Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1895, Page 9

‘THE EVENING STAR, SSS Se TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. WERE READY TO ACT THE SALVATION ARMY CAMP EXCITING MAN HUNT Chicago Negroes Burning to Avenge Their Comrades. WANTED 10 GO 70 SPRING VALLEY Authorities Would Have Prevented Their Departure. PACIFIO COUNSELS WIN PEORIA, IIL, August 6.—A mass meeting of colored men was held in this city last night for the purpose of taking action regarding the Spring Valley riots. Twenty- six signed their names to a paper agree- ing to go to Burua county and help fight _ the thing out. They have guns and am- munition stored in a cellar here and will Probably start for the scene of the riot early today. CHICAGO, Ill. August 6.—Some of the colored residents of Chicago have been wrought Into a dangerous condition by the sport of the outrages committed against their brethren at Spring Valiey.. Some of the more radical have openly threatened to march against the foreigners there with an armed force. Late last night the following call to arms was issued and circulated in the colored community «* the South Side: “Yo the colored people of Chicago: There will be a meeting at 500 State street Au- gust 6, and we want all able-bodied men to come. The time has come for us to raise our arms in defense of our race. They are killing our people all over the country. Every day we read of the lynching, mur- dering and outraging of our people. We must remember that this is our country, and unless we fight for our rights the for- eigners will run us out, as the government has not protected and will not protect us as we protected it in the time of need. “We ask all able-bodied colored men to respond to this call, as they must have our aid at Spring Valley before 5 p.m. Tuesday or they wiil slaughter the helpless women and children that are left. “We have got to do this, and we may as well die now as to die a year from now. (Signed.) ‘F. S. MOORE, HAWKINS, “H. M. FISHER.” A mass meeting was held, at which speeches were made by Mrs. Ida B. Wells- Barnett and others. A telegram was sent to Gov. Altgeld asking him to see that the colored miners are protected, and it was decided to hold a meeting on Wednesday night, and if by that time no action has been taken by the governor arrangements will be made to send nurses and other as- sistance to Spring Valley. Several members of a colored military cr- ganization who were present declared that if the state would not protect the colored People at Spring Valley they would go down there and give the Italians all the fight they wanted. The meeting, however, frowned upon the warlike young men, sa: ing that it had not come to that as yet. Five hundred excited negroes in mas Meeting today passed resolutions deman ing that Governor Altgeld protect the col- ored people at Spring Valley, Ill, aad as- Serting thelr determination -to leave for that place tonight in the event of the re- fusal of the governor to take action. The call for the mezting was issued last night and fully 500 colored men met at State street hall in porse to the call. The men were excited and the speeches were violent and determined. The resolution adopted ask2d the governor to take im- Mediate actior to protect the colored min- ers of Spring Valley from mob violence, and all those present pledged themselves by vote to go to the scene of the trouble this evening if no word was received from the governor befsre that time. The colored people decided to stay in ses- sion all day, and a committee of four men was sent to Spring Valley to report on the situation there. The committee was ex- pec to reach the mines at 3:30 this af- ernoon, and it was decided ff they reported by telegraph that their brethren were not being properly protected by the state au- thorities, an organized company of rescu- ers would leave Chicago at 4 and go di- rectly to the aid of the colored miners. The meeting was a scene of wild excite- ment, half a dozen speeches being made at the same time. A white lawyer named Waters attempted to advise moderation bee was promptly thrown through a win- low by his enraged hearers. The violence of the sentiments expressed alarmed the authoritles, and the Italian consul here hurried to the city hall and asked that the police prevent the men from leaving the city. Mayor Swift and Chief of Police Bade- noch held a conference with the consul, and it was decided that if the colored men attempted to board a train for Spring Val- ley they would be stopped by a detail of policemen. —— CUTTING RATES DISCUSSED. SoutLerm Railway and Steamship Men in Session. NEW YORK, August 6.