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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
LIQUOR LICENSES.
A Number Granted and Refused To-
day by the Board.

day by the Board.
The excise board today acted upon the
following applications for retail liquor
licenses:
Granted.
NJ B. Scanlcn, 4OS 9th northwest; c. j.
Schaefer, 139 B southeast; Edward Ken
redy, 2O6 9th northwest; Henry E. hlotz.
17O6 G northwest; Hugo Ziemann, corner
10th and F northwest; VIM. L. Mahoney.
GOO K southeast; Eugene Herman, lolA
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. VIM. j.
O'I.eary, 700 North Capitol northwest; Geo.
W. Driver, 605 Pennsylvania avenue north
west; Andrew Beach, 202 L northwest; VIM
E. Grieb, 800 sth southeast; NJ. j. Earring
ton, 1901 Sd northeast; Anthony Schneider.
1c3 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; DAM
O'Bren, go New Jersey avenue northWeSt
George. Schafer, 3605 NJ northwest; IoDs
Bush, SIT It'll northwest; Catherine Gle9,
son, ia 1st northeast; ]. ]. Murahan, M
Q northwest; Martin Holohan, 1225 north
west; Patrick Dugan, $50 NJ northweSI;
Adolf Laupp, ATS L northwest; George f.
KoZel 1873 14th northwest; Frank kast,
49, North Capitol northwest; James Nc
Donald, SU7 North Capitol northeast; Chas.
A. Sautter, 500 9Th northwest; r r. MI,
Ter 3ol Sth northwest; Charles Mades. 800
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; LOUIS
Kulle jr, 1923 G northwest; c. A. Sense
ney, 30i lIth northwest; Christian Schlag,
25iS II northwest; Martin Becker, 3l2 9Th
northeast; Samuel Solomon, $50 ID south
west: p J, Collins, 1900 5th northwest:
Emile Wagner, 21O 9th northwest; j. j.
Meehan pa l northwest; w. Hense, 1881
18th northwest; j. A. Rupert, Iu9 y NV;
Henry Sheehy, 1925 H northeast; Chas.
Mccarthy, 34o1 NJ northwest; T. w. Whit
myer GIG K southeast; w. H. Fusitt 5l9
IL southwest; Mary A. Collins, 30l5 h
northwest; H p. Childs. 721 Sth
southeast Sebastian Aman, BIG 9th north
west; Christian Bucheler, Bladensburg
road: Magdalena BeuchEt, ~ H north
east; Geneva Walker. 1892 H northeastt
Christopher Hager, 1869 Sd northwestf
r. NJ Whitesell 237 New Jersey avenue
northwest; Geo. Miller, jr., 93I 4th north-
west: Herman Daiker, 11O1 18th northwests
J. A Ballenger, 1909 18th southeast; Ernst
Dahle, 1929 North Capitol northeast; DAM.
Hennessey, 935 ID southwest; F. M.
Hermann. 522 Sth southeast: Theo. Pitt.
5al Q northwest; J. P. StinZfng, 511 1th
northwest; Jno. Davis, 800 9th northwest;
e A. Hatch, 1000 z northwest; r r. Ite-
gan. 627 III northeast; J. F. Atzel, 12l9 New
York avenue northwest; j. L. Beuchert, o-5
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast; John 4.
Devine, Shoreham; d. A. Duffy, l233 ttn
northwest; II. c. Cannon, 3foo N north
west.
Rejected.
Frederick Holmes, 1929 c northwest; R.
E. Lanham, Good Hope, Bowen road; j. s.
Randall, 700 H northeast; ]. NJ Hale, l2l9
Tth northwest; Henry Senay, 80 e south
west; Maurice F. Rooney, lbs Maryland
avenue northeast.
License Clerk Williams also had num-
Der of cases that were held up ana appli-
cants ordered to show ca Use why thelr
applications should not be rejected. For
some unaccountable reason these names
we're given to the liquor attorneys, put
withheld from the press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
FOUND GUILTY.
Mercy Asked for VIM. A. Beach In
Stamp Robbery Case.

