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The morning times., 1895-07-14
Rntldtng Trades, Counctl.

The semi-monthlv meeting of the Build
ing Trades Council was held on Tuesday
evening at Typographical Temple The
body was called to order by President
O'Brian, and the roll call showed that
nine Organizations were represented. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: 2. l. O'Brian, president;
j. Fitzgerald, vice president; ]. NJ. Boyce,
secretary; Joseph SChweis, treasurer; J.
Malloy, sergeant-at-arms Credent ials
We're Offered by the Bricklayers' Union,
No 1 represented by J. NJ BOyce. Joseph
G. Wolfe, and Prank Miller; the Stone
masOnS' Union, represented by Patrick
Bough; Granite Cutters National Union,
J. J. Crowley. William Selnet, J. McAu-
life, William Chase, and W. Silver; Gal
vanized Iron CornCe Workers. II Keifer,
P. F. Robinson, William Chambiey, NJ
MorriSs, W. II Whiterery; Plasterers,
John Fitzgerald, James Malloy. J. K Osen-
berg, Frank Joy. and James Patton; Car
penters' Amalgamated Society, l.. B.
Peterson.
The society voted to reinState the Steam
and Hot Wafer Filters a communication
from the conference committee concerning
Labor Day vas read and accepted, and
MessrS Chambley, O'BrieH and LaHahan
were appointed 20 make the necessary ar
rangementS.
The council endorsed the action of the
Carpenters Council in calling all OF their
men from work pn the Catholic University
and in giving vent TO their grievances III
the newspapers and also approved tGe action
OF IocaIuniun 100 in takincSJcpS TO ShUtOf
all union men of their brotherhood from
other cities said to be working on the
university The facts in this case VIII be
published in the Carpenters Journal. which
is the official organ of che Carpenters Coun-
Gil The body also endorsed the acton or
the AnacoStia Street Railway strikers
and the members promised 70 do all III their
powerto bring it to a successful termination
\ motion was made asking the Typo
graphical Union to reconsider the action
in raising the boycott on kernan's IEeater
and recommending it to take action sin ilar
to that of the briclla yers who decided
member that visited 1t. Nearly every or
to keep up the boycott and 10 fiDe' each
member that visited it. Nearly every or
ganization in the city has endorsed tse
action OF the briCkla yers aud intends TO
enforce it, The reason offered is this:
Herman is TO build a new theatcF ana he
saws not q union man shall work on it,
The subject of asking the newSbCys to
join i'll line with the labor people was dis
cusScd. The secretary of the Building
Trades Council was instructed to inform
Typographical Union OF the action taken.
A report was presented, stating that the
work done on the Washington Brewing Com
pany's buildings was an right An au-
6iiting committee, consisting of MeSsrS.
Morgan, Sullivan, Fitzgerald, Hines and
Heeslos, was appointed by the president.
The plumbers withdrew all opposition
to the admission of the steam and water
filters, but they had placed on the nllnu!es
that the cutter must not do plumbing work
The Building Trades Council adjourned TO
meet again on July 9th.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
FISTER'S new ROAD RECORD
Baltimore Washington Unpaoed
Bicycle Time Smashed.
He Reached the Finishing Point Sd
Minutes Ahead of j. c. Woods
Time-SIightIy Hurt Himself.

J. j. Fister smashed the Baltimore
Washington unpaced bicycle road record
yesterday by eleven and threc-quarter
minutes.
He rode a Spalding wheel and started
from Baltimore at 1.3O O'Clock sharp and
arrived at Seventh street and Florida ave
nue. at Az IA, making the distance. over
the long road, which is by the way Of
Ellicott City, Ashton, and Silver Spring,
in three hours and seventeen and q quarter
minutes
Mr.. j. c. Wood before yesterday held the
record. which was three hours and twenty
nine minutes.
Mr.. W. H Westcott, of Washington,
and William E. Ferguson, OF Baltimore,
started Mr.. Fister at the first toll gate
from Baltimore on the Frederick road.
Mr.. Westcott then took the train from
Baltimore and went TO seventh and Florida
avenue with Mr. John Werner and took the
time al the finish.
Several hundred "fiends" had gathered
at the finish and Cheered Fister heartily as
he crossed the line a racing pace
Fister did not have a fall on The road until
after he had crossed the line when he IN
fortunately struck the cable car track
which threw him, bruisinC him considerably
about the face and knees.
Fister now holds two records, the other
one being the twcnty y-four hour road record
which is 81 l 2 miles, made when he was
a member of the Georgetown Cycle Club,
and has never since been broken IN this
country.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
CLOSING COMEDY WEEK.
"AIl the Comforts of Home" VIII Bt
Provided at the National.

