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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

which their rooms. are open to the public
barring ttee reuurtssS-we from 8 to 2.
Mr.. Truesdell, too. IL, rarely in as much of
hurry to get too Hill desk in the morning
as. he In to- get aWass' to luncheon. ann he
rareaE gets haok aEadh until after. the
huildings has been' ciosed to the public:
Eew realize how naEuy people want to see
the Commissioners besides the reporters.
In addition to the, scores of officials who
naturally haHa a, right to, their official. ear1
thero is e. constant line OF visitors all dAy
long who want to see them about some
people at large. large portion of the time
of Commissioner is necessarily taken up
with hearinE- complaints, and recommepda-
tons of one sort and another. Inventors
with improved car fsnders,, or muzzles
which can be applied. SO they say, either to
the press or to- the clerks, are frequently on
hand.
That they neglect their duties as news
gatherers and furnishers Is explainable by
the: amount of other work the Mystic Order
of Three have to deal with, but it Is clearly
shown by the very small quantity of facts
that are of interest to the taxpayers and
other citizens of. the District which are al
lowed to trickle through their official filter.
The beautiful yellow calf-bound letter
book which the reporters, as great con-
,cession, are allowed to- inspect, was a
desert today, and il it may be taken as
a gauge of the amount of business actual
ly transacted in the interests of the Dis
trtct, one ab1e-bodied newspaper man could
do as much with one hand tied behind his
back as two Commissioners are able to do
with their members unrestricted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
NOT AT ALL WARLIKE
The Intentions of Great Britain ou Vene,
zuela.
Report of a Probable Hnunbardmnmt. OF
GreytOwn Discredited I'm Dip.
lOmntic Circles.

The trouble between Great Britain and
Nicaragua, which has threatened to en-
;tangle the United States, has not assumed
the belligerent aspect made out by recent
reports These untrue reports. were to the
effect that Great Britain has assured the
United States that there will be no en-
enactment on American soil, and that
with this understanding Great Britain may
lombard Greytown without the interven-
ton of the United States.
That Great Britain made any such repre-
sensations is discredited by those best adj
vised on the subject. 1t is known definitely
that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, has not seen Secretary
Gresham. on the Nicaraguan question, and
has had no communications whatever with
him on the subject.
From the standpoint of Nicaraguan Of
hcials. thes question is readily susceptible
of peaceful adjustment, and there Is not a
remote chance of a b0mbardment of Grey
town. Gen. BarriOs, the special envoy of
Nicaragua, who recently left here for
home, will soon return to, Washington.
From the British standpoint; the trouble
with Nicaragua is one, in. which the inter-
ests of the United States and Great Britain
are united rather than opposed. When the
British vice consul. Mr.. Hatch, was en-
peileu from Nicaragua, several citizens of
the United States were also expelled The
latter We're allowed tC, return, but it is b.
lieved an indemnity for their expulsion
was quietly paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
WAS. KILLED INSTANTLY.
Another Victim of the Deadly OvcI
head Wires.

Another Victim Of the Deadly Over
head Wires.
PETALUMA, Call, March 22.-William s.
Pierce. manager and chief owner of the
Petaluma Electric Light and Power Com
pany, president of the Pierce Telephone.
Company;preaident Of the California Dairy
mems Union, and one of the most wealthy
and prominent citizens was instantly KILL
ed by contact with one of the wires last
night Driving with an assistant. looking
for broken wires, the latter climbed. pole
on Main street. receiving a. shock, which.
>fr!ghtesfed him. and ne- rapfufy descendeei.
PIERCE. who had been: ordered, to- take
active. exercise for his health. determined,
to climb the pole. needless. of the assist
ants. warming. He started tor ascend the
pole. and on reaching the first crnsspiece,
about forty feet from the ground, sat on
1t with his legs astride the big pole. He
ran his right hand several times over sey-.
eral wires, when suddenly he touched one
from which the insulation had been burn
ed. A. sheet, of flame shot forth; and Pierce,
without a. sound, dropped backward. His
body was still on the crosspiece. and he
hung with head, hands and feet down.
ward, two heavy wires sustaining the body,
and keeping IT. from falling. Citizens soon
gathered. and the current was cut, off. at
the works.
hastily summoned. was utilized in taking
the body down. 1t was terrible task in
the storm. The body had been on the
pole, for about fifteen minutes, the current
being on for four minutes of the time. and
it is estimated that between 5000 and 1900
voits.of electricity passed through the body
during the time the current was on.
The hlackened remains were carried into
an adjacent hotel. and several doctors
worked for an hour. but resuscitation was
impossible
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Washington stuck Exchange.

