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THE EVENING STAR. em PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. week, or tte. per westh, ‘Copies at the, cous, pr ‘at 2 cests each. 'y mail—enywhere in the United or prepaid—50 cents Lt Dat QCUINTUPLE SHEET Star $1.00 : ith ewien postage added. $3.00. ai "the at Washington, D.C, | ete. Che Zvening Slav. ee: >» sutecriptions must be paid tm ad- Rates of advertising made known on application WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. "=" ‘TO ADVERTISERS. ‘AGvertisers are urgently re quested to hand in advertisements the day prior to publication, in order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to“noon of the day of publication, precedence being given to those first received. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. EDUCATIONAL. DAT DOOR-TO-DOOR BEGGING. A COcKi NG M AIN.| FIGHTING THE TAX ON MILK. METZEROTT MUSIC HALL ALBAUGH’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE IN WASHINGTON RAILROAD CROSSINGS. A Committee Sends a Letter on the f MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18 Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor, CARRIE TURNER A AN EXCELLENT DRAMATIC COMPANY, Under the direction of Mr. HARRY ST. MAUR, Im an adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ great play, entitled, THE Edge of Society. ail IN HIS NEW LECTURE, “The Paradise of Fools.” Grand Christmas Celebration FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, AT MARTYN COLLEGE ATHENEUM, 1223 to 1231 G ST. N.W., Preceded by a half-hour lecture by REV. WM. ALVIN BARTLETT, D.D. ‘CHRISTMAS ‘Two hours of continuous comedy. Something never before attempted. good, time. Carriages at 10:30 o'clock sharp. Boge reserved seats, 25 aod 50 cents Selling rapidly. THE HOUSE IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN 16 10th st., now contains over 2,500 relics of Mr. Lincola, most of them from the “Homestead” af Week Monday, ‘Dec. 1 Open daily, Sooo 9-12 and 1-4 Tues Murray & Mack GRAND FAIR AND BAZAAR In aid of the erection of the new ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. WILLARD HALL, DECEMBER 4TH TO 16TH. 1593. Lanch each day from 12 to 2 p.m. FINNECAN’S BALL. You are cordially Next week—Dr. ae NATIONAL THEATER. MR. NAT. C. @2-11t Will presen! first this cHURCH OF OCH FATHER ISTH AND L STS, Drame of Characters by AUGUSTUS THOMAS SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES. ‘ pan > LF DR. ROGERS on a4 = FORGIVENESS.’ WI SING Know Whom I Have “The Better Land.” |LASLAN ND. In [lizzoura. weE |THE LILIPUTIANS BANJO THOROUGHLY TAUGHT BY NOTE OR simplified method; only $7 per quarter. I guar- antee to teach the most unmusical person to play a perfect tune each lesson by my simple Method or no charge. Parlors open from 10 a.m. RABGER, 681 I st. ow. 1t ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. “THE WHITE CITY BY THE LAKE AND A GLANCE AT THE MIDWAY.” BY MISS JANET ELIZABETH RICHARDS, FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH. cor. eg and G sts, band of ‘the King's In A TRIP TO MARS. ESDAY. | DECEMBER, of a 1412 PENN. A ‘R. HALL. VEL COMMENCING WEDNESDAY. DEC. 18TH. ‘ANT, 8 P. PROF. CARPEN FREE LECTURE and complimentary lesson. Sub- nyPNorisa fect: How is {t possible that pupils of the school (Admission. 25 can appear before an audience after a few weeks’ es finely and give proof nowledge? It is entirely scientific, progressive, assimilative method ‘followed! Gaillard’s French, upon the law of as: . 25 cents. Reserved seats, 50 cents. KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. One week, ae at 8. a Evertfal Week, Madiass with Splesteri ent eel at wil WHE ROSE HILL ENGLISH FOLLY COMPAN the Elaborate THE FAKIR'S DAUGHTER. Comedians. EXCURSIONS, _&c. TAKE ADVANTAGE GLORIOUS AUTUMN WEATHER FOR A TRIP TO MOUNT VERNON PEMMSYLVAMIA RAILROAD MOUNT VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY. ALL-RAIL ROUTB ALONG THB HISTORIO BANKS OF THE PO- TOMAC. BXOURSION TICKETS FROM WASHINGTON, Good for the date May be Dances. Beautiful Tableaux. Lively Music. Grand Marches. es, Week—Rentz-Santley Burlesque Company. MBETZEROTT MUSIC HALL. CONCERT BY THE PRINGETON UNIVERSITY GLEE, BANJO and MANDOLIN CLUBS. EVENING, DECEMBER 20. Seats now om sale at Metzerott’s Music Store a11-9t ART LECTURES. if issue only, procured at the ticket offices of the Penn- sylvania Railroad at SO Gents THE ROUND TRIP. ‘These tickets will be sold only for Alexandria lo- DECEMPER 16-MR. EDWIN H. BLASHPIELD— | ‘2! trains leaving Baltimore and Railroad “DECORATIVE ART. OLD’ Eratice stat and 'B sts., week days at 8:40, 9: fe I MAS | [0:45 a-m., 12:01, 1:00 and 2:11 p.m. sass zany = — NO TICKETS SOLD ON SUNDAY. mene. WaY-A 2 Pgs Electric cars to and from Alexandria and Mount FRENCH yNISM."* ni8-eolm Vernon every 30 minutes. FEBRUARY 10-MR. WILLIAM A. COFFIN—| TALLY HO COACH LINE Dal’ ¥.10 AM. 2 P. 611 18th st.