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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
SUNDAY RACK REGULATIONS.
why Should Not Hackmen Be Allowed
on the Stands on Sunday.

why should Not Hackmen Be Allowed
on the Stands on Sunday.
good deal OF complaint is heard from
time to time from visitors to the city about the
delay experienced in getting hacks and car
rlages on Sunday Under the present police
regulations, cabmen are not allowed to be on
the designated stands at all on Sunday. They
are compelled to remain at the stables until
ordered by customers, and the consequence is
that people who are in hurry have to wait
1or their vehicle for from twenty minutes to
an hour. Not only visitors, but citizens
generally, who may desire to reach distant
parts OF town without delay on Sunday, are
put TO great Inconvenience and sometimes to
actual loss by the regulations forbidding
hacks to remain in the public stands on that
DAY; 1t is said that in no other city of its size
IN the country is there a similar regulation.
and the feeling is strong that 1t should be
abolished in Washington. The police can
keep Inc hackmen In order on Sunday just as
wen as they do on other days of the week.
ana there does not seem to be any good reason
why the presence of hacks on the stands
should detract in the least from the orderliness
or quiet of Sunday. They are almost as much
OF necessity as the street cars and Herdics
SAID Detective Horne to a HERALD reporter:
"The hacks and cabs were ordered to keen Off
the streets and stands on Sunday, in 1887, /
think. The police regulation which requires
them TO DO so was made by the Commissioners
l nave always understood from the news
papers and otherwise that great pressure was
brought to bear by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and by other religious
people. AT the same time it was urged, ii Won
vii! recollect, that the sale OF cigars and SO on
In the drug stores, ice, and newspapers on the
streets, should be put stop to on Sundays
suppose that keeping the hacks off the
stands on Sundays does cause some DELAY and
inconvenience when people are in hurry to
go somewhere"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
OLD MIR. CARRIERS DEATH

The Coroner's Jury Find 1t Was Caused
By Miss Drew's Dog Cart.
An inquest was held at the Fourth precinct
station yesterday afternoon by Coroner Pat
terson on the death of Mr.. Samuel Carter
who died from injuries received in being run
over at Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. week ago yesterday. Several eve wit
nesses TO the accident testified, among them
being Miss Laura Drew, the young LADY, who
was driving the vehicle which struck Mr..
carer; The testimony went to show that
MISS Drew was driving pony attached to
dog cart, and was accompanied by her cousin
Miss BERTHE Fritz. AS they approached the
crossing of the cable road the pony became
unmanageable and got beyond the control of
Its driver. 1t was at this time that Mr.
Carter was run into and received his Injuries
Mrs. Ida Thornton, an aunt of Miss Drew.
testliled That usually the pony was very docile,
put that he always became excited when he
neard the noise OF the cable, and that at such
Times 1t would be very difficult for strong
man to hold him. Deputy Coroner Schaefe1
SAID that he made an autopsy and found that
death ensued from the injuries Mr. Carter re-
ceived from being run over The jury was out
Dut lew minutes when it returned a verdict
TO the effect that Mr.. Carter came to his death
from injuries received In the abdomen and
bladder by being accidently run over by dog
cart, driven by Miss Laura Drew; that the tes
timony showed his death to have been due to
an accident, owing to the fact that the pony
was manageable. The parents were found
gullty OF gross carelessness in allowing their
daughter to drive such horse in the streets.
Miss Drew is the daughter of Mr.. E. R.
Drew, one OF the leading members of the
Union Bicycle Company of Boston She re-
sues at NO. Oh a street northeast.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
THE c1TY's NATURAL SPRINGS.
Where the Pipes From Them Run and
the Pumps They Supply.

