Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1890, Page 13

THE NATIONAL GUARD. Proposed Course of Lectures for the _Tastruction of Officers. ON FIELD SERVICE DUTY. Rifle Practice in the Gallery for Next Year— (Commanders of Companies Should Be More Prompt in their Reports—The EngineerCom- pany Progressing—Militia Notes. Never in all the history of the militia of the United States has there been so comprehensive and so practical a scheme for the instruction of officers as the one which has, after considera- ble labor, been formulated by Gen. Ordway. Field service is the abstract subject to be dis- cussed, and the man who attends the proposed course of lectures and is not more valuable when they come to an end had better join some purely social organization where military duty and soldierly wisdom are not necessary qualifi- cations for membership. The lectures in this course will be delivered by army and National Guard officers who have had large experience im line with the subjects to be discussed. In a cireular, about to be issued from headquarters, Gen. Ordway has outlined matters very defi- nitely. He says: PROPOSED COURSE OF LECTURES. It is proposed to convey the instruction by ‘course of lectures based on the assumption that the President has called out the militia for three months’ service, to hold the defensive until armies can be raised; and, by following out their supposed movements from the time the Srders of the President are received until the expiration of their term of service, to embrac im the lectures every duty of subordinate offi- “Tis bes pons to discuss the art of war, bat to confine the lectures to inséruction_in ywleage that a subordinate i Mould possess, and in duties that he should be prepared to perform in an emergency. The lectures, therefore, mast omit much th: bt be looked for in an ordinary professional text book, but they will be given with the purpose of affording practical instruction to all officers, and in the hope of interesting a few to seek for such further instruction as would be essential to them in higher positions or in service be- yond the time that military operations would be entrusted to the militia. Lecrne 1, sancany 5, 1891. Duties of officers om receiving orders for ser- view. Requirements of law relative to men obeying orders calling them into service. Clothing and equipment necessary for a com- pany: What each soldier should be allowed to carry, and necessity of inspection before em- barking to prevent them from overloading themselves; outfit and baggage that officers should provide for themselves. Muster rolls: Manner of preparing them; manner and meaning of muster. How to embark troops on railway trains and steamboats; how to provide for and conduct both long and short journeys by rail and steamboat. Disembarkation: How to be made when no precantions necessary, and also when troops Are carried into an insurgent district where op- position or interference is possible. Lecrure 2, sanvany 19. Assuming that the command has reached a point of rendezvous appointed for the purpose of organizing them preparatory to service, and that during such period of organization for active service, following will cover subjects that should be inciuded in such instruction. Camps: Selection of location; manner of lay- ing pitching tents; drainage and sanitary regulations; expedients for comfort; duties of ofiicers in caring for health and comfort of Camp cooking: Methods of caring for, utiliz- ing and commuting subsistence supplies; in- n cook cessity of command- ing officers attending both to supplies and | methods of cooking them; officers’ mexs gnd how to supply it. Correspondence and returns: Forms of and ressons for such forms; necessity of making ulland prowpt returns; pay rolls; care of public property and accountability for it; - necessity of every officer keeping accurate record of events and especially of company commanders making record of ev lating to each man in his company. ditt | and instruction would be given to prepare them | this lecture and the one | enforce such precautions; simple remedies for ordinary ailments. : Care of wounded: Description of ae necessary. to be done in casse of wounds, fractares sunstroke, freezing, cuts, bruises, burns and ail ordinary accidents. Lectune 10, Mar 4. * Street riot duty: Relations of military to civie authority; how to handle troops in streets; at- Lactunsy 11, Jaxuany 21. drill; gallery’ practice; range praotice; estimst- ing distances; skirmish firing drill; competitive matches; care of rifle. Luarcre 12, uance 25. Military law: How it differs from civil law; relations of military to civil authority; martial law; power to declare and its effect; courte Now FOR A FRESH START. ‘The year 1891 is not far away and with it will commence rife practice in the gallery. Every man who has any soldierly about him should start in to make best record he knows how. He will be more efficienjly sup- ported than he was during the past season and which will be held out to him are all that reasonably be desired. But few of the com- ies are there that will not give a medal to in their membership whose record for the year is better than that of any of his company comrades, and the supply of shooters’ and marksmen’s badges wil always be equal to the demand. General orders No. 23 say: ‘The followi schedule for gallery practice will be sonar for