Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1898-16 PAGES. —— seteoctonts A Cash only and the narrowest margin of profit. Rushing Business. If business keeps on increasing at this pace we'll soon be doing all the furniture business of the town. Every week we have to add on another wagon to get the orders shipped. There’s no use talking, cash wins! People are getting weary of paying the big ig, prices at credit houses. 2 We have as fine a stock this fall as you want to see; four big store sely packed with the newest and prettiest designs of Furni- tnre and Carpets. Everything you can think of. These few prices we mention will tell you why our stores are crowded with pur- chasers all the time, and remember, everything we sell is just as cheap in proportion. 2 $30.00 Parlor Suite, $19.85. handsome Suite, covered in fine damask. A very pretty mahogany- finish frame, well & $19.85. Gur price only... $20.00 Couch, $11.85. ‘This is a magnificent value. Large Size Couch, in velou corduroy, fine- reall: ee en OU Oo. Iron Beds. Always be: in mind that we are A $29.00 Value for $12.85 headquarters for Iren Beds. We guaran- — le Bk OO ee tee bigger values thin any one else can Room Sutie, swell-top drawers, cast 5 ‘ nmense stoc beaee trimmings, ‘bevel ‘plate mitror. give you. We have un immense stock t and best designs. of all the new Carpets. ent is in splendid shape, » taken particular care to xet Our Tapestry Carpet at equal at $1.50. See +t. athe $12.85. Sideboard, $7.85 tecanse that Is the e ever seen it mark- neat design, A nr $7.85, $12.50 oes ‘This di oak, ss mirror Our price... ACKSON BROS. ®t ouses. 915 = 917-919 = 921 Seventh Street. Betetetecee SoeSeeeseesesetececetectengensongectestoneoedesfontontontoatontnatontenieerensonsorconsonteoegeege lie Our Great Anniversary Sale. Another Day of Snappy Values. OUR UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT CLAIMS YOUR EN- tE ATTENTION FOR A BIG RECEPTION OF SPECIAL TIRE : cloth Sale of the Season! BARGAINS. The Oil quatitity! The entire sample line of the biggest and the best mill in Germantown. f sand Draperies and Hostery nnd the like are frequent enough—bat when r having seen a sale of sample Ofleloti s? “rare as icebergs In August. t to suerit sities. in eve thy ¥ row tomorrow fs made All sorts and des variation of pattern in the pr se. Wei widths in the usual way. women whe Gnd them. We're going to for the real value ply three times, these pric All that we wapt to keep in mind + biggest snap of our uphelstery cxreer, and we mean to take the des of xoods. You'll . Floor, ed i wide pleces by sibly sell thi two or thr the It’s twice, much Is is. 240 lengths of Stair Oilcloth, in light and dark de- signs. Every piece perfect and of the first quality. Ex- 414 i ° 173 pieces of 5-4 Table Oilcloth, in White Mosaic and dif- q Gs ferent colored designs. Unmatchable at less than 15c. a yard... ere is a collection of about 225 lengths of Colored Floor Oilcloth of 4-4, 5-4, 6-4 and 8-4. The pieces range 1 to 6 yards in length. than 25¢. a square yard. These goods are worth no les Seme pieces are worth all of 50c. The patterns of a few become blurred in printing and others were defaced somewhat through imperfect registering of colors. The material, however, is as perfect as any ever produced. You can 1 5¢ im pick obthe We lors..22. os. crac BERC Sq. eyd. y we've reached em. The creme de la creme of the buying. 840 short pieces of the very best quality Linoleum in the market. As tough in texture as untanned leather. As soft to the touch as a rich velvet. As ss to the tread as rubber itself. ad surest wearing color: ular stock the pric All the best pat- Tf you bought the e gt mi re would be $1.00 23¢ sq. yard. In short ler tees He aeae a oyd. ° ° China Matting. I Q if i floor in th 1 of the year with Mattings? If you don't kuow 5 ‘ 1 yorrow If son attend ale. ht 75 pieces of China Matting—all full sample pieces of 4c a importer. It’s a known fact to every one that the ually used in samples from which 16c. are worth from 25 Rugs-=--Rugs. to place one in every home—and according to these spectal Will go to the different sections of the elty before closing +--+. 