said meeting. JAMES B. ADA‘ Secretery. fe2itomruin MRS. EFFIE M dium, has resumed pra ter and will be at home daily until further no- the. Business examinations a specialty and satis- faction guaranteed. 14 Pa. ave. fed FEBRUARY 22, for the purpose of electin rs and Ing such other business as may come befo: meeting. Transfer books closed. H TOWLES, Acting Secret ICE. RES! tion of the public to the Arrapgerents with the brited heecs of Brooklyn. N. to handie their beers in bottles and kegs. Orders by "phone tal card will have prompt at; A 7T1 that I have made d Muach cele- = SCHLUETER, 1601 Sth st. mw. fe a CHARLES BR. 1 MOV-®@ HIS OF- residence street soutkeast. WROUGHT IRON RAILINGS, es and Escutcheons, Window Protect your property. Ni Andirons, F Tile Shop, -GOVER'S RENT LEDGER. A new <dition in preparaticn. Orders solleited for carly delivery. Invaluable to Real Estate Agents 1H. L. McQUEEN, 103-1116 E ~ Jas DEXTIMIEY DONE GN WEEKLY AND MONTHLY instalments. DR. T. W. STUBRLEFIELD. f itu and F sts., Mertz bldg. never disappoint.” FROMPTNESS IN PRINTIN —is so much to be desired that when 2 rinter ‘s ALWAYS prompt and never breaks is promises he erally bas all the work he can attend to. : Business men who appreciate promptness should give us a trial their next job, * work ard lowest prices! ADAMS, 512 1th st., ALWAYS prompt.” fe%7-14d Don't eaperiment with whim Get the best. Whether you use a tonle in the sick room or as a abso faith OLD RELIABLE “BERRKELE $1 full quart—and only of James Tharp, $12 F st. fe26-100 Stove For Ss. S. Corner 2d and Fla. ave. n. ‘Telephone 328. fe22. ICYCLING: =e is the “Columbia""— best on the standard of the world for wheels. ‘The greatness of the Columbia ts evidenced by the fact that other makers strive to make their wh DISTRICT CYCL . Hart Brittain, Man- mn. ave. fet-tt Where Quality Counts. By having orly “the finest qua 6 “nes or store. ¥ uty Cee per cent. 2 you are ready to make a change let ns submit you an estimate. If we can't do it cheaper then any one else we doa’t want the fob! Chas.E. Hodgkin, 913 7th St fe%-14a Carter’s Library Paste. Prepared especially for mounting photographs, nd OR STAIN THE DOES NOT DRAW ER. Folorless. Free from all the objectionable features of most pastes. EF Price, We. a jar up. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St., Popular-priced Stationers. (ust above ave.)f26-L4d COAL! COAL! COAL! Pu. Pea Coal at $4.00. Ctestnut and Furnace at $5.00 a ton delivered. JOHN MILLER & CO., fa24-1m 10th and F sts. hw. ———_ — : ew Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—H. S. Nulten, Richmond, Va.; J. P. Hall, New York city; D. S. Anderson, Greencastle, Ind.; E. Spencer, Philadelphia, Pa. Willard’s—G. C. Holden, Philadelphia, Pa.; G. E. Curtis and wife, Boston, Mass.; W. A. Hart, Buffalo, N. Y.; M. B. Madden, J. C. Dunham, W. D. Kent, J. L. Hathaway, J. P. Tracy, T. J. Henderson, W. H. Harper and G. E. Adams, Chicago, l.; J. Brown and wife, Baltimore, Md. Riggs—W. H. Danforth arfd J. J. Teeple, pad York; C. Corbett and wife, Detroit, Page’s—Oliver Jones, Brooklyn, N. ¥. Shoreham—Rey. and Mrs. F. B. Dwight and child, Morr-stown, N. J.; W. D. Oliver, Chicago, lil.; F. B. Thurber, New York; 8. Bailey, jr., Mr: |. Brown and Miss Brown, Mrs. J. Clarke and Miss Mabel Clarke, Pittsburg, Pa. |. Watson, Boston, Mass. Arlington—E. A. Darling and wife, New York; Mrs. S. R. Watson and Miss Spauld- ing, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. H. and Mrs. Bass, New York. Normandie—Mrs. S. E. Erwin, Virginia. Cuchran—E. Durand and W. G. Iglehart, Chicago, UL; E. P. Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ebbitt—E. L. Butts and J. E. Plummer, New York; J. Orr and wife, Jersey City, N. J.; Chas. Robinson, Middletown, Conn.; E. Wike, Philadelphia, Pa. National—L. Gras, Philadelphia, Pa.; W. N. Camp, Suffolk, Va.; T. W. Mulligan, Rochester, N. Y.; D. M. Conrad, Baltimore, Md.; J. H. Wells, Philadelphia, Pa.; F. R. Stewart, Richmond, Va.; J. J. Connell, Bos- ton, Mass. St. James—Chas. H. Page, Providence, R. 1; G. A. Clark and wife, Fargo, N. D.; Granger, Leho, Utah; J. Singer, To- ; Sherman R. Todd, Richmond Va.; Rev. J. C. Burgess, California. Howard—l. I Prentiss, Buffalo, N. P-neault, Boston, Mass. ; York; J. R. Patch and wife, Springfeld, Mass.; J. H. Tail:s and wife, Nashua, N. H. For Divorce. Margaret C. A. Kennerly has brought suit for divorce from Horace G. Kennerly. The facts in the case are withheld from publi- cation. =a), POLITICAL POINTERS Silver Men Decline to Be Read Out of the Old Parties. CLEVELAND'S REORGANIZATION IDEA Republicans Playing