Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. OHIO POLITICS| Grosvenor's Views Upon the Buckeye State Situation. Gem FORAKER 10 HAVE THE SENATORSHIP All Favor McKinley’s Candidacy for the Presidency. GOVERNORSHIP SCRAMBLE ——— Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio, member of the House of Representatives, talked at length with a representative of The Evening Star in regard to Ohio politics. He said among other things: “I notice that there is a great deal of political gossip from Ohio published in the papers, some of which it seems to me is calculated to mislead «the general public, although there is a possibility that in some respects I may be misled myseif. It is not always easy to separate vague rumors, | mere surmises, from facts and intelligent inferences. I think, now, to illustrate, that I kuow about all there is to be known about Ohio republican politics; but it is barely pessible that I am wrong, and that somebody else knows mere about it than I do. ‘Two Important Considerations. “There are two very important consider- ations just now being discussed in the press inside and outside of Ohio, both look- ing to the future of republican politics. 'Yhe first question is who is to be Senator in the place of Senator Brice? The next ig who is to have the support of Ohio for President? And then, incidentally, there ig the question of the governorship. There mber of candidates announced and in the fleld for governor, prominent among whom are Gen. Harris, George K. Nash, Judge Doyle, Gen. Keifer, John A. Cald- weli and Mr. Hoyt of Cleveland. These seem to be alk of them avowed candidates, though possibly Judge Caldwell has not quite reached that stage. Then there is a pretty well-defined rumor that Gen. Bush- nell is in the field; for recently letters were written by an earnest friend of Gen. Bushnell from which it can be fairly de- duced that the general's friends will bring him out at the proper time. Then there might be added also the name of John W. Barger, a popular republican from Pike county, who, it ts said, will have the cordial support of a large following. Asa W. Jones of Mahoning is considering, as 1 urderstand it, the subject of being a candidate. Po Connection Between the Offices. “I know of no connection between the gubernatorial contest and the senatorship, nor with the presidency. Gev. Foraker is too wise a politician to alienate by any act of his the supporters of all these candi- dates excepting one by undertaking to sup- port a candidate for governor under these circumstances, and I do not believe that he has bad or will have anything whatever to do with promoting the nomination of any gubernatorial candidate. He has said to me that he will not, and I have every rea- scn to believe that he will do exactly as he said, although his remark was not in the nature of a promise, for I have no interest in the question; but it was a frank, candid statement, and so completely coincides with wise political action that I cannot bring my mind to believe that he or his friends will imterfere. Every man has here and there seattered around a fool friend, and Gov- ernor Foraker may not be exempt from that calamity. But that he will personaily interfere in the nomination of governor 1 do not believe. McKinley Not a Senatorial Candidate. “What I have said in regard to Foraker applies to McKinley. While I am in no sense the representative of McKinley’s per- sonal ambitions or personal interests, I am in a position to know something and very much of his purposes in relation to IsSv6; ard I state now, without qualification, that he will not Se a candidate for Senator, and will not in anywise interfere to promote the election of any man or defeat the clec- tion of any man for that office; and that, so far as the governorship and the state ticket are concerned, he will take exactly the same grounds, believing that it would be unsuitable for him, holding the position that he does, and looking forward as he does, to in anywise interfere in the settle- ment of those local places. He has not an- nounced publicly that he would not be a candidate for the Senate, for he has not be- lieved up to this time that it was his duty to do so. He has been called upon to do se by the democratic newspapers, and he has not feit that he was compelled to respond to every suggestion of a democratic ring- master. He has not been called upon, in his judgment, to dance to that sort of pip- ing. It is within my personal knowledge that Gov. Foraker has been assured by parties who he believes speak intelligently that Gov. McKiniey will not be a candidate for the Senate. Foraker for the Senate. “During the campaign and since, Gen. Keifer, Judge Nash, Gov. Foster, Mark Hanna, the nearest personal represemative of Gov. McKinley, and I may add my own name to the list, and a half a hundred other prominent men, ail of whom sup- ported Senator Sherman against Foraker for the Senate in the last contest, have publicly proclaimed that the proper thing to do was to elect Foraker to the Senate, and to do it without opposition, and that is as sure to come as we live until the elec- tion time and get a republican legislature, and the latter is almost as sure as tt is that the revolving days, weeks and months will bring the period around. So there is Nothing to talk about, so far as the sen- atorship is concerned. And there is no man who understands this better than Gov. Foraker himself. Foraker for McKinley for President. “Now, it 1s within my personal knowl- edge that Gov. Foraker has expressly stated, not in public, but to gentlemen who were taking an Interest in the matter, that it was his opinion that Gov. McKinley should have a united and unanimo:s dele- gation from Ohio to the presidential con- vention. “He has said so to me, and he satd it with- out compuision, of course, and said it as @ mere incident of a friendly conversa- tion, which I have rever even repeated to Gov. McKinley, for