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Johnnie left his companion in the room very
downcast and determined on action.


After returning from his garden walk he
newsT' Il found the carpenter making a
coffin" was the reply. "and was told a man
was to be shot at sunrise. I don't know
positively, but believe It is YOU"
The disconsolate one became completely
unnerved. and his friend had all he could
do TO keep him from collapsifg. Then he
told him that while there was life there was
hope, and he had chance II he would
take 1t. He explained that, having been
leaper In circus, he knew how to make
spring board by which the jump could be
safely made.
But" whined his fellow, I'VE are in the
third story and the pavement Is hard; I'll
kill myself II I jump
Don't be chicken hearted now after we've
battied together and have come out Of worse
the chance until tonight. but we can make
the preparations, and you must iearn how
to Jump 20 that the bali Of the toe win
strike first"
much Of the original nooring had disap-
peared. and by the aid Of q chair lesson
In the use of the spring board was given,
and for several hours practice was kept up.
About midnight the men awoke and some
time was spent In instilling sufficient cour-
age to impel the frightened one to leap. and
he finally jumped to the pavement, break
ing his ankle. He was sent to hospital.
and under treatment soon became cheer
full conyalescent.
Il is not necessary to say his fellow was
no longer troubled with his mourning.
Two Blocks, Four Lots Each.
South OF the above deacribed square north
Of B street the lines Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. made two hlocks-730 and 731. These
were Of the same shape, blunt triangles,
ana originally OF but four lots each. In
the first square. In the lines Of Pennsyi-
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yania avenue, B, LIST and ID streets, the
allotment between Mr.. Carroll and the
United States was made IN If90, the
western lot and that on A. and I'd streets
and Henry Pratt ct al had acquired title
before this, but there is no evidence Of
development by them or others for sew
eral years. When the corporation took
hold the ground was valued at to
cents per foot for taxation, and In 1907
there were on the books improvements
valued at $500 charged to Joseph Martin,
and $3.50 to T. Parker in lot 3, the first at
the northeast corner Of LIST street and the
avenue. The other, facing the avenue.
Mr.. Martin had leased. and afterward
bought and was engaged in blacksmithing
for q long time. He erected a fine shop.
About the same time A. Ingraham had
lease east of him, and in 1905 Francis
Parker bought in the same lot. Thomas
Craycroft was on this lot in 1872 and
r. Koontz in 1915.
In 1918 william Costin. colored. took a
lease on part OF lot 4, on A street, as also
did w. 8. Early and Daniel Romans. the
latter carpenter. The following year
employe Of the navy yard. where he lost
his life by the explosion of a gun. bought
and located on Pennsylvania avenue. In
1922 Cartwright Tfppett, then the jafler,
bought part of lot 4. corner Oh "a and
streets; Rhoda l. Berry had leased prop
erty west, and B. o. Tyler bought part Of
the same on which were two houses. In
1s25 Mr.. Tippet bought another part Of lot
4, on A street. In that year the ground
was valued at cents and the improvements
were listed to Mrs. L. Brannan. $50, on A
street: Joseph Martin 81. 400: James Mac
Caffrey. $780, on Pennsylvania avenue. lot
8: D. Romans, $50. shop and 500 house,
and G. Tppett. 500. lot 4. on A street.
Valued at Six Cents a Foot.
For ten years or more there were no
real estate transactions here and ground
valuation was but cents per foot In
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James Lynch, B. Kelly. jeremiah Hepburn.
Henry Hepburn and Elizabeth Rigdon were
on East Capitol street. The tavern known
for years as Lynch's. conducted by the
well-known James Lynch. later captain Of
the corporation police. was popular one.
Mrs Rigdon and Mrs. Sweeny each con-
Quoted groceries on A street. John Stet-
tinus and Robert Leckie owned property.
The Carroll Block.
The Carroll block on 1st street had passed
into the hands of Duff Green, known as a
journalist, editor and proprietor of the
Telegraph, the office Of which was the
scene of the labor strike, after which It
was called rat Office. Though Mr.. Green's
deed bears date Of 1889, the books have him
taxed In 1885 for one house. The printing
office was q large brtck STRUCTURE IN tho
The tax books of 1895 show valuation
of - to 10 cents per foot on the LIST ana
East Capitol street lots, and . ana cents
The Carroll block bore the name Of the
owner as did those OF stephenson. Green.
Thvrston and Macdonald. The houses yal-
ued at s., 600 s.. 800. 81. 400, 5000. $500,
the latter the corner house. On A street
the improvements were assessed to C. TIP
petit, $3.50: ]. Bailey, $500: D. Holman. 500.
