Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1891, Page 6

CITY AND DISTRICT. GP The way to advertise is to put your an nouncement where it will be seen by the people you want to reach. Tue Stan reaches every- body in Washington, and all advertisements in its columns are regularly and carefully read by all members of the household. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. ‘Testimony in Regard to the Killing of Mr. and Mrs. A P. Owens. THE VERDICT EXONERAT@S THE EMPLOYES, BUT CONSIDERS THE RAILROAD COMPANY GUILTT OF NEGLECT FOR NOT HAVING GATES OR A WATCH MAN AT THE CROSSING. The grown sonsand daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Owens were present at the morgue yesterday afternoon at the coroner's inquest over the killing of their parents by a Baltimore and Ohio train on the grade crossing at South Brookland yesterday morning. Many friends of the deceased couple were also present. Cor- oner Patterson held an inquest in the case of the man and the following were members of the jury: Wm. A. Peacock, Geo. Gill, Philip Cleveland, Geo. Russell, Jas. Holmes and J. F. Brown. THE ENGINEER'S STORY. Patrick Collins, engineer on the train, testi- fied that the accident occurred about 8:16 o'clock. He said he biew his whistle for South Brookland, but he did not see the horse and ‘wagon until the engine was almost upon it. He did not see the wagon until the horse was cut loose from it. The train, he said, waa running at about fifteen or eighteen milesan hour. Wit ness said the crossing could be seen about four or five hundred yardsabead. Had witness seen the horse and wagon he could have stopped the train. The train was on time at University Station. At the crossing where the accident occurred witness said there are no gates or watchman. There is a warning sign up that reads: ‘Crossing ! Look out for locomo- tive!” When questioned, witness said he was on the right side of the locomotive, and that was why he did not see the horse and wagon. fireman, he said, was on the left side. ‘Mr. Owens, son of the deceased couple, sug- several questions, one of them being whether he blew his whistle for the horse on the track. “No, sir,” replied the witness. “It was too late. ‘The damage was done.” ‘THE CONDUCTOR'S STATEMENT. Jesse W. Brown, conductor on the train, testified that he was at the rear end of the last car, about to tuke his last fare, when he felt a Jar caused by reversing the engine and putting on the brakes. He out the door and saw the horse going up the hill to the left with the traces hanging to it. Witness sent a flag- man back and he went ahead to see w damage been done. ‘He thought at that it was a runaway horse, but when he reached near where the bodies were he heard the brakeman say, “Ob, look. Signs of life in the woman’s body. Witness said that the train was going slow, having made only six miles in seventeen minutes. ‘THE FIREMAN SAW THE HORSE AND WAGON. C.F. Crummit, fireman on the train, testi- fied that he saw the horse and wagon come up on the track opposite the one the train was on and he called to the engineer. ‘The coroner asked the witness to state just how far the wagon was away when he first saw it, and he said the horse was about stepping upon the track. How faraway was the train?” asked the coroner. “About fifty or seventy-five feet,” responded Witness. Witness, continuing, said that there was an unobstructed view for some distance and he might have seen them sooner, but after the whistle was blown for the station he stooped to open the feeders. He said that when he saw horse stepping on the track he pulled the bell and to the engineer. NEVER HEARD THE WHISTLE BLOW. Mr. Blair, a clerk in the pension office, who formerly lived in South Brookland, said he did not witness the accident, but he supposed ‘he was called because he had come near meet- ing the same fate several times. “I lived there fourteen months,” he said, “and never heard thie train whistie for, that crowing. I fre- quently saw the old lady and gentleman stop on the little bridge and wait for the train. “We had no warning except the sign beside the road unless we get out and watch for the Witness then told of the narrow escapes he had had and of the dangerous condition of the ing. He was at the Owens’ house yester- day and Mrs. Owens told him he had better go home by the Brentwood road; that the crossing ‘was a dangerous place. ‘THE WHISTLE BLOWN AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Howard Lloyd testified that he saw the horse when it was cut loose from the wagon. Just at the time the accident occurred, he said, the was blown and the bell rung. Witness was positive that the train did not whistle until the accident happened. Witness was over the Bill and could not see the engine or railroad track because he was in a hollow over the top of the hill. Witness said that the whistle is not biown for that crossing very often. He heard several passengers on the train remark: “The engineer failed to blow his whistle.” He said that he is in the habit of crossing the track twice a day, but he usually walks. When he drives he usually gets out and leads his horse across the track. ‘The conductor was recalled and he testified that the whistle blew some distance from the station. HE HEARD Xo WHISTLE. Frank Maguire, who lives near the scene of the accident, testified that he heard no whistle blown, either for the crossing or the accident. He saw the wagon when it was struck by the train. ‘THINKS THE WHISTLE WAS BLOWN. Benjamin C. King, a resident of Oak Grove, was on the train when the accident occurred. He was sitting on the west side of the car, and the first thing he saw was the horse lying on the ground. Witness heard the whistle blown before the air brakes were applied. He thought the train was 150 or 200 yards from the crow is biown atevery crossing. When the bodies wree found there was a hood on Mrs. Owens’ head, but Mr. Owens was bareheaded. ‘MR. OWENS NEITHER DEAF NOR NEARSIGHTED. ‘Mr. Owens, jr., was questioned concerning his father's being deaf or nearsighted and he replied that his hearing was first-class and be never wore glasses in his life. Mrs. Jane Arnold lives about $00 yards from where the accident occurred. She saw the horse