Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1894, Page 6

$1.00 —At— Kann,SonsdCo 1 Market Space. AY & SATURDAY. two days set apart for the exclusive pur- Seeing ow much mogey we cam lose on JACKETS and CAPES, by offering values Prices, such as will create as much aud street talk as the coming of Coxey's All-wool in tan, brown Summer-wetght and blue, made of cheviot ed sizes. The the average value right through is from $2.50 to $5.00 each. Cures Others, Wiil w__| Cure You. Ayer’s” Sarsaparilla Makes The Weak Strong. If you had taken two of Carter's Little Liver Pills before retiring you would not have had that coated t e or bad taste in the mouth this | morning. Keep a vial with you for Ladies’ Suits. See et eh Satie, satin braid trimming, Bive Cloth Suits, tight fitting, at $6.95. The Popular Covert Suit. We bave the Popular Covert Suit, in tan, with duck vests, new shape jackets, and extra skirt; fully worth $14.00. Ail we ask is $10.00. ire indisputably performed by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills receive the closest investiga- tion by sick people and their friends.ja23-tudthly IF THE BABY IS CUTTING SURE ‘and use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wins- low's Soothing Syrup for children’ teething. It -oothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and 1s the best remedy, for hoes. Twenty-five cents a bottle. myl-1y WOODBURY'S FACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKIN, sealp and lexion. All ts. ‘The re- sult of 20 years’ experience theatltg the shia, on Dermatology with every cake, ocd-ly There is "to" cxcuss for sloppy, dowdy stsles—) GOO 00360000 90-40-©, Do excuse : the least priced things we have are shaped right. nderwear SLAUGHTER SALE eos MUSLIN UNDER- All our Underwear on second floor, prices cut Jess than half origins! cost of minufucturing, im order to close the entire line out quick we made two lots of the same, as follows: fie Skirts and Corset Covers, that formerly $1.50, $1.75 and $2. At 69c. Skirts, Chemise, Drawers and Corset formerly sold for 75c., $1, $1.25. At 49¢. SALE FOR TWO DAYS. § Kann,Sons &Co Zu Market Space. O’Neill’s Baltimore, WILL HAVE A SECOND EXHIBIT Paris Capes, glish Tailor-Made. Gowns, Tea Gowns AND Waists AT THE ARLINGTON Hi THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH AND 20TH. THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON ITED TO AN IN: a j carat nvinanba 100 Piece Dinner Set English Decorated Ware. are_a_ bargain. THESE ARE GENUINE aud we $6 98. C7 None_sold to dealers, IMPORTED GOODs, Washington Variety, will mark them below cost for the next three days as a a Sens” 824 7th st. ap! “leader.” We only ask you to drop in and see them. We'll wager you'll say they This golden, delicious Product of the Green Moun- tain sta’ won't last long at this price. It may be made into sirup, as used, * thus retaining that deli- cious, delicate flavor pe- cullar to “new” sirup. Physical Culture et Co.’ “FANITA™ Corse o.S CORSETS Are an entirely new creation. Thetr strong point ‘s their fit. They fit like custom-made Corsets. We fit them for you. Made on the bias—of real whale- done, excellent materials, and they look like $10 Corsets. The price, $4.50. War- ranted. Whelan, Mgr Don’t Buy A Refrigerator sees —gntil you have investigated the ° sess merits of the . =: “Waterman”: —which we have sold for 13 years * with steadily increasing demand Way ahead of them all on im- vements, 1107 G st, Late of F St A Trunk For $3.25 —the best for its price—canvas covered—iron bottom, good lock. A Trunk For $4.25 —canvas covered, Excelsior” lock, full covered tray. Et the *departm: stores” —for less than 4 doliar more. Kneessi, 425 7th St. apis Any Man or Woman Who suffers with a corn or bunion can find IN. STANT AND PERMANEN Prices, 10c., of healing sal Prof. pil 15e., Ze., Ive to every new patron. J. J. Georges & Son, PARLORS, 15 PA AVE. N.W. cording to size. Box S. & B. S. & B. he ‘Reversible’ Mattress ts BEST because it has just twice the service in it as has the “‘one- sided” Mattress. All first-class dealers sell ‘The Reversible.” Ac- sent no substitute! Insist on hav- Ing | it — because COSTS NO MORE! S. & B. apis S. & B. pte bata Pale, Weak People Liver ‘Om Srith HYPOPHOSPHITES of LIME and SODA. It builds up the oe tem, restores lost vitality and cures all ‘* diseases attended with wasting away and om 5 oan Large bottle, only 5c. Samuel T. Stott, 505 Pa. av. NATIONAL HOTEL DRUG STORE. apis: Sete eeererereccecceeeeeeee No U warm weather without a weablee Refrigerator: cannot . As in all other things some makes are hardly worthy of the name, but in pos- an Eddy you are sure of having an that Will do its work well. Only best ma- terial used in their manufacture. Slate stone shelves and all latest im- rovements. arlous sizes; prices from $5.85 to $100, Il. W. Beveridge, CHINA AND HOUSEFURNISHINGS, apis 1215 F AND 1214 G STS. eee erererrccrereosecoos ‘The Services of Experts In Hair Dressing Can be bad here for a nominal sum. SHAMPOOING, CUTTING, CURLING and ARRANGING HAIR all the So eereorececooore OOO e oreo rere eee eee eee eee eee, . . . ° . C7 A tine line markably interesting prices. Heller, 720 7th St. i < idney 3 bas ded simple, pleasant met ckectve sitet It_ neutralizes URIC ACID IN THB ‘ism, gout, stone in the bladder, = T7 Leading Physicians recommend Half-gallon bottle H. E. Barrett, Agent, Drog And Drew's Drug 51 Conn. ave. and L st. apis SOESHOPPESHSSSOOOSESESOOOES AMERICAN CATARRH CURB POSrTIVELY andy to use, easily apis by Pp. D. Cc. Diseases can be CURED. Nature LOOD, the prime cause of rheuma- — dyspepsia and ALL stomac! —— it and use it in their practice. ie-dellvered, 25¢. —— Write or telephone. Shoreham Store, 15th and H sts., tore, Ce necessary. For sale MERTZ, Lith and F sts., W: mh29-th3m Gas Ranges. There {s no money in Gas Ranges for us, for we are sell- ing them at almost cost, a: Keep them just so that you can get the best sort and get them set uy . There are ma: sorts? End after: Icoking’ about we've tied to these: 2-burner Ranges, $13. B-burner Ranges, $18. 