Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1889, Page 17

CITY AND DISTRICT. Judicieus Advertising OREATES many a new business; EYL. ‘S many an eld business; REVIVES many a dull business; RESCUES many a lost business; SAVES many a failing business; PRESERVES many a large business; SECURES suceces in any business, To “advertise judiciously,” use tie columns of ‘Tar Evexrve Stan Beerybody in the District reads it; avi, in propor tion to the returns it yields advertisers, its rates are much the cheapest. —_—_—_——__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THE WATER QUESTION IN ANACOSTIA. Tue Stax has heretofore referred to the Fequest of citizens’ association, No. 9% of Anacostia, that « public drinkin fountain be placed at the fiae spring on Good Hope hill. The matter was referred te Capt. ask, who reports that the cost of walling up the spring. iaying pipe amd erecting the hy- draut and fountain will cost $1,035. He says ‘that he does net believe this sun cam bespared from the appropriation during the current sar. nor doss he believe that the net provid- _~ the expenses of the water departinent will authorize aa expenditure of this kind. He Fecommiends that the papors in the case be re- | ferred vo the accounting officers fer a decision | &s to whether the expenditure eould be prop- erly charged against the geueral expenses of the water depariment. He says if the decision is im the affirmative be recommends that it be placed on the provisional schedule, and if the work justifies the expenditure at the time the lable that the work be done some ring. In conclusion he says it‘is highly desirabie that some provision be made jor providiug Anscostia with water and the ex- teusiva of the Potomac distribution system in thet direction is contempiated just as soon as funds become available. THR SORSB MOSPI(AL ON THIRD STREET. Reference bas heretofore been made in Taz THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, ‘188 THE AGONY OVER. New Yerk Wins the Pennant—Wash- ington Still at the Tall End. The league season is over, New York has won the pennant aad Washington bas beld her old place on the ether end ef the see-saw. Bos- ton’s aspirations were crushed, and, though she went twe pegs higher than last year, yet the Hub is a sore epet on the earth today. Chicago beat the Phillies and Pittsburg managed to turn the Infants out of fifth place, so that Lef- tus bad to be satisfied with what he said would satisfy him. The games played on Saturday resulted in victories for New York, Indianapo- lis, Chicago and Pittsburg. ‘THE MOOSIERS GIVE THE SENATORS & PARTING anor. The Hoosiers had picnic with the Senators, beating them 15 to6. Keefe and Riddle and Rusie, Weckbecker and Sommers were the batteries. Each team made 5 rune ia the first inning, In- dianapelis four more in the fourth, two in the fifth, and four im the seventh, while Washing- ton made another in the seventh. The game was called at end of the eighth. Indianap- Olis made 19 hits and 1 error aad Washington 9 hits and 6 errors. Denny led the batting with a home run and three singles. Hines made twe doubles and asingle and Buekley s home rumand two singles. John Irwin, k and oe eS Wise « thr ger, Daly a double and Wiimet asingle. B Gave eight bases and struck out seven men, and Keefe gave three bases and struck out four men. OTHER GAMES SATURDAY. New York did not have much of « walk-over with Cleveland, the game being in doubt until the finish. The score was 5 to 3. The batteries were Gruber and Sutcliffe and Keefe and | Ewing. New York made 7 hits and | error and Cleveland 6 hits and 4errers, Tiernan made a home run, Boston succumbed to Pittaburg—6to 1. Gal~ yin and Carroll and Clarkson, Bennett and Kelly were the batteries, Pitteburg made 6 hitsand no errors amd Boston 5 hits and 5 errors, Sram to the letter of James 0. Clephane com-| Anson's mon, without Anson. won a game = ‘hat Ward's building on $d street was | and with it third plaee from the Philli to2. ng used asa hospital for diseased horses in | Philadelphia could not score until the ninth, defiance of the order of the court prohibiting the use of the building asastable. The Coumis- sioners, in replying to the letter, forwarded = copy ef the opinion of the attorney for the District, heretofore printed in Tux Stan. Mr, Cicphane bas writien another letter te the Commissioners suggesting “that independent of auy decision such as that referred to it would seem to be the duty of the Commission- | ers, when acharge is made bya citizen of « serious nuisance being committed in a thickly Settled portion of the city where they own property. to inquire into such and take meas- ures to abate the nuisance if it is possible; at least they should go so far as to instruct their sanitary ofticer to inquire inte the facts and make report. Of course, one way for a citi- zen to attain the object is to make affidavit and proceed before the Police Court, but it would Sppear that a desire to serve the best interests of all would suggest first an inquiry by the | city officer and uot to in the first instance | compel him to go into the Court of Equity to enforce av order”. —_—_-—____ FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY. Mineral Kesources — Lutheran Church Troubies—Personal Notes. Correspondence of Tux EvENixe Stam Faxpenics, Mp., October 4 The recent efforts of outside capitalists to Secure possession of lands in the Middleton valley on which bh: been discovered a rich vein of red hematite ore has led to the inves- The teries were Hutchinson and Darli nd Sanders and Clements. Chicago made 4 hits and 1 error and Philadelphia 9 hits and 1 error. ASSOCIATION GAMES. At Baltimore—Baltimore, .11; Columbus 10. At Cincinnati—Cincinnati, 8; Louisvilie, 1. At St. Louis—St. Louis, 7; Kansas City,2, At Booklya—Athletics, 10; Brooklyn, 2. THE RECORD. The league record, at the finish, stood as follows: Pittsburg. | Philadelphia, hicago. Cleveland, | Per cent, c Indianapolis, Wasbington, Games Won. w...