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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31
TO COST OVER A MILLION.
Permits Issued During May for the
Erection of 253 Buildings.

Permits Issued During May for the
Erection of 253 Buildings.
In the Month OF May of 1890 there were
erected in the entire District of Columbia 227
new buildings A HERALD reporter was unable
to ascertain from the Office of the Inspector of
Buildings the aggregate cost of these build
ings During the past month permits were
issued to build in the District 253 buildings at
an aggregate cost of 81 ,1OS,575.
1t may be stated that the number of build
ings authorized during this month not only
exceeded considerably the number built dur
ing the same month last year, but they greatly
exceeded them in cost and in handsomeness of
architecture.
In the northwest section there were eighty
two new buildings erected at the aggregate
cost of $746,275. The largest sum called for
under single permit was $500,000 and the
smallest $40O.
In the northeast section there were seventy
five new buildings put up at an aggregate ex-
pense of $177,350. The largest sum called for
by single permit was $32, 900 and the smallest
$500.
In the southwest section there were nineteen
new buildings erected at an estimated cost of
$4,000. The largest sum called for under a
single permit was SIS, 900 and the smallest $500.
In the southeast section there were forty
eight new buildings erected at a cost of
$4,000. The largest sum called for under
single permit was $4,000 and the smallest
$1,000.
In the county there were twenty-nine
buildings erected at a cost of $s935O. The
largest amount called for under single per-
NIT was $35, 600 and the smallest 500.
For the week ending Friday, May 30, the
building permits issued by Inspector Entwistle
were remarkably unimportant for this time of
the year, not only in regard to the money to
be expended, but the size and location of the
buildings. The sum total was $6S,575, and
the whole number of permits issued was seven
teen. They are for twenty brick dwellings,
two frame dwellings, twov brick stores, one
frame store, one brick bakery, one brick Office
and one frame stable OF this number the
northwest has nine, the northeast has eleven,
the southeast three, Anaeostia three, Mount
Pleasant two, Hillsdale one, and Le Droit
Park one. The dwelling houses are mostly of
the smaller and cheaper class, but will no
doubt bring good interest on the money in
vested.
.I0hn n TohnptoY, hoe 81, ~
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31
CHANGES ON SEVENTH STREET
The Bon Marche and the Family Shoe
Store to BE Enlarged

inc Bon Marche and the Family Shoe
Store to BE Enlarged.
Extensive improvements are contemplated
on Seventh street, between Market Space and
ID street, by which the premises now occupied
by four stores will be utilized by two of them.
At Nos. 310 312, 314, and 316 Seventh street
there is located at present the Family Shoe
Store, M. Silyerberg, George Watts & Sons,
hardware merchants, ana the Bon Marche.
The premises which M. Silverberg and George
Watts d Sons now occupy have been leased by
the other two firms, who will extend their
establishments as soon as the remodeling is
completed. The Family Shoe Store and M.
SilVerberg will be entirely remodeled in such
a way that the latter will correspond to the
former in the matter of level floors etc On
the ground floor the change will be most
noticeable The wall which now separates
the two buildings will be torn out for twenty
feet and in front an arch twenty feet wide
will be constructed One side will be devoted
to the ladies' department, and the other to
gentlemen's goods. The frontage on Seventh
street, will, when the remodeling is finished
amount to As feet. The plans were
drawn by Architect Germuller, who
has now placed them in the hands
OF Mr.. George Corbett, who will do the
reconstructing. The improvements of the
Family Shoe Store will cost about $4,000.
Work will be begun about the 10Th of June,
and it is expected that it will be completed in
about six weeks The plans for the improve
ment of the Bon Marche are now in the hands
OF Mr.. Germuller, who has not advanced far
enough with them to state exactly what they
viii be. 1t is understood, however, that the
front will he remodeled and the first floor
which George Watts q Sons occupy, will be
made to conform to the present front of the
Bon March6. The store win have frontage
of about 45 feet and a depth of 100 feet, The
floors win be leyeled and the walls between
the buildings torn down. Work will not be
begun until after the 4th of July.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31