4-burner Ranges, - —these prices include setting up. Wash. Gaslight Co., 413 toth St. N. W. aplé 3 To tone up the system and stimulate the appe- tite tuke Angostura Bitters. Dr. J. G. B. GERT & SONS, Sole Manufacturers. At all deal- ers. SAID “I DO” AND THEN FAINTED. Miss Glendenning Promised to Be Mr. MeMichael’s Wife and Then Swooned. There was a large attendance at Phila- delphia yesterday, in St. James’ Protestant Episcopal Church, to witness the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Glendenning, daughter of the late Robert Glendenning, a noted Phil- adelphia banker, and Clayton Fotterall Mc- Michael, son and junior partner of Clayton MeMichael, publisher of the North Amer- ican. ‘The ceremony had begun, but as the clergyman proceeded, the bride was seen tu falter and sway as she stood at the altar. The bridegroom whispered and bent over to her eagerly. The clergyman asked the ail-tmportant question, and the bride gave a scarcely audible “yes,” turned pale, and fell into the arms of the bridegroom in a dead faint. The latter grasped her about the waist and rested her head upon his shoulder, and, sted by some of his attendants, quietly carried her to a vestry room. The fashion- able audience was in commotion at once. Several women rushed excitedly up the aisle, and the ushers ran about in alarm. The choir boys sang as fast and as loud as they could. Kestoratives were applied to the bride, and in a few minutes she emerged ning on her husband’s arm and walked wily out. ——___+0+-___ It Leads. From Newspaperdom. There are three things in which The Washington Evening Star is pre-eminent- ly peculiar to Itself: It enjoys the distinc- tion of having the largest local circulation of any newspaper in the world tn propor- tion to the population of the city wherein published; it carries the largest number of daily “commercial” advertisements (changed daily) of any newspaper in Amer- ica, and probably has the best-established “bureau of local advertising writing” of 4m» vaver in the country. Al THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. THE POINT OF VIEW) So = = omererm- On the Coming to This City of the Ooxey Army. : CITIZEN REDSTONE AND HIS OPINIONS Police Circles and Adjacent Maryland. What is Said LOCATION OF THE CAMP ——_——_. - General apathy characterized the half- dozen individuals who sat around Coxey headquarters in Rechabites’ Hall today, and the only interesting things that blew into the apartment, according to one slangy person, were the breezes that swept through the open doors and windows. ‘There was no news worthy of chronicling, so the aggregation asserted, but the same confidence was displayed in the prompt ar- rival of Coxey and his commonweal con- itingent that has all along characterized {Citizen Redstone and his devoted disciples. No doubt was expressed either that the gov- ernment authorities would allow the ex- pected legions to occupy the Washington barracks during their sojourn in this city, and the accommodations of the place were dwelt upon with much relish by the loyal representatives at this end of the line. ‘The. action of the Senate yesterday in calling up the subject of Coxey’s ap- proach and the sentiment of the Senators to the effect that no apprehension should be felt about it was significant to Citizen Redstone, as showing that the national lawmakers were considering the move- ment in a serious way, with a tendency to granting the demands of the people in framing laws which would immediately an-eliorate their condition. The citizen was sure that this feeling would grow most appreciably between now and May 1, and that when Congress saw the vast ar- ray of American citizens earnestly request- ing the passage of Gen. Coxey’s bills it would think well and long before voting them down. He showed the reporter a long petition from Cadiz, Ohio, containing many hundred names, which, he said, com- prised all but twenty-five of the citizens of C praying ‘‘ongress to pass the Coxey bills, and declared that every mail brought to Washington similar petitions from men who could not accompany the commonweal in person. Cititen Redstone’s Opi ns. “We will have by the Ist of May,” said the citizen, “enough of these petitions to make a list of names reaching from the White House to the Capitol and back again. Every section of the country is excited into sympathy over our movement, and from all directions I am constantly receiving letters and messages of sympathy and confidence with, and in, the great agitation. All this talk about preventing the commonweal from entering the city and carrying out its objects is stuff and nonsense. Our men are all steadfast, sober, industrious and upright American citizens, and I do not believe either the national or local authorities will ——- to trample on their constitutional tu The faithful were considerably disappoint- ed at the refusal of Gen. Coxey to run down to Washington Saturday night for the pur- pose of addressing a mass meeting, and it Was evident that the substantial loss in- volved in his refusal was the cguse of more of their regret than that of an intellectual character. A call for a meeting at Recha- bites’ Hall on Saturday night has been is- sued, however, and special invitations have been sent to the officials of organized labor bodies in the District to be present. A Review by the Authorities. The city authorities are not at all fright- ened at the advance of the several armies now traversing the country in the direction of Washington. It has been pretty gener- ally agreed that no objection will be made to the entrance of the Coxeyites to the city so long as they are peaceable