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HE OBJECTS 70 THE TRACKS.
Suit for an Injunction Against the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad.
,. HARRISON JOHNSON DESIRES 10 PnIvKNf THE
Csc OF THE TRACKS on MARYLAND AVENUE BE-
TWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH STREETS roR ~"
OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

J. Harrison johnson today filed . bill, BY
Samuel Maddox, against the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad company for An injunction to
prevent the use of the tracks on Maryland ave-
nue. between 9th and 7th streets for the pur-
pose Of a"Y" or any purpose whatever, and
that said track be abated as q nuisance by re-
moval. The plaintiff states that he is the
owner Of lots at 9Th and streets southwest,
where he resides; that reservation SAL feet long
and ais wide is in front thereof and is
owned by the government, which would
have long since been improved but
for the unlawful acts Of defendant.
He states that the company has not only laid
tracks from Virginia avenue crossing into Mary
land avenue at 9Th street, but has for years used
the space for storage Of cars, making up trains,
&C., the noises interfering with the sleep and
rest of himself and family and filling the house
with dust and cinders. He states that no
storage OF cars has taken place there
for year, but the company maintains
six tracks and eight switches thereon.
He states that trains from the south reach the
depot by Maryland avenue to 9th street. using
single track east Of 7th street to 9th street,
and he charges that this track is entirely with
out authority Of law, and within the past six
months the company is using said track for the
purposes OF a 'Y;" that twice day cars are run
from the depot to near 9th street. then eastward
by flying switch to the tracks on Virginia
avenue, and each time it necessitates the cross
ing of 18th street three times, greatly interfer-
ing with street cars, pedestrians and traffic,
and that 1t is rarely possible to the avenue
at 18th street without being detained from one
to eight minutes. Even if the company has
the right to enter the reservation he denies
that 1t has the right to maintain more than
two tracks, and if the track from the reservation
to Maryland avenue be abated he says two
thirds or more of the reservation would be i'm
proved without interfering with the company's
lawful business. He Incorporates Col. Wilson's
report on the reservation, made in 1886, in
which he recommends the removal of the
Maryland ave. tracks and prays as above, filing
in support of the bill the affidavits of o. L.
Thompson, r. A. Walker, John II. Cassell and
John n Rnrk hard
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Name. | o
Washington stock Exchange.

Government Bonds-C. 5. AVS. 1891. registered,
loih bid, 1865. asked. 7. s. Is, registered.
1897, l2:iX bid, Ia asked U. ). As, coupon,
1907, 12345 bid, 12i asked.
District OF Columbia Bonds-Per imp. o.. 1901,
coin. lO3 bid. 1oi asked. Per imp. as. 1891, cur
rency, 1O4 bid. Market stock rs, 1892, currency.
los bid 20-year fund. Us, 1892, gold, l04 bid 20
year fund.- rs 1885, gold, ll3 bid. Water stock. IS,
1901. , currency, h ~ BID; So,year fund u.s.
rency, 1908. 1873 bid. 3-61s. lJ,4 fund, currency,
l22A bid, l134l asked.
Miscellaneous bonds-U. s. Electric Light bonds,
LIST ,os 1Oo bid. L. Electric Light bonds ID u.s.
lis bid. Washington and Georgetown Rail
road. 1O-iO. Us. loo bid. Washington and
Georgetown Convertible bonds. 6s, 100 bid. Ma
sonic Hall Association 5s. 1898, lO7 bid, ITO
asked. Washington Msrke: Company LIST mort
gage, Us, ITO bid. Washington Market company
bonds. imp. 6s. 122 bid. lZ3 asked. Washing
ton Light Infantry first mortgage bonds. Us,
1904, 1913 bid. Washington Light Infantry bonds,
I'd IS, 1904, 9S bid. Washington Gas Light Com
pany bonds, series A. Us, l22 bid, l2224 asked.
Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series b..
Us. l2221s bid, l-31S asked
National bank Stocks-Bank Of Washington 500
bid 56O asked. Bank Of Republic. 26O bid, 267
asked. metropolitan, go bid 267 asked. Cen
rral, rs bid, 800 asked Second. 1s3 bid.
Farmers and Mechanics. 1SS bid, 200 asked.
Citizens, l67 bid. Columbia, Isl bid 100 asked.
Capital lI6 bid. Vest End. 90 bid. ~ asked.
Railroad Stocks - ashington and Georgetown,
go bid, 300 ASKED METROPOLITAN. leo Did. zoo
asked. Columbia, IS bid. Capitol and North U
Street, 634 bid, 10 asked. lexington and
soldiers Home, J3 bid.
Insurance Stocks-Firemens. AZ bid, ~ asked.
Franklin, 80 bid. Metropolitan, 50 bid. Ma
tonal Union, 20 bid, II asked Arlington,
$50 bid 100 ASKED. COrcOran, 81 bid IS asked.
Colum bis, l6a bid 1864 asked. Communication,
ISu bid. Potomac, 80 bid, 100 ASKED. Riggs, 50
bid, 81 asked. Peoples, 81 bid, 6asked-
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title. 122 Y
bid 80 asked. Columbia little, Us bid "a asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-WasningtOn Uas,
431 Did, ~ asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid U.
s. Electric Light, 49,. bid, Ito asked.
Telephone StOcks-PeLnsylvania,2 % bid, 81
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. So bid, rs
asked. American Graphophone Company, Is
bid, 1917 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks - Washington Market
Company 1917 bid, 2OE asked. Washington
Brick Machine Company. 300 Did. Great Falls
Ice Company, lao bid, $50. asked. Bun Run
pany 24O bid 260 asked. Washington Safe De-
posit Company, 10 bid. Pneumatic Gun Car
riage 2. bid Ia asked. Washington Loan
and Trust Company, ~ bid, 2ss asked. Ameri-
can Security and Trust company, 33k bid, "a
asked. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked
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THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
A Washington Substitute for the Special
Committees Report.

