Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SXTURDAY, SEPTEMBER “11, 1897-24 An $8.50 Chiffonier for $5.65 to- day and Monday. __ We can't promise’ it an hour longer. li vou think, as we know, that it is a bargain, you will come early this afternoon or on Monday. Cash or credit, as you desire. It has three large and two small drawers, also hat box. It is polished oak. It is a good Chiffonier. See for vourself. Lansburghi Furniture Co., 13th and F Sts. sel 1-6od = . FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. . D.C. POST OF NOTICE. vccur at any tim FORFIGN MAILS for the week ending September is LY At thin oilice as follow ATLANTIC MALI : 1. sw Yo rs for IREL. ed “Per . for EUROPE, per s.s. E town. teyAt BELGIUM direct, per ss. Kensinz- Letiers must marek, from Net . Cherbourg and-Hamburg. NETHERLANDS direct, per =.s. w York, via Amsterdam. Letiers must be q from Xe ¥ VM. for GERMANY, per ss. York. via Bremen. "Letters for other parts of EUROPE, via Cherbourg and _Brewe be s r o many, Portugal, z must be directed “Per Cam- 5% P.M. for NETHERLANDS dl- het, per <*. Olam, from New York, via Rotter- must’ be directed “Per Obda -M. for GENO. We Letiers must be di Per Werra PM. for SCOTLAND direct, per 6s. Letters must be directed 10:55 PM. for NOW 2 New via Glasgow. Anchoria.” (e)At Gireet, per ss. Thingyal ters must be directed * KINTED MATTER, Ere. sailing from New York on Tuesdays take ‘German steamers riuted matter, for GERMANY and spectaliy ad- dressed printed matter, ete., for other parts of Enro, ‘The American and White Star steamers sailing fre w York on Wednesdays, the German steam- ers on Thursdays and the Cumird and Ger- man steamers on Saturdays take printed imatter, ete., for all countries for which they are adver- thed to carry mail. MAILS Fe OUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES, ETC. MONDAY (e)At_ 10:05. } for BELIZE, HON- DURAS and GUATEMALA, per steamer from New favAt 3:20 PM. ite aw i Per steamer from Phila- © dinected, PORT AU and CARTHAG! vei at ed c 10:55 ITI, CUMANA ANO, et s.s. Prins Willem If, front New York. Letters Yor other parts of Venezuela and for Curarag, Trin, idad. British and Dutch Gutana must be directed = Prins Willem TIL" (cjAty 10:35 P.M. for GRENADA, TRINIDAD ard TOBAGO, per 6.8. Irra- - froin = SATCRDAY—«bAt 12:05 P.M. for ST. PTERRE- MIQUELON, per steamer from Xorth Svdn-y, Malls for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rafl to Halifax aud thence via steamer, close Kore daily, exc Sond 12:05 P.M., and on Sandy only at 11: A Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston and thence via steamer, close bere dally at 3:20 P.M.(a) Mailx for CUBA, by rail to Por Tampa, Fia., and thence via steamers sailing Mondays and “Taursdays to Havana, close here daily at 3:00 P.M. (e) Mails for MEXICO, overland (except those for CAMPECHE, CHIAPAS, TABASCO and YUCATAN, which, after the We y overland closing, wili be forwarded vin New York up to and including the 10:55 PM. closing Friday), close here daily at 7:10 AM. @ ‘TRANSPACIFIC MAILS. AUSTRALIA (except West Australia), D, HAWAIL aod FUI ISLANDS, moo, from Vancouver, close here ‘M. 13th instant. d) JAPAN and HAWAII, per ss. ‘ranciaco, close here daily up #0 6:30 P.M. the 15th instant. «@ Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per from Tacoma, close hese daily up to 6: 19th instant Mails for IETY ISLANDS, per shi t Senec: and -CARUP. ‘Tropie Franciseo, close here daily up to 2 nstant. (d) eh in AWAIT, per ss. A ‘daily up to 6: nd JAPAN, iy addressed in cover, er ath. IA texcept orwarled via and — of thelr unfater- .M. at 10:00 same ils close at 1:00 P.M. same day. 0) PAL same day. 6:00 P.M. previous ered mails close at 1:00 P.M. Tuesdays WILLEIT, Postmaster. RICHEST IN THE WORLD. What ix Said About the Gold Product im Alaska. Mr. H. W. Coffin has received a letter from H. ©. G. Thornton, who has been for a year investigating affairs in Alaska, in which is th- following statement in regard to the gold fields: “‘There are several tons ef gold on their way down from Alaska, in addition to the first shipment which caused all the excitement, and it is being proved beyond doubt that Alaska is the richest «eld country in the world, and we all look for an immense excitement, which is bound to last for some time. You will probably have seen t fhesh strikes have been mad+ or the Alaskan side and much nearer the coast, and the character of the country is all the same clean to the Bering sea. Gur particular district, Cook Inlet, is pro- ducing a large amount of gold, and we have fine showing. both in quartz and placer; £0 we feel very heppy.” re The Greatest Boardwalk in the World--AUantic City's grand promenade— fashion’s parade. Go see it on the Penn- sylvania railread’s $2 excursion next Sat- urday and Sunday. Special through trains each way.