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The evening times., 1896-05-14
DISTRICT In CONGRESS
Two Names Added to the List of
Ford Theater Awards.
Bill Reported for Relief of Heirs of
John Howard Psyne-Hearing on
Local Telephone Service.

The Senate District Committee gave a
hearing at o'clock this afternoon tD Presi-
dent Bryan of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. He spoke on the gen
eral subject OF telephones III the District
Since the publishing of the list OF Ford
Theater awards two names have been
added to the list OF claimants. They are
Richard C. Jones and Bernard II. Harrison.
The case of Mr.. Test. who died the night the
report was published. has not yet reached
tine commission.
Senator Teller said to a Times representa-
tive that he would coll up the District ap-
preparation bill Immediately after the dis
posal Of the Dupont case tomorrow at
O'Clock.
Mr.. Wetmore Introduced a bill for the
incorporation of the Colonial Danes of
America.
Mr.. Babcock has, by request in
troduccd in the House a bill extending
to Simon Carmody the provisions of an act
relating to the settlement OF outstanding
claims against the District.
Mr.. Curtis OF Iowa has introduced in the
House the same bill reported in the SEN
ate to provide for the payment OF the
final DEGREES OF the District supreme court
under the highway act for continuing the
system of trunk sewers ani for completing
the system OF sewage disposal.
Mr.. Morse, from the Committee On Alco-
ho!ic Liquor Traffic, has favorably re-
ported the bill ito provide for a commission
on the subject OF the alcoholic liquor trar-
fic''
The statement made be fore the committee
by DR.. Aaron n. Powell, representing the
National Temperance Society, in a hearing
given April % last, is Incorporated iu the
report as being a condensation of the rea-
sons why commission should be appointed
Mr. De Witt, from the House Ctrimittee
on Claims, has favorabiy reported, without
amendme Mt. the bill for the relief OF the
heirs of John Howard Payne, author OF
Home. Sweet Home The report is as
follows:
THE late Comptroller Of the Treasury,
Mr.. Durham, in reporting upon this case,
said:
"A balance of S2O5 90 was found to be
due from the United States on the set
tlement Of the account OF John Howard
Payne. as late consul at Tunis. on april
.. 1852. the date OF his death. as shown
by fifth auditors report. No. 1922. and is
now standing TO his credit on the books of
the Register, but there is no appropriation
out OF which it can lie paid.
The balance was certified By this
office June 90, 1853. and no application
for the pa yrnent thereof has been made by
the legal representative Ofthe late CONSUL
The intent of tins bin is to provide for
the payment of certified balance long
standing TO the credit of a faithful officer
whose fame is world wide aud whose
memory is dear In every American home
where it is revered and loved by old and
young alike
This bill has been pending before Con-
gress for nearly forty years.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
ASKS FOR CIVIL TRIAL.
Consul General Williams Makes Ef-
forts for Competitor Prisoners.

Havana, May l4.-Capt. Gen. We yler has
extended temporarily the operation of the
last edict issued by him granting pardons
to insurgents who shall surrender to the
authorities within specified time SO that
itnow applies to the province of Havana and
Matanzas as well as TO the Piuar del Rio
province.
United States Consul General Williams
has presented to the authorities the claims
Of two of the prisoners alleged to have beer
members of the last filibustering eXpedi-
ton and requested that the men be granted
. civil trial on the ground that at the time
of their capture they were not bearing arms
He has also made a similar request on
behalf of the Frenchman who recently
arrived here on an American ship.
London, May 14-The Standard publishes
a dispatch from its Havana correspondent
saying that the two prisoners last arrested
in connection with the Competitor fiIibuster-
Ing expedition will be tried by an ordinary
naval court martial with view TO their
speedy conviction
The evening times., 1896-05-14
NO NEED TO GET SCARED.
Japan, Says Minister Dun, Not Al Dan.
pprous Connection of America

