Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1896, Page 11

' THE EVEN NG STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 2 ? 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. 11 * BUFFALO LITHIA W ATER. THE GOUT WATER. PHYSICIANS AT HOT SPRINGS Use Buffalo Lithia Water Personally and Prescribe It for Others, In Uric Acid Diathesis, Gout, Rheumatic Gout, Rheu- matism, Nephritic Colic, Calculi, Etc. Its Value in Bright’s Gouty or Rheuw Disease, Especially in matic Subjects. “A NATURAL TABLE WATER AND THE BEST OF ALL.” oHN ATTFIELD, wl London + SAYS “BUPFALO LIT celebra 1A WATES ty the YLOW, ad, eM defined traces of Hthia, is used with xreat a umatic and 1 Pe results from this hin my own jx 8 for whor remedial solvent pr as Well Bs. shen due $s for sale by D. flo. be. at the Ss from Fine 15 to Oe fs and Grocess +. Deseriptive ve 1. TON, Restdent (retired) ted its remedial power in re Achd and other pon the Uric Acid Diithesis. om the blood the allizes, but dissolves least ‘to a size that * ureters and urethra a BUFFALO LITHIA WATER d NO. ARG ane thee rater rly suffering with the most wheficlal results T take pleasure in ad- Sprinzs.”” Resident Phystelan, UFPALO LITHIA WATER hesta, ‘ut, it to use this pure water.”” 1 water as a gut he Medical Department RUPFALO LITHIA WATER fouty and Kheumatl> sub- gallon bottles, Peaie a $5.00, “0 tor’ guests, Proprietor, Buffalo Lithia Springs,Va. TALK OF TRANSFERS. Negotiations Between Metropolita and Annconstia Roads. It is understood that a tender has been made by President Phillips of the Metro- politar way Company to President Griswold of the nacostia Railway Com- P to transfer all passengers to and from the lines of the latter free to any part of the city reached by the cars of the first- nemed company, provided President Gris- wold will consent to have #4 street and Missour! avenue northwest. As is well known, the cars of the Anaco: tia line get up town from that point over ‘trie line, and the Ge the Metropolitan el © of the lest few months has, demonstrated that under the pre ent arrangement rapid transit is practically killed from the ccrner of 412 street and Missourt avenue to the corner of 9th and G streets, where the Anacostia cars leave the Metropolitan line going north, and from E an h to Missouri avenue and 4'- street going south. The reason that there does not exist a similar state of affairs to same extent when the Metropolitan are going south as north is because two sauares ef the distance—from G to E street—the Anacostia cars are not run on the line, as after they leave the tracks of the Metropolitan company at 9th ani G streets they use the Belt line tracks until they again get to E and {th streets, where they strike the electric line. Under the present system there ts a large amount of dissatisfaction on the part of the passengers of the Metropolitan com- rary. It was bad enough, they say, when the Anacostia cars had two horses attach- ed to them, but since the latter cars have been converted Into bob-tails and but one horse ts provided to draw them, the diffi- culties have increased many fold. Blockad- ing of the 9th street eleciric line owing to the slow movements of the Anacostia cars is now a matter of daily, and oftentimes hourly, occurrence. People are frequently delayed In getting to their places of bus inexs or to the railway stations. The reported offer of President Phillips | woul, if agreed to by President Griswold and carried into effect, reduce the expenses for car riding of hundreds of persons living in Anacostia, Congress Heights and Hills- dale and vicinity 50 per cent. As the way + things now are they pay two fares to get up to the center of the city or elsewhere— one fare going to the Anacostia company for transportation from Anacostia to the cable ling and another fare being required to enable the passenger to proceed to his Gestination on the cable cars, —— NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. ‘82 Holds a Pleasan Reunion. : Not since student days have the members of the class of ‘92 of the law department of the National University met together in social reunion until they assembled Sat- urday night at Hotel Johnson. Then a number of those who yet remain in the Law Class city gathered around the banquet tables and talked of the good old days. As the members arrived they entertained them- selves in the parlors for an hour, renewing old acquaintances and recounting their ex- periences since leaving thelr alma mater. Many of the old jokes were resurrected and the class yell was given with enthu- siasm. When the company had been seated about the tables and had satisfied the flerce pangs of hunger, an impromptu program was carrted out. A very brief business sessic was held, ded over by Prof. G. J. Smith, at which James A. Ed- war i historian of the clas and a committee appointed to arrange for the next reunion. Then the toastmaster, W. F. Morrow, requested that the letters r <l from absent and out-of-town Mmenibers