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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
IMPROVING THE POTOMAC.
Maj. Davis Report of Operations Dur
ing the Month of December.

Major Davis has made report to Gen.
Casey, chief of engineers, of operations
during December for the improvement Of
the Potomac river. He says that dredging
in the Virginia channel above The Long
bridge was continued up to December Ii,
when the channel was completed 10 width
of 400 feet, and depth Of twenty feet at
low tide The amount of dredging in that
channel during the month was 80, SD cubic
yards, and the total dredging in the chan
mel under the contract with the New York
Dredging Company was 202, 4S3 cubic yards
On the 2oth ultmo the dredge was NOV ed
to the lower end of the Washington chan
mel and dredging was commenced at that
point. Operations were continued until the
10Th, when the formation of Ice in the river
caused suspension Of the work. The
dredge and pontoons had been towed to a
place near the shore, where they win lie
safe in case of a freshet. During the work
ing time S,271 cubic yards were dredged in
the Washington channel. Materials were
delivered for the work on the tidal reser-
voir and the sea wall. Major Davis says
that in case the ice moves out of the river
during January, dredging operations will be
resumed in the Washington channel.
Repairing the Aqueduct Bridge.
Major Davis also made report of the
progress of the work of repairing the Aque-
duct bridge. The repairs to piers =, 3, 8, g.
and were completed by means of con-
crete put in place by a diver. As this con-
crete was placed almost entirely at the up
stream ends of the piers, it was deemed adj
visable to protect it from the action of the
ice and freshet currents by means of rip
rap. This stone was thrown into place by
hired labor, and the work was completed
December Is An examination by a diver
shows that the concrete has been fully pro-
tected. The repairs to the piers named may
therefore be considered complete.
The construction of the crib coTerdam at
pier No. 4, by contract, was delayed during
the early part of the month from lack of
lumber. A cargo of lumber arrived on the
18th ultimo, however, and operations Were
promptly resumed. The walls Of the crib
We're built up, and the pockets Were loaded
with rip-rap until the crib rested on the
bed of the river, except at the northeast
corner, where it was caught on some Pro-
jecting points of rocks, which had escaped
notice in the Soundings. The timbers of the
crib resting on these points We're partly cut
away by diver. and the crib was again
sunk, and it is believed that tight dam has
been secured. About two-thirdS of the re-
quired sheet pilings, which will be from
thirty to thirty-sX feet in length, lad been
secured by the close of December, at which
time further progress in the work was oe-
layed by the closing of the river by ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
STEAMER "WAKEFIELD."
From 7th st. ferry wharf. NJ I. m.

STEAMER "WAKEFIELD."
From 7th st. ferry wharf, at Z am.
On Mondays and Saturdays For river landings, t.
Nomini creek, thence to ILeonardtown and st.
Clements bay and river landings, returning Tues
DAYS and Sundays ON WEDNESDAY, for rivel
i.ndinrs to Nomini, thence to Piney Point, St.
Georges Smith creek, Coan and Yeocomico rivers
Returnf:ig leaves Nomini Thursday evening fol
Wicomico river, Colonial Beach, Wilkerson's, Dilrs
Matthias Swans, Stuart's, Stin's and Liverpool PIT,
arriving Friday mornings. In effect Dec. 81.
d27-tf c. w. RIDLEY, Gen. Mgr.
NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO.,
DAILY LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D. G.,
FORTRESS MONROE AND
NORFOLK, VA.
The New and Powerful Iron Palace Steamers
WASHINGTON AND NORFOLK,
SOUTH BOUND,
Leave Washington daily at pm. from foot oil
7th st. wharf arrive at Fortress Monroe at 6:3(
am next day. Arrive at Norfolk at 1880 am.
where railroad connections made for all point.
south and southwest, and with the Old Dominion
steamers for New York. Merchants and Miners
steamers for Boston, Providence, Savannah, Ga.
and jacksonville, Fla, making elegant sea triI
for tourists and invalids.
NORTH BOUND
Leave Norfolk daily at 6:10 pm. Leave Fortress
Monroe at ITO pm. Arrive at Washington a
Through tickets on sale at 613, 61e, 1921 Penn
ave-, TOT 18th st. NV, and on board steamers Al
wharf, foot of 7th st.
Telephone No. $50.
JNO. CALLAHAN,
d13-tf Gen. Supt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
THE COURTS.