san Francisco, Cal, Nay 14.-Edwin
Dunn, OF Ohio, Minister To Japan, who has
arrived here after three years absence as
the representative of this government in tie
land of the MikadO. has fund OF Informal
ton regarding that country.
The supposition that Japan had grown
arrogant after her victories is entirely
wrong. And about Japanese manufactured
goods and japanese laborers coming hero
there has been an unnecessary excitement
about that. II is all pOppycock. There
is nothing in it at all.
Il get letters constantly Y and from all over
inquiring about it. | can only give one an
swcr To all. l get letters particularly in
quiring about bicycles.
well, there is no such thing as Japan
csc bicycle The bicycles that people use
there are all made in the United States or
in Europe, and so they Will continue to be.
No one need have any feIr OF that.
I'm herownlinc Japan is Eo.nga head. and
rapidly, too. / refer now 10 silk goods. and
she is making great efforts too, in cotton
goods and cotton yarns. In the latter lines
they may affect European interests, but
won't affect ours"
The evening times., 1896-05-14
PLAN WILL Be EXPENSIVE
Districts Share Of Cost Of De-
pressing Penna. R. R. Tracks.
MAI. PoWELL's ESTIMATE
The Approaches to the Necessary
Bridges VIII Be COstly-Citizens
VIII Ask for Damages to Their
PrOperty-MinOr District Matters
and Daily Orders.

The plans for depressing the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in South Washing
ton, are practically completed and agreed
upon and the draughtsmen are now at work
preparing the plats.
II is not known definitely when the re-
port will be ready for submission. The
Engineer Commissioner is engaged in hay-
ing an estimate made of the expense that
will be entailed upon the District by the
changes required.
1t is his opinion that the improvement
will be a costly one to the municipal govern
ment.
One of the principal items of expense
will be included in building the approaches
to the necessary bridges at street inter
sections. These approaches Will, in some
Instances, have to lie constructed from a
point more than Il square from the street
over which the bridge will be constructed,
and the expense will be heavy in each case.
Other sources OF District expenditure
will be to meet the bills for damage in
CURED to propert on the streets where the
approaches are to be built. The houses and
lots will be left below the street grades,
and the property will be correspCndingly
injured,
Conseque ntial damages will result also
from the closing of certain streets, depriv-
of through thoroughfare.
Tue estimates Will be made with care,
and when ready for publication the re-
port will be of general public interest
The health office has inaugurated Il thor
ough system of enforcing the sanitary
regulations of the District, and as u re-
suit over 100 residents of the Fifth and
Ninth precincts will be summoned this
afternoon TO appear in court TO answer to
the charge of violating section 2 OF the
garba ge regulations.
The offenses vary, some resident having
no garbage recepta cles, some having cans
IN use that do not conform to the require
ments, aud others having omitted to OBJ
serve the rule as to keeping the receptacle
covered.
The inspectors have been so active that
more than 200 informations have been filed
by the health officers, and the probability
Is the time OF the police court for the COM
Ing month will be largely taken up with
the hearings.
The Capital Traction Company applied to
the Commissioners today for a permit To
string an additional service wire on the poles
on Connecticut avenue extended the in
crease in the traffic rendering IL necessary
that power facilities be augmented
The evening times., 1896-05-14
Local Briefs.

