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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
THEY MUST DEPOSIT.
Mr.. Hemphill Urges n Substitute for n
Semf-LOcal Bill.

A bill Of a semi-District nature is pend
ing before the House judiciary committee.
and will come up for consideration by the
committee next Tuesday. 1t Is entitled "a
bill relative to recognizances, stipulations,
bonds and undertakings and to allow GER
tain corporations to be accepted as surety
thereon"
Ex-Congressman Hemphill appeared be-
fore the committee yesterday and urged the
toned bill a measure of the same title, but
having a wider scope. The proposed sub
stitute Is a measure which passed the House
in the Fifty-second Congress 1t provides
regulations for trust companies and guaran-
tee companies becoming sureties in cases
arising out of decisions by United States
Judges or in the operation of United States
courts.
One feature of the proposed substitute is
q clause providing that before the trust and
guarantee companies of other cities can act
In the premises they must first deposit and
keep in some trust or fidelity company, or
ganized under the laws of and doing BUSH
ness within the District of Columbia not
less than 100000 In lawful money, or in
securities guaranteed to be worth not less
than slOO,OOO; such deposit and guaranty
TO be approved by the Attorney General.
The fund so deposited shall be held by
the depository for the benefit and protection
Of the person to whom or for whose benefit
the trust Is undertaken. 1t is provided that
where such suretyship Is undertaken only
In the state or territory in which the prin-
cipal office of the company Is located, no
deposit shall be required in the District of
Columbia. but this section shall be apple
able to such companies in all other respects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
A known Quantity,

1t is the practice of The Star to
print on Saturday a sworn statement
of its circulation day by day for the
preceding week. It would seem self
evident that the advertiser IL entitled
to this protection, but The Star is
alone in this custom as far As WASH
ington IL concerned. Below will be
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
II believed to be nearly, II not quite.
double the combined circulation of
the other Washington dailies, and
fully five times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
A SAD CASE.
A Mother Abandons Her Child and II
Sent to Jail.

A Mother Abandons Her Child and II
Sent to Jail.
A sad case Of leading a young colored
girl astray and then abandoning her was
brought to light in the Police Court this
morning, when Fannie Moore was called
on charge of abandoning her four
months-old child. She plead guilty to the
charge. Agent Wilson of the Humane So
ciety and Policeman Newkirk were wit
nesses against her. Their complaint was
that Fannie had left the child in the vesti-
bule of the Mount Vernon Hotel about 6
o'clock Sunday morning
She plead guilty to the charge, and made
an explanation of her conduct Fannie is
eighteen years DID, and her parents live in
Harrisburg. Pa. Three years ago she came
here, and, she told the court, a white man
seduced her. She said she was unable to
care for the child, and so she left it In the
vestibuie of the hotel.
Judge Miller said it was a pity that there
was no law under which the father could
be prosecuted and gave Fannie six months
in jail
To Star reporter the prisoner said she
came here about three years ago and soon
found employment as chambermaid in the
Mount Vernon Hotel While there she
said she was seduced by a white man and
that he promised to assist her. When she
became fully aware of her condition she
went to see physician and wanted him
to destroy the evidences Of her downfall,
which he promised to do for S. but she
did not have the money and so she was
forced to abandon that idea. After the
birth of the child its father still refused
to give her any money and SO she was not
able to care for 1t. She said she had given
up her situation at the hotel but she Sc
cured a position which paid her 81 a month.
With this she paid s. for the care Of the
for al v,oil1 ~
month. leaving her only 81 for herself On
this she could not get along and she con-
cluded she would have to get rid Of the
baby.
This she tried to do by visiting several
institutions. but being unable to get the
child In any of them she left 1t at the hotel
where she was certain its father would not
miss seeing It, and she thought he would
then care for It. Fannie said that the baby
was warmly clad and she wrapped 1t up
good In order to protect 1t against the
weather, and she also said that she pinned
three notes to the infants dress and hat
The notes were not produced in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
OF THE LILY VARIETY.
They Pay No License but Sell just the
Same.

