Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1897-12 PAGES. 4 LATE NEWS BY eee Gorman’s Future the Real Issue in Maryland State Convention. ———— THE SENATOR 13 A DELEGATE Deakyne for Collector Withdraws in Favor of Thomas A. Smith. = COMMITTEES APPOINTED 28.—There were gates present mocratic state convention was ler by Chairman Hattersly W. of the state this morning. The is but 177. This is be donbl central committee in total city vote, however, ts the icip A. surprise gates just prior to t the w in to-day’s proceedings. sprung upon the dele- assembling of the thdrawal of George © county, and the State Senator Thomas A. Gorman candidate for con- was » friends of Mr. Deakyne gave r for bis withdrawal his strong » to promote harmony in the party. arnest effort was then made to induce Pattison of Dorchester county the a te of the silver element in the con- jon to withdraw also, but he emphati- to do so. man the Real Issac. purpose for which the convention -alled together was nominally to se- ndidates for controller and clerk of court of appeals, but these were really of minor moment, in view of the fact that meant the opening of a cam- will in all probability decide Arthur Pue Gorman will seat in the Senate of the United sand his place at the head of the democrat party of Maryland. sate from his own county of rman again took part in ion. but it was in the scenes pacted at the Carrollton Hotel whict last night and this merning that his in- fluene+ was most potent and the national pia nm the plaiform were shaped by him » that harmony might best be restored to warring ranks of Maryland's democrats. ‘Tribute to the Senator. was a salvo of handclapping and heering when Mr. Gorman entered auditorium and took his seat among the Howard county delegation, which the nior serator smilingly acknowledg~4. jchanan Schley of Washington coun- arveyor of the of Balii- emporary chairman, a brief address, in the currency question, republican party hav- laws row Th some the that the the statute books. or the present e¢ 3 amittee on resolutions, sting of mber from each county, was then se- Was unanimously decided to of afia this committer without debate all ons pres from the floor. When Howard county presented Mr. Gorman's for this committee there was more took a recess while berated. committee took a leng time to delib- t the end of two hours return- pr. ed a plaiform largely de- state questions, which was read or Gorman, as chairman. ‘The Financial Plank. The resolutions declare that the funda- mental principles of democracy remain un- that the democracy of Maryland new, and always have believed, in money, the gold and silver money Constitution, and the coinage of beth metals, without discrimination against ether, into standard dollars of final pay- tment and redemption,” and asserts that the recent action of President McKinley cing a currency commission is the t of the demand of more than six and millions of democratic voters ex- at the polls in the last national “hone: of the in y tariff law is termed a more ure than the McKinley act ot ind it is asserted that it will be moré iy condemned in 188 than was the inley act in 1 A demand Is made the United government tak “h action as will ameliorate the atrocities new being committed in Cuba and to fully protect every American citizen there in the enjoyment of his life and property. > UNDER Surveyor of the Port Maguire Meets Majestic Down the Bay. NEW YORK, July 28.—The first of the hig transatlantic pas: ats to arrive 150), FIRST IN EW TARIFF. &t this port since the Dingley tariff bill be- came law was the Maje: her @ which tied up k today. The new cariff has restricted the privileges of tour- rd to the g of wearing 1 of foreign m ture that they ing into the countr id these re- tions were not generally understood on other side of the ocean when the Ma- sailed In anticipation of confusion, and in order to obviate it as much ble, Surveyor the Port Maguire went down the bay to S DOS: the steamer, and before the stop at ne had all the passengers assem- ed on deck, where he informed them of the 3 in the to affect the tariff tha ld be n. Thus prepared, the ed to make ready teamer reach- + of fifty- 0 but lit ¥ met the new andor that made S easy, and the was reduced ing th mum. mini WooproRD SAILS. GEN, Minister to Spain Was Accompanied by Members of Lexation. NEW YORK, July 28—Gen. Stewart J. Woodford, United States minister to Spain, jay for the scene of his future du- dford was accompanied by ughter and by the members John R. MacArthur, ‘asker H. Bliss, and Lieut. naval attache. Woodford his Capen, his mes, and Miss Miss Mary a Hanson. a WITHIN THE Claflin E LAW. ney Thomas Sustains the Aboli- m of Police Trint Board. rtiy after Commissioner Wight de- © abolish the trial board and uting Attorney Pugh to con- sit that y the po! was suggested warren! ted that offe tbe tried by the po matter was laid be District, who hoids in an opinion oday that the Ccemmtssioners je authority to abolish the trial t presen’ constituted and appoint nm OF persons to constitute such Congress, he says, must be taken rial board,” in the » » the same was understood at the time of the passage of the act of May 11, 1s wh e the attorney board. to have used the phras > Government Receipts. Govert ment receipts — From customs, $465,428; internal revenue, $557,270; miscel- laneous, $44,162. National bank notes re- ecived today for redemption, $400,868. His Resolution Voted Down in New York Police Board. Criticined by President Moss—He Says the Police Officials Are Levy- ing Blackmail. NEW YORK, July 28—President Moss, at today’s meeting of the police commis- stoners, made a lengthy statement in re- ply to Col. Grant's resolution of last week, relating to the suppression of disorderly houses, in which he severely criticised Col. Grant, and charged that the adoption of his resolutions would be hailed with de- light by dishonest captains, “‘ncw tender- loins” would spring up, and corrup‘ion would spread through the force. Police Levying Biackmal President