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Evening star., 1896-08-13
SALLY MARTINS SAD STORY.
Young Man Arrested Charged With
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Sally Martin is nineteen years old She
had a good, comfortable home with her
parents in Danvile, Va, until last April
when she came here, she says for the pur-
pose of getting married. She came she
now alleges with a young man named
Jake Davis, who, she now charges be-
trayed her. Davis was in the employ CT
the Union News Company, so it is claimed,
and he met Sally while making trips on
the train between here and Danville Sal
ly now finds herself penniless and friend
less and has sought the aid of the law to
right her alleged wrongs. Meanwhile she
has applied to the matron of the Hope and
Help Mission for temporary home.
This morning the young woman went to
the Police Court alone and related her
story to Warrant Clerk Washburn. In
April, she said, she came here for the pur-
pose of getting married and Davis procur-
ed the license. But for some reason the
marriage was postponed. Davis, however,
she says, took her to his parents house,
where he introduced her as his wife Since
that time, she said, she has given him ST.
all she had, and now he has aband oned
her.
Soon after the warrant was issued Po-
liceman Costello arrested Davis at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot and took
him to the station. The charge against
him is violating the Edmunds law. He
will probably be tried before Judge Mills
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
The Police and the Wheelmen.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Might I, an old cyclist, be given space
in the columns of your valuable paper to
say few words in reply to the letter of
William ]. Rhees? That gentleman is evil
IDENTIFY very indignant ct the treatment ac
corded his son. Yet there Ia another side
to the case, as in all cases. In my ten
years experience as a cyclist I have not
suffered a single indgnity from any po-
liceman, and 1 attribute this to the fact
that l have always acted with common
sense, and a recognition Of the rights Of
pedestrians. 1t is generally the novices at
cycling who swell the ranks of Police
Court business, and for them rs we'll as
for the reckless a s. bill is just as neces-
sary as lamp or bell. Indeed. the police
officers and the magistrates are not half
strict enough. Major Moore, a good and
trusted official, whose traits of character
none could help but admire, always re-
members that hts officers are human be-
ings and not statues of perfection when
he credits or dscredits their actions. AS
citizen of the District and an inveterate
rider. l have nothing but praise for the
police in their unapprecated work.
GUS PR1G.
Evening star., 1896-08-13

hight rate of speed at that point bells not
heing rung at all times. The car was stop
ped in about fifty feet after striking the
girl.
Flora Winslow, living at 723 Irving street
stated that the girl was standing at the
corner with her and some other compan-
ions. She bid them good night. and ran
across the tracks. Just as she got in the
middle of the west tracks her companions,
seeing the car for the first time. shouted
al her. The girl turned and started back,
when the car struck her No bell was
rung, and the car was running at It's usual
rate of speed The girl she thought, Gid
not see the car until her friends shouted
at her.
Additional Testimony.
James Graham young colored man, liv-
ing near Lanmond's station. was a pas
senger on the car. and he heard no bell
rung, although the motorm shouted at
the girl and tried to stop his car. The car
was running at a pretty lively speed. too
fast for any one to jump OF.
Frederick Bowman of 245j 1th street saw
the accident, and said the car was run
ming pretty fast at least fifteen miles an
hour.
George Brown. colored. living at tie Sol
diers' Home, was q passenger on the car.
and described the accident, did Wm II.
Lawson of III Marshall street. also a
passenger. The latter said the car was
running at eighteen or twenty miles an
hour. He heard no bell rung, and said that
in his opinion the fender was responsible
for the girls death, as 1t flew up and threw
her under 1t, instead of catching her up.
The Motormnn's Evidence.
Michael O'Brien, the motorman Of the car
said he twice sounded the gong just before
reaching Irving street, and had also put on
the brakes to slow up before crossing It,
He did all he possibly could to prevent the
accident, shouting at the girl turning off
the current, and bringing down the brakes
at once. The car was not going more than
nine or ten miles an hour at the time. and
after striking the girl it did not run more
than twelve or fifteen feet.
He admitted that on another occasion he
struck a wagon, slightly injuring the driver
The girl ran almost into the car, giving him
no time to prevent the accident. She fell
into the fender and then out, and, while
the car has a second under fender, it
failed to work for some reason.
Edward Mohler, the conductor, stated
that the car was not running over eight
miles an hour, and that 1t was stopped in
very short distance. The bell he was GER
tain, was rung before the car reached the
croSS-street.
That concluded the testimony, and the
Jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict.
The Company Censured.
The jury returned a verdict exonerat!ng
the motcrman and conductor and censured
the railroad company because of the al
legged unlawful rate Of speed the car was
making.
Evening star., 1896-08-13