going in front of the train. Witness did not hear the whistle blow. Sometimes, she said, the trains blow for that «tation and sometimes they don’t. Witness said she was watching be- cause s lady whom she knows goes to the sta- tion almost every day and one day she came pear getting killed. AN IMPORTANT WITNESS NOT SUMMONED. ‘The coroner asked Mr. Owens if he had any other witnesses and he said that the most im- portant withess was Ollie Preston, a plasterer, but he would not come without a regular sum- mons. “After the accident,” said Mr. Ower “several people came to my sister's hoi told her that the whistle was not blown.” death about 8:15 am. January 23, 1891, at South Brookland station, county of Washington, D.C., from fracture of the skull received in being struck by an engine of Baltimore and Ohio railroad while engineer ves of the road. but if the com- any had had gates and a watchman there the it would have been prevented, and to that extent the company was negligent.” Undertaker Wright p: and removed them to their late home at South Brookland, only ashort distance from here they were killed. | They will be buried in Bock cemetery tomorrow at 3 o'clock. ———— night for Galveston, where he Wil recnaia for afew days and then leave. for Kilrain and Muldoon left with him UNION VETERANS FAVOR INGALLS, Asking for His‘ Election. ‘There was very exciting discussion in the Kansas house of representatives yesterday morn- ing. The trouble was aroused by the presenta- tion of a memorial from the ex-Union soldiers of Topeka asking that Senator Ingalls be re- turned to the Senate. The memorial recited that Senator Ingalla had always been loyal to the old soldiers and asked that no onebe se- lected to succeed him who would not do as much for them in Congress as he would do. Mr. Lupfer of Pawnee county moved that it be placed on the table. This brought Judge Webb to his feet, who earnestly protested against such an insult to the old soldiers. Mr. Lupfer then changed his motion and moved that the memorial be referred to the committee on | agriculture. ‘This pleased the alliance mem- | bers immensely. After numerous other mo- tions it was moved to refer it to a special com- mittee of old soldiers to be appointed by the chair. The discussion on the motion, which occupied almost all of the morning session, was very exciti A demand for the yeasand nays on the mo- | tion was made. Every other member insisted on explaining his vote and over an hour was thus consumed. Thirteen alliance members Foted with the republican and the motion was Jost. EX-CONGRESSMAN HANSBROUGH ELECTED. Congressman H. C. Hansbrough was elected United States Senator from North Dakota to succeed Gilbert A. Pierce on the seventeenth ballot yesterday afternoon. Hansbrough reached 32 votes on the fourteenth ballot and 42 on the sixteenth. Most of the democrats went tohim on the seventeenth and his vote reached 67. This closes the most notable po- litical contest in the history of the Dakotas. Pierce's defeat comes at the end of one yea: service in the Senate, where his record was ¢ ceptionally brilliant.’ The war on him owing tothe manner in which he distributed such patronage as he had in his control. The Fargo people and the McKenzie element be- came wholly dissatisfied with his course and several months ago began planning his defeat. Hansbrough was grieved over his own failure to receive a renomination in the state conver tion and readily joined forces with Pierce's other opponents. IN‘ OTHER STATES. The South Dakota legislature adjourned after taking two ballots for United States Senator. ‘The ballots stood: Moody, 75; Tripp (dem. ), 25 Harden, 17; Cross, 11; Wardall, 12; Kyle, 8; tering . The supreme court of Colorado last night rendered a decision in the house of representa- tives’ speakership contest. The “combine” of Speaker White’s supporters are sustained on every point, and Speaker Hanna is considered impeached for malfeasance in office. — THE CLOTURE RULE. Senator Gray Tells How It Originated in the English Parliament. After Mr. Cockrell closed his speech on the cloture resolution yesterday Mr. Gray took the floor and made a very impressive speech. In closing he reminded the advocates of this reso- lution that cloture was first introduced to the English-speaking people to assist the tories in | suppressing the home rule movement in Ire- land. It was asignificant fact, he said, preg- nant with instruction and warning to the Amer- ican people, that the first time in the history of England that an attempt was made in the house of commons to limit debate it was made in or- der to suppress home rule in Ireland. Let gentlemen go out and tell their naturalized fellow-citizens from that stricken and unhappy isle that the American Senate was taking a from the history of the English parliament. Cloture had been adopted in England in order | that Irishmen might be gagged in the house of commons when they attempted to assert that freedom of speech which belonged to them as representatives of their nation and of their peo- Let gentlemen tell the naturalized citi- zens that that was the example they were fol- lowing in order to destroy home rule in this country. Mr. Hoar inquired whether the clotare rule in England had not been adopted under the lead of Mr. Gladstone, the great leader of the home rule party today, but who had not changed his opinion in that respect. Mr. Gray replied that he trusted that the conversion that took place in the great English statesman in 1882 would take place in some equally distin American statesman in 1891. “{Laughter.] Mr. Aldrich inquired whether Gladstone had changed his opinion relative to the change of rules. Mr. Gray responded that Gladstone, at the time he led his party, was the inveterate, un- compromising foe of home rule in Ireland. He would not listen to the arguments of those who re defending their people. But since that unhappy day Mr. Gladstone had been great enough and big enough and grand enough to put behind him the errors he had committed and to put himself at the head of that gullant band of Englishmen which was fighting for the liberties of Ireland. At the close of Mr. Gray's speech Mr. Stew art took the floor and will speak today. ae Southern Trip of New York