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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
From Wall street To-day.

NEW YORK, August ls.-The stock market was
quite dun at the opening this morning. but prices
were strong as compared with last evenings
ngures, advances extending 10 u per cent This
advantage W as not only retained but furIher In
creased In the early trading though the improve
menL over the opening figures was connned 20
small fractions only. The market was devoid of
feature, and the interest In the transactions did
stocks. Dullness was the most prominent char
acterstic OF the dealings until late IN the hour,
when weakness appeared In the list with the
Gould stocks most prominent In the declines
established, Missouri Pacific losing ! per cent
The decline was accompanied by a little more
animation, and at ii O'Clock the market was
fairly active and weak at the lowest prices
reached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
s"ElTHER POLES OR MULES.''
Motive Power OF the Proposed Ecking.
ton Street Railway.
WHAT ITS OFFICERS SAY ABOUT THE ACTION OF THE
WIRES.

The Officers ofthe proposed lexington street rail-
way are uncertain as to the proper course to pur-
sue IN view OF the action OF the Senate yesterday.
As was stated in TIE STAR resolution was adopted
tnstructing the District committee to report res
olution calling upon the District Commissioners
to revoke the permits for the erection OF
overhead electric wires. 1t Is stated on the part
OF the company that they have already entered
upon contracts for furnishing the equipment or q
street railway the motive power Of which would
be electricity carried on overhead wires. The
grading for the new road has also been begun.
They say that II this resolution is adopted and
has the authority or law, that either
the enterprise must be abandoned or else
horsepower used AS one OF the officers OF the
road tersely put 1t in conversation with STAR re-
porter to-day. ut Is either poles mules" They
propose TO build road that will be nrst-class in
every particular, and arrangements have been
made to have IL completed by the LIST Of OCTOBER,
when there Will be meeting in this city OF repre-
sentat1ves or street railways from all sections or
the country. Those interested In the lexington
road claim that they would then have had
model street railway TO exhibit. Their con-
$4,000 or 5000 which the equipment Of the the
ordinary street railway costs Their rail. instead
approved pattern, weighing 20 pounds. The rail
Is what Is known as the groove rail, which lies
nush aus with the roadway and presents perfectly
ruption to the smooth travel OF the street pave
mepts. The cars are to be somewhat OF the same
ueslsu Us LIE new cars NOW In use on the IAN
street line, and are to have crystal Ilate-glass
windows and will be finished with mahogany, with
all The Improvements and conveniences known to
the modern car builder
The Ofncers claim that the electric motive power
which they proposed was not dangerous to life
and that the IRON poles would be ornamental
rather than disngurtng. They claim that an elec-
trio road, cheaply constructed with small wires
requiring tne use or q powerful current, is one
thing, and that the road they proposed to build is
quite another thing, and that the objections urged
against the first should have no weight when a
project like the latteris under consideration They
are confident that II given q hearing they could
disslpate the popular, and, as they contend, er-
rone0us impression concerning their road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Poverty and Filth.
THE CONDITION on QUARTER IN NEW YORK GIVES

NEW YORK, August ls-Chalrman Ford. OF the
congressional Immigration investigating commit
tee, opened to-day's proceedings by calling 70 the
stand Ward Detective Michael J. Reap, OF The
Eldridge-street police station. Witness said be
had been attached TO the precinct for q number o.
years, during which he had noticed the steadily
increasing number OF Polish and Hungarian Jews
within the bounds OF the eleventh precinct Ae
present they abound In Ludlow, Hester and EsseK
streets, and In the lower portion OF the streets
running from Grand TO Division street, east OF the
Bowery. These foreigners, witness said, are en-
ceedingly nlthy IN their habits Home influences
Is wanting among them. Numbers OF them peddle
stale vegetables and decay1ng fruit They never
attempt TO learn English. Their living costs bus
little; very much less than the cost 70 working
men OF other natlonalities. They cause much
trouble, and sanitary officers are constantly among
them 70 insure partial cleanliness. IL Is dsgustn.
even TO travel where these Poles and HungarianS
congregate.
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Affair." I'm Sc.t Wu.b,vrtov,