—Advt. ——_—_ Columbia Foot Ball Team. There was a preliminary ‘meeting last evening at the Columbia Athletic ciub house, called by Manager Louis Korn, looking toward the organization of a foct ball. team this fall to represent the club. Most of the men on the team last year were present, end some new material Very ttle was done outside of a talk over the organization. The candidates for the team this year: Backs, Lewis, Cabrera, Nei- lgan, Hallinger, Gordon, . Hooker and Speare; ends, Humphrey, Curtiss, Wisner, Lumsford and Moon; tackles, McGowan, Nelligan, Ballinger, Wells, Gordon: guards. O'Leary and Speare; center, Johnson, —-__ ‘ $2.00 Atlantic City and Return via B. Special trains Saturday and Sunday next. Royal Blue Line, best and quickest service. -Advertisement. CIVIL SERVICE LAW tepals in Case of Woods Vs. Postmaster General. =; LEGAL DEFINITION OF PUBLIC OFFICE Demurrer Entered by the Govern- ment and Motion to Dismiss. Sick and Despondent, Oharles Mead, Veteran, Fireman, Oontmits Suicide. DIED BY HIS OWN HAND LIBRARY OMCONGRESS B. & 0, $2,00 Mind Probably Unbalanced by Suf- fering—Member of the Force for Quarter of a Cesftury. $ $2.00 System by Which! Books'Havd Bean and Will BP Tansferred:” Charles Mead, whose long service in the fire department had impaired his health, and whose mind was probably affected, ended his life last night at h sthome, No. ree. 447 I street northwest, by cutting his throat | ___ : JUDGE DEFERS. DECISION | wien a razor, ne RESULTS OF WORK TO DATE AND RETURN. The unfortunate man, who was about = . — fifty-five years old, had served on ensines and trucks for nearly thirty years, and .in all the department there was not a more trusted or a braver fireman. He had done service at almost every big fire in this city for a quarter of a century, but during re- cent months his health declined, and he had been confined to his room some little time, an almost helpless invalid. To in- crease both his mental and physical suf- fering, he was fast losing his hearing, and hie’ seemed. to fully, realize, that_in.a short AND RETURN. B. & 0. SSP AS. good going only The hearing in the case of John G. Woods of Louisville, Ky., against the Post- master General and First Assistant Post- masier General Perry 8. Heath, instituted several days ago In order to test the alleg- ed right of an executive officer of the gov- ernment to remove a subordinate offictal from the classified service, against whom no charges have been preferred, was taken up before Justice Cox in the Equity Court at 11 o'clock this morning. On behalf of the government District. Attorrey Davis B. & O. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. Special train leaves Washington Chief. Assistant Librarian -Spofford has made, his report of progress..in the library removak, from,.Augygt 2 to, September 2, giving .all the, details and.,facts. of the transferring:.of _the;,books between those dates. ©... serve ae All of; the periodicals. comprised ja. the department, of .which Mr. Slauson is su- perintendent and.all,pf the musical works in, the department oyer wiloh Mr. ,Whit- tlesey has. control hav> been moved, ané Tickets Serr ee ne Sh tzhion tenving Washington 6190, and Assistant Attorney General Boyd ap-| time he..would. become. entirely -helplesr. | it is. considered that. great credit Is due | f2#00 am. ¥ peared, while Messrs. H. N. Low and ¥ | Death was to him -preferable to this: con- those gentlemen for. the efforts. taey_put Tickets good returning anit 7:05 and 9:00 a.m. trains, and H. Stevens represented Mr. Woods. 2 5 elt dition of affairs. While it is stated he had expressed such preference, he never hinted an intention to take his own life: Because of his long and faithful’ service, Chief Parris had’ put him’ on the watch roll of his company, truck D, and’ this really amounted to pensioning him. While forth to further, the, work, Mr... Bpofford commends. his: assistant, -Mr. Hutcheson, in the highest tefm‘’i his report: He ‘stateS that. the’ library “Fooms were closed to the. public Angust 2., Large num- ters of books and other publications stored Just before the case was taken up, the court room beirg weil crowded by govern- ment officials, attorneys and other interest- ed persons. Mr. Davis filed the demurrer which The Siar stated would be filed. The demurrer was as follows: “The said defefdants and each of them; Monday, September 13. good to return on all regular Sireéi ‘car’ service. on Capital, trains same day. ‘Traction and Metropolitan lines i as a : + | on this roll he really had no work to dn, | li the crypls.of the.Capitol, chicfly for-|% begiuning 5:45 to accommodate Try the Royal Blue Line, sate: See ee ering and thing, | and was able to remain at home each night. | eign documents, had been removed vefore : wos SS - or any of them in the aud bat ot nes | Even this easy position did not have the| that time and stored in the south base. |4 travel for 6:20 a.m. ay SS (Alan Sant ee plaint contained as se: forth, do demur | CMfect of restoring his health, and recently | ment room of the new libraty, building. | is dis -cugatnibk: Sean ped to the (sald bill of complaint and for | Ke has been attended by Dr. Mayfield, one | These’ gimbered abut 9150.09) volumes. | ¢ B. and ©. cause of demurrer say that the com-| Of the surgeons of the police and fire de-| About 30,000 volumes comprised, in the | 3 ‘ais Gees as cain America. plainant has not in and by his pill | partments. Tene aorta nan ae. bese cononed.