Court OF Appeals-Chief Justice Alvey and
Associate Justices Morris and Shepard.
Admission, Edmund W. Van Dyke. NO.
$50 Wheeler agt. McBlair; argument con-
Guided. No. 4ul, Durham agt. Seymour; on
motion set for January % No. 5n2, WASH
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company
agt American Car Company; on motion OF
{. Carlisle placed at foot of calendar. No.
$50, Thomas sgt. Presbrey; submitted on
printed record and brief by appellant and
argued by A. A. Hoehllng Tor appellee. NO.
400, Hewett agt. Taylor; dismissed by ap-
pellant. No. 3lS Harper agt. Cunningham:
Judgment reversed, with costs and cause
renA nded for new trial, opinion by Justice
Shepard. Recess until Monday, January
u, 1885.
Equity Court No. Judge Cox.
Orme VS.. Watkins, pro confesso against
certain defendants ordered. Barnett agt.
HOLIDAY. Whitefield Mckinlay appointed
trustee. In re Virginia Linton, alleged
lunatic, writ de lunatico inquirendo ordered
to issue In re Maria Egli, alleged li:natic,
auditors report confirmed. Ortiz agt. Ortiz,
defendant permitted to see child In re
Virginia A. Hollinssworth, lunatic, trustee
permitted to place ward under proper care.
Brent agt. OCornor, Jno. Krause admitted
party complainant OTnIe agt. Reed, APP
pearance of absent defendant ordered.
Equity Court No. 2-Judge Hagner.
Gideon agt Moore; pro confesso against
certain defendants. Moore agt. Muller;
argued and submitted. Rives agt Rives;
order refusing Injunction. Given agt. Hill
Circuit Court No. Judge Bradley.
Downing agt. German; judgment by de-
fault Lunsford agt. Deutelin; do. Belrose
agt Belr, Sc; do. Stevens agt. District OF
Columbia and Radford agt. District of Co
lumbia; Judgment in certiorari- District OF
Columbia agt. Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany: order directing clerk to certify trans
cript to Court of Appeals. L. S. eX rel.
Goddard agt. Ross ct al; rule on respond
ents to show cause, January 70 why man.
date should not issue. Franklin Jennings
agt. Elizabeth Webb; on hearing.
Circuit Court No 2!Chief Justice Bingham.
Albert agt. Yates; verdict for plaintiff Cor
S105 Belt agt. Magruder; on hearing
Criminal Court No. Judge McComas-
United States agt. VIM. A. Beach, re-
ceiving property stolen from United States;
on trial.
Probate Court-Judee Hagner-
Estate of Mary NJ. Faunce; will and Pc
tition for probate filed Estate of Rather
inc Hilgard; will admitted to probate and
letters testamentary issued to I. Norris
Vincent: bond Sl,"00. Estate of Benz.
Washington; Mary Washington appointed
administrative; bond, $50 Estate of Geo.
r McCullum; will filed. Estate of VIM.
Hendley: inventories filed. Estate of Jas.
II. Gridley: amended petition filed Estate
of Henry Petersen; Friday, February To-
onpointed for settling estate. Estate or
Jno. Jenkins; letters of administration is
sued to Ada Jenkins; bond, $3.50.
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HOTELS.
Z Z d TIT II o U S E.
WASHINGTON, D. @.
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

