Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-24
AGAlNsr THE FEVER.
ne TIVE D11ls InsreA need IN TIE senate
TO-aay.


Be enacted &c, That the President OF the
United states shall appoint q commission OF seven
physicians Of the different schools OF medicine. %
fAr q practicable, who shall observe ana view and
MAKE Q report Of all the facts on The yellow fever
In Jacksonville, Fla, 20 far as practicable, and
shall also observe and report all facts as 70 the
condition OF the city In respect 70 sanitation and
local causes OF disease, and the greater or less
prevalence OF the disease In particular localities
and under particular conditions
Section q The said commission shall make re.
port OF these observations 10 the surgeon general
or the narine-hospital service, with their sugges
tons and conclusions on the subj CT and the sur
geongenerai shall prepare Ins same ,or puouS SS
report n 70 Congress-
Mr. rIunBs BILL
Senator Plumb introduced q bill Offering q re
ward OF 500. 900 70 any person who shall discover
and copyright for pubic use any certain remedy
or treatment OF yellow fever which VIII lower ths
may be 30 treated any where In the United states
The bill requests all persons who nave ocei
treated oy any copyrighted remedy. ana VINO re'
ment 70 that effect with the surHeon-senera
o. the Army, and doctors and nurses VIZ
attend any persons who were treated oy copy
nghted remedy, and whose death results are AIS
requested 10 nle statement OF the manner II
which the remedy was applied with the surgeon
General q the Army. whenever the surgeon,Ss "a
cases OF yellow lever which were treated oy
copyrighted remedy Sl00, 900 shall be paid 70 In
discovers Of the remedy.
Fer the Yellow Fever Sufferer.
The following additional subscriptions for thu
yellow fever sufferers in Florida have been re
ceived at The sTAR ONCE:
Heretofore acknowledged. .............s 81, 234 q
kvening Star Co, Gust OF advertisement
oeneut concert. -...................... liz
Cash. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
Tota.. ......-.....-.............. 1.25lo'
Optum Josnss In Washtngs0n.
rHI Law 10 BIZ TEsTED-If NOT STRONG ENOUGH con
GREss WILL BIZ ASKED TO LEGIsLATE-
This afternoon, in the Police court, Prosecuting
Attorney shilingJon called Judge Mnler's atten
ton TO the case Of Chong Lee the Chinese laundry
man. who was tried Saturday on a charge OF vio
lating the pharmacy law, as published elsewher'
In The STAR, and said he was satisfied that h'
could not obtain conviction under section 10 OF tn
act, and he would therefore abandon the case ant
ant AT the time he desired TO notify Chongi
counsel, Mr.. c. N. Smith, that he would
on "Wednesday next have an Information
against him under section i OF the sam,
act He said that he desired to see II there is an,
law prohibiting the illegal traf1c IN opium In Till
District he wanted 10 know IL there was an,
law Furnishing the keepers OF opium joints viii
their attending vices, and II there was not Ia
thought at Congress should be appealed TO TO
such a statute.
Judge Miller said thai Congress should by al
means give the District such a law, and goot
one. They should enact such a statute with tn
same CELEBRITY as they would statute 70 proven
the spread or the yellow fever. and Tn, re ought
be statute about which there could be no posi-
be doubt.
The case against Chong was dismissed, ana OF
wednesday next he VII! be called upon TO plead u
the new Information
Mr. Smith said that TO avoid the trouble OF ar
rest he would have has client In court wednesday
He thought, however, tat the man could not b
twice tired Tor the same offense.
sales Of Real Estate.
