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The Washington times., 1894-05-04
At the District Building.


The District Attorney has affirmed the bill au
thorizing the Metropolitan Railway Company 4
change It's motive power to electricity.
Capt Derby. assistant TO Engineer Commis
sioner Powell, left last night for Radford Va, u
examine into the condition OF water pipes ant
lamp posts being prepared for the District o
Columbia.
Frederick l. Harris has complained to tn,
Commissioners that during the Coxey parade h,
was dubbed by Police Sergeant koucher Will,
standing on New Jersey avenue, between B ant
c streets
Reese H. Long Of No sa3 street southwest
requests the Commissioners to compel the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company e
sprinkle daily the freight yard at Ninth and
streets southwest
Building and repair permits were Issued yes
terday ss follows: anthony Schilling, two-story
brick dwelling at 1928 Wiltberger street north
west, to cost $1,000; Frank L. Hanvey, three
three-story brick dwellings at 1415-17-19 Bacor
street, to cost $4,000: J. L. Shedd, three-story
brick dwelling at 1903 Rhode Island avenue
northwest, to cost s1I 500; W. Andrew Boyd
three-story brick dwelling on kalorama, to cos
5000; W. A. DeCaindry, three-story bricl
dwelling at RS Nineteenth street northwest; W
ID. Humphreys, two-story brick dwelling at 1l2s
Twelfth street extended, to cost S2,5oO.
The Commissioners yesterday issued orders
as follows:
The following proposals, received April "a
1894 are accepted and contracts awarded &C.
cordingly: William Hussey and Thomas A
Brown. for constructing sewers under section
OF schedule and Buckley and Larguey, for con
struction of sewers, under section ID of the sched
ule. All bids under sections A and Of schedule
are rejected.
That Waterman be laid in Harrison street,
Anacostia, between S, Fendall and Taylor
streets
That Waterman be laid on Fort Stanton road
between JEFF erson and Galen streets, Anacostia
That the public hydrant on N street, betw eer
Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets northwest
be abandoned
That the public well D street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets southwest, be aban.
doned
That the public hydranton Tennessee avenue
between and streets northeast, be replaced
by new one.
That sewer In Fifteenth street extended
from Kenesaw avenue northward, be added tG
the provisional schedule of sewers to be bull
That sewer in the north side Of street, be
tween Six-and-a-half and Seventh streets south
west, be added to the provisional schedule Of
sewers to be built under the appropriation for
main and pipe sewers
The permit clerk is authorized to issue q per.
init to the Western Union Telegraph Company &c
renew six poles on First street, between 81 and
Florida avenue northeast, along the line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; also 20 reset four
ninth and Thirty-second streets northwest, upon
the deposit of the usual fee.
The offer of Schoellxopf, Hartford & MacLagan
to furnish blast furnace tar at ~ cents per gal
Ion is accepted for such quantities rs may be
needed between now and July /, 1894; about
5000 gallons.
The construction Of a sewer for the Girls Re-
form school. payable from appropriation for the
Girls Reform school, Is hereby authorized
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

The children's performance Of "The Pirates
of Penzance" is to be given at the Academy to-
night and tomorrow at the matinee. A differ
ent cast will give .Pinafore" tomorrow night
These performances are for the benefit Of the
the way of entertainment that has been gotten
up in the last few years for this charity IL will
be a delightful thing in every way. 1t Is PROM
ised that il will be a surprising performance.
The little fellows including the girls, have been
rehearsing for months They are eIuberant
over the performances and the hardest work
has been TO restrain them, but unless something
happens they will bubble over.
Where there are so many pretty girls one can't
select Tho most popular Of them may be
named, though, should think, for she doesn't
seem to know of it Senorita Ethel, the daughter
OF Consul General Sutton, was born In Mexico,
and absorbed Mexican sunshine for thirteen
years of perpetual summer. She Is as bright
and sunny and as clear as Mexican sky. The
Mabel of "The Pirates is done by Miss Emma
Heinrich, the graceful little girl who did the bow
and arrow dance at the representation OF the
Midway" at Metzerott's, the best of Prof, Yer
milya's pupils
Lord Chumley." which will never cease to be
favorite with Mr.. E. II. Sothern's many admirers,
will be the attraction at the New National theater
next week 1t is now six years since 1t was first
background for the past two seasons on account
of the novelties Mr. Sothern was Offering, so
many requests for its production were received
that the unusual announcement OF a second visit
actor. Mr.. Sothern regards Lord Chumley" in
fully as kind a manner as does the public, Tor he
realizes that il was the medium by which he at
tanned his first prominence in their regard
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
A Dangerous 50 Counterfeit.

