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Evening star., 1897-03-27
THE COZ RTS.

Equity Court No. Judge Cox.
In re lunacy of Joseph Rogers: commit
tee authorized to pay debts. Soper agt.
Vaughn: time to file record on appeal ex-
tended thirty days. Sommer agt. Hoffa; ;
receivers discharged and bill dismissed.
Equity Court No. Judge Hagner
Martin agt. Crocker: order to appoint
commission.
Circuit Court No. Judge Cole.
American Security and Trust Company
agt. Gahaean; rule to show cause. United
States agt. Brown: order for sci. ia. Parke,
s2t. Mcdonald: order reviving case set
aside. Parker agt Johnson: do. Pierce
agt Redman: judgment by default.
Criminal Court No. Chief Justice Bins-
ham.
L. S. VS.. Joseph Stewart: false pretenses
sentence New Jersey sta te prison for two
years. L. S. VS.. Chas. Bell; second offense
petit larceny; sentence New Jersey state
prison for one year and one day L. 5.
VS.: VIM Connell, larceny; defendant ar
raigned: plea not guilty. L. $. VS.. Chas
Wormley, Ambrose Turnay and James
Cosey: housepreaking; defendants arraign-
ed: plea guilty to Wormley, and not
guilty as to Turner and :'oscy. L. S. vs.
same: do. plea guilty: sentence, Wormley
and Turney one year and one day, and
Cosey two years.
Probate Court-Judge Hayner
Estate of Frank SchwarZ: petition FOR
instructions filed Estate of Julia f. God
guardian filed. In re Theresa A. r. Con
zenbach, guardian; order authorizing
guardian to borrow 500. Estate Of Frank
Schwarz: order authorizing appeal Estate
of .Ino. NJ. Fay; will filed. Estate of Wm.
S. Roose: will filed. Estate of Dorothea
Heimerdinger: executor bonded ana qGal
fled.
Estate of Anna NJ. Buchly: petition for
probate of will and order of publica lion.
Estate of VIM. Fletcher: administrative
directed to produce and file checks before
examiner. Estate of Ellen Sullivan: eX-
ecutor bonded and qualified. Estate of
David Twine: action suspended until April
30. In Manning Mcleod, minor: Alice
A. Mcleod appointed guardian. bond. $4Oo.
In re Lille W. Smith: Chas. f.. Lusby ap-
pointed guardian: bond, $50. In re Agnes
l.. and Emma NJ. Hill: Chas. G. Hill ap-
pointed guardian: bond, $4o0. In Mary
l.. Withers. minor: Mary V. Withers ap-
pointed guardian: bond. 5000. In re Mar
garet A. Bergman. guardian: order
authorizing investment. Estate of VIM. j.
Sibley: will filed. Estate of VIM. II. Camp
| bell: Edwin F.. Campbell appointed admin
istrator: bond. $1,000. In re Ellenora
Hawkins. guardian: order of appointment;
bond, s., 500. In re Lula NJ. Joseph. guar
dian: petition for authority to incumber
real estate. Estate of Polly Green; peti-
Estate of EdW =. Aistrop: petition for let
ters of administration filed. and Lorenzo
D. Aistrop and Julius A. Maedel appointed
collectors: bond. S10.o0. Estate of Susan
will filed. Estate of John A. Green: pc
tiion for letters of administration filed.
Estate of Thos. Nichols: will partly proved.
Estate of Henry Newby: do. Estate of
| Timothy j. Caliaghan: account passed.
| Estate of Theresie Solomon: do. In re
Ellen ONeil. guardian. do. In re Mar
garet Bergman. guardian: do.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
DISTRICT N CONGRESS-.

