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Evening star., 1897-05-15
LIGHTING THE PARKS.
Contract Awarded to the Potomac
Electric Power Company.

Contract Awarded to the Potomac
Electric Power Company.
Gen. Wilson. chief Of engineers, award
ed the contract for lighting with arc cleo
trio lights thirty-two lamps. in alb, Lafay-
ette Franklin, Judiciary 70 and Lincoln
parks to the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. This action was based on the
sioner of public buildings and grounds, and
in view of the belief that no other course
was possible under the law.
The lowest bid received for lighting three
Of the parks mentioned, viz, Lafayette,
Franklin and Judiciary Parks; was that of
the United States Electric Fighting Com
pany, which company DID Hot. however,
submit bid for lighting Lincoln Park.
doubtless owing to the fact that its con-
duits do not extend to- that park. 1t is
furthermore stated that this company has
no conduits within the limits of the three
parks it proposed to light at the rate OF
$40 per lsmp per annum:i It Is heid ,by by
provision contained In tha; ante making ap-
preparations for the government Of the
District Of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1888. approved March 3,
1897 they have no power to grant permts-
sion for the introduction Of additional con-
duits overhead wires within any of the
public parks. This provision. which Is
also contained in the sundry civil bill,
March 10 last. which carries an appropria-
ton for lighting the four parks in question.
is as follows: =" Until Congress shall
provide for a conduit system. it shall be
unlawful to lay conduits or erect over
head wires for electric lighting purposes
in any road. street, avenue. highway, park
or reservation except as hereafter specihcal-
ly authorized by law.
In explanation of the award of the con-
tract to the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, to take effect as soon as Congress
shall have made the necessary apprcpria-
ton, it is stated. that that company now
has conduits within the four parks which
1t Is now lighting under Its contract OF
December 26 1896, which contract expires
by limitation June 80. 1909 The price bid
by the Potomac Company viz, 25' cents
per light per night. is. the price mentioned
in the appropriation BILL and cents less
than the price paid the company under the
existing contract. - -
The bid Of the United States Electric
Lighting Company for lighting the parks
was .O274 cents per lamp per night, while
that of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany was 25 cents. - '..'~
Evening star., 1897-05-15
STATESMEN IN COURT.
Victims of n Swindle, but Decline to
PrOsccute the Offender.


PrOsccute the Offender.
The Police Court this morning might
easily have been mistaken for the hall of
the House of Representatives, owing to the
gathering of congressman there. Among
the statesmen present were Representa-
tives Sayers, Burke and Cooper of Texas,
Adamson, Tate and Livingston of Georgia
Henry of Mississippi and Berry of Ken
lucky, while others were arriving at short
intervals. The meeting was In the nature
Of an extraordinary session, for the con-
gresham had been summoned as wit
nesses to prosecute young man, well
dressed and of emiHently respectable ap-
pearance, named Hugh c.. Howard against
whom an information had been filed set
ting forth vagrancy.
AS has been stated in The Star, Howard
was arrested late yesterday afternoon by
Policeman Sinnott of the Capitol police
representatives, Howard having been
hanging about the Capitol for several
weeks, 1t Is claimed, engaged in fleeing the
distinguished gentlemen. His plan was to
claim to be related to some prominent
Texan, and then tell hard-luck story, in
the hope of obtaining money. His scheme
was usually successful.
Howard will not be prosecuted, however
the representatives who visited the Police
Court assuring Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
that they did not care to appear against
him. He Is said to be a member of prom
inent Texas family, and is a victim of the
morphine habit. One of the complainants
agreed to take steps to send Howard to his
home, and the prosecuting attorney con-
tinued the case until Thursday next The
that time, when a release is to be ordered
FOR want of prosecution"
Evening star., 1897-05-15
WILL DE NO DUEL.