wired and the proper safety devices used. The
most satisfactory devices are strips of fusible
metal which are placed so as to join the wires
in the house and those supplying the current
from the outside at the place where they meet
in the walls. By this method If wires become
crossed on the inside the metal melts and the
current is shut off. Similarly stroke of
lightning on the outside cannot enter house
"The electric fan, which was recently intro
duced, we find to grow in popularity. AS the
summer advances many orders for them are
coming in Private residences are being sup
piled with them especially movable fan and
motor. Where the current cannot be supplied
fan run by storage batteries can be used
The cost of supplying battery is from 81 to
$1.50 per month. The fans. themselves are
sold for $35. A new contrivance has been in
vented which adds to the efficiency of the bur
glar alarm in houses that are supplied with
electric lights This is an apparatus by which
not only is an alarm given, but in every room
in which there is an electric light lamp is lit
at the same time, thus making detection easy
and burglary almost an impossibility.
"Another electric device which is being
used very extensively by apartment-hous
and clubs is an electric lock. BY means of
this door cannot be opened from the outside
except by force, while by the simple push of
button the lock can be opened from the top of
the house. This is the method used by clubs
that are particular about those who enter their
rooms.
"Good day." said Mr.. Pardoe. ''Don't
stand on that mat too long, please"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31
WHY HE QUITS BUSINESS.
MAI. ARMIES HAMPERED BY THAT
COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCE.

His Confinement in Washington a Con-
slant Disadvantage-His Opinion of
Court-Martials-Not Sorry for Pulling
Governor Beavers Nose.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-31

John o. Johnston has purchased the Colum-
bus Building, GIT street, for $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-30
TIE GILBERT ISLANDS IN PERIL.
Loss of Lie and Property by Tidal
Ipheayals.

sAS FaAxotsoo, Dec 20 -Advices from
the s uih Scss glvr star log ne~s from
she CAB n Islapjs. IL ths Pacific, by tho
mission beIqae John Wlliams nov At
Stmis
Just before the bark visii.d the group
very e.vets Nc.lHsr prevailed, daring
sbich there wtrv several tidal uphesvsls,
the r. ult, dpubtlsst, OF tubmaiae dis
mrbaaass TIDAL wavys broke high evsr
some VI the islands of the group. caus'
ing Yrrst loss Of life and completely
demolishing hou.ss. Al one islaod alone.
the Rev j W II lie of tbe Loudon Ms
siona,y Society viitss tnAt no lees th.a
eighty uAiives peTlsbCd. The track Of ths
iidal savcs is not srosp, bat as the Oil
bsrt gropp has suffered 90 teysfely II 10
scarcely pf0baula thAt utber islsnds have
stcAped d. tattoo. and further i1fUTms-
lion is aryiHusly l11ked f1r
The litlbers ibiA 'Gs, or Kngsmiii group,
oon,ists " 10 isanis OF coral formation,
All low, the pishest land In the group not
exceeding 20 fset They are fast
wearing ssHy by the scion OF tie
sea FOR yssrs pat pfohtsoie
trade In coprs. .hsrk fns, bsohe.de-
mer and the ususl Island products has
found its way 10 s dney from the group.
Americas also had sgp d share Of the
business trading vessels from Saa frau
cscO mssiBg prscHes OF visiting there.
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DIDDEFORD MATTERS.
Two Accidents Trial for Embezzlement
Civil Suit for Damages.

