Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1894, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. Cures Others, Will Cure You. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Makes AYER'S The SARSAVARILLA. nd |WORLD’S FAIR, Weak CHICAGO, 1803. Strong. MALARIA CURED AND FRADICATED FROM the system by Brown's Iron Bitters, which en- riches the blood, tones the nerves, aids dices- nm. Acts like acharm on persons in general ill ith, giving new energy and strength. 4 THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE a use that old well-tried oe = Meee "3 Seothing Syrup for children teething. bee the png tions the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and Is the best remedy for diarrhoex, Twenty-fve cents a bottle. myl-1¥_ WoooRURYS FACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKIN, scalp and complexion. All druggists. The re- sult of 20 years’ experience treating the skin. A book on Dermatology with every cake. — ocO-ly ~Avcomtura Bitters, the world renowned South - ‘cures dysppsia, &e. Dr. J. G. sole muabufacturers. At ail tomological A Horticultural and Editor Wanted The United States civil service commis- sion wil hold an examination on March 22 to fill a vacancy in the position of horti- guitural and entomolo editor, Depart- faent of Agriculture, at a salary of $1,400 r ann The subjects of the examina-. jon will be horticulture, economic ento- mology, French and German. essay writ- ing and bstracting. Arrangements may ade to examine applicants in some of pageant cities outside of Washington if applications are filed in time. Those who desire to compete should write to the civil service commission, Washington, D. C..and obtain application blanks. Men only will be admitted to the examination, and resi- dents of the District of Columbia will be admitted. ‘Trouble Over a Deed. Benjamin Jones has, by F. H. Mackey, filed a bill for a discovezy, release, &c., @gainst Hester Shelton et al. The bill states that in 1851 Ella A. Osborn conveyed part of lot 8, square 55, to complainant for $550, $400 indebtedness Seing assumed by him; that he took possession, and has lived on ‘the property, and up to May. 1892, supposed he had a perfect title, having paid the inde! the holder of the title in trust nad com veyed the property to Hester Shelton, and she in November last gave a trust d secure $200. He charges ea informe and belief that the deed of Elia Osbor; him has been said Hester Shelton, and in February he obtained his grantor a further deed, which > Cruise of the Essex. The U. S. S. Essex will sail from New- pert today ing the naval appren- tices on their ng cruise through the West Indies. he first port made will be Barbadoes on April 4. After that the ves- sel will touch at Port Castries April 2 Pierre April 26, Basse . Kitts, 5, Frederichsted. anta2 Cruz, May 17, St. Thomas, May Returning the vessel will reach Lynn Haven Bay, Va., June 1 and Newport, R. L, July 1 + — Naval Orders. Naval Cadet L. Thompson has been detached from the Kearsarge and ordered to the Minnesota. “a geon F. S. Olcott, from the at New York and ord ship Richmond. Pas S. L White, from the ed to the Nav Surgeon emy and plac D. W. Beswick, from steel inspection duty to electric light duty at Cramps’ works. hmond and order- I Academy. Passed 2 Curt Another We roand Blaze. Another atiempt to destroy the world’s fair buildings by fire was made yesterday and proved ineffectual only because of the timely appearance of a Columbian guard, who turned in an alarm. The fire broke out in the afternoon in the station house just south of the terminal station, and but buildings As for timely interference would probably have b there has been no fire for months, and of a nature to «:; three destroyed. out the premi contents were Oa >us combus- the fire was of origin. The police have arre: Murphy, who was on the ground time, and was unable to give a Mur- jac and the police in him one of an organ- which is responsibie for unaccountable fires of the at the reasonable account of his movements. phy has been seen loitering about the pl for the last t think they hav ized body of men the numerous Jackson Park. - e+ Stabbea His Rival. Private ic 1 J. Quirk of the United States army was remanded in Jefferson market ». court, at New York, yester- day. He was arrested on the char; of desertion and stabbing stationed in ergeant Frede. He fell . Ser- je was his rival, and appare Quirk in re to the serg and stabbe net. hiding in Ne gent telegrams to for his capture. of assault. to Arizona on requisition paper —eoo— The Base Bail Race. From the Raltimore Herald. In looking over the league teams as made up this season it is evident that they havi all, with th ton, been much strenghtened and brought nearer together in po'nt of merit. It is apparent at once that the contest will be unusually close and exciting, and the wi her more than ever difficult to pick. ton, Pittsburg, York and Philadelphia Jook at first flush to stand in the front rank, with very little to choose between them, But the other clubs are not separated from them by any very wile distance, and with one or two exceptions all have a fighting chance. large cities asking lenies the charge Quirk He will probably be sent back A Boston dispatch says: The novel sisht of a policeman weighing nearly 250 pounds chasing a thief upon a bicycle was witness- ed at noon by hundreds of people returning from church. Dennis Hogan, living in East Cambri hs yr of 220 on witnessed by a p: The thief mac cetved the policem through a number the policeman’s weig' the ground quick ture, and, meeting a man rowed it from him and succe Ring his man to earth in Franklin s @fter a chase of fully sor Shot His Debtor. James Trask was shot twice with a re- a bi could not cover enough to make Wolver in hands of his brother-in-law, Calvin Mason, at his home at Peabody, | Mas: imed Mason had nt to the up. His want of has brooded with a shing the city % per square edness, when ne found that) lost or is in possession of | AN OUTBREAK EXPECTED A Feeling of General Apprehension Pre- Burned by Strikers—Cara Destroyed by the Mob Near Eagle, W. Va.— Military in Readiness. { BALTIMORE, Md., March 5.