zen. McCOOk Says He Mny Seek Satfs-
faction In Another Way.
Ihe Logan-McCook controversy becomes
daily more ridiculous as additional deyel-
opments come to light.
Gen. Alex. Med. McCook, who is now in
New York, is quoted in an interview as
saying that he has not received Mr. I,o-
gan's letter He scouts the idea of a duel
with Mr.. Logan. but intimates that he
may seek satisfaction" In some other
way. He denies circulating the rumors of
which Mr.. Logan complains, and this
would seem to leave the whole question
as a matter of .veractty between Gen. Nc
Cook and Mr., Logan's Informant
Col John J. McCook did not take the
matter 80 phiiosophically as his brother.
ana showed considerable temper at the
|. tenor OF the Logan letter.
Other Americans who were present at
the coronation Of the car add their tes-
timony to the current gossip. all of which
goes to show that there was an unusual
amount Of jealousy and rivalry among the
Americans present at the ceremonies and
that the majority Of them succeeded only
IN making themselves supremely ridicu-
lous. =
There are accounts of dress rehearsals
for receptions, awkward masqueradtng in
borrowed and purchased toggery of royalty
ana MOBILITY. and altogether pot pourri
OF gossip concerning the exploits Of rich
aspiring Americans which Is scarcely cal
cuiated to raise them in the estimation of
their countrymen
The wife of a rich Chicago hotelkeeper
Is represented as wearing at a reception
q secondhand crown purchased from ex-
Empress Eugene at cost of So, 600 and
stubbing her toe and dropping it from her
host.
Another eyewitness recounts that Mr..
Logan wore the uniform of q colonel of
United states cavalry instead of that of
regular army officers protested against
such action and that these protests led up
to the present difficulty
Still another insists that the whole trou
Bile came up through the jealousy of some
rich New York society people who aspired
to outshine all others at the Russian can't
tai, and who were left in the shade by the
iespienoent appearance presented by the
many to be the very biggest military
functiopary in all America.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Police chfefs,

Major Moore has retufned from Pitts
burg. where he attended Ire annual meet
ing OF the chiefs Of police Sof the United
states and Canada The UP was an
enjoyable one, and the visitors were shown
the sights for miles around the smoky
city. But the chiefs, remembered their
visit to this city and. most Of them ex-
pressed willingness to meet here every
year were 1t not for the expense to the
local department. Their trip to Marshall
aail had made an Impression on them
which they will never forget. and many
Of them inquired of Major Moore how the
planked shad were getting along. Topics
OF interest to police officials were discussed,
and 1t was decided that the National Bu-
reau Of Identification should be established
in Chicago. In other countries such bu-
reau comes, under the government, and
It has been suggested that In this country
It should corae under the Department Of
Justice. Next year the chiefs will meet In
Milwaukee. 49, a.ss isssf-~=
Evening star., 1897-05-15
ITS ANNUAL BANQUET.
Calvary Baptist Sunday School In
dulEes in Festivities.

C0lVary baptist sunday School In
dulges in Festivities.
A large representation of the officers and
teachers of Calvary Baptist Sunday school
assembled in the Sunday school house last
evening to participate in the annual ban
quet. Covers were laid for one hundred
and eighty-six persons, and the tables,
which were set in the form of a gridiron,
were handsomely decorated with flowers.
A reception committee. cooperating with
Mr.. Bristow, the superintendent, extended
a cordial greeting to the guests as they en-
tered the room. Mr.. Bristow also officiated
as toastmaster. The speeches made were
very entertaining. Those who responded to
toasts were w. W. Poultney, Mrs George
Drew, Raymond Pierson. Miss Pollock and
Miss Tucker. Rev. DR.. Wilson, the pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Episcopal
Cnurch OF the district, was the guest of the
evening and made an address.
Hecitations were given by Miss Annie
FORBES, and Miss Jessie Cowling played a
violin solo.
Rev DR.. Greene, the pastor of the church,
was unable to be present on account of a.
slight indisposition. "
Evening star., 1897-05-15
NDEN ED LOCALS