for Delegates in the South. THAT STEVENSON LETTER ‘The number of rather sensational po- litical events which have followed each other in rapid succession the last few days form the all-absorbing tcpic of conversa- tion in the city and at the Capitol. Shrewd politicians look upon them as merely shad- ows of greater events «nd sensations to come. } The Morrill-Teller-Sherman episode in the Senate, followed by Secretary Carlisle's speech in New York, and then by Senator Carter’s speech, has been enough for one week In any political arena. The comments on the various events have been diversified and interesting, but nowhere is there more satisfaction than in the silver ranks in both parties. There is undisguised rejoio- ing among the extreme silver men.and the Lew party people. They look upon it all as bring:ng the silverites into a closer political union, and as tending to the formation of a new silver organization which will make its mark In the coming election. The men who analyze the situation from any stand- point declare that everything 1s on the side of the sllverites. Reading Them Out. In the Senate, Senator Teller accused the sound money republicans of trying to read the silver men out of the party, and Sena- tor Carter practically made the same state- ment. In New York, Secretary Carlisle boldly took the stand that ft would be best to let the silver men get out of the demo- cratic organization, and intimated that the sooner they went the better it would be for the party. The silver men here regard the situation in the Senate as an invitation to the silver men there to get out. “Secretary Carlisle cannot read us out of the party,” said a leading Congressman from the south. “I believe that he will be found in the republican party himself be- fore the end of the year.” Like a Red Fing. “Carlisle's talk in New York doesn’t both- er us a bit,” said another Congressman. “He 1s probably playing for the demotratic romination, but he will never get ft. If he dees, it will disrupt the party so thoroughly that If will never get together again. To the south the nomination of Carlisle would be like shaking a red flag in a bull's face. It would set that section on fire, and noth- ing could keep it in the party. But I em of the opinion that if anybody goes out of the party it will be Mr. Carlisle and his followers. Some of vs ave willing to go out if things do not turn out right, but [ am betting that we will run that establishment. at Chicago.” . The Whitney Talk. While there is plenty to talk about, the Whitney boom started in Mississippi is still engaging some attention. There has been some grave talk to the effect that the whole scheme has been concocted to enable the sound money men to get a firm- er foothold fn the south for the distribu- tion of sinews of war. There are none who ihink that Mr. Whitney would lend h.mself to a scheme of this kind, but it is thought that somebody ts at the back of it. A Mississippi Congressman, whose atten- tion was directed to the rumors, said that he knew Mr. Whitney too well to think ill of him personally, but that there was something funny about the whole affair. The man, he said, who had gotten the boom up was not worth any money, yet he has established headquarters in a hotel in_New Orleans which are thought to cost $0 a month. The gentleman did not see how any man could become interested sufficiently in a plan of any sort to induce him to spend that much money out of his own pockets, even if he had plenty of it to throw away. Republicans in the South. While the southern white metal demo- crat3 are claiming everything down that way, and the western silver republicans are threatening all manner of things out their way, there is good ground for the statement that the republicans are prepar- ing to take advantage of the situation in the south with the hope of ultimately wheeling some of the states there into re- publican line. A reorganization of the party is being encouraged in the south. in South Carolina, for instance, what is known as a “white republican party” is being organized. Meetings have been held in erent cities and towns, and some- thing like a thousand former democrats have so far been added to the ranks. For the most part the recruits are manufactur- ers, who have long been opposed to Till- man and his methods, and who want pro- tection instead of a low tariff. In the Pied- Mont section of the state are hundreds of cotton raills, the stockholders of which have for years been protectionists, but ow- ing to the cry of white supremacy have stuck to the democratic party. In Georgia, Alapama and Tennessee