| 2) mine Ane ‘ ‘These were placed temporarily ip the north room, llbrary Moor, adjoining the. northeast Pavilion, where they are to \be shelved. ef complaint made or stated such a case as does or ought to entitle him to the relief prayed. or to any relief in the premises. Could Not Respond. A friend of the fireman’s called last night $2.00 ATLANTIC CITY. $2.00 PHILADELPHIA. $1.00 BALTIMORE. Atlantic City Philadelphia? Baltimore bl B&O, $1.00 i A ee ee De Re es as te es ts a ts te ee a es Bo ec es ts ess es es es es ee es AND RETURN. B. & 0. SEBPAY. Tickets good going and returning on all regular trains of that date, including Royal Blue Line 45-minute “Wherefore the said defendants and each of them pray judgment of the court whetn- er they ought to make any other or further answer-to the said bill of complaint, and that they may be hence dismissed’ with their costs.” In epening the government's case Mr. Davis explained that while he is person- ally in favor ef the civil service law, rules and regulations, and would, indeed, make the law more effective, yet it was. his duty to ask the court to apply the law and en- force it as it exists. The effect of the demurrer filed, stated Mr. Davis, was to deny the contention of Mr. Woods that he is entitled to the relief he seeks. which is an injunction against the defendants, pro- hibiting his removal from his position of superintendent of mails in the Louisville Post cifice, on the ground, as phe petitioner claimed, that, being in the @lassified list, he cannot be removed or degraded to an inferior position without cause. Mr. Davis submitted as his first proposi- and spent some time with the despondent patient. Mead conversed but little and his illness seemed to be preying upon his mind very much. When the visitor got ready to leave Mrs. Mead accompanied him to the front door. Just about this time an alarm of fire was sounded, and the ringing of the bells of the fire engines, as they went along Massa- chusetts avenue, were heard by the sick man. But he was unable to leave his home und respond to the alarm. ‘Che noise ot the engines called to his mind more clear- ly the fact that he had answered his last aiarm. and getting out of bed he went to the bureau and took his razor from the drawer. Standing there, perhaps looking in the glass, he used the sharp weapon and made an ugly wound, which extended almost from ear to ear. His wife, standing near the front door at the time, did not hear the noise caused by the falling of her The System Adopted. Immediately the labor of preparing all departments of the library for removal was begun in a most systematic manner. : The first steps taken’ by Mr. Spofford were | Store on the Oanal Road Burglarized Last to organize methods which would identify S and classify at,sight all the, volumes in the Night. collectton. beloriging to the various divisions. 3 It was found necessary to prepare labels ne, od for the backs of the books,:he says, show- ing by figures . net;:anly the subject or division to which they belonged, but desig- nating also the particular floor or “deck.” These decks ate in the stack rooms in which they are to be classified. It was also found necessary to ‘distinguish the | contents of each shelf in the old Mbrary by a large colored card, Indicating Its new destination to a shelf in a definite stack. This was done so each shelf full of books could go over In a separate box and could be ticketed so as to reach its proper place. . Much Shorter Road to the Yukon From Alaska Ports. ee TRAVEL 10 GOLD FIELDS FALLS OFF Marriages in Prospect—Notes of Gen- eral and Local Interest From Across the Bridge. Work on a Railroad to the Mines Will Begin in Spring. The stores of William Woody and James Nugent, on the Canal road rear the in- tersection of the New Cut road, were bur- glarized yesterday morning by some un- husband, probably because of the noise The Unshelved Books. known colored man, who secured an en- oe tion that Mr. Woods hus no standing in a| made by the moving engines. When Mead se t by cutting the slats of the window e “ court of equity. The naked question in the | had used the weapon he fell to the floor,| In addition to this, removal ‘preparations ie < re of cigars and groceries | LITTLE GOLD COMING DOWN case, said Mr. Davis, is whether the judi-| his head striking on a stool, and tnen he | included selecting and relegating to their ree ike tpbber gas maceeental ain cial department of the government can step | rolled to the corner. It was in this posi- proper divisiéns of unShelved books in the | Were taken. The robber oa SS SS in in a case of removal or degradation in rank, the defendants contending, of course, that it cannot. In support of this coaten- tion Mr. Davis read a number of author- ities, all of which, he submitted, clearly and fuily maintajn the position that a court of equity has no jurisdiction in the matter of removal’ from, appointment to, or supervision of public offices. A most important question in the case, tion that Mrs. Mead found him when she returned to the sick room. There was a pool of blood on the floor, and the long, gaping wound satisfied her that there was not the slightest hope that he would liv if he were not already dead. << Shock to the Wife. Mrs. Mead had never before expericaced so severe a nervous shock, but she man- leaving the ntighborhood without detec- tion, but when he reached Georgetown with his load he attracted the attention of Policeman Harrison. At the sight of the policeman the negro dropped his plunder and ran, entering an alley leading into M street between 34th and 35th streets and jumping over a bigh embankment wall old library. These had:accumulated for more than fifteen years, on the floor, on account of there heimg-no shelf room. Mr. Hutcheson. and- Bis two assistants, John.G, Morrison and :Hugh: A. Morrisen; had charge of thisiwork.