Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING _ ee, 2S Ae cass 9 Thrown In Until Wednesday night a Special Trading Stamp Sale holds sway m our big store. _ Bargain prices on everything | and trading stamps with each purchase. 2 A $50 5-piece Parlor = Suite for $35. : (350 toc. trading stamps.) |= A $65 Solid Oak 3- | piece Bedroom Suite - for $42.50. iE {425 loc. trading stamps.) A$30 Solid Oak Side= _ board for $22.50. (225 oc. trading stamps.) [{ A $37 Quartered Oak |- China Closet for $24.50., (245 loc. trading stamps.) Lansburgh : Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N. W. PLAGUE AT DAWSON CITY From Three to Five Victims of the Disease Daily. Bodies of the Dend Turn Black—In Spite of Threatened Famine, Crowds Flock In. A special dispatch to the New York Herald from Victoria, B.C., yesterday says: With d plague taking five lives a aily discoveries of gold only desperation, the picture of City drawn by Klondikers who reached Victoria this morning is pitlable. ‘These latest messengers from the gold felds are fourteen in number, a combina- tion ef four parties, the last of which, headed by G left Dawson City September 16, Fries of Claim No. 8 Bonanzs Burns and rt Wood were two days in advance of them and broke the Early in the party picked on zardous march the Fries two half-starved men, up O'Donrell and Schwatka, and by a sacti- fice = of part of the! fer stores bin a company of six, by Jonn Fry, wes picked up, ing was heard such ve braved the t lerness ean_und When the Fries party left Daw son City pounds of pre v y onward one and forward. After dragging out a fons for nis me re of boil and the tor ey diet ¢g. th to push on to several dog s of food vd with party, F Dalton’ Each of of two were hese fell ex- from the there and A note on to sell, but and take Thus Dalton aid he ing ound th: had gone. had noth four s for dd to the misery of their position, Fries, “every day sees th enacted of two thre Now that th ive anything to too, prevails. the plague is, but it is re- by from three to » typhoid ut unusual ff in that the body "k from waist to neck hin four hours from the time suf- ferer is taken il to know ducing the F ay. —— WANTS MISSIONARIES RECALLED. Perte € ims That Two at Aleppo Are Causing Trouble. ch to the London Daily Mail from marded the recall of jonuries from the proy- £ Aleppo on the pretext that their on for the distribution of relief is to cause disturbances. The United ution has ignored the demand, definite inced that the ly the first step to a gen- sing for the recall of all mis- will continue to do so until charges are made, being co: ateh to the Times from Constanti- with reference to the sume incident, porte ned, and the legation t there was no reason to xpect om the action of the mission- AIMING AT A MONARCHY Purpose of Those Opposing Hawaiian Annex- ation. Senator Morgan Discusses the Situa- tion in a Letter From Honolulu— Attitude of the Natives. Senator Morgan of Alabama has written a letter to the New York Herald from Honolulu, in which he discusses in an interesting manner the situation in Ha- waii. | “It is the real purpose of all who in’ this [country oppose annexation to the United ates,” he says, “to relegate Hawaii to menarchic government. They know that when the monarchy is re-established the kingdom must belong to or be a depend- ency of some great maritime power, and they desire this result. ‘As a monarchy Hawaii can neither be- long to nor be under the protection of tae United States. “The rapid settlement of these islands by some foreign nation is a necessary result of these conditions in this period of activ- ity in the movements of population, and left to its unaided strength, the control of tl immigration is beyond the power of a local government of Hawaii, what- ever may be its form. “Hawai is thus forced by-an overpow- ering necessity to seek a foreign alliance with some monarchy or annexation to the United States in order to control this ques- tion of immigration.’ He says that natives are leasing and selling their houses to Chinamen, Japanese and Portuguese, who are paying for them in food raised on the soil. The Hawaiians who are thus relieved from exertion to earn a living devote themselves to the pleasures of ease and dissipation, and the country fills up rapidly with a lower but more industrious race. This policy of encouraging Asiatic im- migration was instituted in the reign of Kalakaua, through the importunity of eapi- talists and enterprising men, who discov- ered that great wealth could be speedily acquired by the cultivation of sugar and ric That weak king was easily fluenced, and his love of personal display and of vicious indulgence made him an y prey to the newcomers, who flattered anity and loaned him money to sup- port a mock regal state witn excesses of folly and vainglory. Combined with this class of native: S are a few » he Americans, who have got and want to preserve a all these interests combined are as jual to the work of preventing the rrance of Hawaii from this destruc- tion through the annexation of th - great plantation: feudal landlord “But lands to the United States. Their. in- trigues are not prospering. “If we could permit their annexation to any other government with safety to our commerce and our coast defense the fate of these people would be their in ble extermination of wretched decay., “It is a cruel error, that ignorance should no longer