I never felt that it was necessary. And the idea that Gov. Foraker would first receive the unanimous support of the republicans of Ohio for Senator at the opening of the legislature in 1896 and then turn around and, with the weapon cf his election in his hands, use it to defeat Gov. McKinley is not attributing high mo- tives and generous purposes and political wisdom to Gov. Foraker, and I, without bis authority and without his knowledge, re- sent the inference and suggestion. He would not do it, because of his great in- terest In republican harmony and republi- can success in Ohio, and he would uot do ft because of the sentiment that he t have in favor of the respectable posi of Ohio hereafter; and, while I am not in his personal or political confidence, I cor- dially defend him against any suggestion that he would for a moment first take the high favor of the party at the hands cf everybody, as he is sure to get it, and then turn around and create discord by humil- tating Ohio at the convention. Unanimous for McKinley. “Now, as to the support of McKinley in Ohio, my judgment is that every district and the delegates at large will be cordially and unanimously in favor of McKinley. I base my judgment upon the fact that in 1801 he achieved a wonderful personat political success in the state by wresting the state from democratic hands by a plurality of more than 21,000. And then I point to the fact that two years later, twelve months after Harrison had car- ried the state by a bare plurality of a thousand, which came near being a defeat, McKinley carried the state by a majority without precedent in the history of Ohio polities; and while I know that the great popularity of protection had very much to do with the victory, I know quite as well that the personal popularity of McKinley added enormously to the majority, and that teday, in my humble judgment, ninety- nine out of every one hundred of all the republican voters of Ohio favor and will demand that Ohio support McKinley with- out qualification. Democratic Object. “It must be borne in mind that our dei- ocratic brethren in Ohio are vastly inter- ested in keeping up and promoting fac- tional discord and disturbance, and rhere- fore the intelligent student of politics, in estimating forces and results, may not ac- cord to the democrats of Ohio a sufficient amount of influence to enable them to pro- duce and carry on a factional controversy in the republican party that should benefit in the end the democratic organization.” Gen. Grosvenor further said that the meeting of the League Clubs in Cincinnati on the night of the 11th would be one of the mest significant political gatherings of the times, and would bring together all the elements in the state. The speakers at the banquet, of whom the general is one, will represent all the elements of the factions and divisions hitherto, and _ will all of them be Ohio men, with the excep- tion of Gen. Hastings of Pennsylvania, KNIGHTS OF JERUSALEM The Police Got In, Even Without the Pass Word. Another Little Quiet Game Also Raid- ed—Poker Played_for Buckets of Beer. Colored poker players and crap-shooters ‘ turned out in full force this morning and took possession of Judge Miller's court. Some of them were hard working men, while others were nothing but professional crap-shooters and followers of the races. The latter, being deprived of their oppor- tunities on the race track, were trying to earn money enough to support them during the month while the race track Is Idle. ‘These men and boys were engaged in a game in Rechabite Hall about 1 o'clock yesterday morning when the game was raided by the police. Not until yesterday morning did the po- lice suspect that this hall was being used for any such purpose. Then there was a noise in the hall which was heard by Po- liceman Hartigan. There was not a ray of light to be seen from thé street, but the suspicious noises aroused the officer's curi- osity and he proceeded up the dark stair- way to investigate. “Who's there?” asked a colored man in the hall, when the officer rapped on the door. *A polic? oft “You can't hall said r,” the officer responded. me in here,” the man in the “The Knights of Jerusalem are holding a secret session and you can’t come in.” ‘The offic_r did not feel entirely satisfied about the man, and he went off and saw Sergt. Lombardy before taking action. To- gether they went to the hall, after tele- phoning for assistance, and again the in- side sentry and the police officer conversed through the hole in the door. The former insisted that no one other than members of the Knights of Jerusalem would be admitted, but, seeing the officers were in earnest, the sentry opened the door and the officers entered. The Knights Arrested. Then there was not a rattle of the “bones” «> be heard, but the eighteen young colored men were seated about the hall. Some of them pretended they were asleep, and there was scarcely a sound to be heard. One man in the party, who pretended he was the holder of the highest office in the lodge, volunteered to do the talking, but he was unable to explain away the pres- ence of gambling paraphernalia in the hall. Cards and dice were found by the police, and the entire crowd was marched to the police station, where the men admitted that they belonged to no organization. John Burke, the janitor, it was stated, was supposed to be on the outside to watch for the police, but he was not there when the officers first visited the place. A colored man named Charles Woods “cut” the game, and in this, {t is alleged, he was ably assisted by Charles Harris. ‘These two men and the janitor were charged with having violated the law, and when Judge Miller heard the case’ this morning he held them for ‘the grand jury. A Quict Game. Saturday afternoon, about 4 o’clock, John Williams, a colored cook, who lives at No. 423 Washington street, had several friends at his house, and they were playing a quiet game of poker