Mercy Asked for VIM. A. Beicn IN
Stamp Robbery Case.
The trial of VIM. A. Beach, charged with
having received nearly 1900 two-cent post
age stamps, alleged to have been stolen
from the bureau of engraving and print
ing by VIM. B. Smith last summer, was re-
sumed in Criminal Court No. l this morn
ing.
After a brief testimony on behait OF the
nrosecution. the defendant and Smith, who
was convicted last week Of stealing 'c,uoV
2-cent stamps from the bureau. took the
witness stand Smith denied stealing the
STAMPS, declaring that he received them IN
What he believed was legitimate manner
He denied, too, that Beach h2o any
knowledge that the stamps were the stoien
nroperty of the United States. Beach aa-
United receiving the stamps from SInion'
and admitted that he assisted him IN olS-
posing of them. In selling them, ne De-
lief that Smith had become honestly pos
sessed of them.
In charging the jury, Judge McComas re-
ferred to the system employed at the DID,
reau in the matter of counting, packing
and transferring the stamps, remarkihg
that the system not only provided Smits
an opportunity for their theft, but also IN
vited robbery by Offering great Temptation
to dishonest employees.
The Jury at l2:5U retired to deliberate Up
on their verdict.
At :55 the jury returned, stating that
they found Beach guilty as indicted, Dut
recommended him to the mercy OF tHe
court.
Mr. L, c. Taylor, counsel for the defend
ant. gave notice OF a motion for a new
trial arrest Of Judgment, and the prisoner
was remanded to jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17

Suit Against the Ii. and o. Railway
Company for Damages.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
FREERICk, Nd, January 1.-THE
Chambers case against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was given to the jury here
today. The case has been in progress here
since Monday and has attracted much at
tention.
James w. Chambers, husband of Mary J..
Chambers, was killed at Brunswick. this
county. last April by an express train as
he was stepping Off another train at the
station.
Suit was brought to recover damages for
his death. The defense proved that Mrs.
Chambers had not lived with her husband
for twelve years, that she had not seen
him for two years, and when she passed
him on the street did not speak to him, and
that she had left him because his duties
kept him away from home SO much, and
he drank and did not properly support her.
The court, in giving the case to the jury,
instructed it that the plaintiffs were enti-
tied to recover. because OF the railroad
company's running a train by the station
as it did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
A SENSITIVE PRESIDENT.
The Paris Correspondent OF the Lon
don Times ON Casimir-Perier.


don Times ON Casimir-Perier.
LONDON, January 1.-THE Paris cor
respondent of tho Times telesraphs:
Since NJ Casimir-Perier became president
I learned through NJ Burdeau that the for
uer had a horror of all journalists. with
ont an exception NJ Burdeau advised me
not to attempt to see the president From
this I concluded that NJ Casimir-Perier pos
sessed dangerous sensitiveness to news
paper attacks. From information and OBJ
servation 1 acquired the conviction that he
meditated retirement
Throughout life he has been spoiled
child of fortune. He possessed unquestion-
able physical bravery, but was unprepared
for POLITICAL struggles, which lacked both
dignity and grandeur. A week after ms
election he said i'll tone OF kind reproach
to one of his friends who had forced MN.
into office: you are all wretches. You
have pushed me into this position. where
L have already lost the Illusions which l
had been cherishing, and where shail lose
my tranquility
Continually harassed, he finally found In
the list of those who voted against NJ
Dupuy in the railways affair large pro-
portion of the names Of those who had
forced him into power and promised MN
their support.
He was resigned, not on account of his
bitter adversaries, but on account OF his
protested friends. who openly thwarted
him. i aware lnat IL VIII De SsiiO tiiit
he ought to have displayed courageous re-
sistance but it would have been futile
Arnolds of Winkelried are rare who bury
their enemies. pixies in their breasts In or
der to break their ranks.
They are especially rare when there Is
nothing to show thar those who would Iol-
low would enter the breach made by them
at the price of their lives. Generals nave
been seen to fight to the last at the head
of a handful of brave men, but not to fight
single handed against a compact army.
This would not be heroism, but suicide.
1t has been said that NJ. Casimir-Pefier
ought to have formed a ministry to appear
befo the chamber with a liberal, reaS-
surfing program, and to have dissolved the
chamber If the cabinet should have been
defeated. This, however, was Impractical
BILE. Only two months supplies had been
voted and failing coup detat, of which
he was incapable he could not have gone
en- with these supplies till the election.
saries would have charged him with de-
signs against the republic and it's liberty.
and in the present state Of public mind
the new chamber would have been worse
than the old. Such is the real history of
NJ. Casimir-Perier's position. However
much it may be deplored, he cannot fairly
be blamed for the step he has taken.
There is no Indication that either NJ.
Brisscn, W'aldeck-Rousseau or Faure can
1t may be hoped that some neutral man
will be agreed upon. Otherwise, with fruit
less ballots, there might be fear that con-
gress would declare itself permanent, and
the convention, AN object of terror for many
years, be suddenly constituted. 1t may be
hoped that France will be preserved from
such misfortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17

