Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1897, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Impossible to Reunite the Spanish Conservatives. AZCARRAGA SEES THE QUEEN AGAIN General Feeling That Sagasta Wi:l Be Premier. CUBANS’ COMMUNICATION —>___—_. MADRID, September 30.—As a result of the interviews which General Agcarraga, the retiring premier, and General Polavieja have had with the Queen Regent, her majesty has become convinced that it 1s impossible to reunite the conservatives in order to form a strong ministry. There- fore she has accepted the resignations of the ministers. The opinion is general that Senor Sa- gasta, the liberal leader, will succeed Gen- er Azcarraga. Many of the prefects, under secretaries and director generals of the departments have also resigned. LONDON, September 50.—A special dis- patch from Madrid says that a rumor pre- vaiis there to the effect that an important communication has been received by the Spanish government from the leaders of the Cuban insurgents, suggesting the basis ef a possible settlement of the Cuban difli- culties. Premier Azcarraga and his cabinet hand- ed their resignations te the Spanisn queen regent yesterday afternoon. Azcarraga had ‘Tuesday night a two-hour conference with Serer Elduayen. president of the senate, and the Duke of Tetnan. At noon Azcarraga visited the queen and i long conference with her. It is sup- that in this conference Azcarraga ylained clearly the sitvation to the . and that he then declared thet the net was ready to resign in order to al- the queen a free hand in the matter. Shortly after Azcarraga had another long conference with Elduvayen and Tetuan. He subsequently summoned, hastily, a cabinet for 6 o’clcck. In the meantime + Woodford visited Azcarraga. His s much commented on. binet council lasted only twenty minutes. Azcarraga then drove to the reyal palace and handed to the queen the ions of the whole cabinet. ‘They were accepted by the queen, who apnounced her intention of consulting Se- gasta and other leaders of parties and presidents of the chambers. A telegraphic circular has been sent to KCverners of provinces and Spanish min- isters abroad announcing the resignation of the cabinet. ——— TLSON WILL SPEAK SECRETARY At the Opening of Tuskegee Colored Nermal School. TUSKEGEE, Ala.,September 30.—Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson will 4deiiver an address here November 7 at the formal opening of a new building of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, to be de- voted to training in agriculture, horticul- ture, dairying, ete. This is the first build- ing in the negro schools to be devoted to such purposes, and it means much, as 85 per cent of the negroes in the gulf states depend upon agriculture in some form for their living. The moving spirit in the institute is Booker T. Washington, who founded it, and the new structure is the result of the foresight and generosity of Morris K. Jes- sup of New York, Dr. J. L. M. Curry of the Slater fund board of trustees and oth- re iidate for the Senate. By Associated Presa. COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 30.—John R. McLean, his rearest friends declare, is not a candidate for the United States Sen- ate. Mr. McLean has had a secret confer- ce with the state committee, and his a candidate for the United States Senate. I am merely a good demo- erat and wish to see the democratic state and legislative tiekets successful. Ih the event that the legislature is democratic, I hope to see some good democrat elected to represent this state in the United States Senate. I believe Gen. A. J. Warner is a gcod man for this place. For that matter, there are half a dozen other men in the ate who are as well known and as able s General Warner. I would be glad to sex one of them elected.” SSeS NINA TO BE SENT OUT. With Timber for a Dry Dock, to Be Towed In. The Navy Department officials are em- barrassed by the rough handling of the schooner Paul, which was carrying a large cargo of lumber for the reconstruction of the New York dry dock No. 3. The schoon- er was caught in the recent West India cyclone off the New Jersey coast and blown clear down to Florida, where she lay dis- masted and helpless. As the work on the dock ts regarded as an emergency under- taking, 2nd there is no telling how long it might take to get the load delivered at New York, in the usual course, the De- partment will probably send out the big tug Nina, from Norfolk, to take the schoon_ «> in tow and bring her to New York. This lumber is wanted for the cofferdam which is being built at the entrance of the jock and is special dimension stuff which ean- not be procured readily in the market. - —— CAPTURED A COUNTERFEITER. important Chicago. ‘The secret service of the treasury is con- fident that an important arrest was made at Chicago today by Detective Porter, in the rabbing of Leopold Irmer, charged with making silver dollars. The outfit for the as also captured. The secret service have been given much trouble at the circulation of counterfeit ars of an unusually good appear- it was difficult to trace them. Chief Hazen made a trip to Chicago a few days age and the result is the arrest of Irmer. ———_+-e+____ A Warning to Ship Owners. United States consul at Guadaloupe, I, sends to the State Department a note of warning for the benefit of Ameri- can shipping interests. He says the mas- ter of the schooner Chas. J. Willard, Cap- York, was compelled to leav> without a cent of his freight and he advises ship owners in the States not to charter vessels for the island without first collecting their freight in the United States. Finances in the island also seem to be in a bad way. fer the consul says that the Banque de la Gaudalouve, the only bank on the islana, cn September 2 ceased altogether the is- sue of drafis without any notice of an i tention to resume. The bank had pre- viously been charging the exorbitant rate 30 per fo The Schooner P; News o Arrest at Chicago silver dol ance United Wilson Resigns. » N. ¥., September 30.