Many District bills have been introduced
in the House at this session. although 10
District committee has been appointed
These bills however, will take rank AT the
head of ths. calendar when the committee
is appointed Some of them are bills whicn
received favorable committee action at the
last session. The bills introduced up to this
time are as follows:
TO incorporate the Columbia TeleDhone
Company.
To ir corporate the National Grand Lodge
OF the Sons of Hermann
Company and grant the right to lay re
frigevatiEg pipes
Requiring all partnerships doing business
in the District of Columbia to record with
the recorder of deeds the full name OF each
member.
Authorizing the Commissioners to accept
the bequest of the late Peter Won Essen.
TO further protect the first day Of the
week a day of rest.
To confirm titles to certain property in
Square 9ja.
To authorize the Washington and Glen
Echo Railroad Company 10 obtain Il right
OF way into the District.
For the relief of holders Of certain Dis
tTict of Columbia tax sale certificates.
TO prevent the aduiteration of candy.
To provide tract property indexes in
the Office of recorder of deeds.
Relative 10 the vestinS of title of real
estate
In relation to taxes and tax sales
To r FG!dte the practice of pharmacy.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales regular caii-1e O'Clock m-Metropolitan
red. re- 100 At a II" iV nea%srl" Gun 'arrIage o, at IS
cents: leo at 40 cents 100 AT 40 cents: 100 at 10
cents: lp9 nj IL cents
bid. iOyear fund Us. gold. 10 bid. Nate stock
IS. 1901 currency. Ill hid. Water stock as. lsr'.
bid.
Miscclar, o,.s Bonds Metropolitan Il. II. bs lIo
asked Metropolitan Il. IL. certificates of indebted
ne,s % lib BID y nc asked =, Bel. - T. r 'S e, I'D
III bid. Washington Gas Go. 6s. series A. IA bid.
Washington Gas Go. dis, series B, li5 BID Ch-ss-
cans esn security r and Trns: IS. ioi bid washington
Market 20. Us. los bid. Masonic Hall Association
bid
National Bank Stocks Bank of Washington. $50
Metropolitan. $50 bid 800 asked. Central. 26o hid
Farmers and Mechanics, l1a bid. 1870 asked Sec
a Sia. capital. us bid. i2s asked I VEST End ioS
bid. liz H.. ask," m TraleE1'. g. bid Is asked 1 Lin
'Gn i 6p. sd o ssa Ts ohS @ BID iSo nsss s
Deposit and Trust. 113x bid ll4H. asked. Wash
Icsn security and Trust, I46 bid. Washington Safe
Rnilroad stocks.-capital Traction. sly bid. 3a
asked MetrcIolitan, 1o7 hid. 1894 asked. Co
Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas,
$. Electric Light. 80 bid a2 asked;
Insurance stocks.-Corceran, 50 bid. Potomac.
American Iss bid. National Cnion l0,s hid. III.
asked Columbia; II bid. - asked Riggs. ~
Commercial A.. bid
Title Insurance stocks. Real Estate Title. os
Telephone Stocks.-t'hesapeake snd Potomac. as
bid. e. asked; American Graphephone. s-s hid.
asked American Graphopione. preferred "a bid,
1O1s asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. ~ bid, IA
MISCELLANEOUS Stocks. - Mergentaaier Linotype
'I:ll. hid; ,24is asked: Lanston Monotype; 7S
asked
Evening star., 1897-03-27
JONES BROi CHIT BACK.
Snid to Have Raised Hundreds of
Thousands FOrgeries.

