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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-19
LIN 1910 the assembly Of yiru,n,,

In 1910 the assembly of Virginia
passed law that disfranchised ali the
poorer inhabitants, 1t provided that
none but householders and freeholders
should have voice In the election Of
burgesses. This law was enacted ON
the pretense that the elections by the
common people, were tumultuous,
and that the poorer voters had not AZ.
erection enough 70 vote properly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-08-19

If you would avoid being disturbed
by your conscience, do what II demands
OF you..-Rsm's Horn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
TROUBLE IN THE JONES FAMILY.
Judge Miller Settled IL by Sending Mr..
Jones TO Jail.

John Jones'" called Deputy Clerk Har-
per I'm the Police Court this morning.
Here me-" responded a colored man
whose summer garments consisted Of q
pair of trousers and a shirt.
Although a prisoner. John Jones, who
is better known as Buck Bill" was per
haps the happiest man in the entire city
this morning.
John kas only one eye and his wife. who
complained against him for assault. also
had one eye closed.
He held in his hand a yellow card show
ing that he was under treatment at one OF
the free hospitals. and he seemed delighted
to know that one lung was entirely gone.
bor Now he gets a pension Of 81, and the
DOCTORS he says promise to have IL In
creased to $50
My husband came home" said his wife.
then accused me OF calling him a name.
ana struck me with both his lists.
Where did he hit your
nder the jaw, and IL hurts me TO swal-
John, who is a rapid talker got on the
stand ana told OF the unpleasant meeting.
| . she called me a one-eyed -, he said.
ana ana y slapped her with my open hand"
| ty cents this week"
w hat do You do for livingg"
I've been embarrassing. l worked at
| Wizards Hotel for twenty years and am
known by all the aristocracy"
| Mrs. Jones then told the Judge that she
earned her own living over the washtub.
You will have 10 20 to Jail for twenty
/ days" remarked the court.
We'll. you know she amt much good
when they turned her out of the church"
wife. but she certainly was turned out Of
church."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26

application for reinstatement. He claims
to have been unjustly treated, and refers
to the Endorsement of prominent Grand
Army men.
Sergt. Connolly was removed for neglect
of duty in not reporting to his superior Of
ficer the character of the place kept by one
Reed on 18th street northwest
The Extension of Streets.
Mr.. Geo. Simmonds of leo Irving street
northwest. writes to the Commissioners to-
day concerning the extension of 18th and
18th streets northwest. He SAYS:
Assuming that in the proposed extension
of streets utility and cost are to be chief
considerations j have a suggestion to make
regarding 1lth and 18th streets northwest
In the first place, / do not regard the ex-
tension of both these streets as necessary
TO the public CONFERENCE.-The distance be-
tween 1lth and 18th not being much greater
than that between 18th and l4th. With 18th
street extended in a direction slightly de-
fiected to the left. you would have a thor
oughfare about equal distance between 18th
street and Sherman avenue, which, with the
streets running east and west, as now
plated, would be sufficient for all public
convenience, and no expensive buildings
would be encountered by this DETECTED line.
If the street is extended on a straight line.
several expensive buildings Will have to be
condemned, thereby adding greatly TO the
cost. The house i live in. at the Junction
OF Roanoke and Irving streets. is one OF
these, while to the south of me, on either
SIDE OF Clifton street, are two houses OF
Mr.. Schneider that would also have to go
Now, why not save this expense by a
slight detection of the street, which would
not at all mar the appearance Of things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
ALONG THE wHARVES,