The Secret Service of the Treasury Is informed
OF the existence of q new and dangerous coun-
terfeit OF the 81 Treasury note. 1t ia Of series
OF 1881, check letter .B,' J. Fount TiIlman, Reg
lister; u y: Morgan, Treasurer, with Mcpherson
portrait The note is trife smaller than the
genuine and is printed soft. fimsy paper.
The mum bering is poor, both 10 formation aDd
color being almost brown, or chocolate instead
OF carmine. The seal is about one-sixteenth Of
an inch smaller than the genuine and is a dull,
dark, faded red instead Of bright pink, as in the
genuine. In the Mcpherson portrait the collar
in the counterfeit shows all around IN front, Civ
ing the whiskers the appearance Of being evenly
trimmed In the genuine the beard extends be-
low the collar. partially hiding il. The small
words "two," which appear in the figure in
the lower right-hand corner face OF the genuine,
are missing in the counterfeit The lathe work
on the face Of the note is well executed The
note is regarded as very dangerous
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
The Curse Of Drink

A saloon man in Wheeling, W. Va, who
isn't satisfied with the home market, gives
away ferry ticket with every drink. He is
building up great trade.
There is woman in Liberty No., who has
flask OF homemade grape brandy 104 years
old. She is a member of the Woman's Chris
tiaD Temperance Union. but sees nothing
wrong in alcoholic souvenirs.
Osceola. No.. claims to have the smallest
number OF saloons possessed by any license
town in the state. Osceola has only one
drinking place.
Eighteen jag Cure graduates are living at
North Platte. Neb., and the local newspaper
gives its certificate that they are all leaving
rum alone and seem to be permanently cured.
Mayor Sourwine, of Escanaba, Mich, was
elected by the reforme-s, and is expected to
close the saloons.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
PAPERS BY SPECIALISTS.
Interesting Session Yesterday Of the Mil
tary Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Interesting Session Yesterday of the Mill.
tary Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Tho fourth annual meeting of the Association
of Military Surgeons continued yesterday.
Papers were read by Gen Burrill, of Massa-
chusetts, on Medical Instruction." Lieut. Col
Z j. Forster, Of Boston, on Records and
Blanks" Lieut. Col C. NJ. Woodward, of Tecum.
sch, Mich, on Remote Effects of Gunsho,
Assistant Surgeon General United States army,
on Especial Training Of the Medical Oficer;" Sur
geon Henry 6. Boyer, United States navy, on
"First Aid on the Battlefield" Capt George Z.
Bushnell, assistant surgeon, United States
army, on "Antiseptic Treatment Of Gunshot
Wounds" Capt Powell, United States army. on
"Organization, Hospitll and Medical Care in
War" Major William H. Egle, surgeon national
guard of Pennsylvania, of Harrisburg, on 'The
Rise of the Medical Department Of the National
Guard OF Pennsylvania" Major Vatary Howard,
United stetes army gave an object lesson on the
equipment Of a sanitary soldier
The committee appointed to draft memorial
to Congress on the protection Of the red cross
presented a strong report looking toward the
maintenance OF international respect for this
symbol
The following were elected honorary members:
Hiram p. Mills, Port Huron, Mich; James 3.
Book, Detroit, Mich; z. Love, Taneyhill, Balti-
more: George Bayles, Washington, D. c.; John
H. Brinton, Philadelphia; Henry P. Zeib, Stam-
ford, Conn
The association went on an excursion down
the Potomac last night, and to-day will witness
the cavalry drill at Fort Myer.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
THEY DID NO BUSINESS.
House Of Representatives Consumed Yes.
ferdayss Session in Talking

