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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
MET WITH OPPOSITION.
Alleged Threats by Citizens Against
District EmnIOyes

The workmen In the employ of the water
department who are engaged in laying the
pipes on the Hardwood road near Holy
Cross College were, 1t is alleged, seriously
interfered with yesterday by Mr.. c. w.
Robinson. who did not want the main put
across some land which he claimed to own.
Some time ago Mr.. Robinson was informed
of the intention of the Commissioners in
this regard, and he filed a protest with
them. After a careful investigation the
Commissioners decided that they had a
right to order the work to be done, and
directed Daniel Hurley, foreman, to pro-
coed with the work.
Yesterday Mr.. Hurley, with a gang of
about eighty men, went to the place and
was about to begin operations when. it
is stated, Mr.. Robinson appeared on the
scene with a double-barreIed shotgun and
threatened to kill any man who attempted
to work on the disputed property. There
was general scattering of the laborers.,
and a warrant was secured against Mr..
robinson for making threats, but up to
late hour this afternoon it had not been
served because it was stated he has tenn
porarily left the vicinity. Meanwhile the
work of laying the pipe is progressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
NOTORIOUS CHARACTER STABBED.
Abe COakIey Badly Injured After an
Albright Drinking Bout.

NEW YORK, August 30.-'Abe' Coax
ley who is said to have been partner of
Jimmy Hope of Manhattan Bank rob-
berry notoriety, stabbed in the left
breast early today in front of the Garden
Hotel. at 9th street and Sd avenue. His
assailant was William Joyce, a hotel por-
ter. Coakleys condition is said to be
precarious.
Coakley, Joyce and several other men,
of whom is said to have been johnny
Hope. brother of the notorious bank rob-
Der, had been drinking together all night.
Joyce complained that he had been cheated
out of ~ cents in change. and he and the
bartender had dispute over the matter.
Peter Mccain, who is also a hote! porter
endeavored to pacify joyce. but the latter
drew a long clasp knife and tried To stab
McCann pursuing him into the street
McCann escaped and Joyce returned to the
rest Of the party. He still complained
about the loss of the money and Coakley
offered to give him quarter. This enraged
Joyce, and he drew his knife again and
plunged it into Coakley's left breast.
After the stabbing Joyce fed, but was
captured.
Coakley made formal statement to a
coroner in the hospital He said that he
mad been stabbed without provocation, and
that he did not know his assaitant who
he believed had mistaken him for some one
else Joyce was brought before him but
he failed to identify him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
PUBLICITY COMPLAINED OF.
Army Omcers Say That Too Much 1
Printed About Ordinance Tests.

Army Omeers Say That Too Much In
Printed About Ordnance Tests.
Secretary Root and General Miles will
leave here this afternoon for New York for
the purpose of witnessing several important
tests of high explosives, projectiles and
other munitions of war. at the proving
grounds at Sandy Hook tomorrow. The
tests will be made under the direction of
the board of ordnance and Notifications. Of
which General Miles Is ex-officio president.
ent. including Colonel r. T. Frank and
Captain Wheeler of the artillery, Captain
Kuhn Of the engineers and Lieutenant
Lewis
officers of the army deplore the publicity
given by the press of the United States to
the results of tests of new inventions of
arms and ammunition. and declare that
such things are much better managed in
European countries. The character of the
munitions of war employed by the great
armies of Europe sacredly guarded
from other countries, whereas in the United
States the newspapers take especial pains
to proclaim to the world at the earliest
possible moment the full details of all ex-
periments with ordnance and ordnance
stores conducted in this country. The re-
suit is that foreign governments are kept
fully and promptly advised Of everything
done by the army and navy of this country
for the development and improvement of
the munitions of war. AS an instance of
how such matters are controlled in foreign
countries, it is stated that the German gov
ernment made a complete change in it's field
artillery shortly before the last with
France without the knowledge of the
French government, which fact undoubted-
ly contributed largely to the success of the
German arms in that war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
Why TIE CARS STOP
The Ou4ent il Not Effective on WORKOUT
Lines.
Explanation Of Delay on Brishtwood
and ,Tfenleytown Ro"d"-PushinE
WORK. of Construction.