and well be- haved. All persons suspected of being dan- serous or vicious characters will be arrested and locked up, however, just as similar per- sons are received at the time of an inaugu- ration. The citizens, however, may be as- sured, say the authorities, that peace will be maintained here at all hazards, and no | foolishness on the part of the mob will be tolerated for a moment. Said a member of the police department to a Star reporter today: “This Coxey mcvement has become a serious affair. The problem is a difficult one, and it is hard to tell just what to do. By the time Coxey reaches here I think he will have fully 3,000 men in line. He will probably remain here a month, and all that time delegations from all over the country will reach here and swell the number. “It's policy for them to come,” he added. “Some provision for feeding them will have to be made, and that will be more than Coxey should go to Congress and then de- sert his army of peace, some one, perhaps an anarchist, will take charge and make an army of war of it. The possibilities are numerous, and it is really a difficult matter route of the army's march they have been fed and shoved along, because the people reach their destination things will be changed. The men will not be shoved a so easily, but will want to ‘remain ere. “Yes,” he concluded, “there is not much joking about the matter now, but serious eration is necessary.” Detectives With the Army. If the police have perfected any plans for the reception of the commonweal army they are not making them public. It has been rumored that an effort is being made to have a number of special policemen ap- pointed, but at police headquarters today this rumor could not be confirmed. Detec- tive Quinlan, who went to Cumberland when Coxey’s army was there, has re- turned home, but he does not give a glow- ing account of the condition of the men in the ranks. Detective Boyd, his partner, remained be- hind and is now with the army. Detective Horne is now in Maryland also engaged in the march, When these officers return, which they will probably do a little ahead of the army, they will be able to give their chief infor- mation as to the true condition of the men in line, and upon their reports the authori- ties will in all probability outline their campaign. Health Officer Hammett has also been giving the Coxey question some considera- tion. In event of the Coxeyites forming a camp within the limits of the District the camp will be thoroughly inspected by one or more of the medical sanitary inspectors, and if found in bad condition the health of- ficer will at once report the condition of the camp to the District Commissioners. Should any of the men be sick upon their arrival they wilf be cared for in the regular way, and in event of any of them having a con- tagious disease the old small-pox hospital will be utilized as a place where they may be treated. Personally Dr. Hammett is op- posed to the men camping inside the city limits, because, he says, such a thing can- not be done with a limited amount of funds and keep the place in a proper sanitary con- dition. If they are to camp in the District he favors putting them as far outside the city limits as possible. Fears of Maryland Farmers. It is evident that there are many farmers in Montgomery county who favor keeping the commonwealers away from their locality, so that they will reach Washing- ton some other way than by passing through the county. In some sections of the county residents anticipate that their farms will be raided, and that trouble will ensue. A resident of the county, speaking to a Star reporter, said he feared the arrival of other branches of the army would swell the number to several thousand before the District of Columbia is reached, and with such lerge numbers there may be trouble in getting the necessary food for them. This, he thinks, may lead to serious trouble, and so far as he is concerned, he says, he is going to arm his men and have them ready to protect his prcperty in case such defense becomes necessary. There is at least one resident of the county who has fears, and an evidence of it is shown by the fact that his fancy chickens have been shipped here for safe keeping. No local chicken thief has yet invaded their temporary resting place. pieces eaese tt Bbat Ss eaie Visiting Diplomats. Secretary Gresham's visitors yesterday in- cluded ex-Gov. Porter of Tennessee, who succeeded Mr. Egan as minister to Chile, row home on leave of absence, and Mr. Potter of Indiana, ex-United States minister to Italy. some of them are getting now. Even if wit apo: | bers. The idle resident here will swell the to deal with. In other sections along the! | ee ; wanted to get rid of them, but when they | {0, the treasury crypts! Suggestions Growing Out of the March to Washington. The Coxey movement has excited public discussion, not only of the best methods of dealing with the “army” itself when it reaches Washington, but also of the causes leading to the movement and the remedy to be applied to curing the evils that may have produced this demonstration. The Star has already given space to many suggestions covering various phases of a many-sided question. One writer to The Star sends the following as “practical suggestions:” “1. Would it not be a good time to com- plete the long-talked-of boulevard to Mt. Vernon? Could Congress do better than to make an appropriation to do this work, end thereby give work to idle men? “2. Would it not be a good time to put some idle men to watch the forest fires at the west, and save many of our pioneer families from the devastation that is con- stantly assailing them? Are there not many places of this kind in the work of forestry where idle men could be advan- tageously placed to save life and property?” Mr. E. J. Dakin writes to The Star as follows: A Single Tax View. “TI