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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22
A RAILROAD HEARING.
The Bill Chartering the East and West
Washington Traction Railway Company
Considered.

The Bill Chartering the East and West
Washington Traction Railway Company
Considered.
The Commissioners this afternoon gave a
hearing to those interested in House bill s742
which is a bill to incorporate the East and
West Washington Traction Railway Company
and which is now before the Commissioners for
report.
There were present at the hearing the largest
number Of citizens yet present at a hearing.
Among them were ex-Mayor Berret, Commo-
dore Meade Gen. L. Z. Graham, Chas. Worth
ington. W. II. Prescott. Hon. A. NJ. Bliss, +, A.
Lehman, ex-Gov. Boutwell,, Hon. j. J. Adams.
DR.. VIM. Lee White. Chas. Barker, W. l. Vel
err. A. b. Duvall and d. L. McComb.
The hearing was given in the board room.
Some delay was caused by the absence of
Col. Robert and Commissioner Ross. who
were ut lunch. The Commissioners arrived
shortly after half-past and the hearing
proceeded Commissioner Douglass said a
number of protests had been received through
the mail from persons living on the line OF the
supposed route who declared in strong terms
their disapproyal of any railroad in front of
their premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22
ENLARGING THE HOUSE.
The Plan Of Cutting Out the Press Gallery
Not Received With Favor.

The House committee on ventilation and
acoustics intended to hold meeting today for
the purpose of hearing Architect Clark of the
Capitol on the resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Boutelle relative to extending
the floor room of the House by
cutting "out the south wall of the hall
and including the present House lobby in the
House proper. This plan would deprive the
members of the press of their places in the gal
lery of the House. although it would still leave
them the room they now use in the rear of the
gallery. No quorum of the committee APP
peared. however. 80 no action was taken.
Mr.. Clark was in attendance promptly
and gave the committee at length the cost of the
proposed change. Jt is not probable that any
such plan as that proposed in Mr.. Boutelle :
resolution will be adopted. for the members
are generally agreed that while they might do
without the lobby in the rear and the
public galleries above exclusive of that
used, by the reporters they could
hardly do without the valuable and distn-
guished services of the press. Besides this
there is another objection to this plan and that
arises from the fact that the removal of the
wall as proposed would make the southern
gallery of the new House face directly the sun.
which particularly in the winter time
in the southern armament. The
tee will be to put about twelve new chairs each
on the republican and democratic sides of the
House and make room for the twenty-four new
members provided for inthe apportionment bill
which has Just passed the House and is now
awaiting the action of the Senate.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
St Bernard's Catholic Church in New York
A skating. Rink Burned i'm Chicago.

NEW YoRk. Dee 22-St. Bernard's Catholic
Church. on 18th street near 9th avenue. was
totally DESTROYED BY fire this morning between
and o'clock. The loss is estimated At $4,000.
Insurance. $4,000. The church was built in
1875 at a cost. including the ground. of $50. OOc
CHICAGo. Dee. 22.-The Casino Skating Rink.
at the. corner If 24tb and State streets. was
totally DESTROYED BY lire IT 6:ij this morning.
There was a lOud explosion IN the building,
following which 1ame- burst out on all sides.
4 ire b-,.he ont III the third story OF The
Fir at , 0cl,ek this morning. Owing to the
fact that Il ,,rge part II the stock was Christmas
goods consisting: OF light TOYS. the fire sprt al
80 r.uldI. that for . time the entire structure
was endangered The fire department however,
by efficient work soon controlled the blaze.
Ih,. damage AL reach -~&J.090.
Boss. Pee. 21-Charlts +. Foley. aged
If-y vIs banned II death III his carpenter
shop. NJ. J,i Maine street, Cambridge. about
IL tiJck las. Tigii-. lie Was presumably
asleep The ,Iulc, - IL Mas his custom IL sleep
there. The El- - supposed to have originated
from a. o=cr-A,atcd stove he ire spread
to painters IlHcc on the same floor. The
ponce made an EFFORT to- rc-cas Foley. but were
tEiyC beck b. Jlic tlam"t ar1 sJn"i.c. Before
Il, ire w. cxtinCui~hcd the firrIdon found
FOlc- charrt, and l.f,.i,-s remains. The prop
oTty iVS- U.sS about = 1000.
hr>s>TuN. "a. D,c- IL double business
E.JtE aud an dwellings. all owned 10y John
Ber,gn. were burnod here Yesterday. Loss,
Slj.trlD. w Insurance.
NEu Ioi.E. Dee. 22.-Daniel Waguor's bakery
IL MclrO-c was burned this morning. Loss,
-I,o9J. Arthur Warner. Il son of the proprie-
tor, was severely burned about the body and
was taken Z" the hospital.
ATHOL. Mss, Dee. pa later estimate
places the loss of yesterdays FIRE at Sljo.0O0.
\ rcpOr, il stIll current. th1ugi: cOntra,iic tel
hy the fire engineer. tiIst man Is buried in
the ruins. Apart from the two fircmen fatally
injured th.re were three others quite badly
hurt by falling walls. Most uf the merchants
have found temporary quarter, and will resume
business at C:ce.
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THE WIFE CANNOT TESTIFY.
The Supreme Court Makes an Importas
Decision I'm a Pol,gamy Case.