The special House committee on the worlds
fair held meeting today and spent two hours
in going over the draft Of the bill prepared by
the subcommittee, correcting the phraseology
and making slight amendments. When the
point Of adjournment was reached the commit
tee had gotten as far as section 10 in the bill
The Chicago men we're not satisfied at the rate
of progress and endeavored to procure another
meeting of the committee this afternoon. but
failed There was the usual exchange Of sar-
castle remarks between the representatives of
the competing cities.
THE WASHINGTON SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Wilson presented the draft Of bill pre-
pared by the Washington committee, and gave
notice that it would be presented to
the House as a substitute for the special
committees bill. This is the measure propos-
ing an appropriation by the government Of
900 to defray the expense Of holding
the fair at the national capital.
The most important of the changes made in
the committees bill today was the striking out
OF the provision appropriating S50,000 to en-
able foreign exhibits for the exposition to be
admitted free of duty and inserting 100000.
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CAPITOL TOPICS.
The OKLAHOMA BILL.


The House committee ON territories today
took up for consideration the bill organizing
the territory of Oklahoma. The bill was
taken up out OF Its order, IN accord
ance with the Recommendation of the
President conveyed to the chairman Of the
committee through the Secretary of the In
terror that early action looking to legislation
for the government OF Oklahoma De taken by
Congress. Favorable progress was made with
the bill, and when the hour OF IL CLOCK arrived
the committee had nearly completed it. Later
in the day the committee will again get
together and try to complete tile bill, so AS TO
get II ready for presentation to the House at
the earliest opportunity.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
The House committee on elections today
heard the final arguments in the Alabama con-
tested election case OF Threet against Clarke.
Next week the committee will hear arguments
in the cases of Posey against Parrett. first In
diana district, and Bowen against Buchanan,
ninth Virginia district.
AN ABSENTEE RETURNS.
Mr. O'Donnell of Michigan, the republican
member whose absence at home during the last
couple of weeks has been one of the causes OF
the inability of the republicans to muster ma
jority of the House. was present and voting to-
day, having. on telegraphic call, started
Immediately for Washington and travelled day
and night until he reached here.
Mr. DALzELL's ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Dalzell continued his argument on the
contested election case in the House after The
STARS report closed yesterday, and at 4:20 the
House adjourned.
COMPULSORY PILorAGE.
The House committee on the merchant
marine and fisheries today gave hear
ing to parties interested in the bill in
PRODUCED in the House by Represent
alive Dingley of Maine exempting American
coastwise sailing vessels piloted by their
licensed masters or by a United States pilot
from the obligations TO pay state pilots for
services not rendered
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THE NEW RECORDER.
MIR. Bruce Says He is Going to Run His
Office Oh Business PRINCIPLES,

