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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-22
TENDERED A BANQUET.
COmmander-in-Chief LAWYER HOnOrcd
by the Union Veterans Legion.

COmmander-in-Chief LAWYER HOnOrcd
by the Union Veterans Legion.
Commander-in-Chier LAWYER was this
afternoon rendered banquet at Osborn &
Hobans by the Union Veterans Legion.
In the absence of Corporal Tanner CON-
mander OF the legion, Adjutant General
Moses b. Wright presided. On his right
sat Col. Lawler, on whose right sat Judge
Lochren, commissioner of pensions. on
the left OF the presiding officer was Adju-
tant General Jones of the G. A. r. on
whose left sat Deputy Commissioner of
Pensions Dominick 1. Murphy Covers
were laid for fifty, and the menu was of
an elaborate and sumptuous kind. Rare
viands, hearty substantials and choice
wines and cigars were dispensed with Law
ish hand. tn
The north banquet hall was EMPOWERED
in immense pots of flowers, swinging bas-
kets Of roses and tall palms. The effect
was more than pleasing. Mr.. Hoban did
gallant service as host. The affair was
thoroughly informal, and there were no set
toasts. A number of graceful exempo-
raneous speeches were made, and the occa-
sion was one which Commander-in-C Chief
Lawler will remember with pleasure.
Among those at The tables were: Judge
VIM. Lochren, commissioner of pensions;
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Domi-
err of Pensions Bell, Il. A. Mosely,' Gen.
Veazey. Samuel R. Hersey, DR.. Ribble,
John Finn, Department Commander Ma
than Bickford, Col. Davis, Gen. Burdette,
Gen. Joseph s.. Dickerson, VIM. Mack,
Thomas Shannon. Gen. Hendricks. Gen.
Welley, Gen. Scott, Capt McKevitt F'letch-
err White, w. I. Hines Andrew Gaddis,
Moses b. Wright. Chas. Troutman, Col.
B. X. Hawkes.. Col. John A. Joyce, Capt.
Rodney Vedder.
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parking commission, which has supcrin-
tended the planting of these trees and
watched over their growth, and liberal ap-
preparations should be made for the con-
tinuance of this work. At The present
time there are hundreds of trees in the
District nursery ready for planting, which
must be thrown away because OF lack OF
FUNDS for transplanting. There are also
many trees being destroyed by horses.
which could be saved by q small expcndi-
ture for wire protection.
1T has been impossible thus far to i'm
prove any Of the District parks; en- in
crease Of the appropriation should also be
made Tor this purpose. In this connection
l would recommend the abandonment Of
the circle at the Intersection of 10th and U
streets and Connecticut and Florida ave-
nues. These circles ure not ornamental
and can hardly be made 80.
Rock Creek Park.
II would invite attention to the necessity
or preparing plans for the improvement
OF this park, and would suggest that the
services Of some eminent landscape en-
gineer be procured for this purpose. Pro-
vision should also be made Tor the proper
care OF the park by watchmen. In the last
appropriation act no provision was made
for this purpose.
Overhead Wires and COnduits.
"As 1t is not probable that overhead wires
will be abandoned for some time, l would
SoeSSSt tHdt LEGISLATION De SOusHt 10 coE-
rect some of the defects of the overhead
system. The streets and alleys are now
occupied by the poles of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies,
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. the District Messenger Service,
United States Electric Lighting Company,
and the United States and District of Co
lumbia wires. In most cases each corpor-
alton has its own poles. There does not
seem TO be any greater necessity for each
OF these corporations maintaining Sepa-
tate line of poles than for each street rail-
way having separate track upon streets
occupied by TWO or more companies. III
the police powers of the Commissioners
were extended so as to give them control
over the maintenance and erection of all
poles and the companies were compelled
10 unite their lines where possible, much
OF the complaint against the obstruction of
streets and alleys by poles could be avoid
ed. In the center of the city, upon such
streets as G, F and Pennsylvania avenue,
between It'll and 18th streets, and the inter-
secting streets, the business must warrant
the companies putting all main lines I'M
foreground. and they should be compelled
to put their wires in conduits; while in
the unimproved or sparsely built up sec
tons l believe overhead wires should be
allowed with poles in the alleys, IL pos
sible. The law as ii now stands allows
the companies to maintain their overhead
wires In the center of the city because
they were there in 1888, but forbids their
putting up lines In the sections where no
lines were necessary in 1883, and where
the business would hardly warrant the con-
struction OF conduits. There were practi-
cally no extensions made to any of the
systems of underground conduits during
the fiscal year."
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Thefts ReDOrted.