The supreme Court Makes an Importaus
Decision I'm a Pol, gamy Case.
The Supreme Court Of the United States to-
day rendered an important decision in a Nor
mon polyGamy case. holding that wife is not
competent witness against where polygamy Is
the crime charged.
VIM. Z. Bassett was in 1866 found guilty az
poiygamy on the testimony of his first wife.
IRON whom he had been divorced after he took
a second wife.
The former wife's testimony was the only
direct evidence produced. and II was upon her
testimony that Barrctts conviction was
secured. He took am appeal 60 the supreme
court OF Utah contending that the Wife, test
mony was not properly admissible aud when
the territorial court decided against him
Drought the case here. This court reverses the
decision OF the territorial court. and holds that
the wife was sn Incompetent witness.
In ITS opinion prepared by Justice Brewer
the court SAYS: THE question presented il not
how much she (the wife, feels or suffers tby
reason of the plural marriage) but whether
the crime Is one against her. Polygamy
and adultery may be crimes which
involve disloyalty ca the marital
relations. but they are rather crimes against
such relation than against the wife. and as the
statute (the Edmunds-Tucker anti-polvgamv
actD under which the man was tried speaks Of
crimes against her il is simply an affirmation Of
the old common-law rule that a wife cannot
testify against the husband. The case was re-
handed 10 the Utah courts with directions 10
grant a new trial
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IMPORTANT PENSION DECISION.
Two Names Ordered to BE Restored to the
List a. of Date of Reratiny.

The controversy which was occasioned by
the actions of the late commissioner OF PEN
sions Mr.. Tanner. in arrears of pensions cases
is recalled by decision which has just been
rendered BY Gen. Busscy. the assistant secre-
tarv of the interior. The decision was called
forth by the action of the third auditor. vino
disailCYcG the account of Pension Agent VIII
son Of This Cit in the cases Of two pensioners
George J. Bond and James Edgar Engle for
tie reason that s..id pensioners were indebted
TO the l lited Statcs Oh account OF improper
payment OF ar-carages i'll June. 1889. These
pensioners were employees i'll the pension office
aXI their pensions were reratcd. with back
ply, 20 IS per month by Commissioner
Tanner under his Interpretation OF the law
that fox amputatior Of arm ut the shoulder
joint pensioner was entitled to the same rate
a If the amputation II the hip joint. The
rerating in these cares went into effect june.
1889. and provided for arroarages. In March.
1890. this ruling of Commissioner Tanner
as to arrearages was revoked. This
| left the pensioners largely in debt
TO the government and the payment of their
pensions WAS stopped until the amounts over
paid shoIIld be discovered. Last summer both
pensioners were dismissed from their positions
| in the pension office.
| TO lie RESTORED To TIE PENSION LIST.
! Gen. Bussey. III letter to Commissioner
/ Raum. holds that the action Of ycur bureau
J in suspendinG the names of the aforementioned
/ rensiOn. rs from the per sion roll WITS error nj
: therefore the withholding OF their accr7iinr
pc-,sio,s for the purpose of reimi 49,
ing the government for ovcrpay ments Of
pe7.,ion money has been contrary to lew
} ard si.o,I be PROMPTLY corrected. The al
| / .vi ,yc. payments TO Bond and Encle W re
not such = M be held AZ off-er o accruing
. pension money. Therefore. ! herety 20 far
! moiif' nv recommendation. already quoted
s.,i made upon your request. July II, 1870. in
the cases of these pensioners. to direct
/ tn, restoration of their names to the pension
roll not from July 1. 1890 stated in that
recon- cndation. but from the date dates at
which .hcir names were suspended from the
roll IN 1889; and certificates Of pensions are to
be accordingly reissued, allowing to each of
them the rating to which he was then. as now,
entitled for amputation Of an arm at the shout
der joint, and thus secure to each Of them
a continuation Of payment without deduction
except for payments already actually made to
tn m. as shown in Pension Agent Wilson's &C
count. They are to be consequently
treated as though there has not been,
nor is there. due from them any
sum for reimbursement Of the gov
eminent on account Of overpayment of pension
money. This proceeding. howsoever DELAYED. il
essential at once to the correction or u depart
mental error and to the cause of justice to the
pensioners concerned"
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Death Of jaime. M. s,ewar1.