the protection sen- timent is growing. A Fight for Delegates. Quite a lively fight is in progress for the delegates to the St. Louis convention from the palmetto state, and the situation is a curious one. There are two factions in the party in that state. One is headed by E. M. Brayton, who claims to be the rightful state chairman, and the other is headed by ex- Collector Webster. Braytgn spent a long time in Washington recently, and went away with the determination to take a dele- gation to St. Louis for Speaker Reed. Web- ster and ex-Congressman Robert Smalls came on here, talked and planned with the Allison managers, and are now making a fight for the delegation. Many of the former democrats who have joined the new wing of the party are understood to be for McKinley, but so far the McKinley men have not succeeded in catching many of the leaders or workers. Missionaries for all of the candidates have been sent into the state. McKinley's chances are as good as anybody's if he can get his forces equipped. In North Carolina Senator Pritchard prom- ises to take a practically solid McKinley delegation to St. Louis. He is also looking after McKinley interests in South Carolina. That Stevenson Letter. Rumors are still thick to the effect that Vice President Stevenson fs soon to come out as a free silver man for the democratic norfiination. On all sides it is stated to be a positive fact that he will do this, and that he is even preparing the letter. The opinion is expressed that the letter must soon be made public to accomplish what fs intended. ——o-<———— To Play for the Newsboys. Mrs. Gorham will play for the newsboys at their home this evening, and it Is ex- pected that every boy will be present. Sed Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and orex comes Flatuiency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrboca and Feverishners. Thus the child 1s rendered healthy and {ts sleep NATURAL. Cas. TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic property. “CASTORIA {s so well adapted to children that I recommend it ss superior to any prescription known to me.”* HL A, ARCHER, M.D. 411 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. “For sevecal years I have recommended ‘Casto- ria,’ and shall always continue to do so, as it has Invarlably produced beneficial results.”* EDWIN F. PARDEB, M.D., 12th st. and 7th ave,, New York city, THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1806-TWEIVE ‘PAGES, THE OFFICIAL WEATHER EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld lines are isc- bars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for cach tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regiors where rain or. snow bas 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 WEATHER. What is Promised for Tonight and ‘Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday.—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, fair and warmer tonight; Friday, fair; northeasterly winds, becoming southerly. For Virginia, fair and warmer tonight; Friday, fair; southwesterly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast. —The pressure is relatively high on the Atlantic coast, also on the Rocky mountain Plateau, but is very low over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and also in the lake regions. A trough of low pressure,extends from Lake Superior southwestward to Texas. The barometer has fallen in the lake regions, central valleys and the gulf states; it has risen slightly in the north Atlantic states, and decidedly in the northern Rocky moun- tain districts. It is warmer in all districts except the Ohio valley and the northern Rocky moun- tain plateau, where it is colder. Occasional light snow has fallen in New England and the middle states, and the weather has been fair in the Ohio valley, the south Atlantic and gulf states. Fair weather may be expected in the At- lantic and gulf states tonight and Friday, with somewhat higher temperatures in the north Atlantic states, and it will be prob- ably cooler in the west gulf states Friday. Condition of the Water. A GAS HEARING The Columbia Company Now Wants to Obtain a Charter Here, ADVOCATED BY REPRESENTATIVE STONE Statement of One of the Proposed Incorporators. AGAS EXPERT’S TALK The House District committee gave a hearing today on the bill to incorporate the “Columbia Company” of the District of Co- lumbia. This company proposes to make gas and generate electricity for lighting purposes in this city. The bill does not fix the price to be charged. : Representative Stone’s Argument. Representative W. A. Stone of Pennsyl- vanla