| 43 45. 65 64 71) 72° 751 89 Played..| 126 128 182 127 132133 1341128 ~The association clubs stand thus: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, Clubs, | won. | Lost. | Per cent, tigation of the mineral resources of the county } a aiid in other sections. For some years past copper | Brooklyn | 87 | 42 674 and iron have boen dug from the soil in large | St. Louis ‘| 8h | 44 2656 quantities aod borings made for coal at Yellow | Athletic. TL | 54 +568 Springs some years azo developed unmistak- md Cp able signs of the presence of that valuable 57 | 76 429 adjunct. In several sections of the county 63 | bi 408 unmistakable sigue of gold have been found. | 2/105 | .108 An indictment for manslaughter has been | found by tue grand jury against Thomas F. Shaw. who shot aud killed Wm. H. Hooper at Highland, this county. last month. Some one with antiquarian inclinations has Unearthed @ curiosity im the shape of two Chesapeake and Ohio canal notes of the de- nominations. respectively, of ten and twenty dollars. The former is dated Frederick, Jan- be} 184i, and the latter Frederick, October 91 Hon. John H. Thomas of Springfleld, Ohio, who has cousented to become s candidate for United States Senator, is a native of this | county. He was born at Middletowm and re- Moved from there to the west. The recent nomination of Geo. L. Welling- ton of Cumberland as republican candidate for State controller has led the republicans in this district to believe that by united effort they can elect him. ‘The democrats are confident, how- ever, shat Col. Baughman will be elected by the Vote ef the state outside of the sixth district. Word has been received here that of Massachusetts people interested of Barbara Fritchie’s heroism, as portray Whittier's notable poem, contempiate at Boston a monument to her have also become interested ina quiet project to mark by ssuitable memorial stone the un- reteutious ¢ of the hervine in the old Re- pa grave yard here. Many valuable relics of Dame Barbara are preserved by her descend- ant, Bir. John H. Abbott, of Frederick. Amoug them is the flag with the bullet hole. Th an interesting day at the Antietam battle field, the occasion being a visit to that ot by @ party of two hundred veterans from iaine. The oldest inhabitant of this seetion of Mary- land, Mise Hannah Weaver, died a few days ago at Westminster. She was ninety-four years old. The sr knights of Jacques DeMolay com- mandery, No. 4, of this city, will leave here in = body luesday morning for Washington. While the heavy iron beams for the new bridge across the Monocacy river at Buekeys- town were being unioaded yesterday one of them accidentally fellou John Jenkins, who was standing by, crushing one of his legs in « horrible manuer. Edgar Towns, a young man residing at Wolfs- ville, this county, a few days ago ran « thorn into one of bis feet. He almost immediately decal seriously ill and death ensued after great suffering. Claude Turner, this county, met death at Greenbrier, Va. a few days ago in a horrible manner. He was engsged at work in the k- ing factory there when he accidentally fell into @vatof scalding water. His injuries were so — that he died shortly after removal to his pme. The M. J. Guove lime company of Frederick qonterny bought of Thomas Schley and wifea ract of land near this city for @5,00.—Jacob F. Miller has soid @ ferm of 2i4 acres near Kedysville to Joshua Wrand for @10,000.— Rev. Jesse N. Fox of Claysville, this county, bas sold bis farm in this couaty to James C. Crum for $2,550. BW. Guove, recently appointed United States store keeper and geuger at Sharpsburg, has been assigned to duty at Abott's distillery near Burkitssville, this county,one of the largest distilleries in the state. F. i ————___ ANACOSTIA, 4 New GAR. Post.—A meeting of old soldiers beid in Gray's ball Saturday might to take preliminary steps for the organization of & grand army post wns ealled to order 7 = lecte Frouk Kelley and Mr. J.C. Leonard was e! chairman. A committee consisting of Messrs, Frisbie, Vangueder, Peck, Putnam and Kelley was appoiated to prepare s petition to the de- partment commander for @ charter and to secure a list of charter members. Two colored Veterans being present Mr. Demy raised the qnest:on whether colored members should be received by the committee. No vote was taken, but the discussion showed the sentiment to be that while colored comrades could be received Ss visitors it would prove immediately fatal to the post to admit them as charter members. After the following had sigued, which included all preseat except Mr. Joseph and the colored men. who bad previously retired from the hall, the meeting adjourned subject to the call ef ebairman—A. B Brgy Frank Kelley, W. H. Peck, Jas. Leonard, A. oe. C.F. Wat son. W. Worden King, T, J. Putnam, Frank McMurray, L. bs. Anderson and J. H. Dony, Ax Leresestixe Usion Temprxaxce —_ xo was held in the M.E. church Iast night, addresses being made by the pastor, Rev. E. a the Lncer yp ger, Mrs. bn and the president local union, Bberwood, —_—>__ Col. Brown fer Mr. Cox’s Seat. Tt bas practically been decided that there aball be = union between the County De- Mocracy and Tammany Hall in the matter of Selecting s successor to Samuel Sullivan Cox im the nth New York congressional district, | money at the start; Chicago has no cause for congratulation, for she fell a 4 SURVEY OF THE FIELD. And here we aro, just where we were before. We bave neither advanced nor gone backward. Our mon have made good records, but our club has had hard luck. We are tail-enders. And now, at the