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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-19
AN ARTIsYIC DESIGN.
New Ideas for u One-DOllar silver
Certificate.


Certificate.
Mr. Claude NJ johnson, the chief of the
bureau, of engraving and printing. has
reseiyed from Secretary Carlisle his APP
prevail Of a new design for the one-dollsr
silver, certihcat e, ,Mr. johnson during the
last, year, or. more has been engaged in
orking out an artistic unit design for
. bank note, and his present achievement
As regarded. as az success. The details of
the work was done by the weH-known
F'arsdstI M wMsH9 Low. and the work of
engraving the plate will be done by Mr.
Charles Schlect. who is now engaged in en-
saraving thesfworh's fair diploma. Work
on the design for the other several denomi-
hatidns' H1al' soon be begun.
The design represents History instructing
Youth. History Is represented by a female
figure in a reclining position. with her right
arm around Youth and left arm extended
forward. pointing toward the city of WASH
ington in the background. showing the
dome of the Capitol and the Washington
monument. The open pages Of a book on
the other end of the note contain the Con-
stitution Of the United States. The border
consists of wreathes extending all around
the note. in each of which is the name of
some prominent man who figured in the
history OF the country statesman
author inventor. soldier sailor. This
design Is said to be a genuine work of art
MIR. Johnson expressed great satisfaction
In having secured note which is at once
unit in design and a work of art He
claims that the money of the country
should not only be valuable intrinsically
but should be better than the money of
other countries from an artistic standpoint
He has been working for nearly a year to
accomplish this result IT being difficult 10
educate engravers and designers out of the
Old conventional fern of note and secure a
design that would give the security from
counterfeiting, which is absolutely essen
tiai, while being artistic. This design is one
of a series for the silver certificates which
VIII be produced by Mr. Low, Mr. Walter
Shirlaw of New York and other artists.
1t is claimed by Mr.. johnson that this in
noVatlon In the work of designing bank
rotes will give great satisfaction to The
country This new series of notes will
probably not be issued within a year
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<... IUo sJia ~ $50
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH RATES
POstmaster General Bisselrs Order
Fixing the Cost of Omcfnl Messages.

POstmaster General BisseIIs Order
Fixing the Cost of Onicfal Messages,
Postmaster General Bissell has issued an
order fixing the rates at which Official
communications may be sent by the various
companies during the fiscaf' yea" ending
June 30, 1895. in accordance with statutes
securing to the government the use of tele-
graph lines 'for postal, military and other
purposes" Instead of computing the actual
distances of transmission the payment will
cover the number of miles between the
capital of the state territory or District
of Columbia from within which the mes
sage is sent and the capital of the state
territory or the District of Columbia within
which received. The rates are as follows:
Day messages containing not more than
twenty words, exclusive of place from and
miles, and one cent for each additional
word. One-quarter of this rate to be added
fer each five hundred miles or fraction. but
no rate on message of twenty words
is to be more than 40 cents, nor on an ad-
dtional word more than two cents. The
rate between all points in any state terri
tory or the District of Columbia shall be
20 cents for twenty words and one cent
for each additional word. Night messages
not exceeding twenty words. Is cents, if
distance within two thousand miles, and
for greater distances % cents; in each case
one cent for each additional word. 1t is
provided that if on July l. 1894 or during
the ensuing year, any company charges
the public for ten words or less exclusive
of the date. address and signature, a less
rate than f-herein fixed for twenty words
exclusive of place from and date, the rates
prescribed shall during the year be reduced
by such company to the rates charged to
the public.
AS regulated by statutes government
messages are to have priority over all
other business conducted over telegraph
lines subject to the order.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
To Grade a street.

