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Evening star., 1896-02-21
A NACOSTlA RAILROAD
Probability Of Rapid Transit in Near
Future
With the Potomac Light
and Power Company An Under-
ground System Contemplated.

The statement can be made by authority
that a deal is in progress between the Po-
tomac Light and Power Company, the
owners of the Georgetown and Tenleytown
railroad, and the Anacostia Railway Com
pany by which. should the authority be
gwen by Congress. for which both parties
to the enterprise are now seeking, the main
line of the latter road will be turned into
an e.ectric rapid transit system in the very
near future.
1t is the intention of those having charge
Of the matter. as today stated by them to
a Star reporter, to make no effort to get
permission to have an overhead trolley
north of the Navy Yard bridge. and while
it is reasonably certain that an under
ground system Similar to that now in use
on the Metropolitan 9th street line will be
constructed a,ong the present route of the
Anacost.a cars to the corner Of AZ street
and Missouri avenue northwest, from which
point to 11th and G streets northwest the
Metropolitan and Belt l.ne tracks are used
In the loop made uptown, there is possi-
bihty that another system may be adopt
ed. Experiments with the latter system
are being made. and should the results be
satisfactory there is every likelihood that
the latter will be the system used.
South of the bridge the overhead trolley
will be used, or. at least, the managers of
the enterprise hope to get permission from
Congress to do so. An examination of the
Navy Yard bridge has been made by COM
petent engineers, who have deciued that the
structure Is strong enough to bear the
weight of rapid-transit cars, but if in the
judgment of the proper authorities it should
be deemed advisable to strengthen the
bridge the company is entirely willing to do
so.
1t is believed by those who are managing
the enterprise that the Potomac Light ana
Power Company will be able after the
completion of their new power house in
Georgetown, to furnish enough electricity
to operate every car line in the District
and it is this belief that has entered very
largely into calculations when the matter
of equipping the Anacostia road with cleo
trio power has been under discussion.
The management of the Anacostia road
make no secret of their inability to erect
a suitable power house to operate their
cars from their own plant for sum upon
" hich g. reasonable amount of interest
could be paid but they have, it is under
stood, completed arrangements for funds
in sufficient amount to erect the under
ground system, if that shall be determined i
ing experimental treatment, If it shall upon
careful examination be decided 20 adopt
that.
1t is felt by those interested in the en-
terprise that Congress will pc inclined to
give the present owners of the Anacostia
road an opportunity to ge. their investmei t
into paying condition Mucn of the stock
is held by widows and orphans, who ow-
ing to the heavy Indebtedness, caused to a
lines now practically dead, but which had
to be paid for, have received no dividend
whatever on the money spent by them in
the project.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
SPORTS. OF. THE. DAY
s-v
Preparing for a Great Bicycle Meet
by Society People.
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Odds ON TIE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Geological Survey Clerks to Have
Race.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS


Society will give bicycle meet in March,
which will act as Lenten diversion and as
a benefit to the poor. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs
Hopkins and Mrs. Mcclure of the Home
for 1ncurables will have charge Ut the
meet, which will be held at the Eclipse
bicycle grounds. formerly belonging to the
Columbia Athletic Club. and the Eclipse
Bicycle Company has rendered the use of
the wheels that are necessary. The execu-
tive committee appointed to take charge
of the general arrangements connected with
the meet consists of Miss Boardman, Mr.
Henry Earle and Mr.. Henry May. A parade
will be the opening feature, and this will
be followed by all sorts of races, in which
representative gathering of society wheel
men and wheelwomen VIII participate. The
races include fiat races, an obstacle race,
steeplechase and several gymkahana races,
such as an egg and spoon race, besides
dressing race and umbrella and cigar race,
all of which are highly amusing.
Some of the patronesses who have been
selected are as follows: Mrs. Mcmillan
Mrs Hearst, Mrs. Hit. Mrs. Olney, Mrs.
Sheridan. Mrs. Rodgers. Mrs. Hay, Mrs
Anderson. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs
Brice. Mrs. Miles. Mrs. Storey. Mrs. Endi-
cOtt. the Misses Schenck, the Misses Patten
and the Misses Riggs 1t is likely that the
meet will take place about the middle OF
March, although the weather will deter
mine the exact date
Evening star., 1896-02-21
DONNELLY LIQUOR LICENSE,
1t Will Probably Re Taken Into
Court.