—Representatives of the lines in the Southern Railway and Steamship Association met at the Hotel Waldorf today to consider the proposal ta cut rates on lines running between New York, Baltimore and Savannah. The meet- ing was a secret one, and after It was over it was announced that the association had decided not to cut rates. Among those present at the meeting were Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern railway system; H. Walters, president of the Atlantic Coast line; Capt. Hayes, re- ceiver for the Georgia Central; A. Irwin, vice president of the Plant system; Gener- gl Freight Agent Whitney of the Merchants and Miners’ line, Gen. Sorrell, manager of the Ocean Steamship Company of Savan- rah, and W. Cult, traffic manager of the Scuthern railway system, ¢ ee COL. VAN CLEEF'S TRIAL. Adverse to the De- fense. TRENTON, N. J., August 6.—In the trial of Col. John T. Van Cleef, the ex-secretary of the state board of assessors, for obtain- ing money from the state under false pre- tenses for maps, Judge Conover decided this morning that Col. Loutrel of dhe litho- graphic firm of the Francis & Loutrel Com- Points Decided pany could {dentify the handwriting of Capt. Richardson, the company’s book- Keeper, wherein maps were charged to Col. Van Cleef. He said this was all he under- stood the state wishes to do at this time. The court decided to admit in evidence the books containing the entries identified by Col. Loutrel. The defense took an ex- zeption. ee! DETAINED AT QUARANTINE. A British Stea With Suspicious Illness on Board. BALTIMORE, Md., August 6.—The British steamsiiip Stag is detained at quarantine until the health authorities can determine the nature of sickness among members of the crew. The vessel, which was recently chartered by the n line, sailed a week ago from St. Jago, Cuba, with a cargo of iron ore. Capt. Honstleld died at St. Jago, it was said, of brain trouble. Yellow fever was raging at the Lime, and as sickness de- veloped on board after the Stag sailed it was deemed prudent to detain and fumigate the ship before permitting it to come up to the city. SEL = ks Mill Building Burned, CHESTER, Pa., August 6.—The main bullding of the Gartside textile mill, In the heart of the city, was destroyed by fire to- day. All the mills, with the exception of the dye house, have been idle since John Gartside’s death, eight years ago, The origin of the fire is ascribed to spontaneous combustion, The flames spread so rapidly that the night watchman barely escaped. ‘The loss will amount to about yuu; in- surance, $12,000. So Army Fortifications Board, NEW YORK, August A meeting of the army board of fortif ns will ba held in the Army buildin Whitehall street, today, Lieut. John M, field, the senior men in town, and will doubt’ meetin, Closing Exercises Under the Tress at Washington Grove. Speakers Explain What the Auxiliary is—The Music Sung by the Army. Correspondence of The Evening Star. WASHINGTON GROVE, August 6, 1895. “Blue Monday” was not a dull day at the Grove. Although the Grovites were tired out from the keat and crowd of the previous day it iid not lessen their spirit- ual zeal, for they came out to the meetings in full force. ‘The Army was as indefatig- able as ever and Getermined, if possible, to make the last day of the camp meeting the best. The two brigadiers, “Dad and Stepfather,” as termed by the Army, left early in the morning for their respective fields of labor in New York and Plainfield, N. J. The usual morning service was dis- pensed with, but at noon a prayer and song service was held in the tabernacle. It was in charge of Mr. H. McMichael of the Cen- tral Union Mission, assisted by Ensign Sammons. The latter gave a brief and in- teresting sketch of his own life. He was a baker in York, England, where he followed bis trade for ten years. After his conver- sion he joined the Army and at the end of two years applied for the position of cap- taincy. He was advised to go back to his trade and wait another year, which he did. At the end of twelve months he received the desired appointment. Shortly after- ward he was promoted to the office of ad- jutant and finally to ensign. The afternoon service was opened by singing “Jesus, the Name High Over All” from “Voices of Victory,” compiled by Bal- lington Booth. It was a_ “service” meeting as termed by Adjutant Hunter, who had it {n charge. “To