GoNk 10 CULfEfER--The family OF Mt. {. ". Ed-
monston left this morning for CUlpeper Va. where
they Will remain the balance OF the summer.
SANITARY WoRK.-The cutters on \ street, which
have been overgrown with grass and rank weeds
are now being cleaned.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION on WATER AT
a m--Great Falls, temperature 50; condition,
80; receiving reservoir, temperature. ~; condi-
ton at north connection. 80; condition at south
connection. 80; distributing reservoir, tempera-
ture so; condition at innuent gatehouse, 80; con-
d:tion at effluent gate-house 80. High toe In II
river to-day at 80: low tide al II N.
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Washington News and Gossip.
Index 20 Advertisements.


AMrrYsTKNrs-8th paga
ArroRNEYs-Sth page.
AUCTION SALKs-3d page.
BoARDNe-4th page
BUSINESS CHANcEs-4th pagA
CITY IrEMs-8th pare.
CouNTHX BoAnD-4thpaga
CouNrkx hEAL EsGArs-Sth pA9A
OkAIas-oth pare.
DENrIsrRr-7th pa9a
EXPERIMENTATION pasa
ExcuhsloNs. PIcNIcs, kc.--Sth paGA
FAMILY pasA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

COhs k1kbCe 8m0 senator GSORmams
THE CAMPAIGN STORY ABOUT TIE FoRMER's RETIRE
NENr FROM THE CHAIRNANsHIP OF TIE DEMO-
CRATIC CAMPAIGN coMMIrTRk
The story told In New York yesterday, and tele-
graphed from there all over the country to the ef
feet that President Cleveland had requested Col.
Brice to resign from the chairmanship OF the
democratic campaign committee. is pronounced
absurd by democrats here who are connected
with the management Of the canvass 1t
Is said that the story was put out by
republicans In the way OF retaliation for one CIR.
culated by democrats to the effect that General
Harrison would withdraw from the tickt because
he was being overshadowed by Blaine. Senator
German could have had the chatrmauship when
the committee was organized, but he declined and
advised the election OF colonel Brice. 30 II the
latter should be retired tnvoluntarfly, IL Is not
ikely that the Maryland Senator would be willing
TO take his place.
Senator German Is now at headquarters In New
Iork. He spends all the time there that he car
spare rom his public duties, and when Congress
ao1ourns he win give his entire attention 10 the
canvass When he declined the cha1rmanship h<
stated that Il was not because OF any disposition
70 evade work, and he said to the Presfdent, q
chairman Barnum, and others that he would be al
the command OF his party.
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The POpe Memorial.

Special Gable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, August ls-The Pope commemoration
exercises at Twickenham have proved highly sue
cessu in every way In spite OF the fact that Queen
Anne poetry is not much In fashion In England
nowadays After all expenses were paid a hand
some sum was handed over to the Twickenham
free library. The commemoration committee con-
cluded their labors yesterday afuer passing a
fution that the monument In Twickenham parish
church erected by the people TO Popes father and
mother, and whereon his own death is recorded,
and which Is concealed by the organ, and the poet
brought into view
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
A Leper In Chicago.
THE STRANGE CASE OF DANE WHO Is sHuNNEp BY
MS NEIGHBoRs.

CHICAGO, August ls.-August johnson, Dane,
aged twenty-one, came 70 the county hospital
THURSDAY TO consult the doctors about a loath-
some skin disease from which he was suffering
After careful examination the physicians decided
that the patient was suffering from tubercular
partment OF the contagious ward. johnson came
10 this country when but three years OF age and
enjoyed the best OF health up 70 eight months ago,
wien the disease nrst made Its appearance In the
form OF q small red blotch on his night loln. IL
spread and became as large as mans hand.
the body until he IL now completely covered. HIS
neighbors began TO shun the man, and finally his
appearance op the highway or In the neld was the
signal for general scattering OF his former COM
paniOns. johnson could not stand this and
gathering his few effects together, and drawing
from the bank his small savings came TO Chicago.
The origin Of the disease is q mystery TO the doc
tors. They can only account for it from the mans
nationality, and that the portion OF Denmark from
which be came, near stockholm, u Infested with
lepers II their theory Is true the malady had lain
dormant for eighteen years at least
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Gray At the Hospital.
THE NAN CHARGED WITH VARIOUS swINDLINa OPERA


