Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1897, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1897-14 PAGES. W.H.PickKnew.|AT THE WHITE HOUSE| Established 1862. Ready-made VS. Made-to-order SUITS. Perhaps ‘ out of the brides bought traveling walking —cos- tumes ready made in prefer- ence to taking chances with the tailor—and the fastidious- ness of brides is proverbial. Ss 10 of season’s have their or We believe: that ninety nine out of one hundred women can be fitted and satisfied from our superb stock of Ready-made Suits, no matter how particular or exacting they may be. The sharp contrast between our prices and those of made-to-order creations is illustrated below by con- servative comparative figures gath- ered from the most reliable au- thorities: Elegant Gray and Blue-mixed Cheviot Fal! Suits, fiy-front reefer style, jacket lined - with’ silk. ery Di and serviceable creation. Would cost you made to order $16. Our Price, $12. Handsome Black and Gray Hard Twisted Serge Suits, fly-front reefer style, jacket Hined with ‘good quality rhadame.” Would cost you to order $18. Our Price, $13.50. The choice of several lines of Very Strlish ‘Suits. some in brown and blue mixed cloths ck cheviots. The new blouse is lined with satin rhadame. made to order $85. Our Price, $26. Very Dressy Black Navy and Ox-biood Cloth’ Suits, fly-front reefer jacket, both Jacket and ski I-silk lined. ‘Superb crea- tions and would cost you at least $40 If made to order. Our Price, $28.50. The above figures for made-to-order-cost of Suits are not at all exaggerated. In fact, after carefully counting the cost of mate- rials, linings, trimmings, ete.. and the fee Of a first-class tailor or dressmaker, you will Gnd them rather below average price. ‘We have other Suits up to $35.50. Silk and Satin Waists For Bridal Trousseaux. How can it pay anybody to make up Silk w at he or have them msde by ors when We are able to. quo prices for the most exquisite creation season al 2? We call ing special ted at random from the stock: Those very popular the bleuse front ¢ Satin Waists, in luster of tucks ally striking value in Hand- affeta, Sitk | Walsts, with *$5.50 Elegant Silk Petticoats. Low able Taffeta Silk Petti- coats in blue and green and red and green ets, finished with umbrella ruffle, corded and Kued. Our p suitable $5 up to $20. and Colored up to $6.75. Useful Cloth Waists. ery wardrohg should contain at least a halt-<d am Moreen Ft n Cloth Wx are always e naming bo Jsome New Flannel $2, $3, $3.50 and sat $3 and $3 a shown in blac red. plum. green, plaids an shades which are to be fas! 800, Wm. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Ave. It ——_— ‘Reeves’ Celebrated Chocolates) ‘&BonBons; ‘A7C. pound: jai to their purity and de- liciousness. Their goodness is genuine—invariable. The purest ingredients—the choic- est nuts and the best iresh ir flavors. are — skillfully blended by expert candymak- it The -popularity of Reeves’ Candies is the strongest testi- 4 é No extracts are used. seventy different kinds in our 47-cent assortment. Taste- fully packed in neat one to five-pound boxes. S. A. Reeves, ‘cessors to Reeves, Poole & Co.,) Groces, Coffee Roaster, Baker and Manufac- turer of Finest Confections, 1209 F Street. geht 56d. AEGON PID LS NON NINO NNN NE SCROFULA. BLOOD POISON, CANCER, ECZEMA, tetter all other disorders of the blood per- and all taint eliminated from the S. S., the greatest purificr. ‘Boll-m,w&t-ly New Bedford Exposition Opened by the President. TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES EXCHANGED Appcintments in the Interior De- partment. CLEVELAND NOT ELIGIBLE The following appointments are an- nounced at tLe White House today: H. N. McGrew of Phoenix, Ariz., to be register of the land office at Salt Lake City, Utah. Fred B. Spriggs, New York, to be agent for the Indians of the Nevada agency, in Nevada. Edward Goldberg of Wichita, Kan., to be agent for the Indians of the Tuapaw agency, in the Indian territory. Opening an Exposition. President McKinley this morning opened the telegraph key which started thé semi- centennial exposition at New Bedford, Mass. The ceremony took place in the telegraph room of the White House, only a minute being consumed. E: The President sent the following message to the chairman of the exposition: ‘“Con- gratulations and best wishes. “WILLIAM McKINLEY.” The following message was received by the President: “Hon. Wm. McKinley, United States. “New Bedford appreciates the kindly in- terest and the pleasant greetings of the President. She is worthy of the heartiest corgratulations of her friends upon her golden jubilee. Ever true to her motto, “‘Lucem diffundo,’ she reviews her past with pride and anticipates the future with hope. GEORGE E. BRIGGS, “Chairman Semi-Centennial Exposition.’ Fifty years ago New Bedford led the world as a whaling city. Later cotton manufacturing was taken up, and today the city is second in cotton manufacturing in this country. Mr. Cleveland Can’t Be Senator. Senator Sewell of New Jersey was at the White House today. He was asked about the stories that ex-President Cleveland Is to become a democratic candidate for United States senator from New Jersey. “These are newspaper stories,” said Sen- ator Sewell. “I do not know anything about it, however, except that the laws of New Jersey make it necessary that a man shall live in the state a term of years— seven, I think—before he can becume United States senator.” The ex-President has not lived in New Jersey much over six months. Some of the Visitors. Secretary Alger was the only cabinet visitor to the White House. Diplomats were also scarce. In no way, it is learned, did the President touch upon or discuss the escape of Miss Cisneros from the Hayana Jail or the possibility of complications of any character arising from the escape. Admiral Walker, National Committeeman Leng of Florida and Representative Hawley of Texas were among the visitors. Secretary Porter is absent this week. He went to Lake Champlain, where his little daughter had been confined for weeks with fever. She is now convalescent and will be brought to the secretary's home here when she is able to be moved. President McKinley will not go to Pettis county, Mo., to attend a celebration in honor of the inauguration of the sorghum sugar-making industry in that county. Be- cause he would not have time, he was forced to decline an invitation to visit that state. President of the 2 —___ A FINE THE PENALTY. Judgment of the Court in Case of S. S. Daish. Mr. Silas S. Daish, who was recently de- clared guilty, by a jury in the Police Court, of indecent assault upon Miss Estelle Sher- wood, at the time employed in his office, and in whose case a motion for a new trial was overruled Saturday, was this after- ncen fined $150 by Judge Kimball. The fine was promptly paid. After Mr. Mason N. Richardson had re- quested that the minimum penalty be im- posed, Assistant District Attorney Mul- lowny made an earnest address to the court. “We seldom heve cases of this character in court,” stated Mr. Mullowny. “My ex- perience has shown that fathers, after they bring their daughters to interview me in connection with such charges, and on learn- ing what they have to go through, usually ithdraw the prosecution. T do not believe that all men are bad,” continued Mr. Mullowny, “but there are many in this community who are bad. The object of this prosecution was to cause those who wouid do things of this sort to hesitate.” Mr. Mullowny referred to the Talcott . tried some week ago. he defendant in that cause,” he said, “was seventy-four years of age. “Your honor imposed a fine of $250," stated Mr. Mullowny, “because several physicians made affidavit that confinement in jail would kill the defendant. Mr. Daish, how- ever, is 2 robust man, and the government asks that a jail sentence be imposed in his ¢ .I suppose, however, that your honor will impose a fine only. A small fine in the case of a man of the means of Mr. Daish would be wholly inadequate. I, therefore, ask that the fine be not less than $500.” Mr. Richardson, in reply, argued that the Talcott > Was in no way analogous to that of Mr. Daish. “I know Mr. Daish to be an upright busi- ness man,” remarked Judge Kimball, “and charge against him was a great sur- ce » to me. The triai, sentence and con- ction mean a great deal to Mr. Daish. The questi ue is not one of his pay- ing a fine according to his pocket book. It is my duty to impose a fine according to the evidence. I shall make it $150.” ————— THREE OF A FAMILY KILLED. Republicans in Mississippi Assassinat- ed for Political Reasons. News was received Saturday by Mr. S. S. Matthews of Winona, Miss., who has been here since March 4, that his brother, J. E. atthews, had been shot and killed near s home in Copiah county, Miss., by John Fore. Fore is sald to be one of the sur- vivors of the crowd that shot and killed Prentice Matthews, the father of the man Killed last week, at Hazlehurst, Miss., on election day, 1SN3. Another son was as- 8 inated at Carrollton, Miss., several years ago, shortly after he had ‘been ap- pointe] postmaster at that pl The Meithews family are republicans, and the t lies are declared to be due to political causes by Mr. & S. Matthew a POLICE DRILL. Public Interest in Coming Event is Growing. Public interest in the competitive drill of the police companies continues, the several commands entering into the contest with renewed vigor as the day for the event ap- preaches. The lieutenants of the different companies received additional instructions from Col. W. G. Moore, superintendent of pelice, this morning, and in the drawing fer the order of competition, strange to say, number nine company drew assignment to be drilled first. That fs true to the proverb, the last shall be first. The fifth precinct will be presented second; the eighth, third second, fourth; sixth, fifth; first, sixt! seventh, seventh; fourth, eighth, and ninth. ‘The drill was never intended to take place on Tuesday, but will occur as origi! announced—on Thursday at 2:30 o’clock. —__.