~ street.
Application has been made to the con-
missioners by A. NJ. Green, to grade. at his
own expense. Galveston street and Frank
fort street. from 18th TO 18th streets Ana
costa.
Want the Cutters Cleaned.
The Commissioners today received a de-
ution from residents OF Howard avenue
northwest between 9Th and 9TH streets. de-
string to have the cutters Of that street
Cleaned The petition states that this has
not been done for a year or more and the
cutters are now overgrown with weeis and
grass. In addition to this the street was
recently opened 10 put In a water pipe and
the earth from the excavation was thrown
into the gutter on one side. completely M
ing IL. and in several places IL still remains
in that condition. The street is a very
short one. being only one square in length
and would take the cleaning men a very
short time to remove the weeds and other
wise properly clean the two CUTTERS.
The Water bad.
Relative to the request OF DIR. s. NJ Pierre
and others for the continuance Of the pump
at the corner OF I'D and streets north
west Captain Derby reports:
This is one OF the wells OF which a bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination was made by DIR.
Kenyon. and pronounced bad with recon-
mendation that II be closed. 1 would recom-
mend that the action taken by the board IN
order of June - be adhered to- and that
the well be closed and abandoned: and APP
plcants Informed that It's use cannot be
continued. as after examination II Is he
lieved to be contaminated with sewage"
Charges Dismissed.
The charges against Private ID. W. Lewis
of the police force for neglect OF duty have
been dismissed.
To Regulate the Damp.
The Commissioners. upon The recommen.
dalton of the health officer have placed a
man at the public Gump on NJ street be-
tween LIST and ID streets northeast to reeu-
late the dump. and prevent the deposit Of
objectionable matter there.
Building Permits.
Building permits issued today were
fellows: Edward Kern. three brick dwell
ings. Ncs. -. q and - stree, extended.
to cost sl0.O0o George Nesiine. one brick
dwelling at 1880 ID street southeast. to cos
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Washington stock EXCHANGE

Sales. regular call-i2 O'Clock Mathematician
Enrtpic e i tisr $500 a, To-; United states
Trust n l22 ~ ~
Government Bonds United States Is. reris,eraa
1907, ia bid. 1lts. asked. United STates a. con
pom 1907, ia bid li4;i asked. United States IS.
District Of Columbia Bonds eO-ycar Funding Is
W l%s bid 80, eyear Funding e. gold il3', bid.
STOCK currency Is. 1893 iao nia ~ s Sld r Msher
'uITsncTi 1lSg bid ID s%S reg :ios. loo hid
Washington and Georgetown Railroad COW. tS, I'd,
III bti lao asked. Metropolitan Railroad ronv
Us. loi bid, los asked. ISelt Railroad Is n lid
~ asked. lexington Railroad Dis - hid wssb
ingion LAS Company Is. series 4. ia hid. Wash
ington Gas Company Gs. 100 hid United
States Electric Light oony. IS. ia hid III asked.
asked. American Security and Trust 5s' 1Et; r
4 A A. 1901. hid American Security and Trust -s.
pany imp Gs 1851. bid washnsi@n Marset S SS
ton 5s. Io4 bid no asked washington IirsI Ia
lantry isi Is I" bid. Washington Light Infantry
National Rank stocks-Bank of Washington. 81
bid $3.50 asked Bank of Republic. 2a5 bid. 275
30 bid. 800 asked. Farmers and Mechanic Is.,
bid. 200 asked. Second. IS5 bid. 100 asked. Cit
asked. Capital. l15 hid. West End iWs lid IN
asked Traders. 100 bid. Lincoln, 30 bid. Ohio.
safe Dep"sit and Trust Companies. National
safe Deposit and Trust. 1a5 hid. Is5 asked Wash.
~
can Security and Trust Ia bid. l33 asked
Railroad Stocks.-wa shingfon and Georgetown
2sS bid. So5 .sked. Metropolitan, 81 bid I0l
asked COLUMBIA. o. bid g asked. Belt - hid
s2 asked Ecking,op, 30 hid IS asked,
-, bid isa asked t'eorg-town Gas. 80 hid.
United States Electric Light. I24 hid. l25I, asked
Insurance Stocks. Firemen's ~ hid AZ asked
Franklin. A. bid. Is asked Metropolitan 81 hid
10 asked ,orroran to hid Potomac, as bid ~
asked. Arlington 1Jo bid. leo asked German
American. 100 bid. National Union. IL hid NJ
asked Columbia liza, bid: l5is asked. Riggs. a.
bid. ~ ssked Peoples. 81. bid. -. asked Lin,
coin ~ bid ~ asked. Commercial. @ asked
Title Insurance Stocks. Estate Title las
bid. 1l2 asked. Columbia Title "a, hid = asked
Is asked
Telephone Stocks. -Pennsylvania. 81 hid 30
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. 81 hid IS asked
American Graphophone. bid asked. I'netIina Tie
Gun Carriage. ~ hid. as asked
Miscellaneous Stocks. Washington Narke. 10
bid, 10 asked Great Falls Ice. 1870 bid. I50 asked
Bull Run Panorama. 70 asked. Norfolk anl Wash
ington Steamboat. 70 hid. ~ asked wa,hinrto ON
Brick Machine 100 bid. Lincoln Hall. so bid 100
asked.
SEX Dividend.
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MEDAL OF HONOR MEN.
A Petition That the Few I'm the Public
Service BE Not Disturbed.