Mounted Policeman F. l.. Allen of the
Firth precinct is enjoying his leave of alb
sence.
John Williams, colored. was assessed So
in the police court today for assaulting
Clarence Thomas.
dangerous hole in the carria geway on
First, between and ID streets southeast.
was reported today by Police Lieut.. F. F.
McCathran of No. ..
In Judge Miller's police court this morn
ing the case against Mrs. Mamie Kelly.
charged by Mrs. Fannie Openheimer with
assault, was dismissed.
Police Sergt. John C. Daley was gen.
orally congratulated today by the police
men of No. 4. The cause is twin boys, and
they weigh eight and nine and ahalf pounds
each. Mother and babies are doing splen-
didly.
While engaged in saving wood yester-
day Charles POndeXter, colOred, living in
rear OF No. l 2G9 Tenth street northwest,
made a mistake and sawed off his left
thumb. He was removed to the Emergency
Hospital in the Second precinct patrol
wagon.
About 1:15 o'clock this morning engine
company No. responded to a local fire
alarm for a blaze in Mrs. Partello's stable
in rear No. $50 Q street northwest. The
alarm was turned in by Patrolman j. II.
Gibson. Damage about $500; cause of fire
unknown. The loss is covered by in
surance.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
HOTORIOUSGAHG BROKEN UP
swindlers tursaed Across the Con-
tinent Caught in Newark
Murder-Thelr Record of Crime
Long One.

Newark, NJ: j., May 1.-Two of the
quartet of the most notorious fOrgers and
bank swindlers In the country were ar
rested here at noon yesterday by Police
man william j Lotus, who is stationed at
Market and Broad streets, at the request
oil Pinkerton detectives acting for the Amer
ican Bankers Associa tion, and Capt. 1. W.
Lees, chief of detectives of San Francisco,
Cal. who had been on their trail from San
Francisco across the continent since De-
cember of last year.
The prisoners are james Cregan, aged
thirty-lvc years. and Charley Becker, aged
fortysevcn years. Their operations have
netted them many thousands OF dollars,
and since the swindling of the Nevada Bank
of san Francisco on December is. 1895,
with draft sold for $12 by the Bank of
Woodland, CAL, on the Crockcr- Wool
worth Bank of San Francisco, raised to
S22,OOO. hundreds of detectives through
out the country have been on the look
out for them.
When searched at police headquarters
there was found upon them about 81 800
in jewelry, and So ,307 So IN cash. Cregaa
had 81 900 bill and twelve 500 bills
sewed TO his drawers and the lining OF
his trousers, and some change, and the
balance or the money was found on
Becker.
The arrest of these men is result that
detectives have been working for for years.
The evidence against them was made com
plete by the recent confession OF Frank l.
Seaver, the associate of Becker and Cregan,
who was paid by the Nevada bank the $22,-
600 IN gold on the raised draft. With this
evidence, indictments against the men were
secured.
These two criminals have not confined
their field OF operation to the Pacific coast,
nor TO this hemisphere. Some years ago
they organized Il gang and Travelled all over
Europe, committing forgeries in every city
OF Importance. This band was intercepted
at Smyrna, Turkey, where they were put
under arrest. Before they were arrested
they had succeeded in swindiins banks oE
the Continent out OF thousands of dollars.
Lydia Chapman, the wife of Little Joe"
Chapm3n, who was residing in fine style IN
Il house in the East End.
After their arrest in Smyrna they were
tried before the British consular court,
convicted in the fan OF 1873, and all SEN
fenced to three years each in the Engl.h
prison at Cnustantinnple. Three months
after their incarceration in the prison at
Constantinople Becker, Reilly and Sescio-
vich made their escape. Chapman was left
behind. his associates claimed, because he
was sick and could not travel, but Chap
man ani his wife afterward claimed that
he was purposely deserted.
The men made their way TO England,
where they poisoned Mrs. Chapman in the
hope OF findlpg the money. They then
came ok to America. where they formed
plot to defra ud the Union Trust Company
OF New York. Several OF the gang were
sent TO the penitenriary for this crime.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
INDUSTRIALS MOST ACTIVE.
Altogether, However, Business Was
Very Slow on Change,