notice in an editorial in The Star of April 10 that, in its concluding lines, gives evidence of a belief on the part of The Star that the reason of and the cure for the vast discontent abroad in our land, now being illustrated by the Coxey movement, should be pointed out by someone. I would like, therefore, to make a few short and terse points, to wit: In all this foment, whatever its cause or extent, what is it that is almost universally sought? Is it not work? Surely a candid answer must necessarily be in the affirmative. Then, with all this search for work on the part of numberless thousands, why do they not find it? Certainly not because their search is not thorough and oft repeated. Work for those who need it depends absolutely upon an opportunity to work. Does not, then, all of this nation-wide discontent, with looking for work and not finding it (Coxeys included), prove conclusively that all such opportunities, or very nearly all, are , Or as good as closed, to those in the search? Then the simple, clear and logical remedy is to open all these shut-up opportunities for work, and thus obtain the needed relief by the natural law of cause and effect. This can be done through a single tax on land values, and in no other way can it be accomplished so easily, so surely, and with so much of righteousness to all concerned. This remedy will be thoroughly apparent to any and all who will carefully and sincerely investigate that method of taxation, The Star included.” —_—— Coxey’s Army. To the Bilitor of The Evening Star: Object: To hold May 1 an immense as- sembly of the “unemployed” on the east front of the Capitol, ther, after harangues by the leaders, to present, in some way not Specified, a demand on Congress to pass certain bills. To remain in Washington until this demand is complied with. Means: To assemble in this city, on the day named, as great a number of the un- employed as possible, the nucleus being a small force led by Coxey and Brown, the greater number to consist of independent bands and small groups moving on this city from all parts of the United States, by rail, steamers, in vehicles and on foot. The leaders estimate the number to meet here at from two hundred thousand to a quarter of a million. What has been done: In pursuance of the program, several distinct gatherings are on their way by rail to Washington. These aggregate several thousand men, if we may accept the newspaper reports. Smaller crowds are coming on foot. With rare exceptions, the cities, towns and neighborhoods into which these men come furnish them with food and lodging and urge them to hurry forward. Terror rules, and, in selfishness, each locality gets rid of the infliction, without taking any steps to arrest the movement on the capital. Tramps, single and in small companies, are fed by farmers’ wives, who fear that burn- ing of barns and outhouses will follow re- fusal. And thus, aggregations, crowds, companies and groups of the unemployed all converge on Washington. The gover- nors of states have done nothing to protect | their own people or to protect the capital of the nation. ‘What will Congress do? Nothing, on com- pulston, Coxey has no right to dictate legis- | Jauon. What does the “army” intend to do? The leaders have declared their expectation that a “revolution” will follow the refusal of Congress to obey the demand on it. Of course, they put the blame on Corgress, but the “revolution” is, they say, to come. This stamps the whole movement as insur- rectionary. = Mr. leader of a mob, organized to defy the law against public meetings on the Capitol grounds, and to bring about the overthrow of the government. What can the “army” do? That depends. If the government is caught napping, great mischief may result. Rendezvous is given here, for May 1, to all the curious, the cranks, the idle, the tramps and the honest unemployed. If not halted, a good many The crooks will be here in num- crowd. There may be in the streets, count- ing all kinds, from 50,000 to 100,000 men. Cranks with bombs in their pockets will be on hand. One of them may get a chance at the President or one of the houses. Who can tell? A mob orator may point the way Looting has at. tractions for such a crowd. Washinton has never had experience in this line. It re- minds one of the first French revolution. Its methods are borrowed from that era, which began in “‘bread’’ processions, and ended in processions to the guillotine. What is the future for Washington? The army is to be disbanded here. Several thousand idle men are tc be added to our unemployed. There 1s no work here for them. Who is to feed them? The means of | the maudlin class—the men and women who | take flowers to thieves and make a hero of every murderer—will soon be exhausted; and then the means of the honest and in- dustrious will be drawn upon. What ought to be done now? In my view, the prudent course ts for the authorities to | give notice now that the program of Mr. Coxey will not be carried out, and to take | all necessary measures of precaution. Law Hi and order can be maintained without any | infringement on the constitutional rights of any one, WILLIAM BIRNEY. —— Indians Rights to Land. Secretary Smith will submit to the House committee on Indian affairs in a few days his report on the investigation made by the Interior Department to determine whether the Choctews and Chickasaws have any right to lands now occupied by the Kiowas and Comanches, if the latter should take allotments and cede their surplus lands to the government. The land is located in southwestern Oklahoma. The Choctaws and Chickasaws claim title to the land in event of the Kiowas and Comanches relinquishing it to the government, and will demand pay- ment for it. Commissioner Browning has made a@ report on the matter to the Secre- tary and it is now awalting the latter's action. pea rE