be permitted to mask, that the natives of Haw re an inferior, or bar- burous, or savage people. In some re- Spects they are not the ‘equals of the An- glo-Saxon race, but that is true of every colored race of people in the world, and of some races or nationalities that are white. “In their case color is neither a true nor just standard of comparison, except as be- tween them and other colored race: In such a comparison the Hawaiians are the equals of those peoples who have held the highest class in history—such as the Egyp- tians, the Hindoos and the Moor: Decrease of the Natives. Discussing the decrease in the native population of the islands, Senator Morgan Says. “While the Hawaiians the Chinese, Japan the same localities are increasing, yet the natives cre apparently much stronger in physical development than any of the other colored races in Hawaii, and in the higher powers of mental and moral con- sutution they seem to be quite superior to these races. “Some other theory must be found to ac- count for the decrease in the census of the native people than their physical, men- tal or moral traits. It is quite possible that their restoration to racial vigor will be promoted by the feeling of security that will attend their elevation to citizenship in the great republic and the consequent stimulus to higher hopes and a more stal- wart and independent manhood. “It is a serious error,” he says, “that leads to the conclusion that the people of these islands prefer monarchy to free self- government. As a rule, the people of Ha- wail have yielded allegiance to the crown with much reluctance. * * * The people in Hawaii have found in the principles of free republican government thus secured to them the restoration of their ancient liber- ties, freed from all feudal exactions and burdens, and they appreciate the blessings of the restoration. They have no wish to arn to the monarchy. ‘The essential and practical benefits of republican government are manifest in these islands not only by contrast with the former regal government, but in many ‘ays; in public improvements and in the ntment of the people, in which this excellent government bears no unfavora- ble comparison with the states of the American Union. The people of all classes understand and appreciate this situation to such a degree that they fear that any change will be to their disadvantage. Hesitancy of the Hawalians, “The hesitancy of any Hawaiian who is not a royalist in giving his assent to an- nexaticn to the United States is caused by an Indefinite dread that it may change for the worse his relations to the white people here and in the United States, and that it may lessen the weight of his in- dluence as a unit of the governing power. “If such apprehensions possessed any real are decreas’ * and Portu; to the government of the republic of Ha- wail, or to that of the United States, and we must meet them or stand by and witness the destruction of a people who are the children of our adoption; whom we have always assured of our protection. “If we hesitate, ours will be the just cen- sure for a weak abandonment of this yourg republic to the aggressions of mon- archy and its Christian people to the suf- focation of a relapse into paganism.” eae CAPT. JACK’S GUN. * Recent Story in The Star Confirmed by Relinble Testimony. In regard to the story of Captain Jack’s rifié, published In The Star of recent date, Dr. John S$. Arnold of 24 2d street north- east, sends an additional item of history of the old weapon in the form of a para- graph from the Liverpool (Pa.) Sun, as follows: “Inquiry was made and the clipping (frem The Evening Star) sent to Joseph R. Shuler of Lykens, who used to work in John Shuler’s gun shop, and he says he made the gun himself in 1866. By the accurate description given he remembers it well, as it was the largest and heaviest gun of that pattern made in the shop. It was made to order for Jack Speece of Osceola, Clearfield county, Pa. Mr. Speece shet nine ba'ls out of ten into a two-inch Paper at a distance of 272 steps. He hunt- ed with the gun in Clearfield county in 1867, and the following season ne hunted with it in Michigan, where he shot seven deer and four bears, and then sold it tor $85. It had cost him $34. “How the gun got from Michigan to Cali- fornia into Captain Jack’s hands Mr. Shuler does not know. The old gun shop is stand- ing yet, but was remodeled and enlarged some years go and a dwelling house made out of it. It is at present owned by A. M. Shuler.” —_+__. LET OFF WITH A FINE. Chief Justice Bingham Lenient in Case of Harry Hellman. Harry A. Hellman, the seventeen-year- old boy who shot James H. Kolb and Will- sam Banf, the lith of last May, and who was indicted for assault with intent to kill, today pleaded guilty of simple assault in Criminal Court No. 1, Chief Justice Bing- ham imposing a fine of $100. The fine was paid and the boy released. The injured men, each being slight!y wounded, explained that they and Heliman had beea drinking heavily, and they held the accused guiltless of any intention of burting them. The young man’s attorney, Mr. John J. MeNally, made a plea for len- iency, stating that Hellman’s previous char- acter was good, that the affair had been a severe lesson for him, and that he had re- solved to let liquor alone hereafter. In view of those facts, Chief Justice Bing- ham said he would impose only a fine, trusting that the