BIDDEFoRD, Dec 2s.-Mitchell Qusrtier.
of Bidde ford, . barber. 10 in criticsl con-
dition from an inj ary received BY falling
from . curb.tone while engaged 10 friend
ly scuffis With Fred Tordid. Isis feared he
cannot recover.
DR. Frank Grstton vas arfsigned in the
Bidd4fcr municipal court today, charged
with the emb, zzlement OF q sum Of money
left With him for safe keeping By Mfs.
Henry Tremoley. The case was assigned
for trial tomofrov.
Cyrus Hill of Lyman, who is the de-
fepdsnt in civil suit to be tried in the
.uprs me court, IN which Mrs. Ida Boston
claims damages for domestic troubles, al
le sed to have been csnsed by Hil's selling
cider to her husband. wss brought before
the Biddeford cour. today AID srraisned on
The Equor nuisance act Ovins TO the
abseuce OF Important Witnesses the trial
was postponed ill Friday.
By an accident in the boiler room at G
A. Crosmsn & Co 3 box factory late this
afternoon Engineer Henry Mason was
badly sc aided. He will probably recover.
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A $4,000 SUIT
HoI Oh Trial at SkoVhssan Before Tho
Supreme Court
Growing Out Of the Flowing Back Of
Lake SebasticOOk.
Especial to the KEssxBso JOURNAL. /

Especial to the KESsEBBo JOURNAL.
sxowHEaAs, Dsc. 29-Wha, bids fair
to be the longest trial of the term came up
ye.terday morning Alice NJ Grant Of
Palmyra is the plaintiff and the Kennebsc
Fibre Company of Benton Is the defend
ant. The aetis n 10 bioasht to recover
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for
ID aries sustained By plsinuh on the
seventh day Of July, 1890, by reason
Of defeo. in 3 highway In the town OF
Ns~port in Psnob.cot county. ssii defect
being caused b. the water in Like Sebss,i-
cook being II wed back over sad highway
by defendant compsny's dam.
The plsiutif's counsel. Mr.. Coffio, in his
openiu e, set forth that defer dAnt company
built . dam in 1889. containing two
gaIes and . waste way; ssid waste
way was % feet vide and three
feet deep; tnst dsfendsft placed flush
boards Ia The waste way and Oh the top Of
the dam, cAusit & the water in the lake 10
rise between three and four feet This
aveif wed the piece Of road where the
accident occurred 10 the depth Of 20 inches
or more The defendant company bad
peen rot a d to remove the Il Ish boards ana
lhe req lest had been disrs g,rdsd, 90 that
TIE road coniinutd 10 b submerged for
numbsr & Z weeks.
Plaintiff was goirg home from Pi.sasld,
her bus b. nd csiying with due care aud dill
gence. IL wss necessary to pass through
'he water o. that poiat, ,hs horse. perfect
Iy safe one, stepped into hole washed out
of the rosd bed aud under the surface OF
the water; the horse plugged thrssing
b1th &C upsnts ouf, the plsintih striking
on her head and shoulders and back on
rocks that lay under the water and ws4 in
jured in serious manner from which che
mas no. recovered fully and likely will
never so recover. For weeks the plaintiff
was in helpless condition, vomiting blood,
raisirg pus; that painful g.aric trouble
remains and she has suff red continually
sluce the accitent.
Plsinliff declares It vas wrongful for the
defendant to raise the dam higher than il
~as when bought by them in 1889 thas the
corpor alton had no righs to oVeihow The
fhores to any greater xtsnt than those who
had Owned he dam before them had done,
ard thst The De fsDdant had never purchased
The right % 50 oveifiIv. Several witnesses
have been called by the plaintiff, aud the
case will occupy several days. Merrill q
c., fla for psinbff; o. d. Baker Of
Augusta for defendant.
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A FORGER RETURNED


