Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1897—12 Reeves’ Candies Represent Perfection. our Candies the peers of the kind. Purity, freshness and de- lictousness are the watchwords. —Our Chocolates and Bon Bons at 47 cents a Ib. have taken the place and $1.00 kinds of the ex- heretofore held by the ve candymakers. Successors to (Reeves, Poole & Co.), Grocer, Coffee Roaster, Baker and Manufac- turer of Finest Confections, 1209 F Street. —The absolute purity of the materials -— and candymakers who are experienced in making the best of Candies have made ) 47c. Ib. We thank our friends for their big Labor Day patronage. Do you know that the seven Lig floors of our building are already stocked for fall? And as the big fire destroyed all everything now is brand new from the makers. There can be no old goods. Come tomorrow for the above Chair in Delft (white enamel and hand painted), or in oak finish. The price is 25¢. And credit, too—all you want —and lowest prices, too. Bed Room and Parlor Suites. Julius Lansburgh Furniture & Carpet Co., 13th and F Sts. LINCOLN’S HUMOR IN LAW. Only Equaled by His Conscientio ness in Taking Cases. From the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. Even as early as 1852 Lincoln had ac- quired a reputation for story-telling. When pot busy during the session of the court he was “habitually whispering stories to his neighbors, frequently to the annoyance of Judge Davis, who presided over the efghth circuit.” If Lincoin persisted too long the judge would rap on the chair and exclaii “Come, come, Mr. Lincoln; I can't stand this! There is no use tying to carry on two courts. I must adjourn mine or yours, and I think you will have to be the one.” As soon as the group haa scattered the judge would call one of the men to him and zsk: “What was that Lincoln was telling’ In his law practice Lincoln seems to have teen singularly conscientious, hig first ef- fort being to try to arrange matters so as litigation. Nor would he assume a that he felt was not founded upon und justice. will not take your case,” he said to had shown that by a legal tech- he could win property valued at You must remember that some legally right are not morally right. not take your case, but will give little advice, for which we will you nothing. You seem to be a . energetic man; we would advise you to try your hand at making $600 in Some other way.” One of the most interesting anecdotes is the on« quoted from Joe Jefferson's auto- y. Jefferson and his father were Springfield during the session of . as there was no thea- ter in the town, had gone to the expense of building one. Hardly had this been done . a religious revival broke out. The people condemned the theater and upon the authorities to impose a which was practically prohibition. he midst of our trouble,” says Jeffer- s young lawyer called on the man- He had heard of the injustice and if they would place the matter in hands, to have the license taken off, de- ring that he only desired to see’ fair and he would accept no fee whether 1 or succeeded. The young lawyer began his harangue. He handled the sub- ies with tact, skill and humor, tracing the istory of the drama from the time when Th s acted in a cart to the stage of to- ésy. He illustrated his speech with a num- Ler of anecdotes and kept the council in a roar of laughter. His good humor pre- Vailed and the exorbitont tex was taken off. The young lawyer was Lincoin.” Another one of these anecdotes is related in connection with a case involving a bod- ily attack. Mr. Lincoln defended, and told the jury that his client was in the fix of a man who, in going along the highway with & pitchfork over his shoulder, was attacked by a fierce dog that ran out at him from a farmer's dooryard. In parrytng off the brute with the fork its prongs stuck into him and killed him. “What made you kill my dog?” said the former. What made him bite me?” “But why did you not go after him with the other end of the pitchford?” “Why did he not come at me with his ether,end?” At this Mr. Lincoln whirled about in his long arms an imaginary dog and pushed his tailend toward the jury. ‘This was the defensive plea of “Son as- sault demesne”—loosely, that “The other ‘{cllow brought on the fight”—quickly told ber in a way the dullest mind would grasp ud retain. amiable eyes and wears a full beard. ~|EMINENT ENGINEER George Parker Deacon of England Studying Street Railways. THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY I8 EXECRABLE Interesting Interview With the Vis- itor on the Subject. COMPARISONS THAT TELL —__+—_— Mr. George Parker Deacon, one of the most eminent of English engineers, is in Washington and called this morning upon the District Commissioners. Mr. Deacon is visiting the United States to examine into the street railway systems, and will make an exhaustive study of the question. He constructed the first tramway, as street railroads are called in Great Britain, in Liverpool in 1876, and later constructed the remarkable works by which the city of Liverpool is supplied with water. To accomplish this Mr. Deacon made fhe cial lake at Lake Vyrnwy, in North Wales, and connected with Liverpool by “an aqueduct seventy-seven miles iong. This was completed in 1891, and is the greatest aqueduct