defendant will hereafter abstain from drinking. “{ will, your honor,” said Hellman; has been a sad lesson for me.” “I am glad to hear you say that,” con- tinued the court, “for it was good fortun which prevented the death of the men yo shot. I do not know, however, that the; being older, are entitled to any pity, ¢ pecially as it appears, you were led by them, and encouraged to drink.” eee gees Transfers of Real Estate. Fifth street southeast between East Cap- itol and A street: roy B. Callow et ux. to Emma Riggles, part original lots 11 and 12, sq. Si $6,500, leventh street northeast between B and C streets—Jno. C. Fay et ux. to Edward Landvoigt, part original lot 19, Sq. 961; New Jersey avenue southeast between B and C streets—Lee Lutchins to Carl Peter- sen. parts lots 2 and 3, sq. 690; $10, Kentucky avenue and South Carolina avenue southe Joseph A, Johnson et to Henry M. Baker, original lot 6, sq. 1 $16,000. Mabel Jackson to Thos. Bailey, 5 14th street northwest—Henry F. Lane to Lena Lane, lot 3, sq. 236; $10. No, 1208 2d street northwest—Jos. R. Edson et al., trustees, to Mary V. Keating, part lots 87 and 88, sq. 355; $1,000. Twenty-ninth street northwest between M and N str -Harry N. Low to Jas. P. Low, lots 187 and 188, sq. 1210; $500. Fourteenth and Wallach streets nortt- wi ames C. McGuire et ux. to Louis and Annie Steerman, part lot 139, sq. 237; $19. I street northwest between 2ist and 224 streets—Chas. R. Pickford to Mary V. Mueller, part lot 8, sq. 75; $10. L street northwest between 9th and 10th streets—Carl Petersen et ux. to Stilson Hutchins, part original lot 4, sq. 377 Anacostia—Marle E. Repettl to Taylor, lots and $3; $1,850. Washington Heights—Emilie C. Riley to Gerrit S. Wheaton, part lot 97; $10. Douglass—John L. Saunde t ux. to Mabel Jackson, lots 5 No. 625 10th street northeast—John Wal- ter, Jr., surviving trustee, to Conrad Hoh- mann, lot 3 $2,100, i agtun Helghts—Brain- ux. to Christian J. Ub- hoff, lots 3; $100, H street northwest between North Capi- tol und Ist streets—Patrick A, Mahoney et al. to Patrick Breen, part lots 25 and 26, sq. 624; $1,200, k—Clarence F. Norment et Bx, to Maitland C. Bennett, lot 41, blic. 10; 0. O street south Ist streets—Churle: to Ynos. V. _H t between Cacal and Early et al. trustees, ond, lots 2 and 3, sq. of TH; H, hos. V. Hammond ‘con- ys balf interest in same property; $10. es Superior Lodge Organizes. Under the direction of Grand Chancellor Crupper, the tion of Superior Lodge, No. of Pythias, was completed Saturday evening last. Mr. Geo, Waiker was elected chancellor commander and Mr.James Gray vice chancellor. Among the members of the lodge are Harrison Dingtnan, Benjamin A Marlin, Frank H. ‘Thoiwes, Frank H. Hosford, Harry Standi- value, or if delay in annexation would tend to dissipate them, our reluctance in even seeming to force ‘our institutions or gov- ernment upon other peoples might cause us to postpone action upon the treat “But we have our responsibilities, which are stronger than mere sentiment, toward a people who are in great danger from causes that are not chargeable to them or ford, Gabriel F. Johstun, W. 2: Phillips ant Richard P. Evans. —_— Sons at a Campfire. An enjoyable campfire was held Satur- day evening by Gen. Russell A. Alger Camp, Sons of Veterans. Commander W. L. D. Wilkenson presided. a tical, ! grdrntnetetnetndetattet Sedeadeadendoetoetoateotectetenteatoatoatoaconiene to retire. business for the past 4 years at shall offer it at public auction. The sale will commence on ber 28, and will continue daily stock is disposed of. All Jewelry containing precious stones Will be held twenty-four hours, subject to the approvas of the buyer, with the priv- ilege of examination by experts, if the pur- After 23 years of success as the leading Dia- mond Honse in Washington we have concluded We do this on account of the continued trade depression, and after having conducted our To speedily turn the entire stock into cash we Diamonds and Other Precious Stones On Account of Retiring From Business, Of the Steck and Fixtures of JACOBS BROTHERS, gone Our store will be’ closed until Thursday morning—the day of the sale loss. Ve Umbrella. Thursday, Octo- until the entire | TION in single chaser so desires. If not satisfied with the { Purchase after such examination, the goods need not ve taken, and no commission or | | fee will be charged if they are not taken. J. H. French will conduct the sale for F. Warren Johnson, Auctioneer. Hours of Sale: 10:30 A.M., 3 & 7:30 P.II. The stock consists of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Bronzes, Cut Glass, Silver-plated Ware, Opera Glasses, Bric-a-Brac, in fact, a complete assortment of a first-class jeweler. These goods will be sold at PUBLIC AUC- out reserve or limit. Sold on the Following Unique Terms: PROG eesti betel e eden nr nated etadn ee neta uetion Sale, Thursday, October 28th, —to take account of stock. lots to the highest bidder, with- The quality of every article sold will be gvaranteed as represented by the auctioneer. AIR MOTORS NOW IN USE The Present Equipment of the Eckington ti Humane Society, Agents Have a Promising Fiel for Active Work in This ir, Passengers on of F ington and Belt roads, notwithstand! “thé air motor prom- ises of those cones isha, “are being fre- quently heard of laté to intimate that the representatives of “he Smane Society should pay official attention to the condi- tion of the