Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, .MAY 20, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. AUCTION SALES. ‘FUTURE DAYS. TTON & CO., AU (Suecessors’ to Ratcliffe, Darr & o> Entire nearly new household ef- fects contained in residence No. 942 E street northwest, by auction. y. <TH DAY OF MAY, we will sell, , the entire rior and Bed nd Chairs, Side irrors, Kitchen ich 1 SUTTON & €O., Aucts. AUCTIONEERS. ABLE IMPROVED CORNER OF ND THIRD STREET, YENUE SOUTHEAST. 1 of trust to us, dated ded in Liber No. 2024, of the Ind records of the Dis- and at the request of the party we, the undersigned trustees, will in front of the premises, on YENTY-EIGHTH DAY ' OF the fol- we call gene: » in the District of Columb ind being lot 21, in Gessfo: f part of original lot 9,’ in square 766, division is r 1 in the office of the trict of Columbia, in book 17, ther with the improvements, consisting brick dwelling. hird of the purchase money ani to he p: d the balance in two equal install and two years, with Interest entum per annum, payable semi-annually, lay of sale, secured by deed Of trast upon’ the property sold, or all cash, at the pi deposit of $200" will be aser at the time of sale. All ng and notarial fees at the er. Terms of sale to be com- ten days from day of sale, other- right to resell the ty at the risk and cost of the defaulting “WILLIAM E. EDMONSTON, SONSTANTINE H. WILLIAMSON, Trustees. IN BROS., AUCTIONEED OF VALUABLE IMPROVED NOS. 200 AND 202 TWELFTH THWEST. ue of a certain dead of trust to us, dated 3500. and duly recorded on that date in 1470, at follo 444 et seq., of the land -'District of Columbia, and ar the red thereby, the under- auction, tn “front of the the TWENTY-EIGHTH MAY, A.D. at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. ing described land and premises, situate in Washinton, in ihe District’ of Colun- nd being all of lots lettered Verlinda hand others’ sub- two hundred on improvements, rick planing nll, ty sold, or all deposit of tat the time ing_ard notarial Terms of sale * right to risk and cost of the MAHLON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROWNE ustees. DUNCANSON EROS., AUCTIONEERS, ALE OF THE TV NT BRICK DWELLINC WEST WASHINGTOD eme Court of at in Washing! r of the es- ainant, and Harry we, the under- said decree, n, in_ front the HEE at FIVE O°CLé estate, 81 of Washing- » to wit: Part , in square num- nd eighty (1280), “l_ twenty- addition to on the will of- of the NTH K east street, and et to the ises_ num- said re tate Is im- ement brick dwell- decree: One- sh on the day ifter, and the ‘3 from! the day er cent per an- iyments to 3 of the the proper- or all cash, at the op- deposit. of ne hundred the thne th the and cost of the Purchaser. All couveyancing, recordiag al fees at t st of the purchase: JOHN B. LARNER, Trustee, 1335 Fst. nw. CHAS. COWLES TUCKER, Trustee, ap29-d&ds 900 Fst. a. $ POSTPONED UNTIL THIRD, 1596, at the J ARNER. Trust CHAS. COWLES TUCK! -my14-d&ds POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. 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He has broken bounds. He is not to be bossed. He is actually squinting toward the people, with an absurd notion that they have rights and ought to be respected when they speak at the ballot boxes. And there, perhaps, you have the secret of McKinley's mighty popularity with the republican masses. He may have mistaken opinions on more sub- Jects than one, but he believes in the peo- ple, and knows well that in the long run they will settle matters wisely. Wheth they do or not, they alone have any right to settle them at all. If, during this in- terval of discreet silence on his part, you desire to know his real opinion as to the proper use of the veto, you may assume that it is in accord With that of the Adamses and of Lincoln, and you will probably find it stated as clearly as Mr. McKinley could do it himself in th volume of Mr. Blaine’s book, pages 3t on the ‘Tyranny of the Veto. “When,” continued Gov. Black, “did the veto power become so much more sacred than any other enumerated by th stitution that political parties m: pledge themselves or their nominees con- cerning its use or abuse? They do so with regard to all the rest from the great power of taxation down through the list. The Chicago convention, the St. Louis conven- tion and all other conventions will do so this year just as ever before, and the didates will accept