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THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 7 1896¢-SIXTEEN PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. °96 C. E. Convention Cherus Members of the “SPECIAL CHOIR," attend re- hearsal In Y. M. C. A. building, 1400 N. Y. ave.. WEDNESDA o'clock to prepare for two important a: 10K rm section B, ngregttional at 10 o'clock. snments. OF WOMEN, consisting of all solo pers, und the sopranos ard altos of will meet for reheazsal in the First Church TOMORROW MOKS Ke July 9, at 8 nd L sty. nw. f reat of the ary. BILHOKN CHORUS WILL DNESDAY AL parlors. : ig in the chureh S. CLARK, ne public that I have no aget to private residences bu of Old Gold_and t office. jy7-6e* tor Sut one % METR ee ‘ie annual meat ders for the election ef nine di- mmpans will be held at this of- NESDAY, JULY 8, 1896. Polls open 4pm, P st. Notice Is hi stockh from 2 t Preside WM. J. WILSON, K SMOKE TEST A 0 Yor fects. Delay may mean Jd. Attend to it at once. nitary Plumber, fnew. Phoue 65. a Rays; THE pu Wasi DW. se Baltimore. iS, 626 Est. EATION 1 Union Irs. - office of the company on olin open from 1 to LARNER, See. SOF fon will jONDAY, D ‘ontroller of the Currency, Washington, June 80, 1896. WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence presented undersigned, it has been made to appear Phe Riggs National Bank of Washington, he city of Washington and District of s complied with ail the provisfons of of the United States, required to be ith before an association shell be au- smmence the business of banking; ‘ORB I, James H. Eckels, Con- do hereby certify that nk of Washington, D. ington, and District of is authorized to commence the bual- nking. as provided in sectiom Sfty-one hundred ty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the U States. IN TESTIMONY WHERBOF witness my hand and seal of oilice this thirtleth Gay of June, 1896. ~Seal) JAMES H. 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Chicago Evening Post. “Give me a oa of bimetallism,” said the professor. “From which point of view?’ asked the wise student. ‘What do you mean by that?” demanded the professor. “I mean to ask whether you want a gold r a silver definition,” responded the stu- jent. “There is a vast difference, and I'm no mind reader.” Then the professor was so pleaged with the student's wisdom that he put him in the next higher class, where many thought- ful young men were struggling with eight conflicting definitions of “sound money.” Sai eee Lady Mary Bligh, a daughter of the Earl of Darnley, was found drowned in a pond at Cobham Hall, near Gravesend. It ts be- Heved that she committed suicide in conse- quence of disappointment in love. BROKE THE NEWS Hobart Now Knows He Was Nomi- nated for Vico President. VISIT OF COMMITTEE OF NOTIFICATION A Politicai Ceremonial at Paterson Today. ee MUCH ENTHUSIASM NEW YORK, July 7.—The committee ap- pointed at the St. Louts convention to for- ly and officially notify Vice Presidential Candidate G. A. Hobart of his nomination proceeded to Paterson this forenoon to perform their duty. The committee assembled in.a private parlor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Alto- gether there were about thirty commit- teemen. Shortly after 10 o'clock the party left In carriages and were conveyed to the 28d street ferry. Arriving on the Jersey shore they were met by a commit- tee composed of Mr. Hobart’s hospitable friends and neighbors, who conducted them to two private cars on the Erie road for Patereon. The Entire Committee Present. The members of the committee who were of this morning’s party included Chair- man Charles W. Fairbanks of Indianapolis, Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, H. C. Jar- vis of Tennessee, secretary of the notifica- tion committee; W. R. Pittiford of Ala- bama, E. O. Keeler of Connecticut, F. J. Doyle of Georgia, Isaac Lelwood of Tilt: nois, Jesse Wick of Indianapolis, H. L, Swords of Iowa, Stanley Plummer of Maine, F. J. Hale of Massa-husetts, H. M. Smith of Michigan, A. S. Davidson of Min- nesota, B. F. Leonard of Missouri, Colonel William Barbour of New Jersey, James A. Wood of New Hampshire, H. M. Dovey of Nebraska, G. H. Ketcham of Ohio, H. ‘T. Hubbard of Virginia, Charles W. Parrish of Oregon, J. M. Gilbert of Washington, W. J. Crawford of West Vir- ginia, C. S. Johnson of Alaska, H. 8. Denny of Pennsylvania, J. 5. Onsley of Mississippi, A. D. Humphrey of the Dis- trict of Columbia, John G. White of Ken- tucky, and G. W. Tucker cf Maryland. Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the chairman of the committee, was the only woman in the party. Paterson was reached skortly after 11 ‘clock, and carriages conveyed the com- mittee to Mr. Hobart’s home, where they were received by Mr. and Mrs. Hobart and a number of ladies and gentlemen. Flags and bunting were displayed along the road to Mr. Hobart’s house, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed among those who had assembled along the streets and at the House. At 12 o'clock the band stopped playing and moved to one side of the pi- azza, and Mr. and Mrs. Hobart, accom- panted by several other ladies and gentle- men, stepped out onto the porch. Mr. Fairbanks’ Speech. Charles W. Fairbanks, chairman of the committee, then made the speech of notifi- cation, as follows: “Mr. Hobart—The republican national convention recently assembled at St. Louis commissiored us to formally notify you of your romination for the office of Vice Pres- ident of the United States. We are met pursuant to the direction of the convention to perform the agreeable duty assigned us. “In all the splendid history of the great arty that holds our loyal allegiance the ity was never mcre urgent for stead- fast adherence to those wholesome prin- ciples which have been the sure founda- tion rock of our national prosperity. ‘The demand was never greater for men who held principie above ail else and who are unmoved either by the clamor of the hour or the promises of false teachers. The convention at St. Louis, in full measure, met the high demands of the times in its declaration of party principles and in the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President. A Rare Office. “Yes, the office for which you are nomi- nated {s of rare dignity, honcr and power. it has been graced by the most eminent statesmen who Have c..atributed to the up- building of the strength and giory of the republic. “Because of your exalted personal char- acter and of your intelligent and patriotic devotion to the enduring principles of a protective tariff, which wisely discriminates in favor of American interests, and to a currency whose integrity none can chal- lerge, and because of your corspicuous fit- nees for the exacting duties of this high office, the republican national convention, with a unanimity and enthusiasm rarely witnessed, chose you as our candidate for Vice President of these United States. We know it to be gratifying to you per- sonally to be the associate of William Mc- Kinley in the pending contest. For you and your distinguished associate we be- speak the enthusiastic and intelligent sup- port of all our countrymen who desire that prosperity shall again rule throughout the republic.” ° Mr. Hobart’s Reply. At the conclusion of Mr. Fairbanks’ speech Mr. Hobart replied as follows “Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee: “I beg to extend to you my grateful ac- knowledgments for the very kind and flat- tering terms in which you convey the for- mal announcement of my nomination for Vice President of the United States by the republican national convention at St.Louis. I am profoundly sensible of the honor which has been done me, and through me to the state in which all my life has been spent, in my selection as a candidate for this high office. I appreciate it the more because it associates me, in a contest which involves the very gravest issues, with one who represents in his private character and public career, the highest intelligence and best spirit of his party, and with whom my personal relations are such as to afford a guarantee of perfect accord in the work of the campaign which Nes before me. “It is sufficient for me to say at this time that, concurring without reserve in all the declarations of principle and policy embodied in the St. Louis platfcrm, I ac- cept the nomination teydered to me, with & full appreciation of its respcnsibilities, and with an honest purpose, in the event that the people shall ratify the choices mede by the national convention, to dis- charge any duties which may devolve upon me, with sole reference to the public good. “Let me add that it will be my earnest effort in the coming campaign, to contrib- ute in every way possible to the success of the party which we represent, and which as to the important issues of the time stands for the best interests of the people. “Uncertainty or instability as to the money question involves most serious con- Sequences to every interest and to every citizen of the country. “The gravity of this question cannot be overestimated. There can be no financial security; no business stability; no real a Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA DESTROYS WORMS. CASTORIA CURES CONSTIPATION. CASTORIA ALLAYS FEVERISHNESS, ASTORIA CURES DIARRHOEA AND COLIC. ASTORIA RELIEVES TEETHING TROUBLES. CASTORIA PREVENTS VOMITING SOUR CURD. “The use of ‘Castoria’ is so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to indorse it. Few are the intelli- gent famities who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." CARLOS MARTYN, D.D., New York city. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., TSth meridian tire. hon THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP, Olhag © Partly Covey ws0rrille © cevoy @ fain. @ Snow. Soll Itnes are 1s0- bars, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or Mes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High and “Low” ghow location of areas of high and .ow barometer. Small arrows fy with the wind UNSETTLED AND CLOUDY. Christian Endeavorers Will Probably Have to Carry Umbrellas Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday: For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer- sey, cloudy and threatening weather, with showers tonight and probably Wednesday; cooler; northerly winds. For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virgiria, cloudy and unset- tled weather, with rain tonight, probadly continuing Wednesday; cooler; northeast- erly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast —The pressure hgs risen in the lake regions and the upper Mississipp! valley. A belt of low pressure extends from New England to the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rains have fallen in the east gult states, and there are indications of the possible appearance of a tropical storm on the east gulf coast. The weather is cloudy and threatening along the entire Atlantic coast, and nearly clear in the Mississippi valley and regions to the west. ‘The temperature has fallen in the lower lake region and Ohio valley. Cloudy ard threatening weather will con- tinue in the Atlantic coast districts from southern New England to northern Florida, very likely accompanied by heavy rains in the middle and south Atlantic etates. The weather will clear in the lower lake region and continue fair in the lower Mississippi valley and the southwest. Lower temperature is indicated for the middle states and southern New England. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was re} : During the pa tucket, 2.02; New York city, 1.06; Ralelgh, 1.02; Augusta, 3.40; Atlanta, 1.78; Adairs- ville, Ga., 2.00; Tampa, 1.02; Quebec, 1.24; Jackson, Miss., 2.00; Luling, Texas, 1.50. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 78; con- dition, 2. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 83; condition at north connection, 2; con- dition at south connection, 28. Digtributing reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in- fluent gate house, 27; effluent gate house, 29. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 1 and 11:28 p.m.; high tide, 4:41 a.m. and 5:02 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 13:16 p.m.; high tide, 5:34 am. and p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 4:41; sun sets, 7:28. Moon rises, 2:09 tomorrow morning. The City Lights. Gas lamps all Nghted by 8:30 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 8:44 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lghted at 8:21 p.m guished at 4:05. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 74; 2 p.m., 82; maximum, 84; min- imum, 74. extin- prosperity where the policy of the gov- ernment as to that question is at all a matter of doubt. - “Gold is the one standard of value ameng all enlightened commercial nations. “All financial transactions of whatever character, all business enterprise, all indi- vidual or corporate investments are ad- justed to it. An henest dollar worth 10) cents everywhere cannot be coined out’ of 53 cents’ worth of silver plus a legislative fiat. “Such a debasement of our currency would {nevitably produce incalculable loss, appalling disaster, and national dishono: It is a fundamental principle in coinag recognized and followed by all the states- men of America in the past and never yet safely departed frcm, that there can be cnly one basis upon which gold end silver may be concurrently coined, and that basis is equality, not In we but In the commercial value of the m contained in the respective coins. commercial value is fixed by the markets of the world with whicn the great inter- ests of our country are necessarily con- nected by innumerable business ties, which cannot be severed or ignored. Great and self-reliant as our country Is, it is great not alone within its own borders and upo its own resources, but because it al reaches out to the ends of the earth in all the manifold departments of business, ex- change and commerce, and must maintain with honor its standing and credit among the nations of the earth. “The question admits of no compromise. It is @ vital principle at stake, but {t is in no sense partisan or sectional. It con- cerns ail the people. Ours, as one of the foremost nations, must have a monetary standard equal to the Lest. “It is of vital consequence that this ques- tien should be settled now in such a way as to restore public confidence, here and everywhere, in the integrity of our pur- pose. A doubt of that integrity smong the other great commercial countries cf the world will not only cost us millions of money, but that which, as patriots, we should treasure still more highly-—our in- dustrial and commercial supremacy. “My estimate of the value of a protective Policy has been formed Ly the study of the object lessons of a great industrial state extending over a period of thirty years. It is that protection not only builds up im- pertant industries from small beginnings, but that those and all otaer industries flourish or languish in proportion as pro- tection is maintained or withdrawn. I have seen it indixputably proved that the prosperity of the farmer, merchant und all other classes of citizens oes hand in hand with that of the manufacturer end me- chanic. “I am firmly persuaded that what we need most of ull to remove the business peralysis that affilcts this country is the restoration of a policy which, while afford- ing ample revenue to meet the expenses of the government, will reopen American workshops on full