Democrats, A special to the New York Sun from Troy, N. ¥., says ex-Mayor Edward Murphy, jr., is pre- paring to leave town for a three weeks’ trip south. Walter Marsh, the lumber merchant, expects to accompany him. At New York the party will be joined by Mayor Grant, John D. Crimmins and Dock Commissioner Cram. ‘There are no immutable plans as to the itinerary of the trip, but the general project is to have the special’ car dropped off for the regular trains at any points where the party may wish to stop. Mr. Flower’s Former Fellow Citizens Speak. The Jefferson Club of Watertow ata meeting last night passed resolutions congratu- lating the democracy of the country on the election of David B. Hill to the United States Senatorship: and declaring | for Roswell P. | Flower as his successor in the gubernatorial | chair. A Sensational Double Tragedy. Dr. Horace Bates of Cartersville, Ga., at- tempted to commit suicide yesterday. His father, Horace Bates, sr., was found a few days ago with a bullet in his head. He died of his injuries yesterday at 1 o'clock. Nobody was with him when the shooting occurred except his son, whose only version of the affair was that his father shot himself accidentally. Dr. Bates finding that his father could not live shot himself in the side and will die. ‘The double tragedy bas created a sensation, but the causes leeding up to it are likely to forever remain a mystery. Kalakaua’s Last Instructions. Col. Macfarlane, chamberlain to the late | King Kalakaua, said yesterday that the king's last instructions to him were regarding the | treaty existing between the two countries. He had bim convey special instructions to the Hawaiian minister at Washington to ask Secre- | tary Blaine to do everything in his power to set | the treaty matter right with Con Three | days later ® menmge was received saying that | President Harrison was going to send a special mesuage to Congress this week urging the ad- visability of leaving the provisions of the treaty | stqnd as they were. Col. Macfarlane says he hastened with the good news to his majesty's bedside, but found him unconscious. ee A Very Singular Case. lying on two boxes, apparently sick. No food was in the house and everything indicated the most abject poverty. A search resulted in the ee eee ade ate total amount was well up into the thousands. ‘The man said the property belonged to his wife. He was releasted, as no charge was brought against him, but’ the police are watchitig the | by Georges Thiebaud, the LONDON AND PARIS. ‘Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. Loxpor, Jan. 24.—Among the passengers on the Cunard steamer Umbria, which leaves the Mersey today, there is no doubt as to which will be the one to receive the most admiration and attention from the rest of the travelers who are “going down to the sea” and will brave the winds and waves of « midwinter trans-Atlantic passago. The admiration of everybody who has had the pleasure of seeing him has been unbounded and been openly expressed, for his record has | ¢, been an unbroken series of successes, but it has not made his head swell, not given him a look of supreme importance. The reason is simply he is not human. He is the famous St. Bernard dog, Sir Bevi- dere, the finest specimen of his breed ever seen. Since his advent, two years ago, his career upon the show bench has been one un- varying round of successes, and he has never been beaten, and he has taken every prize in the various exhibitions. On his first appearance as a puppy the large sum of £1,000 was offered for him, but it was refused. It was afterward advanced 50 per cent, and the would-be pur- chaser made his bid £1,500, but his owner, Mr. Green of Wallasey, in Cheshire, would not sell him. It is stated that in order to tempt him to part with this splendid animal a blank check was presented to him with the understanding that he should fill it in for any sum up to £2,000, but this produced no more effect than the offer ef £1,500. But as seems to be the almost universal custom nowadays, everything good in Europe has to succumb to the omni- mt potentiality of the American dollar,and what English gold was unable to accomplis! Yankee greenbacks have achieved, for Mr. E. R. Sears of Melrose, Mass., has put’ such temp- tation in the way of Mr. Green that he has suc- cumbed, and the former gentleman may now lay claim to having the two best St. Bernards in the world, since he owns Plevna, which he bought from Dr. Inman of West Norwood. price of Bevidere has not yet been made offi- cially public, but rumor has it that it is £2,500. A PROVINCIAL POSTMASTER STUMPED. A curious incident has just occurred at Lin- coln which goes to prove that the provincial Post office authorities are not quite so wide- awake as their friends claim they are and that a little more knowledge of modern lang: other than English among the heads of the country public departments is something emi- nently to be desired. During the course of the past week a letter reached the Lincoln post of- ice addressed thus: “Ala Grandeur. Monsigneur L’Eveque de Lincoln.” . ‘The authorities sat in solemn conclave on the mysterious document and having put their heads together decided that the only thing to do was to return it to the chief office in London. This they accordingly did, taking the precan- tion to indorse it with the words: “No such person in Lincoln.” In due course the puz- zling communication reached the metropolis, where naturally the knowledge is not of 80 re- stricted a nature. It was then soon discovered, ie a with the aid of a convenient and hand ‘rench dictionary, that L’Evegue meant bishop and that the communication was there- fore intended for the Right Rev. Edward Cing, D.D., of Lincoln. It was accordingly indorsed by lon office: “This is for the bishop of Lincoln,” and it was in. that romudabout way it managed eventually to reach his lord- ship's hands. DECADENCE OF THE PARIS FLOWER MART. From Paris comes the news that the flower markets of the city, which are usually one of the most lovely features of the gay city, have been for the last six weeks only.a reminiscence of themselves and haveexisted mercly in name, as they have been destitute of blossoms. The damage done to the gardens in the environs of the city by the severe weather, which has be- come so prevalent as to become the talk of Eu- rope, has been remarkable and cannot be re- pulted. One rose gardener at Ivry has lost $20.