the Front” was sung while kneeling, followed by prayers for the suc- cess of the meeting. Adjutant Hunter read and explained the third chapter of Collos- sians, and told of the benefits derived from its teachings. Dr. Nice sung “I Will Love Thee, Savior,” with a great deal of feeling and expression. Adjutant Isabel Wood, for- merly of London, England, but now in charge of the Washington corps, told in a clear and concise manner of her call to the Army, and her work in the past nine years. Capt. Westbrook, one of the pioneers, spoke of the strugglés of the Army during its in- fancy and of the success that has been achieved since its establishment in this country, fifteen years Her address was followed by a solo, ‘There is a World So Bright and Fair,” from Capt. Eva Dun- lap, accompanied by Mrs. Redin Woodward. A liberal collection was taken up, after which the congregation was dismissed. At 6 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Redin Woodward entertained the Army, together with the training class of Wesley Chapel, at her home on the Boulevard. The grounds were filled with swings and rustic seats, whichethe guests enjoyed to their heart's content. Refreshments were served, after which the Army adjourned to the taber- nacle. Mr. Woodward was in charge of the twl- light meeting. It was in the interest of the Army Auxillary League, an organiza- tion established for the benefit of those who cannot take an active part in the Army, but want io identify themselves with the work. Among the prominent members of the auxiliary are Dr. and Mrs. Lyman Abbott of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N. Mr. J. W. Baer, secretary of Chris leavor Seciety; Frank Allen, United E States attorney; Bishop Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. McLean and many others prominent in church circles. Mrs. Wm. Redin Wood- ward made a short address on “Salvation Army Music.” She spoke of the hymns he- ing set to well-known tunes in order that congregations might easily familiarize themselves with them. Miss Maggte Fitchu read a Bible lesson and spoke of the advan- tages derived from being a member of the league. A collection of $00 was taken up, after which the congregation joined, in singing “Jesus, Dear Jesus.” Capt. Eva Dunlap sung the “Hallelujah” chorus by request, and this was followed by an ex- hortation from Adjutant Isabel Wood. ‘The service closed by singing “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” and the fourth annual camp meeting of the Salvation Army was a thing of the past. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. B. McFarland are at the Albany. Mr. Warren Offutt and family leave today for a sojourn at Atlantic City. Miss Carrie Stratton is the guest of Miss Grace Dowling. “Starvation Camp” of Ist avenue is in charge of a party of young men from Wes- ley Chapel. Mrs. H. Cox of the Washington Training Schcol of Nurses is a guest of Mrs. John E. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. O’Donohue have open- ed their cottage on the circle. Mrs. M. A. Dorsey has opened her home on 6th avenue. ——— ° WILL BE FOR SILVER. The Monetary Convention of Missouri Democrats. PERTLE SPRINGS, Mo., August 6.—The situation just before the hour for the state democratic monetary convention to mest today was one of great uncertainty. The Bland forces have not in any way abated their efforts for a change in the state cen- tral committee, and the silver question seemed to have been temporarily lost in the fight for a new committee, or at least such additions thereto as would place the silver men in control of the machine of the state democratic convention. The arrival of the St. Louis delegation today brought a new element of uncer- tainty. While the St. Louis delegates could be counted upon to vote practically solid for free and unlimited coinage cf silver at 16 to 1, their position on the state com- mittee question was not so certain. In fact it seemed pretty sure that the St. Louis forces would oppose any radical changes in the convention as at present constituted. The consensus of the opinion was that there would be considerable fight in the conventicn. So far as the platform is con- cerned ft was conceded to be a foregone conclusion that free and unlimited] coinage at 16 to 1, regardless of England, Germany, Dahomey “or any other foreign country,” as State Treasurer Lon Stephens expressed it, would be its declaration. The state central committee held a meet- ing before the convention and selected r