A singer safety bicycle, belonging to
samuel c. Hudnell Of PIG Pennsylvania
avenue was stolen from in front Of the
central National Bank yesterday after
noon.
9th street northwest an overcoat.
George f. Muth reports the theft of a
pair OF Eold-rimmed eyeglasses from his
store yesterday.
Mrs II. j. Floyd reports the larceny of
SIS. The money was stolen from a desk
In her room.
Mrs Louise Miller made complaint to
the fourth precinct today that her pocket
ped at Half street and Virginia avenue nv
Two young men. who were selling eve
glasses. and after leaving them she dis
covered her loss ~
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TELLER ON THE BOND ISSUE.
Says That 1t is Foolish to Expect 1t
to Keep Up the Gold Reserve.

Says That 1t is Foolish to Expect 1t
to Keep Up the Gold Reserve.
DENVER, Colo, November Ex-senator
Teller has started for Washington. Before
his departure he said regarding the new
bond issue:
I'm my opinion it is foolish to suppose
that the issue of bonds tends to keep a
large reserve of gold in the treasury, as
the bonds are purchased with gold that has
been withdrawn from the treasury a few
days previously. If Mr.. Cleveland would
address himself to secure the proper
amount of revenue to meet governmental
expenses he would be doing something. I
don't believe there is any system of finance
that can give general prosperity to the
country that does not include the free use
of silver with gold at the present ratio of
IL to l. or at the French ratio of 10 l-2 to ].
Il believe further that the political party
that will insure return of that system
will be the successful party in American
politics"
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Banks Will Bid for All of the Bond
Issue.

NEW YORK, November 22.-President
Stewart of the United States Trust Com
pany announces that subscriptions to the
full amount of the new gold loan will be
made by banks and other financial institu-
lions of this city.
Tue bid will not be made by syndi-
cate, but each institution will bid for
certain amount, but the bids. however, will
be at the same price, the figures of which
are withheld.
The aggregate Of the subscriptions from
this city will therefore considerably exceed
the $J00000OO. The negotiations which
have led up to this result have only just
been concluded.
1t is stated by the Bank of Commerce
that that bank is ready to accommodate
fits customers with all the gold they re-
quire for the new bond issue.
No gold has been withdrawn from the
subtreasury today and there have been no
purchases Of gold at a premium Of any
kind.
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HOWE WAS MISLED.
IL Is Not Believed That He Was IA
ConspiratOr With Holmes.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa. November o.
Jeptka ID. Howe. the young st. Louis law
yer who, in connection with II. II. Holmes,
is charged with defrauding local insur-
ance company out of $4,000, reached Phil
adelphia at noon today from Washington.
where he stopped over on his way from
st. Louis yesterday. He was met at the
depot by Marshall F. Mcdonald of ST.
Louis. who is the law partner of young
Howe's brother, and together they went
to the office of Superintendent of Police
Linden. where he surrendered himself, and
a conference is now in progress.
When seen by representative of the
Associated Press today Lawyer Mcdonald
said: This arch-conspirator, H.H. Holmes,
or III. NJ. Morgan, the name he was known
by in St. Louis came to the office while L
was absent In Colorado and proposed the
case, saying that Mrs. Pitzel wanted some
one to represent her. 1t was the first case
the boy had ever been offered and he
jumped right into 1t with all the ardor and
enthusiasm of youth. He did not wait for
us to return, and the result was that this
slick crooh imposed upon him. My young
friend may have been indiscreet, but he is
no criminal"
Superintendent of Police Linden places
implicit confidence in what Mr.. Mcdonald
says in reference to young Howe. and is
of the opinion that the latter has been
misled by Holmes.
Lawyer Mcdonald called on A. s. l..
Shields, the noted criminal lawyer, at the
lattcr's Office and asked Mr.. Shields to act
as counsel for young Howe. The facts of
the case were briefly stated and Mr.. Shields
agreed to take charge of the case. Howe
will in all probability be released on bail.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November d.
The insurance company which insured and
paid the $4,000 policy on the life Of Pitzel,
on September "a, few days afterward re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Pitzel, thanking
them for their promptress and expressing
gratitude of the consideration shown her
and her children. This letter was copied
and scattered broadcast as an advertise
ment by the company. The letter Is re-
produced verbatim. and is preceded by
the company's statement that satisfactory
evidence of PitzePs death had been secured.
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baltimore Markets.
iepor'ed py siisby 4 Co, Bankers and Brokers