warm on the coast north of Virginia Fri
day morning. Warm, generally fair wealth
er will continue throughout the southern
states, except local thunder storms near
the coast.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature So; con-
dit1on. 36: receiving reservoir. temperature,
81: condition at north connection, :}6; con-
dition at south connection, 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, Sc; condition at In
fluent gate house. SO; eff1uent gate house,
36.
The Tide TalAe.
Today-Low tide, 4:57 am and 5:O1 pm.
high tide, 10:44 am. and II :16 PM
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am and SET
pm; high tide IL "a am.
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises. 5:12; sun sets, 6:57. Moon sets,
GAS pm.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1852 pm: ex-
tinguishing begun at 1882 am. The light
Ing Is begun one hour before the time
named. Arc lamps lighted at 1850 pm.
eXtfnguished at 4 :36.
Range of the THERMOMETERS.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
. an. 20; pm, 93; maximum, 93; min
imum, "a.
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CaStOria
For
Infants and Children.

cAsToRIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over.
comes Flatulency. Constipation. Sour Stomach
Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child ia
rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. CAS-.
TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic
property.
"CASTORIA Is 80 well adapted to children that
recommend 1t as superic- to any prescription
known to me.' H. A. ARCHER, ND.
Ill So. Oxford ST. Brooklyn, n Y.
For several years / have recommended Caste
RIA and shall always continue to do SO, as 1t has
Invariably produced beneficial results"
EDWIN b. PARDEN, MD,
120th st. and 9Th sye.. New York city,
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\ Valuable Note.
From the Green Bag.

From the Green Bag.
An honest old blacksmith down in Texas,
despairing of ever getting cash out of de-
linquent debtor, agreed to take his note
for the amount due The debtor wished to
go to a lawyer and have the document
drawn lip. bat the knight of the anvil, who
had been sheriff in days gone by, felt
fully competent to draw it up himself
This he proceeded to do, with the follow
ing result:
"On the 1st day Of June promise to pay
Jeems Mite the sum of eieving dollars, and
If said note be not paid on the date afore-
said. then this instrument Is to be null and
void and of no effect. Witness my hand
etc.
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Executive CIemency.

The President has suspended, pending
further investigation. the execution of the
sentence of five years Imprisonment and
$500 fine, imposed in the case Of Frank
Pruner convicted in western North Caro-
lima of counterfeiting He has refused the
application for pardon in the case of Thos
j. and VIM. Lane Of Missouri, sentenced to
one years imprisonment for possessing
counterfeit coin
Evening star., 1896-08-13