49¢, » $1. Special..........70¢, - $1.49 $1.98 -- 29e. ---49c, Regular price, $1.50. Spe- ecece core UE, Regular value, $1.50. Spe- \Moquet and Velvet Rugs, 30xCo. Regular price, $2.00. Spe- 2+ $1.49 Regular price, $2.50. Worth a yard. 18-inch Smyrna Rugs. Regular price, 6gc. Special. : ich Smyrna Regular pric 30-inch Smyrna Rugs. Regular price, $1.98. Special 30-inch Smyrna Rugs. Regular price, $2.69. Special Brussel Rugs. Regular price, goc. Special......... ussel Rugs, 22x36. Regular price, 75c. Special. . ley’s Body Brussel Rugs, 30x60. 1 ] soc. Spe- Fee OCs . KANN, SONS & G0., 8th and Market Space. ELEVATOR. and the statement of District At- AGAINST ASPHALT RIN SLING iis ey Gardiner that the r:port ef the com- 7 =. = - | missioners of accounts was to be placed One Res eum Mesetts. rome the | terectie igranio saree erste develop- Investigation i Prauds. ments that caused consternation a mong the asphalt | ompanik T in the r e wle's son, Henry B. Towle, jis treas he Atlantic Aleatraz | ing Company, which, as has been s the Herald, is one of the c¢ npanies that erative con- scounts “k, has gained Diy result in rds of public igated and ds of letting aepartment of public works bav ‘m= | bers of their families connected with com- Fanies receiving contracts. District Attorney Gardiner is busy exam- ining the reports mads to the mayor by the commissioners of accounts. He said they would probably be laid before the srand dvry in @ few days, contracts. ry resignation of Stevenson eer in the depa of highways, to Mayor Van Wyck yes- SETTLED BY COMPROMISE Case Ends After Twenty-Two Years of Litigation, Suit of Margaret Hetzel Against B. and 0. Railroad Company for Damages. After remaining on the docket for over twenty-two years, and having gone back and forth through all the District courts and the Supreme Court of the United States, the case of Margaret Hetzel against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was compro- mised today in Circuit Court No. 1, Justice Cole presiding. This disposition of the case was agreed upon by Mr. Frank W. Hackett, counsel for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Hamilton & Colbert, representing the railroad company, but the terms of the compromise were not made public. April 24, 1876, Margaret Hetzel entered suit against the Baltimore and Ohio com- pany on the law side of the District Su- preme Court, asking $10,000 damages. She owned property in the neighborhood of B and North Capitol streets, and claimed the railroad tracks built along there obstructed her real estate holdings and damaged the lots in value to the amount mentioned in the declaration. The case was first tried in the Circuit Court, going from that tribunal to the general term, and coming back to a special term of the Circult Court for another trial. It was afterward taken to the. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia and from there went before the Supreme Court of the United States. At the last session of this highest court of the land the case Was remanded to the Circuit Court of the District for a retrial. it wes one of the first cases on the Oc- tober docket and was taken up this morn- ing immediately after the jury in Circuit Court No. 1 had been called. Mr. Hackett, who his represented the plaintiff continuous! ince the filing of her suit, is the only lawyer who remained in the case from the first. He spoke interes ingly today on the progress of the suit through the various court The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was criginally represented by Juége Walter S. Cox, who left the case when ne became aa associate justice of the District Supreme Court, which position he new holds. Judge Cox was succeeded by James H. Buchanan and by R. T. Merrick, respectively, as counsel for the defendant company. Fol- lowing Mr. Merrick, Mr. Martin F. Morris, Pow an associate justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, took up the case. He was succeeded by Messrs. Hamilton and Colbert, the railroud’s pres- ent counsel. a CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. Accusation Made by Mrs. Archer Against Walter Glove: Walter Gloves, a neatly-dressed colored man, who is employed in the Navy Department, was given a trial in Judge Kimball's court this morning on a charge of assaulting Mrs. Mary