bears sce a Fourth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was forty. Of this number twenty-five were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. +e Local Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Original, Allen P. Mitchell, Washington; Robert Knowles, Washington. Increase, |Randall Bowle, Washington. Reissue, William H. Houn, Weshington. Virginia—Reissue, James Mackey, Na- tional Military Home, Elizabeth City. Orig- inal widow’s,&c., Minnie Saunders, Norfolk. Sons of the Revolution. The following delegates from the District of Columba Societ, will attend the meeting of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution to be held in Baltimore tomor- row: Gen. W. B. Rochester, Admiral James A. Greer, Capt, C. W. Whipple, Mr. E. G. Lee, Mr. Thomas Blagden. Alternates: Dr. Walter Wyman, Gen. Rk. N. Batchelder, Maj. G. C. Goodloe, Prof, Frank Bigelow. ae eS Two Bills in Equity. Charlotte Bostwick et al. have filed a bill in equity against Anna E. L. and Geo. H. Beaman, praying the partition of lots 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, block 20; lot 14, block 7; lot 10, block 10, and lots 1 and 2, block 19, in Kalorama Heights. Samuel M. Jones has filed a bill in equity against Susan Johnson to remove the cloud on his title to the south half orig- inal lot 11, square 1108, which now in the shape of a tax title exists thereon. Coxey is the criminal | KILLED BY A CABLE CAR. A Little Child Fatally Injured on the Seventh Street Line. There was a fatal accident on the 7th street cable road yesterday afternoon, the victim being Rose Fraber, a two-year-old child. The affair, accofding to the state- ment of witnesses, was purely an accident end no blame ts attached to the gripman or cenductor of the cable train. It is another one of those unfortunate cases resulting from the occupation of the street as a play- ground. Mrs. Fraber, mother of the child, is confined to her bed by sickness, having given birth to two children only a few days ago, and for that reason, perhaps, Rose was given the freedom of the street more than she had when her mother was able to care for her. Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock Rose went out in the street to play and in a few minutes her mangled body was carried into her parents’ house, 1723 7th street. Cable train 18 came along at the usual rate of speed and Rose unfortunately start- ed to cross the street just at the wrong time. Gripman Horace Reams saw the dan- ger in which the child had put herself and he applied the brakes and released the grip in an effort to bring the train to a sudden stop, but the child had come in the way so suddenly that he was unable to stop the train until after she had been knocked down and fatally injured. The little one was di several feet after being knocked down, and when taken from the track her legs were crushed in frightful way, and she was bruised about the body. The accident happened between R and S streets, only a short distance from the home of the child’s parents. The child was con- veyed to her parents’ home, but her condi- tion was so serious it was deemed ‘best to send her to the Emergency Hospital, which was done. Her grandparents called at the hospital during the evening and remained some time with the little sufferer. During the night the patient grew much’ worse and at 7 o'clock this morning she died. Coroner Woodward was’ notified of her death. He viewed the body and had the police summon witnesses to appear at the inquest, which was begun at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the eighth precinct station. petit we ee A COLORED PREACHER’S TROUBLES. An Angry Interview With a Jeal: Wife Leads to a Police Court Scen: The glass pitcher that has been used in St. John’s Colored M. P. Church, corner of 3d and L streets southwest, was broken last night, and Rev. Arthur Carter, the pastor, will probably have to use a glass next Sunday in its stead. The church is a little one-story frame shanty, and the congregation is small in proportion to the size of the building. Sarah Carter, wife of the divine, has reported to the police that her husband was paying more‘atten- tion to the sisters of the flock than he was to the brethren, and last night she stepped around to the church after services were over, expecting to find him there with her alleged rival. But her husband was alone at the time, and he met her at the door. The meeting was by no means a loving one. Just who was to blame for the encounter the police could not determine, and so Officer Fenton arrested the pastor and the matter was referred to Judge Mil- ler for settlement. Broken fragments of the pitcher cut Sarah’s hand, and she stated her com- plaint in court this morning. She said she had called her husband to account for going with other women and then related the story of their last night's meeting in the church. “What's the flock going to do for preach- ing next Sunday if I send the preacher to jail?” the court asked. “I ain’t bothered "bout the flock,” she replied. “Wha the church ? “They calls it St. John’s,” she answered, “but if there’s any denomination about it I don’t know it.” Sarah said she had been married twenty- pine years. She has six children living. The colored preacher made a statement in his own behalf. According to his state- ment, it appears that his wife’s jealous imagination causes her more uneasiness and trouble than anything else. “I work in the brick yard in the sum. mer,” he said, “in addition to preaching. He had no intention of assaulting his wife, but he did try to keep her from as- saulting him. The case was dismissed. eet Arbor Day in France. Official notification has been received at the Agricultural Department of a general assembly of the friends of trees to be held in Paris next month. The meeting is for the purpose of organizing a central