Ex-senator Bruce, the new recorder of deeds,
was at the District building this morning and
had conversation with Commissioner Doug
lass. In reply to question from a STAR re-
porter Mr.. Bruce said il was his intention to
take charge of his new Office about the
end of next week. He said, as a matter
of course, he appreciated the appointment
and would show the people of Washington
an administration conducted upon wholly busi-
ness principles. He said he appreciated the
need of a fire-proof building for the storage of
old records, and among his first official acts
will be recommendation approving such a
building. He said there was another thing that
needed immediate attention, and that
was that in the recorder of deeds
office there are large number of old re-
cords running back, some of them. over a hun
dred years and that they were mouldy and al
together in a very bad condition. He said he
would do his utmost to have these recopied.
Sp saking of the move on foot to make the Of
flee of the recorder saaried one MIR. Bruce
said that he had nothing to say; that he pro-
posed to leave that entirely to the discretion of
Congress and that he would not move a foot to
influence legislation in that respect
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knew about this, three days would not go by
before the major would be relieved. Whether
tins story Is true or not is. not known,
but it is a fact that Mr.. Mudd called upon Mej.
Raymond yesterday and after q rather brief
interview, which was quite stormy, emerged
from his room and complained to Commissioner
Douglass that he had been insulted.
WHAT MAJOR RAYMOND SAYS ABOUT n.
In conversation with Major Raymond today,
he informed a STAR reporter that it was true
that Mr.. Mudd had called and demanded the
removal Of one Of his clerks, which he did not
consider he had a right to do. and told him 80.
He said Mr.. Mudd felt insulted and left rather
abruptly.
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Shot bv n Policeman.

About 1 O'Clock yesterday Policemen DALEY
and Ferguson entered the O-street alley snS
found a party Of negroes engaged in a game Of
crap. The officers scattered the crowd and
succeeded in capturing Mike Green and
William Jordan. Green, who has already
served two terms in prison. made an assault on
Officer Ferguson and was kicking him in the
head when Officer Daley drew his revolver and
fired, the bullet entering Green's shoulder. On
the way to the station Green tainted. The
wound proved to be only a slight one. Today
IN the Police Court each Of the prisoners were
fined $40 or thirty days on the farm. Green
plead guilty to a charge Of assaulting the
officer and was held for the grand Jury. He
was committed to Jail in default of bail
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MRS. COPPINGEB'S CONDITION.
There Was No Improvement This After
noon.

Mrs. Coppinger, Secretary B!aine's daughter,
lies in about the same condition. A slight i'm
provement was noted last night and
statement was published by the physi-
sicians which gave the family good deal
of hope. This morning all inquiries we're
answered by the reply that she was about the
same. second bulletin was issued this morn
ing, reading:
eat 9 o'clock Mr.. Coppingers condition
showed no improvement from last
nights consultations, but there are
some indications that improvement in
her condition may be shown during the day."
This hope was not verified up to 2:30 p. M when
TIE STAR reporter called at the house He was
told that the patient was no better.
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KEEPING UP THE FIGHT.
The Democrats In the House Carrying
Out Their Program Today.

