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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
A Murder Case.

One Of the most interesting cases before
the Supreme Court during the past year
was the appeal made by Sam Hickory,
" no was sentenced to be hanged by Judge
Parker of the circuit court for the western
district of Arkansas, and whose conI lotion
vas overruled by the Supreme Court on
account of the tenor of the judges charge.
Today the appeal of willie Johnson,
alias Willie Overflow who was sentenced to
be hanged for the murder of Sherman Rus
sell, by shooting, was passed upon, and
the action of Judge Parker's court was
affirmed.
Johnson was accused of taking hand in
the murder, while the actual shot was fred
by Sam Woodward. Exceptions were taken
to the charge of the judge relating to
JOIN sons presence and the actual effect
and intent of certain acts of his, but the
court found the charge correct. Judge
Brewer said that the impression had been
made upon the court that there was a
reasonable doubt of Johnson's guilt, but
that the jury, which heard and saw the
witnesses, was probably better judge of
that matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
LARCENY CASES.

Number of Them Tried before judge
Miller To-day.
In Judge Miller's court this afternoon a
number of larceny cases were tried and dis
posed Of. In enc case a woman named
Mary Hopkins was accused of having TAX
en- two quarts of milk from H. A. Burgess
house. She admitted her guilt and was
fined IS or fifteen days. George Short was
given a hearing because he had appropri-
ated six chickens the property of another.
but the evidence did not disclose whether
he made soup of them or fried them. His
explanation was not satisfactory and a
fine of s. or sixty days was imposed. Luci-
US Lee waited until late in the season to
take coat belonging 10 another. John
King was his victim. The court sent Luoi-
US to Jail. where he will not need a coat
for thirty days. Edward Bowen was held
guilty on charge of having stolen hat
imposed. Not having the money he step
ped back. James Gray was given a thirty
days sentence for the larceny of a broom
John Jackson stole an overcoat and pair
Of trousers from an acquaintance by means
of trick, and one of the witnesses de-
scribed his conduct as a "hoodoO" trick.
He was fined S25 or sixty days. A similar
sentence was imposed in the case of Will
lam Kidwell, against whom there was a
charge of stealing eggs. Thomas Harris
was charged with having entered the house
of r. ]. Donneliy with intent to steal. He
was given preliminary examination and
was held in $500 real estate security for
the action of the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25

Sergeant Daley has made another move
in the direction of cleaning out the DIS
reputable houses in the vicinity of Mary
land avenue, almost in the shadow of the
Capitol and last night he commenced the
crusade by raiding the house of Louisa
house where d number of Cinnamon have
been in the habit of visiting females. But
Cinnamon were not the only persons who
made last night there were two white men
in addition to four Cinnamon and four wo-
men in the house.
Louisa was in the Police Court this MORN
ing charged with keeping a disorderly
house, and her counsel demanded a jury
trial. The case went over until tomor-
row.
Clio Oliver, one Of the young women
months for vagrancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
CIVIL SERvlcEExAMINATloNS.
Program for ties Spring Tour Of the
! Examuers.
The Qu0taa- OF District Appointments
Comprehensive Examiners Wh0
VIII CO and the Places.

The United States civil service commits
sion has. completed arrangements for its
srring tours of examinations for the de-
partmental. railway mail and Indian serv-
ices. The first is to be conducted by Mr..
George r. Wales, who begins at Whining
ton, Del. and Philadelphia, Pa, and con-
tinues at important cities through New
England, returning through eastern New
York and eastern Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Henry A. Hesse conducts the south
ern route, beginning at Richmond, Va, 60
ing west as far as New Orleans and end
ing at Middlesboro', KY. Mr.. Charles l..
Snyder has the heaviest route, embracing
the cities beginning at Pittsburg, Pa. west
as far as Aberdeen, SD, and ending at
Ter begins at Evansville, Ind. and st.
Louis, Mo-. going as far as San Antonio.
and ends at Louisville. KY.
Mr.. George w. Leadley begins at Grand
ington, and south to Los Angeles, and ends
at Stevens Point Wis. Mr.. Leadley will,
In addition to conducting examinations,
select examiners for the new civil service
boards for the internal revenue service.
All OF these tours, with the exception Of
the last, begin on Marcn 81, and end on
April % covering eighty cities in all.
The share of appointments received by
Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, District of Co.
lumbia, Maryland. Montana. Nevada and
wyoming Is at present excessive, and no
dpphcatlOnS Tor any departmental eXam1na-
tons will be accepted from legal residents
thereof unless there is failure to secure
eligibles from other states. Applications
from residents of these states and terri
tories will, however, be accepted for all
railway mail and Indian service examina-
lions.
CD The following named states and terri
tories have also received an; excessive
share of appointments, but to less ex-
tent than those named above, and during
the first half of this year no applications
for the clerk-copyist or the messenger and
Waterman examination will be accepted
from legal residents thereof: Colorado,
Florida Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. Vermont, Virginia, Washington and
West Virginia. Applications from legal
residents Of these states and territories
will be accepted for all departmental spe-
cial, railway mail and Indian service ex-
aminations.
At Washington the clerk copyist exami-
nation will not be given, but the Indian
service examinations and all special de-
partmental examinations, except typewrft-
ing and stenography. will be given on the
first Tuesday in April; the examination in
typewriting and stenography will be given
on the first Wednesday in April. The rail-
way mail examination will be given on the
first Thursday in April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
Washington stock Exchange.