when Sergeant Lombardy and Officers Payne and Brennan surprised them. These men who indulge in the little game have not banded themselves together as a regularly incorporated club, but they have been meeting about once a week and enjoying a game. They use chips and cards such as are used in first-class gamblmg places, but the amount of cash capital in the crowd was not enough to buy many packs of cards. When the raid was made the men made no effort to escape. They were not vio- lating the law, so they thought, and for that reason they saw no excuse for jump- ing out the back window and probably in- juring themselves. At the police station the man who occu- pies the house was charged with having violated the ‘aw, while his guests were summoned to appear as witnesses. In court they explained how they had met and played poker and “five up.” “No money passed,” said one of the play- “Then it was a game of honor?” queried the court. “Yes, sir. “We only played for buckets of beer,’ said another, “and one of the men in the) place there was known as the ‘beer run- ner.” "* “Did you ever win anything?” the court asked. jothing but bee! “It was a game of freeze-out,” remarked counsel, “and when a man ‘frizzed out,’ as they call it, he had to pay for the beer.” The defendant, in bis own behalf, said that he was a cook, as were the other men in the party, and they had been in the habit of meeting and playing for beer. “We have a tin bucket that we send over to Brown’s to get the beer in.” Mr. Mullowney admitted that this was not a serious violation of law, and sug- gested that the imposition of a small fine would correct the evil. Mr. Carrington thought the law had not becn violated, but Judge Miller said he thought it was just such games as this that the law contemplated. “This game,” the judge said, “will have to be stopped. These men can lose more in one hour in a game of poker than they can earn in three weeks.” In conclusion, the judge said he would suspend sentence in the case. The gam- blirg paraphernalia was confiscated. ——__ Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: L. Walter Weed et ux. to Wm. H. Camp- bell, lots 3 and 20, sq. 1089; $10. Walker Webb to Wm. H. Underdue, part lot 3, sec. 9, Barry Farm; $1. Edw. C. Schley et ux. to L. Walter Weed, original lots 1, 2, 3, 19 and 20, sq. 1089; $10. Maurice Laup- heimer to Jacob Jones, lots 27 to 34, blk. 3 Columbia Heights; $26,300. Chas. A. McEuen to Ernest W. Bradford, lots 17 and 18, bik. 5; lots 2, 16, 17, 19 and 20, blk. 7 lots 21 to 30, bik. 9; lots 28, 29, 30, blk. 4, Marshall; $10. Crandall Mackay and Wm. H. Michael, trustees, to Cella Brant, lot 43, blk. 12, Trinidad; $2,000. George Manning et ux. to Jno. W. Miner, sot 3, sec. 4, Barry Farm; $125. Allan De C. Mueller to Carl B. Keferstein, lots 31 and 32, sq. 214; $10. Edmund H. Flagg et ux. to Chas. W. Simpson, part lot 2, Wy- oming Terrace; $5,900. Geo. H. Corey to Henrietta D. Ingalls, lots 25 and 26, bik. 18, American University Heights; $2,400, Bridget Fenton to Michael J. Long, lot 214, sq. 546; $10. Robert L. Cameron to John Miller, lot 17, sq. 866; $10. gee Inefficient Remedy. From Harp Bazar. “If your husband ill treats you, you should heap coals of fire on his head,” said the city missionary. “Well, sorr,” replied Mrs. Rafferty, “Ot didr’t do thot exactly, but Of did the nixt thing to it. Of hit him on the head with the poker, but it didn’t do a bit of good, sorr.”” ea Depends on the Man. From an Exchange. Herdso—“Do you think it hurts a church member to go to the theater?’ Saidso— “That depends upon the individual; some wouldn't be hurt even by amateur theatri- cals.” | MICHIGAN’S ELECTION Supreme Court Justice and Univer- sity Regents to Be Chosen. POPULIST CONVENTION ON WEDNESDAY Date of the Democratic Meeting Not Selected. : REPUBLICAN WALKAWAY Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., February 4.— The populist state convention to nominate candidates for justice of the supreme court end two regents of the state university will be held Wednesday at Greenville, the home of Dr. A. W. Nichols, who headed the populist state ticket last fall as candi- date for governor. The populist leaders are holding out hopes of a large and en- thusiastic attendance, and have advertised James B. Weaver as a special attraction, but it is not at all probable that there will be much of a turnout. The party is in some disrepute in Michigan, and the small showing made in the election in the face of the extravagant claims, combined with cer- tain shady transactions on the part of a few of those who were supposed to be at the head of the movement, has had a ten- dency to alienate the rank and file of the party. The populists made the most en- ergetic canvass in the history of the party last fall, and all the conditions were fa- vorable for a big vote, yet they polled only about 21,000. At the convention Wednesday the middle of the road element will be there, insisting, as usual, that straight populist nomina- tions be made or none at all; but In all probabili y the expediency contingent will be out in greater force and endeavor to put through nominations which the dem- ocrats will indorse. But it is pretty certain that the demo- crats will do no indorsing this year. The democratic managers want the populists to go it alone—in fact, will insist upon it. This policy will be taken in view of the campaign next year. If the populists were admitted into a fusion arrangement this year their organization would be kept up, and there would be no way of telling ex- actly how strong the party really was. This would be the source of much trouble and possible anxiety next year, whereas, by letting the populists go it alone, there will be a “show down” on election day, which will go far toward putting the pop- ulists on the shelf forever. At least that is the way the shrewd democratic man- agers figure it. Democrats Delaying. The democratic convention has not been called