The Donnelly liquor case will probably be
settled In court. Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson, at
torney fer the protestants, has announced
to the excise board that he proposed to
push an injunction preventing the excise
board from issuing Donnelly a license
TEis action was brought about by deA
cislon or the attorney for the District, to
whom the matter was submitted several
Gays ago for an opinion as to the legal status
of the oase. 1t will be recalled that Don.
reiiy, who is grocer, doing business at the
corner or 14th and 1 streets northwest,
eptained license last year in the face Of
numerous protests, and also the fact that
ne was within four hundred feet of a school
mouse, on the ground that he was licensed
prior &c the act of Congress, March 2.
1888. This year. however, when his apnli.
catlon was filed for a wholesale liquor II.
cehSe, the residents of / street who in.
cIuue some or the most prominent citizena
CT the District. and who had opposed the
granting of this license in the past, entered
ahother protest, which they followed I'M
ny retalhins prominent attorney to OPP
pose the license. The fight became hitter
when the excise board held the application
up pending an opinion from the attorney,
Attorney Thomas, in an opinion to tha
commissioners, holds that the case is
simply one of fact, and if from the
records OF the Office it was found that
Donnelly was not licensed prior TO the
passage or the act they should refuse a
license. This opinion, however does not
suit the excise board, and they have init
mated that they would do nothing in the
matter. whereupon Attorney Wilson replied
that he would then go into court and have
the matter settled judicially.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
The Appointment of Phillip Laird
Causes DiacunalOn.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. February Il.
Republicans in Montgomery county have
not yet recovered from the shock to their
feelings caused by the appointments sent
in by Governor Lowndes. The selection Of
Mr.. Laird for land commissioner has given
satisfaction to only few independent
democrats, while the disapproval expressed
by republicans and regular democrats is Of
the most earnest character. The chances
for a rejection of the nomination are freely
discussed. Mr.. Laird has always been rec
ognized as a democrat, although of late
years he has opposed Senator German. Re-
publicans say his only claim for recognition
was the fact of his voting for Lowndes.
The charge was freely made during this
campaign that Mr. Laird would support
the party which assured him of retention in
ously by Mr.. La:rd's friends. however.
Some friends of Mr.. Laird go so far in
their denials of any bargain with Lowrdes
as to suggest the possibility of Mr.. Laird
refusing the appointment, and in this con-
nect.on quote him as saying that the crowd
at Annapolis, under the present regime, was
SO disreputabie that he did not know
whether a decent man could stay there.
The runner has spread, growing out of the
appointment, that a new political conbina-
ton has been formed in the county. con-
sisting of Mr.. Laird. Judge Einson, Capt.
Mcdonald and Allan Rutherford. Regular
democrats in the county, while expressing
themselves vigorously as TO the appoint
ment say that the fact that 1T has been
sent in by Lowndes means many votes to
the democratic party in the county, and the
perpetual defeat of repu5licanism in Mont
gomery county. This CONCLUSION is reached
by these gentlemen with sigh OF relief,
as the increase of the republican vote in
Montgomery during the past year was a
very serious matter. The republican view
of the matter was expressed by we'll
known party leader. who said he felt a
good deal like Representative Allen some
years ago, when. after having Leen con-
s:stently turned down by Mr.. Cleveland re-
garding appointments, he told the Presi-
dent story, which story related that at
one time he (Allen) had been appointed eX
ecutor OF an estate. The heir young
man, was persistent in demanding some ad-
vance on his inheritance, which "'as al
ways refused, on the plea that the estate
was not yet settled. At length, after a more
than usually earnest demand and firm re-
fusal, the young heir scratched his head
and remarked: Don't you know, Mr. Allen.
sometimes almost wish the old man hadn't
died.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
BROCkwAY.S CASE.
Testimony Regarding the Use of
BradfOrd's Rooms.