NEW YORK, March 27-I.atirer Ridley
Jones. the embeZZer who ned to England
after iIis enormous peculatons were dis
covered some months ago, and who has
since been in Europe, arrived today on the
steamer New York from Southampton in
charge CT a detective frcm this city
Jones for a long time refused to return
to this country. but was finally induced to
ome back and stand trial
i-atitner r. Jones, forser, swin,ler and
bl2anIlst was born in village near Ell
mia. y. V. thirty y-eight years ago and a.
a Toy learned the lumber business Coming
10 New York, he was married il lSS1 to the
daughter OF Lewis Coiwell, lad OF the
Colwcll Lead Company
Jones was regarded as a model yo,,np
man. and this fact. combined with the
prestige he obtained through his marriage
ehdpied MN TO form number of wildcat
companies He also bought a stock farm
and plunged vigorously into every ina oin-
able enterprise
The crash came two years later. Jones
was arrested for crooked dealings in a
horse trade. At about the same time nira-
teen indictments for forgery were fo,,nd
against him.
Il. L. Ludington. a lawyer alone held
from ss"TD to SsD,oD in notes whose m
dorsements had been forged
Throughout his disgrace Jones wife stood
stanchIy by him. defending him vaiiaut!v.
ana nearly beggaring herself to clear him
She even gave up the S70.0D beuueathed
her al her fathers death to satisfy a few
of the more ciamorous creditors. She was
however, unable to stem the tide of claims
aEd indictments we're procured
Jones obtained bail anG vanished His
aged mother is said TO have s-sne on one
OF his bonds and to have lost much of her
fortune thereby.
Jones wrote to his wife from the Argen-
tine Republic, but at last ceased to corre-
spond with her. She began suit for lin
tied divorce. on grounds of abandonment.
thinking Jones had forgotten her While
the suit pending she learned that
Jonca mad revisited America in company
with rim English woman. 1t was then
learned he had married the woman at
Albany and had returned with her to Eng
land
Early this year renewed efforts for
Jones capture were made. He was arrest
ed at Scolby, England. where he had been
engaged as stud keeper He was charged
with committing forgery here in 1887
whereby he is said 10 have obtained S1OO
900.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Mississippi River Seven Miles Wide
at Quincy, Ill.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES SUBMERGED
Railway Embankment Only Land
in Sight for Four Miles.
FLOOD CURRENT IS SWIFT

QUINCY. ILL.,. March 27-The Mississippi
river continues to rise here. The water
has risen seven inches and the gauge now
shows fourteen feet above low water
mark. With the bottoms all under water
the river is seven miles wide and thou
sands of acres of land are submerged. Peo-
PIE have been driven from their homes TO
the hills. ana those who have stayed in
their houses living in the upper stor-
les and are compelled to use boats instead
of wagons.
on what IS known as Lone Tree Prairie.
between here and the town of La Grange.
the only land in sight for four miles in
any direction is the narrow embankment
of the ST. Louis. Keokuk and Northwest
ern railroad. The water is almost up to
the ties. and from the river channel mile
away the trains look like some new steam
boat plow.ng through the water. The Iiood
current is extremely swift, and the Will
rush of muddy waters Is carrying down
all kinds of dc bris washed out from above.
logs. pieces of wrecked houses: sections
of fences and the dead bodies OF stock.
In the levee districts the situation has
become alarming and {. force of men is
working with might and main to strength
the bank and repair weak spots that
have been discovered.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. March 27.-Today's re-
port of the local weather bureau officials
says:
The river at St Louis will reach about
:,:- feet by Sunday morning, and will then
remain nearly stationary for a day or two
1t now registers rs feet
The Missouri will fall. and the upper
Mississippi will continue to rise stage of
1i.6 feet being indicated a Hannibal for
Sunday morning. and Is feet at Grafton,
Monday morning
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Local Notes.

James QuinIan, aged seventeen. of No.
1917 9TH street northwest was severely bit
ten on the left leg by Cog Fear his horne
this morning. rhe wound WAS cauterized At
the Emergency Hospital.
John Jackson. alias Red Ell," charged
with assault,nE and striking Henry Da,le,
was fined $, by Judge Miller. Tha fine was
paid.
The case OF William Henson, who is
charged with having shot Raymond Beck
ett last Christmas morning, and which has
teen postponed on several occasions. was
today peremptorily set for hearing on
Monday, April 3. Beckett has, IL is stated,
nearly recovered.
Patrick Sullivan. charged with making
repairs to house on Sd street southwest
without having first obtained a permit. was
today released OH his personal bonds by
Judge kimhall.
Chris King and Andrew Parker, charged
With dropping garbage ON the street. were
fined 81 and 81, respectively, by Judge Kim
ball.
Oliver Dorsey, for disorler.y conduct, was
fned $5 or fifteen days by Judge Kimball.
Dorsey finished term for similar Of
fense at the workhouse yesterday.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
THE TRipiRTiTE BOAT RACE.
Representatives of the COLLEGES Lis
tening to Citizens Offers.

