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Trottine Races on the rourth

The driving club, Of which Mr. John n.
Gheen Is president; Gen. J. A. Smith, vice
president; Jas. T. Ryan, treasurer, and Geo. p.
Zurhors, secretary, will givie its inaugural trot-
ting races at the Benning track on the Fourth of
July: 1t is expected that there will be quite
number Of enteries and some good sport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

Club made q match yesterday afternoon be-
tween Peter Maher and Billy Woods. II Mahsr
loses to Flood Monday night the match will be
declared off,
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A Bicycle Road Race in Ohio.

CIScISSATI. ONO, June 24.-Entries for the
Poorman fourth annual handicap road race
from Hamilton to Cincinnati on July will
close tonight. The list aggregated seventy
flyers this morning, when ten additional local
cyclers and as many out OF town wheelmen of
note were 10 go on the slate. Official Handi-
capper Miles of the Chicago Referee will arrange
the starters Monday according to previous
trials of speed. Handicaps are to be announced
July l.
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D. A. DRIscoLL has, by Mr.. II. Wise Garnett,
filed bill in equity against Columbus Thomas
Tor an account OF the copartnership formed by
them in May, 1883, for the construction Of
houses, DC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

TOM noe Bogt66 A80Ins
CHICAGO, June 24.-Tom Roe, after abandon
ing his bicycle trip from New York to California,
took # up again yesterday and started on q
new wheel
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Maher to Fight Woods.
CHICAGO, June 24-The Columbian Athletic
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THE NUMBER OF JURORS.
One Of the questions lately raised here
respecting the coroner, and one which wher
propounded by STAR reporter to several mem.
bers of the District bar received several different
replies, was that relating to the number Of
jurors composing a coroner's jury in this Dis.
trict. While it was generally conceded that si,
was the legal number it was only after no little
search that a member of the bar could be found
who was able to point at once to the Law
authorizing that number. All the members OF
the bar questioned by the reporter were LAWYERS
OF distinction and prominence in the protes
sion. One stated that the common law author
lied such a numbers another was confident that
the act Of the legislative assembly of 1872 wal
the authority, while the others frankly admitted
that they were unable to say from lust where
the authority was derived.
But the authority for coroner's Jury of siz
is found on page 322 Of Richardson's Supple.
ment to the Revised Statutes of the United
States, second edition, where in paragraph OF
an act OF Congress approved March 8, 1881
making appropriation to provide for the ex.
penses OF the District for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1882, are these words: THAT here
after q jury OF inquest summoned by the cor
oner shall consist of six persons" The fact
that the law reads "six persons might lead the
gentler sex to conclude that women are
eheioe to SIT on coroner's jury
Wv viz "Ci6ut VI autQOriLle9 seems
to warrant the conclusion that the term .'siz
persons means Six "good and lawful men,
although it is not improbable that q strict con.
struction Of the act Of 1881 would justify the
coroner in selecting a jury of both men and
women The selection OF the jury is left, how.
ever, entirely to the coroner. He summons
whomsoever he pleases; the jurors selected BY
him cannot be challenged; and so, could Coro
ner Patterson be induced to select a Jury oil
women, or jury composed in part Of women
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naval officers concerning the monster warships
OF the present day. While the Victoria might
be unmatched a. to efficiency in bombariing a
seaport town or in destroying a sea coast. local
experts say she was decidedly too unwieldy for
serious maneuvering off seaboard. Naval en-
cheering, they point out, has not progressed as
rapidly as naval architecture. and the stupen-
dous mass Of the 10. 000-ton warship cannot be
controlled with the ease the navy officer gener-
ally desires. IL had been thought twin screws
were the desideratum so longed for. They
proved themselves excellent indeed. but the de-
Law and waste OF energy in propelling the le-
viathans is still the same.
There is no doubt IN the minds of those here
who have knowledge of naval architecture that
the loss of the Victoria mainly due to the
defects referred to above. They saw il is GER
tain that either the Camperdown or the Victoria
could not lessen the impetus received from its
engines when required They say further that
while scarcely anything has been done to
nullify the deadly action OF the ram the
navies of the world have given hardly a thought
to life boat drill proof of which is seen in the
immense loss Of life in connection with the
sinking Of the Victoria
Taking il altogether the disaster Is regarded
~ severe lesson to the navies of the world.
CHIEF ESGIN ER WEBSTER TALKS.