—Arlington, Cabin J. B. and ail of interest. Trip, 50 to TSe. Finest Tally lo oa earth. No cars to Arlington. ocl}2m* STEAMER MACALESTER TO MOUNT VERNON. ‘Tomb of Washinston, Daily (except Sunday), At 10 am, returning by 2:45 p.m FARE, ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. Admission to grounds, 25 cents. Tickets, with Mount Vernon adinission coupon, for MARCH 10_DR. JOHN C. VAN DYKE—“POR- TRAIT PAINTING’’—IDlustrated. Course Tickets sdnitins So — Blagle admissiwo 1S ‘WanEDAT rex WU sloo make river landings as far as Goes = ow. wld L. L. BLAKE. Capt. MR ALLAN — EDUCATIONAL. oo IN WASHINGTON. a PIANO _INSTRUCTI XSTRU' MISS MAY H. MEAD, certificated pupil of Herr Raif of the Royal gervatery of Berlin. Lessons st pupils’ homes it ma ee MaRTEN COLLEGH OF SC ELOCUTION, ORATORY AND DRAMATIC CULTURE, 1223 TO $e prming. Send for nom MAME PRONGUEE, 1701 Q ST., IS GIVING LES- private and in class. for adults. | for: ‘MON’ Waveror JOCKEY CoE. RACE OOUEER AP SERXING'S of of suc- nlé-1m t Seates teeve station Och and B stvects metewee | Sl unl ss al drawing. Corps of tos ee Mm. SARA A. SPENCER, _ Tel call 1084, (eclé) Principal und Proprietor. — MRS. LO. TALBOTT WILL REOPEN FRENCH and ladies TSE -C C™ Comes. Teo R Comeel, Mamger. sits abd daze re ae Recond Evening, a ee tien, a, Ss ee PROF. 1. FRANCE GERMUILLER, TEACHER OF ‘Whe Pygur Surtnern Author, Ginna, organ. vocal asic and “harmoay; espe ¥. SOPEINGGS SMITH, ee a ee a0 wl os Se Ee Mesthor ef “Cal. Oeruer of Curteneeiiie,” “Capea —“# = ~s aaa Tee” “Wah Worn Reads” “Six Hoos | car wis SeRty ‘SCHOOL Bquautice,” etc. <tr. | Ro FISHER, B.S, young men for West Fone Xaoocie | TS ta ‘nvensities. Anreage: merts may be mde for private lesswos in all NOING ACADMEMS, Com. | Branches in the afternoan or evening octetr ‘Beh anf EB sts. ox., TUES. and PRI. EVEXINGS. | ‘¥ JUST FROM ENGLAND [SHES @eure. Mosic furmimhal Dalla, parties, oil, water colors. crayou and ba alien Oa ie ‘debe | “addons C10 20th ‘a went te BANJO TAUGHT BY YOUNG LADY OF EX- perience. Terms, 50c. per lesson, or $10 per gustter,” Cull or’ address 12-1m* 1406 Columbia st. n.w. ONS, ELMENTARY OR ADVANC- t pupil's residence if desired. Experienced tutor. University graduate. Especial attention to backward, unwilling and adult pupils. 2rot. 3. 1406 Hopkins place, near ‘20th and P nw. nds-lawim* OLNEY INSTITUTE, 1827 T § School for young ladies and little girls. ao-tt Miss Virginla Masou Dorsey, Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Principals. RVATORY OF MUSIC, 1225 ty-fifth year. Piano, cornet, &e. Free BULLARD, Director. MMB. J. ESPUTA DALY, jug music at sight. iy Classes in readii system. Mme. Duly iudorsed others of note and fame. mo STUDIO, 224 N. J. MR. PUTNAM'S SCHOOL FOR YO1 ts located at 1434 Q st. n.w. Preparation for ‘and technical ‘schools and for business. ‘The note chain J. P. Sousa and ‘other. This Is not the day for spending Best of references. For particulars apply to WM. H. PUTNAM, or A. N. McQUARRIB, n7-2m* “SEND FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASSES IN_ SHAKESPEARE, Literature and Guiding Principles of Composi- tion, Rhetoric and Logic. or ev classes, Address MARTYN COLLEGE OF CUTION AND ORATORY, 1223 to 1231 G st. n.w. ‘N. B.—All pupils tn the Shak class are respeare expected to wear some flower mentioned by the great master. aed MISS FRANCES MARTIN'S ENGLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 1205 Q st. nw. French, Kindergarten. “Boarding pupils lmited. ART STUDIO—LESSONS GIVEN IN OIL, CHINA, Pastel, Crayon and Charcoal, by a young lady Nhe has hown teaching art in Centenary, Fernale Colleze, Cleveland, Tenn., for the last three years. ‘Terms moderate. Orders taken for por- traits. Hours ‘rom 1 to 4 p.m. Also night class in drawing. 434 6th st. n nis-1m* PRIVATE INSTRUCTION BY AN ASSOCIATION OF SPECIALISTS, holding degrees from the lead- ing American and Bu eraities. Address A. F. CRAVEN, Ph Univ. n20-1m* MRS. MANN’S KINDERGARTEN AND 8CHOOL and the Elizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Normal Training School, 1918 Sunderland place (O st.n.w.), wili begin fall ind winter sessions Oct 12,1893, aual-tr MISS AMY ©. LEAVITT, na ‘VERMONT AVE. _N.W. ‘ANO AND HARMONY. _se21-tf LESSONS ON THE JANKO KEYB' INSTRUCTIONS IN MECHANICAL DRAWING. L. A. CHESTER, 122 4th st. we SEND TO MARTYN COLLEGE OF ELOCUTION AND ORATORY For 130 every day words generally MISPRONOUNCED those who would otherwise be culled persons of culture. To any person who will pronounce them correctly we will give a FREE SCHOLAR- SHIP, admitting to the Three Months’ Winter Course im Elocution, or to the espeare _ Classes a ST. CECILIA’S ACADEMY, 01 East Capitol st., for ladies and children, will reopen on MONDAY, Sept. 4. This well-k institution affords every advantage for @ thorough English and musical education. Pu- pils not attending the academy will be admitted to the classes tu music, art, fancy work, elo- eution, phonography and typewriting. _ aul5-4m WOOD'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 407 EAST Capitol st.; minth year devoted to ‘the education Women for business life Terms situations furnished without page catalogue. ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS, 1812 MASS. AVE A day school for young ladies and little girls. ‘The course of study embraces ail the branches of @ practical education. ‘an81-4m LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, 723 14th st. aw. American and European Principal cities. New term begins sow. Norwood Institute, 14TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oc30_ Mr. and M.s. W. D. CABELL, Principals. NOW OPEN. ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE—NINTH SEASON. classes—Antique, portrait, oils, water colors and women's life. ening classes—Antique and men's life. For circulars send to 808 17th st. nw. oc8-tf MISS HALSTEAD'S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 1429 20th st., cor. of P st. n.w. A day school for children and older girls. Applications may be made at the school rooms daily from 9 till 1 o'clock. di-im MISS SCHMITT’S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 453 G N.W. Faults of speech corrected. Kindergart D- VANCED, German, French, Articulation, Reading,Dancing, Physical Culture. Coach. IVY INSTITUTE BUSINESS 8. W. COR. STH AND K ST A Course of instruction equals that of any business college in Washington; terms lower. 1 has been a well-known, reliable and Washington educator for’ 17 years. or nigh bei Diplomas and positions for graduates.’ Central cation. Experienced. teachers. Send. for aunounce- ment. 8. W. FLYNN, A. M., Principal. nt MISS C. MATILDA MIN 312 DELAWARE AVE, n.e., Kraduate of Ne . Conservatory of Music, Boston, Or; and Experienced Teacher of Pidno aud Hart cr a* College, sfully for civil service, sus examinations. Stenography taught MISS ALICE E. BURBAGE, 469 I ST. N.W. Graduate of Royal Conservatory of Letpaig. Piano soloist pTeacher of plane, barmouy and counterpoint. sim* ; A. PELE (FROM PARIS), FRENCH classes and private lessons; best references. ___ Ten years of successful | __se16-8m* “OUT OF WASHINGTON. _ ST. GEORGE'S HALL. FOR BOYS, ST. GEORGE'S, Md., Prof. J. C. KINEAR, A:M., Prin; 18th year; college or business life: unexcelled aavi tages; home comforts; reasonable terms. ocl1-2m* ‘The Truth for Today. From the Monthly Register. ‘Times of depression such as the present call for something like a suspension of the rules. “Save all you can,” !s ordinarily a sound economical maxim, but it is not the trath for today, when we have multitudes of unemployed people around us. “Spend all you can," seems to be the word in sea- son for the ears of the rich and well-to-do. Whatever legitimate expenditures can be le to give work to the unemployed should be made at once. It is the best form of charity to relieve the needy by enabling them to feed themselves, for their own bread is far sweeter to the taste than any | less than at other times; it is rather the day for spending freely in every direction in which there appears a reasonable chance of putting work into the hands of honest labor. | —— Systematic Beneficence at Lynn. The plan adopted by the city of Lynn, Mass., for the relief of the unemployed, has | attracted general attention throughout the country and many calls for an explanation of its methods have been received. The following 1s a brief outline: No public cali for money, and no advertising of the bureau through the papers; subscriptions to be se- cured by personal solicitation, and the work advertised only through the churches and relief societies, and by the spectacle of the men at work. No work given except to actual citizens of Lynn in extreme need | and having no other friends, helpers or | Tresources—these facts ascertained by thor- | ough dcmiciliary investigation in every case. cee Trial of the Olymphia. The United States cruiser Olympia start- ed from San Francisco for Santa Barbara channe' at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. | Chief Engineer Moris says that the cruiser | is in the best of condiion and will make 22 1-2 kmots on her official trial If the | weather is satisfactory the run will be | |made tomorrow morning ard the ail will return or Saturday. A Subject Over Which Takoma Park is Aroused, ee A MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS One of the Results of Saturday's Fearful Tragedy. SOME PROPOSED REFORMS. The killing of Miss Ethel Conway Curtis at Takoma on Saturday evening started a move on part of the residents of the Park to do away with the dangerous grade crossing on Carroll avenue, the scene of the recent tragedy. Carroll avenue is thought by the citizens of the Park to be so narrow as to be dangerous to pedestrians and drivers, who are obliged to cross the railroad tracks at the crossing. On this avenue, near the sta- tion, are several stores, the post office and hotel. It is the business center of the Park and for that reason the travel there is great- er than at any other point. As stated in yesterday’s Star, the railroad gates protect only the roadway and do not cross over the recently constructed sidewalk. This, it is thought, was the real cause of Saturday's tragedy. A number of narrow escapes at this cross- ing have been witnessed during the past few years. Judge Miller is among those who have come near losing their lives, as was also Col. Kniffin and Mrs. R. 8. Brown. Most of the hair-breadth escapes have been caused by passengers attempting to cross the south-bound track just after alighting from a local train from the city. A Meeting of Citizens. Since the killing of Miss Curtis the affair has been discussed to such an extent that last night the citizens of the Park met in mass meeting in Trinity Church and took steps looking toward providing something other than the murderous grade