Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1898-14 PAGES. [ —s SPECIAL NOTICE SPIRITCALISM.—_W nw, F day INN'S HALL 1 6TH ST. DAY NIGHT. Also Friday du Host. nw. Miss MAGGIE ¢ the great medium. SPIITUALISM— kt DPR FRIDAY, February 11. Pierre Keeler, the well-known medium of 905 H st. nw., will give his wond ful slate-writing sittings for $1.00, from 9 te o'clock, It ckholders of the ‘OMPANY e of the in the T WEDNE h of Such t usfer books il Mareb <HIBITIO edd ‘works have been 1t* Spangles ler tures, Beads, ers made to ¢ TINENTAL SAVIN: we reserve discontinue $16 a t to of these fel0-16d <D OFFICE. ally to the You in this artistic de- 2 sto you. Esti- mates given upon reque Hard and soft woods—whichever you prefer. y. SMITH, Ist & Ind. av: . foot of 4th st. s.e. Estate of Seaton Perry. 4 To INT BIDDERS. uters of estate of a sive wutice to all fatend tc submit, bids for the. pur- stock, fixtures, leases and good will of the business ducted By the said oa onan” PUNTA AVN street i4th day of exe eon MONDAY MO ies in- . at the hour sigus and p! “Phone 217. “yuone 581. EATON Thee: FERRY. f dee who *Phone 1679 just as soon as you decide you want first- class printing. fiefs we do particularly well (0c. page—50 es), and our manner of getting up business ery 1s guining us a steadily increasing trade. LIOTT—506 16th st. nw. fel0-14d Money-earning reading for Andiron wanting folks. have less stock—we are willing to have less ‘ake your choice ef any Andfrov you may d pay us 20 per cent less than its wortit. Te THE TILE SHOP- 22 13th st. del74m,. Brace up. » use walking round there like a dead man er desing yourself up with drugs. Take some ‘Tharp’s Pure Ber! It will do you 1 the good in th . THARP, S12 F st. fe10-10d Rebinding and repairing Valuable old bovks—such as family Bibles, —is where I get in moe ot bee ates ond 2 antiga fo receive beat attention, HODGE ete. Caliahan’s steam joint cement M Makes a tight, perfect joint for 1 hand-holes, serew joints or any pl: eult to keep from leaking. Better weaper than red lead. John B. Espey, felv-lod saat ASSOCIATION OF § n-he s dilti- and HARDWAKE. 1vl0 Pa. ave. Firs y exhee Temple, 513 9th st. nw Feb. 10, at 8 p.m., Macam Ianthe Vignler Laris will appear in appropriate costumes. s, pantomimes and statue posing. SPIRITUALISM—MRS._ § medium. Sittings daily Dm. rs Circle Friday, fev-2t° Time to think —of getting ont of the new — sprix We've some novel and ples to show y well as pri werk ready premised! ADAMS, brochure styles! am- "98 ate Dp > the minute’ BYRON S. fed 14d Only 50c. Filing Cabinets— e quartered val an ornament to any office. se ets—all low very paper for ordinary use. Easton & Rupp, 42 ED STATIC AF PEACH york MPKINS — STRING BEANS—TOMATOES—AND ELUE BERRIES —in one-galloa cans—at packers’ prices. 1105-9 fel-tu,th,s-6t ALBERT A. WILSON HAS (PENED AN 0) ey to loan in any amount « security at the lowest rate of interest. a , “I Art Students’ League, Sos 17TH ST. N. W. Drawing anc painting from antique and Mfe. Industrial designing, composition, water color end sketebin special Saturday and evening classes. Apatomy and perspective. Circulars. trailed fed-1m SPIRITUALISM — MONDAY, WEDNE: ations on all subjects t slate writings. | jalS8-1m: ; 7 = For the Klondiki Life Insurance For, ts, Klondike Life insurance policies beught and mx = a T. D. HADDAWAY, City P. REGULAR ANNUAL MEE THE jeckholders of the Arlington Fire Ins. Co. for the District of Columbia will be held at the compaky's office, No. ave. Wash- ington. D. C., on THURSDAY, 24, Is9S, at the hour of clock m oo eleven (11) ¢ AVID MeMASTER, ‘Phoue 135. dei5-5tt CONDENSED LOCAL or carryin aled on his per- son Henry Sent to jail for thirty « Walter Matthews, whe lives at No. 708 Ist street southwest, accidentally shot him- self in the leg late lazt nig! He wa: walking along O street southwest between South Capitol and Half streeis at the time. Matthews was to i the Hospital in the patrol wagon. Charles Lyons was fully wounded in South Washington last night. He was on H street, when a brick thrown by some unknown person struck him on the head. The police patrol wagon was summoned and the injured man was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treat- ment. The contract with the Midvale Foundry Company for furnishing lamp posts to the District the Commissioners ordered set- tied on a basis of $1 per day for each day Emergency ulted and pain- taken to complete the contract in excess of the time stipulated in the contract. The District Commissioners have extend- ed for sixty days from yesterday, with- out penalty or cost of inspection, the con- tract with Adam McCandish for the con- struction of the Piney Branch sewer. —_.