TIONS.
The prisoner Hamilton Gray, who proved to be
VIM. F. Lee, an ex-policeman, as published In
Thursdays STAR, complained OF being sick Thurs
day night, and yesterday he was too Ill to 20 to
court. physician was again sent for, and the
prisoner was sent to Freedman's Hospital, where
he Will receive medical treatment He claims to
suner from paralysis. Some OF the officers think
that he Is shamming, In the hope OF escaping from
the hospital. Il Was stated yesterday that his
former wife had long since obtained divorce from
him, and that u charge OF Dlgamy cannot there
fore, be brought against him. The prisoner has
talked but httle, and still denies that he Is Lee
Yesterday several persons who were victimized by
the man working the "Alaskan" game here year
ego visited the station and identined him as being
me man who swtndled them. He would 1t Is alleged
90 70 house and pretend that he was from
Alaska; that he had box Of furs in the CUSTOM
house, and that II loan OF three or four dollars
was made him 70 pay the freight he would pay
them back In furs worth three or four times the
amount OF the loan. Only small sums were
obtained In each case. He will have q hearing in
the Police Court as soon as he is well enough to
appear. Detectives Mattingly and Wheeler, who
made the arrest are still investigating che various
charges made against him.
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Mr.. Ktmaball,s llluess,

CHICAGO, August ia special from Omaha
says: Thomas L Kimoall is very sick man. His
condition is slightly improved, although he is far
from being out OF danger. An intimate friend OF
the family says it is almost certain that Mr KIM
ball will not survive the complication or ailments
from which he Is suffering. For two days during
the fore part Of this week his mind was a complete
blank, and he lay on his couch In q delirious con-
ditlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

LANCASTER, Pa, August ls-A notice has been
posted In the Penn Rolling Mil staJlng that ths
finlshing department will continue operations, tho
pudding alone suspending This Will contlnus
two hundred men In employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
whisky and Blood Flowed Freely.

OTTAWA, Ill, August l&-The details OF a ter.
rible tragedy at Prairie Center reached this place
yesterday. A dance was given by number OF
Norwegians Whisky flowed freely and all were
more or less intoxicated About midnight two
young men got into q Tight over a partner for q
present took sides, and revolvers ana knives were
used freely. Eight are reported either shot or
stabbed, four OF whom may die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

PrTTsBURG, August Ex-senator Vance, OF North
Carolina, and Congressman Benton McMillin, a
Tennessee. Tarsney, OF Michigan and Marsh, %
Pennsylvania, arrived from Washington az y
O'Clock this morning 10 take part In the annual
reunion OF the General Association OF the County
Democracy at Exposition Park this evening. SEN
ator Blackburn and Representative Scott. OF Penn
sylvania, Cox, OF New York, and Townshend, %
Illinois, are expected here this evening.
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Failed 20 Deposit the Money.
A YOUNG NAN MISSING WITH $500 BELONGING nc
ma C0USTN

Failed 20 Deposit the Money.
A YOUNG NAN MISSING WITH $500 BELONGING no
HIS COUSIN.
Mr.. Morgan NcInerney. watchman In the War
Department, who lives at No $50 street, ap-
peared at police headquarters this morning and
made complaint against his son, VIM. J. McIner-
ney, twenty-one years old. whom he charged with
jumping the city with $500 belonging to his
street northwest. Mr.. McInerney stated that his
niece, Mrs Cunningham, gave his son the money
last Tuesday TO deposit in bank; that he failed To
make the deposit. and has left the city. He has
An NAssBoNHRNf.-James +. Loftus, Of Oil 7th
street northwest QnsIallment house, has made an
assignment for the benent OF his creditors TO w.
Williamson OF q, 500, Roy c. jenkins $500 -.
Sixberry SIS, Baltimore Woven Wire Co ga o5
Baltimore Carriage and Toy co. Sl27 ana Mary 8.
Aroeeser sSa
TEE DEATH % NICHOLAS PmroRIo.-The funeral
Of Nicholas PtStorto an old resident OF East Wash
ington, who died yesterday Of apoplexy. VIII take
place Monday morning from hts late home, sl5
musician. He was sixty jean Old and naEive d
Italy, but TOR thlrty-three years had been roo1.
dent q East Warrington.
FIVE DolLARs yoR swEAlmo wWH Hs Cor I'm
Tons 4AsHEn-Wm. 3. Holman, . carpenter
whose homo Is In East Warrington. WAS IN ~
Police Court this morning charged with disorderiy
conduct Policeman otahl of Ease Washington
s somss az Sssa Ss 3 sas g
ing the language charged He sAid that he wanted
20 get In hefdtc last n1ght and the driver 0rovl
% before he could gss =. and the hind wheel a
cs Sss e sss RS s. g
herdic, ana u was then shSs - cuSDod the drivor
Hs was nnsd 8 of Is dayA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Capitol Topics.
Senate was not in session to-day,
To Protect the Officer

