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The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-05
FUNDING BILL.

The prospects of the funding bill seem
now to be much brighter than they
were a week ago. At that time it was
but arguing against brick wall to try
and make any impression upon the OPP
ponents of the bill. Now they are will
ling to listen to what people on the
other side may have to say. When the
funding bill was tabled it is safe to say
the full purpose of the bill was not I'M
derstood. Since then it has been much
discussed, both inside and outside the
Legislature, and the vote of Monday,
defeating Senator McCandless' amend
ment goes to show that the bill will be
taken from the table and discussed upon
it's merits. This is all it's supporters
want. Let its introducer have chance
of explaining it fully, and explaining
all the expensesuf1efuAding, and it will
be found that the bill will pass without
fail.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-05

clog the wheels of progress, the only
way to settle the matter will be to sell
the franchise to the highest bidder.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-05

However, the bulk Of the country and
Evening star., 1896-07-20
A RECEIVER ASKED.
Serious Charges Made Against Bfcy-
Gle Manufacturer Thorn

Serious Charges Made Against Bicy-
Gle Manufactures Thorn.
bill for all accounting and an injunc-
ton was this afternoon filed by the George
L. Thompson Manufacturing Company of
Chicago. ILL.,. against Jose ph A. Thorn and
Charles f. Thorn.
Joseph A Thorn, according to the BILL
was engaged in the manufacture of bicy-
cles in this city until recently, and made
large purchases from the Thompson COM
pahy on credit. But Notwithstanding
Thorn's safes and receipts were large. it is
set forth he failed to turn over any money
to his brother and assignee. Charles E.
Thorn. and has scheduled no money so re-
ceived In his deed Of assignment filed July
1G
The complainant charges that Joseph A.
Thorn has retained. secreted and concealed
large sums Of money for the purpose of
hindering. delaying and defrauding his
creditors in the collection Of their lust
debts.
Immediately preceding the date of the as
signmert. 1t Is alleged. Thorn shipped from
the District large quantities of bicycles in
a finished and an unfinished condition. also
for the purpose Of hindering and defraudins
his creditors Charles e. Thorn is stated
to be an improper person to act as trustee
under the deed Of assignment. the COM
plainant "'veriiy believing that he will take
no steps to recover any portion or part of
the property which has been secretly re-
moved by Joseph A. Thorn from his place
of business. or to collect and obtain from
Joseph A. Thorn the sums of money and
cash fradulently retained by him..
In view of the foregoing the appointment
of receiver is asked. and also that Chas
E. Thorn be decreed to deliver up to the
receiver all the assets and a full account
OF the business of Joseph A. Thorn.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
LIGHTING THE STREETS
The Commissioners Still Seeking Solution
of the Problem.
The Gas Light Company IL Heard
Through It's AttOrney-An Early
Settlement Probable.

The street lighting problem Is the subject t
of most importance now before the Com
missioners. The attorney for the District
is expected to submit his opinion upon the
right of the Potomac company to operate
east Of Rock creek during the week. and
the Commissioners are waiting for advices
from this source before acting upon the
contract for gas lighting.
This morning Mr.. r. Ross Perry. repre-
senting the Washington Gas Lisnt Com
pany. had hearing before the Commits
sicners The hearing was a secret one. and
the doors to the board room were kept
locked while the discussion was carried on.
Mr.. Perry called to discuss the spec ifica-
tions compiled by the District for the light
ing of the streets by gas. They We're not
acceptable TO the gas company, and it was
for this reason the company had been
forced to submit a bid upon its own specit1-
cations. He called attention to one clause
in particular. which required the company
to have all the gas lamps lighted hy GER
tain hour. This was an impossibility. Here
tofore the company had been allowed a cer-
tain time in which to light the lamps and
the difference was taken off the time in
extinguishing: in other words. il the com
pany received orders to light at o'clock
1t began at that hour. and commenced to
exiting uish at the time named for all lights
to be cut. In this way both the District
and the gas company were treated alike.
Where one lost little time at one end Of
the process. 1t was made up at the other
end.
There has always been considerable diff
Guilty over this point, and last year it was
raised and settled in favor OF the establish
ed rule. This year. however. the Engineer
Commissioner insists upon his way. and
the Commissioners. with Mr.. Perry's argu-
ment before them, will now decide how the
lighting shall be done.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Washington Stock Exchange.