Chief Engineer Harrie Webster, United
States navy, had personal acquaintance with
Admiral Sir George Tryon. In an interview in
Baltimore yesterday Mr.. Webster said: lone
day while on a railroad trip from Callao TO
Lima, in 1884. Admiral Tryon, then cap
tain of the Swiftsure, was a fellow passen-
rer We made each others acquaintance.
I was struck with his marked personality.
he was a pleasant gentleman, strict dis
ctplinarian and bore the reputation of always
having his ship ready to sail or fight at a
moments notice. Admiral Tryon was noted
for his love for the game of cricket, and 1t is
said never entered q port without having his
eleven organized on board to meet q rival team,
ashore il 1t could be found. 1t was an under
stood thing that il his eleven did not come of
vicsors they might expect quarantine against
liberty for several days at the least / need not
add that Admiral Tryon's team was never
worsted-"
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wood and coal yard on lots 8 and in square 10
Of lexington.
WASTED PETITION.
Several hundred citizens Of the northwestern
section OF the city together, with a number Of
physicians, have Joined in O petition to the
Commissioners against the location of the
hospital for contagious diseases on Observatory
Hlll-the old naval observatory grounds As
stated exclusively in yesterdays STAR, the
Commissioners have decided not to locate the
hospital at that place.
COMMISSIONER PARKER's VACATION
Commissioner Parker leaves this afternoon
for short vacation. He will stop short time
in New Hampshire and visit his old homo in
Vermont before returning.
RESIGNATION CALLED FOR
The resignation Of Lumber Inspector T. Il.
Riley has been called for by the Commissioners,
to take effect July 1, and they have appointed
Mr. Geo. h. Gaddis to the vacancy when IL
occurs.
ADDITIONAL SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The Commissioners today appointed sddi-
tional sanitary inspectors as follows: Edward
Remand, E. d. Goodman, c. A. wilkins. B. z.
Bishop, J. W. Hayward. Pierce N. Holcott,
John f. Coyle, Howard o. Keyworth and
George II. Watkins. They will receive % per
day and will report at the health Office next
Monday for duty.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits we're issued today a. fol-
lows: Deal Wells, one brick dwelling, 1000
Rhode Island avenue northwest; $500. MN.
POLAND, two brick dwellings, 1921 and 1873
vermont avenue northwest; $1,000. c. H.
Wilkerson, one frame chapel. K street between
18th and 14th streets southeast; $500.
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troubles the mail Of the Secretary Of
the treasury has steadily increased.
Every morning there are large number
Of letters from an paris OF the country
describing the troubles Of the different
sections as 10 the money markets. and
urging him to do something Tor their re.
liel a large part Of the mai. IS made
up Of suggestions as to- how the hard
times coull be hetered and Of schemes
and theories which Mr. Carlisle is asked
TO carry out. Many OF the letters tell
him how 90 deal W.li ihe gold aud silver
questions. Some advise as to the ratio
and others advocate the establishment
ul banks and banking systems Many
OF these letters are from bankers of &c.
knoNl-dgcd reputation, and ! saw SOME
today from Henry Ciews of New York,
Wharton Barton ot Philadelphia, and
Others. The majority OF the letters,
however, were from Cfinss aud some
OF these we're so cutiOu, that was per-
miiicd 20 mike extracts from them up n
my promising not to give the actual
names Of the siEncrs. II you will
imagine "a barrel packed full OF leiters,
you will get some idea OF the quantity
OF these financial suggestion which have
come into the Secretary looked over,
perhaps. bushtl OF them this morning.
They we're from all sorts Of people, aud
on al sorts oil paper. Some were WHIT
ten 90 pencil upon newspaper COPY.
Other on old blanks as large as q sheet
OF wrapping paper aud some were in
typewriter under the business letter
heads Of the writers.
cRANKy INIRopUCrioSs.
A number of these letters came from
cunks. There are IN nearly every COM
mmity In the United States one or more
men who think they can advise the Pres
ideni and his cabinet ON all sorts o
questions aud ihcy dom, fail TO do so
a look at the iniroducuons OF some oil
these letters gives an idea Vi the peopl,
Here Is one from the vest
Hon. IANEs G.. CARLISLE,
Secretary Of the Treasury,
Washington u. {.
IL want to say little about the Silver
although great financial Minds are glv.nq
this question careful attention still d
humble person may advance an idcs
worthy Of consideration. think It & ;
great mistake that the present dollal
was ever coined, etc, etc.
