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Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23

Mean temperature. 76. Mean humidity, -. Max temp. S3; min temperature 70; rainfall, .00ioches. Max velocity of wind, 12NW. Total excess or deficiency Of temperature since January 1, 2iS degrees. Total excess or deficiency of precipitation since Jan. 1,x7.27 In.
 H. J. COX. Sgt. Sig. Corps. Noto: minus sign l-lpredxed to thermometer readings indicates temperature below zero. A s;C" in connection with rainfall indicates trace of precipitation too small to measure. sSnow Is melted and resulting depth of water no- ted under rainfall.
 DEATHS. CLARKE-In this city, Aug. %, Willis F., eldest months. Notice of funeral hereafter.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23

)sH En5 5ewsiry or anything containing gold and au23 ett nam S,,sS0 g, sS 0 center ssreel.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23
FOR RENT

hnoA Five rooms corner of Park and South sts. 1; five rooms No. 553 State street; five rooms,
 Lewis street, Fair Haven, and several other tonements in different parts of the city.
 api6 If JACOB HELLER. 9o Olive street.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23
17aamts.
WANTED.

WANTED, SITUATION by a respectable girl to do light e nousework or second work Apply
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23
@nteIs.
NOTICE
 UTcTT VuT

New Fremont Dining Rooms,
 COR. COURT AND ORANGE sTS., Where you will find every delicacy of the season at moderate prices. Private rooms for ladies and families. .. Tiraf- -cIaas trade solicited, m24 0
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23

WANTED.
 Board for gentleman and wife fin cent,o, iiI location. Address "iio' HI ceniaa au23 1t .h;sa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
FOREIGN NOTES.

at Is curious to note" says United Irelcnd Of
Saturday, ''that President Harrison's letter to
Lord Mayor Sexton Of Dublin was opened by
the government spies and hurriedly thrust into
the bag again and fastened with q different kind
of gum"
A London special TO the New York World
says: Ralph Temple soon showed the British
cyclists here the way to fy around the track.
He won the ten-mile championship of the world
with ease, and will probably accept Howell's
challenge. There are plenty of sportsmen here
willing to back Temple against the world"
special TO the New York World from sgd
ney, N. s. W., says: Thomas, the crack four
and ten mile champion runner, will compete
in the American and Canadian championships
in the fall Thomas has marvellous record" "
The project to hold an anti-slavery confer
ence in Switzerland has been abandoned. Car
departed for Paris.
feeble condition and the doctors give no hope
OF his getting better. He was able to sit up in
his bed Saturday, however, to sign a check.
Spanish steamer has landed at Cienfuegos,
Cuba, the captain and seven sailors of the
British schooner Nellie Pickup, which found
cred while ON q voyage from Cienfuegos to
Jamaica
Proposals have been laid before the British
government to establish a mercantile trade
museum In Bombay.
1t is said that Sir Thomas Esmonde, who re-
Gently visited this country in behalf of the
Irish national agitation, is about to be married
to an Irish girl in Australia, where he now is.
At London IN the suit of Higgins agt. Alice
Woodhall a verdict has been given for the
defendant u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CONCLAvE.
A Proposal to Have a Series of Exhi.
bition Drills.

At meeting Saturday night of the executive
committee in charge of the arrangements for
the triennial conclave of the knights Templar
letter from Grand Commander Mont
gomery of Kentucky and petition from De
Molay commandery of Louisville were read,
asking to have special day set aside during the
conclave to be known as Kentucky day." De
Molay commandery desires a special day to
have drill by the boys of the home founded
In that state for the widows and orphans of de-
ceased members. No definite action was taken
Saturday night, though the members of the
committee expressed themselves in favor OF
giving the Kentucky knights every facility for
exhibiting the skill of their proteges Most OF
the replies received from communicates to in
quiries as to whether there should be COM
petltiye drill have been in the negative 1t is
thought that instead OF competitive drill
there will be several exhibition drills. Helena
commandery No. of Burlington, N j.; Ches-
ter (Pa.) commandery No. &C, Tancred COM
mandery of Moberly, Mo-, and Hospitaler COM
mandery No. Of Lockhaven Pa have secured
quarters. Helena commandery OF Burlington
will make pilgrimage to Mount Vernon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
FELL FROM A CAR.
The FrightfuI Death of Son Of Police
Lieut.. Gessford.