,, Saies-regular call-12 O'Clock m-United States
Eeet.tc Ia, T. Light 10 at 80. American Graphopon..
g, Goya:nment - Bonis..u; s. "a. resls,rree, 1854
bid. io7ie asked o. T. = !s, coupon io7l, bid. losa
asktr =; i.s -: isZa iiS bid. il3I asked u.
81, District ;, Of Columbia Bonds ,2cyear Fund IS
Stock currency Is 1901 lIO bid Water STOCK cur
rency as. 1903. 1l0 bid Fund. currency 3.e5s. III
Miscellaneous B,E Metropolitan Railroad bs
no asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv 8s ll4T
S,S; & nis asked Belt al Railroad g. 30 asked EcL
IS, 1l2I. asked. Washington Gas Company, ser A,
C. C., los ; bid Washington G Gas COMPANY ser B. Is
100 hid American Security and Trust IS. F. aud
A.. 100 bid. 1o4 asked. American security ana
ton Market Company LIST 6s los hid washington
Market Company imp. g. Jos bid. Washington
Association 5s, ioe bid. Washington Light In
National Bauk Stocks. Bank of Washington go
hid. 800 asked. Bank OF Republic. 2so bid. Met
ropolitan, 27S bid. 800 asked Central, 275 hid,
asked. Second. 123 bid, 133 asked Columbia. iS
bid. Capital, 112 bid. West End, lOS bid lfd
asked Traders. "a bid Lincoln. - bid. Ohio.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National saf,
an Trst spd a Trust, l ~ asked Ma-sinSsn LoaI
Railroad stocks, Capital Traction Company. q
Columbia. S s bid Belt, 80 asked w Ectinston, s q
asked. youngstown and T,nnalytcwn, 30 asked:
s42 bid, AZ asked Georgetown Gas. 40 bid Uni
ted States Electric Light, 3s bid 83x asked
Insurance Stocks.-Firemcn's 81 hid Franklin
81 bid. Metropolitan. q bid Corcoran 80 hid
Potomac. % bid Arlington, 13O hid, l40 asked.
German American, 100 bid. National Union, y bid,
IA asked. Columbia, bid. IL asked. Riggs. 7A
bid. Peoples. 81. hid 6h asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Rcal Estate Title 100
bid IlO asked Columbia Title. s bid. asked
Washington Title, bid. District Title o bid, 10
asked.
Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania IS bid SO asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, '65 asked American
Grnphophone. bid, ~ asked. American GRAPHIC
phone. pfd.. IL asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage
10 bid, 2S asEed
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthacr Linotype 1l5
bid 120 asked. Ianston Monotype, 81 bid q
asked. Washington Market, IL bid, 14is asked.
Great Falls Ice, 12O bid, 100 asked. Lincoln Hall
80 asked.
sEx. div.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
A Venerable Church,
rom the Philadelphia Record.

rToin tne fllBadelphia Lecord
The third oldest church in Philadelphia.
exceeded in point of years only by Christ
Church and old Swedes. is St Peters, at
Sd and Pine streets. The old chimes have
called mspy to Y crship who now calmly
repose within the sturdy brick walls OF its
burial space. Here lie the remains Of Geo
NJ. Dallas. Vice President of the United
States; Commodore Stephen Decatur, whose
monument tespeaks his illustrious and he
roic naval achievements while in his coun-
try's service during the revolution; John
r. Scott. boon companion and adviser Of
Edwin Forrest: Benjamin Hail. signer Of
the Declaration of independence: Benjamin
Carr. philanfhropist and distinguished pro-
lessor OF music, who died in 1891 and
whose monument was erected by the Mu-
scal FuEd Society; Charles Wilson Feale,
whose tablet tells US was born 1741 and
died 1877. and that 'he participated in the
revolutionary struggle Of our independence,
and as an artist contributed to the history
of this country" Near him lie comrades
whose valor in the days of 10 established
an Inheritance for their country and pro-
geny. In peaceful slumber also rest such
distinguished townsfolk as the Wilings,
Craigs. Bledles. Cadwalladers. Donaldsons,
Frazers. 1ngersolls. Keiths, Wilcoxes WIKI
offs. Woods end other eminent civilians
whose names are most familiar to old Phil
adelpha residents.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