__. Jeannette Bradley of Fredericksburg, while a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Tyler on their yacht, fell at Teppahannock and drowned. Se a ee te ss ee eR aD ory et Sa a % eee rig, - fix 4 NS < x Ro} hae sees A Bd Ae ee oes The Palais Royal’s 20th Birthday Anniversary. WENTY years of age today!...So many friends! .--Such congratulations!...Such flattery!...Fairly overwhelmed at this writing...Now comes a Star reporter, so we think you’ll find the occasion best told of im the news columns this evening....We need here only recount tomorrow's practical attractions, in the form of price reductions, that shall help to Setettnbeetete Dress Goods Dept. *$5 tor Dress Wool Dress sary linings. $5 instead of $6.10. 6 yards Material at 75e is. yards Waist Lining at 20c..... yards Canvas at 20e is. 5 yards Lining at 16¢ foe Sonseeseatenseese <n a a monly sold at $1 a yard. 5 styles 45-inch Silk-and-wool Novelties. 10 shades in the new 43-inch Poplins. Suitings. rE 50-inch Bl jack Cheviots and Storm a es. 45-inch Black Henrietta, with superior silk finish. Silk Department. Skirt patterns—8 yards—of the Patterns of 75¢ Goods with neces— of -30 make our @ | Lace Department. | Tomorrow's most attractive offer- jing are the best of Plat Val. and | Point de Paris Laces at the uniform $4.50 price of 1oc a yard. + 340 for 10¢ fe to 5 inches sortment complete noe a few of the 15c, 20c and ‘ide. To make the as- The usual cost . $6.10 * Laces have been incorporated with the lot, Among the materials to select aaa from are all the very latest effects) anne and colors, the qualities in some in-) Millinery Dept. stances belonging to fabrics com-| Think of only 13c for Black and Farcy Wings and Feathers. They sell here regularly at 19 cents, but you'll find them cheap at 25 cents. [ES Can pare agree at inch wile Bie wales j cents is generally reckoned their value. 75¢ Brocade Silks are to be $4.40, Dress Finding Dept. instead of $6. of ten styles of the Black [Choice is offered of ten sty! ote ee Satin and Gros Grain Brocades and effects in Black Armure Silks. Neckwear Dept. 4 % Shoulder Capes. $F to $12 are the marked prices, and ties ever our pleasure to show you. io per cent deducted from the natnsook price marked on any of the new choice 1s) 2c offered of the finest gathering of Paris Novel- | A pair of 8inch Scissors to be presented to patrons of the “Palais |Royal” Dress Shields.” 15 pair for No. 8, and 18 pair for No. 4 Shields. Made ‘of pure gum, with double lining. leading maker of the country. anteed in every respect. jusually retailed at 4¢ spool. choice of nearly a half hundred styles, Produced expressly for us by the, @ spool for Hard Sewing Silk that is guar-| Ts the quality] niversary week memorable. Leather Goods. | 39c for any article marked 50 ‘cents. And all the very newest au- | i for Pocket Books, Chatelaine and Shopping) 39c Bags u. bewildering variety. fe Umbrella Dept. Those with twenty years of repu- tation:—The Palais Royal’s famous | Silk Gloria Umbrellas. | | B8c instead of $1.25 for those with the new 1897-98 styles of handles for ladics’ and| men’s wear. All ure tight-rolling, with steel rods. Wraps and Suits. Io per cent deducted from the price marked on any garment in this, |third floor department, which is re-| plete with the correct London, Paris| and Berlin styles of 1897-98. | from 10 $50 each. down Robes are here from $3 to $10 each. Gowns are here from $4 to $35 each, Ordinary Wrappers are here from 75e. to $3 each. FOS NS SO SE RS a, ,tumn styles are here. | $4.9) girls. os sees Roetoetototeteatenteateatoa Mackintoshes, The newest for ladies have detach- able skirt and cape. 8 instead of $6.50 for those of double texture, with Roman stripe lining. | Underwear Dept. For the ladies are the Glove-fitting; Ribbed Black Tights at 25¢ instead] of 50c pair. 19¢ for the Children’s 25¢ Gray Merino Vests, Pants and Drawers. Styles for boys and| Sizes 16 to 34. Book Department. 4c instead of edition of the Hastings.” 17¢ toc for school) “Life of Warren for the 25c edition of ‘The Little Minister’) —a book that should be read by every one. Art Needlework. The new designs in Stamped Goods at prices to crowd this sec- ond floor department. 5Qc for the 75e Pure Linen Bureau Scarfs, wi drawn work borders. 