Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1896, Page 3

——— THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1896—TEN PAGES. ‘SPECIAL NOTICES. INION BUILDING CO. UNifie anuual meeting of the stockholders of the Union Building Company will be held at the Office of the com 123 South Royal street, ‘Alexandria, Va., on MONDAY, September 21, 1846, at 12:30 p.m., for the purpose of electing officers and directors of the company for the en- sulng year and for transacting such other busi- ness of the company as may be brought before a MYRON M. PARKER, President. W. SCOTT TOWERS, Secretary. au26-lawaw NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TAX SALE certifieate fssued April 23, 1880, for general taxes for the year 1889, on sub lot 8, square 776, issued In the ‘name of M. A. O'Reilly, has been lest or mislaid, and application has been made to the Couanissioners of the District of Columbia for a duplicate certificate. JOHN G. SLATER, 472 La. ave. nw. It McKINLEY OR BRYAN, Cleveland Park will remain the most beautiful nd healthful of Washington's suburbs. au26 Call or send for Booklet. 610 14th st. MASONIC. — A_ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION Benjamin B. French Lodge, will be held WED? p.m. SHARP. Work: M. M.’degree. By ord: the W. M. WM. A. GATLEY, Secretary. au25-2t A MEETING OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AN terstate SOUND MONEY VOTERS’ Club will be beld at 340 Pa. ave. n.w., on THURSDAY, Augu.t 27, et 8 p.m. All persons in favor of —his ement’ are invited. The main object of this clib 1s to aid legal voters of the several states to reach thelr nomes to register and vote for sound money and protec aus DR. THOS. J. JONES, DENTIST, HAS RETURNED to the elty and resumed his practice at 3105 M Dw. au22-6t" 2LL PE! with H. K. ne year or more are hereby notified to call at once and pay interest, or the goods will be sold auction DAY, SEPT. 1, 1896. H. K. FULTON, an21-7t Pawabroker. THE LIQUOR AND OPIUM CURE COMPANY, Business Office, Room 14, Atlantic Bidg. We offer you a cure for Liquor, Opium, To- bacco, Cigarette and Cocaine Habit. au22-6t TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Controller of the Currency, Washington, June 30, 1896. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned. it has been made to appear that “The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. in the city of Washington and District of Columbia, has complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be au- thorized to commence the business of banking NOW THEREFORE I, James H. Eckels, Con- troller of the Currency, do hereby certify that “The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. €.."" in the City of Washington, and District of Columbia, fs authorized to commence the bust- ness of banking, as provided in section fity-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand and seal of office this thirtieth day of June, 1896. (Seal) JAMES H KELS, Controller of the Currency. Js1-60t No. = SPECIAL CASH PRICES From now on will prevail in rig uz our fixing the price of 1896 “RAMBLERS” 1s bound to bring competitors to that figure, or be- Tow {t. Until further notice RAMBLERS, late "96 patterns, either in bl Will be sold at EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLAR: When sold on installments a slight adva be made on above price. Buying RAMBL this new price fs like picking up money, and the rider that has uot yet made selection of a new mount will do well to Inspect our Hne. We also sell the best $75 wheel in this clty, and only ask k or colored enamels, CASH, $95 for it. Both men's and women's patterns in k, and prompt delivery can be made. Re- member, the new wheels we sell have the guar- ant of 17 years’ experience of wheel-building tack of them, and a reputation for good work that counts for something. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., fyl-te 1325. DENTISTRY DONE O% installments. T. W. STUBBLFFIELD, D. ap29-tt Mertz bidg., 11th and F sts. WROUGHT Hinges and Escutcheons, . Protect your pro for sketches and estimates. W Fixtures, Andirons, . Tile Shi FOR HEALTH 1s best done on the “Columbia — the standard of the world for wheels. ‘The greatness of the Columbia is eviderced by the fact that other makers strive to make their wheels “Just as good." POPE MFG. 0. J. Hart Brittain, Manager, 452 P: ere. fes-tt KEEP A DIARY? Ever: May save man; its teed ewes HEI Easton& Ru Pop Le vd 3 ve Ad When a Ciock’s Run Down —it fs time te wind ft up. When your s Ot Reliable ‘kele It system of all impurite: ure and mellow. $1 qt.