Mr.. james Muir Stewart died yesterday az his
residence No. 1892 Sstroet, i'm the eighticth year
of his age. The deceased was native of Alex
andria, Va, where he learned the dry goods
business, and for about forty years. up to about
the close of the war, he continued in that bust
ness. for time being the leader in that trade
He was a strong Union man during the war ami
had served several times i'm the Alexandria
councils. About the close Of the war. being
comfortably fixed in this worlds goods. he re-
tired from business and came 10 this CITY. which
he made his home.
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Washington stock Exchange.

Saies-Regular call - IL o'clock m: Lincoln
Insurance. - n T.. Washington Gas, a; ~.
Government Bonds-C. =. AIS, 1891, registered
-, "iStercd l9G1, 1907 bid l22I: asked L. S. A.
coupon. 1907. ~ bid. i2.il. asked.
District Of Columbia Bonds-Pcr imp. Gs 1891,
gold. l02 lid, - asked. Per imp. -, 1891, cur
rcnry. !c3 bid, - asked Market stock. IS. 1,?z
currency. itI bid 2-year fund. ts. ls: gold. 1913
bid. 2U-ycar fund, 81. 1899. gold los hid, - asked.
acT stock, - 1917. currency, 10 bid, l5s asked.
2r-yCar fund. -. gold. 1902 N: bid Water stock,
-. currcnr?. 1913. LII bid 40 asked. 36js, 1921
fund. cure ncy, 11lI- hid. 20 asked.
Misc, ianr,,i,s bOnds-Washington and George
town Railroad, l"-io. 6s, ln2 lj .5i asked Wash
in1.on ami &c prgctown i0i =.
bid. ~; ASKED Masonic iIdil Association. IS. iS.
bid. Washington Market company list mortgage
Is, lJ1 bid, ll2 asked Washington Market Com
pap. mp. g.. - bid. II, asked. Washington Light
Ugh; Infantry Z 1904. - bid, lo2 asked V ,lsil-
in2ion Gas Light Company, series y. H., lla
bi'I, leo asked. Washington ''as Light Company,
series b. Is, ll3i: bid. l13 asked American Sc
curity and Trust Company, 1O.!l asked. Hygienic
ice COMPANY. lst mortgage Is. 10. asked.
National Bank Sto.ksIEank of Washington, 42I
bill. asked Bank Of Republic, ac0 bid. = asked
Metropolitan. e65 bid, 800 asked. Central, ."1 hid.
SECOND, = bid. 2,o asked. Farmers and Mechan-
iCs'. lY1 bid Citizens. 40 bid $50 asked. Column
bia. IS. bid. J6 asked Capital, li9 bid, = asked
West End - bid. 100 asked. Traders, 126 asked.
Lincoln. los hid. lis asked
Railroad StOcss-WaShingtOn and Georgetown
2lU bid ~ asked. metropolitan, 10 bid I35 asked
Columbia. ~ asked. Capitol AMI North o Street
~ bill. IS asked. lexington and soldiers Home
~. rid. o. asked. Georgetown and Tenleytown,4.
bid. - asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemens. 42l! bid, 4s asked
Franklin. ~ bid Metropolitan. 81 bid. National
Union. Is bid. 23 asked. Arlington. 165 bid, Isl
asked. Corcoran. IS bid. Columbia, l4l bid, AZ,
asked. German-American, lbs bid. Potomac. 5,
bid, 100 asked. Riggs, ~ bid, Sd asked
Peoples. -. bid, ga asked. Lincoln, A.. bid, 81.
asked. Commercial. bid, Al asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, IL;
hid. ls5 asked. Columbia Title. 50. bid. 6 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas
500 bid. 49, asked. Georgetown Gas. IS bid. L. 5
Electric l. ght, l35 bid. l45 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania, 25 bid, 80 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac. hid, y asked. Ameri
can GraphOphone. Ii bid, 1Izs asked.
Miscellaneous StOcks-Washington Market Com
pany. - bid, ~ asked Washington Brick Machine
Company. - bid. 3y5 asked. Great Falls lee Com
par". - hid. 22O asked Bull Run Panorama
Company, - bill, 22 asked. National Safe Deposit
Company, $50 bid 800 asked Washington Safe
Deposit Company, 800 bid. Pneumatic Cur
Carriage, ?, bid, y asked. Washington Loan anC
Trust Company. A. bid Iss asked. american Sc.
Cur!ty ant Trust Company. 81 bid. % asked
IuterDcplu Building COmpauy. Top asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22

No Financial Bill to Come Up Until Late in
the Session.


