Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, - DECEMBER 26, 1896—24 -PAGES. but It is the machinery and the facilities | B for doing the work that foot up the aggre- A gate. Now the printing office cannot stop its work while another one is being built or the existing plant moved and installed in a new place. This office has got to run right along. It runs twenty-four hours in the day, and at times goes on Sundays and hclideys and every day. Therefore, it uld be a serious question whether the government wanted to undergo the expens2 of practically duplicating this plant in an- other part of the city. Then there is an- other question involved in this matter of a site. Here is an entire section of the city which has been built up to meet the needs of the employes of this office. The charac- ter of the buildings and rentals have been gauged according to their abilities and their rights in the case should be borne in mind “In the construction of a new building I hope to see the convenience of the em- Funeral of George E. Lemon Largely Attended. SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE SERVICES Remains Placed Temporarily in the Tomb of Gen. Logan. ployes considered. They are entitled to it. ee The men who work in this office are the ee + only employes of the government who are | MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES paid for just the work they perform. If a man stops work here for half an hour he Shes easy loses his pay for half an hour. These em- The funeral of the late Capt. George E. Lemon took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church. The exercises were marked by great simplicity, but they were-none the less beautiful and impressive. The church was well filled with the relatives and friends of the deceased. The employes of Capt. Lemon's office and the officials of the Bank of Washington attended in a body, and there were also present delegations frum the G. A. R. and the Loyal Legion. The church was not specially decorated for the occasion. The casket rested on ployes work the longest hours and for a less proportionate consideration than any other employes of the governmen:. I ven- ture the assertion that there is more fine manhood among the men of ‘his bureau than any other branch of the government service. They are men of intelligence, be- cause their work requires it. They are do- ing a high class of work for the govern- ment, and should be taken care of.” Into the New Addition. Mr. Benedict's forces have moved into the brick addition to the printing office which was recently compieted. This work was done by army engineers, upon plans of their own. In the construction of the boiler house, machine shop and the im- mense steel stack to the boiler house, the plans have been made by those most ‘con- versant with the requirements of the case. ‘The new boilers will be in operation som> time in January, and Mr. Benedict will be greatly relieved when they are started up and the pressure is taken off the oid boil- ers, that are now consierad to be the prin- cipal menace to the buikling. The new boilers are being put in by Cramp, the shipbuilder, and it ts said they will be the most efficient In this city. ‘The new electric power and lighting sys- tem of the building is also a model of its kind. All of the press-s and machinery in the buflding will ultimately be run by electricity. Some of the presses are now equipped with this motor. In one of the press rooms half of the presses are run by the old system of shaft and belting and half by electricity, and the difference in their appearance is startling. see SMISSISSIPPI XPOSITION. two pedestals, immédiately In front of the pulpit platform, wrapped in the stars and stripes and covered under beautiful flow- ers. The service was conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, and the choir rendered two se- lections, “Lead, Kindly Light,” and “Asleep in Jesus,” in a most touching and beauti- ful manner. Dr. Radcliffe's Addreus. Dr. Radcliffe delivered an eloquent ad- dress, in which he paid a high tribute to the memory of Capt. Lemon as a soldier and as a citizen. Not all the heroes of the late war, he said, died on the field of battle; many of the bravest have lived on for more than thirty years. to struggle against dis- ease and pain. Their every day has been @ battle against suffering, though in the end they must succumb. Capt. Lemon's most marked characteristics were his patriotism, his courage, both in war and Peace, and his kindness. His life was full of thoughtful tenderness for others, and he was always quick to respond to the calls of need. He is mourned not only by those who enjoyed his personal friendship, but by the poor and fatherless, whose pathways were cheered by his goodness, and many. who were distressed now rise up to call him blessed. At the conclusion of the service the active pallbearers carried the casket out to the hearse, which was waiting it at the north entrance to the church, and the line of march was then taken up to he cemetery, a large number of mourners attending the body to its last resting place. ‘The members of Capt. Lemon’s immedi- ate family in the city are his sister, Mrs. Emma H. Lewis; her daughter, Mra.'L. M. Marble; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Lemon, their son, Mr. George Lemon, and his wife. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Jas. Lewis were prevented by illness from attending the funeral. Prof. Chas, E. Munroe, the dean of the graduate sckool of the Columbian Uni- versity, of which Capt. Lemon was a grad- uate, represented the university at the fu- neral today. Among the old friends of Capt. Lemon who attended from a distance were Judge and Mrs. Blume of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Low of New York. Lying in State. Capt. Lemon's body lay in state in his apartments at the Shcreham for a couple of hours this morn‘rg, and a large number of people took advantage of the opportuni- ty of a last look at the familiar features of the dead man. The body was attired in evening dress, and on the lapel of the coat were the button of the Loyal Legion and the badge of the G. A. R., of both of which he was an active and prominent member. The body was taken to the church from Capt. Lemon’s apartments at the Shore- ham, where it had lain since its arrival early yesterday morning. In the main par- lor was stationea a guard of honor, con- sisting of a deputation from John A. Raw- lins Post, G. A. R., in uniform. The body lay in a handsome casket, which was covered with black cloth and heavily trim- med n silver. The solid silver plate bore simply the inscription, “George E. Lemon, Born March 10, 1843, Died December 18, 1896.” The casket was draped in the flag which was wrapped about the coffin of the late Gen. Logan, and upon it rested Capt. Lemon’s sword and belt, partially covered with a huge bunch of American beauty roses from members of the family and a cross of lilies of the valley. Floral Tributes. Capt. Lemon occupied for many years a handsome suite of rooms at the Shore- ham. Today they were turned into a perfect bower of floral tributes sent by relatives, friends and organizations. Rare- ly 13 such a display seen at a private funeral. Not orly were there a large num- ber of pieces, but each was of particular beauty. On the wall was hung the faded silk flag of the company in which Capt. Lemon served during the late war—Com- pany G, 125th New York State Volunteers. Among the floral tributes which filled every available space in the parlor was a magnificent wreath of white roses, lilles of the valley, violets and rare orchids from the Loyal Legion. ‘There was a big wreath of palm leaves, tied with heavy purple rib- bon, from Mrs. Logan, and a superb wreath of violets from Major and Mrs..Wm. F. Tucker. Others were an immense bunch of American beauties, from Mr. Jere M. Wilson; white roses, from Mr. and Mrs. J. W: Smith; a wreath of white roses, lilies of the valley and violets, from Mrs. Fanny Barrett, Miss Barrett and Miss Flint; a pillow of white roses, from Mr. and Mrs. Byron Andrews of New York; palms and violets, from Mrs. Belknap and Miss Bel- knap, and handsome pieces from Master George Edwin Tucker and General and Mrs. Dudley. Before leaving the Shoreham Acting Chaplain Swallow of Rawlins Post offered a brief prayer, and shortly before 1 o'clock the body was taken to the church, accom- panied by a special guard of honor from the G. A. RL ‘The honorary pallbearers were Mr. Jere M. Wilson, John W. Smith, Maj. William F. Tucker, United States army; ex-Senator William Pitt Kellogg, Dr. Daniel B. Clarke, president of the Bank of the Republic; Marshal A. A. Wilson, Col. L. P. Wright, Gen. W. W. Dudiey, ex-Commissioner M. M. Parker, Maj. John McElroy, Mr. Byron Ardrews and Mr. W. Beach Taylor. The active pallbearers were Mr. Bryce J. Moses and Mr. William H. Smith, representing the Bank of the Republic; Mr. Wallace F. Crossman; Mr. Charles T. Lowell and Mr. Maurice Welgle, from Capt. Lemon's office, snd. Messrs. M. Emmet Urell Newton Fer- tee and Chris. ¢. Inger of John A. Tipetaerce Rawlins Post. Col. Parker was unable to OTTAWA. Ont., December 26.—Dr. Me-| accompany the cortege to the cemetery and Fachran, dominion superintendent of quar-| his place as an honorary pallbearer was artine and veterfuary inspector, who ac- | taken by Mr. E. 8. Yergason of New York. companied Sydney Fisher to Washington, To the Cemetery. has returned from the United States. Re-; The line of carriages that accompanied ferring to the result of negotiations be- | the remains to the National cémetery was tween the minister of agriculture and the mbering more than United States government regarding quar. Se eee Perera Rests wre antine, the doctor says that the abolition 2 . z of quarantine which was decided upon will | dlers’ Home grounds. When the gates of be generally accepted In Canada as a de- | the home were reached the procession was elded change for the better. met by the Soldiers’ Home Band. At the _—- tomb of Gen. Logan, where the body is to In a mootne eg ye the a sanees until the per interment is made Cross mine, in Deer ge county, Mon- | in a mausoleum to be erected at Arlingtou, tama, yesterday, D. A. Riley, the well- brief services were held ac to the known mining man, was shot through the | ritual of the G. A. R., conducted Past Feart and instantly killed. Commander A. 8. Taber, who had charge TRA Secretary Carlisle Makes the Gove: ment Appropriation Available. Secretary Carlisle today took action which makes immediaiely available the sum of $200,000 appropriated at the last ses- sion cf Congress to provide for a suitable government exhibit at the transmississipp! exposition to be held in Omaha in 1x8. ‘The act making the appropriation contain- ed @ prcviso that it should not be expended until theSecretary of the Treasury had re- ceived satisfactory proof that at least $250,- 000 of the stock of the exposition kad been »scribed by reliable persons. The expo- sition authorities have satisfied the Secre- tary that the subscriptions already made are Tar in excess of the required amount, and that they are of a gilt-edged character. He has accordingly ordered that the av Fropriation be made available for the pur- pose for which it was made. Plans are be- ing made in the archit 8 office for a building to cost about $50,000, and it is ex- Pe i that the President will appoint a beard to have control of the government exhibit in a few da: z e- = ONE TO ST. HELENA. Senator Cameron and a Party of Friends Off for the South. Senator Cameron, with a party of friends comprising Senator Vest of Missouri, Sena- tor Wilson of Washington, Mr. Myron M. Parker, Mr. Beriah Wilkins, Mr. Hallet Kilbourn and Mr. Chapin Brown, left this afternoon on the Atlantic Coast line flyer for Beaufort, S, C.. whence they will go to St. Helena, Senator Cameron's