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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03

Omcers of the Legislature-Measur
of Interest Here.
,atch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Jan. 3.-The caucuses
OF the members-elect of the general assem-
bly, met In the state house here last night
at s O'Clock. The democratic members OF
the house met in the chamber OF that body,
the democratic senators met in the historic
old senate chamber in which Washington
resigned his commission to Congress at the
close of the revolution, while the repubii-
cans held a joint caucus In one OF the rooms
of the state library.
The proceedings Of all the caucuses were
harmonious and the states arranged were
put through without friction by the demo-
Gratis.
The principal officers of the two houses
President of the senate, John Walter
Smith OF Worcester county.
Speaker of the house. James H. Preston
Of Baltimore city.
Secretary of the senate. J. Roger Mo-
Sherry OF Frederick county.
Chief clerk OF the house. Benjamin Il
Smith OF Dorchester county.
Mr.. William II. Lamar OF Montgomery
county offered the resolution in the house
caucus naming the choice for the subordi-
nate officers.
courty was elected reading clerk OF the
senate at a salary Of $40 per day:
Mr.. John F. Davis of Frederick county
was elected as one OF the subordinates In
the serate. The remaining subordinates In
the house will be selected next week
Ex-Congressman Sidrey Z. Mudd- who
claims that he was legally elected state
senator from Charles county. and that the
certificate was wrongfully given TO DR..
Lewis Carrico, is here making q contest
The chances are that Mr.. Mudd will fan
In his efforts.
The Montgomery county delegates will tn
troduce a bill to amend the charter Of Ia
koma Park. and also q bill 70 amend the
charter Of Kensington. What the proposed
amendments are has not yet developed, as
the bills have not been prepared.
Several amendments TO the charters Of
the proposed electric railways and The
boulevard between Washington and Baltf-
more will be introduced at one OF the ses-
sions next week. 1t is said that the
amendments proposed are not OF any mate
rial Importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
NEARLY LOCKED IN.
She Might Have Spent the Night in n
Senate Gallery.

. There was an unwilling prisoner in the
Senate gallery this afternoon. and had it
not been for a fortunate accident a timid
little woman might have spent a night of
terror In that dread wilderness. There is
certain little newspaper woman in town,
who. by dint of perseverance and early ris-
ing. has managed to secure a claim on he
seat in the northeast gallery in the Senate
Immediately adjoining the press gallery. 1t
II only by her constant watching of the
doors that she manages to maintain this
position. The Senate went into an execu-
tive session suddenly before o'clock today
and the little woman was forced TO retire
from the gallery in such haste that she left
one Of her mittens on the seat.
1t so happened that the doorkeeper of that
gallery has been away for some time and
has not been accustomed to attending that
particular door. which is never opened for
an adjournment. The Senate adjourned i'm
mediatetly after coming from executive ses-
sion, and acting under an impulse the door
keeper opened the portals of this particular
gallery just long enough for the newspaper
woman to make a quick entrance in search
Of the mitten. Without noticing her the
doorkeeper, finding that the Senate had ad-
3ourned, closed the doors and locked them,
and when she returned from her seat she
found that she was prisoner in the gallery.
Here was a horrible dilemma. There were
Senators on the floor, and enough remnant
of the senatorial courtesy existed to make
her hesitate about calling out. By the time
that she had summoned the courage to
make an outcry the doorkeepers had all
gone, the floor was deserted and she was in
q sad predicament Suddenly an angel ap-
peared on the scene without wings. but with
a very powerful grip on Providence.
He was in the form of one of the messen-
ger boys attached to the press of the gal
1ery of the Senate. who had entered the gall
lery to clear up the paper and ink wells,
and who was considerably frightened ut the
spectacle of a woman making herself very
audible. The boy summoned Cliff Warden,
the doorkeeper of the gallery. who brought
his brain to bear on the problem. The little
woman had natural objections to climbing
the wire fence that separates the two gall
leries. Had she been man the solution of
the problem would have been easy. But
she wasn't. She also objected to climbing
around on the ledge. Under these circum-
stances there was nothing to do but to open
the door to let her stay there all night.
To the eternal glory and renown of the
doorkeepers be 1t said that the door was
opened. But this was not accomplished m
til some time had been spent in finding the
particular man who had the particular key
that opened that particular door. and ere
little woman passed a very bad half hour
that she will remember to her dying day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Chicago Grain and Provision Markets-
Reported by Silsby q Co.. bankers ana
! brokers. Metropolitan Bank building.
KILLED By THE BLOW.
And Now Charles Hopkins Must stand
Trial for Murder.