be re . William McKinley. This w interesting pari of the pro- &ram, especial attention being given the Words of greeting from Samuel D. Miller, @ son of ex-Attorney General Miller, who is now practicing in ew York city, and William Butier h. The class poem was Teat by C. Allen Davis, and “The Legend of indian Hea a literary effusion, was read by James Edwards. Speeches and Stories were contributed by Edwin J. Prin- dle, Fred. E. Fuller and W. Dickey, In- terspersed with solos by J. J. Harley and Gillin, jr. Then the class sang Lang Syne" and dispersed, deter- to repeat the good time a year James uld mineu hence T —— been received at San Washington at the office ates district attorney to suits against the ructions sco from United F of the institute additional Southern and Central Pacific railway com- panies. cars stop at | THE WORLD OF SOCIETY (Continued from Seventh Page.) Lizzie Stewart. After “smgms--hymns and listening to an address by Mr. W. B. Robin- the boxes were auctioned by Mr. Frank nnor, and refreshments were served by the soclety. : A little party of friends fathered at the home of Mrs. Kate E. Manning Friday evening, the occasion being her sixtieth anniversary, and whilst the guests we merrily chatting true old Virginia hospi- tality was being dispensed from a prettily arranged table in the dining room. The | decorations were La France roses, pink | carnations, with ropes of smilax in how knot effect, a very pleasing feature of the oceasion being the old family silver candel- abra, In which burned six pink candles, cailing forth a Httle !mpromptu story from the hostess of ye olden time. Mrs. James V. Lawrence, accompanied | by her daughter Edith, is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth of Prospect cottage. * A somewhat novel aid unique reception was given on Saturday from 4 to 8 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Bingham, 110 Maryland avenue northeast, by Messrs. Arthur B. Selbeld, Frank Kyselka, Frank S. Browne and U. Schuyler Catlett, assist- ed by Mrs. Bingham, Mrs. »_ Mrs. Vaughn, and Messrs. F. D. Hyde, W. F. Staley ana G. G. Sethold. The pretty deco- rations in orange and blue, the colors of Columbian University, the music of a man- dolin orckestra ard ‘the elegant refresh- inents served, were the subjects “of much favorable comment on the part of the yeung ladies, about two hundred of whom called during the evening, notwithstanding | the unfavorable weather. Many expres- sions of regret were heard that there would | not be another lec p year for so long a time, | and the young men were congratulated on the success of tieir maiden effort to re- © procate the many kind favors received. “Tke Sewing Club” held a birthday tea Saturdey afternoon, from 4 to 7, at the res- idence cf Mrs. Lockwood, 1101 K street. The parlors were tastefully decorated, and refreshments were served. The ladies who presided were Misses Dorsey, Lewis, Pill- ing, Snaw, Lockwood, Tucker, Brickenstein, Noble, Lothrop, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Latl- mer, Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Ronch., The Misses Stevenson are in Boston vislt- ing the Misses Sinclair at the Vendome. It is understood that Mr. and Mrs. Calvin S. Brice of Ohio will take another lease of the W. Waldcrf Astor villa, Newport, and it is also reported that the Brices will ultl- mately own the estate. It Is said to be worth at least $500,000. Miss St. John of New York, who has been visiting Miss Kondrup, has returned home. The friends of Henry Elwood, whose popu- larity is not by any means confined to Wash- ington, participated in his birthday celebra- tion last Saturday night at his home, 84 I street northeast. Captain H. L. Barbour and Tdeut. C. L. Beatty made addresses, and Mr. Elwood responded in an appropyilate manner. After a general handshaké’ all around, the host invited them to the dining room, where a bountiful repast was setved by Mrs. Elwood. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Canfield of New York, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs." H. Roberts, and Dr. Roustow of altimore, and Capt. H. L. Barbour, Litut. . L. Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Steward, y Kain, Harry Canfield, Misses ‘a Elwood, Addie Elwood, Maude Elwood, and Florence Elwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. 