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Accused Of Being Accessory.

George Brady of Half street near M street
southwest was today held in 81, 600 bonds
for the action Of the grand jury by Judge
Kimball in the Police Court to answer the
change Of being concerned in the robbery
Of a lot of jeweIry and valuables from Mr..
H. A. Ernst October last. Mr.. Ernst
testified that shortly after dusk the day
mentioned, while he was walking on P
street near his homo, he was approached
by a colored man whom he could not iden-
tify and robbed Of a gold-flled watch and
several other articles, valued in all at $45.
There was another man near by. but he
did not take any part in the crime
The matter was reported to the police
authorities and Policeman Van Horn final
ly traced the watch to the possession Of q
man to whom 1t had been traded by Brady.
It was not claimed that Brady actually
robbed DR.. Ernst, but 1t was alleged he
was accessory to the commission Of the
offense.
The accused man denied all knowledge
of the affair. He said he got the watch
from a man whom he did not know.
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SITES For NEW SCHOOLS.
Suggestion of Territories in Which
They Should BE Located.

Gen. Ellis Spear, member of the board
of trustees of the public schools, has sug-
gested, at the request of Commissioner
Macfarland, who has immediate supervis-
ion of the matter. the territories in which
the sites for the eight-room and four-room
school buildings In the seventh division,
and the two-room and four-room buildings
in the eighth division, provided for at the
recent session of Congress should be To-
Gated In order to comply with this re-
quest Gen. Spear examined the locations in
these two divisions, going personally over
the ground although he had been, of course,
previously familiar with them. The county
school buildings are difficult to locate, he
explains. by reason of the scattered popu-
lation. But, after careful consideration, he
has made the following recommendations:
That the building on Washington Heights
be located between 18th and 18th streets
and Wyoming avenue and Columbia road.
That the building at Petworth be located
in the section bounded by Richmond street,
Illinois avenue, Rock Creek Church road
| and Brightwood avenue. preferably keeping
off from Brightwood avenue.
For the four-room building in the eighth
DIVISION, says Gen. Spear, lin the original
| bill designated for Twining City but, as
| the bill finally passed, left without other
designation. have the honor to state that
Twinins City in my judgment is not favor
ably located for public school building.
There IS a rented building there and thir-
teen scholars. The building near Good
Hope is an old two-room building, full and
on bad site. 1t could be used for cooking
and manual training advantageously. In
my judgment a new building would best
accommodate all the people in that vicin-
lty II located somewhere near the inter-
section of the roads in the neighborhood of
the Overlook Inn
For the school building at Kenilworth
Gen; Spear recommends site on the Ana
costa road in that part of the village near
est the city. as the village is near the Dis
trlct line and there Is a scattering popu.a-
ton on this side of kenilworth
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NEW RAILROAD VFFiCERS
MR.. rAe. srEyess AND GEN GEO
HARRIES CHOSEN.
Col. TruesdeIl Retires as the Head of
the WashingtOn Traction and
Electric Company.