end of the season, Washington ex- tends the hand of congratulation to New York, who earned the pennant by good, hard, steady work; te Boston we send forth sym y for not receiving a better returu for the great outlay of eg aud her leader has a broken jaw; Philadelphia is to be pitied, for she is the most deserving in the list of clubs; Pittsburg has done well and should be happy; the Infante ought to be satisfied along with their leader for having reached sixth place the first year; and as for the Hoosiers, there is the most sincere sympath: for we know how it is ourselves. Taken together the past season has been a successful ene. New York's illluck in losing the Polo Grounds early in the season hurt the gate re- Ceo but, taken altogetier, base ball has prow pere: 4 PREDICTION, Here, upon the end of the playing season, is & goed time to register a prophecy that Wash- ington will be in the league next year. In the first place there will be a league, the brother- hood to the contrary motwithstanding, and smong its cight members will be one to repre- sent the eapital of the country. BIHIBITION GaMEs IN THIS CITY. During the present week Washington and Bosten will play a series of exhibition games at the grounds in this city, which should go far toward replenishing the treasuries of both clubs, ee The Weather und the Crop. The weather-erop bulletin of the signal office says: The week ending October 5 was unusually cold in all districts east of the Mississippi and in the southwest. The temperature for the season, from January 1 to October 5, was slightly below the average of previous years in the southerm states and in the Ohio and cen- tral Mississippi valleys and in the north portions of New York, New Hampshire aad ¥ mont. In all other sections the season was slightly warmer. The deficiency in rainfall last week was general throughout the whole country. The rainfall for the season has been excessive along the Atiantic coast from New York to Florida, Virginia aud Maryland recei 1ug about one-half more rain than usual. The weather last week in the corn and winter wheat regions of the central valleys was generally favorable for farm work and the securing of fallcrops, Winter wheat is reported im good condition except in Michigan where more rain is needed, In Kentucky and Tennessee wheat seeding is progressing, attended by favorab! weather and excellent prospects, Im the cotton region the weather was favorable for cotton which is nearing completion. Rain is needed in Louisiana to improve the condition of late cane and ether crops. ‘Throughout the middie Atlantio and New England states the weather was favorable for securing crops, Corn and buckwheat have gen- erally been secured, and winter wheat and show good growth. The fair yield in New Jersey, One Way to Collect a Bill, From the Detroit Pree Press. For a year or two past the collector fora certain Detroit tailor has been trying all sorts of pacific ways to get the sum of $13 out of a young man who has been « ereditor for over two years. The collector has been put off a bundr d times by promises made to be broken, and be has worked every knowa to the profession without avail, The other evening he happened down at the Third- street depot and saw bis young man bay a tieket for Chicago, “Bo you are going west?” he asked. “Only to Chicago. I'll be back in three or four days, and thea I want to pay you that lit- tle bill “Yes. Going to on a visit?” “Romething of @ visit; going to get married.” oO >. LETTER FROM ROCKVILLE. Real Estate Saleo—A Threatened Libel Suit, Eto. of Tax Evamive San Correspondence ‘ Sales of real estate have ef late become quite frequent im this vicinity. Cooke D. Luckett, Teal estate agent, has seld to B. M. P. Marriss of Georgetown, D.C., for Samuel Vance, a farm at Derwood station, containing 75 acres, fer $70 per acre. Mr. Harriss will establish a first- class dairy and poultry farm. Also, to Messrs. Walker for the same party, two building lots at Derwood for $300. He has also sold to Joha G. England for Gamuel 8. Robertson a lot on the Falls road near this place for $500. Chas. G. Sage has sold to David H. Warfield » build- ing lot in the eastern section of town for @300, Upon this lot Mr. Warfield will in a short time ereot a dwelling house. Jos. H. Woodwort, assistant electrician of the House of Re; ntatives, aud family, whe have beom spending the summer with Mrs. Clabaugh, have returned to W ton. Some two weeks ago acommunieation written by Mr. George Bonifant ef the fifth district ap- peared im the republican paper at this place, criticising Mr. Wm. H. Mannakes, a member of the board of county cemmismoners, and on Saturday Mr. Mannakee came here and em- ployed counsel te conduct a suit for libel both — Seng ane the proprietors ef the pay wi @ article appeared. The valence of diphtheria in various sec- tions ef the county has caused a diminution im the attendance of children at the pubiic schools. Should Tuesday prove a fair day hundreds of our people will avail themselves of the picas- ure of witnessing the great parade the Knights Templar in Washington. Mr. veaaee oe N. Bailey has commenced the erection of a fine dweiling house ou a lot re- ceutly purchased by him near ounds, this place. A large stor wellin; house are also being built in the west end o! Lyddene. 