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The evening times., 1896-01-11
READY FOR THE ENGINEERS
Captain Gaillard Makes Preliminary
Inspection ofLyd:cssr Tunnel.
The Trip Through n Length of Two
and Half Miles Occupied
Little Over an Hour.

Capt. Gaiilard, who has had charge of
thcpumpinS at the l. Lydeckcr tunnel, made an
inspection this morning TO see that all was
ready for the visit OF the engineers coni-
mission next week.
Assistant Engineer K. c. Snead, Foreman
Hall and Capt. GaiIlan made the entire
trip through the tunnel, starting at the
Rock Creek shaft and coming out at Howard
University. The distance is TWO and one
half miles, and the trip was made in Il
little over an hour.
The purpose OF the inspection was not
TO ascertain anything in regard to the
main investigation but Lerely 10 deter
mine whether the pumping had been suf-
liclentiy thorough TO enable a complete
examination or the construction by the
expert engineers The result was entirely
satisfactory.
"Of COURSE" explained Capt. GoillaId.
when say that ihc tunnel was found
to be perfectly dry,fI do not mean IL liter
ally. There are points along the unlined
sections where there are deep pools OF
water, but IL was not expected that
these would be pumped out They Will
not Interfere with the Investigation. how
ever.
The trip this morning was not altogether
pleasure excursion, the captain said.
Every member OF the party was obliged To
wear top boots and each man carried Il Ian
tern. for the place is as dark as the proven
bial pocket, and the path in the unlincd sec
tons is very rough.
The engineers will reSunc their inyestisa-
ton next Monday, unless heavy rains in the
meantime fill the tunnel with water again"
The evening times., 1896-01-11
SUGAR TOOK A RISE.
Reported Adverse Report of Senate
Finance Committee Did 1t.

Reported Adverse Report of Senate
Finance Committee Did 1t.
New York, Jan. 11.-American Sugar was
the only feature of importance to the stock
market during the early trading, the stock
advancing from 103 to 104 IA on animated
dealings. The rise in the stock was due to
intimatons from Washington that the SEN
ate Finance Committee will not report
favorably on the 15 per cent duty on raw
sugar.
The strength of Sugar had good effect
on the general market after the opening
and an advance of la to 1 Ia per cent fol-
lowed. Tobacco led with sales up to 70
ened on the revival OF the story about
the dividend, and the stock fell from
90 ga to 81 Is.
In sympathy with this break the general
list ran off Is to 1-2 per cent. London was
n seller of all the international stocks ex-
cept st. Paul. At IL O'Clock the market
was rather weak in tone.
The movements in stocks were irregular
during the last hour of business. Tobacco
advanced to so 1-2 and Leather. preferred,
recovered from 81 is to ES is i'll Synipa-
thy. At the close, the former returned to
70 1-2 and there was general, though
fractional decline. The changes outside
of the Industrials were confined within
narrow limits throughout the session.
save in one or two instances. Reading.
first assessment paid, rose from Z rs to 8
and receded to 8 Is; Mobile and Ohio
jumped to 20, ard Edison Illuminating,
of New York, 8 TO SO 1-2. Speculation
closed barely steady In tone
The evening times., 1896-01-11
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Venezuelan Commission Resumes Its
Work of Inquiry.

Venezuelan Commission Resumes Its
Work of Inquiry.
The members of the Venezuelan boun-
dairy commission reassembled in the diplo-
matte room of the State Department at 80
O'Clock this morning, after a recess Of n
week.
Mr.. Andrew D. White, who was the only
absentee at the original meeting, WIS pres
cnt. Justice David ]. Brewer, the prcsi-
private secretary, Frederick J. Haig, was
temporarily installed as clerk, pending
the appointment of the executive officer
and the other assistants to be selected.
A large number of applications for em-
ploynent by the commission have been re
ceived from stenographcrs, translators,
and others anxious 10 obtain clerical EN-
pioyrnent. and this morning some of these
crowded the ante-room between the office
OF the Secretary OF State and the dipio-
matte room when the members OF the COM
mission began their session.
Several or the candidates for officers Of
the commission were consulted by MEM
bers during the session, and one OF them,
Mr.. Page of New York, who is anxious
to secure the executive citizenship, was
with them in the diplomatic room for a
short time.
Mr.. j Malet Provost, an International
lawyer of some reputation, who has been
connected with the Peralto Reavis case,
Is said to be strongly backed for the princi-
pal position which the commission will
create. The commission was stiil in ses
sion at O'Clock.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
RAN AWAY FROM HIS DEBTS.
Contractor CD. Hanback, Leaves Many
Workmen Unpaid.