The annual meeting of the Washington
Traction and Electric Company was held
today at the Office of the company in this
city. There was a large attendance of the
members, all but four being present. Those
present were: John Joy Edison, E. South
ard Parker. Geo. H. Harries, Geo. Trues-
dell. A. A. Wilson. Fl. D. Mirick, F. c.
Stevens. V. b. Deyber and ]. B. Lackey of
this city; H. d. Benner. Geo. w. Young.
Geo. w. Bacon and C. A. Lieb of New
York city.
The first business considered was the an
nual election of officers Col. George Trues-
dell was nominated and was unanimously
elected. but in a few graceful words he de-
clined to serve longer in that capacity, re-
ferring to the understanding he had when
he accepted the position last summer that
he desired to be relieved from it's duties
and responsibilities as soon as the interests
of the company might permit him SO to do
without injury to the organization. This
decision of Col. TrueSdell was received with
expressions of regret on the part of those
present. In accepting the resignation a
resolution, offered by Mr.. Geo. w. Young.
was unanimously adopted, which stated
that:
Col. Truesdell, who has served the Wash
ington Traction ard Electric Company with
marked ability and self-sacrificing appl1ca-
tion," having declined election as presi-
dent the board of directors regrets the
Geciination and does hereby place on record
evidence of its appreciation of Col. Trues-
dell's personal courtesy, his ability ana
manly character, and upon the successful
solution of the many important business
questions which have arisen during his
administration of the office of president of
this company"
In offering the resolution Mr.. Young
spoke in the highest terms of the retiring
president and laid especial stress upon Col.
Truesdell's proffer of continuing service
with the company as director.
Result of Election.
Mr.. F. G.. Stevens was nominated as pres
ident and was unanimously elected. In &C
cepting, Mr.. Stevens made brief address.
in the course of which he assured the di-
rectors that it would be his pleasure to ap-
ply himself with all possible vigor to the
duties of his office.
George H. Harries was then unanimously
elected vice president of the company, he
having been connected with the organiZa-
ton as director for several months past.
An executive committee was elected, COM
posed of the following: F. c. Stevens. Geo.
Truesdell. George W. Young, George H.
Harries II. D. Mirick Thomas ]. Hayward
journed.
1t is understood that in the further per-
lection of the details of the organization
of the company, second and third vice
presidents will hereafter be elected, one
to be in charge of the operating depart
ment and the other to be in charge of the
light and motor department
AT meeting of the various constituent
companies held this afternoon Mr.. +. c.
Stevents was elected president and Gen.
George H. Harries was elected vice presi-
dent of those companies.
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STRIKERS OFFER TERMS
EMPLOYEES OF ST. LOUIS TRANSIT
COMPANY IN CONFERENCE.
Proposition to Officials Under Which,
if Accepted, Strike Will BE
Declared on.

ST. LOUIS, June 15.-Striking employees
of the Transit Company were assembling
from all parts of the city at 10 o'clock to-
day to attend meeting of the West End
Coliseum, called by strike leaders, to act
on a proposition looking to a termination
of the strike. Negotiations which resulted
in the calling of the meeting. have been
going on for the past three days. Accord
ing to a member of the executive commit
tee. which prepared the proposition for the
settlement. that committee and the griev
ance committee of the local union have
unanimously approved the plan.
I An agreement was adopted unanimously,
and the executive committee was given
final authority to carry on all negotiations
that may result from Its present attention
to the transit company for ratification. 1t
provides that no discrimination will be
made against any employe because he Is
or may become a member of any union All
employees must be entirely free to join any
organization; that any attempt on the part
of any of the employees to induce any other
employe by intimidation threats to join
or not join any union. Will be
cause for the Immediate discharge
OF the person guilty OF such
attempt: that any attempt to influence any
emplOye by any official of the company TO
join or not to join any union shall be cause
for discharge of such official; that the COM
pany will treat with any committee repre-
ScntlnS the organization regarding any
matter of mutual interest; that the COM
pany will agree that If any further differ
ences shall arise between 1t and it's en-
ployes. with respect to the terms of this
agreement or It's application to cases that
shall hereafter arise which cannot be adj
justed amicably between the parties. they
shall be submitted to arbitration: that the
question of reinstatement of former en-
ployes shall be submitted to arbitration.
The proposition will be presented to the
officials of the transit company at once.
This was the thirty-eighth day Of the
strike, which has cost the taxpayers of st.
Louis more than a quarter of a million of
dollars the cost or protection alone, and
not taking into account the heavy loss sus-
tanned by the merchants and citizens gen.
orally, as well as that suffered by the
Transit Company ana it's striking employees.
With the exception of guards of deputy
sheriffs at the numerous car sheds and
power houses. everything had peaceful
appearance during the early hours. Cars
or all the divisions were apparently run
ming with as much regularity as before the
strike.
During the night the only trouble of a
serious nature experienced was an attempt
to blow up a mail car near Broadway and
North Market street. An explosion, caused
by the car striking a bomb on the track.
aroused the entire ncighborhood. George
Srhniesser was arrested by special officers,
who said they saw him place the explosive
on the track.
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THE KANSAS CITY CONVENTION.
subcommittee on the Grounds Inyes.
fighting the Situation.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 15.-The sub
committee of the democratic national COM
mittee appointed to make final arrange
ments for the national convention on July
i met here today. Colonel John 1. Martin
sergeant made his report. The
two most important questions to be con-
sldered are the alleged extortionate rates
charged by hotel men and the ability of
the contractors to finish convention hall.
1t was nearly noon when the committee
got together Senator James X Jones'
chairman of the national committee, pre-
sided. Those present We're: }. G. Johnson
OF Kansas vice chairman of the executive
committee; &. A. Walsh of Iowa, secre-
tary of the national committee; Messrs. d.
}. Campau of Michigan, Adair Wilson of
Colorado. VIM. J. Stone of Missouri and
John l. Martin. The session was secret,
and chairman Jones announced that he
Will issue statement on the findings Of
the committee.
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RELATING TO MAJORITY AGE
OPINION BY ATTORNEY DUVALL SUB
MITTED TO COMMISSIONERS.
Common Law Fixes Age of Beth Sexes
at Neutrality-suspicious. Reg
-
ulatipE Marriages.