8.4a.M town by Mrs. Sarah Mere Praise for Mr. Blaine’s Speech. El Comercio the oldest and the leading daily newspaper in Lima, Peru, prints a long and enthusiastic editorial upon the inter- mational American conference. “The speech of Secretary Blaine,’ says, “delivered at the weloome to the delegates, gives a his illustrious talents as the gre: a t_ people. We are sa’ United States has no wish to reap any har from the cenfereace except such as will please the palates of all its guests at this feast of con- tinental progress, ~ -__e@e—_____ Gov. Hill Working for Harmony. A New York special to the Baltimore Sun says: Gov. Hill has alretdy begun work to bring about local harmony in the democratis ranks—at least on the candidates for the legis- lature, He is bound to have that nomination for Senator if it uses up all the many tricks in his politieal box. The way im which the city factions got together at the state convention is taken as a sign that the task will not be so hard, after all, and Tammany is softenin, little under the pressure of the Flack and other lapses of prominent leaders. The people now to be coerced are the counties, and on them Mr. Hill is now nding all his influences, ‘Their Tammany is deep and lasting, but the governor has hopes that tell the usual flat- tering tale. ——_ Rudolph Aronson’s Marriage. From the New York Tribune, Many of the friends of Rudolph Aronson, the ‘manager of the Casino, were surprised yesterday to hear of his marriage, and especi- ally to hear that it had taken place nearly a month ago, on September 9. The bride w: Miss Evelyn Chandler of Schenectady. She is not an actress and Mr, Aronson first met her about two years ago in Europe, where she had gone to finish her education, The marriage was strictly private and few even of Mr. Aron- ¥on’s persoual friends outside of his own family knew of it till a day or two ago. Glover Wants to be Senator. Ex-Congressman John M. Glover of St, Louis announces himself as a candidate for the United States Senate from Missouri in opposi- tion to Senaior Vi d = Ce The Czar’s Visit to Berlin. The czar will start for Berlin on Thursday next, He will go to Kiel, journeying there by way ef Oldersiee and Schwarsenbeck to Berlin. There are swarms of Russian police at Kiel and at the stations along the propesed route, Russian troops line the rails from Wir- ballen to Moscow. The precautions taken far excel those on the occasion of the former visit of the caar ead are due to his intense fears of an attempt upon his life. The czar will accord Prince Bismarek an interview. ‘The csar will [soe forty-eight hours betw. Potedam and rlin. Nothing is expected to result from his meeting with Prince Hismarck, Minor Notes From Abread. The earl of Zetland, the new viceroy ef Ire- land. took the eath of office at Dublin castle Saturday. The Londen dockmen’s strike committee has id the ‘‘blscklegs” pound eash, and all Rave joined the anion and will ge te werk to- SA The admirers of Prince Bismarck im Ger- many are develeping plans te founds Bismarck museum ia Berlin on the next birthday anni- vereary ef the chancellor. Colleetions have been made already and jnesta sent out for all relies pertaining to prince and his A Barber Count’s Suicide. Andrew Wolnik,who, it is claimed, is a Polish count, committed suicide at Asbury Park, N.J., Friday evening by taking an overdose of mor- phine, Wolnik kept s barber shop in ene of the leading hotels, He was well educated and could speak several languages. Letters found among his effects comp: sage several married women of New York delphia, One letter, written by Wolnil addressed to « Brooklyn lady, intimated that he would take his life unless she consented to become his $e. A Household Chloroformed. At Elisabeth, N.J., the house of Mra, James Ross, corner of Niles street and 2d avenue, was entered by burglars early Saturday morning, who used extraordinary means to effeot their end. The entire household of four persons was chloreformed and the house was looted from cellar to gar: y articles to the value of @2,000 were stolen. The Police have been unable to find any clew te the robbers, —— 1 Powderly’s Movements. Grand Master Workman Powderly of the Knights ef Labor made an address to 6,000 peeple at Central music hall, Chicago, Satur- day defending his course from recent criticisms, Mr. Powderly will speak this evening at Hamil- ton, Ont., and them go to Scranton fora few days to work upon his report to the general assembly, whieh meetsin Atianta in four weeks, os th Mr, Powderly will ge to Philadel- P Terribly Destructive Storms in Italy. A terrible hurricane has visited the island of Sardinia, One hundred persons were buried in the debris ef buildings shattered by the storm ani thirty persons wore killed. The prevince ef Cagliari, Italy, has been rav- aged by a terrific sterm, in which 210 houses re destreyed. Sixteen persons killed by hundreds were injured, ‘The town of Cagliari suffered severely. i ¥ g a ibs i ; Bordeaux Jourde,Boulangist.has ousted Faure. | {louse Minister ¥ REBALLOTING IN FRANCE. Tre Returns Show a Decided Republican Vietery. Reballots were taken Yesterday im the dis- twiets in France in which the recent elections fer members of the ehamber ef deputies were without definite result, The weather was fine and a host of eleetors presented themesives at the polis, The voting im Paris proseeded in Perfect quietness, there being no incident werthy ef mention. The followers ef Gen. Boulanger are deserting. M. Laguerre and other former Boulangiste have ceased to men- tion the general's name, styling themselves only revolutionists, It is estimated that two- thirds of the 188 constituences which balloted have gone republican. The conservatives cal- culate upon the return of twe of their candi- dates in Paris. Allthe committee will confer Gen. Boulanger in London tomorrow, prier te his departure for the Isle of og The vote im the first Seine distriet was: M. Yves-Guyot, minister ef public works, 6,113; M. Turquet (Boulangist), 5,147, Ninth Seine dis- triet—M. Berger (republiean), 6,196; M. An- drieux {Ferisionint). 