NE" YORK. March 21-Representatiyes
Of Columbia Cornell and ths University of
Pennsylvania conferred with committees
from the board of trade of New London
and the citizens committees of POUCH
Eeepsie AT the office of +. s. Bangs. this
afternoon. to decide definitely as 10 wheth-
er the boat race shall be rowed at Pough-
keepsie or New London. While the CON
ference WAS in progress Mr.. Bangs said:
''PoughkeeDsis has not been definitely de-
ciied upon. We are considering DroDosi-
lions from both places. and may not come
TO final conclusion without consulting
first with Yale ana Harvard The place
mich can offer the best accommodations
for the crowds and give Us the best course
will get the race. Whatever decision Is mr.
rived at IL VIII he reached harmon niously'
Prof II. j. Wheeler represented Cornell
ThoS- Reith represented PENNSYLVANIA and
Justice = b. Cowles and T. s. Bangs CO.
lurnbia. at the conference
Evening star., 1897-03-27
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
The Result of the Alleged Poker Play
inX Case.

John C. S. Colby and Thomas Miller. con-
victed last January in Crimina! Court No.
| of setting UP a gaming table, Il poker
game. in the Hotel Regent. last October.
We're brought before Chief Justice Bingham
today for sentence. Their counsel MeSsrs.
A. A. Lipscomb and Percey Metzger, ask
ed the court to suspend sentence during the
good behavior of the men, 1t was claimed
that both had until their conviction borr"
an excellent reputation, and on behalf of
Colby it was stated that he has been dis
missed from a clerkship in the Treasury
Department. The court was assured that
if sentence should be suspended they would
never again commit any oIfense.
District Attorney Davis neither recon-
,rended nor object to a suspension Oh SEN
tence. Chief Justice Bingham said that ne
had given the ease much careful thought,
arriving at the conclusion that in view
of the previous good character OF the men
a suspension of sentence during their good
behavior would De proper. He therefore
refrained from passing sentence, but. at
the suggestion of Mr.. Davis, required them
to give bonts in the sum of $500 each to
appear for sentence when wanted The
judge cautioned the men that if hereafter
they commit the offense again or any
other they viii be brought into court and
sentenced in the gambling case.
Evening star., 1897-03-27

port Of the la bor commissioner showed that
tine average labor cost Of ton Of pig iron
il the north was Sl.4I and In the south
sI.52. II was true that the wages paid per
day in the south Were probably lower as
negro labor was employed. JIt the labor
cost was higher. In the roili.-; mills CT
the south the woriSmen received the wages
fixed by the Amalgamated Association OF
Steel Workers, tn same ages PAD III TIE
north. The fact that the I"on. coal aid
lime were found side by side in the sodih
constituted her advantage.
Mr. DalzelI asserted that iron ore was be
ing mined and coal being mined III Ten
nessee by convict labor. The store system
prevailed also in Tennessee. Mr. McMliiin
denied that the scrip system Pfevalied IN
Tennessee All the protection PvnnSyi-
yarfa cOuId pile up. he said. woulI not save
the Pennsylvania industry. 1t was the
south he said which was driving Pennsyi-
vania out of the market We nave onIS
lust begun" said ne; we propose 20 make
IL hot for you not only in iron but IN cot
ton manufactures. and We wont ASK gov
ernment aid. either" tDe'nocFalt ap-
piause,- , 1t,
Mr.. DaIzen declared that the south did
moi compete with Pennsylvania oniy
forge or foundry iron was prodJced in the
souib and only Bessemer iron was used
in the north.
Slow Proxre.s Being Made.
,Ir Johnson GndD and Mr.. pngiey car
I'd attention to the slow progress "hlsh
was being made with the bill But ni'e
pages were covered yesterday. anu lod'
hours of work had cnly advanced the con-
si,,sration of the bill two pages up To TINS
time today The House was. he said wa;c-
irg it's Jirns i'll irrelevant discussion WI
pockery in reply said il could not De tA-
pected that the opposition would not assam
this bill in every feature
He suggested that the time he extended
ca tbat the bill could be adequately on
SideTed
The littl. debate served to expedite ma
;ers somewhat and the clerk proceeded
with the reading of the dill. A committee
amendment TO place duty of cents per
pound on chlorate of soda was agreed 10.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
The Cruiser Iap;ic.