Mr.. A. B. DuvalE the attorney for the
District. in responding to a request of the
Commissioners hassubmitted an interest
ing opinion upon the question relative to
the age Of majority-in the District of the
two sexes. In the District, he states, the
common law fixes the age of majority of
each sex at twentysone years.
Possibly. he continues, note should be
made of the act of Maryland of 1T3s chap
ter 101. subchafter LIN force in the Dis
trict. Abert's Complied Statutes of the Dis
trict, 557. which provides: Section 3. No
will. testament codicil shall be good ana
effectual for any purpose whatever unless
the person making the same be at the time
of executing or acknowledging 1t, as nero
after directed, of sound and disposing mind,
and capable of executing valid deed or
contract. No wiz, testament or codic1l
shall be good and effeetual to pass any in
terest or estate in any land. tenement or
iEcorporeal hereditament unless the person
making the same, if male. be of the full!
age of twenty-one years, and If female Of
the full age of eighteen years.
1.-THE Maryland act,H states Mr.. DuVal1,
"confers power upon female infants to de-
wise land at eighteen. years of age. 1t is
silent upon testamentary capacity as to
personality, and the common law Is In force,
whereby infants over the age of fourteen
If male and over twelve If female may
make a will of personal property. A fe-
legacy at eighteen, but male must be
twenty-one. An infant of the age of eigh-
teen. whether male or female, may act as
executor in will. Both males and females
must be of the age of twenty-one years in
order to dispose of real estate by deed,
but they are capable of receiving real es-
tate by devise or deed at any age
Relating to Marriages.
Mr.. Duvall also calls attention to an act
of Congress approved May 13, 1896. regu-
lating marriages in the District, which pro-
vides that II any male person intending to
marry in the District be under twenty-one
years of age, and if a female under eigh-
teen years of age, and has not been pre-
v:ously married, the consent of the father
or guardian, or, If there be none. of the
mother, Of such person shall be given either
personally to the clerk of the Supreme
Court of the District or his deputy, or in
writing, subscribed to by a witness. who
shall make oath before the clerk of said
court that said writing was signed or ac-
knowledged in the presence of the witness
by such father, guardian or mother, as the
case may be. No license for any marriage
shall be issued to which any citizen of d
foreign country shall be party until a
minister or consul representing such for
egn country in the United States shall GER
tify that the conditions to the validity of
the marriage according to the laws of such
foreign country have been complied with.
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Consular Offices.

The following Spanish consular officers
have been resssnizea;; Horace Chester New
comb. honoray viaA consul at Philadel-
phla; Rosende. Torfas, honorary vice con-
sui at Brunswick. Ga; Simon Celaya, hon
orary vice cJnsuE nit Brownsville, Tex:
Camilo Martin. HONORARY vice consul at San
Francisco. Cal; William A. LIE Baron, hon
ra, honorary vice consul at Tampa: DR..
D. J. del Amo. honorary consul at San
Francisco; Arthur Cameron Humphrey.
honorary vice consul at, Norfolk; Hendrfch
Mosle honorary vice consul at Galveston.
Antonio Gastaver, honorary vice consul at
Charleston; Vicente Ros, honorary vice con-
sui at PascagouIa; 2 Pfospero schiaffino
honorary vice consul at Baltimore for Mary.
land and the District of Columbia: Mar
ciso Perez Petinto. honorary vice consul at
Savannah
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for the digging and the plant. and he inn
mediately set to work to raise the amount.
Forain succeeded in Interesting a number
of people Of wealth and formed joint
stock company. but meanwhile his calcula-
tons were assailed by scientists and 1t
was shown pretty clearly that the figures
were incorrect. He replied with great Bit
terness and the consequence was that the
scheme went to pieces In the shock of con-
troversy.
What Peeams of Forain I don't know.
y ths problem is actually solved. suppose
he will be tished out of the limbo Of cranks
and Missionaries to take his proper place in
history
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CHANGES MADE NECESSARY.
RESIGNATION of Employees I'm Con
fOrmity With New Law.