crossing which has come near bringing sorrow to the hearts of many families in the Park. More than two dozen citizens responded to the call issued yesterday, as published in The Star, and Judge Miller was chosen as the presiding officer, while Col. Heaton was selected to act as secretary. In opening the meeting Judge Miller called attention to the killing of Miss Curtis, which, he said, only more plainly empha- sized the necessity of some action to pre- vent, if possible, the recurrence of such a tragedy. It was unnecessary, he said, for him to go into detail, as the sad tidings had been conveyed to every home in the Park. A Resolution Offered. Col. Kniftin also spoke of the tragedy and said he desired to offer the following: “Resolved, That the citizens of Takoma Park heartily indorse the recommendations of the coroner's jury relating to the con- finement of the duties of the gatekeeper to warning pedestrians and the drivers of ve- hicles of the approach of locomotives and to extending the arms of the gates across the sidewalks on both sides of the railroad track, and that the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road be requested to carry the recommenda- tions into effect.” Col. Kniffin made a few remarks in rup- port of his resolution. In Behalf of the Railroad. He was followed by Mr. William Alvey, general superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in this section of the country. Mr. Alvey is a resident of the Park, and he said that the offictals of the road, as well as himself, deplore the accident. The com- pany, he said, is thoroughly in accord with the wishes of the citizens and will certainly do all in its power to do what ts right. The company, he said, is anxious to carry out the recommendations of the coroner’s jury, as printed in yesterday’s Star. So far the gateman is concerned, he said, his or- ders are to take his position near the rear end of the west-bound trains when they stop, if he can do so, and prevent persons from going across the track until it is cer- tain that the track is clear. As soon as possible, he says, the company wil! comply Ms the recommendations of the coroner’s jury. Col. Kuiffin sald he was at the station Saturday evening, and he saw the gateman assisting In unloading a large lounge. In- deed, if he had seen him doing anything other than unload the freight he would have been surprised. He thought that a porter should be employed to attend to such work. Mr. Maris said he thought the street was too narrow for business purposes, and it was a detriment to the park, us’ well as dangerous. He thought it about time to abolish the grade crossing. Mr. Maris was about to proceed to tell something about the dangerous grade crossing when Rev. Dr. Grit th, pastor of the church, said that that matter would be mentioned in another resolution. The resolution offered by Col. Kniffin was thereupon adopted unanimously. A Proposed Under-Grade Croast Dr. Griffith then said he had prepared a resolution which provided, not only for do- ing away with the dangerous crossing, but for making an improvement to the park. He referred to the opening of Holly avenue, and presented the following: : “Whereas the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company run directly through Takoma Park in such manner as to compel a large majority of the citizens to cross and recross them frequently every day to reach the post office, electric cari &c., and whereas a large number of the children of said citizens are also compelled to cross said tracks in order to attend school, and whereas the great danger to which we are daily exposed in having to cross the raflroad at grade has been forcl- bly impressed upon us and the citizens of Washington by the dreadful and shocking death of Miss Curtis at Takoma Park sta- tion on Saturday evening last, and inas- much as a convenient and satisfactory un- der-grade crossing can be constructed at small expense, necessitating no elevation of the said tracks above their present grade, by the opening of Holly avenue from | its intersection with Magnolia avenue to Blair avenue, in the District of Columbia; therefore we the citizens of Takoma Park do most earnestly urge the honorable Com- missioners of the District of Columbia to take action concerning the opening of said street for the distance above stated at the earliest possible date.” This brought the grade-crossing question squarely before the meeting, and Judge Miller said what was wanted was a safe conduit between the two parts of the park, “and,” he said, “we are willing to walk underground to get there. He thought Mr. Griffith's move was in | the right direction. It was explained that the railroad is ele- vated at this point, and that the work of building a culvert and opening the avenue would involve but little expense. The land can be condemned by the District, and it was thought that the railroad company would erect the stone walk beside the opening beneath the tracks. Dr. Griffith explained that the opening of | this avenue would mean to connect with the terminus of the electric car line. Then he said, mothers could send their children across the railroad without fear of danger. The resolution was adopted. A committee, composed of the chairman, | Judge