- Their long serv- ice-im the‘library, Mz.7Spoffort says, en- | abled..them ‘to perform . accurately-.and rapidly what probably ccould have been SEATTLE, Wash., September 11.—The steamer City of Topeka arrived from Alaska at 4 o'clock this morning, and brings the following letter to the Associated Press: JUNEAU, Alaska, September 6, 1897. Among the recent arrivals at this port 7 r ; : © i : he “Steamers ‘Rosalie, Mayflower, De- said = vis, iss W E ublic ct iat { done by no one else. The services of'two]to the towpath. The negro managed to are’ tl : % y . aaeeeie he Guestion, he stated thee’, | a8€4 to call a neighbor and tell him what | laborers, who: lifted,.and carried. the.books, | escape, tfough the pursuit was kept up. | troit, Willamette and Topeka, and the fall- public office is not a vested right, nor is it | #4 happened. The neighbor responded {were supplied by Superintendent Green of | Later in the afternoon several negroes ing off in the volume of travel is very noticeable. The majority-of newcomers will remain at Juneau until spring. An effort will be made next year to turn the tide of travel by way of Sitka going from there to Yakoutal and Disenchantment bay and up the White river, the distance being cnly about 425 miles from Sitka to Dawson, as against 70 miles from Juneau over the present trail. Railroad Now Assured. The building of a railroad from Juneau to Lake Teslin is now assured. Thorough ex- amination by the interested parties has decided them to commence work at the earliest possible moment next year. The road will go by way of the Laku, over the lake, whence the traveler will go by water to his destination. No doubt this will be the first railroad established, but it will Probably be quickly followed by others, two prospective roads in particular having the same terminus as the Juneau road. In going into the Yukon country the White Horse rapids and many other dangerous places will be avoided. As there will be suitable boats plying on Lake Teslin and the Hootalinqua river, the trip will be one of pleasure rather than otherwise. Rapid progtess is being made on the cable tramway now constructing at Chilkoot Pass, and when finished everything can go over more cheaply and quickly than here- tofore. Every one is now mapping out ar- rangements for winter quarters, as it will soon be out of the question to enter the Klondike before February or March. Old Prospector's Story. Among the passengers on the Cleveland, which arrived at Seattle yesterday, wi Charles Ross, whose home is in the North- west Territory. He accompanied the first detachment of mounted police into the Yukon country, and has been there ever since. Mr. Ross, during his residence on the Yukon, visited and prospected in all the promising mining sections. He said that all of the claims on the tributaries of the Klondike which show any sort of promise kave been located. During the summer he put in his time prospecting. Mr. Ross be~ lieves that the American side of the line offers the best inducements to miners. a property right, it aaviny none of features of a contract. correctly defined a public office in a legal way, Mr. Davis read a great riany autkor- ities, al lof which, he ciarm4, sustained his definition. Referring to the civil service law, Mr. Davis characterized it as an interference by the legislative branch of the govern- ment with the rights and functions of the executive branch. He explained that he did not say this offensively, and he again referred to the contention of the govern- ment that there is nothing.in the civil service law which sustains’ the position that the judicial department of the govern- ment can -interfere with the executive branch. In closing his argument, Mr. Davis re- ferred to the, recent opinion of Mr. Justice Jackson, but insisted that it should not be taken as a precedent in the present case, and he asked that the case be dismissed. Mr. Woods’ Contention. Mr. Davis’ argument was a comparative- ly brief one, and he was followed by Mr. Low, who intimated that if the President of the United States were the peal-sefend- ant in the case, he would have no doubt 2s to its outcome. Mr. Low explained that the present proceeding is not the trial of ttle to a public office, for Mr. Woods is in porsession of the office, and he asks only that the Post Office Department officials and all oth-rs be restrained from interfer- ing with his performance of the duties of his office. But in. the well-known case of Marbury vs. Madison, said Mr. Low, it was held that a public office, that of justice of Peace, is a vested right. Replying to a question asked him by Jus- tice Cox, Mr. Low said he could find no law specially providing for the appoint- ment of Mr. Woods. Assistant