Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-04
The Liquor License.
WHAT WAS DONE YESTERDAY IN ThE con FERr

AMONG LIQUOR DEALERS.
The conference between the liquor dealers and
the District commissioners was concluded about
half-past 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. One Of
the members OF the association stated TO a STAR
porter that all that was done was to present the
resolutions adopted by the Commissioners. A dis
cuSSion followed in which the commissioners said
they would have To make an advance On the retail
men and OF the small grocery dealers Of at least
$50 per anlum, making the retail license tax $3.50
per annIlin, and the wholesale dealers license 500
per annuln and these viii probably be the amounts
recommended in The bill which viii be presented
To Congress by the Commissioners This Gid not
meet the views CT many OF the wholesale dealers,
but majority expressed themselves in favor OF
It, and said they would recommend it TO their Gus
toners
wEf He FAvo4s TIE INCREASE.
One o. the whoies lie men, who favors the raising
OF the retail license TO 500 per annum stated to
STAR reporter, before the delegation went In. that
il was no br sness OF the retail dealers how much
the wholesale Inen pay. 1t would be much better
Tor the retail men TO accept the 300 license. mas
much as the terms OF the proposed law would he
50 liked as 10 render il unnecessary for the retail
nen 10 secure the names Of jority OF citizens
wing on me same squire and on the opposite side
or the street but once, which would do for any
time thereafter as !olg As there were no CD argos
against them OF violation OF law. Also, that 1t
would require all the signatures OF those citizens
who had sgeG for the license to sign again A.nst
II 10 effect revocation o. the license This was a
great advantage. he sad in favor OF the $500 retail
liquor license.
WHAT A COMMISSIONER SAYS
Commissioner, talking WITH a STAR reporter ON
the matters involved expressed very little hope Of
obtaining unity of sentiment among the dealers
on the question OF Increase "The liquor powers
throughout the country" he said. "are potent at
present. and If you rap dealer in this city you
/ wiz hear d Squeal from California. There Is a
common Syrl 1athy between them, all CT which is a
cohesive power. ana the mastery lies between the
SJI
siye power OF liquor"
Charged with Highway Robbery.
AN INTERESTING TRIAL IN THE CRIMINAL COURT
TIE TESTIMONY OF AN ACCOMPLICE.
Yesterday afternoon, in the Criminal Court,
Judge Wyie. the three colored men, Abraham NJ
Smith, Pleasant White and Robert Dent, indicted
for highway robbery, were placed on trial 1t is
charged that on Thanksgiving night they Knocked
down Mr.. George Elnnert, IT., and robbed him OF
about $50 in money. Yesterday Mr. Emmert
failed 70 f1entitF the accused. Wash Meredith,
cOiOFcu, the Principal witness. testified that he
WIN vi, me oJhGE had lain n wat near the intersec-
tf0n NJ New orh avenue and North Capitol street,
Tor some one to roo. and when he saw Eynnerr,
! who knew HIM. approaching he withdrew and the
others did the robbery and he received S5O OF the
projects This morning Officer VI. T. Slater testi-
ned 10 arre1ting Meredith and noticing that but
/ ton VAS Oh his coat. Meredith cut the other but
tons OF in his cell, but they were recovered and
found 70 correspond with button found at the
/ scene OF the robbery.
george ~ SlIllfn n, col0red, TESTIFIED that on
I Thanksgiving night he saw Smith at the ball at
81. Lakes hail ABOUT 11:30 O'Clock and Meredith
/ about 1 ociCc2.
/ Consider. bic testimony was taken by the defense
/ TO prove the Whereabouts or the accused men
lhans giving night Clara Meredith testified that
she was sent ior 10 come to Nadlgan by Meredith,
and she went. when he said ~ turned a white fel-
! low up last night She asked what that was and
he replied tAat he robbed young fellow like fool
! ana the police were after him. and Smith and the
others had been arrested. but they had nothing to
10 "ith-it ana he put up the job clear himself
/ ~}o was married to Meredith last July. but was
{ separated From him she mad had him arrested
/ COLLECTING MEASLES STATIsTIcs.--Health Officer
Toynshend yesterday afternoon sent letters TO Sn.
reT.ntenent j. o. Wilson, public schools. and Geo
/ T. 1. Cook, superintendent cOlored schools as fol.
/ lows: ~ an making Az examination TO ascertain
o. hear rs possible the extent To which measles are
II present prevailing in the District, aSd to this end
/ would request That you furnish lie the number OF
children retained frGiI each OF the schools during
the month OF December In consequence OF the prev
alence OF tai, disease In their respective families
/ In addition to the above the health officer this
morning ordered The six sanitary officers 10 call on
each physician within their respective districts and
ascertain the number OF cases or measles treated by
them during the month OF December.
I Police STATIsrICs.-The arrests made by the DO
Ice or the first precinct south Washington during
property stolen. S2is recovered, S1O6. OF the ar
rests mad, all were convicted except I97. In the
illj& precinct tie arrests numbered I0lS: value Of
goods sto!en S5s4 recovered S52l 30 larcenes from
/ TIE person, robberes house burgIar1eS. &c. alto
g. ner out or the l.0i9 Of arrests 44 were
dismissed In the fourth precinct there were GU
arrests mace and 2IS disnlissalS after hearing
Va-It OF property stolen s561, and amount recovered
SD In the seventh precinct the arrests made were
+ te2; dlsIn.ssais, 34l; value OF property reported
stOien, Sl4s; amount recovered, Sl7. There were
four ro6bcnes reported.
TIE POLICY CASES IN THE POLICE COCRr.-The
case Of Charles Bever1Cge. charged with writing
policy. was dismissed In the Police Court yeSter
day. one OF the witnesses, Paul Wright, testified
that Beverage and TWO other men engaged him tt
print tickets which he believed TO be policy tickets
= Daniel Wallace, another witness, said he was
writer Of policy, and that he always got the draw
liam O'sesra was then called. and Daniel Wallace
being Called reiterated the statement that he go
! his policy drawings from OMearas store, on
street, between 18th and 1919 streets He said thai
he wrote policy. and turned his books in al
ONearaS Richard Minor, man engaged In car
ring packages frem OAearas TO Rosslyn, across
the Aqueduct bridge, said that he was employed BY
man named O Brten 10 write policy sometimes
The case Gas continued until to-day, and the cas-
Q; iIiiaIn smith, colored, called After hear
Ing several witnesses the case was continued unit
SATURDAY.
TIE NATIONAL CABLE RAILWAY COMPANY u
NASHINGToS.-ThiS company, IL is understood, an
about 70 appl, TO Congress ior charter for equip
ing street railroads with cable power under tn,
Haiiie and other patents which are operated II
Shlea2o and san Francisco, thus doing away Will
morse power, by propelling the cars by an endles
travelling cable. The company has a capital Of wv,
and one-haI millions, and Includes In its director
snip John W. Mackay, Thomas w. Evans, Jane
Gamble and others OF New York Fuller detail
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