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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
WAGGAMAN FAILURE

Not in many years have the citizens of
the District been so greatly shocked as was
the case when it was announced to the
public that Thomas E. Waggaman, one of
the leading real estate dealers and promi-
nent citizens of the District, had failed.
This financial failure was the more APP
palling when it was learned that citizens
in all degrees of life, from the pope to
the humble washerwoman, had lost vari-
ious sums of money, the latter in many in
stances losing the savings of a lifetime.
Then, too the Catholic University of Amer
lea was great financial sufferer so much
so that an appeal had to be made for funds
to continue the work of the institution.
The public, and especially those who had
lost fortunes and those who had lost their
small savings, followed this case with
great and intense interest until on Septem-
Der 70 Mr.. Waggaman was formally adj
Judged by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia to be a bankrupt Fol-
lowing out this judgment the cause was
referred to Mr. Andrew Y. Bradley as ref
cree in bankruptcy.
Mr.. Bradley at once took up the case and
advertised for the filing and proving of
claims. The scenes enacted in his office
from day to day were pitiful in the ex-
IRENE. Workmen covered with the CRIME
of their calling stood side by side with
people in the higher walk of life waiting
their turn TO present proof of having given
their all to Mr.. Waggaman for investment.
Many of them claimed security the
now famous List of Securities No. L." but
which 1t is now believed will not cover one
third of the money it is said to secure
After Mr. Bradley had passed upon the
claims of the creditors he called a meeting
of them and Nh George Truesden was
elected trustee for Mr.. Waggaman Mr..
Truesdell was at this time on the ocean
returning from Europe. Upon reaching
this city he took the matter under advise
ment and finally declined the position
Later Mr.. III. Roster Dulaney was elected
trustee, and he qualified and gave bond in
the sum of 100000.
number of equity suits and proceedings
ir the Probate Court followed the an
nouncement Of the failure of Mr. Wagga-
man. Most of them asked to have him re-
moved as trustee under deeds of trust and
to compel accountings in each of the cases.
As a result of the Waggaman failure a
suit was filed by the Columbia National
Bank against Mgr. Marchetti of the papal
legation to recover nearly thousand dol
lars, the amount of a letter of credit fur
nished the monsignor by the bank on a
check furnished by Mr.. Waggaman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
THE INAUGURATION

Immediately following the announcement
of the results of the election, steps were
taken to lay plans for the inauguration of
Theodore Roosevelt. Several names were
considered for the Craftsmanship Of the in
augural committee, and at first it was
thought Mr.. Charles G.. Glover would be
chosen. On November 30, however, Gen.
John M. Wilson, U. 8. A., retired, and
formerly chief of engineers, was selected,
and accepted. The next day he named his
omcers and the chairmen of the various
minor committees. Lieut.. Gen. Adna r..
Chaffee was chosen grand marshal of the
parade, and Gen. John H. johnson was
named as chief of staff.
Ihe first meeting of the inaugural COM
mlttee was held December at the head
quarters In the New Willard Hotel. Diff
Guilty at once arose as to the use of the
pension building for the purposes Of the In
augural ball. Congress four years ago ex-
presseiy denied the use of public buildings
work bill was favorably reported to the
Senate and passed by that body, granting
the use of the pension building
contrary to expectations, the House COM
matter was discussed several days, with
the result that action was finally delayed
until after the holiday recess. Members of
the inaugural committee are assured that
al oppoSItlOn TO the Dill Will be with
drawn when Congress convenes and that
the ball will be held at the pension build
ing as heretofore.
Gen. Wilson has been pushing things
along and declares that the Inauguration of
Mr.. Roosevelt will be unique and excep-
tional in the history of similar events in
this country. An effort has been made
to reduce the representation of the nearby
states in the parade, Gen. Chaffee's idea
being that the greater variety and the less
w he NAG mt 1,o
enjoyed by the hundreds of thousands of
resident Westinghouse and visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02

selling at 5 cents a loaf. Milk producers
and shippers formed a union and deternin-
ed upon a raise in the price of milk to
local consumers during certain seasons Of
the year.
Among the changes in local official po-
sitions during the year were the following:
Moncure Burke, former secretary Of the
Engineer Commissioner, was appointed as
sistant clerk to the Court of Appeals, Janu-
airy Il.
James Tanner became register of wills
April 1. succeeding Louis A. Dent.
Former Auditor James T. Petty. who
left the District service subsequent to the
Watson incident was appointed second as
sistant assessor, April 4.
Louis +. Zinkhan was appointed superin-
tendent Washington Asylum, April 5.
Wendall p. Stafford appointed to succeed
Justice J. G. Pritchard, as associate justice
District Supreme Court, April %.
Bronson j. Miles appointed superintend-
ent reform school, May 10.
Assistant District Attorney Taggart re-
signed. June q.
John A. Merritt reappointed postmaster OF
Washington, December 9.
Harrison Stidham has been designated to
succeed Warner Stutler as superintendent
of the street cleaning department, District
of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
HAND OF D RA III
GRIM REAPER BUSY DURING THE
PAST YEAR.

