Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-21
The Proposed New Gas Company.
WHAT Is SAID AT The OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON

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| WHAT Is SAID AT The OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON
| GAS COMPANY.
STAR reporter called at the gas Office this after
| noon TO ascertain what was thought there Of the
| proposed new gas company. The president,
| Mr. Nc llhenney, was not there and
neither was the secretary, Mr.. Bailey, but
one OF the employees remarked:
I'VE don't know anything about this COM
pany here and don't think that either Mr. Nc
llhenny or Mr. Bailey could ten you anything.
guess IL Is one OF those periodic attacks which
| have been made upon us for the past fifteen years
| We have understood that several schemes were on
foot and would be pushed in the coming Congress- y
remarked the reporter.
Eyes" was the response, s'they always say that.
When We sold gas for g. so those who wanted to get
charter offered to furnish it for g, and so what
| ever price we had the offer OF the proposed
new companies was always little lower.
bns CONCERN Now 0 foy nstan stock in ] sse
publication this morning 1t is stated that the
capital stock would be five millions. II that Is So
and they should sell as much gas as we do now
and every cent that they took in was profit, they
would only make per cent"
The December FERN.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR THE cRIM1-
Jurors for the Criminal ip Court December Term
| to be convened on the first Monday by Judge
Wy1ie, o We're drawn to-day, as follows,
Grand JurorsTThomas S. II, Weltberger, Bright
wood Frank ssr t. k law Arlington Insurance
I'D nuSos. sewers, OK 81. a. w.; richard Drew,
4. l. Barber, LIE Droit Park; John A.
paret, 1921 Pa. ave-; VIM. sewell, 52l nth
| John A. Rheem, 81 9TH st. n. W. VIM. Whelan, 1851
Bed ST.; W, Fl. Boha non, 5s1 4th St s. e.: John f. A.
nenr 81 T. MarS gnn ILL aasR 3S st. $3.50
| Is. w. Ferguson, sol 9th st. n. Q : Ross Thompson.
14ls St; H. W. o,d Fred Steinle, 11s Pa ave e..
Franklin alley; Charles B. Pearson, sol st. n. w.:
Nathan Brewer ne st. s. e., W. E. Chandler, Eb--
Petit Jurors-W c. Hazel, 3147 O st. n W.: James
A. Smith, 1911 10th ST.; ThOs. Miller Sargent road;
E. r WEIGH, 1907 n ST.: J. Shoemaker. 1859 Pros
pect ave-: j. F. Russell, 800 9Th ST. n W.; Chas A.
Ruor, 905 Penn ave-; r. H. Brown, 1914 nth ST. n W.:
Benz F. Gittnger, 11O6 Virginia avenue s. w.; 8 W.
| stinemetz, 1897 Pennsylvania avenue NV: j. G..
Garden, near Anacostia; Geo. p Taylor. 12ss 18th
| street NV; Chas. J. Demonet, TIA Pennsylvania
avenue; John l. Miller, 51s 18th street, Wash Whit
ton 1928 10th street NV; b. f. Burch 40 st. n
John X. Major, 800 9TH st. n. W.; Gustnvus Sohon,
5oi l1th st. n. W.; w. S. Orton, 1870 St n. W.;
siO3 Prospect avenue: Arthur Coins, 1854 Slst st.
| n W.; Howard NJ. De Alley. 9th and G S. w; S. NJ
Goldln, Good Hope road; W. T. Atkinson, POI Pa.
| ave. n. W.; John +. Lehman, 1892 18th ST. n. W.
| THE TOTAL NUMBER Of members OF the next
House OF Representatives now In the city is sixty.
| six.
| DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFIcsR-Private informa.
I ton has been received by naval officer here OF
the death OF Pay Director Edw. c. Doran (retired)
| at Nice, France.
| BIDS WERE OPENED at the supervising arch1-
tcct's office to-day for mantel tiles and frames for
the post Office and Sub-treaSury extension at Rce,
| ton, as follows G. A. Wellington Boston s444.
kenderdine q Paret, Washington, $780, and Muir
dock Parior Crate company, OF Boston, S4l2
| CHINESE PROTEST CONCE RSINd ANNAM-The Chi
| nese government has addressed circular letter
relative to AMMAN to all foreign powers The doc,
ment was recently delivered to Mr. Frelinrh,,ySen.
the secretary OF State by the minister OF China at
| Washington. IL states that amman has been a
dependent state 70 the Tia Using dynasky for more
| than two hundred years, and the Chinese govern
ment has expended many millions Of dollars in de-
Tending the government OF AMMAN. NoW France
inyades that country without cause, and ayailfnp
herself OF the opportunity OF the death Of its king
has enforced the Hue treaty, In which there is a
provision that China must not interfere With the
| government of Annam.'" The document closes by
| saying: ave therefore send this communication to
| all foreign powers showing that In the event of
the friendly tie being broken the cause Of the rup-
| ture does not come from China"