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HEARING GRANTED.
Question Raised on Matter of u Reas-
sesSment.

Mr.. Malcolm fluffy, the attorney of
Michael White, recently requested the Dis
trict Commissioners to quash Il reassess-
ment for water main on Brightwood avenue
against lots 80 l01, 1O2, 1913 and l04. Wright
& Dole's subdivision. An assessment was
made against the lots March l, 1894, for a
water main, which was put down by the
Judson Pneumatic Railroad Company, ard
which was purchased from the company by
the District September I, 1893. The original
assessment was Cancelled by the District
Supreme Court, under the decision of the
Court of Appeals in the Burgdorf case, July
3, 1875. and the redssessment was made
October |, 1898 under the provisions of the
act of July $, 1898, which authorizes the
Commissioners to make reaSSeSSmentS on
account of water mains.
The Commissioners denied Mr.. Hufty'S
request, and he thereupon asked for hear
ing on the matter, which was granted to-
day. Mr.. Hufty explained that the main
purchased by the District from the railroad
company was laid by the latter for the pur-
pose of experimenting with pneumatic mo-
tive power, ard that when the experiment
was abandoned the District purchased the
main for the purpose of using it for fur
nishing water. Mr.. Hufty also contended
that the law authorizing assessments for
such mains contempiates only those laid by
the District and that, the District never
laid this main, no assessment can be law
fully made on account of it, 1t is under
stood the question has been referred by the
Commissioners to their attorney.
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CHOATE'S WORDS CHEERED
Ambassador to England Speaks at Function
in London.
His Remarks About English and
American Sailors Please the
Audience ImmenseIy

LONDON. May S-The United States am
bassador. Mr.. Joseph H. Choate was the
central figure at the annual meeting TODAY
of the British and Foreign Sailors Society
at the Mansion House. Hhe lord mayor,
Sir John Voce Moore, presided and The
assemblage was brilliant one. The Duke
of Fife in introducing Mr.. Choate said:
Il ask you to give warm and vigorous
welcome to one of Americas most brilliant
sons"
The duke then presented Mrs. Choate
with beautiful book of the records of the
societys work.
A letter from President Mckinley was
read, expressing warm appreciation Of the
labors of the society, and saying:
This is a great year for the Anglo-SaXon
race, and the sailors of both nations are
coming in for a full share of praise for
their splendid achievements"
Mr.. ChOate. on rising, was received with
ringing cheers, and the audience rose to
its feet en- masse
Mr.. Choate made brilliant speech. He
made happy hit. by saying with reference
to the name of the society that he was
neither British nor foreign, but simply an
American. But" added Mr.. Choate
every American is entitled to feel sym
pathy with such a society this, in view
of its historic interests, inasmuch as its
founder, Admiral Gambler signed the
treaty of peace of 1914, a treaty which has
never since been broken by the two nations.
and, trust, never will be"
This sentence was greeted with prolonged
cheering.
Another reason why my sympathy is as
l have stated in some measure | represent
my large-hearted President. whose letter.
full of feeling, has just been read When
we look across the page of history we see
in Nelson the great, typical sailor of all
ages ana all races. But in the past year
two new heroes have come to stand by his
side in our own Dewey and Sampson"
Renewed cheers greeted this sentence.
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OHIO GuBEBx.ToR1AL FIGHT,
canvass of the Strength of the Re-
sDectiNe Candidates.

Special Dispatch o. The Evening Star
COLJMBJS. Ohio. May S-There will he
sl3 delegates in the coming republican
state convention. 70 be held here on juno.
l and ?. and Of this number 3l3 are now
selected. In addition to these 1t is conceJ-
ed that The elghty-siX delegates from Ham
hton county. Cincinnati. will vote for the
candidate who IS the choice of George b.
Cox and f0rty-six Of the 3lG will he con-
uu!ied BY Charles L. Kurtz. the antf-Hanua
l=ader. The other delegates now chosen are
divided among the candidates for the gu
hernatOrial nomination as follows; II. NJ
Daugherty, liS: George X. Nash. 81: F. A.
Durham. IL. Asa W. Jones, L. and AIbsrt
douglass. II.
This Is heliey ed To be a fair estimate of
the present strength OF the candidates
but John r. Malioy. who is the leader of
the Nash forces, claims that of the della
gates now selected Nash will get los IL
is supposed that Judge Nash has the favor
Of Senator Hanna and the national admin
tstratiOn. but Senator Hanna so far as is
apparent has taken no part In the con-
test. and the special friends of President
Mckinley seem to be inactive.
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Watson to Succeed Dewey.
THE COURTS.
Ennitv Court M .