—Gover- nor Black received the resignation today of Congressman Francis H. Wilson, who was recently appointed postmaster of Brooklyn. The resignation comes in time to permit of the choice of a successo! on the date of the municipal election in the Gre New York. |... —— Last Day of Irrigattow Congress. LINCOLN, Neb., September 30.—The third and last day of the national irrigation con- gress opened-with a business session today. The form of organization ef the congress was discussed at some length to the end that the body might become more stable and of a moze permanent character. Fatale Sr enr aes Whereabouts of the Warships. The cruiser Cincinnati arrived at Barba- does yesterdays om-her way to Braail. The boat Bancroft has’ sailed from Maxos for Smyrea™ igs ee THE EVENING STAR, THUR§DAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1897-16 PAGES. STREET EXTENSION HEARING Resumption of the Proceedings in the Dis- trict Court. Evidence Given as to the Values of Property in Line of the ~« Extensions. ‘The hearing of testimony in case 419, Denison and Leighton’s subdivision of Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, the first of the cases to be tried under the highway extension act of March 2, 1893, since the law was declared constitutional by the United States Supreme Court, last May, was resumed before Judge Cox and the jury of seven appraisers in the District Ccurt this morning. When The Star’s report of the case closed yesterday Mr. Chas. B. Tanner, the first witness called cn behalf of the District as to the value of the several parcels of land sought to be taken, was on the stand. Witness Cross-Examined. Mr. Tanner was cross-examined at great lergth by each of the attorneys represent- img the numerous owners of the land in- velved in the proceedings as to his reasons for the valuations given by him. He con- tended that the mere filing of the map of the proposed system of extension has ma- terially depreciated the lands affected thereby. Soa “For instance,” explained the witness, “take one of my lots. Because of the un- certainty attending the consummation of these improvements, I can neither sell my lot nor mortgage it, and neither can I safe- ly build on it. In fact, about the only thing I can do is to pay taxes on it. And the condition I am in is that of about every other owner of land in the section in- velved.”” ‘e The cross-examination of the witness de- velcped nothing ‘materially new, and upon its conclusion the court adjourned at 2:50 until this morning. First District Witness. The first witness called on behalf of the District today ,was Real Estate Dealer Austin P. Brown. His valuations were as follows: Lot 44 at $1 to $1.15 a foot; 148 at 90 cents; 149 at $1 to $1.15; 150 and 151 do. 152 at $1.50; 47, 48, 49 and 51 at 50 cents; at SO cents; 53 at $1.25; 54 at $1.25 to $1.50; +S, 61 and 62 at 70 to cents; 118 at 85 ¢_119, 120, 121 and 123, $1 to $1.15 125, 126, 68, 69, 70 and 71 at 80 cents; 7: 31; 73, 74, 7 and 76, 50 to 60 cents; 45 (to 5 cent: 7 at 40 to 45 cents: 79 and 80 at 35 cents; $1 at 30 cents; 82 and 83 at 15 to 20 cents; $9 and 90 at_10 cents; 101 at $1.20 to $1.30; 103, 104, 105 and 106 at 80 cents: 107 and 108 at 75 cents; 110 at $1 to $1.10; 138 at 70 cents: 139 at 75 cents; 140 at 80 to 85 cenis; 141 at $1 to $1.10; 125 at $1.15 to $1.20; 126 at $1 to $1.20; 129 and 130 at $1.20 to $1.40; 131 at 115 and 116 at 6 to 70 cents; 114 at 70 to 80 cents; 113 and 112 at 85 cents: 131, 132 and cents, and 134 at $1.20. EVERETT FOR GOVERNOR at 90 Nominee of the Massachusetts Gold Dem- ocratic Convention Today. Chicago Platform Severely Arraigned md Strong Declaration Made Aga it Republican Party. BOSTON, September 30.—The state con- vention of the democratic national party of Massachusetts (gold democrats) assem- bled in this ctty today. Moorfield Storey Was the permanent chairman. His speech upon assuming the gavel was in large part & review of the tariff legislation of the last Congress and of the currency question. It also gave expression to unalterable oppo- sition to the platform of the Chicago na- tional democratic platform. “We cannot,” Mr. Storey said, “vote tor the candidates ef the so-called democratic party. “Their remedies for our troubles are rev- olutionary and immoral and their leaders do not command our confidence. To ap- prove their doctrines or their candidates by our votes is impossible. “We cannot vote with the republican party, whose policy is ruinous, and whose leaders we condemn. “We cannot remain silent when we think that every good citizen should make his influence felt. We cannot delay without danger and we urge all who think as we do to unite with us in making this movement effective. We are not to be deterred by prophecies of failure.” When nominations for governor were in order a delegate