yet, though the central committee will meet next Thursday to decide on a day, and the party managers seem to be delaying the call just as late as possible. ‘The hope that some order will be brought out of the affairs at Washington is un- doubtedly one reason for the delay, An- cther reason is the certainty that the con- vention will be a heated affair. The state organization at the present time is in the hands of Don M. Dickinson. The chairman of the state central committee is Mr. Dick- inson’s partner, and a large majority of the committee will do as Mr. Dickinson dl- rects. But the friends of Mr. Dickinson do not constitute the entire democratic party in Michigan. There is a strong and influ- ential element which favors free silver. il be men- Con- Among the tioned Congr an George . Fisher, George P. Hummer, C. O'Brien J. Atkinson and others equally prominent in the ranks of the democ This element will insist upon havi plank in the platform favorin 2 in terms which none can m be a Such a resolution would not warm indorsement of the admin uncial policy, and, if it is adopted, will be only after a hard and bitter fight. No candidates for any of the offices on the democratic ticket have n mentioned, seded that the republicans will It probable that th of Detroit, the retiring If he declines the honor almost anybody who wants it can have it for the asking. The Republicans. The republican convention will be held at Detroit February 21, the day preceding the annual banquet of the Michigan Club. the republican convention there will be no scarcity of candidates for the supreme court nomination. A seat on the bench is cne of the most desirable places in the John W. } justice, will be renominated. gift of Michigan people. The election is for ten years, with a salary of $7,000 a year. ‘There are about a dozen candidates in the field for the place, among the most prominent being Judge Moore of Lapeer, Judge Van Zile of Detroit and Judge Hatch of Bay City. The multiplicity of can:li- dates for the judicial nomination will be the only serious problem before the con- vention. Gov. Rich has called a special election in the third congressional district to- elect a successor to Mr. Burrows, promoied by the present legislature to a seat in the Senate. The election will be held April 1, the same day as the judicial election. The district is strongly republican, even under the most adverse circumstances, azd there is a swarm of candidates for the seat. Secre- tary of State Washington Gardner seems to be the most likely candidate. His elec- tion would create a vacancy in the state house, which Gov. Rich would fill by ap- pointment. e ———————— TEN GOOD OFFICES. Pressure on the Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue for Them. The commissioner of internal revenue has ten good offices at his disposal at present, entirely outside of the jurisdiction of the civil service commission. They are the ad- ditional revenue agents provided for in the urgent deficiency appropriation bill, to aid in the enforcement of the income tax law. The act appropriates $18,000 for salaries and expenses of ten agents to be employed for the six months ending June 30, 1895. This is at the rate of $300 a month per man for the six months beginning with January 1 last. None of the agents has yet been ap- pointed. The pressure upon Commission- er Miller for these offices has been so great since the passage of the act author- izing their employment that he has been totally unable to make the selections. His office is now one of the busiest in the city. Democratic Congressmen with political debts to pay are there off and on all day, urging the claims of their constituents for these places. Commissioner Miller said to- day that he did not believe the appoint- ments would be made for several weeks, but interested people are inclined to think he only meant to be facetious. ‘The same act also made provision for 303 additional deputy collectors to aid in the collection of the tax. Their appointment is vested in the collectors of the various dis- tricts, and it is a fair assumption that poli- tics will not be overlooked in their selection. The recommendation of Secretary Carlisle or Commissioner Miller will undoubtedly have great weight with the collectors in this matter, and, as a consequence, the “good offices” of those officials are being eagerly sought by the party leaders. $2 ____— The Gelden Cross. At the last meeting of Halcyon Com- mandery Noble Commander A. H. Stamp presided. One application for membership was presented, and the degrees were con- ferred on two candidates. The noble com- mander appointed Thos. Humphrey, Jas. W. Loveless and Geo. H. Cline the commit- tee on the good of the order. The com- mandery decided to meet at 7 o'clock at its next meeting on the 15th, in order to give Grand Commander Perry a portion of the time for the examination of the officers holding the positions of vice noble com- magders and warders of the inner gater, in the different commanderies, as to their du- ties as officers and in the secret work. Un- der the good of the order (Thomas Humph- rey presiding) Noble Commander Stamp made an interesting address on the fra- ternal tonto of the order, claiming that the Golden had the highest concep- tion of fraternity. Jas. W. Loveless and Dr. J. P. Lewis. each sang a baritone solo; Miss Adelaide Payne of Goodwill Com- mandery re ‘Mark Twain and the In- terviewer; jusan A. Langley, noble commander of Trinity Commandery, recited “Jane Conquest,8Cand Grand Commander Perry spoke_in complimentary terms of for the benefit of the Golden Cross library Miss Payne,,on pehalf of the committee, announced tHat the book reception of Hal- cyon, Meridi ang Goodwill Commanderies for the benefit of the Golden Cross library, would be he}q onthe 8th of March, at the hall of Meridian and Halcyon Command- eries. Visitors were present from Goodwill, Meridian, Capital and Trinity Command- eries. At the