stock on those lines. The horses on both roads have been growing thinner steadily for many months, and there have been practically no replacements with fresh stock. Whenever questions are asked of the drivers or conductors on the horse cars as to the probability of the advent of better equine motive power the answer in- variably is that the compantes soon ex- pect to insta! a rapid transit system, and it is not thought advisable to expend much if any money on new horses. This same reply has been given to public inquiries on the subject for the past three or four years, with the consequence that it !s a standing joke among the regular patrons of the two lines that the routes are already on an air power basis, the wretched animals now forced to haul the cars being facetiously dubbed “air motors.” ‘This morning, durthg a period when traf- fic was unusually heavy, a pair of horses was hitched to an incoming Eckington car on the New York avenue line whose ap- pearanée immediately suggested the need of a veterinary surgeon or the glue-maker. The driver of the car immediately sug- gested that a relief expedition should be organized to insure his making a round tr: and bitterly commented on the inadequa of his whip, which, he sald, was not heavy nor long enough to insure a safe passage to the Pennsylvania station and back. A passenger. who stood on the front plat- form ef this car, and who later in the day recounted his experiences to a Star re- porter, declares that the spectacle of those two animals hauling the heavy car along the wet and slippery tracks was pitiable in the extreme. When the car turned into h street from New York avenue going south the conductor told the driver to make good time as the car was behind the schedule. The driver immediately began to ply his whip more vigorously than be- fore, until a block or so further down 5th street one of the horses showed vis‘ble signs of collapse. He leaned up against his mate and the driver offered liberal odds on the proposition that he would not make the round trip, and was willing to wager even money that he would not reach the southern terminus. These hers are worked two round trips at a stretch, followed by an interval of two trips. This gives them about six turns a day. On ail branches of both roads the hauling is very heavy. The Belt road contains several long, difficult hills, and on both branches of the Ecking- ton road there are exceedingly steep grades. On the Sth street branch the Louisiana avenue hill, near the Police Court, is known as one of the most trying ascents in town, while on the G street line Capitol Hill taxes the powers of the weak horses to the utmost. Two hill $ are required on the Louisiana ave- hill, and even with the four animals tugging to the limit of their strength emp- ty cars are barely hauled up the grade. Complaints are occasionally made by in- aignant passengers Whosé pity for the ani- mals and contempt forthe company are aroused by these hourly exhibitions of cruelty, but as a rule it’ has been difficult to secure prosecutions, for the reason that the company invariably makes the excuse, as noted above, that the present conditions are enly temporary and that the horses will soon be entirely supplanted by some mechanical deviee. This,same excuse has been made for many months, and mean- while private individuals, drivers of vehi- cles whose horses have been galled, winded or are harness sore, been hauled into court and fined for gross cruelty to ani- mals. It is common observation among the ‘rs on these roads that a keen of the animals by the proper offi- cials, without regard .tq.the rapid transit promises of the companiés, would result in the condemnation of fully 50 per cent of the animals now in use on these lines. Drivers and other representatives of the companies, when approached on the sub- Ject, insist that the horses are well fed, though this proposition finds few believers and is discredited by the appearance of every team of horses on the two lines. isgested this morning by one of engers on the car mentioned pre- that the air fnotors now in use Kington and Belt roads, unlike those approved by the Commissioners for the rapid transit equipment, surely re- tue inter-route recharging stations, such as Receiver Schoepf desires to establish along the lines of the two roads. It is the unanimous opinion of the observing pas- sengers on these routes that well-supplied feed boxes placed between the tracks at quarter-mile intervals would materially in- crease the chances of certain round trips though doubtless the horses, it is suggest- ed, would be so attracted by the unusual spectacle of good fodder that the progress could hardly be classed as rapid transit. AL CONSOLIDATION. COMPRESSED A New York Transaction That In- terests Washington People. A special dispatch to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat from New York, under date of October 22, states: After a six months’ fight between the General Compressed Air Company, the American Air Power Company and the Compressed Air Power Company, a combi- nation has finally been effected, under the name of the American Air Power Company of New York, with a capital of $7,000,000. It was incorporated at Albany September 27. The Metropolitan Traction Company is the largest single holder of the stock. The Compressed Air Power Company ac- cepted $2,250,000 for all of the Hoadly- Knight patents for this