BALIIMORE, November 22-Flour dull IN
chanSed-receipts, 1S,75S barrels; shipments 12-
easy-spot. 5IAa5Tas; November, 57Ha57ss: De-
eember. 67&a6IA; January, 5s& asked; May. GA
62ls; steamer No. red, 544a5 lh-receipts OIL
bushels: shipments. $4,000 bushels; stock. l.I23-
i29 bushels sales, los 900 bushels; southern wheat
by sample, 67aaShs; southern wheat grade, Boa
6O* steamer mixed. Relationships, 20, 23l
bushels; stock, 15S. 2OS bushels sales 1900 bush
els; southern white corn. 45a52k; southern yellow
corn, 45Aa53 Oats firm and higher-No. white
western 36iaa37; No. mixed western, 34a341 "a
stock. los. s85 bushels. Rye Armer-No. 2, 64n55-
receipts 1882 bushels; stock q, SIT bushels Hay
quiet and steady-good to choice timothy, So 50a
Srm~sranuistea, s4ss Der Sei loo pounds. Butter s
and eggs firm. unchanged. Cheese very nrm and
active, unchanged
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ers should have reached the decision they


did.
Suggests an Island.
Mr.. AUSTIN Brown is interested largely
in property north and somewhat east of
the hospital site, and he said that financial
ly he would not be interested in the case,
but he was strongly opposed to any propo-
sition looking to the establishment Of a
contagious hospital within the residence
limits of the city. IF were called upon
to choose site for such an establishment"
he said, II should locate 1T on an island
In the middle Of the Atlantic. Speaking
OF islands. why don't the Commissioners
buy Analostan Island, which, believe could
be had for reasonable sum, and there
locate not only the pest house, but the
Jail and workhouse? Let them make a
community of these unpleasant but neccs-
sary adjuncts to q city.
There is plenty Of land on this island for
such an establishment, and 1T Is well iso-
lated by the river, but could be easily
reached by ferry, as well as by the
bridge. The contagious hospitals and penal
institutions of New York are on islands in
the East river. / think the present sOlu-
ton of the problem Is very bad, perhaps
the worst that could have been reached"
1t Is understood that Senator Sherman,
who owns a large amount of property just
south and west of the proposed site, is
considerably exercised over the action CT
the Commissioners, and to this fact the
citizens protesting are looking with hope.
for the Senator would WELD considerable
influence in the question of appropriation.
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Some LIQUOR Cases.

Six liquor cases from Hillsdale were dis
posed Of in the Police Court yesterday and
today, and five Of the defendants we're
convicted. Both Judge Miller and Prose
cutting Attorney Pugh complimented Act
ing Sergeant Anderson and the ether off,
GERS for the neat manner in which they had
made the raids and obtained the evidence.
The evidence in the cases, about fifteen
poxes OF beer and some whisky, gin and
blackberry, was in court where the Jury
could see it.
John I. Dyson, Lucy johnson and WILL
lam b. SHINING were tried and convicted
yesterday. Dyson and the woman were
fined $3.50 or thre months in the workhouse.
while the penalty in the Sirnms case swas
$500 or four months.
Today Spencer Coleman and Armstead
Goodloe. aged colored men, the latter being
totally blind. were convicted and given
four months In jail each in default of $500
tlne. They were sent to Jail instead of
the workhouse, because Of their iniirmities.
Lewis Steward was tried and acquitted.
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Mt. TACOMA IN ERUPTION.
smoke Seen Rising by n Number Ol
Residents.

