Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1897, Page 3

ai at ® THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 189712 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. L. CLINTON SHATTUCK DESIRES TO INFORM his friends and the public generally that he is now located with M. W. Beveridge, 1215 F st. B.W., where be will be pleased to cater to the f all desiring a first-class line of ishinge china, crockery, &. = ‘ W. ¢. T. U—ANNUAL MEETING WILL 910 F st. o.w. Mrs. Frances Liter of Alaska will eaan deirens., Public invited. M. E. ca, SPIRITUALISM_J,_H. ALTEMUS WILL HOLD A epee (Tuesday) EVENING, September Hall, 721 6th Ser -— A SPECIAL COMMU TION OF B. Freneh Lodge, No. 15, F. A. A. Mu WEDNESDAY, 22d instant, 7 p.m. Work EA. and F.C. degrees. ‘der of the W. M. that | °* “whi. A. GATLEY, Secretary. IMPORTANT LABOR NEWS. You are invited to attend a meeting TONIGHT xk, at Electrical Workers’ Hall, Vnited Mine na"eve. Ratchford, president of the aod other prominent officials of that izition, also members of the executive coun- Ainerican Federation of Labor, will ad- im. it BE A SPEC En TAL WEE" i proof safe. for are best and no hi ILL, IJr., Le Droit bldg., Sv2 F st. ur valuables. er. Old safes taken in L, Couneil, K. 1. A special meeting will be held on TUESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1897, AT A P.M., for the purpose of ing the 30th dex ee. order of the commander. 202 WM. OSCAR ROOME, 33°, Recorder. COAL—COAL. 2,246 POUNDS TO THE TON. I am now ready to make contracts for Coal and Woot fer the coming winter at less than summer prices. It will pay you to call and get price list. P'tcovue nothing but the very best coal in the market, kept under evver, sereened and sent cut ¢lean “I also invite any one purchasing coal from me, if they go desice they can send it 10 the nearest coal yard and have it weished. Offices, 1335 F st. nw. and st. nw. Main yard, cor. 4th and F sts. ne. Mill and depot “S. Cap. and K sts. 8¢20-6t* JOHN KENNEDY. NOTICE.—THE CONFECTIONERY AND CATER- ing business heretofo fed by F. Freund at loth st. n. atinded the same place. ets a specialty. I would call special attentien to my epucions banquet parlors, "where I have : ty to furnish Large or small parties. banking my friends and the publle for the Hberal patronage in the past, I hope by giving my personal supervision to the business to merit nt of the same. & Soman’ Sirs. ELIZABETH FREUND, 8¢20-3t M5 10th st. paw. CHANGE THE LIGHT POWER! Electric light thews your goods off to better advantage. Then, again, it creates an impression that you’ are a’ wideawake merchant. our store lighted by ly the wiring. RIC AL CONTRACTOR, au3i-3m,8 . of one’ per cent on the com- pital stock of the American Graphophone AML be pit ptember 28, 1807, to ptember 22. ' Transfer books close September 22. E. D. IN, EASTON, President. F ‘selSto2sine tated: “A cheay the everkast > ket a cent se US. your service in a me's nei pats our good Tailoring business su ot. J. Ho HARBAN——. —1H9 N.Y. AVE. se7-3m, 10 LATHS AT “NEXT-TO-NOTHING” PRICE. Plasterers and builders will reap & good profit if they take advantage ef the reduced price We have put Jaths. $2.05 will buy 1,000 of the best lat! that can be had in this city. THOS. W. SMITH, Ist and Ind. ave. "Phone 217. Mill and Wharves,” foot 4th st. *Phoue 531. de If it is not running right bring it to me. Tam well versed in all wateh “diseases” and’ skillful ‘ing them. F, ALTRUP, 923 F ‘st. nw. IES IN MASS. BENEFIT A: AND OTI- er lately defunct Ins. Cos. bought for cash. Also recently lapsed policies in standard cos. Address P.O. Box 244. sel7-Ct* SPECIAL.—ALL CHURCHES AND OTHER OR- ganizafions desiring use of hall this season will take notice that engagement book of Odd Fel- lows’ Hal .W., is now open. dates now.’ Prices low. ceghbly to WALTER A. BROWN, 1423 Pa. ave. 1 Secure CLEVELAND PARK Extends from Connecticut ave. to Tgnallytown Trond. Pay it a visit. “I mover disap Defies Detection! Our typewritten circular letter proves de- fies detection from # personal typewritten letter, Best and cheapest means to adver- tise the arrival of the new fall goods, It doesn’t cost much! Let us explain this process to You. BYRON S. ADAMS, 21-14 se21- The famous Underhill Star Brand all steel lath- ing hatchets <2 % boven only of John B. Espey, ,24npwane.” 