Moss further stated that he had sworn evidence that policemen were levying blackmail for their superior offi- cers on unfortunate women and other law- breakers, and that some of the finest resi- dence districts were rapidly being trans- formed Into “tenderloins” through the cor- Tuption of the captains Censures Capt. Groo. He accused Capt. Groo of being negligent in the performance of his duties, and up- held the detectives who secured the evi- dence in his district upon which the cap- tain was recently tried for neglect of duty. The morals of the force were not corrupted by doing such work, Mr. Moss declared, in spite of Col. Grant's assertion to the contrary. The work of detective added the president of the board, is neces gary, and it cannot be done in kid gloves. Grant Resolution Was Lost. Colonel Grant's resolution was lost. ‘The colonel intimated after the vote that he would be a member of the board only long enovgh to have the mayor accept his resig- nation. The resolution specifically condemned the practice heretofore followed by the police in procuring evidence against keepers of disorderiy houses, of entering evil resorts as patrons, ard also of accosting women upon the streets who were suspected of soliciting men. pee es ANACOSTIA RAILROAD. Commissioners Will Advertise It for Sale to Satisfy Claims. The Commissioners have agreed to try once more and sell out the Anacostia rail- road to satisfy certain certificates of in- debtedne The company is indebted to the District, according to the statements of the accounting officers, to the extent of about $1,000 for work done by the District adjacent to the company’s tracks. Some time ago—in fact, under the old board of Commissioners—a similar attempt was made to sell out the road to satisfy this indebtedness, but the advertisement under which the sale was proposed to be held was adjudged invalid by Judge Cox, who ruled, in passing upon the case, that the advertisement was faulty, in that it mentioned the sale of franchises, an] as a franchise was an intangible thing, it could not be sold except with the visible property ef the road. The bill accordingly was dismissed, and the matter r 1 for some time. Ri i Collector Davis again called the matter io the attention of the Commi and sione i road ed they decided to act. Th will first offer for sale ti bed of the company, and if the bid re for this is insufficient to pay the indebt the real estate wilh be offered. does not bring enough to fy the x claims the cars, Sand harness will next be offered. _— hors MORRIS OPPOSED DEBS. Did Not Want Him in Control of Miners’ Strike. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 28.—The Pitts- burg Leader prints today what is claimed to be the inside developments uf ‘the labor leaders’ conierence at Wheeling yesterday. The strike, it says, will be lost or won with- in the next ten days or two weeks. The plan of campaign mapped out has fixed that point to a certainty T. H. Morrisey of the Railroad Firemen’s Unfon opposed the suggestion of Ratchford to plac? the West Virginia campaign in the hands of Debs. He said that while he had a deep regard for Debs, the corporations and the courts are prejudiced against him, and he believed his pathway would be a hard one. The naming of a man to man- age the West Virginia campaign was post- poned by President Ratchford, who said he would make the appointment within the next twenty-four hours. > 2DDERBURN METHODS OF = & co. Employes of the Firm on the Witness Stand. The office of the commissiuner of patente was crowded at 2 o'clock this afternoon by employes of John Wedderburn & Co., the hearing in the case to disbar those attor- s from practice before ame patent office ng resumed at that hour. Assistant sioner Greely and attorneys on both sides of the case were present, Judge Wilson of Mr. Wedderburn’s counsel, how- ever, being absent from the city. Mr. Gillis was the first witness. He tified that ke was in charge of the search @epartment of Wedderburn & Co., and that when acting in that capacity was instrust- ed never to review a favorable searen and always to review unfavorable searches. He said he was told by Mr. Wedderburn in referring to some cases on his desk that he should send out reports on all unfavor- able cases three days old or older, without waiting for references. He was instructed to rush business, and that searchers who did not report on twelve cases a day would be discharged. He was aiso told, he said, that if he sent out a single unfavorable report that ought io have been favorable he would be dis- charged. Jesse H. Whittaker was the next witness, and testified concerning the character of correspondence of Wedderburn & Co. with their clients in regard to the value of pat- ents, et ee Kryolite Fleet Expected. PHILADELPHIA, July -Tke kryo- Hite fleet of barks from Greenland for Philadelphia are expected to arrive 1} Within the next few days. Captain W kins of the steamship Mortana, from Swansea, states that en Friday last when thirty-five miles nertheast of Nantucket lightship, he spoke the British bark Cal cium, Captain Manson, from Ivigtut for this port, which a:ked to be reported all weil. sees Four Years tor Robbery. Albert Stewart, a young colored man, was convicted in the Cri ninal Court today of robbing Edward Henson of a pair of shoes, his hat and 90 cents in cash the night of the 17th instant. Judge Hagner sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment in the New Jersey state prison at hard labor. > Premier of New South Wales Arrives. NEW YORK, July 28.