country. These cover the apparatus now in experimental use by the Metropolitan ‘Traction Company on the Lenox avenue line in New York city, and adopted by the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway and Belt lines in Washing- ton, D. C., and also adopted by the Or- leans and Jefferson Railway Company, New Orleans. ‘The principal members of the Compress- ed Air Power Company are William C. Whitney, Joseph H. Hoadly, Thomas Do- lan, Thomas F. Ryan, H. H, Vreeland, P. A. B. Widener, William L. Elkins and’ W. H. Knight. The American Air Power Com- pany owns the Hardie patents, and oper- ated a car on the 3d avenue surface line for some months, and also placed a loco- motive’ on the Metropolitan Elevated rail- road. It numbers among its stockholders Thomas F. Oakes, R. P. Flower, Collis P. Huntington, A. W. Soper and Henry Mar- quand. This compdny received $1,250,000 for its patents and rights. The new syndicate will’tontrol all the air- power patents in the United States, and will immediately put thé new cars on all the cross-town lines ‘in New York now op- perated with horse cars. The elevated roads will also adopt them as soon as the engines can be finished. Thomas F. Oakes’ of Northern Pacific fame, or George F) Blanchard, chairman of the Railroad Traffic Aissociation, will be president. There will be,nine directors, of which the Whitney interest will have five, and thus control thé company for the first year. A million déiars' worth of stock will be let out of the treasury at once at $400 a share. ElihusRoot and his partner, ‘larke. are-the attorneys for the syndicate. New works are to! be ‘built at once near New York and in New York state-or New Jersey, and cars wil be turned out as fast as possible. The ‘Metropolitan Traction Company will take 400 for the cross-town and Lenox avenue lines, and 100 will be | put on the belt line that runs along the North river front. Eighty cars will go to Washington for the Soldiers’ Home road, as the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia on the 18th instant approved of the air motor system, and granted permission to equip the road with these cars. For the use of the alr motor car no change of roadbed is necessgry, and it can be run at the same time with street cars. The cost of operating is less per car mile than under any other system, and the cars are lighter than electric cars. The air is stored underneath the car in iron dottles with a resistance of 12,000 pounds ‘pressure. Each car can be charged for a run of from fitfeen to thirty miles, and then with a five-minute lay-over can be recharged for immediate service. ‘The Iilinols Central railroad has accept- TAR, MONDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1897-14 PAGES. ed plans for 72-foot cars to be used on its suburban service out of Chicago, and it is the purpose of the syndicate to offer air power cars for suburban service through- out the country. ——___+ e+ ____ THE AIR MOTOR. No Pipe Line Believed to Be Needed in This City. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: 2 NEW YORK, October 24, 1897. Inasmuch as the Commissioners, I un- derStard,have given a permit té the Ecking- ton and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company to equip that line with the air-motor car,and as we who live in Brooklyn and have suf- fered the inconvenience of the horse cars for years, I naturally thought that while in New York I would look into the working ot the air motor in this city. I find that it is working in good shape on Lenox ave- nue, and that ft apparently is fully equal in rapidity, in safety and in convenience to any motive power employed here. If Mr. Schoepf shall equip the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway throughout its en- tire line with cars that work as satisfactor- ily as those in this city, the peop!e in Brook- land, Eckington and Washington will have no cause to complain. After riding upon the cars I went to the office of the company and had a talk with some of the people who are actively connected with the man- agement of the road. They tell me that they can run their cars from 125th street to the Battery and back with one charge of air; that the recharging does not take over two minutes, end that under pressure it can be done in one minute. I asked in regard to the necessity of the laying of the supply pipes along the line in Wasn- ington, and there was no one who believed that such pipes were necessary. They say that with the proper compressor, and with cars properly equipped, a single charge will last for ten miles, and that in Washington, as they understand the con- ditions. there is no necessity for the lay- ing of supply pipes. They say that the tests made in Washington have been un- der disadvantageous circumstances, be- ceuse at the power house there there is but a small compressor, insufficient to prop- erly recharge the cars without occupying from fifteen to twenty minutes. I asked if any order had been given by the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Ratl- way Company for air motors, and was told that none had been received. Of course, there had been a great deal of cor- respondence with Mr. Schoepf, but that no definite order for the equipment of the road had been received. I was told that if the order was given there would be no delay in its fulfillment here. Those who are interested in this mo- tor believe thoroughly in