and J. Homan. $500. At the corner OF East
on 81 900, and on East Capitol street Wat
terson's heirs, 81 600: J. J. Dermott, $500;
David Orr $500, on leased property; w.
Emack. $4,000: J. Carman. $500: Mr. Car
roll. $50: A. MacCormick, N.10 ana on
I'd street Mr. Carroll had erected building
valued at $500.
In the forties new names appeared as
owners Ann e. Lindenberger, Benedict
Milburn, B. B. French, James Hatiigan.
the Bank OF Washington. A. Rupert and
]. Kedglie In the Carroll block Mrs. Whit
well, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Sprigg and Mrs.
Mount conducted boarding houses, and Mr..
a., A. In rrr,ar
houses were well patronized by the con-
Rressdnnai element Mrs. WhitWell. In the
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corner house, had under her roof Senators
w. L. Dayton and Jacob w. Miller of Della
ware. John Davis OF Massachusetts. popu-
larry known as Honest john" and George
Evans of Maine; also Representatives
Joshua F. Bell, b. r. Young and Henry
Order Of Kentucky. George Ashman and
Robert c. Winthrop Of Massachusetts,. The
latter was Speaker Of the House afterward,
and was remembered by the older Wash
ingtonians as the orator on the occasion of
the laying OF the corner stone Of the WASH
ington monument July 4. 1S4S On the
death OF Mr.. Webster in October. 1852. Mr..
Winthrop was appointed and filled out his
term as senator.
Statesmen as Boardels.
At Mrs. spriggs' board sat John Quincy
Adams, ex-President, and 8. n. Gates
of New York, In the thirties. and Joshua r.
Giddings OF Ohio. who served over twenty
years in the House. during which time he
was the recognized leader of the anti
slavery party. John Blanchard. A. b.
MacIlvaine and John Strohm OF Pennsyl-
vania were here with Luther Severance OF
Maine. The latter early In life was q
typo on the National Intelligence In this
city. and In 1s25 founded the Kennehec
Lincoln was here as representative In
1S47 and 1S48.
Among those at the house OF Mr.. John
mont. who was afterward minister to Rus
sia; Representatives James Pollock. after
ward governor of Pennsylvania, and John
w. Houston OF Delaware
The south side OF East Capitol street was
well supplied with grocery stores and
tayerns. OF the former thers were Mrs
Hannigan's, MacConne1i's. r. T. Mills,
Mrs. Murphy. Mira Regions Mrs. 6uther-
lands and N. w. Whites; J. A. 7. Tod
schinder q Co. kept bakery. Mrs. Mary
sweeny, A. Rupert and James Lynch
conducted tayerns, and there were Mrs.
Carmen, dressmaker; Mrs. Rebecca Burch.
Addison Brown, huckster; Brooke n
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Berry, a clerk, and Col. B. B. French.
then clerk of the House of Representatives
and afterward commissioner of public
buildings, well remembered In corporation
affairs as an alderman for many years. and
in Masonic circles as a grand master after
whom q lodge Is named. Mrs. Greenwen,
]. NJ Jamison and Horatio King were on
ID street. The latter. then a. clerk In the
Post once Department. was before. tho
civil war at It's head, and many OF the
older residents recall pleasant associations
with him during his many years Of residence
on the hill and on n street northwest. On
A street were James Garlan, carpenter,
and a few Others
The sun., 1907-08-18
NEW GAME FOR BATTLESHIPs.
sixteen Of Them to Have q Fighting Tryout
on New England Coast.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has completed arrangements for
the battle practice of the bsttleship feet of
New England from August IS TO September
o. The plan has been worked out by Rear
Admiral Brownson, Chief of the Bureau Of
Navigation, and Rear Admiral Evans, in
command Of the Atlantic feet. None Of the
cruisers will be represented in the practice,
the exercises being confined to the sixteen
battleships Of the feet, divided into two
squadrons Of eight vessels each. The
practice is to some extent. modelled after
the practice Of the English navy and will be
the first operation Of the kind in which the
American battleships have participated.
Arrangements have been made to invite
and have present the heads of the War
College and various other naval officers
in order that they may observe the move
ments and gain information that will be q
valuable asset in future operations. They
will be present merely as spectators. Later,
when the target practice begins of the
Capes, the cruisers and the torpedo boats
will participate, and a limited number OF
naval officers not attached to these vessels
will be present to witness the shooting,
Rear Admiral Brownson. acting Secre-
tary Of the Navy, will appoint a special
board to decide the matter OF the signal
flags. All the signal experts present at
the battle practice will make observations
and submit suggestions to this board, OF
which Rear Admiral Merrill will be chair
man. The board will meet at Newport.
The sun., 1907-08-18
OUR CONSUL STAYED AWAY.
Judge WlIlrich Displcssed Over seating Plan
at Dinner 10 Earl Grey at ~. John.