The letter goes ON 10 the extent o
two feet Of ioolscap paper, the sheets o
which arc pasted together In one coniin
uous strip, to say that the writer doe
not believe in free coinage and TO pro
l pose that the silver dollar should b'
! limited 10 100 grains
You note that the writer speaks o
/ himself as "a humble person"
The most OF these writers arc humble
| Here Is one from Missouri:
/ SECRETARY CARLISLE,
Washington ID. c.
I'VE, though a humble farmer, woul'
like TO ask your honor few question
| concerning the financial situation of Oh
country. What las caused the Demo
cratic party to depart from IcllcrsOnia
/ principles on the silver question:
We have the utmost confidence !
you as inancipr, but we fail to see any
thing but discrimination against silvg
under Clcvcland's administration"
LETTERS FROM BANKERS.
! Many OF these letters are from bus
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WAsHiSoroS Aug so, is95.-Eyery
one Is now thinking OF the Treasury
Department. 1t Is the financial pulse Of
the United States. Put your fingers on
it and you can tell just how smoothly
The silver and gold blood Is flowing
through the body OF our country. Just
now this pulse Is jumping at fever heat
and the Treasury Department is the
central object OF the eye OF every bust.
ness man. 1t is visited daily by men
from all parts Of the United States, and
bankers and wage eamers come here
sngly and in delegations to see the
Secretary OF the Treasury. There are
women as well as men and long.haired
Old lady from Kentucky haunts the
corridors. The press is, In fact, so
great that Secretary Carlisle will not
see any one who has new scheme to
propose. The schemer is met by one
Of the watch dogs Of the treasury and
Is told that the Secretary Is busy. lie
Is requested to put his suggestions In
writing aud II Is only a man OF national
reputation or with tirst-Ciass inuoduc-
tons who can get at the Secretary at
the present time. Even at the home on
X street the pressure OF office seekers
franks and theorists is so great that
Secretary Carlisle's butler has ever to
give the stereotyped answer:
The Secretary Is not in, sab"
And 1t IS as hard TO get a newspaper
interview out Of Mr. Carlisle now as il
WAS to get one out Of Secretary Blaine
during the last days OF his life Soon
after Mr.. Carlisle took the portfolio Of
the treasury he found the absolute
necessity Of protecting his time. lie at
first admitted every one and he did no.
thing but talk to callers. Had he not
changed his rules he would have been
unable to do any business whatever.
aud as Il IS his every hour Is occupied.
lie comes to the department as soon as
he has finished his breakfast and is
usually at his desk a short time after
nine. His mail has already been gone
through with by his secretaries and the
greater part disposed Of During the
first few months he answered many Of
his private letters. but the work pressed
him so that he has given these almost
altogether over to his son Logan, the
chief clerk OF the department, and his
private secretary. lie attends to only
the. most important Of his official mail
and has the greater part OF his letters
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referred to the chiefs Of the dc1ari.
ments to which the subjects practically
belong A vast number ut the letters
which are addressed to the Secretary Of
the Treasury never meet bis eye. and
when you remember that ID lakes
several clerks to merely open the m 40
that comes 10 the department every day
you will see how necessary this is.
SECRETARY cARLisLE's HEALTH
It Is this power Of making other pco.
pie do work for him which keeps the
secretary IN good health today ! called
upon HIM in bis office this morning.
lie Is looking as well as he has 40 any
time for years. lie has had some trou
bic with his right arm, It Is true, and
this has Kept him from signing his mail
and papers for the past month But his
eye Is bright, his complexion 10 good
and he feels very well sat for a while
and watched him at work. lie disposes
Of matters very rapidly. lie would
pick up paper, LOOK Il over and hand
It to his private secretary, telling him
what to do with Il. lie dictated but lew
answers himself, and am told he deals
almost entirely on the broad principle Of
letting his subordinates attend 20 the
details Of the Department. It was the
lack Of this power tina, killed Secretary
Folger. and It is said that Daniel Man.
ming might have been alive today had he
possessed II. From about ten o'clock
the members Of Congress and Senators
began to come In. The most OF them
wanted offices for their constituents and
only a few talked OF finance. They
were all received and some were grati'
fed though the most were put oil with
the statement that there we're no yacin-
cies. Senator Joe Blackburn came ~
and stood a while talking. He smiled
as he left, aud Judge he got what he
wanted. Al 1850 the room was about
empty. Secretary Carlisle receives
callers during only two days OF the
week, and this morning there were none
received after twelve. AT this time the
Secretary went to the consideration oil
his official duties, and he works right
along, | am told, until after four. taking
a halt hour at one o'clock for luncheon,
lie is one Of the hardest workers IN
public life and one OF the most rapid
workers. lie works Sunday as well a,
week days, but he usually drops his
work alter he leaves the Office and
spends his evenings with his family.