___ Steam: Arrivals. At Queenstown—Germania, York to Liverpool. At New York—Saale, from Bremen. ‘DEATH-DEALING FIRE | |Eight Killed and Over a Soore Injured at Pittsburg. PROPERTY LOSS OVER $1,500,000 |Many Firemen Among the Killed and Wounded. {AWE-INSPIRING SCENE ae PITTSBURG, Pa. February 10.—But eight bodies have been recovered instead | of fourteen, as reported. Four persons are missirg, and the firemen believe a number of others are still under the ruins. The dead, as identified, are Lieutenant of Police Berry, John Dwyer, William Scott, jr., Stanley Sipe, George Loveiess, William A. Wallrobenstein, Jo- siah Hanna, William Smith. The missing are: Nathaniel Green, Thos. Lynch, John Scott, Edward Barry. The Injured. Robert Rosamond, single, aged forty years, licutenant of engine company No. 2, right foot crushed; leg amputated below the knee at Homeopathic Hospital; he was also bruised about the body. Owen K. Felder, aged eighteen, compound fracture of the right leg. George Douglass, thirty- five years, of Bellevue, unconscious; it is thought he received internal injuries. ‘Owen Muliehan, married, thirty years, lacerated Beal Wm. Fieming, thirty-two years, singie, contusion of Lody and scalp wound. Jeseph Headley, eged fifty-five years. bruised about Lody and head. Kit Wilson, thirty-six years, of Paducah, Ky., received injuries abeut the h not fatal. Robert Dobson, thirty-tive years, badly injured about the head and body. Capt. J. A. A. Brown, superintendent of the bureau of building inspection, rignt leg cut and bruised; Peter Maione, aged twen- ty-mine years, siightly imjured about legs, Davis Siewart, aged fifty-two, badly cut by falling bricks; William Desmuke, aged thirty-three years, injured about head und shoulders, Chas. Wuson, struck by falling bricks and seriov hurt; Peter Malone, leg broken; Police Officer Rodgers, cut and bruised and injured internally; Mrs. Mary Desmuke, aged Uiirty-three, cut about head and arms and hurt internaliy; Chas. Simon, uged twenty, Wraveling salesman of Cin- cunati, badly cut on head by a@ brick; Geo. King, engineer, No. 7 engine compan. scaip wound and bruises; John Hunte sicker, No. 7 engine company, bruised and bein ankles spramed. List of the Missing. Nathaniel Green, accountant, Dallmyer building, supposed to be in the ruins; Thos. Lynch, iceman in employ of Chautauqua Company, supposed to be in the ruins on isth street; Edward Barry, watchman of the storage building. It is believed at least ten more bodies are in the ruins, which are still too hot to be remove he property loss will reach $1,500,000, and may ex from New that amount. The estimated losses are: Union Storage Company, 100; Hoevel- p warehouse and contents, $600,- Chautauqua Lake lee Company mail Penn avenue houses, tal, $) ‘The insurance on the property destroyed 00. o> o'clock last evening when smoke was seen issuing from the fourth floor of the Unicn Storage Company's building, on Pike street near ith. The building was six stories in height, and occupied almost the entire block be- tween 12th and Ith streets and Pike street and Mulberry alley. ‘The first floor front was occupied as of- fices of the Chautauqua Lake Ice Com- pany and a local office of the Union Stor- age Company. The second floor front con- tained the stables of the Chautauqua, and in the 12th street end they had their ic making plant, which occupied the three first floors. This was filled with valuable ice-making machinery and other property of the Chautauqua company. The balance of the building was occupied by the stor- age company. Immediately upon the discovery of the fire an alarm was sent in and was respond- ed to promptly, but owing to the constru tion of the building it was practically im- possible to fight the fire from without, while the volume of smoke inside the par- ticular division in which the fire occurred made it impossible to fight it from within. The only openings in the three fire walls dividing the great building were closed by heavy iron doors, and these were locked. Odds Against the Firemen. For three hours the firemen worked, scarcely knowing what they were doing. The iron shutters were impregnable to their attacks. The smoke that found its way out of the building filled Mulberry alley and Pike street, stifling the firemen and rendering them practicaily sightless. It would clear for a moment or two and they would again maneuver to make some headway, but to no avail. Finajly at 11 o'clock the flames burst out through the roof and shot upward a hun- dred feet in the air, making that part of the cily as light as day. This was the first note of alarm that started the flight of residents from their homes on Pike, 1th and 12th s Wo- men and children started forth barefooted and in their night clothes, followed by their husbands, bearing what little they could carry in their arms of their household ef- fects. he police were atchful and the crowds