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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-09
UNDER THE DOME.
The Senate Finance Committee and Its
Work on the Tariff Biu.

The cotton schedule OF the tariff bill formed
the basis of action by the republican members
of the Senate finance m this morning.
All o'clock il was announced that consideration
thereof had been completed and that the
changes decided upon were few and unim-
portant. 1t was further stated that some mem
bers of the majority of the committee were
hopeful OF concluding their work on the bill
by tomorrow night.
MORE MONEY FOR THE AUGUSTA POSTMASTER
The Senate COMMITTEES on post offices and
post roads today reported favorably the bill to
increase the salary OF the postmaster At
Augusta. Me-. from 5000 TO -. year.
The situation at augusta lie peculiar. While do
ing an immense business, compare
~tlvely-the mail shipments averaging
atty tons a dsy-the receipts of the post once
do not indicate the fact. Several publishing
houses located there receive in remittances
stamps TO the amount OF more than ESQ. 900
annually, so that they arc compelled TO pur-
chase stamps for but a small fraction OF their
shipments. In view of this fact the Postmas-
ter General recommended an increase OF
$500 in the salary of the postmaster and the
Senate committee Endorsed the recommends
ton.
TRUST COMPANIES As ADMINISTRATIONS.
Strenuously opposed to trust companies rs
executors or administrator was the committee
OF the Washington Bar Association which APP
peared before Senators Spooner and Vance this
morning. The Senators are a subcommittee OF
the Senate District committee. and they gave a
hearing to Messrs. Reginald Fendall. Geo. T..
Hamilton and Chaplin Brown before making up
reports TO the full unit on the incorpo-
ration requested by . number of local gentle
men. The line of argument followed out was
similar to that before the House committee.
mention OF which has previously been made in
The STAR,
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A BRIDGE JUMPERS FATE.
Killed by a FOOlhardy Leap After
Having Saved Eighteen Lives.

The reckless bridge jumping which has been
going on in Cincinnati for some time received
a sudden check yesterday by the killing Of
Dan Wilcox, who lost his life by jumping from
the Newport railroad bridge into the river be-
low, a distance of 80 feet.
Wilcox. who had been drinking all day, was
bantered by a few friends to perform the dan
gerous feat and he accepted the banter. At
2:30 O'Clock he threw himself from the bridge
arrayed in a pair OF swimming tights. He
being near at hand he was taken out of the
river. The jumper was bleeding from the
nose and mouth. but managed to walk 70 his
home, two blocks away. where he died half an
hour later. Wilcox was well known. He was
a brave fellow, thirty-ive years old, who was
awarded a medal by the United States govern
ment for saving eighteen lives during the
great 6ood Of 18S3.
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The Good Templars.

Perseverance Lodge, Chief Templsr Bishop
presiding, initiated one new member at its
meeting in Elks Hall Saturday evening. The
usual social intermission was supplemented by
an instructive good-of-the-order program in
charge of Mrs. A. II. Frear. A piano solo was
rendered by Miss Anderson; an original essay
read by Chas. I. Wilbur. the recording secre-
tary Of Columbia Lodge; a reading was given
by Miss Alma Higbee, and a vocal solo sung by
Miss Nellie Bishop in costume. Miss Emma
Bishop, both members of Undine Juvenile
and a vocal solo by Mr.. Rudolph Bishop. Miss
Mamie Bishop, both of Friendship Lodge. play
ing the piano; addresses were made by Henry
Dresser of Buffalo. II. c. Tugwell of To-
ronto. Mr.. Goodwin OF Wisconsin and
Past Grand Chaplain J. c. Lee; a trio was
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Frear and Mrs. A..
Ealstrom-
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CORRECTION

ARRESTED FOR AssAuLT.-A few nights ago
the cries of a woman attracted Officer Welsh to
an alley on NJ street. There he found a colored
woman defending herself against an assault
being made upon her by a colored man named
James Bundy. The man made good his escape,
but his liberty was brief, as he was arrested
Saturday night.
BREAKISa UP CRAP PLAYERs.-A party OF
five colored crap players, whose ages range
from twelve years to twenty-six, were arrested
Saturday night. Every effort is being made by
the officers OF this precinct to break up the
practice Of playing crap.
DEATH OF HAMILTON c. PAUL. Hamilton c.
Paul, after Q lingering illness. died yester-
day morning at his residence, No. 2sl2 Dun
barton avenue. The deceased was a member
Of Good viii Lodge. No. II. LON, which or
ganization will attend his funeral tomorrow
afternoon from his residence. The remains
will be inferred NJ Oak Hill.
NoTEs.-Pete Anderson, colored, was ar
rested this morning for failing 10 cover the
garbage he had collected. -Saturday after
noon a slight fire took place al Io25 SD street
used by Davis 4 Grimes for religious pur-
poses. About s25 damage was done.
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THE SPEED OF CABLE CARS.
Col. Robert Thinks They Run Too
Rapidly I'm Crowded Sections.