Equity Court No. 2-Justice Cole
Rauscher agt. Detterer; sale confirmed
nisi- Mantz aSt- Junkin: order to calendar
cause. Brown agt. unknown heirs of Bond
order pro cOnfesso. Castleberg agt. Cold
smith: auditors report ratified. Gilbert
dgt. Keith, sale ratified and confirmed.
Slbley agt. Darby: order appointing guard
ian al Item. Martin agt. Croker: sale
ratified. Lansburgh agt. Sonnehill: new
party made defendant. AshdOwn agt. Ash
down; cause referred to examiner Sears
agt. Miller; order for sale. Waggaman agt
Tumelty; order appointing guardian ad
Item. ROCKWELL agt. Riley: decree pro
confessO. Bernhard agt Rouse: decree dis
solving partnership. Hufty agt. District
Of Columbia: decree Canceling taxes.
Circuit Court No. 1-Chtef Justice Bingham.
Chamblin agt. Johnson; motion for new
trial filed. Ho.ton agt. District Of Column
ba: verdict for plaintiff for 5000. Hop
kins ct al. agt. Chapman: plaintiff takes
u1n-suit. Marshal agt. Reynolds; rule to
show cause. Maxwell agt. Capers; judg-
ment by default. Fithian agt. Bailey. judg-
ment by default. HoIton agt. District of
Columbia; motion for new trial fled.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Hagner
Goose5erry agt. BADLY; On trial.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justice Clabaugh
United States agt. Herman ]. Martin, vio-
lating pension law: defendant surrendered
by surety and committed to jail. United
States a3t Geo. q. SewelI, murder; on trial.
Probate Court-Justice Cole
Estate of Huldak TiIIey; will partly
proved. Estate of Henry Clay Stewart; will
dated November IT, 1881, filed. Estate of
VIM. G. Hazel; answer to caVeat filed. Es-
tate of Sally HardmOnd; petition to set
aside will filed. Estate Of Sarah A +.
Perry; will admitted to probate and letters
testamentdry granted to Martha J. Burr
bond, S:ipU1. Estate of Gustave A Ernii
order of publication. Estate of Martin
TuOhy; will returned with commission exc
cuted. Estate of Jno. F. Seitz; receipts
filed. Estate of Leroy Lusby; order to pay
claim of $40 Is.
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BROUGHT TO TRIAL,
Three Employees of IA Local Firm Ac-
cused of Crime.