A Muddy Case.
The next case discussed was one of MudG
and mud.
George Flenner and Elmer Tupper boys
eleven years old, stood before the court on
a charge of throwing mud on Dr. Mudds
sign, and they very frankly adm tied their
guilt.
Why they should have done such thing
did not appear until the mother of one boy
was heard, and she said that DIR. Mudds
boy had run through her house, torn her
curtains and smeared butter all over her
door
Have you corrected your boy?" Judge
Scott asked.
NO. sir" was her response Il think
he's been punished enough, for he had to
lick the mud OF the sign, and L think when
boy has to eat Washington mud, he's
punished enough for almost anything.
Il don't know but what you are right,
remarked the court. Now, boys, what
have you to say about cleaning the sign?'
We took off mud enough 50 you can see
the letters"
There's too much mud in this case"
Prosecutor Pugh remarked.
Judge Scott dismissed the case, saying he
thought these matters should be settled by
the children s parents out OF court.
Did the best lie Could.
The thief who stole Gray Walters bicy-
Gle lamp is at large, but the rider Of the
wheel was arrested ms arrest was tnaue
by Policeman +. W. Brown, and for the
reason that the boy was trying TO get
home without light on his wheel.
But 1 was riding between TWO boys who
had lights he pleaded.
And certainly nothing more could be
expected, said the court. You did the
best you could, and the case is dismissed"
The boys collateral was returned.
Alfred Pinkett, colored, gave a .'parlor
social last night at his home in the coun-
try for the benefit of his church, but as he
had failed to get permit Policeman Je:-
ton arrested him. He paid the amount of
the license and ended the case.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
Accented the RuillinE.

certified copy of resolutions adopted by the
general council of Atlanta, Ga, accepting
the donation by the Congress Of the United
States Of the building erected for the gov
ernment at the cotton states exposition, and
returning thanks for the valuable and mu-
nificent gift"
Evening star., 1896-08-13

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.
Rents safes inside burglar-prcof vaults NJ
S per annum upward
Securities. Jewe!ry srcrwarc and valIall,s
Of ell! kinds in owners package. trunk
taken deposit at moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward
eni interest allowed on IS and above.
Looms money real estate and collateral
security. Sells fst-class real estate and
other securities 10 sums Of $500 and upward
Trust DEPARTMENT
This company IS LEGAL depository for caurt
and trust funds. and ccts as administrator
executor. receiver. assignee. and executes
trusts Of all kinds Wills prepared by
competent attorney in daily attendance.
OFFICERS.
BENJAMIN p SNYDER. President
THOMAS HYDE. ........... First Vice Prcsiden,
W. RILEY DEEBI. Second Vice President
THOMAS r. JONES Third Vice President
Z. FRANCIS RIGGS GS-...........-....... Treasurer
GEORGE HOWARD. Assistant Treasurer
ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. .............. Secretary
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Evening star., 1896-08-13
You've Noticed 1t.

From the Chicago Record
There IS one queer thing about all these
men who get nominated for high political
Offices
What Is it?"
They are always so happily married"
Evening star., 1896-08-13
Ran Into the Car.

Mrs. Mary Eta Shreve of 525 Spruce
street was also a passenger on the car
which struck the girl. The girl was run
ming very fast. and she believed that she
ran into the car, not reaching the mid lie
of the track before the end of the fender
struck her. The motorman and Mr.. Quin-
ter both yelled at the girl. There was no
car going north at the time. and the wit
ness said the car was not running very
fast. She also thought the motorman
blameless. he doing all he could TO stop
his car. The headlight was burning at the
time.
Augustus W. Rhine Of 1904 7th street
said the accident occurred near his house.
The girl had been talking with some girl
friends the corner and. kissing one
good night she ran across the street.
But she really ran into the car, trying in
vain to turn back There is a steep grade
at the point, and he believed that the car
was running too fast, at least eighteen or
twenty miles an hour. The witness said
he has much experience and knowledge
fdent of the speed of the car which struck
the girl. The motorman, however, did all
he could to stop his car, but the car and
girl We're going too fast to avoid the ac-
cident, which occurred at the street cross
ing. He was certain that there was no
attempt made to slacken the speed before
crossing Irving street.
Cnrs Always Mt High Speed.
Charles Rhine, a small boy, the son of
the preceding witness. testified that he saw
the girl start to run across the track, and
that as she reached the middle of the track
she turned to come back, when she was
struck. The motorrlan both yelled at the
girl and rang his bell. The car was going
very fast at the time, as they always do at
that point, the witness said.
Robert May of 2oO6 Ith street, a small
boy. said that as the girl had Just crossed
the first rail of the track her friends on the
corner cried out to her, and just as she
turned the car struck her. The car ran
about 100 feet after striking the girl. She
was struck by the fender and rolled under
1t and the car. The car was going pretty
fast at the time. They always do so at
that point, the witness remarked. The
headlight was burning, and the motorman
both rang his bell and cried out.
Fred. c. O'Conneu of 261O 7th street saw
tho girl struck jest after the car reached
Irving street. After striking her the car
rsn about sixty feet. The witness heard
no bell rung. Bells are not rUHg as a rule
by the cars at crossings in the neighbor-
hood, and the cars generally run at twelve
miles or more an hour along there.
John w. Souders, kving at Irving and
1th streets. gave similar testimony, saving
that the car was running at eighteen or
twenty miles at the time. He heard no
bell rung, and said that all cars run at a
Evening star., 1896-08-13
st. PnuIs Choir Ha. Returned.