REPUBLICAN ABSENTEE COMES N, But Mr..
BucKALEw, THE VOTING DEMOCRAT, rs SICK,
30 VOTING ouoRuM rs As FAR OFF AS EVER.
The House began its session in more orderlv
manner this morning by reaction from the ex-
element Of yesterday. The democrats, in ac-
cordance with the decision OF their caucus,
continued their active protest against proceed
ing. They propose to keep up this course
until they exhaust the usual parliamentary
motions each Monday and then later in the day,
when they can stave il off no longer, to take
part in the consideration of the election case
under protest. They have decided
not to withdraw from the hall
at any time, and IL on the vote to unseat Mr.
Jackson a quorum do not vote they will merely
register their protest. believing that they can
embarrass their antagonists more by following
this course.
1t looks as If both parties had somewhat
overcome themselves in the matter of getting
excited This morning when Mr.. Springer
moved to adjourn he WAS surprised by the
Speaker putting the motion to the House in
stead of ruling the motion out OF order, as he
had done yesterday.
There was some talk this morning of the ma
jorlty taking recess at the end of each day
instead OF adjourning, so as to avoid the fight
over the journal, which must be read at the
beginning Of each legislative day. But this
course was decided to be impracticable at this
time.
THE REPUBLICANS PROPOSE
to continue in their efforts to dispose OF the
contested election case until it is out of the way
without turning from it to consider any other
question. Mr. Mckinley said this morning that
OF course nothing could be done with the rules
while tins matter was pending.
Will the rules be taken mp when this is dis
posed Off the STAR reporter asked
oh, should think So" Mr.. Mckinley re-
Piled
REPUBLICAN DISAPPOINTMENT.
The republicans expected to have a voting
quorum this morning, MIR. O'Donnell (Mich. },
who has been sick, having put in an appear
ance. Yesterday 1853 votes were recorded. in
Guiding Mr.. Buckalew, democrat With the
Speakers vote and the presence of one more this
morning there would have been a quorum 1t
looked as ii the presence of Mr. ODonnell
would give the necessary vote. But it was
discovered that Mr.. Buckalew, the democrat
who insists always in voting when present, was
sick and could not attend
After all the dilatory motions are exhausted
today 1t is expected that Mr.. Crisp will speak
on the contested election case
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 1.-Cotton steady-middling,
10 I5-I6. Flour, dun and unchanged. Wheat
74as4. Longberry. 7oas5; No. =, ~; steamer
No. =, rcd, 71k; western firm, No. 9
winter red. spot and February, S0a aSOH;
March, slHasla.: May, hi4as4H. Corn
southern dull but steady, white iSa4O; yellow, 81 a
:s6 western Hrm; mixed spot and February 361, a
1884,; March, 361s a367a; April 81; May, 81 ass;
June, ss.a:sa4; steamer, 33h a3j1.. Oats
quiet and unchanged. Southern and Pennsyl-
yania, 2Sa3l; western, white, 29ha3l; do.
mixed. 2sa29: graded No. =, white, 81. Rye
dull and steady-prime to choice. 5;ja55. Hay,
veIy dull and unchanged-prime TO choice
timothy, 12.5Oal3.O0 Provisions steady and
quiet. Butter, choice firm, rest weak-western
packed. l4als; best roll. l6alS: creamery, pa
"a Eggs steady 13al31. Petroleum firm-re-
fined, = so Coffee frm-Rio cargoes fair, 1917
Sugar quiet-A soft, Ga. Copper firm and
active, refined, 136al4
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. Feb. topening).-W heat-February,
-; March, 76a; May, 7s1&; July, ~. Corn
February, 2s; March, 2g5s; May. 81 July,
32L Oats-May, 2I31. Pork-February, 9.62 \;
March, 9.sO: May, 1905. Lard-February, 5.774;
May, 602H. Short ribs. February, 412ts; May,
4
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cussed by MIR. Simon Wolf in an interesting
manner at the regular Friday evening meeting
at the Eighth Street synagogue last evening.
The charge of embezzlement against Ohio
Stull, who was recently arrested in Boston, was
nolle pressed in the Police Court yesterday
In the four certiorari cases brought by
Birney Birney, attorneys, for Laura V. Glenn
and others, heirs Of Lewis Thomas, Sarah E.
Mott, Patrick Confoy aud Samuel r. Tinker.
the court rendered Judgment this morning
gushing the special assessments.
There were but fourteen burial permits is
sued in the twenty-four hours ending at q
o'clock today. There we're three deaths from
consumption reported and three from pnsu-
monia.
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War DEPARTMENT Chances.

Resigned: Hubbard T. Smith. Indiana class
2, AGO, to accept position in Treasury de-
partment
Promoted: Albert F. Bayard, New York. from
lana, $1,000 to 81 200 AGO; John r. Kelly,
New York, from $1,000 to 81 200, engineers Of
fee.
Declined appointments: Alex. d. Beechy,
Ohio, q, 900 clerkship, engineers Office.
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man whom it were base fiattery to call
John Smith came into this Office this morning
and offered the following advertisement for
publication:
Notice: III the very homely woman about
thirty nine years and eleven months old who
lost pocket book containing SASS on Penn
syivania avenue this morning, will apply to -
she can have the money by paying for this
notice"
lie explained that he had seen the woman
drop the pocket book but that he was anxious
to keep the contents and he was of the opinion
that no woman for as small a sum a sI455
would ever answer the advertisement as be had
written 1t. The card, of course, was refused
and the man was turned over to the police.
The majority in the House believes that its
Reed-eemer lIyeth.
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A New Labor Movement.

MINSEAPoLIs, MINI, Feb. IA grand labor
coup to supplant the Knights of Labor with a
new organization, which will draw the power,
influence and membership from the older soci-
ETY., will be sprung here in few days. The
new plan is to form state federation OF labor
on the lines Of the national organization. J. p.
McGaughen, formerly district master work.
man. is the leader in the new movement.
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The New York Bank Failure.