The Washington tug A p. German. the
flagship of the Washington Towing Com
pany's fleet. met with a serious accident
yesterday. Capt. Taylor of the German had
the dismantled schooner Clarke floating in
his wake when the crank shaft parted.
Engineer Doogan was on duty at the time
of the mishap- There was a general shak-
ing up on board. but the German weather
ed the storm. The tide was just turning
and the Clarke was kept from drifting into
any of the other craft lying in the
harbor without very much difficuity. The
injured boat has been laid up for repairs.
The schooner Clarke was struck by a Kan
saS cyclone of Maryland Point last Tues
day and lost her fore and mainmasts, all
the sticks she carries. No other damage
was done. but her crew had a close call.
There was a meeting OF river front dig
nitaries this morning in the offices Of Car
ter and Clarke. a trip to the worlds fair
was the text of the meeting. 1t was deter
mined to muster a party and take advant-
age of one of the excursions. Those pre-
sent, all of whom signifed their intention
Of going: Were Wood Inspector S oM %a,
Harry Carter Capt Taylor. Capt Reilly
and Capt. Reagan.
Pilot James Neal of the harbor force Is
rather incensed at the ferry captains that
they should complain of the sailing craft
that cruise UP and down the river as a null
sance. Pilot Neal says in reference TO the
the sailer had the right of way. He cut
across the bows of the Pilot Boy because.
nau ne gone ABOUT anu Terry STEAMER
had changed her course at the same time.
there would have been trouble. Neal says
that most of the small boats do display
lights at night and only the amateur We
termen venture out without them. He
thinks tn; the steamboaters have taken
advantage of this slackness simply to raise
a growl. He says that the steamers must
look out during the day, for the rules of the
road give the right Of way to sailing craft.
Capt. Randall was not at River View yes
terday.
The schooner George NJ. Adams, Capt.
Miles Standish,- is down here from Kenne-
bee with 1000 tons Of fine ice for the Fair
mount Ice Company. There is no such con-
Germ. The cargo will probably be bought
by the Independent Ice Company. Ex-
actly how this complication happened no
body at the docks knows.
The great four-master Independent. Capt
Case, left this morning under tow Of the
American Towing Company's tug Dupont,
Capt Bull. for Norfolk: where she viii load
coal for Portsmouth, NH.
The three-master Robert IngIee Carter
got away this morning. She viii load coal
at Georgetown for the east.
The reunion of the blue and the gray
takes place this evening at Marshall Hall.
Mai Wright is master of ceremonies.
Superintendent s. c. Ranage of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam
boat Company is at Rock Enon Springs.
Mrs and Misses Salisbury and Miss Mer-
cado of San Francisco. who are spending
the summer at Marshall Hall in company
with Mrs. McKibben. Were doing the sights
of Washington yesterday under the care of
Purser Betz of the Manchester The purser
has also arranged for a sailing party in the
interest of these visitors to be given this
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
A DISCOVERY MADE.
Secretary Hoke Smiths Recent Order
in Regard to Pensions
ISM ACCORD WIlHGEN. BUSSEY'SVIEVS
As Announced in an Opinion Given
Six Months Before.

The pension bureau has made a discov-
cry. 1t has found that the order promul-
gated by Secretary Hoke Smith reversing
the practice of Commissioner Raum in dis
aointy cases. arising under the act of June
a. iosV. which has created so much discus
sion throughout the country, is, in fact, but
an extension of a similar opinion rendered
by Assistant Secretary Bussey, January T.
1893, in the case of Henry H. Weik. The fol-
lowing statement of the case was fur
hished by the pension bureau today:
Pension Once Statement.
Touching the matter of the case Of Henry
II. Weik, certificate No. 47S,173, decided on
appeal by Secretary Bussey on January T.
1893, an examination of this opinion shows
conclusively that the principle enunciated
FOR the adjudication of claims under the act
or June n. 1890. approved by Secretary
Smith In order 225, dated June g. lSS3 was
IN complete accord with the opinion Of Mr.
Bussey. In other words, the principle laid
down in order 225, and which is now being
so severely denounced by certain news
papers throughout the country had been
previously h announced by Secretary Bussey
as the correct Interpretation of the second
section OF the act of June 81 1890.
The second paragraph of Secretary
Smiths order Is as follows:
No specific injury or disability can as
such have a pensionable rating under the
act, nor be construed otherwise than as
IL diiectS the capacity OF the claimant to
perform ordinary manual labor"
The third paragraph holds that Proof
that the disability is not the result of
claimants own vicious habits is requisite"
And the fourth paragraph holds that
TO give the claimant pensionable status
under this act, the disability must be such
as to incapacitate him for the performance
of manual labor in such a degree as to rem
der him unable to earn support
Gen. Bussey's Language.
In Secretary Bussey's decision the follow
ing language is used:
In commenting on order 1884, issued by
Commissioner Raum on October 10, 1890,
which is in the following language:
-" That all claimants under the act of June
q, $780, showing mental or physical dis
ability or disabilities of a permanent char
acter, not the result of their own vicious
habits and which incapacitate them from
the performance of manual labor. rendering
them unable to earn a support In such a de-
gree as would be rated under former laws
at or above S. and lesathan 81. shall be rated
the same like disa bilities of service ORR
gin: and that all cases showing a pension
able disability which. if of service origin,
would be rated at or above Si2 per month
shall be rated at Sl2 per month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
Passed the Examination.