very SlOW Ou SuduSe.
New York. Ma Y 14.-Without any special
activity, the market at the Stock Exchange
wasfirm gain this morning. London houses
were buyers of st. Paul and Louisville and
Nashville, and the feeling there was more
bullisn because of the comparatively mild
sentences imposed by the Ira Dsvaal govern
ment on the jameson raiders. A reduc-
ton in the posted rates of sixty-day bills OF
IL cent to ass also encouraged purchases
for the long account.
As a result of the decline in sterling ex-
change the estima ties OF gold shipments
by Saturda VS. steamers Were reduced.
London purchases of St. Paul during the
first half hour were fully 1000 shares.
The buying of Louisville and Nashville was
on a smaller scale say about 1 800 shares.
The industrials, as usual, were the most
active. Sugar rose 1-2, to I24 1-2, and
was bought by brokers connected with the
refining interests. The market for the
product is quoted firm. and orders for some
grades of the refined are only taken sub
ject to delay.
AS usual, when the stock shows any signs
of strength the old rumors of an extra divi-
dend to follow the adjournment of Congress
was revived. Leather preferred advanced
81, TO 50 1-2, on the continued talk of a
dividend. The other industrials advanced
s to 1-2 per cent. Chicago Gas, if any
thing, was easier at 81 7-Sa6S 3-S. The
railway list. under the influence of the
foreign buying referred to, made gains Of
1-Sa1-2 per cent, the internationals and
grangers leading. Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg preferred jumped 81 to 90 Ia.
At IL O'Clock the market was strong.
A further fractional advance was re-
corded in stocks after IL O'Clock but
business was extremely light outside of
st. Paul. Louisville < Nashville and Sugar.
1t is estimated that arbitra ee houses bought
fully 10000 shares of st. Paul and Louis
vile & Nashville, while Havemeyer bro
kers were the largest buyers of Sugar.
Erie, new second preferred. fell per cent
to 20 = on the poor report Tor the March
quarter. For the period named the new
compan shows a deficit of S5S. .1S9 Stocks
at midday were dull but firm.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
Condition of the Water.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High. Low.
$40 il M 2:36 a. m.
900 p. m 3:19 p. Ia.
Temperature and condition of the water
at s n. n.: Great Falls-Temperature, 73:
cond ton. 20. Receiving rcservoir-Tem.
perature, 76; condition at north connection.
/; condition at south connection. So Dis
trbuting rcservo:r-Temperature 73: con-
dition at influent gatehouse, Sc; effluept
gatehouse, 36.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at s:29 p. M; extin-
guished at 3:23 4. M.
Naphtha lamps lighted at S:29 D. M: ex-
tinguished at 3:3S n. m.
lncandescent and electric lamps lighted
at S:14; p, M; cxtingUishcd at 3:aS a. M
The evening times., 1896-05-14
FoRTY-FIvE MILLIoNSINvoLvED
Test Case Made by Anglo-A merican
Land Mortgage Company,

Boston. May l 4 The BostonNe ws Bureau
says: Edwin Joslyu, a millionaire banker
and capitalist of kee ne. n Ii =, has been sued
Dy the Anglo-American Land Mortgage
ana investment Company OF England to
compel the payment OF a call OF c1O on
every share of stock in the Companyheld by
JoSlyn. The par value of the shares is EIo.
Two calls have already been made aud
three calls have been protested The
amount involved in this suit is $3.50 600
of call July /. 1894
This Is test case and is said to in
directly involve Sac, 600. 900. A great
many thousand shares OF this company are
scattered throughout New England.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
Arguing Mrs. Slack,s AppeaI.

The court of appeals this morning began
listening to the appeal made 10y Mrs. Mary
Remble Slack, from the decision rendered
by Judge Haguer, enjOining her from prose-
cutting habeas corpus proceedings against
the testamentary guardians OF her two lit
tie girls. The case viii not be concluded
until tomorrow. Messrs. y. 5. Worthing-
ton and G.. Z. Hamilton represent Mrs.
Slack, aud MessrS. Carlisle. Wilson and Ohm
son appear for the Perrines.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Electric Lineman's Narrow Escape ut
the End of Long Bridge.