were kept back by fire lines and the fearful heat of the flame: Suddenly, above the roar of the flames d the puffing of fire engines, which were ywhere, came the more powerful noise The din of falling walls foretold destruction and death in thundereus tones. Those within the fire lines were seen to fall in all directions. Those outside the lines were not without the reach of danger. The great puff of air created by the explosion seemed to make everything sway and shake. Those not knocked down by the first awful blast started to run and were knocked down by the reactionary waves of air as the falling walls created a vacuum that seemed to draw in everything. It was on the Mulberry alley side, where the least danger was anticipated, the great- est volume of smoke and preliminary out- bursts of flame having come out of the Pike street side, that the force of the ex- plosion was the most severe, and there the greatest number of fatalities took place. Adjacent Buildings Crushed. The falling walls crushed in the rear of buildings having fronts on Pennsylvasia avenue. The side ef the Hoeveler building on Pike street was also crushed in and an entry made for the flames. At the h street end of the warehouse the most ter- rible effect of the explesion was manifest. ‘The entire front wes piled into the street. Explosion followed explosion for about half an hour between 12 and 1 o'clock. That entire front was piled into the street. every of the first explosion. CASTORIA FOR Infants and Children. SEE THAT THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF Chas. H. Fletcher 18 ON THE WRAPPER CF EVERY BOTTLE OF PITCHER’S CASTORIA TGE CENTAUR COMPANY. 17 Murriy st, ¥,¥. cannon, burst through walls fn all direc- tions. Burned-out walls came toppling déwn, aud firemen, policemen and spect ters were rendered almost powerless to act by the sense of awe and terror which the scene inspired. The old brick houses along Pennsylvania avenue from 12th to 13th street caught from the rear and burned rapidly. Only a few streams could be used on the Pennsylvania avenue fronts of these hcuses, and the crowd was slowly driven off the opposite side of the avenue to greater distances. A whole company of fic- ren was throwing a stream into the great storage house from a narrow court yard in the rear of Pennsylvania avenue, from which a much narrower alley led to the street. About 1:30 a.m. a particularly heavy ex- plosion occurred, and part of the heavy wall of the storage house toppled over on the roofs of the hovses and into the court yard. The firemen at work there escaped by the narrowest chance. An Awe-Inspiring Scene. In the meantime the scene on Pike street was an even more awe-inspiring one. The instant following the first big explosion the warehouse of Hoeverler & Co. caught fire and this was followed by the falling in of the walls of the building of the Chautau- qua Lake Ice Company. As the wall feil, Chief Humphries, who was standing near the entrance to the narrow street, called to the men of No. 12 Engine Company, who had just time to get away from the spot, when the line of hose and pipe was buried beneath tons of debris. Their escape was miraculous, cne fireman, named Reilly, be- ing struck by a falling brick as he jumped to obey the shouting warning of the chief. Through the Hoeverler warehouse tue flames swept like a dust cloud before the wind, The building, though new, was of ordinary construction and presented all that was needed in the way of material for a fierce fire. Added to this was the nature of its contents, 600 barrels of whisky. One after another of these barrels exploded, throwing blazing beams and rafters, mass- es of stone and brick into the air and scat- tering the firemen, police and spectators. From the blazing timbers, which were hurled in every direction, the flre was com- municated to the adjoining buildings. Mc- Kallup & Co.'s grain and feed warehouse on the correr of Pike street caught in the rear, and despite the efforts of the firemen the flames worked their way into the center of the building, and then mounted by the elevator shaft to the roof, through -which it was socn pouring. Many Narrow Escapes. There were many narrow escapes dur- ing the fire. The buildings on the corner of 13th sireet and Mulberry alley were oc- cupied by private families, and a number of these vere boarding houses, each con- taining from ten to twenty boarders. The house on the southwest corner, occupied by Mrs. Sipes and her four children and about twenty boarders, was wrecked by the explosion and the falling walls, but the family and other occupants of the building made their escape with only slight injuries. Edward Glennon, a pressman, lived in a house on the corner directly opposite the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company