Dick” Bland as the temporary chairman. After naming Lew Love of Springfield as secretary, the committee im- mediately adjourned. This move, without taking action on the rumored committee changes, is regarded as a plan of the “sound money” men to throw upon the silver men the onus of whatever trouble may later arise in the democratic ranks. United States Senator Cockrell had an all-night session with the leading members of the state central committec, in on en- deavor tu close the breach which seems to be widening with each hour. Senator Cockrell is on the “conservative” side, and is workmg for harmony. He suggested that a resolution be introduced in tha con- vention giving the state central committee iron-clad instructions as to their “duties during the state campaign in 1806. The members of the committee who wero present, however, were opposed to any such action, and when the meeting adjourned no progress had been made toward cement- ing the contending factions. Some 600 delegates are at the Springs and 150 more are expected by early trains. The attendance is much larger than was predicted by the “sound money” men, or anticipated by the silver advocates, a WILL CLAIM REDRESS. An Innocent American Killed by Mexicans, PHOENIX, Ariz., August 6.—Gus, Tribo- let returned today from Mexico, bringing affidavits from a scora of individuals to the effect that his brother Robert, who was shot by the Mexican authorities for complicity In the Nacosari stage robbery, was not In the vicinity at the time, and moreover was an American citizen. Docu- ments will be sent to the State Depart- ment and a claim fer redress against his brother's slayers pressed. —— Fatally Hurt at Missionary Ridge. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., August 6.—Mrs. T. H. Shinks and Miss Quigly of Mlinois, ng here, were driving on Missionary rday, when the horse became at an electric car and ran down wing both ladies and the ite man, out to the ground. Citizens and Authorities Slowly Olosing in on a Fugitive. The Man Who Assnulied Mrs, Hali— Believed to Be in Shipley’s Woods. It is believed that the unknown negro for whom the police authorities of Anacostia and a number of infuriated citizens of Prince George's county, Md., have been looking at intervals ever since the fellow committed a brutal assault on Mrs. Lucy Hall, in that county, several weeks ago, has at last been located. Reports from several sources have reached Sergeant W. T. Anderson of the Anacostia substation that a man answering in all essential points to the description of cher assailant as was furnished by Mrs. Hall has beer’ seen on several occasions during the last few days in Shipley’s woods, a dense and comparatively unfrequente] tract of 200 acres of land which is situated about three miles from Anacostia, and a thorough search of that place is now being made. The fugitive was seen Saturday night last by Mrs. Susan Hall, a relative of Mrs. Lucy Hall, the assaulted woman, who lives near Shipley’s woods. The man had entered her dwelling anda asked for food and was identi- fied by the woman. The latter started toward an adjoining room, saying she would call her husband (who was not, how- ever, at home), and as soon as Mrs. Hall did this the man ran out of the house and darted into the woods. Thomas Dockett, a colored man, who lives about a mile from Mrs. Hall's and farther toward Maryland, also saw the man wanted the same night. Dockett called to the man to halt, but the latter did not obey, and Dockett hurriedly procured a revolver, which he fired twice at the fellow, but without effect. The man then again took refuge in the woods. The next morning Mr. George Links, a farmer, living in the same neighborhood, saw a man believed to be the fugitive while Mr. Links was walking through his cornfield, where the negro had hidden himself. As soon as the latter saw Mr. Links he started to run, and Mr. Links, who raised an alarm, got several of his neighbors to assist him, and a hunt was made for the fugitive. By this time the fellow had again securely hidden himself in_the woods. Yesterday Sergeant Anderson, Policeman Green and a large number of citizens, with guns and dogs, searched the woods for several hours, but without successful re- sult. It is believed, however, that the man will eventually be captured. —$—— OF TECUMSEH. DEATH ‘The Story as Told by the Son of One of His Friends. From {he Indianapolis News. A new account of the death of the great Indian chieftain Tecumseh, or Tecumthe, was found among the