bfaOIOrWS ROOMS.
After Secretary Carlisle had left the
stand in the Brockway counterfeiting case
at Trenton yesterday, Edgar G. Smith of
New York testified that he had seen Brock
way receive from DIR. Bradford i'll busi-
ness transaction the Sl0O bill found on
Brockway. With this testimony the de-
fense clcsed so far as Brockway was con-
cerned.
A number of witnesses were then called
In behalf of Mrs. Smith and Wagner. with
q view to proving that they knew nothing
about any counterfeiting being done in the
house. and to show that the rooms where
the counterfeitfnG was supposed to have
been done were occupied only by DR..
Bradford, about whom they knew nothing
wrong Bradford, IT will he remembered,
was indicted with the ether defendants,
but was taken to Michigan to stand trial
for counterfetting done in that state many
years ago.
Margaret B. Ross swore that in the sum-
mer of 1895 she bad been for some time
with Mrs. Smith in the Hoboken House.
and that she knew that Bradford rented
two upstairs rooms in the house, but she
Knew nothing of any counterfeiting going
on in them.
Oscar j. Snyder swore that he was
boarder in the HobOken. and that he and
Wagner, one of the defendants. worked
together In an electrical establishment in
New York DR.. Bradford was a boarler
there. too, and had rooms in the house. but
the witness knew nothing of his doings
Henry Smith. son of Mrs. Smith, testified
to having visited his mother at the Ann
street house and said On one occasion he
carried upstairs a package containing
false teeth, thus corroborating the theory
that the doctor was using the rooms for
dental experiments.
Mrs Smith herself took the stand and
said she was the landlady of the house
542 Ann street, Hoboken. at the time it
was rafded; that Bradford was her cousin,
and she bad rented ont two rooms to him
He told her he was making a patent for
dental apparatus. She knew he was a
dentist She swore that she was never in
Bra9ford's room from, the time he took
1t until the raid was made.
Mrs. Smith was shown some Of the gov
eminent paper found in the raid and was
asked II she had ever seen 1t before. She
admitted that she had; that Bradford had
cnee brought some downstairs and asked
her to burn it. but Ulrich took one piece
and told her to put the rest away She
said ulrich afterward told her that Brad
ford had made the paper, but she did not
believe him.
At this point Juror Sharp was again sub
5ected to nose bleeding, as on Tuesday,
ard the trial was adjourned until morning.
Evening star., 1896-02-21

Countrymen"-Dr.- W. c. Robinson, IL. D.,
dean Of the school Of sociai sciences in the
Catholic Maas University Of America ,
Wherein He Lived and Died-Representa-
Benediction-Bishop John F. Hurst Of the
"- ''n:versity.
The committee Of arrangements consists
OF the following: J. NJ. Cults. J. A. Wine-
neiee.. "a. II. nagan. Robert Ball, DIR. j.
7. Howard. E. c. Wright.
Only those holding tickets can be ad-
m.tted, and owing to the capacities Of the
nall no children can be admitted. All being
guests there will be no reserved seats. The
nall will he open under the charge Of
fremont Camp. Sons Of Veterans. at IL
o'clock Guests invited to seats on the
platform will enter by the street en-
trance.
In accordance with his annual custom,
Dr. J. NJ Toner will entertain a company at
luncheon at his residence, 1445 Massachu-
setts avenue. at 1 o'clock, to meet the
members of the Washington National
Monument Society.
Under the auspices Of the National So
ciety. Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and of the Children Of the American
Revolution, a meeting will be held at the
Church Of Our Father at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning. According to the program
arranged for the meeting the retiring pres
ident general Of the d. A. R., Mrs. John w.
Foster, will make an address of welcome.
A salute to the flag will be made by Mrs.
JoSepH y. bFechluTluSe, prGSluenI OF tne
Capital Society. c. A. r. Senator Hawley
will deliver an GRAFTON, and an address will
be delivered by Mrs. Stephen Putney of
Richmond, which will be preceded by greet
ings for the c. A. r. by President Mrs.
Daniel Lothrop Members of the Ripley
Society, c. A. R., will give a drill in con-
tineptal costume. The exercises will be
interspersed with music.
The annual meeting of the District of
Columbia Society, Sons of the American
Revolution, will be held at noon at the Ar
lington. The board of management will
convene at the same place half an hour
earlier. Officers will be elected for the en-
suing term and other business will be tram
Sacted.
Tomorrow evening a reception will be
given by the Sons of the Revolution and
Sons of the American Revolution in honor
Of the national officers and state regents of
the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The reception will take place at $50 at the
Arlington. There will be a brief meeting,
presided over by DR.. G. Brown Goode, pres
ident of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton. ard among the speakers will be Gen.
]. c. Breckenridge, Gen. Nelson A. Miles
and Mr.. John Goode. A buffet lunch will
be served and dancing will be induged in.
Patriotic services will be held from to 4.
under the auspices of the Legion of Loyal
Women, at Legion Hall, 419 10th street.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock a religious
service will be held at the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. under the aus
p!ces of the Sons Of the Revolution and the
Sons of the American Revolution. Ad-
dresses will be made by Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe and Representative Grosvenor.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
CELEBRATIONS TOMORROW.
WnshingtOn's birthday to BE Observ
ed by Many Organizations.