TACOMA. Washington, November d.
Exactly at $50 O'Clock last night several
slight shocks of earthquake were felt here.
Windows were ratified throughout the city.
The first shock was most severe, being
accompanied by rumblins noises, and
simultaneously sheet of flame was OBJ
served in the eastern heavens.
Inquiry develops the fact that several
persons here saw the smoke issuing from
Mount Tacoma in the morning. Mrs.
Lowell, an Iowa lady visiting friends. says
she saviat o'clock, just before sunrise, a
good sized column of smoke arising from
the mountain top. Its color was gray.
She thought 1t rose too rapidly to be a
cloud
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MEXICO BECOMING ANGRY.
Not I'm "a HumOr to Listen to 'Gunte-
malan Diatribes."

CITY OF MEXICO, November 22.-The
Universal today contains a very warlike
article regarding the Mexican-Guatemalan
trouble. 1t says:
I'm consequence of the continued attacks
against Mexico and her government made
by the official Guatemalan press, 1t was
rumored yesterday that this country would
declare diplomatic relations with Guate-
mala at an end.
Continuing, It makes the following OBJ
servations on Mexicans and Mexican fight
ing qualities:
in Guatemala they say the Mexicans
always fled before the Americans and
French. The world knows that the Mexi-
can soldier does not turn his back. Churu-
busco. Chapultepec. Puebia, etc, are wit
nesses of that. With Guatemala we do not
expect glory or the gaining of laurels. We
have offered them friendship and they re-
turn black ingratitude, and our men and
our people are not in a humor to listen to
the diatribes of the Guatemalan press"
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Doesn't Want 1t Sold,

Moses Sinsheimer entered suit today
against Sostman e. Young, Myer Cohen
and Adajah Behrend. to prevent the sale
Of premises No. 623 G street northwest,
leased by him to the National Union Com
pany. in accordance with the provisions Of
a deed of trust. held by them. He recites
that the property is worth 10000. and that
its sale at auction, advertised for Friday.
November o. would be sacrificed
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ELkINS WILL WIN.
Canvass of West Virginia Indicates
His Election as Senator.

Special Dispatch to Tn. ES sning Star.
BALTIMORE, November pa dispatch
today to the News from Wheeling, w. Va.
saye: "A canvass today of republicans elect
ed to the legislature removes all doubt OF
the election Of S. 3. Elkins to the United
States Senate. Every member from the
second and fourth congressional districts
has declared for him, with over half of
those in the third and first 1t Is believed
that other candidates will withdraw, and
there will be no contest in the caucus !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-22

Savage md Gibbons Exonerated by
the Grand Jury.

PORTLAND. Greg, November 22-Otis
Savage and Ralph Gibbons. recently ar
rested at The Dalles, upon the confession
of a man duplicating them in robbery of
$1,000 from the Pacific Express Com
pany's Office at that place, have been ex-
onerated by the county grand jury on ac-
count of lack of testimony corroboratin
the mans confession. They will be brought
to this city to answer the charge of rob-
bling the United States mails, previous to
the express robbery.
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Mntters Before the Rexiste. NJ WILL

Caroline A. Baldwin today petitioned for
letters of administration upon the estate
OF her husband, James H. Baldwin, de-
ceased.
Inc account OF r. c. Ray as administra-
tor of the late Albert Raw was oIod ,r ~.
registers office today. " 'Ae
George I. Cleas has asked for letters of
administration upon the estate of his
mother, the late Margaret Cleas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-22

Judge McComas gave notice to counsel
this afternoon that he would hear argu-
ments on the demurrers to the indictments
Under which Capt. Howgate Is held, on
Saturday next.
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Gen. Gibson Dying.

1IFF1N, Ohio November 22-Gen. Glib
son Is Just alive today. and his death is
expected at any hour.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices
Of the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by C5rson Mccartney. members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-22
Range of the Thermometer.

The following were the ranges OF the Their
mometer at the weather bureau today:
am. 38; 2 PM, 90: maximum. 81; mini
mum, "a.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
TOday's Orders.


