Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1896, Page 3

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Murphy, who for forty-eight years has been associated with the work of reporting the debates in the Senate, died last evening ct his apartments at the Coch- ran. For several years Mr. Murphy has been in bad health, having been severely in- jured in 1892 by being struck by a team. During this period he has not been actively at work and Els health has gradually failed. Wednesday night he was seized with a stroke of apoplexy and death resulted about twenty-four hours later. Mr. Murphy was regarded as probably the foremost stenographer in the world. His leng service, ay well as his reputation for accuracy and spced, have made his name a hourehold word among all shorthand re- porters, and his work in reporting the de- bates of the Senate, and other feats of stenography which he has accomplished, have become monuments of the craft. He entered the service of the Senate as a re- porter in 1848 at the age of fourteen years, and for twenty-five years he was employ in various capacities, becoming at length the stenographer in charge, and, in 15t3, when the publication of the congressional debates was transferred to the government printing office, Mm Murphy was placed in charge of the work, being given a contract for reporting the proceedings of the Senate for $25,000 annually, leaving him free to employ his own assistants. Up to within about four years Mr. Murphy was actively ergaged in stenographic work, but since then he had relegated the active charge to his brother, Mr. Edward V. Murphy. His History. Dennis Murphy was born in Cork, Ire- land, February 7, 1834. His parents re- moved to this country the next year, first settling in New Yerk, ut removing in 1s to Philadelphia, where they permanently resided. Dennis was given a public school education, and through a fortunate coin- cidence reached the Philadelphia High School just in season to cbtai ninstruction in stenography from Oliver Dyer, who in IMS began to deliver lectures at this school on the comparatively new art of phonog- raphy. The first class contained ::«) boys, but this number graduaily dwindled to fitty, and then Mr. Dyer selected the twen- ty who had made the most progress, to whom select lessons were given in report- ing. Dennis Murphy was the head of this class, which has furnished other congres- sicnal seporters as well as prominent short- hand writers in other fields. In June, 184%, the whig convention which nominated Gen. Taylor for the presidency met in Philadelphia, and Mr. Dyer was en- gaged by the North American, a leadin: whig orgen, to report the proceedings. H was assisted by a dozen of his high school Giass, divided into detachments of three. Dennis Murphy was placed in charge of one of these detachments. The perform- ances of these boys attracted the attention of Mr. Sutton, who was at the convention reporting for the National Intelligencer, the great whig organ published in this city. It so happened that the Senate chanced then to have under consideration the ques- tion of obtaining full reports of its debates, and that year toward the close of the ses- sion arrangements were made for steno- graphic reports to be pubiished at the pub- lle expense in each of the leading party eee | } i THE OFFICIAL WEATHER M EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian tire. bars, or lines of equal aly pr: lines of equal temperatur snow has fallen daring p: areas of high and sow bare e hours, AP. ET acksorvl® . & Crsyery, Ota, @ snom: Solld Mines are ts0- Dotted lines ace isotherms, or s are regions where rain or and “Low” show location of The words ‘ows fly with the wind FAIR AND W RMER. The Kind of Weather Predicted for Tonight and Temorrow. Forecast till § p.m. Saturday.—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- Jand, fair and warmer tonight and Satur- day; northerly winds, becoming southerly. For Virginia and North Carolina, fa with conditions favorable for frosts tonight; Saturday, fair and warmer; northeasterly winds, becoming southeasterly. Weather conditions and general forecast.