Washington has lost by the grim hand of
death many of her best citizens in the past
year. besides others, who. although they
were not strictly Washingtonians. were
nevertheless closely connected with local
interests and had come to be regarded with
respect by the residents through their long
and honorable records as members of the
national legislature. Among the number
of those who died were the following:
James I. Roberts. Col. w. H. Owen. Charles
Foster, Representative w. w. Skilles, Gen.
John B. Gordon, Capt Warren Wilwhite,
Benjamin F. Fuller, Maj. William H. Mills.
u. s. A.; John c. Parker, Mrs. Benjamin J.
Hill, Miss Libia (Coyne) Fletcher, Father
Francis McAtel, Louis Weiser, Lieut..
Frank p. Gross, Representative George w.
Croft, Senator Marcus A. Hanna, Edwin
H. Fowler. DR.. William H. Hawkes.. James
L. White, Representative c. w. Tompkin
son, William A. Campbell, Riley A. Shinn,
Gen. Thomas o. Osborne, Gen. w. H.
Payne, Burton Norvell Harrison Samuel e.
Kingsley, Ger. Americas v. Rice, Col. Will
lam A. Turk, Mrs. Louis E. McComas. Maj.
e. w. Stone, Col. Henry r. Clum, Filippo
Costaggini, Capt. w. H. Green, Col. Red
field Duryee, Capt. H. w. Wheeler, ex-
Judge Stevenson Burke, Gen. j. Dickinson.
Col. William Wilson. Lieut.. Com. J. N. Jor-
don. U. s. N; David I. Mercier, Capt L. L.
w. o. Alexander. Senator Matthew STAN
ley Quay, Levi 2. Letter, DR.. w. F.
Carey Rear Admiral James A. Greer, Jesse
Brown, Adolph L. Kolb, Colonel James A.
Brigham, Thomas T. Keane,. John Sher-
man, Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor, Judge
John ]. Reed, Mrs Nelson A. Miles, Major
Edward A. Clifford Captain j. R. Durham
Senator George G. Vest, Theophilos e.
Roessle, Frank Carver Dr. George w. Hay
Frederick Moffatt. Colonel Walter II
French. Wright Curtiss, Rea.' Admiral E.
NJ. Shepherd. DR.. G. Dew. Showalter,
George w. .Cissel. DIR. Thomas Herran
Kerr Craige, Judge William g. Riley, Jo-
seph F. Saum, G. Thomas Moves, Colonel
Alex. NJ. Miller, Colonel Harry Pugh Gen.
eral Harrison Allen. Rear Admiral F. P.
Gilmore Leroy Taylor, w. M. Holmead,
Albert E. English, Senator George F. Hoar
Major Henry A. Alvord. Postmaster Cen
eral Henry c. Payne, Captain Foster p
Wood, General e. L. Townsend, General
George o. Ruggles, John H Garages, DR..
Reuben B. DERRICK, Frederick Detweiler
Rev. c. C. Meador, William s. Anderson,
Moses Cohen, Re-. DR.. J. e. Rankin Rev.
Edward H. Welsh. ex-Representative w. c.
p. Breckenridge, William J. OBrien, Judge
John w. Kennedy, Theodore w. Tallmadge,
Judge James N Tyner. Lieutenant Morris
H. Brown, Captain John Stewart, John A.
Harvey, General S. NJ Whitside. Prof.
George S. Sheldon. James S. Davis, Arthur
L. Orrison, Tobias Talbert, Solomon Carr
Frederick Reh. Frank Godd m, Benjamin
Walker and Henry c. Jordon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
BuSY YEAR AND MANY I'M
PoHTANT EVENTS.