in Europe, and will only be exceeded by the Croton aqueduct which is to supply New York city. Mr. Deacon has been in attendance on the sessions of the British association re- cently held in Toronto, Canada, and is presidert of section G of the association devoted to engineering. The meeting was a most important one, and was attended by many Americans. While visiting Engineer Commissioner Black this morning, the latter introduced Mr. Deacon to The Star reporter. He is a very pleasant gentleman of medium height, Investigating Tramways. “I am here to investigate and secure en understanding of the system of tramways— your street railways in the United States,” said Mr. Deacon. “We have been waiting in England to see what the development in that line is in America, as we have done in so many other instances in the past. In England, you know, we regard the United States as the great country of experiments. It leads the world in this respect in practi- cal matters. “It is very pleasant to me to see that the great cities of New York and Washington,” continued Mr. Deacon, “have withstood the clamor for the overhead trolley. Their ex- ample will have excellent effect in retarding damage to the beauty of other cities, which results from the overhead system of car propulsion. “I think the system an execrable one. My general inquiries indicate that the cities which have adopted the overhead trolley would not have done so if they had fully understood what it was going to lead to. No one who has been in Brooklyn and Washington within two or three days of each other, as I have been, needs further lesson to impress him of the immense su- periority of the underground over the over- head system. “The street railway development in the states, however, is admirable,” continued Mr. Deacon, “and it looks to me as if the overhead trolley system was only a make- shift. The companies operating them scem to have grown too strong for the munici- palities that may want to get rid of them. The Legal Status. Turning to Commissioner Black, Mr. Dea- con inquired: “Would it be unconstitutional to secure the passage of what we would call in Erg- land an act of parliament by your Con- gress to compel the companies to advupt other systems in vlace of the overhead trolley?" “Congress could not do that,” answered Captain Black, “but there is no doubt that such a reform will be eventually accom- plished by the states themselves.” Captain Black then exolained in an teresting and succinct manner, which claimed Mr. Deacon's attention, the man- ner in which street railways are governed in the national capital and the various re- quirements they are under obligations to meet in the matter of conforming to streets, grades, etc., paving between the tracks, and Mr. Deacon, in return, sketch- €d tke control exercised over them in Eng- lard. Mr. Deacon then left to examine the Metropolitan underground system. ——— “LARCENY BY A TRICK.” Insurance icitor Convicted of the Crime and Punished. William F. McDonald was today com- mitted to jail for two months by Judge Kimball for the “larceny of a trick” of $3 from Louis Stern. The evidence showed that McDonald, as a canvasser for the Agricultural Insurance Ccmpany of Watertown, N. Y., solicited Mr. Stern to increase the amount of a pol- icy previously held by him with the in- surance company. Mr. Stern agreed to do so provided that a favorable report were made by the company’s inspector. A day or two later the accused returned accompanied by another canvasser, named Mardath, and the latter was introduced by McDonald to Mr. Stern as an inspector, whereupon Mr. Stern paid $3 for a premium for the additional policy to MacDonald. ‘The money was not turned over to the insurance company, it is alleged, nor was Mardath an inspector. Mr. Paul Newton, the manager for the company, stated that he had never received the money. McDonald claimed that he had handed $ to Mr. Newton in the presence of the latter’s typewriter, but Mr. Newton said that at the time to which the accused referred he did no have a typewriter. ee COALING STATION FOR GERMANY. Chinese Will Sell the Port of Tung Yung Kow. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 7.— ‘Ihe Examines says: News has been re- ceived from China that the port of Tung Yung Kow, near Foo Chow, is to Be sold to Germany as a coal and naval station. Negotiations have been in progress for some time and the Chinese government has favorably considered the proposal in necog- nition of Germany’s services to her in the retrocession of Liaotung peninsula. ee COLORADO SPRINGS MYSTERY. Nade Body of Man Found ina Shanty. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., September 7.—The body of an unknown man was found in @ one-room frame shack in this city last night, surrounded by indications of cold blooded murder, followed by care- ful concealment of the crime. ‘The corpse is so badly decomposed as to be unrecognizable. The body was entirely nude and was lying on the floor of the shanty a short distance from a cot. The house had been occupied by a man named Schmitt, who traded in old clothes. The only clue to the identity of the body is that it is too large to be Schmitt. —<—<—<—__ RICHMOND EDITOR DISAPPEARS. John Heughes of “The Wheel” De- serts His Wife and Child. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 7.—John Hughes, a finely educated Latin and Greek scholar, and editor of the Wheel here, has mysteriously disappeared, having deserted his wife and child. His wife is in frail health, and is almost heart-broken. All efforts to trace him have proven futile, He came here from North Carolina. Hughes was addicted to the habit of ex- cessive cigarette smoking, and it is feared by his friends that this affected his mind seriously and caused him to wander away. —_.__. Reassuring. From Puck. Newly Made Widow—“Ah! no one can toke John’s place. I loved him from the bottom of my heart.” Friend (brightly)—“But you know what they sey—there’s always room at the top.” AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Young Lady Falls Through a Bridge and Receives Severe Injuries. Accident Caused by a Loose Board in Sidewalk—Two Well-Known Citizens Dead. - Miss Mollie Joachim, aged nineteen, while with some friends yesterday afternoon at Glen Echo, met with a serious accident. ‘The party left the place and had started to walk up to the terminal of the car line to take a train home. In crossing the first trestle west of Glen Echo, the young lady was in the lead. One of the boards on the side path is not securely nailed on, and projects over from the supporting beam be- neath. The young lady stepped on the plank, and her weight caused it to rise and precipitate her to the rocks, fully thirty feet below. The accident happened about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. ~Her friends quickly ran down after her, thinking she was instantly killed, but fortunately this proved to be erroneous. She was tenderly lifted up and taken to a nearby point, where Dr. Kiser, who happened to be in the vicinity, rendered medical aid. Later the young lady was taken to Glen Echo, where she remained until after 7 o'clock in the evening, when, through the courtesy of the Glen Echo railroad, a special box car was brought cut and she was conveyed over the tracks of the Tenleytown railroas, to Georgetown, where the patrol wagon was met. Miss Joachim was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where it was found that she was painfully though not seriously injured. Later she was sent in a carriage to the home of her father, Mr. Frederick Joachim, a blacksmith, residing at 1147 1st street northwest. Denth of Edward Bangs. Mr. Edward Bangs, an old and well- krown resident of this section, died yester- day afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock, at his residence, 3148 Dumbarton avenue, af- ter an illness of several days. Only a few months ago the deceased recovered from a prolonged attack of stomach trouble. He was able to be out again, when he was a second time seized with the same com- Plaint, with fatal results. The deceased was born November 24, 1826, and was, therefore; over seventy years of age. He was a hative of Balti- more, but his early fe was spent in the District. In 1852 he returned to Baltimore and entered into the wholesale shoe busi- ness, remaining in the trade until 1871, when he again located in Washington, since which time he had continuously re- sided here. The deceased was married Au- gust 9, 1858, to Miss Ellen E. Thomas. The widow and a grown-up son, Mr. Howard Bangs, survive him. The funeral will be held tomorrow after- noon at 4 o'clock from the chapel in Oak Hill cemetery, Rev. Dr. J. B. Stitt, pastor of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, and Rev. Dr. Hammond, pastor of the Con- gress Street M. P. Church, conducting the services. Mrs, Douglass Dead. Mrs. Mary A. Douglass, the wife of Mr. John W. Dcuglass, died suddenly yesterday morning at 1 o'clock at her residence, 1705 35th street. Brain trouble was the fatal disease, and though the deceased had been sick for several weeks, she was not thcught to be seriously ill. Mrs. Douglass was a native of Ohio, but early in life moved to Wiscorsin. For fifteen years she had been a resident of the District. The greater part of this time she was employed as a teacher in the Industrial Home School, where she met Mr. Douglass. Eleven years cee August 10 last the couple were mar- ried. Funeral services will be held t8morrow morning at 10 o'clock, Rey. Dr. J. B. Stitt, pastor of the Dumbarton avenue M. E. Church, conducting the services. The in- terment will be at Oak Hill cemetery. Personal Mention. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Shekell of 32d street have returned from a delightful northern trip extending over a month, the greater pertion of the time being spent at Detri Misses Mary snd Emma Bailey of 4 Prospect avenue are on an extended visit to their aunt, Mrs. William C. Veirs of Hunting Hill, Va. eee NORTH CAROLINA OFFICES, Appointments Soon to Be Made by the President. The collectorship of internal revenue of the fourth district of North Carolina and the district attorneyship and marshalship of the eastern district of the same state will soon have to be filled by President McKin- ley. For the collectorship it is understood that the leading candidates are G. W. Cobb of Elizabeth City and E. C. Duncan. One or the other will get the place. Claude M. Bernard and Oscar A. Speares are the leaders for the district attorneyship, and one or