— The storm in the St. Lawrence valley has increased decidedly in energy, and now covers New England and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, central near Father Point, with a barometer reading of 28.95 inches. It has caused heavy snow in the St. Lawrence valley and northern New England, with Ught precipitation gencrally in the middie Atlantic and middle states. High north- westerly gales have prevailed on the New Ergland and north Atlantic coast during the night. An area of high pressure covers the lake regions and the Ohio valley. A second storm of considerable energy covers the Rocky mountain slope and plateau, cen- tral In Montana, with a barometer reading .12 inches at Miles City. The barometer has fallen in New England and generally throughout the Rocky mountain districts. It nee risen in the lake regions and the Ohio valley. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported during the past twenty-four hours dney, 1.69; Halifax, 1.64; Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1.06. it is dectdediy colder in New England, the middie states and the Ohio valley, and warmer generally in the upper Mississippi and the Missour! valleys, and on the Rocky mountain slope. ‘The weather will be fair ahd cold in New England tonight and Saturday, and high nerthwesterly gales are indicated. for the next twenty-four hours. It will be fair and warmer Saturday in the lower lake region, the middle and south Atlantic states. In- reasing cloudiness, with warmer weather nd probably show Indicated for the and the west gulf states tonight or Saturday. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at $ Gieat Falls, temperature, 40; condi- receiving reservoir, temperature, 4! ‘on at north connection, 8; cond‘tion at south connection, 5: distributing reser- voir, temperature. 41; condition at influent gate house, 3; eflluent gate house, 3. ‘ide Table. Today—Low tide, 0:14 a.m. and high tide, 6-10 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, and 1:35 p.m.; high tile, 7 a.m. ) p.m. The San and Moon, Sun rises, sun sets, 6: 5:17 a.m. tomorrow. The City Ligh Gas lamps all lighted by guishing begun + a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. If clear less lighting may be ordered. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 7227 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 5. The moon sched- ule does not apply to naphtha lamps. Public are lamps lighted at 6 extingu.shed at 5:30 a.m, Range of the Thermometer. 44 p.m.; 9. Moon sets, 27 _p.m.; extin- The readings of the thermometer at the today were as follows: 8 40; weather a.m., imum, 28. bureau 2pm. 4 maximum, min- THE WEATUER FORECASTS BY No, 2. Clear or fair weather. No. 3. FLAG SIGNALS. do. 4. No. 5. ‘Temprratare Cold wave. signal. F Esplanation of the Fings. ‘The Mags arc hoisted each day upon the fssue of the morning They indicate the weather that may be tleularly the last twenty~ downward. condi.ions first aamed in the forecast will be rep ofa proper weather flag. ‘The temperaturs placed below numbers 1, 2 the temperature will rei flag, when pliced-above ni or 3, indicates colder w in. stationary. paring copy for the prniter to be most laborious. ; In the early days, when Mr. Murphy was in charge, he made it a practice to take all the notes himself, sending them out sheet by shect to the office, where they were read and transcribed,s mainly under the supervision of his brother Edward. How the Work Was Done. Later the system was adopted of havin= the work done by “turn,” one man takin: enough to make about a page of the Con- gressional Record, and being then relieved by another. This gave each reporter the chance to transcribe nis notes without de- lay. Mr. Murphy, however, was exceed- ingly careful and particular about .the character of the copy furnished to the a 4 a [ oe Se Sy Serie ee =a Se at eS SQ = Eva oi Br wn NE AR w- = 2, “Speech of Mr. Matthews: “Mr. President: The bill under considera- public use. So that any cable company un- dertaking to exercise rights under this bill, ticn, as I understand it, does not assume te | if it shall be passed into a law, would never- dispose of any proprietary right belonging to individuals in any of the states. It does not assume to grant to a telegraph com- Fany the right to take possession of private property for its use. that grant, because the principles of our jurisprudence as contained in the Constitu- tion, both of the states and of the federal government, prohibit that, unless compen- sation is made to the proprictor for that crgans in this city, the Union and the Na- tional Intelligencer. Mr. Sutton was placed in charge of the matter for the Intell gencer, and he chose Mr. Dyer as his lead- ing phonographer. Mr. Dyer, at Mr. Sut- ten’s suggestion, brought with him to Washington one of the boys who had been with him at the whig convention, and young Murphy was chosen for this honor. Small Boy Taking Notes. Work was beg: 2 at the opening of the session In