the Pumps They Supply.
"Most persons prefer the water of the
pumps, nearly all of which are in good con-
ditlon, and this summer they appear to be
used more than ever BEFORE said one of the
old water-tappers. "The pump service cou Id
be extended by tracing the pipe lines leading
from the natural springs and utilizing them.
These pipe lines from the springs were of
large pine logs bored through lengthwise, and
IL would be an easy matter to restore the con-
nections. SO far as any of the pipes have
good condition. The following is a rough
plan or description of the lines of wooden
pipe: The line from the big spring In the
centre OF Franklin Square originally fed one
pump at Thirteenth and E, one at Thirteenth
and ID, and another at Thirteen-and- a half
and ID streets. If / am not mistaken the
water from this spring is now exclusively used
to supply the White House. The line from
Masonic Hall spring runs southwark through
the squares bounded by F street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue and Ninth and Tenth streets,
and originally fed one pump in the centre
OF Il street and the other in front of
Harris Theatre, but these have been
removed. They could easily be re-
stored. The line proceeding from the old
bath-house spring. on c. between Four-and-
a-half and Sixth streets northwest, runs along
street and down Sixth street to Pennsylya-
mia avenue, and fed the pump at the corner
as well as another opposite the Centre Market
ON Seventh street, and also formerly one at
the corner of Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue, In front of the st. Charles Hotel The
Smith spring, which is situated just outside
the city boundary, only fed the old fish basin
and fountain on the west side of the Capitol
Building, but its pipes are sound and might
DC used now for supplying section of Cap
itol Hill. These We're the more noted springs,
and 1t will be seen that by permission of the
authorities many OF our citizens might supply
their houses with spring water without any
considerable expense except the making OF
the connections
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

general uprising of natives. When the dis
sster came Mrs Grimwood, although badly
wounded In the arm, displayed heroic qualities.
While the bullets were falling around she
tended the wounded in the cellars of the Resi-
dency and found them food. Then came the
horrors OF the retreat. She says: "We had to
leave the Residency in terrible hurry when
the firing began. My shoes and stockings.
which were very thin, were in rags long Be,
fore we got to British territory, and 1 had to
walk barefoot. My clothes got soiled and torn
and had to throw away everything could do
without For the first day and half we had
nothing at all to eat. Can you imagine what
1t was to be the only woman with number of
soldiers under such circumstances where pri-
vacy of any kind is an impossibility? But thew
were one and all more thoughtful than almost
woman could be-" In the flight Mrs. Grim
wood was ten days without taking off her
clothes. The relief experienced was great
when the refugees encountered BODY of
friendly native troops. AT that time the Col
onel, Butcher, had two cartridges left-one for
Mrs. Grimwood and the other for himself if
capture was imminent The British Govern
ment has bestowed on this lady pension of
fl4O year, and special grant of FL 900 in
recognition Of her services. Queen Victoria
has also personally conferred on her the Order
OF the Red Cross.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
TO INVITE THE G. A. r..
committee Appointed to go To Detroi,
and Present Washington's CIaims

committee Appointed to no In Io,.,.,.
and Present Washington's Claims.
meeting of representative citizens cyos
held at Wizards last night. to take formal
action In regard to extending an invitation To
the National Encampment, G. A, r.. to hold
It's next annual meeting in Washington. Com.
missioner Douglass presided and Mr. John
Joy hdson acted as secretary Com
missioner Douglass spoke of the benefit the
city would derive from having the Immense
gathering OF old soldiers here and said that he
was neart and soul in the movement He
aiiuued TO the generous subscriptions made bv
cltlzens as exemplifying better than words
their feeling. He then said the meeting was
Tor the purpose OF appointing the NECESSARY
committees to present the claims of Wash
ington to the Il. A. X. encampment at Detroit.
lt was then agreed that Commissioners Dong
lass be given the power to appoint two com
mittees, one on invitation and another to nro
ceed to Detroit in order to present the same to
the convention. Commissioner Douglass afte,
consultation with the gentlemen present an
pointed the following: On invitation-Com-
missioner J., w.. Douglass, chairman;
Messrs. B. II. Warner j. j. Edison
y. u. Staples, l. Ssks, Frank Hatton
F. B. Noyes Thomas J. Sommervi,le p
Hege, X. A. Parke, and E. B. Hay. Commit.
tee to go to Detroit-R. A. Parke. chairman.
). B. Hege, 0. G. Staples, j. J. Edison. GEORGE
Gibson, L. Saks, and B. H. Warner. Mr.. r a
Parke. on behalf of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
ana Mr.. ). b. Hege, of the Baltimore and
ONO, offered the committee special car to
go TO Detroit and return in behalf of the
memorial. The meeting adjourned subject to
the call Of the chairman
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
PUNIsHING POLICEMEN.
The Commissioners Take Final Action In
Number of Cases.