first addressed the committee. He Temperature and condition of water at 8| Said the question of the !mprovement of gas a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 83; condi- tion, 16; receiving reservoir, temperature, 87; condition at north connection, 26; con- dition at south connection, 22; distributing reservoir, temperature, 36; condition at in- fluent gate house, 16; effluent gate house, 10. Tide Table. ‘Today—Low tide, 0:38 a.m. and 1:02 p.m.; high tide, 6:31 a.m. and p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 1 a.m. and 1:52 p.m.; high tide, 7:22 a.m. and 7:43 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 6:37; sun sets, 5:50. Moon full at 2:51 p.m. tomorrow. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:57 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 5:30 a.m. The light- ing 1s begun one hour before the time named.” If clear, less lighting may be or- dered. Naphtha lamps all lighted by p.n.; extinguishing begun at 5:45. The moon schedule does not apply to the naphtha lamps. Public arc lamps lighted at 6:27 p.m., and extinguished at 6:15 a.m. Range of the Thermometer. ‘The readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today were as follows: 8 a.m., 30; 2 p.m., 40; maximum, 47; min- imum, 26. e THE WEATHER FORECASTS BY FLAG SIGNALS, No. 1. No, 2 No. 8. No & No. 6. Clear or fair Rain or Local rain ‘Ternperature Cold wave. weather. + snow. or snow. signal. Explanation of the Flags. ‘The fings are hofeted each day upon the issne of the morning weather map and float until dark. ‘They indicate the weather that may be expected during tho following thirty-six hours, but more par- ticularly the last twenty-four hours of that period. They are to be read from the top of the staff downward. If more than one wind of weather 1s predi-ted for the period from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. the corditions first named in the forecast will be represented by the mppermost flag. When a warning of & “cold wave" is included in the forecast message, the cold-wave flag will be displayed below the proper weather fing. ‘The temperature fing, when placed above numbers 1, 2 or 3, indicates warmer weather: when placed below numbers 1, 2 or 8, {ndicates colder westher; when not displayed, the indlcations the temperature will remain stationary. — that AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Oontinued Regret at the Transfer of Father Roccofort. Curious Poisoning of Little Girls— Many Local Notes of General In- terest From Across Rock Creek. The transfer of Father Aloysius Roccofort to Philadelphia will result in a strong move- ment to have him retained at Trinity parish. Already the prominent and influential mem- bers of the congregation are circulating a petition requesting his retention, and this will be sent to the provincial of the New York-Maryland province, Rev. William O'Brien Pardou, for his consideration. In the event that this does not result favorably the matter may be placed before the higher officials of the church. It is argued that on account of his advanced age Father Rocco- fort will be of no ise in a new field, and that no good reason can be advanced for his removal from his present position, in which he has endeared himself to people of all classes, who understand his ways and manners. Last evening there was an immense crowd around the parsonage anxious to bid farewell, if only temporary, to the beloved priest. People from all sections of the city came to see him, but the priest feared to meet them, the thought of parting be- ing sad enough to break him down. He left the parsonage and remained away, and thus only a few people managed to see him. He has completed all his business in Georgetown, and this afternoon went to Philadelphia, the scene of hif future labors. Curious Poisoning. Annie, Lawrence and Salle Lewis, aged six, five and seven, years, respectively, inmates of the Industrial Home School on 32d street extended, polsoned themselves yesterday afternoon by eating chips of lo- cust tree bark. After the school session of the day the children were let out at play, ard during the hour devoted for the pur- pese chewed the potsonous stuff. At the dinner table they began to show symptoms of the poison, and when questioned told what they had done. Word was telephoned to the Emergency Hospital, and a remeay was sent over the wire, the doctor's di- rections being faithfully carried out. The youngest girl was the worst affected, but this morning her condition was sate, so the matron stated, while her brother and sister were out with the other children. Letter