the month of January, 1891: Firvt battalion—Company A, Friday, January 80: company B, Saturday, January 24; company ©, Tharsday, January 22; company D, Satur- day, January 17. Sécond faittion—Company A, ‘Thureday, January 1; company B, Monday,’ January 5; company C, Tuesday, January 6; company D, Wednesday, Januar, Third battalion—Company A, Friday, Janu- ary 9; company B, Wednesday, January 28; company C; Wednesday, January 21; company D. Friday, January 23. Fourth a ‘Thursday, January 8; company B, Monday, January 12; company C, Tuesday, January 18; company D, Wednesday, January 14. Fifth battalion—Company A, Thursday, Janu- B, Friday, January 16; com- ¥, January 20; company D, 19. fattalion Company A, Saturday, Janu- ary 31; company B, ‘Thursday, January 29; company C, Saturday, January 10. | Seventh battalion—Company A, Friday, Jan- uary 2: company B, Friday, January 2. Eighth battalion—Company A, Monday, Jan- nary 26; company B, Monday, January 26. art separate company, ‘Tuesday, January ‘Tho general staff and the field and staff officers and non-commissioned staff of regi- mente, Saturday, January 3. E The field and staff officers and_non-commis- sioned staff of battalions, the evenings assigned to company A of their respective battalions. Practice for the month of January will be at 200 and 300 yards; each man will fire one score at each distance, and his scores will be re- eee ported at the rifle gal- Companies will be re] at the rifle gal- omptly at 8 o'clock p.m.on the dates in undress uniform, armed and In case of rain or snow they may be to the gallery without arms. THIS PERSONALLY INTERESTS COMPANY COM- MANDERS. A good many officers are doing much dam- age to their repuiations by the slackness they have exhibited in the matter of rifle practice reports for the practice year which closed three weeks ago. In general orders it was very | clearly stated that these reports were to be at! headquarters by November 30, but not moi than half the returns are in althongh this December 20. This too-numerous delinquen has caused a great deal of trouble at head. aarters, ond has worried Maj. Pollard more than all last season's rifle practice did. ‘The major cannot complete his annual report until every report is in nor can he until that time make requisition for the sharpshooters’ crosses and marksmen’s buttons which have been earned during 1890. Ouly three out of the eight battalion staffe have forwarded their papers. In the various battalions only one— the thirdhasasmany as three companies who did what was required of them, the other bat- tulions—with the exception of the sixth—being reprevented by. only one oF two companies. The sixth battalion has distinguished itself by apparently ignoring the whole matter: that is, so far as i brigade head- authorities at quarters know anything about it. SOMEBODY'S ERROR. While this matter of records is up it may be well to mention that some of the members of the brigade team have had their certified records made up from isolated and extraordi- nary scores rej of what secms to the FEpRvany 2. Discipline: Qualities essential in officers to exercise command and enforce discipline; teaching raw troops the reasons and necessity for discipline; no grade exempt from the re- quirements of discipline. : Drill and instruction: Time in rendezvous camp should be devoted to essential matters; mechanical accuracy and clock-like precision in minor details not the most essential; de- seription of the most essential points in which to instruct raw troops in preparing them for eld service. Guard duty: Its importance as one of the best methods of training men in habits of dis- cipline and preparing them for properly per- forming grand guard, outpost and picket duty; scription in detail ‘of the duties of camp guards and sentinels. Skirmisbing: Deseription of drill and methods of instructing in it: its importance under modern conditions of warfare; application of the drill in actual conflict, and movifications of it accord- ing to circumstances. ire discipline: When and how to use dif- ferent kinds of fire: necessity of control of fire and delivering it only under orders; waste and supply of ammunition. LECTURE 4, FEBRUARY 16. Assuming that the troops, having been organized im rendezvous camp, are ordered to | march and oceupy strategic points to be held | for defense. Marches: Preparing for the march; breaking | camp: ge allowed; time of making and duration of halts: right of way on roads; length of cofumn; boots, socks and feet; food and ter; precautions against fatigue; marches in presence of the enemy, tactical and strategic, front, dank — sp alt Fear guards and thinkers: 5 forced marches; Eivouscs. advance guards, wagon trains a night marche Lectvne 5, marcn 2. Assuming that the troops have reached the point designated to be oceupied and held by them, this lecture and the two succeeding ones wil) cover the duties thet would or might de- volve on them at that point. Grand guards, outposts and pickets: Objects and importance of: selecting locations for and methods of posting; duties of; how to act in case of attack. Reconnoisances and scouting: Objects and necessity of: open and secret; how tc conduct; how to defeat objects of reconnoisances by the enemy. Lectvre 6, MaRcH 16. Field fortifications: Objects of: selecting sites for; how to lay out; different kinds and forms of redoubts and