sales-resular cali-ls o'clock m.-Belt Railroad
i ioi Arlington Fire Insurance. 10 at i5s Amer
inston Cas- 30 at 40. Arlington Fire Insurance, 10
Government BOndS-g s as 1ssistsssa a.; 1lSH
District of Columbia Bonds.-eo-year fond Is. 100
currency , I'D bid sess, funding, currency. 10
Os s Nv and George
town Railroad conv. 6s, LIST, 1870 bid. 1876 asked.
iso bid 1ss asked. Metropolitan Railroad cony @,
100 bid, 102h asked. Belt Railroad IS, IS bid So
Columbia Railroad 6s. I1oh bid I11h asked
Washington Gas Company g, series A. !ls bid.
Washington Gas Company conv. 6s, 135 bid. U. 8,
Electric Light cow; 5s. 1856 bid. Chesapeake and
can a' Security and Trust IS. T. and A. 100 BID
American Security and Trust IS. A. and O.. 100
e. n Ma
TGs afsa,Ey e 100 bid %a.hinssoa IsSs
80 asked. Metropolitan. 2ss bid, 81 asked. Cen.
SO asked D'? secesd iss ed e 10 asseS III
rag pa. Columbia; ls2 81 bid 14s asked. Capital.
ers,. lo2 bid. no asked. Lincoln. 9ss bid Ohio
ga Safe Depost sa and Trust oompaniesNa,oual Safe
Deposit and Trust 125 bid Iso asked. Washington
Loan and Trust. 1i9 bid. 40 asked american Sc
Safe Deposit, 100 asked
Railroad Stocks.-washington and Georgetown,
30 bid, 800 asked. Metropolitan, 63 hid, IL asked
Columbia. 63I5 bid, 20 asked. Belt, 30 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washinyton Gas,
4SH bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 80 bid. U.
s. Electric Light, 'l33N bid. 1874 asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's. 3sN bid. 40k asked.
Franklin, As bid, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 40 bid.
Corcoran, 81 bid. Potomac. 6s bid. Arlington, $50
bid, 153H asked. German american, 165 bid. Ma
tional Union, IL bid Is asked. Columbia, 131s bid,
15k asked. Riggs, bid. ~ asked. Peoples, 81
bid. 6ts asked. Lincoln, sS bid, 81 asked COM
mercial 8 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estnte Title, 108
bid, 118 asked Columbia Title, bid. 8 asked.
Washington Title asked District Title, 10 bid,
Is asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, IS
bid. American Graphopbone, az bid, 81 asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Is bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-washington Market, Is
bid. Great Falls Ice, $50 bid, las asked. Bull Run
Panorama. 80 asked Lincoln Hall. so hid. Inter-
Ocean Building, 80 asked. Mergenthaler Linotype,
leo bid.
sEx div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
HAD A RIGHT.
A Pistol Figures in Row on d
Street.

Street.
Yesterday morning between II and
o'clock there was lively scene on street
southwest Just south of the Capitol
grounds, when L. Flannery, the sculptor,
and several colored men figured in row.
Two marines and citizens on their way
home stopped to take hand in the trouble,
and the affair resulted in the arrest of Mr..
FIannery on a charge Of concealed wea-
pons and Daniel Lee, colored, for alleged
assault Mr.. Flannery, was in his studio.
when the barking. of dog attracted his
attention outside the building. When he
went out several colored men were there,
and he charges they jumped on him and
knocked him down. He had his pistol in
his hand at the time, and when, he two
marines reached the place. one of them as
sisted him to his feet and took the pistol
from him. The colored men went across
the street to the CAPITOL grounds and threw
stones across the street. One Of the mis-
siles struck marine. and it is alleged two
pistol shots were fired by one Of them
The marines caught Lee and gave him
rough treatment, and when arrested his
head was covered with blood.
Judge Miller heard the proof, which was
contradictory. The evidence failed to dis
close Just who red the shots.
Lee was given six months In jail ana MT.
Fiannery was acquitted, the judge saying
he had right to have the weapon on his
own premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
baltimore Markets.