CORNER OL Otn anu ID Do
1890 G enfe' f Pes alnf' ifai
Cars. Harrisburg to Chicago, Cincinnati. Indian
apolis. Cleveland and Toledo Buffet Parior Car
1880 An, FAST LINE-Pullman Buffet Par
lor Car 10 Harrisburg. Parlor and Dining Cars
$40 Pm. CIiiCaGu AND ST. LOUIS EXPIRES
Pullman Buffet larlor Car to Harrisburg Sl;ep-
nna pi Lonsv irs and aheaSo
7:10 PM. WESTERN ENTREES Pullman Sleep
ing Car to Chicago and Harrisburg to Cleveland
7:Io PM SOUTHWESTERN EXPREss--Pall;
G Tan Sleeping and Dining Cars to St. Louis and
40 PM; PACIFIC EN- RESS-Puliman Sleep
ing Car 10 Pitis5urs; poo,ss,s,
and Niagara Falls daily, except Sunday.
I9;s ST. An. for Emlra and Remove daily eA
7:l0 PM. for williamson. Rochester. Buffalo
and Niagara Falls daily, except Saturday; Win
Sleeping Car Washington to Suspension Bridge Via
1910 PM. Tor Erie. Canandaigua: Rochester ,
E l;! and Niagara Falls daily, Sleeping Gar
For rhlSqsip1a SeT xGrE and The ETss
for New York daily D for fhiladell ha week Days
Carr. 800. 1000 lDiniss carj and II 200 Dining
Carr an 12:l5 s;l5, 40. $40, 1000 and II 40
Dlnins Carr. 800, ii:oo dining Car, am. 1s:I5.
S:15. 400 GAO. 1000 and II IS pm. For Phila-
de,phia only, Fast Express 1850 In. week days
Express, 2:Ol and $40 pm. daily.
For Boston without change. 1850 a IN. week days
For Baltimore. s:25. 7:o5, 7:eo. 7so. 500 900
1000, 1880. Hoo and IL 80 am, 12:lo, 2:Ol.
3lo 3:40 600 Limited. 40. 4:36, $40. 6:0S
GAO. 71O 1000, tO:4D. l1:15 and IL :35 pm: On
Sunday, 1905. 7:20. 500, 900, 1905. 1880. LOO
am; l2:15, Ills. POI, Sis, $40 t4:OO Linited
40 $40, Sos. $40. no. 1870. 1910 aud u:So
p
For Pcpe's Creek Line, TO an. and 1876 pm.
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis. 7:2O. 600 and 1850 am. and
10 pm daily. except Sunday. Sundays, 300
Atlantic Coast Linz. FLORIDA Special for Jack
son'ile and st. Augustine, 10:4S pm. week days.
Express for Richmond. jacksonville and Tampa,
40 am, 1880 pm. daily. Richmond and Atlanta.
$40 PM daily. Richmond only, 1851 ain. week
days
Accommodation for ouantico, 7:45 am. daily
and 4:23 D. IN. week Gays.
Fer Alexandria, 4.3O, 6:35. 7:45, s:4o 9:45
1927, 1850 I'm, 1850, lao. 1920, AS, 500.
5:3f. SIS, s:O2, 1910 and IL 80 pm. On Sunday
al 40, I:4o, $40 am, 2:4S, els, sU2 and
1910 pm.
Leave Alexandria for Washington sos 6:43
100. 500, S:lO, 1918. 1913 am, loo, 2:15,
$500, %, 500, $50, 613 7:0O 7:2O, 9:l0. 1882
ana II Us p IN. On Sunday at 6:43, 9:l0, 1928
am. 2:l5 $50, 100, 40, 9:10 and 1852 pm.
Ticket Offices Lortheast corner of 18th street and
pennsylvania avenue and at the station. 9th and
u streets, where orders be left for the check
ing OF baggage TO destination from hotels and
residences.
s. NJ. PREvOST J. r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
,Che Charity Hall Tonight.

The annual charity ball for the benefit cf
the Childrens Hospital takes place this
evaninS at the National Rifles Armory at
o O'Clock Everything possible has been
done by the committee to facilitate the
comfort of the guests and to make tne
evening a m ost enjoyable one. AS this Is
always one of the society events of the
wear, and the one this year promises 10
excel all 9th ers. there will be great num-
her in attendance who are in high WASH
ington society. The list Of patronesses.
which has already been printed In The
Star includes many of those who are IN
the highest circles of society at the ma
tion's capital. the reception committee has
been working with all its energy for some
time past, and will see the fruit or It's
labors in the event this evening. The floor
committee under DR.. Charles Bispham,
chairman will see that everything goes
off smoothly. and has made all arrange
ments so that the charity ball of '95 Will
he in no way behind these of preceding
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
The Time and Place.

If every reader of The Evening Star who
can afford it would send but single pound
to The Stars pound party it would go far
toward feeding the hungry Of the city.
From to S-those are the hours. big
room on the 18th street side Of The Star
buildings-that is the place. few thous-
and pounds of groceries will start the work
of the central relief committee with a
boom. Why not be one of the givers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

ESTATE OF FRANCIS BOWIE, LATE OF THE
District of Columbia. No. 5270, Admin Doc. IS.
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, holding Or
phans Court, for probate of last will and testa-
ment, dated April g. 1891, and for letters tesla
mentary on said estate by Mary Elizabeth Bowie,
the widow and executrix, this Is to give notice to
all concerned to appear in said court on FRIDAY,
THE EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, AID 1895,
Such application should not be granted. A. b.
HAGNEl,, Justice. Attest: l.. p. WRIGHT,
Register Of Wills, ID. G. NJ. c. BARNARD,
Proctor for Applicant. a9-1aw3w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16

If every reader of The Evening Star who
can afford it would send but single pound
to The Stars pound party it would go far
toward feeding the hungry of the city.
From to S-those are the hours big
room on the 18th street side of The Star
buildings-that is the place. A few thous-
and pounds of groceries Will start the work
of the central relief committee with boom.
Why not be one of the givers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
DENTISTRY.