it, and are satis- fied from its operation in this city that it is the coming motive power for str railways. Of course, experiments are be- ing constantly made to perfect its working, and some of the most sanguine people im- agine that it will soon take the place of even the underground ¢lectric system. Th fact that such menas William C. Whitn: H. H. Vreel2nd, Thomas F. Ryan and W L. Elkins have become interested in the air motor is viewed as sufficient to indi- cate their belief in its practical utility and its vaiue as a money-making investme: While the Hoadley-Knight patents are the foundation on which this motor works, im- provements, it is said, are being |con- stantly made to render the system more perfect and more desirable. This week an election took place of the directors of this company, resulting in the selection of the followin; W. C. Whitne Thomas F. n, and, F. Pearson, W-. H. W. J. Bren- ington will remember tached to nan. Many in Wa: Mr. Brennan whet the Associated quently when he was the pri of Daniel F. Manning, when the was the Secretary of the Treasu’ He is now the treasurer of the Compressed Air Power Company, and Mr. Whitney, the former Secreta:y of the Navy under Mr. C.eveland, is its president. I do not know what may have been the developments in regard to the equipment of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Rail- way Company since I have been away from Washington, but it seems to me that if Mr. Schoepf honestly desires to give the citizens of Washington and its northeast- ern suburbs any improvement in the pr. ent mode of travel, and has reecived per- mission from the District Commissioners to use the air motor, there is no reason why that road should not be thoroughly equip- ped for rapid transit before the snow dlen: ie = | THE HEARD POSTPONED. Application of Belt Railway Bond- holders Not Considered Today. By agreement of counsel, the hearing in the case, of the application of the bond- holders of the Belt railroad asking for 2 sale of that road, which was to have been heard today, was postponed until Wednes- day. It is said there is no connection be- tween this action and the recent transfer of this railroad and the Eckington, togeth- er with the Columbia and Maryland fran- chise, to a syndicate of Baltimore capital- ists. It was merely done, it is said, to sult the convenience of the lawyers in the case, especially those from Baltimore, who could not very well be present at the hearing to- day. In this connection it is interesting to note that it is the opinion of those who have given the situation, as far as it relates to the interest of the Belt bondholders, some thought, that it is not the intention of the new syndicate to retain the ownership of the Belt road. In other words, it is thought wkile the case now pending in court will be contested by the representatives of those who own a controlling interest in the road, as well as in the other roads mentioned, it is probable taat they will allow the sale of the Belt to be made. It is the view of those above described that the new ‘syndicate will not care to retain the Belt line as a part of the system which, as is well known, includes street railroads in the city of Bal. timore, the proposed overhead electric road between Baltimore and Washington and the Eckington road in this city. According to this authority, therefore, the new owners of these properties, rather than advance the money which will be needed to pay the accrued interest on the bends, will allow the road to be put up at public auction. If these predictions shall prove to be cor- rect, and the Belt railroad is offered at pub- lic sale, the situation will be one of great interest, not only to the managers of ex- isting roads, but also to capitalists who look upon the Belt as likely to prove a profitable investment in the event that it is properly equipped, some changes made in the present route, and the read efficiently managed, elther as an independent line or {4 connection with some of the existing street railroads. There have been a good many rumors in regard to the future of this road, and it has been claimed by some that both the Metropolitan and Capital Traction roads would like to secure control of it. On the other hand, this has been as persistently denied. Another scheme which has been more or less discussed is to unite the Brightwood and the Belt roads in one sys- tem, and in this way supply to the former road a direct means of reaching the heart of the city. It is also asserted that there are capi- talists who would be willing to buy the Belt road without reference to any other line, and manage it as an independent line, be- lieving that in this way a profit could be earned on the investment. In any event, it is said, should the road in the future be managed by residents of this city, a more satisfactory service would be afforded to the public than has been given for some time past. —.