the other will be chosen. For the marshalship of the same district Senator Pritchard long ago settled upon Claude M. Deckery. —_—_—___-e._ BREAKING UP THE GANG. Lenders of the West Virginia Coun- terfeiters Believed to Be in Custody. ‘The secret service is rapidly breaking up a gang of bold and dangerous counter- feiters around Terra Alta, Preston county, W. Va. Detective Barker had the assign- ment for the case, and has been hard at work for several weeks. Up to Saturday last two important arrests had ben made. Joseph Sisler was arrested today, and it is now believed that the leaders of the gang are all behind the bars. They are charged with ccunterfeiting and passing gold coin, and have been doing an active business. Personal Mention. Gen. H. V. Boynton has returned to Washington from a visit to his family at Buzzard’s Bay. Gen. Boynton will leave next week for Chattanooga and Chicka- mauga to superintend ahe location of the tablets marking the position of troops at the battle of Lookcut Mountain. Advices from Wilmtngton, N. C., are to the effect that Walter E. Faison, late so- licitor of the Department of State, is hope- lessly Il] in that city. Lieut. William I. Chambers of the armor factory board is at 1800 F street for a few days. Chief Clerk Swayse of the Treasury De- partment has returned from a trip to New York. Chief Clerk Warrer of Treasurer Rob- erts’ office has gone to New York for a short vacation, W. H. Glasscott is acting chief clerk. Acting Supervising Architect Kemper has retufned from a trip to his Virginia home. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip is back at his desk in the Treasury Department, after a week in Chicago, Col. J. E. Boyd, assistant attorney gen- eral, has returned from a brief visit to his North Carolina home. + They Ate His Chimney. Frem the Atlanta Constitution, An unusual case came up for trial in a rural justice court recently. One man gvas sueing another for allowing his children “to eat his chimney “Them two boys of his'n,” explained the prosecutor, “has been the ruination uf me. I found a red clay bank an’ built me a good clay chimbly, an’ them cotton- headed clay-eaters fell foul er it en jest eat it up! I tried ter coax ‘em off with worter- millions, but it wuz no go! Jest as soon as my back wuz turned they'd git roun’ that chimbly an’ go ter swallerin'! They too! sich big mouthfus outen it that when ‘built a fire in it the blaze got out en’ licked the side er my house an’ sot it afire.”” “Are you the only’ man the children in that way?” “No, sir, I ain't! Thar used ter be a brickyard in the county, an’ they eat that up before they started on me.” ‘The case went to the jury, and, after di deliberation, the jury brought in the f lowing verdict: “That the father of th clay boys build the plaintiff a chimney at his own and that the said chimney be of indigestible brick!” ————o—____ It matters little what it is that you want yrwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. SEEN BY A FIREMAN A Mrs. Luetgert Entered Her Husband's Factory Late That Night. TESTIMONY ~“OF NICHOLAS FABER Damaging Evidence Submitted by State Against’the Chicago Man. SOME EMBARRASING LETIERS CHICAGO, September 7—When luet- gert, the alleged wife murderer, entered Judge Tuthill’s' court room he smiled and nodded afthe jury, but failed to extend the sweep of his smile to the crowd. ‘The first business taken up was the read- ing of translations of the letters written by the defendant to Mrs. Christine Feldt. The reading of the fond missives sent by Luet- gert to the widow occupied much time, several being very lengthy. While Assistant State's Attorney Me- Ewen read the epistles, the jury listened carefully. The reader was cateful to place due emphasis on each endearing word or phrase and to fully emphasize all refer- ence to the fact that the big sausage man- ufacturer was anxious for the time to come when he would be free to wed the object of his affections. When those portions of the letters containing reference to Luet- gert’s trouble in engaging an attorney were read aloud it evidently embarrassed the prisoner. Luetgert’s leading attorney, ex-Judge Vincent, smiled, and the prisoner visibly winced when the sentence was heard in ich Attorney Vincent was termed “greédy.”” In the letter it was stated that Luetgert intended to release Attorney Vincent, as he didn’t consider him able to handle so tm- portant a case. In another letter Luetgert wrote to the effect that on the first day of the trial there was to be a great surprise for the police aud the state. An attorney of world-wide fame was to be engaged, and when “the dogs of the police’ see who it is they will quail with fear. This as yet unknown lawyer, Luetgert continued, was to supersede Attorney Vincent, and then the case would be properly conducted. Attorney Vincent shook with silent laugh- ter several times during the above and sim- ilar references. He seemed to regard the matter as a huge joke. Luetgert, whose chances for life were so considerably re- Guced by the introduction of the letters as evidence, rocked to and fro in his chair, and occasionally forced a sickly smile during the endearing passages in the letters. He evidently dil not enjoy the public expos: tion of his amatory correspondence. After