Up=To=Date Dentistry.
All our methods and appliances thor
oughly modern. We extract teeth without III
least PAIN sleep ill effects. A simple soiu
tion applied to the gums is the way the pail
is alleyiated. Extracting, so CENTS. Gthe
work same scale.
DR. GRAHAM, 3O7 7TH ST. ja16-14d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16

FREE DENTAL INFIRMARY,
TOT l st. Open daily from 10 to II a.m
and to pm. No charge except for material:
used Extracting free. n27
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
SEEING is BELIEVING.

Personal investigation will demonstrate the su-
periority Of services Visit other dental Offices
then come here and note the difference. We have
pleasant ladies and attractive parlors to make
your visit agreeable, and operators will gladly
explain the best treatment for your own particular
case.
Extracting. &c: with Zono gas. Soc: clean
ing. Zoe; silver filings 75c.; platina, 81 90; gold
according to size; solid gold crowns. $3.50; very
best teeth, $500.
u. S. Dental Association,
jaa-2od COR It'll AND SITS. NV.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-08
Prominent Officials in New York
in Danger
THE GRAND JURY AT WORK
Ex-Mayor Gilroy, Once a Leader in
Tammany, Is Under the Ban
Police Captains, Sergeants and Underlings
Are Likely to Hear the Swish Of the
Grand Jury Lash

New York, March Much interest is
excited ovei the outcome of the present
grand jury's work. The ak of Indictment
hangs over many heads and is liable to
fall at any moment.
The report has been given out that the
grand jury which has been for weeks in
vestigating the corruption in city depart
ments, especially in the police depart
ment, will return number of indict-
ments against men prominent in official
life, including ex-Mayor Thomas F. Gill
roy, wno has just retired from the Office
of executive head of New York. The in
dictment is reported to have reference to
an act of the ex-mayor's while commits
sioner of public works, which position he
held under Mayor Grant. Ex-Mayor Gill
roy is now travelling in Europe.
Inspector Mclaughlin is one of the po-
lice officials supposed to be among those
to be indicted. Before the Lexow COM
mittee he placed his wealth at over 5000,
900.
Inspector Conlan is another of the men
who may be indicted by the grand jury.
Elihu Root, New York's great lawyer,
has been made the Republican leader
of the anti-Platt faction in New York.
His position is one of national import
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-08
Work Done by a Los Angeles
Man With a Pistol
HIS IDENTITY. A MYSTERY
The Murdered Woman Was a Member
of the Half World
No Cause Given for the Crime-The Suicide
and Murderer Belonged in
This City

San Bernardino, CAL, March John
W. Kellett of Los Angeles fired two shots,
seriously wounding Nettie Jones, an in
mate of house of ill-repute in this city
tonight, and then sent a bullet into his
temple, killing himself almost instantly
Kellett, or Abbott as he was better known,
was about 81 years old, an ex-convict and
and all around SPORT
He was one of two brothers, both of
whom have served in the penitentiary
and have criminal records all through the
West. Nettie Jones, the wounded girl
had been his mistress in Los Angeles.
She came to this city on Monday, Febru-
ary 25th having been here little over
week and went to Rose Cottage, resort
notorious all through Southern California.
On Tuesday of this week, Abbott came
over from Los Angeles and had an inter-
view with the girl, who is very young,
certainly not over eighteen years old. What
passed between them at that time has not
been made public, but Abbott returned to
the house again at noon and called for her
and they were together until about six
o'clock when the other inmates of the
house were startled by three shots in
| rapid succession. One of the inmates of
the house forced the door of the room
and found the man dying and the woman
| shot in the right cheek and in the alb.
domen.
| One of the most tragic circumstances
connected with the affair is the fact that
the girl, who forced open the door and
was the first to enter the room, was
| the sister of the suicide. She is
known here as Minnie Abbott,
but her real name proves to be
Minnie Kellett, and it was indeed touch
ing sight as she knelt beside the body of
her brother, smoothing back the clotted
locks from his temple, the while weeping
bitterly and talking of the days when both
were innocent and playing in their child
hoods home.
Nettie Jones will probably recover, the
| physicians saying her wounds are not Sc
| rious.
| Abbotts body was removed to the
undertaking parlors, and an inquest will
| be held tomorrow at the house. The in
mates profess ignorance of the cause of
the tragedy, but it is probable that Alb
bott had tried to persuade the woman to
return to Los Angeles, and falling deter
mined to kill her and then end his own
life.
1t was at first supposed that the man
Abbott mentioned in the dispatch was
one of the well-known Abbott boys of this
city, who have had more or less trouble
with the police from time to time. The
mother of the boys Mrs. Abbott, was
seen at her lodging house on Main street
last night, and denied that the suicide
was her son.
Later it was ascertained that the sui
cide's real name was John Abbott Kellett,
and that he has long been known here as
one of the class who live off of the earn
ings of fallen women. All efforts to
locate the girl failed no one here know
ing her by any of the names given in the
telegram
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-08