To Protect the Officers.
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR IN QuANDARY OVER YII~
LOW FEVER SHIP.
An interesting question has been presented to
the Treasury Department in regard 10 the brig
Tenerife, now detained at quarantine IA miles be-
low Philadelphia with yellow fever on board. She
is laden with sugar and the health authorities de-
sire TO have the cargo discharged In bonded lighters
and the lighters detained in stream at quarantine
unth It Is deemed safe to land the cargo The COL
lector OF customs at Philadelphia asked the De-
partment for instructions In the matter He
desired TO know If the request to place the cargo
on lighters Is granted whether the sugar must
then De weighed and sampled, or whether that
duty should be postponed until the cargo is dis
charged from the lighters at Philadelphia He
also inquired whether the transfer from the vessel
10 the lighters would have to be done under the
supervision OF customs officers, and also whether
tney would have to take charge OF the
same until the cargo was finally dischar0e1.
Assistant Secretary Maynard informed him IL
reply that lnasmuch as the vessel has not ret ar
rived within the limits OF the port OF Philadoluhia
and the importation therefore not being Complete.
the Department is or opinion that the oficers OF
the customs should take no action whatever with
regard 10 the cargo or its unlading into ughters
except In 81 Tar as they may be able without plac-
ing themselves In danger OF Infection 70 prevent
any fraud upon the revenue. Judge Maynard
aodeo that the entry OF the cargo should not be
permitted until its actual arrival ut PHILADELPHIA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18


Hrs DoNGS IN This CrrY-HE GOES 10 NARYLAND
AND GETS INTO TROUBLE.
Thursday morning Inspector Swindells received
telegram from Upper Marlboro, Nd, Notifying
him that demented man supposed TO Be from this
city had been arrested there and was
held on suspicion. The prisoner turned out
TO be Thomas Thomas, who claims TO be the
son OF an English preacher and who arrived here
ABOUT Two weeks ago and tntoduce0 himself a.
Capt BuckSkin Jim" He had plenty OF money
and spent most OF his time about the hay market
He said tina the had como TO announce the fact that
"Bunaio Bill" would soon arrive In the city; that
ne was also interested In the campaign and had
been sent here to headquarters 70 notify the re-
publcans that they could no longer bold property.
he said that during the daytime he could b found
In the White House grOundA While about the
hay market he purchased TWO horsea paying many
times their value for them, and when he purchased
buggy he invited Ill Of his newly-made &C.
quaintAnces 70 take Q drive with him 70 the White
House. He left here few days ESQ with his horse
ana buggy and went acruo1 the Nevy.Yar0 bridge
going In the direction OF Marlboro. He has prob.
ably been roloased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
shaken Uu by a Colp,s,ou.

FrNDLAY, OHIO, August ia passenger train on
the New York, Mahoning and Western Railroad
coll1ded with freight train on the Lake Erie and
Western road within the city limits last evening,
wrecking both engines and doing q great deal OF
damage one passenger, b. B. Powell, who Jumped
from the train, was seriously injured and the rest
badly shaken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Taking off the Limited Express.