December, 1848, and much at- tention was excited by the spectacle of a smal! boy taking notes In shorthand of the stirmu debates of the Senate. Such men as Calhoun, Webster, Benton, McLean, lexander H. Stevens, Thomas Ewing and others of that class of statesmen took espe- cial interest in the lad, who developed re- markable abilities as a rapid writer and correct rote-taker. During the recess of 1819 Mr. Dyer took Murphy with him to New York, where he was engaged in pre- aring a phonographic manual. Pent ‘the eening of the session of Decem- ber, 1849, Mr. Murphy was employed on the corps of the Union, but in a few weeks he was se'zed with an attack of inflammation of the lungs and removed to his home in Philadeiphia. On his recovery in April, 1850, he returned to Washington and se- cured a pcsition on the Intelligencer corps under Mr. Sutton. The Intelligencer re- linquished {ts cortract in March, 1851, and it was transferred to the Daily Globe. Not long afterward the Union suspended pub- lication, so that the Globe was the only journal publishing the debates of Congress. In March, 1869, Mr. Sutton retired from the charge of the work of reporting the Senate proceedings for the Globe and Mr. Murphy was placed in ccmmand. In 1873 the pub- lication was transferred to the government printing office and the Senate, as stated, made a contract with Mr. Murphy to do the work, this obligation beirg renewed from year to year up to the present time. In those days the typewriter was un- known and, of course, the phonograph, now such an important part of the stenogra- pher’s outfit, was unheard of. This caused We could not make | STENOGRAPHIC NOTES BY MR. MURPHY AND TRANSLATION. theless be compelled, before any of those rights could become operative, to acquire from private ownership the right to use land and soil for that purpose by making proper compensation under the local law euthorizing it.” The line running vertically through the notes is the sign of the amanuensis that the notes have been transcribed. printing office, and for many years insisted not only on taking all the notes himself, but upon reading over every page of copy before it was sent to the printer. While this delayed the manuscript, it insured a degree of accuracy that made the reports of the Senate debates famous throughout the world. Not only was Mr. Murphy's work unusu- ally accurate, but he was capable of great speed, and was able with comparative ease to take the speeches of the most voluble and rapid talkers ever known, notably the late Senator Sargent of California, who fre- quently talked at from 200 to 225 words a minute. In later days Senators Jones of Arkansas and Hawley of Connecticut are regarded as among the most rapid talkers in Congress, but Mr. Murphy never had dif- ficulty in accurately and fully reporting their’ speeches. In addition to his congressional work Mr. Murphy has done at times some ex- ceedingly important reporting, the chief of his achievements being his work as the reporter for the electoral commission of 1817. He was chosen without solicitation as the stenographer of that body, and per- sonally took all of the notes of the Jong and important arguments delivered béfore that great tribunal. The high degree of confidence felt by most men in public life in Mr. Murphy’s accuracy and care was demonstrated by the fact that nearly all of the copy taken during these proceedings was published without revision. Vario ihorthand Feats. Before that achievement Mr. Murphy had become prominent through his work as one of the reporters of the Surratt trials following the assassination of President Lincoln. One of his earliest achievements outside of Congress was the reporting of the great Methodist Church property suit, argued in New York by the leading law- yers of America. The same year he and Mr. Sutton reported the proceedings of an extra session of the New York legisla- ture, and in the spring of 1853 they ware enga to report the proceedings of the covstitutional revision convention of Dela- ware, and a few months later they report- the task of transcribing the notes and pre-!ed the impeachment trial of Canal Com- ld wave” {s included In the forecast message, the cold-wave fag wilt b i ther mrp and feat until dark, pected durinx the following thirty-six hours, fut more par- wer hours of that period. If more than one kind of weather is predicted for the perlod from 8 yuh of the stat 8 p.m. the Won a warning spladed below the They are t> be read from the tog fo ted the uppermost flag. missioner Mather of Nett: York? In 1871 and