At a special meeting of the board of District
Commissioner this afternoon Col. Robert
brought up the question Of the speed Of the
cable cars. He called attention to the fact that
where the cars passed the market or
between Louisiana avenue and b street
the rate of speed was much too great
in view of the large amount of travel at that
point. He suggested that the speed be reduced
from 8 miles an hour to 4 miles
an hour. Later in the afternoon President
Of the W. & G. R. R. dropped in at the
District building. and when told by a STAR re-
porter of the action of Col. Robert said: sIf
the speed between the points you name is
reduced the speed along the whole line would
also have to be reduced. The present rate of
speed" he continued. rs a great deal less than
the state street line, in Chicago, which handles
yearly about sixty millions of people. and
Is less than on any cable line / know
of. l trust the Commissioner will see the pro-
priety in allowing the public the only advant-
age derived from cable roads, namely, rapid
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I'd EDITION.
Latest kilograms to The Star
SOFT SNAP
An Old Bounty in Iowa Found to Have
Gone Unpaid.

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa. June &C. H. Brock,
a member of the eighth Iowa cavalry, in
searching through old records of the county,
discovered among the proceedings of the
board Of supervisors in 1868 that on December
7 OF that year it passed a resolution grant
ing to every mar who should enlist after
that date $50. In the January following the
board passed another resolution granting a
bounty to all who had enlisted before or should
enlist after that date, due in $50 annual pay
ments, with 6 per cent interest on the unpaid
amounts. Brock accordingly filed a claim
Saturday for S125, as he had received s25
when he enlisted, and the accrued COM
pound interest for over twenty-seven years.
amounting to over $500. He further dis
covered that it would take over $50, 900 to
pay the claims to which soldiers enlisting
from this county are entitled. The only
thing which can prevent the collection of these
claims is the statute Of limitations, which, it is
said, does not apply to debts of the govern
ment to its defenders. Exciting developments
are expected.
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DAKOTA TRAIN ROBBERS.
An Express Boarded by Masked Men,
Who Rifle the Mails.

A Northern Pacific esst-bound passenger train
was robbed by masked men near New Salem.
Nd, Saturday night. Two miles cas-. OF New
Salem and 25 miles west of Mandan the ergi-
neer and fireman were surprised by two masked
men climbing over the tender and ordering the
train stopped at the ends of big revolvers. The
summon was obeyed. Express Messenger An
gevine. hearing shots fired forward. and sus-
pecting something, hid 5000 in money from
the safe. locked the safe, also locked the small
safe, put out the lights and ran back 10 New
Salem. The mail car was first tackled by the
robbers. Only one mail agent was in the car
and he immediately obeyed orders by turning
over the mail matter.
A number of registered letters were rihed
aud then the two robbers turned their a;,eE-
ton 10 the express Car. TINS they found de-
serted. much TO their ckag:ia. and misi.Eing
the fireman for the express messenger they
ordered him at the point of pistols TO open the
safes. He protested that he knew nothing
about 1t and finally satisfied the robbers. Then
the train backed to New Salem aud fna.iv
came on east. lie express messenger re-
manned IEcognito and go. Gu the tram as ii
LETT New Salem. The passengers were nc.
touched. One put ms head Cut Of tho window
during the delay, bur WAS told 10 &c his head
back and a bullet whizZed past his nead as 4
reminder that orders had bette: be- obeyod.
A posse Of men with the sheriff. mounted
and armed, lef. MaGdan early yesterday mora-
;ug on a special train for the scene OF the ,ii--
ing robbery. The robbers compelled Eu:i-
neer kllmartiu to break IN the ioo: OF .hu
postal cer. tlcly four masked men were sec:t
at any enc time. and suspicious az rife that
Only two were engaged in the work. nurin,;
the controversy in the mail car the mask fell
from the face Of one man, who is reported 20
be OF medium height and build, light hair and
with several days growth of light beard. As
the district around New Salem is pcoplcd by
quiet. iaw-abidinS settlers. the robbery is pre-
sumed TO be the work of people unknown ia
that part of the country.
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REMEMBERING DEAD COMRADES.
The Neteraa Volunteer Fircmen Deco-
rate the Graves of did Associates