CHICAGO. August 18-It is stated that the gen.
eral managers OF the various roads between Chi
cago and the Missouri River have definitely con-
cluded to take on their limited express trains one
week from next sunday regardless OF the protests
OF the Kansas City and Omaha people. One con-
namely: The time will not be quite as slow as
nrst agreed upon, and the number OF trains Will
not be diminished. The time Will be about two
hours slower than by the present limited trains
but will be two and q half hours faster than the
time made before the limited trains were put on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
The Gsetser,s Passenger.
SOME OF THEM LEAVE TO-DAY FoR THEIR EuRoPEAp

NEW YORK, August ls-Fve steerage passen~
gers OF the Inflated Geiser LETT for their European
destinations to-day. -Four went by the Copenhagen
steamer Slavonia and one by the Liverpool steamer
City OF New York. A cablegram from Copehhagen
70 the steamship agents In this city states thst
the Thlngyalla Will receive permanent repairs IA
Halifax. The company has also been Instructed
TO pay 30 per cent OF all moderate claims Tor dam
ages, the remaining half TO be paid In Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

LOWELL, MASS, August 1s.-The Hiscox File Co.,
OF West Chelmsford, shut down last night for an
indefinite period owing TO the persistent and az
gressive war OF large Incorporated concerns. The
stockholders voted TO petition the company into
insolvency. The aggregate liabilities are In The
neighborhood OF 100000. The value OF assets rs
not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

NEw YORK, August ls-R ports from Freetown
and from other sources Indicate that more than
twenty negroes were killed on Thursday by regu-
lators, and that several Others were severely
wounded. special dispatch 10 the PicaOuns
from Shreveport says: reliable report has been
received here that on Tuesday last a negro was
hanged by a mob near Big Cypress bayou, In Bos-
ser Parish, for breaking into store and stealing
q sum OF money!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Drumming for Clients.

Drumming for Clients.
SOME PoLICH COURT LAwYEks DIsRHGARplNo JupoI
NnLBR's RECENT ORDER ABOUT INTERFERING WITH
PRTsoNERs.
The practice among certain Police Court lawyers
OF standing about In front OF the court each morn
ing and watching the prisoners has not been COM
pletely broken up, although Judge Miller recently
made an order declaring such conduct violation
OF the court rules THIS morning when the van
arrived and the prisoners were being transferred
to the court several lawyers stood on the landing
in front OF the building as usual, as though they
were looking for their clients, and one OF them was
heard to call 70 prisoner, 'I1l be In there d.
the city, and it Is not known whether Judge Mills
would hold that such action Is In contempt Of
court or not The usual crowd has again begun
to assemble in front OF the building each morning
a. they did before Judge Miller gave notice that Il
had TO be stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Appointments OF Policemen.
VETERANS OF THE LATE WAR OVER AGE-wHAT CON
MISSIONGR wHRATLEY sAYR

MISSIONER wHRATLEY SAYS.
Last nighS at a meeting OF the George G. Meade
Fost, q. A. K, No. 8. committee Of fve were ap-
pointed 10 Inquire into the alleged violation OF the
law concerning the appointment OF policemen by
the Commissioners. Major Moore some time aqo
asked That soldiers OF the Regular Army stationed
az the barracks In Washington be discharged to
OF the law. STAR reporter called on Commits
sloner Wneatley to learn II they had violated any
law 10 tnis respect. Mr.. Wheatley said: ssThere
under thirty-elght years OF age, and the regula-
LIONS ProniDit the appointment OF men over that
age; II would oe Tar better II the Commissioners
suics could De obtained. We had 10 have more
police, and asked that men be discharged from the
Army SO as we could employ them. The trouble IA
that those men who served In the late war are All
TOO Old think the thirty years old restric.
% uon y very wise one but tne Army and Navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Tragic Ending Of a Picnic.

CHICAGO, August 16-As party OF picnicKers
were returning from Lake Forest last evening q
quarrel occurred between several men, In which
two men named Duggan and Moran were stabbed,
been done BY Michael Mines, VINO mas disappeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

LxrPsIc, August is "A monument dedicated %
Victory was unveiled here to-day by the king and
queen OF Saxony. Among the prominent peope
prt sent were Count Won Moltke, Princes George
ana Friedrich August OF Saxony and the members
OF tire ministry.