WashiRgtOn's birthday to BE O1serv.
ed by Many Organizations.
Perhaps more people who live in the civ
which bears the name of the first Presi.
dent have taken active interest this wear
in the celebration OF the anniversary of
his birth than ever before. The celebra-
ton has extended over three GAYS. Owing
to the suggestion. of the board of trade
and due to the corporation of that BODY
the observance Of Washington's birthday
was very general in the public schools Of
the city. Yesterday, as noted in The Star
appropriate exercises We're held in the
various high schools, and this afternoon
the children Of the graded schools assem-
bled in the various school buildings and
listened to patriotic addresses. Tomorrow
will be observedSs holiday in this city,
and in addition There will be celebrations
under the auspices Of various oreaniza-
tons. There will be military parade at
8 o'clock in the afternoon, consisting Of
regiments of the National Guard and
separate companies, headed by the Marine
Band.
Exercises will be held I'D under the auspices
at Metzerott Hail. beginning at INA ~ o'cIact
Following is the program:
Jnvocation-Rev. DR.. Milburn. chaplain of
the Senate.
The farewell address will be read by ].
Madison Cults; secretary of the association
and be followed by symposium consisting
of short addresses.
Washington-"First in nWar''-Representa-
tive Richard Whiting Blue Of Kansas
Washington-"First in Peace''-Rev. D. J.
Stafford, D. D., honorary member Of the
associa sion.
Washingtoa-"First in the Heats Of His
Evening star., 1896-02-21
CHICAGO'S EXPOSITION.
Southern States Will Supply the Ex-
hibits md Put Them Tn.

hlbfts Nnd Put Them Up.
The Chicago and cotton states exposition,
as it has been named, will open in Chica go
August l, and will run three months. This
much was determined at yesterdays ses-
sion of southern delegates and Chicago busi-
ness men.
The cold weather is having a rather dis
astrous effect on some Of the visitors. Ex-
Governor Bullock of Georgia and c. A, Col
lier, president Of the Atlanta exposition, are
among those suffering from severe colds
Mr. Collier being confined to his room. The
convention adopted the report of the com
m.ttee appointed yesterday to formulate a
plan. The plan is that the southern states
will collect the exhibits, take them to Chi
cago and install them at their own expense
Chicago will provide buildings for the ex-
position, with not less than 100000 square
feet Of floor space, and will pay all the cost
of maintaining the exposition.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
Tranxfers of Real Estnte.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
Fannie V. Baggett to Ray Z. Middaugh,
lots. %, 80 81, 81. S24: SO. VIM. r. Wood
ward and Ashley NJ. Gould, trustees, to
John Johnson, part original lot ;. So. 4a,;
s?25. Henry A. Griswold ct ux. to Henry
L. Welles lots $50 and 2J7, addition to
Anacostia: $1,000 Myron NJ. Parker and
Jno. c. Head. trustees, to Edgar Allan
and Edmund Waddill original lots II to
IL, 20 to 23, So. 673; so. 1910. VIM. T.
Collins ct TX. to VIM. Pfeil. part lot B, So.
354; $1,000. Esther j. B. Eaton to Lottie
F. Holmead, part lot "A, SO. 157; $4,000.
Man che H. Meline to Jas. b. Winner lot
II, Widows Mite; $40. James B. Winner
ct ux. to Manche H. Meline, lot 1Oa. So.
212; SO. Geo. Webster . to Jas. ID. Mas
sen, lots !O6 and 1U7, Anacostia; $40.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
Convicted of Mannlauehter.

Mildred Farrell, alias Shankl!ng. the young
eolored woman who was placed on trial yes
terday In Criminal Court No. I. charged with
performing a criminal operation upon Ro-
setta Washington, a colored girl, the 18th
Of last September, and thereby causing the
death of the girls infant, was convicted of
manslaughter yesterday afternoon, and
Judge Cole sentenced her to three years in
the Albany penitentiary. The woman was
charged with murder but the prosecution
admitted that the testimony did not sustain
that charge. and simply claimed. therefore,
that the woman should be convicted of man
slaughter.
Evening star., 1896-02-21