Delivery. The West End letter delivery service is to be extended and facilitated through the in- troduction of another carrier. A new sec- tion will profit—that portion of the county lying along the upper Ridge and Lough- borough roads, about the Methodist Uni- versity site. By July 1 it 1s hoped to have the entire district west of Rock creek covered by car- riers, even out to the boundary line, just west of the Chain bridge. This section has become so well built up that this extension of the mail carrier system has become im- perative. Notes. It is expected that Rev. Dr. Arthur Guin- ress Rogers of the Church of Our Father and Dr. B. L. Whitman, president of the Columbian University, will deliver lectures in the near future before the pupils of the Western High School. a Policeman J. M. Edwards fs incapacitated for duty on account of sickness. Rev. Dr. Alexander, pastor of the West treet Presbyterian Church, will deliver a lecture at the midweek prayer meeting serv- ice this evening. Death of Col. Charles McK. Leoser. Col. Charles McK. Leoser of New York, wko had many friends here, died suddenly at his home, Larehmcnt Manor, Sunday night about 11 o’clock. He was here on business befcre Congress two weeks ago and seemed to be in excellent health and spirits. He was the proprietor of Bonfont's Wine and Spirit Circular. —- Robberies Reported. W. T. Walker of 627 Maryland avenue southwest reports the theft of a military coat, fedora hat and a pair of gloves, which were stolen last night from the hall of his house. F. S. Cahill. & Co. complained to the police this morning that Monday they rented a Lovell Diamond bicycle, No. 28uu8U, to a white man, which he failed to return. THE INSURGENTS’ METHODS Testimony of Dr. Oostello, Who Has Just Returned From the Island. Lookout Kept on the Coast for Ex- peditions—Care of the Wounded —Distribation of Forces, Dr. Joaquin Castillo, a Cuban general, has just arrived in New York city on a mission from the insurgents In the field. Dr. Cas- tillo states that the insurgents have insti- tuted a service of coast inspection, under which careful outlook 1s constantly main- tained for arriving expeditions from for- eign parts. There is a carefully organized band of coast inspectors, with armed as- sistants, who patrol the beaches or watch the gulf and ocean from the hill tops. Thus it is that approaching expeditions, although not heralded in advance, are reasonably sure of finding compatriots soon after landing at any point upon the island. Dr. Castillo states that there has been a hew organization of the insurgent army and of different service in the rebellion. The army is composed of five bodies. The first and second are in the eastern regions, the third is in Camaguey, the fourth is in Las Villas and the fifth in Havana and Pinar del Rio. These bodies are divided Into sections, the sections into brigades, the brigades into regiments and the regi- ments into battalions. ‘They also have un- nexed to them bodies of military engineers, the health sections and the military ad- ministration. Every important column has an eng!- neers’ section, which directs the construc- tion of trenches and makes tke designs of the different localities. Each column, ac- coring to Its importance, has one or more siclans. Antonio Maceo’s had five when he invaded Las Villas. Every physician has three practitioners at his command, and each of the latter has three litter car- tiers. With each doctor goes a mule, laden with two medicine chesis and the neces- sary surgical instruments. The wounded are never kept crowded in one place. When circumstances permit, large and ventilated huts are built, where, at most, four wounded are placed, thus avoiding accumulation of persons, con- trary to sanitation and favorabie results. Functions of Prefects. The military administration 1s complete, and ts in charge of prefects, who provide the columns of their prefectures with veg- etables, meat and salt. The prefects also have care of the post office stations, each office having one chicf und several mes- sengers, ready to carry any message or document whenever necessary, said mes- sengers always requiring a receipt of the hour in which they deliver any document. Prefects take care also of the depots for horses, which are many, some depois hav- ing 700 horses in good, condition. They also oversee the farms worked by the reb- els. The employes of these farms make majagua ropes and mats for the cavalry. The prefects keep books in which they register the births, mdrrfages and deaths in their respective jurisdictions. They act also as judges, and they legalize