Archer, colored, who lives at 232 L street The de- fendant rented a room Archer's house and she calied at the department on the 16th of August to collect $2 which she claimed he owed her. While in the depart- ment she claims he assaulted her. She told the court that when she called at the de- parimenc to see the paymaster Gloves struck her four times and knocked her down. He also threatened to kill her, so she stated. ow, Mrs. Archer," said Attorney Jones, vt it true that all he did was to beg you to leave him alone?” No, indeed,” answered Mrs, Archer, m not going to tell a lie for anybody, for I belong to the Shiloh Baptist Church and won't tell a story. Counsel attempted to show that Mrs, Archer had instituted the charge because of ty who is unfriendly to but witness said she had sworn out xarrant beeause of the assault and for reason. 39] fendant denied that he had used any bad language. When Mrs. Archer: called on him, he said, she wouldn't walt until he could get the money from the pay- master. Instead of w she made an outery and caused considerable excitement. He admitted that he took her by the arm, but in a friendly wey to escort her to the chief clerk's room. When he did this, he said, Mrs. Archer grabbed him by the ‘col- 1 nd struck at him sey . When he pushed her off and she fell down. Gloves said he had been sick for about two weeks and had not had a chance to pay Mrs. Archer. A young weman who < companied Mrs. Archer to the department said she truck One of the me: Ss department said that Mr. ¢ her down” when she put her hand in his Another witne e woman th saw me strike her,” said the de- n! admit I pushed her down, but I had reason for it.” It was stated by counsel that the bill was not a month old, an t Mr. Gloves had no idea of defrauding Mrs. Archer. Jadge Kimball, commanting on the case, said he thought the woman did not use ‘i ion in going to the department ng upon the penalty the judge said he would take in consideration the provoca- tion. A fine of $10 was imposed. —> CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, Ceremonies Attending the Opening of the Institution. The formal opening of the Catholic Uni- scholastic year 1898-9 took ay. Mass of the Holy Ghost celebrated by the right r2verend recter, Mgr. Conaty, at 9:30, and the Divinity Chapel at Caldwell Hall was filled with professors and students in their academic costumes. After the mass the right reverend rector presided over the ceremony of the profession of faith, which is made annually by all the professors of the university. The Very Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, D. D., dean of the faculty of di- vinity, read the profession of fafth, after which all the professors came to the altar and took the oath of profession, reverently which was by ey there was s nd students in the assembly room of Mc- hon Hall, where the right reverend re, toz addressed the students, welcoming all to the work of the year and encouraging them to earnestness and enthusiasm in their studies, remind: them of the se- riousness which university life demanded. He held up before them the ideals of truth, which each one should strive to follow, and bade them to canscientious and persis: ent endeavor, in order to attain to the high. est results. The session was then formally opened. The rector subseqiently met th2 profes- sors and instructors in the senate room of the university and spoke to them of the pirposes of the university, which called from them an unity of action as well as a disinterested devotion to the sacre of truth in the fields of higher according to Catholic ideals. The rest of the day was occupied in the registration of students and consultations with pro- fessors as to courses of studies. The outlook for the year was declar=d to be very encouraging from the large nurn- ber of new students presenting themselves for the different departments. Noticeable amcng the students who returned were those who had left the university to enter the army at the beginning of the war with Spain. All the prof2ssors were present at the openirg. Among the new ones wei- comed to the feculties were: Rev. Richard. Henebry, Ph. D., who has just returned frem his studies in Germany to take charge of the chair in Gaclic; John Joseph