Attorney General Boyd explained to the court that Mr. Woods was appointed by the Post- master General. : Civil Service Benefi Continuing, Mr. Low submitted that from the very establishment of the government there had been a desire on the part of the people of the country to protect public of- fices from the domination of politicians, and he dwelt at some length upon the ben- eficial results to the welfere of the gov- without delay and found that life was ex- tinct. Chief Parris was sent for, and visit- ed the house as*soon as he returned from a fire. Policeman Wannell was also sui moned, and made a report of the sad uf- fair to the coroner. * Coroner Carr called at the house znd made an investigation. From the circum- stances he concluded that an inquest was not necessary, and gave a death certifi- cate. It 1s the opinion of friends of the déad man that his mind had beconte impair *d-by reason of sickness, ‘and that Re Tid) rot realize what he was doing. Funeral Arrangements, the ‘To show that he thecmew library buildings © 3 sim te Mr. Spofford pessonal!yverganized.anddi- rected the’ werk :of' preparing the book iabels and the iplaging of them’ upon''the hacks of the vohimesiw every.division and every. subdivision... He was constantly em- ployed with all the piatfers connected-with the removal, besides. attending to: other matters connected with ithe library. There were employed in. priting the labels Mrs. C. M. Hillyard, Miss Amita Stones ars. Aaron Haeding: anéoMfies',.Anna Israel. ‘Faose, employed iinifixingithe jakels-for the books: were: A. M,. Btankes; irWi. Heivard, LeRoy, Jeffers. {disgon tinued: September. 1), G. A. Townsend, jn, Edwin A. bee; Law- rence Washington, and Robert Carsen.-'The last .Lwo were. employed: only -sinte:!Sep- tember,1. Mr, Thempson was transferred to the periodical division September 1. The average number of laSels per ex. written by each ‘Wad abott 3,000. The average number.ofivolumes latcled-by-eack- person engaged, in. that, work was.from: 1,800 to 2,000 a day, 5 Sees +6 +The Results Achieved. <5: 20 cEbe;éallowing figures are: giveretasMi res 54}4,0f -¢heowork hitherto penférmetl inathe TAMA Ales those engaged : having: been em- ployed from fifteen to twenty-six das, Sun- !days-excludedr Number of! 16K TASTY ), wuitten;.240,000; numberof volumes labeled, 210,000; number of volumes removed in the divisions or chapters labeled, 130,000)! Ty addition, there were removed and stored in }the Hbrary butiding more than 300,000 vol- umes of duplicates, foreign documents and unbound publications. ‘None of these classes required labeling. The classes then Ye- moved, called Z were chapters 5 to 42 inclustve. These it cluded all the books on~natural history, mathematics, astrenomty, chemistry, phys- ics, medical science, technical arts, yoetry, fine arts, architecture,: theology and écclesi- astical histories, correspondence and mis- cellaneous, embracing: twenty-two out of the forty-four grand “divisions distributed in the library. Tc be removed there remain chapters 1 to 44, inclusive. Chapters 18 to 23, inclu- sive, constituting the law library, ‘will not be removed. Tne others, embracing’ bio; raphy, genealogy, history, lieraldry, inter- national law, political science, mental and moral.scieuce, philoldgy, bibliography, s0- ciolagy, geography, fiction, pelygraphy and others, are being prepared for removal. Mr. Were arrested on suspicion of committing the. robberies, but two were permitted to go, after giving a satisfactory account of tkemselves. Joseph Butler, colored, aged lwenty-two, 1s now held at the station house on suspicion of committing the theft, though there is no evidence to hold hi The goods which were stolen were morning turned cover to the owners. Marringe Bells. Cards are out announcing the marriage of-Mr. Fred. Stitt, the son of Rev. J. B. Stitt, D.D., pastor of the Dumbarton Ave- nue M. E. Church, to Miss Jessie Wood- ward of Carlisle, P: a granddaughter of Major General W> R. Elliott, U. 8. A., and a great-granddaughter of Commodore El- liott, who served with distinction In the American navy in the second war with Great Britain. The ceremony will take place September 28, at the home of the bride. The announcement is also made of the ecming marriage of Miss Belle Cogswell, the daughter of Mr. Fred. Cogswell, for- erly publisher of the Georgetown Cour- ant, and Mr. Wallis Schutt of Cherrydale, Va. The wedding will take place Septem- per 18. The marriage of Miss Belle Bittinger, formerly bookkeeper for the Emrich Beef Company, to Mr. Esten Payne will take place on September 29, at the residence of the bride, 35 D street southwest. Died Suddenly. Mrs. W. L. Godfrey died quite suddenly yesterday morning at her residence on Chesapeake street in Tenleytown. Death was due to heart failure, and was a sur- prise to a large circle of friends and ac- quaintances. The deceased was abcut thirty-ffve years cf age, and was well liked by all who knew her. She leaves a husband and family to mourn her loss. Bad Conditio: The residents of Georgetown Heights, es- pecially those on U street, are complaining loudly of the miserable condition of the highway. A portion of the street from 31st to 32d’streets is asphalted, but the balance is dirt road, full of holes and ruts, causing more broken springs on vehicles than would The fareral of the dead fireman will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. A detail of thirty-two firemen, under Assist- ant Chief Belt, will escort the body to Cou- @ressional cemetery. The services will.be conducted by the Rev. Chapman. — 82.00 Washington to Philadelphia’ and return via Pennsylvania rafircad, the greatest of all railroads--matchless service. Greaz excirsion next Sunday.