On the 14th Of last month Charles Hop
kins colored, struck Adam. alias James.
Gordon, another colored man. In the head
with a brick. A week later Hopkins was
convicted in the Police Court Of asssulting
the injured man. and sentenced to jail :7r
thirty DAYS. Early this morning Gordon
died from the effects Of the blow, and hts
assailant will now be held TO answer the
charge of manslaughter. IL not that OF muir
der
An account of the affair was published
in The Star at the time, and IL appears that
during the day Of the 14th of December,
Hopkins entered the saloon OF John Kelly,
on b street between 3D. and IL. where. IL
is said, Gordon was employee az ,,axs
nassed Peace was soon restored however.
and HOPKINS left the saloon soon afterwaro-
In the evening, IL is said. he again return
ed to the saloon, this time In an intoxcated
Condition. At that time Gordon sat doing
in a chair in the rear room
n is understood that Hopkins approached
him from behind, and. before anyone had
OWNED his purpose. struck Goroon te.rlhc
blow hack OF the head. telling him. ana rem
dering him unconscious and spefchless Tor
time After striking the blow, II Is stated
that Hopkins quickly made MS escape.
Gordon seemingly recovered from the blow
in a few days, and was able TO appear
aeinst his assailant In the Police Court the
2ist of last month, when Hopkins was sent
to jail for thirty days, where, II Is saio. No
now is.
IL &c understood that while Gordon suf-
fered somewhat from the blow, IL was not
Thought to be a serious matter, and II 10
said he attended to his work until day
or two ago, when the wound became SO
Troublesome that he was forced to remain
at his home in Willow Tree alley south
west Yesterday his condition became 90
serious that DR.. Paulton was called. IL 10
understood that the physician found me
injured man speechless and upon making
an examination OF the wound. discovered
that the blow had fractured the skull. De-
spite the fact that everything was done
for him. Gordon rapidly grew worse and
died this morning.
The police Of the fourth precinct were at
once notified. as was the district attorney.
and this afternoon Coroner Woodward was
also notified of the mans death. The cor
oner stated this afternoon that ne would
probably hold an inquest tomorrow morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
MISS PETTY's MURDER.
Two Men Arrested Charged With
Completely I'm the Newark Tragedy.

NEWARK. N. J., Jan. 3.-Edward Cor
bally and John Dunn were arrested at an
early hour this morning charged with COM
plicity in the murder of Miss Elizabeth Pet
ty. CORDIALLY is a wood polisher and has
been identified as the man who came out of
gate on Commerce street at an early hour
Tuesday morning.
The statement that a man had been seen
coming out of the alleyway of Miss Petty's
home was made by a lad named Miller He
said he was going to his home, four doors
below the house occupied by the murdered
woman. when he heard gate slammed and
saw man go up Commerce street He de-
scribed the man as being tall and wearing
a short jacket.
When CORDIALLY vas arrested young Miller
was taken to the police station, where he
Identified CORDIALLY as the man he saw going
up the street. CORDIALLY says he was in the
house next to the one occupied by Miss Pet
ty on Tuesday night. There were several
other young men and women there and
about O'Clock Wednesday morning he
went out to get pail of beer. He says he
was not at the house on Tuesday morning.
Young Miller is positive in his identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-wash-
ington and Georgetown r. r. conv., $1,000
at $50 American Graphophone, Us at 2
Government Bonds.-U. S. As, registered
1907. 112 bid, lib asked. U. S. As. coupon,
1907. 112 bid, lib asked.
District of Columbia Bonds.-20-year fund
IS, los bid. Water stock as. 1901, currency,
lis bid. 30-year fund 6s. gold, lis bid Wa
ter stock 7s 1903 currency, lbs bid 3e5s.
funding, currency, los bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Washington and
Georgetown r. r. cow. 6s, LIST, $50 bid leo
asked. Washington and Georgetown r. X.
cow. IS, 3D. $50 bid, l60 asked. Masonic
Hall Association S. 103 bid. Washington
Market Company LIST IS. los bid. ITO asked.
Washington Market Company imp. 6s, los
bid, ITO asked Washington Market Com
pany ext. IS, ITO asked American Security
and Trust IS. 1905. A. and o., 100 bid.
American Security and Trust IS, 1905, F.
and A, 100 bid. American Security and
Trust IS. 1906. A and o., 100 bid. WASH
ington Light Infantry LIST 6s, 1oOls asked
Washington Light Infantry I'd 1s 1OOiz
asked. Washington Gas Company 6s. Sc
ries A, III bid. Washington Gas Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Condition of the Treasury.

