Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1896, Page 3

wr —— THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY ‘1, 180¢=TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. WASHINGTON, D. €., July 1, We, ndersigned, agree NOT TO OPEN our respective stores an SATURDAY, July 4, 1606: W. BURCHELL. CORNWELL & SON. = G. BRYAN . Geo, E. KENNEDY & SON. JOHN H. MAGRUDER & CO., 1417 New York * SOHN H. MAGRUDER, Conn. ave. and M st. Jyt-st TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Controller of the Currency, W: on, June 2), 1896. hing it has I ppear National Bank of Washington, he eity of Washington and District of . has complied with of tutes of the United State d with bef 1 to commen provided ins ne of the Revised St STIMONY WHEREOF witness my 2 1005 B st. o.w. e existing between us of William EL Clark & Ci mut i Louisiane ave: rived Martha G. Brooke et all debts due said firm, st it. MARTHA WM. E. © WASHINGTON, D.C. July 1, 1896, We bk sociated partners, m name of Clark & Brooke, to carry ¢ al, seed, f ul ess in the eity : WM. E. CLARK, W. i, BROOKE. AL CASH PRICES From now go will prevail tn fs our fixing th price of Iss Douud to bring competitors to that figure, til further notice RAMBLE in or colored enamels, be soldat EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS, CASH! When seld on installments a eLght advance will ade on above price. Buying RAMBLERS at -grade bicycles, “HAMBLERS" is or be- not ye well to inspect our Lim 7. in this city, and only ask and women's patterns in livery can be made. Te- Is We sell have the gi ence of wheel-bul NERSHIP OF WITTE Myers, known under Wittikindt and John F. ave. nw., is this «: convent. John. Wittikin pHE Patt Keepers EL a «. DISSOLUTION. Kinet & Kell G has a: obligations of the old firm, und all bills du 4 firm are payable to hin. "The business mducted at the same place by John C. Wittikindt us successor to the late frm. JOHN €. WITTIKINDT. JOHN FL KELLY. + Jane 30, 1806. Jy. ARTNERSHIP wy xiven that the partnership here- existing be en Frederick Schafer and trading as Sehafer & Cisry, was day dissolved by mutual consent. Frederick all indedtedness of the late firm ls authorized to collect and receipt for all Bones due the late firm hafer & Clary will hater on his own ac- I. JA. ave. DLW, W meet with the continued patronag we residence Friends of the doc hha: 7:30" pam A full’ atteadance TUESDAY, July murs of 1 and 3 p.m. for the earry with R. tague, “HU PTY, Secretary. RAPH, TELEPHONE, ELEC NOTICE TO Ti Light Com You are forbidden to pla any Wires on my buildings, 088, 040, 942 La. ave. Bw, j . 87 B n I have given ord. to cut all wires down found in any cou- jon with said buildings. OWEN O'HARE, Owner. 1. S86. = WILL CLOSE DURING THE MONTHS and August at 6 o'clock p.m. A. ROVER, MY STOR of Jul; HOLDING COUPONS DUE xe bonds of the Washington Lig Infantry Corps will please present them for ps the National Metropolitan Bank at IRE, President W. L. L. 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Hodgkin, 913 7th, Glass, Paints, Oils, Builders’ Hardware. ms23-3m,16 Dr. Shade’s Chioridum Discovery for Consumption, “Threat, Lung and Catarrhal Diseases, adminis- tered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ~“i2 and 2 to €; ‘Sunday, 1 to 2 ony. Gat write for booklet, giving an account of curs dy1-t0a to or in = District. Consultation free. Dr. Shade in ree. *Phone 177. (Ge6-1m) 1232 Lith st. aw. a ——— ——|STATED BY MR. KANE How the District Railroad Legis- lation Was Accomplished. HEARD OF NO LABOR MEN TAKING PART More Letters From Congresssmen Received at Headquarters. FEDERATION OF LABOR So far the discharged employes of the Metropolitan Railroad Company have re- ceived no information 2s to when the pro- posed meeting of the board of directors, which President Phillips said he would call, as stated In The Star of yesterday, will take place, and the men are quietly await- ing developments. Meanwhile letters from members of Con- gress, who are at their homes in every section of the country, are pouring into the headquarters of the Knights of Labor, ex- pressing the warmest sympathy for the men, and in many instances it is stated that the writer will do all in his power to pre- vent by law discharges of members of labor organizations simply because they are such after Congress again meets. The letter received at the Knights of Labor headquarters is in each case a dupli- cate, the original, as was requested by the general secretary-treasurer in his letter, which has elicited these replHes having been sent to President Phillips. Interview With Mr. Kane. Mr. T. P. Kane, who visited the Capitol on numerous occasions during the recent session of Congress in regard to railroad matters, today told a Star reporter that the following is a correct statement of the af- fair for which it is said the Metropolitan company made the discharges so much spoken of within the last few days, and that the men referred to had nothing what- ever to do with it: “The Metropolitan and the Capital Trac- tion companies,” said Mr. Kane, ‘were given to understand by the Senate District committee at the commencement of the last session that neither of them should nave any legislation during that session of Congress, as it was the purpose of the committee te devote all attention to gen- eral District legislation. It was concluded, however, because of the great reeds of the people of Anacostia and these dependent upon the Eckington and Belt lines, that something would be done toward authoriz- ing and requiring rapid transit in place of horse power