—The Right Hon. George H. Reid, premier of New South Wates, reached this city today on board the steamer Majestic from erpool. ———— William C. Whitney's New Home. Washingtonians who know both parties will be interested to know that ex-Secre- tary of the Navy William C. Whitney is about to make extensive altzrations upon his new house at the northeast corner of Sth avenue and 68th strcet, New York, which he bought last fall from Mr. A. L. Barber of this city. The plans embrace an expenditure of over $150,000, and are more extensive and expensive than any other plans yet made for the aeration of a private residence. When the ex-Secre- tary bought the Barber house .ast year he gave the Whitney family mansion at 5th avenue and 57th street to his son, Henry Payne Whitney. Steamship Arrivals. £ At New York—Majestic, from Liverpool. WIRE|GRANT WiLL RESIGN/ADMIT IT IS FAIR Yet Operators at Pittsburg Oppose De Armitt’s Plan. COLONEL W. P. REND STANDS ALONE Surprises Expected as a Result of Wheeling Conference. MORE MINES SHUT DOWN See eee PITTSBURG, Pa., July 28—The second day's session of the uniformity convention, which was scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning, was an hour later in opening, owing to the slowness of the operators in getting together. A list of those who par- ticipated in the meeting yesterday shows that eighty-five railroad and river mines and four exclusively river mines were rep- resented. Progress made yesterday and today was so slow that indications are that it will be several weeks before an agree- ment satisfactory to the 95 per cent of the operators of the district, necessary before “true uniformity’ can become an estab- lished fact. The operators are rather dazed by this second attempt to put this peculiar doc- trine into practice. All admit it is fair, but add that it is impossible of accomplish- ment because it is too fair. How the Conference Stands. On the one side is W. P. De Armitt, with a small following, but a giant in himself. On the other hand are grouped the mass of operators inimical to anything Mr. De Ar- mitt might suggest, because he suggesis it, and not for the lack of merit the sug- gestion might contain. W. P. Rend stands off by himself, but his interests are so large he is Lound to be respected. Mr. Rend refuses to be reconciled to Mr. De Armitvs suggestions, and he is very ve- hement in his protests aguinst the presi- dent of the New York and Cleveland Gas Conl Company. The refusal of the river operators to be- come identified with the uniformity move- ment presents a new obstacle in the way ot success. Without their aid the required % per cent cannot be secured. Tnos. Young says there seems to be a mistaken impression as to the purpose of the meeting. It is not to settle the strike or the price of mining. It is simply to discuss the proposed plan of uniformity. Even if the agreement is adopted it will not settle the strike. It can only lead up to a settlement. The price of mining would then have to be settled by arbitration. Think Plan Will Succeed. Notwithstanding these obstacles, the Peace commissioners and the advocates of uniformity express confidence that the plan will yet be successful. When Chairman Dempster called the meeting to order there s almost 2» many operators present as yesterday. Among those conspicuous for their absence was Col. Rend, who yesterday bolted the coa- ference. It was hoped that he would re- consider his action and attend the cenit erce, but he did not put in an apr Chairman Dempster announcec amble had already been adopte Zerbe said the matter under con was of the most importance, and it would take months to settle the matter. He then moved that the vote on the preamble be re- nsidered, and the motion was adopted. Dr, Blackburn announced that the river operators nad not yet taken any action on the uniformity question. Mr. Wiison moved that the convention go into a committee of the whole to consider the agreement. J. B. Zerbe was catled to the chair, and Mr. Dempster moved that the agreement be taken up seriatum. Mr. Zerbe read the preamble, and motion was made to adopt it. PROVISIONS OF UNIFORMITY PLAN. New Agreement Does Not Differ Ma- terinlly From the Old One. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 28.—The uni- formity agreement passed on by the com- mittee cf nine coal operators does not vary materially from the agreement of February, 1896. In relation to’ the differ- ential in thick and thin vein, and between machine and pick mining, it states the question shall be settled by a commission appointed hereafter. If not settled in thirty days after the agreement has gone into effect, three arbitrators shall be se- lected to establish the differential. he next change from the old agreement is in the twentieth section relating to amending the agreement. It 1s proposed that when 80 signers shall signify in writ- ing their dissatisfaction of any section, the commissioners shall call a meeting in the Pittsburg ccurt becuse, not less than two nor more than six days, after the call has been issued. The signers attending the meeting shall constitute a quorum. On the question of wages it says: said commission, in the absence of an egreement with the miners establishing ch compensaticn, shall refer said ques- tion to a board of arbitration to be mu- tually agreed upon, or selected in the man- rer prescribed by said commission, and a like number of representatives of miners who are employes of the subscribers.” SEDALIA CONFERENCE A FAILURE. . “The Only the Miners From Northern Part of State Attended. SEDALIA, Mo., July 28.—The coal miners’ conference, postponed from yester- day until today, proves to be a flash in the pan. The Kansas and lllinois delegations, expected to arrive last night, failed to ma- terlalize, as did also the delegates from Rich Hill, Lexington and Higginsville, Mo., and today the conference was declared off. All of the delegates present were from the northern portion of the state. Dele- gate Glee of Higbee was of the belief that the Kansas and Illinois delegations reached some kind of an agreement at the confer- ence at Pittsburg, Kan., yesterday, and if so, it would no doubt be indorsed by the miners of Missourt. SURPRISES ARE EXPECTED. Belief That Wheeling Conference De- cided on Vigorous Policy. WHEELING, W. Va., July 28—Among the local tabor leaders there is general disappointment that the conference held yesterday did not take more radical action than to merely offer sentimental sympathy with no financial or strike aid. It is be- leved that within the coming week there will be such an army of organizers and agitators in West Virginia that the miners who have thus far refused to desist from work will be compelled to do so from sheer force of numbers against them. It is also believed that the conference made secret provisions for conducting the fight on lines much moge emphatic than are apparent in the manifesto given out to the papers. It is believed that a sur- prise will be sprung within a few days at the farthest. Women Attack Men Going to Work. FAIRMONT, W. Va., July 28.