Dunne, Ph. D., of New Haven, from Yale Uni- versity, to act as temporary teacher of Latin, and James McDonald, A. M., of Bos- ton, from Harvard University, who comes as an instructor in the school of law. ’ —_—>_ Why He Ran Away. “Why did you run when the policeman appeared?” & colered boy named Ernest Baxton was asked by Judge Scott this morning when he appeared on the stand to explitin a charge of disorderly conduct. ‘Anybody will run when 2 policeman is after him,” was the boy’s answer. Witnesses told of a disorder on 10th street, near a church, and Judge Scott im- posed a penalty of $% or ten days, and warned Baxton that a heavier fine will be imposed if the offense is repeated, WHEELER ON CAMP WIKOFF Conditions at Montauk Point Desoribed by the General. ————— Some Delay in Transportation — Red Tape, He Sayp, Wax Not Observea— Things Needed Were Sent For. After the report‘of The Star of the pro- ceedings of the war investigating com- mission was clo¥ed yesterday afternoon General Wheeler continued to testify in ref- erence to the conditions at Camp Wikoft, Montauk Point, L. 1, after he arrived there. In reply to a question, he said the trans- Portation facilities at Camp Wikoff were deficient. All transportation had to be ac- complished over a one-track rallroad, 116 miles long, and connecting with Long Is- land City. Transportation could have been had by the government transports, but be- cause of a provision in the contract made by the government with the Long Island Railroad Company other means for trans- portation by sea could not be resorted to. “What official was responsible jor the making of that contract?” “That I do not know,” replied General Wheeler. In reply to questions by ex-Governor Beaver General Wheeler said while at Camp Wikoff he had heard of shortage of medicines, and upon calling the attention of Colonel Forwood, the chief surgeon, to it he was told that if there Was a shortage in any division all that was necessary was for the surgeon to send to the medical storehouse in order to get what he needed, but that it was not possible to yive cut supplies at one time, that several supply only could be given out at a time. eee Beaver—What ospital capacity when you ded at poapltall you landed at Camp General Wheeler—About 900. was the He thought that the camp had been he arrived. Gen. Wheeler read a paper that had been Prepared from data furnished him from the transports on their arrival at Montauk showing that after he took command, Au. gust 17, over 21,000 men arrived there. Of this number 3,252 were reported as sick on their arrival, and 87 soldiers had died on the Voyage from Santiago. Fully half of the whole number, however, were really sick when they reached Montauk. When he arrived at Montauk there were about twenty ambulances ready for service, and he increased this number by as many more. ; Gen. Wheeler the camp. Ex-Gov. Woodbury—“What were the com- the hospital capacity of sufficient up to the time described the character of Plaints received by you from parents or relatives in regard to cruel treatment?’ Pleased Parents. Gen. Wheeler replied that he knew of many cases of parents coming there, and they had on leaving expressed themselves invariably as pleased with the treatment that was being given in the hospital. Of the 30,000 people who had been at Camp Wikoff there were 216 deaths, some of these having: died on shipboard. When questioned: regarding the reported Scenes at Monthuk,2m which men had left for their homes shi? unable to travel, Gen. Wheeler said thateteas one of the hardest problems he ha@-hald to deal with. People would come to ‘bimyrand beg to take a son or brother to fheirvhome, and he always told them that wher the surgeons said they could go he would:give his permission There were cases‘in which the doctors thought the mam .should not be allowed to 80, but the men dhempelyes and their friends begged so hard for.permission,’ saying they knew they would: get well if they could jet home, that the gurggens would say it would do the men as mugh,harm, to stay as to go, although still weak, and sick from fey In this way a,mumber of men did leave camp when they xealy were not strong enough to, ti Altogether, h Wonderfully gé ‘int as | from Cubi with