William E. Gessford, foreman of the black
smith shop in the navy yard met with a fatal
accident saturday afternoon while returning to
his home in Baltimore. Mr.. Gessford. in COM
pany with a younger brother, left here on the
o'clock train for Baltimore. He had once
lived at Odenton, and when near that station
he went into the baggage car to chat with the
railroad men and get good view of Odenton.
When the train got on the bridge crossing the
Patuxent river he put his head out of the bag
gage car door to look down at the water below.
Suddenly he fell from the car and rolled off the
bridge into the water. The train was stopped
and his body was recovered He had probably
been killed instantly. On his head was a ter
rible wound which had been made by an iron
bar that projected from the bridge. The BODY
OF the unfortunate man was taken to Odenton
and message sent to his father, Lieut. Cess
ford OF the police force in this city. The body
arrived here later in the afternoon and was
taken to Lees undertaking establishment
where 1t was prepared for burial The deceased
was thirty-two years old and leaves a wife and
two children. The funeral will take place
from his fathers house. No. 63l street south
west, tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
FROM THE NORTH POLE.
The Mysterious Prisoner at the First
Precinct Station.

There is a mysterious prisoner in cell No. 7
of the first precinct station, and he is held
until something can be learned of him. How
he came here or where from the officers are
unable to learn. Policeman Robert Smith
was passing a pile of building material
near 9Th and E streets, when the strangers
queer actions attracted his attention
What are you doing there?' asked the
policeman.
I'm on guard here" he replied. ''Gen.
Miles put me here and l intend to remain
here"
FROM THE NORTH POLE IN FOUR HOURS.
The officer persuaded the man to go with him
to the station. and there he gave his name as
Miles Hughes
Where are you from?" he was asked.
The North Pole" was his reply II came
here from the North Pole via Fort Keogh
and the mountains. l made the trip in four
hours"
The unfortunate man told how Edison had
infringed on his patents. and that fact seemed
TO trouble him more than his incarceration.
He. however, found comfort in the fact that
the Court of Claims would settle the dispute
with several million dollars that Congress ap-
propristed for that purpose. He says he has
AIR ships" motor cars" and .'parachutes -
and that Secretary Blaine has granted him
THE RIGHT OF WAY
through the United States. Hughes says that
as soon he returns to the North Pole he in
tends to distribute the electricity all over
the country. SO that it will stop earthquakes
and cyclones.
On the bosom of the prisoners shirt is the
name William Eagle" in indelible ink He
will be held until something is heard from his
friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
New York's Idea of Fair Plav

On the 22d of April last, in accordance with
an act Of the legislature of New York, the COM
missioners OF the sinking fund of New York
city advertised for plans for a criminal court
building to cover the block between Center
and Elm, Franklin and White streets in that
city. Mr.. Appleton p. Clark, IT,, of Washing
ton was among the competitors. and his plans
werd selected by committee of experts as one
OF the three best submitted The committee
then gave notice that they would receive pro-
posals from the three successful ones as to the
terms upon which they would make the work.
ing plans and superintend the erection of the
building, promising the award to the lowest
bidder. This notice, which only applied to
three individual architects, instead of being
sent to them individually, was given by adver-
nsement in an obscure New York city paper
which seldom If ever reaches Washington, and
consequently Mr.. Clark received no notice of
this action until after the award of the con-
tract to one of his two competitors. Mr.. Clark
secured the second prize for plans for the pro-
posed municipal building in New York ON the
city hall square, and is the only architect who
attained the front rank in both contests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
The Lockwood Divorce Case,

In the divorce case of Robert NJ Lockwood
against Eta Lockwood, filed a few weeks since,
Messrs. Gordon Gordon have filed the answer
of the wife. She denies that her husband has
always been a kind and affectionate one, or
that they have occupied separate rooms since
September, 1888, and asserts that they lived as
man and wife till March last She states that
he stayed away from her night after night:
that he has an ungovernable temper and re-
sorted to all manner of means to aggravate
her, and that he has treated her with cruelty.
She denies his charge of an attempt to poison
him and says that he has done everything in
his power to drive her from home and that She
has received an order to vacate her room at the
metropolitan club building, which she thinks is
due to his misrepresentation. She states fur
ther, that, although he is in receipt of a COM
Portable income, he neglected to provide home
for her or her child, and for weeks at a time
she has had nothing but cold bread to eat and
sometimes not even that, and that she was
forced to borrow money of her neighbors to
obtain sufficient provisions to keep body and
soul together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
ANACOSTIA.