BALTIMORE, March 25.-Ffour firu1-western
super; 2ooa2 10; do extra, 2.2Oa2 SO; do. family,
2.6oa2 S5; winter wheat patent, 3.O0a3. Is; spring
do, 6Oa3 Is Special brands higher); spring wheat
straight 35n3 50-receipts. 15.O77 5arreis; ship
sr..spot. month and April, 6lAa61h; May, 6IIsa
81ss; steamer No: red, 57aia5s-receip.s. 10, 1873
bushels; stock, 453. 22& bushels sales, 5000 bush
els; southern wheat by sample. 60a62; do on grade,
5IAa6lN; Corn frm-spot and month. 5Oa50A |;
April, 50a5OA; May, 50isa50N; steamer Mixed
Scholarships SO 955 bushels; shipments. AZ s57
bushels; stock 1853 bushels; sales, 80 900 bush
els; southern white and yellow corn, 50h. Oats
higher-No. white western. 31ka3s: No. 2 mixed
western. 3lka3a-recipts 3.456 bushels; stock 1885,
1893 bushels. Rye dull-No. 2, 57a5S-recetp:s 1865
bushels; stock, 2O.s45 bushels. Hay frm-good to
choice Timothy, $l300a$13.50 Grain freights quiet
unchanged Sugar firm-granulated, $40 per 100
lbs. Butter f1n-fancy creamery 20; do. imita-
tion, 49,; do; ladle, IA; good ladle 1Oa12; store
packed g. Eggs weak-fresh, r. Cheese firm
fancy New York 90 size, 11E; do. IS size, rev; do.
20 to % SIZE 12K. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
DEATH OF POSTMASTER DALTON.
A Weil-knOSvn OMeiai of the House
Passes Away.


Mr.. Lycurgas Dalton, postmaster Of the
House Of Representatives, died at his home
m this city, B street northwest, last
night The immediate cause Of his death
was an attack of bronchitis. but Mr.. Dali
ton has been sufferer for some time with
nervous prostration and it is thought that
his health has been gradually falling, The
crisis in his condition was reached last
Saturday afternoon, when he began sink
ing rapidly.
Mr. Dalton left a family consisting Of a
wife and four children, three of them being
girls. They were at his bedside when he
nephew, and Mr.. w. c. Crawley, a friend
of the family and employe Of the House
post Office
Mr.. Dalton came to Washington from In
diana during the Forty-seventh Congress
and held the position of superintendent of
the Senate folding room under Col. Bright
Al the commencement of the Forty eighth
Congress he was elected postmaster of the
House and held it until the advent of the
Reed Congress, when he gave way to a re-
publican. He was reelected to his position
in the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Con-
crosses. Assistant Postmaster Ross will
perform the duties of the Office until the re-
assembling of Cor gress. when postmaster
will be elected.
A meeting of the employees of the House
was held at the Capitol this afternoon,
which was attended by number of prom
inent Indiana people and the employees of
the Senate. Ex-Representative Holman
presided over the meeting and Doorkeeper
hurt was appointed secretary. Secretary
Cox Of the Senate, Clerk Kerr of the
House and Journal Clerk Crutchfield made
eulogistic remarks upon the life and char
acter of the deceased. Honorary pallbear-
ers were appointed as follows: Senator
voorhees, Senator. German, Mr.. Holman,
Mr.: Bynum. Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, Sec
rotary Cox, Clerk Kerr and Doorkeeper
Hurt. Active pallbearers were chosen from
the employees of the House post office, as
follows: Messrs Carlton, Bourne, Craw-
ley Horbach. Yater and Stack
The funeral will occur from the late resi-
dence of the deceased tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock, and the interment will be made
at GlenWaod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
A Third Indictment.