fevei see he thought it.was a Ws liea, to. Select. Myntauk ieierenas aaa aes remarkable that men brought back. there eh.no spread of that hag “been and yet there ha fever. Spee eaies In reply to questions by General Dodge, General Wheeler said the difficulties that hat becn experienced on the Long. Island railroad were delays in the transportation of troops to New York and in transporta- tion of some articles of food. There had been trouble in promptly getting milk from ew York. Two thousand gallons of milk were received daily. Dr. Conner asked whether they could not have obtained milk from nearby points by_sea. General Wheeier replied that that matter had been discussed, but it was found that such places as New London, ete., could not supply a large nt of surplus milk. Replying to criticisms against the loca- tion of a camp at Montauk, Gen. Wheeler suid there had been great alarm over the country because it was feared the troops would bring I y fever with them and that it spread as an epidemic over the country For that reason an isolated camp was needed. Asked if there was yellow fever at Mon- tauk, he said there was a great difference in opinion among the surgeons o that point, so that he could not reply satis- factorily to that question. He said he thought it would have been cruel to have shipped these soldiers to their homes four or five days after their arrival. They needed medical care. “It is no exaggeration to say 90 per cent of these men had this poison in them,” he said, “when they got back to the United State: Montauk Point, he said, was a necessity on account of quarantine regulations and also to prevent alarm of a spread of con- tagion. No Red Tape. “There was no red tape in the matter of issuing supplies,"" General Wheeler said. When he was told of any need he at once telegraphed for supplies and received them promptly. The charges made by the New York World were gone over, and Gen. Wheeler de replies to them. Speaking of the charge that men were hungry, General Wheeler said there was an abundant supply of the fifteen or twenty articles of luxury he had previcusly named on hand at the time this charge was made. He had instructed commissary officers that they could get these supplies. At 4 o'clock the commission adjourned for the day. It was arranged that General Wheeler resime this morning, to be follow- ed by General Henry V. Boynton. —____-++ 0+. ORDER GRANTED. Action of Court Against, Dobbins. The case of Nicholas H. Shea and others against Mary A. MeMahon, now Mary A. Dobbins, came typ for a hearing this morn- ing before Judg@ Cok in Equity Court No. 1, on the petition of Mrs. Dobbins, praying a further accaunt:;of the complainants since April 27, 4698.1 After a consideration of the petition gnd the answer Judge Cox granted a decrge ofdering the complain- ants to pay to Mrs,:Dobbins, or “her solic- itors, the sum of-$416.53 for her dower in- terest in the rets.o€ the real estate of her late husband, J@fin F! Cullinane, being one- third of the refit cpilected from April 27 to September fess taxes and other charges. = in Case of Shea urt furthér ‘ordered that the com- shall hereafter render to the de- Mrs. Debbins, at the end of each jar month, a statement showing all the rents collected from her late ‘husband's real estate and to pay to her one-third of the amount so received. ee SOUTH AFRICAN STATES COMBINE. ‘Transvaal Republic and Orange Free State in Defensive Alliance. LONDON, October 5.—The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Mail says: “Great Britain, it is reported from Jo- hannesburg, will take over the Delagoa customs, railways and telegraph, about the middle cf this month. “The Transvaal Volksraad is now dis- | cussing the law binding the Orange Free State and the Transvaal to mutual military assistarce in the event of an attack from 4 the outside. ‘This is attributed to a fear of complications arising out of the Delagoa bay deal.” 11 $3.50 for Furniture usually retailed at $5. Choice of Hall Racks, 2s pic- tured....New strle Rockers, all woods, pinno finish... .Gilt Chairs, pure ‘gold leaf,” nphol- Stered fn satin damask. $4.08 tor solid Quartered Oak Desks, = complete in every detail and fin- ished elegan:ly. You may fil them elsewhere at $6.50. 