IS8i4 Mr. Murphy, wfth the assistance of the members of his regular corps, re- ported the general conventions of the Epis- copal Church, and in he was the cflicial reporter of rIyania’ con- stitutional convention, He has frequently been called to report trials of great im- pertance before the Supreme Court, and has served many commercial cony tions in the same capacity. During congressional vacations in his early career Mr. Murphy studied law, and in 1 he was admiited to the bar of Philadelphia, and subsequently to that of the Supreme Court of the Unie In 1859 Mr. Murphy was ma Apnie E. Chandler of Philad had two chil ive with their moth The son is Richard 8. Murphy, and the daughter is the wife of Captain M. C. Foote of the army. Mr. Murphy has two brothers, who are well known in this city, Dominick I. Murphy, now first Geputy commissioner of pensions, and Edward V. Murphy, istant stenog- rapher of the Senate. ‘An ¢lder brother, James J. Murphy, was a: ated with the work of reporting the dabates of the Sen- ate in 1854 until his death, in 1874. Mr. Murphy's Style. Mr. Murphy's style, or system, of writing was thus described in 1878 by Browne's Phonographic Monthly, published in New York: “Mr. Murphy still adheres in. the main to the system of shorthand which he learned as phonography in 1848, according to Andrew and Boyle's class book and read- er, which followed and was almost analo- gous with the elghth edition of Isaae Pit- man’s Manual. He has never adopted even the signs for h, w and y, though regretting the absence from his alphabet of convenient strokes to represent these sounds. He has, however, adopted the f and-v hooks. He uses comparative few word signs and not many phraseograms, contending that what is thereby gained in speed is lost in legi- bility. He has adhered to the system as it was in 1848 because he considered that when a person ha3 acquired suficient proficiency to report with accuracy the most rapid speakers it would be dangerous for him to attempt radical changes to any great ex- tent. Probably not many reporters concur with him in this view; but his personal ex- perience seems to be ‘a justification of his theory, in his own case ‘at least.” ‘The Star presents herewith a reproduction of a sample of Mr. Murphy's notes, taken during the debate of the Senate of June 6, 1878. A translation of these note: being the report as it appeared in the Record, fol- lews: ied to 8 phia. They ———_ The Appomattox Table. From the Baltimore Sun. Brigadier John Gibbon, retired, United States army, who aicd recently at 239 West Eiddle street, bequeathed to Johu Gibbon, Jr., the table upon which the agree- men‘ of surrender betweeniGen. Lee and Gen. Grant was drawn at: Appomattox. Gen. Gibbon was appointed hy Gen. Grant as the representative of the Union to draft the articles of surrendcr. Gol. Charles Marshall represented the confgderate side. The participants in the suigepger divided among themselves the most'jmportant im- plements used in that aac act, Gen. Gen. Gibbon taking the table an Col. Marshall the inkstand. Mr. John Gfbhon, jr.. the table's new owner, is now in, Seattle, state of Washington. Members of, Gen. Gibbon's family say the table is in a!storage house in Washington, among other’ rniture that T was owned by the general, +> ee Theirs Were Not Bpndr From the Worcester (Mfass.) Gazette. A lawyer who wanted to uri some rub- bish In clearing up his groyzds ran across an old statute providing that any one who lights a bonfire with ten rods of a building shall be Hable to a fine of $3). He told a brother lawyer, who also expected to burn some leaves. They worried for several hours, until the explorers inio the lore of justice looked up the word bonfire in the dictionary. Its definition is’“a large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy or exultation, or for amuse- ment.” So all doubts as to their rights fled from the minds of the lawyers. ee In Pity for Hitm. From Truth. Algy—“Now—now, Miss Giddy, stippose I should try—try to kiss you?” Miss Giddy—“Don't think of it, Mr. Gos- ling; you’re so agitated that I’m sure you would screani!” DISTRICT AFFAIRS Complication in Securing Rapid Transit on Eckington Road. SURFACE MOTOR ASKED FOR Possibility That Congress Wil Have to Act. —_+ OTHER LOCAL NOTES The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Rail- way Company will not be permitted to equip its road with a surface motor without spe- cial legislation from Congress. Indeed, it is doubtful if the Commissioners have the power to authorize the company, in the ab- sencé