Al Dtfmer tO Eort Grey nv Sts JOHN.
OTTAwa, Aug. IT.-Word has reached
here that the people Of ~. John, N. r.. are
discussing the official standing Of the United
States Consul at that port and views are
being expressed as to whether his position
entities him to special attention at gather
ings. This discussion arises from the
fact that Judge Gebhard .Willrich. the Con-
sui, did not attend the corporation dinner
rendered to Earl Grey.
II was evident by the arrangement OF
seats that Judge Willrich was not regarded
by the civic committee as entitled to place
Of exceptional honor. because he was al
lotted to chair at one Of the tables at a
considerable distance from the head one,
at which Earl Grey was seated.
Judge Willrich was at the Union Club
when he saw the plan Of the seats and az
pressed himself as dissatisfied with his
place. The next morning he declined to
discuss the matter. merely saying that as
he was not one OF the guests he desired that
his name be omitted from the hist OF those
present.
This brings up the old discussion as 10
whether the representative of the United
States is to be regarded merely as a COM
mercial agent or to be treated with the
especial distinction due to a diplomatic
officer.
In Ottawa the custom has usually been to
see that the American Consul has a seat at
the head table, and there has never been
any such incident as the one at st. John.
The sun., 1907-08-18
FOXY CHIEF. ~ M'CABE,
As Prisoner John Murray surmIsed Afte'
They'd Rrisked Him for $3.50.

PoU0HKEEPsIR, Aug. .S17.-John Murray,
alias Muller, alias Smith, was locked up
here last night with three pals who are
believed TO have helped him pick pockets
at the Poughkeepsie track during the Grand
Circuit meeting. Murray, 1t was suspected,
was banker of the outfit.
When Murray was put in a cell Chief Nc
Cabe crept into an adjoining cell, which
has an opening through the wall, and heart
him tell his companions that the search
ing police only got 81 and that he had the
laugh ON them, for he had a bale Of money
sswed up in his garments. So tho chief
had MIR. Murray called out and searched
again. This time he found sewed in his
drawers four 500 bills and $50 bill. Back
in the cell the prisoner remarked that the
police were still losers. He was called
out again and this time the chief extracted
a $500 bill from the shoulder of his under
shirt.
When Murray was sent downstairs for
the third time he pounded the walls and
finally found hole and called for match
and q piece OF newspaper. The chief,
snuggled into jog In the wall. was hidden
lighted paper through the hole, inspected
al Of the room that he coul d see and re-
tired grumbling.
The sun., 1907-08-18