—Advt. i 7 ute UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE. ©; ° William Washington Accused of In- tentionally Shooting Susie Diggs. The Benning policemen are investigating the supposed accidental shooting of Susie Diggs by William Washington Thursday afternoon, in Deane’s meadow, near Burr- ville. Both parties to the affair are colored, Susié being a sister of the man who shot and came near killing Henrietta West sev- eral weeks ago. William and Susie are relatives, the for- mer being seventeen years old and the latter one year younger. Thursday after- noon William went in the field with his gun to kill some birds, and the girl was also in the vicinity. It is not known whether or not she went there with her cousin, but they were seen together, and Susie's brother says he was in the field and saw the shot fired. One of the girl’s legs caught most of. tbe shot from the gun, and when she screamed her brother went to her .assistance. The be imagined. For cyclists the street is st n emment from an intelligent, impartial | wound was painful, but not dangerous, and | Spoffurd. gave as higopinion at the tims } paa, neg the deép holes near where the Sea ey ; of the passengers on the and honest enfercement cf the civil serv- | Susie was sent to the Washington Asylum | the report was -written that the labeling, | asphalt ends have caused more than one lan as es Excelsior on the up trip ice law, rules and regulations. He submit- | Hospital for treatment. Yesterday the po- | with some exceptions, can be ‘completed in } fall. ‘The residents of this locality think | Pooled thelr fortunes, bought the river ted that under the existing amendments to t lice learned of the affair, and Policemen Boland and Hagan made an investigation. It was generally supposed that the affair resulted purely from accident, and the. fact that the girl's father did not make com- plaint immediately caused the officers to believe that this was the true theory. William made no effort to escape, but re-- mained there, and assisted the wounded girl. He says the-shooting was an acci- dent, and it is stated that Susie also gives this version of the affair. But her brother now makes the charge that the shot was fired intentionally and was the result of a quarrel. Today the case was laid before Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny, and ft 1s — that it may yet reach the Potice ‘ourt. about three. weeks, with the ptesent force employed.» The arrangement, ¢lassification and labeling, or tickéting, he stated also at the time he made his-report for the ‘re- moval of the remaining division under Mr, Hutcheson’s. charge, would probably re- quire about the same time. He -estimai that the entire collection would be install in. the new building by September 30. Date vf Opening. Mr. Spofford states.4nthe report that’ it will not be: safeto attempt to-dpen the reading room to the public for the present. He suggests that .considerabie additionai labor be devoted to ‘pthorough .arrange- ment of each division subdivision of the library in steamer St. Michaels and a barge for $12,000, and started up the river. Each of the sixty men took 1,000 pounds of pro- visions and tools. P. C. Richardson's steamer, which Capt. Worth is to take up, was about ready to start up the river when the Cleveland left. She had a full cargo, and could have had any number of passengers, for there were many there who could not secure trans- pcrtation.. Every ‘one who came out re- ported that at Dawson City no supplies can be bought at any price. Cleveland Brought Little Gold. Charles Engle of New York declares that the returning Yukoners on the Clevelani that it is an outrage that suburban streets should be improved and this street, which is much traveled by driving parties, should be allowed to remain in such a miserable condition. the rules and regulations, to extend whicn there had been a generous rivalry between President McKinley and his predecessor, the power of removal is limited, and can be inveked only by express authority of the chief execvtive. Mr. Woods, said Mr, Low, contends that he was removed with- out cause, really for political reasons, and he contended that, about to be deprived of his office, Mr. Woods is entitled to the re- Hef he seeks in a court of equity. In that connection Mr. Low again in- sisted that a court of equity can interfere in the case, and he read a number of au- thorities to sustain his contention. Mr. Stephens fcllowed Mr. Low, and in a short argument he submitted additional A Delay. The announcement in The Star yester- day calling attention fo the uncalled-for delay in improving M street between 3ist and 33d streets, after the removal of the granite blocks, has had a good effect. This morning