close of the meeting refresh- ments were,,seryed by the committee— Messrs. Humphrey, Loyeless and Cline. YANKEE CLOVER ABROAD No Reason for the Charges Which Have s Been Made Against It. ‘Testing Clover Seeds at the Depart- ment of Agriculture—A Main- moth Hatcher. Over in Europe reports have been circu- lated of late to the effect that American clover sced, of which immense quantities are exported from this country, is impure. This is very damaging to an important agricultural industry. Accordingly, the Secretary of Agriculture has thought it worth while to issue a formal denial of such allegations. Mr. G. H. Hicks has returned recently from an expedition to the great clover-pro- ducing region of the United States. He was sent by Secretary Morton to make a study of the clover-seed business in Indiana and Ohio. In some parts of Indiana farm- ers are now raising enough clover in a sin- gle season to equal the value of the land, the seed being largely intended for export. ‘The seed is better, bigger and plumper than the foreign clover seed, and that is the reason why there is such a demand for it in rope. The production of it is such a very profitable industry that the depart- ment of Agriculture is anxious to teach the farmers how to raise clover in greater quantities and of better quality. The Clover Exchange. Mr. Hicks made a visit to Toledo, which is the greatest clover seed market in the world, and there he saw the product handled in vast quantities. In that city clover fu- tures are dealt in as wheat futures are in Chicago. The seed as it comes from the farm is first inspected and then submitted to a cleansing process. Machines are em- pleyed to do the cleaning, costing from $300 to $1,000 each, and being thus within reach of the well-to-do grower. After cleaning, weeds and dirt being removed by sieves, the seed is inspected again. There is a market for the tellings or refuse, which are sold for seed to small farmers. The latter prefer to pay a cent and a half a pound for seed that is mostly of weeds rather than purchase good seed at 10 cents a pound. Testing Clover Seed. Mr. Hicks haS charge of the new sced laboratory at the Department of Agricul- ture. He is éngaged just now in testing samples of red “ah seed for the purpose of finding out hol the marketed article averages in Yéspect to purity. In this way he discovers jist What kinds of weeds grow in the farmers’ fields and what proportion the worthless seed: , bear to the whole. The processes enployed are extremely delicate. ‘o begin with, endugh of the seeds are piaced on a Walange to weigh exactly ten grains. The? Seeds, thus weighed out are spreed upon’ a pidee of paper, and every ed seed aijd pafticle of dirt is picked The cléan anil good seeds remaining new weighed ‘again, and the weed is are ‘prt aside for examination and ication, the good secds are ted ont 4 i these are placed be- of wet plotting pa- 1 se¢tls ‘are finally put rminating oven, ‘and a cecord »w how many of them sprout now quickly they do so. This test de- termines their yitality and vigor. A Mammoth Seed Hatcher. The germinating oven at the department biggest seed hatcher in the world. vided with large and shallow pans, rhich are stretched wires. Be- the wires folds of “asbestos cloth ing down into the pans, which are partly filled with water. Seeds are put in the folds, so as to be kept saturated. The de- vice is extremely simple, and the economy of space is such that the metal box which erves as an oven will hatch hundreds of ands cf seeds at once. By means of eas the air in the box is kept at a con- stant temperature of 68 degrees. Shelves in the oven serve to accommodate pots, saucers and other receptacles for holding earth, The cloth attached to the wires already described is made of asbestos, so that it may be cleaned by putting it into fire, all spcres of fungi, such as are parasitic on plants and are apt to adhere to seeds, being thus destroyed. The seeds tested may be germinated in the light or in the dark, in water or in earth. eds From Everywhere. In connection with the laboratory de- scribed a collection of seeds from all parts of the world is being formed for purposes of study. Many of them are obtained from foreign countries by gift or exchange. For example, a great Paris seedsman, the largest dealer in his line of business on earth, has forwarded to the Department of Agriculture an assortment of seeds free of charge. Seeds of native South African plants have come from the Cape of Good Hope. In return fof like courtesies a lot of tobacco seeds are to be sent to Dr. Ocomes, director of the botanic garden at Portici, Italy. He has made a study of tobaceos and wants to get the seeds of all obtainable varieties of the herb nico- tian growth in America. These number about 200. He will plant the seeds and thus will have an opportunity to observe American tobacco growing. District Plants and Seeds. Mr. Hicks makes frequent trips on foot about the neighborhood of Washington for the purpose of collecting plants and seeds of the District of Columbia. A part of his werk: corsists in studying the structure of seeds, and their chemical composition is ascertained by suitable tests. Some of the chemicals employed for these tests are very ccstly. He proposes to make a collec- tion that will illustrate nature's methods of securing the distribution of seeds. Some seeds, of course, are inclosed in burrs, with prickles and hooks on the ends of the prickles, in order that they may become attached to the coats of animals and be carried away, Others, like thistle seeds, have feathery parathutes to float them off out. are TY in the air. ‘Otherg, yet have a brilliant coating to {Attract birds. Birds are the greatest carfjers Uf seeds, which pass through the’ Alimentary canal uninjured, and the crow ig cYedited with being the chief distrJbuting agent of the poison ivy, being ver¥ fond of its berries. The seed of a certain’ Austrilian plant has a wing