4.867. ime dis- triet—] bony ted (republican), 6,284; i (oulangiet), 208. Lighteomth Sei: Laisant (Boulangist), 3,600; M. Lafont (re- eee 3,214. In the frst district ef '. jeaux Chiche, Boulangist, is elected. The second Bordeaux distri also a Boulengist, M. 4 In fifth Seine district Naquet, Bot ist, reeeived'4,830 votes, and Bourneville, outgoix republican, 4,745. Inu the hth district Marin, conservative and Boulangist, defeated the well-known Deputy Passy, In the fourth district Barodet and Chessaing, republicans, defeated Menorval and Thiesse, Boulangiste, In the ninth district Emile Ferry defeated Ber- ry, conse; In Belleville Dumay, social- | ist, recer 584 aud Rochefort 4,054. In| Hy z z 8 In Lille Verquin, republican, has beaten the Boulangist candidate. Lyous has elected three septa the boulevards wore animated and crowds pase the streets shouting partisan cries. ounted guards kept the people moving. ‘The total returns for Paris show the election of 22 republicams and 14 Boulangists, Among the former are M.M. Lockroy, Millerand. Drey- fus, Lanessan, Raspail and Marmattan. soot the Boulangists are Dr. Mery, who defeated Basly, and M. Senue, who defeated ex-Minister al . Ia Nauilly M. Laur, Boulangist, received 10,- 74 and M. Antoine, republican, 8,359. In Tou- tans received 8,34 and M. Susini 6,833. In Bordeaux ex-Minister Raynal received 11,570 and M. Princetau, conservative, 11,448. Boulogne returns a conservative and a republican, TWO AMERICAN CANDIDATES IN FRANCE. In the present electoral struggle in France, the final incident of whieh took place yester- day, when 180 deputies to the ehamber were chosen ona second ballot, the United States was represented, at least indirectly, by two of itsformer mhabitants. General MacAdaras, a strong republican and a great admirer of Secre- tary Binine at the time he lived in this country, has been elected, on the first ballot, deputy to the French chamber by the district of Sisteron, in the department of the Alps, in the southeast ot France. The general, who mar- ried a wealthy Franco-American lady of St. Louis, was entitled to tull French naturaliza- tion through the services rendered by him dur- ing the war in I! MacAdaras and his young friend, J. P. M ounell, now of the Patier- son Labor Standard, and ex-labor eommis- sioner for the state of New Jersey, were the instruments through which many Irishmen took service in the French army, They were shipped to MacAdaras from London in the dis- guise of ambulance men by MacDonnell, who finally was thrown successfully into the prisous of Clerkenwell aud Newgate upon a compl. of the Prussian minister to the foreigu office that the provisions of the enlistment act were violated, The other half-American involved im the pres- ent electoral fight iu Frauce is Elic May, who was since 1871 and up to !884aresident of New York, and who isscill, wich his brother Gustave, a momber of the firm of May brothers, Elie May is a candidate in the Puris twelfth electoral district for the quartier or ward of Piepus, where Miuister Reed went recently to place a flower memento over Lafayette’s grave, and for thas of Bercy, the great wine depot of France, which drives m big trade with the United States, The former merchant of New York and ex-quartermaster geueral of the com- mune, who bad sought for an asylum in this hospitable country, bas enlisted in the ranks of the Boulangistse, Me did not obtain the legal majority of votes on the first turn, Sierra pee Mrs. Hamilton Overcome. Mrs. Hamilton is very much overcome by her surroundings in the Trenton penitentiary and made ne effort to conceal her emotion as she took hasty farewell of Sheriff Johnson and his wife Saturday evening to begin her two Years’ sentence. Bhe was attired in a long blue cloak and dark Gainsborough hat with Hading veil, She was assigned to a cell similar to that of the other thirty-five inmates, Owing to her physical aud mental prostration the taxing of her name, age, &c.. for prison record was deferred. Good behavior reduce the term 132 days, A Victory for Edison. In the United States court im Pittsburg Sat- urday Justice Bradley ef the Supreme Court banded down an opinion dismissing the famous electric light case of Westinghouse against Edi- eon. The suit was brought two years age by the Westinghouse interest against the MeKees- porter Edison electrie light company to re- strain the defendants from using the fibrous @arbea or incandescert conductor in the air- tight globe. The point at issue was the form and substance of the conauctor. It was claimed by the plaintiffs that they had been granted a patentom the fibrous earbon, while, upon the other hand, the Edison interests claimed that they had filed an application for a patent a month before the application of the plaintiffs. The court holds that the claim to priority of invention in the fibrous carbou filament is not valid, as Edison had aecomplished the result before Sawver. Mann or Westinghouse, Getting Down to Business. ‘The summer's over; In meds of clover ‘The schoolma'm fair we nv more discern; ‘The boy: 8, Aud warms thei: breeches When the task she sets them they fail to learn, —Bosion Cour e+ ____ A Duel with Potatoes, From the Atlanta Constitution, Bill Bowman, the preacher, deneunced a cer- tain tough from the pulpit and the next day received a challenge to meet Bully Browa in open combat te settle the matter and remove the stains from the bully’s wounded honor. Brother Bowman was not e » end, the choice of weapons, he selected them at once. Through his second he notified Bully Brown that he would meet him ata = ope time and place and thats half bushel of Irish potatoes, selected the size of @ man’s fist, shor be weapons. These were te be ed up time and the duclists were to throw each other ata distance of fifteen paces, until the potatoes wore exhausted or dueliste re satisfied. This selection infuriated Brown. conside: le red that it was heap! on indignity and he fairly Bat he on a