Miller, Capt. Thomas Lay and J. RB. Kinnear, was appointed to wait upon the} Commissioners and ask their co-operation in the matter, as set forth in the resolu- tion. A vote of thanks was tendered the church officials for the use of their new church edifice, and the meeting adjourned. | Subject to Commissioners. At a recent meeting of the official board of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, a committee, composed of Messrs. M. G. Emery and Rev. Dr. Hugh Johnston, were appointed to confer with the Commis- sioners on the matter of begging from door to door, The committee accordingly sent the fol- lowing letter to the Commissioners, which was received by them yesterday: “At the last meeting of the official board of the Metropolitan Methodist Church the undersigned were appointed a commuttee to confer with you, and respectfully solicit that some steps be taken to prevent. the begging from door to door that has pecome so common throughout the city. “We understand that there is an ordinance against begging on the streets; Dut we do not know that it is contrary to beg trom house to house. In the present distress this is threatening to become an intolerable nuisance, especially to those who are char- itably disposed. It seems to us that sume action should be taken in this matter, both in the interests of the citizens and of the deserving poor. To receive strangers into the house and dispense food to them is often dangerous, as tramps may commit all sorts of depredations. “To give money at the door is generally @ waste of resources, for more than one- half of those who solicit in this way are frauds, and do riot deserve support. Th promiscuous giving is the least efficacious way of relieving suffering. Mere emo- tional philanthropy may do more harm than good. The only proper charity is of a kind that not only pities poverty, but studies it, and strikes at the root of evil by trying to remove the cause. It has been ascertained by tens of thousands of cases that out of persons seeking relief 22 per cent are ut- terly unworthy, 40 per cent need work rather than relief, 26 per cent need only temporary alleviation and about 10 per cent need continuous relief. “Another danger in giving charity is of overlapping, the shiftless and wholly un- worthy going from church to church, from | charitable association to charitable aeso- ciation, pulling all the strings. Herein les the value of the Associated Charities. Such an organization should prevent overlap- ping and expose all impostors. “We would most respectfully suggest teat work of some kind be provided for the really indigent who are able and willing to work, but cannot find it for themselves. “Also that some connection be established with, say, the Associated Charities, so that the case of every applicant for assistance shall be promptly and fully inquired into. With a staff of a hundred or more volun- teer visitors, ready to go from house to house, there need be no difficulty in finding out who are in absolute destitution. “Let an assurance be given to the public that proper assistance, whenever it is jus- tified, will be rendered, and that no one in the city need suffer from hunger or cold, | and they would gladly turn their gifts into this channel. Mendicancy should be sup- pressed. We do not want the pauperizing effects which come from public charit: But ‘the poor we have always with vs,’ | and there is needed all the money which the | charitably disposed are willing io give.) supplemented by public aid. Let public and) private charity be united to give where it 13 most needed.” —_———_. THE TAKOMA CROSSING, Guard Gates Should Extend Over the Unprotected Sidewalks. The Carroll avenue grade crossing at Ta- koma, the scene of the recent sad tragedy, has been the scene of many narrow escapes: and a number of good citizens are able to tell of how near the train has come to tak- ing their lives or maiming them. Judge Mil- ler is among them and he says that while he had @ narrow escape he was perhaps not as near the engine as was Col. Kniffin, for his (the judge's) whiskers were not singed. The board sidewalk across the track is at the north side of the crossing and the gate is located at the south side next to the sta- tion. The arm of the gate is long enough to extend only over the wagon road, so that it is the most natural thing for a pedestrian passing the bright light at the drug store to cross the track without notic- ing the gate, even though the arm across the wagon road be down. “The law requires the railroad company to guard the sidewalk as well as the road- wa: said Prosecuting Attorney Pugh in conversation with a Star reporter this morning. “The law,” he added, “is plain and has been passed upon by the courts.” The law mentioned is a section of the police regulations and provides: “Whenever the grade of a steam railway track is approximately even with the ad- jJacent surface the line of the road shall be securely closed on both sides with a sub- stantial fence, and all grade crossings or intersections of any steam railroad track with streets or avenues shall be securely guarded by a suitable gate or guard erected and maintained by the company owning or operating such track.” Continuing, Mr. Pugh said that the