lines; nomenclatare. Temporary intrenchmerts: Materials for and methods of constructing; their use in mod- erp warfare. Sieges: Reasons for and methods of conduct- ing; description of gabions, fascines, sup- rollers end other sppliances, with mode of using. LECTURE 7, aPKit 6. Assaming that enemy make a demonstration and attack. Attack and defense: The militia are assumed to be located in an intrenched campzand the instruction would therefore apply principally to the attack and defense of intrenched poxi- tions, but to cover outlying operations should embrace attack and defense in the open feld and of villages, woods, deilles, Uridges and LecTure 8, arnt 20. Preparation of muster-out rollsand discharge of troops. Concise review of the lessons taught in the prveeding lectures, dwelling on the most esten- and salient points therein and closing with an argument on the necessity of maintain- an efficient militia, as required by the ition, and em; ing its ingy school of instruction to train young men for Tn addition to the eight lectures ontlined as ‘on- as al authorities to be equity. Only such scores will goon record as were made immediately after the range officer or team captain was notified that the score was for record, or in cases where the scores at all the ranges for that day were intended to be official. WAITING FOR AN AMENDMENT. Gen. Ordway has forwarded to the Secretary of War, for submittal to the President, a num- ber of recommendations for commissions, most of them promotions. Among them was the recommendation that the commission of a first lieutenant be issued to Gilbert Thompson. This is not strictly in harmony with the gen- eral’s ideas, but it is in perfect accord with the law. Lieut. Thotapeon will rank as captain by order of the general, and by and by the law relating to the engineer company will be so ded as to provide for a cuptain and three legal fence around them, and the three lieu- tenants will wait patiently for the presidential commissions. ANY KIND OF A MAN YOU WANT. That engineer company is moving toward success in a most gratifying manner. A lot of enthusiasta have been enlisted and the ground they cover—educationally speaking —is wonder- ful in its extent. In the company ranks are men #killed in field. fortifications; pontoonier- ing: building military bridges and roads; vodetic, geographical and military sarveyin 1 leisil engineering: topographical and eal drawing: photography: landscape ignaling by various methous; telegraphy; construction; steam engineering; high explosives: printing; packing of I | animals, and iron molding and iron working, to say nothing of the first platoon, com of | sharpshooters and marksmen. | The meeting of the engineer company on last Monday night was the largest held thus far, sixty-three members being present beside se: eral officers of other organizations. Lieut. F. L. Graham addressed the meeting on ritle prac | tice. Hix lecture was very ihteresting and j abounded in personal reminiscence and anec- | dote. In his discussion he clearly proved that a soldier must be a good rifle sot whether he be well drilled or not, and cited a case, which had come under bis Own personal knowledge, where thirteen good riflemen had suc iy held their ground against 200 Sioux Indian: ‘They were enabled todo this because each man was a sharpshooter, and when he pulled the trigger of his rifle either a Sioux or @ pony bit the dust. Ail present seemed to agree with the lieutenant that in a case like thia these thir- teen men would prove more interesting toa body of Sioux or a mob than the best fancy drilled soldiers, who sometimes close their eyes, puil away and bit nothing. | ‘The next lecture will be on Monday evening, speak on when Prof. Gilbert Thompson will fortifications again. Notes. ‘Two mid-range Uliman electric targets of the latest and most improved pattern are now be- | ing made for use at Fort Washington and at | the barracks range. All official practice will be ‘on these and the two other electric targets now owned by the guard. The advantages these | marks have over the paper ‘are very levident when » large number of men must ractice within a very limited period of time. The trouble and — consequent upon the |use of targets where human markers are | Recessary will also be obviated. ‘The following additional officers have been | Board of ‘examination: Maj, fourth battalion; Capt. A. pany D, second | nett, com liam C. | Sage Suriogterty ice bas tro} ven by i eee to the company that has | est average attendance at course of instruction in feid duties, the fol- | **¢ “imply ljeetures: be given on 4] lowing sabe acrens 8, vexsvant 38. Preservation of health: Precantions to be the number and nature of the inducements | right ‘TRACKS ON THE STREET. Points Decided in Opinion of the Court in General Term. ‘YHE LEOALSTY OF THE B. AND O. TRACES AND OF ‘THE “YT” SUSTAINED—TEE LIMITATIONS OF THE ‘Use OF STREETS BY RAILBOADS—DaMscES MAT was brought for injuries to the plaintiff's real estate on Ist street and on K street by the oper- ations of the railroad. It was alleged that the company unlawfully used and occupied ist street, particularly between I and K street “for the general purposes of a freight yard depot and also parking cars and trains,” and also passed plaintiff's premises on Ist street at an unauthorized end unnecessary rate of speed. It was alleged also that the on Ist street