10c Duck Tray Covers. Housekeeping Goods. $1.15 pair for the popular $1.753 Scotch Wool Blankets, white with ifancy color borders. |89c | Flax Spinning Conpany i ld. instead of $1 yard for the famou ; wide Table Damasks from the York Street 4 + the most famous makers the worl On Fourth Floor. $2.29 pair for the new $3 Tapes- try Portieres, figured all over and’ fringed. 69c for the $1 Burgah Table Covers, the quaint- ly beautiful work of the 0 East India Basement Floor. 98c for the $1.48 Brass Parlor$ Lamps with Rochester burners. 139 for the 50c sets of Carlsbad China Cups and 3 Saucers, six cups and six saucers, ith : And only Ze for the) PQe for the 39 Step Ladders, lightly bat ¥ strongly made. GRADE CROSSING RULES|EXAMINING THE RECORDS The Present and Proposed Regulations on This Subject Contrasted. Surprise That the Latter Does Not Supply the Alleged Deficiencies Former. of the "some surprise is expressed by those who have followed the course of the ‘‘ommis- sioners in s ing a practical remedy for the grade crossing dangers that exist at least along the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio road in this city, owing to the cus- tom of the company of withdrawing some of the gatemen after 9 o'clock each night, that the regulation proposed ay a substi- tute for the present rule should be in the form chosen. As recently set forth by the attorney for the District the present grade- crossing regulations are inadequate, Db‘ cause, while sufficiently stating the require- ments imposed upon the company, they do not specify an exact means of enforcement by the punishment of violators. As amend- ed up to date the regulations read as follows: “All grade crossings or intersections of any steam railroad tracks with street: avenues or roads, shall be made safe by the company owning or operating such roa¢ by gates and electric bells, or other means and appliances approved by the Commis sioners of the District of Columbia. Be- sunset and sunrise of each Jay a headiight or other equivalent reflecting lantern, or a hand lantern in the hand of an attendant, to give due warning to per- sons near or crossing steam railroad tracks of the approach of trains, locomotives or cars, shall be displayed upon the advanc- ing end of every train of steam railroad cars, and of single steam railroad cars end locomotives, not in trains, when moving in the District of Columbia. It shall be un- lawful for any person to set in motion, run or operate any train of railroad cars, single railroad , or locomotive, without the said display of such light of lanterns over any crossing or intersection named herein unless the same is guarded by safety gate: as provided in this and the succeeding sec- tion hereof. 3 “The safety gates at every railroal cross- ing shall be closed during the passage of any train, locomotive or car, and be opened immediately after the passage of cerned this regulation is sufficient io give protection to each of the grade crossings within the District, but it has lately be- come apparent that the railroad company, while fully complying with the rule at sene crossings, complies only in part at others, where the men necessary to ope- rete the safety gates are withdrawn from duty at 9 o'clock each evening, veturning at 6 in the morning,»thus leaving those crossings unprotected for nine hours out of the twenty-four. Although the regula- tion is clearly violated in these fi and although the regulations provide a fine of from $5 to $0 for each offense, it has been thought by the legal officials of the District that there is no means at ad to tasten the penalty upon any inflividual, ard that the courts are tHerefore power- less to enforce the rule. In vicw of this disclosure the Commis- sioners have set about to devise a remedy, and the proposed new regulation is in- tended to accomplish this purpose. This regulation reads as follows: “That it shall be the duty of each rail- read company owning or operating a rasi- road with locomotives and steam railway cars, occupying any road, street, avenue or public way, within the District of Co- lumbia, to erect, maintain and cause to be operated at its own expense, safety gates across every such" road, street, avenue or public way as may be designated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and to provide such protection at other railroad crossings as said Commissioners may prescribe. That each of said gutes shall be in charge of a competent person, employed by such railroad company, who during the hours designated by the Com- missioners shall keep such gates closed while any locomotive or steam railroad car or cars are occupying or crossing such read, street, avenue or public way at which such gates are erected.” Tt is noted that the regulation does not require as much in its own terms