Mr. Marion T. Anderson. chairman of the
executive committee of the Medal of Honor
Legion, recently wrote letter to the Prasi-
dent in the interest of the medal of honor
men now holding office under the govern
ment. He said that between 800 and 600 Of
ficers, soldiers and sailors, who served in
the army and navy of the United States
during the late war of the rebellion were
presented with medals of honor" for dis
tinguished gallantry In action, pursuant to
an act Of Congress in their behalf and that
of the survivors SO hono~ed not over thirty,
whose names ne gives, are now in the pub
lie service. most of them being in the execu-
tive departments in this city. Therefore
he says. as a reduction of the number of
persons in the civil service seems to be con-
templated by Congress. the Medal of Honor
Legion petitions the President Ito issue such
orders or instructions as will insure the re-
tention In the public service of those ex-offi-
GERS soldiers and sailors who have been so
honored by Congress. until their term of Office
shall expire, Or until they become wholly
unfit to perform their duties. or are un-
worthy to remain in the public service" A
copy of this letter has been sent by the
President to the heads Of the executive de-
partments for such action as they may
deem advisable under the circumstances.
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ARIZONA AID NEW MEXICO.
Some Doubt a.@o whether the state.
hood Bills VIII Pass This Session.

4,
While the Senate committee on territories
the admission of the, territories Of Arizona
and New Mexico. the prevailing opinion
about the Senate Is that the bills will not
be considered during the present session Of
Congress. unless the session should be pro-
lcnged beyond the expectations of MAORI
ty of Senators. Senator Faulkner. chairman
of the committee, qon:, territories. has ex-
pressed the opinion that consideration Of
the bills will be 5ds4erred' until the short
session. II, hDwHVet ithe tariff bill should
cause adjournment to be Deferred for some
time this cchtention might be upset.
There Is also a possibility that the SUBJ
committee on Arizona may not act upon the
direction of the fun committee to prepare
the bill for the admission of that territory
FOR presentation to the Senate after the
meeting of the full committee next We'd
nesday. This subcommittee is composed Of
Senators Hill. Call and Davis The two
last named are among the members Of the
committee present who voted against such
instructions to. the subcommittee. and. as
Senator Hill was. not present. he is not
officially committed on the proposition II.
however. he should prove to be favorable to
admission there would still be majority
Of the subcommittee opposed to admission
The members Of the committee favorable To
admission are not, however, worried over
this aspect of the case, for they say that
with a majority of the full committee ia
vorable. the subcommittee can be easily
overruled. and in, case of a. refusal on the
part of the subcommittee to accept the
instructions Of the committee. the bill can
and will be taken out of their hands and
prepared by the full committee.
Hence the advocates of admission admit
no doubt as to the favorable report upon
10th bills. the New Mexico bill having al
re ady been put in shape by the subcommit.
tee having it IN. charge.
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UNION PACIFIC BRANCHES.
The Receivers Want Instructions Re-
Earding Those That Are Losing.


