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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
THE COMMISSIONERS, ORDER.
How the Streets VIII BE Cleared for
the Parade.

the Parade.
In accordance with the request of the
committee public order in connectio.
with the encampment of the Knights of
Pythias in this city during the present
week, the Commissioners this afternoon Or
dered:
That from $50 pm. Tuesday the 2sth in
slant, until the parade shall have left Penn
sylvania avenue at 18th street on it's return
march, no persons other than those particf-
pating In the procession shall be allowed
within or permitted to occupy or intrude
with a vehicle or other construction on the
line of march. which shall embrace all the
space between the curb lines of 18th street
from New York avenue northwest to Penn
sylvania avenue, Of Pennsylvania avenue
from 18th street northwest to Sd street
northwest and around the Peace monu-
ment, and of 18th street northwest from
the north line Of New York avenue to Ohio
avenue.
Cars of the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company going west shall not
pass the Garfield statue later than $3.50 p.
m. until the rear of the procession shall
have reached 18th street on the return
march: going east they shall cease to pass
18th street after the head of the column
shall have entered 18th street at New York
avenue. and until the rear of the column
shall have reached 18th street northwest
on its return march; the 14th street line OF
cars of said company shall not pass the
intersection of 18th street and New York
avenue going south after the head of the
column has reached 18th street, nor shall
they leave the station at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot until the rear of the procession
march.
Cars running on the streets which inter-
sect Pennsylvania avenue shall not cross
that thoroughfare nearer than two blocks
from the head of the column.
The chief Of police is directed to enforce
this order,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
MORE POLICE CHARGES.
Two More Reported Cases before the
Trial Board.


The police Investigation is not finished by
any means, and now that Commissioner
Truesdell is trying to get rid of the force of
men who violate the rules to such an ex-
tent that their room is considered better
than themselves for the good Of the force.
persons who have any complaint to make,
or an ak to grind are sending In complaints.
The latest one Is directed at Sergt Smith
of the fourth precinct, who is in command
of the precinct during the absence Of Lieut..
Vernon, and he is away from his precinct
probably more than any other lieutenant.
for in addition to being held responsible for
his precinct he has to do duty at police
Headquarters during the absence of the
captain when ne Is attending the sessions
OF the trial board or off on other business.
According to this complaint one of the off,
GERS in the precinct was arrested for being
drunk and disorierly, and was permitted to
give a fictitious name and forfeit collateral
without being reported to HEADQUARTERS.
This letter was referred to headquarters
for Investigation, and 1t is said that the
facts concerning the arrest of the police
man are true, but an Investigation by the
trial board will have to fix the responsible
ity.
Then the case of Policeman Augustus
Thompson of the eighth precinct, charged
with iEtoxication on the 4th of March of
last year, Inauguration day, has been re-
vived, and the hearing was to have taken
place today at a meeting of the board, but
for some reason the hearing went over I'M
til Saturday. The testimony in this case
will revive the DaleyGessfoTd affair of the
same day. AS is well known, the charges
made by Sergt. Daley against Lieut.. Cess
ford were dismissed.
Policeman Curry of the ninth precinct,
who was arrested last week on a charge Of
attempting to shoot his brother officer,
Pearce as published in The Star at the
time, was heard by the board today. The
testimony in the case will not be submitted
for two or three days.
Several other officers were before the
board On minor cases. including a police
man for non-payment Of debt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Exciting Contests in Montgomery
County Districts.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, August u, 1894.
Republican primaries were held In the
thirteen election district Of Montgomery
county on Saturday. to elect delegates to q
county convention to meet on August 30 at
Rockville, in order to select delegates to
a congressional convention. The contest
throughout the county was an exciting one,
and larger primaries resulted than ever be-
fore known in the history of the republican
party in this county. The fight was drawn
along the lines of those who supported a
Montgomery county man for Congress and
the followers OF Mr.. Geo. Wellington Of AL
leghsny county. The position which some
of the delegates will take Is in doubt. al
though 1t appears probable that the county
will be opposed to Mr.. Wellington's nomi-
nation. Mr.. Thos. Dawson of Rockville was
the leading county candidate, and he has
carried four districts. Certain, Rockville,
Colesville. Olney and Damascus. Two other
districts. Potomac and Bethesda, have
elected delegates opposed to Wellington.
while five districts are for the Allegheny
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.s
The President Dcvosed the Day to
OMciai business.