1010 Pa. ave. au27-3m,10 Invitations for Fail Weddings engraved in faultless style--at very moderate prices. Easton & Rupp, 421 11thSt. Prompt"? Printer, 512 11th st. POPULAR PRICED STATIONERS. __se20-144_ Style, inour NNETT & $25 Service| Es “Suits. Sel1-3m-10 “Absolutely DOWNEY, bs 9 worts | Fit and| OF ‘Therein its superiority over almost cil other brands of whisky. How many of them ean clal the same thin: one in a thousas any truthfulness. Berkeley ix absolutely pure, heuce its delightfal favor and ben effects. se 18-10d Fit for a Prince. We refer to those superb Martin Coats and Vests We are making to crder at $22.50. You have paid £25 for inf-rior garments. Fit, workmanship and nish unsurpassed J. FRED. GATCHEL & CO., Tailors Drapers, 604 13th st. E. F. MUDI, 15 years ter for late frm of Geo. T. se16-Sd lies Pure”’ and wut- Keen, is now with us. ASSOCIATION. Commissioners Wii Invite Seciety to Mect Here. It is understood the Commissioners will issue an invitation to the United States Veterinary Association, which meets this merth at Nashville, Tenn., to hold its next Meeting in this city. The District veterinarizn, Dr. Robinson, called this matter to the attention of the Commissioners and stated the clty would be put to no expense in the matter. The association consists of some 600 members, and « majority of them, he thinks, would attend the meeting here. ——“—+. —_—_ Catching Bass. A great many black bass were caught in the upper Potomac Sunday. About fifty were caught near the Anglers’ club house, about three miles this side of the Great Falls. A New Yorker, who fished above the falls on the Virginia side of the river, caught fourteen fish, weighing from one to four each. National —~—___. Painful Cat. * Charles Newman and Arthur Harris, col- ored men, engaged in an altercation on Pennsylvania avenue southeast near 3d street yesterday afternoon, Newman re- ceived a painful cut across ‘his left temple. Harris and was afterward located im South Washington, but the police failed to apprehend him. ; SMITH WAS GUILTY Violated Law When Acting as Agent for Falls Church Railroad, JUDGE MILLS DECIDES CASE TODAY Company Without Authority to Use the Bridge. THE JUDGE’S OPINION Judge Mills today decided that Charles Smith, acting for the Falls Church Elec- tric Railway Company, was guilty of vio- Jating the police regulations in tearing up the flooring of the Aqueduct bridge ior the Perpose of laying tracks thereon about two weeks ago. Messrs. Birney and Lips- comb, counsel for the defendant, gave no- tice that they would apply for a writ of error, and Judge Mills deferred sentence. Previous to announcing his decision Judge Mills read the following opinion in the case: The Constitution of the United States gives to the Congress of the United States exclusive jurisdiction and the power of legislation over the District of Columbia. February 21, 1871, an act of Congress was passed creating a government for the District of Columbia, under which name it was created a body corpcrate for mu- nicipal purposes, witha governor, board of public works and a legislative assembly. Section 247, Revised Statutes, gives the legislative assembly the care and charge of and exclusive jurisdiction over all the public roads and bridges, except such as belong to and are under the care of the United States, except such as may be otherwise specially provided for by Con- gress. ° Powers of the Commissioners. June 20, 1874, the present government of the District was ereated, and the Commis- sioners of the District succeeded to all the powers end rights heretofore possessed ani exercised by the goverhor, board of public works and legislative assembly. By «an act of Congress approved June 27, 1879, the Commissioners were empowered to make police regulations. At the first session, Fiftieth Congress. 