House Of Representatives Consumed Yes.
terday's Session in Talking.
No business was transacted in the morning
hour In the Rouse yesterday, the regular order
being demanded when 1t was sought to obtain
consideration of bill The rfme Of the House
from 12. 24suntil o'clock was taken up in the
consideration Of the river and harbor bill
Speeches were made by Messrs Cannon (Rep,
Ill Weadock Dem, Mich, Ellis Dem. Kyl,
Hepburn rep, Iowa., and Ray (Rep., N. ~.
At o'clock MIR. Catchings sought to have gen.
eral debate close at O'clock Some opposition
was developed among the Republicans. when
Mr.. Catchings moved to close debate in twenty
minutes, and on this demanded the previous
question, which WIS ordered, and his motion
agreed TO. Discussion was resumed, and MIR
Roatner Dem, Lay opposed the method Of i'm
proving the Red river in louisiana according to
the present plan. At sos the House adjourned
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THE New York World Of yesterday had a
clever little cartoon on the question of the
distinction made as to who can and who
cannot enter the Capitol without molestation.
A bediamonded, bestriped Tammanyite with
big refine between his lips has foot on the
steps of the National Capitol. He bears a
transparency with the legend, "We are the
people-see?" There is not a policeman's
club in sight. The cartoon is labeled, "How
Coxey should have approached the Capitol"
The moral is, some people can do what others
can't.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

WE ARE glad to see that the Populist Secre-
tary of State Osborne, Of Kansas, has denied
the alleged interview published in yesterday
mornings papers. in which he was made to
say that the farmers and mechanics of this
country were preparing for general uprising,
and that after next election they would
apply the torch to "every palatiai residence
from the Atlantic to the Pacific" There may
be large number Of anarchists in this coun-
try, but our impression is that they are to be
looked for in the editorial rooms Of those
papers which are doing their best to drive the
people to desperation, and perhaps in the
pulpits Of some Of our churches, rather than
in the workshops and on the farms.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Boston Worchouse Frauds.

The Treasury Department officials have
ceived information that the inspection of the
Boston customs of,iccs which is now making by
Special Agents Hamlon, Wood and Smith has
already developed what appears to be evidence
Of fraud in the conduct OF the warehouse. An
investigation is always made when change
takes place In the Office OF the collector, and the
present overhauling of the books was begun
without expectation of discovering wrongdoing
The special agents, however, found that one firm
Of dealers in glass owed the government about
$4,000 in customs dues on glass long since with
drawn from the warehouse and sold This short
age was discovered by comparing the books of
the custom-house with those kept at the ware
house. Up to this time no further evidences of
fraud have been discovered
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THE railroad problem is not very complex
one after all. We had the opportunity of hear
ing lobbyist, one Of the best-known lawyers
in the country, put the whole question in q
very few words the other day. He was trying
to make clear the absolute necessity for re-
funding the e1oo, ,ooo, 600 debt owed by the
roads to the government 'There are only
two horns to the dilemma" he said. "Either
the government must take the roads and
operate them, and am sure you do not be-
heve the majority Of Congress Is in favor Of
that, or, on the other hand, 1t must permit
the roads to be owned and controlled by
private individuals, as they are now"
"Is that So" suid one Of the listeners.
"Isn't there third horn2 Suppose the gov
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
HITS-OR MISSES.

As to the tariff bill-but let that pass.
Two or three more days like yesterday and the
Spring poem will give place TO the iceman joke.
Did any one crown Coxey queen Of the May2
The price Of tobacco has gone up, but scent
cigar is still sold for nickel
Straw hats are almost here and ought to be
welcomed by those who use their head coverings
speaking tubes. And, by the way, Wolcott
always leads In adopting the Spring rigs.
weather
-Coleridge
Also garlic
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
From the Police Standpoint.
n the Editor af T'Ur TINES

Don't you think you might be Just little bit
unjust to the police of this city? They were at
the Capitol on the 1st of May in accordance with
the1aw. and TO arrest certain parties who had de-
clared their purpose to violate law. Now. If the
idle and the curious were there and a him
drance to the officers in the performance of their
duties, what then? They couldn't get over them:
they couldn't get under them; they didn't have
the time to go around them, so they had to go
through or over them. Law AND ORDER
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Two Minor Items.

A lively blaze started in the house Of John NJ.
KidweI, at No 914 Third street southeast, at
9. 80 o'clock yesterday evening Engine company
No. 8 quickly responded 70 the alarm and the
flames were soon extinguished- The loss is
about $50
Thomas Phillips, laborer at the lexington
power house, was thrown under a moving car in-
side the power house about o'clock yesterday
morning and both OF his feet badly hurt.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
The Weather To-day

For the District of Columbia and Maryland,
increasing cloudiness; possibly showers by
Friday night; slightly lower temperature;
east to south winds.
For Virginia, fair except probably showers
In northern portion Friday evening; warmer
in eastern, cooler in western portions; south
east winds
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
MR.. BISSELL MAKES CHANGES.
Several Promotions and Reductions in the
Post Office Department.