Albert Field, young lineTnan in the en-
ploy of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway, was struck by a
south-bound passenger train a short dis
tance from the Long Bridge, on Mary
land avenue, and narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury. As it was, he is considerably
cut and bruised as result.
Fields was standing on the steam car
tracks, and did not see the approa ching
train until it was almost on him. He
jumped, but was struck side ways by the
engine.
The police ambulance was called and the
injured man carried to the Emergency Hos
pital, where his injuries were dressed by
the house staff. He lives at No. 1922
Four-and-a-half street southwest.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
KILLED on HER WHEEL.
Kentucky Young Woman Thrown
Under "a. Street Car.

Todd was killed by an electric car here last
evening s.
She and party offriends were out on their
bicycles. In orderto avoid an approaching
wagon they crossed the street car tracks
i'll front OF car, The others got safely
across. but MissTotld. ben e-igarinexperienced
rider. ran too close TO the front of the ear.
She was thrown under the wheels of the car.
Miss Todd died i've minutes after the
accident. She was twenty years Old. the
youngest daughter of DR.. Lyman Eeechcr
Todd. and a cousin to RobeTt T. Lincoln
oldest son of ex President Lincoln.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
Indian Camp Captured.

Tucson. AriZ., May 14.-News from the
Southeastern Arizona border sa vs. that
Lieut.. Ayerilrs scouts had an enga cement
yesterday with band of about twenty ne
gade Apachcs from San Carlos. having sur
prised the camp at da ybreak. 1t is believed
two Indians were wounded. The scouts
captured everything In the camp. including
an Apache youngster. The Indians es-
capped into Sonora.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
ACCUSED OF EMBEZzLEMENT.
A Maryland Officials Brother Held
Under Heavy Rail

CentTeville. Nd, May THE grand jury
on Tuesday found four indictments against
B. Palmer Keating of this town for en-
bczzlement. Mr.. Keatiug was brought into
court and gave bail in the sum OF $S 600
for his appearance from day to day Until
tried. His arrest has caused a sensation
here.
Afr. Keating is a brother Of State Tax
Commissioner Thomas j. Keating and has
always occupied prominent place in tbs
community. He was active in politics and
has many friends In the county.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
Instructed for McEinIey

st. Joseph. Mo-. May 14.-The Republi-
cans of the Fourth Songressional district
met in convention here yesterday and after
n hot fight elected Major j. L. Bittingcr
of st. Joseph and John G. Grems of Marys-
vile as district delegates to the national
convention. The delegates Were instructed
for Mckinley.
The evening times., 1896-05-14

night and Friday. Unsettled weather and
showers may extend into New England by
Friday, with slightly warmer weather. Fair
and somewhat cooler weather is indicate
for the Gulf states, except on the immediate
coast, where showers may occur tonight.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours vicks-
burg, 1.10; Palestine, 1.76; Pittsburg,
1.02; Duluth. LIZ; Des Moines. 20; Omaha,
1.22; Lafayette. LIZ, 1.5O; Milan, Tenn,
2.iO; Holly Springs, Miss, 1.5O.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, bank
crs and brokers, members of New
York stock Exchange. Washington
office, 6Oa Fourteenth street. J. A.
nrpep manager.
The evening times., 1896-05-14

Arthur Burt's broad-soled
School Shoes are so differ
ent, so much better and no
dearer.
l4ll Street.
Next to Branch Postofice
Open Saturdays 9 p. M.
The evening times., 1896-05-14
H KIHLEY Ind THEi.P.A,
Continued From First Page.

3O4 North Lexington avenue. city Of Co
lumbus and State OF Ohio. Further de-
poncut sayeth not
(Signed.l ALFRED 5 WOOD
Sworn to before me, aud signed III my
presence, this lTth day OF April. $50
tSigned.j CHARLES u. SMITH
Notary Public,
The evening times., 1896-05-14
J Do you
! know the
! '"PeaCcdalc
Serge?"