319-25, the care of the Aqueduct Ddridg put under the jurisdiction of the Comm: sioners and appropriation from Distr funds of one-haif of the expenses. Section 246, Revised Statutes, District of Columbia, declare that all public roads within the District of Columbia, which have been duly laid out, declared and re- corded as such are public highways. Section 247 reads: The legislative as- sembly shall have the care and charge of and exclusive jurisdiction over all the pub- lic roads and bridges except such as be- long to and are under the care of the United States, and except such as may be otherwise specially provided for by Con- gress. Authorized to Build Bridges. February 28, 1891, the Washington and Arlington railway was incorperated and churtered by Congress with authority to construct a railway with motive power to be approved by the Con:missioners, and they (the railway company) were cuthor- ized to construct and maincain a bridge across the Potomac rive on such plans as the Secretary of War may approve, and frem thence by, on and over such lines a may be selected by said company, wit tne appreval of the Sceretary of War, to the northwest entrance cf the Arlington cemetery, and thence through the Arling- ton estate outside of-the cemetery grounds to the sonth or west line t f, in the state of Virginia. It is provided ‘that no work shall be done on said road in the District of Columb’a until the plans and specifications of the proposed bridge on the Potomas river shatl have been ap- proved by the Secretary of War, construction of said bridge actual menced, and provided so much of said line as may lie within the state of Virginia shall first receive the approval of the authorities of that state. Section 5 of the same act requires ~he approval of the Commissioners as to so much as lies within the District of Colum- bia, and the Secretary of War as to the remainder of said railway. Company's Prerogatives. Now, it will be seen first, that the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia have jurisdiction over all strezts, avenucs, alleys and bridges, “except such 2s may be otherwise specially provided for by €on- gress,” and that in the case of the railwa: company named Congress has conferr upon the said road certain powers, lim- ited— First, to the approval ef the Secretary of War where such road proposes to run its lines on government property, the mil- itary reservation and -emetery of Arling- ton or on the bridge to be built, or the Aqueduct bridge, which approval must be in writing. Second, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, where the lines of such road xre operated in the District of Columbia. Permission Not Given. Assuming that the Secretary of War has the power to grant a license to the rail- way to use the Aqueduct bridge, it does not appear from the files of the War De- partment, used as exhibits in this case, that any such approval has been made or any license given to either of said com- panies to cross the bridge. The first li- cense, that from Acting Secretary of War L. A. Grant, authorizes the Washington and Arlington Railway Company to locate its line on the government reservation at Fort Myer. Second license, 5th September, 1894, au- thorizes operating of double track on Fort Myer reservation. Third license, approved April 20, 1895, au- thorizes the Washington and Arlington and Falls Church Railway Company to cross the northwest corner of Fort Myer reser- vation. Fourth license authorizes them to extend the track to the south end of the Aqueduct bridge. Fifth license, January 5, 1897, authorizes the laying of a railway track, in addition to the-one authorized by the Secretary of War, by license dated December 18, 1895, on the government reservation at the south approach to the Aqueduct bridge in Alex- andria county, Va. It not appearing that the Secretary of War has approved the use of the Aqueduct bridge by the company or either of them in writing, as the charter requires, it cannot be contended that the railway has had the approval of that offi- cer and the court need not go further. The Charter Requirements. But I will say that even if such approyal had been shown, the charter requires the construction of the road to be under the supervision and control of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia, and that they must approve such construction. Therefore, any one, whether he claims to CASTORIA Infants CTE ds SEE THAT THE FAC-SIMILB SIGNATURE OF Chas. H. Fletcher 18 ON THE WRAPPER CP EVERY BOTTLE oF PITCHER’S - CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 Murray st., N.Y. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP, EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time, Solid lines are- iso- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for cach tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are fsotherms, or Itnes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. ‘The words “High” and Small arrows fly with the wind. high and low barometer. “Low"' show location of areas of FAIR. Increasing Cloudiness and Showers Indicated for Tomorrow. Fcrecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- land, fair tonight, followed by increasing eleudiness and showers Wednesday after- neon; northerly winds. For Virginia, threatening weather, fol- lowed Wednesday in eastern portion by rain; northeasterly winds, high on the const. The storm in the east gulf has moved to northeastern Florida, increasing in inten- sity, a wind of thirty-six miles per hour being reported trom Tampa and Jackson- ville and a rainfall of 6.56 inches in twen- ty-four hours at Tampa. Hurricane signals have been hoisted from Wilmington to Jacksonville. A second storm appears to be developing to the north of Washington state. The pressure is low over Lake Superior. The >‘gh area has moved from Wisconsin to West Virginia, diminishing in magnitude and causing frosts in Lower Michigan, Mis- sovri, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, western Maryland and western New York. Rain has fallen in the lower lake region New England, in Florida and on the south Atlantic coast. The temperature has fallen in the At- lantic and gulf states and the Ohio valley; ft has risen in the upper Mississippi and middle Missouri valleys, and on the middle slope, and has remained stationary else- where. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours— Father Point, 1.52; Portland, Me., 1.02; empa, 6.59; Jacksonville, 2.42. Gn Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 66; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 72; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 72; condition at in- ene gate house, 36; effluertt gate house, Tide Table, Today—Low tide, 9:43 a.m. and 9:29 p.m.; Righ tide, 2:52 a.m. and 3:19 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:32 a.m. and 10:28 P.-m.; high tide, 3:49 a.m. and 4:16 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Today—Sun rises, 5:47 a.m.; sun sets, 5:58 p.m. Bicycle lamps must be lighted one hour after sunset, at 6:58 p.m. Moon rises, 1:14 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:48 a.m. The City Lights, ‘Gas lamps all lighted by 7 p-m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:56 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 6:51 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:11 a.m. Both Rivers Clear. Both rivers at Harper’s Ferry were re- ported as being clear this morning. Temperature for Twenty-Four Hous. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: September 20—4 p.m., 65; 8 p.m., 57; mid- night, 5). September 21—4 a.m., 46; 8 a.m., 48; 12 m., 57, and 2 p.m., 60. Maximum, 65, at 4 p.m., September 20; minimum, 45, at 7 a.m., September 21. act as an employe of the company or on his own account, neglecting to obtain the consent of the Commissioners to do any work on or to remove any portion of the bridge, would violate the police regulations and be subject to the penalties. Therefore, the court finds the defendant guilty. ——_—_. ANNETTE ISLANDS. Condition Under Which Mr. Holds Possesssion. To the Editor of The I read with great interest the interview with Gen. Duffield, director of the coast and geodetic survey, published in your is- sue of th th ultimo, as to the great min- eral wealth of Alaska, and particularly the rch lodes on Annette Island. Hig state- ments are all probably correct, and his orinions are entitled to great weight, as his ability as a scientist and his opportunities for investigation and observation in that region quaiify him to speak as an expert. But I am not quite prepared to agree with him as to the titie to Annette Island, al- though the view expressed by him is the popular one. Upon this point Gen. Duf- field is reported as follows: “On Annette Island, in the archipelago. there is one of the richest gold mother lodes in the world, which will probably never be touched, or not so long as the present owner is living and residing there. His nan Henry Duncan, and the island was granted to him by Congress several years ago for the purpose of civilizing and educating the Indians.” * * * * He further states: “I have met Duncan Duncan ning Star: been and have greatly impressed by his pe a Scotchman, and some Indian colony similar to the one on An- nette Island in British Cotumbia. One of the English bishops attempted to coerce Duncan into putting his colony under the