ported by the American representatives.
but great majority OF the delegates inti-
mated that their Governments had not in
structed them and did not propose to in
struct them on the subject.
The question therefore remains open
and affords fresh evidence tlat the prncti-
cal sense Of the conference has no trust
whatever in the present institution. Many
hope that II there Ia another assembly it
will be held without the assistance Of any
naval or military delegates, that 1t be
definitely an international law conference
based on the principles Of arbitration.
They point out that resolutions on ur,na-
ments. side question. and the conduct OF
warfare are so utterly piatltudinous as to
prove the uaelessness Of the military ele-
ment. which has naturally put it's profess
sional faith In its own arms above any shad-
owy restraints that can he accepted here
even as international law.
The prospects Of the conference are not
bright. Dslsga.ss Scott q 4%eES!ss, Grove
are scarcely more than marking time in their
efforts to make hcadway with the machinery
Of the proposed permanent court. kriege
: is developing into a rather hostile critic Of
the scheme and has not been influenced by
the general blessing which his chief. Baron
Won Bieberstein. gave the proposal when
Mr.. Choate introduced is.
Japan is against a permanent court TO the
extent that she refuses to discuss IL or to
admit its usefulness France is nearly as
uneavorable. However. as President Roose-
welt s understood to be determined that his
delegation she'll remain here until the court
or something like it il brought into exist
ence the work must go on. The chiefs Of the
American mission now do not expect the
cnnferance can clnRa hefnra Sanfemhar 10
The sun., 1907-08-18
"THE WIDOW" ROBBED.
Thief Took a Book with Town Topics
Business Notes.

A pair of crooks ransacked the apart
nents of Mrs. Teresa Dean mt rs West Forty
fourth street before 9 O'Clock last night.
Mrs. Dean. who 10 better known AZ The
Widow" OF 1'oiDn Topics. is at present In
Saratoga. The crooks were hanging
around the door of Mrs Deans apartments
when they were discovered by Mrs. M.
Honor6 French. who lives across the hall.
Mrs. Fresch asked them what they were
doing. They said that they were inspectors
from the Postal Telegraph Company and
had come TO fix wires leading TO a call box
in Mrs. Deans apartments. They told Mrs.
French the wires had been tampered with
because of the strike and started down.
stairs. saying they were going 10 the
basement 10 see how the wire connections
were there.
While they were gone Mrs. French tele-
phoned 10 the telegraph company and was
told that no one had been sent to fix the
wires. Mrs French ran back to the hall
way in time 10 see the men leaving Mrs
Deans apartments. One was engaged in
stuffing silverware into his pockets.
Mrs. French followed them down the
stairs to the street. yelling for a policeman.
One man headed for Sixth avenue The
followed him Her cries were heard by
Policeman Martin, who was at the corner OF
Madison avenue and Forty-fourth street.
and Policeman Shelley, who joined in the
chase at Forty-third street.
The two policemen caught the fugitive
at Fortieth street and Sixth avenue. The
prisoner, who was taken TO the East Fifty
first street station. said he was Frank
Oakley. In his pockets were found table
knives. forks and spoons. There was also
a bank book with pages torn out. On the
front page was this entry:
Bank of British North America. Pay
able to George Iiardie Squires.
On another page this was written
Salary account. Mrs. 1essa Dean and
Col. Mann"
Oakley said he had been persuaded TO 20
to the fat by Sheeny Sam. who is known
to the police. Detectives were sent out TO
search for Sheeny Sam The police say
Oakley is known as Gimpy.
The sun., 1907-08-18
TO REPLACE Old EXCHANGE.
Building 10 Cost si.5OO. 600 ON Console
dntsds ste.