ings for the requirement Of which are still
In progress. These works Of Improvement
were designed to divert from the reservoir
the drainage from a watershed Of about
1926 acres. which drainage had SO pol
luted its waters as to cause the reservoir
to be thrown out of service in the spring
Of 1888. The works as completed consist of
1850 feet OF open paved channels; four
earthen dams. Of an aggregate length of
GID feet: shaft. 81 feet deep (J6 feet to the
bottom fits water cushion). and two tun-
nels. with an aggregate length of !. 4OO feet.
Through the breaking OF the by-conduit
around this reservoir on July p. 1895. the
water was turned into the reservoir on that
date. a few days earlier than was intended.
Since that date the reservoir has remained
&C Cntinually in service up to the close OF the
fiscal year. except when purposey shut Off
In order to repair the by-conduit and to re-
move deposits from the by-conduit and the
section of the conduit below this reservoir.
The works of protection are I'm excellent
slightly in appearance and effect perfectly
the object for which they were designed.
Estimates for Next Year.
Estimates are submitted for a new tele-
phone line between the ofIice in George
town and Great Falls: for a combined store
house and stable at Great Falls: for the
purchase or condemnation of a site for a
storage yard: for protecting the inlet to
the conduit at Great Falls and an increase
Of S.0D in the annual appropriation for
the maintenance and repair Of the aque-
duct. in order that the entire conduit and
by-conduit may be inspected and thoroughly
cleaned at least once year. The present
appropriation for care and maintenance is
$2O.ND. The sum that can be profitably
expended on the Washington aqueduct for
the fiscal year ending June 3D ix)s, Is S44.-
0U. divided among the following items
Telephone line. 5000: storehouse and
stable. $'.WO: storage yard. Sl0.OD: pro-
lection OF inlet at Great Falls. $3.50. and
operation. maintenance, etc, Of the aaue-
duct, ST. 600.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Nd. July 2o.-Flour dulI-w
ern super 81 95a$2 20: do. extra 81 2s5aS2 30; do
family aosss !. 90 winter .d wheat patent ssJoa
s.. 25a$3 4O-recepts. 1920 barrels: EXPORTS 2lO
barrels sales. as barrels. Wheat quiet and easy
spot and month"; 6OhaeO5s; August. GOI.a6Ols: Sep
tember. oossaSSN; steamer No. 2 red, 81 asked
stock, TAI. 1873 bushels; sales 100 600 bushels y
southern wheat by sample. 6oa62Is: do. on grade
5aa62. Corn duh and easy-spot and month. 3IIsa
31A: August, 3IAa3lh; september, 81 lIsasl% !:
steamer mixed. 30aS0h-receipts 4I, ,763 bushels:
exports, 25.OO0 bushels; stock, 439 407 bushels
southern white and yellow corn, 33asi. Oats firm
No. white western. 23ha24: No. 2 mixed do ola
2lhreceipts. p ,S76 bushels exports. none; stock
333 .s01. Rye-No 2 nearby, 34Iaa35: western
35a35Is-receipts, 3O2 bushels: EXPORTS none; stock
1924. Hay quiet and tirm-choice timothy. SIC
steam to Liverpool per bushe. 2lsd aaNd. August
Cork. for orders. per quarter. 2s. 7hd. August.
, ter steady-fansy creamery. 15ais: DO; Imitation
packed. sa1O. Eggs weak-fresh. II. Cheese
steady-fancy New York, O. pounds. cheddars. sa
81 do, IS pounds, fats. S4asL.: do, p pounds,
picnics. sAaS Whisky 81 .30asl.31 per gallon for
finished goods In car loads $1.31a$1.32 per gallon
for jObbing lots.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
CLEvELAND'S CENTENNIAL.
Visitors ThrOnxing to the Citv +.
See the Featfyffao.

See the Festivities.
CLEVELAND. Ohio July 2O-Notwith-
standing threatening weather and occa-
sional showers. many thousands of persons
gathered early today around the great
arch upon which the finishing touches arc
now being placed. in the center of Monu-
ment Square, In commemoration Of the
one hundredth anniversary of the founding
Of the city Of Cleveland. The centennial
celebration proper began today, and every
incoming train brought big crowds of VS.
itors to witness the festivities The city
Is in holiday garb and the decorations Of
business houses and residences are on a
scale never before attempted
The official program Of the celebration
was issued today. 1t Is an elaborately
printed book Of forty-eight pages. with a
descriptive of the one hundred years that
have passed and representing an Indian
Tounted on the cliffs surveying e scene OF
primeval beauty. In contrast with a mod
ern laD0r1ns man dressed in the garb Of
the skilled mechanic and surrounded by
his tools. ~
The program for today's exercises was as
follows: ~ ~
Opening Of the Ohio National Guard and
UEited States regulars encampment
Massing OF troops around flagstaff
Music. First Regiment. o. N q. Band.
Presentation Of encampment grounds bv
% the military committee. Colonel A. Car
rettson. chairman. through Mayor Robert
E. Mckisson. president Of the centennial
commission. to the commander-in-chief
Governor Asa S. Bushnell.
Acceptance by Governor Bushnell, nam
ing encampment Camp Moses Cleveland.
and turning over same to AdjutaNe Gen.
eral A. Axline.
Response by General Axline.
Sounding of the honors by the band
Sixteenth Regular Band.
Unfurling of the flag
Music, THE Star Spangled Banner
Seventeenth U. 8. A. Regular Band.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