Contractor C.J. hanback, Leaves Many
Workmen Unpaid.
Mr.. C. ]. Hanback,, one of Washington's
we,l-liBown contractors and builders, is
just now numbered among the missing, and
among those dealers and worknen who
have for some time past furnished him
with material ard labor there is wailing
and gnashing OF teeth
Mr.. Hanback's liabilities were so greatly
in excess of his assets that he lost his
nerve, and realizing that he had bitten off
a larger chunk than he could comfortably
mastiCatc lie disappeared.
Mr.. Hanback, had commenced the con-
struci ion of two rows OF houses, one OF eight
in Georgetown and the other of ten on
Capitol Hill. The Georgetown row was
nearing completion when the men knocked
off work last Thursday evening.
About forty bficklayers, a number of car
peDtcrs aud his plumbing and painting con-
tractors were at work on the two rows,
and for weeks, aud in some cases months.
according to reports, these meu had re-
ceivcd no money.
His bOndslnen will have to complete the
erection Of the horses and will probably
make good most OF his liability.
Hanback, was the senior member OF the
firm of c. ]. Hanback, & Bro. who were en-
gagged in real estate and Building here a
few years ago and were finally compelled
to make an assignment.
The evening times., 1896-01-11

As a result of Miss Sibyl Wilbur's ex-
pose of police methods and the inside OF
tue workhouse, published in the Evening
Times OF last week, the Help and Hope
Mission OF New York has delegated a
missionary to the police court to look after
the stray bits OF white female humanity
that are washed on its borders.
Just after Judge Kimbalrs court opened
this morning comeiy, kindly faced lady
OF far below the middle age and neatly
dressed in black entered the courtroom. On
the lapel of her cloak she wore the white
ribbon of the W. c. T. U.
The lady was Mrs. Elizabeth w Mackay,
of New York city, who came here to look
especially after this work of the Help and
Hope Mission. Two unfortunate. ..prosti-
tutes" from the Division pleaded guilty to
the charge OF vagrancy, and walked back
through The dock To spend thirty days i'll the
workhOuse.
OFFERED TO HELP THEM s.l
Mrs. Mackay asked Mr.. Kcndig. the bai-
lift, to be permitted to follow them. The
privilege was granted her, anu sitting side
10y side with the two remnants of bunia nifty,
she offered to take them to the Help and
Hope Mission and help them start anew,
provided they wanted To change their IiIe's
course.
II have just been detailed to this work"
said Mrs. Mackay to Times reporter. II
have been enga ged in the slpm work of New
York for the last three years, and have fol-
lowed exactly this same kind or police court
work there that we are beginning here
now.
Yes, every member of the Hope and
Help Mission read Miss WiIbur's story in
The Times, and that had much to do with
the mission members determination to
send "a woman here
If you'd been at police court when
Miss Wilbur was arrested she would not
have been obliged to go to the work
house said Il lady to me yesterday.
KEEP THEM FROM JAIL.
And that is just our business here. 1t
is to keep young white women from going
to the workhouse or. Jail. That is, young
women who have taken their first step and
who show desire to reform.
If they desire 1t they may come to the
home and we will help them along in every
manner possible. IL it is only a subter-
ruge on their part to get away from the
workhouse and thus escape punishment and
they do not promise to try and lift them
selves up, we will offer no assistance"
.sWili the members OF the Help and Hope
Mission go on the bonds of the women who
are given a preference of pay ing fine or
serving time?"
mo. we cannot go that far. Experience
teaches that we would be imposed upon
in doing that. l an going TO confer with
Judge kimball this afternoon.
1--WE will ask him TO give us the women
instead OF sending them to the wOrkhOuse,
when they want 10 come to us, of course,
and 1 am sure he will do it."
The evening times., 1896-01-11
POLICEMAN ESPEY DRUNK.
He VIII Probably BE Dismissed TO
DisGrnccful Conduct on DUTY.