0, Brill and Messrs. Edward and Harvey El- wood. ae New York Floated. The American line steamer New York, which went ashore at the Quickstep bell buoy, near Swinburne Island, inthe lower Frevailed Saturday, came off with the He, sistance of six tugs yesterday morning. ——+es The Chicago grand jury has found true bills against Persons accused of con- ducting bucket-shop operations in Chicago. ‘This action is the result of an investiga. tion carrted on by a committee of the board }of trade and covers every bucket shop in the cit: ‘The steamer Point Loma was wrecked six miles north of Cape Disappointment Sta- tion, state of Washington, on Saturday. The crew and passengers were saved by the life-saving crew with surfboats and life- raft. Ballington Booth, former commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, has announced that he and Mrs. Booth will organize and lead’an independent re- ligious movement. ir Hoge has died at his home, in arg, W. Va. aged seventy-one ‘ York bay, during the dense fog which | THE GRIDIRON’S LEAP YEAR Ladies’ Join in the Festivities of the Olub. A Notable Dinner at the Arlington— The New Woman and the Old Toasted. President Wm. E. Annin told the members of the Gridiron Club on Saturday night that ladies were present at all of the club dinners —in spirit. An ethereal spirit lady, how- ever, is as far from the real flesh and blood articles who sat around the tables at the Arlington Hotel Saturday night as day Is from night. For the first time in something like half a century the last Saturday in a month had fallen upon the 20th of February. Now, the last Saturday in every month has been devoted by the gods to the uses of the Gridiron Club, and by an equally divine dis- pensation the 20th of February has been given up to the uses of the fair sex. The combination of circumstances was too strong to evade, and the Gridiron Club broke through ail its rules and regulations and turned its February dinner into a true leap year affair. For the first time in ite history ladies were present at one of its regular dinners, and were able to realize the peculiar charm that has caused their liege lords to desert home and fireside on the last Saturday of every month. From the time the guests were greeted by the reception committee at the entrance to the Arlington parlors till the gavel finally fell, late in the night, the leap year dinner was a succession of bright speeches, excellent music and good things for the inner man. The large ban. quet hall was decorated with ferns and trall ing plants, while the tables, set in the shape of a gridiron, were loaded down with beau- tiful roses, orchids and other flowers. Over a hundred club members and guests themselves as President Annin’s ga and he announced the dinner a3 opened. The Fun of It. Immediately the lights went down and immediately behind the president's chair flamed out a gridiron outlined by electric | lights. From that time on euch course of an excellent menu was interspersed with such speeches, songs and bright raillery as can be found at a Gridiron dinner and no- Where else. Mr. Annin presided in his usu- ally effective style and kept the fun and enjoyment continually moying. An early feature in the program was the entrance of the registration officials of the club, who cited Secretary Sterling Morton and ‘Sena- tor Burrows for failure to sign the club beok. These two gentlemen were treated in the usual gentle manner characteristic of the Gridiron Club, and after signing their autographs were allowed to return to their seats, sadder, but wiser men. Another fea- ture of the evening was the sitting of the supreme court, before which a number of members appeared and various sentences were inflicted. Mr. William E. Curtis was deposed as poet laureate of the club, while President Annin was only allowed to retain his exalted position under the pledge that he would not be a candidate for re-election. Mr. Curtis read a humorous poem, and Mr. H. L. West made an earnest plea for the seciety of oppressed husbands. The new Woman was treated in a delightful way by Mr. S. E. Johnson, while Maj. John M. Carson paid an eloquent tribute to the old woman. Mr. Frank H. Hosford told of the Lirth of a new woman in the shape of free Cuba. As a fitting climax to the woman question each guest of the feminine per- svasion was decorated with the insignia of the order of the (Kynights commanders of the Gridiron. The Ladies Decorated. The decoration consisted of a little lateh- key, bearing the letters “K. C. G.,” and sus- pended from a white ribbon stamped with a black gridiron. Mr. Walter E. Stevens, in an earnest address,urged the organization of a ladies’ auxiliary club, which he proposed to call the Sadiron Club. The proposition met with immediate favor, and tellers were appointed to collect the ballots of the ladies for a president of the new organization. After many amusing features, it was an- nounced in a general way that each lady had voted for herself and that the organiza- tion of the auxiliary club would have to be postponed for twenty-four years, when the 20th of February woufd again fall on the last Saturday in the month and the Gridiron Club could give another leap year dinner. Some extremely happy speeches were made by the guests who were present. Reed, Senator Gorman, Secretary Morton, Assistant Secretary Reynolds, Senator Bur- rews and Representative Boutelle were call- ed upon. As is usual at the Gridiron din- ners, the music proved an especially enjoy- able feature. The club sang several times, and an especial innovation was a solo by Mrs. Tom C. Noyes. Enjoyable solos were also