which GES to‘drop bottom side down every time, thatthe embryo is next to the ground dtd is’ protected by the wing. The plant ig‘callea€ the “hakea.” Many kinds of seeds halfe wings for the pur- pose of floating théin as far away as pus- sible from the’parent plant when they fall. Popular Errors. ‘The mustard seed is commonly referred to as the snmallest ef seeds, but there are many seeds much more minute. The sceds of some orchids are almost microscopic. Many popular errers prevail respecting seeds. The “darnel grass,” which is the “tare” of Scripture, is not poisonous, as is ccmmonly supposed. The common ‘wheat cockle” is poisonous, cn the other hand. Mr. Hicks says that there cught to be a regular inspection cf seeds by federal and state authorities, It is a familiar fact that many very dangerous weeds have been im- rerted into this country in cargoes of grain. ‘The Russian thistle is an example. Nearly as bad is the “dodder,” which is commonly found in alfalfa seed from Persia. The dod- der is one of the worst of parasitic plants. Its vegetation Icoks like golden threads, which climt around the alfalfa or clover, sending out short suckers from the stems. ‘These suckers suck the life out of the host plant, and, ungrateful for the support thus obtained, strangle it to death. . ‘Trials are now being made at the experi- ment stations with lentils. This plant, which somewhat resembles a dwarf pea, is an important source ef food supply in the old world. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Omitted From the Bilt, The Commissioners have addressed a letter to Senator Gorman, chairman of the subcommittee on appropriations, requesting the insertion in the pending appropriation bill of an item of $600 to provide for the payment of a messenger for the assessor’s office, and who can also be used as a driver for the board of assistant assessors, under act of August 4, 1894, and an item of $600 for horse feed and shoeing. These prpvis- sions the Commissioners say do not appear in the bill as reported from the committee to the Senate, and the Commissioners re- quest that they be inserted. The Cosmos Club’s Liquor License. The attorney for the District has ren- dered an opinion to the Commissioners with reference to the application of the Cosmos Club for return of the $400 liquor license fee, paid by it to the District in November, 1894. The club, he says, bases its applica- tion upon a recent decision of the Police Court in the case of the District against the National Cavital Press Club, in which the court held that duly incorporated clubs were not required to have liquor licenses, under the act of Congress, March 3, 18%, regulating the liquor traffic in this Dis- trict. He says many cases establish the ductrine that one who voluntarily. pays for a license to sell intoxicating liquors cannot recover the license fee unless it is paid under protest. The District of Co- lumbia, he continues, in good faith de- manded of the Cosmos Club the license fee in question and the club paid it, without protest. He holds that the money was thus voluntarily paid and cannot be re- covered back. The Sidewalks in Front of Stores. Mr. S. T. Thomas, in an opinion rendered to the Commissioners today, holds that business men have the right to temporarily obstruct the sidewalk in front of their stores in getting in and delivering goods, The matter was brought to the attention of the Commissioners recently by Mr. A. G. Gray of 903 Louisiana avenue, who inquired if the order to close all stand ovstructions included open coops, which merchants re- celved and allowed to remain on the curb- stone until such time as wagons could be obtained to remove them to the wharf or depot. In his opinion he says that this subject is covered by the opinion of Judge Kimball in the cases recently before, the Police Court against persons charged with obstructing the sidewalks. Questions About Signs. The attorney for the District, Mr. S. T. Thomas, today rendered an opinion to the Commissioners regarding the recent com- munication of Mr. J. G. Bridaham, pro- prietor of the Cumberland of 313 and 315 Pennsylvania avenue, making inquiries as to the law in regard to signs and awnings, which was referred to him for his opinion. He says that the ordinance of the late cor- poration of Washington of 1858, allowing four feet of the sidewalks next to the building line to be obstructed by business men in the isplay of their goods, etc., awnings are allowed, provided they are eight feet above the sidewalk; that the police regulations allow a sign to project from the building line three and one-half feet. But, says Mr. Thomas, the ordinance and the regulation would not prohibit a business man painting his name on the sides of his awning across the sidewalk, if — awning was eight feet above the side- walk. The Commissioners have addressed a communication to Attorney Thomas, stat- ing that they have been appealed to by two business men having places of busi- ness on Pennsylvania avenue, namely, Mr. W. S. Teel, 935 Pennsylvania avenue, and Mr. Goldsmith, 911 Pennsylvania avenue, to permit their hanging signs to remain, upon the basis that they are not in violation of existing law. He has been requested to consider the question and advise the Com- missioners in the matter. Miscellaneous. C. H. Parker has requested the Commis- sioners to have the pump situated on the west side of 7th street between G and H streets southwest repaired. He says that this pump is the only source from which the people in that vicinity can obtain wa- ter. The matter has been referred to the engineer department. The resignation of Elias Van der Horst, inspector In the sewer department at $3.50 per diem, has been accepted by the Com- missioners, and C. A. McKenney has been promoted to that position. A. W. Edens has been appointed rodman at $730 per annum, vice McKenney, pro- moted. The Commissioners have ordered that a fire hydrant be erected at the corner