as does the existing regulation, which «command? the maintenance of safety gates or otlier approved appliances at all crossings at’ all hours. At the same time it does not seem to supply the deficiency in the specification of the person to be punished and the pen- alty that causes the present regulation to be received as inoperative, the inteution apparently being to rely upon the blanket ity clause of the article which con- the le crossing rule. —__-._— Bennett and Cy Hyland were it looting the house, at Orange, N. J. or ik H. Scott, president of the Cen- tary Magazine Company. They had taken $10,000 worth of goods. An Important Decision Rendered by Justice ~.. Cole. Interpreting the Statute Giving Ac- cess to Public Documents—Man- damus Refused C. C. Bulkley. Justice Cole of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia today decid:d the case of the United States ex rel. Charles C. Bulkley ys. Benjamin Butterworth, com- missioner of patents, in favor of the com- missioner. The case is especially interest- ing, as it defines the law relating to the power of individuals to compel a federal official to give access to records of the gov- ernment. While it bears particularly upon records of the patent office, it has an um- portant bearing upon all other departments of the government. The comm! patents was represented in the case by W. A. Megrath, law clerk of the patent office. The relator had applied for a manda:nus against the commissioner requiring him to permit the relator to examine the apy ticn for a patent, claiming that the stated in the application were needed z evidence in a suit. The commissi claimed that a sufficient showing w: mude in the application to inspect that the desired copy was material evidence, and he denied the request. The decision reads: “It 1s contended by the rel: r ut he is entitled to such copies on the wing made before the resopndent by virtue of section 892 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which is as follows: “Section 8 Written or printed copies of any records, books, papers, or drawings belonging to the patent office, and of let- ters patent authenticated by the seal and certified by the commissioner or acting commissioner thereof, shall be evidence in all cases wherein the originals could be evidence; and any person making applica- tion therefor and paying the fee require by law shall have certified copies thereof.’ “The construction placed upon’ this sec- tion by the relator is that any person is entitled to a copy of any record or doc- ument in the patent office upon application therefor alleging that he réquires it as evidence. But this 1s clearly an erroneous construction. There are undoubtedly some of the records and papers of the patent office which are public , and of these any person is entitled to copies, upon paying the usual fee therefor, but’ there are others not public records, and of these ing that they are ma him, and the commission«: not be required to furnish copies until such showing is made. ‘The papers in ques- tion are evidently of the latter character. “Section 882 of the Revised Statutes of the United States provides fur the admis- sion in evidence of copies of records and papers on file in any of the executive de- partments upon the certificate of the head of the department, under its seal. There is @ regulation in each of the departments, including the Interior Department, that any person applying for a copy to be used as evidence under that section shall file, along with his application, a certificate from the court in which the case is pend- ing, or a judge thereof, to ,the effect that the paper or record, a copy of which is sougnt, is competent and material evi- dence for the party making the application. This seems to,be d reasonable regulation, and one within the competency of che head of the department ‘to make, under the act of Congress atthorizing the heads of de- partments to make‘all necessary rules and regulations for the proper transaction of business before’ their respective depart- ments, not inconsistent with law. Of course, this regulation does not apply to any paper or document which is in its na- ture public, b) i ig. Intended to apply to those which, a hough filed and permitted or required by law to be filed in the depart- ments, are in eucle sen ture private. No per- son is required-to submit his private papers to others, or tH produce them in court on the demand of a party to a suit, on his al- legation or cl@fm that they are material evidence for sych partys but only in obe- dience to the date of the court in which such suit is pacity, and. itis only reason- able that when a public officer has under his contro] a paper or document in its na- ture private, or such as the public gener- ally is not entitled to have access