The stringency in the money market DUR
ing this year has had its effect upon the
Police Court and the amount of fines for
the year, as compared with the amount coll
lected last year. will show a decrease of
about So, 600 With the exception, Of about
s.. 600 the shortage falls on the District side
of the court and the District treasury win
consequently be the sufferer. Last year the
fines paid in United States and District
cases amounted to about So, 600, while this
year the total will be about $4,000.
1t is generally conceded that the dullness
of the money market has caused the large
decrease. while a portion OF il is said to be
due to the failure of the police to arrest
the proprietresses of house of disrepute in
the Division for selling liquor in their
houses in violation Of law. The liquor is
sold as usual so it is said, but since the
penalty has been made from $50 10 $500
no cases have been made. Previous to the
enactment of the high license law cases
were made on the proprietresses Of these
houses and they were permitted to forfeit
their collaterals. which aggregated several
thousand dollars. Some of them were levied
upon in this way twice a year. ow they are
reither licensed nor prosecuted, but are
permitted to sell right along in violation of
law. The action of the police In South
Washington some months ago drove out the
occupants of disreputable houses along the
line of Maryland avenue near the foot of
the Capitol and a number of them left this
city, while others. it is thought moved to
the Division
There are in this locality nearly 100 dis.
reputable houses and about 30 of them sell
liquor. The license tax from this number
or the imposition of the lowest penalty IN
each case. would amount to slT, 500 but NOT
a single one Of them pays the license tax
This is because the Commissioners refuse to
license such places. The police have re-
ported the number of cases of such violation
| to the Commissioners and the question as
! to what action they are to take has beer
under consideration for some time but nc
decision has yet beeen reached In tht
meanwhile the seventy speak easies' wifi
dispense bottles OF beer and wine at ex.
orbitant prices and reap a harvest while Tbs
neighboring saloons are paying the license
tax. In cases of applications for LIQUOR n.
censes the police are required to state the
number of places in the neighborhood wher.
liquor is sold. and In some instances in this
division" twenty houses of ill-fame Are
mentioned as selling liquor within the limit
required for signers for a single saloon
The police are resting easy in the matter
pending orders from their superior authori-
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Afong's. This was the greatest society
event in Honolulu for years.
Gone to Honolulu.

Afong's. This was the greatest society
event in Honolulu for years.
Gone to Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The steamer
Alameda sailed for Australia via Honolulu
yesterday afternoon. OF the $50 cabin pas
sengers ffty-nine are for Honolulu. Among
Them u L. A. Thurston. present minister
sxtraordinary and envoy plenipotentiary to
the United States. He Is hurrying home
10 as to personally lay the full status of
the case before the provisional government
Thurston refused to talk, but he is clearly
anxious about what may have been done
by Minister Willis after the Corwin arrived.
Inc revenue cutter was expected to reach
Honolulu yesterday and in that event there
would be eight days in which Mr. Willis
might act before Mr.. Thurston could reach
the Islands. Other passengers were J. Mott
smith and his wife and daughter. DIR.
Smith was succeeded by Mr.. Thurston when
the provisional government went into pow
er.
Lieut.. W. r. Rush. L. s. N, SAYS he In
going down for a holiday. but others say
ne Is the bearer of private dispatches for
ADMIRAL Irwin Robert 8. Ring, H NJ.
Castle. H. A Wideman, H. p Baldwin
and DR.. ]. Henry McGrew are old citizens
OF Hawan,and are returning to their homes.
H. W. Severance. ex-United States consul
AT Honolulu. Is also a passenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16

Reported by sfisby q Co.. bankers and
brokers. Metropolitan Bank ouiidane.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Dec. 16.-F1our dali unchanged =
reripts 1850 barrels; shipments. l0.lso barrels:
sales 300 barrels. Wheat easy-So. red SPOT.
s45sa6s: December. e4%a6S; January. 6ssse5<
May. 50s.a1Oss; steamer No red. elseih; mill
els: stock LIS. s4s bushels sales 5000 bnsheis.
Corn steady-mixed, spot. 23as3A; Dec~mber. pew
and old 425sa425e; January. <2Aa&2ls: February,
4eis asked: May. 45 bid; steamer mixed a. bid:
white by sample. ioat3; yellow corn by ser
pie. 40a43-receipis ~ Gas bushels: STOCK. 5lsssi
bushels; sales. $1,000 bushels. Oats guiet-No. :
white western. a5a35h: No. mixed western. -
asked-rcceipts. 1000 bushels STOCK. I<s 332 hush
els Rye dull-N0. . 52-stosk. es.753 oushssls.
Hay steady-good TO choice timothy. sl4 5oss,5 70.
Grain freehts Quiet and steady. unchanged. Cot
-creamery. fancy. 3ossi do. fair to choice ees2s:
do initiation. 24ae5: lndie. fancy. 22aca: good
choice. 1aa2l: rolls. hDe, 22s2S: 10. fair TO gocf
Iaa2I: store naked. 1ssis. Other articles uB-
changed.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-virgina consols tsrps-
20 hid Baltimore and OHIO stort. r21< ssk-
Consolidated Gas bonds. iisk asked: %. stssha.
5issa54s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
The First Prohibition Candidate fol
President-Other Deaths.