presented the name of Gamaliel Bradford. It received no second, and Dr. William Everett was nominated by acclamation. The ticket in its entirety is as follows: Governor—Dr. William Everett. Lieutenant governor—James E. Cotter. Secretary—Bernard M. Wolf. Treasurer and receiver general—Horace P. Tobey. Auditor—Harry Douglas. Attorney general—William McClench. —_-—__ A TALK WITH CHIEF PARRIS. ‘The Firemen by Herote Work Pre- vented a Large Conflagration. Chief Parris personally directed the fire fighters. He was in communication with his assistants at all times, and couriers kept him posted as the fire waged of any emer- sencies. To a Star reporter he sald: “It was the biggest and hottest fire I ever fought. Why, a powder mill couldn't have caught quicker, nor burnt more rapidly. At first I thought we had a chance to cut off the fire, but it gained so rapidly we were forced to retreat. Then like a whilr- wind the flames burst forth. The building was on fire all over, it seemed to me, in an instant. Realizing how helpless our depart- ment was to cope with such a problem, L turned my attention to the adjoining bulid- ings. They are all standing, you see. It is all we could do, and you see how faithfully the boys carried out my orders. With a larger force we might have done better, but then all the water in the Potomac river would not have quenched the flames in that big building. “This fire will be another argument to give Congress for a larger department. Suppose a fire bad broken out in another portion of the city last night. The property owners would have suffered. It was all the fire- men could do to prevent this fire from ve- coming a general conflagration, and if it ever got away from us, this section of the city would have gone. With all those frame bouses and lumber mills to the south, there was no telling how serious a fire it would turn out to be.” —_—— DR. HUNTER IS CONFIDENT. Kentucky Republicans, He Says, Will Elect Their dat Ex-Representative Hunter of Kentucky has arrived in Washington, and is at the Wellington, Hotel. Dr. Hunter has becn keeping posted upon the progress of the campaign in his state, and is confident the republicans will elect their candidates for cffices in November. = “There are four tickets in the field,” said Dr. Hunter to a Star reporter this after- noon, “republican, populist, silver demo- crat and gold democrat. The populists, who will poll about 16,000 votes, voted with the democrats last year, and yet we car- ried the state. The democrats will lose this vote, of course, in the coming election. on it is true that the most of gol & “the voted. with the republi- KILLED BY A BICYCLE Zephaniah Jones, Prominent Con- tractor, Meets With Fatal Accident. OLD AND HIGHLY RESPECTED CITUZEN Arrest of the Rider Who Ran Him Down. - HELD AT POLICE STATION — As the result of a bicycle accident this morning at the corner of North Capitol and H streets Zephaniah Jones, one of the oldest, best known and most highly re- spected citizens of this city, lost his life. The announcement will unquestionably be in the nature of a severe shock to thou- sands who have been personally acquainted with Mr. Jones for a lifetime, and who have become endeared to him to an un- usual degree because of his many lovable traits and strict integrity in all his deal- ings. The rider of the bicycle that struck Mr. Jones and inflicted the injuries which end- ed his life is Reuben F. Gray, a middle- aged white man, who is employed as a clerk in the specification room at the Union building branch of the government print- ing office, on G street between 6th and 7th streets. Mr. Gray was placed under arrest by Policeman Stephenson as soon as it was learned that Mr. Jones had breathed his last. He was escerted to the sixth precinct police station, where he will be held until the investigation of what is believed be- yond question to have been an accident is completed and a conclusion reached by Coroner Carr. An Active Life. Mr. Jones was eighty-three years old, but was remarkably active for that advanced age. He has been in the habit of daily per- forming duties which would be considered exacting and arduous by the usual run of men many years his junior. He arose at the usual hour this morning, and, after partaking of breakfast, left his residence, 1104 9th street, about 7:30 o'clock, for the government printing office, where he is constructing, under contract, an engine kous2. While crossing H street at North Capitol street, after inspecting the work on the engine house, now partially completed, Mr. Jones was struck by the bicycle ridden by Mr. Gray, and knocked violently to the roadway, the back of his head striking the concrete. He was raised in an unconscious condition by Mr. Gray, who, with the as- sistance of several pedestrians, passing at the time, carried the injured man into the drug store of J. Schafhirt, at North Capitol and H streets. P. B. Jones, son of the contractor, ar- rived from the government printing office about five minutes after the accident oc- curred. He had a cab summoned and ac- companied his father home in it. Medical Aid Summoned. On their arival at the house, 1104 9th street northwest, Drs. W. W. Johnson, Street and Evans were summoned. Their efforts were futile, however, and Mr. Jones died, without regaining consciousness, about two hours after the accident. Mr. Jones was born in Maryland, August 9, 1815, and was, therefore, in his eighty- third