the letters were all read, the cipient, Mrs. Christine Feldt, a midd aged widow, was called to the witness chair for the purpose of finishing her testimony for the state. Luetgert Evades Witness’ Gaze. When Mrs. Feldt was called to the stand her former lover,to whose case she had done so much {amage, refused to glance in her direction. ,,He twisted uneasily in his chair, and then leaned over to Attorney Vincent and a‘éoneultation was held. Mean- while Assistant State’s Attorney McEwan proceeded with the direct examination, which dealt largely with the financial rela~ tions between fluetgert and Mrs, Feldt. The latter admitted having received funds from Luetgert prior to his arrest, and sald she had withdrawn the money at his de- mand from a safety deposit vault for his use. The sums she had withdrawn at dif- ferent times ‘Tootdd up $4,000, the entire amount which she had received. She as- serted her ignorance of how this money was used by the pfisoner, but admitted that portions of it had ‘been retained by her on his order for the icare of his children. She also testified ag to the substance of the let- ters, andyasseyied that she had refused to lend Luetgert her own money upon the re- quests which she had teceived from him in the letters. ‘She testified to having received in all eight letters from the big sausage manufacturer, The state regards Mrs. Feldt as one of its most important witn as through her testimony its expects to establish the fact of Luetgert's motive in the alleged murder of his wife. The last witness called by the state was Nicholas Fa! Faber was employed as a fireman in the sausage factory, and sald he had seen Mrs. Luetgert enter the factory about 11 o’elock on the night of the mur- ler. ——_.—__. THAT NEW PACIFIC CAB Ee. Secret Meet at garding Proposed Enterprise. VANCOU . B. C., September 7.—The following-named telegraph magnates held a closed meeting in Vancouver, in connec- tion with the proposed cable line from Van- couver to Australia: Geo. G. Ward, vice president and general manager of the Commercial Cabie €o.; S. S. Dickenson, superintendent of the com- pany at Canso, N. S., where the Canadian Pacific line connects with the Atlantic cable; R. V. Dey, secretary to President John W. Mackay; J. Wilson, Pacific coast superintendent of Canadian Pacific tele- graphs; L. W. Storrer, superintendent Pa- cific Postal Telegraph Company. After the meeting no news of a direct nature could be obtained regarding the business transacted, but statements were freely made that inside information obtain- ed warranted the announcement that a Canadian Pacific cable from Vancouver to Australia would be an assured fact at a comparatively early date, and that the present meeting had to do with some very important preliminary arrangements in which Millionaire John W. Mackay is to take a very prominent part. Mr. Stozrer stated that his company would handle the Pacific cable work at this end, and that he, with others, would in- spect the proposed landing stages in British Columbia at once. The entire party will leave for Victoria tomorrow. ——— MAY BE A CORNER IN MUTTON, “Big Four” Chic: Skimmed California Ranges. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 7.— ‘The Call says that meat, particularly lamb and veal, is going to be higher in Califor- nia during the next six months than it has been for several years past, as the result of the operations of the “big four,"Mesers. Morris, Swift, Armour and Cudahy of Chi- cago. Realizing some time ago that feed would be abundant this season, these men began purchasing? lambs, calves and cat- tle in large numbers and shipping them east to fatten ., : They drew largely ard quietly on the vast herds of “Nevada, Arizona and Oregon, and béfore local wholesalers knew it, had snappeii up nearly everything in sight. An advance in price has already been made, and new Miller & Lux and the Western Meat!-Company, the two largest coast dealers, rei working hard to secure a sufficient supply for thelr trade. 2 bo POISONED BY MOSQUITO’S STING. oa David Pierce, 4 California Ranch- man, Dyifig ‘From the Effects. POMONA, Gal. September 7.—David Pierce, a well-known ranchman near San Gabriel, is dying from polson from the sting of @ mosquito last week. He was cleaning an irrigating ditch at nightfall on his property, and was frequently stung by mosquitoes. He continued at his work and went home. A sting back of his left ear irritated him more than = oes avant cies ce came somewhat Inful, and on the fol- lowing day the pain increaded. From time the wound + aad rapidly worse, for the past ae els Pierce lms been Second Kansas Populist—Yes, he’s a good talker, but he’s such a durn poor quitter.” S. PLANS FOR THE BUILDINGS. Results of a New Policy Adopted by C mers. When the District Commissioners decided some time ago to relinquish the former custom of having the plans and specifica- tions for municival buildings, such as school houses and engine houses, drawn up in the office of the insvector of build- ings, and adopted the system of inviting Washington architects to submit designs and suggestions for such structures, there was general approval expressed on all sides. Following out this policy the Commis- siohers invited Mr. Appleton P. Clark, J to e plans and