According to his usual practice on Mon
day, the President today denied himself
to all visitors excepting members Of his
cabinet and devoted his entire time to the
! disposition of legislative matters requiring
his immediate attention. All important
bills presented to him since his return
from Gray Gables have been approved or
otherwise disposed of. with the single ex-
ception of the tariff bill, which. as has
been already stated, will become a law to-
morrow morning without action of any
kind on the part OF the President Secre-
tary Carlisle had final conference with
him on the subject this afternoon.
To Take HIS Vacation.
Although the President has not yet COM
pleted the arrangements for his vacation, 1t
is pretty we'll settled that he win leave here
rot later than Wednesday morning. and
viii go direct to Gray Gables, on Buzzard's
bay, with the full intertion Of remaining
there with Mrs. Cleveland and the babies
uE til about the middle of October. Private
Secretary Thurber who has cottage very
rear that of the Presidents, will also leave
the city about the same time. He said this
morning that while the President desired to
have as much rest as possible during his
vacation. he had made every arrangement
for the proper transaction of all public busf-
ness that might call for executive action
All information in regard to public bust
ness disposed Of by the President Will
be made public at the White House In this
city Just the same as at present; ASSIST,
ant Private Secretary Pruden will be left
in cha rye of the Executive Mansion and
will be in Geographic communication with
the Presidents summer home.
To Review the knights of Pythfas.
ARRANGEMENTS were completed this morn
ing for the President to review the Knights
of Pythias parade at O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon. 1t is not likely, however, In
view of the Presidents .multifarious du-
ties that he will be able to participate in
any other way In the ceremonies Of the
encampment- By his direction the east
room and the three parlors on the first
floor of the White House have been thrown
open to the inspection of the visiting
knights and their families. and a large
crowd of them took advantage of this priv
ilege today. the parlors being thronged
with them from 10 o'clock this morning
until the hour of closing this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
MR.. CLEVELAND'S PLANS
Probability That He Will Send Message
or Write a Letter.
This II Said to BE Demanded of Hin
in the Interest of the Demo-
cratic Party.

The tariff bill will become a law tonight
without the signature Of the President.
There has been a great deal Of uncertainty
today as to Mr. Cleveland's intentions as to
the bill. 1t has been definitely known that
he would not sign 1t. but rumor has been
pretty widely circulated that ne intends to
send in a veto message. He will not either
sign 1t or send In such a message, but will
let the bill become q law. The question Of
whether or not he will send any message
to Congress on the subject Is being pretty
generally discussed pro and con. The Pres
ident is quoted on the authority Of Sena-
tor as saying that he would be blank blank
banked II he would write any more on the
tariff question to this Congress or to any
one connected with Ii.
Some Utternnces Demanded
At the same time the situation Is such as
to demand some utterance from him In
regard to the bill. either formally or in
formally given. and 1t is entirely probable
that he will either send message to the
House or write some Individual a letter dis
cussing the merits and defects of the bill.
For him to permit the measure to become
law without his signature, and yet to
give no explanation of his course, would
be construed into general condemnation of
the bill This would place his party at a
very great disadvantage in the coming
election.
He May Explain His Position.
BY explaining, however, that while Ger
tain features Of the bill are so objectionable
as to make it too obnoxious for him to sign
1t. there are other features worth preserv-
ing. and on account of these he refrained
from veto, he would in a measure relieve
the House from the odium of having surren-
dered and accepted measure in all its
parts utterly unworthy of enactment. Such
a course this Is demanded of him by the
situation, and while he has not given any
public indication of an intention to write
anything. the probabilities are strongly in
favor of his doing So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
Washington stock Enchanre.