ST PAUL. Mimi, July 19-E Ellery
Anderson of New York, o. w. Mink of
Boston and Frederic r. Coudert of New
York receivers of the Union Pacific. and
John NJ. Thurston of Omaha counsel for the
receivers, were in the United States circuit
court before Judge Sanborn today to pre-
sent their petition in regard to eight nom
paying branches of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn.
OF the petition Receiver Coudert said:
1T is merely a motion on the part of the re-
ceivers of the Union Pacific for Instructions
from the court about certain branches of
the Union Pacific which are not paying
operating expenses AS to these, although
in some cases they are incidentally valuable
to the system, the receivers desire the in
struction of the court, of which they are
only instruments"
a number of parties in interest have been
cited in obedience to Judge Sanborns or
der. ana each one of the parties concerned
directly or indirectly, will be entitled to a
hearing
Mr.. Coudert said the trustees for the
bC ndholders on the main line and it's branch
interested because they have an in
tCres st in the general fund out of which the
expenses for the crippled roads are taken.
Where it is for the general good" he
C, ntinued, that these infrm members Of
the system shall be supported out of the
common fund, the court will, no doubt, Or
der the continuance of the practice which
the receivers. under general Instructions
have heretofore followed. Should any ques-
ton of fact be raised. 1t is probable that the
court will order a reference to a master of
chancery to take proof of the allegation of
the petition and to report with his opinion
thereon, out II Is not probable that any
serious question of fact will be raised in
opposition to the petition of the receivers
at least at this time.
Judge Cornish has already been appointed
master in few cases and may be appointed
today for all.
The receivers are confident that their pc
tition will not meet with any opposition.
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Captain Doherty's Case Called by
the Police Commissioners.
A WRIT OF PROHIBITION SERVED
More Time is Asked for by the
Defense.
NEW YORK'S GREAT TOPIC

NEW YORK. July 19-Poiice Captain
Michael Doherty and his former wardmen
John Hook. Bernard Meehan and jeremiah
S. Levy. were arraigned for trial today be-
fore the police commissioners.
The men are charged with extorting
money from keepers of disreputabIe resorts
and all are placed on trial at the same time
although the specifications in the CHARGES
against them differ.
Only witnesses and reporters were al
lowed in the place. but there were so many
of these that 1t was hard to find accommo-
dalton.
A surprise was sprung on the commits
sioners at the opening of the proceedings
Lawyer Fromme. counsel for one of the
accused wardmen. asked for adjourn
ment. 50 that proper defense might be
prepared. In doing so he cited the trial Of
the police commissioners before the mayor
in 1877. when David Dudley Field secured
an adjournment on the same grounds.
Lawyer Grant, associate counsel for the
defense. followed in more excited strain
and accused Assistant District Attorney
Wellman. who appears for the prosecution,
with having withheld from the defense
every opportunity 1T might have to prepare
it's case.
Il mean," said Mr.. Grant, Ito keep Mr.
Wellman within the lines of the truth in
this case and have him act as a respectable
attorney. IL that be possible
PRESIDENT Martin then announced that an
adjournment would be granted in the case
or ex-Wardman Levy. but that the cases
OF Captain DOherty and Officers Hook and
Meehan would go on.
Then Lawyer Fromme sprung a surprise
by serving the board with writ of, pro-
hibition. issued by Judge Dugro of the su-
perior court. .-.-.
recess was then taken to p. m
The writ of prohibition was granted on
aff1davits of several witnesses that some Of
the commissioners are legally excluded
from serving as judges. having expressed In
advance that they propose to dismiss the
defendants. regardless Of the evidence given
at the trial. Under these circumstances no
legal quorum of commissioners can act
The writ Is granted on the additional
ground that the defendants were not al
lowed sufficient opportunity to prepare for
trial.
Lawyer Grant said: This writ raises the
point that some OF the commissioners are
as deep In the mud as the defendants are In
the mire. The commissioners mentioned in
the writ are President Martin and another
whose name do not care to mention The
writ was obtained late last night With the
arguments we have to present there is no
chance of the trials going on today,
Later.-Judge 6ildersleeve of the supreme
court has quashed the writ OF prohibition
issued last night by Judge Dugro. restrain
ing the police commissioners from going
on with the trials of Capt. Doherty and the
accused eX-wardmen
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WILL INvEsTsG ATE.
Action Of the senate special Sugar
Truet Com inf tfee

The Senate investigating committee Rave
decided to make an investigation "a Fthe
charges made by the New York Herald
that it can be proven that certain Senators
who swore that they had not 'specaiated In
sugar swore falsely. This determination
was reached on Monday. when the first
publication appeared but when q meeting
Of the committee can be held Is not yet
known. The committee havesnS ersgins1 in
formation on the subject and the renewal
Of the Investigation grows entirely cot Of
the publication. They will, as in other
cases. try to get what information can he
had from the Herald. and II there is any
such evidence the Herald describes they
will endeavor TO get IL IL possible. They
have nothing to go on now but the publica-
ton.
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NEW YORK ALL RIGHT.
Secretary Herbert Takes n Trip on
the YjE Cruiser.