of special legislation, to employ any system of rapid transit for the propulsion of its cars. The act of August 6, 189, provided: “That any street railroad in the District of Co- lumbia authorized to run cars drawn by horses, waich has changed or may change its motive power on any of its lines now censtrueted, to cable or electricity, or change its rails in accordance with the pro- visions of law, shall have the right to issue and sell, at the market price thereof, stock of said company to an amount necessary to cover the cost cf making sald changes, the cest of said changes and the amount of said stceck sold, together witn the price per share to he fully set forth, under the oath of tho Fresident cf said company, and filed with the Commissioners of the District. And any company availing itself of the privileges herein granted shall, within two years, wholly dispense with horses as motive power on all portions of Its line and substi- tute therefor the power provided for in the act making appropriations for the expenses of the government of the District of Colum- bia, approved March 2, 1889, or pneumatic or other modern motive power, which shall be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, but nothing in this act contained shall in anywise authorize the use of overhead appliances, ¢ * *” It is held that under the provisions of this section the right of the Commissioners to approve any power for the propulsion of cers is limited to two years, for it specifi- cally provides as a condition that the road must avail itself of the privileges granted by the act within that period. ‘The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home rail- read, through its representatives, has had several conferences with the Commission- ers lately upon the subject of surface mo- tors. President Newbold declared some time ego that he would equip his road with surface motors, and the idea was favorably received by the Commissioners. Maj. Po ell has given the subject considerable a tenticn, and is a firm believer in the effi- cacy of surface motors. ‘The matter recently came up for discus- sicn, and the railroad people appezred for Trermission to operate the road with a sur- face motor. A question arose in the minds or the Commissioners as to their power in the premises, and the case was submitted to the attorney for the District, with the request that he inform the: Commissioners as to their power in the matter. 1t is un- derstood that he has made an unfavorable report upon the proposition, holding that the Commissioners have no right, under the act abcve quoted, to approve a surface motor. The decision was received with regret by the Commissioners, who believed the time had arrived when the Eckingten road would change its motive power. Just what course the railroad people wil! adopt in view of the present status of their case is rot known, although it is understood they will apply to Congress for the desired re- lief immediately. Should this be done there is every reason to believe that Con- il lose no time in granting the sired permission to change the motive po’ er of the road. Adverse Report. Adverse report has been made by the Commissioners upon Senate bill 949, to in- corporate the East Washington Heights Traction Railway Company. In their report upon the bill the Commissioners say:* “The Commissioners doubt the advisability for the public interests of chartering at the present time an additional street railway crossing the Eastern branch below en- ning bridge. The Anacostia railroad runs into the city from the most populated sub- urb south of the Eastern branch, but is not able to pay expenses, and consequently furnishes unsatisfactory service; this rail- road has a chartered right to extend to the Bowen road at or near one of the termini of the railroad proposed by Senate bill 9. The Capital Railway Company, alre: chartered, have rights of the same extel sions; in fact, the latter named road would serve the same territory in the country proposed to be served by the East Wash- ington Heights Traction Company. The proposition contemplated for that company, of occupying the Pennsylvania avenue bridge over the Eastern branch by railroad tracks is deemed inadvisable.” Eastern Branch Bridge. - The Commisstoners have made a favors ble report upon Heuse bill 7252, to author- ize the construction of a bridge across the Eastern branch. The Commissioners say the location named in the bill for a bridge over the Eastern branch is judged to be the best of the locations heretofore sug- gested for the accommodation