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Evening star., 1903-08-31
ALLEGED NUISANCE.
Lieut.. Byrnes Reports on Complaints
Made Regarding Fairgrounds.

The Commissioners have received a re-
port from Lieut.. Michael Byrnes in COM
mand of the second police precinct regard
Ing the alleged nuisance created in the
vicinity of lst and p streets northwest by
the public playground for colored children
established there. The report was made as
result of a complaint received from Mrs
M. S. Cooley of 1917 1st street who in a
letter to the Commissioners dated August
21. stated that the children who frequented
the grounds annoyed the residents of the
locality considerably with their noise and
vulgar language. The complaint was re-
ferred to Lieut.. Byrnes and in his report
he stated that he had instructed his men
to have the grounds cleared at p.m but
that even the enforcement of this order
would not allay the annoyance caused to
residents of the vicinity. He xtated that
he had suggested that the rappa ratus placed
on the playground by the playground COM
mittee be removed to the center of the lot
AS it is situated at present the swing and
other paraphernalia are within ten feet
of the sidewalk and will cause some little
annoyance to paSserSby. His suggestion,
he states, was not adopted by the COM
mittee and the grounds still continue to
cause annoyance. The lieutenant ventures
the opinion that whether this change is
made not in the location of the appa-
ratus he does not think 1t will satisfy the
majority of the people living in the vicinity,
general principles The Commissioners
have directed that Mr.. Cuno II. Rudolph
chairman of the playground committee be
communicated with and steps taken to
have applied whatever remedies may be
suggested.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
MR.. WEST ON DUTY.
Commissioner Returns to Desk
Laden With Business.

Commissioner West returned to his desk
late Saturday afternoon. to find an accu-
mutation of papers that needed his atten-
ton Friday and part of Saturday the Dis
trict was without Commissioner. Capt.
Newcomer was acting in place of Col. Bid
die. and Mr. Macfarland had gone away for
a short vacation. Mr.. West was expected
to return Saturday morning. but did not
reach the building until about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. There were several basket
fuls of papers on his desk waiting his sig
nature, and he spent all of Saturday after
noon and a greater part of the morning to-
day looking over these papers and fixing his
approval, where he approved.
A constant stream of visitors has poured
into his Office this morning for the purpose
of discussing District business. Mr.. West
also received calls from number of Dis
trict officials. with whom he discussed the
business of the office. One of these was
Superintendent Stoutenburgh of the Wash
ington Asylum. who was an early visitor,
but who remained with the Commissioner
but a short time.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
NEW WILL TURNS UP
ANOTHER LAST TESTAMENT OF
CHARLES L. FAIR.
Sent Through Mails to Court - Gives
Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars to "Son."

SAN FRANCISCO, August 81.-What
purports to be the last will and testament
of the late Charles L. Fair has made its
way through the United States mail in a
mysterious manner to the chambers of Su-
perior Judge F. ]. Murasky. The document
is now in the custody of the county clerk.
On opening it Judge Murasky found what
purports to be a will signed by the late
millionaire. Charles L. Fair, and witnessed
by the late 1. w. Lees and w. H. L.
Barnes The document Is short and type
written, Fairs signature and that of the
alleged witnesses having been written in
ink.
Big Money for Boy.
In this alleged will Fair mentions his
son, Charles j. and to him he bequeaths
the sum of 100000. In addition to this be-
quest the sum of $780, 600 is bequeathed to
"the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
$5CO0OO to Jos. Harvey" and $4,000 Ito
the city of San Francisco for the purpose
of founding hospital"
The residue of the testators estate is
left to his wife, who is also named as ex-
ecutrix. The alleged will is dated at San
Francisco, April 16, 1901
May Not Be Contest.
1t will be remembered that about eleven
months ago an heir, Charlie Fair, was
brought forward in this city. although he
never appeared in person, and the matter
was dropped without any investigation
Whether one will come forward and petit
ton the court to probate the alleged will of
Charles l.. Fair, which reached Judge
MuraSky In so mysterious a way, is mat
ter of conjecture. Anyway the document,
whether genuine or fictitious has been
Drought 10 Hght IN most unusual manner.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
Real Estate Transfers.