Especial TO the Ksnnebec JOURNAL.
sKowHEGAs, Dec. 20 ID putty Saeriffs
J. Fl. Mitchell and wallsce Emery arrived
here Monday right, having in custody
George W Durham. vhom hey found in
Boston, Sunday, snd who WAS wanted for
forgery at y ,rth Anson.
ruahsm was pisceI in the lookup at this
plsee Monday night. Fhs crime Of which
be is charged e that Of forg ns an order on
G-spevile L'.herness, for whom Danham
hsd been st work in the woods, for two
months pay. THIS ordsr vss ca.hed by
Ms,k Emery of N1rth Arson The
amount secured bv Danhsm ~as $50 90.
He fed TO Bassoa bat got bsrd
cp and lessnir ths' ofHcsrs we're SITTER him
ne walked iGso the p i;s satin Fri ~
uisns aud surrendered to the efiesrs a
casese
He claims Augusta IS bic birth place
Tuesday morniug ne sas strsisnzd before
Ju1re Prles. a. tnis piace, pleaded guilty
srd Was committed 10 d-fxu.t Of bsil 10
s~al, action Of the srsat iary st lhe March
term Of court
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The r.ilrssd station at Ssbaltis vas en-
tersd SuBd , hi. ard gsroas arsieiss
efoIsr.
A r. walker hss been appointed post
Master .t Lsn0iDe beach, v.cs G. y.
Wzikef.
fYsish, train parted az Cornish, Tues
day. ano general smash up szs t1e se.uii.
No ore iEjared.
At puis5 mHesf z Of ths Second Con-
gesa.ignal ehascB, B'adefo-d, Rsv- VII
fisn Rsde-'. sslsry ~ss iscrs.srd from
$500 70 $3.50
Patents have been gs.ntei 10 GeJrss W
Blanchard. WServi.s electYic b stia2
teoi; Willis Dsdye. Blsias, car coupang
James B aaisf, RscsIsnd. shseEis tor
vessel ehzi5.
Bsuns~ick cfacsrs seizgd twelve barrel.
Of shors holsters, 1865 in sil. At the csp
Mondsy night, and eight bs,ress from G.
l.. Rabsrss, who SIS bsuii1s item 70 tosa,
coatsinin.ns 1857 more.
Fraak G. AiIe2's horse ran sssy At Sscc.
Nsrs.y uizsf, fell On James .rses bridge,
snd rs. sssuek By Cssdscsor tsasens'
iT.ir. which barely escaped iesvnk TIE
.aiis- Tas hsEss sxs 7sllss ~ $40.
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HE SAID 1T WAS HARD


ELw HAvxr, Conn, Dec. 20. In the in
quest on the death Of Mrs. Munson.
TIE woman who vas mystsriously mur-
dered In Stieiton last week. Cofo-
nsr DIN discovered that HswieJ.
vho rss suspected, hsd made statement
70 Theodore Bsssett OF Ansonis. From
Besssts the cgroGsr vas able TO learn ibst
Hs+i ieg profssssd inn0cencs. Ia answer 10
Ba.ses.. question vpsth.r be knew the
gaiIsy obs, Ha.ley snswsrsd in
tn. aff NATIVE WosD pressed for
direct isioms ion. Hsw.sy bu,d into
tears ssd SAID, "ir. hsrd for man 10
10 oack On his wife" Whether Hsvley
sail core has rtt been learned, and
Whistler be vas trjing to imoiicsss his vifs
to sh ED himself remains 30 be see1. The
coroner 10 stisi Ihvssggstioa.
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BGSTON'S BALL TEAM.
Mike Kelly Will be One Of lis Caichers
Because No Other Club Wants Him.