rail- road company was proceeded against in the matter of the Brookland crossing, where a state of affairs similar to that in the Takoma case existed. An old citizen, he sald, made an attempt to get over the track following from the line of the side- walk and was killed. Shortly after that oc- currence a case was taken into court and Judge Kimball compelled the company to extend the arms of the gates so as to pro- tect the sidewalks. Sean Se SEEN IN A DREAM. The Roots That Were to Cure a Boy of Lockjaw. A remarkable story is agitating the com- munity of Savannah, Mo., near St. Joseph. Some time last June Thomas, the eleven- year-old son of a farmer named Alexander Gilpin, was stricken with rheumatism of the right side and leg. The pain was so severe that his parents were obliged to keep any- thing from touching the body or limb. Doc- tors could do nothing to stop the pain,which became so severe that the boy had lockjaw. | On Thursday he fell into what seemed to be @ trance, and could not be aroused for some hours. When he was finally awakened, be- ing unable to talk, he wrote on a piece of paper to his parents that he had seen his | two little dead brothers and sister. He said they had told him to send to a certain field | and at a particular place to scrape away the | snow until they would find a bed of moss, | and under this a bunch of roots which they were to bring to him. The doubting parents yielded to his en-| treaties, and going to the place, found | everything as the boy had stated. They j brought the roots home, and the boy told them how he had been instructed to pre-| pare an ointment with them. The ointment | was made and applied to the seat of pain, | the result being that the next day the boy | left his bed and all traces of lockjaw dis- appeared. He can now walk as well as ever. ‘These facts are vouched for by O. J. Hurl- ry, editor of the Savannah Democrat, the physicians, and all of Gilpin’s neighbors. —_—__+2+____ TRAIN HELD UP IN TEXAS. The Robbers Secure Cor Booty. An international railway passenger train was held up shortly after midnight yester- | day morning seven miles from Austin, Tex. | ‘The robbers fired on the train. The fireman was the only person injured. | he receiving a flesh wound in the arm. The, amount taken from the passengers is very large, though the exact amount is not known. Officers left here this morning for the scene of the robbery with bloodhounds. ———— The M ngahela Sails for Norfolk. The U. S. S. Monongahela sailed from Newport yesterday morning for Norfolk, where she will undergo extensive changes, especially in her battery. The Mononga- hela’s crew of apprentices have gone on furloughs, and upon their return they will be shipped to cruisers. iderable | speak with a It Took Place Near the City Late Last Night. Ended in a Draw After Some Fierce Contests — Preparing the Birds—The Main. A cocking main was fought last night in an isolated spot outside the District. Owing to the importunities of state authori- ties, the contest came to pass at a place little frequented by the birds and their backers. Owing to a misunderstanding as to the time and place, some delay was caused in opening the festivities, and only a very siim audience was in attendance. It was a complimentary affair, and the owners of the contestants relied on the pit winnings for compensation. Each side was to have shown nine birds, but after the eighth battle, a rov’ arose over a certain ruling of the referee and the fight closed with the battle money even and the main money unwon. The cocks were transported to the place of meeting early in the night, but owing to the defective intelligence of guides, the spectators did not reach the Place till past midnight. Some who had expected to go, did not because the news had been circulated that the main would not come off, and some who did not get the straight tip and who essayed to reach the point in interest, got tangled up in the woods and meadows and lost the way. A barn, which in antebellum days had served as a tobacco repository, was selected and on the dirt floor of this the pit was made. Several oil lamps with refiectors had been imported, and these, with the lamps which had been detached from the carriages which had come down, lit the pit with sufficient radiance and the whole barn with a dim, dull red light. Things had been conducted so adroitly that the lookers on felt no anx- iety as to the sheriff and his posse. These things, as @ rule, are very disturbing fac- tors in sporting events, but on this occa- sion the crowd was so small and had reached the place via such a variety of routes, that no anguish of mind was felt. Nobody seemed to entertain any visions of the county jail. Matters were conducted in rather an impromptu way. The head- quarters of the birds were in different cor- ners of the barn and once in a while some one of the feathered warriors would sin out a challenge, which would be to with vim. The Mains. The first cocks brought into the pit were @ black brass-back and a brown shawl- neck, The black had the stronger lines and looked as though fired with a vicious determination to murder his opponent. The brown was elastic with excitement and he blazed with inflammable wrath. The hand- Jers swathed the legs of