time and full handed, with their operatives paid good wages in honest dollars. And this can only come under a tariff which will hold the interests of our own people paramotnt in our polit- ical and commercial systems. “The opposite policy which discourages American enterprise reduces American la- bor to idleness, diminishes the earnings of American workingmen, opens our markets to commodities from abroad which we should produce at home, while closing for- eign markets against our products, and which, at the same time, steadily augments the public debt, increasing vhe public bur- dens, while diminishing the ability of the People to meet them, fs a polley which must find its chief popularity elsewhere than among American citizens. “I shall take an early opportunity, gen- tlemen of the committee, through you, to communicate to my fellow-citizens, with somewhat more of detail, iny views “on- cerning the dominant questions of the hour and the crisis which confronts us as @ nation. “With this brief expression of my appre- ciation of the distinguished honor that has been bestowed upon me, and this significa- tion of my acceptance of the trust to which I have béen summoned, I place myself at the service of the republican party of the country.” Gov. Griggs arrived at Mr. Hobart’s house at 11:45 o'clock, and among those in at- tendance were Congressmen Fowler, Stew- art and Parker. Fully 8,000 people were gathered in the vicinity of Mr. Hobart’s house. ———— Jadge Shellabarger’s Condition. No material change in the condition of Mr. Samuel Shellabarger was noted up to a late hour this afternoon. He continues very weak, and the chances of recovery are far from bright. ————— Hotel Arrivals. Ebbitt—F. Clark, Jacksonville, Fla.; B. R. Young, Toronto, Canada; W. F. Burwell, U. 8. N.; F. D. Pratt and wife, Elmira, N. Y.; W. Harkness, U. 8. N. Oxford—H. J. Raymore, Erie, Pa.; F. W. Witzell, Newark, N. J.; G. McDonald and wife, Altoona, Pa. Normandie—J. A. Gordon and W. C. Gor- don, Marshall, Mo.; M. A. Knapp, Syra- cuse, N. Y.; W. C. Squire, Seattle, Wash.; F. Webster, San Francisco, Cal. Arlington—R. I. Service, Detroit, Mich.; H. 8. Groves and A. C. Dyer, New York; C._H. Arnold, Philadelphia, Pa. Shoreham—H. L. Prather, Milwaukee, Wis.; E. Dwiggins and wife, A. J. Rose and D. M. McLillan, New York. Page’s—M. E. Wilber, West Medford, Mass.; W. R. Moscone, Newburgh, N. Y.; L. D. Dey, Jacksonville, Fla.; R. A. Wood and wife, Amsterdam, N. Y. Riggs—W. C. Hunter and J. R. Victor and wife, Philadelphia, Pa.; H. G. Truby, Chicago, Ill.; C. W. Hendrick, New York. Willard’s—W. G. Estes and wife, Bir- mingham, Ala.; E. D. Allen, Franklin, Pa.; J. N. Conklin and J. L. Dixon, Springfield, Mass.; C. W. Brook and H. J, Truesdell, New York. F STREET ELECTRIC CARS They Begin Running Regularly Across the City. Two Slight Accidents Cause Brief Delays—The Full Equipment Will Soon Be Operated. The first electric cars to run regularly over the main line of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, which extends from 15th and East Capitol streets northeast, by way of F street, Connecticut avenue and P street, to 36th street and Prospect ave- nue in Georgetown, were started this morn- ing at 0 o'clock, from the eastern termi- nus of the line, where the new car barn is situated. There were six of the motor cars sent out without trailers, and smooth progress was made until the crossing of the tracks of the Georgetown and Tenley- town electric road, at 32d street and Dum- barton avenue, was reached, when a test Was made of the new curve at that junc- tion, which is quite sharp. Some of the cars had passed around it, and then one of them was run back and forward several times for the test mentioned. In backing the car ran on the Tenleytown track, causing a detention of about ten minutes. The balance of the cars all ran over the curve without trouble. A Misplaced Switch. When the first car reached the eastern terminus on its return trip, by some over- sight the motorma. ran ft into a misplaced switch, beriding the plo.gh on the car to such an extent that the current on the sec- tion between 9th street and the car barns had to be turned off in order to allow workmen to extricate the plough from the slot. This occasioned the stopping of five electric cars on F street west of 9th, but trafflc on the road was continued by the horse care, which were lifted to the open track and driven around the electric mo- tors, and then placed back on thelr proper tracks. The electric cars were again put in operation shortly before noon and have since been running without interruption. Character of the Cars. The cars running are motor cars, as be- fore mentioned, and are open, the seats running crosswise of them, as on 9th street. They are twenty-seven feet over all, and have seating capacities of thirty-five peo- ple each. The seats are comfortable, and there is more space between them than is usual in such cars, the object of the com- pany being to assure the comfort of pas- sengers. ‘The usual stationary end seats are omitted in these cars, thus giving all passengers seats facing the direction the car is going. The trailers on the cars to be run to Georgetown, it