marriages With their presence at such ceremonies. They Keep also books ft which are the names of all men useftl for the war, thus easily replacing the meni.who dle or are killed in the ranks, always-preferring eingle men or those who have small families and least necessities, res ,,Ehey have tan yards, phoe and leather factories, carpenter silo; 3 and armories, said to be as good as ‘in the cities, one in Camaguey deserving special mention. There is a body of auditors or war Judges. Every brigade has one auditor. The order and disciplitp of the Cuban army are said to be good: The camps are in good order; the drums are beaten at daybreak and the tattoo at 8 p.m. In the general headquarters these exercises are rendered lively by the bands of music, of which there are several. Gen. Castillo says the spirits of the pa- trlots in the field are enthuslastiz, and they sustain strong nopes of final victory. ———+o-—_ Died From the Bite of a Cat. Matthew J. Robbins, fifty-two years old, a janitor, died yesterday at New York from blood poisoning, following the bite of a cat. Dr. Leonard C. Sanford, who had charge of the case at the Presbyterian Hospital, said that when Robbins was admitted to the institution, on February 16, he said that he had a slight mark-on his finger that had been caused by a cat. Robbins sank rapidly after his admission to the hospital, and on Monday it was found necessary to amputate his arm. The amputation, how- ever, did not save his Life. and cheapening of price should be consid- ered by the Congress. The incorporators of this bill, he said, are wealthy men of Pitts- burg, who have been engaged in the gas business there, and are seeking the privi- lege to make and sell gas here. He said these men are in earnest, and do not pro- pose to get a charter from Congress for the purpose of selling it out. He said there is no way Ly which the people of this city, who are afflicted with poor gas and dear gas, are to be relieved except by competi- tion. He said Congress cannot regulate the price of gas furnished by the present com- pany by legislat on. He said efforts to this end merely have the effect of quieting the public and tiding over the matter for the present. The only thing to be done Is to give competition. It !s possible and practi- cable, he said, to put into thia bill a _propo- sition—restrictions as to quality and price of gas, and provision against consolidating with other companies. Think There is Natural Gas Nearby. Mr. Stone said these people have faith in the presence of natural gas in nearby West Virginia fields, which they will develop and pipe the gas to Washington. If natural gas cannot be found the company will make gas to furnish to consumers. Mr. Stona said that consolidation can be prevented by providing that if a majority of this stock shall ever be owned by an- other company, or stockho'ders thereof, the charter of the company shzll be forfeited. Mr. Sands said this could not be done, be- cause It would be an injustice to the minor- ity stockholders. What Mr. Pew Said. Mr. Jos. N. Pew of Pittsburg, one of the incorporators of the proposed company, said his associates have been engaged in developing oil fields, selling the oil to gas companies to enrich gas. They now pro- pose to pipe this city and furnish the very best quality of gas, manufactured from coal and enriched with oil. He thought the public wants a good quality of gas, and is more concerned in ihat than in the price. Mr. Hulick asked Mr. Pew if he thought it would be to the public benefit, efter granting this company the right to enter the city, to permit ‘other companies to come in and lay their pipes, in order to make competition. Mr. Pew replied that in several cities there are four or five companies, and he would not oppose competition here. Mr. Pew was asked if he thought he could make better gas than is now furnished in this city. He asked to be excused from answering that question. When asked what price his ccmpany proposed to make, he said he would leave that matter entirely to Congress. The price for the best illuminating gas in Pitts- burg is $1, but, of ccurse, it costs more to make gas bere than in Pittsburg. He thought, however, gas could be sold here for $1. His company would be glad to supply it for that price. Mr. Sands, who fs attorney for a rival gas company asking a charter from Congress, made an argument to show that, while it inight be difficult to restrict the proposed Columbia Company from consolidation, his cwn company could not consolidate, because it will make gas for 6) cents, and the Wash- ington Gas Company, charging $1.25, could not afford to make the deal. A Gas Expert's Opinion. Mr. White of New York, an expert on gas matters, was introduced to the committee by Superintendent Leetch of the Washing- ton Gas Company. He said It is an absurd proposition that competition in gas compa- nies has ever accomplished anything. in three cities of this country, and three only, there are so-called competing gas compa- nies, but in each case there is a state law fixing a uniform price. He said the Colum: bia Company does not make any propo: tion of practical consequence. It is a fact, he said, that gas cannot be made profitably in this city for 7 cents. If a charter ts given the new company they will not paral- lel the 300 miles of existing mains. They will lay mains in the thickly settled portions of the city only and within two years the same old thing will happen, either the ex- isting company will own the new one or the new one will own the old one. “I defy Congress,” said Mr. White, “‘to prepare any set of restrictions of this kind that the mind of another man will not get around.” Mr. White keld that Washington is one of the best-lighted cities in the country, and that the gas is furnished as cheaply as_ possible. Cross-questioning of Mr. White brought out the statement that the best gas in America is made in New York city, is fur- nished at the same price as gas in this city, and that there is no reason why the gas here should not be as good as the New York gas. For Final Action. The House District committee today de- cided to hold a meeting next Tuesday to take up for final action the dollar gas bill. The officers of the Washington Gas Company wil! be asked to explain to the committee at that time the ‘nancial state- ment which has been submitted and is now in the hands of Chairman Babcock. —_-e._____ DICKINSON CONVICTED. Result of a Trial Under the Utah Act. ‘There was a decidedly interesting case under the Utah act disposed of in Criminal Court No. 2 today, the parties being well dressed and apparently highly respectable persons. The defendant was Joseph H. Dickinson, a married man with two chil- dren, and he was declared guilty of com- mitting adultery with Mary Ricker. Dickinson was represented by Attorneys E. B. Hay and James B. Green. Mr. Hay urged a continuance of the case in the in- terest of all the parties concerned, he said, but Assistant District Attorney Jeffords was obdurate and insisted on proceeding with the trial. Miss Ricker is an ugusually pretty young woman and she fs soan to become a mother. She was called to the stand, and with much embarrassment admitted that Dickinson had caused her ruin. The father of the girl, Robert Ricker, explained that the de- fendant had met his daughter at a merry- go-round which was in operation about two years ago in front of their home, 30 G street northeast, and had visited her often since that time. Beyond an address to the jury, no defense was Offered, and the jury quickly returned a verdict of guilty. Pending the hearing of a motion for a rew trial, Dickinson was committed to jail in default of $2,500 bonds. It developed, after the close of the pro- ceedings in court, that a decree divorcing Dickinson and his wife is expected to be rendered in a few days, and it had been arranged that he should marry Miss Rick- er immediately thereafter. This course, so it is stated, was sat'sfactory to Miss Rick- er and her family, and it was understood that the young woman would decline to testify when placed on the stand. Con- trary to all expectations, however, she stated the facts, and the conviction of Dickinson followed. ———__ Have Recovered. The superintendent of charities heard this afternoon that the three children who were made ill at the Industrial Home school by eating locust chips were entirely recovered. ANCIAL. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. Open until 5 p.m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur- ee evenings between 6 and 20-204 WE TAKE AS COLLATERAL ANY LISTED STOCK or bond in any city of the United States; also old Mune life Insurance policies, syndicate certitl- cates, warehouse receipts, real estate mo and trusts. YERKES & BAKER, 40 to 46 Metz- tf INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS . AOCUOUNTANTS . ++-Page ATTORNEYS . ++ -Page AUCTION SALES, -Page BOARDING BICYCLES . TUSINESS CHANCES OITY iTEMs. COMMISS.OXERS OF x COUNLRY REAL ESTATE. 