The members Of the Veteran Volunteer Fir-
mems Association collected yesterday 90 the
number Of about fifty for the purpose Of VISIT
ing the various cemeteries of the city, there 10
do honor 70 the memory Of the dead OF the
association and 10 stre~ their graves with
flowers. The members Of the association met
at their hall on 7th street Yesterday after nocs
al O'Clock. They proceeded at once in .
large siN-horse omnibus 20 Glenwood Gene.
terry. Here they decorate d the graves OF Ben
lamlr Grenup, a member OF the old Columbia
volunteer Fire Company, who Was killed while
on MS way TO a fire. OF Conrad Kaufman. OF
John h. Sessford. formerly chief of the fre
apartment and of Edward Edwards. Al
Mount Ohyct the ASSOCIATION decorated the
grave OF James Ward. who was president 20
the association At the time Of has death. AZ
congressional Cemetery lie buried two of the
former members OF the ~ociatlOn-Ja Nc
Sathran and John Dickerson. Great punches of
howcrs and warm words OF tribute showed that
the memory of the old volunteers mo are dead
Is SUI fresh IN the minds of their comrades
who survive them. Daring the course of the
exercises n number OF appropriate addresses
were made by Mr.. John ". Thompson. who
spoke nj each OF the graves visited
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FRANK X. WARDS TRIAL.
The Prisoner and His Counsel Appeared
n Morning-The Case Postponed.

In 1.-THE Criminal Court, Chief Justice bingham.
today the case of Frank X Ward, indicted for
the murder Of Maurice Adler by shooting him
on June IS last. causing death Gu October B.
was on the assignment for trial. The case of
Dr.. W. W. Beall for grave robbing was I'M
finished, and the jury had been called. Al
lo:l5 O'Clock Senator Blackburn and Judge
Wilson Of Wards counsel entered the court
room by one door while District Attorney
Hoge and Assistant District Attorney Lipscomb
entered by another. The prisoner was brought
up from jail this morning and had a consulta-
ton in the witness room with his counsel. in
GLIDING besides Messrs. Blackburn and Wilson.
Messrs. Chaplin Brown and W. X. DuhameL.
Judge Wilson said that the case of Ward had
been set for today and they asked that II 30
over till Wednesday morning. at which time
they would endeayor 10 be ready TO proceed
with the trial.
No objection being made by the government
the court made the order and the case went
over.
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First Mate Constantine OF the police bo~s
Joe Blackburn saved Joseph Charltoa's life
yesterday. adding another 60 the long last OF
those saved by IA, Blackburn's crew. The
boat was not far rom the 9th street wharf
when some person shouted n man overheard"
The mate. who drsgged Charlton from the
water. WAS not even thanked for ms trouble.
because the half-drowncd man had jumped IN
the water purpose 10 end hi>r existence aud
he was not pleased ~ having nus plans inter
fered with. Charl IN was driven TO the police
station m the patro wagon and locked up 80 a
vagrsnt He was under the influence OF liquor
al the time.
Ia the Police Court his afternoon Charlton
told Judge Miller iat business aud domestic
troubles aud driu' Inl whisky caused HIM 10
jump overheard. The officer said ne had been
informed that q tr!ton threatened 90 commit
suicide last week
Charlton said 4 he had known ne was going
To be charged nth yacrancy he would have
killed hlmscl; vi che was IN the water. Judge
Miller gave hiiu some good advice aud sent
him down for III " iays. telling him that ne
sent HIM down 4 ly ior has own good.
Alter Charlton vac sent down stairs ne Was
taken suddenly o.. and was sent to the hospital.
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EDWIN ARNOLD'S LONG-LOsr son.
The Poet Strangely Reunited With His
Boy in Japan.

The news has just come from Yokohama that
Sir Edwin Arnold, who is spending some
months in Japan preparing a companion poem
to his famous Light of ASIA has been
strangely reunited with his long-lost son. The
poet is accompanied by his daughter. Miss
Arnold received information last week that her
brother. who has been lost to the family for six
years, was in Yokohama harbor.
She secured a boat and an interpreter and
pluckily set out into the harbor. hailing every
vessel until she came to an English captain who
knew her brother. who was third mate on a
tramp steamer. She found him ont, and when
Sir Edwin arrived a touching reunion tool
place.
The brother had been trained for the British
navy, but had failed and had run away to sea.
drifting about the world until he brought up in
Australia, where he fell in love and married.
but was forced to go to sea again &c earn his
living.
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DIEIl