__ TO MURDER SHERIFF MARTIN. Son of the Hazleton Officer Hears of a Conspiracy. An alleged conspiracy to murder Sheriff Martin, who led the deputies who fired upon and killed a score of strikers at Latti- mer on September 10, has been discovered by the arrest of John Seplak, who was wounded in the riot. The complainant was the sheriff's son William, who says he overheard Seplak threaten to kill his father. On Seplak was found a razor wrapped in a printed circular describing the shooting and calling for vengeance. From talk overheard it ts sald that the prisoner is one of a gang of fifteen detailed by the foreigners to murder the sheriff. He denies the charge. Gave a Lecture. Chief Engineer Baird of the navy gave an interesting stereopticon lecture before Hope Lodge of Free Mason Friday evening. He took as his subject that portion of Gen. Grant's tour around the world which was spent in the U. 8. S. Vandalia, in the Medi- terranean. The hall was crowded, many army and naval officers being present. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Prisoner Robbed While Under Lock and Key in Station House. Tramp Arrested for the Thett— “Sharps and Flats” Preparing for Entertainment—General News. Evening Star Bureau, No. 520 King Street. ° Bell Telephone No. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 25, 189 Robberies are often reported at police headquarters, but one that took place last night was perhaps one of the most r that has ever taken place in this city, not from the amount stolen, but for the man- ner and place in which it was done. Im- agine Officer Atkinson's surprise when he went into the cell room at the station house this morning about 6 o'clock and was told by a prisoner named Edward Perter that some cne had stolen his pipe and bag of tobacco while he was asle At first the officer did not believe Porter. He had been behind the bars and he (At- kirson) had the key to his cell door in his pocket, but Porter insisted. The officer could not imagine who hal committed the deed, so he decided to search a number of tramps who had been given a night's lodging and who were then lying on the cell room floor asleep. He awoke them and made them stand up in line alongside of the wall. With Officer Sher- wood to assist him, each was thoroughly searched, and the pipe and tobacco were found on a colored tramp named Isa: James. He was locked up and taken be- fore the mayor, who sent him to jail for ten days as a vagrant. It is supposed that James used a stick with a piece of wire in the end of it to get the pipe and tobacco. Sharps and F! Everything is being done by “Sharps and Flats” to insure a first-class production of “Pinafore,” which is to be presented at the Opera House tomorrow and Wednes- day evening for the benefit of the Hydrau- lion Steam Fire Engine Company. The fol- lowing orchestra has been procured for the performances: Mr. E. R. Dunn, violin; Mr. Lee Crandall, violin; Mr. E. P. Wint cornet; Mr. J. Iardella, clarione Nalls, trombone; Mr. W. R. ‘cello, and Mr. Sherman Fowler, piani: Police Court. The following cases were disposed of this morning in police court by Mayor Simpson Ferdinand Patton, drunk in the street, dis- missed with a reprimand; William H. Wil- liams, colored, charge, disorderly conduct and fighting, collateral forfeited; Edward Porter, colored, charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses, Gismissed upon his promise to pay for same: Samuel Jack- son, a small colored boy, charged with dis- orderly conduct, fined $2.50; Arthur Lee, Ses destroying public property, fined County Court Proceedings. The October term of Alexandria county court convened in this city this morning, Judge J. M. Love presiding. Several ca of minor importance were called and dis posed of. In the case of Joseph Johnson, colored, indicted for unlawfully shooting Maria Johnson, also colored, Johnson was repre- sented by Mr. John ‘A. Green; a plea of guilt, entered, and sentence fixed at one year in the county jail and a fine of s. A nolle pros. was entered in the c the commissioners against A. B. R son, indicted for carrymg a cone weapon, on account of the absence the state of important A recess was then taken. se of ben- aled from John dictments against him, will be set for trial this afternoon. Dismissed From Custody. The case of Leonard Gray, colored, who was charged by Sarah Jenkins, also color- ed, with having betrayed her under prom- ise of marriage, came up for trial before ‘Squire Mumford Saturday afternoon in Alexandria county. The only evidence produced was that of the girl herself, who testified that Gray had betrayed her under promise of marriage, as stated above. After nearing the evi- dence ’Squire Mumford dismissed Gray un- der the statute which provides that no man can be convicted of the above charge upon the uncorroborated testimony of the complainant. General and Person: Rev. F. T. Benson last night preached the third of a series of sermons to men in the Methodist Protestant Church, the subject being “Heavenly Trade Winds. In the corporation court Saturday the will of the late J. Albert Fields was ad- mitted to probate, and his brother, H. K. Fields, qualified ‘as adminiscrator. ‘The deceased left his property to his mother. The Southern railroad shops in this city were shut down Saturday in order to bring the monthly expenditures within the ap- propriation. The men returned to work this morning. The sale of the Tontine Hotel property on Cameron street, which was to have taken place Saturday, was postponed until Saturday next. The condition of Mr. French Smoot, whose illness has been mentioned in The Star, is somewhat improved today. Among those who passed successful ex- aminations before the state board of phar- macy at Richmond was Mr. J. A. Wasa- ington of this city. Mrs. J. T. Beckham, who has been vis- iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Dr. George Ross, in Richmond, returned