THE sEcRRrARy's FINANCIAL MAIL.
Since the beginning Of the fnancia
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ness men. Not few Of them are well
written. and contain good suggestions.
A biz Ohio business man introduces
himself as io,lows;
"CtNcfyNArr. Ohio, August 1898 "llon.
lohn g. Carlisle, "Wdshingiun,D c.
"Nly Dear Sir Drops from Heaven
make oceans. Drops from individuals
have been known to change govern.
mcnts. A drop from one as obscure as
myself might work wonders. -
The man then goes on 10 discuss the
financial situation, and went ON to say
that the trouble lies In the national
banks. lie states that the people have
lost confidence In them, and Doe would
have them amended $40 thatn1 one con-
neo,cd with the bank. from tha president
down should have ;he right to borrow ol
the b5nL.
a letter from ono Of the best known
New York bankers, 10 speaking Ut the
stfngency ul the money market, says.
"Why. / had man IN my Office today
who owes only s2SO.ooo and who has
property, which at an extremely los
| valuation. Is worth more than % mil ion
and a half of dollars. lie cannot get
extensions. and he will have TO 'ail"
This banker urges that something be
don. at once and says that Congress
will have a corpse to deal with o. 10 does
not act very soon.
A letter from Baltimore banker
reads as follows
"Hon. John G. Carlisle, Secretary Of
The Treasury.
Dear sir As a sound Democrat. a
/ Cleveland man and q believer BOO aHth-
mciic. protest against any refusal TO
| redeem the treasury notes of 1890 In
| gold" The letter then goes On To say
why he protests an TO predict a
/ panic
Some OF the letters come from foreign
! countries. A famous bimgtlliist OF
| England writes fifteen pages OF type.
J writing showing how his scheme will
! solve the currency question, and there is
u letter from one Of the most famous
/ cx.senatofs OF the south advising SpCrc-
] tay Carlisle TO adopt his views, and
thereby become the next President Of
the United States"
BOWS ON WALL sIREEr.
A large part Of the correspondence Is
/ filed with dgnuuciations OF Wall street
/ Here IS a letter from New York, which
Is fair sample Of this class.
Hon. Secretary Carlisle, Buzzrd's Bay
Mass.
al thank youl | honor you' Pay No
attention to the banks OF bankers. cN
cept to be sure the proper Officer
watches them. They will bear that
Wall street reflects the fires Of hell rag,
ing In the speculative bosom now. IN,
best Of the bankers cannot refrain from
bias. The country Is al right Ccoll,
pursue the even tenor Of your way. Tn,
country Is rich. Crops good. Healtl
good, and the good Lord over us all
We have confidence that the fearless
and bipartisan cabinet now To- control Z
lcyelheadcd and neither fears friend no
foe.
Country FIRST, party atenard.
(Signcdl NouH ABNRER."
Another letter from Pennsylyani
lawyer reads
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"Hon. John G. Carlisle. Washington DC.
"My Dear Sir For Gods sake keep
our country out Of the hands of the
financial kings the bullion brokers. the
railroad wrcckefs, the stock gamblers
and such like gangs"
The letter goes ON in favor Of free
coinage, and concludes with an appeal
TO Mt Carlisle to stand up for the sake
Of the party.
WANTS rHE GovFRNMKSr TO ACT As
BANKER.
One Of these anu.banking letters is
written ON eight thin strips Of paper
about two inches wide and twelve inches
long II is closed with rcQucs, lhut
the writer be pardoncd for moi copying
IBIS notes, as hc IS weary busy. Ills
eight pages begin as follows.
TO the Hon Secretary Of the Treasury:
Dear Sir Your position OF relying
upon the views Of Others rather than the
New York bankers Is the correct one.
The banks are no more nor less than an
immense money trust organized to en-
rich themselves at the expense Of the
whole country Bank stocks IN twenty
five years in New York city have risen
ns, % u rb, 800 a,. ,y ,1 Su,h w. ~ IL
a general banking business. Ii ought 10
send money from place TO place. II
ought 10 Issue 500 90 COO of bonds al
"a per cent aud form a safe and con.
yenicnt method Tor the Investment Of
savings 40 over the country. Let every
citizen b. o stakeholder iu the govern
ment and we will De all right The
people are with you. Bc courageous, as
you have thus lar and all will come out
WELL
Ny next letter Is from a newspaper
editor lie lives n Illinois. and compli.
mcnis the Secretary on big standing out
against the banks aud Wall street
Another letter from Tennessee, de.
nounccs the Wall street brokers MS
thieves, aud undcfseoreS The words the
nm mon "a nv "poic,si. ,,,,r ' Tc.t",
AMI he n aryigus ia nave st,i, bsnts
WANT TO PAY THU PENSIONS IN SILVER
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Gods sake issue grccnbacks enough to
relieve the present stain and save the
people OF the west from Financial ruinl
The general sentiment OF the people
will sustain you.
