Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-08


on the same night the colored man was miss
ing. Search was instituted at once but up to
Saturday no trace of either could be found,
when the man was apprehendeds in Anne
Arundel county by Mr.. Miller. The horse has
not yet been found. S.A. NJ.
Subdivisions i'm the County.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
In the matter of subdivisions in the District
the complaint of Messrs. Walker and Wilson is
well founded. The status of real estate in the
county, under present laws and rulings. is
about this: At time when the location Of the
extended streets and avenues is utterly I'M
known, and when it is sin the discretion" of
the Commissioners to locate them where they
will. notice is served on all the real estate of
the District that no plating except upon the
basis of the city extension will be legalized,
and that, if anywhere within the District u
building should chance to be erected upon an
extended street or avenue, whenever the de-
structlon OF such Improvements may be re-
quired for street. no compensation will be
allowed. Add to this the recommendation of
Capt Symons, that no building permits be
granted unless upon these unknown and i'm
possible plats, and the wayfaring man needs no
further information as to the basis of real es-
tate business around Washington under present
conditions
For several reasons, however, we do not feel
alarmed at this pessimistic view. In the first
place, Capt. SymOns' proposed extended au-
thority is effectually set aside by the decision
of the inspector of buildings. and if am not
mistaken, approved by the Commissioners, in
the recent case of the Baltimore and Ohio
depot. to the effect that there is no law to pre-
vent person from erecting such building as
his own ground. if he violates no building regu
latlon. Any such exercise Of supervision would
be subversive of the primal rights Of citizen
ship and the essence of tyranny.
In the next place, it is not probable that Con-
gress will long leave real estate interests in
this present chaos. Congress has wisely ordered
the extension of the city plan to the District
limits. OF necessity there must be considera-
BILE overthrow of local plating. Under present
laws and rulings all further subdivision and i'm
provement is brought to an absolute stand. The
legislation required to release this deadlock
and restore suburban improvement is neither
extensive nor complicated, but such as is needed
is imperative.
Either of these three methods would give re-
lief:
corners with bounds, for the distance of one
mile outside the boundary. within one year;
two miles within two years. and to the District
line as soon as it can be accomplished.
y Or, 2. Let every fourth street line be run out
from boundary to the District line and the in
tersections marked within one year.
Or, 8. Whenever a request for a subdivision
shall be made the Commissioners shall cause
the street corners to be located and bounds to
be set within some suitable time, say ninety
DAYS.
Until these or some other measures are en-
acted, by which owners of real estate in the
county may know where the new street lines
are to be located, it is difficult to see how dol
lar can be invested in improvements with any
degree of safety. L.
SUING THE DISTRICT FOR $4,000 DAMAaEs-
Yesterday Marion Guild Walport, in proper
person, filed a suit against the District of Co.
lumbia for $4,000. She alleges that being a
person of good reputation, an authoress and
writer, the defendant, May H. 1887, caused her
arrest and examination under de lunatico pro-
ceedings, and she was held in confinement I'M
til the jury adjudged her sane. She states that
she had occasion to complain of family
named Baxter for secretly administering drugs
to her, and that the only attention the authori-
ties paid the complaint was by having her ar
rested as above stated. She states that by
reason of this action she has suffered in her
reputation authoress and writer, and
therefore sues.
FESTIVAL AT ST.. JoHN's ORPHANAaE-I.ast
evening a very pleasant festival, combining
the Christmas and Epiphany seasons, came off
at St. Johns Orphanage, on F and Goth streets,
at which many friends of the orphanage were
present. The IS little members Of the institu-
ton seemed pictures of health as they marched
in twos around the brilliant tree. which had
been beautifully dressed for the occasion by
the Misses King and the Misses Mexican, the
large Epiphany star of white roses which had
graced the chancel of St. Johns church on the
preceding day surrounding the highest branch.
A Natchez, Miss, special says: Leon C.
Duchesne, who was the republican candidate
for Congress in the sixth district. has served
notice of contest on Col. T. II. Stockdale for
the seat in the Fifty-frst Congress.
dispatch from Topeka says the repubi-
cans in the Kansas Legislature are solid for
Senator Plumb and his reelection will be prac-
tically unanimous.
Rev. Fielder Israel pastor of the First Uni
versalist church at Salem, Mass, formerly
prominent Methodist minister of Maryland, cut
his throat Sunday night, dying instantly.
Cause ill-health.
A dozen naval apprentices have deserted
Annapolis, since the beginning of the new year.
Assistant Business Manager and Advertising
Agent Henry Andrea, of the Brooklyn Zeital,sg,
is missing, and also the books of the concern
and large amount of money.
Judge Baker has decided, in Chicago, that,
Notwithstanding the printed exemption from
liability on the heading of telegraphic-message
blanks, the telegraph company was bound to
use ordinary care in the transmission of tele-
grams, and the fact of error accruiRg raised
presumption of negligence on the part of the
company.
The Edison general electrical company has
been organized. The works will be located in
West Orange, N. ]. The capital is put at twelve
million. 1t is proposed to do away with all
local companies, and to have plants in cities all
over the country operated by the new COM
pany.
rate war has reduced the price of passage
from Halifax to Boston by steamer to 81.
The recent rumor that Princess Louise,
daughter of the Prince of Wales, was betrothed
to the Earl of Fife. is authoritatively denied
Mrs. Henrietta Mapruder aged min etv wears