not being intended to run trains from the Capitol {o Boundary street, will have a seating capacity of twenty pas- sengers each. Additional cars will be put on the line as fast as they can be equipped with fenders, as required by the District Commissioners. The employes engaged on the new cars are particularly pleased with the awnings, that protect them thoroughly from the sun and rain. It is thought the entire line will be wholly equipped with electric cars within ten days or less. ee “No Cure, No Pay.” From the Philadelphia Record. Judge Joline was all ready to decide what appeared to be a clear enough case in the Camden district court yesterday, when an unlooked-for obstacle arose and he reserv- ed decision. It was in the trial of a suit brought by Dr. G. P.'Finlew, a well-known specialist, against F, Sitley, a prosperous grain dealer, to recover $150. The doctor stated his case briefly, ex- plaining that he haa attended Mrs. Sitley, and that Mr. Sitley had refused to pay his bill. That was plain‘ enough, but when the plaintiff was turned’ovet for cross-exam- ination to ex-Judge Howard Carrow, as counsel for Sitley, the ease took a some- what different turn.’ his is a pamphlet issudl by you, asked the attorney, presenting @ small book issued''as ah advegtising cir- cular by the doctor’: ‘ “Yes, sir,” replied ‘the plaintiff. ‘And are all its sfatements true?” Yes, sir.” t “Please turn to page 10.” The doctor turned ‘the leaves and opened the designated page.’ “Now read the last line.” no pay,” quoted the plaintiff. do; that is our case; Mrs. Sit- and the ex-judge proceeded to gather up his papers. Judge Joline gave his speciacles a twitch, Bave a turn to his fluffy mustache, and said that he would decide the case later on. ———_+e+ M. Goldenberg's Employes’ Excursion The first annual excursion of the em- Ployes of M. Goldenberg takes place to- morrow evening at Marshall Hall. The steamer Charles Macalester will leave 7th street wharf at 6:30. ——_—_ Secretary Lamont ndtified Governor Bush- nell that the 17th Infantry, Battery EF, of Fort Sheridan, and one troop of cavalry from Jefferson Barracks will form a model camp at Cleveland during the celebration of the centennial anniversary of that city. THE KNIGHTS ANSWER Open Letter Regarding the Metro- politan Railroad Trouble. SOME DENIALS AND CHARGES a Affidavits Form Part of the Docu- ment. =e LETTERS FROM CONGRESSMEN ae The general executive board of the Knights of Labor today, at the request of the executive board of the Street Ratlway Assembly, took in charge the matter of replying to the statement of the directors of the Metropolitan Railway Company, as printed over the signature of Mr. William J. Wilson, secretary of the board, in The Star of Saturday last, and, after a meeting this morning, furnished the following state- ment to The Star. A copy of it was also sent to President Phillips: An Open Letter. To President S. L. Phillips and the Board of Directors Metropolitan Railroad Company, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: The controversy existing now for some months between your company and the or- der of the Knights of Labor regarding the ill-treatment and discrimination used against our members culminated on the 25th ultimo in the peremptory discharge, without explanation, of twelve of the most prominent officers and members of Local Assembly, i336, Knights of Labor. We have, as you are aware, made every effort to obtain some explanation of this matter; we have most patiently and persist- ently sought a personal interview with your body, believing that it only needed a meet- ing face to face to convince every reason- able man that our organization and mem- bers were Leing misjudged and deserved letter treatment. The only response to all our requests was one evasive letter on the 24 instant, and the published statement of Secretary’ Wm. J. Wilson, on July 5, which we presume is official, although we have had nothing di- rect. In that statement your board, through the secretary, asserts: “The company wishes it distinctly under- stcod that no man has been discharged for the reason that he was known or supposed to be a Knight of Labor. “That any such assertion is in every re- spect wholly unwarranted, false and mis- chievous.” You state further that “it was believed by the directors that the large majority of these men have for the last eighteen months constantly, and in almost every conceivable manner, endeavored to agitate and excite discontent against the company, among their fellow workmen, until the di- rectors were convinced that the peace of almost all of the employes was being more or less destroyed, and the men incapaci- tated for doing their duty to the com- You also state that one of the main rea- sons why the discharge did not sooner oc- cur was “because they (the directors) knew such discharge would be followed by mis- representation, denials, efforts at strike and public clamor, all of which they have shrunk from precipitating.” Mr. Wilson says that “the directors have been informed that since the adjourn- ment of Congress some of these men have been particularly active in fomenting dis- satisfaction and insubordination, and