plant, and when the explosion occurred he was in the docrway ting his father to escape from the building. He was knocked off the steps to the ground by some flying bricks and other missiles, but was not seriously injured. William Desmal, with a family of six or seven children; James Pace, with his wife and three children; James Gallagher, with his wife and family of three children and thirteen boarders, and Mr. Miller and fam- ily, with boarders, who are bridge build- ers, numbering ten in all, were others who lived in adjcining houses, but all ped to places of safety, some being slightly injured. The houses and their contents were destroyed. The explosions were caused by the burst- ing of large tanks filled with ammonia, used in the manufacture of ice. W. C. Burtt, a prominent insurance man, places the total loss at close to $2,000,006: Burtt there is not an in- ice company in either Pittsburg or Allegheny that does not carry policies on the property destroyed. ‘The cause of the fire has not yet been discovered. ——_—>+— PRICE ON BARRIOS’ HEAD His Enemies Offered $100,000 for His Taking Off. Victim Was Aware of the Fact and His Friends Not Surprised at Result. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., February 10.— The news of President Barrios’ tragic death did not greatly surprise the colony of Guatemalans in this city, which is com- posed mostly of friends of the revolution- ary party. It was known here months ago that a big price had been set upon Barrios’ life. A syndicate of Guatemalams, some here and scme merchants in the disturbed country, cecmbined and offered $100,000 for the head of the dictator. The politicians went into the sch>me to regain their power and the merchants to avoid the heavy taxation on their prop- erty. The fact was notorious in Guatemala and Barrios himself knew of the offer. Ther? was much talk about it, and it was fully expected that attempts would, be made on the life of the dictator. About the first of the year an officer of the Aca- puleo, which plies between this port and C2ntral American ports, said in an inter- view here: “We heard in Central American ports that there was a standing offer uf $100,000 for the death of Barrios. He is well guarded, however, and whoever 2arns the blood money will have to run numerous risks. There are hundreds ready to take the chances, and as scon as the coffe crops are in you will see that a number of attempts will be made to take the life of the president of Guatemala. “The lead2rs of the late rebellion are all within striking distance of the Guatemalan frontier, and when their plans are matured they will make their presence felt. Quite a number of p3ople whose business keep them in Guatemala have sent their wives and families out of the country.” The A: win Killed. The Secretary of State today received the following cable message from United States Minister Hunter at Guatemala City: “President. Barrios was shot, instantly killed last night, while walking with two military officers near palace. Assassin while attempting to escape was immediate- ly killed by president’s staff. Manuel Es- trada Cabrera, temporarily, constitutional successor, peaceably installed all quiet.” —— 2+ OLEOMARGARINE FOR VETERANS. State of Ohio Appeals From Circuit Court Decision. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 10.—In the United States circuit court of appeals yes- terday arguments were finished in the ap- Dealed case of the state of Ohio against Genera] J. B, Thomas, governor of the Sol- diers’ Home at Dayton, Ohio, and the mat- ter was held under advisement. The was from a decision of Judge % instead of butter in the Boldiers” Home, of Ohio forbids the THE QFEICIAL WEATHER MAP. Naat oa EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars, or lines of equal air pressure, diawn for each tenth of an inch Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow. has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and ‘Low’? show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. THREATENING WEATHER. armer Weather Indiented for To- morrow Morning. Forecast till § p.m. Friday—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, threatering weather tonight and Friday; warmer Friday morning; south to southeast winds. Weather conditions and general forecast— ‘The storm yesterday morning in Texas has moved to Missouri, causing rain or snow in the Missouri and Mississippi_val- leys and the lake regions. It has grown warmer in New England and colder from tge Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains. Rain may be expected in the Ohio valley and the lower lake region, fair weather, followed by rain in the north Atlantic states, and generally fair weather in the middle Atlant{c and southern states. It wiil be coMer in the lower Mississippi valley and the southwestern siates. ‘The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported During the past twenty-four hours— Vichita, 1.74; Oklahoma, 2.34; Palestine, Rivers—The following changes in the rivers (in feet and tenths) have occurred: Riser, Vicksburg, 0.2; New Orleans, 0.3. Fallen, Cairo, 3.4. Above the danger line and rising, Vicks- burg, 1.6. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of 8 a.m., Great Falls, temperature; dition, 36 ing reservoir, temperature, 5; rece! 35; condition at north connection, 86; con- dition at south connectioi reservoir, temperature, 36 fluent gate house, 36 34 36; distributing condition at in- effluent gate house, Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 4 am., and 4:11 pm. High tide, 10:01 a.m., and 10:20 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 4:36 a.m., and 4: p.m. High tide, 10:49 a.m., and 11:06 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 6:58 a.m.; 5.31 p.m. Moon rises 9:59 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:57 a.m. The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 6:40 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 6:05 a.m. The light- sun sets, ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arce lamps lighted at > p.m.; extin- guished at 6:20 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clcck yesterday aft=rnoon: February 9, 4 p.m., 54; 8 p.m., 42; mid- night, 34. February 10, 4 a.m., 31; 8 a.m., 32; 12 m., 50, and 2/p.m., 55. Maximum, 55, at 2 p.m., February 10; minimum, 30, at 5 p.m., February 10. The following are the readings of the Larometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afterncon: February 9, 4 p.m., 30. midnight, 3 February 10, 4 a.m., 30.34; 8 a.m., 30.36; 12 » and 2 p.m., 30:30, S p.m. 30.34; THE TELEPHONE WAR. Citizens Continue to Discuss the Local Company. Because of the inability of counsel for the respective parties to agree as to the word- ing, Judge Cox has not yet signed an order in keeping with his decision in the Hotel Fredonia telephone ca The attorneys for Mr. Danenhower and the legal representa- tives of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company today submitted to Judge Cox their respective drafts'of the proposed order. From the two, it {% expected, the court will prepare and sign’ thesfinal order stood that Iftigation, so far ting local telephone system is no Means at an end. A yeformed that a as the ex! concerned, is by Star reporter was today prominent business mn propeses, in the near future, to file suit. He intends to maintain in the courts his right to tele- phone his place of business, where is lo- cated a telephone for Which he is a regular subscriber, through the medium of any other telephone instrume#t in the city, without making payment therefor, in ad- dition to the regular amount paid for the use of the {phone at, pis place of bysiness. ‘The course to be pursued, it is said, may be by suit in equity, suit at law, for man- damus or suit at law to recover damages. S#i11 Interested. Local business men continue to discuss the telephone crusade with unabated inter- est, and more and more stories of the pe- cullar methods of the company are coming to the surface. The head of one of the biggest business houses in the ¢ity recent- ly, according to one of these stories, was informed by Mr. Bryan, the president of the telephone company, that his telephone was being used by outside parties, and that such use would have to stop. The busi- ness man promptly respouded that it should stop. He tuld Mr. Bryan that his firm used and paid for twenty-four telephones, and that he wanted every one of them taken out the next day, and that, further, he pro- posed to issue directions to his employes to cut every televhone wire that crossed any of his property, and there were a good many of them. It is, perh needless to say that nothing more was id by the telephone company about outside use of this gentleman's telephones. Mr. G. H. Henry writes to The Star: “When I was doing business in Cleveland, Ohio, last summer the Home Telephone Company charged two dollars for house service and three dollars for business pur- poses per month—underground wires and bes service. All through Missouri and lower Illinois the service is lower still. De- troit, Mich., has good service at a very low rat Pee THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Present, the Chief Jus- tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard. 452, Warner, administrator, agt. Balumore and Ohio Railroad Company; judgment on mandate of Supreme Court of the United States entered. 765, Huysman agt. Evening Star Newspaper Company; passed. 753, Browning azgt. National Capital Bank; ar- gument commenced by W. F. Mattingly for appellant, continued by O. B. Hallam and J. J. Darlington for appellees. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Woodbury agt. Sheriff; appearance of absent defendants ordered. Davis agt. Gottwals; time to take testimony limited to fifty-five days. Second National Bank agt. Loeb; Lincoln National Bank allowed to intervene. Dorman agt. Dorman; time to take testimony limited to 105 days. Daish agt. Phillips; sale decreed with John Ridout, trustee, to sell. Kan2 agt. Kane; do. with L. C. Williamson trustee to sell. Pillsbury agt. Hollidge; sale finally rati- fied. In re Fred’k Bosse, alleged lunatic; Henrietta Bosse appointed committee. Mar- tin agt. Wheeler; witness Wheeler required to answer certain questions. Woodley agt. Woodley; appearance of absent defendant ordered. In re James MgCandlish, alleged lunatic; writ de lunaiico inquirendo ordered to issue. Clark agt. Clapp; trustees allowed to pay $13.46 into registry, Equity Court Noi2—Justice Hagner. Dixon agt. Baker;:time to take defend- ant’s testimony limited to thirty days. Colonna agt. American Correspondence School; pro confessd and reference to au- ditor. Draley agt. Brown; trustee author- ized to convey. Tompkins agt. Leighton; order setting cause fpr hearing February 15. Starkweather agt. er; order as to distribution of proceeds from sale. Manogue agt. Lang et al.; order sétting aside sale. Circuit Court No, f Justice Cole. Estate of Hugh A Harilson; verdict sus- taining will. Ulster Bkwe Stone Co. agt. Fanning; judgment by. default. Ganter agt. Weser; flat on sci. binson agt. Wis- trict of Columbia; on trial. Circuit Court No; 2—Justice McComas. weet et al. agt. Riegel; judgment by de- Criminal Court No, 1—Chief Justice Bing- ham. United States agt. Geo. W. Taylor; vio- lating section 3874, Revised Statutes, United States; verdict of guilty, with recommen- tion to mercy; sentenced to jail for ninety s and fined $25, Criminal Court No. 2—Justice: Bradley. United States agt..Maxmillian N. Falk; adultery; defendant surrendered; surety re- leased; recognizance, $1,000, taken, with 8. S. Belt surety. United States agt: Wm. M. Strather, murder; on trial. —_>——_ ‘Waa Acquitted. : Cornelius McCarthy, who’ was arrested foun rr Sulla oa onaial peop ir. Folli was acquit J charge in the Police Court yesterday. BUILDING OPERATIONS. Report of the Inspector for Month of January. Mr. John B. Brady, the inspector of buildings, has submitted to the District Engineer Commissioner a report of the buildiug operations in the District during the month of January, 1808, and will here- after submit a similar report every month. During the month past 105 building per- mits were issued, calling for an estimated expenditure of $157,037. The report in detail ts as follows, the first figures showing the number of permits is- sued during the month and the second set of figures giving the estimated buildings: Bri frame repairs, ables, 2, $1,300; mu: office, 1, $400; flat or apart- ;_bakery, 1, $300; en- + conservatory, 2 Iks, 1, $15; sheds, total, 105, $157,037. following summary shows the dis- tribution of the improvements in the dif- ferent sections of the city and the value cf sami Buildings in cou in northwest, $33, t $38,200; buildings buildings in south- west, $21,200; buildings in northeast, $8,100; tetal, $1 ; Tepairs in county, $385; re- pairs in northwest, $43,579; repairs in south- west, $2,405; repairs in northeast, $1,145; re- fairs in southeast, % total, $48,4 ee IN HANDS OF JURY. The Case of William Strather Sub- mitted Today. The greater part of the session of Crimi- nal Court No. 2 today was devoted to ar- guing to the jury by counsel in the case of William M. Strather, charged with the murder of Rosa Talbot the 15th of last October. Attorney Roodhouse opened the ments in behalf of the defendant. He was followed by Attorney Truitt. The closing address for the government was made by Assistant District Attorney Shillington at 0 o'clock this afternoon. Judge Bradley then charged the jury at jength. The jury at 3 o'clock retired. Those who have followed the case closely are of the opinion that a verdict will be reported after brief deliberation. Saag A New Canceling Ink. The Post Office Department has intro- duced a new canceling ink for use in the service. The officials think it is superior te that now in use because of the fact that it neither dries on the pad or clogs the stamping machine and penetrates the fiber of the stamp itself to such an extent that it cannot be eraced without destroying the surface of the stamp. The use of the new ink will, it is said, result in a con- siderable saving to the government, as it will prevent the washing of stamps with a view to their further use as is now done to some extent. argu- > — Kentucky May Have Prize Fights. FRANKFORT, Ky., February 10.