rendered by Mr. E. B. Hay, Mr. J. H. Kaiser and Mr. Herndon Morsell, while Mr. Xander’s accompa- niments on the piano were exceed- ingly effective. Mr. T. C. Randolph ren- dered an original topical song, “The New Woman,” which was sung by the author, with the club joining in a rousing chorus. The ladies went home laden with the gorgeous American Beauty roses, orchids, violets and other fine flowers which had decked the table, and which at the close of the dinner were distributed amongst them. ‘The gowns and jewels worn were very tle- gant, though for the moment the latch key decoration conferred by the club was the favored ornament. Members and Guests. The members of the club present, with their guests, were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Annin, Secretary Morton and Miss Morton, M. E. O. Schuyler, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Barrett and Miss More- head; Gen. and Mrs. H. V. Boynton, Miss Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cabell and Misa Leet, Mr. and Mrs, John M. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. L.A.Coolldge, Speaker Reed; Mr. and Mra.W. E. Curtis and Mr. and Mra. William R. rand of Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. P. V. De Graw and Mr. E. B. De Graw; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn; Mr. E. J. Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. David T. Day, Representative Boutelle of Maine and Miss Boutelle; Mr. and Mrs. James S. Henry and Miss Olive Herton; Mr. Frank H. Hosford, Senator and Mrs. J. C. Burrows, Mrs. Stockbridge Mr. and Mrs, 8. E. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matthews, Mr. W. W. Matthews and Mrs. Bradford; Mr. J. J. Noah and Assist- ant Secretary and Mrs. Reynolds; Mr. Crosby S. Noyes, Miss Noyes, Mrs. Frank Williams of Philadelphia, Mrs. F. W. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Noyes; Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Randolph: Mr. F. A! Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Beale Howard, Mrs. Webb and Mr. and Mrs. B. H. War- ner; Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Schroeder; Mr. John 8. Shriver, Mrs. Clendinin, Mrs. C. Shriver and Miss Pigman of Frederick; Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Stevens; Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. West; Mr. and Mrs. Beriah Wil- kins and Mrs. Calvin S. Brice; Mr. and Mrs. Rabert J. Wynne and Miss McCarthy; Mr. Frank V. Bennett, Senator and Miss Smith of, New Jersey, Mr. and Mrs, E. B. Hay and . Hellen Hoyt White of Providence, R. 1.3 W. D. Hoover and. Mr. Charles F. Hall Mx. and Mrs. J. Henry Kaiser; Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Morsell; Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Mosh- erg, Mr. Henry Xander and Mr. Iseman, and M1, and Mrs. James R. Young. Mrs. Frank Hatton, and Senator and Miss Gorman were especially invited guests of the club. SS ‘The Crittenton Mixston. A well attended meeting in the interests of the anti-Division movement and the Florence Crittenton Hope and Help Mission was held yesterday afternoon in the Metro- politan M. E. Church, presided over by Mrs. Geo. H. La Fetra. The needs of the local mission were stated, and public support sked for. Mrs. La Fetra stated that it as desirable to fit up the home and make it as cheerful and homelike as possible, and contributions of carpets, knives and forks, kitchen utensils, table linen, bric-a- brac, &2., would be gratefully received. An address was delivered by Mrs, Kate Waller Barrett, and Mrs. Murray spoke of rescue work in Chicago, Warden Leonard Ill. Warden John R. Leonard of the District jail has been confined to his home since Thursday last by stomach trouble. His ill- ness 1s not, however, serlous, and he hopes fe be able to resume his duties in a day or Wo. The coroner's jury at St, Louis, Mo., has returned a verdict of justifiable homicide in the case of Dr. E. A. Dill, who shot and killed Dr. J. J. Seaman, his assistant, last Thursday. Dr. Dill, who was badly wounded, Is improving. THE RAM KATAHDIN More Trouble toy the Construction Officers of the NeW York Navy Yard. ——— The Lid of thé“Conning Tower Drop- ped Overberrd and Divers Have Not Bee Able to Find It. 0.0 av There is mor8’{trouble in store for the officers In cherga.cf the construction de- partment of the New York navy yard. It grows out of the: loss of the top of the steel-armored Conhing tower of the ram Katahdin, while tHat vessel was undergoing repairs in the Wallabout basin. The ac- cident happened last Friday, and an in- quiry is now in progress to fix the re- sponsibility for it. An Important Factor. The corning tower Is an important part of a modern war ship. It is a round cheese-box sort of an affair, made of thick steel, and stands Just in front of the deck house. It 1s intended for the use of the captain of the vessel in time of action. Frem it he makes his observations and directs the movements of the ship. Cover- ing the tower is a lid, shaped