jurisdiction of the ¢! He refused to be coerced, appealed the United States government, and Congress granted him the island. He has had it four or five years, I believe, and has been most successful in his manner of carrying out his philan- thropical ideas. “Just back of the village which he found- ed, in one of a range of hills, is the rich lode of gold. Duncan does not allow it to be touched, because he is satisfied with his worldly pussessions, and he does not care to have inspired in his Indians that lust for gold which characterizes the whites.” So far as his title to the island is con- cerned, he has none whatever, except that, until further provided by law, it is set apart as a reservation. The law is found in section 15 of the act of March 3, 159), and is as follows: “That until otherwise provided by law, the body of lands known as Annette Island, situated in Alaskan archipelago, ip southeastern Alaska, on the north side of Dixon's entrance, be, and the same is here- by, set apart as a reservation for the use of the Metlakahtlan Indians, and those peo- ple known as Metlakahtlans, who have re- cently emigrated from British Columbia to Alaska, and such other Alaskan natives as may join them, to be held and used by them in common, under such rules and reg- ulations, and subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Interior.” It is thus seen that Mr. Duncan was not given title to or any interest in the islands by Congress, but that until further legis- tion it is declared to be a reservation for the Metlakahtlan Indians and such other natives as may join them, under the con- trol of the Interior Department. This is an Indian reservation pure and simple, ex- cept the law provides for what the Indians always do, the holding and use in common, and that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make rules and regulations for the government of the colony. The very language of the act, i. e., “until other- wise provided by law,” proves conclusively Congress regarded it as a temporary meas- ure, an experiment, perhaps, and that other disposal of it would be made by Congress. Unless these alien Indians, these British subjects, who have no title or claim te the soil, are accorded different or better treat- ment than that which has been received by our native Indians with whom we have treated as owners of the soil, this mineral land upon Annette Island will be segre- gated from that which is used by the In- dians for fishing and commercial purposes and will be opened to exploration and pur- chase under the mineral laws of the United States. This has been almost uniformly done in cases where valuable mineral de- posits have been discovered within the limits of Indian reservations set apart for the use of our native Indians; in fact, it has become the settled policy of the gov- ernment to open mineral lands to explora- tion and purchase in order that the mineral wealth of the country might be developed wherever the government has title to the and I see no good reason why the same policy should not be pursued with the lands referred to. 8. M. STOCKSLAGER. a 5 Greetings to Dr. Finney. A number of the prominent physicians and surgeons of the city were the guests of Dr. I. 8. Stone, last Saturday night, to meet Dr. J. M. T. | LVER IS TURNED Sl DOWN Remarkable Reversal in Democratic Leader- ship in Washington'Ocunty, Md. Senator Gorman Belie: Manipulated the Primaries—Judge to Have McComas’ Return to Politics, Special Correspondence of Th¢ Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 20, 1897. The demotratic: primaries held in Wash- ington county Sdturdayeveng, to select deiegates to the nomfnating convention which is to assemble in. this ¢ity Thursday next, were uausually’ spirited, and devel- oped a most remarkable state of affairs. Some three weeks ugd, when ‘primarics were held by the seme party for delegates to the state conyention, the “old timers,” or “machine” politicians, as' they were termed by their opponents, weré turned dcwn by a new element, the pronounced silver men, led by T. A. Poffenberger, a member of the Washington county bar. Saturday night the tables were turned, and Poftenberger and his followers seem to have been routed in the county, if the six Hagerstown districts are a criterion. ‘The knowing ones, or those who profess to know, claim the result was reached through the clever manipulation