Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1897-14 PAGES. ent. If we had heen informed of that fact we certainly should not have moved in the same direction. 7th. The importance of this case -n that it has affeeted the interests of people in LATE NEWS BY WIRE every section of this Union, and the fact |. ioe that the ence concerning the alleged Eight for Conviction and Four for frauds before the commissioner of patents d from that official the statement that Acquittal of Luetgert. the disclosures of the extent to which such frauds n practiced were startling, in our opinion, to command attention of the head of any the ernment having ction of the infraction of the law by of such transactions. For this rea we could see no impropriety in ting you to sit in the Hearing of this ad be NO VERDICE EXPECTED TODAY Jurors Worn Out With Their Con- : dm the course of his remarks in regard to our communication in ques- tion to and your reply the assistant finement and Arguments. attorney ral was also pleased to add we esented no one, and stated we were at first present by our own fon; that he inv s to return, = iN {los that he invited us to return, but |T SCI DENTS AT THE JAIL 1 ot wish to try the ‘fore him we could invite ourselves ——————— CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING, CHICA- GO, October 19.—At 1:30 o'clock this after- noon State's Attorney Deneen informed the Associated Press that the latest and best information he had on the attitude of the jury was that eight stood for conviction and the infliction of the death penalty, and remarks. of his honor were also Without questioning at ty ef the assistant attorney gen- S capacity to impartially disp ter without the aid of our pres- to remind him that in ply affects the honest admi ation of law, and which invol the violation of pe team citiz privilege, and may |that four were holding out for acquittal. Properly reg s his duty, to appear |-mose v 4 Zhe before the proper department of the gov- Those voting for the death penalty on- th six different ballots are Boyd, Heickhold, Bibby, Mahoney, Hosmer, Shaw, Franzen and Fowler. The four men favoring acquittal are Bar- ber, Harley, Holabird and Behmiller. The jurors, in addition to a special din- ner ordered, asked Judge Tuthill, through the bailiff, if he would not allow them a box of cigars. The judge studied a mo- ment or two, and then good-naturedly or- dered that the weeds be sent in along with the dinner. It is now almost certain that if the jury are unable to agree before 8 o'clock they will spend the second night of their im- prisonment in the big court room instead of in the room set apart for them. Several of the jurors were so overcome with fatigue by noon that they could scarcely keep their eyes open during the € to call the attention of the ervant in that department to whether invited or not: and h citizen must wait upon the invi- r courtesy of an official as a pre- he performance of this right in our opinion an exceedingly present to the American $a matter of fact delegated to t ter by at the und signed were you in this mat- table citizens of this known as the Patent Law clicntage of whose mer vund in ever na: others the ance ‘lof its profession, and to s of the country = made scheme of fraud that | Morning Stench every and that | hey. complained of the cramped condl- departm! zi tion of the little jury room. it was inti- mated to the court that if they couid be allowed mere ample quarters and a little rest after dinner they would feel more like discussing their verdict. Again, when this information was conveyed to him Ju uthill pondered. He decided to do everything in his power to accommodate the twelve men, and or- dered a dozen cots sent over to the crimi- nal rt building from the Revere House’ 0} e. These cots will be brought in to- ward evening, if no verdict is reached by xt time, und will be placed in the big ccurt room in which the trial has been go- ing on for nearly nine weeks. it was decided to permit the jurors to re- their clothing and get a few hours’ nd rest, after which it was believed would ali be in a better condition and me of mind to reach a_ conclusion. State's Attorney Deneen said late this a‘ terneocn that a verdict might be reached s ing, but he did not expect a return wittingly for the seheine, yz ce of sociatio » 10 a) ymmittees to rtments refer- tituting one rd its dutie ot emphatically r before you in r witht the invite attorney general rtment and to re: nal attention to t the matter of ory fraud or are matters wh to you fraudu- ary and Worn. Weary and worn, thie jury in the famous Luetgert case early this mornin resumed its deliberation of the evidence which lay piled up before it on a table in typewritten form. AH discussion ef the case ceased | shortly after 2 o’clock this morning, and the tired jur slept. Some cf them stretched themseives out on the long table in jury room; ot on the ne floor, with thei ard a few dozed ia several hours the in the ave f¢ Ea i spore that floate ef Galatts Copnot outst) < was a stir within the Walcott entered. Several were engaged in refresh plication of cold water yes and wan checks. er for breakfast and . After the of murmurs were heard in indicated that Soon this o'clock silence again the juror ves by r swo and our luded to gree and that all further n of the case had been alan- This was followed by another re- @ verdict of guilty had been veted and that the deadlock was the punishment to be meted out to till ancther story had it that = jury stood eight for conviction to four for