and along I street, commonly known as the “¥." was built by the company without any fhatsoever, and that its use for hen Fs defendant and ‘the sane was yy plaintiff on exceptions to the rulings of the dur ‘The court after reviewing the acts of March 2, 1831, February 26, 1834, and March 3, 1835, providing for the entrance into the city and the laying of tracks on the streets for the Washington branch, con- cluded that such use of the streets by the Washington branch was authorized by law. ‘The act of July 25, 1866, the court held made the location of the Metropolitan branch upon the street lawful if placed there by agreement between the company and the corporation of | th Washington. ‘This agreement was effected through the ordinance of the board of alder- men and board of common council January 17, 1867, and the subsequent acceptance by the council for the route of ,the | Metropolitan company of streets designated by the branch. The court held then that the plain- tiff could not maintain his contention that the mere presence of the Metropolitan branch of Ast street is a nuisance because of being an un- authorized structure. LEGALITY OF THE “Y.” As to the lawfulness of the structure known asthe “Y" the court held that the section of the act of 1885 authorizing the construction of branches, provided such branches shall not pass through ‘any of the reservations, shows that such branches might be located on streets if the corporate authorities of Washington as- sented or permitted. It was argued that the “Y" was not branch within the meaning of the law, and the pretended assent to ita con- struction was not given by any authorized per- sons. As to first point the court decided that the “Y” may be suid to be either a branch road diverging from the Washington branch or branch ‘diverging from the Metropolitan branch. The court held that under the organic act of February 21, 1871, the assent of the board which had control of the streets, succeeding to the power over the old corporation, would be sufficient to meet the requirements of the law. The defendant produced, as evidence of the necessary action of the board a letter of A. R. Shepherd, vice president of the board, stating that “this board will permit the connection and the proposed use of the streets.” It was objected at the argument that this —_ letter was not suflicient evidence of any action on the subject by the board. It was admitted, however, without objection or exception, and no instruction relating to such assent’ was asked. We need not consider, therefore, Mr. Justice James said, whether it was the best evi- dence of the fact, and must treat it as tending to provean assent. it may be remembered, fur- ther, that the long acquiescence in this use of the streets is evidence that the board had acted and given its assent. The court was, therefore, of the opinion that all of the prayers of the plaintiff alleging that the occupation of the streets by the railroad was without legal right were properly refused by the court. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF LAWFUL TRACKS. But, notwithstanding these tracks were au- thorized and lawful, the plaintiff would be en- titled to recover for any grievances suffered by him by reason of an unauthorized use of such lawfui structurse. “The jury were, in effect, instructed,” con- tinued Justice James, ‘that the defendant had no right to use the side tracks on the streets near the plaintiff's place of business, as side tracks are ordinarily use’ in the coupling and shifting of cars. The ordinary use of side tracks for these purposes withont reference to their situation, was thus made the standard of the legitimate use of side tracks placed on the streets of a city under special grant of the use of the streets. We have repeatedly held that the concession of a privilege to use the streets of acity was necessarily limited to such use a8 should not destroy the employment of them as streets, and that what might be an authorized use of side tracks on land acquired by pur- chase or by condemnation was an authorized abuse of streets. The question is not how a side track may be used. but how a street may used by a party to whom a special use has been conceded.” FORMER OPINIONS. . In Neitzey agt. the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, 5 Mackey, 4, this court, speaking by Mr. Justice Cox, said: “In the first place the jury ought to be educated to discriminate clearly between rightful and a wrongful use of the streets.” ‘Then, after speaking of the company’s right to have numerous tracks in the immediate vicinity of its depot or station, the court said: “These are privileges which are conferred by competent authority, and any in- convenience which may result to’ private indi- viduals from their careful exercise is damnum absque injuria_and_not a subject of action at all. * * * But the company is not author- ized under these acts to convert the public highways, the streets and avenues of the city into freight yards. ‘The proper place for cars, when not in use, is in the depot, station or ard of the company, and the proper place to load and unload freight isa freight station. It has no right therefore to encumber the strect with cars and to leave them there when not in use. That is an unauthorized occupation of a public highway.” ° It will be observed that the principle here applied is that certain uses