The Legislative situation seems to he subject
to every shade and variety of complication.
The anti-silver men, without regard to their
opinion Of the election bill, are now playing
that measure against the enactment Of any
financial legislation. 1t is their purpose to de-
lay final action on the silver matter until within
ten days of the adjournment. the understand
ing being that if this is done the President viii,
''pocket" the bill and thus defeat it without
using the veto. The force at work to compel
the abandonment of the election bill is the
silver element Of Congress-
The election bill was to have been laid aside
before this that the financial question might be
considered. Those who are opposed to the
passage of any financial bill mt this session. and
particularly opposed to silver legislation, have
succeeded thus far in delaying action by pre-
venting an agreement on measure which can
certainly hold the votes necessary to pass it.
Having agreed upon measure in caucus,
which silver mon reluctantly consented to sup
port some Senators have raised a question as
to the binding character of the caucus action.
Consequently the Senate il not now ready with
any measure with which to displace tho cleo
ton bill
POLICY OF IRRITATION PROPOSED.
1t is proposed now 70 give new life to the dis
cussion of the elcc ton bill and to arouse such q
feeling of irritation to make it difficult for
any republican to revolt from his party on a
vote to lay aside. The opening of the new pro-
gram for adding interest to the discussion and
working the republicans up to fighting humor
was the speech Of MIR. Spooner on saturday,
and Mr.. Hoar gave notice today that he
would fight the fight out. The belief of some
of the leaders is that if party feeling can be
worked up to point that will insure the en-
forccment of party discipline III this matter it
can be preserved in all other matters. The idea
Of some of the Senators who are
now in favor Of keeping the election
bill to the front for a while yet is
that considerable time can be consumed
between the talk on that bill and the struggle
over cloture, so that if it becomes impossible
to prevent the passage of a financial bill they
can delay its going to the House long enough
to give the President the chance to pocket it.
MR. HOAR HAS HOPE FOR THE ELECTION BILL.
The entrance of this question into the con-
troversy seems to encourage Mr.. Hoar with the
hope that he may yet pass his bill. The pre-
vailing impression is, however, that he is in
dulging vain hope. Sooner or later the
bill will have to give way. When the sill
yer men come to appreciate that it is
being kept before the Senate for the purpose of
defeating their plans. they will probably. it is
thought, do something to facilitate its laying
aside. The absence of Mr.. Ingalls, makes a
deadlock in the Senate committee on rules
and therefore no clOture rule can be reported
with authority from the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22

due and payable, and subject to the same penal
ties on arrears; and the franchise and property
OF said company, both real and personal, to
a sufficient amount, may be seized and sold in
satisfaction thereof as now provided by law
for the sale Of other property for taxes and said
per centum Of its gross earnings shall be in lieu
OF all other assessments of personal taxes upon
its property used solely and exclusively in the
operation and management of said railway
Its real estate shall be taxed as other real es-
tate in the District, provided that its tracks
shall not be taxed as real estate. The clause
with reference to taxation is requested SO as to
place this corporation on the same basis as
corporations Of the same kind recently char
tered.
Also clause requiring any damages to or
changes in any underground conduits made
necessary by reason of the construction of the
road to be made at the expense of the railroad
company.
THE EXPENSE OF CABLING.
In considering the propositions contained in
the bill before us, while our first thoughts have
been for the interest of the people at large. We
have not forgotten that the company will have
to make very large expenditure to cable their
roads within the next year and that only year
ago they cabled 7th street at n large expense.
The work was well done, no expense being
spared apparently to make that branch OF the
system as perfect possible. and we have
every reason to believe that the coming work
will be undertaken in the same liberal spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22
They Want "A Sale EniOined.

John A. Prescott and o. s. Firmin today bv
Messrs. Edwards. Il Barnard, fled bill against
l. s. Lyon and John I. Arms for an iniunc.
ton, &c. The complainants are the owners OF
certain lots in square 6s, subject to trust deeds
for $4,000 and $4,000 and charge that
defendants have advertised the property for
rale for - ,00o note. They state the property
is worth s3l, 500 and the terms Of sale and the
advertisement are cash, which they claim is
Unusual. unreasonable and not in compliance
that the time December 22) is unpropitious
and the stringency in monetary affairs add
greatly to the now and prospective injury Of
complainants if the sale Il made. A restrain
ing order was issued returnable June 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22

The National League of Great Britain in
Financial straits.