a gang of laborers were placed at work on the highway digging trenches alongside the curb, which for a part of the way has already been laid. The merchants ibosition 3 Pasa its pew quarters....New th side of the street sincerely | brought down less than $100,000, all told. jeg ont ohne onart & Ae pa shelves, he says, Teqqiire -new shelf num- Sea etee the improvement will now be| Not half that figure represented the hold- fere by injunction, and thereby prevent his | #20 Atlumtle City and Return via B. | bering. While a par},.pf the library -re- | pushed forward without delay, and if this|ings of the men, however, for most of injury. He referred to the decision of Jus-- and-0. mains shelved in alphabetical . order,..he is not the case there will be some trouble caused. them, he said, were coming out rather than remain to starve. Mr. Engle believes that at least $500,000 is coming down on the Excelsior. Not more than 1,500 tons of supplies will be gotten up the Yukon this season, according to Mr. Engel’s judg- ment. Of this amount only a fraction is food. 3 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday next. Good to return on all regular trains Sumday and Monday.—Adyt. gee THIRD RAIL SAFETY SYSTEM. tice Jackson, saying that it should be fol- lowed. ~ The Closing Argument. Assistant Attorney General Boyd made the closing argument in the case, and he expiained that he appeared in the case not as a government official, but as a lawyer, thinks that a shelf system of. numbering and marking the labels already on che books is greatly needed in ae new build- Ing. This will be-the' Werk of the experts now in the brary. sl hat of those yet to be selected, w can be prompt- ly supplied to’ reddérs® ments and - returned: Notes. John W. Wendel of Tenleytown has re- turned home after a pleasant trip of several weeks to Fort Monroe, Phoebus and other places in that vicinity. Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby of 3114 U street has ‘Test of a New Method of Propelling m al depart- Railway Cars. properly to their laces eath day. .«7" ers Sm fo eeE assigned together with Mr. Davis by the| What is known the “third rail safety” V Hts "cannot itm es how long this] returned home after spending a number $2.00 to Philadelphia Return Aieuner ear oe on Postpasier railway system, the invention of Capta:n| preparation are, untt the expert force | of weeks on the coast of Maine. via Pennsylvania 1ailroad—fastest time, ene: . J. McLeod Murphy of Towington, Conn., was given a public test yesterday at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 7th street. Many advantages over other systems ir use at present are claimed by Captain Murphy for his invention, one. of which is that although the power. from the plant supplying the electricity may be inter- rupted egch car carries sufficient storage current to run it for two hours. Another is that the third rail is absolutely dead until the car is directly over it. has been engaged a sufficient number of days so that a defdite%estimate for each Way can be made. Shicthéte arrangement of the Boston Public Library this took a fuil year, though part 9§,the place was open to the public withinigbout seven weeks of the closing time. Bie states that until the formal opening tales’ glace all of the ex- perts will be devoted. Aonplassificas shelf marking. Onge, however, they..are at the service of the:puhlic, there will be no. possibility: of on the arrange. ment of the books sim sseir many saubdi- visions simultaneously, with a greatly re- duced force. He expecta*that a part of the catalogue force will-for:@ time be occupies in the work of a shelf catalogue. Compliments’ fie Assistasts. finest equipment. Grand excursion next Sunday.—Advt. <p, HELD FOR A HEA! been brought into court through no choice of their own. He also wanted it under- stood that the government nor the defend- ants are opposed to the civil service law, or its rules or amendment, but he insisted that there is nothing in them to prevent, or which was intended to prevent, the head of an executive department from making such removals or reductions in rank as wouid, in the opinion of said head of the department, best promote. the efficiency of the service or the interests of the govern- ment. Mr. Boyd read many decisions to this effect, one of them having been de- livered here by Justice Bradley. Mr. Boyd spoke but a few minutes, the strongest point made by him being, per- haps, his contention that if the defendants violated anything it was only a ruie or regulation, and they are, therefore, answer- able not to a court of law, but to the Pres- from a pleasant vacation spent at Atlantic City. —_—— tnaaysyaner eatin the “ipearioes lyania rail ieefinar pom trains running between the “Cities. eS “Great excursion Sunday~next.