About forty changes were made in the per-
sonal Of the Post ONCE Department yesterday.
They are almost the first changes in
the classified service that Mr.. Bissell
has made and have caused a good deal
OF discussion in tho department because
of that fact, and because is generally
credited with not allowing his politics
to influence him in his control of the
onice force. The changes were promotions and
and reductions, and dismissais were made
In severalin stances Republicans were promoted.
and in one or two cases men supposed to be
Democrats were reduced in salary. MIR. Kelley,
of the stamp division, q Republican and an old
employe In the Office, promoted TO 81 500
The general opinion seems to be that the
changes were ali made In the interest of better
service. and without any partisan bias 1t is
not thought that any large numb of dismis-
sails in the classified service will at any time
be made by Mr.. Bissell
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
A HORRIBLE CALAMITY AvERrEp

When the farmers throughout the country
Read OF the fate Of Coxey and Browne,
And Of the flx they have gotten into
By invading the Capitol ground,
They may think silent thoughts Of sympathy
And breathe gentle rumors of fuss,
While some, no doubt, viii get angry
Real mad, and jump up and cuss-
But We tremble to think Of the vengeance
On our heads We might have brought down,
II the authorities had kept them in limbo
While circus was right here in town!
w. A BALL
Washington, D. c., May 8, 1894
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Three Persons Asphyxiated.

PLEASANT HILL Mo. May 3-Two sons and a
daughter of sam Cannon, who lives near Cock
rell, in jackson county, were killed this after
noon by foul air while cleaning out an old well
The eldes. of the boys went down into the
well and was asphyxiated by the foul air. The
younger brother went to his rescue, and he, too,
was overcome. The latter's wife became hys-
terical when she saw her husband was dead
She jumped into the well, and was dead in a few
minutes
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Wallace Secs Herbert

Mr.. Wallace, the McKeesport attorney who
has been the agent for the presentation Of the
charges Of additional armor-plate frauds. called
at the Navy Department yesterday to discuss
the subject further with Secretary Herbert, who
is desirous Of disposing Of the matter before no
goes Mr.. Wallace presented some afi-
davits and documents in support Of his asser-
tions, but he and Secretary Herbert declined to
say anything touching the inquiry.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THE power of an honest press in invincible.
The TIMES pointed out, with the assistance of
Mr.. Sutton, that the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road was going to put the screws on to its
commuters in the shape of higher monthly
rates. This drew the anger of everybody in
terested. Yesterday the order was rescinded.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
An Insane Rarkecper.

Fl. Bush, who keeps a saloon at No 427 Tenth
street northwest and lives with his family at the
same number, was arrested yesterday morning
by Sergeant Acton and Officer Heller on the
charge of insanity. Bush went 10 New York last
week and purchased SLIGO worth Of diamonds
Not being a wealthy man the act was consid-
cred very strange. Yesterday he wanted TO go
TO New York again, and became wild when re-
strained by his wife.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Citizens Committees Appointed

The East Washington Citizens Association
held brief meeting al headquarters last night.
appointments: w c. Dodge, chairman Of
the committee on water, lights and sewers, and
Gen n G. Ordway a member Of that commit
tee; j. s Yoder, as a member of the committee
on health, police and charity; Hugh 7. Taggert,
a member Of the committee on the reclama-
ton of the Eastern branch flats
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

GENERAL HARRISON says he is neither think
ing nor talking about the Presidency in 1896.
That's all right What Reed. Mckinley, ct
al. want to know is, What is the ex-President
doing about it?
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

"a CORPORATION is organized capital; Or
ganized labor is organized capital What is
lawful for one to do is lawful for the other"
This is the decision Of Judge Caldwell, of the
United States circuit court. Organized labor
will act accordingly.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

DURING the excitement last Tuesday at the
Capitol not feather was rufled in the head
dress Of the statue on the dome; George
Washington sat calm and placid, while
Columbus reached forth his hand and offered
the army a stone when they asked for bread.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THE nomination of Thomas E. Benedict as
Public Printer was confirmed yesterday after
noon. 1t will not be officially announced
until this afternoon, in accordance with the
senatorial custom of delaying action for
twenty-four hours.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