sales sall-l2 o'clock Metropolitan a
Sa ias se 49, g lol at lss E'''fs s
and po,on,as Telephone. 20 AZ So; rheumatic Gun
= cents. After eali~Metropoitan Raiiroad d,
bid. TiT asked, 6; 5: IS, eoapon III lid, liz
District Of Columbia Bonds.-2o year fund is. los
Bio Hysr 1nd IS gold Wa,sS d s, watsr &
bid; sifs. REGISTERED, lids. 100 Ind. 9
town Railroad cow. Is, list. Is bid. iss asked.
Washington and Georgetown Iiaiiroad conr U.s. "a.
g.. 1901. BID a ioi asked ' Belt Railroad IS. $
bid, $ asked. lexington. Railroad g, lug bid,
asked Washington Gas Company IS series a, l!s
lid. Washington Gas Company ds, series 3, ut
and PotOmae Ielephone BIS S.. 100 hid, los asked I'd
M AeTiea9 Security and Trust IS and "a
'3 Ma-Sn ssaF'sn fs % m PSI j.
bid Washington Market , Company ext g. 1oz
%a.A Masnrsss s sai n!ss Is 100 BID
80 SO asked IS s Meirepolan IS. sd ~ asked
sSe asked. second. ia BID, is asked cI!iaens.
lid lid M. End ls9 "a lid IL s ssssS cR
ess los oS Sid u d2i IA asked Lincoln es's Did, ios
Deposit and Trust rs 81 pa II, ls asked wasaInstos
s foa Safe sHf bepos 10 ask asked Washing
Railroad Observation-Disclosures. and Georgetown.
2s5 bid 2a5 asked. Metropolitan 90 bid, 20 asked.
Columbia. % bid, 20 asked. Belt, IS asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas,
4sH bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas. 80 bid 5sH
asked. U. s. Electric Light, '133 bid 1887 asked
Franklin, 80 bid, 5s asked Metropolitan 90 lid.
Ccrcornn. 81 bid: Potomac, Gs bid, 10 asked. Ar
lingt0n, 153 bid, 1853 asked German-Amerinn,
1853 bid, National Union, u bid Columbia, 13H
BIG ~ p n Rsss Y SS r 81 asked ss Rs
mercial, a bid 5 asked.
Title Insurance Srueks.-Real Estate Title 10a
bid. 116 asked. Columbia. Title, bid, asked.
Washington Title, asked. District Title. 10 bid,
13h asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania ST bid. Chesa.
peake and Potomac 5SA bid, 81 asked. American
Graphophone, 3H bid, 81 asked Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, rs bid
Miscellaneous StockS-washtnEton Market, lsI
bid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid, LOO asked Rnu
Bun panornI ma 50 asked Norfolk and washinetos
Ocean Building. 90 asked. Merrenthaier HpotyI-
100 bid, 100 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

Al ST., Louis Brokerage Co. Held
BE Fraudulent.

Al ST., Louis Brokerage Co. Held to
( BE Fraudulent
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 2-The mail. of
the Missouri Brokerage Company, of which.
James Craig is president; has been held up
at the post office, under instructions from
Washington. Letters addressed, to- the
company have also been ordered stamped
fraudulent" and returned to the writers:
thereof.
In circulars it had been sending out the
company advertises to loan money. on real
estate, collect rents and also, place loans
and deal in stocks and bonds.
For several weeks complaints have been
received from correspondents of the COM
Ipany. The tenor of these is that the writer's
have made applications, for loans on real
estate; that they were required by the conn
pany as preliminary to; the negotiation Of
the loan to send fea to cover the cost
of examining: tha title; that the money Was
sent, and that was the last, of the matter.
The; title WAS found defective: OF the loan
was refused and the compartments were out
the amount of fee SENT. whichi varied from,
$1Ui to SIS.
nent. that its business is legitimate the
mail restriction will be removed. WA. Van
Zandt, secretary and! treasurer, who comes
from Philadelphia, asserts that the COM
pany Is legitimate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
Killed n Calf,