D street southeast between New Jersey
avenue and South Capitol street-George G.
Cornish ct ux. to Manor Real Estate and
Trust Company, part original lot 16, square
6I3; 81 600.
lie Droit Park-Edmond J. Murphy ct ux.
to John A. Beyold, lot 27, block 49, SO.
Fourth street northwest between r and
8 streets-J. NJ. A. Watson, receiver to
Harry A. Shinn. receiver lot 50. square 519;
81.
North Capitol and Defrees streets north
west-Sarah A. c. Sparrow to Clifford V.
Sparrow. lot "A, square 623; So
Brookland-Lester B. Platt ct al, trus-
tees, to Edward M. Kress, lot 4, block ii; !;
$40.
First street northeast between E and f
streets-Joseph Carter ct uX to Washing
ton Terminal Company, part lot 1S1, square
721; $3.50
E street northeast between 1st and I'd
streets-Phillip Otterback ct ux to same
lot III. square 721; $1,000.
No. 1911 Sd street NOTWITHSTANDING p
Barnard ct al, trustees to Henry Reuter-
part lot 10. block II, LeSDroit Park; s., $50
Evening star., 1903-08-31
DROWNING OF JOHN H. BROWN.
President of Local Colored Club Loses
His Life in Potomac.

John H. Brown, colored, aged thrty-six,
was drowned at Somerset Beach at 5
O'Clock yesterday evening. He was in bath
ing and, 1t is thought, was overcome by
cramps, for he went down almost as soon
he entered the water, at a place where
1t was hardly over his head. He was q
good swimmer The body was not recov-
cred yesterday, although the river was
dragged from until Z o'clock. At late
hour today ii had not been found.
The drowned man was the president of
the Lone Star Social Club which has been
meeting at his home, 1899 street north
west. The club was on an excursion for
pleasure at Somerset Beach yesterday.
Several moments before entering the water
Mr.. Brown spoke to the general manager
of the club, ]. II. Carter, of not feeling
well. When he disappeared his friends
We're watching and dived after him i'm
mediately, but to no purpose. His business
was that of an interior decorator and he
had lived in Washington all his life His
wife survives him.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
LAND SYNDICATE SUIT.
Hearing Begun on Application for Ac-
counting and Receiver.

Hearing was begun today before Justice
Gould of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia of the proceedings in equity
for an accounting and the appointment of
a receiver in connection with the manage
ment of the affairs of the LIE Droit Land
Syndicate. The suit was filed by DR.. ChaS
w. Richardson and number OF others
against Thomas G. Hensey, Melville D.
Hensey and Mellen c. Hooker. The COM
planants alege mismanagement of the af
fairs of the syndicate
Mr.. Thomas G. Hensey, through Attorney
A. B. Duvall, today filed answer to the bill
of complaint. He makes general denial of
the charges advanced by the complainants,
declaring that he did not organize the syn
dicate, nor did he induce the complainants
to become shareholders therein.
1t is of record that the complainants al
legged that while the syndicate paid only
about $4,000 for the land purchased the
shareholders were charged S1500OO for 1t.
Mr.. Hensey asserts that the syndicate was
organized by others, who purchased the
land from Mrs. Amanda Dean. Neither
does he know now, nor at the time of the
purchase, according to Mr.. Hensey did he
know, the price paid by Mrs. Dean for the
land.
Mr.. Melville D. Hensey also filed answer
today through Attorney z. H. Thomas He
says that he organized the syndicate in
question and purchased the land from Mrs.
Dean. He denies that he ever represented
that he paid S15O,OCO for the Dean prop
erty
The greater part of the session of the
court today was occupied with the reading
of the papers and affidavits that have been
filed in the cause.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
ArIny Orders.

First Lieut.. Lewis w. Rand, Corps of En-
gneers, has been relieved from duty in the
division of the Philippines and ordered to
Washington barracks, in this city, for duty
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Lieut. Col. Richard T Yeatman,
9th Infantry one month, with permission
to apply for an extension of one month;
Col. Edward Hunter, judge advocate, one
months extension on account of sickness
Capt Godfrey II. Macdonald 10th Cav
airy, has been ordered to Chicago Ill, to
report to the chief quartermaster depart-
ment of the lakes, for special duty at that
place.
First Lieut.. Walter G. Penfield, United
States infantry, ordnance department, has
been relieved from duty al the Sandy Hook
proving ground, Sandy Hook, N j., and
ordered to the Rock Island arsenal, Rock
Island, ILL.,, for duty at that place
Evening star., 1903-08-31
Held for Action of Grand jury

AT the conclusion of a preliminary hear
Ing this morning before Judge Mills in the
United States branch of the Police Court
William. alias Buddy, Johnson, colored,
charged with attempted highway robbery,
was held in $500 bonds for the action OF
the grand jury. John Davis also colored
of 141 Massachusetts avenue northeast, was
the complaining witness in the case
he te<,ihed that he was set upon early
yesterday morning on Gordon avenue
northeast by two colored men. During the
mix-up Davis throat was slashed and he
received a stab In the left side From the
description given by Davis, the police ar
rested Johnson yesterday afternoon
Evening star., 1903-08-31
Rounds Up Nineteen Vessels.