of Sena- tor Gorman and by the aid of his lieuten- ants. That there is ground for this belief there can be no question. This was made clear by the result in the third Hagers- town district. where Lewis D. Syester, a prominent young lawyer, son of the late Judge A. K. Syester, who was made famous by his participation in the Wharton murder trial when he was attorney general of the state, beat D. C. Gilbert’s delegation for the legislative nomination, and heads the same for himself. Syester and Gilbert had, weeks ago, an- nounced themselves as aspirants for the legislature. Syester was openly charged with being a @chley-Gorman man, and the fight was made on thi: line, with the ~e- sult as above indicated. Other unmistakable indications, as de- veloped by the primaries, “show ‘that the senator is in the field to succeed himself. District No. 22, one of the Hagerstown pre- cincts, showed a most remarkable revolu- tion. Always safe, heretofore, on the sil- ver question, the ticket of Saturday, com- posed of some of the most pronounced and leading white metal men and headed in large type with “Silver—i6 to 1,” was snowed under by a vote of 150 to 40. Thurs- day's coming convention is looked to with great interest, as likely to show plainly Senator Gorman’s attitude. Judge L. E. McComas’ return to active Political life fs being freely discussed here at his home, and all signs, his admirers admit, point to his re-entering the field and becoming a prominent candidate for Senator Gorrlan’s place. The election of State Senator Scott, the judge's bosom friend, to the chairmanship of the state central committee is looked upon by many as the entering wedge of the judge's can- didacy. The fact that Charles W. Adams, a for- mer doorkeeper of the House of Represen- tatives, and the judge's protege when a member of the House, hasbeen ‘called here and placed in charge of the Daily Morning Herald, the judge’s organ, and in which he is a heavy stockholder, adds strength to the bellef of those who claim to see in the signs of the times the return of “Little Mac,” as he was at one time familiarly known, to the political arena. $2.00 Philadelphia id Retura via B. and 0. 7:0®and 9:00 a.m. tral at Ing, returnin; on all trains, Sunday Adv. = next.—, WILL ASK CONGRESS, ence eee Permission to Use Engine House for Morgue Discussed. Concerning. the conyersion of Engine House No. 2 into a morgue, of which the city is and has been tn sore heed for some time, it is possible that ni will be made for some months. .Commissioner Wight brought the matker tosthe attention of the Commissioners, when they were con- sidering the estimate fot the Support of the coroner's office. It 0; 2 house was given to the District by, the United States to be used as an engineshouse, to take the place of the one which'#tood@‘upon the site now occupied by the Rawlings statue. It has since heen used and while No. 2 S Ss | A fret often overlooked, or rot always under- AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN oroner Decides Thomas Fletcher's Death to \ Have Been Accidental. John J. Hurley and Daniel A. Knott Buried—Sales of Real Estate— Personal Mention, Coroner Carr visited the Georgetown po- lice station early last evening and viewed the remains of Thomas E. Fletcher, the twelve-year-old colored boy who was Kill- ed yesterday afternoon on the dump at Rock creek, just north of the M street bridge, by & piece of concrete, which rolled down the incline and crushed his skull. John Reddick, the driver of the cart, was arrested and incarcerated at the statidn- house. The coroner was satisfied that the death was caused by accident, and gave a cer- tificate accordingly. Reddick was imme- diately released, and the body of the dead boy was turned over to his parents. Two Funerals Yesterday. The funeral of John J. Hurley, the eldest son of the late John and Catherine Huriey, whose death was published in The Star Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the late residence of the deceased, 3619 O street. Services were held at Trinity Catholic Church, being conduct- ed by Rev. Father Mulvaney, the assistant pastor. The funeral was largely attended, the interment being at Holy Rood cem- etery. * Daniel A. Knott, the youngest son of th. late William and Catherine. Knott, die1 Saturday morning shortly before 7 o'clock at 1219 37th street. The funeral was heid yesterday forenoon, a