Patrons of the Brightwood and George
town and Tenleytown railways have lately
experienced much Inconvenience not only
on account Of the delays of traffic incident
Upon reconstruction Of those roads, but
also because of stoppages resulting from
failures of the electric current A Star re-
porter today talked with officials of the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany, of which these lines are a part re-
gardfng the causes Of annoying delays that
are occurring. They stated that the failure
OF the electric current at times is entirely
the result of defective bonding on these
roads, which are now old, and which were
originally constructed with a ground wire.
The fact is, they say, as much electric
current escapes on these lines as is re-
CURED to run them. This difficulty is rap
idly being remedied by the reconstruction
of the roads with a double trolley. The
company has been working on the recon-
struct1on of these roads. Tomorrow 1t
expects to start at Takoma junction and at
Florida avenue and eth street with gangs
of men who will work toward each other,
and 1t Is believed that within a mon h or
six weeks the Brightwood road will have
been completed
Tomorrow morning two gangs of men
will also be put on the Georgetown and
Tenleytown road putting in new rails,
and the work of demonstrating the entire
line is also expected to be completed with
in six weeks.
So far as the capacity of the several
electric stations to generate all the cur
rent needed is concerned, the officials de-
clare that the capacity of these stations is
ample for all the needs of the service the
troubles experienced being due entirely to
Worn-out construction, which is now being
replaced with new and better system.
The company is anxious to perfect its
service, as it's traffic is being seriously
interfered with under present conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30

and what is their nature and their value
before theories can be suggested.
Mention of the 12n short gun. l state
briefly for the second time all that l knew
in 1SS}-1S.D at Bourges of this gun. 1
knew the principle of the pneumatic
brake
General Mercier's deposition recalled the
fact that he was inspector general at
BourgeS in 1890. He must remember the
lecture given in the presence of all the Of,
ficers both of the gunnery school and foun-
dry and all the departments of Bourges
and the officers of the garrison artillery.
on the subject of the pneumatic brake. of
which he made The customary rough
sketch. This is to be found in the st. Cyr
lectures. All my knowledge of the pneu-
matte brake derived from the lee
lures.
The Brake and the Shells.
AS regards the brake itself. l have seen
it twice, once in the court yard of the gun
merry school at Bourges, and once in the
school of war. I have not seen it in &C
ton. l have not seen the 100 short gun
fired. 1 have never been present at the
firing trials but the probationers attended.
Mention has also been made of the
shrapnel she'll of 1891
The knowledge of Gen. Deloye on this
point IS much more extensive than mine.
EVERYTHING he has said is quite correct. In
1884 | studied the shell, and. in neces-
sarily incomplete study, reached the con-
cuson that the shell of the 1891 pattern
was a shell in which the bullets were kept
i'll place by a smoke-generating substance
intended to produce dense clouds of smoke
bursting, in order to facilitate range
finding. These are the conclusions /
reached in 1921, and l chronicled them in
report made at the time
Defendants Request Granted.
When the prisoner reseated, Mai
Carriere announced that he had received
letter from Gen. Chamoin, informing him
that by order of the minister of war, the
third artillery department had prepared a
doSsier of the documents the defense re-
quested, and that those documents could
be submitted to the court by Gen. Deloye
under the same conditions as observed in
regard to the seC~et dossier. The major,
therefore, asked the court to sit in secret,
behind closed doors.
NJ. Demange asked that Majs. Hartman
and Ducros be allowed to attend when
Gen. Deloye communicated the documents.
After the court had deliberated in private,
Col Jouaust announced that it would sit in
secret tomorrow morning, in order to con-
slider the dossier, and that Majs. Hartmann
and Ducros were authorized to attend.
The court adjourned at Ills O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
COULDN'T PROVE LOYALTY.
Reason for Rejecting Claim for Money
Due Deceased SOutherner.