their declaration the implied restrictions, when they ac cept their nominations. But when it comes to an expression as to the p S\ the veto upon a single spec! an- question, about to be submitted to the people, a cer- tain ss of men apers—and few of the latter have ever pretended to be democratic—ery out that this is crippling the executive, and sacrificing some uniden- tified principles. The President and Party Pledges. “Well, how does it cripple the executive Is he crippled by his party’s pledges on tariff and other matters? And what prin- ciple is sacrificed? There is no principle in- volved in the coinage question. There is no doubt as to the right and power of Con- gress to do upon it whatever the people may wish. It was never made a party test or tenet. The only real principle at stake is that great cne un¢ whole republican system, the : sovereignty of the people, or, as Jefferson | put it, defining the dutie and of political parties alike, quiescence in the decisions of the majority. It Major McKinley and his friends find it necessary, as Mr. Platt, Senator Dubois end others assure us he does, to agree that the majority shall rule and that no coinage bill passed by a Congress clected on the issue shall be vetoed, in order to save a comparatively insignificant split the republican party, how much important is a like understanding to the democratic | party, from which a bolt by either wing! would carry off millions of voters and| | | whole sections of the country? A split with us would mean what it meant in 1s —exile for a generation. No man of my age would live to see the return of the party to power. “It seems to me, further, that those who threaten bolts, whether silver men or gold subject their respective causes to un- necessary peril. Should the silver wing con- trol the convention and the gold wing bolt, then, for the first time, the latter would be confronted ia the eastern states by a sys- tematic silver campaign urder the regular rational democratic organization, with all its great and just prestige accumulated in its hundred years of glorious histor: The democratic vote for the bolters’ gold stand- ard ticket would be shorn down to figures so comparatively insignificant, as to ucter- ly discredit, if not to rum, the gold faction, so far as the democratic party is concerned. The same would happen in the silver states should the silver men, failing to control the convention, follow the extremists out of the erganization and into the cpen, where every conscientious party man, who cares more for the great body of democratic principles than for a cingle temporary question, would feel bound to respond to the call of the old party—the body guard of the Constitution and the bulwark of states rights—and leave the bolters to their fate. “Do you think the silver men will prevail NEW PUBLICATION OLA ELE, The most captivating tales ever told."— “gf Chicago Herald. ad = The Black Cat eon go es ete Seed Sreseeteete Seefotentee ogee ef Set i) EYE OPENERS The House Across the Way! ‘the iaost & ‘startling family-skeleton-in-the-closet story sever published. Mis. Sloan’s Curiosity! planation of an unparallele nouncement. ’The Seaweed Room! A terrible secret of the sea, unveiled by two of its victims, from their grave to couvict an unsus- d criminal. The Second Edition! tne mirtn-provoking = story of how a telegraph editor turned %} printer at the point of a revolver. The Luck of Killing Day! ‘ne peritous masquerade of two daring United States army officers at a frontier post. ORIGINAL! COMPLETE! COPYRIGHTED! All for 5 Cents. Of Newsdealers, or by mail of le amusing ex- wedding an- se a te a ts as Be te i, te Ae ie tes te Oe te a ae Ae aS ee te a te te te te | Holt was the author of the pape Decreseecestestosse etelondensenseesers it The Shortstory Publishing Co., Boston, Mass. COPS SSS in the convention?” asked The Star report- er. “It looks that way just now.’ The bitter revilings and insane threats of some of the gold people are rapidly swelling the ranks of the silver men, besides giving the con- troversy a dangerously sectional aspect. With Iowa and Mlinois visibly settling down on the side of silver, and the menaces of the other Side increasing as the inevitable looms up, the outlook is anything but agreeable to a democrat, who, like Senator Hill, feels that for him there is something more in democracy than a momentary coinage question. But Senator Hill him- self, and genuine democrats from all sec- tions and of all views upon silver, will be in the convention, and we must trust to their wisdom to find a basis upon which the party can be united and set in the field for another hopeful struggle.” Thinks It Would Bring Harmony. “Supposing the convention should adopt your suggestion, what would: be the effect in the canvass? “It would solidify the party and bring back thousands of voters who have wan- dered off during the last few years in re- sentment over the alleged domination of the money power. It would eliminate the silver question and leave as the principal issue the McKinley threat to disturb the country by a renewed agitation for the imposition of McKinley tariff taxes. On that issue McKinley would be defeated. He would stand for every separate item of the McKinley bill and his party would be required to explain and defend every onc of them. Notwithstanding his irreproacha- ble character and his many vinnirg quali- ties, he would, in that case, be the weakest candidate the republicans co 1ld name. The McKinley republicans believe fatuously that the prohibitory tariff issue as em- bodied in their chieftain would certainly carry them in. The democrais do not. It is just there they would like to have the battle pitched.” OPENING ADDRESSES (Cortinued from First Page.) acteristics of Judge Holt in the composi- tion of that paper.” This was at once objected to by Mr. But- terworth on the ground that it was not competent testimony on cross-examina- Worthington most certainly a proper qu went to the very heart of the case. The issue which my friends on the other side are attempting to sustain,” he said, “is not whether this is the handwriting of the late Judge Holt, but whether this paper is his last will and ‘testament. It is mark- ed by unlawyer-like terms and a lack of proper punctuation, and Mr. Hitt 1s cer- tainly competent to say whether he thought that tion, it was for it argued Judge Holt would have issued such a paper. “If it were full of bad grammar and wretched slling, while Judge Holt was Known to be aveful and precise in such Mrs. and Miss Throckmorton. matters, it would certainly be proper for Mr. Hitt to say whether he thought Jt Mr. Darlington insisted that that was a matter for the jury to decide from the evidence before them. from the manner in which the point was ed on both sides it was evident th was most important point yet reached in trial outside of the qu tion of admitting the all ill in evi- dence. The court room was crowded with tors, most of whom were lawyers, this little tilt between counsel was followed with the closest interest. Mr. Wilson, in closing, said that it is ad- mittedly possible to imitate a person's handwriting so closely as to deceive almost every one. In a case like that the char ecter of the composition, Its phraseology, etc., may throw important light upon the authenticity of the paper. Judge Bradley made a carefully worded ruling on the point. There {s no question, Col. Throckmorton. he said, ofthe propriety of admitting testi- mony as to handwriting, but the present question as propounded by Mr. Wilson trenched too much upon the territory of the jury. The objection teined, and Mr. Wilson noted an The Handwriting. Continuing, Mr. Hitt said that Judge Holt’s handwriting was variable, to a cer- tain extent, but it had certain general characteristics which gave it a marked in- dividuality. “Still,” he said, “I have not said that I know this is the handwriting of Judge Holt. I do not know it, using the word in its very strictest sense.” Mr. S. M. Yeatman, the disbursing clerk of the War Department, and Dr. Franklin 'T. Howe, for five years a clerk in the of- fice of the judge advocate general, but now ecnnected with The Evening Star, were alled as W They showed that they were familiar with Judge Holt’s hand- writing, and both testified that to the best of their knowledge and belief the hand- writing of the will was his. Mr. A. E. H. Jchnson, who was confi- dential cle:k to Secretary Stanton, gave similar testimony. Clarence F. Cobb, who has been for thirty years a clerk in the War Depart- ment, gave the same sort cf testimony. He was at one time private secre Paymaster General Brice. Gen and Judge Holt, he said, were intimate friends, end he had frequent opportuni- ties to examine the former’s handwriting. As the two men grew old, he said, the in- timacy between them continued, and they corresponded