to as a public record, he should not be compelled to produce it or déliver copies Of it until he has some information from the court in which the case is pending that it 4s re- quired as evidence. “The certificate, or order which the reg- ulation in question provides for is the equivalent of a subpoena duces tecum, the statute in question was enacted to avoid the ni ity of using such process to obtain papers required as evidence from the executive department of the govern- ment. The court in-which a suit is pending, and not the department officer, is the ap- propriate tribunal a essen Roe re a ven, should be produced as ev! ee ie 1p not to be doubted that the met jal evidence for of patents can- Sebdeteeeenentencetnnennntetet We have secured seven lo’ them up. have to buy it tomorrow. That a worth $6—warranted all wool, hor percaline and bound with velvet—and ‘they’ Saks hang that is $9 fetching. ‘That are them, 7 bound with’ velvet. Gracefal and shapely. OL eee That are worth Anniversary tin Dre Seesoecease ded : velvet bound, and perfect in hang. Find us. their mateh—you ea not. Seed Soatee ‘That 2 » worth $8. New, large and exclus hang; Hned with perealine ‘and bound wit competizion at one cent below $8. All leng! values for $4.59. Ses =e % % 5 — Seesesseogeng Sone & Spee dette northern district of California would fur- nish the copies requested In his return he expresses his willingness to furnish copics of the designated papers, upon a satisfac- tory showing that they are proper evidence in the case mentioned, and as no sufficient showing in this regard was made to re- spondent, it follows that the writ of man- damus must be refused and the rule di: charged and the petition dismissed with costs.” a AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN, Opening of Institute—Young Lady Ar- rested—Other News. The twenty-third annual session of the Linthicum Institute will commence this evening at 7 o'clock. The course of studies, the hours and the teachers in the various —of the very newest fabrics—and are offering them as an astonish you who have seen others’ qualities—not near as choice—and what they ask for them. Ours went on sale this morning—half of *em will be gone by tonight — tomorrow will wind You ought to get one—and to get it at any such price as we're offering these—you'll 100 Black Fancy Weave Skirts, $1.79 sold at $3 in every store in the country that e In-all lengths, from 39 to 45; Black Brocaded Satin Skirts, $9.99 -and offered for $9.99 because this in Special Silk Brocaded Skirts, $4.89 ts of Ladies’ Separate Skirts that are made in the very latest shapes “anniversary tribute” at prices that will un effect, lined with got that inhnitable percaline Ii 50 Novelty Wool Skirts, $3.29 That are worth $5. is our riehiy Peren line 40 to 45 inches. sfauctic That are worth mixtures, aud Lined with per: { 89 to 45 inches. $4.19. “Saks’ Corner.” Black and Blue Cheviot Skirts for $4.49] Black Silk and Satin Skirts, $6.¢9 $10, pattern, and have get our siylh nd bound with ‘velvet—and, just. to af At ian ‘t hard to equal them even’ at $10. mixtures, made uj ined Bath price of $3.29 Is for this lot—and wi 100 French Novelty Skirts, $4.19 if line and bound with velvet. We know we are giving you SAKS and COMPANY, Serco ese etoeeseceteaoteatonectenetenctesteentoeeateeterdecdedeeedeeedentecnterpetecgeteey ee HHH ooLeNeC TER HoTeHeSeITEEERGR RoR REEREIEES “Anniversary Mementoes.” Big Sale of Ladies’ Skirts. Adso brocaded effects, made with plaited le; lined with per- tisfy yourself, ‘see Our special price is Choice of several patterns in Scoteh plaids cn our speclal shape thit never fails to give th percaline and bound with vel This y these fifty. ‘Two-toned effects Green mixtares, Brown Biu> mixtures—anade on newest "pattern, All lengths, fro wonderful value 5 as on ner way to Arlington Na- ticnal cemetery to place some flowers cn .the ve of her father. The driver of the who gave her name as 1 Smith occupation as that of . si ral. lad: ken to the seventh precinct polic tien, where she deposited $10 coila nown busine: A man of Georgetown, who knew the yourg lady, deposited this amount for her appearance in Police Court today, the father of the girl subsequently reimbursing the friend. ob Caliahan, vhite, aged forty-four, a found wandering on the y by Policeman Brown, in a demented ate. The unfortunate man Was taken to the station house and cared fer. Later hi nds calied for him, and he was given over to their care. The marriage of Miss Ida Sullivan cf this place to Mr. John J. Dulan is an- departments are as follows: Monday even- ing, from 6.30 to 9 o'clock, Mr. R. C. Bal- inger, teacher; free-hand drawing, spelling, geography, English and shorthand; Lues- day evening, from 6:30 to 9 o'clock, eloca- tion, penmanship and