reason Tor Rejecting Claim for Money
Due q Deceased SOutherner.
Mr.. w. E. Andrews, the auditor for the
Treasury Department, has decided against
claim of peculiar interest. 1t Is the claim
Of w. NJ. Ledwith Of Jacksonville, Fla,
for $45932 due his father, Thomas Led
with. as collector Of customs at the port
of st. Johns, Florida, in 1851. The books
of the Treasury Department show that
Thomas Ledwith retired to the interior of
Florida in 1851 and died In 1863 leaving
S45932 to his credit He did not call for
this during his LIFETIME. and the claim is
now presented by his son, who is the sole
surviving heir.
Auditor Andrews says that the claim
must be considered in connection with the
act of Congress Of March 2 1857, which
provides:
st shall be unlawful for any officer to
pay any account, claim. or demand against
the United States which accrued or exist
ed prior to the 18th day of April 1861 in
favor of any person who promoted, en-
couraged or in any manner sustained the
late rebellion or in favor of any person.
who during such rebellion was not known
to be opposed thereto, and distinctly in IA
vor of its suppression; and pardon
heretofore granted hereafter to be
granted. shall authorize the payment of
such account, claim or demand until this
section is modified repealed But this
section shall not be construed to prohibit
the payment of claims founded upon con-
tracts made by any of the departments,
where such claims were assigned or con-
tracted to be assigned prior to the 1st day
of April, 1861, to the creditors of such con-
tractors loyal citizens of loyal states, in
payment of debts incurred prior to the LIST
day of March, 1851
Mr.. Andrews then says:
Under the terms of this act it must be
clearly proven. first that the original
claimant did not in any way aid encour-
age. sympathiZe with the late rebellion.
second. that he was known to be opposed
thereto and distinctly in favor Of its sup
preston. Only two persons furnish evil
dence in support of the second require
ment, the son, w. M Ledwith, the inter-
ested party in this claim and Mr. NJ
Hearn Only one disinterested witness ap-
pears and gives evidence upon this par
ticular point. In the establishment of pen
sions claims ex-Union soldiers are required
to furnish at least two disinterested wit
nesses in support of their own evidence
covering matters not disclosed by official
records.
1.-The evidence submitted is considered in
sufficient to prove loyalty under the pro-
visions of said section. The claim is
therefore, disalowed.
The attorneys for the claimant have
taken an appeal to the controller of the
treasury. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
DECLINES TO SIGN.
Justice CIabauSh Not Convinced of |
Hugh Lewis Insanity.

Justice NIaDHuSn NOT convinced eA
Hugh Lewis Insanity.
Justice Clabaugh. hearing lunacy cases
this afternoon, declined to sign an order
declaring Hugh Lewis a clerk in the pen
sion bureau of unsound mind and there
fore the man will not be committed to the
st. Elizabeth Asylum. DIR. ]. w. Little, DIR.
F. P. Vale DR.. William T. Burch, DR.. F. ].
Shadd and five others, not physicians, gave
evidence. The statements of the majority
We're to the effect that Lewis is a victim Of
delusional insanity being under the i'm
preston that his fellow-clerks have been
conspiring against him. that he could hear
them talking about him, but could not see
them. He also believed so it was stated,
that he had bean offered the office of chief
clerk of the bureau of pensions, well as
the enthusiastically to Russia and Spain,
but thought he ought to have better po-
sition, and by all means receive the notifi-
cation of his appointment through official
channels.
From further statements of the medical
witnesses Justice Clabaugh reached the
conclusion that Lewis is a sufferer from
nervousness more than from anything else,
and that shis condition could probably be
radically improved by proper treatment
DIR. Shadd, who is & friend of the young
man, volunteered to look after him and see
that he is placed where proper care will be
given him, and Justice Clabaugh there
upon directed that Lewis be discharged
from custody. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-resular call. II o'clock MI. S. as, cou-
Ron 500 at ioss Rigs Fire Insu5anee' at ~
at sl9s. 70 at 2ios Lanstan Ionofype, io5 at
17$s After cnil-Metropolitan Railroad s. 81 0oa
at at. rs, Capital Capt. Traction at o. Washington
District of Columbia Bonds.-6s. 1892. 30 yea,
funding 1851 bid. Is, 1891, water stock, 1o7 bid.
MISCELLANEOUS Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad IS.
I 3S bid 1 s asks ed nEes Ik RE1ad es,t
Railroad cert. indebt., b. 11s12 bid 1aots asked.
Columbia Railroad is, ls2.a bid, lai,a asked.
Washington Gas Co. series 3, es los bid U. ).
Electric Light deb. imp. IS. 116 bid, III asked.
asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS. lO3
hid American Security and Trust Is, 100 bid
ton Market co. imp. 6s 10 bid. Washington Mar
ket Co. extn: 6s no bid: Masonic Hall Associa-
bid.
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington 800
Farmers and Mech mics. 200 bid second, $50 bid.
Citizens. $50 bid Columbia, 155 bid Capital. ~
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies Safe
security and Trust, laass bid: zoe asked. wash
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's "a bid. Franklin.
e DIs MssTspoitsn 50 Sd % asked csrsOr1R
tssa IL tn ssaso isH BID s bid ~
ed. Lincoln, 1917 bid. Commercial bid;
Title Insurance Stocks.-District Title, ~ bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, 93ia bid, 81
asked. City aud Suburban, IS bid. Georgetown
and Tenleyt IS bid
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-Was hngton Gas,
551s bid 56M asked. Georgetown Cas- so bid.
Telephone StOeks.-Chesapeake and Potomac. 75ii
bid 7th asked Pennsylvania, 41a bid.
MISCELLANEOUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Linotype,
2lOA bid, 21Oal asked Lanston Monotype, 17A
Lid, IT'S asked. American GraphophOne, 1871 bid
isR asked. American Graphophons preferred. 13Ii
bid, 1875 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, - bid
Washington Market, 10 bid Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat, lis bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30