Dunlap's Cabl. Di>patch TO The Evening star
LONDON. Dec. 22.-The following circular has
been addressed To the organizers Of the national
league of Great Britain from the central
Office
The officials of the organization are informed
that owing to the present financial position of
The league it Is probable that the services of
most. If not all. of the officials will have TO be
dispensed with at an early date.
tSigre,b The GENERAL SECRETARy.
The doors of the central office will probably
close January !. the London premises be
sold and the proceeds placed to the credit of
Justin Mccarthy. New Offices will the. he
rented. IL l. understood that the old taft Is
discharged bccauae they are unanimously in
FAVOR OF ParEell.
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Charitable Associations Remembered.

The will of Dennis Council. who died at the
Washington barracks. was filed today. He
leaves $40 to St. Dominic's Church for masses
for his soul. 500 TO the Little Sisters Of the
Poor, $50 to st. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum.
so 10 the pastor of st. Dominic's. $40 to
William Meade Hospital nurse. S25 To the hos
pital at the barracks. 100 for the poor of 1t.
DomiHics parish. so for 1T. AIMS Infant
Asylum. so and clothing 10 John burns and
SlO0 10 the Sisters of Charity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22
TIL DAY IN VIENNA.
a Scene of EI.cI1antment Presented in the
austrian Capital.

Dun,aps Gable Dispatci. To The Evening Star
WILMA. Dec. 22.-The Austrian metropolis il
today n scene of encLantmcnt owing 20 the pre-
yaiiing hoar frost. The trees III the Ring. r;,sse
and StaGt parks. iEcluiing beautiful frs and
delicate elIns bordering on the canal. are en-
eased with glittering sheatiag that CAUSES the
landscape 20 II, -emble scene III some fairy
pantcmiuc. Standing on = bridge crossing the
insiynIfican. Wien tine perspective opened up
20 The eyes OF the bewillered citizens is simply
marvellous. Especially Is the skating palar, a
place OF enchantment the effect being height
ene,i By the hundreds OF electric light brouSh;
into Use at the close of the brief winter day.
such phenomenon is ali the more remarkable
here from its rare occurrence.
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SAID TO BE INELIGIBLE.
One of the Jurymen who Tried Eyraud and
Gabrielle Bompard.

PARIS, Dec. 22--LG Lanterne today publishes
"a statement TO the effect that one of the jury
men who tried Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard
was a bankrupt which. says that newspaper,
ipso facto annuls the verdict.
Lu Press annunces today that Gabrielle
Bompard will serve her term of twenty years
imprisonment in the Central prison at Iiennes.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.

KING THEOLOGICAL HALI.-HOwARD UNIVERSITY.
In the Senate Saturday afternoon Mr.. Spooner
presented the report of the conferces on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses on the
House amendments to the bill to incorporate
the King Theological Hall in connection with
Howard University. The report was laid aside
in order that might be printed before action is
taken, some Of the Senators knowing nothing
Of the merits of the amendments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-22

Sentenced To Prison for Life for Murder in
the second Degree.

CANANDAIGUA. NY. Dec 22.-Aftera deliber-
alton of nine hours the jury on the Lamont
murder trial came in at 1910 o'clock Saturday
night with a verdict of murder in the second
degree. In answer 20 the questions of Clerk
Marks Lamont stated that he was twenty-eight
wears old. farmer. had received religious i'll
slruc.lon and had never before been convicted
OF crime. Justice Rumsey in sentencing La
mont asked the usual question whether he had
anything To- say why sentence -hOaid not be
passed upon him. to which Lamont said: Il do
not think il should be-
Justice Ramsey said he ought to consider
himself fortunate in getting of so lightly. He
then sentenced Lamont to be confined in
Auburn state prison at hard labor during the
natural term of his life. In speaking 10 "a re-
porter Lamont said he would Just soon have
been electrocuted as to 90 to states prison for
the remainder of his life. Life is good thing
where yoa can enjoy it. but there is no enjoy
ment. imagine, within the walls of state 5
prison
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Paving the Policeman.

Chief Clerk Sylvester remained in bis Office
at police headquarters this afternoon to hand
out the checks to the policemen who were
anxious to get their money in time to spend it
for Christmas. The checks did not reach head
quarters until sometime after 12 o'clock, but
the news soon reached the police stations and
an hour later several patrol wagons. each with
load of policemen, appeared. and before the
closing hour nearly ali the blue-cOated guar
dians had received their pay