"All the Comforts of Home" i'll Be
Provided at the National.
The final opportunity OF witnessing
the performances OF the New National
Theater stock company for the present
season Will be given during the coming
week
These clever players have drawn to
their support the best people of Washing
ton, whose regular attendance during the
summer season has encouraged them to
make the best possible effort to sustain
the high esteem in which they are held
The present season has been repetition
of the success OF former summers, and
warrants a revival for next summer,
when nearly all the same company viii
return.
The selection for the closing week, which
begins tomorrow evening, viii be WI
liam Gnlettc's remarkable comedy, An
the Comforts of Home,' which enjoys
high reputation as a mirth provoker. The
cast viii be as follows:
Egbert Pettibone, Alfred Hudson; r Osa-
belle Pettiboue, Miss Frances Stevens:
Emily Pettibone, Miss Margaret Dibden;
Alfred Hastings, Percy Brooke; Tom Nc
Dow, Joseph WheeloCk, jr.; Christopher
Dabney, Addison Pitt; Judson LanghOrne,
Charles Mackay; Fiji Oritanski. Lillian
Lawrence; Theodore Bender, Charles Bow
ser; Josephine Bender, Fanny Addison
Pitt; Evangeline Bender. Miss Mary san
ders; Augustus McSnath, Percy Winter;
Victor Smythe, F c. Gideon; Thompson,
Bertram Foster; Katy, Mrs. Ward; bailiff,
Milton Hudson
The indications are that the closing week
of the third season of comedy VIII be
series of ovations.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
GOTHAM GARBAGE.
Its Deposit Obstructs the Channels
of New York's Harbor

It's Deposit ObStructS the Cha nnels
of New YOrk's Harbor.
The supervisor of New York harbor,
Lieut.. Commander Delhanty. OF the Navy,
in bis annual report to the Chief OF Army
Engineers, says the chief obstacle in the
way OF a complete and necessary change
in the methods of protecting the harbor
Of New York against the deposit of OBJ
structive and injurious material is the
present unqualifiedly bad system for the
final disposition of the city refuse.
SO long as it is continued it is impos-
sible TO effect the reform his office has
n view, Of recommending a method for
the disposition of the enormous amount Of
so-called waste material that is annually
transported over these waters and de-
posted at the mouth OF the haTbor to the
injury Of the channels. Under the au-
thority vested by law in the supervisor the
limit for deposit might be fixed at such
distance seaward as to amply protect all
channels, but the character and type of
boats used for the purpose is such as to
preclude their venturing sufficiently far
from the coast under all conditions of
weather.
The solution Of the difficulty is be-
lieved to lie in the utilization of the ma
terial for filling the large areas of par
italy submerged lands conveniently located
that might be economically reclaimed TO
the protection of the harbor and to the
advantage OF the community The super
visor expresses himself as clearly of the
opinion that to- accomplish this with prac-
ticaily no opposition it is only necessary
for the city authorities TO take the initia-
tive in the disposition of the city's refuse.
A great evil is said to be the practice of
towing back into the harbor loaded or
partially loaded sCOws, which, owing 10
defective machinery or refractory material
could not be promptly dumped at the dump
ing point.
The morning times., 1895-07-14