year. He came to Washington soon after attaining his majority and was for over fifty years engaged in business here. Mr. Gray's Statement. “This is the most deplorable occurrence of my life,” Pe Mr. Gray to a Star re- porter this afteFnoon at the sixth precinct police station. “It has completely upset and unnerved me. I was riding eastward along H street on my bicycle, on my way to the office, as is my dally custom. I was not riding fast, and was on the right side of the street. At North Capitol street I glanced at the clock in the tower cf St. Aloysius Church, and noticed that the time, as indicated by the hands, was five minutes before 8 o'clock. At that moment I ran against some one. It was an old gentle- man. “I raised him and assisted in carrying him into a drug store. I waited until he re- gained consciousness and then proceeded to the office, first leaving my name and ad- dress. About 9:30 o'clock an officer came for me, saying that Mr. Jones wus. dead. I can hardly realize the situation.” Mr. P. B. Jones, the son, who was his father’s partner, told The Star reporter this afternoon that his father appeared to be in excellent spirits this morning, and seemed to be unusvally active. He had several contracts on hand, and it was his desire to rush them through as quickly as possible. They had a short talk about the work at the government printing office, where they had gone, and Mr. Jones told his son that he would leave the latter in charge while he went to inspect the work at 14th and F streets. He started out the alley on the North Capitol street side, and hurried to catch the car. The son went back to supervise the work, and was almost prostrated when notitied only two or three minutes afterward that his father hag been dangerously injured. The unfortunate man leaves two daugh- ters and two sons, the latter being P. B. and P. M. Jones. His wife died a number of years ago. Coroner Notified. Coroner Carr was notified of the affair and this afternoon is looking into the cir- cumstances. He visited the Jones residence and later had a talk with Gray and the policemen at the sixth precinct station. At 3 o'clock he had not reached a con- clusion, but will probably decide to hold an inquest tomorrow. Mr. Jones was prominently identified with Methodist religious work, being a promi- ment member of McKendree chapel. In speaking of his character, a life long friend said this afternoon to a Star reporter: “Mr. Jones was integrity personified.” Held in High Esteem. Mr. Jones enjoyed the esteem and con- fidence of all the old residents of Washing- ton, and was respected to a very noticea- ble extent by the younger generation. He had been identified for sixty years with the improvement of Washington city, and many of the substantial buildings erected during that period were constructed under his direction.. The brown-stone building erected by the National Republican at 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue, now occupied by the Southern Railway Com- peny, was the first building of massive construction erected here by private en- terprise and Mr. Jones was its builder. He was engaged at the time of his death in superintending the construction of the Willard building now approaching com- pletion at the northwest corner of 14th an@ F streets, having been selected by Mr. Willard for the highly responsible posi- tion in preference to many younger men who had presented smaller bids for the work, and despite his eighty-two years he was alert and vigilant, and ever awake to the interests of Mr. Willard. Mr. Jones hud done all the work of ali athe Willards during his lifetime, and the numerous buildings belonging to the sev- eral Willard estates will long be monu- merts to his industry and careful guardian. ship of the duties intrusted to him. we ESS THERAPEUTISTS IN SESSION. Fifth Annual Meeting of the National Scetety. The second day’s session of the fifth an- nual meeting of the National Society of Electro-Therapeutists, which began yes- terday afternoon at the Ebbitt House, was resumed this afternoon. During the meet- ing papers will, it is expected, be read by | Drs. Wm. R.. King and R. Munson of Washington, N. B. Charles H. Shepard of NY; H. Woodward of Seward; Neb y Billy A. Bruce ee reser Se eens See REPORT. ON,THE AIR MOTOR|QUT FOR THE SENATE | TMMANY'S MAN FOR MAYOR] FINANCE AND TRADE John 0. Sheehan Says It Will Be Robert Van Wick. Gen. A. J, Warner Makes Formal An- ‘nouncement of His Candidacy. BACKED BY ANT-WLEAN PEOPLE Populists and Gold Democrats May Fail to Get on Ballot. Break in Consolidated Gas Unsettles Whole Stock Market. ee BEARS HAD ANOTHER INNING TODAY Recomm 2 are for the Ex-President Harrison Will Not Take Eauipmegt of fhe Eckington Line ‘Part in New York City Elec- tien This Fal Engineer Commigsioner Black this after- noon made his final report te the Commis- sioners upon the application of the Eck- ington and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Com- pany for permission to use compressed air as a motive. power on its street car lines. Commissioner Black, as heretofore pre- dicted in The Star, reports that the air motor in the tests required of it has proved satisfactory, in so far as the passenger re- quirements are“‘concerned, @ut says that the capability to compete economically with the best type of underground electric street car equipment has not been proved and is doubtful. Capt. Black opens his report to the Com- missioners’ by feferrmg to the several acts of Congress upen the question and refers to the several tests and hearings that have been made and given by the Commissioners. He says the statements made by the re- ceiver of the ratlroad with reference to the economic questions involved were carefully examined, but it was found impossible to verify these data from any information available, owing to the fact that there is no air motor ljne in operation run with Spanish Cabinet Crisis Was Used as Bear Argument. NEW YORK, September 30.