Ike an in- verted saucer. It is made of Harveyized steel. It is elght feet in diameter, six inches thick and weighs two tons. The Lid Went Into the Bay. While the Katahdin was in the navy yard it was declded to put a bridge on her across the conning tower. To do this it was found necessary to make a hole in the lid of the tower. ‘This necessitated the transfer of the lid to the shore, and the work was begun Friday morning. ‘The Ka- tahdin lay at the wharf near the stone dry dock. Beside her was a big crane. Ropes were passed around the big steel cover ana the word given. The crane be- gan slowly to liftit up. It was an easy job for the crane, but the wear and tear on the ropes and tackle was more than had B. AND O. RECEIVERSHIP John K Cowen and Oscar G. Murray Ay pointed by the Court. Official Statement of the Causes That Led to the Application, Which Was Made Without Objection. On behalf of the directors of the Balti- more and Ohio Railway Company, in Bal- timore, late Saturday afternoon application was made for the appointment of receivers, and was granted by the court. John K. Cowen, the president, and Oscar G. Mure ray, the third vice president, were appoint: ed, A statement was afterwards issued by the railway officials as follows: The Statement. _ a “A committee composed of the New Yor directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Ral road Company has been for some time_eus, gaged on a plan for funding the floating debt of the company and to provide add tional capital. Until this morning there was the strongest belief on the part of the committee and the members of the syndl- cate who have bern aiding the company. that the plan proposed would be adopted In’ time to meet the company’s requiremer “After full consuitatton, ho found to be inexpedient to carry out all the details of the plan without the aid of the. court, and for that reason it be ary for the railroad Mere le ‘Trust Company of representing the syndi aiding the company uit for the appoiniment of r. skould hold the property pending the consummation o7 reorganization. : “With that In view the Mercantile Trust Company applied to the United States ¢ir- cuit court for the district of Maryland, and upon its application two receivers bavi been appointed, viz: Messrs. John K. Cow nd operate it a plan for its been cafculated on. The top of the tower swung high in the alr, and the crane was Just turning It in toward the wharf when here came a couple of sharp snaps. The ropes had parted, and the big piece of metal went down, side foremost, into the bay with a dull “ker-hug. Can't Fi vow. When the workmen had recovered from their surprise all that was left to mark the spot where the top had fallen was a few rings of muddy water. There is thirty feet of water where it fell. Preparations Were at once made to fish it up again, A diver was sent down armed with big steel hooks and tackle to make them fast to the lid, so that it could be brought to the sur- face again; but he couldn't find it. There was mud, a plenty of it, but no steel cover. Dredging was then resorted to, with no better success. In case the Ild is not found a new one will have to be ordered from the manutacturers in Pittsburg, wao made the old one, and the government will have to bear the expense. _~o TO HELP THE POLAR BALLOON Minister Grip Anks the Co-Operation hie Soclety. At the meeting of the board of managers of the National Geographic Society Friday ng an interesting communication was ted from Mn Grip, the minister of Sweden and Norway, relative to the bal- lcon expedition of Mr. Andre, of which no- tices have from time to time been pub- lished, a project that was under heavy fire from the areti¢ sharps at the interna- tional congress'fn London last summer, but which, neverthmtesm was heartily approv- ed by the rank and file of the congress. Mr. Grip asks the goclety’s assistance in distributing among ,the inhabitants of arc: tic America sketches of the balloon and ex- planations in native languages in order “to prepare the populations of those nort tracts for the possible appes places of the balloon and its occupants, partly in ordeg that they may report the Valloon if they should see ft at ad and partly to prevent them from doi harm to its eccupdnts when they de unexpectediy."” He says that Mr. Andre Is going to siart, with) two companions, in June or July, from. Spitebergen. It will certainly be followed with the greatest -n terest by the civilized world, and there are not u few who think that it has a fair chance of accomplishing more in a week or two than has been done as yet Sy cen- turies of effort, and great expense of I'fe and money. Who knows but what he may bring back photographs of Nansen and his gallant crew, a snap shot as they sal! over them? It should be remembered that whether the trip lasts a week or a month it, will be perpetual day, and photographs of what passes below can be taken cun- stantly. The society will doubtless comply with Mr. Grip's request to the