Arthur L Wells, the young man who
shot himself through the head in his room
at No. ala Sixth street northwest, Friday
night, died at the Emergency Hospital at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Coroner Hammett was at once notified
and performed an autopsy Oh the body
later III the day, which showed thai the
bullet had passed from the eye to the
crown of the head, directly through the
brain, and the wound was necessarily
fatal
The body was removed from the hospital
to Lees undertaking establishment, ON
Pennsylvania avenue and Dr. Hammett
will hold an investigation there Monday,
when the matter Will be thoroughly probed
INQUEST MAY BE HELD
Should the disclosures made at the iu-
vestigation warrant 1t, jury will be i'm
pauelled, and an inquest held.
Ex-Detective EGclin, who was about to
arrest Wells, when he shot himself. is
still at the First precinct station house
and he will be detained there until the re-
suit OF to morrow S investigation is known
Wells was nineteen years old anu a son
of Fenton g. Wells, a clerk in the railway
mail service, living at No. Sl5 Sixth
street north west, and has two brothers,
Joseph aud Albert. Joseph Wells lives
at 633 4 street northeast, and has a
grocery store at Sixth and A streets south
east. Albert is a boy in school. Their
mother has been dead six years.
No effort was made Friday night to
notify the family, and none OF them knew
of the affair until early yesterday morn
ing. This accounts for the fact that none
OF them came to him when be lay dying
at the hospital
Joseph Wells had his attention called by
his clerk to the report in The Times when
he went 10 his store yesterday morning to
start to market He drove at once to the
hospital.
DIDN'T SEE HIS BROTHER ALIVE.
1t was about O'Clock in the morning
when he arrived, and the janitor told him
that he could not see his brother as every
one was asleep.
He returned later in the day and was
allowed to look at the corpse. He was
hardly able to identify it as the body Of
his brother, the features being very much
changed.
The family came here from Fairfax c. H,
Va, about two years ago. They own
good farm near there. and the boys were
brought up to farm life.
Arthur, the suicide, left home a little
before the others and engaged in the grocery
business, being a junior partner in the firm
OF Mitchell Il Wells, No. 1881 II street
northeast. They failed a little more than
a year ago and in February, 1894, Arthur
became a clerk for his brother at Sixth and A
streets southeast. He remained there until
June last when be bought butter and egg
route and continued until two months
ago, when he sold out and went back to
Virginia.
He was last seen by his brother about two
weeks ago.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
MINISTER'S son MISSING
Dana Davenport Has Not Been
Heard From For a Week.
His Father Is Pastor of an Anacostia
Church and He Was Studying
For the Ministry.

The latest sensation in Anacostia is the
reported disappearance OF Mr.. Dana Dav-
export, highly esteemed young man, the
son OF Rev. w. G. Davenport, rector of
Emanuel T F. Church.
Mr.. Davenport did not disappear from
his fathers home in Anacostia, but from
the Residence OF Mr.. Smith, in Baltimore
county, Nd, where the young man was
boarding, as he is divinity student in
Bishop Parct's class in Baltimore and
assistant TO the pastor of the Episcopal
church near Owings Mills, III Baltimore
county.
About week ago the young student left
his boarding house and started for a
walk. Since then nothing has been heard
or seen of him.
TelegTams 10 this effect were sent Mr..
Davenport, and yesterday he returned
from Baltimore, where he had been inves-
tigatins his sons disappearance No
clew had been obtained and every one is
in the dark as TO his whereabouts.
The theory OF foul play is refuted be-
cause Mr. Davenport had no enemies and
everywhere he went had host OF friends.
For some months he had been suffering
with nervousness caused by trouble with
ms eyes. This trouble finally eliminated
INTO a bad case of insomnia ana he re-
turned to his fathers home about a mouth
ago to undergo an oprEation which was
performed on Que OF his ewes by lanciug
two OF the muscles and doctoriUg the
nerves OF the eve.
He returned TO his charge in Baltimore,
apparently much benefited, but by his
many friends and his family it is believed
the operation resulted in temporary mental
trouble which caused him to wander off
int i'm
out foundation and every effort is being
made to loCa te, him
The morning times., 1895-07-14
PROBLEM OF NAVAL WAR
Suppositious Descent of a British
Fleet Upon New EngIand's Coast
Navy Officers Required to Furnish
Plans For Meeting the Attack and
Protecting Atlantic Harbors.

A problem, framed by Capt. II c. Taylor
and Capt Mahan, and based upona supposed
attack on the New England coast by
great British naval force, supplemented
by a strong body Of troops from Halifax,
has been laid before the War College.
The problem is as follows:
May 10th War is imminent The
enemy is assembling at Halifax. He is
expected to descend upon the New England
coast. His probable plan is to occupy
the coast and the cities from Portland
TO Boston, thereby seconding certain move
meats of his land forces.
His success depends upon his ability
TO complete this occupation before June
10th and maintain 1t until July 10Th.
The force destined for this purpose is one
or more fleets whose total strength is
three times that OF our fleet aud 10000
men in fifty transports. Our available
force is ordered TO assemble for the present
in Nantucket Sound
May goth war is declared. The fleet
leaves Halifax, occupies PIovincetown, and
blockades Boston May 23d The fleet is
composed of six battleships, eight armored
cruisers eighteen cruisers twelve gunboats,
and twelve torpedo boats He begins to
keep touch of our fleet, wherever it may
be, by means of scouts. Our force IS leo
battleshipS, five arnlored cruisers, fifteen
cruisers, ten gunbOats, ten torpedo boats,
and one ram. The heavy monitor at
Boston and one light one at Portsmouth,
and another at Portland are TO be re-
tanned at those points.
We learn that "a much larger force OF the
enemy is about to leave Halifax. II sails
May 25th, blockades Portland, occupies
Casco Bay, and gains touch with its
Provincetown fleet May 9th. 1t is COM
posed OF ten battleships, fifteen armored
cruisers, twenty cruisers, twenty gunboats,
twenty torpedo boats and twenty trans
ports for carrying 20 600 troops of all arms.
Design plan for meeting this demonstra-
ton. Show the best disposition OF our
forces, and describe in detail our opera
tions for the campaign
Several most interesting papers have al
ready been submitted in answer to this
problem by our naval officers, and on Fri
day the college was given naccurateinsight
into the celebrated Yalu River naval en-
gagement, as bearing upon the best course
of defense, by Capt. Philo McGiffen, who
was present at this fight, and commanded
one ofthe Chinese transports.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
BURGLARS CLEvERLy CAUGHT.
Detective Lacey Arrests the Robbers