cablegram Was received az The Navy
Department today announcing the depar-
ture Of the Old wooden cruiser Yantic from
Frayhentos. near the mouth OF the La
Plata river. for Montevidec, whore she will
take on coal and provisions for her pro-
posed long voyage TO New York She h.
been cruising In the La Plata for MANY
years. anJ it Will be- odd experience for
hef Once more 20 plough the raging
main She Wiz be replaced on the south
Atlantic station oy one Of the small gun
boats now nearing completion
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Took Them 10 Trcuto,

" arden Leonard oe the pistric, i,il ba-
returned from Trenton. where he tool ~,
lhird batch of convicts sentenced IN m.
New Jersey state prison The forIo,,i,,
convicts formed the batch. David uoIo,,,,
year and one day for grand larceny.
James Douglass two wears for s.,o,,,
ohense of petit larceny: James n ,;ir,,,
year and day for grand larceny. lin,
Nliiiams. two years for assault win in
tent 10 Kill: George Pinkn,y. y,ar ana
d nay Tor second onense of petit larceny.
lo,. r. Dahiels. two years for house
breaking; James r. Winfield ,vo ,-,.,,,
Tor housebreaklng: Emanuel Nchb. eight
cen months for househreaking: Georp. r
I.@!hporn, TWO years for forgery. and
INK Moore, a year and day for house
breaking. All but the last i,yn ara n
gro .s nv
Evening star., 1897-03-27
INTERESTING TRIAL.
Commissioners Truerdelrs Libel Suit
Against c. &. Conn.

Commissioned TrUesdelfs Libel Suit
AxuinAt C.-G. Conn.
Mr.. Charles c. 2conn. formerly the pro-
prietor of the Washington Times. will be
Criminal c, A. courtzN3, Monday esy morning on IN
the indictment, charging him with having
crinninally lioeled District Commissioner
TruesdelL Disttte,. Attorney Davis, assist
ed by Mr.. JohSs =. Laskey, will conduct
the prosecution, Afessrs. Ralston and Sid
dons represent tffgAMr. Conn.
The indictment, .Thich was returned early
in last Januaf4 abas heretofore been re-
ported in The sgStff. sgStff and charged that Mr.
Conn accused Commissioner TrueSiell in
certain issue-of- the Times with official
misconduct. Itsis understood that his de-
fense will be rnat(of justification.
Upon the request of his counsel Judge
Bradley has ordered the secretary of the
board of District Commissioners to produce
in court at the trial the minutes of several
meetings of the board 1t is said that the
trial will be vigorously fought on both
sides, and many interesting developments
are expected
Evening star., 1897-03-27
rendered Thank y.

Chief Paris of the fire department re-
ceived a letter today from Mitchell Il Reed.
saying: I'VE wish to tender to you and
your iiremen our sincere thanks for the
admirable manner in which you handled
the fire in alley between 7th and Sth and
G and II streets mort beast, which occurred
yesterday We had stored in our stable
two car loads of cemenL The fire burned
the roof and large doors. bat there was
so much care and eonsdera ton used ~
the firemen that not one drop of water
reached our cement We do not under
stand how they accomplished it, We feel
that such skill and discipline should he
commended. Thanking you again. We
extend our congratulations you and
your splendid department.
Evening star., 1897-03-27