LANCASTER. Pa. Dec. 16.-James Black,
the well-known prohibition leader, died at
his home here this morning from pneu-
monia, after an illness of several weeks.
At the national prohibition convention at
Cincinnati in 1872 he was nominated as
the candidate of the temperance party for
president. he being the party's first candi-
date.
BERLIN. Dec. 16.-Prof. Ohas Louis
Michelet. q well-known German philoso-
pher and author, Is dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Justus Huggen-
berg, for a number of years business man.
ager of the Stats Zeitung died this morn
ing.
BOSTON, Dec. 16.-Dr. David Thayer
one Of the oldest homeopathic physicians
OF Boston. died yesterday. DR.. Thayer ear
y became an abolitionist. John Brown
visited him and received generous contri-
buttons in aid Of his project Of freeing
slaves in Missouri. His discovery of the
homeopa thic specific for gladstone collie gave
him professional fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


After q fair trial and in response to
numerous requests from plumbers the en-
greer department has decided to recon-
mend q change In the plumbing regula-
tons az far as II affects the laying of lead
water pipes. Commissioner Powell said to-
Gay to a reporter Of The Star that he was
satisfied that the cost of laying these pipes
was an objection in itself, not to mention
the fact that there were always serious
oos 1ts REGARDING the pollution of water
passing through them. 1t was his Intention
70 give at least months notice before or
oering change in the regulations.
Water Meters.
IL Is understood that in a short time the
Con- missioners will order all establishments
using large quantities Of water to Mace
water meters in their places of business.
AT the present time the engineer depart-
ment Is getting all data obtainable on the
use OF water meters for the purpose of
showing the benefit derived from their use
IN THIS city. When a reporter of The Star
asked Engineer Commissioner Powell for n
vertncation of the above he Acknowledged
that such report was in progress and fur
Their that II was the policy OF the engineer
department to urge the Introduction OF
wafer meters to all large consumers. He
SAID that something must be done TO cur
tail the extravagant use of water for an
other dry summer would seriously emhar
rass the water department and cause a
great hardship to the citizens In IN imnoe
sible to increase the water supply by next
summer. so. OF course, the only other wav
or remedying the approaching evil was 10
introduce water meters.
Underground Trolleys.
John Presler OF Fort Wayne, Ind. had n
hearing before the Commissioners this
morning with reference to a new system OF
underground trolley. His system is known
as the Bradley general electric conduit sys-
tenn. only one trolley wire is used.
Police Force Prfvates.
James w. Campbell has been appointed q
private Of the first class on the Metropol.
itan police force.
Transfer System.
Gen. Charles E. Wheeler. member OF Con.
gress from Mississippi. had a conference
with Commissioner Ross this morning, and
urged the Commissioners to adopt a system
OF transfers on street cars by conductors
He pointed out the dangers Of the presen,
method, and cited the condition of affairs
at 18TH street as an example. Here he
said. people had to cross the tracks twice
and were liable to great danger.
Commissioner Ross said the Commission.
ers had already considered the idea, but tbs
railroads thought it impracticable Hs
promised. however, to give the matter more
consideration.
Plans Nodded.
The Commissioners have modified the
plans for sewering Washington and Jack.
son streets. Anacostia, and have ordered
sewers TO be laid in the middle of the street
Doubling Up. 3F
The attorney for the District decided to.
day that where a man has two bar rooms
in the same building fronting on different
streets he Is required to have two liquor
licenses. .a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Pensions to Paymasters' Clerks.