famous island off the South Carolina coast, to en- joy duck ané deer shooting for a couple of weeks. St. Helena is regarded as the idealic resort on the Atlantic coast. It hasa population of 700) negrces and 30 white people. Senator Cameron purchased it some years ago, and has made a series of wonderful improvements throughout the entire island. ——_——e-—_______ COAL MINES ON FIRE. Vainly Fighting the Flames in Nova Scotia. HALIFAX, N. S., December 26—Another great disaster has overtaken the Spring Hill coal mines. Just five years ago the mines wer: wrecked by a great explosion and 130 lives lost. It took the best part of @ year to get the colliery in working order egain. It was splendidly equipped, gave employment to one thousand men in the pits and had an output of 375,000 tons a year. From the meager dispatches received it appears that fire has complete possession of the*underground working of ‘two or three slopes. About 5 c’clock Thursday evening the coal mines at Spring Hill were discov- ered to be on fire. The fire originated in the pipeway of the east slope in the s00- foot level. It soon ate its way into the 1,300-foot level, and developed into a raging furnace. When Government Inspector Gil- pin arrived fire was issuing from every opening of the mine. Two cupolas were burned down, and the bankhead had to be torn away. The miners worked hard to save their source of livelihood, but all their efforts in that direction were fruitless. They tried to prevent the air going into the mine by stopping up every air way. Mr. Gilpin had to call the men away from this work, as it was attended with great risk to their lives should an explosion oc- cur, which might be expected at any min- The flames shot about 100 feet in the r, the reflection being visible at Amherst. The extent of the fire is not known, bet the most disastrous consequences are fear- The loss of the east slope is believed to be complete; the machinery will be ruined. At 4 p.m. Friday the west slope was reach- ed all right, but the men will have hard work to save it. ‘The fire caught from an overheated steam pipe connected with the driving ma- ebinery. The men worked up to the time the fire caught and all got out safely. The mine has three slopes—north, east and west. it is likely that the most serious damage by fire will be confined to the east slope, in which it started. The fire seems to’ be burning Itself out. The loss will be enor- mous and the fire will cause great destitu- tion among the miners, as, even if the fire does not spread through the entire mine, it is considered doubtful if work can be re- sumed under any circumstances during the winter. cating BRAM ON THE STAND. He Testified Witho: Himsel BOSTON, December 2i.—Thomas M. Bram, accused of the murder of Capt. Nash of the barkentine Herbert Fuller, re- sumed the witness stand in the United States court@iere today, and his cross-ex- amination was continued. He gave his answers without faitering. He again described the two hours he spent on deck on the night of the tragedy. The district attorney questioned the witness re- peatedly about going into the cabin, but without eliciting any contradiction of the witness’ direct testimony. SSeS QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. Result of a Conterence With a Ca: a Contradicting BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is @ bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by-sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them, ‘The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper, and is be- Heved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, December 19, 1896. MONDAY, December 21, 1896. TUESDAY, December 22, 1596. WEDNESDAY, December £3, 1896. THURSDAY, December 24, 1896, FRIDAY, December 25, 1996. Total... Dally average... I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Jesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, December 25, 1896—that 1s, the number of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish edor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the oMce unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-sixth day of December, A. D._1896. E. E. RAMEY, Notary Public, D. C. of all the details of the funeral this af- terncon. The following members of the National Guard were detailed to fire a salute over the grave: Maj. E. R. Campbell, 4th Battalion; Capt. Henry Walsh, Lieut. Chas. Darforth, Lieut. D. L. Richmond and forty privates, all of the 4th Battalion. Henry Wilson Post, at the home, attended in a body at the tomb, and taps were sounded by Bugler Hurdy of the 7th Cavalry. — PERMANENTLY LOCATED. The National Republican Committee Hendquarters Opened Here. The national republican committee has taken possession of its permanent head- avarters in Washington on the second floor of the Glover building, F street, north side, near 15th street. Mr. S. A. Perkins, who was assistant secretary of the com- mittee during the recent campaign, is there as the representative of Chairman Mark Hanna, and Mr. O. P. Austin is in charge of the literary bureau which will prepare the matter of interest for general publica- tion. The distribution ef this literary mat- ter will be supervised by Mr, H. H. Rand. The rooms are handsomely furnished, and there is a noticeable number of visitors Among the callers today was Congressman. elect A. T. Wimberly of Mississippi, who has just returned from a visit to Canton. Mr. Wimberly also called at the inaugura- tien headquarters upstairs. Mr. Perkins is a gentleman of extremely pleasant manners and affable address and is making an ex- cellent impression upon all those who come in contact with him. He is being generally congratulated by visiting politicians and others on hig recent marriage, which happy event occurred a little over a week ago. ———_—-o —______ MARINE DISASTERS. . sion During a Gale — Schooner Goes Ashore. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., December 26.