the birds in cham- range rose about two feet in the air. As they reached their greatest altitude they made a claw and came down on their feet without inflicting much damage. Then they rose again, not so high, but the shawl- neck hit the brass-back a light blow on the side of the head which caused a scarlet jet to spurt forth. He followed up this advan- tage and struck his victim on the wing and apparently broke it, for it dropped to the pit floor. Tae brass bird began weak, but he was game. He showed no de- sire to get out of the pit. At the next pass > shawl-neck was cut in the breast and made some fitful kicks at the bi rown, soon expired. His victor stood over the oat mains of his enemy and crowed. Second Battle. The next battle was between a bird, ev- idently a compromise between an irish mutt and a red shawineck, and a henny seeming rooster. This fight was not very interesting, because the last named bird eyed the irish- American for half a second and few the pit with a shriek. It is said that the owner of the bird immediately amputated its head. The muff-shawineck was then pitted against a Japanese game, and lost the Nght, owing to the ferocious beak strength of the latter. The remainder of the fights were not more eventful than is the custom at mains. Sev- eral fatalities occurred, the main being es- pecially bloody in this respect. Only one game refused to stand up, and his appear- ance was a dead give away when he ent2r a the arena. It was his second break of this kind, but the first was attributed to i health. The Star man did not fully under- Stand the nature of the decision Which caused the strife, but some very unpariia- mentary and senatorial things were said. But for the smaliness of the crowd, and the Presence of one or two level-headed fellows, there would have been a riot. > HOW TO SAY HAWAIL Information on a Timely Subject by One Who Knows. From Language. “How do you pronounce the name of the island kingdom which wants to be annexed to the United States?” was a frequent question recently. The most commoniy ac- cepted orthoepy is, “Hah-wi-e,” the second syllable accented, and the “i” long, as in “pine.” The question was once asked of a high-caste Hawaiian lady, well educated in her own and the English language. She answered: “The proper pronunciation is Hah-vah-e-e. There is no ‘w’ in our alphabet, and no letter or combination of letters which takes the sound of ‘w,’ as in English. The mis- sionaries who first translated our language found it difficult to pronounce or express the sound which is, to my ear, correctly conveyed by the letter ‘v’ softened and made full. Our ‘a’ is pronounced broad, as you pronounce it in ‘fall’, and our ‘1’ is like the English The rule is to pro- nounce every vowel, and as the exception to the rule does not affect the double ‘i’ in Hawaii you will see that the word is *Hah-vah-e-e.” These are the twelve letters of the Ha- waiian language with their pronunciation: A (ah), e (@), { ©), © (ch), © (00), h (hay), | k (ay), 1 dah), m (moo), n (noo), p (pay v (vay). There is no sound of “i,” as in the nglish language, except where “ai” follows “w as the Hawaiian lady would insist There is a great difter- ence in the language as spoken by the high and low caste Hawaiians. The low caste cato gutturals; the high caste with a liquid flow that makes it a iful language. The insistence upon the instead of the “w” sound is considered, even by some of the educated, and all of the uneducated, as something of an affecattion. me Lehigh’s Proposed Cat in Wages. Genera! Manager Voorhees of the Lehigh ‘Valley Railroad Company, in reference to the cut in wages on the northern (Buffalo) division, says that higher wages paid some of the engineers and firemen on the north- ern division before the strike were the cause of more or less dissension over the entire system and that the company pro- posed to take advantage of this opportunity ‘to equalize matters. ecession of explosive, stac- | Italian Mobs Kill a Sheriff and Defy. the Troops. ‘The opposition of the poorer classes in Italy to the milk tax has led to rioting and bloodshed. A fatal riot, similar to that which took place on Saturday at Partenico, Sicily, carried aloft portraits of the king queen, and screamed: “Down with taxes!” The officers in command of the troops pealed to the women to be quiet, and upon the mob to disperse, but no heed given to their words. Several shots were fired by the rioters before the troops re- ceived orders to shoot. After the first vol- if wife. bodies, stuck them on them thus at the head of the the town. Of the eight persons killed during riots, four were shot dead by the soldiers and two were wounded so severely that they died within an hour. The other two on the death list were the sheriff and wife. Ten persons who were wounded are still alive. The majority of them will re- cover. i @ constable, occurred of Bitonto. The people were s religious festival, and at night had a large quantity of fireworks that they intended to set off. The and customs officers interfered to prevent the fireworks display, on the ground that it would be dangerous. The people resented this action, and when the officials persisted in their determina- tion to prevent the display a riot ensued. The