—The Mail and Express says that Leader John C. Sheehan officially stated today that :he following ticket would be nominated at the dem6cratic city convention tonight: Mayor—Justice Robert Van Wick. Controller—Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn. It is expectsd that a prominent German will be named for president of the coun- cil. Robert A. Van Wick is presiding justi of the city court, elected in 1889. He is a supporter of Tammany Hall. At the iate presidential election he voted for Bryan. Bird S. Coler is a member of the young democracy of Brooklyn, and is partner in a banking firm in this city. Ex-President Harrison,who is in this city, said today: “I shall not take part in the New York campaign, and I hesitate to say anything concerning it. For both Seth Low and Gen. Tracy, I have great esteem. When Gen. Tracy was Secretary of the Navy I formed for him a high personal regard. He is a man of ability, of executive abil- LEADERS VERY ANXIOUS GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Se ane Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 30.—Gen. A. J. Warner, in an interview published here today, formally announces his candi- dacy for the United States Senate at the hands of the legislature to be elected this fal. He pledges his whole time and con- tinuous effort from this time forth for the election of a democratic legislature to this end: Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. NEW YORK, September 30.—The pros- pects for Cuban autonomy as revealed in the Spanish cabinet crisis had a beneficial influence on prices during the opening hour this morning. Later in the day con- fidence in the benefits to be derived from this change dwindled noticeably and prices receded from the improved level of the opening hour. The stock market has unquestionably been held in check by the increasing fears that hostilities alone would end the dis- pute. The market has not yet fully ap preciated the change and it is still several May Not Get on Ballot. The time within which candidates by petition can be placed on the Australiaa ballot expires next Sunday. It is under- stood that the populists, gold democrats and socialists are having trouble to get the machinery or wnder conditions at all simi-| required number of names and the leaders | ity, and he has pure intentions. ae Seay armtresd buoya: or lar to those found -here. Then follows aj are anxious about the matter. I think he would make a good presiden- +. list of the tests made and the results at-| Several of them called upon the secretary | tial candidate. I speak in his favor, though, London cables reflect an almost unan- tained. Continuing Commisstoner Bisck | of state today to ask about the time lim-| You understand, chiefly for personal re: imous conviction at that center that gold Sons and because of the friendship that unites us. Jn telling what I think of him I am not disparaging any other candt- date. I am not so well acquainted with Mr. Low. When I gave met him, socially, cn two or three oc ns, he won my es- teem. I hold those meetings in grateful memory, and have never heard a word about him which diminished my esteem for im. eneral Harrison was asked if he thought national issues were to have ary influence in the campaign, and if the election would have ery bearing upon national politics. = answer he shook his head and then it. Secretary of State Kinney informed them that he would receive petitions on Sunday, if any were presented. He holds that it will be legal to do so. The only qualified state tickets now are the regular democrat the republican and the prohibi- tion tickets. says: + in quantity must be shipped to the United States during the next ten days. Hereto- fore such shipments have been predicted almost exclusively on this side. The tardy awakening of London to this inevitable process must be taken as one of the dominant features of the present market. If Europe is to ship gold it ts reasonably certain that foreign houses are sufficiently well aware of the certain appre- ciation in securities to begin a cautious ac- cumulation. The failure of the locai market to im- prove under these prospects curtailed Lon- don buying today and was directly respon- sible for a conspicuous resolution to stand aloof until New York takes the initiative. Earnings from all sources were of the same uniformly satisfactory nature, but the market, as usual, failed to reflect the: ports. Burlington reported an incres over $700,000 in gross, and nearly half of that amount in net. These latter figures fell short cf original estimates, and this fact was more prominently recognized than the real significance of the enormous vol- ume of business reflected. Consolidated Gas broke 13 per cent dur- ing the morning and unsettled the whole market. This decline merely sustains the conservative position, which refuses to trade on reorganization mysteries, Denials of Stardard