best of their power. At the meeting of the board twenty. ight new members were elected, making the total membership more than 1.500. It seems likely that it will be necessary next season to limit the number of active (res- ident) members, In erder not to ove wd the meetings. The success of ‘his society has been phenomenal, and reflects great credit upon this city, its birthplace and headquarters. THE MARQUETTE STATUE. Mr. Linton’s Resolution Against Its Acceptance—The Unveiling. Late Saturday afternoon Mr. Linton of Michigan Introduce] in the House the following resolution: Whereas, for the first time in the his- tory of the United States there has been placed in the Capitol a statue of a man in the garb of a churchman, said statue being that of a Jesuit pricst named Marquette, who died in or about the year 1675, and who is referred to in the joint resolution as a reason for accepting the statue as the faithful missionary; and, . Whereas, the Revised Statues of the United States, section 18I4, provide oniy “for not exceeding two statues in number of marble or bronze from each state of de- ceased persons who hava been citizens thereof and illustrious for their distin- guished civic or military services, and when so furnished the same shall be placed in the old chamber of the House of Representatives, now Known as statu- I, in the Capitol of the United ts ‘and, Whereas, the sald Marquette never was a citizen of any state, nor of the United States, nor performed any civic or mili- tary duty therefor; and, Whereas, the statue representing him is of ceclesiastical character alone, being aressed in church habiliments and para- phernalia, and otherwise entirely inappro- priate for the position occupied in statu- ary hall, thereby being contrary to the in- tent of the joint resolution which provided for its acceptance; therefore, be it Resolved, That the placing of said statue in the Capitol js not only without author- ity, but In direct violation of the law; and, be it further us Resolved, THat said statue be removed from the Capftol ‘and returned to its do- nors. = = To averi any°trduble over the unveiling of the Marquette statue in the Capitol, which has arbased antagonism from the A. P. A., the Covering was removed from the statue yesterday and will not be re- placed. Judge J. W. Losey of Wisconsin : ve, the sculptor, went to the Capitol yesterday morning and took the wrappings from the statue. No ar- rangement fora foimal unvelling had been made, and Judge Losey, who represents the state of Wisconsin, which is the donor, concluded that the-ceremony might be dis- pensed with. Jt was feared that a public gathering about the statue might be attend- ed by some unpleasant incident. There will, however, be speeches In the Senate Friday or Saturday by Senator Mit- chell and others upon Father Marquette, and possibly some members of the Wiscon- sin delegation in the House will pay trib- utes to the eminent pioneer and mission- ary. Capt. Gordon of the Capitol police has heard that threats have been made to deface the statue and has instructed his men to watch it night and day, A man named Edward Jones of New York was arrested at the Capitol Saturday for threatening to demolish the statue. He was released upon promising to leave the city. _—— Gen. William Moffat Rellly died in Phil- adelphia_ Saturday, aged seventy-four years. He was a prominent volunteer sol- (ier during the civil war. and Oscar G. Murra: “Prior to the commencement of the suit, however, the whole matter was laid before the boar they unanimously passe thorizing the company’s offi a judgment in Trust Company £ due to that com the syndl appointment 5 ntil ef the debt If of io the ation es n of the whole cas The board at the same time p a resolution request ing the New York members of the board, amely Louis Fitzgerald, Eugene Delano, . Bacon, Howland Davis and W . Read, who have been pre aring a plan for the rehabilitation of the ompany without the foreclosure of any of the company’s mortgages, to organize themselves as a committee, with power to add to their number or to associate with them a conmitiee in London for the pro- tection ef the in ts of all the security and sharehoiiers, with a view to the im- corganization of the company and its affairs As stated, these gentlemen have been en: aged for some time upon a plan for the ehabilijation of the company and its fin- ances. They will continue in this effort, nd they expect to have appointed in Lon- don another committee of security. and arehoiders to co-operate with them in the resentation of a plan which will have for its object the extinguishment of the entire floating debt of the company and the fur- nishing of new capital, and the placing of the company’s finances upon a firm and stable b: The board of directors and the officers of the company greatly regret the nec asking the intervention of the c the demands upon the comp pressing It was impossible to di subject of readjustment without getting the delay which