Edward l. Mullican. Frank Smith and
Leonard A. Ehrmantraut were put on trial
this afternoon in the Police Court, charged
with grand larceny. 1t was alleged that
they stole 592 pounds of meat worth $500,
from the store of Hillman & Co.. No. go
Louisiana avenue. The defendants were
employed by the wholesale grocery firm
Ehrmantraut as salesman and shipping
clerk and the others as drivers Prosecut-
ing Attorney Mullowny and Attorney c.
Maurice Smith represented the prosecution
The defendants We're represented by At
torneys James L. Pugh, jr., and Campbell
Darlington.
Mr.. Hillmap, who was the first witness
examined explained the duties of the de-
PENDANTS. e9alseo told of their arrest and
of the goods found on the wagon alleged
to have been in EXCESS of orders which they
We're expected to fil.
James f. Melius, also a clerk in the store
told the judge that he was implicated with
the drivers, but saAd he had never had any
conversation fabouI the matter with Ehr-
mantrout. Witness said the first he knew
of the transactions was when one of the
drivers slipped 50-cent piece in his hand
and told himnhe had made that ION the
side Il ~
When first questioned witness said he de-
MED he had anyiEnowledge of the meat
but when he swent'to Mr.. Smiths office he
made a confessions
did you ten thd truth when you made
that denial "fasked Mr.. Darlington
ssNYo -~Sn-
was it a deliberate falsehoodo"
"yes sir as --tIG
Then how do we know you are telling
the truth now?
Because l am under oath now"
Detectives Muller and Baur testified to
the investigation they made OF. the case and
to the arrests of the defendants. They
Also told of alleged statements made by one
of the defendants.
Mr.. Leader. bookkeeper at the store, tes-
titled that there was an excess of about
600 pounds of meat placed in the wagons
the day of the arrest.
The parties were all held for the action
Of the grand jury. Judge Scott fixing the
penalty of the bonds at $500 each The de-
PENDANTS gave bail and were released
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, May s.-FIour quiet but firm;
western super, S2-25aS240; western extra 81 5Da
So 10; western family, So. 35a go; winter wheat
patent. So i5a$3-9O; spring wheat patent. 50 g0a
$40; spring wheat straight, 50 Goa So So receipts
g2O5 barrels: exports. OBJ barrels Sales.
Wheat dull and easier; spot, the month and June,
75a75A; July, 75&s asked: steamer No. red TOa
I0l receipts. 100 36S bushels; exports none; stock
43S,330 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels southern by
sample. l0aI6; Go. on grade, 70Aa15A. Corn easier;
spot, 31a4a3S; the month and June 37Iha37s.: JULY
BIZ bid; steamer mixed 36a36I4; receipts lis SIG
bushels; exports 269,350 bushels; stock 56O34S
bushels; sales, 10000 bushels; southern white corn
Al 12a42; do. yellow, 3Sl2a39 Oats dull and easy ;
No white, 30 No. mixed, 32a32La: receipts
1,42S bushels; exports, nome stock, 238,5T+ bush
els Rye steady; Nc western, 631a, sales; re-
celpts 2,o1O bushels exports, none; stock 10 ISL
bushels. Hay steady No. 1 timothy, Sl2 50 asked
Grain freights steady; steam to Liverpool per
bushel, 2Ad., May Cork for orders, per Quarter
os 3D., May Sugar strong; fine granulated, 8 45I1
coarse do. Dish Butter steady; fancy creamery
1Sal9; fancy imitation, l6a17; fancy ladle 14aI5
good lade. 13al4: store-packed, 11a12; rolls. l3a14
Eggs steady, lie. per Dozen Cheese quiet; 90
large, 1917: 81 medium, 10Y; % small. IL. Let
tuce steady; 40a5oc. per bushel box. Whisky firm
81 SOa$l 81 per gallon for finished goods In car.
loads; $1.3las1. 80 per gallon for jobbing lots
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Death of Mr. Charles Rnxyie

Mr.. Charles Bowie of the well-known
Maryland family OF the name died yester-
day at No. 1906 Riggs street, in the sixty
fifth year of his age. His funeral will take
place at . o'clock this afternoon from his
late residence, as above, and the remains
will be taken to the old Bowie place.
Ihorpland, in Prince Georges county,
Md, where final interment will be made at
. O'Clock tomorrow morning. Mr. Bowie
enjoyed general esteem He left a widow
and eight children, four sons and four
daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-08

BY direction of Chief Justice Bingham Of
the Supreme Court Of the District OF CO.
lumbia. Michael ]. Russell was this after
noon turned over to Detective Calf of Bal
tfmore. on a requisit!On from the governor
OF Maryland. Russell is wanted in Balti-
more to answer a charge of larceny. involV-
ing the theft of a quantity of jewelry from
G. T. Saddler & Son. He was acquitted Fri
day last in Criminal Court No. l of lar
ceny. in connection with a theft at the
store of S. Desio of this city.
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Promotion Under Suspension of Rules

Upon the recommendation of Chief Syl-
vester of the police force the District Com
missioners have suspended paragraph Of
the police manual temporarily and have pro-
noted Private r. c. Watson. in charge of
the apprension Of lottery and policy deal
ers, from class l TO class =, vice NJ. w.
Quinlan, deceased. They have appointed F.
r. w. Reh private of class l.
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Decedents' Last Wishes.

The will of the late Henry Clay Stewart.
dated November 16. 1881, was filed today
for probate. The entire estate of the de-
ceased is left to his wife, Elizabeth Sarah
Stewart. who is named executriX.
The late George A. Drury, by his will
dated February last, bequeathed his prop
erty to his wife and TWO sons. Mary Ann
Drury, his wife, and Samuel A. Drury his
brother, are named executors
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Wife Sues for Divorce,

Elizabeth Battelle Vanderpoel, through
Attorney ]. NJ. Wilson. has instituted pro-
ceedings for divorce against John A VAN
derpoel. The couple were married January
IL. 1883. and have one child. The COM
plainant alleges deSertion on the part of
her husband since December 8, 1893.
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resignation. and senate: Daniel, ex-Lieut.
Gov. Harris and Mr. North were appointed
a committee to- communicate with Mr..
Kyle on this subject.
Mr.. AdolpA Sth&kser then gave his testi
mony on the cigar industry in this country.
Mr.. Strassef was president of the Cigar
makers international Union of America
from 1877 to 1892 the period in which the
great work of building up the union was
done.
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FAMILY DROWNED IN THE BRAzos
Waterproof In Knox County, Texas
Does Great Damage.