—Polish wo- men armed with stores and sticks kept sev- eral men from going to work at Monongah today. Others have been warned not to enter. Col. J. A. Fickinger said today if the men at his mines were not at work by Friday new men would be brought in. New River District Mines Close. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28.—Fred. Dilch- er of naticral executive committee wired national headquarters that Sugar Creek, McDonald, Turkey Knob, and Dunlop mines have closed by a vote of the miners at a mass meeting in New River district. —-—_—— Morto: to Arrive on Time. The information was “received at the Baltimore and Potomac depot at 8 o'clock this afternoon that the train bearing the Mortons homeward is expected to arrive on time, there having been no unusual de- tention en route. POLICE PURSUE THE CLUES The Interest in the Robinson Ontrage Continues Unabated. Reward of One Hundred Dollars Of- fered for Carr's Apprehension—Sus- pects at Washington Junctio a The interest attaching to ‘the search for Patrick Carr, the fiend who assaulted lit- tle Mollie Robinson at 35 L street Monday afternoon, continued today unabated. All night the police were looking up clues, and officers in citizens’ clothes watched the house and vicinity; all outgoing railroad trains were given close scrutiny, and offi- cers on outlying county roads were noti- fied of the crime aud given a description of the man wanted. About 10 o'clock this morning a message was received at police headquarters, stat- ing that three suspicious characters had been taken into custody at Washington Junction, on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio ratlroad. Detee- tive Boyd was immediately assigned to an investigation of this phase of the caso, and he left on the 11:45 train to see if he could identify one of the men as the brutal assailant. Ideut. Teeple of the second precinct ex- pressed confidence from the first that one of the men captured is Carr. He stated this morning that he had information which led him to believe this, and, al- though he would not be positive, still he thought all the chances were in favor of it. Two men are locked up at the second precinct, and held as suspicious charac- ters. They are Joseph Loughran and Charles Baldwin. They were arrested last evening, and will be made to tell what they know of the crime. i Visit Carr’s Home. Detectives visited the dwelling at 35 L street this morning and found everything in a state of disorder. The house is u two- story structure, while in the rear is a loft, where, it appears, Carr and his friends have been in the habit of congregating and making merry. The house has the appear- ance of being a perfect hotbed of crime, as Carr, since his mother’s ¢eath, has had no one to object to his running the place to sult himself. The mosi important find, and one that will surely convict Carr of the crime, was made by a § eporter. Two safety pins were picked un near a cot, with portions of clothing hanging to them. The brute had evidently torn them from the underclothing of the little girl. Some cf the child's clothing, which had been torn from her, was also found and will be used as evidence against Carr. The assault still continues to be subject of much comment in the neighborhood, and excitement runs high in many quarters. When Mrs. Robinson was informed by the Star reporter that the man had in all prob- ability been caus outside of the city she expressed the greatest satisfaction. She aid the child was upout the same today 438 sterday and that she did not appear to show any signs of recovery Amount of Reward Increased. A reward was offered by Col. Moore, superintendent of police, this morning, for the capture of Carr, the sum fixed being #20. The reward, together with a descrip- tion of the man wanted, was telegraphed all over the country. Clerk Sylvester, how- ever, seeing the need of offering a greater sum for the apprehension of such a crim- inal as Carr is, had the amount changed later to $100, and the following circular was sent out close upon the heels of the first one. Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police. WASHINGTOD 25, 18% $100, RE Wanted for Rape. Patrick Carr, white, eighteen to twenty years old, five feet ten or eleven inc slender build but rather square sho: mooth face; light complexion; light hair; when seen last wore black » dark sack coat, black fedora hat; has been away on tramps and is fa miliar with the running of freight traits; Supposed to be in company with two other boys about the same age, one of whom has a hump on his back and is called “Frog; supposed to have left this city on 27th in- } stant, and are going west, beating their way on freight trains. Carr is wanted for Tape, committed on an eleven-year-old white girl between 5 and 6 p.m. July Her condition is very serious. Please cause diligent inquiry to be made; watch all trains, especially around freight yards. If found, arrest and telegraph. This was signed by William G. Moore, major and superintendent of the metropol- itan police. What a Witness Saw. Chas. Gersdorff says he saw Carr come out of his house about fifteen minuzes after 6 o'clock Monday evening in company with a boy nicknamed “Plunk.” They ran down L street toward the railroad track, and this lends some credence to the re- port that Carr has been apprehended at Washington Junction. There is some feel- ing of apprehension as to whether the officer who went to Washington