—The schooner Freddie Eaton was run into by the British schooner Mary E. dur- ing the gale last night and sustained con- siderable damage. Both vessels were at anchor here and the Mary E. was acci- dentally cast adrift by the slipping of her anchor chain. She crashed into the Eaton and carried away part of her main rig- ging. The British vessel was not badly damaged, but lost anchor and fifteen fathoms of chain. The Mary E. is bound from Norwich, Conn., for St. John, N. B. _ PORTLAND, Me., December 26.—The three-masted schooner Robert I. Carter, Capt. Nathan Towne, from Perth Amboy, N. J., for this city with 1,200 tons of coal, went ashore on Alden rocks today and will be a total loss. Capt. Towne reports that as the buoys were covered with ice he mi tcok one for another, the accident result- ing. Tugs went out to the wreck as soon 2s she was sighted, and the captain and crew were brought ashore. A dispatch to the life saving service bureau states that the schvoner Robert L. Carter, loaded with coal, is ashore on Al- dens rocks, near Portland, Me. The crew were taken off by the life-saving crew. eS AN UNPROVOKED MURDER. Indignation at Leadville Over the Ki ing of Patrick Carney. LEADVILLE, Col., December 26.—About 2 o'clock this morning the Missourt miners employed at the Bison mine, who were on thelr way home from down town, met Pat- rick Carney and his wife, who had been attending a ball. The Missourians called Cerney across the street, talked to him a few minutes, then one of them shot him, killing him instantly. Carney is an elderly man, well known in the camp, and had been working on the Star mine. The Missourians were all ar- rested, but it is rot known yet, which one of them fired the fatal shot. From the standing of Carney in the com- ntnity it is feared that this murder will cause considerable trouble, as the Miners’ Unior people are highly incensed. ee RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. ‘Two Who Were Participants in Dr. jameson’s Raid. LONDON, December 2*.—Colonel R. Gray and Colonel H. F. W White, both of whom were sentenced with Dr. Jameson to im- prisonment for violation of the foreign en- ligtment act in invading the territory of the Transvaal republic, were released today from Holloway jail, their sentences of five months having expired. HONORING PASTEUR’S MEMORY. Speeches Delivered by Eminent Frenchmen, PARIS, December 26.—The remains of Prof. Louts Pasteur, the eminent bacteri- ologist, who died September 28, 1895, were removed today from the Cathedral of Notre Dame to the Pasteur Institute, where they were received by a gathering of distinguish- ed men, including Premier Meline, Mm. Rambaud and Brisson and several well- known men from Great Britain. President Faure and Gen. Billot, the minister of war, were represented at the ceremony. Speeches were made at the crypt of the institute by M. Rambaud, M. Bodin, presi- dent of the municipal council of Paris; Dr. Evans, Dr. Rice Duckworth and others, BEE Death of Mrs. Kemp. ‘The friends of Miss Zada T. Kemp of Kimball, Va., will be pained to hear. of the death of her mother, Elizabeth J. Kemp, who died on the 22d instant. Mrs. Kemp Siete th ee eee rs a now residents of Nebra: were all tat they were all preseut ai her today, wnrich took place at her Virginia home. : > ofieeadareas. Seater! was ‘White last night. REPORTING DIPHTHERIA| SYSTEM OF PROMOTION Length of Service No Longer Oounts in the Fire Department. Breaking Away From the Old System " -_Ohiet Parris 1 a New Plan. Better Methods, wir Imerease the Stntintie—te ‘Pubes Sent in A large number] of cases of diphtheria ith office-is not alto- the prevalence in this Chief Parris of the fire department of the District of Columbia has adopted a new method in making promotions. The length of service of men will be a minor consider- ation with him in the future. He will pick the men who are, mcst,efficient and put them in responsible positions as vacancies occur. This plan is a departure from Chief Par- ris’ methods of the past, and has been adopted because he has found that the old system was a failure.’ That system was a mere rotation of office according to length of service. An assistant foreman became a foreman when a vacancy occurred, and the man who had been on the rolls of the de- partment for the longest time and was at- tached to the company in which a vacancy in the assistant foremanship occurred was given the promotion. The innovation in the matter of making ppointments was put in practice a short time ago, when W. E. Robinson of Com- pany No. 3 was promoted to be a toreman over the heads of-several firemen ,who had been Icnger in the service than he, .and over the head of the assistant foreman. This action created much comment among the men in all the fire companies, and the Commissioners were appealed to to reverse the action through the medium of an But Chief Parris stated the reasons for his action, and that was the last of the incident. The adoption of this new method of se- lecting the fittest for promotion is of es- pecial interest to firemen throughout the department, as two new companies, to be numbered 12 and 13, are authorized by law and will be formed as soon as engine houses for their accommodation are completed. The men had consulted the records to see who would get these places according to the old plan, and in the minds of the men the appointments were made long ago. Now it is announced for the first time that the appointment of Robertson to be foreman of No. 3 is the inauguration of a new sys- tem, and all calculations to ascertain who would have the places of responsibility in sumbers 12 and 13 are worthles:. Chief Parris explained why he had adopt- ed this new system to a Star reporter. to- Teported to city of that con! considerable extént{brought about by the fact that many eases heretofore reported merely as “sore throat” are now reported because of the improved methods that have been adopted