on these lines. Accordingly the Eckington and Belt line bill was re- ported and passed the Senate. “In reporting the bill to the House on the lth of May, Mr. Babcock offered the Met- ropolitan amendment, which was not in the bill as it was agreed to by the House Dis- trict committee. The bill was not reported that day until about 5 o'clock, and after agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Babcock, Mr. Baker of New Hampshire called for the reading of the bill by sec- tions for amendment. Mr.Dingley of Maine called attention to the lateness of the hour and said that as the bill could not be dis- posed of that day he moved an adjourn- ment, and the House adjourned, which threw the matter over until next District day, the 25th of May. This day was so near the close of Congress that the Speaker determined the District should not have another da; In order, therefo: to get the bill passed with the Metropolitan sec- tion in it the representatives of the Metro- politan road, consisting of Messrs. Phillips, Nathaniel Wilson and Gov. Kellogg, pre- vailed upon Speaker Reed to let the Dis- trict have an hour or two cn the 25th of May for the purpose of putting that Dill through. This was done, and the bill was passed as late as 6 o'clock that evening. An Act of Bad Faith. “The Senate committee looked upon the action of the representatives of the Metro- politan road, in causing that section to be irserted In the Eckington bill, as an act of bad faith, in view of the understanding at the commencement of the session that neither that road nor the Capital Traction Company should have any legislation, and considered their action as an effort to co- erce the Senate committees, through the House, to give them this legislation. The representatives of the Capital Traction Company, learning that the Metropolitan section was in the bill, called at the Senate committee rooms and insisted that that section be either stricken out of the bill or that the Capital Traction Company be given equivalent legislation. They were in- formed that they would not be given any legislation, and that the Eckington? bill would not be permitted to pass the Senate with the Metropolitan section in it. Thus the bill hung in conference until the 9th of June, without any hope of an agree- ment. The House conferees claimed that in view of the understanding that was had by which the Speaker gave the committee an opportunity to put the bill through the Heuse, they were in honor bound to keep the Metropolitan section in it, claiming fur- tner that if they struck it out the friends of the Metropolitan company would defeat the bill in the House. The Senate con- ferees determined to adhere to the posi- tion they assumed at the outset of the session with regard to both these roads. A few days before the adjournment of Con- gress those who were interested in the Eckington bill labored with the Metropoli- tan people to get them to consent to the withdrawal of that section, but without effect, until a day or two before final ad- journment, when The Star published a brief statement of the situation, corrobor- ating what the people interested in the Eckington bill had told the representatives of the Metropolitan company, giving them to understand that if the Eckington bill was defeated by reason of their obstinacy in insisting upon that section, the defeat would be charged to them, and would place them in a very bad light before the Senate committee at the next session of Congress, probably resulting in their get- ting no legislation at all. This brovght them to a realization of their positicn, and on the morning of the 9th of Jcne Messrs. Phillips, Nathaniel Wilson and Gov. Kellogg went to the Capi- tol and consented to a withdrawal of that section, Mr. Wilson remarking to a repre- sentative of the citizens interested in the Eckington bill, as he came out of the com- mittee rocm, that they had consented to withdraw and not defeat the bill by in- sisting on that section, as there was no possibility of the bill going through with that secticn in it, and it appeared that an agreement could be reached on all the other disagreeing provisions.” Saw No Knights of Labor. Mr. Kane is familiar with every move- ment made in connection with the bill from the time it was introduced until it became a law, and was one of those who labored with the Metropolitan people to induce ‘them to withdraw from the bill, and The reporter was informed by him that he Beyer ee Knight of Labor at the com- mittee room of either the House or Senate in connection with that bill during the whole session, and never heard of their taking any part for or against its passage. In all his conversations with members of the House and Senate committees and others interested in the Eckington bill in regard to the causes which tied it up in conference, the Knights of Labor were not mentioned, and no one was more surprised than he was to read the statement that these employes of the Metropolitan road were charged with the defeat of that sec- tion in the bill as the grounds for their dis- missal. The Capitol Traction Company alone opposed that section in the bill, and those interested in the Eckington bill work- ed to have the Metropolitan people consent to its withdrawal, not because of any oppo- sition they had to it, but because its with- drawal was the only hope for the passage of the bill.” Representative Hardy's Letter. A few of the letters received at K. of L. headquarters are these: Representative A. M. Hardy of Washing- ton, Ind., wrote: “I have read an account of the peremptory dismissal from the service of the Metropoii- tan street railway of a number of its most faithful and trusted employes for the sole reason, apparently, that they, in the full exercise of their rights as American citizens, have found it to their interest to connect themselves with the order of the Knights EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian tire. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MA®PY Soild 1nes are iso bara, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an Inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or Manes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions whero rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of high and .ow barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind GETTING WARMER. Higher Temperature Predicted for Tomorrow—It Will Be Fair. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday: For east- ern New York, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, fair and slightly warmer to- night and Thursday; light southerly winds. For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday; slightly warmer Thursday; light variable winds, becoming southerly. Weather conditions and general forecast: The pressure is high on thé middle Atlantic and north Pacific coasts. A belt of low pressure extends from Manitoba southward to Arizona. A well-defined center of low pressure exists in the former districts. The weather is nearly clear on the At- lantic ccast and in the lake regions, with an increased cloudiness in the Missouri val- ley and the southwest. Little rainfall has occurred throughcut the country. The temperature is higher in New Eng- land and the lake regions, and remains nearly stationary elsewhere. More unsettled weather, with occasiona! showers, is indicated in the lower lake west. Fair weather will continue on the Atlantic coast. Rising temperature is indicated in the middle states and Ohio valley. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 76; condi- tion, 4. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 78; condition at north connection, 2; cond tion at south connection, 4. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 78; condition at in- fluent gate house, 6; effluent gate house, 12. Tide Table. ‘Today—Low tide, 6:27 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.; high tide, 12:12 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:15 a.m. and 7:26 P.m.; high tide, 0:40 a.m, and 12:55 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 4:38; sun sets, 7:29. Moon rises, 11:06 p.m. fi The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:42 p.m.; -ex- tinguishing begun at 3:40 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 8:22 p.m.; extinguish- ed at 4:02 a.m. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: S a.m., 71; 2 p.m., 83; -maximum, 85; min- imum, 71. region, the Mi:sissipp! valley and the south- of Labor, an organization established to maintain the dignity of labor and to secure a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. The Metropolitan street railway, like all similar stock companies, is an organization of combined capital, while the Knights of Labor is an organization of combined labor. Each organization has been established for a specific purpose, and by mutual conces- sions the two combinations can work to- gether in perfect harmony, to the mutual benefit of each other. “I believe, my dear sir, that the day has passed in this country when combined capi- tal has a moral or legal right to strike down or attempt to degrade organized labor or vice versa. “Therefore, in view of the power of Con- gress to legislate for the District of Colum- bia, I suggest that it would be well for the Metropolitan Company, which is always rapping at the doors of Congress, demand- ing legislative favors and concessions, to agree to at least arbitration of the differ- ences existing between your company and the Knights of Labor. ‘As a member of Congress, I was _cor- dially in favor of the provisions of the Phil- lips labor bill, that passed the House near the close of the recent session of Congress, and which will pass the Senate at the next session, a bil) which, I think, is calculated to amicably adjust ‘all differences which may arise between capital and labor, pre- venting strikes and the destruction of prop- erty, and giving to both capital and labor their fullest earning capacity consistent with fair dealing and a mutual regard for the rights of both. “I regret, sir, that you chose atime when Congress was in recess to peremp- torily discharge these men for no other assigned reason than that they are mem- bers of the Knights of Labor, and I be- lieve it would be to the best interests of your company and the street car patrons of the city of Washington if you would re- instate these old and faithful employes. “In many states we now have laws mak- ing it a misdemeanor for an individual em- ployer or a corporation to discharge em- ployes solely because they do or do not belong to labor organizations, and for one I shall cheerfully advocate and vote for such a measure in Congress which will ap- ply to the District of Columbia. I trust that your company can see its way clear to reconsider its hasty action in discharging these men.’ What Senator Burrows Says. Senator Burrows of Michigan sent from Kelamazoo the following: “I notice with great regret that since the adjournment of Congress a large num- ber of employes of the Metropolitan Street Railroad Company have been discharged, and it {s stated that this step was taken because they are members of the Knights of Labor. Of course I do not know the reason for this action on the part of your corpany, but I suggest if the only ground for their discharge is the fact that they are connected with the K. of L. such rea- son will not appeal with much force to the sense of justice of the American Con- gress. I earnestly ask that the discharged men be reinstated.” In a private note to Mr. Hayes, which accompanied the copy of the letter to Mr. Phillips, Senator Burrows wrote: “If there is any possible way I can render you fur- ther assistance please advise me.” Representative Mahaney’s Statement. Representative R. B. Mahaney sent the following from his home in New York city: “Your company is indebted to Congress for your privileges; your employes are justl- fied in leoking to the said body for protec- tion of their rights; they are as much en- titled to seek favorable legislation as you are to influence legislative action. “They can only do so through organiza- tion, and in speaking with due regard to the perplexities and difficulties of a great corporation like your own, I regard it as an outrage that you should discharge em- ployes because they belong to the Knights of Labor, or to any other organization hav- ing similar aims and purposes. “I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that it is an ominous sign when at the seat of government itself men are pro- scribed because they exercise rights es- sential to the preservation of their right Representative Benson Wood of Effing- ham, Ill, said in his communication to Mr. Hayes: “I have written to Mr. Phillips and trust that the members of your order may be reinstated. I have urged-upon Mr. Phillips that this be done.” Representative J. A. Hemenway of Boon- ville, Ind., sent a note to Mr. Hayes, stat- ing that he had written to Mr. Phillips “requesting him to reinstate your men, and suggesting that it could do no good to his company by discharging men ause of their membership in the labor organiza- tions.” Federation of Labor. The Federation of Labor at their meet- ing last evening discussed a proposition to take action against the Metropolitan com- pany for the discharge of members of the order of the K. of L., but on account of the prospect which is believed to exist that the troubles are nearing settlement, action was deferred until next meeting. It was today stated that the members of the executive board of the Street Railway Assembly are being constantly urged to place the Metropolitan road on the unfair list, but that this will not be done for the resent. Pirhe executive board of the Street Rail- way Assembly held a meeting this after- noon and accepted an offer from Capt. Harry Randall for an excursion for the benefit of the discharged members of the assembly on the 30th instant. Should those now locked out be reinstated in the employ of the railroad company be- fore that date the proceeds of the excursion will be placed in the treasury of the as- sembly to be credited to the strike, lock- out and sick benefit funds. Ee To Attend the Pennsylvania Encamp- + ment. Col. John 8. Poland, 17th Infantry, and Capt. James A. Leyden, 4th Infantry, have been detailed to attend the annual encamp- ment of the Pennsylvania National Guard Cae Lewistown from the 18th to the 25th of y- : THE FOURTH IN VENEZUELA A Bronze Column to Be Erected to Am can Heroes, The Friendly Feeling for the United States Shown by Presi- dent Crespo. Senor Andrade, jr., son of thie Venezuelan minister, has returned froma month in Venezuela. He says the spirit of friend- ship for this country is very'marked. The American colony at Caracas has grown of late to large proportions, ‘and'tinited States capital is being extensively invested. Among the Americans President Crespo is much liked, and the most cordial rela- tions exist between them. The syndicate of capitalists from this country which se- cured Jarge concessions glong the Orinoco is pushing its work, locating plants and assembling machinery at the most desirable points. Mr. Donald Grant, pead of the syndicate, returned with ir. Andrade, af- ter a visit of inspection, ‘The sentiment in the inferior Is shown by the determination of Goyernor Andrade of the state of Miranda to erect a column at the state capital on July 4 in honor of the Americans who aided Venezuela in 1806. The governor is a brother of the minister here, and his action is in line with that of the general government, which will dedicate a bronze column on July 4 to Americar. heroes. Mr. Andrade says that President Crespo’s recent decree extending amnesty to all po- litical refugees {s expected to bring im- portant results. It applies not only to those connected with the last uprising, but, to the many prominent Venezuelans living in Paris, New York and elsewhere. They have been among the foremost men of the country in the past, and President Crespo's effort to get them back has given much public satisfaction. Venezuelan consuls have been instructed to pay the expenses of the return trip of the refugees as a means of encouraging the movement. The officials in Caracas are calmly await- ing the determination of the Venezuelan boundary commission at Washington, and are confident that the Venezuelan position will be sustained. All local agitation and belligerent talk has ceased pending this decision. ee Real Estate at Auction. Duncanson Brothers, auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale, two two-story and basement brick dwellings, 904 and 906 F street southwest, to Henry Wex, for $5,750; also a lot at the corner of 10th and K streets southeast, 