Mr.. Cannon Says That the Democrats
Are Welcome to Their Victory.

Are Welcome to Their Victory.
The election of democrat, Judge Shack
leford. to succeed the late Richard Bland
has excited some comment among politi-
clans today. Republicans say that the Mis-
souri, democrats have simply voted the
party ticket.
Representative Cannon of Illinois, who
was at the Treasury Department this
morning. was asked what he thought Of
the result of the election in BANDS old
district
THE Dutch have taken Holland" he an
swered. and the anti-expansionists, as
they call themselves, are quite welcome to
any comfort they can get out of the vic
tory
But the district Is not SO one-sided but
he was reminded.
"Oh. yes, know. he responded. wagging
his head. He went under in 1894 but
that doesn't count. All that the result
shows is that the democrats in Missouri
don't believe in our going ahead and doing
our duty. 1t means simply that Mr.. Bryan
has his forces down there well in hand,
and as a republican l am quite willing.
1T msans that patriotic Americans must
get together, as they did in 1851, when
there were a good many men in the north
who objected to the war. Anybody who
wants to play that part now is welcome to;
they call their opposition 'anti-expansion;'
but underneath it is merely cowardice and
dishonor!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
WITH A DARK RED SEAL,
Discovery of a Fairly Deceptive Coua-
terfeit 81 Treasury Note.

A new counterfeit 81 treasury note has
been discovered in the east by the secret
service and the officials are now trying to
discover the counterfeiters. The counter
felt is of the series of 1891, check letter d,
plate number 4. b. X. Bruce. register Ellis
NJ. Roberts. treasurer, with the portrait of
Mcpherson. 1t is a fairly deceptive photo
etched production, printed on soft, fibrous
paper The silk fibre distributed through
the genuine paper has been closely imitat-
ed by the use of red and green ink lines
principally on the back Of the note. The
parallel ruling is poor, Is most Of the
lathe work. especially on the face of the
note The figures of the treasury number
are too heavy and portions of the original
number of the note reproduced by the
camera can be discerned beneath the red
figures In the upper right panel, while the
patching of the parallel lines in the lower
left panel to hide this original number is
noticeable. The seal is dark red instead of
pink. The back of the note is better than
the face. but is a shade darker than the
genuine. The entire note has a fiat. I'M
natural appearance owing to the non-ob-
servance OF light and shade in its produce
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
AT THE POINT OF DEATH
Serious Condition Of ]. Harrison johnson,
President of Excise Board.
Recently Stricken With ApOplexy
and Has Since Steadily
Grown Worse.

Mr.. J. Harrison Johnson, member of the
District board of assistant assessors and
president of the excise board. is lying at
his residence, 100 c street southwest, at
the point of death. Mr.. Johnson. who is
one of the most widely and favorably
known citizens of the District, was attack
ed while In the office of the excise board
at the District building week before last
with what was supposed to be indigestion
He was attended by Health Officer Wood
ward and Dr. Fowler of the health depart
ment, and his condition was so serious
that he could not be removed to his home
for several hours. He recovered from that
illness and resumed his duties at the Dis
trict building. Last Thursday he again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
Mcknight ReIeased.

tn Philadelphia at the request of the
Washington authorities to answer a charge
of embezzlensent here, was released, 1t is
said, through an error of the United States
attorney of that city.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
however. Maj. Sylvester received a tele-
gram from the chief of police of Philadel-
phia stating that Mcknight had been re-
arrested there and would have a hearing
before a United States commissioner
AS heretofore stated in The Star. Nc
Knight ic charged with embezzling $50 from
a guest at the Belvidere Hotel md s12 from
A. NJ. Hoadley. the proprietor. Immediate
ly after his release Mcknight disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
STABBING ARRAY,
Girl Fifteen Years Old Assaults n
Younger Child.