The Commits sioners today ordered:
That sewer In 34th street between r
and s streets. to serve lots Is. IA and To-
square 107, Georgetown, he added to pro-
visional schedule Of 1886.
That TAG gasoline lamps in the District be
painted and the superin tendent of lamps
be authorized to employ a competent paint
er for the work at q compensation not ex-
ceedtiS 81 per day.
They Object.
The Commissioners today received q
communication signed By number of
residents of University place. calling atten-
ton to the fact that University place be-
tween Euclid and yelling streets is be-
ginning to be made a dumping ground for
ashes to the great annoyance of the resi-
dents in that nelghbOrhood and in VIOLA
ton Of the law. The petition requests the
Commissioners to have the brickbats. ashes
and other rubbish removed, and that the
police be directed to keep q lookout for the
offenders in the future.
All Bids Rejected.
The Commissioners have rejected all the
bids recently opened for laying sidewalks
in the District. 1t app ears that the present
method of laying sidewalks Is much
cheaper than any Of the bids received.
Hereafter the Commissioners will lay all
sidewalks, except cement, by days labor,
purchasing the material by contract.
Endorsed by Mr.. Tracey.
Superintendent Of Charities Tracey, in an
Endorsement upon the letter Of President
Falls Of the boys reform school, In which
the latter calls attention to the necessity
Of urging upon Congress the importance
Of an appropriation for the officers of the
new family building, says he Is heartily in
favor of the matter and has provided for
the same in his annual report.
No New Scandal.
There were no new developments In the
line Of police scandals today. co far as
could be ascertained. No policemen had
dubbed prisoner without cause; no spot
ter" had been arrested, nor had any of the
officers been spotted" The trial Of Police
men Klinger and Bruce, which was COM
the testimony and findings in the case
will soon be in the hands Of the Commits
sioners. At the hearing before the hoard
yesterday it was reported that Officer
Klinger had threatened to kill any Tn
truthful witness who appeared, and as q
matter of precaution he turned his revolver
over to Stenograpber Hesse until the days
session was over. If, therefore, there was
any untruthful testimony given and there
was any truth In the report against the
officer he did not have an opport unity to
carry out his threat.
Witness after witness appeared in the
case. Some told what they knew; some
wanted to tell more than they knew, while
still others who were called knew Lothing
about the case one way or the other.
The accused policemen met the evidence
against them, and called a number of wit
nesses in their behalf
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Was Surprised.

Mr.. H. L. Crawford who has his home in
Mount Pleasant, looks at the question more
as a citizen Of Washington than as a resi-
dent of the locality in question. Il am not
in the real estate market to sell my prop
erty," he said, land so / do not regard
the proposition from a financial point OF
view. Nor do 1 think I am near enough
the site to be in any danger of contagion.
But, as a citizen, / am confident the Com
missioners have made a mistake in going
into a largely populated. popular section OF
the city, which is inevitably going to grow.
and thus threatening not only the values
Of the land, but the lives of the citizens.
Il see so little necessity for this that
am astonished. The price paid for this
property was a good one. and for far less
than this price the Commissioners could
get acres of ground in the locality outside
OF the city, but yet within easy reach.
They would have surplus enough to build
roads and ambulances. They could get
land enough to make quite q park around
the hospital and to inclose 1t with q high
fence. There are 80 many opportunities
in this vicinity for such an establishment
that would not offend nor injuro any one
that it is surprising that the Commission
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THE EAST.

In New Jersey rival senates were or
ganizcd. Holdover democrats secured
possession and were recognized by the
governor. but the house recognized the
new senate
Is .iuffalo William ii. Curtiss, once a
well-tO-do real estate dealer shot his
wife and eldest daughter fatally while
insane.
john l.. SUILIJ AN was knocked out
in a Buffalo hotel by his wife with an
Indian club. He was unconscious for
an hour.
Is state convention at Harrisburg,
Pa, the democrats n, minated James
ID. Hancock. of Franklin, for congress-
man at large
THE firmof c. Schapflin & Co, Plain
field IN. j. clothing manufacturers,
assigned, with liabilities of s1.s,54s.
WILLIAM WALKER and his brother
Samuel and Ezra Baer. their brother
in-law, We're crushed to death under a
mass of stone at Somerset. Pa.
FLAMES in the ear shops of the Erie
Railroad company at Jersey City, \. j.,
caused loss of 500. 600.
\ PORTION of a drawbridge between
brooklyn and Long Island City gave
way, throwing sixty persons into the
water, and seven were known to have
been drowned.
N Baltimore harbor five British
sailors and a ferryman were drowned
by the swapping OF their boat.
q THE savings bank at Meadville, Pa,
closed its doors