—A epecial to the News from Charleston, W. Va., says: Twenty loaded cars ef the Chesapeake and | Ohio road were burned by strikers at Paint | Creek, ten miles below Eagle, this morning. The cars were Standing on a switch. | A general outbreak is now momentarily expected, as the strikers are becoming em- | boldened by their recent successes with the | torch. The situation today is extremely | critical. Col. Wyant, under guard of a full com | pany of militia, was taken from Montgom- | ery this morning, a prisoner, to be tried at | Fayetteville on a charge of shooting at the | strikers. | He was in the hands of the sheriff. Tals | | military protection was made necessary | | from the fact that 80 to 1,000 armed strik | ers are scattered at points along the road | between the Montgomery and Fayetteville, | lall thirsting for Wyant's life and swear- | ing to lynch him at the first opportunity. As soon as Gov. M rkle was apprised of this he ordered the militia to accompany the sheriff as an escort. eens 2D HER LOVE es The Strange Tale Told to the Buffalo | Police. RUFFALO, N. Y., March 5.—Laura Fry, @ young woman taken to the police station last night, tells this range story About four years ago, she . She lived with her parents in Oil City, Pa., and | became engaged to a young man named | Chase. Her younger sister, aged geven- | teen, was also in love with Chase and en- | deavored to break off the betrothal. Final- | ly her love turned to hate and one night | jin June she gave him a dose of poison, from which he died. His death had been | attributed to natural causes. | Miss Fry was violently hysterical while | | felating the story. The police ascertained | that she came to Buffalo from Oil City | about a week ago and applied to the Sal- vation Army shelter for help. POISONE > CELEBRATING AT ANNEPOLIS. lversary as Capital of the State. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 5.—Old Annap- olis is all aglow on this, her 200th anniver- sary as capital of Maryland. Everything here is decorated with state and national colors from the state house down. Just 200 years ago the capital of Mary- ‘land was removed from St. Mary’s City, St. Mary’s county, to Anne Arundel Town, | now called Annapolis, and has been here | ever since. All militia and civic organizations of the town are parading the streets today, and exercises will be held at the Masonic Opera House at 4 o'clock by St. John Col lege, when Adjutant General H. Kyd Douglas of M viand will deliver an ad- dress on “Free Religion and Education.’ At S om. exercises will be held at the state house, and Prof. Alfred P. Denais of Princeton University will deliver an _ad- dress on the ‘atholic and Puritan Settle- ment.” An historical sketch will zlso be read by Mr. E. Riley of Annapolis. —— FLAMES AT DEADWOOD. Her 200th A A Disastrous Confingration Sweeps Through Chinatown. OMAHA, Neb., March 5.—A disastrous conflagration is reported raging at Dead- ) wood, S. D. I All of Chinatown has adready been de-} stroyed, as well as many business build- ing: Later—The loss, at a rough estimate, will reach over 315,000, The fire is now under control. Insurance, $25,000, oo Wheat Opened Weak, but Improved. CHICAGO, March 5.—Wheat started weak and 3-Sc. lower at 591-4 for May on heavy sales by Bangs, supposed to be either for Linn or Seaverns. Later the unexpected large decre e in the wheat stock at New York helped the market here. _———— DISTRICT GOV NMENT. Building Permits. The following building permits were is- sued today by the inspector of buildings: Fannie L. Syphax, to erect seven two- story frame dwellings at 1735 A street southeast, to cost $4,200. William Ruppertus, one two-story brick dwelling at 23 H street northwest, to cost | $53,000, T. J. Hull, one two-story frame dwelling on Providence street between 12th and ith streets northwest, to cost $2,000. Antoinette Margot, to erect a one-story frame dwelling on the corner of 10th and Bunker Hill road, to cost $1 were prisoners in the Police Court, and fifty-six of them were sent to the work house and there seventy-one f fines and bond. Although y sent to the Senate a request for an increase of the appropriation proposed in now the urgent de- ore the Senate, sufti- ington, where the marshal the pay of fees of witnes immediate action. i The Court of Appeals met this morning In the March term of the court, and this | afternoon handed down the foilowing de- | cisions No. 123—Warren S. Young et al. Mo- ses Kelly et al; restored to calendar for oral argument. 1Nt—Wm. W. Averell agt. Second N tional nk; judgment below ailirmed. Opinion by Mr. Justice Shepard. (Presil- ing justice » Jul t_al.; y rev Mr. Justice Morris. (Presiding mw, Cox.) United States ex rel The Inter- mal Contracting Company Daniel Lamont, > low affirmes (Presiding justice t ‘The BR. and P. Railroad vs. Wm. dgment below affirmed. Opin- | » Mor iding 3 a and P. Railroad vs. Susan irmed. Op (Presiding jus- i | jal Religious Services. ! ber of the churches throughout be beld begin- | » being to con sed by Mr. | a number of confere {ters of the city during ¥. who ha with the pas- y he Years Old. y died today at the resi- | Iward O. Forney, 514 E! sed was $) the nine | } ’ Ths daneral will be | 3 i tomorrow afternoon at $ o'clock, from | the late residen ‘The movement of standa ver dollars during the last week was 0, and for} th responding week of last year, $363,050, The f fractional silver coin for ‘YY, 184, was $ for February, 183. | Sisson, WAITED TWENTY YEARS. A Division to Be Made of a Big New Jersey Estate. NEW YORK, March 5.—A will that has been on file in Surrogate O’Neil’s office in Jersey City for nearly twenty years is about to be executed. It was made Feb- ruary 12, 1874, by Charlies M. Sisson, who died in the following August. The testator was the originator of the Northern railroad of New Jersey, and ewned a great deal of stock. His estate was estimated to be worth $2,500,000. He had two sons and two daughters who were named as the heirs. But Mr. Sisson was displeased with the marriage made by his elder son, Elias H. Sisson, and he directed that none of the heirs should receive his or her share until his youngest grandson, then one year old, became of age. In the meantime the executors were to hold the property in trust. ‘The income from $1,000,000 was to be diviled annually among the heirs, and the income from the remainder was to be invested. The estate is now valued at $4,000,000, Of tne heirs, Charles 3. the youngest son, and Mr: lizabeth 6. Wi kinson are dead. Their shares will go to their children. Two of the three executors are dead, the sole surivvor being John Hull Browning, who married Miss Eva B. Mr. Sisson’s eldest daughter. He is president of the Northern railroad of New ‘y. He received a fortune from his father. The testator’s then youngest “Srandchild will become of age in August next, and the estate will then be divided. > FEES FOR MYTH TAL WITNESSES. Conspired to he Government. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 5.—A special to the Republic from Birmingham, Ala., says: Last fall the federal grand jury indicted Vnited States Commissioners Hunter and Wilson and Charleson, Deputy Marshals | Osborn, Reed and Nuckles on the charze of obtaining more money from the govera- ment than they hdd earned. Special Ex- aminers Chalmer and Cowart were sent here have been at work ever since, and their | Feport has just been made. They charge that certain members and deputy — marshal have = systematically swindled the government out of fees bi use of fraudulent witnesses, and the torgin of names of bogus witnesses. The pro- fessional witnesses, it is said, were ac- customed to bring charges by the whole- sale, and, as the result, got fees for them- Selves and the officials illegally. The ex- aminers discovered that it cost the govern- Ment $75,000 to conduct the rth Alabama courts in S81, $150,000 in 182, and $250,000 in 1893. This increase, they say, gives every evidence of the extent of the fraud practice The spring term of the federal court, which meets today, will consider the cases of the indicted officers. FAVORS AN President Frye’s Advice to the Coal Miners, PITTSBURG, Pa., March 5.—The railroad and river coal miners of Pittsburg district are in session today, with 40 delegates rep- resenting 12,000 miners. National Secretary McBride and National Organizer Miller are present. Nothing has been done as yet. It is proposed to demand a uniform rate of 3 cents per bushel for mining. President Frye has been advocating a national strike and it {s probable that the convention will take action urging the na- tional officers to move in the matter. — INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED. Idle Iron and Steel Mills Near Detroit | Burne DETROIT, Mich., March 5.—The plate mill of the Eureka Iron and Steel Compa at Wyandotte, twelve miles out of Detroit, burned today. The Merchant mill was also partly de- stroyed. Loss, $100,000; insurance not as- certained. The ‘works ‘have been idle for some time, and as there was no fire or combustible material stored the fire is sup- pesed.to have been incendiary. — THE StL STUDYING ER QUESTION, A Japanes Information in Mexico, CITY OF MEXICO, March 5.—Chi Watanabe of Tokio, one of the Air the through Mexico, for the purpose of study- ing the cost and general condition of sil- ver production. He is a member of the commission sent to the United States by the bankers of Japan to investigate the sil- ver problem and its probable future for the guidance of the financiers of the orient. Mr. Watanabe, in company with Vice Japanese Consul Fugita of Mexico, will make vis! to Pachaua, Quartero, Zacate- sand Chihuahua to view the leading sil- ver mines of the republic. A conference on general financial matters and especially on the silver quesion was held Sunday with Senor Limantour, Mexi can minister of finance, in which the retary of the treasury’ expressed himself very decidedly on the subject of si and the needs of the hour. ‘rovics, abura cA The Sennte Adjourns, At 3:15 the Senate again opened its doors for an open session. At the Senate adjourned. Demoera Representativ ana, chair- man of the democratic caucus, today issued a call for a caucus tomorrow night. Mr. Moody in the F Mr. Moody opened the session House with prayer this morning. a short but very earnest prayer, ed the ble: the nation, the Pre i and as of the He made and invok- dent, the legislitors,and 1 that they | clent to 1 not less than $400,- 1) (0) wisdom. ie 090 to me neies already existing | After the session opened Mr. Moo. or about to occur in the United States; given an info! r many arts in almos' tates of | men came forward to shake hands Urion. He 4,000 provided in the bill s from the Honse | will be nm + and will be out wi fter the money is ing a bill to abolish the offices of the commissioner and deputy commissioner of ms, and transfer the duties of th to the first auditor and first contr rhe commiss as Not talcen final tion upen the bill, but will probably re use th , one m removal of twenty-nine one laborer, and the puly commissioner, ef- about $80,000 a y The Vice Pre: Senate a list of the cle of the Treasu by Secretary t he had been able : of ks and other 1 rtment fur- He states e with the neressman Hopkins of Illinois petition in the House toda r sixty old soldiers of Aurora, Til, asking Congress to equalize the pensions of Judge Long of Michigan and Representative J. eck of Illinois, by raising the pension of Judge Long to $100 per month and reduc- ing Congressman Black’s pension to $50 per month. Mr. Hopkins explained that no feflection s intended upon Gen. Black's receiving a pension, but it was intertded to make a protest on the Long filed a ned by fifty ree Coinage, Senator Stewart today introduced an amendment to the Blan¢ age bill providing for the free coinage of silver. The Immigration Fund. plying to a resolution of inquiry, the stary of the Treasury today sent to Senate a statement of the receipts since at the several ports of the United States from the head moneys, known the immigration fund, collected from passengers entering this country, and al of the gross expenditures for ‘the period. The statement shows the I the ports to b as son account of immj ration for the ly ending June 4805, putting the figure at & ree The election of the new ma\vr of Mon- ral, Mr. Villenuve, is conteste\ by his op- ponent, ex-Mayor James McShane, on the ground of bribery and corruption. > make a full investigation. They | Commissioner Gathering | ors of | ank of Japan, fs in the city on a tour | c.