Mr.. McAleer Of Pennsylvania has intro
duced In the House a bill amending the stat
utes so as to give clerks to pay officers of
the navy the pension benefits accorded to all
others In the navy. In September 1886, a
law was enacted giving petty officers of
the navy the benefits Of the pension laws of
the navy. but pay clerks to officers are ex-
cluded. These clerks are generally aboard
SHIPS on active service and hold their office
by virtue OF appointment, similar to that of
appointed petty officers. The passage Of the
bill would not call for any expenditure OF
the public money from the treasury; the
pensions would be paid from the naval pen
sion fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
James I. King Dead,

The many friends of James I. King. the
well-known florist. will regret to learn Of
his death. which occurred at his home, 1s0y
H street northeast, this morning from pneu-
monia. Mr.. King was one OF the oldest in
babitants Of Washington, ard at one time
was the owner of Long Meadows, the large
tract of land extending from the toll gate
to Mt Ohvet cemetery on the Bladensburg
turnpike. By the fluctuations of fortune,
however. ne was deprived Of all OF this
large property, and in his later years has
been following the occupation of florist on
Benn.ng's road. He was an honest, con-
scientious and Christian-like man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
1t VIII BE Postponed Until After the
Holidays.

Mr. Holman. the chairman Of the demo-
cratic caucus committee, said today that
the caucus to consider the tariff bill would
probably be postponed until after the holi-
day recess. The revised bill has not been
printed and laid before the members yet,
and he thinks that it ought to be carefully
studied by them before ii is considered in
caucus. Mr.. Holman was asked IL Ii would
not be better to postpone the caucus until
the members had gone home and talked
with their constituents, so that they could
more intelligently represent their wishes
when the bill came before the caucus. Mr.
Holman thought the suggestion an excel
lent one. He added, moreover, that a quo
rum of the House would not be present
after today. and that it would not be well
TO caucus upon so important a subject as
the tariff until all or nearly all the demo-
cratic members were in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Warrington stock Exch..r.,

Sales-regular call-l2 o'cioek m--Cnesapeak,
government sso.sas.-U. & a. rsxsstrrea MOI
sts 1,d, IA. asked U. s. -. cVuIua isv7, liS
District or Columbia BOnds.-ao-year fund d, los
DID. Water stock IS, isvl, currency, IFS bid 30
year fand Us, goid, lis bid Water srock "a, lpvl,
bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds. wasAingtoa and George
sSsS X. X. COW, os LIST, 10 bid les sstei
las bid. l55 asked Masonic Hall Associafisa o.,
ios bid Washington Market Company LIST d. los
bid. Washington Market Company EFT. o. IO2 i'd
lUS asked. American security and Trust ID. lot,
a. and o.; 100 bid American security and Trsst
and Trust 5s. lyo6. A and o., 100 hid. Washing
ton Lght Infantry LIST Ca rs hid. lo2 asksd- Wash
Washington aGs Company es, series A, 40 hid
Washington Gas Company 0s, series b, IA bfd
M n,an Ca, Is Company S SUuy g. Is, bad E
tomae Telephone u.s. sc bid. los asked. capito and
North Street r. r %. 30 hid. loo asked Net
s. Electric Light cow. 81. los bid.
National Bank stocks.-Bank OF washingtn. $40
Metropolitan. 2s5 bid 800 asked. csntrsi US sii.
Second l32 bid Farmers and Mechanics. IN btd.
S CT i4e bid; ccumbia rs BID Capital no
BID. ITO asked. Lincoln. % bid oh,o. 70 bid -
2Io bid. Metropolitan rs bid. 90 xsked ColunlbiA-
90 I'D: Capitol and North o STREET = ashed.
Eckington hnd SoldiefN Home. y asked GeorHf-
town and Tenallytown. 80 ASKED
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's % bid. Is asked.
Franklin. &c hid &c asked Metropolitan. 70 bh-
National Union. is asked. Arlington $50 bid. 100
asked. Columbia. Il bid, rs askcd German
American, $50 bid. Potomac, 8 sske1. Risr-.
bid, ~ asked Peoples, bid, sis asked I'm
coin. ~ bid. Commercial. bid 81 asked.
Title Insurance stocks.-Reai Estate Title. 1fS
bid; Columbia Title. bid. ~ asked. wsshiassea
Title, bid. ~ asked.
Gas and Electric Usht stocks.-washiastoe Gas.
50 bid sos asked. Georretown Gas. 30 bid o.
s. Electric Light 10 bid. 125 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvaaia- 81 aaed Cbes-
apeake and Potomac. AZ bid - asked American
Graphophone. bid.
Miscellaneous stocks,-washinstoa Nafket. y
bid. Great Falls Ice. 10 bid. 1$e asked bnu
Run Panorama. 30 asked. Pneums tic Gun Carriage.
100 asked. Lincoln Han. 100 asked. Inter oc-sn
Building. 100 asked.
Deposit and Trust Comnany. 100 bid 100 asked.
Washington Safe Deposit. los asked Washfngton
Loan and Trust. 10s bid ITO asked American Be-
curity and Trust. 127 bid. 1ss asked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Cattle Dying by Hundreds.