William Taylor Adams. one of the best
knowh American authors of boys Worns
as born at Midway, Mass JULY 80 1sy.,
tie was FOR twenty years teacher in the
public schools of Boston. fourteen yeas a
ms nber OF the school committee of Dor
chester. ana one year member CT tn. leg
islature- He devoted most OF his life to
writing for the young, with whom ne mad
a warm sympathy. His career began in
1850. and ne produced a thousand stories
In newspapers, exclusive of his books In
earlier lite ne edited the Student and
Schooimate. but he best known as an
editor by his oliver optics Magazine first
published as a weekly and later as 4
monthly He published his first book In
lh.'. tiatchie, the Guardian Slave or the
HER Of bellevue" which had a large sale
and was followed by Indoors and Out. a
collection of stories. The .Riveroiaio
series. for boys, was completed in 1856,
HIS other works, n.ainiy in series. include
Ihe Boat Club ''Woodviile" Young
America. starry Flag" Onward and
Upward. Yacht club" and Great West
crn-, His published works comprise about
one hundred volumes He also wrote two
noveLs for older readers. ''rne Way of the
World and Living Too Fast"
Evening star., 1897-03-27
BADLY Burned,

Ire little four-year-old son of Policeman
Hillary Smith, a member of the Tenley-
town patrol force. had a narrow ESCAPE
from serious injury Wednesday afternoon
while playing with matches. He started a
fire in the woodshed I'm the rear of his
fathers home In Tenleytown and The blaze
caught on his clothing. His screams at
tracted the attention OF his mother hut
she reached the scene in time and ex-
ifneuished the fire, but not until the boy
Nas badly burned and she herself injured
by the flames. her hands suffering most
Or. Chapel alleviated the sufferings of the
two
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Mr. Rnncock'- Promotion

The promotion OF Srpe rfntendent Han
cock OF the pension bureau TO be chief of
the stationery division. has caused consid-
orable commert in republican circles. The
promotion vas made by Secretary Eliss.
VINO acted from personal reasons and be
vaUse Of mis- friendship with he late Gen.
Hancock. i brother yi the employ he
founS under hlm wh.a he ass 1med charge
C-f the interior Department .fr. Hancock
has .se1n d lifelong Gey;:)c:gi. as was his
dist.ng disnei brother lis promotion gives
him saiaIy OF S2,isr' Instead OF 81 .'-b
" hicE he got a. SuD-T:E,snd -1t OF the PEN
son cfiice building
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Alleged Improper Conduct.

Alfred b. Taicott, the chief electrician Of
the HOS or Representatives. WAS today
charged before Judge Miller with having
ihuuIs'd IN improper conduct toward Julia
harrison aged ten years. living at No
LII" harrison avenue southeast aud EN-
III Mellen- aged eleven. OF No 1856 =
street outheaSt
The alleged offense il said to have nc
Cured IN the yard Of Talcott's home. M
ib"'' r street southeast. yesterday after
locn. The arrest was made by Policeman
). ~ smith Of The tifth precinct. Talcott
was released on Siup collateral
Evening star., 1897-03-27
CRESCENTS DEFEATED.
Brooklyn Lncr0sse Players Beaten by
the London Club.

LONDON, March 27.-The Lacrosse team
of the Crescent A. c. of Brooklyn met a
London team today at Herne HILL The
home players were picked men from va
rous clubs. There was a good-sized crowd
present and much enthusiasm was mani
Tested. AT the end of the first half the
London team had scored two goals to
Broollyn's nothing
Ii Was a close game. the goal keeping
was excellent, and there were some warm
scrin images around the goals
The London team won. defeating the
Crescent by score of to l.
Durir & the second half Roberts suffered
from Il severe strain in his side and was
obliged to retire from the game The
B-ocklyn players frequently complained of
the play of Warwick. but the referee did
not allow the complaints.
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Flied n (ayea1.

James g., Francis T.. AID VIM. IL. Nc
CafTerty and Lizzie Manogue. children OF
the late Hugh McCafferty. have filed a
oave1t to their fathers will. The instru
ment was dated April 30, 1896, and the
cavealors ailege that II was not duly exc
cut ed: that their father did not know o.:
understand its contents. nor was il reaa
over by him: that il was executed under
the undue influence or duress of Mary A.
Quigley daughter. or othe-s. and that it
has been revoked and annulled. Therefore,
they ask that the iss'les raised by them he
sent by the Probate TO the Circuit Courl for
trial by jury.