After an arraignment of the man on one
Indictment this morning, the grand jury
this afternoon returned third Indictment
against against Thomas ]. Taylor. charg-
ing him with the murder of his wife,
Mamie W. Taylor, in September last. The
Indictment on which Taylor was arraigned
this morning was, like the first one return
ed against him. defective, because Of a
clerical error. The error in the first one
was discovered before the alleged murder
er was arraigned, but the error in the
second one not until after the arraignment
had taken place. AS the mans trial is set
for tomorrow, the third Indictment was
quickly prepared and returned this after
noon The third indictment, District At
torney Birney believes, is all right. and he
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
THE MORTON CADETS.
Active Preparations for Their Ben
Talent Thus Fnr Secured

ActASc Preparations LOT their Benefit
Talent Thus Far Secured.
Judging from the number of tickets al
ready sold, the Merton Cadets big benefit,
which will be held in Metzerott Hall Friday
evening, April 10. is sure to prove an un-
qualified financial and artistic success. The
youthful soldiers will this evening begin
active preparations in the drill line, and
mean to work every night until the time
for departure.
In the meantime the advisory committee
of the company is actively engaged in ar
ranging for the benefit The program, as
mapped out up to date, includes Miss An
ME Lewis, the popular soubrette; Miss
Mary Helen Howe.soprano; the weli-known
philharmonic Quartet, consisting of Mrs
ANNA Craig Hills, Miss Grace Mccullough,
Miss Eleanor Simonds and Miss Florence
Stidham, with Mrs. H. H. Mills, director;
Prof Mariana Maino, barytone; Mr. Sol
Minister, violinist; Mr.. George H O'Connor,
vocalist; Messrs. Cullen and Collins, BAN
joists, and probably the Apollo Quartet,
consisting of Nessrs. w. d. Mcfarland,
Perry D. Turpin. Frank Reside and B. A.
Ryan, and the Carroll Institute Orchestra
In addition herewith will be an Individual
competitive drill for handsome gold
medal, open to the commissioned officers of
the regiment of High School Cadets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
AN AMAZED srRANGER.

How q Visitor Commented on the
COmmissiOners' Way Of D0aax Things.
Board in Session."
TIE legend was in large bflcat l6ttars-ou
white card. and was SO plain that evsn
an apparently uninterested passer-by saN
1t and stopped.
What boardT' asked he of a,watehfui
messenger. who was doingshis hest to- read
a newspaper and eat pie at one and the
same time. but who. because Of the sur
rounding gloom and a sturdy appetite, was
making more progress with the pie than
with the news.
He WAS informed that the board in ques-
ton was the board of Commissioners of
the District of Columbia.
Just hit 1t, amt I?' said he. I'm a
stranger and I'm doing the town up from
end to end. Now I can see all the Com
mfssioners In bunch and be done with
.em; simply look at 'em while they're work.
Ing. and then pass right along.
Why can t go in? Amt these Commits
sioners purity much like a board of alder
tend to this city's municipal business?
You say they never do let anybody in
Wnen that cards hung out: p'raps you'll
.eH what they're doing. Just transacting
tracts, approving or disappearing reports
or deputies, reading complaints about holes
IN sidewalks. dead cats in alleys. smashed
sewer traps and disorderly policemen? And
don,t want anybody to know what's going
on! Pshaw! that's nonsense!
There's always something suspicious
ABOUT this hole-and-eorner business and
Whlie 1t may be all right enough here-for
these Commissioners of yours are. I under
stand 1t, all honorable men-it wouldn't go
out home for ten minutes. Why, If our
council could shut out the reporters for an
nour there'd be more steam and street-rail-
road devilment Matched than the favored
companies could pay for out of a years
receipts, but you folks have either got bet
ter material in your government or else a
mighty lot of faith in it.
But, as l said before. I'm only a strang-
er and not used to your ways, but we
american people out in Iowa don't want
things fixed as you have 'em. Finish your
pie John; sorry I interrupted you. If you
get chance, though. you can tell your
commissioners what sort of prairie dog
l am. Bye-bye."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
New Engine House,

AS stated in The Star Saturday, the Com
missioners have been unable to secure a
suitable site for the proposed Few build
ing for engine company No. 2 which shall
come within the limit Of cost laid down In
the appropriation. The engine house now
is on D street near 18th, but the District
appropriation provided for new home.
Only two bids were received in answer to
the advertisement calling for proposals, and
these have both been rejected as excess
sive. The Commissioners have decided to
try d second time, and have advertised for
bids, which will be opened, presumably in
secret session, next Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
Witnesses Before the Grand jury at
New York.
CONSPIRACY POSF0FFICE CHARGED
Catholic Employees Claim That
They Are Marked.
TRANSACTIONS IN SILVER