Ceaseless warfare is still being waged in
Maryland and Virginia by the oyster police
against the illegal takers of oysters in the
two states. Arrests are made very often
and heavy fines are imposed. Saturday
evening the little Virginia gunboat James
River, Capt. Wydner, commanding, rounded
up nineteen vessels at work in the James
river near Newport News, and captured the
entire fleet. The crews of several of the
boats attempted to escape by swimming
ashore, bat shots from the police rifles fall
ing about them caused them to change their
minds and swim back to the boats The
Arrested men will be tried at Norfolk.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No 1-Justice Gould
keyworth agt. Keyworth: auditors re-
port confirmed. Pickford agt. Pickford;
rule as to contempt. returnable September
3. 1903. Boyd agt Ellis; receivers author
1Zed to make certain repairs. In re lunacy
of James A. Sinnott; committee authorized
to pay $50 per month to iunatic's mother
Barrow agt. Southern Building and Loan
Associations: reference to auditor to state
receivers account.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Barnard.
Moore agt. Henderson,: order allowing
withdrawal of original notes.
Probate Court-Justice Gould
Estate of Laura Donaldson; order for
publication. Estate of Genevieve B. VIM
satt; will admitted to probate and letters
testimentary granted to VIM. A. Wimsatt
and r. Harrison Johnson; bond. $1,000. Es-
tate of Annie Wayland; will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted
to Francis w. Stone; bond, $50 900.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
Mind Unbalanced by Heat.

The police were told last night that a
woman was found seated on the pilot of an
engine at Perryville, Md. Friday night, and
who was taken into custody because of her
strange actions. is Miss Eta NJ. Mansfield
of 1913 1 street northwest. Her mother,
Mrs. George s. Mansfield who left for Elk
ton. Md. where she is in custody, said that
her daughter started for Boston Thursday,
ana that her strange actions were probably
due to the heat
Inc baltimore sun of today states that
MISS Mansfield who was placed in a room
at Deputy Sheriff McAllisters house was
found saturday night with one end of a
towel tied around her neck and was lust
q bed.
Evening star., 1903-08-31

| Maximum temperature past twenty-f four
| hours. G6; year ago, Sc
Weather conditions and general forecast
| Unsettled weather continues east of the
| mississippi valley, and there have been
| rains or showers over this entire area There
| were also showers in the southwest In the
| west and northwest the weather has been
! fair.
Temperatures are below the seasonal
| average east of the Rocky mountains the
departures ranging from three degrees to
eleven degrees
Rain will continue tonight in New Eng
land. the middle states and on the south At
!anuc coast, and on Tuesday in eastern
New England: elsewhere in the east and
south the weather will be fair tonight and
Tuesday.
Temperatures will continue comparatively
low, though with a rising tendency Tues
day. 1t Will cooler tonight in the south At
lantic states.
On the New England coast the winds will.
be fresh to brisk and mostly nOrtheaster1y;
on the middle Atlantic coast fresh north.
light to fresh. mostly northwest to north;
| on the east gulf light north to northeast,
and on the lower lakes fresh southwest to
northwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have brisk POSSIBLY high north
easterly winds with rain to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Din
incheS) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Wilmington. 1.24; Nor
folk, 156; New Orleans, 124; Abilene, 15s;
Opelika, Ala, $50; Dublin. Tex. 16O.
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
am Sunday: Wytheville. 1.3S; Lynchburg,
2.7S; Richmond. 1.O1: Jacksonville 1.3s;
Buffalo, 1.1O; Cleveland 1.22
Records for TwentyFour Hours.
The following were the readings of the
| thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the tWenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 30, 4 pm, 65; 8
pm. 60; II midnight 90. August 81, 4 am,
"a; am, "a; II noon, 66; pm, 66.
Maximum s. at pm, August 81; mini
mum. S3. at am, August 81.
Observation-Disclosures 30 pm, 1892: 8
pm. 1914; u midnight, 2994. August 81.
am. 1888; am, 1885: noon. 2995. 2
pm. 1888.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
Am: Great Falls, temperature, 70; condi-
ton, 3; Dalecarlia reservoir temperature
10; condition at north connection 9; condi-
tion at south connection, 3; Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir. temperature. 7S; condi-
ton at inf1uent gate house. 8; condition at
eftiuent gate house. 4: Washington city
reservoir, temperature, rs; condition at in
fluent, 26; condition at eff1uent, 36.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 9:25 am. and 8 80 pm;
high tide, 2:21 am. and 300 pm. Tomor-
row-Low tide, 1925 am. and l0:41 pm;
high tide, $3.50 am. and 416 pm
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 500 am; sun sets 6:36
pm. Moon sets 1886 am. Tomorrow sun
rises. 5:27 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguiShing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguishcd
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
One Cloudy, other Muddy.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August 81
Potomac Is cloudy: Shenandoah is muddy.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CASE OF EDGAR SIMMONS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Body Of Dead Sailor to Be Exhumed
and Inquest Will Fol-
low.
Evening Star Bureau,
Tn1 EinO Street