/ Sergeant Harry Hill of the marine corps
was prisoner in the Police Court this
morning. the charge against him being
horsebreakng in the night There was no
claim that he wanted to steal anything, but
simply that he broke into the stock yard
at 18th street and Ohio avenue with intent
to commit a misdemeanor. The offense re-
ferred to was the killing of calf. 1t ap-
pears that on the night of November Is
Hill and marine named Patrick Kelly
were drinking, and when they reached the
vicinity of the drove yard they heard the
noise made by the animals. and going in
the place Hill used a piece of gas pipe on
a calf's head with deadly effect. While
on the sidewalk policeman came along
and ordered him away. He obeyed the order
and Kelly, who was in the building, re-
manned until the officer had gone and then
he went off and again met Hill.
. Precinct Detective Helan, who investi-
gated the case. finally traced the offense
to the sergeant and he was arrested last
evening. Patrick Kelly is now awaiting
sentence by the military court SO it is
said as he was contaminated some time
ago.
Judge Miller heard the evidence in the
case and held Hill in $500 real estate Sc
curity for the action of the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

Pence Negotiations Mny He Conclude,
I'm q FOrtnfHIft.

Pence Negotiations NIny He Concluded
I'm a Fortnight.
Ten days or two weeks is the, time which
an, official Of the japanese legation today
fixed as the limit for the conclusion Of the
peace negotf atoms between Japan and
China, now in progress at Shimonoseki
By that time. he thought, there should be
an understanding. Of some sort reached one
way or the other. Whether any under
standing Or agreement that might be
reached, however. will be complete some
doubt exists. not because of lack of power
on the part of Ii Hung Chang to agree to
the conditions imposed. by Japan but on
account of a disposition that might lie
manifested by him to- consult his govern
nent before acting.
No official continuation of the renort of
the beginning of negotiations has been re-
of peace negotiations has naturally sug-
gested. the prospect of the declaration of
n truce or an a-mistice by the two pow-
ers pending an agreement for the cessa-
ton of hoStilitieS and the settlement of the
war. Information on this subject is lack
ing at the legation, but the official above
referred to gave it as his opinion that no
armistice would be declared until at least
the basis of an agreement on terms of
seems to obtain in the lower house of the
japanese parliament that the time to ne
gotiate peace has not yet arrived, and the
prospective Offering of a motion to that eff
feet, 1t is said, will have no effect on the
course of the government. Even should
such motion be adopted the government
will continue the negotiations now begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
MORE ronlcn oFF1CALs INDICTED.
Another Br<clH of TRUE Hills, Handed
In Mt New York,

Another Br<t.I, of Tru, tstlls, Handed
i'm ut New York
NEW YORK, March 22-The extraorr1i-
May grand jury went into the court OF
oyer and terminer at lis O'Clock this
afternoon and Foreman Leggett handed.
another bztch of indictments against police
officials to Justice 1ngral1am. There were
said. to be, eleven indictments in the batch
Court. was. then adjourned Warrants will
probably be issued this afternoon for the
indicted officials. as was done in the case
of the other indictments.
F.! William E. Harding was. subpoenaed be-
fo re the extraordinary grand jury today,
but was, at. his own request, excused until
Monday. Harding said he had been SUBJ
poenaed to testify as to the brides he is
alleged to have given Inspector Williams
while the latter was the captain of the
nineteenth precinct, for protecting sparring
bouts in Madison Square Garden,
Among the bouts mentioned is that be-
tween Sullivan. and Mitchell.
:. Howard Carroll was also witness before
the grand jury today, and it was said that
John. H. Starin would appear before that
body next week. Another witness was J..
P. Andrews, who has the. contract of sup
plying oils to the fire department..
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GREEN GOODS CASE.
lsffOrtas to HIVE Sentence of; ImprisOn-
l. ment NfHuafeI.


/ ment MitiRatel.
Counsel and friends of Ira A. Greenhouse.
the West Virginia merchant who came here
expecting to get $1,000 in good money from
the green goods men, but who got six
months sentence instead, are endeayoring
to have Judge Miller change the penalty
from absolute Imprisonment to a heavy
fine. but, SO far as is known. no effort is
being made in behalf of his friend. Wheel
err, although he (Greathouse) is willing to
pay Wheeler's fine should the sentence be
changed. Greenhouse has about $780,, and
is willing to leave every cent of IT. here if
he can only gain his liberty and return to
his family and friends in the little town of
Hyer, in West Virginia.
During the discussion of the case the New
York affair where green goods man
was Killed by man named Davis was
brought out. IN that case Davis knew the
game the swindlers worked. and in at
tempting to defend what he had purchased
and prevent a change of satchelse it be-
came necessary to use violence, and the
jury acquitted him.
This experience of Greenhouse, 1t. is
thought has taught him a. lesson which he
will never forget, and the police are desi-
rDus of having. the court. change the SEN
tence.
Friends of the incarcerated man are also
anxious about. him., and they claim that in
light of what happened to some of the
Rraxfon county people two years ago he
was justified IN coming here to get the bet
= ter of the swindleTs.. They -say-Sthats a.
purse. Of more than 81, 800 was made up in
the county and sent to Chicago, where
some green goods" men we're operating
and the money was lost. This experience
opened their eyes, and, 9feathouse and
Wheeler came here for the purpose of get
ting, ahead Of the green. goods men.
Just what action Judge Miller may take
Is not known, but the officers think he may
change SAntnnca 10 ka fha
men have been in prison long enough to
understand that snch conduct will not be
tolerated here.
Alexander p. Hill, one of the alleged
green goods men who was convicted of
a. charge of concealed, weapons, may be
sen fenced tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
TRIED, TO FoRch CONFESSION.
Ruse Attempted With One of Mrs
HOltOn's7 Alleged Murderers.