them at Of course such ® unique affair attracted = great erowd, and on the S@ppointed there was an mense gathering at the piace a i Fe il 3 s z ; i af worst cowed maa in Gray- that he was never known again, ee to be Misunderstood. rom 4 young man walking along Main street started into « saloon, He went as far asthe door, stopped, hesitated and then, turning, walked SENTENCKD TO DEATH. Nerth Carelina’s Ex-Priest Found Gullty—He Takes an Appeal. ‘The ox-priest, Father Beyle, was convicted im the superior court at Raleigh, N. C., Sat- urday night, of eharge ef criminal assault en Miss Geneva Whitaker in May , and sentenced te be hanged Nov. 29. The jury was out feur hours, bringing in its verdict, guilty of rape, at midnight. Boyle made an earnest appeal for s new trial, whieh the judge refused, and he also overruled half Boyle made a remarkably dramatic speech, in which he said there was prejudice against him. Me denounced two of the opposing counsel im bitter His manner was sespirited that he was once applauded, and he seid ks as ready to receive the sentence, Judge Armfield then sentenced him. Boyle appealed “a the supreme court, His appeal was grante 1 Datla bd race atl) a i e in the police co: ¢, Since he has been in jail, where he went May Boyle has had remarkably few v Ts, ani mone from any member ef his family. Mis mother, now seventy-six years eld, is in New Mexico, and he has, it is said, asister in Penn- sylvania, ———___-eee— ___ A Spot That is Wetter Than This. From the Galveston News, The weeping tree is situated abuut one mile east of Howe, Tex., in a cow let ownedby Rube Harrold. Mr. Harrold stated to the Aes re- porter that this phenomenon eommeneed three Years ago, and it has been actually raining um- der this tree incessantly ever since. In cloudy weather there is always a heavy mist falling from the tree, but in hot, dry, sanshiny weather large drops come down which would soon wet one’s clothing through and through. The tree bas always been a profuse bearer of leaves until this spring, when it did not bud out at all, and now has every appearance of being dead, al- though the rain, or whatever one may please to call it, continues to fall from the dead branches as usual. Times’ Changes. From the Franklin (Pa.) News. The childish miss resents a kiss and runs the other way, but when at last some years have passed it's different, they say. a ee Learned but Absent Minded. From the Buffalo Courier. Prof. C—had g to spend the evening at a friend's house. When be was about to leave itwas raining cats and dogs, wherefore the hostess kindly offered him accommodations fo the night, which he readily aceepted, Suddenly the guest disappeared, nobody knowing what had become of him, and the family were about to retire for the night when Prof. O— lked in as wet as a drowned rat. Me had been home to fetch his night = French Women Hitched to Carts. From Mrs. Barry's Paris Letver, I saw very many wom Paris yoked te carts, hauling market produce and merchan- dise of all kinds. Sometimes the woman pulled the greatlumbering cart unaided, but some- times she was assisted by either a dog or a donkey. This condition 0 found at Brussels, but how many pounds the dog shall pu n kilos being the limit (a kilo equals two anda quarter pounds), But ihe woman may pull ail she can, ———+e+-____ Dancing and Card Playing Trouble. Froin the Minueapolia Tribune, The Congregational association at St Paul discussed card playing and dancing. A mine ter from one of the country church id he wanted to kuow what the city pastors thought about it, The presiding officer replied that it was not @ vital question; and the matter might have been dropped there, but this an- swer brought another couutry pastor to his feet with the declaration: “Brethren, it isa vital question. My church is going to pieces on account of dancing and eard piaying.” ———ee- Mrs. Cleveland’s New Home. Now York Letter to Richmond Times, Mrs, Cleveland's new abiding place, which Mr. Francis Lathrop is decorating, is to contain & great deal of antique mahogany furniture, which is with its young mistress quite a hobby. As opportunity offered she has purehased old chairs, tables and chests of drawers which might have formed the furvishings of stately colonial mansions with their yellow and brown walls, their immense mirrors, reaching from floor to ceiling, their seomces with twinkling candle lights, their white marble mantelpieces with frieze of acapthus and decorated with heads crowned with amaranth, and their heavy mahogany staircases, which responded to the lightly-flying feet of the fair dames of 100 cara ago. Yo buy mahogany is an expensive feaey: for all that is really old amd goud is be- ing snapped up at fancy prices by the Vander- bilts and peopie who aim at solidity as show. Mrs. Cleveland has purchased a great deal of discretion, and the house ef the attractive, A Pretty Railroad Conduetor, From the Mewphis Appeal. “a few days ago I was going out from Den- ver, Col., on the Denver and Bie Grande rail- road,” said a veteran condustor to am Appeal reporter yesterday, ‘‘when I was thrown in company with » lady who opened my eyes, con- ductor as I was. She wasa petite brunette, who had the vim and manner of whatl would term a manly woman. Not impulsive and given to erratic spells, but purely a woman given by nature to manhood's ways. This lady was a conductor om a branch train tapping our line, and she was the first female I ever knew acting in that capacity, But you must not think sne wasatallslow in meeting all demands, for while she had her range and could go just so far, to that extent she did ker work superbly. She collected fares und punched tickets like man, but when it came to putting some fe! off beeause of his failure to eomply with the re- quirements of the railroad