Resignation OF Employees In Con.
fOrmity With New Law.
The District superintendent of lamps and
the three inspectors of gas and electric
lighting are provided for in the current APP
preparation act under the head Engineer
Office while in the act for the coming
fiscal year these positions have been pro-
vided for under the head Telegraph and
Telephone Service with titles slightly
changed. In order to conform to the new
act the Commissioners, upon the recon-
mendation Of Mr.. w. C. Allen, the electrical
engineer, have designated Charles G. Har-
ris, the present superintendent of lamps, as
inspector Of lamps, and E. K. Lowe, H. D.
Mankin and E. Burgess. present inspectors
Of gas and electric lighting, as inspectors
simply.
The Commissioners have also approved
these recommend sssssnnnsanaa 0 r. # NJ A4sp
spector of electric lighting. from a to IS
per day; that Of l.. s. Johnson, skilled la
borer, from 81 to s.. SO per day. and that Of
H. NJ. Madert. W. T. Ferguson and Sidney
Wiley. assistant telephone operators, from
81 to S1.25 per day These changes viii
take effect July /. 1900
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Cadets Appointed.

Cadets at the West Point Military Acad-
envy, under The fncrease provided for by re-
cent legislatidA. have been appointed from
the states-at 1arge,. Us follows:
william A. Toward, Grand Rapids, Mich,
by Senator gHrrewai
otto L: Bfd5msels.l Reynolds. Idaho. by
Thomas c. MeRss Prescott Ariz.. by
S1 Emmett sG =. ,Ac1nnts. Sherman, Texas, by
Senator Culbefson-
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BALTIMORE, June 15.-Flour quiet. unchanged;
Wheat armer: spot, the month and July. 76a 76H;
steamer No. red, 71a711s; receipts q ,54l busl-
els; exports 1S9 bushels: southern by sample Il
an, do. on grade. 721sa761s. Corn frmer: mixed,
spot, the month and July, 44a441s; August, 44Ba
corn, Il; q9. yellqg, a. Oats firm; No. 2 white,
nearby, 54a55, No. 2 western 59 stock. %, 159
bushels. Hay ffm; No. timothy. SIT bid Grain
freghts very dull: steam to Liverpool, per bBhel,
SID: asked July; Cork for orders. per quarter, Sc.
81 June snd July: Sugar very firm; coarse granl-
Butter firm, unchanged. Eggs firm, unchanged.
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"a distinguished scientist has seriou iy
suggested the sinking of boilers deep
enough to use the heat Of the earth as
fuel" said prominent engineer Of this
city.
'"That sounds fantastic In view Of tho fact
that a depth of 1900 feet would be necss-
sary to boil water. but a scheme Of the
Same sort was urged with great energy
back in the eos by a Washington inventor
named Forain. II my memory is correct,
Forain was a man Of considerable msans
and a mathematician Of ability. The inter-
nal heat of the earth Is supposed to equal
about one degree to the 100 Feet Of penstra-
that tie percentage wa5 very mudn grsktss
and Increased in compound ratio after 1
certain depth was reached. He figured out
an elaborate table and proposed to sink a
huge shaft with accumulators at the bot
tom, from which Unlimited steam would be
supplied to the surface Al that Ees pSed.
Cd was Q lew million dollars capital II 6ak
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Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Amphitrite arrived yesterday at
New Bedford. The Adams is at Astoria
The Fortune and the torpedo boat Gwin
left the New York yard yesterday for
Newport. The north Atlantic squadron ar
rived at Boston yesterday. The Iowa and
the Philadelphia arrived at Tacoma yester-
day from Bremerton. The Kentucky is at
Fort Monroe. The Scindia arrived at Glib
raltar this morning.
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In the Divorce Court.