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McKnee and other workmen had been at work all day on the roof of the power house of the Potomac Light and Power Company, formerly Dent's foundry, at the corner of 33d and K streets, repairing électric light wires and substituting new wires for others that were more or less worn. They stopped about 6 o'clock, a few minutes before the current was to be turned on which supplies the series of arc lights in Georgetown. McKnee’s fellow workmen had left by way of a ladder extending to the roof, but McKnee, with the remark that he had left cne of his tools, turned back toward the summit of the roof, which slopes down in both directions. Just how the accident occurred is not cer- tain, for there were only a few witnesses and they were some distance away. Ac- cord:ng to their stories McKnee was stand- ing at the highest point of the roof when he seemed to lose his balance. In falling he either grasped OF accidentally came in con- tact with the wire. Instantly there was a blaze and a flash of light. McKee fell over prostrate and death was instantaneous. The Wire ordinarily carries a current of 2,000 volts. It was formerly insulated, but con- tact with the roof had worn away the gutta percha and the wire was quite bare at the point where the unfortunate man grasped At first the bystanders who were attracted by the scene were unwilling fo take the chance of meeting the same fate by going on to the roof, but finally two men, William R. Ulrich and William Payne, climbed the ladder and cautiously approached the body. Finding that they could safely do so, they carried the body to the edge of the roof and carefully lowered it to the ground below. Efforts to resuscitate him proved fruitless, and from the peaceful look on the dead man's face !t is prohable that he suffened not the slightest. The body was taken to the seventh precinct station house. Later word was received from the telephone com- pany to turn ft over to Lee’s undertaking establishment. The fingers of the right hand were burned completely through, and cn one foot there were signs of the deadly work of the current. The coroner was noti- fied and decided to make an investigation today which would show whether an in- quest _was necessary. McKnee lived at 1331 Huntoon place south- west. He was thirty-five years old, mar- ried and leaves a wife and three children, the youngest a baby girl one year old. His widowed sister, Mrs. Crown, and her four children, also lived with him. McKnee was considered one of the best men employed by the telephone company, the officers of which are today making an investigation of the tragedy. ‘Treasurer Beebe said to a Star reporter today that the Investigation, while not completed yet, showed that the unfortunate man was evi- dently engaged upon some outside job when he met his death. His work for the tele- phone company was over for the day, and so far as the telephone people knew he had gone home. There was no work for that company that would have taken him up to the top of the Potomac company’s building, and the presumption is that he was en- gaged in stringing a wire for some outside party when he came in contact with the deadly wire. The latter belonged to the electric light company and was evidently a supply wire, judging by the great voltage it carried. Rev. Dr. Brown's Trial. At the church trial of the Rev. Dr. C. 0. Brown, at San Francisco yesterday, the at- torney for Mrs. May A. Davidson, who 1s charged with extorting $500 from Dr. Brown, announced that he would not allow her to testify before the church court rntil after her trial on the charge of extortion. The record of her testimony at the pre- liminary hearing was read. In that testi- mony she represented that Dr. Brown con- fessed to her his criminal intimacy with Miss Mattie Overman. On cross-examina- tion she failed to remember details. SSS The Soldiers’ Prize Fight. The court-martia! to try the Fort Omaha soldiers who participated in a prize fight a few weeks ago began at Fort Omaha yester- day. Lieut. Lutz ts Judge advocate. One of the prirftipals refused to answer ques- tions on the grounds that to do so would tend to criminate h'mself. The other prin- cipal end the 100 men who saw the fight will take the same stand. Beecham’s Pills for con- stipation, toc. and 25c Get the book at your drug- gist’s and go by it. Annual Sales More Than 6,000,000 Bozes - FINANCIAL. ee ee es | A Merican ce.urit & Trust Co.,1405 GSt ‘$1,250,000. $225,000. Interest on Deposits. You con open an account with this company, check against it at will and yet eura interest on your aver . age balences. Money to Loan. Plenty of money, in sums to suit, to loan upon real estate and colé Iateral securities at prevailing rates of interest. 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