Detective Lacey Arrests the Robbers
of Rickenba cher's Jewelry Store.
Levi Poindexter, Washington negro,
and another named Lewis were arrested
in New York yesterday afternoon by De-
tectivc Henry Lacey, of this city, for rob
bing the jewelry store of E, RickenbacheT,
No. 1913 G street northwest, last Thursday
morning, as stated in The Times.
Fourteen of the seventeen stolen watches
were found, and it is probable that the rest
will be recovered. PoindeXter and Lewis
will be brought here to day.
Shortly after the robbery was reported
Detectives Helan and Lacey and Police
man Calm E. Flather of the First precinct,
were put out to work ON the case. They
got q description of a negro who was
seen to leave the store about the time the
robbery was committed and by that Fathers
identified the man as William, alias Blood,
Jones.
They traced the man to Baltimore, where
Helan and Flathers learned that he had
turned dthestoIen property oPoindeXteF,
who had shipped them by express TO himself
in New York.
Detective Lacey was notified of this fact
and he left for New York yesterday morning
and waited at the express office until
Poindexter called for the package. Lewis
accompanied him, and both were arrested.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
That Fast Day Rumor.
From the Church News.


The daily papers of Sunday and Monday
last contained rumor that the holy father
had sent decree to the American bishops
ordering them to abolish in their dioceses
abstinence from flesh meats on Fridays,
Lent included The change of discipline
was supposed to be made i'll favor of work
ing people and their families. When asked
about che truth OF the rumor, says the Cath
Ole Standard, Archbishop Ryan gave the
following true explanationof of the instruction
thathad beensents some time ago from R ONE:
AT the request of the archbishops of the
country thehoIysee, by yanindultdatedM March
15, 1895, has granted the bishops of the
United States, for period of ten years,
power to make certain notifications in the
law of abstinence for working men and their
families, when and where they deem it
advisable, but no such general decree as
alluded to in the newspapers has been
issued
The morning times., 1895-07-14
Complaint of an Engineer

Editor Times: 1 see by the papers that
Secretary Herbert has handled without
gloves the officers and subordinatCs in the
Brooklyn yard fer gross violation OF rules
governing employment, and general mis-
management. 1t seems strange that his
vision extended so far, when matters OF
equal Importance calls for some action on
his part in connection with the Bureau
OF Yards and Docks in Washington Navy
Yard
For a long time there has been no civil
engineer III charge of this department. in
the yard, and msmanagemen is seen on
every hand. An ordnance officer is in
charge who never in his life looked through
surveyors instrument or frightened
chain. Assisting him is q farmer named
yelling, who was imported from the hills
of Howard county Md, by the lamented
ex-COngresSman AIudd, who immortalized
himself in Congress ir his memorable speech
when he declared that no respectable woman
lived south of the avenue.
Between these two worthy eXpertS n
brick wall is now being constructed along
the west side of the yard to keep in the
inns and keep out the OUTS
At the corner of NJ and Sixth streets a
tower is being erected which has at one
section a curvature, needing some 100
bricks with one end curved or rounded
which could have been purchased at cost
of l cent per brick They were not bought,
but eight brickIayers were put to work
at 81 per day and spent one full day doing
work, at q total of S32.
Again the brick that is used on this wall
is made at the proving ground, where guns
are tested, and are of such character that
in a few years at least they will crumble
away and the result will be ''loves labor
lost" Let the Secretary investigate and
hewill, / am sure, place qualified mechanic
in charge, relegate the ordnance expert to
ordnance duty, and place a competent
civil engineer in charge who will at least
protect the government from inferior work.
ENGINEER s. f. j.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
DEATH OF WILLIAM E. CLARK.
Prominent in Some of the Most I'M