frequertly. Mr. Cobb spoke of the friendship as “a mutual admiration society of two. “Both gentlemen,” Mr. Cobb said, “were proud of their literary style, and each of- ten expressed an admiration for the liter- ary abilities of the other. Judge Holt was particularly a lover of pure and simple English.” At this statement Mr. Worthington and Mr, Wilson put their. heads together and smiled knowingly, for it is one of their cententions that the style of the alleged will is not such as one would expect from a man of any considerable literary and legal attainments. On cross-examination they laid special stress upon this point. When this witness had concluded his tes- timony, Mr. Darlington, for the benefi- ciaries under the alleged will, arose and said that, if his understanding of the Proper sequence of the case was correct, they had completed their side of the case. Practically all the evidence they had still to present was proof @f the relations ex- isting between the testator and the benefi- ciaries as showing thatvit was more than reasonable that he should have left his property to Miss Throckmorton. The oth- er side, he took it, wouliy seek to show that the existing relations Were such as to pre- clude such a dispositig@n of his property. It would then be their duty to put in thelr evidence in rebuttal. * In other words,” interjected Mr. Butter- worth, “after we haye shown that the testator did execute thé will, we are to be called upon to prove that the probabilities are that he did.” = After argument by Mr. Worthington, Judge Bradley decided that the caveatces, by thelr testimony as to the handwriting of the will, had made out a prima facie case, and were entitled to rest at this point it they so desired. Mr. Devlin Again, Mr. Deylin was then recalled for the pur- pose of introducing additional evidence skowing that Judge Holt reposed special cenfidence in him. He had with him sev- eral letters of indorsement and recom- mendation signed by Judge Holt which the luwyers for the caveatees desired to have go before the jury The court, however, ruled that this evi- dence was incompetent at this stage of the proceedings. Mr. Devlin was cross-ex amined briefly as to his actions on the day that he first heard of the appearance of the will, and then the court took a recess until 1 o'clock. After recess Mr. Devlin was recalled to the stand for further cross-examination. He was asked if he knew a newspaper reporter by the name of Fred rader. He said that he did not recall him, but re- membered that a Post reporter did call on him with reference to the finding of the will. According to an interview in the Post Mr. Devlin said that he had two theories to account for the long abeyance of the will, He said that he had an idea where the will had been, but he intended to keep it to himself. In the same interview he was quoted as saying that he had written to Maj. Throckmorton, in advance of the finding of the will, that he had no reason to belleve that such a document was in ex- istence, and giving his reasons therefor. While he was on the stand this afternoon Mr. Wilson read to him a portion of the in- terview. He denied that he had ever said that he had written such a letter, The balance of it, he said, might b though he denied tha: he had ever at he had believed there w will be it was found. He explained that he fe did w to ‘Throckmorton about Christmas, 1 ling her of his idea that there w: il in existence. In answer to a question from Mr. Wil- son, Mr. Devlin said that on the day the received by. the re r he took n copy Of it to The Star office 1, was r he to e ter of wills’ the copy to Dr. Howe cond of it for publication. Mr. Devlin hat he w una to tell at this whet y not he wi directly The ssion that h to Star tid Mr. J. Nota McGill, the regis: was then r led to tell what was condition of the envelope and the all. will when they first come into hi sion, Mr. Darling prima fac ton then an was cl nounced that the ca ed. Ant Feature. At this point occurred one of the most unusual features of a very unusual case. Mr. Worthingten, in commencing his opening speech, commented upon the fact that the cave ad made no such open- ing, but had d for three days without letting know what it was all about. . Da that he had ed his oy sate ning Senator + an, who was u f time at the tr! it you, gentlem am willing suit wou cay Mr. him Darlington his prima kl that they would at- that Judge Holt