Junction to bring Carr back to this city will succeed at once or not, in case It be Carr under arrest. He may refuse to come without a requisition, and this will iake some time, and there is some talk around quiet cor- ners of a lynching bee in the vicinity of the little town in Maryland. Should the identification of Carr take place in public, it was suggested, and the populace be- come aware of what he is ated in Wash- ington for, the feeling in Maryland against such crimes, having become so strong late- ly, may cause trouble on the spot. Should Detective Boyd coaduct the identification process quietly, howev: nd uold all th men until the train arrives to bring them back to this city, so hat the country peo- ple will not ba able to find out which one is really wanted, the officials at head- quarters and at the second precinct do not anticipate any trouble. Edgar Fletcher, James Davis 2nd Charles ‘Taggart, who were arrested last right on suspicion of knowing something of Carrs whereabouts, as they were his intimate friends, have been released. The Physician’s Statement. Dr. Lochboehler stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that the little Robinson girl ‘was much improved, and that, from all in- dications, she would be out in a few days. He said that the shock which the girl had recelved and the subsequent state into which her nerves were thrown were enough to cause serious consequences, but that he did not look for any but a favorable ending to the affair now. Although the, child is badly bruised, she as had time; to rally since the assault was commiited; and her body now shows few marks of the ordeal through which she passed. Dr. Lochboehler states that the assault was undoubtedly committed. This makes the case all the more serious for Carr, and should he be found in Maryland and refuse to come to Washington until a re- quisition is procured it may go hard with him if the people hear of this new phase of the situation. Delay in Reporting. It appears that the two policemen on the beat came on duty at 6 o'clock p.m., and in consequence of this change of the men the affair might have escaped notice at the hour it was committed. But shortly after- ward their attention was attracted by the crowd around the Carr house, and in the alley, and they inquired the cause. They learned the story, but made no report to the station house and did not send in the information to any one until the sergeant = the precinct met them some three hours brown serge pants When the 12 o'clock midnight shift came a sort of report was entered upo ihe hooks of the fifth precinct, but no message was sent to headquarters, and the first intima- tion there that anythiag was wrong was received from a Star reporter. Ther it was that detectives were detailed on the case, when it seemed almost too late, as in the Foultz case. Since that ‘ime, however, Lieut. Teeple of the second precinct has done the best he coull with the means at his command, and has followed up all clues that presented themselves for vredence. Grand Jury’s Actio The case of Patrick Carr, the young man who, it is alleged, brutally assaulted little Rosie Robinson Monday afternoon, will be presented to the grand jury at its next meeting, Friday morning, and District At- a paris # confident that if, as it is charged ice aut! sault en Rome the ier) wilt be indicted oe rape eleaine rae a ‘Then, provid captured it time, Mr Davis will place him on trial next Monday, deeming it to be a case in which there should not be the slightest delay. The penalty for rape in the District of Columbia ts, for the first offense, imprison- ment in the penitentiary at hari labor for not less than ten nor more than thirty years, and life imprisonment for the second offense... Should the facts in Carr's case be as they heve been reported, Mr. Davis would, upon his conviction, ask for the imposition of the extreme penalty, and there is littie or no, doubt but that the court would impose t. CARR Nev? IN THE PARTY. Detective Boyd Examines Four Sus- pects at Washington Junction. Special Dispatch to The Dvening Stai WASHINGTON JUNCTION, Md., July 28.—Detective Boyd of Washington arrived “here on an afternoon train to see the four young men who had been arrested by Deputy Constable Thomas on the supp>- sition that one of them was Carr, who is wanted in that city on a charge of rape. Two of the prisoners answered the de- scription given of the fugitive, but it turned oat that Carr was not one of the party. The prisoners gave their names as Chas. Freas, No. 600 Spruce street; Geo. Rather- son, 1840 4th street, and James Kefer, 40 R street northeast, all of Washington. The fourth prisoner gave his name as James Robinson, and said he was from East St. Louis. They were released when it was found that Carr was not in the party, and the constable warned them that unless they left this section they will be sent to the house of correction PLANS ARE PREPARED pene Be Soa | Post Office Department Quarters in the New Building, ———— aa SUPERVISING ARCHITECT INFORMED Bids to Finish the Interior to Be Invited. aS DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS Se ae ‘The Postmaster General sent plans of the new city post office, arrarged to accom- tmodate his departmental force, to the su- pervising architect today. The supervising architect at once proceed to call for bids to finish the interior of the building in accordance with these plans. ‘The plans provide for five elevators, two on the 11th and three on the 12th street side of the building. ‘The fifth floor is known as the executive floor, and on it are lccated those officials whose duties bring them most frequently into consultation with the Postmaster General. The Postmaster General has his offices located at the corner of 11th and C streets, where a splendid view down the river as far as Mt. Vernon can be had, and which receive the southern breezes in summer and the warmth of the sun during the win- ter. Private Secretary Dawson's office will be first entered by callers on the Post- master