NEW YORK, March 25.-There were a
number of witnesses before the extraordi-
nary grand jury today, several of whom
have or have had connection with the Mad
ison Square Garden.
John X. Hecksher, a member OF the
Jockey Club and one of the directors of
Madison Square Garden, and also MEM
Der of the Horse Show Association, was
among those who went before the jury.
Another was ]. T. Bull, who has been chief
usher at the garden since it's opening.
Just what was brought out by their tes-
tin.cny vas a matter of conjecture, but 1t
is said that it is relative to the alleged IT.
Irregularities between the police and the
garden management.
Postmaster DAYTON was also visitor to
tho building. and was in consultation with
Assistant District Attorney Lindsay In the
latter's office. and. 1t is said, will be wit
EeSs before the jury.
Alleged Post Once Conspiracy.
SAVANNAH. Ga, March Qualifications
Of eonspracies in the Savannah post office
are under investigation Stamping Clerk
Page has been suspended and his removal
recommended. 1t is charged that he circu-
lated a document by which signers pledged
themselves not to report errors of one an
other and to protect one another in every
way possible and, it Is asserted, to work
for the dismissal Of certain other employees
Charges have been male also against at
least one other employe. There are said
to be religious matters involved.
Catholic employees and their friends maze
complaint asserting that there Is an A.
z. A. conspiracy in the post office TO Sc
cure their removal. The Slat.ery outbreak
occurred here snort time ago.
transactions In Silver.
MEXICO CITY, Mex. March 25.-The
Improvement In the price Of silver greatly
stimulated the buying Of foreign exchange
during the week.. and many large transact
tiors have been made by the banks on the
United States and other foreign countries
the appearances being that exchange will
continue to go down.
There is a probability that the great
plethora of $16,00O,0OO in Mexican silver
row lying in the banks of this capital
without use will be relieved by loans So
ncited. and that decided stimulus will be
given foreign trade generally. The feeling
in Mexico is much better than some weeks
ago. and already the outlook for largely
Increased foreign trade is good.
An Electric Company Agreement
BOSTON, March 25.-It is announced this
afterT on that the agreement between the
General Electric Company and the West
inghouse Company has been consummated
in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
A Hearing offered.

The Commissioners this afternoon noti-
fed the secretary of the Federation of La
Dor that they would give hearing to that
organization tomorrow st IL am. in order
to hear their side of the controversy that is
now on between them and the building in
spector with reference to the construction
of the new school building in Southeast
Washington, which they claim is faulty.
Excise Board.
The excise board held a meeting this af-
ternoon and allowed the following trans
fers Of wholesale liquor licenses: B. B.
Earnshaw, 1921 NJ street southeast; Will
lam II. Speiser, 200 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25

Saturday afternoon Policeman King of
the fourth precinct surprised a party of
crapshooters on an old schooner near the
18th street wharf, and rather than get ar
rested the gamblers jumped overheard and
escaped.
Yesterday morning about II o'clock an
alarm of fire was sounded from box 42G for
fire in the house of George Dent, colored,
No. $40 Delaware avenue southwest. Two
feather beds were destroyed and the house
was slightly damaged.
This morning about o'clock an alarm
Of fire was turned in from box Alb for the
burning of vacant house belonging to
Mrs. Riley, on Sth street southwest. The
loss is estimated at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
Lost His Pin.

Two young men. members of the fourth
artillery, went over to jackson City yes
terday and found the law being openly vio-
lated. Rum was being sold and the shell
workers were operating in full force. These
two young men thought the game was an
easy one to beat, while in reality there Is
no such thing as beating 1t, and, after drop
ping their cash money. one Of them, who
thought he had solved the game, bet mis-
diamond pin, and, of course, he lost. He
now wants to recover the pin, but as jack
son City has not yet been declared a part
of the District, the police here could not
helm him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25

The Supreme Court today sustained the
action of the circuit court for the western
district of Texas, in which James H. Rea-
gan was convicted for receiving and con-
ceaiing forty head Of cattle that had been
smuggled from Mexico and sentenced to
two years imprisonment. One of the CUES
lions passed upon was whather the Of
Tense was a felony. in which case the de-
PENDANT would have been entitled to ten
peremptory challenges, but Justice Har-
Ian, who gaYe the opinion, declared that 1t
was but a misdemeanor and that he was
entitled to but three challenges, thereby
sustaining the action of the lower court.