The Coon HOPE CAMP MEEr1Na.-It is esti-
mated that between three and four thousani
people were in attendance at the Good Hope
camp meeting yesterday afternoon and evening
Inc crowd was not large until after 8 o'clock,
when people began pouring in from the city and
country, making the afternoon prayer meeting
very animated and interesting. Rev. NJ. W.
Traverse preached in the morning and evening,
and Rev. Arthur Jones at pm. Only one ar
rest was made by the police, that of Sarah
Lewis, colored woman. who found pocket
book lost by Mary Quarles and appropriated
the contents-S1.4 40. A young colored man
named John Mccoy endeavored. with his hand
full OF rocks. to prevent Officer W. I. Ander-
son from making the arrest, but his assault
was unavailing and he himself will be gathered
in. buggy was crushed in a collision. and
other minor incidents occurred during the af-
ternoon and evening, but good order generally
prevailed and the day was fruitful in expert
ence and financial results. The meeting broke
up at 1890 with promise Of q still bigger time
next Sabbath
SECRET ORpERs.-The knights of Pythias are
making elaborate preparations for the enter
tainment of their friends Thursday night and
after the institution of the lodge with its thirty
five charter members, which is expected to take
till the small hours are passed, a matinee in the
shape of an early Friday breakfast will be
served at W. II. Roses observation-disclosures
tent of Rechabites initiated one new member al
its meeting Friday night, and arranged for q
party to be given at an early date.
RELIGIoUs.-Rev. E. Richardson of the NJ E.
church preached very strong temperance
sermon yesterday morning. in which he de-
clared the Bible teaches prohibition and is OPP
posed to high or low license. In the evening
the monthly missionary meeting was held
Rev. Geo. Bowman of the Baptist church spoke
last night in a very practical way on the sins OF
church members and of forgiveness for the
same. This society has just received returns
and thanks for box of things sent to lady
missionary at Bombay, and another box is be-
ing prepared which will soon be shipped to the
same distant worker.
NoTEs.-Officer r. o. Prather is convalescent
and will soon be on duty again.-Station-
keeper Eckloff is off on leave today-Mr
Alpheus Davidson is pushing the work ON his
new house near DIR. Grant's.-Dr. A. NJ.
Green is on the streets again today
Hon. Samuel Fessenden, who received frac-
ture of the right thigh while fishing off Chin
colleague, Va, on Friday last, in company with
Senator Quay and others, is rapidly Improving
at the Stockton hotel at Cape May.
At Cincinnati the Sabbath was well observed
yesterday, the saloons being generally closed
and few arrests being made. few cigar stores
kept open to test the constitutionality of the
common labor law.
Reports from the growing crop of tobacco
about Danville, Va, are most encouraging, and
there is now every promise Of a crop of fine
bright tobacco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
News and Gossip Of Brookeville and
Neighborhood.