of the company tracks are unauthorized because they const tute unauthorized uses of the highw In Hopkins agt. Baltimore and Potomae rail- road, 6 Mackey 811 (314), thia court, speaking by Mr. Ju Haguer, #ai fhe fourth ex- ception hud a more especial reference to the use of Marsland aveuue by the company for shifting and making up its freight trains, in addition to its alleged loading unloading of freight, and the alleged leaving the cars standing in the avenue for an unreasonable time. We hold the only use that can lawfully Demade of Maryland avenue by the company in shifting and making up ite trains must be confined to such usc as may be reasonably necessary for the plirpose of carefully taking its cars into, or of carefully teking its cars on! of, the station to place them m freight trains on the track. To authorize the occupation of the avenue as a general shifting ground would be to subject it to a use that could uot have been contemplated by the legislature when it authorized the company ‘to extend its lateral branch’ ‘by way of Maryland avenue to the Long bridge.’ © Such an occupation would constitute a nuisance, more grievances, and far more dangerous than the other compiained of and would almost amount toa practical con- demnation of this part of the private property of the company. Tailroad company may and should possess itself of proper accommodstions on its own property, where this dangerous process of shifting and making up trains may be conducted in safety, without continual risk and inconvenience to the public. Citizens have the right at all times to cross and travel the streets and send their children and servants ulong them on lawful errands without peril or delays, and to enjoy some intervals of quiet ftom the noises of movements that should be conducted in proper inclésures of this company in more secl Rortions of the city where ampler accommo- tions could be found than is now afforded within the freight station of 9th street, which is admitted to be insufficient for that purpose.” ‘These observations point ont in the manner the limitations which distinguish the extent of a right acqnired by a grant of the nse enue as the are of streets for railroud purposes and the extent of ite right to use side trucks as such and in a different place. The is simply what is malar situation and the authorized in the right of use within a city is determined by the fact that it is within a city. ANEW TRIAL. “On the ground that there was error in the instruction on this it judgment is reversed tad a sew trial i ghecteds™ 3 ee Over Eight Hundred Victims of an streets’ held by the | f & Detective Block, who had seen Harris York some months before seen him in this city, and he immediat E i 5g Eee? F CURLEY NABBED BY BLOCK. Harris did not seo the detective, buts third ‘Party was on the street who did and he gave the thief the “office,” who hastened his foot- steps in the direction of thedepot. The officer did likewise and he placed his hand on the shoulder of the noted crook and said: ‘I want You to go to the office.” “Pardon mo, sir,” said the thief, “but I guess you must be mistak “I don't think Tam,” said the officer; “and you,will have to go with me.” a -s. fou are mi ,” persisted Harris. “rwant do take the next train aed if T go with you I'll lose it.” “Then you popes will lose it, If you are all right you can cate! : r the next trairi,” said é officer, “‘and if not you will be held.” Just at this time the other man si up and Harris wanted to speak to him. The officer had no objection, but when the thief started to Pass the watch to his companion the officer grabbed him and took the watch. Harris was held to bail, which he jumped,and failed to appear for trial He next fell into the hands of the law when one of the Pinkerton detectives arrested him in Long Island city for picking a pocket. That was on Decoration day, and although he was one of. the most noted’ crooks in the countr; his picture being in I Byrne's book) e officers failed to identify him, and sent here for an officer to come and look at him. IDENTIFIED BY DETECTIVE MAHON. Detective Mahon, who is familiar with the faces of many of the light-fingered gentry, went to the Kings county penitentiary and there identified Harris. The prisoner had hoped for a light sentence, because the officers did not know who he was, but after Detective Mahon identified him he wrote to a friend. “It's all up with me. Mahon came up and gave me the knock.” He then plead guilty and was given four years. About the time that the Philadelphia mob “worked” this city several of them were driven away, but Westcott and “Happy Jack” were the unfortunate ones. ‘The former was arrested as the result of Detective Block's investigation and the case of the latter ¥as worked up by Detectives Carter and Block. The former recovered a watch which, it was charged, was stolen by the accused. ‘The jury in his case disagreed and he was discharged on his personal bonds. Westcott is now & year's sentence in the District jail. OUR MARYLAND NEIGHBORS. 