Evening star., 1898-02-12

urbs of the city. The Senate District COM
J mittee approved a number of local meas
ures. Several amendments to the District
appropriation bill, including one providing
for an inquiry into the feasibility of filter
ing Potomac water, one providing for the
completion of the AGueduct tunnel and one
to pay the awards of the condemnation OF
land taken for extension of Connecticut
avenue the expenses of this to be paid
entirely from the revenues of the District
The Commissioners submitted bill to pre-
vent electrolysis and a substitute bill for
the removal of all overhead electric wires
The Commissioners granted a hearing on
the question of the necessity and reason
abeness of the regulation requiring all We
hices to carry lights after dark. Judge
Cox issued an order to the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company to show
cause why it should not be sold to satisfy
the debts of S. s. Daish &, Son. Judge Cox
denied the petition of stockholders of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company for an in
junction against the newly elected board
of managers of that corporation to prevent
them from assuming their duties The ap-
plcation of William w. Danenhower for
an injunction to prevent the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company from re-
moving the telephone in the Hotel Fredo-
mia was argued before Judge Cox, who en-
joined the company as requested. upon
condition that the telephone be used for
strictly proper purposes under terms of the
contract: the controversy over telephone
rates aroused by this case continued and
in portant developments marking the pro-
gress of the dispute of the telephone COM
pany and the telephone users. The Ana
costa and Potomac Railway Company ap-
piled for an injunction against the Capital
Traction Company to prevent the latter
from continuing the on its tracks with
in the city limits of the Brown electric
system; Judge Cox issued a temporary re-
strafning order returnable February Is.
An agreement was reached between repre-
seEtatives of the conductors and drivers
of the Belt Railway Company and the
bondholders of that company whereby the
latter guaranteed the payment of money
due the men, this agreement it was
thought, cleared the way for the enactment
of legislation desired by the new owners
of the lexington, Belt and Columbia and
Maryland railroad companies, enabling them
to consolidate those properties and to
equip the city end of the lexington line
with the underground electric system
General William Booth. commander of the
Salvation Army, visited this city with his
family and members of his staff, and held
several largely attended meetings in the
interest of the cause represented by him.
John Kennedy, coal dealer was tried and
acquitted by jury a charge of deliver
ing short-weight coal to school houses un-
der contract with the District Commission
ers. DR.. Jesse s. Schafhirt was tried for
practicing dentistry without registering;
the jury disagreed. Perry Carson was sent
to jail for contempt of justice of the
peace because Of interference with the ex-
ecution of an order of attachment issued
by the justice, and was later released on
personal bonds. William M Strather. col
ored, was tried and found guilty of mur-
| der of Rosa Talbot, also colored. Among
those who died during the week was John
A. Shfpman, a well-knoWn contractor