of traffic to be served by a bridge below the present Navy Yard bridge. The proposed bridge which spans the Eastern branch at Ist street is deemed advisable, but the Com missioners believe the bill should be sub- mitted to the War Department for report, as the proposed bridge spans a navigable stream. District Appointments. The Commissioners today made the fol- lowing appointments in the disinfecting servi i Dr. R. D. Boss, assistant medical sanitary inspector, compensation at the rate of #2 per diem when so employed; appointment to take effect the 10th instant. E. A. Pitkins, engineer municipal disin- fecting station, compensation et the rate of 50 cents for the first hour of each day’s work and 40 cents for each additional hour when £0 employed; appointment to take ef- fect March 24. Andrew Lewis and Rudolph Murphy, 1a- borers, with compensation at the rate of 31.25 per diem cach; appointment to take effect from and after the 11th instant. Some Changes. The Commicsioners today made the fol- lowing changes in the engineer depart- ment: Richard Deerfling, clerk in the engineer department, transferred to the position of draftsman on highway extension plans at $5 per diem, and H. C. Gould, draftsman on the temporary roll, transferred to the posi- tion of clerk in the engineer depariment at $1,200 per annum. O. W. Connet is appointed draftsman on the temporary roll, highway extension plan, at $£ per diem. An Appointment Excites Criticism. An appointment was made by the Com- missioners today that has provoked a large amount of discussicn among the clerks in the enginecr department of the District government, and brought about a degree of uncertainty regarding their tenure of cffice, From the clerks’ point of view, the Commissioners have violated their own crder of June 17, 1895, which placed the District government under rules of the elvil service, since a man has been ap- pointed to a clerkship in the engineer de- Fartment of the District government with- out having been required to pass any ex- aminaticn as to his fitness. In February, 1896, Mr. H. C. Gould of Bioux City, Iowa, was appointed drafts- man on the temporary roll, at $4 per day, to be paid cut of the appropriation for the extension of highways. No examination was required for the position. Today he was made a clerk on the permanent roll, with a salary of $1,200 per annum. As there was Do vacancy, one was made by transferring Mr. Richard Doerfling, who held a clerkship, to the position of drafts- ‘man on the temyorary roll, at a salary of $5 per day. A reporter of The Star called Commission- er Ross’ attention to the matter this morn- ing, but he declined to discuss the situa- tion, on the ground that he was unfamiliar with the facts "In the case. Commissioner Truesdell wag also unfa- miliar with thé merits of the case, al- though he was certain that the civil serv- ice rules of the Commissioners had not been violated. Major Powell, under whom the appoint- ment directJy. comes, and. who recommend- ed the same, said, in reply to a question, that the rules as adopted by the Commis- sioners had not been violated; they did not apply in the case of employes who were elready in the service, and who could be promoted when a vacancy occurred. The clerks feel that under this ruling all that is necessary to defeat the purpose of the order is to give a man a temporary appointment, and afterward give hin? a po- sition on the permanent roll, and either transfer or discharge the incumbent of that position. >_> SATURDAY'S BIG STAR. It Will Be an Ixsue of Exceptional Interest. = The following is a partial list of the fea- tures which w'll be published in tomorrow's twenty-four-pege Star: ART OF THE VOODOO {llustrated). Pautine Pry tells how he works his charms on the ignorant colored people. CUR POLICE NAVY (llustratea). The Joe Blackburn and the work that is done by its crew. WITH WEIRD WEAPONS (illustrated). A capital story. by Duffield Osborne. HOW GEN. DYE FOUGHT (illustrated). An American army officer's strange ca- reer in the army of the khedive. By Frank G. Carpenter. RULED BY THE MAHDI (illustrated). European politics and the future of the Soudan. AN EASTER STORY (illustrated). The well-krown member of the French Academy, Francois Coppee, writes an entertaining bit of fiction. HATS FOR EASTER (lilustrated). New shapes and farcies decreed by Dame Fashion for spring. STEEPLE CHASE COURSE (Illustrated). An improved feature at Benning and other preparations for the racing sea- son. THE BULL FIGHTER’S SECRET (llus- trated). . An entertaining story, complete