Bertha Chase, a twelve-year old coored
girl, residing near Ballston, Va, was badly
cut last evening by Ruth Brown, also col
ored. and about fifteen years old. The af-
fray occurred at a point about one-fourth
of a mile from the Ballston school house
The trouble started at ) o'clock, when
the Chase girl, accompanied by her little
brother, left home for the village store. On
the way to Balston Ruth Brown was en-
ccuntered, and the latter abused the other
girl. Following a brief dispute the Brown
girl asSaiied her victim with stones and
finally attacked her with a knife. Six ugly
gaShes the chest and arms were inflicted
before assistance arrived. The injured girl
was finally conveyed to Georgetown, where
medical aid was rendered.
Today a warrant was issued for Ruth
Brown, charging assault, and Justice Ste
vens will have preliminary hearing in the
case late this afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30

Mr. Johnson had held his own from the
time he was stricken Saturday evening I'M
til this morning, when he showed signs of
increasing weakness and began to sink.
This afternoon he was somewhat worse al
though 1t was believed not in immediate
danger All hope of ultimate recovery has
been abandoned by the family.
Mr.. johnson is one of the original men,
bers of the board Of assistant assessors
the members of which also compose the
excise board The board was organized
August II, 1894, when his associates
Messrs. James A. Bates and 5. r c. Nor
sell, were also appointed, the former be-
ing the chairman of the board of assist
ant assessors. Upon the eXpira ton of their
term Of four years, last August the Com
missioners reappointed the three members
or the board, in response to quite a general
request on the part of the citizens of the
District Mr.. Johnson has made himself
a most popular official. and is regarded not
only by his associates, but also by the
general public as a man of the highest
integrity.
At the District building the news of his
serious illness has been received with a
general telling of regret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
SPEED OF THE ALABAMA.
Telegram From an Officer Aboard
Says She Made 1863 Knots an Hour.

The only report the Navy Department
has so far received of the excellent per-
formance on trial yesterday of the big bat
tleship Alabama, was contained in brief
telegram from officer aboard the ship
saying that she had made successful
trial and obtained an average speed of 1913
knots per hour. AS this trial a pri-
vate affair conducted by the builders of
the ship for the sole purpose of enabling
them to put her in condition for the regu-
lar official trial, the Navy Department will
not be officially advised of any of the de-
tails. 1t is known that the ship was not
loaded down to her normal draft, but no
doubt is entertained that even with full
weights aboard she will be able to make
about 1612 knots on her official trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
To Recruit Marines.

Lieut.. Col. F. H. Harrington, acting COM
n.andant of the United States Marine
Corps, with station in this city, has
been ordered to establish a marine re-
cruiting station in Baltimore and it Is
said that other stations are to be estab-
lished for the enlistment of marines A
sergeant will be ON duty at the Baltimore
station, and physician will make regular
visits from Washington to examine the re-
cruits as they present themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
AN ASSASSIN IN AMBUSH.
John Jefferson, COl0red. Confesses to
Numbering MIR. Calvin harness

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va. August 3O.-John JEFF
ferson confessed this morning in Raleigh,
N c., to the murder of Mr.. Calvin Barnes,
who was shot from ambush at Wilson. n
c.. Monday afternoon. Jefferson had been
a tenant of Mr. Barnes and had been in dis
pute with him. He was suspected at the
time, but denied his guilt. Last night the
prisoner was spirited away from the county
Jail at Wilson by the sheriff and his depu-
ties put on train at a way station and
taken to Raleigh for safe keeping The
news of the confession of jefferson created
intense excitement at Wilson, where the
feeling was already very high against him.
Had he been allowed TO remain at Wilson
he would surely have been Iynched, and
only the prompt action of Sheriff Sharp
saved him for trial by the court. He will
be kept at Raleigh till the October term of
the court, when he will be put on trial for
his life at Wilson. Mr. Barnes was buried
this morning with Masonic honors.