St. Paurs Episcopal vested choir has Just
returned from its annual summer trip
having been sojourning since August 1 at
Biackistone's, on the lower Potomac. The
party. in addition to the boys of the choir,
included Prof. D. B. Macleod and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. H c. Pearson and
daughte-. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. D. Rolings
Mrs II. Myer Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Hyde,
the Misses Macleod, the Misses Elliott,
Messrs. ]. S. Ball, VIM. LOCKER. Ritten-
house. Morgan and Radcliffe. A concert
BLack,stone's family mansion the evening
OF August ., and the choir rendered the
full choral service Sunday morning last at
the picturesque church at Oakley, under
the direction of the Rev. Fields Saumenig,
the rector.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Critical Condition OF George Burnett
the Victim of Frank burgess.

George Burnett. the colored soap peddler
who was stabbed in the abdomen Monday
night by his partner, Frank Burgess, is
lying IN a very critical condition at the
Emergency Hospital. and there IS but
remote possibility of his recovery. Both
men We're from Norfolk and strangers in
Washington. having arrived here on the
Gay of the trouble. Burgess escaped after
the difficulty. and is believed to be in Vir-
ginia. but there is no description Of him
known to assist in his capture
Evening star., 1896-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Those Indebted to the late firm are requested TO
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MY ASSIGNEE
Having disposed of my interest In the undertak-
st. Sc, to Messrs- Richard T. Tal5ert and my
son. Joln L. Botcler. I wish 10 express my thanks
liberal patronage bsstowe me in the past and
request from them the same for the new nrlh,
feeling confident that all orders intrustcd TO them
will receive the same prompt attention that was
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office of Controller OF the Currency,
Washing ton. June 39 1896
WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence presented
to the undersigned. IL has been made 10 appear
that The Riggs National Bank of Washington,
D. c., in the city of Washington and District OF
Columbia. has complied with all the provisions of
the statutes Of the United States, required to be
complied with before association shall be au
thoTiZed to commence the business OF banking;
Now THEREFORE, /, James II. Eckels Con-
troller OF tie Currency, do hereby certify that
The Riggs National Bank Of Washington. ID.
c. In the City OF Washington. and District OF
Columbia. Is authorized the busi-
pess of banking, provided III section ffty-one
hundred AID sixty-nine Of the Revised Statutes
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand
CSeaD JAMES Ii. ECKELS.
Controller Of the Currency.
5y1-6Ot No. 5.0iS.
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Left All to. His Widow.

The will of the late Charles Z. Hoover,
dated August 3, 1896. filed today, appoints
the widow of the testator, Mary A. Hoover
eXecutrix, and makes her sole beneficiary.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
4 Warning Shout.