| sing of God upon the rulers of | bil is reported and agreed to it | ’ laid before the | ad to | |JOYCE COMES TO TERMS Mulvey Also Wants to Play With the Washingtons, Manager Schmelz Says That He Has a Team of Hustlers—Re-Election of the Club's Officers This Afternoon, “I don’t claim that we will win the pen- rant this year,” said Manager Schmelz of | the Washington Kase Ball Club to a Star Teporter today, “but I do state most posi- tively that the new Senatorial team will work harder than any aggregation of a similar nature heretofore located in Wash- ington.” The conversation took place at the ball grounds, where Manager Schmelz and Mr. J. Earle Wagner were superintending the work of improvement going on there. “Last year,” continued the manager, “a very capable set of men comprised the team, but they didn’t hustle. I am feeling unusually cheerful because Scrappy Joyce, the great third baseman, has come to terms and noti- fled me that he will be here on the 12th in- stant, ready to commence work. Now, with four or five men such as Joyce, George Te- beau, Charlie mpau, the best runner in the country, and Frank Ward, an A No, 1 hitter and runner, the balance of the team has got to display activit; “Tagree with Mr. Schmelz that it is nec- essary to hustle," Mr, Wagner interrupted to say. “Ivor instance, last year the Bos- tons were only seven points ahead of the Washingtons in batting, but yet they won the pennant, and we came out at the other end of the list, and in addition their pay roll was but $3,000 greater than ours, We | WH begin this season with about twenty. }nine men, a number greater than any | team ever before started with, and by that j means intend to demonstrate the correct- ness or falsity of the statement that young blood is better than old. |, Mr. Wagner then went out to left field to see what good a horse and harrow were doing in the way of gathering rubbish, and | Manager Schmeiz continued his remarks. | “I expect all the players to be on hand not |Jater than Monday next,” he said, “when | we will begin training in the Carroll Insti- tute gymnasium. Until the weather per- mits of work in the field, we will visit the gymnasium each morning from 10 until 12 | o'clock, and each afternoon a jong walk in | the country is to be indulged in. When regular practice begins I expect some de- cidedly interesting games to occur between the youngsters and the veterans, for the | Feason that every man will be working for |a place on the team, which practically means his bread and butter. “No injustice, however, will be done the men who are not retained,” the manager went on to say, “Besides their salaries we jare paying all the expenses of the play- ers, as well as giving them the benefit of a course of training, all of which is Lo be continued until toward the end of April. The minor league teams do not begin work until May 1, and the men p ket go can easily secure positions with such clubs, having nad the benefit of being under con- tract with a major league organization.” Improvements at the Grounds. The changes to be made at the grounds Were next pointed out by Mr. Schmelz. | Charlie West, a colored man, whom the | Manager had at Chattanooga last season, |has been placed in charge of the park and | already he is busily engaged making a goof | one. In addition to horse and harrows ai men with rakes and a | heavy roller are employed. for Mr. Schmelz | believes that in the base ball profession, as in the trades, a man cannot perform good work unless he has proper tools, and there- fore th is to resemble a_ billiard table as it Is possible to do so. An important improvement will be a pass- ageway from the main dressing room di- jfectly to the field, the door opening at a point directly to the right of the catcher’s | Position, which will eliminate the necessity jof the team mingling with the spectators jafter the games. An office for the club un- der the grand stand, directly to the right {of the main entrance, is in course of con- | struction. The entire Inside fence and the chairs are to receive {cinder paths will be field from a poo a coat of paint and left field seats and the gi . In the press ¢ re for cach local } paper will be ri nd marked, arm chairs are to be provided for each werking | newspaper representative present spring lock will bar the door against those not provided with keys.: The diamond will be swung slightly to the left from {ts pres- ent 1 nd stan fielder, and to secure minute accuracy a surveyor is to out the field. Joe Mulvey called on Mr. Wagner in Philadelphia on Saturday and asked for a trial on the team. He married and ettled down, and ready to do first-class work. Mr. Wagner replied that he would consuit with Mr, Schmelz in regard to the matter. Annual Meeting of the Club. } Mr. Geo. W. Wagner and Judge Frank S. Elliott arrived in Washington from Vhil- adelphia at 11:30 o'clock, Mr. J. Earle Wag- ner having come on an earlier train. In the afternoon, in company with the local | Stockholders, they visited Alexandria, where | the annual meeting of the club was held. ‘s officers, G. W. Wagner, p Hiott, vice president, an secretary and treasurer, were nd other business transacted. he Washington people may rest assur- is now “that everything that money can do is being done to locate in the cap! a ase ball team far superior to had in the past.” ee ANT AKMY SURGEONS, Private Physicians Having an Army rvice Ask Recognition, The status of private physicians who were employed in the army during the late war as medical oflicers is sought to be cor- rected by a bill which has been introduced in the House by Mr. Richards, and referred the committee on military affairs, As | stated in the preamble of the bil) private | physicians were employed agreeably to army regulations in addition to the commis- sioned medical staf, because the number m of the latter was not suflicient for the ne- ties of the Mt SUrEeons Were et, ed to remain in the servic | of the United States for a stated time. 7 | had allowances the same as commi These acting as- | medical officers with rank of first Ii nt, and were ac the same } tion, respectful subordinate conduct and th | > mulit urtesy from en such officers. 