BURks. Fsll asiSen 90 June 4. 1880. at PhilAael-
Ledger please coUy.l
COLLINS. on sunday. June :. 1890. at rs pm,
sADIE- infant dauEht ROT 4. and Is. Collins. seed
four months and seven days.
Funeral Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock from her
parents residence, NJ. G.7 Third street northeast
GNEsS. un Monday, June -. 1880. ut : 30 an,
LOUIS MSS, IN the hfty fourth yegr II ms Age.
Funeral from his late rssilcnce. Morrison sfn-t
northwest un "Wednesday. jun IL. at 3 80 pm. 2.n
Gppfkhh on june sls9o; at : Sooelock. LEWIS
Trey sged nluu months aud one day.
Funeral VIA take place from 4es six and-a h.If
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited 10 a.
GRAYDON. suddenly, on June =. 1880. at 1890
Am, JAMES NElk. aSed fourteen months and four
funeral from parents' residencS- 10 Gran, d..
Monday. at 3: 80 pm.
GRIFFITH ON June o. 1890. at the residence Of
his parents, 1908 q street northwest FRANKLIN J.,
youngest child Of A. h. and Carrie l. Gnfith. aged
Funeral Tuesday, June 10. at 4 nm.
p, nN ! H 2n sSne 4 lsS9i a ; q,e!oek pm. "a
Ia the peaceful graves embrace.
But thy memory viii h. che1nhed
BY HEE LrrrLE sox.
Funeral from the Residence % her aunt. Mrs.. DAVIS,
NJ. 322 Eleventh street southwest thence 20 81.
Dominic's Church.on Tuesday, June 10. : SO O'Clock.
MILLER Del arted this lite ON SUNDAY, Jun. a
1850, little AkNErHA A., MlLLER the beloved
months.
Asleep in Jesus. blessed sleep,
Alttle angel that never swGkes 20 weep.
BY HER MOTHER.
The funeral Will take place from the house No. "a
j. street northwest. on Tuesday. June 10. 1880, at Z
O'Clock All friends OF the family are invited
MORAN. MlCHAEL beloved sou Of yoha
aud MAry Moran, aged uine months.
May lac rest IN peace.
Little Michael was our dArling,
PI1de % all our hearts at home:
But an angel came and whispered
Darlug Michael do come home
Funeral from the residence of ms parents. corner
Fourth and l. streets northeast, "Wednesday, at ? BO.s
PAUL. on June 3. 1880, H. c. PAUL, aged thirty.
years. :
Funeral will take place from the residence of c. a.
Barron. ISL bumbartun avenue, 4 tuesday, June 10,
at 3 80 nm lnteTnent Oak Hin Cemetery. FRIENDS
and relatives invited 10 at; end
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The Boy Had Had a Hard Time.

Jesse Ford, a fourteen-year-old colored boy,
was IA prisoner in the Police Court this morn
ing. He was charged by Policeman Cotton
with being i'll an unlawful assembly, it being
alleged that lac participated in a game of
crap" on the commons south of the Capitol
Saturday night. Ford's head was cut in three
places. and his shirt. which was once white.
looked as though it had been painted red. The
policeman said that he clubbed the boy because
some of the crowd had assaulted his partner.
Officer Blandford.
The boy denied that he took part in the
crap game. but admitted that he was there
and saw the others playing by candle light
The court was SATISFIED from the proof that
the boy took part IN the game, and lined him
IS or fifteen days.
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From Wall Street Today.

NEW YORK, June 9.-The stock market
opened this morning with a moderate volume
of business, sugar. as usual, being the only
prominent stock. but first prices were gener-
ally from Is TO 4 per cent higher than last
evenings final prices. and New York Central
was up q. Slight further gains were scored in
some cases, but considerable pressure to sell
appeared and the entire list moved off. Chi
cago gas took the lead among the listed stocks.
and declined Is to 54k. Oregon Transconti-
mental and Mexican Central following with -
each, Louisville and Nashville q, st Paul.
Union Pacific and Rock Island o each and
other smaller fractions. Sugar. after opening
at Sl15 against 500 Saturday, advanced to SO.
but fell away quickly to 500. Late in the hour
the market rallied, and in many cases regained
the earlier losses.
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Real Estate Matters.