A Jury of twelve men in the United
States court at Chicago yesterday braved
the command Of Judge Seaman and re-
fused to bring in verdict In accordance
with the courts dictation. The case at is
sue was the damage suit Of Marie Capill,
a young girl, who was crippled by an en-
CINE of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad at the stock yards. The
Judge held that willful carelessness on tho
part Of the railway workmen had not been
proven and that therefore verdict should
be brought in for the defendant. The jurors
refused to do this and were angrily dis
missed into the jury room. subsequently, at
the courts dire ction, they agreed, with one
exception. to find for the defendant, under
protest. The dissenting juror was COM
mitted to Jail for contempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
Indictments Returned.

The grand jury this afternoon returned
the following indictments: Thos. j. Taylor
Ito cover clerical error in former indict-
ment, murder; Arthur w. Jackson, false
pretenses; VIM. Stanton, second offense Of
petit larceny; John H. Cole do; Augustus
Cheshire, alias Skinner, assault with intent
to kill; Joseph Lee, do; George Roth. do;
Andrew Beckett, Charles Madden, VIM
Thomas, Patrick Bolden Frank Stint, Wal
ter Hurdle, George Malley, Benjamin Scriv-
ner, Benjamin Hughes, VIM. Gordon. Chas
Wood and Joseph Lee, housebreaking. The
charge against Annie Heiter, of receiving a
female under eighteen for purposes Of pros
titution, was ignored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
smallncx Situation.

There was one smallpox victim taken to
the hospital yesterday. He is Howard
Turner, a four year-old colored boy, whose
brother was taken from 1910 Valley street
northwest about two weeks ago. Mrs
Turner is in the hospital nursing her chill
tren. This morning there were two sus-
pected cases Investigated by Inspector
Walls, who found the patients suffering
attacks of the chickenpox.
The patients in the hospital are all i'm.
proving. Sarah Thomas, who was reported
critically i'll for several days, was able ia
sit up yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
FOR CARRIERS AND CLERKS.
The Examination for Local Positions
Next Month.

Next month.
An unusual amount of interest Is being
taken in the examination to be held by
the civil service commission in the rooms
at Sth and E streets northwest beginning
February of candidates for appointment
as clerks and carriers in the city post
office. These examinations are held semi
annually. one in February and one in Au-
gust The names of those who pass are
recorded in order of merit, and when a
vacancy occurs the person at the head Of
the list receives appointment.
Applications are received until twenty
days prior to the date announced for hold
ing the examinations. In the present In
stance the limit expired at noon yesterday.
and up to that time $50 persons had filed
papers. Of these 1lS desire TO be clerks
and the remaining 1G2 carriers.
AS only about 100 persons can be exam
ined daily, tho commission will undoubted-
ly be employed three days in ascertaining
the extent OF knowledge possessed by the
$50 candidates. The subjects touched upon
are arithmetic. geography. orthography,
letter writing, local delivery and reading
addresses. More attention is paid to the
subjects last mentioned than to the others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Engineer Changes.