HOltOn'sl Alleged Murderer.
SPRINGVIEW, Neb., March 22.-An at
tempt has. been made at the Holton ranch
to force. a corfes SIGN from Hunt, the man
who is under arrest for the lynching of
Mrs. Holton. While the preliminary hear
Ing of Hunt and Miller was in progress,
County Attorney Lear took Hunt into a
room, apparently for a private conference
Just after they had enteredl the room there
We're a dozen. revolver shots heard outside,
mingling with shouts and curses. Lear
jumped and ran,. locking the door of the
room and leaving Hunt alone. In moment
Lear returned and announced that the vigil
lants had come and had killed Miller and
that they We're now hunting for Hunt to
kill him. Hunt was almost frightened to
death, but the expected confession was not
forthcoming. He swore that if the vigil
lantsz had killed Miller they had slain an
innocent man, as Miller had nothing to do
with the lynCling of Mrs. Holton. The
officers are not satisfied that they have the
right men and are still on the hunt for the
murderers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

Preparing for the Big Parade and
Festivities.

Festivities.
meeting of the chief marshal and staff
of the emancipation parade was held last
night at Butler Light Infantry Armory.
Chief Marshal Alexander Morton called the
meeting to order and Chaplain A. Hawkins
offered prayer. George W.. Stewart moved
the adoption of the minutes of the preced-
ing meeting, and it was so ordered. ]. II.
Mcdowell of the eighth district advised
harmony, and would do what he could to
promote it. He would bring out the full
strength of his district. Capt Beury, chair
man Of the military committee, reported
that the military end of the program was
all right, ana turn out with full
ranks On the Ign OF April. Mr.. George w
Stewart announced that Alexandria would
be well represented in the procession. Mr.
Smith also spoke in favor of harmony. The
committee on decorations was not ready
to report. R. Halliday, chief of staff, an
nouneed that no drunken men would be al
lowed in line. The marshal of the South
Washington division reported "All's well.'
The chairman of the finance committee
stated that he had encountered well nigh
insslperable obstacles, but he was getting
there. The president of the Emancipation
Association declared that the parade would
be the finest which had ever been marched
in the District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

TRENTON, N. J., March. GA sensa-
ton was created within the state house to-
day when it was discovered that Assembly
man Mocks bill, which had passed both
houses, would cause the taxing. of church.
es, charitable institutions, and, in fact, all
real estate of whatever character at their
full value, excepting railroad and canal
property, which should be taxed as at pres
ent.- The bill was introduced with the in
tention of preventing the swearing off of.
taxes. Attorney General Stockton gave an
opinion that the bill would tax. all real es-
tate. and the bill was recalled from the
governor this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
H E mad A. PATENT
A &ngpina Mau and His Muzsle for Dis
tiit Officials.
naegest Tianx. Yet Tor Preventing the
Leaking Out M Ncws-Rc-
fcrreeas to R0undmaster,