for as- certaining the character of the disease from which patients suffer. Dr. J. B. Walsh, the medical and sanitary inspector of the District in charge of diph- theria and scarlet_fever.cases, conducts a little departmert on the top floor of the District building in which the character of throat troubles is determined. od he pursues has Been in operation theo- retically in this city for two years, but its practical use has been shown only since the spread of. diphtheria during the last It is not a new method, being in use in other cities. Under the directidit of. Dr. Walsh small vials are jeft at all the drug stores in the city and physicians are notified that in case they have a patient. suffering from sore thrcat and . capnot., readil whether the disease. is diphtheria, may do so through the health department. Each of these vials contains a small amount of gelatin, and a physician wish- ing to determine the. character of his pa- tient’s throat trauble takes a small quan- tity. of mucus from the throat, places it on this gelatin and sends it to the health If there are-germs in the mucus they are readily developed on the gelatin, where they forra little colontes. is an easy matter to determine by a mi- ercscopic examination whether they are diphtheria germs or germs of a’ harmless in his judgment, as diphtheria, anonymous letter. The day after the vial containing the germs has been-sent to the health office the physician sending it is notified of the character of the germs. A great many phy- sicians have adopted the practice of send- ing to the District building for investiga- tion the mucus from the throats of any pa- tients in’ which “cases he has the least doubt about the character of the disease. In this way many cases that in former times have been treated and passed by as merely ordinary sore throat in reality to be diphtheria, and it is con- sidered quite likely that the diphtheria sta- tistics of the present tormer years in regard to number largely from the fact of more complete diagnosis Any one who has the least throat trouble may now determine without a doubt whether they suffer from diphthe- via or merely have a sore throat. The number of cases that are sent to the District building for examination vary ac- cording to the weather. are very prevalent as the result of inclem- ent weather, eighteen, twenty or twent e vials may be sent for examination, but the fine weather that has prevailed during the past several days has run the number examinations down amount to only six or eight per day. The work being dor in the District bulld- ing in making{theseexaminations is in ac- cord with the, most known to the,medigal science, and is re- at advance over the past ing txkaminations by littie than guessing.’an a few icians have the apparatus for making these investigations,in their own officcs, but most of them are without such ap- ff it were not for the assist- the health office they pless tasapply these scientific “My experience has shown,” said Mr. Parris, “that it is not a good plan to pro- mote men according to their length of serv- ice in the department. I propose now to select_men who show themselves to be best fitted for responsible places. plan will stimulate the men to better work. ‘They will all feel that a promotion is with- in their reach, no matter how long they have been in the service. this method, because I think it is best for the service and will result in giving the Property owners a larger degree of protec- tion than they would receive under a plan which puts men in the most responsible places merely because they have long serv- ed in the department. will show good results. of the cases. I have adopted When sore throats I believe this plan LIVELY DAY. approved methods Station Cells Christmas Celebrators. Filled With garded as a system of m was a lively day circles, and the patrol wagons were kept the go most of the While this was the general were very quiet in some sections. were three shooting affrays during the d: one of them resulted serious! That was the case of Raymond Beckett, who was shot by his brother-in-law, Wil- liam H. Henson. The shooting of Nathan by James Thomas, South Washington, as published in yes- resulted in the constantly on rule, things pliances, and ance they get !trom would be hel —_—__ TAL DEATH. Result of the fh Gross, colored, ‘aquest Over Peter Today at noon’ Cor inquest in thi colored hackthan; “Wh Emergency Hospitit effects of a fall if being pushed down by Philip Barber Thursday morning, as pub- lished in Thursday's Star. had caused the Victim's death was present to hear the evidence given, and he was represented by Messrs. Holland And Chase. The coroner c.i!!ed several colored men, who had elther been with the parties or who had witnessed the effair, and they told substantially the same story of the fatai ~ er Hammett held an case of Peter Webb, the lose death at the resulted from Thomas has not been arrested. The t case involving the use of a pistol was in Southeast Washington, but this was an Wilson and Jefferson Murphy were the participants, the former receiving a bullet in his left arm. This af- fair happened at 1305 11th street. After the accident Murphy went for a doctor, and failed to return to the house. Wilson Was sent to the Washington Asylum Hos- pital for treatment. In. addition The man who these cases, several cutting cases and several assaults, in which beer glasses or other hard sub- were used. Some lieutenants say that there was able more drunkenne: on holidays, were not ceils eno intoxicated peopl ing of the work in his pr das if even were drunk. Durin, there were one hundred and arrests, and only were females. sons locked up for plain dru of them being a boy There were also forty. and disorderly, assaults resultt ss than is usually seen In the second precinct there ugh to accommodate the Teeple, speak- Thursday morning about 8 o’clock the men were on their way home. owned the carriage, and