1 Salso been geante { wn of di | ved in the military 5 jer a | which assimilates them to the raux of st lieutenant of the military or marine corps igut because they e not com- jmisstoned as ¢ denied ad- organizations like the and the Grand Army. The to relieve this diserimination by authorizing the iresident to. cuimmis- | sion a ting assistant surgeons of the | Unit te physicians who | | were empio: sdical otficers in the | armies 1 States for a period not Jess than th hs, and whos vices | | Were honorably terminated. The bill, how- | lever, provides that no pay or allowance | shall be to any such Surgeon and the rank, pay and emoluments of commisston- | ed meaieal omic | ted in the it mble that the bli in- svernment and in the relative rank of medical corps of the United pre | volves no expense to the | mak | otficer | States < | br. D. S. Lamb is the presiden ssuciation committee which advoc bil. Other m a no ci ot U of the es this dent in this city in, or, WH. M. Deeble and Several Fires, | At 2.10 o'clock this morning a fire took | place at 446 9th street northwest, occupied | by Nancy Toison (owner) and James Uol- | lins, and the damage to the house and fur- {niture was $1,000, This morning a fire took place at street northeast, © 217 6th using about $100 loss, At i2:25 yesterday a f place at | the house of Sarah Ple 2210 Vir. inia avenue northwest, caused by children playing with maiche fire to the bedding, and . At 174 7th street northwest, Simon Levi's | clothing store, about 6:20 o'clock last even- jing fire was discovered, and before it was | extinguished the stock Was damaged $1,000 and the building a few hundred. It was | fully insured. 1 —_>—_——— | A Church Lyceum. At a meeting of the iyceum of Saiem Baptist Church y y Prof. L, M. Her- shaw read an interesting paper and Mr. M. M. Holland made an address, field | { laid trom the entrance | jto the grounds to the right field seats, the | and a! tion, in order to remove, as far as) possible, the sun from the Byes of the right | stated that he has | “}. | a8. president, said Mr. Wagner as the reporter left, | and brains | employed under con- | GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? The Old Question Asked a ed in the Courts. Mrs. Hawkins is a respectable old colored woman who lives in Stevens court, but she has three sons, who have given her consid- erable trouble. A few months ago the old Woman got $100 pension money, but with the assistance of the three boys the fortune soon disappeared, and now two of the boys are in custody. One of them is in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge of killing another man, and the po- lice have not many words of encourage- ment for the mother concerning her other boys Her son William fell in the hands cf the police Saturday night and was locked up by Officer McNeely, who found him on the street in his normal condition—under the influence of cheap whisky. “At it again?” the officer said to him. ‘At what?” returned the negro. “Getting drunk and hanging about the streets,” explained the officer, “and it's were stopping it.” boss and paid for his whisky. Under these circumstances he said that he could not be arrested, but the officer proved he could,and this morning we cape ty Judge i rnin proce - ‘it nd plead guilty. Oot ERving s he went down for two weeks. He Won't Sten! “Guilty,” said a respectable-looking col- ored man named Edward Howard, against whom there was a charge of vasrancy. “What is the matter with this man?” the court asked. “He came to the statfon last night,” en- swered Policeman Kemp, “and asked to be sent down.” “Why do you want to go to the work- house?” the court inquired. “I can’t get any work, judge,” the man answered, “and 1 won't steal. ‘How long a time do you want me to give you? . cia “Just send me down till the brick yards start up.” oh “You may have fifteen days,” said the judge, “and perhaps by that time the yards will be in operation. “Thank your honor. x Next came a man named Thomas Wheat- ley, whose general “broke-up” condition was evidence of the fun he thought he had Saturday night. Habitual drunkenness was charged against him, and he said he was guilty. “Tom drank so much South Washington whisky,” said Officer Kemp, “that he fell in the canal and hae to be fished out.” Was the response of the pris- oner, when asked what he had to say. His relatives asked to have him sent down long enough to get the liquor out of him,” said the office “if he had remained in the canal much fonger he would have gotten the liquor out of him,” said the court. “Let him have fifteen days. Henry Butts, a fourteen-year-old colored | boy, who sells papers about the Capitol, has been in the guard house three times, and this morning he was tried. Capitol Watchman Charles A. Brown ar- rested him, He objected to the boy’s using four feet of the concrete pavement on which to fold his papers, and when he attempted to drive the boy away the latter, he says, threw a stone at him. The boy claimed that the stone was thrown by another boy. Answer- { “And he’s en found in the Capitol shooting crap,” said the watchman. “No, i ain't,” interrupted the boy. Judge Kimball warned the boy that he had better behave himself about the Capi- tol, and imposed a fine of $2 or six days. Small Prisoners, Ernest Day and Harry Davis, small colored boys, were charged with riding on a train on the Baltimore and Fotomac rail- road last night, they not being passengers. The boys only wanted to get out of the city. | Six days on the farm was the sentence | of the court, | In South Washington on the shady side | of the streets there is a little evidence of | the ent snow storm, and James Lomax, | &@ small colored boy, had some fun throwing | snow balls. “I was sent out in citizen's clothes,” said | one Brannigan, “and 1 saw Jim throw- ng. “Two dollars or six days,” said the court. | | Thomas Nash said he was being guilty of being disorderly, and the judge gave him | time to pay his fi “These girls were disorderly in the K street market Saturday night,” said Marketmaster Covington. Maria Brown and Celia Bailey | were their names, and they were fined the usua! amount. cupying the sand house at Trinidad were given a hearing. Two