DALLAS. Tex. May s.-A report from
benjamin. Knox county. says terrific
storm. with rain. approaching a waterspout,
swept over the country about thirty miles
west OF that place and that the family of
George Humphreys. composed Of four per-
sons. was drowned by the sudden overflow
Of a branch Of the BraZos river. Other
disasters ara believed to have occurred
in the Pan Handle. but the section is al
most without wire connection.
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SHERMAN NOT \ CANDIDATE.
says He is Too old to BE Goveruo,
of Ohio

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May Starry r.
ProbaSco formerly United States district
attorney here and relative Of John Sher-
man. made public today the following let
ter from the ex-Secre,ary in reference to
the rumcrs that he would be "a candidate
for governor Of Ohio:
You are entirely right in surprising that
/ have no thought Of being nominated or
elected governor Of Ohio. I do no, want
the Office and could not accept it In my
present condition of health and strength.
M man IF the age Of sevenry-six ought 20
undertake the performance Of the many de-
tails ~ an tx -cutive office You are a,I-
t1"r1zed To say that ] am not candidate
Tor governor. do not wish ms name mem
toned In that connection and VnuI1 moi
accept Il II nominated"
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Virginia Reserve. Beaten.

The University of Virginia Reserves were
defeated by the Episcopal High School nine
of Alexandria by II to 8 Saturday afternoon
on the grounds of the latter school Lar
der. Holt and Hoxton We're the batteries
ftbr the High School, while Stiles and Drake
: dficiated for the visitors.
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The grand jury this afternoon reported
indictments follows:
John F. Brown, alias Smith Brown. big
amy; Annie Poney larceny from the per-
son; Charles King, second offense petit lar
ceny; Charles Henderson. housebreaking.
John Cochrane. housekeeping, and John
Chapman, housebreaking.
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Italian Laborers On strike

NEW YORK, May S.-Several hundred
Italians at work on the Jerome Park rsser.
voir went on strike today. The contractor
]. B. Mcdonald. asked for assistance, ant
100 policemen were sent to the reservoir.
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Government Bonds.
sword for General Funston.

TOPEKA, Kan. May S.-The Topeka
Capital has started a popular subscription
to purchase sword for Gen. Funston.
Every county. town and city in the state
10 asked to contribute.
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Grain. Provisions and Cotton M.rLe,.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs e Co, bankers
and brokers, 1919 F St, members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thaimann AZ Co., New York.
CHICAGO. Nav S-Irain-
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Prosecution Closes,
In His own Behalf.

The defendant took the stand in his own
behalf At the time Susan Mahoney moved
from Tenleytown to the house on 27th
street he said, he took the pistol to bring
in to the city. The night of the shooting he
was at Susan Mahoneys. He departed, but
had only gone a short distance when he
thought of the pistol. He at once returned
to leave the pistol with Susan. Just out
side the door of her room he began fooling
with the weapon, and it accidentally went
off.
When 1 saw what I had DONE" stated
SeweH, II was heartbroken. L had no in
tention of harming any one, and had had
no trouble with Susan or any one else
Sewell emphatically denied that he adj
monished Susan not to move to this city
or that he ever threatened 20 kill her
Sewelrs statement concluded the testi-
mony. Counsel submitted prayers for the
consideration Of the court, and next be-
gan addressing the jury. Assistant District
Attorney Gould opened for the govern
ment, and he was followed shortly before
8 o'clock, by Attorney Hewlett for the de-
Tense. Assistant District Attorney ShIl-
lington will close for the government The
expectation Is that a verdict will be re-
turned late this afternoon or tonight.
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Labor Laws beneficial.
He thought the labor laws had been very
beneficial to the working people of New
York They are working well. They have
no employers liability laws in New York
state, and had been unable to pass such
law at the last session of the legislature
Mr.. McDonough had tables showing that
labor unions in New York have Increased
from 921 in the first quarter of 1897 to 13g
in the last quarter of 1893. The member
ship of these unions increased in that time
as follows: Men, from 1873, 249 to 1877 394
and women from .321 to 1853. The aver
age quarterly earnings of the members of
these unions had increased during this
period for the men from $155O6 to STE. Al
and for the women 1t has decreased from
$500 to SS153. The unemployed among
the members of these unions were 80 3S1 in
the first quarter of 1897 or 24S per cent of
all the members; In the first quarter of
1893 the number was 1902, or 1O1 and in
S.S per cent OF the whole number of mem
bers- He said that not one-tenth of the
working people of New York are in the
unions. AS a rule they organize when they
are out of work and lose interest in their
unions when they get and have fairly good
employment. The figures on which he
based these estimates are from statements
of individual members of the labor unions
of the state of New York, and for such in
formation an effort is made to reach every
labor union of the entire state.
Senator Kyle Asked to Reconsider.
After recess the commission held a short
| Kyle as chairman of the commission was
considered. resolution was adopted re-
| questing Senator Kyle to withdraw his
The daily sentinel., 1899-05-15
STRATFORD-ON-AVON.