Prominent in Some of the Most I'M
portant Business Concerns.
One of Washngton's best-known and most
respected business men, MI William f.
Clark, died at 11:15 O'Clock Friday night
at his country home, Hayfields, in Fair
fax county, Va.
Mr. Clark has been sick for several years,
suffering from a complication of dis
eases, the most troublesome of which was
diabetes, and some months ago all hope
was given up for his ultimate recovery.
at his bedside when he expired were his
wife and his brother, Mr.. James L. Clark.
He was conscious to the last, and his end
was absolutely painless.
The deceased was born in Washington
county, Pa, March 16, 1895, and has been
a resident Of this city for thirty years
In his early life he became associated with
his father in the live stock business, and
established a stockyard in Washington in
1861, on the site of the present Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad station. These yards
he moved a number of times, and finally
settled at the Union Stock Yards, Bennings,
where he organized and became president
of the Abattoir Company.
Mr.. Clark was prominently connected with
business interests of the District, was
president of the Central National Bank,
president of the Norfolk and washington
Steamboat Company, vice president of the
United States Electric Light Company,
director and stockholder in the National
Safe Deposit Company, the Washington
Loan and Trust Company, the Savings and
Trust Company, and president Of the old
Ivy City Fair Association.
He married Miss Fannie Wilhelm, who
survives him, in 1871, and has no children
The remains will be brought to his city
residence, No 301 street northwest,
this afternoon. and the funeral services
held tomorrow morning. The pail bearers
Will be for the most part directors of the
Central National Bank and the Steamboat
Company, both concerns having called
meeting TO take action upon his death.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
NEARLY KILLED BY \ BURGLAR.
Miss Davis Skull Crushed with an
Iron Bar.
py pracSA


Atlantic City, N. j., July ia burglar
was discovered while at work early this
morning in the residence of Isaac Davis,
Philadelphia Cottager, at Ne. liz South
North Carolina avenue, by Miss Louisa g.
Davis, sister, who was visiting at the
house.
When Miss Davis attempted to give an
alarm she was murderously assaulted with
an iron bar Her skull was crushed in a
terrible manner.
Miss Davis was awakened by noise
inner room and seeing the burglar, screamed.
He then struck her three awful blows and
turned to flee from the room. AT the door
he was met by Mr.. Davis and raising his
iron bludgeon he dealt him crushing
blow.
In spite of this Mr.. Davis srappled with
the murderouS intruder and after fierce
struggle succeeded in throwing him bodily
down stairs, He was too weak to follow
up his advantage, however, and the burglar
escaped.
The police are securing the city for clews,
Mr.. Davis will recover probably, but the
young lady Will die.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
KEW ROUTE FOR CAR HORSES.
self Line Promises to Drive Its Relay.

Horses over Improved Streets.
Thomas Sweeney, William Davis, William
Buchanan and Courtenay Baker, employees.
of the Belt Line Railroad, were charged
IN the police court yesterday with vio-
lating the police regulations in driving herds
OF horses over UninIproved streets, causing
so much dust chat the residents Of the neigh
bOrhO0d complained of it,
John Ridout, counsel for the road ap-
peared for the defendants, and made a
motion to quash the information, on the
ground that the regulation wasunreasOnable
and because it gave the chief OF police un-
restricted power in granting permits.
Judge Kinlball did not think theregulation
unreasonable, but on the understanding
that the employees OF the company viii go
over improved streets in the future the
defendants personal bonds were taken.
The morning times., 1895-07-14
No Evidence Against Sullivan.

Wesley I. buHIVan, OF No. 1211 Union
street southwest, who was arrested last
Saturday in Chevy Chase, charged with
larceny of $40 from Harold Camp, also of
this city, who is employed there, was tried
before Judge Henderson i'll Rockville Thurs
day and acquitted. Camp testified that
he lost the money, but he could not say
that Sullivan took it. The court decided
that there was no case, as the evidence
against Sullivan was entirely circunl-
stantial and he was dismissed Sullivan
complains of the great injustice done him
endproyesthathe is nofgoodreputation
The morning times., 1895-07-14

Wedding presents, birth
day presents-there is moth
ing so suitable as Jewelry
for presents.
Engraved Silver Belt Buck
les are very fashionable.
Diamonds, Watches, Card
Cases, Studs, Card Trays,
Combs, Brushes, are always
welcome presents.
Solitaire Diamond Rings
in perfection.
Gems set and unset.
C. H. DAWSON,
llU5 ST. n ".