in rome instances attempting to ' terrorize other employes.” The directors are represented as ap- proaching the consideration of the matter with anxiety, because they foresaw the misrepresentaiions and public notoriety which have taken place, and it was only after the most anxious and indeed chari- table consideration that they determined the welfare of the company demanded the dismissal of these employes. In your public reply you also make the charge that some of your best drivers, con- ductors and motormen “have actually ex- pressed alarm when it has been reported that these men would probably be rein- stated.” The directors also affirm that “acting under a deep sense of their responsibilities to the stockholders, to the public and to the employes, the discharged men included, have the approval of their own consciences, ete.” We have not quoted the secretary’s state- ment in full, but we have given such ex- tracts as contain the meat of the docu- ment, and now desire to submit our case to your body and the general public, to whom the stockholders look for a’ re- munerative investment? The charges made are extremely serious ones, and not only deprive the men of pres- ent employment, but brand them with a stigma which Is calculated to act as a de- terrent to their securing any future em- ployment. Because of this fact, we respectfully sub- mit that a ten days’ delay was not only urnecessary, but was almost criminal on your part, if you had a scintilla of evidence upon which to support the case. The misrepresentation, foreseen by you, which has since been indulg2d in, on our part, has been the assertion that the men were discriminated against because of their membership in a labor organization, and that no other charge could successfully be brought agai:st them. ‘This statement is now, as it was then, absolutely correct and true, and is not, as your secretary insists, “wholly unwarrant- ed, false and mischievous.” We have claimed that for sonths the same spirit of discrimination has been shown against union men, and all our ef- forts to secure a hearing have failed of ef- ect. Even on June 27, when Mr. Phillips was finally located and informed of the desire of Representative J. W. Babcock to meet him and discuss the matter, he pleaded “mportant business.” and then proceeded to, and did, walk a distance of several miles to Silver Spring, where he took a train for his home in Rockville, all done apparently to evade the issue and keep up the suspense. To demonstrate the fact that we know whereof we speak, and to convince the di- rectors of something they may not be at Present awere of, we submit the following affidavits from well-known and honorable disinterested citizens in the District of Co- lumbia, showing Mr. Phillips’ animus from the beginning: District of Columbia, County of Washing- ton, ss: Personally appeared before me this 6th day of July, A. D. 1896, James E. Gessford, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is engaged in business at 9th and U streets nerthwest, in the city of Wash- ington, in keeping a drug store. That af- ter the 9th street electric cars were started he was requested by Mr. Taliferro, who de- sired to secure an appcintment as motor- man, to see President Phillips and recom- mend him personally for appointment. That affiant called on President Phillips at his office, together with Mr. Lewis J. Brown and Mr. Taliferro. President Phillips prom- ised us his appointment, conditioned, as he said, “that you will promise me that he (meaning Taliferro) shall not join the Rail- way Street Assembly, as I intend to get rid of all those union men in such a way that they will not know how it was done, and if you learn of his joining any such union you will report it to me and I will discharge him.” Signed) JAMES E. GESSFORD. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Gtk day of July, 1896. OSCAR NAUCK, Notary Public, D. C. District of Columbia, county of Wash- ington, ss.: Personally appeared before me, this 6th day of July, A. D. 1896, Lewis J. Brown, who, being first duly sworn, de- poses and says, that he went to see Prest- dent Phillips with Dr. Gessford to secure the appointment of Mr. Taliferro as motor. man on the 9th street cars, and that Pre: dent Phillips promised Mr. Taliferro’s ap- pointment if Dr. Gessford and myself would promise him that he (meaning Mr. Taliferro) would not join the Street Rail- way Union, as he said he intended to dis- charge all the union men one by one in a way that they would never know the cause thereof.” LEWIS J. BROWN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of July, 1896. OSCAR NAUCK, Notary Public, D. C. This is absolute proof of the truth of our position and should be a plain demonst: tion that any falsehood or mischievoi ness that enters into the trouole does not belong on our side. Many more statements fully as strong as i | | 16 pry “4 4 5 16 5 COUNTRY BOARD... ‘ COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. 4 DEATHS . 