in one issue, by Mary Lovett Cameron. A SPECIMEN TOWN. Glimpses of a thriving municipality in Florida. By a staff correspondent. SERVED THE SENATE. Trusted employes at the Capitol and their long terms of service. BEFORE THE WEDDING. What is regarded as proper in an up-to- date marriage. . EASTER IN PARIS. Sterling Heilig tells of the joy of the ginger bread fair. FREEDOM OF THE CITY. Hospitable plans of the Christian En- deavor reception committee. THE BLOCK SYSTEM. Importance of this feature in modern railroad equipment. METHODIST WOMEN. Shall they be admitted to seats in the general conference? BY GRATEFUL CITIZENS. Military heroes who have been remem- bered by the people. COLORED DOCTORS. A Special facilittes for medical students at Freedman’s Hospital. a Hotel Arrivals. Normandie.—_J. LD. Grover, Georgetown, Ky.; Ed. Riley, Paterson, N. J.; S. Ray- mond, Bordentown, N. J. Cochran.—J. B. Rodgers and wife, Buf- falo, N. Y.; Mrs. il. M. Jordan, New York; { G. H. Goodrich and wife, Great Falls, Mont.; G. R. Nicholson, Cleveland, Ohio. Raleigh.—J. FE. McGowan, Jersey City, N, J.; A. Huntington, Fred. Clarkson, C. W. Whitne: G." Hopkins, New Yor‘; G. T. Campbell, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. E. Allison, Nasnville, Tenn.; Geo. Moser, Geo. M j vi I.. Dressner, Chicago, Il. , New York; Miss N. Tarr and Miss M. Peterson, Brooklyn, N.Y. Shoreham.—C. S. Smith and wife and Dr. and Mrs. H. Humphreys, New York; C. N. Si as and wife, Worcester, Mass.; Mr. anl Mrs. M. M. Morse, C. B. Prince and C. J. D’rinee, Boston, Mass.; R. Alli- son, Clevelana, Ohio; M. G. Clark, Qmaha, Neb. Arlington.—E. 8. Tipple, J. R. Hall and wife and J. F. Stier, New York; H. A. Whiting and wife, Witton, N. H.; C. H. McDowell, Chicago, IL. Ebbitt.—J._ O. ker, Champaign, Til; Dr. b. R. Ward, U.S.N.; W. Rickey, York: C. F. Curtis end wife, Roston, Mass.; G. Brady and wife and Miss B. T. Robb, Rochester, N.Y. Page's.—H. J. Beers, jr.. Dover, Del.; A. Clarke, jr., Brooklyn, N. Y¥.; H. Thomp- Baltimore, Md.; J. Byrne, Buffalo, Mrs. R. MeEldowney, Miss Mc- and J. W. Taylor and wife, Pittsburg, Pa. Willard’s.—S. J. Fitzgerald ard FE. D. ips end wife, New York: J. D. Harri- Atlanta, Ga.: H. F. Morrill, Boston, J. Faller and wife, Schnectady, N. plover ar Selover, New York. an and wife, Boston, Enterprise, Ont.; Dr. ¢ c. C, Jo} family, . R. L. Wright, Newbui - Mrs. S. Frisbee, Union- alle. Conn.; C. R. Gheen, Williamsport, Pa. St. Jamces.—Chas. Sovill and wife, Chi- cage W. Swett, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. George J. Cann and Mrs. H. E. Hast- ing, Boston, 7, W._A. Snyder, Phila- Geo. M. Clarke, Providence, Adams Mcrris, Long Branch, J.; ich, New York: F. W. Boatwright, s. W. Mark, Pittsburg, Geo. W. . Boston, Mass.: W. = se, Chicago; F. D. James, Pittsiield, Metropolitan.—W. ALS. Richmond, Va. Pa S._ Plumb and wife, Bridgeport. Conn.; C. F. Richie and wife, Concord, N. C.; J. W. Woodward, New York; I. H. Lane and family, Pittsburz, B. K. Hotel Johnson.—Chas. Herron, Chatta- nooga; Chas. F. Walter, Philadelphia; Mr. E. H. Bow Winchester, Mass.; Miss Ada_&. Chandler, Andover, Mass.: Miss M. F. Kimball, Hancock, N. H.; lL. D. Onins, St. Louis, Mo.; I N. Day, Sanfran- cisco; D. H. Wel!s, Boston. —_—__ Wants an Accounting. Through Attorney Charles W. Darr, John J. Sweeney today filed a bill in equity against George C. Esher for a dissolution of the partnership existing between them in the erection of stone work on the mili- tary post building at Fort Myer, Virginia. Mr. Sweeney states that he was awarded the contract for the work September 5, 1894, and verbally agreed with Mr. Esher to divide the profits equally in considera- ticn of the latter furnishing the money necessary to purchase the material. They ccntracted with others for the erection of the work, and Mr. Sweeney charges that Mr. Esher received part of the money due the firm, for which he has neglected to fully account. Mr. Sweeney therefore, also prays for an accounting, and that a re- ceiver be appointed to take full charg: of the partnership matters, ee The Ring Retained. From the Chicago Tribune. Herbert (eshy pale)—“Then all is over be- tween us!" . Amelia (with great gentleness)—“Y2s, Herbert. But with your permission, and in memory of the msny pleasant hours we have spemt together, I will retain the ring you gave me. Such has been my regular custom. Begides, I need it to complete my cellection.” FINANCIAL, Store your household effects away for the summer in our Storage Rooms! 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