PORTLAND. Ore. July 20.-A rumor Ia
current here In railroad circles that Coils
T. Huntington and the Southern Pacific
people have a hand in the new govern
menf Of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company. which will. on August 1,
be transferred from the jurisdiction of the
federal courts. where it has been involved
In litigation SO long. the receiver dis
charged and the road pass into the hands
or the reorglnized company. 1t is be-
heved that Huntington has. Indirectly or
otherwise. obtained a share In the con-
trolling power on the purchasing COM
nittee appointed by the reorganization
board at New York to acquire the Oregon
corporations property.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
DIR. JAMESON ON TRIAL.
With Others Charged With ViOlatil
the Neutrality Laws.

With Others Charged With Violating
the Neutrality Laws.
LONDON. July 2O.-Dr. Jameson, Major
Sir John Willoughby, Col. r. Gray. Col. H.
F. White. Major +. White and Henry F,
Coventry were arraigned before Lord Chief
Justice Russell. Baron Pollock and Mr.. JUS
tice Hawkins today, charged with VIOLA ation
of the neutrality laws by invading the ter
ritory OF the South African republic. Most
of the leading members Of the bar Of Great
Britain have been engaged either for the
prosecution or for the defense
Long before the hour had arrived for the
beginning of the trial every nook and cor
rer in the court room allotted to spectators
wes thronged. There were many ladies
among those present.
Sir Edward Clarke, for the defendants.
made motion to quash the indie tment. on
the ground that it was indefinite In Its allie
cations. and that it had not been proven
that the foreign enlistment act had been
proclaimed where the ofrense alleged had
taken place.
Sir Richard Webster. @. c., the attorney
general, replied on behalf of the govern
ment.
When the attorney general had closed his
argument the court adjourned until to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

LONDON, July 2O.-Mr. Pierre Lorillarde q
American horse Magical won the Wigston
two-year-ald selling plate of Is soys. at
Leicester today. Mr.. Taylor Sharpe's Rad
Mob was second. and Lord Crewe's Mrs.
Proudie third.
Shadow led from Magica and Mrs.
Proudie to the distance. where Red Mob
assumed the lead. but was quickly chal-
lenged by Mag1ca, who won by three-quar-
ters Of a length. the same distance sepa-
rating the second and third horses. Seven
horses ran. The betting at the post was
to against Magica,
Evening star., 1896-07-20
An Expensive jar Of Milk.

A colored boy. whose name was given as
John Coates. was before the Police Court
this afternoon on a charge of stealing a
jar of milk from a house on E street, and
he entered plea of guilty
why did you take this milk?'' Judge
Miller asked him.
Il saw it there. and thought I would
drink It," err
Don't yoY get enough to eat at homer?
Then why should you take this milk
when 1t did mot belong to your
Just because saw It."
He was fined S or fifteen days.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
BULLETINS TO CEASE.
Mr.. yanderbilt's Condition Shows
Steady Improvement.

NEW YORK. July 2O--Cornelius Wander
bilt. according to his physician. passed a
comfortable night DIR. McLane left the
residence at 6:45 o'clock this morning. He
said that while he had been In the house all
night. he had not found it necessary to re-
main all the time at the bedside Of the pa
tient- MIR. Vanderbilt. he said. had slept
soundly from IL o'clock until 6 o'clock this
morning
The physicians sent out this bulletin:
Monday. July ID. 12:iO p.m.-Mr. Van
derbilt's condition continues to show steady
improvement. He has commenced taking
solid food No further bulletins will be is
sued James W. McLane. w. II. Draper,
Francis Delafield. E. ]. Janeway"
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harry
Payne Whitney went driving soon after the
bulletin was posted.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
District Delegate. Gone to St

District Delegates Gone to st. Louis.
The District Of Columbia delegates to
the popullst and silver party conventions
left here today. be Representative Bell of
Colorado also left this afternoon for st.
Louis and Will tAke part in the delibera-
tions of thefi fipopuiist convention. Mr.. Bell
is heartily for the Endorsement of the DEM
ocratic ticket. and says that the populist
convention Will have to indorse the ticket
Col. o. G. ,Sabin. one Of the most promi-
nent silver men in the city and well posted
as to the p0pulist situation, said to a Star
reporter this morning: THE convention Of
the silver party will unanimously indorse
the Chicago nominees, and do not think
there is any donbt that the populists will
nominate the Chicago ticket themselves"
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Life of GlRaa Eyea.