—only of James Tharp, 812 F St. ek Free Silver ,,"5, Thes ef warm political a Tot your own In all 2 you should Lecome the ing » O'Farred t 16 to 1 Refuted We. copy. At all news- . Adams’, 512 11th st. —when you're ready to lay jn another supply of Paints, Oils We're making a the cash trade of inter in town by offer- ndable materials at ‘ost prices. Cash Estimate Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th, Paints, Otls, au25-16d Varnishes and Builders’ Hardware. Lath Prices Will Go Up as soon as this shipment is repiled. Till then M_ sell the best Maine Spru Laths for $2.05 per 1,000 and North (: Ina Laths for $1.73 per 1.000. — Better order now. Your credit ts good here. T. W. Smith’s Lumber Yd., COR. IST AND IND. AVE. Jy27-1m,12 MONOCACY WAS NOT LOST Roundabout Rumors of a Wreck at Tien Tsin, China. Officinl Denials Based on the Best In- forma ‘ion—A New Com- mander. SAN FRANCISCO, August report that the United States ship Monocacy has been lost at Tien Tsin, China, has been re- ceived here in a letter from a man-of- war's man on the Yorktown, now lying at Yokohama. The letter bore the date of August 3, and read: “News has just reach- ed us of the loss of the Monocacy, but there are no particulars further than that there was a landslide or an earthquake.” The story is not credited here. The Navy Department declares the re- port of the loss of the Monocacy to be absolutely without foundation. A dispatch from Admiral MeNair, in command of the American fleet in Pacifle waters, was re- ceived only yesterday, in which there was no mention of any accident to the Monoc- On August the department rv ived a cable message from Admiral Me- Nair saying that Captain Reisinger, com- manding the Monocacy, was to leave on the following day for home. This was two weeks after the date of the alleged loss. The vessel at present is at Tien Tsin, on the Ti Ho river, China, and the water in that streem has been so low for some time that the vessel has been stuck in the mud. This fact may have given rise to the ru- mored loss. Commander Farenholt, now at Chelsea, Mass., on leave, has been o} dered to the command of the Monocacy per steamer from San Francisco October &, in place of Captain Reisinger, who has been invalided home. ee . Discontent in Spain. MADRID, August 26—A revolutionary conspiracy has been discovered and frus- trated at Gerona, capital of a province of the same name, about fifty miles northeast of Barceiona. OVERHEAD WIRES A New Question Arising Over a Pole in an Alley. LAWYERS WANT A LEGAL DECISION The District Commissioners Not Inclined to Help Them to It. OTHER DISTRICT AFFAIRS ‘The question of the erection of a pole by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in an alley in square 198, which f@ bounded by 15th and 16th, K and L streets, and the stringing of wires thereon was again brought up today at a board session of the District Commissioners, when Attorney Jeremiah Wilson, represent- ing the company, was granted a hearing. The Commissioners have heretofore passed an order directing that a permit be issued to the company for the erection of the pcle, but on the condition that all overhead wires leading into the square shall be dis- Pensed with. This action, apparently, has not met with the approval of the company, and as a result the attorney today appeal- ed before the Commissioners. Mr. Wilson explained that he desires to get the case into court for the purpose of securing a legal interpretation of the law on the subject, approved August 7, 1894, which is as follows: “And the Commissioners of the sald Dis- trict are hereby empowered to authorize the erection and use of telephone poles in the public alleys of the city of Washing- ton, provided, however, that all telephone poles so erected shall be subject to use by the said District for the stringing of wires thereon to be used for fire-alarm and Police purposes without any charge therefor to the said District, such privileges as may be granted hereunder to be revocable at us will of Congress without compensa- in. The sole question in the case, it was stated, is whether ur not the issuance of a permit for the erection of a pole carries with it the right to string overhead wires. In an irformal discussion of the matter with the Commissioners, the attorney for the District, Mr. S. T. Thomas, gave it as his opinion that the law did not authorize the carrying of overhead wires into the square, while the company thinks the law which legalized the existing poles at the time of its passage and the erection of new poles gave authority to place wires thereon. “We want to get the matter into court,” said Mr. Wilson, “and the only way we can do it is for the Commissioners to forbid us to string wires. Now, gentlemen, will you or will you not take such action?” “There cannot be any doubt about the statute,” replied Commissioner Powell. “Therefore, why should we take any steps to facilitate an attack on that law?” “As T understand it,” added Commissioner Powell, “the law makes it discretionery with the Commissioners whether or not