3 $6. 25 for the new patent Self-onening c Box Couches, upholstered to your order. Supertor materials and expert Work- men at sour service. SonGontontensonongonteetoctontongeege ikoline snch es Qe san for the Figured ec yare usually retails at usual 15¢ Muslin, and @ Esprit. 12e¢ yard tor 27-tuch Tamboured 27 inches wide, for Sash Cy Only 300 rd for the Irish Point sells usually at 40¢ yd. 6De xara tor 2 ine Covering, usnally Te yd-~ inch Tapestry... .$2. yard for Silk telle... $2.98 y for the usual $4 Damask. NO CREDIT 8? LEAST PRICES “ The Palais Royal. HE merchant with a cash business pays as well as asks least prices. The makers in need of funds, or those will- ing to make sacrifices to clear surplus stocks, always go to the cash merchant. Qn such occasion the credit merchants never see them. Thus it is the Palais Royal is so often dotted with bargain spots, creating as much surprise among brother merchants as with the publics Instances below in the House- furnishing Departments: pair for La Lhe Binh yee and 3% yards long pair $1.98 mr. shop at the st you will be pair for F D550 See hee ene Vore cer est-a heavy, usually retailing at $6.50 pal : Wis weather thus late has brought us and you rare bargains in Bed Cover- ing. Fleeting bargains—because the new supplies will come later when cold weather has stiffened prices. Sonreesongondenteegonte inches. 5% pounds. es In 25 — instend of 13¢ for the best quality ‘ Y nctead of $1.25 pair for English Woot | JQ i . for - 4 98c Pinisbed Riackets, ‘Game weight. same Pillow Cases, 36x45 inches. Ironed, 4 ready for use. - berders—all the appearence of the California. — Bs & Instead of $1.79 for full size Com: inst f Me for full size Croc! 4 $1.25 fortables, filled with pure white 79¢ Bed Spreads, Marseilles patterns Sete $3.98 instead of $4.98 pair for fall size 2 California Wool Blankets weighing cotton, covered with silkaline of artistic figures 39c¢ 81x90 inches. $1.98 instead of § $ ond lovely colers. selllse iiceeutia, é z : " side Double Satin { for Dinner Sets of 102 pleces, 3S O8e gate eee anes crime | SAOLOR ce te Se oe % ten desigas are here. But the price is 98e in | erated. Good value at § ‘3 : 3 eg stead of $1.39 yard. | i - 7 4.8 fer Dinner Sots of 100 large pieces, 5 instead of dozen for the Nap- $4. Gaveathal coke are = S GZ.Z5 instead of $F the above mentioned | Say," a eetgeorated under’ the glaze. Good &% table linen. Ee $ | 2 or 72-inch wide Satin Damask, | for set of half-dozen Wm. A S 75C ya etailed at Ye yard. Six dit 51.48 Hagens’ Bese Tea Tait As & ferent patterns tc choose from. Der set for the Forks; usually $3. & = z &. Rs Bs $ ST Incandescent Lamps at } ILLOW meg “s co seg “ ~ eY/ | \\ the gas bill. Complete for 39 pees 25¢ < cents. Attached to gas fixture, | baskets of many $ with practical instructions by prac- | $ tical man—for his car fare. filled with them. se 39c instead of 6g9c—the least previous price for best. They increase the light while lessening things astray. for Mason's Fruit Jars, quart or pint 3i4c Songongeeteesoos size. You know the usual prices for & these best patent jars, with porcelaia-iined $ tops. 2 for first quality Granite Enameled Iron = 24c Disipans\ 1e-quart " sise..t-1 for S Tea or ( Pots, 13g quarts for Wash E Bowls-and Soap Dishes, These are bal usual prices. 3c for thirty-six best Wax Tapers in box. intead of 49¢ for Lockwood She Only 45e for those 90x90 for the genuin 33¢ instead of 50c for the big Clothes Baskets, and 19¢ in- to 35c¢ for the little corner in this basement floor is “Ansonia” Parlor a a a eta a ee a ee ee te ta tae et a a a a a a a a a Oa a ae cathedral gong. every half hour. w $1.23 nota 4 Mt Nickel Reading 1 3 urner; white china shade mplete for $1.23. - 3 J BASKETS, ae Pr ae $ gesting a place for many @ ert that often go 3 kinds. A_ big | for Spice Cabinets, containing nine | for Door Mats—the size and quality ¥ Ue aed Sep rela rege sy ermy [4 ae Reed ne gicg ed 4 for 19¢, | a a ol Foot for weet-singing Canary in cage.. 15¢ fee a Hope $2'",, J of Se fur Bird Gravel. 