61 feet 10 inches by G3 feet, to John Cook, for 50 cents per square foot; also a lot at the southeast corner of 1st and Q streets southwest, to John Cook, for 10. cents per square foot. C. G. Sloan & Co., auctioneers, sold yes- terday at public sale a lot at the south- €ast corner of Ist and P streets northwest, fronting 20 feet and containing 1,800 square feet, to James Coleman, for 95 cents per square foot; also a brick dwelling, 723 12th street northeast, to Julius Eckloff for $2,550. Thomas Dowling & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale, the two-story brick dwelling 683 K street southeast, the lot being 22 feet 8% inches by a depth of 102 feet 6 inches, to Edward W. Donn, for $1,100. —— Free Ice Water. For some little time passers by on 4th street between M and N streets have been cheered by the sight of a big hundred-gal- lon tank filled with ice water, of which all are welcome to partake. Recently the puraps In that neighborhood have been abandoned, and the presence of the water cooler is a decided boon to all who live thereabouts. The poorer people bring pitch- ers and buckets to supply their homes, and are reveling in the luxury of ice water. To the drivers and conductors.on the Belt Line, which passes the spot It is an un- mixed blessing. The big tank ts kept con- stantly full of ice and wateriby William A. Berry & Co., dealers in coal, wood and ice. That it is no small charity will be under- stood when It 1s said that more than 200 pounds of ice is consumed every day. et = Bicycle Riders. Riding a bicycle over d’stréet crossing at @ rate of speed exceeding efght miles an hour, was the charge “against a young man named Charles Edwards, who was tried in the Police Court“this ‘morning. “I'm guilty of the charge,” he answered, ut I thought I had a rightito ride at the rate of twelve miles an hour.’ “Then you were migtaken,” sald the court. “The present law, fixes the speed at eight miles, but the new law, which goes into effect in a few days, will make a still further reduction. Policeman Dodge thought he was riding at the rate of about twelve miles an hour, and a fine of $5 was imposed. Joseph Reiff, charged with failing to have a lighted lamp on his bicycle, forfeited $1 collateral. —_-__ Charged With Assault. Last night Policeman Jack arrested John Henry Washington, colored, twenty-four years old, on a charge of felonious assault on Nettie Rollins, a colored gir) seven years old. The parties live at 2033 L street northwest, and it is alleged that last Sat- urday night he assaulted her in the manner charged, and the child is now in a serious condition. Tris morning the case was call- ed to the attention of the Police Court, and @ continuance’ until Friday was granted. Washington denies the charge. ~ | TAKING OUT PERMITS | Commissioners’ New Move Relating + to the Glorious Fourth. SHALL BOYS RAID DISTRICT OFFICES Letters Written by Citizens Re- garding the Affair. SOME OF THE COMMENTS Se ‘The Commissioners have relented. Wash- ington’s juvenile population will celebrate the glorious Fourth in the old-fashioned way with firecrackers and skyrockets and Pinwheels and roman candles and with Such other contrivances as the manufac- turers of pyrotechnics devise. Young Amer- ica rises triumphant, and is makirg up in enthusiasm, to be spent next Saturday, for the damper the order of the Commissioners put upon their patriotism some days ago. Briefly, the Commissioners have done ex- actly what Major Moore wanted them to do, and which they declared they did not intend to do when the héad of the police ferce pointed out the effect of the first or- der. It was then that the reservation plan was adopted and a supplemental order sent out. Under the existing regulations, the major of police has authority to grant permits to explode fireworks, and the order issued last evening, after the representatives of the Children’s Society of the American Rev- olution had concluded their arguments is directly in line with that regulation. In their letter modifying the order they say: Maj. William G Moore, Superintendent Met- ropolitan Police D. C., Washington, D. Dear Sir: The orders made by the Com- missioners for the enforcement of the ex- isting police regulations with regard to the use of fireworks and explosives on the ap- proaching Fourth day of July were not intended in any way to supersede or an- nul Section 5, Article 9, of the Police Reg- ulations, which provides that “No gun, rifle, pistol or other firearms, torpedo, fii crackers, squibs or other fireworks shall be discharged or set off within the limits of the city of Washington, or within the fir limits of the District of Columbia outside of said city, or in or on any public road or highway within the sad District without a Special permit therefor from the major of police.” To the contrary, it is the desire of the Commissioners that whenever an applica- tion is made by a citizen for permission to set off firecrackers, squibs, Roman candles or other small fireworks, not including the use of pistols, giant firecrackers, sky rock- ets, or cannon, by citizens upon their own premises, that you issue permits therefor, whenever, in your judgment, such use of such small fireworks can be had without danger to the public or annoyance to those residing in the vicinity. Very respectfully, JOHN W. ROSS, President Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The news of the Commissioners’ action spread like wildfire, and when the office of the chief of police was opened this morning quite a crowd of urchins were on hand to get a coveted permit which