the wires shall be strung. Then, why should not we interpret it so as to prohibit the erection of overhead wires if we believe such to be ‘n opposition to the public in- terest?” After further discussion, the Commission- ers decided to confer further with Attorney Thomas before taking action. They prom- ised to communicate with Mr. Wilson on the subject early next week. Asked to Explain. Complaint having been made that the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver- ron Railway Company refuses to stop its cars or carry passengers to the District line, the Commissioners this afternoon re- quested the company to show cause, if any, why cars should not stop for pas- sengers between the northern terminus of the read and tne Long bridge. A Public Stand. Tne Commissioners have designated 7th and K streets northwest as a pubiic stand for the accommodation of not more than fifteen vehicles. Protecting Public Space. The Commissioners this afternoon noti- fied General Agent William Alvey of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company that they do not consider that they can proper- ly comply with his application for a per- mit to remove the siding from its present locatien in square 679 and extend it on the parking along the front of the square, as the proposed relocation involves the occupancy of public space to’ the interfer- ence of its use by the public and to the peril of pedestrians Building Projections. The Commissioners today directed that their order, officially published August 21, amending the schedule of limitations and provisions relative to the projection of portions of buildings beyond the building line go into effect thirty days after the publication mentioned. Additional Privates. E. T. Ridgeway and J. E. Heath were today appointed additional privates of the metropolitan police force for three years for duty at the Department of Agriculture. ‘They are to serve without compensation from the District. The Hack Order. Attorneys Thomas L. Jones and John M. Langston today appeared before the Com- joners and asked that the recent order diminishing the number of hacks allowed to stand at 19th and K streets from 12 to 6 be rescinded. The matter was referred to the inspector of hacks for report. ee See Divorce Suit Filed. Suit for divorce was this afternoon filed by Ide H. Phinney against Samuel T. Phinney. The papers in the case were rele- gated to the secret files in the office of the clerk of the District Supreme Court. —_—-+> Wm. Pendleton Guilty. William Pendleton, the colored boy who stole the pocket book containing $11.06 from the Chinese legation several days ago, was given a trial in the Police Court today. As he had admitted his guilt and there was no defense to make, he was held guilty and fined $10 or sixty days in jail. es ae Army Orders. Capts. J. L. Tiernon, 3d Artillery, and John P. Story, 4th Artillery, have been de- tailed as members of the examining board convened at Fort Monroe, vice Maj. H. C. Hasbrouck, 4th Artillery, and Capt. J. M. Ingalls, 1st Artillery, relieved. First Lieuts. J. M. Califf and Charles W. Hobbs, 3d Artillery, have been ordered to Fort Monroe for examination to determine their fitness for promotion. Lieut. Charles G. Treat, 5th Artillery, has been detailed to duty as adjutant and ord- nance officer at the subschool at Fort Riley, Kan. Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Lieut. Joseph S. Oyster, Ist Artillery, one month's extension} Maj. John Pitman, ord- nance department, fifteen days’ extension; Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Nash, commissary de- partment, one month's extension; Capt. J T. Van Orsdale, 7th Infantry, for two months and twenty days; Lieut. James Hamilton, 3d Artillery, until November 1, on account of sickness; Lieut. E. W. Mc- Caskey, 2ist Infantry, for two months, wich permission to go beyond sea. The following transfers in the 2Ist In- fantry are made: First Lieut. Francis J. Kernan, from Company D to Company B: First Lieut. Frederick L. Palmer, from Company B to Company K; First’ Lieut. Edward W. McCaskey, from Company K to Company D. a TO ALL! FRED WATCHES, KNIVES, RAZORS, PI PIPES and other Valuable articiee ta exchange coupons w! by ablAl, POUCH TOBACCO. (Sold by al ers.) coupon in eaeh 5-con @-ounce) package. COUPONS EXPLAIN HOW TO SECURE ‘THE ABOVE. Packages (now on sale containing no coupons will be accepted as coupons— “2ca.” cmpty bag ss one coupon, Send for iilue trated catalogue giving complete list and descrip- tion of all articl>s; also tells how to get them. THB BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CU.. Wheeling, W. Va. my25-1n,w,£,tf THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP, Pa in os ksonvilld Nl We. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian tinfe. Solid lines are 1s0- bars, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch, Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines 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’ areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. INCREASING CLOUDINESS. Fair Weather, However, is Promised for a Time. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday.—For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- ginia, fair, but with increasing cloudiness Thursday; easterly winds,shifting to south- westerly; not quite so warm Thursday. Weather ccnditions and general forecast. —The barometer has fallen slowly in the lower lake region and the Ohio valley, and it has risen on the Atlantic coast and in the northwest; it is high northeast of New England, and in the upper Missouri valley, and low north of the lower lake region. The temperature has risen slightly in the lower lake region and in the south and middle Atlantic states, but it is much cooler in the northwest and in the upper lake region. Local showers are reported this morning from the South Atlantic states, southwest and north portions of the lake regions. The weather has continued generally fair throughout the central valleys and on the Atlantic coast. Generally fair weather will continue in the middle Atlantic states, the Ohio val- ley, and southern New England. Local showers are likely to occwr on the lakes \oday, followed by fair and cooler Thurs- day. Thunder storms are probable in the lower Mississippi valley tonight. show location of The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported during the past twenty-four hours: Allendale, 8. C., 2.40; Savannah, 1.70; Augusta, 1.90; Oklahoma, 1.00. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 3:58 a.m. and 4:06 p.m.; high tide, 9:42 a.m. and 10:05 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 4:35 a.m. and 4: p.m.; high tide, 10:18 a.m. and 10:44 p.m. The Sun and Moon. sun sets, 6:39. Moon rises, The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 7:47 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 4:38 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:32 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:48. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 76; condi- tioi receiving reservoir, temperature, 77; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 77; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 69; 2 p.m., 80; maximum, 83; min- imum, 39. RACE FOR FARMERS In Order to Gain a Position at Center Market, An Explanation by Superintendent Tinker of the Market Company— The Street Cleaning Question. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the tri-we2kly races at Center market will occur. It will be a free-for-all contest, with no regard for Pandicaps, and bad luck to the hindmost. The race will be between hucksters, gar- deners and farmers, the goal being position for thelr wagons along the sidewalk of the Center market where they may display | their wares at tomorrow's market. As explained in yesterday's Star, a new | erder of procedure for this class of dealers is now in operation at the market. All| dealers are required to present their teams in the vicinity of the market before 4 o'clock if they desire position and to take their chances, one with another, for loca- tion, It is a case of “first come, first “crhis rule was adopted,” sata Superin- tendent Tinker of the market company to a Star reporter todey, “after consultation with the farmers. There was complaint that hucksters were monopolizing the spaces set apart for the farmers and truck raisers. The hucksters would leave their wagons in a space for a week at a time, thus holding it against all comers, and the farmers who drove in with their produce from many miles in the country would find no place vacant. It was also found neces- sary by the market company to have the place vacated so the street could be cleaned daily. I therefore went among the farmers and proposed this plan of holding the spaces open until 4 o'clock and letting ev- erybody take his chances of getting in. About seventy-eight of the farmers agreed to the 4 o'clock hour and ten or a dozen wanted 11 o'clock in the morning fixed as the hour for assembling.” ‘armer Smith's Views. Mr. A. W. Smith, a farmer from Mont- th gcmery county, is dissatisfied with present arrangement of affairs, and ‘3 that many worthy produce raisers who | bring their products to the market are shut | out from an opportunity to display by the hucksters, who purchase garden truck and pose before the citizens as farmers. He | called upon the Commissioners today and | asked that an officer be cetalied to accom- | pany the superintendent cf the market around the country in the vicinity of Wash- irgton to learn just who are genuine farm- ers, and thereby separate them from the pretentious