acquittal. While these reports were in tive circulation around the big building ; | the crowd was rapidiy gathering in the vi- | cinity of the Michigan street entrar | Women called as early as 7 o'clock this | Morning and sought admission to Judge | Tuthill’s court room before the janitors ; had completed the work of putting the All early callars were turn- cd away and the sheriff instructed his deputies to restrain the crowd and prevent the crowding of the court room as on other cays. Orders were also issued to allow no one in the court room except newspap and those directiy interested in t This precaution was taken to prevent any outbreak or demonstration when the ver- dict was read—if one was returned during the day. At $35 o'clock the continued silence in the jury room was construed by those who arc accustomed to the methods of j: as tieating that the jury had reached a t and was awaiting the arrival of Tuthill, who was due at 9:30. Lueigert Astir Early. Over in the jail Luetgert was early stir. By order of Jailer Whitman the prisoz Was permitted te jeave his cell and exercise in the corridor alone, save for the presence t with the other mem- ent Law tmaster Generel postmaster general Coned. port to the effect t without any e capacity or ring of this ve y 5 were taken, pro ppen to be stant attorney ge vutesy publist ack of judi present t h the other me withdrawing ¢ | room in order. me mbers of the om the ¢ SOMES. Mr. Edson Explains. ph R puns f the with- iking over for the Pat not withdrawn be- indign i his hands, iry sit | of the corridor guards, who stood an effort to] watched the movements of his ma: es eusinely tenia he went through his exercises veeedings Today. and walked around the exercise court. ‘The yroceedings in the hearing of the nie ausage muker soon lit a cigar and conti ued his walk, seemingly in fairly good spirits. To an Assoc nt Attorney General ed this morning at the ted Press reporter Luct- ent without the patent pt well last night and ate ast this morning. I could in a little while. I believe I equltted. Every hour the jury is Sit better for me. But you can't at a Jury will do, after all,”’ conclud- » prisoner, after a pause. p y Deneen ent the night after the adjournment of court at a hotel in the neighborhood. He was much im- proved physically this morning by the rest be had secured. “I am still contident that hearty eat anoth will be eu el for the original order, concluded and fi how have ofl the jury will retu verdict of guilt; nd { they were not he ptnlishim vi : my lefraul end that | tat the punishment will be the greatest known to the »” said the stute’s attor- soon he reached his office. There was umount of evidence and many things for the jury to take into con- entiously don Se HONORS TO A HERO. —— sideration and an immediate verdict in Admiral Worden to Rest Beside the | such case could not reasonably be ex- Hedy of His Son. pected.” of the late Rear Admirat| Neither of Luetgert’s counsel was to be n arovnd the criminal court building in the early morning hours. Crowds Kept Out. en, retired, of th t St. John's navy will opal Chureh ow ing at lock. Rev. xander Mackay-Smith will officiate at Five minutes before the time set for the es. The honorary pallbearers wil] | opening of court the crowd in the court John D. L reom was in marked contrast to that of Rovaea: & yesterday. Instead of the pushing, nerv- Bancroft-Davis, Gen. J. G, | us throng which packed the room yester- day and later into the night only about nty-five people, mostly lawyers, news- per men and those interested in the trial t. The rows of benches which e John Davis and Col. Archi- A squad of twelve sailors navy yard will act as body bear- and of ‘or . Reginald F. br both in this city and a: Paw- esterday were graced by many women » where the remains of the dead |i “matinee costumes were empty. The + taken for burial by the sida Worden of the army, o: msylvania train tomorrow strict orders given regarding the admis- sicn of people were well carried out and but few gained access to the building. Outside the court the street facing it was Well tied with an orderly throng waiting patiently for a verdict. The gathering was smali compared with last night's crowd, which jammed the street and sent up noises of all descriptions. One by one the counsel in the case ar- rived at the court room. Mr. Deneen, fresh and confident, came in with his assistant, Mr. McEwen. ‘They had hardly taken seats when Judge Vincent, urbane and bowing te his friends, entered, followed by his nervous assistant, Mr. Phalen. Jail Prisoners Restless. considerable damage occurred this Morning at York House, Twickenham, re- | The 500 prisoners in the county jail cently presented to the Duke of Orleans by | evinced much the same spirit of restless- the Duke of Aumale. ness this morning that is noticeable on the at McKinley will attend the fu- services here. He will be accom- 1 by the members of the cabinet. T! ent has always entertained a deep admiration and respect for the hero of A general erder to the navy was {issued this afternoon arnouncing the death and y high tribute to Admiral Worden. ——+ e+ — Orleans’ House Burned. October 19—A fire which } were quieted. mornings of the days when executioners are in the jail. ‘ They were nervous. Crowds of morbidly curious people, who assembled on Dearborn avenue as early as 9 o'clock and up at the grated windows of the seemed to excite the inmates. Yells and hoots greeted the crowd, and the jail cor- ridors rang with shouts, among which was easily distinguishable the