Webb had been ad_been drinking, d. Webb to retu: driving for him and when Barber wante him his badge the latter refused, and {i was when he attempted to take it from him that he pushed him down and fractured his skull. The witnesses all agreed that the men did not appear to have been fighting, and when Webb fell Barber sald: “He's a friend of mine.” “Were all hands drunk?" asked one of the witnesses. “No, sir,” he. responded and I was sober, too. All I saw was a halt pint for four, and some of that was left in the bottle.” Deputy Coroner Glazebrook told of the autopsy. There was a fracture about near the base of-the brain, and cerebral hemor- rhage had caused death. The dead man's skull, he said, was much thinner than the usual skull of a colored man. Dr. Glaze- brook said that the fall was a severe one, and that the conerete pavement at this season of the year 1s as hard as solid the horses and wagons and evening fourteen of the victims rty-four per- inkenness, one fifteen years old. four cases of drunk in addition to a number of ing from the excessive use This morning the court four prisoners from th court, and in addition to this nui were many collateral cases. There were for the coroner ‘I was there, transporting ——>—__. FOR REVENGE, Discharged Em: in Pennsylv; Detectives Horne, Weed Precinct Detective gutt office of the Pennsylvania rall- road, corner of 15th and G streets, about Messrs. Horne and Weedon wanted James Eckles for stealing a suit of clothes from Mr. Kerros, a tallor on New York avenue, while the other two wanted him for robbing the railroad Office last night of $150, as well as destroying the carpet and disfiguring the furniture. When taken to headquarters by Messrs. Lacy ted that he was guilty arged, and took sens where he had put away the money. Eckles was employed by the railroa 1d "be “required No. lene wou week. Last night he broke sven ne ons and cut the handsome cai end to the other, and then smeared ink on both the carpet and the furniture. The money, $150, he got out of a desk in the ploye Acts the Vandal Railroad Office. lon and Lacy and on met at Barber's Statement. Barber was called to make a statement and the coroner asked him if he and Webb were good friends. “Just the same as mothers and fathers,” was his answer. Webb, he said, drove for him occasionally, in order to make a little tobacco and Thursday morning they were together at a club room, as well as in a bar room, and when Webb had taken several drinks he had trouble with another man. Barber said he took his friend’s part, and when they left they took four men noon today. whisky money. and Sutton he admit the offenses chi d_ “company, his services Then they started home, and Webb, who was intoxicated, insisted on going some- Defendant refused to go with him, and Webb got off the hack. then got down from the vehicle and asked him for his badge, and he refused to sur- He began sparring with di fendant, but he knew he meant no harm. Defendant .then_ajtempted to grab_ his badge, and while doing so Webb fell. Then he picked him up’and drove him fo the He e¢ertainty did not intend to ie dead man and open the office rpets from one This morning he was on hand, as if noth- ing had happened, and much surprised at the condition of affairs. But suspicion rested on him, and as already stated he admitted his guilt and was The charges grand and petit larceny, and upon these charges he will be arraigned in court Mon- Whea the detectives returned to the rail- read office they found the money hid under the floor. The amount actually found vas $173. The suit of clothes and other articles were also recovered. —__ For the Central Relief Committee. Stbscriptions have been received at The Evening Star office for the central relief committee fonds as follow: he seemed very harm him, for had been a fat! The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and Barber i a INJURIES FATAL, Inauent to Bg Helg om Body of Louis pe Freux. Mr. Louis LefPreux?the aged citizen who was taken to “the “mergency Hospital about 6 o'clock Mondial in The Star at ¥ night, as published e thie, died this morning atout 2 o’clock.’ The deceased was founi near the cornefTof 3d ‘and D streets north- it that a Metropoli- ‘Struck him. This will ‘ttle coroner’s jury Mon- gay, when the evidence in the case is heard. Coroner Hammett viewed the body this afternoon, and@-when the jury kad been sworn he continued the hearing until Mon- day. The bo@y-was sent to Barker's un- dertaking establishment, from where the funeral will take place tomorrow. Deceased wes. seventy-four years old, and leaves a in South Washi The ee cident to Mr. west, and it wi In Memcriam E. be determined ceceseeeseeeBTHO.00 tags ‘The Santa Claus Club. Subscriptions for The Evening Star Santa who live: on G “the fatal ac- | Faulkner, Senator tury, may also be will be. necessary,-in view of Mr. Faulkner's nie? dea da. eta hy a a indertuker 2 THEY CELEBRATED) sats srr nce, Scusetmes wan terday carved Samuel James with a razor while in a shoemaker’s shop at 1% New ae pe York ; i for of Too Much Rejoi on | Lom, Srenee: wae sent to gait for six Day. e ry well known in po- after being arrested . undertook to as. rd. “Twenty-f dollars for assault and five dollars for dis- LINED UP W TH POLICE COURT orderly conduct.” ruled Judge Mii) Antonic Ghio uttered threats to his wife, Agnes Ghio.of bodily harm.and she had him arrested. Hie went to jail for sixty days in default of $800 bonds to keep the peace. As a part of his Christmas celebrating Some of the More Important Cases Claude Boyd struck Martha E. Donaldson, . She objected, and Claude is now in jail, the Before Judge Miller. sentence being sixty days, A general row and a variety of assaults enlivened the day in Hughes’ court. The disposition of the affair by Judge Milier to- S F day was as follows: Benjamin Franken. PROMISED TO REFORM sixty days; Mary J. Franklin, dismissed: Benjamin Hail, Johnson, sixty