Engineer Changes.
A number of important. changes were
made in the engineer department yester-
day by the Commissioners, as follows:
A. Y. Lakeman, clerk at $1,000 per an
mum, promoted to chief clerk, at $1,000 per
annum, vice John Walker, deceased.
F. M. Guy. clerk at $1,000 per annur.
promoted to clerk ut 81, 400 per annum.
T. j. c. Bailey, craftsman at 81 per diem,
promoted to clerk ut $1,000 per annum.
Muncure Burke. clerk at 140O per an
r.um, promoted to clerk ut $1,000 per an
mum.
w H. O'Connor clerk at 5000 per an
mum, transferred to temporary roll in en-
gineer department at $3.50 per diem
John Bippus, messenger clerk at 500 per
annun promoted to clerk at SJOO per an
mum.
Notification.
The Commissioners have notified Messrs.
Hussey {: brown that unless they sign
within three days from the 10th instant
the contract awarded them FOR paving Ger
tain alleys of which they have been twice
notified, the award will be annulled. their
guarantee deposit Of 500 will be forfeited
and they Will be declared failing bidders.
Adverse Report.
The Commissioners yesterday made ad-
verse report on Senate bill $3.50, providing
for the remission Of penalties for unpaid
taxes IN all cases Wnere the TAX SRdll We
paid on or before the first Sem1-aniiual
payment, as provided by law.
Fruit Stands.
The attorney 70: the District has decided
that the Commission ers have no legal right
to permit the occupation of any portion of
the streets of Georgetown for private bust
ress purposes.
The opinion was the result of a request
on the part of a citizen TO locate fruit
stand within the lines Of S6th street south
of M. Mr.. Thomas, in his opinion, says it
is the duty of the Commissioners to keep
the streets, avenues and alleys in the cit
les of Washington and Georgetown free
and unobstructed. Although for all prac-
teal purposes tie public would not be in
convenienced by the location of this fruit
stand, sim 1t would be in the lines of a
public street, for which no legal right
exists.
1t will be seen that this opinion has a
direct bearing upon the fruit stands of
Washington as well as Georgetown. and
there Is little doubt that the Commission
ers will in the future refuse all applica-
tons for sidewalk fruit stands
Defective Grading.
The Commissioners have received from
the health officer a report concerning the
unsanitary condition of affairs in the
ncighborhocd of the National Home for
Colored Women and Children, on Sth street
extended near Sherman avenue. The re-
port states that the unsanitary condition
is the result of defective grading.
Recommend Payment.
Upon the recommendation of Capt. Burr
the Commissioners have recommended to
Congress the payment of certain moneys
due the engin, ers at the pumping station
for work done in excess of eight hours.
Dumping. to BE Stopped.
The Commissioners have directed the
chief of police to have the dumping of
ashes and refuse ON 18th street between c
and D southwest stopped at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
PROMISED Arbitration Treaty.

Mr. Dreamer of England, who is here to
present to the President memorial from
the British parliament in favor of the con-
clusion of treaty Of arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain. had
an interview with Secretary Gresham at
the State Department yesterday afternoon
with a view of securing an audience with
the President. Secretary Gresham said he
would lay the matter before the President
at once and arrange for an interview. In
asmuch as tomorrow is cabinet day it is
regarded as probable that the President
will make an engagement to receive Mr..
Dreamer on Saturday or Monday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
THE DOCKERY COMMISSION
MI. Stallings Wants Information as to Its
Expenses AID Expenditures.
He Wants to Know If There Was Any
Saving Made by tho
Investigation.

Now it is Mr.. Dockery who is to be In
vestigated. Mr.. Dockery has been having
lots Of fun in the past year Investigating
the departments, turning the governmental
bureaus inside out and putting the clerks
in terror for their places. He has just
been going through things at lively rate
to the great enjoyment Of himself and an
applauding Missouri constituency. He has
been enabled to do all this with the aid
of several high-priced experts. paid by the
government.
Now the tables are turned, and Mr.. Dock
ery's experts and his joint departmental
commission are to be investigated. Mr..
Stallings of Alabama has introduced a
resolution calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the eek
pcnditures of the experts and the COM
mission.
Mr.. StallfnEs Gives His Views.
There is an Impression that the ex-
penditures Of this joint commission have
been very heavy said Mr.. Stallings to-
day to a Star reporter, land that big sal
aries and big expense accounts are being
paid by the government. If this commits
sion is spending more money in extrava-
giant salaries and expenses than 1t saves
by the reforms recommended, we want to
know it. II not, and if it Is a good thing.
all right
Government money Is used in this way.
and yet when it comes to a question of
the District of Columbia spending some Of
its $.OO.OUO surplus, a great cry Of economy
is raised, while thousands of children are
denied school facilities.
Il confess L used to have prejudice
against District of Columbia expenditures"
continued Mr.. Stallings. until 1 read up
the subject, when l changed my mind {
am convinced that Congress does not do
its duty toward the District. If the gov
eminent had paid its share of taxes in the
first place the District would never have
owed a cent of debt
What MIR. DOckery Says.
Mr.. Dockery said there will be no trouble
in obtaining information as to the expendi-
lures of the commission.
1.-The only expenses" he said, "are the
salaries of the experts and $50 month
room rent. One Of tho experts is paid $3.50
a month and the other one $500 a month.
There are no allowances for expenses and
no member of the joint commission has
received cent. The salaries are paid, not
out of any regular appropriation provided
for the purpose, but on the warrant of the
chairnen of the House and Senate COM
mitteeS forming the joint commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
ROYiLiSTS IN A FERMENT.
The Duke of Orleans and His Paris
Agent Corresponding.