words, “Hang up Schaack.” This outbreak referred: to Inspector Schaack, who had charge of the police end of the Luetgert prosecution. « Jailer Whitman finally sent word to the corridor guards to inform the prisoners that if the demonstration did not cease all prisoners would be punished by being kept in their cells the entire day, with no opportunity for the accustomed exercise. THE ‘AWARDS MADE o 7 tention Onion, a No Lands, Folind Outside” Entitled The threat did not have much effect, and t 2 it was some time before the prisoners| — . to Benefits... oe ILS OF FINDINGS The monotony of the weary waiting for the verdict was broken at noon by the ar- rival at the court room of Judge Tuthill. He had been sent for by State’s Attorney Deneen. The state’s attorney said that several of the jurors were complaining ‘ os about the breakfast that had been served| The jury of seven appraisers in case 419, them, and wanted to see if the judge could | Dennison &"L&ighton’s subdivision Of Mt. not guarantee better dinners. The judge | Pieasant and Pleasant. Piains, today re- :O did not call court to order, but retired 3 his private room, where he had a consul- | Ported their findings to. Judge Cox in the tation with Judge Vincent and the state’s | District Court, the feature of their report attorney. The judge said he would inquire | being that they were unable to find any of the jury in a short time if there was | land outside ofcthe subdivisfon in question prospect of a verdict being reached soon. rie ate There was considerable commotion in the | Vneted by’ the proposed ‘extensién® of” the court room when Judge Tuthill arrived, as | hishways''in’ that subdivision. At the re- the report became current that a verdict | quest of Mr. W. L. Cole of counsel for the had been reached. The consultation {nthe |land owners, Judge Cox directed that the judge's room lasted some time. Teport be ‘not filed until efter counsel shall Snes have had an opportunity to examine it for HOW RICH WAS KILLED. ‘the correction of érrors, should any bevdis- covered. a 2, abt The Amounts Allowable. The athdufits' alowed as~compensation and those awarded finally are,ag follows: ie jury of appraisement made its re- port of awards, as folfows, the first figures given being compensation allowed for land taken, the second, the award of compensa- tion and damage less benefits, as to each parcel of dand included: wi * “ Columbia road, lot 44, $5,106.36, $4,137.46; Columbia road; lot 148, $274.60, $274.60; Co- lumbia road, lot 149, $408.65, $108.65; Colum- bia: read, “tot 150, $450.78, $450.78; ‘Columbia road, lot 151, $492. $492.80; | Columbia. road, Tot 152," $1,450.06, Street, lot 47, back ground, DETA Coroner's Inquest on Foot Player at Pittsburg, Pa. PITTSBURG, Pa., October 19.—The céro- ner’s jury in the case of Benjamin Rich, half-back of the Tyrone Foot Ball Team, killed in a game on Saturday, has decided that death was caused by internal hemor- rhages of the brain, superinduced by over- exertion and a fall while tackling J: “H. Miller and striking his head on the ground on a stone. Six players on both teams gave practically ‘the same testimony—that. Rich had tackled Miller and that both had gone down together, Rich underneath. The game was free from slugging. ——+ Ball e 15th street, lot 48, BOXING CONTEST PROHIBITED. 15th street, lot 49, s: » Sc. nue, lof’ Si, 3501 Loulsinna Authorities Stopped Exhi- bition at New Orleans Last Night. NEW ORLEANS, La., October 19.—The outcome of the first boxing match at the new arena on Tulane avenue—the unfor- | 47.52, $7i tunate death of one of the participants— | 46.88, $2 has put a quietus on “boxing matches” in | $ this city or state. Both the mayor and the president of the’} w. nue, nue, 16th street, lot 61, 16th street, let 62, 16th street, lot 62, 8. 06; 16th street, lot 118, lot 119, jot enesaw ave! ; Kenesaw -avenue, Kenesaw avenue, lot 132. , $1,575, $1,050 16.67, $1 , $6,169.70; K. club received notice from A. P. Simmons, | nue, lot 5, $2,053.80, $7,053: Attorney General Cunningham's chief clerk | S4W ave., lot 121 1 and representative, that the state would not permit the “boxing contest” booked for last night. Mr. Simmons was informed from the club that legal measures would not be necessary to prevent the contést, 15th street, lat 123, 50. + 1th street, lot th stree: 15th street, lot 1: Street, lot 68, $2 124, lot 125, $1,094 5, $1,706.64, $1, as it would not take place. The postpone- | lot 60, N. 2% 5th street, ment is caused by Jack Everhard’s illness | lot 60, «8. 25, 1th ment is caused by Jack Everhardt's iJiness | Street, lot 40, will be ready for business in a few days. | Street, lot Kenesaw e2venue, lot saw avenue, lot 7. €, lot 75, $60C The club will give no more purses for 3, $600, $300; Kene- tights. , $600, $300; _Kensaw ave- u $300; Kenesaw avenue, lot 6, $600, $300; Kenesaw avenue, lot 77, $600, . | $300; Kenesaw avenue, lot Ohio and Southera | %) Kenesaw_avenue, lot 7 ——— ee zi RAILWAY DIRECTORS CHOSEN. Chesapeake an . 7 717. yay =, Th Syatem Hicet oftcers Beir: peremerenai iat. Bit mt RICHMOND, Va., October 19.