had al- to e of his propert in the will which came to light last August. In this ca: tempt to ways intended as is don prove he said, there were but four points for them to consider. Did Joseph Holt sign the will? Was there undue in- fluence? Was there fraud? Was there a revocation? He then told of the relations between Judge Holt and the beneficarl Worthingtoa then made the opening address on behalf of the caveator: Worthington called as his ne Col. Thos. F. Barr, tant tant general, socially and offi Holt. A., who wa ally for year intimate with Judge The alleged will was then handed to Col. Barr, and he 3 asked whether he thought it was in the handwriting of Judge Holt. He studied it long and care- fully, and then said, slowly and precisely: “My conviction is that Judge Holt never wrote that document. “There are many pronounced rences between this ndwriting and the hand- writing of Judge Holt, though the signa- te does bear a very close resembiance to his.” —_—._—_ STEPPED ON A MATCH. The Accident Exploded Alcohol and Set Fire to a Drug Store. Arhur Lewison, a clerk in Jenkins’ drug store, at the corner of Ccrnecticut ave- nus and M street, went into the cellar this afternoon about 1 o'clock to draw some al- cohol. While engaged in doing so he step- ped on a match, which ignited the fumes of the alcohol and produced an almost in- stant explosion. Lewison was badly burned about the shoulders and right arm and on the calves of his legs. The burning alcohol set the store afire, and an alarm of fire was turn- ed in from box 318. The Emergency Hos- pital ambulance was summoned, and Lew- ison was taken to the hospital, where his wounds were dresse< he now lies in a condition of cor ble pain, but in no danger of a fatal outcome of the ient. Four engiies responded to the cail on the fire de ment, and the fire was put oyt in the course of half an hour. ing to the danger of a second cutbreak in a place where there w so many combus- tible chemicals, an engine was left there on duty for two hours after the fire was ubdued to be ready for any emergency. the loss from fire was not great. Hizabeth M. Glass. Miss Elizabeth M. Glass, daughter of Mr. Andrew Glass, formerly superintendent of the Belt railway, died at her residence, 221 8th street southwest, at an early hour this morning. The announcement will be received with genuine regret by her large circle of friends, to whom she had en- deared he f by ber quiet demeanor and unaffec! manners, Miss lass was a memt of the High School class of '89, passing afterward through the Normal School, and for a time taught in the public schools. Her failing health, however, necessitated her resigning this position, as well as that of secretary of the Junior Christian Endeavor Union, to which she was elected when the union was first formed, and in the work of which she took an active interest. Al- though making a long. and brave fight against the dread disease, she this morn- ing fell a victim to consumption. Funeral services will be held Priday afternoon af- ternoon from her father’s residence, con- ducted by Rev. Dr. Bittinger, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member. —_—-_ Site for a Statue. Work will be begun tomorrow on the pedestal for the statue of Dr. Gross, which is to be erected in the Smithsonian g/ounds. The foundation for the statue has already been laid, and the work on the pedestal will be immediately taken up and pushed to completion. The site selected for the statue is at a prominent fork in the roadway, a little west of 7th street. and betweea the Army Med- ical Museum and the National Muse’ buildings. The contiguration of the road- ways leaves a point of the lawn in es- pecial prominence, and on this point the foundation has been built. It is proposed to cut a pathway connecting the two roads so that when the statue is completed it will stand on a triangular plot of ground directly beside the principal thoroughfare through the mall. ORDERED BY KETTLER (Continued from First Page.) Parris order the company down, although he might have done so. Obeyed Orders. According to the witness the men of No. 8 udvanced step by step into the building, and had reached nearly to the center when the floor above them fell. Malone and wit- ness were in the rear, having just been re- lieved from the pipe. Witness heard the floor crack and rushed outside. Malone also escaped, but the other four men were caught almost in their