7 -Page 4 EDUCATIONAL Page 5 BXCURSION -Page 1 FOR BXCHANGE. Fosansiaues ce ae sar aenaeeaeeee creas FOR RENT (Houses) FOR RENT (Misecllaneoss). FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (iooms) FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (lots) FOR SALB (Miscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS LEGAL NOTICES, LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUN! OFFICIAL NOTICES PERSONAL PIANOS AND ORGA’ POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. RAILROADS . RAILROADS . SPECIAL NOTICES...... STEAM CARPET CLEAN SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS . WANTED (Help). WANTED (Housos)...... WANTED (Miscellsncozs) WANTED (Situations), i ress the foregoing could be obtained, but that we have no desire to jeopardize the posi- ticns of men now employed on other roads, but the directors can be fully assured that our case is unassailabie and will be pre- sented, before the tribunal which makes or mars corporaticns in the District of Columbia, at the proper time. We repudi- ate the charge that our members have ever done any act which could be con- strued as “alarming” or “terrorizing” to elther the directcrs or any one of their employes. The directors and the public know that not the slightest attempt has been made to annoy or harass the con- duct of the road, and certainly during the holiday season, ‘and the duration of the convention of the noblo Christian Endeav- orers, we would consider it unworthy of us to foment discord of any kind. We have from the first believed, and are not convinced yet to the contrary, that the directors as a body never have been fully informed upon this matter. We feel that their minds have been prejudiced un- warrantably and unjustly, and we have not totally given up the hope of an ad- justment. The progress of civilization is too far advanced today to permit a policy such as we hhave proved is pursued by Mr. Phillips, te bring anything but disaster finally to any corporation or individual attempting to carry ft out, and in the case of a quasi-public corporation, such as a street ratlroad, the constant recipient of, and seeker after, public favor, peculiar obligations should obtain. ‘The statement of Mr. Wm. J. Wilson ts absolutely untrue in every particular, the position of the compeny, or at least of those who are permitted to represent it, is bitterly antagenistic to organized labor, and we shall take every honorable means to impress these two incontrovertible prop- ositions upon the residents and visitors to this city and upon the legislators in whose be control placed, We stand at all times ready to meet, di cuss and arrange any controversy, at a stage at which it may in future arrive. GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD K.of L, By JOHN W. HAYES, Secretary. Congressional Letters. The most striking letter received today from Congressmen by General retary Treasurer Hayes was the following from Senator Allen of Nebraska, who wrote from his home at Madison: “I am just in recetpt of information to the effect that your company has dismissed trom its service ail officers of the local as- sembly of the Knights of Labor, because of their membership in that order. 1 am led to suggest to you that in view of the fact that your company is conetantly an applicani for congressional privileges, that this step, in my judgment, is an unwise one, unless there are reasons other and out- side of the fact that these men are mem- bers of the Knights of Lebor. I hope your company will not begin the treasonable Practice of dismissing men from your ser- vice on account of their membership with the labor organizations. Saving a Client. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. The ethics of the difference between the professional opinion of a paid advocate and the honest conviction of a learned man were set forth by a well-known English barrister who died recently. The story is not to be found in the reminiscences which he published shortly before hig death. It Was a case of murder, and the client and ccunsel were closeted together. “Smith,” said the barrister, “of course, I know yvu didn’t murder the man, but, as a matter of fact, did you do it with the butt end of ar er or with a stick ‘Sir, said Smith, “I swear I am innocent.” “I Know that perfectly well, but you must tell me. For if you did it with a revolver I shall say to the prosecution, “Produce the stick!’ and if you did it with a stick I shall say ‘Produce the revolver! The client paused and scratched his head meditative- ly. twas the butt end of a revolver, sir.” “That's right!” said the counsel; “I think I can get you off now. —————— His Hopeless Love. From the Chicago Daily Tribuce. A certain store in State street has a wax figure of remarkable beauty and true to life. It is used for high-priced millinery ard street dress displays. For over a week people who frequently pass the store, which is on the east side of the street, have noticed a well-dressed, mid- dle-aged man who has apparently become infatuated with the wax figure. He haunts the vicinity of the window at frequent in- tervals every day and spends his time gas- ing at the graceful form and red cheeks of the. model within. The employes of the store at first thought he was a pickpocket or prospective burglar and several times ordered him away, but he invariably returned