Bosros, Dec 90 IL isa matter ef sur
prize 20 Mike KAly's followers that poou
of The big baseball clubs in the country
would make bid for the piayer whose re-
Lace from the Chicsgo club co1ld not be
purchased for lsss than $4,000 only few
SEASONS ago. Ttef are sin more sston-
III cd to learn that The Boston club tired 60
losi him On some other club, but
that no cub would take him IS a
glft. Tney have last sasei up 10 'hs fs,t
,nat the kir g's p ,wef has gone. The base
hxl cranks will be era kier than ever when
they lesrD it vss on Mike Kslly's account
ths, Morgan Mu'poy, the popular young
catcher, vili not pay sith the Boston club
mex season. Ia only one contingency did
Mu,ph, have any chow of being m 'moer
nf the Boston league team 0f 1892, and
that lay in case Kelly oiuld be uHi0sdsd
Kelly 10 undsr co1traci with Bosto n for 1892
aud there was 10 room for The fourth csfoaer
Il i. said sha, the Boston club you'd have
baen willing 10 take Murphy in place Of
Kelly e9ud is have induced shy CLUB to
take the lister but at Indisnspolls no club
made apy rsqnss, for Gha player.
The Bo.Gso eIab thus berg compelled to
retain Kelly, there is no roou Oh the team
for Murphy, sfd be is consigned to Cir-
einDs.i where be will PROBABLY aot De
averse to going With Comiskey. Aisle
from KelIg's presenCs on the nine, the Boz
toa ctsnks are very we'll pleased win the
makeup Of thu cham pi0n team for hsr'
year. Long before there we're sny indi-
cs,iors of pssee between the National
Laasus ard American Association, 10 fact
before the plsyer. left for tbeif homes ai
the expiration Of lsst seasons contracts,
ghe club management ~isely secured the
| names Of sH the ylsyers vh1 had msie such
A gallant snd successfgI Fl mt fov the pen
nan. to contracts for 1892. In addition
stivetrs. ub0 10 regarded 81 the best
pitcher Of he St Lou's Browns Lass season
and ooe Of ihe beet in The Asso-
citation, ard Tom MeCsrty. s.. L ,uis'a
| brilliant ousfisifes, vers slio sscaied, snd
Duff has teen sssigued 70 the Basi6o
CLUB. Stovsy, D0ffy ard McCsriy III
form an eu,Heli that in all respects vi be
he squsl Of any that will be broush
ag.iusg it. ard ss the great in6eid of 1881
semsins intact, some great asiaiag mas ps
sxoeesed from ihe Blstoas
LIS. however, 10 ostssr!es that the Bos'
| tou team shave ne in sisAaee Of a1y Of ga
| com pstisors In Ciarkson. Nichols, Stall }
and Ssivsfts il p ssesses the sEsou 9 ~ qisr
TT Of pitcbers 10 ihe couatry. saS " 'sfzs
sud 2euren pIsy in their form Of 81 no
thing siil be ~sn5ng 10 the os tery depart
men, Kelly sIil hsvs tc improve sres'lj
over his yisyios Of last seas5n 70 prov
( .arisfseto,y, and 11'sss Bs does be Il
I b 5xet IS begcb wsfnsr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Of the News Taken from the
Current Events Of the Day.

= william J ScaDlsn. the insane actor.
was worse Tuesday. Hope Of bis recovery
ha. been abandoned ard he probably will
not live long.
Rev. Mr.. Shirley, charged with the en-
bszzlemsnt # s30, 600 from The Nebrasks
& Kansas farm Loan Company Of which be
vas treasurer, has been acquitted Of the
chsIge.
The employees Of the New Englsrd Gran
ite Works at Concord, N a., are still out
and say they sill not return until The time
upon which they have been running sli
winter.
The wages Of 1900 steel workers EN-
ployed by Carnegie. Pbipps & Co, at Home
stead. Pa, will be reduced for three monlhs
succeeding Jan. /, 1t is thought there will
be no s,fike.
Marion snd Dave Bes..y, brothers, snd
a.in Bovdsn Of Fenue couLiy. Tenn f.,
we're shot sDd killed Monday cy Edward
Harris, young msn- The ,rsgety vas
the resuls Of domestic troubles.
Representatives Of sisrin and Sullivan
met a. the Nev York Herald ef1i 3e Faes.
day, TO try AID arrange Agnt between The
tso men. Bob sides we're wiling 70 put
up their money but they could net came 70
an agreement. The men siiI meet sgsia
Mondsy.
BY the will Of the late Abigail Wslser
Of Concord, N H., the Rife q RumfDrd
asyium for orJhsns gets s25 coo, for 60
tnDgsbmsni Of Tiratng ard Abigail
wslks- lee urs fuod, $50 roo; New Harp
stiss Insaae Asylum, SIS ,0c0, with other
b. quests
F:ederick W wsterso9. of Nes H,vsn,
Corn.. feszii dealer IN hsts. esps aud for
u shirs e5od., ia financially smesrss'F
sud 10 trying 10 a ct sstslemest sith his
creditors % 33 re, cent o..is. Wat
tersou's listipi-s are sbeus $1,000. Cred
isefs are inciiEsc to accep, the Offer
An attempt vs.. made Tuesday m9rrins
tn barn the .sns nssnt 237 Eat 3Ssa street,
Na~ York, n which abfnt 100 perssrs 70
side. An inrasta xhe hsppeusd 10 be awake
diseovePed . qu.atisy Of old eloshing shich
hsd been ssiufssed with oil, o. f,e. A
sipii., ssieaps 70 tuss the baildisg vas
deemed on Chri.rns, day.
District At orney Plat Of Westch s'er
couaty, New FORK, has rss2lvst 70 pfssFrs
evidence aefors the psxs srsud jasy which
VII p-obssly result IN ths is6icsman. Of
the fscisls Of tie Nss York Central sys-
tenn together win Alb7rt L. Hericx,
b sksnsn, to whose criminal nsg isencs
tie recent sccidens vas alleged to be due.
Monday right 800 Mericsn sassisrs sr
rived in Nev LAREDO, NIX c.. from 6.lsllo
Trey viii proceed d7sn TIE river as oace
in ps-srls Of ,ns resoiutionists. Coas.Ger
abe unessiness 10 expfesed for tie
&C omsans CT United 6tsses cavslYy shict
isfl lat Flidsy fer so-e print down tbs
river sithoa- gsi1s. Nastiss has sincs
teen hgsr3 fror, them
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HAZARDOUS SPORT.
Boys Rob n Powder House How Did
They Escape Death.
Especial to the KEssEBEo JOURNAL. ]