Yours respectfully, &c,
(Signedl -
Another letter advocates a bank at
Washington run by the government
the Bank OF the American Republic 20
be run on the reserve and credit funds
Of the nation, with a capital Of s5oo,oJo
go, and there shall be branch banks Ia
the various states.
iDEAs FROM rHE wEsr
A Chicago man wants the one, two
and five cent pieces made OF silver In
stead OF copper and nickel.
A Cincinnati man begins hy saying he
would not presume to advise the SeCrc-
tary, and then goes ON with ten page Of
clOsgly-wrillCn ioolscap, telling him Just
what Doe ought TO do.
a ST. Louis man sends q typewriter
essay Of hity pages asking the Sectetsry
TO read IT, and telling him he has written
Il for him.
An Illinois statesman wants three hun.
/ drcd million dollars OF twenty year
three per cen, bonds issued at once.
aud national banks 90 be formed on
them as q basis
An Ohio man warns the Secretary
that ~ BE- aud Mr. Cleveland think they
can full the people and play into the
! bankers hands 80 the time that they
will wake some fine morning and hud a
new set Of men selected WHO will DO
/ something Tor the people lie dcuuuu.
/ ccs the government Tor paying out gold
/ on the coin certificates. and he closes
| with "a quotation, which hc alleges Is
from Lincoln. 10 reads.
! you can fool ill of the people some
| OF the time. and YOU can fool some oi
/ the people 40 Of the time. But you
can't fool all the people all the time
ruE CONVERSATION DOLLAR.
Onc OF the quccrcst OF these cranky
] letters Is one which contains model
made Of lead and brass representing q
] combination silver and gold dollar The
/ silver is run around the edge IN hoop
/ about a fourth OF an inch wide, and In,
/ side OF this hoop there Is TO be soldered
| little gold CON, the whole making up
q coin about as big as a fifty cent piece.
/ The man says he hls invented the coin
] combination, aud will be glad TO give u
i TO the government iuf . consideration.
II contains tWuGi,ls silver and three.
nth, gold, and be has O. little patent
measuring machine which a man will NJ
around gold coin and sec whether II
has been rubbed or clipped On the
gold coin, and around D.. he would put
the letters q $ A.. and on the silver
the words, "Gold-and-silyer onc-ultion. '
The idea is o rilicuIou, one, but the
man evidently thinks he has a fortune
in It,
Aud so might 20 on, and quote a
hundred more curious schemes and
ideas which are presented TO tie Secre.
taty OF the Treasury daily | have given
some Of the widest Of those In the
bushcl Of mail looked over. Others
are more sensible, aud some Of the
letters contain good suggestions They
all show, however, how deeply the peo
pie feel on the financial question. De
tween their lines may be read the words
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]. Is. Wilson, 81 Clay oIerl,ahHrps..
burg, Pa, says he VIII not be wllnout
Dr. klug's New Discovery. Icr Con.
.umptlon, C0ugha and Colds that J.
med his wife who was threatened
Nth Pneumonia after an attack OF "l.a
Chime - when various other remedies
anu several physicians had aone hot
ma good. Robert Barber, - Gooksp0ri,
Pa, claims DR.. King's Ne" Discovery
nag done him more good than any thing
IA. ever used for Lung Trouble. Moth
inc M. II, Try II. Free Trial Bottles
a A, q. Smith a Co.'S Drug store
Tary. battles. 500 and ~ .Ol. 80
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Of trouble and loss, and the anxiety that
the government should at once DO
everything possible to lead us out Of the
wilderness.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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Tie u"i rsreusutnu snie OF tho
Robert Mantoll oiglrs is proc:
their uEcriiuDcy. Every cigar packed
under thia brand Ia warranted clear
Havana filler ami Sumatta wrapper OF
tho bcst quality that money can buy,
sud made by the most skiliul Of
Cuuau wUfkmcn. just try one, nearly
every dealer krvus them.