to her home in this city Saturday afternoon. Mr. Frank E. Anderson has returned from Richmond, where he has been on legal business. Captain George A. Mushback, confined to his home on North Washington street by an attack of malaria fever, has so far recovered as to be up and about the house. ee GREENBACK PARTY REVISED. New Organization Started on N. tional Lines Chica; A special to the New York World from Chicago says: A new national greenback party has been organized here, with branches simultaneously springing up in Washington, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Detroit, and other cities representing at least a dozen states. The headquarters were established at Nos. 208 and 300 West Madison street, in this city, last June, and a campaign of education was begun. But it was not until October 16 that a declaration of principles was adopted and a name selected. The new organization is known as the national paper money party, and its branch organizations are known as Common-Sense Clubs. Its one object is financial reform-- the establishment of a national paper money—issued by the government. One effect of the new party will be, it Is said, forever to defeat any chances the Bryan following may have had. The silver politicians in Chicago are especially alarmed. The sixth district is former Gov. Alt- geld’s home, and it is declared that he fa- vors the new system of finance, and that he is quietly the leader in the new move. It is even said that he has notified Mr. Bryan himself that he can no longer be counted upon in a democratic campaign with silver as the battle cry. Needs Another Assistant. It bas been over a year since the District was deprived of the third engineer assist- ant to the Engineer Commissioner. Capt. 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Patients Sent to Insane Asylum—Real Estate Transfers, Thomas Wakenight, white, aged thirty- three years, who has no occupation, and who lived with his parents on 29th street, Was committed to the insane asylum Satur- day afternoon for treatment. The unfortu- nate man, who does not look to be as old he is, was a well-known ch: tor around town, and was always regarded as of a harmless disposition. Recemly his tricity assumed a more violent form, ad it was necessary to place him jum: for treatment. Thomas Fewkes was also sent same institution this morning. taken into turday a the was to He d examined eon, Who pronounced him suffering with b According to the police report, dangerous holes’ exist in th: section of the city, as follows: Over sewer in sidewalk at north- east corner of and M stre in riageway at southwest corner of 33d and M streets; in roadway in front of Cissell’s mill, K street. A dangerous break also exists in the carriage way of M street near the northeast corner of 30th street. An ex- cavation was recently made ther and hever repaired. Many wagon springs have been broken and a number of bicycle riders thrown at that point. A tree and box are reported as being down at the corner of 36th and M s . The watering tank for horses at isth and U streets is stopped, and the water overflows the sidewalk. Mr. J. Barton Miller has bought of Mr. J. D. Sullivan lot 1 d the south twenty feet of lot 131, at ai ated consideration, The property is located near the corner of 35th and R streets. Charles E, French and others have ef- fected the sale of several lots in the subdi- vision of Woodmont, on the Bethesda ros several miles above Tenleytown. To Charlie E. French two lots have been sold, the value of which is placed at $300, and to George H. Gingell two lots in the same subdivision for $150. Twenty-five acres of land on the Minor tract, located on the Little River pike | tween Falls Church and Rosslyn, have been sold by M. E. Church to A. H. Barber. The consideration is placed at $0, which makes the land sell at $20 per acre. The funeral of Mrs. Rebecea M. Wind- holtz was heid yesterday afternoon from her late residence in Tenleytown, and was attended by many friends of the deceased. The demise occurred Thursday afternoon at 2 o’cloek. The deceased was the widow of Charles Windholtz, and had reached the age of seventy-six. She had been a resident ef Tenleytown for years, and enjoyed a large circle of acquaintance in the village and in the eity. Rev. James W. Wightman occupied the pulpit yesterday morning at the West Street Presbyterian Church. His sermon was greatly appreciated. Mrs. Edward T. White and son of Knox- ville, Tenn., are on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Sullivan of 30th street. in trouble, FAMINE IN IRELAND. John Dillon, the Irish Leader, Tells of the Situation. In a letter to the New York World, John Dillon, the Irish leader in parliament, says of the threatened faiine in Ireland: It is admitted now vy all except Dyblin Castle that over large districts in the west and southwest of irelaud severe distress, amounting to famine in some places, will prevail during the coming winter and spring. As in 1845 and 1879 and other famine years, the government has begun by vigor- ously denying that there is cause for alarm, This attitude is always maintained until after the November rents are collected. Meanwhile the area and intensity of dis- tress is increased greatly by levying rents on a people who soon will Se face to face with starvation. Ejectments and processes for rent are falling like snowflakes over the distressed districts.