company it was her custom te call on» man to do the work. The brakeman on the train was usually present to obey her commands, but I have known cases where passengers were called on to put other passengers off the train, fests A Protty Young Profestor, From the Philadelphia Times. Miss Mary Louise Worley has received an offer of a position as teacher of languages in a Bosten private school, Miss Worley’s name may be familiar to some as belonging to the en- ergetie young woman who was the last to tread in the footeteps of the bright girls who have won honors at Oxford or Cambridge and who has gone a step beyond most of her peers. Dr. Worley, her father, is a well-known doctor in practice in Londen. He has paid one or two Visite tothe United States and through the friendships thus brought about the Hub has been trying to convince the yo student that the new world offers a better ‘acta for the dis- Rey, of feminine talents than the old Miss orley wou the Gilehrist scholarship at London university in 1888 and a scholarship at Girton college in 1884 She attended lectures at both universities and graduated with honors im the ex-President will be very —— ——o6« slender bes inaligeat blue eyes, good teeth, a fresh, complexion and « winni | tf ite i Lil | ; BE F Hf A 5 : F ut fl fil; | | E oe j [ | Ht { E i F i i 1% THE WEEKLY oT A SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS FOR 1888 ’S, “A CLEAN SWEEP.” Mr. Reosevelt’s Repert en Wholesale Removals in the Baltimore Pest Uttice. The repert of the investigation made by Mr. Theodore Roosevelt of the civil servies commis sion into the management of the Ba ltimere Md., post office bas been submitted to the com- mission. The investigation was undertaken ia consequence ef a repert made by Examiner Holts of the commission, and alse in eonse- quence ef two letters from the Postmaster Gen- eral calling attention to certain alleged irregu- Sees renee Derk the last four years re) 2% for there howe Sen two heads of the Balshoore pest office, 1. ¥ oducts ef the patronage system whose anties products e! pa system whose antics would be eomic many mot for their deoply wagic effect apo: @ public service and upon honest political life, amd great allowance should be mace for Mr. Brown because of the condi tion im whieh the office was handed over to hit deeesser’ for all th idence tends to show that Mr. Veazey's a: istration can only be characterized as scandalous, It seems | likely that he habitually and grossly violated ‘the law both as te appointments and removals, He certainly, dur " out four-fifths ef the el; their places with m Greatly Improved and Better Than Ever. them of such evil eReraster as to grentty demoralize the ser- vi many ‘Tur WEETLY Bran. ta ite Dew Gress and undey careful ediwrial supervision, cummeonds imei ag “Aceording to the report of Chief Inspector | B.G, Rathbone, im » total of 967 carricrs and | O° he mest attractive and desirable news ang elerks, composing the classified service of the | family journals published 1s comprises sight Beltimore it office, there are now left but pages of solid reading matter—the very cream eleven Gn brews says thirteen) who were in | - - | the Pe gabtmn ad four years ago. Aboute | the contonm ef the eight page daily esuesef THE | bum additional places have been created, . | however, during thie riod, on acceunt of the | BYESINO STAR, together with additional festures, | growth of dusiness. Therefore of —— including e department devoted we Farm, liome 0 | 8nd Garden interests, carefully compiled and od | ited expressly for the weekly edition. | force of the office about 9% per cent bas 1m edditiom t i unexcelled elvrections ase ELEVEN LEsT oT oF 967. il ret days uf ure patronage m, and almost as near the ideal * eep’ as can ever be practically realized. Mr. Brown states that when he took office he found 108 of the old employes still remaining. Of this number, therefore, which had survived the ordeal of Mr. Venzey’s rule Mr. Brown himself removed 80 per cent. 80 demoralized was the office that he was likewise forced to dismiss over half of Mr. Veasey's appointees, Even more extraordinary is the fact that he was obliged to dismiss more than one-fifth of hisown, * * * CONTRIBUTING CAMPAIGN MONET. “Almost all the elerks who were questioned admitted that they bad voluntarily paid last fall for campaign purposes sums varying from 2 te 4 per cent of their salaries. If this aver- age held good among ali the employes, some- thing like $7,000 must have beep paid im all, whieh would quite justify the remark made to Postmaster Brown, by some of the local com- mittemen of his party, that his mem had all contributed weil. The money was generally paid in a building about 20 steps distant from the postoffice. Mr. Brown brought no pressure to bear on his clerks to make them contribute; but, ashe very truthfully remarked, besup they paid with the hope of getting sume fit, as the ave: ious to get rid ne- e man is not partieularly anx- his money. POLITICAL REMARKS, “Mr. Brown states that all the removals he had made were for cause, and in all cases to promote the efficiency of the service,’ and de- nies that he was influenced by political con- siderations, and adds, significantly the has removed quite a number of men b che did not think they were in fall sympatuy with his administration; that he would be especially apt to feel this if the men differed from him fac- tionally or politically, and that was his ‘watural inference,’ he being a democrat, that repub- 3 did not have the welfare of his adminie- lel during the last four yeara, This, 80 far as the records show, is a greater proportion than has even been changed in the pubiic ser- @ whole, during a similar period, weekly Lewspaper, it has issued @ list of valuable end useful premiums, given either to single sub ecribers or lu raisers, = tick will be sent, toget> er With @ sample copy of the paper, tree and pos® paid t apy address, or given te any one applying (Ot he counter of We business office Ase further inducement w sesure o large im crease to lw subscriptoe list 185 WESKLT UTaa bas arranged w give 4 PREMIUM TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER who simply pays the price of subscription, 61.00 per annum ‘his premium ioe WORCESTER'S POCKET DICTIONARY, something needful in every family and useful slike in the office, workshop er at homa It is ‘We most complete email dictionary ever offered we the public. 