In a petition for divorce filed today by
Ray B. Bohannan, naming Herbert NJ
Bohannan respondent. desertion on the part
of the latter is alleged. Attorney Heber
]. May appears for the petitioner.
Proceedings for divorce were also insti-
tuted today by George c. Woo1ey. through
Attorney James T. Hunter. against Ger
trude e. Wooley. Desertion Is alleged.
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Reduction of Duties.

Consul General Mentally informs the State
Department that by a recent decree only
70 per cent Of the total import duties and
extras will be charged In the custom houses
and frontier stations on merchandise i'm
ported into the republic of Guatemala from
1900 the 30 per cent reduction being for the
benefit of the importer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15

First Lieut.. w. NJ. Talbot. volunteer sig
nal corps. at New York city has been or
the signal corps tess. FoTt Myer. va aa'S at
Major Orlando Quicker, SURGEON, U. g. ".
has been relieved from duty In the division
of Cuba and ordered to San francisco for
assignment to duty,
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Andrew Hale, hfty:-two years old, fell on
east yesterday and. injured his head. He
was taken to his Aoma, No. 603 I street
northeast. in the police, ambulance.
Grace A. Knettle has been appointed a
pupil nurse at the Washington ASYLUM
Hospital. at an annual salary Of $50.
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ChiIean Claim. Commission.

All Of the members Of the Chilean claims
commission assembled at the State Depart
ment today for the purpose of organization.
ard the members duly qualified. Arrange
ments are now being made for suitable ac-
commodations for the commission, which
will begin work forthwith.
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mirars dispatch the international force
was then twenty-five miles from Pekin.
There is every indication. however. that the
twenty-fve-mile stretch will be about the
most difficult of the entire route. The dis
patch of the admiral makes no mention of
further engagements with the Boxers.
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Assigned to Rerfments.

Officers recently appointed have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Lieutenant
Colonel Alfred c. Markley to the 22d In
fantry; Major Edwin B. Bolton to the oath
Infantry and ordered to join his regiment
in the PHILIPPINES
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Hon0rably Discharged

having rendered bis yesignati9u. has been
s ssaGss1 Sass2 @ s a dse sssss
ct 6ncA
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock Market.
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
ana brokers'. 1410 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
Genburg, Thalmann & Co. Now York
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Classification of Patients.

Some Of the other buildings the superin-
tendent has in contemplation provide for a
necessary and satisfactory classification Of
the patients according to their condition or
symptoms-as, for instance, a building for
the disturbed class, another for bedridden
patients, and so on. The construction of
the Office building in the quarter named
and Of other buildings In the same direction.
will result in allowing greater freedom and
more room to the patients who will finally
occupy that portion Of the hospital Of which
the present administration building is the
center. where at present the inmates have
to be somewhat restricted by reason of
being in quarters more public than will be
the case hereafter.
It is hoped to start the work Of construct
ing the asylum addition so as to have some
Of the buildings ready for occupancy by
next summer. In the meantime it is re-
garded as likely that Congress will again
have an opportunity to pass upon the ques-
ton Of additional land before 1t will be
necessary to construct the remaining build
ings on the east side of Nichols avenue, on
the plateau directly adjoining Congress
Heights, and so effect a division Of the hos
pital
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A dispatch has been received at the Brit
ish embassy here from Admiral Seymour
in command Of the international troops now
forcing their way from Tien-Tsin to Pekn.
The dispatch disclosed the extreme difficul-
ties encountered, mainly in the form OF
deserSye and state stated that the
ing twenty-four hours. The comma nding
admiral felt that It would be desirable to
have additional forces In order to meet
Svery contingency, although the general
feslnS was enpressed that the trouble
*oId be less diftcult to deal With than
had bsso expected u = calculated that
the twSnty-foas houzs pesefdin6 fhe ID
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-24
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK,
ORGANIZED 1913.
Banking Rooms $50 Waite,
Street.

IRUSTEES-J: II, Marley, L. c. Cor.
mish, Lendall Titcomb, b. f. PARROT
Treby Johnson.
Deposits are placed on interest the fret
her Hiu No'em-
nrs't crest paid or credited on account On
erMnesdnesday of February and August
taxes anS are exempt by law from ali
tial. accounts are strictly coat:ien
tors, Administratges afforded to Execu-
S,Dr Women and minor.
AD"IN G. DUDLEY. rrs.a