RObt. Craig has bought for "a. 915. % of II.
4. klotz lots Is and -. square 1096-171 feet
Z inches on 18th and 427 feet on East Capitol
street.
Eugenia J. Brewer has bought Of d. A. Snow
for $500 sub 73, square 63S-174 by IS feet
OH 18th between S and L streets northwest.
w. s. Bramhall has bought for SIS. 900 Of l.
5. wheaton lots IL and Is. square $500 feet
on o street and 100 feet on 2lst street north
west.
{. c. Glover has purchased of W. W. John
son for Sl6.3O4 part of the Whitehaye tract
2S.3S acres on the Ridge road.
Geo. +. Terry has bought of NJ. Sells for
$500 sub 9, square 1922 by 100 on 7 be-
tween 18th rnd 10th streets northwest.
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THE CROss-TOwN ROAD.
The Bill Reported to the House Re.
tafns 8 Street in the Route,

The House District committee has approved
the Cross-town railroad bill, and contrary to
all expectations 8 street has been retained an
the cross street to be taken. The
bill as reported provides for q
street railroad propelled by cable. electric or
pneumatic power over the following route:
Beginning at 35th and L streets. West Washing
ton, thence along L street to 29th street. theme
along 29th street to @ street. thence
along Q street, crossing Rock Creek
on a bridge to be built by the said rail way
company. the same to be maintained as a pub
lie thoroughfare. with good and sufficient car
rage way and foot way, and constructed under
the direction and subject to the approval of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
continuing thence in an e~asterly direc-
thence easteriy along S street to Boundary
street; thence along Boundary street to
North Capitol street; thence along North Cap
itol street to Massachusetts, avenue: thence
along Massachusetts, avenue to + street north;
thence along F street to Sd street west; thence
along Sd street 10 Boundary street; thence
along Boundary to Its intersection with the
westerly limit Of S street.
MIR. HEARD's REPORT.
Mr.. Heard made the report from the COM
mittee, in which he says:
Earlier in the session a bill to incorporate a
Cross-town railway was introduced and sent
to the Commissioners of the District of Column
bia for report. The bill was much the same as
this one, except that it provided for a line
across the city on q street instead of 5 street,
the line of route provided i'll this bill.
Tn Commissioners returned that bill. sug-
costing certain amendments and favoring its
passage when so amended. These amendments
were incorporated in the bill and II was intro
duced when SO amended. and amended further
by substituting S street for q street and sent
to the Commissioner for further report.
They returned it. saying they saw no reason TO
change their former favorable report to the
committee, but that there appeared to be a very
general protest of $ street citizens against it.
Since that time some of these protests have
been withdrawn. and some of the citizens who
would be served by this line of road have petit
toned for 1t. In view of the fact that there
are protests against all propositions to build
new lines of street railroads or extend old ones
and in view of the further fact that there are
not now sufficient cross-town railroad facilities
the committee are of the opinion that the bill
should pass.
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A Lee Grant Monument.

A dispatch from Middlesborough, Ky, says:
"A movement is on foot here to erect a colossal
on Pinnacle Rock, on top Of Cum
berland Gap mountain, in memory of Z. s.
Grant and r. E. Lee. Pinnacle Rock is 5000
feet above sea and 2,Oo0 feet above the sur
rounding country. To reach it one must pass
through the states of Kentucky, Virginia and
Tennessee, as they corner very near 1T. On
this historic spot. at historic old Cumberland
Gap, II is proposed to build the monument.
The matter was started by ex-confederate and
Grand Army of the Republic soldiers at Mid
dlesborough. and at once they subscribed a
sum reaching several thousand dollars. The
present plan is to call on the soldiers all over
the country to contribute"
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THEY WANT SOME ONE PUNISHED.
The Filibusters Must Pay for Their De-
signs on Lower California.

SAS Francisco, June "A special to the
Chronicle from Ensenada, Lower California,
gives an interview with Gov. Torres, governor
of the peninsula. Gov. Torres says ne has
been in constant cipher communication with
the Mexican governments since the flibustering
disclosures were made, and has sent a full
report substantiatiDg all that has been
published. He says the Mexican government
has decided to demand that the United States
punish Walter G. Smith. Augustus Merrill. Ran
ford Worden, Edward Hill, Frederick Hall and
others for their part in the conspiracy. Torres
will soon send his government proofs that an
English corporation was undoubtedly guilty Of
cOmnlicitY.
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Ran Through a Horse Car.

FALL RIVER. MASS, June Am open horse
car on North Main street containing twenty
passengers was dashed into by a runaway horse
with a grocery wagon this forenoon. The
horse went through the center of the car. tear
ing away the iron braces. two OAK supports and
the seat attached. Jennie Burke and George
II. Paceoud, who occupied the scat. and a Mrs.
Rice. on the seat behind. were thrown from the
car. Miss Burke being hurled 20 feet. When
picked up she was thought to be dead. but re-
vived later ana was found to be badly hurt in
ternaliy. Paceoud. who occupied the end of
the seat nearest where the horse entered. is
very severely injured. Mrs. Rice escaped with
slight bruises. No others were hurt.