McKim. Mead a White. architects, have
fled with Building Superintendent Murphy
plans for the new twenty-five story Office
building TO be built for the Downtown
Building Company. Of which Harris II.
Dunn In president, on the block on the
north side Of Exchange place from Broad
way to New street. the Broadway corner
now being occupied by the old Consolidated
Stock Exchange building. soon to he
abandoned for its new Broad street temple.
The Office building is to be OF marble.
trimmed with terra Gotta. and will have "A
frontage Of 1871 feet on Exchange place
and e7.4 feet on Broadway. 1t is to be
equipped with eight public elevators and
one private elevator running to the fourth
story only. The building is to cost 81. zoe, ,0OO.
according to the estimate of the architects.
The sun., 1907-08-18
STOLEN RELIC FOUND.
Members OF the Csmorra Plffered II to Help
Them m Their Prayers.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The SUN.
ROME, Aug. l7.--Sinoe February the in
habitants Of Altavilla Irpina. near Avellino.
have been mourning the mysterious theft
OF the miracul 1us blood of st. Pellegrino
from the Church Of Our Lady OF the As
sumption. Many suspects rave been ar
rested without result. Recently, however
Marshal Capezzuti. the leader Of the crusade
against the Camorra, chanced to discover
proof that the relic had been sto en- by four
Camorrists who were implicated in tho
notorious Cuooolo murders.
The Whereabouts of the relic remained a
mystery until last Thursday. the festival
of the Assumption, when acting on secret
information Marshal Capezzuti with half q
dozen carabiniers broke into the dwelling
of a Camorrist ex-convict named Paeeani
in Naples. and found the sacred amp ulla
hidden in the petticoats Of q saudily dressed
image OF the Virgin Mary.
Il has now been asoertained that mem-
bers Of the Camorra were in the habit OF
making pilgrimages to this private oratory
to invoke heavenly aid in their criminal
enterprises They venerated the blood
relic as an infallible charm against molesta-
ton by the police. To-day the Mayor, the
parish priest and the church wardens Of
Altoyilla Irpina went 70 Naples 10 reclaim
the treasure.
The sun., 1907-08-18
ADIRONDACK club THREAT
Forest Fires Booming Near schroon Lake
-IIun,bermen Rout ~ti Out.

UTICA. Aug. iJ.-Forest tres are causing
trouble and dana &c In the vicinity of Tupper
Lake. The fires started few days ago on
the timber tracts Of the International Paper
Company and the Brooklyn Cooperage
Company near Tupper Lake and the fire
fighters from these two corporations were
assisted by the fire apparatus owned by the
Mohawk and Malone Railroad.
On Thursday fire broke out in big lumber
camp at Bryant's Siding. IL was got
under control but has again broken out
and 10 reported as sweeping away lumber
mems shanties and other property. There
is fear that the whole camp will be destroyed.
At Schroon Lake near the camping ground
of the Adirondack Club a fierce forest
fire is raging. II has burned through a
heavy pine forest to the lake. The dry
weather made the forest infiammable.
and the fire swept through as II it were 80
much powder.
Efforts are being made to check the prog
ress of the flames by cutting a wide swath
in the woods on one side Of the Sohroon
River. and it ID thought that this will prevent
the flames from reaching the property owned
by the club. Last nights rain also helped.
The sun., 1907-08-18
WANT A ROYAL PALACE?
The Old One Of Richmond. where kmgs
Have Died, Is for Rent n You've the Money.