4 Woman Borned to Death—Real Estate Notes—The Grip, Ete. Correspondence of ‘The Evening Star. Rockviue, Dec. 20. Another fatal accident from fire occurred at Laytonsville, this county, Monday, the victim being a colored woman named Lucy Butler. At the time of the occurrence she was standing in front of an open fireplace with a small child in her arms, when her clothing ignited and be- fore her screams brought assistance she was 60 badly burned about the limbs and body that she died after a lingering torture of twenty- four hours. The child escaped with slight in- Jury. The unfortunate woman was about forty years of age. ‘The survey and platting of about 400 acres of the land added to West End Park at this place some time ago is now approaching completion and the work of macadamizing the streets and planting shade trees will be commenced in a short time. ‘That portion of the tract adjacent to the railroad will be laid off in. business lots and put on the market in the spring. Tt is anid there will be quite a number_of buildings ereeted in this largo addition to Rockville dur- ing next season. Among the transfers of real estate recorded in the office of the clerk of the cireuit court dur- ing the past ten days are the following: Mar- aret Peter to D. F. Peter, 116 acres, $1,600: E. Baltyley to B.S. Robinson, six lots at Glen Echo, 7,200; same to Mary F. Powell, lot 11, block 9, same place, 1,334; same to S Foster, lot 8, block 9, #1,204.92; same to_B. 8. Robinson, six lots in’ block 19, 87,200; Henry Beard to G. MeSmith, lot 4, block 3, Oak- mount, $350; Sarah E. Brashears to Takoma Loan and Trust Company, eight acres, $6,000; H. M. Clagett to Benson’ Talbott, eighty-four acres, $750, Wm. W. Johnson to’ L. J. Bond, 123 acres, £7,000; J. O. Plummer to A. F. Jar: dine, one-half acre, 2500: B. W. Perkins to G. ‘T. Cashell, four lote at Linden, €882; J. J. Pur- man to Mary C. Marshall, lot 15, block 101, Garrett Park, £400; Metropolitan Investment and Building’ Company to T. G. Riley, lot 11, block 102, Gurrett Park, $300; same to Ida G. Myers, lot 24, block 104, same place, §489.80; B. F. Warner to a Bates, lot 17, block 3, Kensington, $750; Alfred Wood, attorney, to Mary E. Graham, lot ut Knowles, €211. For the past ten days a kind of “second edition” of the grip has been prevalent in this and other parts of the county. ‘The symptoms are violent headache, fever, sore throat and pains in the limbs. ‘The Sunday schools of the various churches at this place are making arrangements for the proper observance of the holidays with con- certs, Christmas trees, &c. ‘The young ladies and gentlemen of this vi- cinity have issued invitations toa grand ball, to be given at the town hall in this place on the last night of the year. SAM. eiecie: TS Professor of Theology. The American Missionary Association, which furnished the financial support of the theolog- ical department of Howard University, has nominated Rev. John L. Ewell, a graduate of Yale and Andover and a massive and ripe scholar, to be a professor in that department. pastas th ‘Trinidad, Col., Is attracting the attention of investors from all parts of the United States. Sond for infarma- tion to the ‘Trinidad Land and Improvement Co., Trinidad, Col.—Adet, seca Headquarters in Washington. ‘The southern interstate immigration con- vention, in session at Asheville, N.C., adjourned yesterday. A resolution that the governors of each southern state appoint a committee of five from their states to act in conjunction with another committee, and to be known as the promotion committee of the world’s fair, was adopted. The committee on legislation recom- mended that cach stute appoint a commissioner of immigration, whose duty it shall be to form a bourd of southern immigration. The execu- tive committee indorsed « resolution lookin, to the location of central headquarters in this city and the securing of a place here for the: Purpose of exhibiting the resources of the south. New York Bail Clubs draw the line more closely, #0 that between 1800 and 1863. only 108 people received the highest jortem honor which an adi dingy St. Paul's, From to 1881 the average number of interments was si iced, as Todion wart’ ailaaitted tothe there, among them being Charles Dickens, in 1870, while in the nine_years that have ela] since 1881 only six of England's greatest aleep in the hush of its hallowed precincts. In 8t. Paul's, too, which ranke after tho ab- bey in the national estimation as an honorable and comfortable resting place for what Shake- jesome dead body,” only teen burials have taken place during the last twenty yeare, but this num! mediately added to, because it is her majesty’s especial command that the remains of Sir John Boehm, the eminent sculptor, shall rest there. WHY PATTI WILL NOT SING. The good people of Moscow and St. Peters- burg will, after all, not have the pleasure of hearing Madamo Patti this winter in the series of and concerts which had been a to take place during the months of. Janusry and Febraary under the management’ of Mon- siour Zet. For this the thanks of the admirers of La Diva have to be rendered to the laws under which life is allowed in the dominions of the white czar and also to the officials who carry out these laws, and these thanks are likely to be ut in a somewhat highly spiced fashion. The circumstances leading to this breaking up of the season will throw some light upon the system of local government which obtains in It seems that some time ago another artist for whose performance many seats had been taken inadvance did not fulfill the engagement and the Russian public was naturally disappointed. ‘The authorities therefore determined that for tho future the money paid for seate booked in advance, should be