- worth of roses, another at Malakoff places the damage done to his crop at $6,000, while » third at Brie estimates his loss at ‘$10,000. Other great rose growers mention a propor- tionately large amount, and the total estimated Joss adds up to about $200,000. At the little town of Chevreuse on the Yoette, which is only a few miles from Versailles, the flower gardens have lost plants which are val- ued at $50,000, while the blooms at Croiss: Montlignon which have been destroyed ar exti- mated at $180,000. But the bad news does not stop here, for during these terrible six weeks 2,000 gardeners and their assistants have been out of work. THE TRUFFLE CROP FROZEN. While the zethetic portion of humanity vill read with regret of this wholesale destruction at the hands of Jack Frost, who has withdrawn pleasure from at least two senses, the gourmets and the gourmands, whose whole soul is cen- tered in one are in a state of woe and lamenta- tion because the crop of their beloved trutties has been frozen in Perigord. This is a matter of even more importance to the inhabitants be- cause it will represent to them a loss of veveral illion francs. “TO FAIR AMERICANS.” ‘The belief in the American woman's supposed mad desire to possess a coronet and title even at the cost of purchasing with it a more or less effete specimen of blue blood is no doubt the reason which has inspired the following adver- tisement in the Nice Gazette: “fo fair Americans—A count of untarnished honor, bearing one of the proudest names in the world, of ducal and princely family, and allied to peveral reigning families, having suf- fered reverses of fortune through ‘no fault of his own’, would marry an American lady of the honorable, or even the middle class, who could assure him affluence for his declining days. Roman Catholic preferred. Kindly address to the office of the Nice (azeite.” ‘The American colony is lost in speculation as to who it can possibly be, while some shrewd people declare it is only ‘n ruse adopted by assumed nobility in order to get replies which may afterward be used for other purposes by the ingenious advertiser, in which money, however, will not play an altogether unimport- ant part. r urrent gossip that several young ladies ded themselves together for the pur- plucking out the Leart of this mys- tery,” and have declared they will have at least some fun out of it. They intend to write to the “untarnished” count and throw themselves and their fortunes at his feet in order to discover his identity, if he bas one. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. The best Russian play that ever was on the boards, “Les Danicheff,” by Paul Corwin and Alexandre Dumas, the younger, which was translated into English by Lord Newry, now Earl of Kilmaury, the late well-known author and. adapter Curanran and Fred Lyster, and was played, y all over the civilized world, in Europe, America and Australia, is to be turned into an opera, with bear huits, wolf hunts and all sorts of terrific effects. ‘The music, which in to be strictly Wagnerian in tone, will be written by the composer ey, and the libretto well-known ex- ply, a2 © drama, imagine it ax set was excellent, it is not easy to music, but, with the heaven, all things are ible. I see that Mine. N the American prima donna who in New York with Patti and pr oye a pean eigany ges — odds, en engaged a im “Faust at Monte Carlo next new school as with | A Memorial Presenetd to the Kansas House | Current Gossip in the Two Big European | She Says That Her Life Was Imperiled Re- Capitals. cently in This City. Joined the company at Washington and their troubles began immediately. The very first night Manager Max Freeman set the lions’ cage within » foot and s half of the foot- lights at one point, leaving less than half the space necessary for the illusionists, and, Omene said, endangering her life in the potato act. Yank tera mewn’ potato on the throat of the reclining Omene and with a quick stroke of his scimitar cuts the potato in two without scratching her skin. lions’ cage was so jose, g to Omene, that Yank Hoe twice struck the iron bars with his sword, and fora second she feared that when the sword fell her head might be cut off. Mr. Brady, when questioned as to the state- ment, asserted that there was no ible dan- ee, of the scimitar beheading Omene, because had discovered Yank Hoe ran a wire through the bottom of the potato. pi Lets a CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES. A Police Officer Said to Have Taken $75 @ Prison Thursday morning Policemen Redgrave and | Hanley visited an alleged policy shop in the first ward and arrested George Barber on a| charge of being a writer, and William Riley was charged with permitting the business to be conducted on his premises. The cases were taken to the Police Court yor terday and Lawyer A. B. Williams defended em, Riley was acquitted of the chai inst him and Barber = held for the pastas In the meanwhile Riley swore out a warrant charg- ing Policeman Hanley with the grand larceny of £75. Riley that when the officers came in his house Hanley searched his (Riley's) coat pocket, and he charges that Hanley took from one of the pocketsa pocket book containing #75, which he failed to turn into the station. The officer denies the trutn of Riley's charges. Joes COUNT DE ARNAUD’S CASE. His Counsel Claim That No Crime Has Been Committed. In the Criminal Court, Judge Hagner, yester- day the trial of Count de Arnaud, charged with presenting a fictitious claim for pension, was continued. The government charges that he put in aclaim in the name of Alfred de Arnaud, captain company F, fifth Missouri volunteers, an entirely different person from the defend- ant, who is now living at Hot Springs. The defendant, represented by ex-Gov. Fletcher of Missouri and Col. Jas. Coleman, claims that the count, a military expert who had served in the Russian service and the Crimea, came to this country in 1861, was com- missioned by Gen. Fremont, performed excel- lent service and by reason of a wound in his