arises from a receivership and the administration of the property an- der the orders of a judicial tribunai “Mr. Cowen states that in regai relief department of the obligation of the company to its employes will be, under the order of the court, ful- filled to the letter, “This department, under the court's or- der, is continued precisely as it was under the company. All depesits made in the ving fund are absolutely pro- and all obligations to employes un- der the relief feature are to be carried out and all payments made precisely as if no receivership had taken place.”” The Rellef Department. . R. Barr, superintendent of the re- Mr. lief department, Baltimore and Ohio rail- road, has issued the following: The receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company authorize me to give the following notice By the order of the United States cireuit court appointing receivers for the altimore and Ohio Railroad Company, all obligations of the relief department are thoroughly pro- tected and will be fullfilled to the letter. Under the court's order the relief depart ment will be continued precisely in the same manner as under the company's manage- ment, and members of the relief department will receive benefits, and so forth, with the same regularity and certainty as heretofore. ‘The funds belonging to the relief depart- ment, both relief savings and pension fea- tures, under the order of the United States cireuit court, are perfectly safe, and the appointment of the receivers and their man- agement of the relief department under the supervision and with the approval of the circuit court, absolutely insures the mem- bers of all features of the relief department against loss. Payment of the benefits, pen- sions and deposits will continue as before the appointment of receivers, the relief de- partment not being really affected by the appointment In any way. The savings and building features will continue to loan money to employes as heretofore. May Last Five Years The Baltimore Sun says: Last night Mr. Cowen went to New York to confer as to the finances of the reorganization. The first effect of the receivership wifl be to enable the company to withhold fay- ment of its pressing obligatigns now due or soon to become due. It ts said that the receivership will prob- ably cover a period of abcut five years. Prompt action has been taken to file sup- plementary proceedings, asking for a re- eeivership in the District of Columbia, the states of New York, Penrsylvania, Dela- re, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, In- diana and Minois, The receivers will control the following parts of the Baltimore 2nd Ohio sysiem, which giso include branches operated: Lines from Baltimore to Pitisburg, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Harrisonburg, and from Pictsburg to Wheeling. Lines west of the Ohio river, including that from Bellaire to Chicago, the Columbus and Cincinnati Midland and the Akron and Chicago June- tion. Fairmont, Morgautown and Pitts- burg railroad. The roads identified with the system and over which the control of the receivers does not extend are: Baitimore and Ohio South- western railway, extending from Parkers- burg to St. Louis and Louisville. Pitts- burg and Western railroa Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo railway; Valley rail- way of Ohio; Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Company, operating a sixteen- mile railroad between Tottenvilie, “N.Y. and Clifton, N. ¥.; the West Virginia an: Pittsburg railroad, one hundred and fifty- oe miles, leased by the Baltimore and 0. Failure to Ruise Money. It was supposed that the company had reached the end of its v situdes when ar- rangements were presumakly made with a New York syndicate last January to take r «the mother needs it in order a mo care of its floating indebtcdness. But the apparent failure of this eyndicate has, it Thi: sum, to be about $1,500,000, to meet the road's pre: nd was to pro- le for the remainder of its floating debt. said te be between $11,000,000 and $1 000, by taking care of a collateral mortgage, for which the syndicate was to te the company did it is stated, was raised on securities largeiy put up by the Garrett interests, and none was advanced by the syndicate. ‘Phe syndicate then set about market for the collateral trast but inv The Ba finding a mortgage, in, imore and Ohio entered into ne- J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. y its immediate neces: Morgan & Co., it is said, were willing to advance the sum reeded, but in return de- anded absolute control of the road, which interests In the company were not willing to grant Saturday a message was sent to the firm asking if it could 10t mo-lify its demands. The firm refused to recede from its for- mer position, and the company was forced to the wali. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad now operates "4 miles from Philadelphia to Baltimore and Baltimore to Chicago. By the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern it hi a through line to St. Louis, and by an alliance with the Reading and Jersey Cen- tral companies it operates the Ri 1 Blue line between New York and Washington. Fallare of Dividends. In November, 1841, the stock was In- creased from $14,792,566 to $25,000,000 to pay a 20 per cent stock dividend, $2,161,800 fot purchase of Pittsburg and Western rail- road and abodt $5,000,000 for improvements. eS a Dividends pai “Ia stock. The stcckholders of the road have been for ycars deluded by false reports of the company’s profits by a peculiar system of beckkeeping. For six months ending December 31 last the company reported net earnings $4,146,- . but on Saturday it was unable to bor- row the $400,000 needed to pay interest due today, and the crash cam And it ts sald Stephen Li accountant who went to Baltimore to ex- amine the Baltimore and Ohio's books, Tound the books doct: d. There are hints of journal entries that bear the initials of the officer requiring them to be made, thus to relieve the accountant of the responsi- bility. Enhancement of the market prices of se- curities is made on the books to appear income, and no change was made the value of the securities again decli 5 It is understood, too, that Mr. Litule found engines laid up, useless, for want of re- pairs. ttle, the expert Suit Filed Here. To recover a judgment of $1,000,000, a bill In equity was filed here today against the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad Company by the Mercantile Trust Company, a New York corporation. The dill is similar in all respects, said, to that one filed by the complainant against the defendant in the United States circuit court at Baltimore, franc’ of the com- + and to operate and manage its ai ———— cosmos It WII Not Be Open Evenings and Admission Wiil Be by Ticket. The exhibition of the Washington Soclecy of Artists at the Cosmos Club will not be open evenings. The hall will be closed every evening.during the week. This is due to the necessity of holding certain scientitic mectings there, and the fact that if the hibition were open evenings there would Le, as there was two years ago, too large a gathering for the capacity of the room. expected to ich may be had at Heit- and Fischer's. ——— Sues for Damages. John O. 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Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the coupon, which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. For Every nursing mother needs the kind of nourishment there is in to keep healthy and plump. BALLINGTON BOOTH'’S MOVEM Tv. en That He Will Organize One. Ballington Booth and his wife last ulght issued the following statement announcing their new religious movement: “We cannot, however, close our eyes to the fact that we are not our own, and can- not dispose of our lives and influence to please ourselves; God has called us to work for Him; we dare not, therefore, remain idle. We have also at heart the interests of our country, that so loudly call to us to continue in action. ‘Seeing that the people of the United States of America, in an urgent and unmis- takable manner, have voiced their desire that we should inaugurate a movement af- fording us the opportunity to continue our jabors for the uplifting of the unchurcha® and unchristianed people of our coun and as there appears to us no alterna between this lic serv: action. “It ts furthest from our desire that sich a new and independent movement should he hostile to the one we have labored so long and so bard to upbuild. The United Sta with its vast and ever-increasing popula- tion, should offer ample room fer such «f+ fort withcut any unchristian warring. “It would be premature here to dec upon the details of our future labor seek, above all else, God's leading. An ganization cannot be formed in a day, aud one that owns Christ as its head cannot be formulated o1 the opinions and enthus! 3 of the moment. We shall probably have a small beginning and gain step Ly He Anna ive course and retiring trom pubs e, We have decided on the forter w We shall assuredly, under any circum- stances, siand for the principles we aay hitherto upheld, having for our aim the sav- ing of souls, the unity of effort in worl scriptural plainness and self-sacritice of life, and the simplicity and distinctiyeness | of dress that speaks of out and out (hrisi- following. “We cannot, at this perplexed junctura, overtired in body and overstrained in nerve, give the date when we shall be ready to commence public work; indeed, it will be seen to be wise to do nothing in haste lest it should be ill done, but to do all with forethought that it may be well and pers manently done.” Trial of the Ericsson. Orders have been given for the trial of the torpedo boat Ericsson at New London, Corn., next Wednesday. It will be conduct+ ed by a board consisting of Capt. H. BR Picking, Chief Engineer R. W. Milligan d Constructor G. 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