Especial to the KEssEBEo JouRNAL.1
Richmond, Dec. 20" Have you uoacsd
snytii z srorg d,wn your way lately Mr..
Sedsley ?" said boy Of tender years to r.
II. whi..'s clerk - the latter stood drink
ing glass Of coda in Front street :estaur-
ant yesterday. "What do you have refer
ence TOP erquired Mr.. Sedglsy. The
boz hesi,sted 10 apszsr the question
oa the sreuud that if he did be might tx
pose him,eif to whipping by elder boys,
who bad recently been his conipanions 10
mi.cnief But he WAS faslly indueed 10
TIL his story, which has led TO the identity
of seversl boys -bo we're ls.ely concerned
10 the most roguish and hazardous piece Of
business that has come to light in Richmond
for many q day 1. sppesrs ,h.s Mr.
y hire, who deals in powder. had a
afge quantity Of she s'uH stored
for safety in small building in
his field st the sou end ju.t
over the Bordoinhsm line and ,tbst about
four weeks since dozen boys whose sses
range from sight TO twelve years on mls-
chief bent, OF whom the lille fellow before
mentioned was ons, proceeded te MI.
Whites field to carry cut sheir pisns. IL
WAS late Ia the afternooa and as everything
was fsyorsble to Immediate action the boys
At once msde vigorous attack upon the
powder house to get all its contents.
After piying open the door they ignorant
Of the possible conseq aences Of the sc',
knocked in with "a iron bar the hesds q
several kegs, each containing more or iess
of the explosive. They th4n helped them
selves to the popdsr, some fillias their hsis
and o, hers their pockets with it. after which
they rsu sray leaving the boiidins 10 =
somewhs. demolished condition. The mis-.
chief WAS o. discovered but no clev s. 70
the guilty parties wss obisinsd until brougat
out yesterday IL Mr.. Ssdglsy . conversation
with tn boy.
Mr. White thinks they must have carried
of sbout three kegs beside spilling lsrse
quantity on ,hs ground Isis learned that
the boys bsve been firing of powder con-
fned in bottles and in other ways for soms
time past, and the wonder Is that some Of
Them were not killed BY their careless use
Of il. Mr. White has the names Of all the
boy. concerned In the sfsir and It is prob
able that the parents will De cslled upon to
settle the bill or sIffer the Law TO take its
course with the young TENDERS.