head was made insane. After the offer of files in thé case had been made Mr. Coleman objected that they were not complete, and said that they had room to lieve that they had been tampered with. The goverument having closed its case the defense submitted that no crime was charged, for the section stated had been repealed, an moved the court to direct u verdict of not guilty. The jury was respited to Monday and the motion was argued. pn eee ANACOSTIA, THE CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION. The Citizens’ Association met Inst night at the station house, President Charles Barker in the chair. In the absence of Benj. Mundell, W. Marden King acted as secretary. The com- mittee on water and sewers was directed to lay before Capt. Lusk the condition of a certain sewer. Dr. R.A. Pyles, from the special com- mittee on the widening and straightening of Minnesota avenue, reported that the assent of all the property owners save one along the route had been secured. It was decided to have no celebration upon the opening of the Anacostia railroad, though a resolution was adopted re- questing citizens who live along the line in Ana- costia to illuminate their houses in the evening of the day on which the railroad opens. Dr. Torrey made a ringing speech condemning the management of the association and declaring it to be operated by aclique. A warm discus- sion ensued. SURVEYING MINNESOTA AVENUE. District engineers have been resurveying Minnesota avenue, primarily for the purpose of showing those whose property abuts thereon how much land they will be expected to donate in order to accomplish the straightening and widening of said avenue. DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEX. Mr. Alexandre Garden, for forty years a resi- dent here, died yesterday at 3 o'clock. Mr. Garden was eighty years old, @ native of Seot- land, a member of Friendship Lodge, 1.0.0.F., and an active worker in local affairs. Under the old regime he was a member of the levy court. PERSONATL Mrs. Dr. Church is visiting Mrs. Huntingdon of Washington.——Dr. A. M. Green is enter- taining Mr. Lemon and Mr. Chalmer Beyer of West Virginia at his residence on Jefferson : Mr. R. T. Ball, the Prince was in town yesterday. Minnix was a member of the delegat De Molay Mounted Commander; 4,K. T., that journeyed to Philadelphia for the purpose of presenting resolution of thanks to Corin- ian Chasseur Commandery, for the Bible rest which that body gave the Washington commandery last summer. ‘I'wenty- two delegates were in the party. NoTES. Mr. A. W. Collamore had his vehicle smashed yesterday by the antics of a colt. Several old dwellings on Washington street are abo removed by Mr. Collamore that new ones may be built. James Moulden amputated a finger Wednes- day while carpenter: odge. Knights of Pythias, held a lust Thursday night. Dr. A. H. Witmer will talk on Holland Tues- day might in behalf of Anacostia Lodge, PAAM. ’ a ee ‘Transferred to the W. and G. Railroad Com- pany. Today a deed was placed on record by which Mr. K. 0. Holtzman und wife transfer to the Washington and Georgetown Ruilroad Com- pany the whole of aquare 255, bounded by E. D, 14th and 13! streets, the consideration being given as 556,010.64.’ This property, as has been stated in Tae Star, will be the site of the power house for the cable system which is to adopted on the Pennsylvania avenue and 14th street lines. bee dc THE COURTS. Covet ww Gexera Te! Chief Justice Bing- ham and Juiges James and Montgomery. Yesterday—Marion agt. Williams; motion to dismiss Thee Pe and case set for Feb- ruary 2. Pelz agt. Pelz; on hearing. — Wash- ington Gas Light Company agt. Page; defend- ant’s death suggested; executors made purties. Equrrr Count—Judge Bradley. Yesterday—Gawler agt. Thornburgh; Steinem Bron. made parties complainant. Iu re Charles Murdock, lunatic; writ de lunatico directed. agt. Stanton: Brown agt. pany; modification of instructions to auditor ordered. Cincurr Court—Judge Coz. Yesterday—Henry C. Fowler: agt. Balt itimore Potomac Railroad Company: death of plain- am and saminkatetor made party See he sat down there was a great hand clapping. 53, in return | MASONIC VETERANS AT DINNER. Many Brothers of the Mystic Tie Attend the It is not often one can find such « distin- of Columbia at the National Hotel last night. For many years past Gen. Albert Pike, the venerable president of the association, has pre- sided, and his absence last night on account of sickness casta gloom over the entire party. His place was taken by the first vice president of the association, Mr. William W. Upton. On hisleft sat the second vice president, Clement W. Bennet and Secretary Abner T. Longley, while on his right sat the new treas- urer, Geo. W. Balloch. An admirably arranged menu, prepared by Messrs. W. 8. Roose and John 'R. Thompson, the stewards of the asso- ciation, was discussed in an appreciative man- mer, after which Vice President Upton rpped for order and read letters of Senator Dolph, R. John Tweedale, © . 2 Young. Senator Dolph in his letter stated that or to the uncertain condition of the Senate he was unable to be present. One of the broth- ers said he thought if the Senator had been notified that the cloture rule would not be dis- cussed at the dinner and that each man could say his say uninterrupted he might have changed his mind. A MESSAGE FROM GEN. PIKE. Mr. Upton then rose and stated that at the last regular meeting of the association the two vice presidents of the association were honored with the duty of calling upon their venerable president, Gen. Albert Pike, to learn how he ras and express the hope that he would soon recover. When they were admitted into the sick obamber he said they found their stricken chieftain very feeble and emaciated, but calm and collec He seemed to be looking out on the future, he said, with just as much con- tentment as though he was in perfect health, and when they spoke of the love which prompted the mission the general replied: “Say to our brothers that I say to you that you cannot express the reciprocation too strongly; it is too deep to express and is as lasting as eternity.” Clement W. ost the = president, also spoke feelingly of RESPONDING TO TOASTS. The first toast of the evening