Specth CdOle Dsspdtcn 10 lHh SUN
LONDON. Aug. IA rare opportunity
OF leasing an English royal palace Is now
offered TO any one whose ambition tends
that way. The old Palace Of Richmond.
which has come into the market, was for
merly part Of the royal palace at Sheen, once
the home Of Anglo-Saxon monarchs. and
has history almost as interesting as the
Tower OF London.
Edward III. died there in. 1877. After his
death the palace was pillaged by the SER
wants. Richard H., with Geoffrey Chaucer
as Clerk OF Works. added greatly 20 the
building. and Edward Nv, settled 1t on Queen
Elizabeth. At the end of the year 14o7 it
was burned down. 1t was rebuilt in 1901.
and Henry VII. died there in 1900. leaving.
il 10 said. treasure Of the value Of $1,000 900
hidden in vaults which have not yet been
discovered.
The last royal person to reside in the
palace was Queen Charlotte. to whom a
lease was granted in 1917. The palace
faces Richmond Green. Il contains five
reception rooms, ten bedrooms and two
bathrooms. with stables and coach houses.
The sun., 1907-08-18
MOVE FOR Reform ~ CHyC AGO.

l'nescOrted women Must Not Frequent
saloons and All Poker IL Barred.
CHICAGO, Aug. i7.-Chief Of Police Shippy
has announced that he will put ON the lid,
Yesterday he instructed police inspectors
as follows:
Poker playing and all other forms Of
gambling must cease, no game or man TO be
exempt.
Women without escorts must be kept out
Of saloons. Any escorted woman to be ar
rested IL she becomes dis0rderly. The
1 o'clock closing ordinance must be strictly
enforced.
-All saloons must draw their blinds on
Sunday and e1tinglish lights in front win
dows"
The sun., 1907-08-18
CHICAGO TO GET CONVENTION
Democrats In That City Receive Assurances
From National Conmitteemen.

CHICAGO. Aug. H.--Assuranccs have
been received by local Democrats that
Chicago will be chosen for the Democratic
national convention Of 1905
Details Of the space afforded for seats
In the Coliseum were laid before National
Committeeman Roger C. Sullivan to-day.
and a conference which put the finishing
touches on the plans was held between
Mr. Sullivan and Chairman Thomas Tag
CART Of the national committee this after
noon.
Further than that. Mr.. Sullivan made a
brief statement which his friends oonstrue
as meaning beyond doubt that IL has been
decided informally by the national COM
mitteemen. with nesrlv all OF whom Chair
man Toggart is frequently in conference.
to hold the convention here.
The sun., 1907-08-18
NANSEN FOR THE CABINET.
Explorer VIII quit English Pest and VIII
Manage Norways Foreign ATxirs.

Special C0bIe Despdfch 70 The SUN.
CoPENBAGEN, Aug. T.-Fridjof Nansen.
the Norwegian Minister to England, who
has been anxious to resign, has agreed to
accept the post of Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, which has hitherto been held by
J. @. Lovland. Niels vogt, the editor Of
the conservative Horgenbl1d', will succeed
Nansen as Minister TO England
The sun., 1907-08-18
AERONAUT FALLS 900 FEET.
Young Man Crushed to Death PARACHUTE 6
Failed TO Open.

New HAVEN, Aug i7.-Before Q crowd
Of 5000 people at savin Rock this afternoon
Theodore A. French. a young New Haven
asronaut. was killed by the failure Of his
parachute to open.
French ascended inside wooden cannon
from which he was TO appear to be shot
with his parachute. The balloon asoended
to 900 feet and then rapidly fell. French.
who was only 10 years old and an UNDER
study Of Johnny. Mack, tho regular aero
naut, touched the spring which prscipi-
TO the ground was only 200 feet when he
cut looss and the parachute not opening
he fell heavily upon the roof of factory.
breaking nearly every bone In his body.
The sun., 1907-08-18
$500, 400 GOLD PER TON.
Richest shipment Of Ore Ever Made From
Colorado Mine.

DENVER, Aug. 17.--Returns have just been
received from what conservative mining
men regard an the richest shipment Of ore
ever made from a Colorado mine.
The shipment consisted Of a selected ton
and shows gross values. chiefly in gold, OF
$3.50, 900 Another recent shipment Of large
size and lower grade brought returns OF
between s82, 600 and SOS, 900 ton.
The ore is from the Small Hopes Mine
near Durango, and one Of many sensational
strikes which have been madein the La Plata
district in the last few months.