General, thence cal pass into the public reception room, fac ch i feet, floor dimensions. Ad- ning this is a large reom, 2 feet, in ich the Postmaster General receives his s, and adjoining that a smaller pri- room. it Assistant Postmaster Heath has rooms adjoining the Pi ng C street, General master General's rooms, on 1th street, while the fourth assistant is on the C street side of the building. The second assistant is lo- cated at the corner of Pennsylvania ave- nue and 11th street, while the third assist- ant is located in the corner of’ 12th street and Pennsylvaria avenue. Tne second floor of the building is gi to the auditor, the third floor to the clerks of the first assistant, the fourth floor to the clerks of the second assistant, the sixth floor to the clerks of the third and fourth assistants and the stamp division. The seventh floor will be occupied by the force of the topographer, the auditor and the superintendent of the building. The auditor has the eighth and ninth floors, while all the files of the department now in the basement of the Busch building will be placed on the ninth floor. The preparation of the details and spe- cifications will require from three to eight weeks, dependent, of course, upon the in‘ri- cacy of the accepted scheme. The adver- tisement calling for bids for the interior finish must be publisaed for thirty days, and the contract may be ewarded at any time within the next month after opening bids. It will take the st ful contractor another two weeks before can begin practical operations. At a fi ulation it will be about three months before the finishing work will be begun The local office will be permitted to use the cellar, first and mezzanine floors. Sota ae ee et TITLE TO POTOMAC FLATS. Ex-Solicitor General Conrad to Con- duct the Case for the Government. Attorney General McKenna today ap- pointed Judge Holmes Conrad of Virginia a special assistant United States attorney to take charge of the government side of the Potomac flats litigation, involving the own- ership of all the land and water included within the improvement of the Potomac river and its flats opposite the city of Washington. ‘The Supreme Court of the District, in the ease of the United States agt. Morris, com- monly known as “the Potomac flats case,” sustained the claims of the government to ownership of all the land and waters in- cluded within the limits of the said im- provements. The case has been appealed to the United States Supreme Court, and Judge Con- rad’s special duty will be to represent the United States before that tribunal. He will prepare the case, and will be the lead- ing counsel for the government. Mr. Taggart of the district attorney’s office, who has been prominent in the prose- cution of this cas>, will probably act as his principal assistant. Judge Conrad was solicitor general of the Department of Justice under the last ad- ministration and ranks high as a lawyer. aa Wants a Divorce. Mary M. Koontz today petitioned for di- vorce from George R. Koontz, to whom she was married here October 25, 1874, her name then being Stevens. Twelve children have been born to them, of whom four survive. Mrs. Koontz prays for the cus- tody and guardianship of the minor chil- dren, for alimony and counsel fees, and also asks the court to enjoin her husband from molesting, annoying or disturbing her, from assaulting,or ill-treating her, as well as from using vile and indecent language to other persons of and concerning her. Mrs. Koontz; who is represented by At- torney Henry T. Woodard, declares that for the past ten years her husband has failed to properly support her and his family, forcing her to maintain herself and family. She accuses him of twice taking her housc- hold effects and disposing of them. She also charges him with assaulting and abus- ing her and with threatening to “fix her” if she sought a divorce. He is now, she says, employed as a watchman at $00 a month. 2 = Sixteen for Onc. Theodore Williams, colored, pleaded guilty in the Criminal Court this afternoon to stealing a bicycle, valued at $100, from John A. Bresnahan, the 17th of this month. Judge Hagner gave him sixteen months in the New Jersey state prison at hard labor. Luckett, at 105 K street ncrthwest, last night a few minutes after 10 o'clock. The entrance was effected by a side window of the second story. The noise by Mrs. Luckett and her latter went for a policeman. search he returned without nd an officer. In the meantime Blar escaped by a back window. t ICE FAMIN Delay in Arrivals of the Schooners Ex- haust the Supplies. One Compan)’s Steck oes dl to Fy Handred Pounds—Timely Ar- rival ef Several Cargoes, Washington has been on the verge of an ice famine for nearly a week and even now the danger is not over, though the managers of two of the principal ice com- Large Volume of Business Trans- acted on Stock Market Today. Low- Priced Shares Again Received Favorable Attention. punies here feel confident the danger is SPE ae over. But for the timely arrival last night! GENERAL MARKET REPORTS of a schooner, with ice for the Great Falis Company, the Yale, Captain Etheridge, aa te, with several hundred tons, and the Lewis H. Goward, for the Independent Compan the city today might be in need of the frigid substance. Yesterday the houses of the Indepeadent Ice Company were about cleaned out, and the Georgetown Company Was in like condition. The managers of the two companies, taking time by the fore- lock, had decided to send to Philadelphia and have a schooner with cargo for an ice company there brought to the capital. The trouble has resulted from the arrival of about a dozen scaooners laden with 9.000 tons for one company aod lode for another, which have been detained by a terrible gale. This struck several of the boats about two weeks ago, and while the ice people are hopeful that all weatiered the storm, they are by 20 means certain that such is the case. Yale Was in It, The schooner Yale. wnich was unloading this morning at the wha-f, was struck by the southeast