The Commissioners Take Final Action In
Number of Cases.
large number OF findings by the Police
Trial Board in cases against various officers
were acted upon by the Commissioners at
prolonged board meeting held yesterday. The
most important case decided is that of Officers
Dean and Heide, who were charged with un.
Justly assaulting an old colored woman.
Their case was tried some time ago and the
commissioners decided to dismiss Dean and
line Heide 500. Lawyer Maurice Smith
interceded in behalf of the men and the decis-
lon was temporarily withdrawn. Yesterday
the Commissioners took final action, the re-
suit OF which was the reduction of Dean to an
officer OF the first grade and fining him $50 to
be paid in five monthly installments. Officer
Heide was fined $780,
The other decisions were as follows: Pri.
vate w. E. Glove dismissed; Private G. r.
+: Smith fined $50 for conduct unbecoming an
officer; Privates j. j. Sullivan and M. r
Foley fined $50 for the same offense; Private
Thomas Goucher fined S. for neglect of duty.
and Private Thomas Lynch fined $40 for gross
neglect of duty. The charges against PriYates
T. p. Harrigan, James McManus, and Thomas
Laurenson were dismissed. The resignation
OF Joseph Stettinus as station keeper at the
Ihlrd precinct was accepted and Nj. j. Corby
appointed to fill the place.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
A Prosperous Benetit society.

Among local beneficial societies, none is
more prosperous than the one composed OF
The employees OF Lansburgh & Bro. This
association pays its members their salaries
while sick and at death pays funeral expenses.
Messrs. Lansburgh q Bro. are proud of this
feature of their establishment aud have often
generously and substantially given evidence
OF their interest. This association held its
regular semi-annual meeting Friday The re-
port OF the officers showed a gratifying in.
crease In membership and handsome surplus
In the treasury. After electing officers the
meeting adjourned to Budds, on Ninth street,
where refreshments were served The asso-
clation VIII give its eighth annual excursion
interest manifested by the members and their
friends and from reports Of the committee
having 1t in charge this Will be the most sue
ccessiul excursion ever given by the assoeia-
ton.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
A SHOCK TO THE CITY.
Unexpected Death From ApopIexy of
Mr., Robert @. Fox.

Unexpected Death From ApopIexy of
Mr.. Robert g. Fox.
Social and business circles were panied
yesterday to learn of the death of Mr.. Robert
G. Fox, of the firm of Fitch, Fox & Brown
For six weeks he has been at the Jackson
sanitarium at DansYllle, N Y, where he
went to rally from the effects of the grip
Or late his letters spoke so fayorabIy Of his
condition that the receipt of telegram on
Friday stating that he had suffered an attack
OF apopleXy could hardly be believed. He
died yesterday morning surrounded by his
wife, his daughter Miss Emily, and his sister
in-law, Mrs. Willin Stickney
In the death of Mr.. Fox the community
loses one whose first thoughts were for the
prosperity of this city. He always carried the
welfare of the Capital nearest his heart For
many years he has been closely connected
with nearly all the business and charitable
movements in the District The remains will
be brought to this city Monday morning and
taken to the late residence of the deceased,
lOl6 Vermont avenue The funeral services
WIN be held from the First Baptist Church,
corner Sixteenth and o streets, Tuesday after
noon, at 4:30 o'clock.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
Personal.