days. Christraas day, 1896, was not a dry holi-| Policeman Van Horn was assaulted by day within the District of Columbia. Any — Holmes, and the penalty was sixty 3 ays. doubt that may have been entertained on ‘Sie cnonibea ‘tor 850 Gays te the coward of that point was thoroughly dispelled bya} william Jackson, who assaulted Annie visit to the Police Court this morning, for | Freeman. when the proceedings began the dock was | James Curtis, who recently returned from packed and jammed to a degree that far | the penitentiary, was arrested yesterday ‘ exceeded sardine intensity. The assort-| $704, Pistol was found in his possession, ment of prisoners, perhaps the largest and Se Se most motley in the history of the court, IN GEORGETOWN. was interesting to look upon. Side by side Were well-dressed white women and the ® Runaway Ac- most degraded colored members of the cident. weaker sex; white men of education and] Nellie Dugan, the fourteen-year-old child refinement and professional vagrants in| of Mr. John Dugan of 3305 M street, a rags and tatters; cld rounders and fresh | well-known livery stable keeper, was pain- young men, some appearing clean, spick | fully injured yesterday afternoon while out and span; others dirty, disrumpled and | driving. The little girl and her brother, bloody. By far the majority of the cases | Seph, who own a dog cart, were out driv- were plain drunk and disorderlies, who fell | ing, returning from a ride on the Conduit because of too much Caristmas, and most | rcad. Coming down Prospect avenue, the of them frankly plead guilty, to make good pony attached to the cart became fright- fg Ae in | ened at something and threw the girl out the dock, exclusive of those who forfeited | Of the cart, her brother remaining in. The collateral, wag eighty-three. Three-fourths | child was painfully injured about the face, of the aggregation, probably, had never | several teeth knocked out, and also injured been arrested before, and they will recall} about the limbs. She was quickly picked the day with sorrow. up and taken to the home of Sergt. Harry Henry Heights has descended to the | Volkman, in front of whose residence the depths. Disorderly conduct was the charge | accident happened, and Dr. Kleinschmidt ag sixty days; and Harry preferred by Policeran Henry. summoned. Later she was reinoved to her “I was merely blowing a horn,” said | home. For a time ft was thought that her Heights indignantly. injuries were much more serious than they “Aside from that he was very disorder-| really were. The pony continued on after ly,” added the policeman. the accident, but was finally stopped at 32d “The blowing of the horn was suffictent | Street and Prospect avenue. to hold you,” stated the court. “Such is a They Celebrated. clear violation of the law, and I cannot = 317 27 ae understand why the police did not make | James Coleman of 1517 27th street and more arrests yesterday on that caarge.| Richard Jackson, an acquaintance, cele- However, I shall consider only the order | brated Christmas day with a free fight, form of disorder in your case. Five dol-| growing out of some trivial cause. The icing from his appearance as he lean- | "Sht occurred near Coleman's home, and rai s he lean- a ; ed against the rail, ice water would have | h¢ Was the under dog in the scrap. When sizzled had it inadvertently entered ihe | Jackson got through pounding him, his throat of Lewis Eskridge, who was cer. | face was beat up with a number of brulses, tainly in need of extensive repairs. Further, | While his jaw was fractured. He was car- the odds were overwhelmingly in favor of | Tied to the Emergency Hospital, where he Lewis possessing the oft mentioned dark | Tecetved medical attention. Jackson. after brown taste. The charge was drunk and | §¢tting satisfaction, left the scene, and has pts pig been successful in escaping arrest. {CAte you guilty or not guilty?” asked the For a Musicale. ee ‘ Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox, the well-known iectren Pena eg the mat-! Georgetown planist, has made all arrange. “The pourt fneeyoe $5 ments for the musicale which will be given “Don’t mention it.” for the benefit of Grace Episeopal Church Of the Fair Sex. of Washington, at the home of the Wash- = ington Club, . Kate Pleasant is a resident of the Divi- | /t0m Club. the affair taking place next = Tuesday. Mrs. John G. Carlisle, the wife sion, and she occupied @ seat in the dock | of the Secretary of the Treasury, tn one ce because Policeman Schuyler found her yes- | the patronesnes for the occasion. Mra Pou terday on the street and in an abbreviated | will bring out Miss Georgia Barrett of Raia Georgetown for the event, it being the first grure 5 : appearance of the young lady. The affair Ph, yen, of course Tm guilty.” anapped.| Sih be am artiotic Coot ane among those the woman, with a defiant toss of her head. | who will take part are Mion Kitne whe “I wasn’t doing a thing, and I just want to | son Berry, Mr. Herman Rakeman, Me say that I've never been vagged, never | Elizabeth Tyler, Mr. Edward Lory and Miss been to the penitentiary and never to the | Helen Prentiss Donohue. v orkhovse. ia 5 5 a Uniacky Namber. arom ? ee diving: ce At the seventh precinct police station yes- law.” ™: = terday there were thirteen Tests made, “I suppose the law ought to know its | six of which were for pi: business.” “One hundred dollars bonds or three ths.”