Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-05
District Government Affairs.
THE NUMBER OF TAXPAYERS.


Alex. Porter Morse having written to the Com
mlSSiOnerS for the number or taxpayers OF real
tate and OF open personal accounts on the rodgers
OF the assessors Office the District of Columbia
the Commissioners in their answer state: Real es-
tate 1851 for Washington, .354 for Georgetown,
and LOCO for the county (agrlcultura), 25I2 mon
taxpayers. Personal taxpayers number 3,619.
FIRES IN FEBRUARY.
Chief Paris in his monthly report, shows that
there were fourteen alarms OF fire during Febru-
airy, a decrease OF five from the preceding month.
The estimated losses were 500, covered by an In
surance OF $500. There We're also seven local
alarms, the loss being So, covered by insurance.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
samuel II. Henry has been appointed acting fore
man OF Truck A, OF the fire department. vice Kane,
reduced, and Frank Peterson has been appointed
noted
The Commissioners have prepared a bill to be
presented to Congress asking for the erection Of
additional story TO the nrSt precinct station and
the erection OF a stable in connection with the
The report OF Inspector Harris Of marine pro-
ducts shows the arrival during the past week OF
the following: 149 punches OF fish; TO herring,
and 9, 400 bushels OF oysters.
Leave OF absence for ten days has been granted
to Chas. ID. Cole, OF the engineer department.
The Commissioners propose TO deposit the sur
plus earth incident to the Improvements OF streets
the coming season. free OF charge on private prop
erty below grade, upon notification by the owners
that such earth Is desired.
M. T. LORD, TO build one brick dwelling at 22l X
street northwest, at a cost OF $1,000.
Transfers Of ReaI Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as Follows: Caring
ton A. Young to Jane E. Young, interest in estate
Winner, part 33, SO. 61s; s7e4.Oa. Mary j. Wright
TO Annie Wilson, parts IL and IA. So 25s; $4,000.
Testing the EdnlundS Law.
THE CASE OF DR.. CRAWFORD.
In the Court in General Term Chief JuSftcp Ptnp
ham and Justices James and Cox, to-day, the case
OF the United states agt DR.. Crawford was argued.
This case comes up from the Police Court where
Dr. Crawford was convicted OF violating what is
known as the EdmundS law. 1t is intended to test
the question whether the law Is applicable TO the
&. NJ. Smith and c. Thompson appear for the
defendant, and claim that the Edmunds law does
not apply TO the District because 1t Is limited to
the territories and by Implication the District is
excluded; deals with subjects having their seat
elsewhere; as writ 1t Is inapplicable to the Dis
bigamy is different In the District from what 1t Is
In this law. District Attorney Hoge appeared for
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.-The police have
been making every EFFORT since the cath OF Janu-
the hen house OF Mrs. Abigail Morrison on Wilson
street in the county. Several persons have been
arrested but none OF them were identified as the
thief who also attempt ed to Kill Officer MullOy, who
saw him leave the premises few minutes after
the robpery Detective RAN last night arrested
Robert, alias "Bob" Dent an ex-convict, and to-
day, In the Police Court, Dent was charged with
HOUSEKEEPING and assault and battery with in
tent TO kill Onfcer Mulloy. Mrs. Morrison testified
said he saw tie defendant Come from lot adioi6-
Ing Mrs. Morrison's He had a bundle, which, In
answer TO the offcer's inquiry, he said contained
Witnessed examined the bundle and found that
there were three geese In 1t. He then told defen-
that ne would have to 70 TO sae station
ana cut witness across the head The case was
sent to the grand jury; bonds, $1,000
For ATTEMPTING TO PICK LApY's PocKEr.-A
young man who gave his name as Charles Pierce
was arragned In the Police Court to-day, charged
70 as O.
that he arrived here about three weeks ago from
st. Louis where he said hts father had charge Of
the shoe factory In the house Of refuge. He was
Handy, an old criminal, returned from the Albany
penitentiary rev weeks ago. saturday evening
while Mr.. John J. Halstead, Of West Virginia. was
IN q saloon near the Capitol man stole from his
pocket a silver watch. worth So, and ran out.
aaistead followed crying stop thief. and Omcer
covered. When the case was called In the Police
Court to-day Mr.. Halstead said thai he had done
senator Keons ma StS Sa The dsfsDaap whom
he met on the street. offered otreat him. and they
went 20 the saloon where the watch was stolen
after they had taken drink. The defendant de-
MED the charge. The case was sent TO the grand
jury; bonds $780,
JuDes CooLgY's WARNING TO NORTHWESTERN
ROADa--A letter recently received at Chicago by
| Chairman blanchard, OF the Central Traf1c Ass0
o1 s SSHe q p see
| the matter with the railr0ads In the Northwest,
Are they usteriy reckless? DO they want 20 com
pei the COmmtkdOn 70 come there and publicly In
vestagate tneir methods and the secret mantpula
ton Of Iafe67 Do they want TO make hostile legis
| lati0n In the future7 / want TO say that Tan