Colonel Louis W. Sinsabaugh left last week
for Atlantic City.
Mr.. Ernst Bastro of the New York Custom
House, spent part of the week with friends
IN the city.
Lieutenant 7. Arnold Garner, OF the
National Rifles, will spend his summer vacation
In Charles County, Md, on the Patux ent.
Secretary Foster is going to Cape MAY
Point Wednesday next to confer with the
President on the fiscal affairs of the Govern
ment.
Mr.. o. l.. Davis leaves this evening for two
weeks vacation. He will visit PHILADELPHIA.
Atlantic City, and other Northern points, going
later TO his home in Frederick County, Nd.
Ex-senator Ingalls, is going abroad with w.
A. Croffut's autumn party, to go through
Europe to Greece, Jerusalem, and Egypt
They will leave August 20 and return in about
three months.
Mr.. J.EdWard Jones, one of the most ener-
getic and valued of the E0eaiag Stars corps
of newsgatherers, left yesterday for an outing
OF two weeks among the beautiful Thousand
Islands OF the st. Lawrence river.
Messrs. Breck and Denny, of the City Post
Office, are making preparations for a trip to
Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands.
Their fellow-clerks are also making arrange
ments to give them fitting send Off
Assist ant Secretary Bussey, who has been
inspecting the condition of matters at the
Pine Ridge Indian Agency, returned yester-
day. lie Will make report of his inVesti-
cations to the Secretary Of the Interior.
Mr. Charles Davis, one of the most efficient
clerks in the City Postoffice, rendered his
resignation last week to Postmaster Sher-
wood. Mr.. Davis will go to Denver in Au-
gust, where he is to enter large mining and
assay office.
Lieutenant Percy w. Thompson, of the
Revenue Marine Corps, had an interesting and
well-wrltten article on the Revenue Marine
Service, giving its history, organization, and
present status in the Providence Journal Of
last Sunday. The article occupied over three
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
NEW YORK FOR CLEVELAND.
Colonel o'Brien Moore says the OK -Presi-
dent VIII Get the Delegates.

Colonel O'Brien Moore says the ex-Presi-
dent VIII Get the Delegates.
Colonel O'Brien Moore, who has made the
Washington columns of the st. Louis Republic
terror to Republicans, has been up in Maine
inquiring into the state of Mr.. Blaine's health,
and in New York absorbing political informa-
tion Mr.. Moore went to Bar Harbor anxious
to learn that Mr.. Blaine was not nearly as sick
man as other correspondents had made him
OUT but the facts that he learned forced him
to the conclusion that the distinguished inva-
lid was in very bad way, and Mr.. Moore
said so in his paper. The political informa-
ton be gathered in New York and Albany was
OF character that convinced him the anti
Cleveland sentiment in the State is not nearly
as strong as is generally thought. He believes
that Cleveland is gaining all the time, and
that he will get The delegates to next years.
convention if he wants them. 1t is mistake
to suppose that the Tammany leaders in New
York city are preparing to fight Cleveland.
They will do nothing Of the kind. They are
for him or for any other good Democrat who
can be elected.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
Talk About Delegates to the National
Convention Already Heard.

Convention Already Heard.
The time for holding the Democratic con-
vention in this city is many months off, but
the local leaders are already laying their pipes
with view to getting the upper hand and
running things to suit their different ideas
There is strong desire among the best ele-
ment to unite the Localities on union ticket
and send unpledged delegates to the conyen-
ton, in order to win respect for District Demo-
Gratis and attention in the party councils. 1t
was only in the lastconvention that the right
to vote for the candidates was given the Dis
trlct, and the conservative members of the
party here are OF the opinion that the
best interests Of the District will be
served by sending an unpledged dele
CATION to the convention. In speaking of
this subject yesterday prominent Democrat
said: 81 am in favor of the various districts
sinking their petty quaarrels. Let the Cleye-
land and anti-Cleveland men push aside their
differences and in convention send two of the
most prominent members of the party who
nave no axes to grind. If this is not done the
same trouble will arise that came up three
years ago and which at some of the primaries
caused disagreements that up to this day have
not been healed. The trouble should be
averted next year, for the Democrats must
60 60 into ,, the fight without any in
be fitting for the District Of Columbia, which
generally leads the country with its conven-
tion, to start the ball by sending an unpedged
set of delegates and alternates." This is the
burden of conservative talk, but Just the
same the different candidates are working the
best they know how for the honor of going to
the big meeting. Among some of the names
spoken OF for delegates are Messrs.. Lawrence
Gardner, A. A. Wilson, marshal under CIeve-
land; ex-Register of Wills Clagett, Andrew
Lipscomb, Mills Dean, Charles Thorn pson,
and that old warhorse, William Dickson. The
contest will be doubly interesting if the ques-
ton OF instructing the delegates enters into it.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