Oil buying of rival Chicago gas companies failed to help the price of the company bearing the city’s Pame. The liquidation of long holdings and re- ported dividend complications forced the price down rapidly and developed little or no support. The entire group of granger and coal stocks were depressed in sym pathy with this action in the gas proper ties. While outside conditions are wholly satisfactory, Wall street has as yet ao in- clination to revive extensive trading in the long account. ———__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Improvements Needed. “From all of the above it is evident to me that it is mechanically possible to oper- ate an air motor ear of the pattern and capacity of the one tested over the routes of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home and Belt railways. The only improvements needed for the comfort and convenience of the passengers are that the exhaust should be muffied and that the air from the ex- haust should be discharged at a point from which it can escape without drawing up an excessive amount of dust now noted when ascending gtades or starting under a heavy load. “The economic questions presented re- main unsettled, and I do not see how they can be settled conclusively except by .ctual operation of the line or a portion of it with air motor cars under service conditions.” Claim of Advocates. Commissioner Black refers to the claim of the advocates of the air motor system that the car can be run with an expendi- ture of 400 cubic feet of free air per mile, and that the reservoir capacity is sufficient to permit a route of ten miles without re- charging. References are made to the sev- eral tests, and‘ attention is called to the fact that these figures have not been ad- Lered to. “This fact, apparently, seems to be well understood by the, persons interested in the introduction of tig’ air motor, and we find that in the dst ¢dfmmer for the first ume, so far as is known? claims have been made that it will be necessary, and had always been contemplated -under the law, that a pipe line for recharging stations should be laid. At first thisqipe line was asked for simply as a feederrfor terminal stations. “In Mr. Scheepfis:letter of September 20 it will be notedothatthe receiver there states that recharging: stations will be made at intervals ofj{ene-half mile. “In other words;dt would seem to be ad- mitted that sprectical operation over long routes with heavy graces would require such great storage capacity for the com- pressed air wand consequently such great pressures “amd consequent loss of power that the air’ motdr promoters themselves w desire relief in the shape of recharg- if stations at intervals short enough to permit. ranwing with cdrs with a less pres- sure in the reservoirs. “This, it 1s subtitted,. presents the air motor asa means of’ stréet car propulsion in a light very ‘differént' from that claimed when theienablingtaws were discussed and Passed. ‘Besides, ‘the proposition would seem to be-without ‘warrant of law. Termjnal Recharging Station. “Returning tothe proposition of using air motor cars With terminal recharging stations only, as previously stated, the cost of operating the.air motor cars under the unfavorable mechanical conditions ~ this would preseribe ¢annot be determined. “The tests have shown that air-motor cars having the power, and reservoir capacity of those tested aré able to meet the mechani- cal requirements of the Eckington and Belt systems ‘so far ds it is possible to show this by tests made during short periods and entirely in the-summer season.” In conclusion Coramissioner Black says: “Under these circumstances it is my opin- fon the Commissioners cannot refuse to approve of an equipment of these lines with air motor'cars of the type, power and reservoir capacity of those tested when provided with arrangements for mufiling the air and discharging it at some point where it will have no effect upon the road- way, and also to authorize the construc- tion of a sufficient limited number of con- veniently located terminal charging sta- tions, provided’ with proper recharging machinery.” —EEe SOME BIG FIRES. The City Has Had Visitations Be- fore This. ‘Washington has had some big fires during the past fifteen years. On July 16, 1855, the Post building was destroyed by fire, entall- ing a loss of $100,000, covered by an insur- ance of $71,705. Barbour & Hamilton’s big grocery store went up in flan-es July 27, 1886, with a loss of $45,000, covered by an insurance of a like amount. December 5, 1886, the theater at the cor- ner of 9th and D streets was destroyed, en- tailing a loss of $100,948. Upon this was an -insurance of $91,493. On February 3, 1890, the fire department had a most disastrous fire to fight in the one which visited Gen. Tracey’s house, 1634 I street, destroying property to the value of $57,000, covered by an insurance of $31,- SOU. 0; only in the sense that every elect tion in New York city is of national in- terest, in so far as it indicates the feeling in the state. The whole country wants to see a reform administration come out of the contest. It wants to see a victory for the people who want better government, and a defeat for the forces that oppose them, the generic name for which is ‘Tammany.’ As to the bearing of the re- sult upon national politics, it is not de- terminative.” Richard Croker visited democratic state headquarters today and had a conference with John C. Sheehan. It lasted an hour. Neither Mr. Croker nor Mr. Sheehan would say what was the subject under dis- cussion. OFFICERS TOOK A BEATING On July 25 of the same year the big car- riage factory of Charles Walter, 317 14th street, was destroyed tc the extent of $75,- 00, with only $9,000 insurance. Heurich’s brewery was the next big fire. It took place July 23, 1892, and damaged the brewery to the extent of $55,000. The insurance on the building at the time was $40,000. Then came two big fires within three days of each other and almost next door. January 18, 1893, Guy, Curran & Co.'s bulid- ing, 311 9th street, was destroyed by fire, and three days later the Goodyear Rubber Company and Miller’s paint store were gut- ted by the flames. But by far the largest fire up to the one of last night was that of the Knox ware- house, which took place on the morning of July 25, 1894, which not only resulted in a loss of $350,000, against which was an in- surance of $175,000, but also in the loss of human life. The following September, the 17th, was the day Stumph Bros.’ mattress factory gave the firemen a hard tussle and resulted in a loss of $48,400, with an insurance of $2€,900. Then came the destruction of the Ivy City brick plant, with a loss of $50,000 ani an insurance of $20,000. The Young Men’s Christian Association went up in flames Jply 24, 1895, and $47,500 was lost. Upon this was an insurance of $22,000. Tuen came the disastrous fire of May 18, 1896, when the commission houses along B street between 9th and 10th were de- stroyed, and left the owners with a total loss of $142,076, with an insurance of $115,- 532. The last of the big fires occurred Decem- ber 28, 1896, when the Rink went up in flames, with a loss to the owners and occu- pants of $143,600, covered by an insurance of $100,150. Striking Miners at Edwardsville, Ill., As- sault Sheriff’s Posse. Led by Wome: They Made an At- tack on Miners as They ‘Went to Work. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 30.—Today when the miners employed in the Madison coal companies’ shafts at Edwardsville, Ill, were going to work they were attacked by a mob of strikers, who were egged on by thirty or more women sympathizers. The strikers threw stones and cayenne pepper and beat their opponents with clubs, but no shots were fired and nobody was killed. One miner, however, had his skull crushed and numerous others were cut and bruised. A clerk of the Madison Coal Company was blinded by pepper. The miners, who fought as best they could with their tin dinner pails, were finally allowed to go to work. After the attack the strikers and the women formed in line and marched through the streats of Edwardsville shouting and singing. No arrests were made. The strikers, mere than 300, with the women, far outnumbered the workers, who were guarded by a force of deputy sheriffs on their way to the mine. T. W. McCune, a deputy sheriff in the escorting posse, was disarmed and dragred to one side, where a crowd of irate strikers beat him with their fists and clubs until he was almest uncon- scious. Many more of the workers and deputy sheriffs were injured, and several of the strikers, including the women accompany- ing them, received wounds. Though heavily armed, the sheriff's offi- cers took their drubbing without making any attempt to use their guns. They were outnumbered ten to one, but they fought with their fists. Had a shot been fired, the consequences would have been fearful, as the strikers were frenzi2d. —_s—__ Yale Foot Ball Tea: Schedale. NEW: HAVEN, Conn., September 30.— Manager D. C. Twichell of the Yale foot ball eleven today officially announced the schedule for the season, as follows: Octo- ber 2, Wesleyan, at Yale; October 6, Am- herst, at Yale; October 9, Williams, at Yale; October 16, Newton A. C., at New- ton; October 20, Brown, at Yale; October 23, Carlisle, in New York; October 30, West Point, at West Point; November 6, Chicago A. A., at Yale; November 13, Harvard at Cambridge, and November 20, Princeton, at Yale. The dates October 13, October 27 American Spirits... American Spirits, pf American Sugar... Chicago, St. Paul, M.40 Consolidated Gas. ———__. UNION PACIFIC’S SALE. Will Probably Be Considered by the Cabinet Tomorrow. The sale of the Union Pacific railroad is almost sure to be taken up by the’ cabinct tomorrow, and the assent of the govern- ment to the sale be given. Further infor- mation today confirms the exclusive story in yesterday's Star that the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific has in- creased the amount it originally guaran- teed to bid for the road. How much the increase is 1s as yet unknown. Attorney General McKenna declines to discuss the ccneessions he has obtained or to state what is their nature. —_—__ AGAIN AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Return of the President After a A NEW SUBSTATION. Delightful Trip. President McKinley is at the White House again, and. at noon today was plunged into a mass of accumulated busi- hess, denying himself to all callers except menibers of the cabinet. The presidential party reached the city at 10 o'clock this morning, over the Pennsylvania railroad, Lively Contest Going on Over the Location. A very lively contest is going on over the location of a new sub post office sta- tion in the vicinity of the government printing office to take the place of the station of the one that was abolished as a imgton Steck Exchange. call—12 o'clock = m.