—At the an- $431.08; $2: Kenesaw,,avenue, Jot. 82. nual meeting of the stockholders of the | $4,185.55, 5 Kenesaw Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, | lot 3, 78 held here today, the following, directors | 16th street, lot “Bi $556.15; were elected: W.. P. Anderson, ‘Westerly, | svecuc, “int iol eagle rge T. Bliss, C. H. Coster, C! - | street, Jot £03, "85.5 aT Eee cey M. Depew, C rles D. Dickey, j ‘| Spencer, New York; M. E. Ingalls; cinnati; Decatur Axtell, Henry Wigkbam, Richraond. The annual report of the pre: street, Jot 104, north F5th street; Got Tit, alt, sout lot 3.50, 105, ‘north’ “20, seek, lob 19: s- Paral scree h_ street, _ lot, ident and directors was approved. THé‘dl- 90, YG st03, $3,132.08 vill meet in New York to elect aires ae eae ee Bs The in rian ented | £treef, lot » south half, $2." i ROS ec ehomes, LoD resentall| is Aaa erate etch $2,115, $1,410: Grant The annual meeting of stockholders of sean, b 5 bit! Grant the Southern Railway Company wa: venue Grant held here today. All the stock was rep- areunic. 9 ssenicd. The following directors were | &¥enue, a Gin the ensuing year; Alexander B. | @Venue, lot 125, 350.24, 382831, $338) aleigh, N. Cz Joseph Bryan, | S2W avenue, lot 135,,W, 10, $1 Saw avenue, 10t 126, E, 8.2) Kenesaw avenu, oi K k Charles H. Coster, Samuel Harris C. Fahnstock, Robért “M. William M. Finley » D. C.; Samuel M. Inman, At- ; Skipwith Wilmer, Baltimore. ge SYKES’ CASE DISMISSED. lanta, G LADY street, Jot 128, —; 1p! 37.59, $2,234.16; 15th streetylok 1 (doth Street, lot 4 6 h n. 40, 13th street, lot 115, -s.-40} 15th Street, lot,114, n, 40, h street, lot 114, s. 40, 08; Gth street, lot 113, $6,- Sth street, lot 112, n. 40, Ith street, lot 112, 20, 15th street, lot 112, s. 20, J5th street, lot 131, $2,- 15th street, ‘lot 132, 31,- i Tot 133, “$1, 3 loth street, lot, 134, $1.c She Was Charged With Forging Her’ Husband’s Name. sar LONDON, October 19.— Lady Tatton Sykes, wife of the famous Yorkshire sport- ing baronet, was charged before the magis- trate presiding today at the Guildhall with forging her husband's name to a bill of ex- change for £1,000, in connection with a stock transaction. cae ‘The magistrate dismissed the case, and in so dcing said it seemed to him that the court had been used for an improper pur-| ~. Other Awards. ee pose, intimating that the charge, while not ompensation for buildings taken: Kene- wholly unsupported by evidence, had been | SAW avenne, lot 121, west 16.67 feet, $5,000; brought in order to damage the reputation | 16.66 feet, $5,000; east 16.67 feet,. $5000: of the defendant. 15th street, lot 123, $241; lot 68, $50; lot 69, = south 25 feet, $100; F SPEEDY DIVES 108 FEET. $4,534; lot 105, Saerit Dotear aL oeane SS south 40 feet, $1,800; lot 112, north 40 feet, Will Try a Loftier 2,350; lot 112, 20 feet, $962; Jot 112, south Saturday. 20 feet, $1.65 . fe aks NISV: eu re Speedy, amages 10 remainder o! is, inelud- LOUISVILLE, Ocivber 1.—K. P. Speedy, | 5 4m azes 40 remal ildings: Kenogaw ae 978.) Ee 706.76; “$1,706. 242.30, $1,242.30. He Leap Next the high diver, leaped from the Louisville | nue, lot 119, $1,500; 15th steer Te ay and Jeffersonville bridge into the Ohio river | lot 09, north 25 feet, $750: lot’ G), seach this morning, a distance of 108 feet. He made the jump at the request of a number of friends. He was not injured in the least, and when pulled into a oat that was waiting, suid that he would leap from the tallest tower on the bridge Saturday. He did not go under water more than three feet. feet, $750; lot.416;north 48 feet, $1,350. “Tht Benefits, Benefits to remainder of the parcels: Co- lumbid-road, Jot 44, $968.90; 15th street, lot a7, $1,025.85; Kenesaw avenue, lot 52, $350.75; Tot 53, north 132 feet, $1,359.04; 15th street, lot 54, $072.81; 16th street, lot 61, $1,050; lot 62, north, $211.50; south, $831 40; Kenésaw avenue, lot 119, $1,387.51 lot 120, $525; apth, street, lot 124, $14) 25; Jot 126, $150; lot 68, $334.70; lot 69, south, $255;. lot, 70,. $48 Kenesaw avenue, lots 73,. 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78, $390 each; lot.S1, $215.59} A6th street, lot 89, $1,500; lot 90, $700; Ken- esaw avenue, lot,101, $1,050.40; 15th street, lot 104, north half, $253.70; ‘south half, $202.40; lot 105, north 20 feet, $147.68; lot 105, 20 feet, $137-44; south 40 feet, $244; iot gee eens SERVIAN CAMINET RESIGNS. Supposed to Be Due to Presence of Ex-King Milan, BELGRADE, October 19.—The cabinet has re-igned. It is supposed the resignation cf the ministers is connected with the re- turn of ex-King Milan to the Servian capi- tal. ‘ Milan arrived here today in company 106, $483.45; lot- 107, north half, $100: with his son, King Alexander. This is the | jot’ jos, each half,” $150; Grant ave- first visit of ex-K.ng Milan to the Servian | nue, jot 110, 8705; lot. 130, ° $188.06; lot capital since h’s abd-cation in 1889, and | 740," $930.24; lot 141, $920.85;, Ipth. strect, lot trouble was expected to result from it, as 7 1te, ‘worth’ 48 feet, $263.43) south feet, the premier was said to have declared that | g98.65; lot 115, north 40 fect, $212.56: south he would resign if the former king were permitted to return here. —— PATTON'S HEALTH BETTER. 40 feet, $208.02; lot 114, south 40 feet, $142. Streets’ Abandoneds) Award of damages to parcels injured by thé “abandonment ‘of streets or parts of streets as public highways: 15th ‘street, lot 49, $2,882.50; shot ,50, $1,960.20, and lot 109, OBO Thins t Award. Total amouyf ot gerard for land taken, as .Set forth in gchedyle 3, $127,262.03; com- pensation’ for, ,buildings taken, $28,445.50; DR. Princeton’s President Able to Start for His Home Today. PITTSBURGH, Pa. October 19.