A young man who gave his name as
Clarence Jones Is alleged to have passed
vision" a few nights ago. The case has
been reported to the police ana the officers
are looking for him.
The Virginia Democratic Association held
a meeting last night and adopted resolu-
tions urging democrats in Virginia to Sc
ltct only free silver candidates who in
dorse the Chicago platform for governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney general.
The Womar's Army and Navy League Is
in want Of books, magazines and especially
books for children. Donations may be sent
to 1920 street northwest
Recent rains have been followed by un-
usually large crops of mushrooms In the
fields and lowlands about the Eastern
branch. This has resulted in harvest
for the scores of colored women who gather
hunters brought in nearly bushel yes
terday. among them being one that weigh
ed nearly twelve ounces.
Miss Mary v. Powers of Martinsburg
w. Va, was in the city doing some shop
ping yesterday. and during the afternoon
she discovered that she had Deen robbed
Her pocketbook. containing SO, a gold stud,
a silver collar button and a railroad ticket
from Martinsburg to Inwood. was taken.
She reported her loss to the police, and the
detectives are now looking for the thief.
Although the river is in a muddy condi-
ton, there were some large white perch
caught at Four Mile Run yesterday. These
fish rise to the surface Of the water In
quest of minnows, said one of the lucky
anglers, and the muddy water only lessons
the number caught. Several black bass
Rave been taken there this week. but these
were marked and returned to the water
Several Of those marked were caught a
second time.
The Wilhelm bicycle found on the street
Wednesday night was claimed yesterday by
Its owner. He reported that the wheel had
been taken from the sidewalk in front of
his house. The police found 1t where it had
been abandoned. -.
Want" ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Miss Opal LIE Baron McGauhey of Los
Angeles. CAL, has left for Topeka, Kan,
where she will remain for the summer
MISS McGauhey favored Washington au-
ished recitaticns, which were much ad-
n. .ired. =.
Mr.. E. A. Moseley and Mr.. NJ. S. Decker.
secretary and assistant secretary, respec-
lively, or the interstate commerce commits
sion. today returned from ST Louis where
they attended the annual convention Of the
national board of railroad commissioners.
which met in that city this week.
This morning about 80 O'clock Police
men Bryarly and McGrath found the win
dow Of the National Mortar Compan IS
building. on South Capitol street. open
The condition of the window indicated to
their minds that robbery had been com
mltted, and they made search of the
premises. but there was no robber found.
Later In the morning, when one of the
company's employees was found. he made
an investigation. which resulted in the dis
covery that a bag of oats and bag Of
corn had been taken.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Sanitary 1n.pector. Change p,ace.

Health Officer Woodward issued an order
this morning for a general transfer of the
sanitary inspectors. Monday morning the
inspectors will go on duty in the sections
allotted them. This move was made. It is
stated. to improve the efficiency of the
service. At present the inspectors are en-
gagged In the work of ordering water and
sewer connections. and 1t is the desire of
the heatth oficer to have as much of this
work completed before hot weather as DOS
sibie For this reason the transfers were
made. -
Evening star., 1897-05-15
j1~s
Used n RPfRk...

About o'clock yesterday. afternoon some
e.citement was caused af r. street and
maryland avenue southwsst by a, fight be-
tween a colored couple. man hand woman.
The man struck the womantda the hear1
with brick. inficting anasglyfwound The
poice pursued him, but he made his es-
cape. M s,it, = :
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Removing wires.

The United States Electric Light Com
pany Is removing all of its wires from the
poles on the south side Of Pennsylvania
avenue between 14th and It'll streets north
west. and in future will use the conduits
for the transmission Of the electric current
In that territory.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
His Guess.
From Puck.

|
Papa" Sine qua nom means something
you cannot do without"
Little Frank-'Oh! a wheel?"
Evening star., 1897-05-15
CHURCH NOTICES.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. SCOT
tish Rite Cathedral 1907 G st. n.w.-Surday SER
vice II an subject. Paul and Barnnbas Per
secuted Because Their Teaching and Healing
Were Misunderstood Testimonial service Fri
day, pm. Mr. ard Mrs. J. f. Linscott, G. $.
d., read All invited. It,
Evening star., 1897-05-15
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company,
OF the District of Columbia,
CORNER 18TH ST AND NEW YORK AVE.
q artered by special act OF Congress
Jan. 1867. and acts of Oct. 1890. and Feb. 1893
Capital: One r1iIlion Dollars

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
Rents safes inside burglar proof vaults at
IS per arI-um upward.
Securities, 1eweiry, slverwnre and valuables
Of all kinds In owners package. trunk or case
taktn en- depoeit Mt moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward
and interest allowed on IS and above.
Loans money on real estate and collateral
security. Se.ls ,drst-class real estate and
other securities in sums Of $500 and upward.
TRUST DEPARTMENT. ~ $780,
This company is . legal depository for court
and trust funds. and acts administrator,
executor, receiver. assignee and executes
trusts Of all kinds. Wills prepared by Q
competent attorney in daily attendAnoe.
BENJAMIN T. SNYDER. President
E. FRANCIS RIGGS. ........ First Vice President
w. RILEY DEEBLE. Second Vice President
THOMAS L. JONES. Third Vice President
ALBERT L. STURTEvANT..-. ..-.......... Secretary
GEOhGE HOWL HID. Treasurer
CHARLES +. N MAN. Assistant Secretary
WOODBURY. FLAIR. Trust O6bces
JAIL -" Ni4-l----
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MOVED TO NEW YORK
GOLD DEMOCRATIC HEADauAu.
TIERS WILL NE EsTAnLIsiiEp.
"ynum Decided He Could Not Nan
nsc the Campaign 60 His Salts
faction From iNdinnap potts.