The debt statement issued shows a net
increase in the public debt, less cash, in
the treasury during December. 1898. OF
SC, S61 1862.
The Understanding debt increased yYU;
the Notwithstanding debt increased
81, O63 361; the debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity decreased $25,S5u,
and the cash in the treasury decreased
81, 1924, O61.
The total debt January was sy6S, SOS, IT,
In the month there was a decrease in
gold coin and bars Of s2,S1S,34S; the total
at the close being SIS 3O3, 719. or silver
there was an increase of STE, Y25. or sur
plus there was in national bank deposit
tories 6,154. 234, against 81, 1872 at the
end of the previous month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03

IS. series b. lily bid. Washington Gas
company cow. 6s. $50 bid. 140 asked Eek
ington r. r. Is. 100 asked. Chesapeake and
Capitol and North o Street r. r. g, es
asked. Metropolitan R. r. cow. q. 100
bid. 1Oo asked. L. 8. Electric Light cow.
5s. ITO bid. 120 asked.
National Bank Stocks-Bank OF WASH
ington. 300 bid, $50 asked. Bank Of the Re-
public. 20 bid. Metropolitan; 200 bid. 800
asked. Central. go bid Second, 80 bid.
Farmers and Mechanics. 10 bid Citisens'.
lao bid Columbia, ITO bid. 100 asked Cap
itaL no bid. 100 asked. West End, Is bid,
l02 asked. Traders, 100 bid. Lincoln, IS
asked. Ohio. IS asked
Railroad Stocks-washington and George
town, 2'6 bid. $40 asked. Metropolitan, 50
bid. "a asked. Columbia, GO bid. IS asked.
Capitol and North Street 26 asked. Eek
ington and Soldiers Home, 26 asked.
Georgetown and Tenallytown. 30 asked.
Insurance Stocks. - Firemen's, 81 bid.
Franklin, As bid. IS asked National Union.
10 bid. 16 asked. Arlington, 100 asked Cor
coran. 60 bid. Columbia. l3iz bid, 14A ask
ed. German-American, $50 bid. Potomac.
40 bid, 50 asked. Riggs: 6h bid. asked
asked. Commercial, 5l3 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate IT,
tie, 112 bid. Us asked. Columbia Title. 6k
bid. Washington Title. 8 bid
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washing-
ton Gas, As bid. 80 asked. Georgetown Gas.
as bid. Z. 8. Electric Light Ito bid. ZIG
asked.
Telephone Stocks-Penasylvania, asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac. 46 bid, 40 asked
American Graphophone, bid. 2h asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washington Mar
ket, IL bid. Is asked. Great Falls Ice. ITO
bid, 100 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 81
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. IS asked.
Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. Inter Ocean Build
ing, 100 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-Na-
tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
100 asked. Washington Loan and Trust.
lOl bid. 1O7 asked. American Security and
Trust, sl25iz bid, 80 asked
Eek dividend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Wort. - h. Monitor.