gale off Newport. The mate was so badly injured that he had to be taken to Newport for treatment. The usual trip from Pittston, Me., on the Kennebec river, where the ice houses are located, to Washbingtc takes about nine days. The Yale left there July 6, and was nearly two weeks overdue, while the Goward left July 10. The Great Falls Ice Company has two tugs at sea iooking for the overdue schooners, at an expense of 390 a day, and the Independent Ive Ci pany also had them out, but they have re- turned and reported that they have not spoken the missing schccner. It is the rule for the schooners to leave within about three days of one another. So that a number of them are now over- due. The last left Pittston for the Great Falis company July 21 and the one after nen- day's stock market was more © ouraging than any of its recent predecessor The Volume of legitimate business was larger than at any time since the upward move- ment began, although narrowness was at times especially prot or need The low-pyced issues were brought into prominence n increased commission house demand. Atchison pre ern preferred and Northern 1 pre- ferred were conspicucus feature the trading. ‘The granger shares were bought b. Ubverally and responded easily to the de- mand, Rock Island as usual developing superior strength. The delay in publishing Burlington's June oarnings had a tendency to restrict activity to some extent, but a substantial gain was recorded because of the ognized official belief that a pros- perous month is assured. The movement of grain-along the lines of this company Promises tc be fully up to the carrying pacity of the read. The crop outlook is thoroughly in sym- pathy with the advance in those securities upon the transportation of The eastern business centers are already beginning to feel the influence of this prospective western prosperity The stocking up of retail merchants, fhe buying of manufactured commodities and the enormous curtailing of farm mortgages all attest the improved conditions. Cars sent east filled with grain may shortly be returned filled with freight bought with tne proceeds of the sale of the the Goward sailed from Pittston for the | original consignment. Condi of this Independemi Ice Company July 14, so | character are entirely heal nd fully thet ft is four or five days Tehind time. | justify the contidence now reflected in ‘he schooners still at sea for the Great | linancial circles. Falls company are the Linnell, Emma F. Europe has sold our securities. and to a ngel, Josie R. Burt, C. A. White, Charles Simmons, Zach Sherman and Agnes Manson. Those for the -Independent com- pany are Charles W. Church, Nathan Lawrence, Phineas W. Sprague, He Phinney and J. Manchester Haines, Without Precedent. “Such a thing never happened before said General Manager Bartlett of the Great Falls" company to a Star reporier. “We had 3,000 tons of ice afloat and could not get any of it. We have a capacity of 12,- “w tons in our 10th street houses, 3,000 tons very cons: fu prable extent has been paid in Gold should consequently start this y shortly in payment of breadstuffs and matufactured iron. Surface indications so bright that the 4 have at times been ouating process has pen carried to the point of overdoi Yesterday's ction fors+d out a cot able quantity of weakly and for established a today’s advance nthusiasm and money are uiative factors, but the cus! latter are frequeatly ob! of saf thoro’ mz spec- iians of the 3 from motives y, to limit the proporcons of the a those on 3d street and 4,000 tons in the | former. Yesterday they were all] This limitation having been fixed by the cleaned out. but the Georgetown which | recent shaking-out process, the new buy- 1 about 400 tons. We hauled this to the | ing is likely to proceed under especially ers for our customer confident auspices. Discriminating b: Superintendent Yerkes of the Independent company stated yeste out of and things were looking black until the Goward arrived last night with her cargo. : as their be- lief that the other compani: in the city supplying natural and artificial ice would not be able to meet the demand if their own companies should run short. Hopeful of Receiving Supplies. They expressed the opinion that the schooners would arrive now promptly, one on declines resulting from should continue to prove protitable In the i ial list Sugar a the advance. The decline in market was practically COVe: natural terday s and this in spite of the prevailing belief that lower prices should follow the noe. The demand for the stock is not entirely speculative, however, and this fact dis- courages sales which would be certain oth- erwise. The lower-priced in moderat shares cont industrial issues were demand. The anth nue to improve und ie fluence of a mysterious deal involv ed Manace e 2 y lea or more daily, though Manazer Barth tt cf | about 75 per cent of the total output. the Great Falls company said he had| Delaware and Hudson was especially known instances where boats had been | prominent because of the added prospect lost under similar circumstances, and never had been heard from. “After a boat comes in Cape Henry,” he 5 ve never hear of it until it reaches Alexandria. Occusionally a captain will go Quantico and tefephone from hey acknowledge that within the past few days there was reason to think that the ice supply for the city would be short, but say now they are certain a schooner will arrive each day. _ THE TRACKS SPREAD. Delay of the Electric Cars on the Mt. Vernon Line. Several hundred commuters of the South- ern railway, together with a train load of passengers from Alexandria and vicinity, encountered a tedious and unexpected de- lay at the south end of the Long bridge early this morning. Train No. 210 of the Washington, Alex- andria and Mount Vernon electric ratl- road, due in this city at 8:30 o'clock, had just crossed the Long bridge, and was rounding a sharp curve at the entrance to the city, when the rails spread beneath the rear coach, throwing it directly across the