bookkeeping, Mr. E. B. Hay, teacher; Wednesday evening, arithmetic, algebra and geometry, from 7 to 9 o'clock, Mr. James H. Taylor, teacher; ‘Thursday evening, from 7: to 9 o' penmanship and bookkeeping, Mr. Hay, teacher; Friday evening, from 7 until 9 o'clock, mechanical and architectural drawing, Mr. Walter Peters, teacher. Weill and Mr. Wissner continue to act as assistants. The only charige made is the abolishment of the chemistry branch, with its extensive laboratory. A stabbing affray occurred about 1:30 o'clock at the stone quarry on the Canal read, a short distance from the Chain bridge, where a force of men is employ2d in quarrying and cutting stone for use in the censtruction of the new pier to the Aque- duct bridge. The victim was Harry Bur- ney of Chester, Pa., a stonerntter, and the assailant was George Dougherty, als> of Chester, Pa. Both men are stone cutters, and Dougherty became involved in a dis- pute with Burney’s brother, who is the fcreman on the work. The stabbing was not as serious as was at first thought, snd the injured man was conveyed to the hos- pital in the patrol wagon, where the gash was sewed up, and the victim permitted to go home. After the stabbing, Dough- erty walked across the Chain bridge into Virginia, and though the police kept a look- out for him, he has not as yet been ar- rested. H. A. Dodge, one of the mambers of the Police bicycle squad, with two compani>2s, was riding down M street, yesterday after- noon, when a carriage, contaiaing two Zoone ladies, approached, going eastward. The bicyclists did not get out of the way, and opal igepieens ewe gp peor reaper = Seago ee wheel considerably. young were well-known society rcunced for the near future. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lyman have gone on a visit to New Hamps AIR MOTORS ONCE MORE. Misunderstanding Between Receiver Schoepf and the Commissioners. Semehew or cther the Commissioners carnot make themselves understood by Receiver Schoepf in relation to their wishes in the air motor controversy. Now it appears they were not understood in their approval of the air motor to be used by the road. Receiver Schoepf spoke in his application for a permit of the adop- tion of the Hoadley-Knight motor, while the Commissioners have never approved that motor, but a compromise device which covered essentials from the Hoadley-Knight motor and other motors. This afternoon the Commissioners wrote the foliowing letter to Receiver Schoepf upon the subject: “With reference to your application of the 5th instant to equip the lines of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway and the Belt railway with Hoadley-Knight air motor cars, the Commissioners invite at- tention to the fact that they have not ap- proved of the Hoadley-Knight system. The first car tested equipped with that system proved to be unsatisfactory and was dis- carded. The car last tested, and upon which the action of October 1 was taken, is ‘understood to be a combination of the Dr. Craig’s New Discovery. Call o- writs to 824 9th st. for book. rerio Wonderful fer Liver, Kidney and Blood Disorders, it at some point where upon the roadway.’ u signify your desire to h air motor cars of the type approved of, as set forth in our order of October 1, 1897, a permit will be issued to that effect.” ee THOSE ILLEGAL WIRES. air i it will have no | “As soon as y |.cautp the lines wi nd dischargin: An Investigation Being Made to As- certain Responsibility. The irivestigation which was started Sat- urday afternoon recarding the ownership of the illegal cverhead wires, and the un- authorized occupation of two alleys with underground conduits, is still in progress, Inspecior Allen of the lighting department has communicated with the District sur- veyor, and lines will be run and surveys made this afternoon to determine the exact position of the conduits. When this is done warrants will be sworn out charging il- legal occupation of the public space. Mean- while Commissioner Wight is quietly in- quiring into the matter on his own Kook. He is anxious to find out where the police were when the conduit was being dug and the wires strung. There would seem to be some excuse for not noting the stringing of the wires, but none for not interfering with the underground construction. Saturday afternoon, after The Star went to press, a representative of the Potomac Electric Power Company visited Commis- sioner Black and recommended that the wires be permitted to remain until after he had investigated their-ownership. He evi- dently did not know they had been re- Commission: could be remedied without | iNegal overhead wire he and then any difficulty whatever, and it under- vestigate the stringing of “, Onder t = the Commis- circumstances stoners were to limit their approval DSA RAT