direc- _tion in Paris, with sections in the several | departments, A preliminary meeting was heldein Paris | last month and Mr. Demontzey, member of | the institute and formerly administrator ‘of forests, one of the noted workers in the cause of furestry in France, was nominated for general president, and a committee ap- pointed to prepare for the general as- sembly. | Among Americans special interest will at- tach to the association, from the fact that it has developed from a local association effected under the auspices of the Agri- cultural Society of the Maritime Alps,whose | scope of work was similar to that of the | American Arbor Day Association. In its early days it sought and secured the co- operation of the Agricultural Department in this country. Like the American Arbor Day Association the general objects of the | French society are warfare against de- | forestation, and the promotion of indi- | vidual efforts toward planting and propa- | gating trees, MaRSEIRIT ERNE er Ve meena Chinese Instructions. Secretary Carlisle today sent the follow- ing telegram to collectors of customs at all | of the ports at which Chinese usually enter the United States: “Chinese merchants domiciled in the United States and who departed prior to November 3 last may be permitted to land upon evidence sufficient to satisfy you of their identity as returning merchants. Those who left the United States since November last and whose ames do not appear in firm name must be excluded under the opinion of the Attorney General of the 6th instant.” denomination of the , A New Outlet for Canadian Matis, The serious delays to Canadian mail,caus- ed by the Great Northern strike, have been practically overcome. The deputy postmaster general for Can- ada has sent a favorable reply to the dis- patch sent by Postmaster General Bissell yesterday, urging prompt action in estab- lishing the long-contemplated international exchange of mails between Portal, North Dakota, on the “Soo” line and Moose Ja Canada, on the Canadian Pacific. The a rangement took effect today. This provides a new outlet for mails between the eastern states and Manitoba and the northwest provinces of Canada, resulting in a gain of a day in their transmission. ——- 2+ _____ The Life-Saving Service. General Superintendent Kimball does not like the criticisms that have been passed on the work of the life-saving service dur- ing the recent storm on the Atlantic coast. “The statement that the equipments of the stations are inferior or inadequate,” he says, “is erroneous. Every life-saving sta- tion is equipped with the best known appa- ratus and appliances, superior to the equip- ment of any life-saving service in the world. The guns in use in this service throw the lines nearly twice the distance of any other known device for the purpose. ————+-2+___ ‘The Brooklyn Dry Dock. Representative Magner has appeared be- fore Secretary Herbert several times in be- half of Mr. Gillies, the contractor for build- ing the new dry dock at the New York navy yard, and argued against the proposition to cancel the contract. Mr. Simpson and his attorney, Mr. Hayden, were heard yester- day on the other side. The Secretary has not yet announced his decision. ————_- e-___ Naval Militia Flag. The Secretary of the Navy has approved a design of a special flag for the naval militia, It has a field of blue, in the center of which is a division of yellow showing a blue anchor. This flag will be displayed on all warships engaged in naval militia drill and will be used by the militia of the various states. ——_____-+e-—_____ To Attend His Funeral. The Secretary of the Navy has ordered a detachment of marines to attend the fu- neral of Lieut. Commander Mansilla of the Argentine navy. The funeral will take place from St. Matthew's Church tomorrow morning. LINE AND STAFF, A Question of Rank That Secretary z Herbert Must Decide. Secretary Herbert has been called upon to settle an interesting question of naval rank and authority that threatens to aggravate the long-standing controversy between the line and the staff. The particular point in- volved is whether a boatswain is an officer of the line and as such entitled to the com- mand of a ship in the absence of superior officers of the line, regardiess of the pres- er -2 of staff officers of much higher relative rank. The question came up recently on the transport steamer Fern, while that vessel was at the Washington navy yard. Lieut. Commander J. N. Hemphill, commanding the Fern, and the other commissioned line officers attached to the ship were away from the ship at the same time. Passed Assist- ant Engineer Henry Herwig, who has the relative rank of lieutenant, subsequently went ashore to attend to some business, and on his return was taken to task by Boat- swain John McLaughlin, who claimed to be in command of the ship in the absence of the two line officers, for having left the ship without first having asked his ission. He replied that inasmuch as he was the only commissioned officer on board at the time he did not consider it necessary to apply to @ subordinate warrant officer. The boat- swain reported the case to Commander Hemphill and was sustained in his view of the case by that officer. The engineer of- ficer was not at all satisfied with this de- cision, which practically puts warrant of- ficers in authority above staff officers com- missioned by the President and holding a much higher relative rank. He therefore appealed the case to the Navy Department, with the view of having the question passed upon by an unprejudiced civilian. It will devolve upon Secretary Herbert to decide whether a boatswain is a line officer, as the Blue Book declares him to be, and next in rank below a naval cadet, or whether he is what the li define as a warrant officer, and, if so, if he succeeds to the command of the ship in the absence of