The year 1904 was ar eventful one so far
as important meetings and functions of
various local organizations were concerned.
The year was started happily for the local
Young Mems Christian Association,
statement being issued January ] by its
officers that the balance of the $4,000
building fund had been reduced to $4,000.
and that John D. Rockefeller had extended
the time limit for payment to July 1.
The prospectus of the new University
Club was issued January 8, the statement
being made that 1t was not the purpose of
the organization to set itself up ia rivalry
with any oe the established Washington
clubs.
The thirty sixth annual encamp:nent OF
the Department of the Potomac. q. A. r.,
was held February Coionei Anraham
Hart was elected commander TO succeed
Judge Ivory G.. Kin1bai1. A banquet In
honor of the commander-in-chief, Gen.
John C. Black. was given on the evening
OF February 3.
The University Club was formed Feb
1uary % with Chief Justice Melville w.
Fuller of the United States Supreme Court
as head of the council OF administration.
Forty unive, stiles end colleges were said
to be represented in the membership of the
club
The formal opening of the Gardiner
Greene Hubbard Memorial Hall at 10th and
N streets northwest. the gift OF Mrs. HUB
bard and members of her family 10 the
National Geographical Society. occurred
March ~ The building cost more than
$75 900 and Is memorial to the late Gar
diner Greene Hubbard.
: At meeting OF The recently formed Uni
yersity Club at Rauscherss. March II Sec
rotary Taft accepted the presidency of the
club
Work was commenced March ~ on the
site OF the new Pythian Temple. 9th street
between Massachusetts avenue ana H
street Miss Mamie B. Hardeil, daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
FINANCIAL MATTERS
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN BANKING
CIRCLES DURING YEAR.

Another change in the history of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal seems immi-
nent by the events of the past year, the
offer of the president of the Western Mary
land railroad, which is owned by the wa
bash interests, to the board of public works
of the state of Maryland to buy the states
interest in the waterway was accepted by
the board. The coming of this new eie-
ment into the ownership of the canal Will
lead it is thought to important changes
but just what the plans of the railroad
company are have not been made known
No progress was made during the year In
carving out the plan of building an cleo
trio line between this city and Baltimore
as the work of building the road, which
had been suspended owing to the condi-
ton of the financial market, was not re-
sumed. The announcement was made that
it was proposed by those interested in the
monOrail system to construct line De-
tween the two cities.
The feature of the real estate market
during the past twelve months has been the
renting and selling of houses. and the de-
mand in this respect is believed to have
been greater than the supply. The building
activity as represented by the amount of
money spent in such improvements was not
equal to that of the previous year, al
though the granting of the permit for the
building of the union station brought up
ing improvements for the year to a figure
that was greater than that of the previous
twelve months. There was a falling off
in the number of apartment houses erected,
but this was due, it is believed, to the fact
that the previous year had been one of
marked activity in this regard and the fear
of overbuilding led investors in this class
of property to defer carrying out additional
enterprises until the situation could be bet
ter known. Apartments, as well as dwell
ings, however, have been well taken. which
Is thought to indicate that the supply is
not overdone. During the year beginning
was made in the erection of the large build
ing planned by the Daughters of the Amer-
can Revolution and plans are under consid-
Grafton for starting in the near future a
large building on the grounds of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral for use as
school for boys and also the erection of
the second building in the group planned
for the American University.
The notable feature of the financial his
tory of the city is the growth of the bank
ing resources of the city and the change in
the control of banking institutions. What
was known as the Boston interests began
their operations here some time in the
summer and succeeded in getting control
first of the Traders Bank and then of the
Citizens Bank. The latter became merged
with the Metropolitan Bank and the con-
troll of the united banks passed into the
hands Of local men. A similar change was
made in the control of the Traders Bank
The Commercial National Bank was or
ganized and a saving institution known as
the Merchants and Mechanics Bank also
opened its doors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
IN LABOR CIRCLES
YEARS EVENTS AMONG THE
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

In the local labor field during the year
1904 there was some discord owing to the
formation of rival organization of the
building trades, and the close of the year
finds the leaders striving to bring about
harmonious conditions by recognizing the
Council of Allied Building Trades and
adopting conciliatory measures toward GER
tain seeding bodies. There were only three
strikes of note in the District in 1904. The
first of these was the strike of the brick
LAYERS employed in the construction of the
United States engineer buildings at the
Washington Barracks. The men quit work
July 10. ostensibly because Captain Sewell,
the engineer officer IN charge of the build
ing operations, refused to obey their de-
mand and discharge a so-called non-union
bricklayer named Taylor. The objection
able workman was a colored man, and his
friends claimed that the white employees
were-seeking to draw the color line. Cap
tain Sewell declined to yield, and the War
Department supported his contention that
Taylor had been regularly certified by the
civil service commission and appointed as
provided by law. and that ne could not,
therefore be discharged except for good
and sufficient cause. As result Taylor re-
NAMED at work and the striking bricklay-
ers remained out after they had fully con-
tested the case. Captain Sewell was also
sustained by decision OF the civil service
commission July %.
The second strike was on July 20, when the
stationary firemenAmployed at the Heurich
brewery walked out because of certain al
legged grievances sas 10 the hours of work
and the nature of their duties. The presi-
dent of the international body of firemen,
Timothy Healy of New York, came to
washington and acted as counselor for the
strikers. After several conferences which
involved the District Brewers Association,
and upon the reflsapuf the Central Labor
Union to indorse1 the walkout. President
Heoly declared tYfeE strike off July n. The
charge was made Outing the contest that
an alleged brewers combine. was seeking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
DISTRICT AFFAIRS
NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND
OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS.