the PIG Cruiser.
After Secretaryd Heraert had witness ed
the trial trip of thu Minneapolis. which. ne
says. is the tastes. and probably the best
cruiser in the world, and ship of which every
American should be proud. he took passage
on the cruiser New York from Boston :,
New York. He was impelle1 to do this in
order that he might see for himself the
condition of the ship, which has been 50
severely criticised as defective in many
important points. AS the ship took the out
side course and the Secretary was aboar 4
for two days and three nights. he had ample
opportunity to crafty his wish. Speaking
or his trip. the Secretary said: II devoted
myself TO thorough examination of the
vessel looking at the engines and watch
ing the turning of the guns and the tur-
rets They all worked easily and smoothly.
L turned one Of the large eght-inch guns
with my hand. although they are designe1
10 be operated by two men. The ammuni-
ton ho4sts have been slightly changed by
the force on the Ship and are now in good
order. Some Of the tubes of the ice machine
were burnt out. The truth is that when
the New York went to sea, like most new
ships, some of the bearings Of the ma
chinery were not as smooth as they should
have been and some rectification was neces-
sary, and this work was done by the crew.
Now she Is simply magnificent ship. The
criticisms passed on her have no other
foundation than the slight defects l have
mentioned. The midship ammunition room
Is too hot bys reason of its nearness to the
boilers. but / am satisfied that the remain
ing magazines are fully sufficient for the
ships supply and am disposed to approve
the recommendation made to me on board
that this midship room be used as a coal
bunker"
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PEANUT OIL.
A New Test Found by the AEricul-
tural Department.

tural Department..
Prof. H. w. Wiley. the chemist of the
Department of Agriculture. has just sub
mitted a report to the Secretary with ref
erence to some recent chemical examina-
tions into the nature of peanut oil, the
product that has been receiving so Tuch at
tention of late. One OF the most impor-
tant discoveries made, according to the re-
port. is a characteristic test for peanut oil
as distinguished from cotton and olive oil.
By experiment 1t was found that when
these oils are dissolved in equal volumes of
petroleum, treated with a few drops Of sui
phuric acid Of 1875 specific gravity, and
thoroughly shaken. the ether solution of
peanut oil becomes a magnificent wine-red
color. while the other oils either remain
colOrless or become slightly brown. This
test has not been applied to all vegetable
oils, but 1t Is completely characteristic Of
peanut oil as compared with the two men
toned. This reaction Is entirely new. and
will become. without doubt, a standard one
for distinguishing between the oils In Ques-
ton. - ua
The examination Is to be extended to all
other vegetable oils as rapidly samples
Of known purity can be obtained. 1t may
be that there Is other vegetable oil
which will give the beautiful wine-red color.
In which case a test will have been estab-
lished by. which peanut oil can be at all
times distinguished. The tests show also
that peanut Oil VIII not make a good lu-
bricant, as 1t Is lixbla 30 gum too easily.
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CAPITOL TOPICS.
A Labor Com m iaaion.

Representative Phillips of Pennsylvania
commission to collate information and con-
slider and recommend legislation to meet
the problems presented by labor, agriculture
and capital. 1t provides for the appoint
ment by the President of a commission of
five representatives of labor, five of agri-
culture and five of commerce, each division
to choose two more members and to ap-
point a lawyer majority of the commits
sion shall not belong to one political party,
it's members shall be salaried at 5000 and
its life shall not be longer than two years
The bill provides that the commission shall
Investigate questions pertaining to immi-
grafton, labor, agriculture and business, to
recommend legislation receive petitions and
grant hearings to representatives of various
interests.
Mr.. bland blocked.
Mr.. Bland was blocked yesterday In his
effort to secure action by the committee on
coinage, weights and measures upon his
free coinage bill. owing to the failure of a
quorum to assemble. He will make another
try next Wednesday.
Speaker Crisp Against the Nicaragua
Canal.
Friends Of the Nicaragua canal bill are
greatly disappointed at the poor prospect
of it's cor sideration by the House this ses-
sion. When members of the commerce
committee saw Speaker Crisp yesterday
about 1t the Speaker did not hold out any
prospect that the rules committee would
give time for it. and gave it as his opln-
ion that it would be unwise for the gov
eminent to incur heavy q debt in the
present state of its finances.