Another armoi ate test will take place
at the Indian Head proving grounds in a
few days. The plate to be tested varies in
thickness from IL 1-2 to IA inches, and
represents 500 tons of armor for the sides
Of the Monadnock and the Puritan. A
ten-inch gun will be used to attack the
plate. with Carpenter projectile and heavy
powder charge. The Puritan Is now ap-
preaching completion, and with this last lot
OF armor installed will be practically ready
to receive her armament The Secretary
expects her to be in active service by June.
Work on the Monadnock, another monitor,
is progressing satisfactorily, although there
is little probability she will be in commits
sion for another year yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
SUGARS Low PRICE.
elimination of the Declining Tend
ency in the Product.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-The recent de-
Ginning tendency in sugar prices eliminated
yesterday in a cut of IA cent a pound in
graduated, which brought the net price
below the lowest quotation on record
The price was fixed at cents. less a re-
bate of 3-16 and 2 per cent discount to cash
buyers. so that the net cost to jobbers was
8-14 cents per pound. The lowest previous
price was cents less the cash discount,
in the fall of 1891, shortly after the re-
moval of the duties on raw sugars, and at
the time of the Spreckles competition with
the local refineries outside of the sugar
trust. At that time. however there was no
rebate, such as now allowed under the
terms or agreement between the refiners
and the wholesale grocers; and the cur
rent price is. therefore. the lowest ever
touched on refined sugar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
A Railroad Deal Decisfon.

railroad corporation cannot fix up a
deal with another to profit by the execution
of the scheme and at the same time
avoid the responsibilities that attach to
the situation. So the Supreme Court de-
cided today in the case of the appeal OF
Sarah Angle, Administrative Of the estate
Of HOratio G. Angle, from the judgment
Of the circuit court for the western dis
trict Of Wisconsin. in her suit against the
Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway Company. Justice Brewer an
nounced the opinion and judgment Of the
court and related the facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
STAR READERS AND THE POOR.

Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat
ter How Little.
Subscribers OF The Star who desire to
take part in the general movement to re-
hevs destitution in the city can send their
contributions to the general committee
through the collectors Of The Star when
they call to make their monthly collections.
1t IL desired that all who can shall make a
contribution every month for three months.
Let every one give something If it is only
a dime. The contribution should be placed
in an envelope with the accompanying
coupon. properly filled. and handed to The
stars collector.
Those who desire to do 30 may send the
envelopes directly to The Star office instead
OF waiting for the collector
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
BRICE AND NEAL.

They Will Respond to the Leading
TOasts at Columbus on Janary ..
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 3.-Senator Brice
will respond to the toast THE National
Democracy at the Jackson Club banquet
here next Monday evening
Ex-Gov. Campbell writes that he cannot
be here.
None but Ohio democrats have been in
vited to speak. The list of speakers in
cludes NJ. E. Ingalls,, Jno. L. Vance E. B.
Finley, Congressman Donovan and Hare,
c. NJ. Anderson, Irvine DUNCAN. w. r.
Richie, Z. b. Eshelman and L. T. Neal,
the defeated candidate for governor. Mr..
Meals toast is THE Ohio Democracy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
In His Pocket.

About 9 o'clock last evening considerable
excitement was created near the Metropoli-
tan Hotel by the report Of a pistol shot
No one seemed to know just where the pis-
toll was fired or by whom, and for time
1t seemed quite a mystery Subsequently
1t was said that small boy, named Porter
field, who, 4. was stated, was a nephew Of
Representative Stallings, had accidentally
discharged the weapon in his pocket, in
flicting a flesh wound in his leg. Later,
home of his parents in the northwestern
section of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Flour quiet-west-
ern super. 1.75a2-o0; do extra 2-25a2 s.; DO.
family ?. T5a315; winter wheat patent, 3.25
az. so; spring do, as0a415; do. straight. 3.2o
az 5O-receipts. AZ. 735 barrels; shipments.
2. 74e barrels; sales, 300 barrels. Wheat
steady-No. 2 red, spot. 64ae4h; January.
e4ae4ik: May, e9as9A: steamer No. 2 red.
eO,kaeOss; milling wheat by sample e4s6S
receipts. .225 bushels; shipments. el,2ls
bushels: stock, l. 4O2. Gil bushels: sales. 49,
900 bushels Corn easy-mixed. spot. 4oha
4oS; January, 4oha4oss; February. 4oesa
4O5s: March, 41%a41k; May, <Ska4si1;
steamer mixed, 3ss. asked; southern corn
by sample. GOAL: do. on grade. s1a4oh
Oats steady-No. white western, S4ka
3d.: No. mixed western, 33aSh-receips,
5000 bushels; stock. 135.60s bushels. Rye
dull-No. 2 4s-receipts. 100 bushels; stock,
60 4Os bushels. Hay quiet-good 70 choice
timothy. sl4 5Oas15.5O. Grain freights hrn.
unchanged. Cotton quiet-miodnng. fB-
Other articles unchanged
BALTIMORE, Jan. S.-Consolidated Gas
bonds 112; stock. 5slka54A- Others un-
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03