Joseph K. Quinter of 9i0 T street the
next witness, stated that he was a passen.
ger on the car which struck the girl. When
the ear was about twenty feet away from
her she started TO run across the track
HE yelled at her, For GODS sake look
out. The car was not running at an
extraordinary rate of speed at the time
and the motorman did ali he could at once
TO stop the car, stopping it in a very short
distance. it not going more than fifteen
feet after 1t struck the girl She seemed
to turn back after reaching the middle of
the track, but before she could get off the
west end of the fender struck her, knocked
her down, and then she vanished from
view under the car. He saw no car from
the south going north. and believed that the
girl did not see the car. The grade there
is very steep, and he believed that the
motorraan could not nave stopped his car
before striking the girl.
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4 Muddy Case.

land I'd be very much ashamed of myself
to even think of doing such a thing"
The usual fine was imposed.
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CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
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IN printing BRIEFS.
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Evening star., 1896-08-13
THE DEADLY TROLLEY
A Young Girl Killed by a Brightwood
Electric Car.
IT WAS RUNNING At HIGH SPEED
The Motorman Exonerated and the
Company Censured.
THE CORONER's INQUEST

The overhead trolley claimed another vic
tim last evening, the life of Maggie r. Hen
derson, the sixteen-year-old daughter OF
John Henderson, a watchman, living at
Lincoln and 9Th streets. being sacrificed.
The accident occurred at Irving and 7th
streets, several squares north of Florida
avenue, about o'clock last evening. The
girl was standing on the west side of 7th
street talking with some girl friends. as
ear SO Of the Brightwood electric line, in
charge of Conductor Edward MoEler and
Notorman Michael O'Brien, approached.
be und south. Just before the car reached
Ilvirg street the unfortunate girl bade her
friends goodnight. and ran across the
street She had reached the middle of the
western tracks, apparently unaware of the
approach of the car. when her friends
shouted warning
She attempted to turn back, when the car
struck her, knocked her down and rolled
her under the fender and car, crushing her
young body into an almost shapeless mass,
instantly killing her. Station Keeper VIM.
Shepherd placed the conductor and motor
man under arrest, and they We're detained
at the eighth precinct. The body was re-
moved with some difficulty from beneath
the car, and taken to the morgue. There IL
was found that her head was crushed be-
yond recognition. her body and limbs being
also terribly crushed.
The Story of the Tragedy.
The inquest was held at the sixth pre-
cinct station house by Deputy Coroner
Glazebrook a few minutes after II o'clock
this morning, Mr. Henry P. Blair repre-
senting the company and Mr.. Marshall
Stirling the girls father, the following
being sworn as the jury: f. T. Deneal. F.
W. Smdt. w. B. Stewart, Charles Gordon,
H. F. Swink and ]. A. Thrift.
The first witness was William Thomas,
young colored man. He stated that
about O'Clock last evening he was walk
Ing up Ith street, when he noticed the
younS girl start across the street. \ car
vas running north and one going south
L; was near the corner Of Irving and 7th
streets, and as the girl got on the track
she seemed to see for the first time the
north-boUnd car. She then turned, having
started from the west side of the street
The south bound car was running very
fast, and while the north bound car rang It's
bell, he was certain no bell was rung on
the other, the one which hit her. She was
Knocked off her feet, striking her head
her body was thrown under the fender and
dragged under the car 100 feet or more be-
fcre the car could be stopped. The head
hight of the car was burning and the mo-
tcrman had full view of her.
To a juryman the witness explained that
the girl stepped from the north bound track
to the south bound track to let the north
bound car pass, whi n she was struck.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-21
Five Points On Money.

First-That there is not a free
coinage country in the world to-
day that is not on a silver basis.
Second-That there is not a
gold standard country in the
world to-day that does not use
silver as money along with gold.
Th,rd-That there is not q sill
ver-standard country in the world
today that uses any gold as
money along with silver.
Fourth That there is not a
silver standard country in the
world to-day that has more than
one third as much money in cir.
culation per capita as the United
States have /; and
Fifth-That there is not a sill
ver.standard country in the world
today where the laboring man
receives pay for his days work
John @. Carlisle Secretary of he
Treasury.