49¢ inst with zine vy Wash Boards, A base- usually retatlal at 1, table filed with such bargains. SC Choice of Cake Tins reSondongeeseesongon egnegeege % set . Bread raters, regen = Shoe 1K mimionia eking... Stove Sorcon aoe og = OU have been told only of the these three great floors. Lamps, Table: ware and Housefurnishings of every description. -| Best Table Linens, Bedwear, Towels and all Housekeeping Goods. t| Fourth floor for Art Furniture, Beds, Rugs, Curtains, Draperies all Upholstery Goods. Palais Royal = a aaa “Bargain” Everything here. s, Clocks, Cut Glass, B -brac CF Lowest prices, cash only. Ta Sa a a ea , Cutlery, Silver- Second AS-inch Extension Bags. r corners aod straps....81.09 ks, complete....$1.69 for Dress Salt OMAN AAA CO OMe Choice of Imitation Cat G Cake Stands, 9 Dishes, Pickle Dis ena et spots now dotting nee Basement for Fine ae z floor for and AAA AAA AANA ANE EEE DISORDER IN A SCHOOL. Principal Attempts —_‘ Disciplinary Measures and Causes a Panic. There was great excitement in the Brad- ley public school building, corner of 13% and D streets southwest, yesterday after- noon, and as the outcome several of the pupils were more or less hurt. The cause of the trouble, as told by Mr. Charles A. Johnson, was as follows: ‘The gentleman who preceded me as principal of the Brad- ley School had a great deal of trouble with the boys. The first of the school year, Sep- tember 19, I was sent there to take charge and raise the discipline if possible. Yester- day morning when the boys fell in line, after a recess given at 10:30 o'clock, I was annoyed exceedingly by frequent cat-calls, humming, whistling, stamping on the floor and all manner of noises. I spoke to the entire school and requested the boys to stop such behavior at recess and threat- ened more drastic measures if they con- tinued it. “At 1 o'clock, after the noon recess, they fell in their respective single file lines as usual, and instead of behaving better they were more disorderly. This business had been going on ever since school opened. It Was now worse than ever, and I felt that the time had come to bring out the disci- pline or give the task up and let the disor- der simply run me out. Already it had made me sick, since the 19th of September. “Tne cat-calls grew louder and I tried to catch some offender so I could punish him, but the boys were too quick and I could not locate any individual whom I could be certain was guilty. Still, the longer I kept the lines standing there the worse the racket became, and I felt that if I let the boys go up stairs without making myself felt it would be my finish as a disciplin- arian, so I singled out a locality where the noise was at that time the worst. “There were nearly 200 boys in the sev- eral lines, and I had to select some partic- ular line to begin on> I selected the last part of the third grade, where the boys are about ten years old, and a part of the seventh grade, where they are about fifteen years old. Vrith the palm of my open hand I slapped them, one after the other, right down the line. By the time I had slapped fifteen or twenty, the guilty ones had be- gun to yell, and then there was a general stampede for the door leading to the street. Many little boys were krocked down and, I believe, hurt. It was all so sudden that I cannot’ tell who knocked these children down. I was amazed and stood still after I saw the rush for the door. I had not an- ticipated having any trouble with the boys and had left the doors to the street open. ‘In two minutes, 'I think, nearly every mother, father and brother for half a mile around was in the play room, surrounding me and voicing all manner of threats.” Mr. Johnson feiterated that he slapped the boys with his open hand, and not hard enough to knock any one down. a rted that children were injured becau: the other boys trampled over them while they were down. In the melee the following boys were hurt: Gus Anderson, Will A. Ablett, Al- bert’ Rogers, Charlés I. Adams, jr., and Howard Hall. these was hurt seriously. Their that Mr. Johnson went through the line boys knocking them right and left with his fist. It was reported that some of the parents of the injured boys ‘ould swear out warrants for Mr. Johnson's arrest, but no steps of that kind had been taken up to noon today. ———— HEALTH STATISTICS. Report of Distriet Department for Past Week. There were 106 deaths in the District during the past weck, as against 104 in the