solemn mass of requiem being chanted at Trinity Church for the repose of the soul of the deceased. Real Estate Transfers. David L. Reynolds has sold for Cecelia Kidwell, Minnie M. Thecker and Maud Hagen, heirs of Sarah Wells, lot 11, of square 1213, on Montgomery strect between M and N, to Charles E. Tribbey. The con- sideration is placed at $1,600, the property being improvad. Harriet R. Gorham has bought of Chas. T. Yoder, trustee, part of lots 27 and 28, of Square 121. The consideration is placed at $1, The property is locatel on Q street between 33d and 34th scrcets, Brief Mention. Mrs. E. J. Hulse of 1715 35th street has &s her guest Miss Sallie McMaster of Wood- lawn, Md. A large force of laborers is working on M street repairing and patching the as- phalt pavements adjoining the tracks of the cable road. Pending the erection of suitable lamps to illuminate the stone stairway on 30th Street leading from Prospect avenue to M street, the Capital Traction Company has placed incandescent lights in its windows, which partly show the Way and renders the use of the steps less dangerous. SS RAILWAY Survey of Route Between Washing- ton and Chesapeake Bench. The Capital Railway Ccmpany yesterday began the survey of a route for an ov head trolley electric line between Washin ton and Chesapeake Beach, a distance of about twenty-five miles. It 1s intended- to begin the work of con- Struction as soon as the necessary surveys are compicted, tu push cperations all win- ter when the weather will permit and to have the line ready for public fise by April 1, if possible, by May 1 at the farthest; so that Chesapeake Beach will be available to the people of Washington as a pleasure resort next summer. Under its charter, derived trom Congress, the Capital Railway Company p es the authority to construct an overhead trolley line from the corner of Harrison acd Muonree streets, its terminus in Ana- costia, along Harrison street and via the Overlook Inn to the Maryland line, and the remainder will be buiit under a charter al- ready secured under the laws of Maryiand. The route which it is expected to adopt, as the result of a somewhat cursory exam. mation of the proposed line by the ¢ italists who are inter sted in the matte is, it is stated, about five miles shorter be- tween the two points named than any thai has heretofore been spoken of. Under the charter of the Capital Railway Company it practically has the free use of both the Capital Tractfon and Metropolitan railway Systems, as an act of Congress passed at the last session required both those lines to transfer free to and from the cars of the Capital Railway Company. I: is understood, however, that a junction will be formed with but’ one of the city lines named: but which one has not as yet been determined. It is believed by the projectors that the Ine selected will practically enjoy a mo- nopoly of seashore travel between Wash. ington and salt water. It fs. Stated that with the expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money Chesapeake Beach le one of the most attractive piaces on the great bay of that name. The expectation is that a preliminary survey of the route selected will be completed by Oc- teber 1, when the location will be visited by a number of New York capitalists who it is said contemplating the invest. ment of a large sum of mcney in various enterprises in this vienity. —_——__ RECORD BROKEN. * NEW LINE, Jail Than More Prisoners the Usual. The records of the District jail show that 408 prisoners were confined therein yester- day, the largest number in the history of the prison. Yesterday. twenty-four persons were committed to jail, but the number discharged by reason of expiration of sen- tence, release on bail and other discharges reduced the number of inmates by eight during the day, so that at roll call this morning, so Warden Leonard stated toa Star reporter today, 400 prisoners still re- mained. Of this number there were 335 negroes and but 65 white persons; 50 fe- male colored prisoners and only three white females. This unprecedented number of prisoners exceeds the capacity of the prison some- what, and the warden has, therefore, been compelied in several instances to place two prisoners in a cell. The fact that the crim- inal courts have held no trials since early Jast month is one cause for the crowded condition of the jail, but the commitments from