tracks. The pri- vates of the department, according to the witness, obeyed the orders of their respec- tive foremen, although they may have heard directions to the contrary from higher authority. Fireman Mosby Brown of No. 9 company was next called. In answer to a question he explained that the men obey the orders of the foremen at all times. Witness was with Giles, Conway and Kidwell two min- utes before they were killed. The men were ordered into the building, but for what purpose the witness could not tell. He heard the chief give orders that no one should advance further than the doors of any of the buildings. Orders to this effect were repeated several times. nest Raum of No. 9 company, the last witness, stated that his company was first stationed on the awning, descending at the direction of Chief Parris. Later they en- tered the building by order of Foreman Wilson, although witness heard Chief Par- ris order that no one enter the buildings. Witness was assisting in attaching a sec: tion of hose in the rear, and for that rea- son alone escaped being caught in the debris. The Verdict. The verdict, which was quickly agreed on by the jury, set forth that Jcseph Mulhall and George W. Kettler came to their death on the 1th and 20th cays of May, re- spectively, frum injuric ved on the night of May 18, while discharging their jal duties, and from the evidence the jury believed the loss of life was due to isjudgment on the part cf their foreman, ¥. Kettier, as strict orders had n by the chief not to enter any of the buildings, and that George H. Ciles, Thomas A. Grillin and Daniel Conway came to their death May 18 in an effort to save the lives of the imprisoned men of No. 8 engine compan; No censure was at- tached to Chief Parris or his assista: ONE MORE DEAD. an Kettler Succumbs to His Injuries. Acting Foreman George W. Kettler of Engine Cornpany No. 8 died this morning at Providence Hospital, about 2:30 o’c! making the fifth member of the de ment whose death resulted from Monday night’s conflagration. “He was a number one fireman, and was as brave as a lion,” is what was him in Chief Parris’ office this morning. Kettler was one of the four men caught Acting For in the first fall and the la: During the four how sp the ruins he suffered u even through this intense sufferin| tered not a single complaint, but pr uttered a number of prayers to be ma living death, 5 the hough death of he Ww this was in ¢ s on om porhood 1a aye- own r c on North Car feel that member of has been ta 1 loved all as ppointed a memb: de ent in Decc just twenty ars mnths ego h promoted. He had 1m bout a ye nd lived at No. 1 rcet_ southeast. tler Fea Prov! Re m5 trice uld not expr sur injuries. sons br much about y as do the ph: s attend them. B se of w she said the injured man’s friends we prepared fcr the wor and the news of his death was not a surprise to them. All day yesterday the dying man was conscious and $ able to conv his friends. Judge Kimball was among those who called at the hospital, ined only a short time. The fi nd mother were with him when h wife died. Getting Better. Arth M. Denaldson and W. J. M members of engine company No. 8, the only firemen who are now in Providence Hospital, are improving, and both men are now thought to be out of dan They were not regarded as seriously injured, but the shock to their systems was so great that they appeared much worse than they really were. Now they have about re- covered from the shock and are doing as well as can be expected. The several other firemen who recetved slight Injuries are doing light worx about} their respective houses, but none of them are so badly hurt that they are off duty. New Firemen Appointed. Chief Parris was busy this morning ex- amining applicants for positions in the de- partment, and five new firemen were ap- pointed to the vacancies. They were all yeung, able-bodied and muscular men, of dine appearance, and were assigned to ccmpanies needing their services at Poor Joe Muthall’s Hat. A gruesome relic of the catastrophe has been taken to the fire chief's office. It is the hat worn by poor Joe Mulhall when the wall fell and buried him. The hat shows the terrible force of the avalanche of brick, iron end timbers, the touzh, leather being broken in ‘a hundred p and mashed almost out of shape. Pickford Not Burned Out. Although buildings on both sides of Mr. Pickford, No. 924 Louisiana avenue, were burned, his establishment