"You liel" You're anotherl" This exhi-
bition Of courtesy during recent Senatorial
tariff debate clearly shows that some members
of that body have at last resolved to leave the
realm of fancy and come down to plain facts
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
knights Templar at Church

The Knights Templar yesterday observed an
annual custom of parading through the streets
and later attending church body. After the
parade, the Washington Commandery attended
special services, conducted by Dr. Kelly, of the
Fourth Presbyterian church. The Gethsemane
Commandery of colored Templars attended
special services at the Metropolitan A. NJ. z.
church
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Tbree BIoodv I,ems from Raltimore.

BALTIMORE, May a-Carsden Mende, book
keeper for wholesale liquor house, shot him
self dead this morning. He was the son of a
wealthy resident OF Bremen.
Lee Hee, Chinaman. swallowed big dose Of
crude opium last night and died.
j. Hoso steward of the steamship J. B. Wal
ker, now al this port, took an overdose Of lauda-
mum to-day, and is now at deaths door.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

WONDER if it isn't sort of an official smell
that reaches Health phicer Hammett's nos,
trils? 1t might be wdl to move the common
veal from spot to spot till the city has been
all cleaned up.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THOSE Senators in favor Of the tariff bill
say they have the necessary forty-three votes,
not counting Senator Hills vote.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

Mr. Morgan that matter was again postponed
until Monday, May T. Nj. Morgan stated that
there were sope Senators who desired to discuss
and as there was NO objection the. order was
made
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

GENERAL MILES says there is but one army
in this country. That is true; but let him not
forget that we have greater power that con-
trolls the army and all the other forms Of
police.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

JUDGE MILLER refused to take cash for bail
in the commonweal cases. No doubt he desires
credit for his action-tut will he get 1t?
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

he whose ambition is to serve the common
people is not apt to go far wrong. The solidity
Of every pyramid lies in its base.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
RIindfoId Cbec,.ers

will give farewell exhibition of blindfold play
tonight against six strong local players ct the
Washington Chess, Checker and Whist club
room, 6l2 Twelfth street northwest, at $50. The
public is cordially invited
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

wAsHISaroN's officials. little and big, seem
to be straining their nerves to make q popu-
lar hero Of Coxey.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
AHarness Store Burned.

Fire was discovered last night at IL 30 O'Clock
In the harness store Of George ". Whaley, at
No. 1l2 Water street southwest. The building
was nearly destroyed before the engines arrived
The damage 10 stock is s900, fully insured The
damage TO the building, which is owned by
Thomas W. Riley, is about 500, and was not in
rad
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
A Picspocket Captured.

Joseph McEvan, a white man so years Of age,
was arrested al Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue yesterday evening by Detective Horner.
He was attempting TO pick lady's pocket at the
time, and had the pockets torn from his
own coat, through which he manipulated his
hands
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Osborne Denies the Dispatch.

telegram yesterday TO Representative harris,
denies the sensational dispatch of yesterday
morning from Topeka. giving an alleged inter-
view. The telegram says: THAT special is an
other Republican lie. l said nothing Of the
Ii ind
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

SOME of these sea-coast Senators seem to
take delight in climbing hills. This Is a
"capital" joke.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THE Constitution is a big gun with which
to defend the right of peaceful assemblage
and freedom of speech, but it was easily
spiked by a police regulation.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
They Hauled 1t Down.

Not "as prophesied by the POST or "as fore
told by the Star" or "as foreshadowed by the
News" but as insisted upon in THE TIMES, the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company revoked
the order for the increase in rates taking effect
on the 1st instant. II. S. SUTTON.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THEY say money is scarcer, VET los of peo-
pie came near being crushed to death by an
avalanche of it in a vault of the Philadelphia
mint day before yesterday.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

REMEMBER this: All measures for human
relief spring from the common people. Re
forms always work upward, never down.
ward.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04

THOSE papers which have been cracking up
Washington city as the great convention city
seem to have experienced sudden change Of
heart.
The Washington times., 1894-05-04
Jerry SIMPSONS Opponent.

NEWTON, Kan, May2-The Republicans of the
Seventh Kansas congressional district in con-
vention to-day nominated Chester Long by
acclamation. 4 resolution was adopted ex-
pressing sympathy for Hon. Jerry Simpson in
his present Illness