—Washi ts. Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 117%. After call—Mergenthaler Linotype, 16 at 117%. and fifteen minutes later the President, | Tésult of the resignation of Station Agent | and November 3 and 10 are left open. Bp eng eg ig Mrs. picKinley and Miss Mabel McKinley Ri Secacad ED pies sore ai at the —_—>—. stock EER, Be bi Water tote were in the White House. Attorney Gen- ae tees aoe ae ae itertee H | Commissioner Butterworth Answers. gs . % eral McKenna and Miss McKenna, Execu- | 5‘Teets. ay employes © FON" | Answering today the petition of Chas. C. |. Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Ratlroad fe, tive Clerk Cortelyou, two White House pete coven cen a sie rae Bulkley, the attorney for the Capital Tele- | 15% bid; Metropolitan Rellroad conv. ts. 118 bid, maids ard the steward were the others |Sistant Postmaster Gencral Heath this | phone and Telegraph Company, for a writ | dcbtelnes, 110 Belt allroad morning to ask that the new station be located at the southeast corner of North Capitol and H streets. Postmaster Willett has recommended that it be located on G street between 3d and 4th streets. The printers represented that if they had to go that far to get to id, 111% asked. who came back on the train. id The return trip was made without inci- dent. Quite a créwd gathered at the sta- tion to witness the home-coming. Both the President and Mrs. McKinley acknowl- edged the greeting by smiling and bowing of mandamus, Commissioner of Patents Butterworth says that in refusing Mr. Bulkley leave to inspect and to be furnish- ed with a copy of the application of Frank £. Kinsman for improvement in a telephone switch board which had been abandoned, the substation they could as well patronize | he acted wholly within the discret a leasantly to those who were assembled. retion and | tr 3 They then entered ‘carriages and were |e Post office, | |) | | authority granted the joner "of E—— the White House. ea se a not insist | patents. i ae a es hag hardly weachea the |", his choice for the site, and that the eee aS ea bid, White House Letore, Secretary, of Stato BAe oe a ee Seonite tha She Was Shamming. 0h k Sherman ap eared and. held a brief consul- ane : A colored girl was taken to the Emerg- . bid. 2 “ » yresumably 1 ferent Ss bid. 136 bid. Citizens’, 132 bid. Colum- en Se ene tn ee Transfer and Appointment. ency Hospital late this afternoon from 4% | hie. xi3s‘bid. Capital, 130 bid, ” West Ibn, ‘sus The Presidept .was-met’/at the depot by N. J. Fitzgerald, overseer at the Wash- | *treet and Missouri avenue, and at first it “33 107 asked. 104 bid, 108 asked. Ohio, Postmaster Genel Gary and Secretary was thought to be a case of attempted ington Asylum, has been transferred to the public dump, and E. B. Crain appointed to the vacancy. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies —Nat Wilson. After atj Deposit and Trust, 117 bid. Washington Loan and American Security and ‘Trust, 117 bid, 122 asked. Trust, 144 bid. ‘ing at the White House Secretary Lo} e President a short call. The tw¢ ip not Seen each other since the Présidetit’ went away on his va- cation, and the hearty greeting shouted to the Secretarycould be heard a good ways. The President has no plans in view for suicide. The physicians, however, say the girl Was only shamming. oe Iron Pipe Will Be Higher. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 30.—A meet- ing cf the Wrought Iron Pipe Association SE NSS For Removal of Trustees. Frances Dement of Prince George’s coun- : ty, Md., today filed a bill in equity against ES any. to ine lfc a eg, Si turn himself | 4. A. and Chas. 8. Richards and others, | 18 being held here today, for the purpose of alm sistent with His dities, and will try to dis- | praying that the first two defendants be| ®tranging new discounts and advancing —> pose of someléf thé many cases which are | removed as executors and trustees under} Prices. It will be late this afternoon before . ripe for action. There would have been nu- ichi the mecting concludes, but during recess merous calleng todgy,. but the hour of the for lunch a member said all sizes of pipe 38 bid. Chena- se a re ent was pe anores will be advanced at least 5 per cent. yA resident 'y expresses pleesure at estat 4 his trip, sayh ifs one Of the most en- | “tf Of the estate: ne joyable ‘he has eve# taken. < Secretary Porter’ will not return to the Suit for $10,000 Damages. Taig ba, White House¥or s@¥eral-weeks, it is stated. | Henry G. Healy today sued the Potomac Great Falls He is at his pout bt Connecticut with & Electric Power Company and the District bl sick Cc! , al return uni the condition of the Ifttle oné warrants it. of Seca Rerrged =. Rasa dias se It ig sald at the White House today that | Permanent injuries received the Zul of last the President witt'see few visitors for sev- | January by falling into an excavation on eral days. After tomorrow, when the cabi- | 5th street between G and H streets. Flour dul! and easy net meeti, the potting down of carpets in Sane extra, $3.50a the President's office will begin, and he will $S.0085 25: epring temporarily do busitiess in the private part’ Et bare of the mansion.’ “~~ . ‘barrels. .. on ist pe rs =e : é. 2 ‘red, Iteut..L. 8. Miler, 4th Artillery, ig at the bushels — ‘Ebbitt House, on’ his'way to his post. > 3 Oe Lieut. Cc. “Of the. New York is or is‘at the Army. an@ Navy.Club._- 7