1tis nicely and substantially boundia cloth, comprises 246 pages, over 500 ilustreucas and contains more than 10.00 werds, ihespelling promunciawioa, aod defuiuens ef which comform we tuceeof the largest aud latest editions itis wel printed, in pisin and readawie type, aad contains besides the vocabulary a list of Fereign Words oud Vbrases, Lipiausuen ef Abirevimucus, sules for Spelling, Sud seviee of Weighis and Meae ures, de tration at heart. Iu commenting upon the number of dis- missals, Mr. Roosevelt says: “When the number of political removals is mot great uo particular harm ensues; in fact if the law is fairly well obeyed there ceases to be any point in making political removais because it is impossible to make political appointments, But a gros abuse of the power of dismissal, such as is im- plied in the removal of 96 ur 83 per cent of the whole force, as in the Baltimore pest office, be- comes in the end a practical abuse of the power of appointment,” MR, ROOSEVELT’S RECOMMENDATIONS, He recommends as a proper course of action for the future in all such cases that “‘if, in the classified service, an appointing officer bas made a ‘clean sweep’ in au office, as where 90 odd per cent of the eld employees have beeu dismissed, or 1f removed (or is remo’ large ntage of the employes, per cent ora less number, but at any rate one so large as to raise the presump- tion that the removals have been for political reasons, and if he can give no adequate and satisfactory reasons therefor, then be should be deemed to have violated the civil service law, and should be himself dismissed or his apiece requested.” ‘This report has been forwarded to the Post- master General by the full commission, who append their approval and suggest that the reo- ommendations contained therein be adopted. —_—_ A Runaway Wedding. Miss Kitty Roberts, daughter of Hen. Charles Roberts, ex-member of Congress and late at- torney general of Maryland, was quitely mar- ried iu this city Saturday te William H. Thomas of Westminister, according te a special from that place te the Philadeiphia Press, which says: “The two had beem engaged for some mouths, but owing to the youth of the young lady ber —— objected to the wedding bein; celebrated so soon. Ihe impatient lovers coui got brook the delay, and so took advaatage of a visit ef Miss Roberts to Washington to have the say knot — that city without the Parental sanction. The young ly's parents were then motified of the event by telegraph. The bride is a very bright young lady, a blonde, but not of ry deci type. Bhe is rather under medium height, slender, graceful and charming, and a great favorite in society. She was educated at the sisterhood of St. Joseph's, Emmitsburg, and is not yet quite eiguteen years of age. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Carroil county bar and isa young maa of fue personal ap; 1t is understood that the a of the bride will now withdraw all ob- ctions, ‘4his handsome and valuable little book, whic rerails a: 40 cout, exclusive of postage, will Le Given and sent, posiage {ree, te every subscriber Teceived by LHe WEAKLY BTau at $L.00 enc At will aise be given free an pest paid w any one sending (we (x) subscribers we Tus WESKLT Bias 8 $1.00 acu i.U0), ack subscriber, aswell getting & copy OL Wwe uwusuary tree and post pad AND YET ANOTHER PREMIUM, We bave still another premium w be giveate wubecrivers— THE WEEKLY STALKS POCKET ATLAS THE POCKET ATLAS is « bandsomety-printeé book ef iv pages; #0 are full-page colered and theroughly reliauie mays setiimg forth the geo Graphical leaturesef tne whole werld in minuie devel; 101 ere Llied with reading matter, cou densed inte a graphic presemiation of all whe faces Am Whe somal, reuigwus, poilical and industrial Rie tory ond veauiuva of every State aud lerritory is the Laie, tegeiter with 68 colored Giagrams showing the relauve sirengib of diferent industries: aud ef diferent prouucts in vareus Sisves, and @wer items we numerous © meLuoR jee books sell at $1 each. 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A P. Carter, Ha- | sins 10comts extze tur postage walian minister te Washington, and Geerge| Purwer particulars ean be had if Gesived by Ww. Me piste Dlg to Hays. writing @ postal or ietter Wo this oica Sy . Saat resnes| > nn nna ef the islands to Unit Sonor bah tu oriate txts Os that a prepou- | * > _ tion favering full a the United | ING #TAX, of course, will be first and feremest ia — He action was | sx, ccticstion and poomps publication of oS the ee * | Rows, ond the compilation ef the latest and mest Badly Twisted. From the New York Sun. important into THE WEEKLY STAM makes that Customer (rushing into hardware store)— “I've just get time to catch s train. Givemea *Faceteus Desler—“Don's yeu mean a pop- tesue, where THE BVEXING STAR ts unavailable, ‘with its vast collection of telegraphic, gover ‘mental and lecai news, Mierary ané sctentifie mt» “ 2G I said pern-copper, | *P™, © weekly journal unequaled is eng 5> in eny country. “No (alse exeited), you enid pon-corper.” — detergent The city pamens of THE EVEMING SRARean find Bo more appreciable holiday ar birthday