—Dr. Francis J. Patton, president of Princeton University, left for the east last night. Mrs. Wm. Thaw, at whose residence the emincnt theclogian had been staying while | jamages to remainder of parcel, including here assisting in the services consequent damages to the buildings, $5,250; award of on the moving of the Third Presbyterian damages to aor jured by the abandon- Chureh, said that Dr. Patton had recovered | ment of streets, or,purts of streets, as pub- from his slight illness and was quite well {lic highways, $7,780.30; add aggregate enough to take the journey home. awards for of all kinds, ax ‘made bya Beeviow ry aie case, SEL 008 Be: total award; ‘ ,o82- 17g; Amount’ to ‘as- DERVISMES RAID A VILLAGE. sessed on per, benefited, being one- eisccecee aaa e page half-of total #ward) $115,201.08y%. ° Anglo-Egyptian valry rsue and \ Rout the Outlaws. Wu ene us Dechnrad eoitee hg pees BERBER, October 19.—A patrol of Der-|,, ae ers Be" eunahvalien” it vish horsemen on Saturday last ra‘ded a | 12”! ‘ % a village seven miles from here, killing eleven | Auestion ben € HS eee Ge Baage men and capturing many women, children | SUTtS?, Poets a oe : anu cattle. A detachment of Anglo-Egyp- | land are bene! y.the opening, laying tian cavalry sent in pursuit of the Dervish- | out and widening of streets as shown. by es overtook them and routed them with| the map filed with the petition in this heavy loss. The Dervishes abandoned their | catse, and thet each of sald parcels should booty and fled in the direction of Atbare. | be assessed its proper proportional part of a Que-half the-cums awarded as damages”in this cause, that is to sa; me.” = aereE a aoeee: We ere satisfied,” and’ sb’ agree: tat in Prof. Riley’s Suburban Residence |, Schedule I. made part of this verdict, is em- braced’ “all'the’ land in the “Denison’‘and Leighton subdivision ‘that is in any manner A sale of @ good dea! of tmportance has tedever bénefi by the Opening, Iay- just been made by Mr. J. V. N. Huyek, | ing out and widening of streets, as shown 1eal estate broker. He has sold for the | by the map filed. with: the petition in this ‘Bought by Gen. Wheaton. ; and such land in said subdivisi widow of Professor C. V. Riley her } $2050) Ong ein eduly Geslgeeced ae handsome residence on Wyoming avenue, | scribed, swith west of Connecticut avenue extended, Washington Heights. The purchaser is General Wheaton, a wealthy citizen of Rhode Island, who has been sg) a portion of the winter at the capital for the Pest two seasons,-and recently decided to have a permanent home here, the revenues of the District of Columbia one-half of the amount of the award, all the taxable land in the District of Colum- bia is or may be thereby responsible for this part of the expense, and if for no other reason this jury cannot find any tax- able land or lands in the District of Co- lumbia that are generally beneftted by the opening, laying out and widening of streets, = pao by the map filed as = wi represents such a small part the area of land embraced in the sald Dis- trict of Columbia.” —___ RECEIVER SCHOEPF’S PERMIT. Carries With It No Authority to Tear Up Streets. While the Commissioners have given Receiver Schoepf a permit to equip the lines of the Eckington and Belt Line ratl- road with air motors of the pattern tested recently, it is by no means certain the per- mit will be used. There is said to be an- other and more vital question at issue. It is whether the company will be permitted to tear up the streets and lay a pipe line for supplying air to the motors at differ- ent points along the route. The Commissioners have considered the subject, and, as heretofore stated in The Star,do not believe the company kas a right under the law to do this work. How- ever, to make certain of their position they have decided to submit the entire question to the attorney for the District for an opinion as to the company’s rights under its charter. . ,, : The permit granted Tate yesterday after- noon reads as follows: “Permission is hereby granted the Eck- ington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Com- pany and to the Belt Railway Company to equip their several lines with air motor cars ef the type, power and reservoir capacity of the air motor car last tested by the District officials, and provided with ar- rangements for muffling the air and dis- charging it at some point where it will have no effect upon the roadway.” It will be noticed the Commissioners make no reference in this permit to the use of underground pipes, and that the permit is- sued carries no authority to open the streets. A special form of permit 1s used when the streets are to be opened, and the person making the opening is required to deposit with the collector of taxes a sum sufficient to insure the repair of the pave- ment, after the work shall be done. ———— AT THE NATIONAL. Presented in a Breezy Way. 3 A large audience welcomed “In ‘Town” last night at the National Theater. 1t must have been a surprised audience, too, for previous experience with burlesque importa- tions from London were not calculated to prompt expectations of anything so breezy and genuinely enjoyable as this unpreten- tious bit of farce with musical trimmings. Perhaps the title of “farce” invests the creation with unwarranted dignity. Out- side of the fact that it presents a number of cleverly delineated character types it cannet be accredited with any qualities which entitle it to consideration on legiti- mate lines, It promises now and then a development in the way of a story—a faint suggestion here and there of a reason of being; but the promise is gaily disregarded with the rest of the conventionalities and the cur- tain descends on a hazy impression that several people have been having great Jarks and that, while they may have en- red one another under rather em- ng circumstances, it