The board appointed by Secretary Carlisle to
examine the candidates for positions as second
assistant engineers in the revenue marine ser
vice having completed its work has been abol-
ished by the Secretary of the Treasury. The
board consisted of Chief and Consulting En-
gineer Collins, Henry q. Barrows and Charles
A. McAlister.
The board reported that the following OF the
ten candidates passed the examination in the
order named: W. E. Maccoun of Maryland, e.
u. Green OF New York city, ]. j. Herrick Of
Newport News. G. NJ. De Reamer of Alabama
and ii. y. Wood of Ithaca, NY. There
are only two vacancies at present, but the
other three men who passed satisfactorily will
be placed on the eligible list and will probably
be gwen positions hereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
~ EDllIUN.
PREPARING TO FIGHT.
Armed Guards in the Weir CITY
Stockade.
DRUMAEERS At THE CHICAGO FAIR.
Assistant Secretary Quincy Not
After Another Office.
GOLD COMING THIS WAY.
At THE CHICAGO FAIR.
GOLD COMING THIS WAY
DRUMMERS IN CLOVER.
Associated Commercial Travellers Have q
Fine Time at the Fair.

Associated Commercial Travellers Have q
Fine Time at the Fair.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO,
July 20. - This is the second of
the commercial travellers days at
the exposition and they came out
BY the thousands with their wives. daugh-
tiers and friends. American flags whipped
the breeze from the great ornamental cara
yel-tipped STATS in the court of honor, in
recognition of the most representative body
of Americans which has yet come to the
fair and been officially received. The Amer
lean Exhibitors Association. composed
chiefly of exhibitors in the manufactures
and liberal arts building, acted in part as
the host of the Associated Commercial
Travellers of the United States. escorting
them through the grounds and in the bulid-
inSs to inspect the countless exhibits.
The most attractive feature of the enter
tainment provided for the travelling bust
ness men is the series of band concerts in
different parts of the White City. The hrst
musical treat was given by the Cincinnati
band in Festival Hall. Eight selections
were given before a large audience, includ-
ing 'Schubert's Serenade, overtures from
Martha and .'Oberon, with US at
Home" a Strauss waltz and Soedemann
Swedish wedding march
The travellers generally accepted the invi-
make themselves at home In the Iatters
headquarters of the second floor of the ter
minal station. Several thousand or the
men gathered in the rooms or
the Exhibitors Association and on the bal
cony of the terminal station In the after
noon to listen to the second concert. a mil
itary one given by the Iowa State Band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
ANAC0STIA.