main track, and completely blocking all traffic from the south. Owing to the proximity to this city, a wrecking crew was easily obtained, aid the work of rais- ing the train and clearing the tracks was soon commenced. In the meantime, however, several South- ern trains, bearing a large number of go ernment clerks and Washington business men, were blocked at the south end of the bridge. After a wait of about an hour, during which time complaints against the railroad were heard on all sides, the trains were practically deserted, and a long line of disgusted commuters started on a walk to the capital, which was foriunately near at hand. All trains to the south were also delayed, and the regular schedule can hardly be re. sumed before this afternoon. A late report is to the effect that the same train, after crossing the bridge, jump- ed the track at Virginia avenue, and ploughed up the concrete pavement to a Seesee distance. There was no one aurt. . eee Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 28.—Fiour firm but q nged—receipis, 7.091 barrels; exports, rels; sales, 450 barrels. Woeat ansettled er—Spot_ahd month, SUj4aS05,; August_and at ber, T95qaTI% : ceipts, 185.969 bushels. stock, 1,250,830 bushels; sales, ‘680,000. bushels southern wheat by sample, 7RaStty; ‘do. on grad Tas. Corn tirmer—spot and month, 315431. gust and September! 81iya314; steamer Iixed 234y—receipts, 103,554 "bushel: bushels; stock, 929.03 bushel els—southern whi:e corn, export sales, 54.000 bush- Yellow No. 2 mixed, 23% 3 exports, mone; stock, 108, i —No. 2 nearby, 414042; No. 2 western, 42% bid—rece pts, 1,585 bushe!s: exports, none; stock, 10,000 bushels.’ Flay firm for the bet. of a favorable refunding scheme. Reading is, however, the keystone to such a vombination, and the greater the truth of the prevailing rumors the greater the merit of the latter's securities. The short interest in the market is again a factor worthy of consideration. > AND COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits. 123g «13K Oe BS American Spirits, pt Bly SRR BI BRS American Sugar. 136" 139% 136 American Sugar, pfd... ..... 0)... American Tobacco...) “G8 “Re “RR American Cotion Oil - 8 6K 15 Atchison ....... . i we 13% MabstiNe WOMB scc so. nscse aos eenss Bay State Gas. 2 WK lay ley 18K Canada Southern ‘. 51% «(1% LK Canada Pacitic. . pes ob lcek- wiped Chesapeake & Ohio. 185 sig ©. C.C. & St. Lous. es Chicago, B.& Qo... 2 Chicago& Nortuwestern Chicago Gas. &5t. P Chicago, St. Pani, Mt Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack. & W . Delaware & udson,.. Den. & Kio Grande, pfd_ Ene. Generai clectric Ilinois Centrat Lake Shore. 5 Louisville & Nashvilie.. Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Paciti ational Lead a ational Lead Uo., p New Jersey Central New York Centrat Northern Pacitic Northern Pacittc, pfd_ Out. & Western. Pacitic Mau... Phila. & Reading. Pulunan P. C. Co. Southern Ry., pfd. Phila. Traction . ‘Texas Pacitic.....2 Teun. Coal & iron. Union Pacitic.. U.S. Leatner, pia. Wabash, ptd_ Westeru Union Tei. Siive Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call12 o'clock m.—Gupital ‘Trae- tion, 15 at Si%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 4 at 115%; 5 at USty; 1 at LIs%. Diniric ar fund 5s, 101 , gold, 112 bid. Water stock 112% bid. Water stock 7s, I 365s, funding, curren-y, 1 Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 16 Metropolitan Railroad cony, Gs, 1S bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of | indebt A. 105 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cectigentes ot ter grades—choice timothy, $13.50a$14.00. Grain | indebteduess, B, 10S bid, 110 asked. Columbla freights say, ted erent ee Kallroad Gs, 117 bid, 120 asked. Washington Gas ar firm, unchanged. er a changed. | Company ts, series A, 120 bid. Washington Gas Feces firm, unchanged. Steady, unchanged. | Oy y Ge, veries H, 111 bid. “U.S Blnctrle Whisky unchanged. ————>_—_ Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- Light debenture imp., 100 bid. tomac Tel $8,103 bid. American Security and Trust $s, Fo and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and Trust Ss, A. and O., 100 bid. Wasbing- ton Market Company ist Gs, 106 bid. Washington ‘Chesapeake and Po- ney, bankers. Market Company imp. 68, "106 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 68, "106 bid. Musonic Hall 2 per cents, Assoclation os, 103 bid. 4 per cents, National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 260 4 per cents, bid. Bank of the Republic, 200 bid. Metropolll 4 per cents, coupon of 1925 247 bid, S10 asked. ‘Central, 255 Wid. “Trarmere ‘and 4 per cents, resistered of 1925. 5 per cents, coupon of 1904. 5 per cents, tered of 1904. Currency 6'per ceuts of 1898. Currency 6 per ceats of 1899 scat qaes ess Grain and Cotton Markets. Mechanics’, 175 bid, 195 asked. Second, 1:30 «bi Citizens’, 132 bid. Colursbia, “125 ia Gapitat, Lis bid.” West End, 104 bid, 207 asked. Lincoln, 102 bid, 107 asked. "Obio, 90 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, x120 asked. Washington Loan ‘Trust, x118 bid, 124 asked. American Security and Trust, 143 bid’ Washington Safe Deposit, 64 Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F' st., members New York stock exchange, Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 54’ 6 fiwn, 117 Bid. Col ag Carrs correspor.aer.ts ~ i Ladenburg, Thalmann, & Co, New Yorke and ‘Tenoallytowa, 30 caked, = UEt: Georgetown RAIN. Gas and ic Light Stocks. W om. High Low. Clone. | x42ty bid, 45 naked. Georgetown Gane a9" bad ws 3 Stocks. —remen 2s 23 iy. Corcoran, 56 bid. Foumee Gr . 1 LiKe ™% v bid. German-American, 190 bid. cf Vie Tew 7 1%y bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 bid. A! 4 410 4.15 uid. People’s, 5 bid. Lincoin, ‘ES bid 422 41250 435 | Chad, aus td, 6 asked, 400 458 di) | UPd “tamiranee Stocks Meat team ‘33% id, Tez Tor | Graphophone referred, rt ee fey a8 bid, 111 anything, try an ad. in The | VM. 118% asked. | Tanston ‘s you you | fee, 115 bid. 128 saked