hucksters. ‘The Commissioners told him that they lacked authority in the premises, and Mr. Smith did not succeed in getting much satisfaction. ¥ ‘As related in yesterday's Star, the Com- rissioners ordered the Washington Market Company to not only clean and sweep the premises about the outside of the market, but to cart away the sweepings also. The following reply to that order was forward- ed to the Commissioners today: This company, inorder to secure more complete cleansing than would otherwise have been accomplished, has heretofore, without compensation, | cheerfully aided your street cleaning department by sweep- ing much of this space and gathering the sweepings into piles. “There has arisen in the knowledge of this company no occasion for a change in the practice which has so long obtained, nor for the addition to this company of the task of removing and carting away this refuse. “To this order, therefore, and so much as relates to the removal of the sweeping, we do hereby respectfully but earnestly protest as being manifestly unjust, espe- cially at this time, as it is a task clearly within the contracts of your street clean- ing department, to whose contractors pay- ment fur the whole work of cleaning the entire street and removing the refuse has, we are advised, always been promptly made.’” >— IN THE CONVENT. Burglar Found in the Georgetown Institution. This morning about 1 o’clock a call was received by the police from the George- town convent because a colored man had been found in the building. The noise made by the man had attracted the atten- tion of several of the sisters, who, instead of frightening him away, got him in a ves- tibule and so securely fastened the doors that escape was rendered impossible. Pre- cinct Detective Burrows and Policeman Connor responded and arrested the colored man, who proved to be Morgan Tucker, who had formerly been employed in the cenvent. He had been discharged from there some time ago, and had no excuse to offer for his presence there, except to claim that he was drunk. But he was sober, and the officers arrest- ed him on a charge of burglary. The offi- cers recovered from him a complete kit cf burglars’ tools, constructed of wire, and some false keys. These tools were not new, and the detectives say they are the best tools of their kind they have seen here for many years. This afternoon, in the Police Court, the prisoner was given a hearing, and Judge Mills committed him to jail in default of $500 security, to await the action of the grand jur; ae Mr. Marbury Qualifie: Mr. W. L. Marbury today qualified as co- collector of the estate of the late Mrs. Etlen M. Boggs of Georgetown. A MAN | of coal and timber lan¢ SOME SERIOUS CHARGES Arrest of 8, B, Hustleman in Providence, Rhode Island. An Indictment Charging Embezzle- ment From a Resident of This City —What Mr. Evans Says. S. B. Hvstleman, a former resident of Washington, was arrested today in Provi- dence, R. I., on an indivtment charging him with the embezzlement of $1,000 from Mr. F. T. Evans of No. 617 F street north- west, this city There are said to:-be several other charges against Hustleman, upon which indictments have not yet been found. Mr. F. T. Evans, on whose complaint the indictment was found and the arrest ordered by United States District Attorney Birney, today told Star reporter that . Huxtleman, “Hustleman, who is a man of about sixty years of age and of fine appearance, came to Washington early in I8M4. He repre- sented himself as the owner of 60,000 acres in West v4 worth at least $3),000, and as ¢ r also, in his own rty valued at n . He yas rated by Bradstreet’s and Dun’s agen- es at $300,000, while by some other credit bureau he was considered good for half a million. “In support of his claims in regard to Property he displayed to those from whom he might wish to negotiate a loan deeds and abstracts, some of which appeared to be signed by government agents. “FLustieman also,” said Mr. Evans, “dealt in United States patents, and the records of the patent office show that he received $70,000 from this source, though it is be- lieved that he really got much less, and that he had a large sum named in the books of the patent office in order to make it appear that he was doing a very exten- sive patent business, Some Unpaid Notes. “By means of these representations as to his wealth and business transactions he secured from me the discounting of notes aggregating nearly $1,000, about $600 of which still remains unpaid. Hustleman’s transactions covered a period running through 1894-'5, and until he disappeared from Washington, in 1896. “When I came to look into Hustleman’s statement as to his West Virginia property I found that it was a wild cat claim and that a dozen other persons were claiming the land, and most of them had a clearer right to