THERE doesn't seem to be any very good
reason for the existing police regulation
prohibiting cabmen to ply their trade in the
streets on Sunday. The presence of few
''cabbies" on the designated stands or about
places Of public resort could hardly prove
destructive to the good order and quiet of
the Sabbath, while it would be great con-
venence TO many people who are now com
PEELED to lose time in waiting until cab can
be ordered for them from the stables. Many
practices are now permitted by police regu-
latious that are much more inimical to the
due solemnity of Sunday than would be the
presence of cabmen on the streets and at the
cab stands.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
BLAINE, BLAINE, j. G. BLAINE.
That is the Unanimous Cry of the North
western Republicans

Mr.. Arthur w. Dunn, the able correspond
ent OF the st. Paul Pioneer Press, has returned
from "a trip through the Northwest, with the
politics and politicians of which section he is
thoroughly familiar. ''The Republicans up
that way talk of no one but Blaine for the
Presidential nomination next year, he said.
Everyone is for Blaine, and they are praying
other chance to vote for him. Yes, the ma
chiues are all for him as we'll as the rank and
hle OF the party. Lots of Democrats want to
see Blaine candidate again. If Republican
is TO be elected, they want Blaine to be the
man; Chicago is a perfect hotbed of Blaine
Irish Republicans in Chicago are more enthu-
stastic for Blaine than ever.i
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19
The Magazines.

beautifully illustrated and attractive speci-
men of this favorite magazine. There is moth
ing namby-pamby about this periodical. 1t is
fresh, vigorous, helpful, and every member of
family will find something interesting in its
bright pages. There are in this number a finely
illustrated article from Geneva and its environs;
the continuation OF F. Merton Crawford's
'Ihree Fates,' which is a close study of a
young Journalists life ia Nork York, and
"Narragansett ElOpement," an old-time story.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

GOVERNOR CAMPBELL, of Ohio, may not ex-
actly be child of destiny, but he seems to
approximate something of that kind. He is
not only fortunate in the friends he has made,
but even more fortunate in the enemies. The
violence and virulence of the latter ought to
do him more good, in proportion to their num-
bers, than the energy, intelligence, and enthu-
siasin of the former
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

COLONEL WATTERsoN, having abandoned
his campaign against the new Kentucky con-
stitntion, has once more trained his guns on
Governor Hills position and fired big broad
side. AS the Governor does not seem to mind
1t and the country needs something to varie-
gate the prevailing dullness, there appears no
good reason why Colonel Watterson's amuse-
ment should be interfered with.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

The results of the recent English census are
of character that will tend to reconcile am
bilious Americans to the population figures
OF cur own census and dissipate to some ex-
tent at least the lack of confidence in Super
inttndent Porter's enumeration. While
Americans were justified in expecting a much
larger relative increase in cur own population
than in Epgland's between 1880 and 1890,
which expectation was of course not disap-
pointed, still there were reasons why the in
crease during the decade in each country
should not have been us great as ii was during
the decade between 1870 and 1880. AS the
figures Of the English census now show that
in that country, as in the United States the
increase Of population was relatively smaller
than between 1870 and 1880, they justify the
predictions OF many students Of sociology that
influences known to be active in both coun-
tries, and all over the world in fact, would
effect this result. In England, as in this coun-
try, the census shows.that the marriage and
birth rates are decreasing at ratio which a
slight decIease in the death rate could not
make good. As there seems little prospect
that the influences tending to retard the
growth OF population will be eliminated either
here or abroad within the present epoch, no
doubt the next census will show still greater
falling off in the ratio of increase.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

The aim of the French assassin, fortunately,
seems to be no more accurate than that of the
French duelist. crazy or drunken fellow
shot at President Carnot last week with the
usual result. The bullet never touched him.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-19

IT is gratifying to know that the trusts may
be reached and crushed by law in some States
at least. The new Illinois Antitrust law has
already broken up the watch trust.