mas recently been made to the New York
Athletic Club by the Olympic Club OF this
city to send East team of boxers to COM
pete with the best men in the New York
club. Hermann Oelrichs is specially in
terested in the project and has written to
prominent New York patrons Of boxing
seeking to enlist their cooperation. 1t is
proposed to send team OF six athletes,
who would spar in the bantam, feather,
light, welter, middle and heavyweight
classes. Oelrichs says he has never seen
anything to compare with the Olympic
Club sparring matches. No reply has been
received to the proposal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-08

When local communities or the business
men OF leading towns publish to the
Legislature and to the world that they
demand that their representatives in the
Legislature shall abandon measures of
this nature because of their threatened
loss of business, it is virtual admission
that the loss to the localities would be a
saving to the taxpayers of the state, and
constitutes very strong reason why the
proposed legislation should be adopted.
While these boards of trade and other like
bodies are making strenuous efforts before
the Legislature, | fail to find one recon-
mendation emanating from those in the
interest of economy. The Board of Ex-
aminers of this state, of which the
Attorney-General and Secretary of
State, both upright Republicans, are
members, will bear out the
executive in the statement that the
extravaganza of these institutions and the
burdens placed upon the people by their
mismanagement are things so far beyond
the conception of the people that if known
they would create storm of general in
dignation which would cause local trusts
and local merchants to pause before essay
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-08
SHOUP SUCCEEDS HIMSELF
Idaho Gets Senator After Many Weary
Ballots
The Finish of the Senatorial Fight Was an
Exciting One-Now Two Days for
Business

Boise, Idah, March Z. = The Idaho
Senatorial contest was brought to a close
today by the re election OF George l..
Shoup to succeed himself.
The finish was close and exciting. When
the joint sembly met Populist member
who has been for Sweet moved call of
the house. Speaker Cozier refused to or
der a call, announcing that they were pro-
ceeding under the Federal statute, which
contemplated nothing but balloting. An
appeal was taken; the Speaker refused TO
entertain it and the balloting began. This
plav arose from the absence OF a Poupl st
member, which made an election possible.
The result of the ballot was: Shoup, 81;
Sweet, II; Cook, IA.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with tumultuous applause.
Salt Lake, Utah, March IA special
from Boise to the Tribune says that Gov
ernor Mcconnell, speaking of the Sena-
torial contest and the election of Shoup,
said:
1.-The defeat of Sweet and the election of
either Shoup or some other candidate was
foregone conclusion when eighteen out
of the thirty five Republicans re-
fused to go into a caucus with
their party sooner than to take
.ne chances of his election. Sweet owes
his defeat, not to any pronounced oppo-
sition which anyone entertained for him,
but entirely to the fact that he was put
forward by Senator Dubois us means of
advancing his (Dubois) own interest
two years hence, and the lieutenants with
which Dubois surrounded Sweet during
the campaign contributed more to the de-
feat of Sweet than anything else.
'It is fortunate for the state and for the
( whole county that Shoup has been ie-
elected. He is a staunch friend of silver
and an ardent supporter of the Republican
theory of protection of American indus
tries and American labor. Those who
were engaged in the contest and who
have failed to secure the election of
their favorite will naturally feel a little
sore over their disappointment.