specifications for the Proposed school house at Eckington, and Mr. W. B. Marsh for the Peabody annex, Gth street between B and C streets north- east. Mr. Clark has submitted his vlans and Specifications to the Commissioners, and they are now being considered by the lat- ter. Mr. Marsh will submit his sketches this week. Mr. Clark’s plans are very artistic and chaste in cono@ption, and as they have been prepared with a view to keeping the cost of the construction of the building within the limit of the appropriation avall- able for the purpose, the impression pre- yalls among those in authority at the Dis- trict buildings that they will be approved without substantial changes. “The public school buildings of Washing- ton are not attractive or artistic in the sense of harmonious appearance,” said En- gineer Commissiorer Black this morning. “They stand alone so that they may be scen from all sides, and“in many instances present incongruous appearance, having fronts of press bricks and white mortar and sides of rough brick and yellow mor- ar. “There's the West End High School, for inetance. Three of its sides are of ‘buff brick and the fourth side stands out like a red monument. Thé future school build- ings must be constructed with a view of harmony in outward treatment, even if less expense ts incurred in their erection. Dis- trict, public buildings which are lke Jo- seph’s coat, of many colors, won't do.” —.—__. PURE WATER FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Proposals Received to Supply Filtecs to the Buildings, Proposals to furnish water filters for the District public schools were opened this morning by a committee, consisting of Property Clerk Beckett, L. D. Bolseau and Daniel Curry. The bidders were as follows: George L. Squire Manufacturing Company of Buffalo, Charles R. Edmonston of the Pasteur Filter Company and the Marylahd Filter Company of Baltimore. An informal bid was also received from the McClary Hygienic Filter Company. A letter was recelved from the~Columbia Filter Com- pany of this city asking that new pro- posals be asked under new specifications, A large number of filters will be required for the purpose of supplying pure water to the school children. There has been great complaint about : pure water at these important places, and the introduction of filters will meet a general demand. Where Sharp Weapons Were Used. Walter Pickett, who wielded a razor to the injury of five victims at a “parlor so- cial” a few nights ago, is still at large, an last night a colored man known as “Col. Carter used a sharp weapon and joined the army of fugitives. His victim is An- drew Jenkins, also colored, who lives at No. 430 Ridge street. The men engaged in an altercation in O street alley about 8 o'clock, and Jenkins was painfully cut across the neck. At Freedmen’s Hospital the docters found that the injury was not serious. The police are looking for the fugitive. In South Washington yesterday afte: noon a colored man known as “Harry “sed a razor on Mason Proctor, also color- ed. This row occurred in Dixon's court. A painful cut across the left hand was the extent of the injury inflicted on Proctor~ The injured man was taken to the Emer- gency Hospital for treatment, and the po- lice are making an effort to capture his assailant. Two Cases SHOT BY HIS PLAYMATE. A Distressing Gunning Accident Near Chevy Chase. A very sad accilent occurred near Chevy Chase yesterday afternoon, as a result of which William Thomas Pugh, the four- ten-year-old son of a farmer residing near the suburban town, was seriously wounded in the abdomen by the ball from a 22-cali- ber rifle. Willie Pugh, accompanied by his little brother George and Charles Me- Coven, a fifteen-year-old playmate, were out gunning. McCoven tried to shoot the rifle, but the cartridge failed to explode. He endvavored to extract it, when it was discharged. The muzzle of the rifle was pointing to- ward Willic Pugh, and he received the ball just beiow the navel. Dr. Crompton was quickly on the scene, and, realizing the extent of the little fel- low’s injuries, brought him to Washington on an electric car, and took him to the Garfield Hospital. Dr. J. Ford Thompson performed an operation on him last night, and this afternoon he was reported as doing nicely. ————— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Wurfel agt. Wurfel; rule on defendant, returnable September 3, granted. In re Joseph Rogers; sale of premissory note au- thorized. Perkins agt. Morrill; sale con- firined nisi and cause referred to auditor. Standard Wall Paper Co. agt. Truman: sale confirmed finally and cause referred to auditor. Miller agt. Maddox; sale con- firmed finally. Rehner agt. Rehner; di- vorce a vin. mat. granted. Supplee Har j- ware Co. agt. Thomas; sale decreed, with J. H. Ralston trustee to sell. Cireult Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Hoffa agt. Hoffa; judgment by default. Central National Bank agt. Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Co.; do. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of Ezra W. Leach; motion to re- quire collector to pay. In re John A. Shep- herd, guardian; receipt filed. Estate of David G. Swaim; will returned, with com- mission executed. In re Maria Dutrow, guardian; order of allowance. ——.