was to the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. Grand Master Thomas F. Gibbs responded at length, giving a brief outline of the history of the Grand Lodge. Mr. Simon Wolf was next called upon informally. as were those who fol- lowed. Mr. Wolf spoke ae of the work of Gen. Pike, and said he stands like the Jung- fran in Switzerland, with its snow cap, an em- blem of purity. Mr. George W. h sang “Drap o' Dew" and Robert Ball contributed » baritone solo.entitled ““A Warrior Bold.” The eye of the secretary was busy, and he was cast- ing about for some good speakers. He spied two new members from Californi: x Perkins and H.8.Lubboch. Both responded and made pleasant addresses. There was a murmur of sutisfaction as Mr. W. S. Roose an- nounced that while the next speaker had not reached his majority in Masonry he was never- theless a pretty big bug in the order and was for many years grand potentate of the order of the Mystic Shrine. He referred to Mr. George H. Walker of the Cleveland Lealer. Mr.Walker made a happy response, his remarks being in- terspersed with funny anecdotes, so that when Mr. George Gibson sang, with a tenor voice of considerable purity and sweetness, that well- known ballad, “Then You'll Remember Me.” THE CHICAGO KNIGHTS. Mr. W. S. Roose called attention to the recent act of brotherly devotion on the part of Knights ‘Templar of Chicago, who had given their skins to save a brother knight, and stated that as there was a brother from Chicago present he might be able to tell something about the operation. Mr. A.B. Russ responded and said that he was afraid that his Brother Roose had skinned the gentle- men present when he called upon him to make aspeech. His remarks were well received. Samuel Belford, a Mason for half a century, was the next heard from. His remarks were instructive and entertaining. Ex-Representa- ive Nichols of North Carolina amused the as- sociation with a fanny story and Col. McKane and H. C. Rodgers followed. Maj. Pierce re- sponded to the toast of Rhode Inland. Secretary ongley also addressed the association. He said that it had been customary since the or- yn of the association for its venerable president, Gen. Albert Pike, to write an ad- ress, but he thought the last address had been written, and he felt keenly the absence of that frand old man of Masonry, whose place at the ead of the table could never be filled. He told of his vistt to the invalid and of the love Gen. Pike bore the association. He said the general referred to his customary address and said he would never write anothér. Mr. Weston Flint read a poem and Frederick Weber. sec- retary of the Scottish Rite. who has been the close friend of Gen. Pike since 1843, spoke feel- ing of the sick man. AULD LANG SYNE. Gen. Pike always insisted that before the closing of the annual banquet the brothers should join hands and sing “Auld Lang Syne,” and last night, although absent, his wishes were carried out, and the thirteenth annual banquet of the Masonic Veterans’ Association closed with the song. The following were present: George B. Abrams, Thomas Adams, Job W. Angus, Algernon A. Aspinwall, Robert Ball, W. 8. Ballard. Clement W. Bennett, H. W. Birge, Alex. C. Bromley, William B. ‘Brown, Aaron Brann, Robert F.’ Crowell, Thomas Dowling, Adam Gaddis, William Gaddis, Thos. I. Gard- ner, George Gibson, John (tibson, Emil Huck, W. E. Hutchinson, Geo. J. Johnson, Jefferson |H- Jennings, George W. Knox, AL. Logan, Abner T. Longley, Theo. L. Lamb, Edwin B. MacGrotty, Henry’ B. McKean, Frederick W. George H. Moore, James W. Moore, John Nichols, Henry A. Piezce, Dr. William Pittis, Churles H. Per liam 8. Roose, John J. Rupli, John H. Russell, Abraham B. Shekell, William 'H. Sibley, William T. Spencer, William Van Vleck, Fredericx Webber, William H. Wetzel, William P. Wetherell, Spencer J. Thomas E. Wood, Lubboch, E. M. Alfred T. Perkins,C. M. Koones,Angus Lamond, e Samuel Belford, H. C. Rodgers. Aaron Baldwin, nis ae H. Banks, George H. Walker and Chas. C. M. Loefiier. Bre Bra DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THE CHANGE TO CABLE POWER. President Hurt of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company has sub- mitted for the approval of the Commissioners plan of construction proposed by his com- pany for changing the balance of its lines to cable power, a& required by sec. 3 of the act of Congress entitled, “‘An act making appro- Pristions to provide for the expences of tho istrict,” &e., approved August 6, 1890. He respectfully requests that the Commissioners take early action on this subject and advise the company fully concerning their wishes with Tespect thereto. THE COMPRESSED AIR COMPANY. ‘The Commissioners yesterday wrote a letter to Chairman Grout of the House committee on the District of Columbia with reference to House bill 11479 to incorporate the Washington Comy Air Company, referred to the Commissioners recently for their views. ‘They say today that they recommend that section 6 be amended by adding the following: ame ded thnk no pipes shall work done except a. permit from “the Commissioners of ‘the trict of Columbia, and no permit shall be issued until the board of clectrical wires and conduits, a pointed under ti strict ay intion Angust 1890, has made ils revert to. Congress asd that all sach permits shall be given in accordance with the action of Congress upon said report.” BUILDING PERMITS ¥ street 16,000. Wm. J. Lewis, four weet, $1600" Jan BG ‘trams two Uwellings, vi 218 it sieech sonthioant, $1,200. ‘MISCELLANEOUS. Com: have annulled tract with W: C. Lowis & Co. for furaiching oho with coment. Samuel ‘T. years. If the Usual fate the great havoc. There is much sickness at the agency, guns turned in had the explosion would have caused monia having appeared i violent Sores. Agent Pierce is very low from thie disease, ————_ 2+ —__ JUDGE DEVENS AND THE SLAVE. ‘How He Disarmed Criticism for ‘Doing His Duty Under the Law. ‘From the Boston Herald. The late Judge Devens was the United States marshal for the district of Massachusetts from 1848 to 1853. Those were the stormy days of the anti-slavery conflict, and they were especi- ally trying for one who held a position similar to that of Mr. Devens, He discharged his | duties, however, with singular fidelity and won the esteem of all. Not the least of the honors of his eminently honorable life was his pur- chase, during those days, of the freedom of a fogitive slave whom the duties of his official position required him to remand into his mas- ter’s possession. Thomas Sims was the slave in question and excitement was high in Massachusetts over the matter. Mr. Devens especially came in for severe criticism on the part of those who in- sisted he should not have curried ont the law. His real position in the matter and feeli the question, however, are thus ex] Lydia Maria Child: “A'very short the outbreak of the war { sawa letter from Thomas Sims, in which he expressed utter dis- couragement about ever gaining his freed because his master ‘charged 1,80 for hits and, having once been sent buck from the north, he had no heart to make s second at- tempt to escape from slavery. The letter touched my feelings and I at once resolved that those who returned him to bondage should buy his freedom. I first wrote to John P. Bigelow, qjho was mayor of Bostonat the time of the ren ion of Sims. le made a very apologetic reply, inclosing a check for £200. I wrote, ‘with var; ing success, to two or three others, but my forts were most unexpectedly stopped by a let- ter from Mr. Charles Devens, whose name as United States marshal had been made conspic- uous in the shameful transaction. ‘The letter was to this effect: ae Child: I wat Boke eereen eee may have received, an I wish to rive tbe sutire st hugaelt- You will oblige me by eiving thlerequest." ¥ 3 bai CHARLES DEVENS. on by ime before < “Thinking he might not be aware how large the sums required, I informed, hint thet Sims, being an intelligent mechanic, was so valuable to his master that he would not sell him for lees than $1,800. Mr. Devens replied by an order to draw upon him for the money, and I immediately returned the few donations Thad received from others. I then consulted with Francis Jackson concerning safe ar- rangement for iting the money, su ject to the Sota nae ‘master when- ever Sims should make his appearance in Boston. Before these arrangements were com- pleted the Sumter gun was fired and negotia- tions with the master in in became well nigh impossible. Meanwhile Thomas Sims took refuge ina camp of the United States and I wrote to Mr. Devens that the money he had so nerously offered was no longer needed. Afterward, when he was in the army, some at- tacks were made upon him which seemed to me unjust and I asked bis permission to publish titions of my request I at last obtained his reluctant consent; he yielded, apparently, to my argument that the moral influence of such an example would be good. Mr. Devens did not let his work end there, however. result of the war, of course, meant freedom for Sims, but Mr. Devens sub: sequently aided him pecunfarily to establish himself in civil life, and, later on, while Attor- ney General of the United States, appointed him to an appropriate place in the Department justice. A LYMPH PA William Degan Tells It Feels to Be Treated and Has Littie Faith. William Degan, the first American consump- tive sent to Berlin to be treated by Prof. Koch, yesterday re-entered the St. Francis Hospital in New York, at which institution he was for- merly a patient, for the continuation of the lymph inoculations at the hands of Dr. George F. Shrady. He gave his impressicn of the workings of the lymph as follows: “After the first injection was given me I felt pain around my heart—a sort of stitch in my side. I couldn't lay on my back for all day. After two or three days the pain moved around into my back and then disappeared altogether. After this I didn’t feel any pain. I bad a appetite all the time I was there. Before [left here I spat up a little blood, but after the third or fourth injection of the lymph I had a bad hemorrhage, und they had to put ice bags on my chest to stop it. Then they stopped the injection for two or three days and the hemer- rhage stopped. That's what knocked them out --the hemorrhages. Ididn’t have muck of a fever while 1 was gone. Only once my temper- ature went up to 102, and once to i01. pulse was pretty regular all the time. Yes, there were a good many deaths among the atients, and say, let me tell you something: Paris paper has something in nearly every edition about the wonderful cures from Koch's lymph, but all the time I was there I never heard of one single cure from it.” “But haven't you any faith in the lymph?” “Not the slightest.” Hasn't it helped you at all?” ‘Only my throat, that’sall. I had two bad ulcers in my throat, but they are almost all gone, and I think’the lymph did that. I couldn't batdly talk before f went away, and now I can talk first-rate.” “Why do you continue the treatment?” ‘Well. it's a dying chance. If it don't kill me it will cure me, maybe, and if it don’t cure me I'll die anyway, so I might as well keep it up.” ——— eae TALK OF A WONDERFUL INVENTION. Fifty Horse Power in Electricity From a Sphere Sixteen Inches in Diameter. machine is described as a simple device, a solid sphere or copper, 40 centimeters in diameter— about 16 inches—-contained within a sphexe of zine 50 centimeters in diameter. The two spheres revolve in opposite direc- tions at the rate of 500 revolutions a minute, and a space between is kept filled with steam at pressure of six atmospheres. It is said that ! i i 5 8 & H te I i f Ue | | ft France Winks at Lapses Like Mr. Parnell's in Her Own Statesmen. Lucy Hooper's Letter to 8t. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tam very much amused at the amazement the immorality in private life of a public per- “Moths.” In fact, » prominent Frenchman is thonght none the less of, but rather the more, for his breaches of the seventh commandment. and he is apt to announce his love affairs of the left hero if there are none that really attitude of the English public is m respectable, it is true, and tends far more to preserve the outward purityand decency which form the wide difference between the literature and journalism of France and England. One has only to compare the successful novels and plays of the past decade in the Istter country with those of the former to perceive the whole- some check exercised by public opinion in the one land with the wl license permitted in the other. But, and here comes the rub, there is noth- ing on earth much more inconsistent than British prudery. Mr. Parnell, and before him ‘Sir Charles Dilke, have been hooted and buntea from public life for conduct not one whit the worse than that of most of the princes of the royal family. Thatexquisitely sensitive flower, English public opinion, can endure with hardi- hood the fi jt and countless liaisons of the Prince of Wales, while smitten as with the eud- den frost at any revelations of radical misde- meanors. Duchesses can flaunt their lovers and countesses their illegitimate children in the very face of society, and society will accord them not one invitation or one visiting card the less. British aristocrats may leave their wedded wives at home and go traveling around the world with those of other people and Brit- ish closes itseyes and stops its ears aga’ revelations concerning their pro- In fact, the present code of moral- ity of English society seems to be: “Princes and powerful nobles and great ladies can be as naughty as they like, but the rest of the com- munity must respect appearances.” “Consistency, thou art a jewel,” is a that has a proverb good deal of truth in it, but that gem is certainly not found adorning the British treasury. Even Queen Victoria, that most severely proper of all old Indies, and the chief of that sternly virtuous class, the British matron, did not hesitate to welcome to her home a few months ago one of the most im- moral women in all Europe, simply beca woman was a queen. She’ has’ refused ceive at her drawing rooms far more respecta- ble women than of Spain. fess pertial Gomotstations of Regis onstrat inglish pro- pancene sometimes French functionaries. Tremember the indig- nation aroused, for instance, in the Bri mind by the action of one of M. Grevy's min- isters, who sent as ambassador to London gentleman whose home and heart were openly presided over by a lady who was the wite of another man. And the funniest part of the whole affair was the amazement of the minister oe. at the objections raised by the Eng- ambassador on account of the irregularity of his private life. He could not imagine why his appointee, whom he knew to be a true patriot and brilliant statesman, should have been held unacceptable for so slight a cause. However, the ambassador was sent to Coventry so de- cidedly by London society hat after a very ort stay itish capital he resigned position in +02 THE OLD MAN'S BAD NIGHT. But He Finally Talked His Way to Raf- ferty’s With Coin for Whisky. From the New York Sun. A very seedy, white-haired, miserable-look- ing man went skurrying round the corner of 2ist street and 6th avenue before an icy wind the other evening, and, after getting under the lee of the big bank building, paused to look around him. He found himself unexpectedly alongside a young man in a fur-lined overcoat, who was waiting for a horse car. “Good evening, boss,” said the oldman. “It's pretty cold and I haven't the price of a whisky. My luck today has been fearfal I haven't picked up a nickel.” ‘The young man in the fur coat was a careful student of human nature, and always made a practice of questioning a broken-down side- walk worker whenever he came across one. “I don’t suppose people are generous,” said he, “just after the holidays. You beggars must ve 8 pretty hard time of it.” _ ane very often. the old man, “I don't only when I’ can't do any broke, that I ase that | to re- | government to the reception of the new | | New York indifference to all such mat-| fails characterizes the actions of | absinthe —and | mountain-high pitches or DEPEW ON ORATORY. It ts Not the Spread-Eagie Style Which Makes the Best Impression. Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer. “There is a vast difference in the publie the French journalists can comprehend why | ‘t Was when I first made my maiden effort at I bad studied wit ach ‘ th deep sonage should be held as an obstacle to the | ‘tought and considerable comprehension the career of that personage. It is notso in France, | **e8tial elements of the spread-eagle oratory else would Gen. Boulanger have failed to exer- | ‘bat was common tothat period. I had secured cised any influence over the voters of the na- | *™e exclusive rights to the great American tion,and Gambetta himself would have been | ©*él¢, bad grasped him by the tail feathers, relegated to private life long years before his | S#ld @ firm grip on his analogy and hed death, to say nothing of M. Thiers, from whose ‘“iscovered his weakest married life Ouida took the plot of hernovel,|°v°TY time I squeezed him properly points, so that would emit « mighty I went on the platform the American screech. to Me i i [ Ad $ i F et i : itis 4 H £ ij i] i i $ i i csenesster.” Well, as I say, I captured the | American eagle in those days and was success- ful in keeping a tail bold on him, which made ‘me a reputation as an orator. “Jt was when this style of oratory was at the heighth of ite ty,” maid “Mr. “that I first heard Wendell Phillips, who sons at that period disdained the arts by which the orators of the day were wont to seek to influ- ence the minds of their hearers. It lation to me and a wonder. tures of any kind. He 18 audiences absolutely impassi raised his arms or his hands. Saxon words and his voice ! i ; iH HH ee | planes. He simply talked + in front of him. It e could do with an triumph of intellect. The lips’ oratory on me was to read-cagle oratory was, jing it was cracked up to Henry Winter Davis, tellectual 4 of audience. These two men Wate period later than Phillips. Ph fet ftittis they take to liq nt | have burnt ont their bodies and 8 | audience nowadays I | brains, and they are no longer joying’ anything. When I face a ‘that they are saying to me: “We have our to you, not our muscles. If we wanted our muscles’ trained we would join the Manhattan Athletic Club; #0 you will please come Tight down to hard We Beueve ‘That 8. 8. 8. is without enequal ase remedy fer mal Tial poison. It cleanses thesystex: of ali impuntties. 1 SUFFERED FOR THREE YEARS WITH MALARIAL POISON. 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