possession than had Hustleman.” To Organize Silver Clubs. From the headquarters: of the national silver party in this city there has been is- sued by George P. Beeney, president of the Association of National Silver Clubs, an address calling upon the people to organize silver clubs. The address says it is desired to organize these cjybs,in every schcol district in America. Under this organiza- tion,” the address continues, “voters are only asked to step aside from party alle- giance until the money question is settled. After that they can réadjust their political relations as they see fiti They are not asked to sacrifice their ;eonvictions upon other political questions, but simply to lay them aside until aftér tiis supreme ques- tion is settled.” . It is announced thdt af the meeting at Chicago September 23’each organized non- partisan silver club, bithetallic club, bi- metallic league club, Bryan and Sewall sil- ver club, Patriots of America and all other silver clubs will be entitled to representa- tion as follows: Three delegates at large for each club of twenty or more and one additional delegate for every fifty mem- ers. Charges Against Lieut. Lyman. Lieut. Charles Lyman, who was navigat- ing officer of the historic old ship Kear- sarge when she sank on Roncador reef, is again in trouble, and it is sald that he may be ordered to trial by court martial. The officer is now attached to the Mont- gomery watching filibusters off- the coast of Florida. A cemmunication has been re- ceived at the brreau of navigation, pre- sumably from the commander of the ves- sel. making charges against the officer's habits aboard ship and in port. The mat- ter is now un-ler investigation to deter- mine the further course of action. HE HAS DISAPPEARED Detectives Are Searching for Police- man Dan Williams, HE MAY HAVE ENDED HIS LIFE Police Court Fines are Short and Suspicion is Aroused. A POPULAR OFFICER ——— ee Policeman Dan Williams, who was ‘once femiliarly known as the “Drummer Boy of the Rappahsrnock,” is reported missing, and although no charge of a criminal na- ture has been made against him, the detec- tives are on the lookout for him, and Maj. Moore is extremely anxious concerning his whereabouts. The major does not know whether he is dead or alive. If there is any shortage in his accounts as an agent of the department in the collection of Po- lice Court fines there has as yet been no investigation to show it. The officials, however, feel certain that an investigation will reveal a deplorable state of affairs in the methods of the missing man, as well as showing his continued inattention to busi- ness and the turning over of the affairs of his office to persons not designated to act. Just how this discovery was made is not known. On one hand it is stated that Maj. Moore was informed of the officer's fon ness for betting on the horse races, while on the other hand it is said that the dis- covery was not made until the officer was called upon to turn over $2,000, as this amount was necessary for the payment of police and fire department pensions. Had Not Squared Up. This demand was made Saturday, and then it developed that the collector had not squared his accounts since July 3, and this account included the court's business up to the Ist of May. Why he made no more returns afterward does not appear, for the records of the court have been finished up to July 10, as the books show. But no matter whetiier cr not the cot record had been completed, the officer could have made several returns during ‘his ume, as had been his custom in former years. When the demand for the $2,000 was made the officer turned over $1,100, saying that was all he nad at that time. Yesterday morning Williams was at his desk, as usual, but early in the raorning he turned over the receipts up to that time, $29, to Policeman Ellictt, who is detailed there for clerical work. This he had done many times before, and, of course, his doing it yesterday excited no suspicion. But Major Moore and Chief Clerk Sylves- ter had thought there was something ir- regular, and in the afternoon the latter went to the office and took charge of his books. A Slow Investigation. Even then it would require a comparison with the court records, and as the latter record is not up to date the investigation will be somewhat delayed. If, however, there is a discrepancy, it is thought it will amount to less than $1,000, although it may ge more than this amount. Last night de- tectives were sent to-the Williams house on 6th street southeast, but members of | his family were unable to give them any information. Mrs. Williams has been an invalid for some time. Williams has two grown sons, and the absence of their father Was preying heavily on their minds. All night long the house was watched, but the missing collector of fines did not