Col. A B. Frisbie of the geological sur
vey will leave in a few days on his annual
outing. He will visit a sister IN Boston.
whom he has not seen in thirty years.
The German orphan Asylum gave an ex-
cursion today TO Buena Vista A party OF
about fifty went down.
Mr.. w. Marden King. president of the
Anacostia Citizens Association. is much
improved.
The Epworth League holds its midsum-
mer lawn party this evening on Col Lin
gers lawns.
There is a proposition under consideration
by several practical web-footed Anacosti-
ans to build sail yacht The proposed
craft is to be about thirty-fye feet on the
load water line. fine keel and center board
lines of the most approved model. and TO be
rugged with a full dress OF pennant-winnine
cotton.
The river is in bad condition and the ply
sicians In arms.
SHINES. who was so badly hurt by Joyce
a few days ago. is pronounced by Dr. H
V. Pyles TO be out of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
IN WALL STREET.
Today Was the GIoomiest in the Market for
Long Time.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Auother severe
shaking down of prices took place today
and liquidation was general and continuous
With stocks selling at the lowest figures
in their history. in some instances, short
sales are the only kind that prove profit
able. Confidence has been badly shaken in
all financial centers and intrinsic values
nave ceased to be guide to purchasers
Many of them preferring TO pay higher
prices when conditions are more favorable
Apprehension in banking circles still ex-
ISIS. ana conservative bankers are keeping
MatcnIul eye on out-of-town connections.
This being settlement day in London af-
fairS on that side were an important factor
IN the early trading in our market. Later
cables however, reported settlements going
on quietiy, with the market weak and ex
citabie for American investments.
AFTER a weak and erratic opening, prices
continued to decline without any Interrupt
ton. and stocks heretofore neglected were
dragged into the finarcial whirl pool from
which they emerged with nothing but their
names to identity them. Considering the
already low prices today's market was
the gloomest yet experienced, and the out
look during the entire day was dark and
threatening
Manhattan suffered most declining to
100 after opening at Ill. Western Union
daily sells cheaper than it did the day t.-
fore. and the previous day has of late re-
corded its lowest price since the Barring
panic of 1880. Opening this morning at 20
81 Is, North West declined liz per cent
to So, burlington lost l-2 points to GO l-2
St. Paul sold down to AZ, a loss of 2 IL her
cent, and Rock Island declined points to
So.
General Electric sustained it's reputation
for activity and lower prices in the indus
trial group loosing I per cent as the re-
suit of the days trading to forty and one
half. Chicago Gas was second on the list
scoring a loss of five points to forry-fiye
and one-quarter and Sugar lost three per
cent to siXty-seVen and one-quarter
The receivership for Erie has been rretty
pretty generally discounted, the stock sell
ing down 81 per cent to "a on its an
nouncement today. The cleariny house
statement today shows a continuation of
yesterdays large volume of business Tx
changes, So. 9S5,973: balances, So a35 1853. The
subtreasurys debt balance, $500, 362.
Louisville and Nashville earnings third
week of July decreased $50 $40. Rates for
money stiffened up today, call rates ad-
vancing from to per cent. 100000 gold
was taken in London for shipment to this
side; Sterling is quoted at 4S3 1-2, and is
weak at that price.
At 2:30 the market was feverish and
demoralized. but was less active than in
business no bank failures were reported.
NEW YORK, July 26-The failure Of
H. l. Nicholas 4 Co., members of the
New York stock exchange. has just been
announced. The firm is composed of Fl.
I. Nicholas, John d. Nicholas, Walter G..
Taylor and Marcus Mayer. The firm was
considered quite a prominent one in stock
exchange circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26

Answer Filed and q Demurrer i'm the Behalf
of Steinem.

The equity cause Of Dodge & Bros. OF
Newburyport, Mass, agt A. i. Strasber-
ger Isaac SteineYn, j. A. Goldstein ct al
was heard by Justice Cole this morning
Messrs H. Wise Garrett and Chaplin Brown
for the compliments and Messrs. Leon To-
briner, ]. j. Willmarth and j. J. McNally
for the defendants. The complainants SET
forth that Strasberger has been engaged in
the retail boot and shoe business at 7s6 9TH
street and 1903 + street northwest. and as
sert their claim for goods. setting forth
that confessions of judgment in favor OF
Steinem, 6oldstein et al, were, In effect.
an assignment and for the purpose of de-
feating their claim and the claims OF otherss
and the property having been levied upon
by the marshal has been advertised fof
sale. They pray an Injunction, &c.
Mr.. Tobriner presented demurrer OF
Steinem and read the answer OF Strasber-
ger, stating that he was indebted to a num-
Der of parties. but denying that he was In
solvent, asserting that the confessions Of
judgment were on actual bona nde debts
Tor money advanced. and denying that he
confessed such for the purpose OF defeat
ing his creditors and asserting. although az
the time somewhat embarrassed. he would
have been able to meet his obligations and
had IL not been for these proceedings the
negotiations he was making would have
been successful. He asserts that one-half
of the goods levied upon by the marshal
would be Sufficient TO pay the judgment
creditors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
A LETTER CARRIER ARRESTED.
Charged With Taking Money From . Reg
istered Letter.