—Advt. ‘ A Alleged Burglar of Dr. Rankin’s Resi- dence Must Answer Charge. George Randall, alias C. M. Corwin, who was arrested yesterday by Detectives Mul- ler and Helan on suspicion, and in whose possession there was found a large amount of jewelry supposed, to have been stolen, as,.was fully explained in The Star of last ASS TESS The Yale Team, - Manager George Mills of the Chevy Chase Inn will tender a dance this evening to ident, who, it is claimed, approved the al- | the visiting members of the Yale foot baji| !abors of Mr. Hutche#oti in superintending leged violated rule or regulation. He also mi, who are ‘now in the cli and designing in every Qetall the innumers- submitted that Mr. Woods was not ap- | ‘= ¥! ity sto; tie intense a the innumere- pointed undér any special act of Congress, and was, therefore, subject at any time to removal or ‘reduction without regard to the civil service law or its rules and regu- lations. Judge Reserves Decision, .— Upon the conclusion of Mr. Boyd's argu- AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN! TQ) SEFK NEW ROUTE |>*10 MARTIN APPOINTED Republican = Polities — Wil Take Charge of Office Wednesday. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 11.— David Martin, the administration leader of this city, today accepted the position of Secretary of the commonwealth, made va- cant by the requested resignation of Gen. Frank Reeder. Gov. Hastings came to th city yesterday and offered the secretary- ship to Mr. Martin, and the latter today ac- cepted. Gov. Hastings has also appointed bis law partner, Wilbur F. Reeder of Belle- fonte, deputy attorney general, to fill the pesition made vacant by the resignation of Deputy Attorney General John P. Elkin. Mr. Martin was at the rooms of the re- Publican city committee this morning, but characteristically avoided any reference to his reported appointment to the office of commonwealth: se retary when t abject vas broached by his friends in the com- mittee room. When informed by a reporter, how™ that the statement that he had been o fered the positiva had been sent ow. Harrisburg, Mr. Martin admittsd that position had been texdered nim by tb eraor yesterday and that he had ac . Mr. rtin declined 1 T discuss the matter, but it was te sd from an- other source that the ex-national conmit- teeman would assume the duties of his new office on Wednesday next, on which day his bond would be file’. When asked regarding the removal of Mr. Barnett, the deputy secretary of the commonwealti, whose tenure of office, it is understood, subject to the approval of the new retary, Mr. Ma: ing whatever rnett, and could not discuss the subject ner. that he m any man= $2.00 to Philadelphia via Pennsylvania railroad, ¢ road of the coyntry—finest Special excursion next Sunday—Adyvt, Bie CALLS If BRUTAL MURDER. President Gompers Denounces Slaughter of Striking. Miners. President Gotmpers of the American Fed- eration of Labor today bitterly denounce’ the killing of the striking miners by deputy the sheriffs near Hazleton, Pa., as a brutai murder, and said: “The men were marching in the public highway. They had as much right to march to Latimer or any other place the public highway as the sheriff o ernor of Pennsylvania, or the Pres’ the United States. The mine operators the mad in their effort to euslave labor have used judges and courts to give the color of law to the most flagrant violation of the constl- tutional rights of the people. Sheriffs and deputies, taking their cue from their si periors, have carried out this policy and killed men exercising ir rights under the corstitution and the law. m * of their supposed power and “In his published explanation, Sheriff Martin makes an effort to secure the faver of our native Americans by atedly phasizing his s e that the mir he killed were for rs. It may be true that these men w not native Ameri- cans, but they were the men brought he: by the greed and cunning of the mine op erator: so long as they submitted being ed, no Word as to their foreign birth was heard. But Phis cry of foreign is like a cloud of. dust raised to obse the crime. The miners will win humane and heroic struggle; they deserve to win, and their conduct has challenged the admiration of their friends and sympa. thizers.” Sa eer HERO OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, Act of Bravery Upon the Part of a Wee Chap, Although Tom Walker has not yet + brated his third birthday he is the hi of Fairfax county, and the Kisses and em- braces showered on him yesterday will never be forgotten by those who did the showering. The young man is the grand- son of Mr. Thos. H. Walker, one of th mcst prominent citizens of the county and yesterdzy morning he went to Hern don station in a phacton with mother. On the return trip a log fright- ened the colt drawing the phaeton, Mrs. Walker, Tom’s thrown to the road, Little Tom, instead of jumping when {his grandmothcr was thrown, grabbed the lines which she had dropped and sat there perfectly erect while the colt went over the road at a three-minute gait. Some distance from where the horse was fright- ered the runaway animal was stopped, and Tom's grapdmother was soon in the vehicle again. She was badly shaken vp, but not seriously injured. grandmother, Ae RECEIVE A SOUVENIR. Host and Hostess of High View House Complimented by Guests. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BOYD'S, Md., September 11, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Somerset Williams, the genial host and hostess of High View, were made happy last Saturday evening by the presentation of a handscme cicck and sun- éry mantel ornaments from their guests of i ii ip Hf hi {