Government Bonds.-U. a A.. registered. iisH
Ss az no ahsed s ~ SsSspon, IAN bid iis
District Of Columbia Bonds.-a0-year fund d,
s losf I'D -, S1-year fund g, gslS irs bid Water
1924. bid. Slzs. Registered 2-ios. loo had.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures and George
kTo1 s ea o. 1s lSe % Iss asked 81
leo bid. lol asked. Washington Gas Company Ca
Iany 6s. series b. ll6 bid, l2o asked. Mashingtoa
Electric Light cow. S.. 40 bid chcsapeake and
iean security and Tru-s g. IF ana a. 100 bid
American Security and Trust Is, A. and o.. 100
hid Washington Market Company list a, io7 bid
National Bank Stocks.-Bsnk Of Washington. so
bid. 800 asked. Bank Of The Repuhlic 80 bid.
20 asked; Metrololitan. 30 bid, 2s1 asked oen-
100 bid Second $50 asked. Citizens. i25 bid, 1<S
asked Capital. ia bid. l22is asked. West End
los nd. LDcoln. Us bid, 1o2 asked Ohio. 50
safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
Deposit and Trust, 1877 asked Washington Loan
aud Trust. 1884 bid f24 asked. American Security
and Trust. ISL hid. i35 asked.
Railroad stocks.-washington and Georgetown,
31l asked Metropolitan. 30 asked. Columbia s.
lid. 81 asked. Georgetown and Tenahytown. rs
Gas and Electric Light s;ocis.-waslington Gas,
ISL bid. 80 asked. Genrgeiexn Gas, 80 bid. -
Insurance StoeRs--Firemcn's 80 askrd Franklin,
- bid. - asked Potomac, 20 hid. Arlington, Is
"a; German, American rs I'D Antional rnie49.
Peoples. So bid 81 asked; Lneoln. ~ bid. 81
asked. Commercial. asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Colunhia Title. q. lid
Telephone stOcl.s-rennsylyanla. % bid. Cbess-
peake aud potomac. 20 bid, Sfia asked. 1neumatte
t;un Carriage. .15 asked.
Steamboat. a5 asked. nncoln Hall. 100 asked
Iatcr-ocean Building. 100 asked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
A LITTLE CONFIDENCE GAME.
The Old COlored Countrymen and Gill
Young Negro


There is a young colored man going the
rounds who is working confidence game
on country people, and thus far he has
eluded arrest. Inspector Hollinberger Is
anxious to capture him, and the officer who
gets him will at least receive praise from
his superior officials, even II he does not
receive a promotion. The last victim of this
artful ! egro is John l.. Harley. little col
ored man from Leah Pleasant Prince
Georges county, who thought lie would go
home comparatively wealthy man and
make his family happy. But instead of this
he Jared the fate of the average man who
expects to get wealth without working for
1t, and he will go home minus $50.
The story, as told by the victim at police
headquarters this afternoon, is this: The
countryman had come into the city to dis
pose of some produce, but he did not intend
to go home without hearing some music and
seeing some of the soldiers, as he called
them; and so he stopped his team at Penn
sylvania avenue and 9TH street, and was
looking, or trying to look, in several direc-
items at the same time, when along comes
the thieving negro. STOPPING near the wag-
on, he picked up a purse and, opening ii, he
discovered what he said was $50, and the
countryman believed him.
''Welll' he exclaimed, fifty dollars. Seer
Then he wanted the farmer to change the
till for him. but this he could not do.
Then loan me $3.50" he said, until /
can get this note changed, and I'll give you
$15 of the money
The old man was only too glad of the 3D.
portunity to get SIS SO easily, and, saying,
Certainly, here's the money" handed over
the $3.50. Now he would be satisfied to get
back his $3.50 and let the young negro keep
the whole fifty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
LOOKING AFTER CROOKS.
Four Suspected Persons Arrested
Saturday Night-One n Known Con-
Adence Man.

Four Suspected Persons Arrested
Saturday Night-One "a Known Con-
hdence Man.
No arrangements were made by the Com
missioners or the police authorities to i'm
port detectives here from other cities to
help protect the visitors and residents from
the work Of pickpockets and thieves who
belong to the other classes, sneaks and
house robbers, for. although the streets will
be crowded several days this week, the DO
lice are satisfied that the local men will be
fully able to handle the crowd. 1t is known,
however, that a number Of outside detec-
tives are here visitors, and several Of
them have already signified their willing
ness to render what assistance they can.
Maj. Moore has all the members Of the
force on duty now. except those who are
off by reason Of sickness, and some officers
from the outlying precincts may assist in
handling the crowds on Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Thus far the police are satisfied that very
few outside crooks have reached here. for
the depots have been watched since Friday
and most of the noted crooks are known
here.
Saturday night the detectives made four
arrests at the Baltimore and Ohio depot
of persons whom they suspected Of having
come here to work the crowd as they say.
One of the men is Robert Murphy. sixty
nine years old, who is known Com
fidence'' man. He never fails to come here
during celebrations, and he usually gets
locked up. Saturday he came over from
Baltimore and the officers in that city
sent word to the officers here to be on the
lookout for him.
The others arrested gave their names as
James Allenberger. clerk, thirtyfour years
old; George Harrington. painter, twenty
seven years old, and Louis Heck. clerk.
thirty-two years old. When arrested they
fol 70 hoo duu ~ aft
ward locked up at the first precinct as sus-
piOsns~N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Notes.