* n drunk, while three more were charged with drunk and disorderly. There was only one disorderly, ‘hat’s all right.” One assault and battery case, and two men John Callahan is usually a law-abiding, | tested on suspicion. Nine of the cases peaceful, quiet young man. The Christ. | Were dismissed at the station house, three ™as spirit, however, took possession of him | ™ore put up collateral, and only one un- yesterday and he grew hilarious. With | fortunate rode in the Black Maria to Police the passage of time the belief grew in | Court this morning. Christmas in this sec- Callahan that he held title to the entire | tion of the District passed very quietly, and globe and several planets, to say nothing | the police had very little to do, of the :un and moon. | As he passed the ——_—— establishment of Mr. John Cronin, on 413 THE CANAL IS FROZEN street southwest. ft struck Callahan that it ae Baan. vculd be highly amusing to test a large 4 : ¢ window pane with his foot. The glass suc- | Protracted Cold Weather Causes a cumbed. Mr. Cronin did not appreciate Postponement of Seining. the joke, however, and therefore Callahan | Owing to the prevalence of the bitter Was ore of the dock’s eighty-three. 7 You'll have 0 pay a file of $10-" aaid the | Weather the work of seining the canal will court. “One-half that amount will be re-} %€ Postponed until a thaw takes place. All mitted if you replace the glass.” arrangements were completed for the work Henry Kelly is an itinerant solicitor of] to begin on Monday, but telegrams recelved alms, He requested “the price’ from a] today from points along the canal show local minister of the Gospel as the latter z passing along Pennsylvania avenue | ‘ht the water remaining in it is covered terday. A policeman witnessed the hold-| With ice two or three inches thick, and that boys are skating upon it. Of course it would be impossible to break ice of this thickness and rake it off the pools in order to allow the seinemen an op- portunity to operate. Besides the ice is forming every hour, and by Monday, if this Jerry Sullivan yesterday indulged in a| weathet continues, it will probably be four quiet game of crap, which was rudely in-| or five inches thick. The authorities at the terrupted by a stalwart guardian of the] fish commission agreed with Dr. Harban Peace, who captured the bones. and the other gentlemen interested in the “Deed, I were Jes’ lookin’ on,” declared} project here that it would be absolutely Jerry. useless to attempt to prosecute the work “I saw him throw the dice,” added the | under such conditions. policeman, Accordingly, Mr. Laigtton R. Harron and “Twenty dollars,” ruled the court, which, | his assistants, whom United States Fish interpreted, means sixty days in the work- | Commissioner Brice so kindly placed un- house, der the directions of the gentlemen men- The other cases were of minor impor-] tioned above to assist in the work, will tance and were disposed of with celerity. | wait until the weather moderates and the Jacob Thomas, a young colored man, oc- | ice disappears. The Star bass fund now cupied the attention of the court as long as | amounts to $194.50. * any dozen of the other Prisoners, and the Bea ce sentence imposed was the heaviest of the day. In addition to establishing a recori}| | Feneral of Chester B. Faulkner. as a sprinter and a brute, Jacob satisfied | The friends of the late Chester B. Faull the court and the spectators that as a pre-|mer, private secretary of Senator Voor- varicator he clearly entitl to the | hees, who died yesterday from the effecis Pee irec’ or ane ORES Snauies BBIOIR-1 6 ya ra oer ayo maces car the night Jacob formed a more or less pleasing | P'evious, had up to a late hour this after- diversion for the residents of the north- | noon been unable to make any definite ar- — ie eee po oy. mynd = rangements for the funeral, owing to the . re ani ‘ streets, and at once began a series of pugi- uucertainty as to the time when the in- listic maneuvers, with Mrs. Thomas serving | 2¢5t would be held. in the capacity of punching bag. Accord- | A Star reporter was informed at the ing to eyewitnesses, Jacob tore the clothes | undertaking establishment. to which Mr. off his wife, and then proceeded to smite | Faulkner's remains have been removed, her in a manner that easily discounted the | that Deputy Coroner Glazebrook called well-known effort Moses directed against | there this morning and informed the un- rock. Op the approach of spectators, |dertaker that he “would hold an Inquest Jacob fied, with Policemen Mays and Aul- | on the case some time this afternoon if he dridge and Messrs. J. C. Duke, A. C. Arch. | could.” er, and a score or more other citizens in| It ig, the intention of the lodges of Ma- close pursuit. Along alleys and side | Sons and Odd Fellows in this city, with streets, over back fences and through | Which the deceased was connected, to at- houses, Jacob merrily led the chase, the | tend the funeral when it is held, which crowd in the rear growing larger’ and | they expect to occur tomorrow, and escort larger every moment. At one point Mr. | the remains to the depot, and a committee Duke succeeded in nearly overtaking the | ?rcm each will accompany the body to Mr. fugitive, but the latter hurled a brick at|Favikrer’s late home, in Holton; Ind., him with vicious force. The man was final- | Where the interment will take place. \y stopped and Placed under arrest at 12th —_——-——. an street After a dozen wit- Patrolling the Heach. nesses had accordance with r- Jacob took the stand and dening | CHATHAM, Mass, December 26.—Lite- much abused wife declined to prosecute her | vicinity of the bar upon which the schoon- “ er Calvin Orchut went to pieces late Wed- merely included disorderly conduct. nesday night in the expectation that more I didn’t beat her, your honor,” declared bodies will be washed ashore. un.” “s “Then you claim that all th wi is ee moderately from the south, and al iS wreckage are visible at different ‘es, sir; I does.” points along the coast. wish your honor would take Jacob’s Beaten Man Carried Of. al bonds.” then said Attorney Mar-| PINE BLUFF, Ark., December 26—The F801 “He is a hard-working man.” “I have absolutely man who will beat his wife” restied che | Pulled off last night before the Pine Bluff court. “As I said yesterday, the whipping | Athletic Association. The fight was to be Proper remedy for such post is the only / In Judge Miller's branch of the Police $50,000.