escaped, as the firemen fought the flre from the rear of his store. AID FOR THE SURVIVORS, Many Substantial Offers of Assistance —Contributions Being Received. Chief Parris received a visit yesterday from Messrs. D. C. Haywood and W. F. McMurray, representing the employes of the mail equipment of the United States Post Office Department, offering to the fund for the relief cf the families of the dead firemen the proceeds of the excur- sion to be given by them to Marshall Hall June 2. Enough tickets have already been sold to pay all expenses of the affair and it is expected that a handsome bal- ance will be realized. The board of governors of the National Fencibles at a special meeting unanimous- ly decided to turn over to the fund for the families of the firemen killed and iajured at the fire Monday night the handsome horse and trap which were voted for at their late fair, and for which no owner has been found, they having had two drawings for the same. This gift to the fund has cost the Fencibles $600, ond will be a great lift in swelling the fund of this very deserving object. A committee, consisting of Captain Domer and Mr. J. A. Butler, will cail on Chief Parris today and make this tender in the name of the company. Foreman Frauk J. Wagner of engine compeny No. 7 sent to Chief Parris this morning $5 contributed to the families of the dead firemen by Maj. H. G. Burling- ham of 919 R street. A check for $20 for the same purpose was received from the McDermott Carriage Company, through the treasurer, John W. Hibbs. Rev. Dr. Rogers will deliver his very in- teresting lecture on “Ben Hur’ at the Church of Our Father next Tuesday even- ing for the benefit of the dead firemen's families. The lecture will be illustrated in the same artistic manner that has hereto- fore made it notable, and the entire pro- ceeds will be devoted to the worthy object mentioned. Mr. Florent M. Meline has made arrange- rrents for a benefit performance to take place at Metzerott’s Hall the evening of June 1. The hali has been donated by the Tuanagement, and those who will partici- pate include Mrs. Clarendon Smith and other professional talent. B. E. Williams of 615 7th street has votunteered to nrint 1i THOUSANDS PRAISE MUNYON They Have Been Cured by the Use of His Little Pellets After Doctoring in Vain With Others. Munyon’s Remedies Are Absolutely Harmless, Pleasant to Take, and Effect a Quick and Permanent Cure Without the Least Detention from Business. 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Suzxestions About Benefits. e that there are many very d sug- gestions being made by charitable persons to give benefit performances for the relief of the families of the poor boys who were killed in the fire," said Chief Parris this ning, “and I'd Ike to ask all such per- sons to report to this office the time and place of such entertainments, so we may keep a record and see about the receipt If they are so inclined, the department wil have representatives present at such bene- fits to take charge of the finances. I don’t want to be understood as doubting good intentions of anybody, but we have had some very sad experiences on more occasions than one in such a connec 5 In 18M a benefit performance was given at the Bijou Opera House here for the fire "s relief fund. I was sent a check on Lincoln National Bank for $211.80, which was represented to be the result of the performance. On presenting the check at the bank I found it was worthless. Here it is,” and Chief Parris showed the reporter the check. you can see, therefore, why I must be anxious, not only on account of the bene- ficiaries of such occasions, but on account of those who patronize them as well, and who spend their money for a charitable object as much as they do for their own amusement. We are receiving many con- tributions in cash for the families of the dead, but nobody seems willing to let his or her name be published in connection with the good work. “We are feeling very much pleased over the action of the Senate yesterday,” con- tinued the chief, “and if the firemen look upon Senators Gorman and Hawley here- after as their patron saint it will only. be natural. Such recognition inspires the men with renewed determination to do their duty, and almost makes them forget the terrors and dangers their lives are con- stantly confronted with.” Subscriptions Received. ‘The following subscriptions for the bene- fit of the families of