He VIII Proba bly, BE Dismissed for
Disgraccful Conduct on Duty.
1t Is very probable that within the next
few days Patrolman Hugh Espey of the
Fourth precinct will be dropped from the
rolls of the Metropolitan police force with
out the formality of n hearing before the
police trial board. The charge that will
lead to his summary dismissal is drunken
ness.
Yesterday, when he went off duty at /
O'Clock in the afternoon and reported at
the statioDhouse he was very much under
the influence OF liquor.
His condition was such that Sergt. Smith.
who was on duty at the time, at once re-
ported it to Lieut.. Vernon and the lieuten-
ant declared that he would not have the
man in his precinct another day. In view
of this it is probable that he will at once
ask for his dismissal.
Espey is a native of Ohio and has been
a member OF the force several years. Until
the past few months he has been the pos
SCISSOR of one of the best records on the
force, and il was this fact that saved him
from dismissal after the trial boa rd reported
adversely on his former offense.
The evening times., 1896-01-11

The jury serving in the condemnation
fore just tiee Cox in District court this morn
ing and rendered a verdict in the Denison
& Leighton subdivision.
The total of the compensation to owners
for the land aiken is SI9O,167 .26; total for
land damaged by abandoning of streets,
81 5000; these two aggregating $197,-
722.55.
The total award for damages to i'm
provcments is 500, $50. The entire award
foots UP S253 ,472.55.
AGGREGATE OF DAMAGES
Against this Is an assessment for bene-
fits amounting to 81 &c, 1857, from which
should he deducted anamount OF $40 1895. so,
awarded as DANA ges, leaving an aggregate
OF $50, ,340.S7, which constitutes the lien
against the property under the law.
The verdict seems TO be regarded as in
complete and somewhat confusing. 1t
shows no balance sheet. The general as
sessIncnt in schedule 8, for example, is lia-
bic to be considered in connection with the
assessment in scheduled l. These Two added
together would aggregate more than the
so per cent required by law.
ASKED FOR A CLERK.
1t was nearly IL o'clock before the jury
came into court. Upon the question as TO
whether the verdict had been completed.
Foreman W ines arose and answered in
the affirmative, announcing, by way of
preface, that the jury had done great
deal of hard work in the preparation of
the report, and had strven 10 please every
body. He hoped the verdict would meet
with approval.
TIE Jury asked for the assignment of
clerk to assist in the work or preparing
the nrxt report, and the request was
granted.
lngleside will be the next Subdivision con-
sideFsd, although The jury was sworn today
in the University Park subdivision.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
G. J, Dapisont
JEWELER,
HOS F Street N. w.
NO STRIKE YET DECLARED
Philadelphia Street Car Men in
Conference All Night.
dent Welsh and Board of Union
Traction Directors. -

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE central com
nittee of tie Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees, which met early
this morning TO take action in regard to the
grievances of the motormcn and cunduc-
tors of the Union Traction Company, adj
journed about O'Clock without arriving
at decision. The committee Invited Dr.
Judah ls2acs TO address them, and .e
couDseled moderation.
The headquarters OF the Amalgamated
Association were practically deserted up
TO DoOG today, and nothing authoritative
as ier; rds the probability OF strike could
be learned.
A JOINT committee from the Universal
Peace Union, Christian League, Toynbce
Society, and tie Women's Union in the in
tercst OF labor will today wait upon PresI-
dent John Lowber Welsh and the boa rd of
directors or the Union Traction Company
and cndeavor to have the company arbitrate
the grievances which the employees claim
they have.
Definite information regarding the situ-
alton will probably not be known until
late this afternoon. President Mahon Of the
Amalgamated Association was at his home
this morning. He is unweli.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
ARRAIGNED AT THE BAR.
Pleas und Sentences of Prisoners in
Criminal Court.


ArraignnIents OF parties charged with var
ious orfenses were made in criminal court
No. 1, Justice Cole presiding, at the session
held today, as follows:
George Stebbins, housebreakinE, plea
not guilty; Albert Bailey, alias Buster Bail
ey, setting up gaming table, plea not guilty;
John Lucas, murder, plea not guilty; Mildred
Ferrall, alias Mildred Shankling, plea not
guilty; Charles Hewlett, housebreaking,
plea not guilty; John F Bente, ,enbezzlement,
plea not guilty,
Daniel Stoddard, assa ult to kill, plea not
guilty; Joseph Dent, Charles Campbell and
William Lyons, housebreaking. plea not
guilty in each case; William Tutnan, lar
ceny, plea, guilty, and defendant sentenced
to the Reform School until bis majority.
unless sooner discharged. Order made to
restore ring to Robert Strachan.
A motion was granted for a new trial
in the case OF John Young, charged with
false pretenSeS.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
THEY HAVE STRUCK OIL.
Great Excitement Over GuSlIers 1
the Tennessee EIPIdS