Bell Telephone 10S.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 81, 1903.
The case of Edgar Simmons. who Is being
held for supposed completely in the drown
ing Of Frederic Dahl, was further investi-
gated In the police court this morning by
Mayor Simpson. The officers have been
working upon the case ever since the arrest.
and this morning had about a dozen wit
nesses on the stand. The statement OF
Simmons that he had spent the night on
which Dahl was drowned with a man
named Hughes was denied by all Of the
witnesses. he having been there Monday
night. when the drowning occurred Satur-
day night. His whereabouts have been
accounted for up to II o'clock Saturday
night, but after that time nothing has been
learned of his movements, and it was after
II o'clock that cries of murder" were
heard from the wharf by Acting Chief
Knight.
The mayor ordered the body exhumed,
and directed that Coroner Purvis should
hold an inquest over it, in order to deter
mine positively, If possible, the cause of a
wound over the eye The inquest will
probably be made some time this evening.
The case was again postponed, pending the
result of the inquest.
Police Court Notes.
There was a rather long police court
docket this morning, the mayor having be-
fore him the following cases: Simon Dea-
yer, drunk and disorderly, was fined 50 so.
Charles Griffin and James Self were up for
disorderly conduct and fighting. Griffin was
dismissed and Self fined S.. David Gray
son, disorderly conduct and fighting for
feited collateral. Ida Freeman, colored, as
sault on Lizzie Thompson, fined $40. Will
lam Conklfn. drunk in the streets, sent
back to the almshouse. George Brooks
drunk in the street. fined SIS. John Penn
and Ellen Kemper were charged with dis
orderly conduct. Penn was fined IS and
Ellen was dismissed Sarah Lomax.
charged with stealing pair Of trousers,
was fined So Daisy Bonnie and John Henry
Jones. disorderly conduct. forfeited col
lateral.
with indecent conduct. dismissed. Robert
Taylor, for permitting his cows to trespass
on the property of others, fined s..
General and Personal.
Mrs. Cuvilier, wife of Samuel Cuvillier,
sr, died at her residence 314 South Lee
street, yesterday morning, after a linger-
ing illness. Early Sunday morning she be-
came suddenly much worse and her death
followed shortly. -Ars. Cuvillier was about
sixty years old
The clerk of the school board began issu-
ing permits this morning at the Opera
House. Heretofore it has been the custom
to issue them in the Peabody school build
ing, but owing to the work of repairing
that building 1t was done in the Opera
House this year. The schools will open
September Z.
The announcement of the marriage of Mr.
Selma Lynn and Miss Jane Lozana. both of
this city, in Washington Saturday came as
a surprise to their many friends. After
the ceremony the couple left for Orange
Va, where they will remain for a time with
the parents of the groom.
Evening star., 1903-08-31

A slight fire occurred Saturday after
noon in the house of Albert j. Wolf $40
a street southeast, caused by lighted
lamp coming in contact with woodwork in
the kitchen that had been recently painted
About So damage resulted
Evening star., 1903-08-31

A young man, who gave his name Rob-
ert b. Warning and his address as GA I
street northwest, was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital Saturday night for an in
jury to his head. His statement was that
policeman at an excursion resort had
dubbed him.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
Installation of Officers.

The recently elected officers of the local
department, Spanish War Veterans will be
formally installed next Thursday evening,
at 719 9th street.
Evening star., 1903-08-31
FINANCIAL.
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The F. I'll. Smith Co.,
Real Estate. Loans. Investments. Insurance.
l4O8 MY. Ave. Bond BLDG.