made very fference and there was no need of any lucid cr elabcrate explanation as to how they got out of their difficulties. The performer who does m than any one else to give the piece its dash and sparkle was Mr. Louis Bradfield. Mr. Wradfield is a delight In many ways. The management has, in his case, refrained ffrem turning 1c the power of the press agency, and permitted the public to judge an entertainer purely on his merits. « Crisp, clean and untiring, he is admirable, whether engaged in singing, in executing some pantomumic absurdity or in perpetrat- Ing a verbal atrocity which, from the aver- fe comedian, would be overwhelmingly “In Town” denounced as a trite and commonplace ‘pun. But Mr. Bradfield is not the entire show. Marie Studholme and a number of other ladies of less reputation contribute pretty good figures and voices equal to all that the composer, Dr. Osmon. Carr, has given them to do. There is one respect in which “In Town” is a refreshing novelty in its field. It is free from the ostentaticus efforts at dou- ble entendre which have been so clumsily and persistently made of late years that it has been common for the conservative patronage of the theater to find itself in- sulted by rank vulgarity. The effort to substitute crude lubricity for wit is a fraud which ‘In Town” does not attempt to per- petrate. —S THE SUPREME COUNCIL. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons In Session. The Supreme Council of the Ancient’ and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the southern jurisdiction of the United Ststes, including all states west of the Mis- siseippi river, opened its regular biennial session at the headquarters of the Scottish Rite in this city, at $d and E streets north- west, this morning. There are twenty- eight active members of the council, and with the exception of about five the whole rrembership is present. The sessions will be presided over by Thomas Hubbard Cas- well of San Francisco, grand commander. Matters peculiar to this meeting will, in the main, take up most of the time allotted, to it. The work on the revision of the statutes will be one of the most important matters considered, but it is hardly pos- sible that the council will reach that por- tion of the duties laid out for it before tomorrow afternoon at the very earliest. The thirty-third degree will be conferred upcn persons recommended by the nom- inating committee Friday evening. The council consists of the inspectors gen- eral of the various states in the southern jurisdiction,together with the executive offi- cers of the body. Besides these, however, there are many honorary members of the council present, as well as a number from the northern jurisdiction, who are here as guests on this occasion. The time of the meeting this morning, which began at 10 o'clock, was mainly taken up by the reading of reports from the committees Faving in charge the vari- ous branches of work of the order and its financial and legislative departments. The nominating committee for thirty-third ce- grees and knights commander will in all probability make its report late this after- noon, giving ample time for the ceremony to be carried out Friday evening. The Supreme Council, through Its deputy in the District of Columbia, assisted by a committee, has prepared the following program of excursions, theater parties and like features for the entertainment of the members of the council and ladies during its meeting: Wednesday, 10 a.m., Mt. Ver- non; Wednesday evening, theater party: Thursday, 10 a.m., Arlington; Thursday, 2 p.m., memorial services at Oak Hill ceme- tery over the grave of General Albert Pike, and Friday, 10 a.m., sight-seeing tn the pub- Ne buildings. The sessions will be held every morning at 10 a.m. and last until 1 o'clock, when lunch is served. The afternoon sessions will begin at 3 o'clock. es INCREASED CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. Best Day Since the Dingley Act Went Into Effect. Customs receipts touched high-water mark today and treasury officials are in- tensely pleased. The toial customs receipts for the day, reported at the treasury, were $681,423—more than $100,000 higher than any day since the Dingley act went into effect. For the same day last year the re- ceipts were $363,103. So. far this month the total receipts are only about $400,000 less than for the same period last year. If the receipts continue to improve for the remainder of the month it would not be surprising to see them receipts for the same month it aes iaraiee is certain to do so. Be cember Bohl fox! a ideation of Dil will roll: dollars into the treasure to more than pay the expenditures of the bans mctals @re much pleased that thelr predictions are already on the eve of ‘proving true. A New Virginia Post Office. A post office has been established at Nest, Gloncester county, Va. FINANCE AND TRADE Geo. M. Pullman’s Death Causes Sharp Break in the Stock, OTHER STOCKS SHOWED IMPROVEMENT Market Relapsed Into Dullness at the Close, However. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 19.