gendarmes were getting the worst the encounter, when they were ordered fire upon the mob. The order was obeyed and a peasant was killed. This added the fury of the mob, and the fighting renewed. ~ he gendarmes, apparently not wishing fire into the crowd again, slowly retreated to the police station. This place was stormed and captured. In the meantims a constable, named Curcl, fell into the hands of the mob, and somebody suggested that he be made « torch of. This suggestion was hailed with yells and cheers of delight. A quantity of petroleum was procured && mass of flames. Just at this moment a body of gendarmes, who had come from another quarter of the town, made a rush with drawn swords the mob, scattering them richt and with blows from the keen blades. Coats were torn off and wrapped about Curcl, who by this time was unconscious, and the fire was extinguished. He was hor ribly burned. his face being almost unrec- ognizable. He was attended by physicians, who. upon examining him, gave it as their opinion that he had inhaled fire, and in _all likelthood die. soon put them to flight Many of the mob were wounded. —— -—— «020 — THE BRIGGS CASE AGAIN, New York Presbytery’s Action Re- garding Union Theological Seminary. At the meeting of the New York presbytery yesterday, Rev. Dr. Charles S. Robinson of- fered the following resolutions anent the Briggs controversy and Union Seminary: “Resolved, That in loyal compliance with the provisions of our form of government, and with the action of the general assembly of 1883 with respect to the continuance in @ professorship in the theological institute of @ minister suspended for unsoundness in the faith, this presbytery hereby recom- mends that students of the ministry apply- ing to be taken under its care shall not pur- sue their studies in any seminary disap- proved by the general assembly.” To this was added the following resolu- tion, offered by Dr. Booth: “Resolved, That the above report and ac- tion of the presbytery be communicated by the stated clerk to each student for the min- istry applying to be taken under the care of the presbytery.” in offering his resolution, Dr. Robinson asked: “Does the faculty of Union Seminary assume that it is right to advise seventy- two students to seek license elsewhere than in the Presbyterian Church?” Another question asked by Dr. Robinson was: “What hinders the Union Seminary from di . Briggs? Does it resolve itself into a question as to whether the seminary shall discharge one man or seventy-two students? The only way out of it is to obey the general assembly.” Considerable discussion followed the read- ing of the resolutions, but finally they were wee GEN, SCHOFIELD’S POSITION. He Will Not Voluntarily Retire After Perty Years’ Service. Gen. Schofield is authority for the state- ment that he has no present intention of taking advantage of that provision of law which permits an officer of the army to go on the retired list after forty years’ active service. He was asked yesterday as to the truth of a rumor that he was about to re- Unquish his present position at the head of the army. “You can say that it lacks verification,” he replied. “1 have not heard such @ ru- mor,” he continued, “but perhaps it may have been based upon the fact that im many instances when officers have express- ed their oppusition to the retirement of others after Uuey have served forty years or reached the age of sixty-two, 1 have re- marked that 1 thought it was a very good thing for a man to retire when he felt like it. As to myself, 1 have not ered the matter, but I can assure you that I'll retire whenever my place is wanted for some one else.” The date of Gen. Schofiekl’s compulsory retirement is September 18%, and he will be succeeded by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, | Who will be retired August 5, 193. Gen. G. | 0. Howard is now second in seniority oa , the list of major generals, but he will be | retired next November. ——_—_+e-+____ ENGLAND EXPRESSES SYMPATHY. A Resolution Advupted in the House of Commons With Cheers. In the British house of commons yester- day Sir Frederick Dixon-Hartland (conser- vative), member for the Bridge division of | Middlesex, asked whether, in view of the | outrage in the French chamber of deputies, . | Steps would be taken to search people ad- | mitted into the galleries of the house of commons. | Mr. Herbert Asquith, the home secretary, {said in reply that the authorities of the house, together with the police, were satis- fied that every proper precaution had been made to guard against an outrage in the house of common: | Sir Wiliam Vernon Harcourt, chancellor | of the exchequer, gave notice of a motion expressing sympathy with the French chamber of deputies. The notice was greeted with cheers from all sides. Mr, Balfour, leader of the opposition in the house, said that he concurred im the Proposed motion. Sir Edward y, parliamentary sccre- tary of the foreign office, stated that the ‘latest advices from the British minister at Rio Janeiro confirmed the statement that the Brazilian admiral, De Gama, had joined the insurgents. The report of *he defeat of the government troops at Rio Grande Do Sul had not been

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