Correspondence Of TIE EvExne star
BRooKvIILE, Aug. g.
After the terrific battle Of ballots through
which we have Just passed all is quiet along the
Potomac, especially the canal. There Is q
| silent hunt among the dead and wounded to
find some one strong enough to lead an opposi-
ton ticket for several of the most coveted
Offices. The man most longed for will vote for
DR.. Wootten, and 90, for . season, hope seems
buried.
Among the many visitors are Commander
Sigsbee, wife and family, Lieut.. Peck and
family, at DR.. Martins, and Mrs. Rittenhouse
and family at the academy.
Some three hundred Of Montgomery county's
fair women and brown men, fanked by goodly
number of Washingtonians, met in review
upon the spacious lawn Of 'Longwood," near
Brookeville. one evening this week. 1t wa: a
church purposes. Chinese lanterns were strung
from boughs and veranda, and pagodas, booths
and fairy bowers, in every nook and corner,
were presided over by fair maidens. The in
strumental program, held upon the veranda
Misses Hutton, solo by Miss Ranahan, violin
solo and duo by Miss Todhunter and Miss Por-
ter. and mandolin solo and duo by Mrs. Porter
and daughter. Mr.. Olds and Mr.. George Mil
Girl" by Miss Miller, was well received
Messrs. Miller, Bentley and Miss Miller sang
trio, Jehovah" The most tangible result is
a new church organ, which will be presided
over by Mrs. Buck of st. Johns Episcopal
church, Olney.
Wheat in this section is running from II to
q bushels per acre.
Texan flies are diminishing the beauty and
the yield of our beautiful Jerseys alarmingly.
The property bought by Mr.. VIM. B. Miller
OF Brookeville from DIR. Gartrell of Washington
is now nearly ready for occupancy Its revolu-
ton makes handsome improvement
Mr.. VIM. Jones is about finishing his addition
and remodeling.
MIR. Metz is still enlarging his town residence
and Will soon have it completed.
Mr.. Sullivan has taken possession Of his new
residence on Main street.
Three stages q day make Brookeville their
terminus under our new mail schedule. The
noon stage renders a visit here within business
limits possible now.
The STAR correspondent had several weeks
ago an interview with Mr.. Fuller, the presi-
dent of the Short Line road from Gettysburg to
Washington. The road is on the wing but we
are still in the dark to the exact line of,its
flight. The surveyed route brings us in good
hailing distance, and is thought by many to be
the most rapid run. Now it looks as though it
may cut the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Woodbine and run down the Westminster road,
taking in Brookeville, Olney and Sandy Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
A Temporary Restraining Order.

Messrs. Edwards & Barnard today, for John
E. Bayless. filed bill against Z. ]. Stellwagen
ct al. for an injunction to restrain Justice Tay-
lor from isuing writ of restitution and from
interfering with the complainant's occupancy
of a shed on B and 9th streets pending suit at
law. The complainant states that he has occu-
pied, with the permission of the authorities. the
space to store produce, and with the same per-
mission erected a shed, and this space has
grown valuable. He charges that complainant,
to deprive him Of possession and give il to
other parties to reap the benefits of the good
will. has commenced proceedings, and in the
name of Kate Mcdaniel, from whom he has
been renting, began q suit before Justice Stu
der August /, and that August 8, to test the law
he (complainant) obtained writ of certiorari
to the Circuit Court, which is now pending.
He further states that August Mrs Mcdaniel.
combining with efendants-Stellwagen and
Gale-agreed to confess judgment in suit to
recover possession Of the house 2o2 9th street.
including the defendants stand, and charges.
upon belief, that I. Fisher Clark, as attorney I'M
fact for Mrs. Mcdaniel, went before Justice
Taylor and confessed judgment with stay tin
August II, and he was on the same day notified
that he must vacate by this morning. Justice
James issued a temporary restraining order re-
turnable September 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED LOCALS.

News has been received here of the sudden
death In Paris yesterday Of Mr.. John +. Darr
of the Agricultural department, who was ON
Official duty at the Paris exposition. The cause
OF death was heart disease.
Mrs. Mary S. Barr, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Y. A. Shields, died at her home at
Houston, Tex. a week ago Sunday. Mrs. Barr
was for many years a teacher in the Washing
ton public schools
News has been received here of the death by
drowning in Lake Chicago near st. Paul of Mr..
Theodore Z. Norelius, formerly a clerk in the
Treasury department here.
There were 1872 arrests in the forty-eight
hours ending at 8 am. today. There were &c
prisoners locked up at the Police Court this
morning.
A dead colored infant was found by Officer
Blaisdel in alley between 18th, Sth, NJ and N
streets yesterday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
FATAL FALL FROM A WINDOW.
Sad Death Of w. f. McKee-The Terrible
Sight Which Shocked His Father.