line officers. The staff officers are not pleased with the pros- pect that the judge advocate general of the navy, who is himself an officer of the line, is to draw up a legal opinion on the ques- tion for the information and guidance of the Secretary, and would much prefer, so it is said, that a legal examination of the case should be made by a civilian lawyer. SS THE BOOKMAKERS’ TRIAL. Mr. Birney Has Set It for the 34 of Next Month. District Attorney Birney today decided, after a consultation with counsel for Presi- dent George H. Engeman of the Ivy City Jockey Club, and Bookmaker Marvin, to set the cases against them for trial on the 8d of next month. Bookmaker Marvin, to- gether with his three clerks, are charged with conducting ee the Ivy be carried on there. — ee The trials will be held in Criminal Court No: 2 and Judge McComas will probably preside. The District attorney will Itkely first call the case against Marvin and his - follow men; the case against Engeman to immediately afterward. —_————___ THE COURTS. Circuit Court, No. 1—Judge A Dodd, Mead & Co. agt. F. J. Quinby & Co.; three cases, judgment by default. G. bo rn piaed a sohaten Pree. & Co. ening Star Newspaper Co. ™motion to quash attachments — Cireuit Court, No. 2—Chief Justice Bing- No cases ready for trial. Criminal Court, No. 1—Judge McComas. Wm. H. Saunders et geet Harris P. Hurst; verdict for plaintiff, rent and dam- ages for and of premises. Wm. H. King Co. agt. Chas. V. ‘Trott; motion for new trial withdrawn. John M. Sturges agt. Frank L. Hancock; motion for joa —- Doe Sain Noonan aet. jerem! onnell; two cases; reserved. Judge Bradley today granted a motion to quash certain attachments against John- ston Bros. & Co., grocers, who recently made an assignment to Edwin B. Hay. Af- the firm was attached on the ground that the assignment had not been properly or legally made. Counsel for Messrs. Johnston Bros. & Co. Subsequently. moved to quash the attach- ments, contending that the attaching par- Wes had shown no right of action, and de- nying that the assignment had been improp- erly or illegally made. The matter was ar- gued before Judge Bradley yesterday after- noon, and in granting the motion to quash today, the judge merely directed the order to issue, not giving his reason therefor. Mr. Tobriner, for the attaching parties, once gave notice of appeal to the Court Appeals. at of —— Disbarred From Practice. ‘The Secretary of the Interior has ordered the disbarment of Attorney B. J. Donnell of Shelby, Miss., from practice before the Interior Department for violations of the pension laws. The charges were investi- gated by the United State grand jury last Janvary and indictment resulted.” Donnell was given an opportunity by the depart- ment to disprove the accusations, but his answer was deemed unsatisfactory. 2+ The Gold Balance. It is said at the Treasury Department that if the gold balance becomes so low as to necessitate an encroachment upon the | $10,000,000 reserve to meet the just obliga- tions of the government there will be no hesitation in using it, as was done in Jan- uary last, when the reserve declined $65,000,000. There is no probability, how- ever, according to Assistant Secretary Cur- tis, that the gold balance will ever fall so low again under existing laws, - Naval Orders. Capt. Silas Casey, to command the Ver- mont, relieving Capt. J. N. Miller, placed on waiting orders. Commander Nicholas Ludlow, granted six months’ leave, with permission to leave the United States. En- sign F. B. Sullivan, from the Portsmouth | to the Raleigh. Lieut. Commander F. J. Drake, to command the Albatross, relieving Commander Z. L. Tanner. ——_—__+-e+—____ Christian Endeavor Missionary Meet- ing. ‘Two very interesting speakers are coming from New York to address the Christian Endeavor missionary mass meeting to be held tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7:30 in | the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. One is Mrs. E. M. Whittemore, founder of the “Door of Hope,” and the most eioquent woman in New York city, who has already delighted large audiences here, and the other is the Rev. Peter Cameron Scott, who, though a very young man, has served gallantly for several years as a missionary on the Congo, where he buried his brother, who accompanied him. He is going back to | Africa soon, taking hi er with him, but has been persuaded to remain in this coun- try a little longer by the appeals of numer- ous churches and societies which have asked him to address them, His eloquence is very effective. —_——— Bish; Kephart to Lecture. Bishop E. B. Kephart, D. D., L. L. D., will lecture in Memorial United Brethren Churen, corner R and North Capitol streets, tomorrow night at § on “Christianity Prime Factor in the World's Civilization.” Bishop Kephart is a man of great ability as a speaker, and never fails to interest his audience. He was president of Mi~higen Collegiate Institute one year, and for thir- teen years president of Western College, at Toledo, Iowa. He also served in the state senate of Iowa, and was the zreat temper- ance reformer of his state, receiving a unanimous nomination for governor, but de- clined the nomination. At the general con- ference held in 1881 he was elected bishop of the Church of the “United Brethren in Christ.” As such, and in the interest of the mission work,-he has traveled exten- ively in Burope, Africa and America. ——aae Canal Laborérs’ Claims. A meeting of those.interested in the set- tlement of claims against the Chesapeake and Ohio canal for labor and material was held at Hagerstown on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. W. U. Reed of Harper's Ferry was sec- retary of the meeting. Messrs, Alburtus Spencer of Harper's Ferry and John A. Du- gan and Frank T. Goddard of Williamsport, comprising the committee recently appoint- ed at a meeting