of them, who had been arrested before, were sent down for a | month, and the others were given ten days each. Following these came “crap shooters,” Yagrants and disorderly persons, who were disposed of according to the circumstances in the particular case. ‘ —— THE BRAZILLIAN ELECTIO? Mr. Mendonea Gama’s 4 Comments on Da lexed Remarks, Concerning Admiral Da Gama's reported | probably accept the election of D’ foraes j yet the elections were not Es gal, because held under martial law, and | der a new election, Senor Mendonca said last night: “The elections were held under no pres- sure from the government. Martial law was suspended during the time of the elec- tions, and an opportunity to vote was given to all entitled to the franchise with- out reference to the existing state of in- surrection, Da Gama’s remarks were not coherent. As a matter of fact, the pres- ident has no pow the time being fixed by itution, Congressional were postponed from November because it was not thought best to hold two e! circumstance tions, sitating, under existing the suspens' “f martial law. The | power to postpone these congressional elec j tions is vested in the president, and the: are often postponed, notably when for some reason or other the gress is prolonged past the holding the ele ‘Th . howe : More continued Senor Mendonca, if the congressional elections were not ‘legal the presidential election was jlegal either, for they took place at the | same time, yet Da Gama say: pt the election of president. | is plain, therefore, that Da Gama’ position is neither coherent nor logical. As la matter of fact, the elections were per- fectly session of con- usual date for president could ection. free and open, and 1 have no doubt lity. \ he new congr: | Senor Mendonc received official con- firmation of the report of the destructi j by explosion of the rebel t ais —-. se etalias Milltery Surgeons Meet Tonight. } This evening there will be an important meeting of the committee of arrang that is preparing for the annual mee of the Ass ition of Military the United States. Tonight be at National Guard he je member of the committe to be present. The sui be appointed and portance awaits action A Pastor's A farewell sermon was preached to an at- tentive congregation at North Capitol M. E. Chureh last evening by the pastor, Chas. 0. Cook. He review work of the church during the past ) concluding his report with a giowing tribute of ap; a- tion for the uniform kindness shown him by his many friends in the church during his stay among the > Crowds at the Zoo. The animals at the Zoo held a crowded reception all day yesterday. It is estimated that 20,000 visitors entered the grounds during the day. All the animals, both big and little, young and old, are getting along weil. a Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the rk of the court to the following: Jacob L, | Wiking and Mary Blanche Collin | Quibus and Mary Smith; and Frances Bougett of N y sterday morning Williams, who has for some years a@ clerical position in the Library of Cons: found dead in lodging house nia evenue, he having come Saturday night for lodgings. The ceased was about fifty en years of a: a native of M and latterly had been living at 455 C street northwest. Thirteen strangers who were found cc-| Statement that, although his party would ) evening. At the close of a series of sharply | that the new president would probably or-| it would, | not | he will ac- | ss will convene May 3." | mayer, Erma F nd Mamie, Annie 2 | muller, and M Harry eo} Who will plas ~ | Richard THE WORLD OF SOCIETY. The Engagement of the French Ambas- sador Announced. An Interesting Entertainment by Visitors From the North— ous Pleasant Social Events. ere The engagement is announced of Miss Eleanor Louise Elyerson of Philadelphia to Monsieur Jules Patenotre, French ambassa- dor to the United States. Miss Elverson is the only daughter of James Elverson, pub- lisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Golden Days and Saturday Night. The wedding will take place Tuesday in Easter week in Philadelphia, and will be a private affair, only members of the two families being present. The ceremony will be performed by Cardinal Gibbons. Nothing more interesting to diplomatic and citicial society could be imagined than this announcement. If any one here knew bas been well kept, and it was such a sur- prise in the start that the social acquain- tances of the French ambassador had difli- culty in believing it until it was smilingiy contirmed later today by members of the embassy. Mr. Patenotre has,in every way, deepened the kindly feeling extended toward him when he first came, about four years «go. His elevation last spring to his pres: rank was received with great pleasure and satisfaction on all sides. From the first month of his residence here gossip of his probable matrimonial intentions was freely indulged in, the only omission, as he used to say himself, being that the lady’s name Was hever mentioned, and he never knew which fair lady of his acquaintance had been allotted him. Mr. Patenotre spent last sum- mer and the late fall in France, and when he returned gave great attention to beauti- fying the embassy, the old Porter mansion on H street. Mr. Patenotre has resided in a great many countries, notably in the east, and has collected many artistic souvenirs of his travels, in the way of hangings, bronzes, fine china and furniture, and these taste- fully disposed about the drawing vooms and ball room of the embassy have given the house quite an artistic character. He has some especially tine Gobelin tapestries in the ball room, which is now, however, used rather as a drawing room. He has entertained handsomely this winter, by a series of dinner parties, and lately has had his friends meet his guest, Mr. Benjamin Constant, who has painted his portrait. Miss Eiverson is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elverson of Philadelphia, and has lived here the short periods when her parepts have occupied their palatial sub- versons have a city residence in Philadel- phia, and Mrs. and Miss Elverson and Mr. Elverson, jr., divide their time between it and European travel. The chances are that the bride-elect met her future husband in Europe or going to or coming from here, as she has been so littie in this city, and therefore is not generally known here in society. She is said to be a charming lady and a cultivated musician. A French minister here, Mr. M. Outrey, had an American wife, but the position which | Miss Elverson will have as the wife of an | ambassador is much more elevated. The coming marriage is really the most important international alliance that has taken place in America for many years. On Saturday afternoon ex-Senator end Mrs. Van Wyck welcomed a number of their friends, invited to be pi it at the reption given Mr. Bruce and the A | uimaux in the large dining room | Portland. The Esquimaux gave their very great success. Among those present were | Ais Morton, Mrs. Field. Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Condit-Smith, Mrs. Faulkner, the Japanese minister and Mrs. ‘Tateno, Mrs. and Miss Johnson, Mrs, and Miss Mullett, Miss Stew- art, Mr. and Mrs. Halliday, Mrs. and Miss Mrs. Zane, Mrs, Cabell, Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. J. Thompson Swann, Dr. and Mrs.’ Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Heines, Dr, Bartlett, Miss | Heines, Miss Clephane, and Mrs. Haas. The marriage of Miss Louise Morris to Mr. Frederick Gebhard of New York will |take place at the residence of the bride's | parents in Lsaltimore, on Wednesday, March 14. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Lamoreux will give a reception on Thursday evening, March 8, at the Buckingham, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wall and Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Campbell of Wisconsin. residence of Mr. and Mrs. Howeil. lowing members were in attendance: Mr. and Mrs. Zeh, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, Mr. Herbst, and Mrs. Howell, Miss Wilson, and Smith, Williams and Willige. Pro- ive euchre was the program for the and Mrs. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. | Bre: contested games dirs, Howell and Mr. | Herbst were declared victors, after which | refreshments were served. | A dramatic club, called the “Impersana- | tus.” was formed Saturday evening at the residence of the Misses Isemann, After the amateur performance of “Hamlet” the elec- tion of officers took place. Some of the best known talent of the city belong to the jclub, among them Misses Lena and Julia Isemann, P. Gohl, M. Schauldt,,T, Schuldt and Messrs. F. Williams, Gus Schuldt, C. Stoip and A. Isemann, |. Mr. John A, Tolman of Waltham, Miadie- |sex county, Mass,, and his bride are visit ing his uncle, Mr. Jas. P. Tolman of thi city. Mrs. V. Strasburger of Norfolk, Va. the guest of Mrs. A. IL. Strasburger, | Massachusetts avenue, whe: t home to her friends Tuesday afternoon. | Dr. Joseph T. D. Howard of this city was married the 28th ultimo, at Salem, N. J., \to Miss Fiora A. Wander, daughter of Wm. Wander of that place. The bridal party wi arrive in Washington Monday on the way | to Keshena, Wis., where the groom, who is m the Indian service, is stationed. is "% | Miss Emma Toepper left for New York | today for a week's visit. Mr. pleasant pink birthday party yest afternoon and ev. |dence, 6 Q str | their children, J music and song: | the young pec j ont et nerthwest, in honor of bl and Eleanor. With and childish go themselves children can, while the ¢: jfert of the adults were well provided for The little tots were chaperoned by Miss | Mattie King, Mr. and M H. L. Dauter | Mr, and Mrs. Widma: |J. H. Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. | Mr. and Mrs. 'H. W. Hieder, Mr. Charles Heitmuller, Mr. and M - | and Mr. Wil- young people pr nd Mary ‘No, Lilian Kr: . Mr. a Pauline Zeh, Minnie, K r, Susie and Alice May and Rosa Clark fell, James Costello, Frederick | Henry corre Kaiser, Ale | William Henry and Charles Dau William Widmayer, Raiph rl Kaiser and Arthur Benzicr, Wiliets and daughters, who uests of the Misses Fowler | | a 30th street, have returned to their home in Brooklyn.’ They were accom; by Miss Fowl ‘The daughter of Mr. this city Fannie Schios: Samuel of New York w | last evening at the Rifle j ence of hundreds of th } che Seated on the B. Schic married Hall, in the pres- : friends, | ding march | ‘The . Bille the bridesmaids, Annie Schlossh Daisy milson of rk. The bride, leaning on the arm of the groom. | Rabbi Re vaited their coming | standing of white he Hebrew n its entire carried out, and was followed by a address to the couple. After the ble the newly married couple held a re and then led the way to the banquet for the wedding supper. The Travel Club will be entertained in t tonight by Mrs. George li. Gorham, e banjo; papers by Mrs. on on Nantucket, and Mrs. Lock- wood, “Along Shore.” Miss Carrie W. Morgan, 1341 Q street, who has been very ill, is now better, the information that it contains the secret / t | Visit: Maj, urban home that they built above George- | jtown Heights a few years ago. The El-| interesting exhibition, and the affair was a | Brodhead, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Heath, Mrs. Hornblower, Mrs. Teller, Mrs. Pays Mr. {and Mrs. Clephane, Mrs. L. P. Blackburn, | The Amorita Assembly held its fifth bi- | weekly meeting on Friday evening at the | The fol- | she will be, nd Mrs. James H, Costello gave a! or- | at their resi- | mean giow- ing health throughout childhood, and robust health in the years to come. When we see in children tendencies to weakness, we know they are missing the life of food éaken, This loss is overcome by Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophos- phites, a fat-food that builds up appetite and produces flesh at @ rate that appears magical. Almost as palaiable as mith. Zrepere’ hy Scott’ Bowne NY Alldeuegists, | Mise Lydia Hoke of Bainbridge, Pa., is | pending & few days in this city (her for- | mer home), the guest of Mrs. Charies Dotin of K street. Flow and Mrs. Henry Wex of South Wash- jinston leave this afternoon for a three | Weeks’ trip to Florida, where they will aj. Richards, Mr. Saunders and Washingtonians who have settled —_ AGAINST CONTAGION, Citizens Protest Agaiast the Proposed Ward at Garticia Honpit The residents and Property owners in the neighborhood of the