Walter E. Mckee, young man who for some
time past has been employed in the bureau of
engraving and printing, fell from the third
story of house No. 513 II street northwest early
yesterday morning and was apparently in
stantly killed by the fall. Mr.. Mckee re-
turned home about IL o'clock Saturday night
and went at once to his room. That was the
last time he was seen alive The deceased had
been in the habit Of sitting in the window and
smoking before retiring and that habit, It is
thought, is what caused his death. Shortly
after Mckee entered the room he converted
with his father who occupied the adjoining
room.
THE NOISE HEARD By MISS COATES.
Just what time the accident occurred is not
known, but Miss Emma Coates, who occupied
the room directly under that occupied by
Mckee, heard a noise in his room about 2
O'Clock in the morning Following the noise
she heard a crash in the yard and glass OF
flowers she had left on her window sill fell to
the ground. Miss Coates then thought that
burglars were about and she awakened others
in the house, but as the silence that succeeded
and the people she had aroused again retired.
THE FATHERS SEARCH FOR HIS SON.
When MIR. McKee's father arose in the morn
to the bath room expecting to find him there.
To his surprise the bath room was also vacant.
His sons clothing or portion of it was in his
room and the father became uneasy. Search
was made through the house and at last Mr..
Mckee looked out of the window when his eye
met terrible sight. 1t was the dead body Of
his son in pool of blood in the areaway. The
shock almost Frustrated the aged father. As
sistance was summoned and the body was
carried into the house. 1t was evident from its
appearance that death had occurred several
hours before the finding of the body.
THE FUNERAL.
The police were notified of the accident, and
later in the day the body was removed to the
morgue, where it was viewed by Coroner Pat
terson. The coroner decided that an inquest
was unnecessary and gave a certificate of acct
dental death. The body was then prepared for
burial and was turned over to the father of the
deceased. Young Mckee was twenty-seven
years old. His father is Mr.. Robert McKee, an
examiner in the patent Office. The funeral took
place this morning from Wright's undertaking
establishment. The interment was at Rock
Creek cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Hor DAYS

Have weakening effect causing loss Of strength and
languor of mind well body. This condition per-
mts the development Of affections and diseases other
wise inactive. In such the system readily rallies
under the influence of Hoods Sarsaparia which puri-
hes the blood tones and strengthens the digestive
organs, and infuses fresh life and energy Try it tis
season.
My wife and myself were both generally run down.
Hoods Sarsaparla brought of that tired feel
ing, and make feel like young people again II has
done more for than al other medicines together
RICHARD HAWKHURST, Amityyille Long Island,
NY.
HOODS sARsAPARILLA
Sold by all druggists. 81: six for S. Prepared only
by G. 1. HOOD Co, Apothecares, Lowell. Mass.
100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR Iu0 s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Temperance Meetings.

Yesterday was busy day at the temperance
tent In southwest Washington. A large gather
ing OF young people was addressed in the af-
ternoon by Grand Chief Mahoney, John w.
Thompson and Dr.. Hensley. An immense
throng gathered in the evening and listened to
a stirring appeal from Past Chief Templar Geo.
GILES, and Past Grand Chaplain ]. C. Lee. A
large number of people signed the pledge at
both sessions Three hundred signatures have
been secured since the tent was pitched in the
southwest, and eighteen hundred since il was
hrst spread on 9th street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Sale of River Front Property.

E. E. Jackson & Co., the lumber dealers, have
purchased from the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany square 233, between 14th and 18th, D and
Water streets southwest. This property has a
fronting on the river and lies just north OF the
entrance to the Long bridge. The price paid
was about 10 cents per square foot 1t is the
intention of the purchasers to erect ware
house and lumber shed on the property and
use 1t In connection with their business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Funeral of John n. BudIono.

The funeral Of Mr.. John N. Budlong, of the
Agricultural department, who died last Friday
at his home, 423 5th street northeast, took
place yesterday afternoon and was in charge of
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, K. T. Rev. DR..
Townsend of the Church OF the Incarnation Of
hciated- The pall-bearers we're Sir Knights r..
+. Cardella. August Yoglesburg, John A. Har-
vey, J. d. Kerr, A. I. Longley, and Geo. W..
Greek cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
Assignment of a Surviving Partner.

An assignment of Ernest A. Penney, surviv-
ing partner OF Rees Evans & Co., for the
benefit of creditors was placed on record this
morning. The assignee is Allen Walton of
Hummelstown. Pa, and the property consists
of sub lots Z, IA, Is. 16 II. and 20. square SIS,
used as the stoneyard of Rees Evans Co.,
interest in the lease of lands at Manassas, Va,
and the interest of the firm in certain con-
tracts. Preferences are made of the claims of
workmen and employes