—A bill on prize fighting or glove contests, an ex- act copy of the Nevada law, has been in- troduced in the state senate. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS. AMUSEMENTS. ATTORNEYS AUCTION SALES. . BIC Be... BUSINESS CHANCES. Page 12 Page 10 -Page 12 -Page 14 EXCURSIONS FINANCIAL FOR EXCHANGB...... FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. FOR BENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Halls)... FOR RENT (Henses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Ofiices)..... FCR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables) FOR RENT (Stores) FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Mpscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. SOTELS........ LADIES’ GOODS. LEGAL NOTICES. qececeninnanrneeninat iia FINANCIAL FINANCIAL. Prior Lien Mortgage Five Per Cent 25 Year Gold Bonds of the Detroit City Gas Company, DETROIT, MICH. Interest payable in New York January 1 and July 1. BONDS dated January 1, 1898. Continental Trust Company of the City of New York, Trustee. AUTHORIZED ISSU AMOUNT OF PRESENT ISSUE RESERVED in hands of Trustee to be used only in making future extensions and improvements. . . .$1,000,000 TBE DETROIT CITY GAS COMPANY was - ganized by Emerson McMillin & Co. for the pur- pese of acquiring the gas properties, rights and franchises in Detroit, Michigan. The City of Detroit bas a population of over 250,000, and fs one of the most substantial and Prosperous cities In the country. The Bonds are a prior Hen on the property, rights and fran- chises of the Detroit City Gas Company, embrac- irg the properties formerly the Mutual Company, the Detroit Gas Light Company and the Michigan Gas Company (the later being a company organized for the purpose of furnishing natural gas in the city of Detroit), and includiag all the gas properties in the city. The company operates under a franchise grant- ed in 1893 for a terms of thirty years. The rates received for gas are as follows: For manufactured gas for il- lumination s-ss+ $1.00 per 1,000 ft. For menufactured gas for fuel... 80 For natural gas. he pe The Manufacturing Plant of the company is in excellent coftdition, being provided with the best modern appliances for the economical manufacture of gas and of adequate capacity for several years to come. The Distributing Plant consists of 201 miles of mains for manufactured gas and 136 miles for natural gas—a total of 337 miles. The natural gas mains include a pipe line from Detroit to Toledo, a distance of about 51 miles. The Net Earnings of the company for the fiscal year ending Feb- rucry 28th, 1897, were $269,500. For the fiscal year ending February 28th, 1898, the net earnings Emerson McMillin & Co., Bankers, 40 Wall st., New York. Marquand & Parmly, Bankers, 160 Broadway, New York. Will be about $300,000, estimated on the U ot {ucrease as shown at the close of the calendar year ending December 31st, 1807. @ result of contemplated chauges, it 1s estt- pt earnings for ISv8 will be not for 18%, $511,000, and for ‘These estima under practically the same managem: of approximately equal population and similarly are based results obtained in cities located, as to the cost of operating expenses. The bonds will be ready for delivery about the Ast of March. Payments to be made the Continental Trust ¢ New York, and the Inte mpany issued therefor exchangeable for the bends when ready for delivery. Checks to be made payable to the order of the Continental Trust Company of the City of New York. Terms of payment: Ten per cent on application; balance on or before March Ist, 1808. Application will be made to have the bonds listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The mortgage securing the bonds has been passed ~ upon and approved by the following: Mr. Frank Sullivan Smith, Messrs. Tracy, Boardman & Platt, Mr. W. F. Douthirt. Of these bonds $2,800,000 are offered at PAR AND INTEREST. Applications for the same may be made to the undersigned or the Continental Trust Company up to 8 o'clock on February 15th, 1888, at which time allotments will be made. * Right reserved to reject or reduce any subscrip- tion. e Trust Charles D. Barney & Co., Bankers, 122 South 4th st., Phila., Pa. E. N. Morison & Co., Bankers, 212 E. German st., Baltimore, Md. Detroit City Gas Company Bonds ==-Subscriptions Received By--= E. N. MORISON & CO., Bankers and Brokers, 212 East German Street, fe10,12&14-3t BALTIMORE, MD. American Security And Trust Co. Banking House, 1405 G n.w. Storage Warehouse, 1140 15th st. Capital, $1,250,000. Surplus, 000. Boxes for safe keeping of valuable papers, jew- Safe ery, ete. for rent. tn large burglar-proof vault. Coupon rooms, with every convenience. Price, from $5 per an- rd. Deposit “x. OFFIC! ©. J. BELL. BRITTO - President Vice President -.