chimes shall be provided with q bell and a
lamp or lantern Of sufficient illuminating
power to be visible at distance OF two
hundred feet. The penalty imposed for vio-
not exceeding SIS for each offense and LA
bility for all damages occasioned to any
person by such unlawful act.
Death Blow to Virginia Tracks.
The committee on courts of justice of the
Virginia senate has, by a vote Of to l. re-
ported the Maupin anti-gambling act. This
practically settles 1T that the measure will
pass the senate and become law. Senator
Little will offer a substitute for the bill
when 1t comes up.
Michigan's Base Boil League.
DETROIT, Mich, February 21.-The
Michigan State Base Ball League was form
ally reorganized for the season Of '06 at
meeting of representatives of the various
cities interested held at the Hotel Norman
Gle yesterday afternoon. The circuit will
consist of eight cities. Kalamazoo. Jackson,
Adrian. Port Huron, Saginaw, Manistee,
lansing and. In all probability. Muskegon.
The leagues constitution was revised, off,
GERS chosen, schedule committee appoint
ed and other details arranged. The season
will open May Is.
COrbetts Latest Offer.
CHICAGO, February 21.-James ]. Cor
bett sent two kilograms to Ell Paso last
night. one to Fitzsim,nons and one to Maher,
asking the winner to meet Corbett in Chi
cago any day between March 1 and March
and arrange for fight
Western Base Ball League.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 21-Presi-
dent b. B. Johnson of the Western Base
Ball League announces that the league
meeting set for ST. Paul on February "a has
been postponed to March 2 to allow a COM
mittee from the organization to be present
at the annual spring meeting of the Ma
tional League, to be held In New York Mon
day, February q.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued 10 the
following: Joseph Green and Annie l.. Hos
ley; Lewis Oliver of Gordonsville Va, and
Jennie Summers of,Winchester. Va; Thon-
as H. Sherwood and Mary A. Phoebus,
Frank f. Stevens of this city and Edith I.
Stansbury of Prince Georges county, Nd; /;
Frank L. Zahn of Brooklyn, n. v, and Jo-
sephine Collins OF this city; George
Holmes and Anna Bowman; Thornton
Rounds and Belle Wingfield, James II.
Harris and Mary E. Walston; James Lucas
and Rachel A. Prather; Samuel Mockabee
and Georgianna Proctor; William II. Scrog-
gins and Mollie L. Javins; Lewis Richard.
son and Isabella Ross, both of Berkeley
Springs, w. Va; George Elabert and Char.
lotte Day.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
TWO ILLINOIS DELEGATIONS.



There Is reason to believe that there will
be contesting delegations from Illinois to
the democratic national convention in July
The silver men in control Of the state Or
ganization will probably succeed in electing
a full delegation of white metal enthusiasts
The opponents, consisting of democrats,
who demand a sound money plank in the
platform. are determined to make fight,
and, led by Mr.. Cable. have already laid
plans to drag the contest into the conven-
ton. As proof of the sincerity of the sound
money wing of the party 1t is said Mr..
Cable has engaged sixteen rooms at the
Auditorium for the accommodation Of the
forty-eiSht delegates he expects to have on
the ground when the ball opens, July Z. The
plan Is to elect Gable delegate in every
congressional district where an Altgeld-
Hinrfchsen man Is chosen, and then carry
the contest to the committee on credentials
to be chosen by the national convention.
Evening star., 1896-02-21

To a representative of the Associated
Press at ST. Paul Archbishop ireland said:
''The report coming from Halifax that Pope
Leo XIII has granted a full, or an a vinculo
divorce, on the ground of infidelity on the
part of the woman, is clearly m:sinterpre-
tation of the facts in the case. 1t is certain
no divorce has been granted on the ground
of infidelity. The positive, inflexible teach
ing Of the Catholic Church is that a valid
marriage contract, duly consummated, cam
not be annulled or made void by any author
ity in state or church. death alone terminat-
ing its obligations. Where the maria ge
contract was from the beginning null and
invalid, through some natural or canonical
impeachment, or was never duly consum-
mated, declarations of null!ty or dispense
tions may be, and often are, obtained from
ecclesiastical courts. Nothing beyond this
ever occurs, or ever can occur in the Cath
Ollie Church.
Evening star., 1896-02-21
MILLAIS IS CHOSEN.
Succeeds Lord Leighton ms President
of the English Royal Academy.


of the English Royal Academy.
Sir John E. Millais has been unanimously
elected president Of the British Royal Acad-
envy, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Lord Leighton.
Sir John Everett Millais was born at South
ampton, England, in 1929. Millais, in his
young days, was one Of the famous Pre-
Raphaelite School, of painters, which in
cluded Holman, Hunt and 'Rossetti among
its leading exponents. He is especially
famous as portrait painter. In 1885 he was
made baronet on the recommendation Of
Mr.. Gladstone, the portrait of whom is con-
sidered one Of Millais' finest efforts. Sir ].
f. Millais married Euphemia Chalmers,
daughter of George Gray, ESQ.,, of Bowers
well. Perth. Among his distinctions he
numbers the ribbon of the Legion of Honor.
Millais is the ninth president Of the Royal
Academy since its foundation in 176s, his
predecessors being Reynolds, West, Wyatt,
Lawrence, Shee, Eastlake, Grant and Leigh