Health Officer Hammett has certified to
the Commissioners the necessity Of opening
tn, alley In square 905.
The Commissioners have dismissed Pri-
vate d. NJ. Reidy from the police force for
neglect Of duty.
A certificate of Indebtedness for $l33. 60
was issued today by the Commissioners
against the Georgetown and Tenleytown
railroad for the cost Of repairing and
widening High street from NJ street to the
canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03

Among the attorneys present at the ses-
sion of the Supreme Court of the United
States today were ex-Attorney General w.
H. Miller and ex-Solicitor General now
Judge. Taft. Before the court was opened
the visitors held quite a reception to other
members of the bar, who expressed pleasure
at the return of the ex-offcials Mr.. Miller
is here to argue case in which the Louis
ville Evansville and st. Louis Railroad
Company Is interested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
DEATHS AT NEW YORK.
Col. Floyd Garrison and AdOlph l..
Sanger Succumb.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Col Floyd Clark
son died suddenly yesterday afternoon from
heart failure at his residence. No. 4S East
Goth street. Col. Clarkson was we'll
known figure in New York. He was COM
mander of the G. A. r. of the state of New
York. He was succeeded by Gen. Greeley.
He was prominent in Loyal Legion circles
and was a member of the Seventh Regi-
ment Veteran Association.
Adolph l.. Sanger, prominent lawyer
and ex-president of the board of aldermen,
died at his residence here today of pneu-
monia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.


nepOrteu FavOroDIy.
Senator Proctor today reported favorably
from the District committee the House bill
4571, making service connection with water
mains and sewers in this city.
Incorporation Laws. ryJ
Mr.. Heard today introduced a bill in the
House. by request, amending the general
incorporation law Of the District by pro.
viding that any corporation heretofore or
ganized under clause 2 Of that act may re-
new its charter for any stated number of
years or become perpetual by filing in the
ONCE Of the recorder Of deeds q certificate
Of its trustees to that effect signed by
them
No Meeting.
There was no meeting of the House Dis
trict committee today on account of the abb
sence Of a quorum. Mr.. Wheeler, the new
clerk OF the committee. will arrive in the
ing will be called for next Wednesday.
Chairman Heard is now in the city.
District Bill.
The subcommittee Of the House COM
mittee on appropriations having charge of
the District Of Columbia appropriate bill
resumed its work upon the bill this morn
ing Hearings were given to the District
Commissioners and other officials of the
local government to explain the various
items in the bill touching their respective
departments.
The Convenience Of Parallel,
Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi has introduced
a bill In the House. by request, appropriate
ing $4,000 for the execution of the Ana
costa statue Of George Washington. by
Theophilus Fisk Mills, and for the models,
In metal, for the National Museum, showing
degrees of measure in the nature and con-
vergence of parallel" Ten thousand dol.
lars OF the sum is to be advanced for the
furtherance and completion of the wa (.
The bill also authorizes the Secretary to
furnish the public libraries with TheophiIus
FISK Mills work on the Creation, &C, at
the rate Of three books for 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Gone to Seek Colgate,

SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. 3.-Another re-
lief party started for the Bitter Root noun
tains yesterday to hunt for George Col
gate. the lost member of the Carlin party.
In the party was the eighteen-year old son
CT the lost man. A fund sufficient, they
say, to keep them for several months has
been raised. They propose to traverse the
mountains until they find Colgate. dead or
alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
Divorce Granted.

Justice Hagner today granted a decree of
divorce to Mrs. George S. Stewart in her
bill against Frank l. Stewart, giving her
the custody of her child and her maiden
name Of Tennyson. on the ground of cruel
treatment by the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-03
CONVICTION OF HOWARD.

Result of the Second Trial of the In
ternatiOnal Swindler.
JACKSON, Tenn, Jan. 3.-"Rev." How
ard. alias John Lord Moore. the interna-
tional swindler. who had been on trial the
second time for violating United States
postal laws, was found guilty this morning
on twenty-five counts of the Indictment