week previous. Of the decedents 48 were white and 58 were cclored. The annual death rate was 19.67 per thousand of the whole ropulation, for the whites Leing 13.03 and for the colored 33.97. The range of ciseases differed but slightly from those of the last report. Deaths from affections of the nervous system increased from 12 to 13, and those of the kidneys from 5 to while fatal cases of heart disease decre: from $ to 4, and of diarrhoeal complaints from 11 to 10. There were 4 deaths fro typhoid fev from diphtheria and o: each from measles and whocping cough. At the close of ihe last report there were 7 cases of diphtheria under treatmen’ During the week 44 new cases were re- ported and 19 were released from 4 line, leaving 104 cases in isolation premi Of scarlet fever there were 57 cases un- der treatment at the close of last r2nort. During the week 21 new cases occurred and 10 were discharged by recovery, Jeaving 68 cases, with warning cards in 50 premi The mean weather conditions prevailing during the week were: Barometric pre: sure, 30.00; temperoture of the atmospher: 67 degrees, and relative hamidity, 86. There were five clear days, with southerly wind averaging five miles per hour, with tota ‘Lsence of rainfall. The thermometer rez- istered 83 degrees on the 26th, falling to 49 degrees on the 28th. ——— Transport Senator Arrives. A dispatch from San Francisco yesterday says: The United States transport Senator arrived today from Manila via Honcluia. She left Manila thirty-nine days ago for San Francisco, but was compelled to stop at Horolula for repairs. The trip frem Honolvla to thie city was very slow, oc- cupyi.g nine days and eighteen hours. The Senator has about thirty soldiers on board, six of whom are very sick. She was sent to the government quarantine station at Angel Island, and will probably remain there all day. in He also | GOULD’S “Wa New York Court of Appeals Pecides Interesting Case. A dispatch from Albany, ¥., yester- says: The court of appeals decided to- ay that George J. Gould must pay the sum quired by law on the $5,000,000 bequest made by his father. When Gould died, one of his legacies | Was a_five-million-dollar gift to his son George. This, the will specifically stated, was not a legacy, but was to pay a debt due the son of th» financier for years of valuable service. However, sult wat breught by the controller to compsl a full Payment under the collateral tax law. This, the court of appeals decides, must bs deni D pra uation of the Gou ectate at $73,615 The >xecutors appeal- ed from this decision on the ground that it was excessive by at least ten millions. Mr. McClure held, and the surrogate of New Yerk county agreed. that th: $5,000,000 willed to George Gould was not taxable, because it was specified and described wages due for twelve years of work. The court holds that th? appraiser was right in taxing the estate of $73,615,4 which sweeps ay the contention abc ten million excess, and sustains the state appeal from all decisions declaring the five millions left to George Gould as exempt, on the ground that the bequest was made to pay wages due for specified servic oo VETERAN FIREMEN. Regular Monthly Meeting of the As- sociation Last Eve The regalac monthly meeting of the Vet- eran Voluntcer Firemen’s Association v 1s held at their house, corner of 19th and ‘ireets, last evening, President James H. Richards rresiding and Secretary John J. | Peabody officiating at the desk. The re- pcrts of officers showed that the associa- Uon was in a healthy firancial condition. An ancieat fire button and a number of | badges from Veteran Thos. Wheeler of Bal- timore; a portrait of Jobn Faulkner of the Perseverence, and one of the first fire alarm operators from veteran Snyder; a picture of ines used in the 20's, by Sec- eabody, were presented, and votes of thanks tor dered. The secretary stated that Mr. John Riley had kindly offered to read at the conveni- ence of the association en historical sketch of fire matters in the city, and, after som remarks, suggested that a time be set. After some discussion it was suggested that the paper be read atthe next mecting, when the weather would be cooler. ——— If yéu want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer, \ %-