The report Of Gwynne Harris inspector
of marine products. shows that there ar
rived at the river front last week 800 BUSH
els of oysters, 6,945 punches of fish. 81
sturgeon. 7,6SS Spanish mackerel $4,000
crabs, $4,000 CLAIMS and 10 carp. During
the week he condemned 20 punches of fish,
L., 100 crabs and $500 clans.
Last week the food inspectors OF the
health department condemned 400 pounds of
beef. 1913 pounds of mutton. 60 pounds of
veal, IS pounds of pork, 80 pounds Of bacon,
1S9 cantaloupes, IS watermelons and a guam
tity of various vegetables and fruits, as well
as 422 dozens of eggs.
Poundmaster Einstein and his several
able assistants last week impounded IFS
animals and killed 155 dogs. During the
week five animals were taken out of pound.
The fees collected amounted TO $1O.25.
Tax Sale Certificates.
Acting upon the recommendation Of Com
missioner Truesdell. the Commissioners to-
day issued the following order in relation
to tax certificates:
''That the order of July "a. 1894. relative
to certified statements of taxes and assess
ments, under act of May ID, 1892, be modi-
dicate reference in said certificates to any
sales prior to the year 1875; sales where
deed has been executed and delivered by
the Commissioners in completion of said
sale; and any sales, whose omission Is re-
quested by the applicant. In case Of such
omission by request the certificate shall
state on it's face, Tax sales omitted by re-
quest Of applicant Also that a copy Of
this order be printed on said certificate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
The Boats to Mt. Vernon.

One of the points of interest which will
claim the attention OF the visitors during
their stay in this city will be Mount Yer
non. les historic associations. as well as
the pleasure of a trip to that point. will
be some of the reasons which will turn the
footsteps of the multitude to that place.
The grounds are not open to the public until
IL o'clock each day, when the boat arrives,
and so visitors can spend their time in look
ing around the city, and then they can
take in Mount Vernon later in the morn
Ing The boats to Mount Vernon leave
daily, except Sunday, at 10 am. and $50
pm. returning, reach this city at and
6:45 pm The trip on the river to Mount
Vernon is in itself a great treat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
The Regulation Goes Into Effect
This Morning.
ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS
Structures Cannot Be Higher Than
the Width of the Street.
7 81 e L A st STR A w

The new building regulation restricting
the height Of buildings went into effect to-
day, ard hereafter no building will be al
lowed to be erected whose height above
the sidewalk exceeds the width OF the street
in its front. nor will any building be allowed
on a resident street greater than ninety
feet high. On business streets it is differ
ent, and buildings may he erected not ex-
ceeding no feet in height in any case.
This regulation. which now becomes a
part of the building regulations of the Dis
trict of Columbia, was passed one month
ago today. AS is usual, the Commissioners
gave notice through the press of the pro-
posed change, and then after thirty days
e,aps ed the regulation was declared opera
tive and is ready to be enforced.
When this order was first passed there
were some people who were disposed 10
criticise the Commissioners, but there Is a
preponderance of approval now. 1t was
the erection of the Cairo Flats that nrst
directed the attention of the Commissioners
to the matter. The building is located on
Q street between 10th and 18th streets
northwest When the permit was granted
several protests were filed with the Com
missioners by the neighbors in the vicinity.
who claimed that the building would not
only be a menace to the SURROUNDING dwell
ings in case of fire or other catastrophe, but
would depreciate their property by shutting
off the light and air. When the board OF
Commissioners met eral days after the
receipt of these protests Commissioner
Truesdell called the matter up for con-
sideration. He agreed with the professors
and argued at length against such build
ing. Should fire break out in any OF the
upper stories there was not an engine In
the city that could throw a stream high
enough to extinguish 1t, and there was no
ladder series of ladders in the fire de-
partment long enough TO reach the roof
100 feet above the sidewalk. Then, again,
there was the argument advanced by the
surrounding property owners that such q
high building was a constant menace ana
deprecated adjacent prov erty.
He believed it did, and while nothing
could be done to stop the erection or the
present building, he thought the Commits
sioners should pass an amendment to the
building regulations forbidiing such high
buildings in the future.
Further, there was no necessity Tor sucn
high buildings In this city. 1t was all right
for high buildings in commercial cities.
where there was little room, but here in
Washington, where there was ample space,
he did not see the necessity for such high
structures. In Berlin, he said, high build
ings are not allowed. and the building reg
uiations there strictly prohibited them The
new amendment to the building regulations
was fashioned after the regulations in force
there and there was no reason why they
should not be applicable here.
The other Commissioners were perfectly
IN accord with his views, and the amend
ment was unanimously adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27