Yesterday afternoon Inspectors W. b. Smith
and Thomas Troy Of the Post Office Depart
ment arrested letter carrier, Arthur ]. Beall,
who, on being taken before United States Com
missioner Mills. was committed in default Of
$500 bail for hearing.
Beall has been a carrier for nine years and
recently has had the route bounded by 9Th.
18th, and W streets northwest For
several weeks parties on this route
have lodged complaints of letters
having been tempered with and of valuables
missed thcrefrom, and Beall had been sus-
pected by two inspectors. Yesterday there was
in his package a letter postmarked Milestone,
Nd. addressed to Mrs. Harriet Price, 1913 sth
street. who was known TO be out Of town. There
were in this letter 50. and when Beall returned
it undelivered there were indications that
the letter had been opened. and 81 was missing.
At noon today hearing took place before
Z. s. Commissioner Mills, Assistant District
Attorney Jeffords for the government and Mr..
Campbell Darlington for the defendant
The inspectors told their story OF sending
the decoy letter and of its being returned
showing evidences of having been tempered
with and with 81 missing. They had searched
Beall but failed to find the missing dollar.
Mr.. Marsh. clerk in the registry division,
testified to Mr.. Walker handing the letter to
him and to Beal receiving it and returning
with it. and he corroborated the others as to
its condition.
Mr. Darlington argued that the case was one
of suspicion only.
The commissioner. after reviewing the testi-
mouy held that there WAS probable cause, and
held the accused for the action of the grand jury
in $500 bail. Young Beal has a Young wife
living on Florida avenue near 9Th street.
and heretofore has borne fine reputation. He
was born and raised in the northern section of
the city, and but few will believe that he is
guilty Of the act charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26
THE CADETS AT THE FAIR.
Arrangements for Their Journey and Camp
About Completed.

AbOht Nothpfeteu.
The arrangements for the proposed visit
of the corps of West Point cadets to the
worlds fair are about completed. Major
William F. Spurgin of the cadet commits
sary department. who went to Chicago
last week to confer with the worlds fair
commission in regard to the care and sub
sistence of the cadets while there. has re-
turned and filed his report, which is
voluminous document. with Col Ernst.
superintendent of the Military Academy.
The site for the cadet camp is irnme-
diately in front of the government building.
The space allotted is about the same as
that now used for camp at West Point.
The location is everything that could be
desired. On the east is a wide avenue and
beyond 1t the lake; on the west is the gov
eminent building; on the north. wide
street, beyond which Is the marine camp;
on the south there Is "a vacant space COW
cred with thick. clean. well-kept. short
clipped grass.
The cadets will take their camping out
fit with them, excepting the tent flooring.
which will be furnished by the commission.
Arrangements for messing the cadets mu-
sicians and attendants have been made
with a Boston company at a considerable
discount from the regular price. The restau-
rant is situated about 2O0 yards from camp.
There are no accommodations for bathing.
and II the cadets shall desire to read or
write at night they will have to be content
with the light of talow candles.
Col. Ernst has decided that 1t will be
impracticable to accept the invitation of
the Detroit light in iaEtry. indorsed by the
city council of Detroit for the cadets to
spend day in that city on the return
trip.
Camp at West Point will be struck on
the 10th of Augsst and preparations inn
medately began for departure on the 18th
About two-thirds of the furlough class
will join the corps. Fifteen of the number
win start from West Point and twenty-one
will report at Chicago. The remaining
sixteen will not go.
There will be in all about $50 persons. in
Guiding the attendants and band. The Of
fcers delegated to accompany the corps
are Col. s. NJ. Mills. commandant; Major
Spurgin. Lieuts. Mott Dyer, Butler. AL
laire. Dunning. Richardson and Tate and
DIR. Harvey. The start will be made on
August II, and 1t is the desire of Col. Ernst
that the cadets shall reach Chicago before
noon on the day of arrival.
1t is as yet undecided which route will
be taken. but 1t will be over some railroads
the lines of which do not extend outside
the boundary of the United States. The
return trip will be made in time to reach
West Point on the morning of August 2S
The usual illumination and color-lne en-
tertainment will be abandoned this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-26

Sunday morning a burglary was committed
at the residence Of Mrs. Helen L. Sumner. No.
81 9th street northwest. The members of the
family were absent from the city at the time.
When they returned it was discovered that the
premises had been robbed. The articles taken
comprised some silver ware and jewelry.
Policemen Mitchell and Slater subsequently
arrested two boys for the robbery and recov-
cred all the property. The prisoners, Har-
vey Sperry, alias Charles Evans, and B. Bald
win, were in the Police Court this morning
charged with burglary, and the case WAS con-
tinued until next Wednesday.
Sperry was recently discharged from the
navy, so he says, and was waiting to hear from
his mother Mrs. A. H. Sperry, Columbus. Ohio.
His mother, he had expected. would send him
money with which TO purchase his railroad
ticket