return. This morning Judge Miller calied on Maj. Moore and had a consultation in regard to the case, but arrived at no conclusion be- cause of the uncertain condition of the missing man’s accounts. Well Known Here. The missing man was perhaps better known in Washington than was any other Member of the police force, as he was in many fraternal societies, being a member of the Masonic fraternity and a Grand Army man. He had been commander of Lincoin Post, No. and took such an active interest in G. A. R. matters that he almost imagined the St. Paul encampment would not be a success without his pres- ence. “Just think of it,” he recently remarked, “a Grand Army reunion and I'm not there. Williams, like many others, had a num- ber of hobbies, and many people who knew him) frequently remarked tnat his mind was not exactly right. A Threat of Suicide. During recent months he has been af- flicted with an incurable disease, and this, it was stated by had made him despondent, and when last week he said he had concluded to end his life, his friends never suspected for an instant that his difficulties had anything to do ith his condition. It is true he was sick, | but it is also true that he had displayed a fondness for the races, which, it is said, Caused him to lose considerable money. It now transpires that he has been going to the Baltimore pool rooms and playing the races because ne got better odds there than he could get across the river or even on the track. These pool rooms, he had were fighting each other and that why the odds were better. Recently he bought a 1,000-mile ticket on the Bal- tmore and Onio railroad, and this, it is said, he used between here and the Balti- more pool rooms. Two days ago, it Is stated, he lost more than $100 on the races. Other Dissipations. In addition to being a victim of the races, he was also fond of women, and although a married man, he frequently boasted of his expeditions with females, among them several young girls whom he had met in lunch rooms about the city. Years ago he was a drinking man, and then at times he was inclined to be violent, but later he gave up the liquor habit, and if he has done any drinking during recent months, his friends know or will say nothing about it. A Charitable Disposition. Dan Willlams ,as his friends always knew him, was a kind-hearted and sympa- thetic man, who was always foremost in charitable work. Never was he known to turn away a worthy person, man, woman or child, who needed assistance. He was generous to a fault, and probably holds accounts for money loaned against scores of persons. Saturday morning, when he called at ,0- lice headquarters, he met Detective Carter on the steps, and addressing him as ‘Joe,” said: ‘I'm going to kill myself. I thought I would jump in the river, but I’m so good a swimmer that I would probably swim ashore.” “That's nonsense,” remarked the detec- tive, who thought, of course, that Williams was joking. “I mean it,” said the latter. and suffering, and I'm tired of it.” Detective Carter paid no more attention to what was said until he heard of the offi- cer’s present trouble. a Not Much Surprise. Members of the miSsing officer's family, as well as many of his friends, were not very much surprised when they heard of his disappearance, and many of them are inclined to believe that he ended his life. At his home he had shown his despondency to such an extent that the members of his family had become alarmed, and, it is said, had contemplated having him cared for in some institution, hoping the condition of his mind might be improved. On the other hand, there are some who think he is still alive, for he was always fond of notoriety, and they think that he would write some letters or would end his life in some sen- sational way instead of going to a secluded spot and quietly blowing out his brains or taking a fatal drug. Indorsed for a Friend. It was stated this afternoon that the missing man’s money troubles commenced about three months ago, when he had to pay a note for $70 that he had indorsed for a friend. In order to make this amount good, his friends think, he started playing the races on “sure tips,’ and then became so much infatuated with the gambling that he found i: impossible to resist the temptation of 'm sick playing for large amounts. In this way, it is thought, he may have gotten behind in his accounts, and his accounts being in such an unsettled condition, he .ef: rather than remain and undergo an investigation. But even if there had been a shortage of no great amount he could have made it good, for he owns his house on Capitol Hill, and has scores of friends who would not have deserted him in the hour of need. The Court Records. The Police Court records will be com- pleted up to date as soon as possible, and probably by tomorrow afternoon the