Great Excitement Over GuSiIers In
the Tennessee Fields.
Chattanooga, Tenn, San. IA gentle
man, who has Just returned from the oil
fields in Fentrcss. Pickett, Scott, Morgan
and Overton counties, Tennessee, says that
great excitement continues in that section.
THE Standard Oil Company is isbGilding roads
and bridges to transport machinery 10 the
wells they are drilling.
This company viii pipe oil to Rugby road
where large factory is to be erected. A
company is also being formed OF capitalists
to pipe natural gas 10 Nashville, Knoxville,
Chattanooga and other cities. Two large
reservoirs OF gas have been discovered.
A Chattanooga firm, R. Bowie & Co.,
has 900 acres leased, and is drilling
several wells for oil. The Gil is found in
strata OF white sand and limestone, and is
OF the highest grade OF Illuminating oil.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Belt Line Directors.

The stockholders of the Belt Railway
met at the company's office today aud
elected the following directors: Charles b.
Calvert, Robert F. Carswell, II. X. Gray,
d. L. Newbold, w. Kesley Schoepf H. K
Willard and Charles Z. Stellwagen. The
officers elected are: d. NJ. Newbold, presi-
dent; W. Kesley Schoepf, vice president;
H. X. Gray, secretary and treasurer; s. G.
Cooper, auditor, and Andrew Gloss, su-
perintendent. The officers for the Ecking.
ton line were also elected and are the
same as above, except Robert 1. Todd is
The evening times., 1896-01-11

those who have never attempted it that it
is well worth attention.
Get long. narrow bag of strong paper
and lay it flat on the edge of the table,
with the mouth toward you. Then lay
weights upon the bag. gradually increasing,
and blow into it. and yoI will be astonished
at how much your breath will lift.
After n little practice-and the practice
will help to expand your lungs and chest
you may easily upset two big books like the
city directory.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Minor District MntterS

The excise board has granted u license to
Charles Cramer, No. I35 Seventh street
northwest.
In the case of Maurice F. K ooney No. 1912
Ii street northeast, who Is dead. they de-
cliDcd 10 renew un the application put in
by him previous 10 his death. Martin ].
Hendricks. with whom Mr.. Rooney had
made partial negotiations for a sale, has ap-
Piled for a license 10 be used at the stand
named. s.,
License has been granted I'd Henry Muir
ray, at No. 1919 Seventh street nor tn west.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Forecast Til 8 +. NJ. Sunday.

Eor tie District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland. partly cloudy weather to-
night aud Sunday: slightly warmer Sunday;
porthery winds. becoming southerly.
For Virginia, generally lair tonight and
Sunday: slightly warmer Sunday; easterly
winds, becoming southerly.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.
The pressure is relatively high in the
Atlantic States. An area of high pressure
covers the Rocky Mountain districts, high
est on the North Pacific coast A trough
of low pressure extends from Lake Supe-
rior to Iowa, and the pressure is relatively
low in the Mississippi aud Missouri valleys.
The barometer has fallen in the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley, and is rising rapidly in the
extreme Northwest.
The temperature has fallen in the Upper
Missouri Valley, and remains nearly sta
tionary in the other districts.
Light snow has fallen on the New England
coast and IN North Dakota and Montana.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Hammond Against Hutchinson.

1t appears from the court records that
snap judgment was rendered yesterday
against DR.. Hutchinson, and Immediately
upon application the court ordered this
morning that the injunction he suspended
until neXt Thursday, when the suit will be
tried on its merits. Dr. Mahlon Hutchinson
says he has no use, of course, for the name
of 'Hammond,' but as an officer of the
Hammond Sanitarium Company he is or
dered by the directors to maintain offices
at 720 Fourteenth street, and he, of course,
has to comply.
The evening times., 1896-01-11

Cripple Creek. Col, Jan. 11-An explo-
sion occurred in the Swift tunnel. on Car
Donate hill, near Gillette, yesterday in
which 4 miner named Beuschett of Pueblo
was instantly killed. another badly injured,
and third is missing. A shot had missed
fire and the accident occurred as the work.
men were attempting to relight the charge.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Holmes Remanded TO jail

Judge Miller remanded Peter Holmes to
Jail today in default of $500 bonds. to an
swer the charge of embeZZlement before the
grand jury. He is accused of obtaining
S1.5 from James H. johnson under false
pretenses. johnson is coal man, and
when Holmes was sent out with one of his
wagons the latter appropriated the money
he collected to his own use.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
HORSES GREAT DIVE.