LONDON, January IA dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Paris says that
when " Casimir-Perier heard of the pro-
ceedings in the chamber of deputies yes
terlay he was completely overcome.
The di patch adds that the socialists are
intoxicated with their victory and that the
royalists are in a ferment. The Duke of
Orleans and Count de Haussonville, the
royalist agent in Paris. are in active tele-
graphic correspondence Manifestoes from
the Duke of Orleans and from Prince Vic
tor Napoleon are expected today.
The Pail Mall Gazette dispatch also says
that orders have been given at the from
tiers to suppress anything like attempts to
create demonstrations against the republic,
which. il is added is not likely to DE shaken
By the political developments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
HIGH REGARD FOR FAURE.
Ambassador Patenotre Says That He
is n Safe Man.

NJ. Patenotre, the French ambassador,
epcnt the day at the embassy, on II street
near 18th street, considering the latest
press returns from the French capital He
was kept promptly advised of the develop
E,ents by means of the Associated Press
bulletins. and naturally evinced consider
able interest in the result of the balloting.
When Star reporter visited the en-
bassy this afternoon the latest bulletin
announced the election of NJ. Faure. The
am5a ssador has a high regard for that
gentleman. and said that the affairs Of
the government would be perfectly safe in
his hands. one very encouraging feature
OF the situation to his mind was the as
sured stability of the republic regardless
OF the choice of the assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 17.-FIour dull, unchanged
receipts, 6,169 barrels; Shipments 657 barrels;
sales $50 barrels Wheat steady-sgot and month.
62isa62R; steamer No. red, 5Ga4a5I-receipts;
9ss3 bushels; stock, Col ,2s4 bushels; sales $1,000
bushels; southern wheat by sample, Gca61la; do on
grade, 57haG0M. Corn steady-spot and month, Asa
4S!s; February. 4sasa4sN; May oia5iA; steamer
ST., 500 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels; southern
white corn, 4Sai916; do. yellow, 4sai9. Oats firm
S6-receipts, Is ,53S bushels; stock, 112071 bushels
Rye very little demand-No 2, 5I-stock, n,Sds
bushels Hay quiet and steady good to choice tina
othy, SO. $500. Grain freights dull, Unchans.
ed. Sugar firm unchanged Butter and eggs steadS,
unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
THE HOUSE.

At the opening of the session of the
House today bill was passed on motion
of MFR. Henderson Qll) to grant Mrs. Sarah
A. Clapp the pay and allowances of a sur
geon for services as such in the seventh
Illinois infantry.
In the morning hour Mr.. Geissenhaner
On. j., from the committee on naval af
fairs, called up and passed several bills to
the navy.
The Senate amendments to the urgent
deficiency bill were disa greed to, and the
bill sent to conference. Mr.. Richardson
Tenn), chairman of the committee on
printing, then as matter of privilege, had
read a para graph printed in a local paper
relative to the Incorporation in the printing
pill passed at the last session of a clause
extending the Thanking privilege to men,
bers Of Congress for correspondence with
officials and private individuals on official
CIR departmental business. The paragraph
Indicated that the clause had been incor-
porated in the bill surreptitiously. Mr..
Richardson read from the Record showing
that the clause had been debated and
adopted by vote of 40. The House
then went into committee of the whole for
the further consideration OF the Indian
appropriate bill.
General debate was closed and the bill
was considered under the -1ive-minute rule
for amendment. f
Mr.. Caruth (Ky.)s at this point took oc-
casion to supplement his remarks CT some
DAYS ago against the national postage
movement looking to a reduction of letter
postage. He retraeted ,sWhat he said on
the previous occasion concerning Lyman J.
Gage of Chicago, Who,l along with other
connection with the movement last Octo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
1.,,c,p, Boxer. Go East.

CHICAGO, January I.-Eight Amateur
boxers of Chicago left for Boston today
over the Lake Shore railroad. The athletes
go to hold up the colors of Chicago against
those of the Hub in the annual tournament,
which will be held at the gymnasium or
the Boston Athletic Association on Satur-
day night. The boxers who will represent
chicago are w. j. Kendall, los pounds;
lack Lewis and Ed. Dwyer, 115; Fred. A.
Britten, 100; A. Gehrke. 135; w. j. Knepper,
and E. H. Wood, 145, and Arthur w. Crane,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
An ASSIGN ulenf.

Adolph Mattern, cigars, &C, 4S9 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, today made assignment for
the benefit of his creditors to Harry j.
Mattern The liabilities are placed at
s229O9l The assets are stated to
prise the stock and fixtures at the assign
or's place of business, the value of which
Is not given.