to gaze the wax figure, and they have concluded to let him gaze at his charmer in peace. ——_+0-+_____ The E. L. Goodsell Company, fruits and fruit auctioneers, a West Virginia corpora- tion, have made an assignment to Victor K. McElheny, jr. The company was incor- porated in 1894. DOVES EPOEGAESESESEGS OSES such matters will in future % Simply pure, concentrated juice of the finest beef, with- out any addition or adultera- tion whatever—that’s sLiebig 2 Company’s ‘Extract of iBeef For thirty years the stand- ard everywhere. PORODODDIDODLODDODID IGS ELE DOD LS ODOP HOO OO wrereye pty FESSIOV LOSS IO POOS SSCS S ETS * FINANCIAL. Washington Safe Deposit Co. Storage Warehouse, 9IG@PENN. AVE. Sate Deposit Boxes, $2.50 per annum. Fire-preof Storage Rooms, new and tidy, $2 per- menth, Truaks, Boxes, Barrels e1@ Bundles stored at cheapest rates. Furniture carefully bandied and safety guarane teed without extra charge. Entire building absolutely fire proof, ‘Telephone 243. Architecture! Our office is equipped with everything ‘that tends to make the business of erchi- tecture perfec F.B.Pyle, Architect 85-86 Loan and Trust bldg. "Pi 780, eplé3m,15 Ee a $1 Starts an Account With Us. And we receive deposits anywhere STR from $1 up to $2,000. ZI LTt’s the men and women who work on { salary—that we wow with to address. ‘The $f potion that large sums are needed to open © meintein « bank account is a wrong ome. 4 °° js 2 savis bank—primartly intend.d for their i °° bdevefit. ‘9 us the deposit of a few are 22 8.8 ranch « tuniter of bosiness as the deposit ** of a thousund. The opening of an acc it ie Tf & simple matter—a few queetions—aud pour eignature—ts all that’s needed, Union Savings Bank, 1222 F ST. CRATE AND SHIP YOUR BICYCLES- $1 TRUNKS stored for 25c. per month: Dauled to depot or elecwbers: for 2 a or, crated and shipped for $1.50, FACS soods moved in padded Yans—expert service. All kinds of house- hold furniture, china, pianos, ete., Packed and shipped to'all parts of the world. Fire-proof Warehouse Am. Security &TrustCo. 1140 15th St. *Phone 463. CLEVELAND PARK SAVINGS BANK—10 PER cent interest can be made on a home. _ss2 Office, oo 14th et. THE WASHINGTON AND RALTIMOKE BUILD- ing and Loan Associasion—Withdrar al cf deposit at fny time after one year; 6 per cent interest: bares mature in eighty-six (86) months: par value, $160.00. Real estate sold to mombers on emall mouthly payments. Wm. Oscar Room Prost... cashier Ohi) Nat. . Warh., DG Scott, Treas., enshier Ne~ Mechanics’ Bink, Balto Md." Wash: office, 615 E nw. Lewis Mundbe jel9-1m = The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Colunibia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 189% CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes taside burglar-proof vaults at $ per annum uprard. Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuables of ell kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, and interest allowed on $5 and above. Loens money on ral estate and collateral seccrity. Sells first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $500 and upwerd. ‘TRUST DEPARTMENT This company is a legal depository for court end trust funds, and ects as administrator, executor, receiver, assignee, and executes trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by a competent attorney in datly attendance. OFFICERS. BENJAMIN P. SNYDER. ‘THOMAS HYDE. W. RILEY DEEBLE. THOMAS R. JONES. E. FRANCIS RIGGS GEORGE HOWARD. ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. CHARLES B. NYMAN. $19 -President «First Vice President Second Vice President ‘Third Vice President . “Trensurer -Assistant Treasurer .- Secretary -Assistant Secretary G. T. GHAVENNER, ROOMS 8 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING Q@EMBER WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGD, Real Estate & Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission on Wheat, 1-16, Telephone 453. Jo18-210 CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YoRK STOCK EXCHANGE, 1419 F st., Glover butiding. of Messrs. Moore é& Schley, Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Rafiroad Stocks and Bonds and all Usted on the exchaage of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A specialty made of investment securities. Dis- trict bonds and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephove Stock dealt in. gerican Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. T. J. Hodgen & Co., BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTTN, GRAIN AND IROVISIONS. Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran bidg., cor. 15th and F sts, and 605 7th st. nw. ‘OFFICES. Philadelphia, Bsltimore and Washington. 4e10-161f° Silsby & Company, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Ofiice, GIS 15th st. n.w., Naticral Metropolitan Brnk building. ‘Telepdone 505. W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS. mbio Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. Corres, LADED BURG, owes Dies MERLE SE Sewey Toney at 5 Per Cent. Leaned in sums to suit on first-class D. ©. real estate security. No delay. No unreasonable ex- peuse to borrower. 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