New York. Juno 10.--rhc Herald says
William u. Bynum chairman of the Ma.
tlonal committee OF the National democratic
party. has become New Yorker. Mr.. By
mum with his family has moved from In
danapolis to BroolSlyn. where he will mako
hs home.
The decision of Chairman Bynum TO To-
cate permanently IN the East Ia regarded by
politicians as being OF considerable alguifi-
canoe. Mr. Bynum has been leading
spirit In the sound money democratic move ,
ment since its inception. aud tho other gold
leaders arc depending largely upon him TO
carry on the work TO success In 1900. Mr..
Dynum found that he could not manage tho
campaign work TO his entire satisfaction in
Indianapolis hence THE change of resi-
aence
Mr., Dvnuin said that permanent head
quarters would be established by The Ma
uopal democratso party IN this city Within
few days,
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an examination before thcy are balictcd
Tor In tho lodge. After lengthy debate Il
was decided to allow tho present law to
stand, A candidate will be ballotcd for
hrst and then, II he IL favorably passed
on, Will bc required TO take y medical cx.
animation as the Anal test
Election OF officers was the order Of the
day at the afternoon session. II resulted rs
follows: Supreme master workman, w. n,
Robson OF LaGrangc. Texas, past supreme
workman, j. q. Teato. GRAND Island. SUI.
preme recorder, NJ, w. Sackctt Mead.
VIE. Ia; supreme receiver. !. y. Akcr,
Albany, n. v; supreme guide, Thomas
Cupit. Park City, Utah; supreme watch
man. T. q. New Franklin, Ind: supreme
medical examiner Dir. n. II, Shields. Han
nihal. Mo; trustees. Thomas Crane, Balti.
more, aud Louis Enfngor nenvor
Tonight reception was given TO the 100
,workmon and members of the degree Of
honor.
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NEW ENGLAND STORM
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY HAS BEEN
VERY GREAT.
LowInnds Are Flooded aud Small
Crops Are Predicted Because the
Seeds Are RottinE.

Boston, Mass, June 10.--Thc northeast
rain storm, which set in yesterday morn
Ing. and which IS apparently tho culminn-
ton of week Of duh weather, appears to
have blown itself out tonight The storm
has been almost unprecedented for this
month, and many years having passed since
the rain has fallen In June so heavily.
The destruction to life and property by
reason of the storm has also been surprls-
ing, particularly along the various
branches Of the Boston and Maine railroad.
Washouts have multiplied during the day
and tho terrible freight wreck at Exeter.
n H., IN which three traipmen were killed,
was due directly 10 tho storm Nearly every
city and town In Maine. New Hampshire
and Vermont. situated on stream Of con-
siderable size, report much damage by
the high water while the lOwlands all
through this region are flooded, The pre-
oipitation has been exceptional. 200 inches
OF rain having fallen since yesterday
while the wind at times reached
velocity OF thirty miles on hour.
The reports from Northern New England
tonight show even greater rainfall than
In this State and predict small crops be-
cause OF seed r0tting In the sodden ground,
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GEN. WEYLER'S RECALL.
BELIEVED cAMPos INSISTED uroN
THAT POINT.
Promising Tint He should he
Replaced Very Soon.

New York. June l0.-A dispatch to tn,
| Herald from Havana says: Ii is believe,
here now that the long suppressed news q
| affairs in Madrid has been made public
| that General Weyler's return TO Spain vii
be the most important result OF Canovas
success in retaining power Private teic-
grams have been sent to persons here IL
which II was distinctly stated that Cam.
pos, Domlnigucz and Pidal had given theii
support to Canovas with the plain stipula
ton that General Woyler should 70.
In fact 1t is felt here that Carupos. who
is now in power In Spain and fills tho pop
uiar eye, would not on any account lend
himself to the continuation of General
Woylers policy. The plan is to send Gem
eral Marin here from Puerto Rico aud then
supplant him in turn by General Blanco or
Campos.
The private kilograms seom to leave no
doubt as to General Weyler's coming retire.
ment. General Weylers recall viii be an
acknowledgment 1t is believed here. that
rrocamations OF qualification are not worth
the paper they are written upon. If Gen
ornl Weyler goes. his successor can only
abandon utterly the plans which General
Weyler has made and followed,
The first duty of General Weyler's sue
cossor. when he comes. will be 10 allow the
starving concentradoes to so at once into
the fertile fields and cultivate their means
of iifo. which are denied them at present.
New York, June 10.-A dispatch to the
Journal from Havana says: Another OF
Weylers generals. Lono. inspector general
of the civil guard forces In Cuba and mill
tary governor of Havana, has resigned In
disgust and expects to leave the island by
the Transatlantic liner, sailing on June 30,
for Spain direct
lono regards Weyler's early recall as
quite assured and thinks that Planco or
Lopez Dominguez will come ont aa his sue
oessor Both are equally intimate with
Martinez Campos. to obtain whose support
In the recent ministerial crisis, Canovas is
known TO have made important CONCESSIONS.
Weyler is reported to have cabed Can
ovas. insisting that Minister Dupuy do
LONE demand from tho Washington gov
ernment the extradition OF Nuno2. cartegn
and Arta, alleged filibustors, recently cap
tured bv The United States authorities on
the Florida coast. alleging old criminal
indictments against three OF them, said TO
be stili pending in the courts here
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TO CuRTAIL PRODUCTION.
Southern Cotton sptnners Agree TO
Reduce Onc-fOurth.