MIR. Lacey, controller of the currency, said
this morning that the newspapers contained a
great deal more information than he possessed
in regard to the affairs Of the Sixth national
bank of New York city. He had received a
telegram from Bank Examiner Hepburn
soon after the suspension, saying that
per of the bank and he Lad
received a letter from him in tins MORN
ings mail saying in general terms that the bank
was insoivent and advising that it be placed in
the hands of a receiver The examiner said
that the assets of the bank were choice and in
good shape aud could easily be hqui-
dated. The examiner said also that he
was now preparing detailed
statement of the assets and liabilities of the
bank and expected to complete it today. The
controller said that he would take no action in
the matter until he has received the examiners
report, which will hardly reach Washington
before tomorrow. He will appoint receiver
early next week.
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All Ouiet at Guthrie.

GUTHRIE, 1T, Feb. 1.-The disorder here
was stopped yesterday by telegram from
Attorney General Miller, addressed to United
States Marshal Walker, saying: ''You will per-
NIT no more lot Jumping nor lot ejectments.
Let matters remain as they are"
This WAS supplemented by one from Secre-
tary Noble to Mayor Dooley to the same effect
but assuring him also that territorial govern
ment would soon be established for the terri
tory.
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Mr.. Townsehd's Sons Mishap

Frank d. Wilson and Benjamin Townsend,
the latter son of Congressman c. @. Town
send, were handling revolver In Brighton,
Pa, yesterday, when IL exploded while in
young Townsend's hand and the bullet entered
the forehead Of Wilson, instantly killing him.
The BOYS were sixteen years Of age and their
parents were out Of town ct the time.
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I'd EDITION.
Latest TGlGgIaIlS to The Star.
No Good News Of the Erin.

LONDON, Feb. Hopes had been enter
tanned here that the first yes 'el to arrive from
the Azores would bring news Of the safety Of
the National line steamer Erin, Capt. Tyson,
from New York for London now long overdue
These hopes, however, were dispelled today
upon the arrival of the British steamer Gibral-
tar from st. Michael The Gibraltar reports
that up to the time of her sailing nothing had
been heard at the Azores of the Erin.
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DIR. McGlynn Very Sick.

CHICAGO, Feb. DIR. McGlynn is danger
ously ILL He reached here yesterday and
called a doctor. His pulse was lis, and he
seemed likely to have pneumonia. His friends
fixed him up on a through sleeper and sent
him back to New York after a sojourn here Of
only three hOurs
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Supposed to be for the Railroad

The Building Register today says: "a move
ment II now on foot and has been for two
weeks past 70 purchase . whole square of
ground in South Washington adjoining the
tracks Of the Pennsylvania railroad company.
The square referred 10 Il that bounded By Sd
and ~ streets and Virginia avenue and
street. and is very closely built up with very
cheap class OF houses" The Regiser intimatss
that the purchase Il being made for the Penn.
syivauia railroad company.
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Mr.. Flannery's Side of the Case

Mr.. NJ. c. Flannery, the contractor, who was
engaged yesterday in an alteration with Mr..
James E. Clements which came to blows in
front of the Treasury department, denies that
he made an assault on Clements and saws he
simply defended himself
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Post Office in Mount Pleasant.

A branch post Office win be opened in few
days at Mount Pleasant at the corner of PARK
and 14th streets. At first il will only have
facilities for registration and sale of postal
materials. but a. soon a. the proper officer has
der branch Will be added
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Paralyzed.

Mr.. Wythe DENLY Of the Navy department
is lying in Q critical condition at his residence.
No 2l8 A street southeast, having been pros.
trated by an attack of paralysis yesterday.
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Range Of the Thermometer Today.
The following were the readings at the sig
nal Office today: Sam. &c; pm, Al; maxi
mum, 40; minimum 49,
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Real Esfata Matters-

W. Beveridge south half 10, square 456, 'front.'
ing "A feet on 7th street between E and F
streets northwest
Alma ID. Brooks has bought for $4,000 OF E.
II. Harner lot II, block 10, bingham place.
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Tastes

may differ, but all connoisseurs pronounce the
). Calvet d Co. Bordeaux and Burgundy wines
TO be OF excellent quality. Fred'k de Barry d
Co., AZ Warren street, New York, agents.