Margaret E Barr has bought OF S. E. Rauter
berg, for 81 500, sub 81, So 303 20x95 Ieet on
between Stn and l0ln Streets northwest JohI
Mel Carusi has bought Tor s20,O00 VI Emini
Audenried, SUI lots u and 81. "a. pa, and ha
sold them 10 u. l.. EnlmOns Tor s2l 200. The,
front 20 lie by ITO anu 1l3 feet on L street, De
tween 18th and 14Jh streets northwest
C. w. Baldwin mas bought for sl0,605 As, o
Henry Hurt, SUB 81 and ~, 80 633, fronting III
by an average OF IS depth on Arthur Place. be
tween b, c, New Jersey avenue and LIST stree
northwest, and has sold the same TO the Dstric
for the same amount. Martha V. Milburn hal
bought for $3.50, from Annie X feathers, pts
subs IA and ID, 50. 245. fronting % feet ON ives
side Of 18th street.
Local Notes.
Suits have been nied by Mary z Riley agains
Geo. w. Weber Tor the partition OF the estate o
the late Terrence Riley and Francis Jones agains
John Jones Il al for the partition OF the real es
tate OF John Jones, deceased
Col J. X. WheaIley has been arrested on a war.
rant sworn out 10y Amos 4. Bissell charging hin
with threats. The hearing Will be Thursday.
IxpIcrxENrs.-The grand jury to-day found .
bill OF indictment against Frederick Barber, col
ored, Tor The murder OF Agnes Watson, by throw
ing her into the canal on June D last; james
Moore alias Perry: alias Frank A. Gross. house
HOUSEKEEPING In night; Fleming clayton, as
sault with intent TO XIII; julius u. Rhodes. as
John Waller, Leonard Fnnicum, and Edward
Cunningham, houseoreaking inday.
SPECIAL OFFICERS MUST MIND THEIR own BUsI
HKss-"HereaIler you had better attend 10 YOU
own busin IS and let other peoples bushes,
alone, is the advice Judge Miller gave TO Walter
Scout. a colored special or additional policeman
who charged a small white boy, named Walter
Moreland. with using profanity. When 1rst asAel
about the case the negro stated that the boy sand
he would put the OIL on him" When again asHee
about the case Scott made the language worse
The jude then told him that he Was paid 10 watcl
buildings. mo. sr," interrupted Scott 80 watcl
houses" The judge then told hum that the regu
lar officers were paid TO do police duty, and that 4
he would stay where hr Is paid 70 stay, and &c
what he Is paid 10 DO, he would md enough u
keep him busy. Every day. the judge said, some
special" comes here with a case, and he Was sics
OF IL The case was dismissed.
DANGEROUS CHARACrKR.-John Ryon, q timer
who lives at Sd and Boundary streets northeast
was released from jail SATURDAY, where be wa.
serving time for assaulting his fatner. lie gol
drunk Saturday evening, and when he went home
he again assaulted his father. Onicer Kimme
arrested him, anu be was locked up at the sixth
precinct station. There were a great many pr S
oners In the station at the time, and the onicer.
found IL Necessary 70 put him In a cell with an.
other prisoner named Joseph Coyle. During the
night Ryon became enraged at something said by
Coyle and proceeded 10 assault lin. This alter
noon kyon was placed on tria. In the Police Court
Tor the two assaults. his father testified thai
when his sun returned home Saturday night ht
Threatened TO Kill him ana assaulted hlIn. Coyle
whose nose showed the effects OF the assault gave
testimony against Ryon. Officer Kimmel nearc
Coyle cry "murder' and saw Coyle being held
against the door by Ryon. Officer Slack testified
that he had known the old man 10 have TO sleer
out on the commons In cold weather because he
was afraid OF the boy. The judge told Ryon tina,
ne ought TO lie ashamed OF himself; that II hi.
father was anything Ike his Size or age he would
not 60 within q square OF him He Was fned So
for aSsauittng his father ana $40 for assaulting
Coye.
Tine COurss.
EQUITY CoURT-yudge Cor.
To-day, Hospital agt. Hospital; Chaplin Brown
appointed guardian ad htenl. CumIpings agt.
Bartlett; i. & Kimball made party DEFENDANT.
Reeves agt. Reeves; testimony ordered taken by
Irving Williamson, examiner. Syphax agl. Cook
time 70 take testimony limited TO sixty days.
smith agt Boteler; injunction denied and rule
discharged
Delighted 0t Dollar wheat.