—__ Transfers of Real Estate. Oregon ave. n-w. bet. 17th and. 18th sts.— Jacob N. Belt ét ux. to Carroll Mercer and Chas. R. Newman, lot 128, sq. 152; $100. M st. n.w. bet. 14th and 15th sts.—Chas. R. Newman et ux. et al. to.Jacob N. Belt, Port lot 34, sq. 214; $10. ‘ South Brookland—Grace M. Thomas, trustee, to Mary E. Ambler, lot 4, block 12; $10. Reno—Thomas Walker et ux. to Jennie V. Geary, lot 20, block B; $800. No, 2022 12th st. n.w.—Mahlon Ashford et al, trustees, to American Security and Trust Company, lot K, sq. 273; $1,900. 7th st. s.e. bet. L and M sts.—Jas. BE. Smith et ux. to Thos. L. Johnson, part original lot 23, sq. 882; $10. E st. n.e. bet. 4th and 5th sts.—Jas. S, Edwards et al., trustees, to American Se- curity and Trust Company, lot 42, sq. 812; $2,200. Uniontown—Heirs of Wm. W. Latchford cane Harper, lot 223 and part lot 222; H st. n.e. bet. 6th and 7th sts.—Chas. P. Lincoln, surviving trustee, to Matilda S. Wilkins, lot 147, sq. 859; $10. N st. n.w. bet. 4th and Sth sts.—Joseph W. McCann et ux. to Oscar M. Bryant, fot 88,.8q. 513; $10. A st. 8.e. bet. 17th and 18th sts.—Geo. M. Revis et ux. to Oscar M. Bryant and Eliz- abeth M. Bryant, part original lot 15, sq. 1097; $10. B st. n.e. bet. 13th and 14th sts.—Joseph Junghaus to Frank and Jas, C, Junghaus, lot 39, sq. 1033; $10. ———. ‘Wide-Awake. From Puck. First Burglar—“It’s no use’ tryin’ dat place t’night, Bill. De man an’ his wife went in "bout an hour ago, an’ I heerd him tell her he'd buy her a dimond necklace to-morrer.” Burglar—‘What's dat got t’ do Burglar—“Pienty! She won't be t’ sleep fer t'inkin’ "bout it, an’ he sleep fer tinkin’ how he’s got pay fer it.” * The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. fs ENGST NESS | 'S. Kann, Sons &Co. i1 Our 2dGrand Rebuilding Sale We Were A little disturbed yesterday while the workingmen were making a clean sweep of the upper floors. The amount of. d and dry mortar flying through the air wasn't very pleasant to shoppers. That part of the work is all over now, and today the atmosphere of the store is pure, clean anc bright, the same as the special values offered for our tomorrow’s busi: ness. Tomorrow 85,048,007, 3 AS W LACE LL. AS ES OF THESE CAN CLEAN UP THIS LOT AT... ~you CAN BUY Fast. HAMS, ASSORTED © Tomorrow AN INDIGO BLUE PRINTS —WE CLOSE OUT A LINE OF FINE HE STYLE A Zac. —WE PLACE ON SALE 200 PIBCES OF THE BEST AMERT I NUL ALL THE NEWEST AND MOST DESIRABLE PATTERNS FOR THE COMING FALL SON—AT. 2... ° —WE SELL A CASE OF THE porr Tomorrow GIN YARD-WIDE BLEACHED MUSLIN Tomorrow ING WILL BE SOLD FOR... Tomorrow ;<% WILL BE OFFERED AT —NEW YORK MILIS OR UTICA 10-4 BLEACHED SHRET- xomunn SAC, ‘18c. ASES OF ALASKA UNBLEACHED CANTON I TH EXTRA HEAVY TWILL AND PLEO D2 ° These special bargains will be on sale in our Domestic Department, 2d floor, new building. BLACK DRESS GOODS. The true criterion of worth regarding our Dress Goods is found in our Plain and Fancy Black Woolens. We have four very special items which we consider unusually good values: F ALIL-WOOL BLACK STYL Wil 40-inch 38-inch 42-inch 44-inch THESE GOODS Millinery. WE ARE SHOWING ATEST DIFFICULTIES THE BEST THI J a ARATE SKIRT. PLAIN BLACK MONAIR GRAIN, BLACK SICULIAN, VERY FINISH, WHICH WE € ALI-WOOL BAC GOTH, AND ACT ARE LOCATED IN OUR 10-inch Black Ostrich Plumes. Worth 65¢. 12-inch Black Ostrich Plumes. Worth 75¢ Beautiful Long Fluffy Black Ostrich Amazon Plum RED SERGE IN RY SUITABLE FOR A COMPLI EKS TO COME- mM TOMORROW A VARIETY Special Price, 33c. WITH A BRIGHT LUSTER AND FINE CLOSE Special Price, 39c. Ty, wv . AND BAS A SILK 1A SIDER EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD VALLE POLO 9 Ce A REAL Wi 4 YARD, 1 ST AISLE. FAR 1. Y BUILDING TIRELY T00 LONG Fi EB OF REAL OSTRICH F FOr, ..060000>>-30Gs Worth $2.00. $1.49. TH a LD We are showing an elegant line of Real Ostrich Boas at $8.98 which many would consider a bargain at $12.00. : Ostrich Collarettes, not the ordinary kind which sells at $2.98 to $4.98. These are very full, crow black, nicely curled and fluffy. SECOND FLOOR A! S. KANN, SONS & CO., 8th and Market Space. 7th St. Entrance, Family Shoe Store. J AMERICANS LOVE SCOTIA’S BARD. A Priceless Collection of Burnsiana in Washingto: From the Bookman. Not long ago, when new material for the Henley cdition of Burns was being sought at home and abroad, a certain mod- est Scotchman, living in the United States, had an original manuscript lithographed and sent to the publisners. In making acknowledgment of his courtesy on page 408 of the third volume, recently published, they write him down as Mr. W. R. Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. There can be no rea- sonable doubt that a Mr. W. R. Smith does reside in Cincinnati, Ohio. Perhaps several of them. But ‘the Mr. W. R. Smith who possesses an original Burns manu- seript resides, and for forty-three years has resided in Washington city as super- intendent of the Botanical Gardens. At present, furthermore, he is president of the Society of American Florists, and for over a generation he has been widely known in this country as the friend of many distinguished men. He has always been at home to them in his little red brick cottage, which nestics well hidden just under the white majesty of the Cap- itol and at peace in the green plant world of its own. The treasure of this house, as it is the pride of his heart, has long been his Burns: collection, which fills a small room apart from his general library. How in- teresting this collection is may be inferred from his own statement that ft contaius two hundred separate dated editions of Burns out of the six hundred editions which he says have been published throughout the world. To this treasure house of his beloved poet he expects to add other volumes, to be obtained from the Mitchell library of Glasgow, which leads all others in Burnsiana, The affec- tion with which he still plans for the fur- ther enrichment of his hoard is a passion that began in youth. ‘The first shillings he ever earned, he says, were captured at a village school examination. In the dread- ful presence of the dominie and the min- ister the class had been called up to re- cite, member by member, stanza in turn, Gray's Elegy. They soon stuck. on with it, Dux,” commanded the dominie. Go on with it he did; and two shillings were laid in his palm for this feat of mem- ory; whereupon he took to his heels and spent his prize for his first volume of “Bobbi Among his rare editions he reckons one published at Alexandria, Va., in 1813, dur- H ing the war with England. Only two cop- ies of this, he says, are known to be in existence. ‘Another is the first American edition. Another is the second American edition, to which belonged the Washington copy now owned by Representative Cavell of Illinois, and held to be priceless. As to the final -disposition of his Burns library, he thought at one time of sending it to a Masonic institution in Kentucky, owing to his friendship for the late Senxtor Beck of that state, another Scotchman whose portrait hangs on the library wall. He has since thought of leaving it to Princeton College, out of regard for the Tate Président McCosh. But his preference is to have it housed at last in Washing- ton, in a room that he would like Mr. An- drew Carnegie to build for it there instead of the one the millionaire is understcod to have offered to build in Pittsburg. It would be a pity ever to have the collection removed from Washington, where it so often visited. When Craibe Angus wanted the loan of it last year for the AFFECTING ODD WAYs. Eccentricity Means Vanity More Often Than it M. Gen: It would be interesting to know how many people experience within themselves a struggle not to be what is called “odd,” writes Kate Upson Clark in the Woman's Home Companton; and then she goes on to tell of an eccentric young acquaintance Who “reveled in gowns and hats of bizarre patterns, never by any chance getting any- thing like anybody's else. She got up in the middle of the night, saddled her pony and took long, lonely rides. She dissected mice and all sorts of available animals, re- joicing in the shrieks of the other girls, for the sake of shocking whom she doubt- less indulged her whims. She carried little snakes around in her pockets. She finally became engaged to a man whom she had known only two days, and was married to him within a week. It is not strange that, after living with her husband less than a year, they were divorced. Then, with a broken heart, which has its use as an anti- dote for “oddit: she retired with her caprices to an upper room in her father’s house, and the outside world heard little more from her. It is quite worth while for parents to consider, when they find “oddity” cropping out in a child, whether his little foibles are not cherished by him as mugh through a desire to make himself con- spicuous, to “show off,” as from a sponta- neous and irresistible impulse. Oddity 1s a thousand times oftener mere silliness or vanity than genius, and all the common sense in the family may well be brought to bear upon its destruction. One of the chief accomplishments to be taught the young is what the clever author of the “Petrie Estate” calls “The art of living with others.” The odd person is apt to miss this altogether, and thus be shut out from those sweet, common. blessings which should bloom datly in every peaceful and well-ordered household. It may be complained that conventtonality, if too strictly insisted upon, warps and degrades our civilization. This is undoubtedly true, but on the other hand, a certain amount of conformity to routine, and to- what is known as “good manners” must be exacted from each individual, or the happiness of large numbers will be impaired. Conformr ity to higher precepts requires a consider able degree of uniformity as well. There are none so good to live with as the comfortable ones, whom we can count upon; or, as the saying is, can “put our finger on” when we want to know how they stand. For all that most of us care, the eccentric ones may go their brilliant ways and glory in their freedom from the usual shackles. The great majority of good people recognize an obligation to pare off their eccentricities, and live humbly and modestly, according to a rather close ang binding law—a law of love. ——___-+0+___— Making Haste Slowly. said the gold seeker, bitterly, as he tolled painfully through the deep snow at the rate of five miles a day; “this is what is known as ‘the rush to Klom diker 4 ‘, ea? iki aTTtTT elieke z : i | F