the Police Court have reached an un- usually large number -th® summer. Not Always Understood stood, is that women suffer as much from als- treesing kidney and bjadder troubles as men. The womb is situated Lack of ang very close to the bladder, and for that reason any distress, disease or inconventence manifested in the kidneys, back, | FINANCIAL Gold Mining and Development Company of Yukon. Organized Under the Laws of the State of New Jersey. $5,000,000 Shares—$10 each, fully paid and non-assessable. Issue of 250,000 shares. Subscription lists now open. THE JOSEPH LADUE CAPITAL MR. JOSEPH LADUE, of Dawson, N. W. T. HON. CE AUNCEY M. DEPEW, of New York, road Conmpany. MacINTOSH. AS L. JAM EC, TER W Railrond River MR. WILLIAM J. A! HON. SMITH M. WI ELL, of D, of Plattsburgh, |. PER, of Manit sb: f New York, . THOMAS This Company Ladue, the plo Klondyke, Applications for the official prosp Company, and for subscription bla Mr. H. W. f Regina, Lieutenant S, of New York, ex-Postmaster- ik. Secretary of the North ww York, Owner JUDG DIRECTORS: President New York Central and Hodson River sovernor, N. W. T. ed States, President American ‘Transportation and Trading Hudson 3E and LESIAR'S WERKLY Y., President of 1 ay Railroad Com- r of the Dominion of Canada. ler New York Central and itudson River tor Anaconda Mining Company re of the Corporation ‘Trest of New Jer National Bank from Mr, Joseph of COFFIN, representations of the Washington Loan and Trust Building, se21-10t INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS . -Page AMUSEMENTS, ATT: AUCTT SOLU ARRON eee Re HR AE HONA se CHANCES. CIty ITEMS. coMM: ED! EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL FOREIG) t KENT (Fi FOR REXT (Hails)... ICAL EY MED: M SUBURBAN 11 TABLE BOARD. (ors) (Miscellaneous) (Rooms). (St:uations), WANTED WANTED DESTITUTE CIRCUMSTANCES, A Woman Who Had Walked From California. 5 Last night a well-preserved woman about thirty-five years old called at the Home of the Woman's Christian Association on 13th street, and asked for a night's lodging. © was neatly dressed, and her appe atce was that of a woman of refincment. Her story was that she had walked here from Chicago, and was on her way to Philadelphia, where she expected she wculd be able to get a situation and bette her condition. The superintendent of the irstitution admitted her, and she was cared for until this morning, when she was give: a letter of introduction to Sanitary Offict Frank. Her name was given as Miss Jen- rar, and she made so favorable sion on the sanitary officer that she was furnished transportation all the way to the Quaker city. Miss Vicar pre- sented none of the outward evidences of a female who had been tramping for a long time, but she appeared as neat as she could pessibiy have appeared had she lived here in a good home all her life. “I didn’t come here to beg,” she said when she calied on the sanitary officer, “but if you send me to Philadelphia I will certainly repay you when I get to work, and I qwould rather walk the rest of the way than to have my parents know that I 2m in this condition.” In conversation with a Star reporter Miss Viear said she was a native of Nova Scotia, but she had worked in shoe factories in Massachusetts for a long time. “Net since two years ago has she heard from her parents, who were then in Nova Scotia. Since then, she said, she had been as far west as the Pacific coast, and had really walked most of the way’ here from Cali- fornia. On the 18th of August, she said, she left Chicago with a small amount of morey in her pocket. Knowing the money would not last long if she rode on the ears, she concluded to walk. She started from Chicago, following along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and she fol- lowed the car tracks from Chicago to Pitts- ourg. During the trip she managed to ride twenty-two miles, eighteen at one time and four at another.’ Only two nights did she sleep in houses from the time she left Chi- cago until she arrived here. When she reached Pittsburg, she said, she still had a small amount of money left, and one night she spent in a hotel. From’ Pittsburg here she was without funds, but she met kind- hearted people along the road, and she did not suffer for the necessaries of life. This afternoon she left here for Philadelphia. eter ve Hotel Arrivals. 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