!, We've tried all the differ
!, ent kinds-both imported
Z and domestic - but we've
8 never yet found one that
3 stands like the ''Peacedale."
!, 1t holds the dye better-and
! keeps its shape longer than
J any serge we know of-and
9 III outwear lots of 'em that
: cost double. We've known
) 'em to last as long as five
3 seasons-and there isn't a
!, suit in the house we'd
! rather recommend. Any I
! way you want 'em-single l
: or double breasted-stout- I
! slim-or regular-blue or
: black, at SIS the suit. Same,
2 silk lined with SINNERS
) best. $40 the suit.
3 Other grades of serges at
!, S7.5O, $40, S12 and S13. so.
A little more for your l
, money in summer furnish
!, ing goods and straw hats !
than you've been used to.
| |E|SEMAN Bros, !
Cor. 9TH and E StS. N. w.
No Branch Store in Washington.
,sSsSScSSssscsss:ssssss
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ON THE EAST COAST.

Feeling the need of little out
ing, we spent a few days on Indian
River and the East Coast.
Our first stopping place was at
LAGRANGE. Here we rested night
and day at the hospitable home of
DIR. and Mrs. w. n. Chaudoin.
This is indeed a haven of rest.
OEe can scar cely find more lovable
people than DIR. c. and aunt
Carrie" or a more charming host
and hostess. We would fain have
spent all our vacation here, but
could not without changing our
itinerancy, which was hardly prac
ticable.
We stopped mex: at Titusville,
Titusvilie Is a good, substantial
town, situated on the placid and
majestic Indian River, which at
this point IS three miles vide.
Since the freeze Of 1895, a great
many people have left Ti-tsv. ,c,
as they have . great many other
Florida towns.
At THU Vile we tovk the East
Coast Line and proceeded 70 West
Palm Beac5, I45 niles south Of
Titusvile ard 2o6milcs from Jack
sonville. Earcutc, We passed the
towns of Cocoa, Rockledge, Eau
Gallie, Sebastian, Fort Pierce and
West Jupiter, besides other towns
of less note. The railroad skirts
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The Arlington Hotel. Best
hotel in the city open year round.
Efficient and accommodating ser
vents, pleasant rooms and table
fare unsurpassed; close to public
square and rates reasonable. Mrs.
J. r. G. Hamilton, Proprietress.
The body is the temple of the
spirit. 1t is wrong to neglect
personal health and beauty and
stength.
J. O. Mathews, former owner of
the York phosphate mines, has re-
turned from a several months
visit to northern points.
The Plant System side track be-
tween the freight depot and furni-
ture factory is being widensd and
new ties put down.
Every body is going to St. Aug
ustine next Sunday via the Plant
System, only 81 for the round
trip.
Col. E. r. Gumby, of Tampa,
is IN the city on legal business.
f. T. Townsend left today for
Boston on 4 visit.
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Too much cannot be said in
praise of Henry M. Flagler, the
man whose money and genius have
made all this development. possible.
The abuse of railroad corporations
is a right which most people seem
to feel under the most solemn obi
CATION to exercise. And it is true
that such corporations are often
"greedY of filthy lUcre"-just like
the balance Of mankind. Bat after
all, such men as r. H. Duval, H.
B. Plant and H. NJ. Flagler, may
be regarded as Florida's greatest
benefactors. BY means of their
genius and wealth they are setting
in motion forces which are causing
our evidences to blossom as the
rose"
The Florida East Coast Rail
way, running from Jacksonville to
Miami, a distance of 900 miles, is
one of the best roads in the state.
It's employees are courteous and
its service is frst-class and up to
date in every respect. Mr.. J. D.
Rainier, the acting general passen.
ger agent, successor to Joseph
Richardson, is an able and popular
official, keenly alive to the wants
of the travelling public, and will
see to it that the East Coast Rail
way merits IFS share of patronage.