heported by siisby 4 Co, Bankers and Brokers.
New York Cotton,
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE. August 27-F1our duIl-wes,ern 81
per, llaal-eo; do. extra. 2.o0aa 10; do family,
2Joa2 90; winter wheat patent, 2.aoa3 10; spring
DO, 36oaS. 90: spring wheat straight, B. has So
receipts. 1.sF barrels; shipments, eS5 barrels;
sales, 1.sOo barrels. Wheat frm-srot. 569sassl,:
Augnsf, o6b4aJ61z; September 56S-a5s5a.; ocfo.eT
5sse: steamer No red. So bid-receiI,ts 80 3ls
bushels; stock $3.50. $50 bushels: sales a. 600 bush
els; milling wheat by sample. 51a51Is. Corn dull
spot, 81 bid: August. 81 bid-recepts, c,S3 bushels
stock, 1o3 439 bushels; sales, 1900 bushels south
efn white corn, G,aG1 southern yellow corn 5aa(i0
oats quiet and steady-No. white western, Goa
36i2 No. IniNed western. 34aa5-receipts, II sel
bushels; stock, 163.2v0 bushels. Rye fair inquiry
and higher-No. 2, 4sa50-stcck, IL. los bushels.
Hay quiet and steady-good TO choice Timothy.
Sl4.O0aSl5.00. Grain fre.ghts dull-steam 10 Liver
pool per quarter. 10isd. Sugar rrrl-grnnuiated
5.oe Per 100 pounds; Butter steady fancy cream
cry. 24a2S; DO. imitation. lSalg; do. ladie IL:
good ladle. l5a16: store packed l2al5. Eggs
steady-fresh, 10. Cheese very nrm-fapcy New
York. 35 size, 10Y,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Examining Into the Sanity of
Lieut. WEIGH.
COL. CROFFON DECLARES HE Is CRAZY
Some Years Ago He Suffered a
Sunstroke.
VISITED BY THREE EXPERTS

CHICAGO, August 27.-Military proceed
irgs to determine the sanity of Lieut.. WEIGH
Of the 18th regiment, U. s. A, who assault
ed Col Crofton recently. were begun today
BY order of Gen. Miles a medical board
composed Of three experts. visited the lieu-
tenant and spent most Of the morning in his
tent
Major A. c. .Girard- Capt. CIenaennia and
Capt Munday acted as the commissioners.
Before their examination commenced the
lieutenant had been transferred from the
guardhoEse to the hospital tent.
He will remain in the latter quarters until
bis sanity has been passed upon
Investigation into WEIGHS mental condi-
ton was begun on Col. Crofton's statement
that he thought the lieutenant was crazy.
Some years ago he was sunstruck at Fort
Buford. and that, II IS thought, may have
unsettled his reason
Welch was visited today by his wife, who
refu<ed to discuss the case. Neither Gen.
Miles ncr Col Crofton would talk of the as
sault today.
Lieut.. Welch Sane.
Later-The board has reported Lieut..
WEIGH perfectly sane and responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
Death of Mrs. TennysOu.

The death Is announced of Mrs. Cora
Tennyson. wife q Yhomas Tennyson and
daughter Of Mrs. Leopold Neumeyer. an
old resident Of South Washington. The
funeral will take place from ST. Dominic s
Church on Tuesday morning at o'clock
Mrs. Tennyson was lifelong resident of
the southwest, where her benevolence,
which seems to have been a family s.lar-
acteristtc; sunny disposition and kindly,
loved and respected. This is the third time
the sable plumed messenger has bent above
Mr.. Leopold Neumeyer's devoted family
during the past year, and the sympathy of
the whole community will be extended to
the bereaved family, who are left to mourn
the loss of one who as daughter, wife and
mother merits their most tender remem-
brance and devout prayers.