Garfield Hospital are up in arms against the building of an additional ward for the treatment of minor contagious diseases, At a meeting of the residents last Satur- day, which was called for the purpose of devising means for preventing the building of the ward, a committee composed of C, J. Beck, G. S. Wormiey ana T. E. O'Connor was appointed to present to the Commis- sioners a petition bearing the names of upward of 4) people, and headed by Senator Sherman, protesting against the proposed location of the contagious At this meeting resolutions were ad: p' setting forth that the location of the ward vould be a menace to the health an] the lives of the axed people and little calidren in the Colored Home for the Aged and Orphans, and urging the Commissioners to refuse the permit for such a building. This morning the committee calied upon {the Commissioners and presented the petl- ten. The committee made a strong argu- ment against the hospital. If the old boiler | house were used for the hospital it would ; come within twelve feet of Mr. Beck's | house. Commissioner Ross stated that he | Was of ihe impression that the people did not rightly understand the location of the hospital. As he understood it, the new | Ward was to be built at the other end of the hospital. There was bound to be objection, he said, no matter where it was located. As for him, he would not object to the erection of a hospital of jhis | character next door to him. The committee | Was referred to the superintendent of charities for definite information as to the location of the new ward. a lleonemaes ONLY THREE SHARES, | Small Paid in Capital for the Patent Printing Company, After The Star's report of the inquiry that | is being conducted by the Senate com nit- tee on printing into the circumstances of the award of the contract for printing the Patent Office Gazette had closed on Satur- day afternoon the important fact was drawn from Witness Kenney, the chief officer of the National Lithograph Com- pany, through cross-questions by Senator Manderson, that at the date of the in- corporation of the company, as well as the date of their sending a letter to the com- missioner stating that they had full equip- ment, not a dollar of stock had been sub- scribed. Mr. Kenney was reluctant to tell jest how the money for the first shares of stock was paid, but admtitted that there were only three shares taken up and paid for, at $100 each, out of a capital stock of $20,000. He had paid for all these shares | himself, in a check of a considerably larger sum, drawn mainly for the purpose of pay- ing some current expenses. One of the shares was in the name of Kenney, one im the name of G. W. Dunn, the manager of the company, and the third in the name jof W. C. Cook, the bookkeeper. Senator Manderson was very particular about this check, and asked the witness to produce it in order to show the date on which it | Was drawn. He acknowledged that he wished to show that Mr. Kenney had not paid in adoliar at the time that the con- | cern was organized, and he hoped to show {that there had not been a share paid for when the contract was awarded. Mr. Ken- ney was somewhat embarrassed by the re- | Quest, and refused to produce the check. He finally agreed to take the matter under consideration and to give his decision when he should be called again to the stand for the purpose of putting in evidence some papers that he neglected to take with him to the committee room on Saturday. The witness said that Mr. Quincy had fm- troduced him to Senator Smith and to Con- nt on his bond, but himself seen the other bonds- men, Register Tillman of the treasury and Jud ™ He acknowledged having cop t with the Norris Peters Com for the current year, as a basis for his own bid, but claimed that the paper | Was public property, and that it could be examined by any one who went to the files roo:a of the patent office. He dentod that he had the permission of the commis- | Sioner to copy or to the decdment. He said that he had p1 jeally copied the bid, shaving off a trifle here and there, for he felt that the Peters Company, not believ- ing there would be any opposition, or not considering him worth noticing if they Should hear of his proposal, would put in practically their old pid, and so by a slight reduction he could get the contract. He y the Peters Company into the contract with his eves open. The next meeting of the committee will Probably be held tomorrow. —+e- LED A DOUBLE LIFE. and he went A Divi y Student Whe Had Two ! Wives, Tt has leaked out that Gerhard H. Mayor, {a student of the Theol 1 Seminary at Newton, Mass., has been expelled, The faculty are reticent on the subject, but the reason for his expulsion is because it hes been discovered that Mayor fs a big- aunist and has been leading a double life for some time. hy ‘outh ios! been living with two women in last Thanksgiving; one > Spini, he married in wh 886; the other, Miss | > Biers, he marricd in ato last fall, ' ar coincidence in connection with the case that the tw wi lived a quarter of a mile of each other, 1 if No, 2 did not know of wife No. « ntil three Sago. AS Soon as wife No, 2 learned th husband had another wife, she left for Buffalo, where |she is now with her relations. The siory vas reported to the faculty of the seminary; investigated, and Mayor was ¢1 been after being church, of which he and wife No, He has disappeared, — the were members. | Lieut, W. H. Bechler of the navy has been nted leave of absence with permission to go abroad for the purpose of testing @ an instrument invented by j him for determining the position of a ship at sea when the usual means are jacking. | He will sail from w York for Europe | next week. | +2 | He is Better. Commodore Ramsay, chief of the bureau | | / of navigat y Department, who has y ill with a cold for two weeks, escing slowly and expects to by able to resume his official duties this week. | | Will Fitea. The will of the late James Rollins, Jeay- ing his estate to Emma {ollins, and nam. jing her as executrix, was iled tod | The nuptials of Miss Louise Morris, the Baltimore belle, and Mr. Frederick "Gee hardt ig Bene nd York will take plac et e bride’s Franklin street home in Baltimore on the 1th instant