GALVESTON. Texas. Dec. 16.-Capt. JOS.
F. Nash, an extensive ranchman, reports
that in many localities in Western Texas
no rain has fallen for five months, and
consequently there is no grass, the range
In many sections having been completely
eaten up. Range cattle have been reduced
to skeletons, and even now are dying by
hundreds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Potomac and Great Falls Rnflro

Potomac and Great Falls Railroad.
Mr.. Meredith has introduced bill in the
House granting to the Potomac and Great
Falls Railroad Company a right Of way
fifty feet in width through the Arlington
reservation. The bill provides that the road
must be commenced within one year from
the passage and completed within three
years. The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Lecture on Hawaii.

Rev. Oliver p. Emerson, secretary OF the
Hawaiian board OF missions, will deliver an
address In the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, 4th and Il streets southeast, to-
morrow evening on the state of affairs at
present existing in the islands, and with
which he Is thoroughly familiar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
He Took Morphine.

Thomas Mcclure on Sunday last, after a
long spree. took the pledge, but remained
sober until Thursday only, when he re-
turned to his cups. His family, living on II
near 18th street northwest, upbraided him
for his instability, and last evening he took
ten grains Of morphine as a convenient
mode to get out of the way He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital. and by the eff
forts Of the physicians his life was saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Menage Has Again Escaped.

1t appears that Menage. the Minneapolis
embezzler, has again eirded the vigilance
of the authorities. Minister Young, our
representative in Guatemala, reports TO
the State Department that he has no in
formation of the whereabouts of the fugi-
tive. 1t Is believed he has fed to the In
terrier Of San Salvador. There will be no
trouble about securing the extradition of
2srage provided he gets captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
COurt-Martial Findings.

The record of the court-martial in the
case Of Passed Assistant Surgeon Ash
bridge, tried at Mare Island for conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman,
has been received at the Navy Department,
but the findings will not be made known
until the Secretary acts upon the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Held Up Omcers OF the Law.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1.-two off,
GERS went to levy an attachment on a mule
Of Jake Adams. colored, in St Clair county
yesterday. They got the mule and were re-
turning to Asheville, when twenty-five arm
ed negroes stopped them and at the points
Of guns compelled them to give UP the mule
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Mi.taking Order. Cau.e. a Wreck.

MAUCH CHUNK. Pa, Dec. 1e.-A COL
lision occurred on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Packerton at $50 o clock this MORN
ing. in which three locomotives were badly
battered, though not wrecked. No one was
injured. "A heavy fog prevailed and the
engines were moving slowly. 1t was caused
by a new engineer installing orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
INVESTIGATION BEGUN.

Hearing Testimony at Richmond Re-
gnrdfng the Senatorial Nomination.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 16.-The senate
rial nomination investigation began this
morning. Representative withrow testified
that John Delaney offered to have his cam
paign expenses paid if he would vote for
Martin for Senator
Mr. Binford said that he had been offered
$50 not to vote for Lee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Heavy Damages Against n Railroad.

EMPORIA, Kans., Dec. 16.-The jury in
the Texas fever cattle cases have rendered
verdict OF $4,000 against the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad for having last
May carried for Hosier Brothers 23OO head
of Texas cattle from Midland, Texas, to
Hartford, Kans., from the importation of
which Texas fever was communicated to
Kansas cattle, with disastrous results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Not Confirmed.

No confirmation Of the rumor that Am
bassador Pauncefote is to be transferred
to Turkey has been received at the British
embassy, and the impression obtains there
that Sir William will remain in Washing
ton for some time to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
The Submarine Boat,

The Secretary of the Navy has finally
abandoned the idea of building a submarine
boat. and will utilize the appropriation Of
100000 for some other purpose IL the con-
sent Of Congress can be obtained. Two
torpedo boats will probably be constructed
with this money