held in a sort of trust, as it were, until the performance occurred. Acting in pursuance of this order the chief of police swooped down upon the large sum which the announcement of the Patti concerts and operas attracted. He took into his capa- clous and official keeping a portion of this sum which Monsieur Zet had arranged to send to England fur the guarantee whic with Madame Path called for i ‘The sweet singer waited for the materializa- tion of the guarantee, but as the cash did not make its appearance’ she refused, to go to Russia, and that is the reason why the engage- ment is at an end. EYRAUD'S LIFE INSURANCE. Another phase of the Eyrand trial is furnished in the suit of the estrangleur’s wife against an English assurance company to compel the com- pany's acceptance of the pest year's premium on @ life insurance policy on the murderer's life. Eyraud neglected ta pay last year's pre~ mium as well as this, and the prospective widow, now she sees the chances of her hus- band’s demise increasing, wants to speculate on it to the full extent. But the company having the guillotine and the infallibility of French law in its mind does not crave the premium or the risk, and will make a defense of a very florid character, that ® man who commits murder Wkewise commits suicide because he sacrifices his life to the law. Hence the policy is void, for a paragraph in the policy says 80. ‘This ia all very well in theory, but as a fact the courts have decided that suicide does not invalidate a life policy, inasmuch as a man who would commit suicide is a lunatic, and lunsey ia a that may be contracted after the policy is iesued, just as pneumonia may. ie outeome of the suit will be watched with great interest, and no doubt it will establish a precedent, whichever way it may go. PARIS IN DENSE DARKNESS. Together with the Eyraud trial, Paris is plunged in dense darkness. A black fog has settled down on the city, and the cold con- tinues intense and unabating. In addition to the several sudden deaths referred to in my letter of two weeks since, many others have o¢- curred. A passenger on the outside of a tram car going from St. Cloud to Paris fell over dead. Two cavalary soldiers on duty at the Lawrence riding school died from the effects of the cold. At Rosendael, near Dunkirk, a child was frozen to death in its cradle,and at Reunes, in Brittany the snow is 20 inches deep. BEERBOHM TREE'S NEW PLAY. The new play by Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, which Mr. Beerbohm Tree has accepted for production at the Haymarket Theater and which will first be seen at one of the gentle- men's “Monday nights” on January 12, is named “The Dancing Girl.” It deals with makerism as compared with the manners of life and the thought of what may be called the beau monde of London. his contract acaes Es Five Murderers Hanged. Lalaze, Pierre Paul, Anley and Pascale, four Indian murderers, were hanged at the court house at Missoula, Mont., yesterday. Pascale killed a prospector named J. M. Dunn in 1889, near Derneraville. Dunn was trading horses with him, and when he refused to trade back the Indian shot him, taking the horse and what money he had. Aniey’s crime was the partici- pation in the murder of three white prospect- ors—McDonald. Seely and Thompson—in the fall of 1887, at Wolf creek, near Tobacco Plains. Lalaze and Pierre Paul killed two white men, names not known, in August, 1887, and threw the bodies into Jocko river, where they were found bya half-breed woman, who was cau- tioned by the murderers to say nothing about the bodies. Adam Mongin, colored, was hanged yesterday at Mount Pleasant, 8.C., for the mur- der of Simon Jackson, colored, on May 31 last. The murderer confessed his crime under the gallows and sang a hytin. He showed no signs of fear or weakness. ———~0e —__—_ Sudden Sinking of s Wharf. A terrible accident occurred on the Cunard’s south wharf at Halifax, N. 8., last evening, by which five or six men were drowned. A num- ber of men were unloading coal from the steamer Oakden, when suddenly a large por- tion of the wharf caved in, earrying a score of men into the water. Ho far as is known three of the men succecded in getting out, but it is believed that all but five reached in safety. ——— +02 -—- Proof. From Life. fon, he is. He has been re- ae te myeo, Well, he LEE livered remarks yesterday. he re- ferred to Sir John P asa mongrel y ‘Messrs. Scully and others made speeches. $ still wears bandages over his eyes. attack on him at Castle Comer has had the effect of drawing many votes to him in Kilkenny. ‘MR. PARNELL'S INJURIES. real issne. Mr. Redmond, alluding to the denials that lime was thrown into Mr. Parnell's eyes, declared that two doctors staked their reputation on the fact that it was lime they found in his eyes, M CARTHY MEN AT KILKENNY. ‘Mr. McCarthy addressed a meeting in Kil- DCI German, har reg td Kana Vrimary MRS. JACKSON. ABROAD), hee SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN, NEAR WASaA- Ea alas a Are AEs 1th So... principale, Miseen Ab etaminar de And teacbers’ train physical culture, drawing, music, Sunny rooms, open fires, coach with attendance. Mas “Sata ¥. Prop ac Pad Yewcinners Jan. W 00D's comMeEnctar, O0L., greg tt pale pew cies oS Typewritne, 3 months Hon. Samuel F. Miller, Justice United St preme Court, orwood kenny yesterday. He declared that Sir John | ——; Pope Hennessy would