‘Treasurer <Trust Officer - Secretary Varehouse uditor - Assistant Secretary G AND LOAN AS- E 1313 F st. n.w. (Established 1890.) —Issues paid-up stock bearing 6 per cent inter- secured by first trusts on improved real s- e0. IN REAL ESTATE. constantly on hand money to Joan on real estate in such amounts as may be required, and at rates of interest varying from 5 to 6 per cent, according to location and security. No delay. Apply by rson or by letter. oe 7 UNB. i, WARNER & CO. $a25-1m ‘916 F at. MONEY TO LOAN §%, 5 1-2%, 6%. Being the Washington representatives of four of the largest savings banks of Baltimore, Md., together with private clientage, We are pre: pared to entertain all first-class loans at a mini- mum cost to the borrower. Wescott, Wilcox & Hieston, a20-1m 1907 Tenn. ave. n.w. MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS FROM $1,000 UPWARD, AT LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST. REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT. R. 0. HOLTZMAN, ‘COR. 10TH AND F STS. N.W. jal-tt Must Cease Granting Storage. The interstate commerce commission, in an opinion by Commissioner Yeomans, has announced its decision of the case brought by the American Warehousemen’s Associa- tion against the [linois Central Railroad Company and fifty-two other carriers, known as the “free storage case.” It holds that a common carrier with no general duty to act as a wareiiouseman for indefinite periods, in connection with its primary ob- ligations as @ common carrier, cannot as- sume to provide shippers with valuabie warehouse facilities which are not essen- tial to its business as a carrier, without furnishing them for all shippers at ail tgmes and upon the same terms and notify- ing the public. Carriers will therefore be required to plainly indicate upon the schedule published and filed with the com- mission what storage in stations, ware- houses or cars will be permitted and all the terms and conditions upon which the same To Obtain the Brules’ Consent. Inspector McLaughlin of the Indian bu- reau will leave here in a few days for the Lower Brule reservation in South Dakota, to obtain the consent of three-fourths of Washington Z Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE COR. STH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLI Loans in any amount made op real ‘estate or collateral, reasonable rates. Interest paid upon deposits on daily bal- ances subject to chek, J This company acts as executor, admipis- trator, trustee, agent, treasurer, registrar and in all other fiduciary capacities. Boxes for rent in burglar and fire-prooft vaults for safe deposit and storage of val- at IVHLTIT ITH Jory Bible packages }OHN JOY - -President JOUN A; SWOPE. Vice ‘Prealdent 2a Vi JOHN BR. CARM a | ANDREW PARKER. . JOHN L. WEAVER. fed-th,s,w tft - “The way to begin—is to begin.” All You've Guessed About SavingsBanks MAY BE WRONG! Deposits need not necessarily be large. The smallest sum calls for no more book- keeping than the largest amount—then, too, the money is on demand—just as if it nestled in your pocket. No drawn-out for- malities are essential to. be a de- positor. Signing your name and five min- utes’ time complet the transa: A e might there's many oth advantages == 1. Remember, $1 starts an account. Union Savings Bank—1222 F St. fea WM._B. GURLEY. J. V. BARROS. GURLEY & BARROSS, BANKEPS ANI ERS, 1835 F s Members of WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. wa New York. Correspondents, HUNTER, COOPER & CO. Members of NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Stocks, Bonds and Local Securities Bought and Sold—Cash or in. Private Wire to New York. Telephone Jo27-14,1m Lewis Johnson & Co., Bankers (ESTABLISHED 1858), 1315 ¥ STREET N. W., SUN BUILDING. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. BONDS AND 8POCKs. CABLE TRANSFERS. LETTER: OF CREDIT. jal4-Im C. T. Havenner, BOOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING, ADAMS BUILDING, 1333-1335 F ST. N.W., Stock and Grain Broker. Direct Wires to New York and Chicago. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions, Cotton, Bouzht and sold for CASIi or on MARGIN. Carefu: attention given to FRACTIONAL LOTS. Correspondent FL 1WRING, 10 Wall st. New York. -po29-21d CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New York Stock Eachange, 1419 F st., Glover building, Correspordents of <4 Moore & Schley, 80 reodwans Bankers and Dealer in Government Bonds, ‘Deposits. rehange, ‘Loans. listed a = of N on Pl hg ‘or the ex ew Begton “and staltmore baie aa Speciatey ‘nde ‘ot Tnveatmeut"necuritier. Dis trict end all locul Railrond, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt tn. fsiiea eared satire W. B. Hibbs & Co., BAXKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADEXEULG. THALMANN & CO, 4c6-168 New York. Money at Per Cent toLoan am & McLERAN, 1008 F et.