the firemen who were killed at the fire on Monday night last on Louisiana avenue have been received at The Star cffice Evening Star Newspaper Company, Lincoln Fire Insurance Com g A. Licner, G. B. $100.00 100.00 Total .... Col. Heywood's Graceful Tender. In a communication addressed to The Evening Star today, Col. Charles Heywood, commandant of the United States marine corps, writes as follews: “In the event of any entertainment be- ing given for the benefit of the families of the firemen, wno lost their lives in_ the recent fire in this clty, It affords me pleas- vre to tender the services of the band of the United States marine corps to take part in the same, provided it does not con- fliet with any government duty, the leader and members having generously volunteer- ed for said purpose. “I will be glad to have any committee appointed to take charge of the matter, many any arrangements desired with the leader of the band. : When Chief Parris was made acquainted with this characteristic action of Col. He3 wood’s he expressed a desire that a com- mittee should be selected, consisting of one representative from each of the daily papers published in Washington, to have charge of the benefit enter:ainment at which the band will appear, and to make the necessary arrangements for such a performance. FUNERALS OF THE FIR MEN. Arrangements for the Obsequics of the Dead Heroe The remains of Assistant Foreman Thom- as A. Griffin of truck B will be buried from St. Stephen's Catholic Church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Rev. Father O'Connell will officiate. Assistant Foreman George H. Giles of Engine Company No. 9 will also be buried tomorrow, his funeral taking place from 1736 14th street northwest at 3 o'clock in the afternocn. He will be buried under Masonic auspices at Rock Creek cemete A detail of thirty firemen, under charge of Assistant Chief Kurtz, will attend the obsequies. The detail is as fol- lows: Truck B, Foreman Donohue, Privates Hollohan, Reynolds and Bradekamp; truck Cc, Coughlan; engine No. 1, Privates Sites Beall, Edwards and Wooster; No. 2, A sistant Foreman Carrington, Privates Fra: er and Buhler; No. 5, Foreman Sullivan, Hostler Oliver, Privates Reynolds and Buscher; No. 7, Assistant Foreman Grimm, Engineer Carroll, Privates Myers and Of- futt; No. 9% Foreman Wilson, Privates Brown and Raum; No. ll, Assistant Fore- man Martin and Private Bernhardt. The same detail will attend the funeral the | Privates Smith, Pulliam, Egloff and | —r of Assistant Foreman Griffin in the mor ing. The funeral servi Mulhall of No. § Cor over Firem St. Peter’s Catholic ar t tomorrow morning. The rment take place in Mount 0! The pall ers will be former comrades of the dead man. The late Daniel Con private in engine company buried from_his e's r Ist street, Friday morni held in St. Aloysius Church < Conway young man only tw two years old, and had been a member of the fire department o: a the fire in which he lost h first large one he had attended. ris spoke today in the highest sine the dead man, and declared he of the most promising men the ment ever h He was oldest children, and nis parents sur ‘y was several years an employ trict water department, and ally popular. The detail of firemen for the funerals of vas gener- Privates Mulkall and Conway is as fol- Engine No. 3, Fireman Burgh, Pri- Harper and Waldron; No. 4, Pri- <uhns, Sauer, Brown’ and McCon- 6, Engineer Creamer, Hostler y y, Privates Lanahan and Davidson; No. 8, Hostler Tenly, Privates Lanahan and Sylvester; No. 10, Foreman Lusk Fireman Goghan and Privates Willig and Sullivan; truck A, Foreman Henry and Private Rosseter; truck D, Foreman Nich- olson, Hostler Handy and Private Harper. The funeral of George W. Kettler will take place tomorrow afternoon from his late residence, No. 135 D street southeast, ard services will be held at Trinity M. E. Church, 4th street between F and G streets scutheast, at 3 o'clock. —_— Strike in the Newcastle Coal District. A great labor strike has occurred in the Newcastle coal district in New South Wales. The United States commercial agent at Newcastle has made a report to the State Department on the subject, reciting the events leading up to the trouble, and says that the mine owners having refused to concede the demand of the mincrs for an increase of 85 cents per ton in wages, the men by ballot decided to strike. 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