important Improvements Since tho Time
of william Shakespeare.
The clerical staff, postmen, rural
messengers, and others connected with
the Stratford postoffice, and the SUBJ
postmasters of the district, were en-
tertained at supper at the Unicorn
hotel on Tuesday night, this being the
twenty-seventh annual gathering. The
mayor CIV. Pearce) presided, and
was supported by number of the
leading tra asmen, the vice chair be-
ing occupied by E. B. Wynn. Respond
ing for "Our Postmistress" proposed
by G. Boyden), Mr.. Doonan. (chief
clerk) spoke of the great increase OF
work at the Stratford postoffice. With
in the last few years the clerical staff
has been doubled and the number of
kilograms was increased at the rate of
an increase of 10000 over those of 1896,
and now, from the returns just made
up it appeared that there was fur
ther increase of 10000 over those OF
1897. (Applause) The telephone was
about to be added, the clerical staff
was to be further increased, the duplex
system of telegraphy had been author
lied in order to cope with the in
creased work and, Notwithstanding
that the postoftice had been built only
few years, some important structural
alterations and enlargements had be-
come imperative and were about to be
carried out. (Applause.) All this
showed that they were progressing at
most satisfactory rate. and he looked
forward to further important develop
ments.-Birmingham Post.
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England An a Lender.

England is the great money lender
Of the world. A statistician estimates
that she has $550,O0O.000 invested in
land and mortgages in countries
abroad. She lends to foreign govern
ments and municipalities an average
of $2OO,O0O,O00 annually. She finances
railways in India, Canada, the United
States. Australia, South Africa and
South America, her investments of this
class aggregating $2,10O,OOO,OOO. Eng
lish capital is invested in this coun-
try in water and gas companies, cattle
and horse raising, breweries. flour
mills, street railways. iron manufac-
turing and mining
The daily sentinel., 1899-05-15
The strength of sin in these days is
not SO much "the law" as the profits
The Greek PhaIanx.

A phalanx in the military affairs of
Greece was square battalion, or body
of soldiers, formed in ranks and files
compact and deep, with their shields
Joined and pixies crossing each other,
so as to render it almost impossible to
break It, At first the phalanx con-
sisted of 1000 men, but this number
was afterward doubled by Philip of
Macedonia, and the doubled phalanx is
hence often called the Macedonian
phalanx. Polybius describes 1t thus
"It was a square of pikemen, consist
ing of 16 in flank and 500 in front; the
soldiers stood so close that the pixies
of the eth rank extended three feet
beyond the +, ont; the rest, whose pixies
were not serviceable, owing to their
distance from the front, couched them
upon the shoulders of those that stood
before them, and so locking together
in file, pressed forward to support and
push on the former rank, by which
means the assault was rendered more
violent and 'resistible." The spears
of those behind also stopped the mis-
siles of the enemy. Each mans pike
was 23 feet long The word phalanx
is likewise IL. ID for any combination of
people distinguished for solidity and
firmness. A grand phalanx" consist
ed of 1884 men.
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A SNAP,
miles from city; 10 acres set to fruit
good house, barn and all out buildings;
sandy loan soil; water rights etc, clear.
$4,000 takes the whole ranch. This
is absolutely the biggest snap in the val
ey. Address "F," Sentinel office.