'NV~ss 1oaAN RVHNSs
Our list of houses shows III its
present condition that our facilities
tor renting property are unusual.
We want more vacant houses. 1t is
practically as good as a guarantee
that they will be rented promptly if
put in our hands. Your property
will pay as it should if we have its
management because we will bring
it to the attention of~the right sort
OF tenants, rent it and keep it rented.
Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1903-08-31
RAIN TONIGHT.
Tuesday Fair, Warmer; Light Winds,
Mostly Northerlv.

Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland rain to-
night. Tuesday fair. warmer; light winds,
mostly northerly.
For Virginia. cloudy tonight, rain and
cooler in central and eastern portions. Tues
day fair, warmer; light to fresh variable
winds. becoming west to northwest
Evening star., 1903-08-31

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, G6; a year ago Sc
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-27
Frank Golden Sued.

James Malon, through his attorney
Craig and StOddard, filed a slit yester-
day III the district court for S10,00G
damages against Frank Golden Tt :
complaint alleges that the plaintiff
Mallon, was lawfully travelling on tie
sidewalk on the west side of Center
street between Commercial Row and
Second street on the evening of June
10Th, when he was, without fault O.
negligence on his part, precipitated !,
to an excavation dug, opened aid
made by defendant Golden and unpro
tected by light, signal or guard rail
resulting in a broken collar bone an
internpl injuries to plaintiff.-Jour-
Dal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-27
Nevada Chloride Queen.

The Nevada Chloride Queen Mining
and Development Company is a Cor
-Ioration organized and existing under
Me Laws of the State of Nevada, own
.hg full mining claims, located in
Ormsby County, Nevada, about 81
miles from Carson City. The claim
owned are as follows: The Chloride
the Bill D. No. 1. the Bill D. No. 2 and
the Bah D.
The company is incorporated for
100000 shares, par value 81 per share
The limited number of $4,000 shares
have been set aside, to be sold at Csc
share for the purpose of extension
developing work. It is the purpose
of the company to continue the explor
alton and development of these claims
and to declare dividends from time tt
time from the proceeds of the ore
that is extracted. This is a conser
vative business investment The Off
GERS are: o. F. Woodbury., President
]. G. Sweeney, Vice-President and at
torney: H. Dieterich, Secretary an,
Tres -'uer. who together with Wm
Dietelich and c. D. Van Duzer CON
prise the Board of Directors
For further information call on o
address,
H. DIETERICH.
Secty ant Treas.
County Building Carson City, Ne,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-27
New Trains.

The Reno passenger trains No Ii
and ii put into service by the South
ern Pacific on April 5th willbeapprs-
Gated by the travelling public. Train
No. Is will leave Reno daily at 8 D. r.,
Truckee at $50 p. m, arrive at Sd ira.
mento at a. M. arrive at Oakland
1.04 a. m. and San Francisco So a.
m.
Train No. IA will leave San Fran
cisco daily at p. m, leave Oakland
10th street at TAI. Sacramento at
1i:05 p. M, Truckee $50 a. m, arriv-
ing at Reno at 1850 a. m.
Each of these trains will be equip
ped with first class sleeping cars anG
coaches. LOGAN passengers between
San Francisco and Reno should use
the Reno passenger trains.
Train No. 6 leaving San Francisco
ct p. m. will have first class sleeping
ant dining cars but no coaches.
General ticket office at San Fran
cisco is located at GLIB Market street
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-27
Dropped Dead.

E. j. Isham, popularity known as
Jack" Isham, dropped dead in the
railroad depot at Sacramento Monday
morning just after buying a ticket to
Folsom Mr. Isham was a commercial
traveller for Langley 4 Mighels, who'"-
sale druggists Of San Francisco. AMI
made frequent trips to this city. IN
the 1st Of September he intended to
open a drug store at Chico He was a
prominent member of the Elks and OF
the Knights Templar. He was about
SO years of age and leaves wife Z
mourn his loss.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-27
INTERESTING news
FROM OVER The STATE
Items Cleaned from the EXCHANGE
list.
luuUUI III Ml UUIUuMuluMnIuWMII IUuTuNHMEuuI

Messrs. Krupp and Fetch, who left
San Francisco July goth to make the
trip across the continent, reached New
York on Saturday. They have the dis
tinction of being the first to travel
from ocean to ocean in an automo-
bile.
All kinds of convfcts passed through.
Carson yesterday, according to re
ports From all accounts there must
loose in this neck Of the woods.