Aitchison. tn. greatest manufacturer and
dealer in glass eyes in Europe. was re-
Gently interviewed. He says that England
alene consumes $4,000 glass eyes annually.
A good English glass eye will last about
year and costs S. Glass eyes of German
and French make are cheaper. but will lot
stand wear SO long as the English. The
greatest destroyer of the glass eye is the
salt contained in the tears. its caustic ac-
tion upon the glass has up to this time
baffled all human invention.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
An Abused Wife Attempted su,c,ds

CHICAGO. July 2O.-Because her husband
abused her. Mrs. Henry Wellhouse attempt
ed to drown herself and four children last
evening in the lake at the foot of 25th
street. Together with the children she
walked short distance into the water.
taking the youngest child. who is eight
months old. in her arms and telling the
others to wade out into the water for a
oatn. her actions were witnessed by sew
eral by-standers. who notified the noIice
and the woman and children were taken to
the Cottage Grove station. where she told
her story to Sergt. Amstein Last even
rg MRS. Wellhouse and the children were
taken to the house of friend.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
WHOLESALE BUTCHERY.
West Virginia Family MurderOusly
Asaaulted With m Az

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. July 2O.-A. j.
Can and Nettie Call. his daughter were
Killed in shanty boat six miles east of
here this morEing. Lollie Call will also
die and Sc. eral small children are ct the
point OF death. Eta Robbins Is In Jail
accused of the murder of all OF them,
using as weapon a double bit AK Call
and his daughters who are dead have
their heads severed and all the children
are slashed In a horrible manner One
woman leaped into the river and saved
ner life. The greatest Of excitement pre-
Vais No cause is assigned for the deed.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Sailed for America.

LIVERPOOL, July 20.-Among the pas
sengers who sailed for America by the
Cunard line steamer Lucania on Saturday
were Sir Mackenzie Bowel h. c. NJ G.,
late premier Of the dominion of Canada.
and Sir Donald Smith. X. c. M. G., the
Canadian capitalist and statesman.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Henry IrvinE's Son weds.

LONDON. July 2O-Many members of the
dramatic profession were at ST. Pancras'
Church today to witness the wedding of
Mr.. Henry b. Irving. eldest son of Sir
Henry Irving. and Miss Dorothea Baird.
Lady Irving. Sir Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry were among those present Mr.
George Du Maurier. the author and artist,
gave tie bride diamond pendant and an
original drawing.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
The Raleigh Sails for New York.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 20. The
cruiser Raleigh. which has been lying at
the League Island navy yard for a few
days. left today for New York.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices OF the
New York stock market today. as reported
by Corson & Mccartney members New
York stock exchange Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

The mandates Of the Court Of Appeals of
the District Of Columbia were this after
noon handed down in the cases of William
T. Smith and Isaiah Stevens, the railroad
engineers who were arrested several
months ego for running engines in viola
ton Of law.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

A bill in equity to foreclose a mortgage
on lot %. Green's subdivision. Girls Por-
uon." was filed late this afternoon by the
Southern Building and Loan ASSOCIATE ton
against Galen E. Green and twenty-five
others.
Evening star., 1896-07-20
Grain and Cotton Market..

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F.
street. members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star., 1896-07-20

Her Dnughtcr-in-Law the Beneficiary
Cornelia Lomax, daughter-in-law of the
late Mary Lomax. is named as sole bene-
ficiary and executrix in the will of the
latter, dated March Is last and aled this
afternoon for probate.
Evening star., 1896-07-20

ROME. July 2O.-Daniel E. Hungerford,
father of Mrs. John ". Mackay. died at IL
O'Clock this morning. at his home in this
city.
Colonel Hungerford was a native of Herk-
inner county. ". Y. Going to California in
1S49, he remained on the Pacific coast until
the breaking out of the civil war when he
returned to New York and from that state
entered the Union army as lieutenant
colonel of the 36th Regiment of New York
volunteers. In 1877 Colonel Hunserford
Oemoved to Europe. but two years later re-
Surned to New York. In 1887 he took up
his residence permanently in Rome His
death was caused by tumor of the liver
Evening star., 1896-07-20
The DalecarIia Reservoir.

He reports the completion of the improve
ment Of the Dalecarlia reservoir under the
supervision of Col. George H. Elliot,
corps Of engineers, retired. with the excep-
ton of the requirement of a small piece of
land. nearly half an acre. the property of
John P. Hickey, by condemnation, proceed