1hiTtv rect
They have n straRge attraction at one of
the popular pleasure resorts in Seattle. a
horse leaps thirty feet down into the deep
water of Lake Washington and swims to
the shore.
a high platform is constructed on the
edge of the wharf, which is Just wide enough
for the horse and two men. As the horse
ascends to the platform he seems to be
In his delight, aud, standing at the top, he
The evening times., 1896-01-11
"i rant 10 DC the Jeirs'er rio
comes into your DiiHd first"
Daptson's
Store
ART ROOMS SIXTH FLOOR

is an Illustration of
what can be accomplished-by
careful selection in buying
and honest selling.
Although so short a time
in the store, it would sur-
prise you to see the amount
of business done.
While others are complain
ing of sales falling off Davi-
sons sales are constantly on
the increase.
1t is evident that the buy.
ing public appreciate low
prices and choice goods.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
Assessors, Time Extended.

The bill for extending the time for a
report from Assistant Assessors Bates,
Morsell and johnson is ready to report
from the District Committees of Congress,
with favorable recommendation. 1t is
expected to pass Monday. The assessors
will then resume their work.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
ENGLAND TIRED OF WAITING.
Her Levantine Fleet, Intended to Ope-
rate Against Turkey, Broken Up.

rate Against Turkey, Broken Up.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Central News is
authority for the statement that the
British Mediterranean fleet, now in the
Lcvant, has been dispersed, and that ten of
the vessels composing the fleet have been
ordered to Malta. Four others have started
from the Levant, but their objective points
are not known.
1t is understood that Great Britain has
decided to wait no longer for the conversion
of the powers to a policy of joint action
in Turkey, and thisi giyena the presuma ble
reason for the scattering of the fleet in
Lcyautinc waters.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
JURY MIKES THE AWARDS
Verdict in the Case of Denison
Subdivision.
ASSESSMENT FOR BENEFITS

The EItire Compensation Is Stated
to BE $253,472, But the Owners.
After Paying for the Benefits, VIII
Only Receive $s8,34O-Services of
u Clerk Desired.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
More Armenian Ma.sacres.

London, Jan 1ls-The United States
representative in CoDstantinople telegraphs
under yesterdays date that fresh massa-
cres have occurred at Rum Kaleh ard
DJebiDe, in the district of orfah. No de-
tails of the outrages are given.
The evening times., 1896-01-11
CHANGES IN TIE RULES
HOUSE Continues the Consideration
Of the Question.
of Counting Heuds to Make
Quorum.

The House proceeded at once today to
the consideration OF the changes in the
code of rules, proposed by the committee.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Henderson, the
paragraph regulating The counting of u
quorum, when one fails TO vote Oh any
| question, was temporarily passed.
Mr.. Wheeler moved to strike out the
paragraph providing that "on demand
of any member, or at the suggestion of the
Speaker, the names of members sufficient
to make quorum in the bali of the House
who do not vote shall be noted by the clerk
and recorded in the journal, and reported
to the Speaker, with the names OF members
voting. and be counted and announced in
determining the presence OF a quorum TO
do business"
MIR. WHEELER's OBJECTION.
His first objection to it, Mr.. Wheeler
said, was that it was Unconstitutional and
II not unconstitutional, its operation would
permit the passage OF a bili, or even the
declaration OF war in the House, by the votes
or less than majority OF u quorum
Committee amendments were agreed to
providing that the previous question shalt
be ordered by the votes OF a majority OF
those voting, il Il quorum be present;
a
ton shall not be i'll order until after its pas
sage. and be decided without debate; re-
quests for correction OF the reference of
bills and other papers shall be decided with
out debate.
Mr. Towne of Minnesota offered in the
House today a resolution directing the
Committee ON Foreign Affairs tu consider
and report upon the advantages and prac-
tic3 bility of establishing a permanent court
of international arbitration, representing
the United States aud Great Britain, with
jurisdiction extending to all controversies
between the two governments, except those
involving the honor or autonomy of one
OF the parties.
He also introduced a resolution request
ing the President to enter into negotiations
with Great Britain, with Il view to def
nitely locating the boundary line between
the United States and the possessions OF
Great Britain from Lake Superior TO the
Lake OF the Woods.