The affairs of the District government
have moved along with comparative smooth
ness during the year 1904 with occasional
interesting incidents to relieve the mo-
notony of official municipal life. Some of
the more notable incidents were the investi-
CATION of the street cleaning department
and its results the report of the committee
appointed in August 1908, to examine into
the business methods employed in the Dis
trict government, the controversy over the
proposed amendment and the enforcement
of the anti-smoke law. the decision of the
Court of Appeals relative to the snow and
ice law, and various other incidents. Con-
siderable progress has also been made DUR
ing the year ON number of public improve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02

Gerhart A. Wilson, who resigned as pas
tor of the Western Presbyterian Church;
Rev. DIR. William Hutchinson, formerly of
the Westminster Memorial Presbyterian
Church, also resigned: Rev. Carl S. Smith,
who gave up his position assistant rector
of st. Thomas Episcopal Church; Rev.
James F. Plummer, formerly of the Bethes-
da Episcopal Church: Rev. DIR. Frank Glib
son, assistant at Trinity Episcopal, and
Rev. DIR. c. c. Meador, for years the re-
vered pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church,
who died suddenly, November 10. in his
pulpit. Among the new clergymen are
Rev. George S. Carter of St. Andrews
Episcopal, Rev. C. F. Bergner of Zion
Lutheran, Rev. Weston Bruner of the Fifth
Baptist Church, and number of others
The year in the churches has been an ex-
ceedingly full one.
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DEPARTMENT HOURS

By order of the President, clerks in all
departments were required to work from
o'clock to 4:3O O'Clock after January IL.
The extra half hour was required in order
to comply with the law, which provides
that clerks in the department shall work
at least seven hours per day. The order
of the President provided that the work
hours OF all clerks should be from o. clock
to 4:D, with half an hour for luncheon on
every working day except Sunday and Ie-
gal holidays, and except on Saturday dur
ing. the months of June. July. August and
September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
LEADING EVENTS.

The Waggaman failure.
Machen and Lorenz convicted in Post Office
Foundation new municipal building dug.
Site for Police Court purchased
Ten persons drowned by overtunng of naphha launch.
anniversary St Parcks parish celebrated
New Pythian temple dedicated.
Corner stone Y. Nj. c. A. building laid
Much progress Union station and filtration plant.
Metropolitan Club burned.
Downey's Livery stable fire.
Investigation street cleaning department.
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THE EVENING STAR MONDAY. JANUARY 4 1sos-2o PAGES.


nine consecutive days of rain, the total
amount being 2.S9 inches. The annual tenn
perature was 90 degrees below the normal,
and the annual precipitation 2.55 inches be-
low the normal. A combination rain, snow
and sleet storm caused great damage to the
telegraph and telephone service November
Il
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Readinu.

A professor had been summoned as
an expert witness in case involving
the ownership of tract of coal land.
II will ask you, professor" said the
attorney for the prosecution, eff the
geological formation of this land cor
responds with the published data per-
tanning therefor"
ut does, Sir he answered.
t'You have thoroughly read up the
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81 have not"
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81 ask the jury to notice that the wit
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lrvlna,a Observation-Disclosures.

Like many other men OF genius. Sir
Henry Irving had sudden periods Of
observation-disclosures, which means, says
Mr.. Marshall P. Wilder, the popular
American entertainer and lecturer, in
his book, 1.-The Sunny Side of the
Street." that his mind is for the time
being not only not absent, but, on the
contrary, is entirely present, and work
ing at the rate of an hour minute.
One day while we were driving to-
gether he turned to me and said:
Marshall, have a story you can
add to your repertoire-a very quaint
one"
Then he went into deep thought, and
We had gone fully block before he
spoke again. Then he said:
And you know"
Then we went another block. then
farther; but suddenly he asked:
"Now wasn't that droll?"
ut certainly was, continues Mr..
Wilder, no matter what it was. But
Sir Henry Still owes me the story, for
he had told it only to himself