certainly be elected and that the only question was as to the extent of | 10%, his majority. Mr. Sexton also made an address. He said he deeply regretted the violence done to Mr. Parnell and that whatever his present feelings toward Mr. Parnell might be his grati- tude for his past services to ireland was Un- changeable, Messrs. Condon, Glynn, Arthur O'Connor and Maurice Healy have arrived at Kilkenny to reinforce the band of McCarthyite speakers. The priests who were removed from North Kilkenny have been brought back to assist in the canvass for Sir John Pope | Hennessy. ARCHBISHOP WALSH EXPLAINS. Archbishop Walsh of Dublin has to the London papers that the account of the meeting of the Chapter of Dublin, published by United Ireland, ig a shameful fabrication. e dean of the chapter has also written a let- ter contradicting the statement made in the Publication regarding the action of the chapter. The article which drew forth these denials declared that the chapter has adopted a reso- lation urging the. ecclesiastical auchoritice to abstain from taking any action on the Parnell matter, as there was a wide divergence of | ¢ Qpinion among the Catholie laity in regard to the question. he Granard board of guardians has adopted resolutions advising Mr. Parnell to retire tem- porarily. The Athlone commission has voted against Parnell. branch of the National League on the island of Jersey has adopted a resolution against Mr. Parnell. NEW YORK INDORSES PARNELL. Two thousand Irish-Americans attended the meeting in New York in Cooper Union last night, called by the Municipal Council of the Irish National League to indorve Parnell as the leader of the Irish party. These resolutions were unanimously adopted and ordered to be eabied to Parnell: “Resolved, That we are unaware of any cause for want of confidence in Mr. Parnell which did not exist and was not known to the national meeting in Leinster Hall, Dublin, at which resolutions of confidence in him were unani- mously adopted, or at the meeting of the par- liamentary party in London, at which he was unanimously re-elected. “Resolved, That in our opinion an independ- ent parliamentary |v der? conceived, created and led by Charles Stewart Parnell is ‘the only constitutional means by which home rule be obtained, and z “Revolved, That, having implicit confidence in the ability, statesmanship and devotion of Charles Stewart Parnell, we pledge to him our support to the end.” — POWER OF HYPNOTISM. . A Scientific Discourse in the Eyraud Murder ‘Tri When the court room in which the trial of Michacl Eyraud and Gabriclle Bompard is “taking place in Paris was opened yesterday morning the usual crowd of eager spectators was present, but they were not allowed to enter the room, as the court had decided that the evidence of Dr. Liegeois, the head of the medi- cal faculty of the College of Nancy, should be taken in accordance with that section of the criminal code, which gives to witnesses the option of making their statements to the court and jury alone.” when summoned Thursday by Henri Robert, M'le Bompard’s coun- sel, had asked to be allowed to give his testi mony with no vi Accordingly he was the first witness summoned yesterday and he gave his evidence while the crowd was kept waiting outside the doors. le explained to the court and jury the views of his school. He stated that anybody who was hypnotized became a victim of the experi- menter, pure automaton mentally and physi- cally. He could be made to commit crimes. He bad made one subject take an un- loaded revolver and go through the motians of fring it ats suppositions person. ‘The subject afterward believed, acting on the suggestion of the doctor, that he bad com- mitted murder. Another of the doctar's sub- jects had unknowingly signed a promissory note while under hypuotic influence. Dr. Ligeois expressed surprise that he bad not been allowed to see Mile. Bompard for the purpose of ascertaining to what degree she was susceptible to hypnotic influence. AGAINST A SENTEXCE. Dr. Liegeois said it was possible that Mile. Bompard had received suggestions of which she retained no recollections when awake. To effect this it would be sufficient to plac subject in an anesthetic condition, ris oner onght again to be putasleep by mesmerism in order to revive her recollection of facts oc- curring at the moment of the commission of the crime. The witness pointed out that ac- cording to the indictment Eyrand had not been uble to put Mile. Bompard asleep, yet she had been proved amenable to the hypnotic infu- ence of Garanger, having revealed him while hypnotized. For his (witness’) part if he were the ju in this case, bearing in mind previous mis- carriages of justice, he would rather cut off his hand ‘than pronounce sentence upon Mlle Bompard. When the sensation which thi dechiration caused in the court room had sub- sided the procureur asked: “By what scientific means do you determine whether hypnotic sleep is real or simulated?” Dr. Liegeois— ‘The subject that is really put to sleep can hear without betraying any aymptoms of sensi- bility to pain, pin pricks in various parte of the body.’ Dr. Brouardel, being recalled, said that he held the opinion of the Nancy school the crime e Waslitneton. jot the T2124 Meh OPENS A FRENCH at 6.30 p.m. Quick and ape RAW ING. Ol}. PAINTING Studio ot CHAS. 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