—An increased foreign demand and some activity on the part of local commission houses resulted in @ higher range of values during the opening hour this morning. Renewed strength in the bond market was a noteworthy develop- ment of the day and ts taken to indicate an improving investment demand. Should the Influx of idle money seeking investment assume large proportions the present range of prices must prove but temporary. Earnings were generatly favorable and fully up to previous estimates. The south- ern roads, with the exception of Louisville and Nashville, reported substantial in- creases for last week, and western prop- erties are relied upon to dupli recent reports. Confidence in gradual improve- ment scems to be growing, and an ing ed volume of business adds color to this view. The market needs some important new incentive, however, and this may come shortly from one of several source: The most likely development is an early decis- ion on the Dutch export bounty question. The Treasury Department is thought to have completedsits ruling on the subj and is awaiting only a favorable oppor. tunity for publicly announcing a count Vailing duty on all importations fostered by the Netherlands government. The American Sugar Company is inter- ested primarily in this decision, but the rest of the market will undoubtedly reflect the good or evil fortune of this active in- dustrial. A second influence is to be derived from the Supreme Court’s decision in the Ne- braska maximum freight rate case. All sorts of rumors are in circulation as to the findings in this case, but there is no confi- dence in the adverse view. The street's appreciation of the significance of the case was shown by a sharp fractional rally in Burlington, based on rumors that the court had departed from precedent and handed down a favorable opinion at noon today The prompt denial of this report did not detract the strength of the stock, however, cwing to the impression created that the decision would be favorable at whatever date it was announced. A decline of 8% per cent in the price of Puwiman Palace Car stock upon the an- nouncement of the death of the president of that company was the feaiure of the Cay’s operations. This decline was largely the result of traders’ sales based on the prespect of future liquidation of the Pull- man. holdings. In this connection it is well to consider tha: the management of the company is still above the average. The buying back of early sales resulted in a recovery of mcre than 3 per cent of this carly loss. Chicago Gas was weak, and in this re- ‘picuous exception to the The various consolidation general Schemes which were considered fi a by reason of some disagreement relative to method of paying the consideration in- velved, ‘There is still some hope of a transaction which will again take the company out of the hands of ambitiovs financial sonspira- tor. The market relapsed into dullness during the fina! hour, and again reflected its pr: fessional character. The local political sit- uation was quoted against the wisdom of large undertakings, put there is every rea- son for believing that the next change will be for th: etter. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- forted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. American Spirits. American Spirits, pt American Sngar.... American Sugar, pfa American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil- Atchison ..........- Baltimore & Onio. Bay State Gas... Canada Southern nada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio. CC. C. & St. Lous. chicago, B. & Q...0 7) Chicagoxsortnwestern. Chicago Gas... C.M.& St. Pant. & St. Paul, Chicago, RI. & Paci Chicago, St. Paul, M.&0 Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack. & W .. Delaware & Hudso! Den. & Rio Grande, pfd Erie . General Zlectric. Iinois Central. Lake Shore. s Louisville & Nashvilie.. Metropolitan ‘Traction.. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic National Lead Co. Nationa Leaa Co.. New Jersey Central. New York Centrat.. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, pi Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & keading. - Puliman P. ©. Co. Southern Ky., pfd Phila. Traction Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coa: & iron. Union Pacific. U.S. Leather, pra. Wabash, pfa.. Western Union Tei Bilver.. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—recular call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Tra-- Metropolitan Railroad, 5 at 1204. 00 at ton, 10 at 3. Poeumatic Gun Carriage, 160 at 51 cents; 51 cents; 50 at 51 cents; 100 at 51 cen! 51 cents; 100 at 51 cents; 100 at 51 cent 51 cents. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at at 122%. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 101% bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, stock 7a, 5s, 1i2 bid. Water 901, cn » 112 bid” Water stock 7: Y, 112 bid! 3.658, funding, currency, asked. cous Bords.—Metropolitan Eatlroad 5s, 115% bid. Metropolitan Railread cony. 6s, 11S bid, 124 ‘asked. Metropolitan Railroad Certificate In- debtedness, A, 122 bid. Metropolitan Rutlroad Cer- tificate Indebtedness, B, 110 bid, 1114) i Railroad 5s, 50 bid.’ 75 asked. ‘Eckington Railroad Gs, 9S asked. jumbia Railroad 6s, 118 bid. series A, 111 bid. series B, 112 bid. U.S. Electric Light Debenture Imp., 105 bid. Ches- apeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 104 bid. Amer- fean Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. bid. | Washington o Washington Gas Company 6s, Washington Gas Company 6s, ‘onal rropolitan, 280 250 bid." Farmers’ and. Mechanics’, ital, bid.” Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, ask Washington Loan ‘Trust, 120 bid, asked. American “2 Site Deposit, 50 and Trust, 145 bid. ond. Kallrond Stocks —Capital Traction, 52% Md. 52% asked. Metropolitan, 119 bid. Columbia. 00 bid. aero eee U.S. Blectrie Light, 1114 ington Steamboat, 200% asked. Lincoln Hall, 9¢ xEx div, — Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 19.