would entitle them to give active evidence of their pa- triotism. All applications that were re- ceived during the day were placed on file, until the Commissioners had approved the form of permit, and the same had been Frinted. It is expected that thousands of permits will be issued, and the entire cler- ical force of the police department kept busy vntil the Fourth issuing the little doc. uments. The permits will give the appli- cent authority to explode fireworks upon and in the neighborhood of his own prem- ises, provided a frame building or other inflammable structure is not near at hand. Getting Permits. “Where do you get permits at?” asked more than fifty of the several hundred small boys who called at police headquar- ters this morning, because they desire to celebrate Independence day. “Right in here,” one of the early callers was told. “This is the funniest thing I ever heard of,” said the boy, “and I'd like to know what George Washington would say about it if he were here. I bet he'd tell us to go ahead and celebrate without any of this monkey business. I don’t see what good permits are going to do, anyhow, ‘cause permits ain't going to stop firecrackers from making a noise, and they won't stop thera from setting places on fire. This is the first time I ever heard of having to get permits.” There were very few of the several hun- dred callers who did not take occasion to derounce the action of the authorities in compelling them to get permits. Chief Clerk Sylvester's offi was filled with men, women or children all day, and all the callers wanted permits. The chief clerk prepared a blank form of permit for the approval of the Commissioners, and the names of those making application were recorded, and the permits will be sent to them. It is expected that the applicants for permits will be so numerous tomorrow that there will have to be a detail of po- licemen made for clerical work, in order to supply the demand. The permits will be delivered by mail, and the work today was so heavy that Chief Clerk Sylvester's clerical force was badly crippled. More Letters on the Subject. Few questions have aroused so much in- terest among the citizens during the year as this fireworks order. Comments and suggestions reach The Star with every mail, ueually on behalf of the small boy. Today “L. M. K.” wrote to make the following comproniige propcsition: shoot off their enthusiasm in the morning, say up to’9 o'clock, from which hour all firing on the street must be suspended until, say, 7 p.m., when it may be resumed and indulged withcut restraint through the remainder of the evening or up to 10 o'clock. This, as it seems to me, would be fair and just to all, and the most generally satisfactory arrargement that could be made. By such provision safety from fir- ing would be insured to those on the streets with their teams for ten hours, and yet ample time allowed for the explosion of the indispensable firecracker and sky rock- et. Those who cannot blow off ammunition and pent-up enthvsiasm during these morn- ing and evening hours can retire to the res- crvations during the intervening time and celebrate to their hearts’ content.” Willie Dickerson writes a somewhat en- thvsiastic letter, in the course of which he says: “We mean to fire crackers and have a good time honestly. Now please help us beys. We will be men some day and then we will give other little boys a good time. I am willing to burn my finger and go hungry on the Fourth If we can only feel free from the cops. If my father was living he'd let the Commis- sioners know what it was to be a loyal citizen.” “ In reply to the words of “J. L. M.” in last evening’s Star, “A Loyal Mother” writes that it is probably a duty of the parenta to try to train their children to respect even arbitrary laws. She con- tinues: “A most important duty, which our Commissioners, as well as those higher in official power, do not seem to recog- nize, s to cause to be instilled into the very hearts of these boys, while making laws which should allow them all the privileges of the Fourth of July of old, the same love of loyalty that the boys of that first Fourth of July had, when, with zip and boom-boom of cracker and cannon, they gave vent to their Iiberty from the mother country and oppression!” “Ss. E, M.” does not agree at all with the original order of the Commissioners. He says: We, as Americans, should rejoice when this glorious day arrives. We should dem- onstrate to the world at large that the American sentiment prevails within us and that we remember the important inci- dents that o¢curred in our history, and that we celebrate them in an appropriate manrer. The small boy with his firecrack- er, and the larger one with his toy cannon, are so inspired when the day for this anni- versary arrives that they are jubilant, and as they set fire to them their young hearts thump with joy. They feel that it is a na- tional duty to celebrate the day. Now that the pleasure which has so long been en- joyed is to be moderated to such an ex- tent that it will eventually stop the cele- bration entirely, their hearts are sad. The American sentiment seems to leave them, and in years to come the glorious Fourth, as far as a day of celebration and joy concerned, will be no more. The Commis- “Give the patriotic youngsters a chance to pen an Account —with this Company—pay your bills by check, and at the end of each six months you will be credited with in- terest cn your average balances. merican Securit a & Trust Co.,1405G St INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS . ATTORNEYS . AUCTION SALES, BUSINESS CHANCES, CITY ITEMS. COMMISSIONERS OF DEED DENTISTRY | EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL . FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. eoRanaee FOR KENT (Flats FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (isce!lancous) FOR RENT (Offives)..... FOR RENT ‘Rooms)....., FOR RENT (Stores)... FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots) HOTHLS . LEGAL NOTIC! LOCAL MENTIO) LOST AND FOUND. MARRIAGES, MEDICAL . OFFICIAL NOTICES. PERSONAL PIANOS AND “ POTOMAC RIVER BOATS PROPOSALS . RAILROADS . SPECIAL NOTICES PEAM CARPEL CLEANING. RAGE : SUBURBAN PROPERTY. IMMER RESORTS UNDERTAKERS WANIED (Help). WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Misceliancous) WANTED (Situations) Senne tas anasacaeteaanaraasennnen [amend i sloners, doubtless, do that which they deem proper tor the safety and benefit of the general public, but, from all appearance: they have forgotten they were small boys themselves, who so dearly loved to cel brate the Fourth of July in as loud a man- ner as possible. Helen S. Davis, aged thirteen, sends this little pcem inspired by her disappointmen The Fourth of July ts almost here, And It generally brings geod cheer, But it seems that the Commissioners have taken a tyrannical stand inst the uses of tircbrand. Why send ux on some reservation Far away from efvilization, there to meet the heterogeneous combination? Ve, by a declaration known to evers boy and Were, through freedom’s salvation, made the gr est of «ll nations, Then why not let us celebrate ‘Tuls day of Indeperdence great. THE TWO-THIRDS RULE Silver Men Said to Be Ready to Reject It at Chicago, One of the most interesting issues of the Chicago convention will be made upon the Proposition to reject the oid rule by which a two-thirds vote is required to nominate. It is well understood by this time that the silver men will be in the majority in the convention, a very handsome majority at that. The margin, however, will not be suf- ficient, it is believed, to make two-thirds of the convention, the vote necessary to nom- inate if the old rules are enforced. The silver men wi3l therefore find them- selves in a position to dominate the con- vention, to appoint all the committees,to se- lect the platform and yet unable to nom- inate the candidate to stand upon the plat- form, under the ruies that have prevailed for half a century or more. With this status before them the sil- ver men have one alternative. They can change the rules so as to provide that a majority can nominate, as is done in the republican convention. But when they pro- pose this action there will immediately arise the cry from the gold men that they are subverting all the precedents and usages of the party; that they are upset- ting the established rule which has pre- uiled for years, and are doing it in or- der to obiain possession of the convention. It will be a lively howl that will be raised by the gold men, and one that will probably be recognized as possessing some strength. It is held by silver men that the conven- tion is not bound by the rules of any pre- vious ccnvention. Every convention adopts its own rules before entering upon its work. The two-thirds rule will not be in furce at Chicago unless adopted there by a vote of that convention. The gold men, however, claim the rule to be as firmly es- tablished as any of the traditionary prin- ciples of the party, and hence its rejection will be, as they assert, a departure from ccmocratic custom, It is generally conceded now that the gold men will make their whole fight upon this point. It is their orly ground of ad- vantage. Driven before the overwhelming majority of the silver delegates, they will make their last stand behind this bulwark of established usage of the party. They will decry vigorously the attempt of the opposition to override the established man- ual of tactics under which the party has deployed upon many a battle field and will appeal to the party fealty of the delegates to uphold the old methods. It is known, however, that the silver men will be firm upon this point. They will pe in control of everything except the power to nominate, and will .0t, under the exist- ing state of affairs, emasculate themselves by adhering to what is at best, us they claim, a usage of the party and not a prin- ciple. They say it would be folly to expect the silver men to yield their victory after having fought for it in every primary in the south and west for the last three months. ———__+¢. ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Theo. A. Leckert et ux. to Jno. M. Rueth, lots G2 to 65, sg. 441; $10. Same to Marie A. F. Rueth, part original lot 12, 8g. 419; $500. Jackson H. Ralston et al., trustees, to Jno. T. D. Pyles, part original lot 5, sq. 897; $3,720. Walter R. Wilcox et al., trustees, to Saml. T. Stott, lot 56, sq. 14; $10. Henry ©. Saffell to R. Parker Crenshaw, lot 15, “vin at Serk Elmer E. Rai m. H. Yerkes to Elmer mey, rt lots and 47, 0q. 1003; $10. —— ag ictorla A. Burr to Lemuel J. Barber, tract on Wheeler road; $300. Rose B. Darrell to John Brazerol, part lot 5, s: 426; $4,050. Edw. 'W. Donn et al., trustees, to Chas. E, Lan- ning, part original lot 6, sq. 414; $1,550. Chas. HB. Lanning to Emilie M. Darnefile, same property $10. Wm. E. Edmonston et al., trustees, to Louis R. Klemim, lot 29, sq. 964; $3,375. Chas.’ MeCalloch ‘et ai. to J.B. G. Custis, part original lot 21, sq. 199; $24,000. J. K. M. Norton et al., trustees, to Brinton H. original lot 16, sq. 157; $5,000. Pilling et al., trustees, to R. F. Wain- ight, lots 4 to 27, 84 to 45, 58 to 57, sq. cast ‘The Mexican Elections, The preliminary federal election occurred Sunday all over the republic of Mexico, and 16,000 electors were chosen in various electoral districts. The electors will meet in various districts next Sunday and vote for the president, magistrates and mem- bers of congress. There is no doubt of the election of Gen. Diaz, whose candidae: has been welcomed in all parts of the re- public. WATCHES, KNIVES” AZO) RES, NIV! PICTUI PIPES and other valuabl je articles ta exclunge for coupons (Gold by all dealers) One coupee Fal e 4B cach 5-cent (@-ounce) package. COUPONS IN HOW TO SECURE THE ABOVE. Pi {now on szle) containing no coupons Will be accepted as coapunt— “2-02.” empty bag us one coupon. Send for ilius- trated cat giving complete list and descrip- tion of all articls; also tells how to get them. THE BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CO. Wheeling, W. Va. my 25-m,w,E te FINANCIAL FINANCIAL. el Opportunity wits in stocks and grain were never better Pa, YOU Must be Prepared to sell short a Almost every letter we send out has SOME SUG- ESTION which can be turned into money. Send it. T. E. WARD & COMPANY, is ow, (Adams . Exclost Ive private wire to our main office, _ it 81 _and 33 Broadway, New York. Starts an Account With Us. And we receive deposits anywhere from $1 up to $2,000. It’s the men and women who work on salary—that we now wish to address. ‘The notion that large sums are needed to open and matntain a bank account ts a wrong one. ‘This is @ savings bank—primarily intended for their benefit. To ux the deposit of a few dollars is ae much a matter of business as the deposit of a thousand. The opening o account ts @ simple matter—a few qucstions—and your siguature—is ail that's needed. Union Savings Bank, 1222 F ST. z Sy1-280 RUNKS STORED, 25C. month. alled for, crated and shipped, $1.50. Called for and delivered to depot or elsewhere, 25¢. BICYCLES CRATED, Called for and shipped, $1. Fire-proof Warehouse Am.Security &TrustCo. 1140 15th St- "Phone 463. 7 Lowest rates for the best service. Je80- 284, Your Building —curnot demand plans too large or too el.borate for us, Brond ideas and every fucllity for insuring you perfect satis faction. F.B.Pyle, Architect 85-86 Loan and Trust bidg. "Phone 1780. apl6-3m,16 THE WASHINGTON AND RALTIMORE BUILD. ing and Loan Association—Withdrav. al of deposit at any time after ome year; G per cent interest; shares mature in eighty-six (s6) months; par value, $100.00. Real estate sold to members on peyments. Wim, Oscar Roome, . cashier Obiy Nat. Bank, Warh.. D.C. Jas, » cashier Ne technics’ Bank, Baito., - Office, 615 E n.w. Lewis Munchelm, The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust° Company, Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, und Feb., 1892, CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burg! $5 per annum upvard. Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuables of el! kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost, SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TFN CEN ant interest allowed on $5 und Lorna money on mal estate and collateral security. Sells first-class estate and other securities in sums of $500 and upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT This company is a legal depository for court and trust funds, and scts executor, receiver, assignee, and executes trasts of all kinds. Wills prepared by @ competent attorney in daily attendance. OFFICERS, BENJAMIN P. SNYDER. rpreof vaults at real 8 administrator, THOMAS HYDE. First Vice Prosident W. RILEY DEEBI -Second Vice President THOMAS R. JON! -Third Vice President E. FRANCIS RIGGE....................) Treasurer GEORGE HOWARD. Assistant ‘Treasurer ALBERT L. STURT! --+.-Secretary CHARLES E. NYMA’ Assistant Secretary Je19 10 PER CENT INVESTMENTS! jomes at Cleveland Park are better, CLEVELAND PARK ©v., 610 14th st. nv. Washington Loan and Trust Co. PAYS INTEREST ON Di SUBJECT TO CHEC! Peid-up capital............ 1,009,000, Sorplus ..... tee eeeeee 150,000 JOHN JOY EDSON, Je13-m, ras President. G. T. WAVENNER, ROOMS 8 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING (EMBER WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGR, Real Estate & Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission on Wheat, 1-16. Telephone 453. Je13-214 CORSON & MACARTNIY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW VUKK STOCK EXCHANG buiiding. 1419 F st.. Glover Correspondents of Mensrs. Moore & Schley, 80 Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. Loans. Deposits. Exchanze. 1 Railroad Stocks and Bonds an@ all securities Usted on the exchaage of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A specialty made of tovestment securities. Dis trict bonds and all local Raliroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in. American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. T. J. Hodgen & Co. BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTT.)N, GRAIN AND FROVISIONS. Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran bidg., cor. 15th and F sts, and 605 7th st. nw. OFFICES, Philadelphia, Beltimore and Waxbington, Ge10-16tf* Silsby & Company, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 15th st. n.w., Naticral Metropolitan Brnk building. ‘Telephone 505. W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. Corres; Ge6-160 6 Toney at 5 Per Cent. Loaned in sums to suit on Grst-class D. G real estate security. No delay. No unreasonable ep Pense to borrower. HEISKELL & McLERAN, apl2-tt 1008 F ot,