books will be ready for a comparison. Clerk Potts and two of his assistants are off on leave, leaving only two clerks to perform all the duties of the office. It is because of the crippled condition of the force that the work is so far behindhand. Nothing had been heard from the missing officer up to 3 o'clock this afternoon. Williams Has Been Seen. This afternoon the police learned that Williams was seen on 6th street between E and F streets, not two squares from the court, going north. He was walking rapidly end was evidently very much ex- cited. On the opopsite side of the strect was a young man who scid him a watch on the installment plan, and he caleld this young man across the street and insisted on his taking the watch. As the officer had paid $10 on the watch and the agent for the watch firm knew him, he refused, but Williams insisted so that the man took the watch. Williams told him he was in too big a hurry to explain matters, but that unless he paid $25 on the timepiece by the first of the month he would forfeit his claim to ii. ‘This information leads the authorities to believe that the missing man probably ccntinued north on 6th street and went out in the county. The finding of his dead peed in the woods would not now surprise them. id WILLS FILED TODAY, Various Dispositions of Property by ed Person. The late Levi Jones, by his will, dated August 14, 1896, and filed this afternoon for probate, left hie eutire estate to his wife, Mary C. Jones, during her ie. At her death, it is stipulated; the property shall be divided equally between his five children. Mrs, Jones is also named as ex- ecutrix. The will of the late Mary T. Richards, dated August 9, 1587, was also filed this afternoon for probate. All her real estate is left to Henry R. Miles in trust for her husband, Zalmon Richards, and her son, George M. Richards. To the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society is be- queathed $0. A similar sum is left to each of her trothers, Charles M. Mather, Moses S. Mather and George M. Mather. Other bequests were made to John C. Mather, Sarah L. Scofield and Cordelia A: Mather. Emma C. Bache left her entire estate to her husband, Frederick C. Bache. He is also named as executor in her will, dated March 18, 1896, and filed this afternoon for probate. THE SPRING RETURN CARRIAGE. Tests at Indian Head Show Its Su- perlority. A test was made at the Indian Head proving grounds yesterday which may pos- sibly cause the naval ordnance authorities to substitute the spring return carriage system for hydraulic power in the handling | of heavy ordnance. Hydraulic power is now used in depressing, loading, elevating and placing great guns in battery, and al- though the best system yet employed, it is fer from satisfactory because of the fre- quency of accidents to the operators. At test five shots were fired from a twelve-inch gun, propelling a projectile With full service ‘charges, to the entir ‘action, it is reported, of the naval officers in attendance. According to one authority, the test made it certain that the | new invention will be applied to all ord- nance placed on new war ships. Throuch its application, it is said, one man will con- trol the largest rifles and load and fire them with facility and dispatch, here a full gun's crew was necessary under old condi- tions. Great saving is promised in weights of gun carriages and cost in producing them, and altogether the results of the experi- ments are considered by the exp as lighly important to the navy No country has yet per approaching the ty: of the invention test- ed yesterday, and according to Capt. son, it will have marked «ffect on th teries of all future vessels of the Unit States. ed anything —+e- Thefts Reported. A sneak thief visited the house of Mrs. L. M. Hance, 1203 Rhode Island avenue, on Monday afternoon and stole a pocket bock ccntaining $12.5 D. N. Walford of Pennsylvania ave- nue complained to the police this mornin, that the showcase in front of his store w fcrced open yesterday afternoon and eig, zors, one pair of clippers, two pair of scissors and a pearl-handle dagger were stolen. > Borrowed Mourning Clothes. Several colored women in this city have made complaint to the police recently that a colored woman had defrauded them of their mourning clothes. This woman claimed that she had a dead child and only wanted to borrow the clothing to wear to the funeral. Detectives Horne and Weedon arrested Ella Clark as the one who had been borrowing the ciothes, and today Judge Mills gave her six months in Jail. i es Transfers of Real Estate. William Fletcher, trustee, to Matilda A. Bancroft, lot 143, sq. 445: $1. Francis B. Bishop et ux. to Jno. 8a. $10, K. Jounson, omes, part ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. 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