of Sth and Pomeroy streets. The Commissioners have ordered the su- perintendent of the telegraph and _ tele- phone service to vlace a telephone in, the office of the auditor, to be connected with the central exchange. = To Dump Snow. In order to facilitate the cleaning of the streets the Commissioners have granted permission to Superintendent McKenzie of the street cleaning department to dump snow on B street between Lith and 17th streets, provided that it be dumped in such a way as not to seriously interfere with traffic. Requested to Name Him. Commissioner Powell has recommended that the Master Plumbers’ Association be requested to name a member of the plumb- ing board of the District. Official Changes. Charles Wenger, water department, at $750 per annum, has been promoted to in- spector at $900 per annum. Henry Thom, water department, at $2 per diem,has been promoted to $750 per annum, vice Wenger, promoted. William Spieden, plumber’s assistant, has been increased from $1.75 to $2 per diem. A Recommendation. Capt. Fiebeger has recommended to the Engineer Commissioner of the District that certificates of indebtedness be issued against the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Company for $187.74, in favor of) Huffey & Brown, for work done on 32d street between M and N streets, George- town, the certificates to be dated December 17, 1894, the date on which the bill was sent to the railroad company. Garbage Left. Lieut. Boyle of the third precinct has re- ported to the Commissioners that a scow loaded with garbage was left at the garb- ge wharf, at the fvot of G street, on the ight of February 3, 1895. —_——— MUST EXAMINE HIM. missioners to Decide the Fit- ness of Mr. Kerr. Mr. S. T. Thomas, attorney for the Dis- trict, today rendered an opinion to the Commissioners with reference to the ap- plication of Thomas W. Kerr for registra- tion and license as a master plumber, with- out being required to submit to examina- tion by the plumbing board, which was re- ferred to him for statement of the decision of the Court of Appeals in his case. He says that the Court of Appeals held that the Commissioners have no power to «ele- gate the powers intrusted to them in re- spect to the examination of the plumbers to the plumbing board, and concluded as follows: ; “All, therefore, that the court can do in this case, by way of commanding the Com- missioners, is to compel them to receive and enteriain the application of the re- lator, without referring it to a board of examiners. If the relator can establish the fact of his ccmpetency to conduct the business of a master plumber within the limits designated, or to be ascertained by referring to his opinion, he ought to be admitted to license and registration, and the full exercise of his privileges, and we have no doubt it will be accorded him.” ‘The result. of the decision, says Mr. ‘Thomas, is that the Commissioners have a right themselves to examine Mr. Kerr as to his competency and fitness to exercise the business of plumbing, and, {f in thelr judgment, after such examination, he is, then it is their duty to issue him a license and to register him. Ridiculous. From La Patrie. > Major Hicks gravely informs us that during his recent tour in Germany It has come to his knowledge that the Germans have decided to employ in, their next war pombshells loaded with cholera and typhus bacilli, fee The Chinese peace envoys did not have plenary power to treat for peace, and they have been advised to return to their own country. ‘The Co: RORPOREROROPD POPOL PPPP CORES SE PEE Eee oe. 22RD ROD RAPORRARPOALOOPR ODORS ex ee SSSSS3SSS: ha CEES CSE RED OEE SES ESTE ESTE EE EF CREE EEE ESE FES CCCP ERO OEE ES SECO EEEE SEEECOOEEEVESS # THE EVENING STAR’S ‘Almanac and i Jolamd Bool FOR 1895 Is Now | On Sale At All News Stands. D5ec, A COPY, Or Can be had at the counting room or by mail. | EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO. SS oR AXEET 4 $3 SeSeveees RPRRRDR DDS & 0: verre = BESS SEES es THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Chief Justice Alvey and Nesociate Justices Morris and Shepard. Admissions, Clifton V. Edwards, Martin A. Ryan, Clarence Byrnes and Daniel L. Murphy.’ United States agt. F. T. Miller; petition for allowance of appeal argued by H. E. Davis for appellant and C. H. Armes in’ opposition, Brown agt. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company; motion to fix day for oral argument on, petition for al- lowance of appeal submitted. No. 410, Moxley agt. Schulze et al.; appeal dis- th ccsts, by order of appellant. District of Columbia agt. Pros- cemetery; No. 373, Prospe:t Hill cemetery agt. District of Columbia; No. 419, District of Columbia agt. Barbour; No. 420, District of Columbia agt. Moore; on hearing. 1—Judge Cox. Hurley agt. Hurley; pro confesso against certain defendants granted. Warner agt. Jackson; commission to get testimony in New York city ordered to issue. Burn agt. Watson; time to take complainant's tes- timony extended ten days. Myers agt. Myers; ruie on complainant returnable February 8 granted. Nash agt. Waring; motior. to make certain petitioners parties overruled. In re Jos S. McCarty and Jos. F. Brauman, alleged lunatics; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Cook agt. Merchant; sale decreed, with J. W. Pilling and Thos. E. Waggaman, trustees,to sell. Hall agt. Hall; complainant ordered to employ counsel. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Slattery agt. Smith; rule to show cause discharged with costs. In re guardianship of Helen S. Bailey; decree confirming de- cree of Orphans’ Court. Grinder ret. Grinder; decree appointing P. M. Brown trustee. Casey agt. Slingland et al.; de- cree directing trustees to convey. Bate- man agt. Plum; demurrer sustained, with leave to file an amended bill. United States agt. Luchs; time to take testimony limited to forty days. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Bradley. Strauss agt. Hirsh; judgment by default. Hugh Pitzer agt. S. Lansburgh et al.; case given to jury. Wilson Bros. agt. Mayer; judgment by default. American Hosiery Go. agt. same; do. Mann agt. MacDonald; demurrer to amended replication sustained, with leave to amend in one week. Biack et al. agt. District of Columbia; judgment in certiorari. Dyer agt. Lansburgh; mo- tion for new trial overruled and judgment on verdict for platntiff; appeal bond, $100. Glenn agt. People’s Fire Insurance Co.; motion for leave to withdraw plea of tender overruled. Watson agt. Caverly; motion for new trial overruled and judg- ment on verdict for defendant. Edgerton agt. B. and O. R. R.; motion to produce documents at trial overruled. Seymour agt. Walsh; motion for new trial overruled and judgment on terdict for plaintiff. Criminal Court No 1—Judge McComas. United States agt. Henry W. Howgate; forgery and embezzlement; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. John Dyson; perjury; defendant arraigned; plea not guilty; bail fixed at $500. — Prof. Mason on College Training. Dr. O. T. Mason addressed this morning the students of the Columbiaa College Preparatory School upon the subject of “College Education.” He said only about 10 per cent of our young men are doing what they are by inclination fitted to do. The boys should write down all the pro- fessions which men can follow; then tkey should eliminate until they _reduce the number to four er five; from these let them chocse one. The world wants men of general information; should they fail in one thing they can then turn to another. A general education, obtained in college, he said, will fit young men to grapple suc- cessfully with whatever may turn up. There is, he said, no place in America which can and does educate so well as Washington. —————— The Useful Hairpin. From the Chicago Inter-Ovean. What perfectly lovely Where did you get them?” Madge.—‘‘Well, no matter, for they’re not worth anything. I can neither button my shoes nor shake down the grate with them.” geld hairpins! ————— A party of officers from the United States cruiser Concord, while hunting on the Chinese mainland recently, accidentally shot a man, and a party of natives cap- tured the whole party and carried them into the interior. CAPITOL TOPICS. Pay of Skilled Mechanics, Mr. Gallinger has given notice in the Senate of an amendment to the sundry SS bill, fixing the pay of all skilled me- chanics in thé government printing offic pene Seviggmsie ge machinists, Dalnters, , ete., at not WO ce ened ot less than 5) cenis Nominations Confirmed. The Senate has confirmed the follow- ing nominations of United States consuis an of Se at St. John’s, N. .; J. Eugene Jarnigan of South at Ruatan, Honduras. ene Letter Carriers’ Removals. Sen&tor Mitchell of Oregon has submitted an amendment to the post office appropria- tion bill providirg that no clerk or letter carrier in the Post Office Department shall = asked aa a resignation or removed rom service until written ch: hal have been filed against him. een aaee A New Supreme Court Building. The Senate committee on public buildings and grounds has favorably reported Sen- ator Morrill’s amendment to the sundry civil bill, to acquire by condemnation the square east of the Capitol building, and adjoining the new Congressional Library, as a site for a building to be erected for the Supreme Court and other public pur- poses, and appropriating a sufficient sum of money to carry it out. An Old Law Repealed. The House has authorized an amend- ment to an appropriation bill to repeal an old law requiring the heads of departments to report the names and numbers of em- ployes and hours of labor. ~ Gen. Schofield to Be Liept. General. In the House last Saturday the bill re- viving the rank of lieutenant general in the army, to be conferred upon Major Gen. Schofield, was passed. An amendment to make the rank permanent provoked such serious opposition that it was with- drawn. 3 Railroad Fanding Bill Defeated. The House defeated the Pacific railroad funding bill Saturday afternoon by a vote of 177 to 108. The closing hours of debate were of a lively character, 2nd when the defeat of the bill was arrounced the oppo- nents of the measure matifested their de- light at the result by vigorous cheering. ee Army Orders. of absence for three months is Seag, jr., four- Leave granted First Lieut. Samuel teenth infantry. The extension of leave of absence grart- ed Post Chaplain James C. Kerr is still further extended six months, on account of sickness. A board cof officers is appointed to meet at Omaha, Neb., for the examination of officers for promotion. The detail of the board is: Col. Thaddeus H. Stanton, as- sistant paymaster general; Lieut. Col. Dal- las Bache, deputy surgeon general; Maj. John M. Hamilton, first cavalry; Maj. Chas. F. Humphrey, quartermaster; First Lieut. Joseph T. Clarke, assistant surgeon; First Lieut. Henry H. Benham, quartermaster second infantry, recorder. Capt. Charles A. Booth, assistant quarter- master, will report to the board for exam!- nation. The leave of absence granted Capt. Clar- ence A. Stedman, ninth cavairy, is extend- ed fifteen days. ‘The leave of absence granted Capt. Jos. Garrard, ninth cavalry, is extended three mcrths. Leave of absence for two months is granted Capt. George S. Anderson, sixth cavalry. —_____-2-—_ She Bit It. . Louisa Brown, a colesed woman who was under the influence of liquor Saturday night, went to the O street market and at- tempted to take possession of the entire place. Her language was insulting and her conduct was so disorderly that Policeman Auldridge placed her under arrest. “When he arrested me,” she told Judge Miller today, “he put his finger in my mouth and I bit him.” Nobody knew this better than the police- man, for he had to go to Taylor's drug store and have his wounded hand dressed. Judge Miller gave her four months in jail for the assault and fined her $& for dis- orderly conduct.