He IS one Of those languid men; short
thick-set, cheerful with a breast capacions
enough to accommodate flowing well
springs Of hope. He pulled few threads
from a frayed wristband as he inquired
the. way to 1.-The Commissioner Offices"
''Mr. Ross is not in town. and Mr.. Trues-
dell is out" said the doorkeeper. Com
missioner Powell,s room Is there"-pointing
across the Railways.
I 1--WE got good thing here said the
sanguine man. tapping a brown paper bum
die. which nestled under his left arm. I've
come all the way from South Bend to show
it. Settles all this trouble the Commission
ersi have been having,
You see, it's this way he went on. be-
coming confidential I'm an inventor, and
as soon as l heard that the Commissioners
were engaged in trying. to muzzle the press
l packed up. and came on to show them
how they are barkin up the wrong tree, so
to speak. Now. you can't muzzie The
press. Lots of fool people have tried that
but 1t never would work, and it never will
work; leastways not in this country.
talk to the press-the officials you know.
who have been ordered to keep their
mouths shut, but: who don't just know how.
I've got here the incest thing in puzzles you
by the inQuisition, and 217 per cent ahead
of the most effective gag in the Tower Of
London.
Built. like. a base ball catcher,s. mask,
but of brass wire, because that's, more
ornamental, and with a lock ON it. that
can't be picked or wrenched. and that's
strong enough to resist the breath-pres-
sure of the worst old soak of policeman
in the District of Columbia. Cheap too;
wholesaled EN- at something like sixty-f1ve
cents apiece, and might do a little better
on pinch if the order was taken out.
/ IA finer grade Of goods, suitable for heads
of departments, chiefs of divisions, comes
in at $l50. and a time lock, which opens
only for ten minutes at lunch time and
then at o'clock, will add only so cents to
this little concern has the hearty approval
of the President and of Secretary Gresham
they re thinking of giving it a trial in the
State Department-but it struck me that
this was the field for my muzzle.
AWkWard thing to wear? Not at all.
Everything's a matter of habit. Did We
never see how eontented dog gets to be
after he. has had a muzzle on for two or
three days? Just the same with a. man.
After while you wouldn't notice it. A
tors used to wear long tails. Suppose tails
came into fashion again; just like big
sleeves ard pointed shoes. We'd soon
steady down to get along with 'ein. Now,
I guess I'll talk to this Commissioner
Can't see him? Why not?"
Sorry, SIR" said the doorkeeper, ''but
the Commissioner has left, orders that all
people with muxzies to show were to be
referred to- the poundmaster and after the
dog catchers had tried the machines an
official report will be fled with the Com
missioners."
He left and in minute he was on a, cable
car on his way to the State Department to
chat with Secretary Gresham about muz-
izles ion the diplomatic corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
The Cabinet Meeting.

Many important questions connected with
our relations with foreign countries Were
discussed at the regular meeting of the
cabinet today, but the result has not yet
been disclosed. Sensational rumors are
current that the administration proposes
to interfere in the complications between
Great Britain and Nicaragua, between
Mexico and Guatemala and between Great
Britain, France. Germany and Denmark on
one side and Venezuela on the other
The most startling story is that Secre-
tary Gresham inquired what Great Britain
proposed to do in the event that Nicara-
qua refused to pay the Hatch indemnity
and was informed that the ports of Mica
ragua would be bombarded, but that no
territory would be seized. These stories
find no credence in diplomatic circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

T0mOrrOss,h Alexander IsInnd Entries
/ First. race, sig and, one-quarter furi0ngs,
selling-Owen Golden H.. los; Dutch Lou.
los; Little Bravo. IDS; lin Mclaughlin. los:
Wang, 1O5: Bob West, los: Grand Prix, los;
NY Gyps. 1885,. Home Run; los; Fannie Mar
tin, los; King Bird. 1O5; Pottowattomie. los:
DR.: Parkl1urst. los; Sappho. LOS; Foxglove.
100
j Second race. six and one-quarter furlongs,
;selling-Canadian, 1O4; Bronston, 1O4; Far
ragut. 81; Caroven, 104; O'Hearn. 1O7; John
p, 1Ols
Third race, five-eignths of mile. selling
DO Know, 96: Sonora, Iii, Trinents, lis;
Fassett. 1l9; Bon Voyage. 112; Hamilton,
IL; Paragon, 112; Tim Flynn. los; Johnny,
l0i: Marble Post. 1O5; Courtney, los;
Mamnue, b. R., 107; Con Lucy. 100; Fritz,
%; Forest, 116.
Fourth. race, enc mile and a sixteenth,
selling-Ponce, de Leon, 1O1: Paris, 81; Bella
"a; Fagot, 97:. McFonso, 30: Glenall, los;
Cadet. los: Red Cross. 100; Half Breed, 81;
Vestibule. 104; Red Star, 100.
Fifth race. six and half furiongs; SELL
ing.-McKeever, 96: Detroit, 96; Alleppo, 30;
Mayor b.. 96; Belle Blackburn. %; Matte
Chun. a6; Anxiety, %; Helmet. 80; BY love-
81; Rama, 101; Moderate. 10E; Tammany
Hall. 1o6: Blue Bird, 1O7: Lady Dauby 80
Sixth race. six and half furiongs; SELL
ing.-Despair, 30: Doc Birch 1885, Benvolio
102; West Side. 1O2; Belwood, los.