Sptunerh Agree 10
Reduce Onc-fOurth.
Charlotte, N. G.. June 1O.-Thc Southern
Cotton Spinners' association held two
meetings here today. The first meeting
was called to order at II o'clock by the
president. j. L. Anthony. He said the OBJ
tect OF the meeting was to complete an or.
eanizaton AMI take definite steps toward
curtailing production OF yarns and tho re-
ductlon OF freight rates. a constitution
and bylaws was read and discussed, but
not adopted until the afternoon session.
A motion TO curta!l the production OF
yarn mills % per cent. beginning July Is,
was offered and unanimously adopted
The committee on freight rates reported
that after juno Is the seeboard Air Line
would make rate OF 25 cents bale on
cotton from all points on It's line, Other
lines showed Willingness. through let
tiers, to reduce the rates during the sum
mer.
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Ton 4 DUTY on HIDES.
warren Wants the Raw Material
Taxed I'm This Instnncc Also.

Washington. June 10.-Senator Warren
TODAY introduced amendments to the tariff
bill taking raw skins and hides not especi-
ally provided for from the free list and
imposing duties upon them, as follows: on
the skins OF hair sheep. or halt breeds Or
ensora sheep. raw or uncureG with the
hair on. Sc per pound; goat skins kangaroo
skins aud hides and skins of all other ami
mails not tanned. not especially provided
ior, 20 per pound, uncured sheep skins.
without wool Oh them, whether dry, sailed
or liCklod 50t per dozen.
Senator Warren also offered amendments
increasing the rate on channels and hook
bindois calf skin, etc, from 20 TO 81 per
cent ad yalurem
Another amendment introduced by Mr..
Warren strikes out the finance committees
smendments to paragraph d2I. providing
Various duties on morocco, pianofurta
leather and boots and shoes made of leath-
a.. and inserts in their stead after the
word morocco a provision for a rate of SO
uer cent adj ya!orem on all tanned but I'M
finished skins and hides not especially pro-
yidod for,
The senate committee on finance has
agreed 10 recommend that an nd valorem
duty of 80 per cent be placed on hop ox-
tract and lupuin. adding the provision to
paragraph 2i7 relating TO hops.
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JOHN l.. CHALLENGED riTz.
The Champion Promised 10 Consider
The prDposal

Buffalo. n. y, Juno 10 John H. Sulli-
van arrived In Buffalo this evening in
company with his hacker, Frank u. Dunn
Of Boston. and Immediately started In on a
hunt for Champion Bob Fitzslmmons. Tn.
rival pusilists came together at the Ly-
ceum theater. where Fitzsimmons' vaude-
Vile company is holding forth. Sullivan
wanted 10 talk fight right away. but was
prevailed on 10 await the conclusion Of
the performance,
At II O'Clock tonight. Sullivan, Fitzsim-
mons. Dunn, Martin Julian and hosi Of
local sports met at the Tiff house suli-
van issued a formal challenge to frltzsim-
mons for finish fight for tho worlds
championship and side be1 OF $4,000. Dupn
produced $1,000 10 bind the match.
Fitzfimmons at first declared he
thought be had earned rest and cid not
intend TO fight again for at least year,
but on Sullivan urging him strongly 10
grange match the champion promised 10
take the matter under consideration and
give Sullivan a definite answer .nortIy,
The meeting between the two fghters was
quite friendly.