held by the claim holders of Washington county, advised that a bill be filed in the circuit court for the sale of the canal. They will also ask that the court determine the matters stated in the case of Goddard vs. Brown and others, filed in the canal case here about three years ago. John W. Avirett and William Coulehan of Cum- berland, representing the Alleghany clatm holders, were present at the meeting. ter the assignment was made the stock of) A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Governmen Food Report Royal Baking Powder Oo, 108 Wall 8, N.Y. Removal of the Southern Utes. To the Baitor of The Evening Star: My attention has been called to a com: munication under the above caption, pub- lished a few weeks since in The Star, signed C., which, but for my absence from the city, would have been noticed sooner, but as a bill to accomplish this removal is still pending I ask space for a reply. It is to be regretted that C. has added to rather than corrected “misapprehensions” in re- gard to the merits of this question. He notices first the “misapprehension” which has been created by opponents to this measure, that the land to which it is pro- posed to remove these Indians is “barren” and “inaccessible.” the same, by saying that “it traverse that part of Utah so season,” and that they were told there In October “that the settlers, them, intended to move to the tlements before winter came, could find more comfortable and them they did not think they date of their letter to the Secre gk if they went there at the tary of the Interior. One of the commissioners says November 15): “The season is ad the journey would be at- tended with risk,” “much time would be =— on account of the distance and culty of reaching ” On page of the report one of commissioners Ex-Senator Adair Wilson of Durango, who has spent much time during the pest six years oring to secure the passage the in reply to a corre- spondent of ver paper, Who protested i only cultivate, at &c. It would be eee A farmer hing city Durango, ‘was “unfortunately” sit- | undesignated ‘try and dumped down on | the flourishing, ancient city of Durango, which, but for incubus, wrongfully fastened upon it, would become the me- of the west. of the councils heid with u Ignacio, their head chief, has given most convincing proof of his earnest desire, in which the others are said to him—he | came to Washington with his interpreter and spent some weeks at one of our most expensive hotels that he might persuade a reluctant Congress to remove him, and left with the threat that he would go on his own responsibility if Congress failed to act. It is not clear whether the delegation of philanthropists from Durango who ceme with him pleading the cause of these muc abused, but sometimes most noble red men, | Ign expenses, perhaps for their time also, but the fact that this chief has been so prosperous on this present res- ervation would seem to indicate that [t would be a mistake to seck a better one for him, and the disinterested interest these gentlemen of Durango take in the welfare of his people indicates a degree of kindly feeling and fraternal affection which it would be rash to hope for among — other people. Congress ought to pause long | before severing relations characterized by such kindliness, or to remove Ignacio from opportunities which have yielded him such | Tich returns. | _ Reference is made to the position of ex- Senator Dawes with reference to this re moval. C. does not say that there is a mis- apprehension in regard to this, but what he does say has led to this, as I happen to know. The declaration on the floor of the Senate that he believed that the good of these Indians required their removal from their it reservation must not be inter- to mean that Senator Dawes fa- vored Temoval to the land selected great to white intrusion because of the si of the reservation, he said what he Influenced by these consider- ations, as justifying him, he yielded much to a desire to gratify senatorial associates, who eagerly pressed this matter upon bhira. This was at an early period of this discus- sion, but later he expressed himself clearly as to removal, and wrote one who was trying to persuade him to vent a favorable report from his committee that he need not write him, but to do what he committee to . his recent visit to the city he asked w there was that the bill would and expressed himself as favoring the set- ting apart of a sufficiency of the present reservation to meet the obligations of the treaty of 1890, which should be allotted when the Indians were ready for it, while the remainder should Ke for thelr benefit and ed to settlement. opened CHAS. C. PAINTER, Washington, D. C., April 11, is. ——o——— LIEUT. MANEY'S TRIAL. Opening Close of the Prosecution a: of ie Defense. The prosecution in the trial of Lievt. Maney at Chicago yesterday for Capt Hed- berg’s murder rested its case after placing Mrs. Hedberg, wife of the murdered man, on the stand. She stood the ordeal remark- ably well and her cross-examination was waived by the defense. Evidence beart directly vpon the murier was given. S produced the following letter written by Maney to Hedberg the day after the two men had quarreled and Hedberg had threatened to use a revolver. “Your cowardly action in attempting to use your pistol when your want of courage made your threat to use it but the empty boast of a cur incensed me to the degree of determining to kill you as you deserved. Cooler thought points out how degrading that would be and therefore you are spared. My advice to you is not to provoke me again. “(Signed) J. A. MANEY.” The defense in opening its case went at length into the cause of the ill-feeling be- tween the men, which arose from a succes- sion of petty squabbles. oa ys Aeut. Maxwell, was intro- uced, but gave no material testimony fore court adjourned. -