—Flour quiet and steady, unchanged—reccipis, 25,200 barrels; exports, barrels; sales, 300 barrels. Wheat firm: ot. WWI: October, Mawes Diga8GK; December, WhaNe; ateeser Foe Seca 9009044: Bouthera by sample, : do. on grad: poganbig receipts 92.134 exports, Is; stock, 1.145.803 bushels! Com” easy vember, 30%ga20% ‘B2a33—reeelpia, 31.745 AS.00) 1 white, 3las3; do. Sesnale: empare bushels; stock,” 850,001 busbels els. Oats firm—No. white, 264027," 23 bid-—recetpts, 1 0 bushels; bushels. firmer—No. 2 earthy, 53; "> Western, S25 Md—recelpte, 11,246 "bushels; porta, 1 bushels; stock, 141.244 bushels. Steady, unchanged. Grain’ freights steady, steam: S7e more active, quotations unchanged.’ Sugar strong, unchanged. Butter firm, unchanged. Bees firm, unchanged. Cheese stcady, unchanged. Whis- Ky unchanged. Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bid. Asked. 2 por cents, registered. CS a 4 per cents, coupon of i907 nay 4 per cents, registered of 100T zy 4 per cents, coupon of 1025... 4 perc tered of 1a 5 per cents, coupon of 1904 5 per o Carr, Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hipbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F'st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents _ Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Wheat—Dec. Mont? Novem r. De-em! er. January. WANTS COURT OF INQUIRY. w Officer Charged Cruelty. CHICAGO, October 19.—Capt. Lovering has elected to have his treatment of Pri- vate Charles Hammond at Fort Sheri made the subject of a court of inquiry. The court been constituted and ordered to convene at Fort Sheridan on Thursds of this week. The order was issued by Gen. Brooke today, and the officers con- stituting the court notified by wire of their appointment and directed to report at Fort Sheridan. The court consists of Col. Simon oth Infantry, Fort Wayne; Lieut, Lioyd Wheaton, 20th infantry, Fort Leav- enworth; Lieut. Col. Henry C; Cavairy, Fort Leavenworth; Ca B. Moon, Company 8, 20th Infantry, Leavenworth, recorder. All of the officers of the court are chosen from outside posts, in order that the board may be free from local prejudice in th investigation. Gen. Brooks declines to talk about the affair, b use he will be called upon to review the findings of the court of inquiry. An Army He received the letter of ger last night and Capt. Lovering lec the court of inquiry to a court-martial soon after his formal notification of the action of the Secretary of War. SIGNING CHECKS. Onerous Duty From Which Commis- stoners Are Relieved in Part One of the onerous cuties of a L rict Commigsioner’s life is signing of ks. To write one’s signatare over and in for ‘al hour: ard work, » Commissioners tremble when the around and the mae due. an order which rm vter part of this bur- pursing Clerk Dar- of salaric Today lieves them den, and hereafter Di neille will pay a la number of the in cash, According to the order s in the following cfiices will be the month of the clerks 1 y passed of a gi iis oflice, . Police Court t sw special asse: ion, Washington Asylum, Freod- ospital, Industrial Home hool, plephone and telegraph office and all ja- borers and per diem employ This leaves but*the police department, fire epartment and school teachers for the Commissioners to pay by check. a TO MEET AT NASHVILLE. President Gompers Ca‘ tion of the American Federatio: President Samuel Gompers has issued call to all a affiliated unions for the sevin- teenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, to be held at Nash- ville, Tenn., in the hall of the house of rep- resentatives at 10 o'clock Monday morn- ing, December 13 next. The session is to continue until all of the business of the convention shall have been completed. Resolutions of any character or proposi- tions for changes in the constitution in- tended for consideration by the convention must be submit etary at least two weeks eting. The committee en will meet at Nashville three ¢ of the convention. eee ae Capital Traction Contracts, The building committee in charge of the reconstruction of the Capital Traction Rail- road Company today awarded contracts for supplies, as follows: Cast-iron for man- holes, etc., to Davies, Thompson & Co., of Catasaqua, Pa.; malleable iron and steel castings, to the Baltimore Malleable Iron and Steel Casting Company, of Baltimore, and electric heaters for cars, to the Ameri- can Electric Heating Corporation. —>—_—_ Arguing Bram’s Case. The case of the United States against Thomas Bram, convicted of murder on the high seas and sentenced to be hanged, was taken up in the United States Su- ys y on appeal of Bram From the findings of the United States dis- trict court of Massachusetts, and was con- tinued today. —_——_-+o-—___ To Discuss Court Decision. There will be an important conference this afternoon ‘between Commissioners and special attorneys in charge of the highway act. The engagement was made by the latter this morning, who explained that they desired to review the decision of the court in the recent cases, and map out a Ene of procedure for the other cases. Timothy Hurley on Trial. Timothy Hurley, who is said to have fractured the skull of Thomas Gorham, colored, with a base ball bat the 6th of last July at North Capitol street and New York avenue, was placed on trial before Judge Bradley in inal Court No. 2 today, charged with assault with intent to kill. The trial will probably be concluded tomorrow. — Conduit Removed. Inspector Allen of the street lighting de- partment informed the Commissioners: to- rior to the opening