papers of Richard J. Conner, editor of the Peru Sentinel, and widely known, and who died on July 25. It contains information touching the question that has heretofore been widely disputed. Mr. Conner : “My father was in com- mand of 300 friendly Indians at the battle of the Thames, in Canada. His command was attached to Col. Paul's regiment in that battle, His Indians did some good ser- vice and contributed to the defeat of the British and 1 ns. “After the battle, late In the afternoon, he was summoned to the headquarters of Col. R. M. Johnson, who stated to him that it was the rumor that the great chief, Te- cumthe, was among the slain in battle, and requested my father to take some of his friendly Indians and search the fieid and as- certain if it were indeed true. My father immediately took with him four or five Delawares and began the search, which was successful. When they found the body, some of the Indians were not sure that it was that of Tecumthe, There was a strik- ing resemblance between the two brothers, Tecumthe and the prophet, but one of them had a spot or defect on one of his eyes. One of the Delawares stooped down and pushed open the eyelid, and it was at once known that the dead man was indeed Te- cumthe. “During the political campaign of 1840 it was universally asserted by the democrats that ‘Col. Johnson killed Tecumthe.’ My father often declared that it could not be; that an old Indian warrior and a camp follower of the expeditions In Canada, named Wheatly, was probably Tecumthe’s slayer. He was a bitter Indian hater and a crank on that subject. He was not enrolled as a soldier, but went to the battle on his own acount. He, too, was killed in the fight. Tecumthe was shot through the breast, and the wound plainly showed that he came to his death from the effects of a shot from a small-bore rifle, such as the frontiersman usually carried. A few feet from the body of Tecumthe was found that of Wheatly, who had been killed in the thickest of the fight, at a point to which he had pressed himself near where the great chieftain fell. “At the time it was the universal belief with the soldiers who participated in the battle and knew Wheatly that it was he who did the killing. Col. Johnson led a regiment of Kentucky volunteers and was mounted and armed only with a sword and large horse pistols. Tecumthe was killed by a squirrel rifle and not by a horse pistol, and the claim that Johnson killed Tecumthe bene hot made for many years after the bat- tle” 13} +e 6 TO SHOOT NIAGARA. On a Trapeze Swung Between Two Balloons. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Corgell Barthclomew of Jackson, Mich., if allowed to do so, will go over Niagara Falls on a trapeze attached to a balloon con- trivance of his own invention. It is seven years since an attempt of this kind has been made. In August, 1889, Charles D. Graham is alleged to have gone over the falls In a cask, but there are scores who openly assert that he never made tho trip. He proposes to go over the falls in a de- vice that resembles a huge dumb bell in appearance. A hollow shaft of thin steel one hundred feet long supports two spheres forty-five feet in diameter, allowing enough room on the shaft between the huge balls for a trapeze, which will be secured in such a manner as to allow the spheres and axle to revolve at will without inconvenience to the occupant of the trapeze bar. The spheres referred to will be ccnstructed on a steel frame, the covering of which will be of rubber one-half inch thick, and outside of this a layer of cork four inches in thick- ness to prevent punctures from coming in contact with sharp roc Inside of each of these spheres will be a gas balloon as large as the interior will ad- mit, When these balloons are inflated with hydrogen gas the structure is estimated to have a lifting power of five tons. Sufficient ballast will be used to keep the structure from sailing up into the air as it floats down the river. As the verge of the preci- pice is reached and the plunge is made, the ballast will be gradually released,and when the ship arrives at the bottcm of the falls, in case the force of nature has been under- estimated, all the ballast will be released and the professor will sail out of danger. Should the governor of New York con- cede the plausibility of the scheme to the extent of allowing such a descent, a build- ing will be erected at Niagara village above the American falls the coming win- ter, in which the mecnine will be built. Mr. Bartholomew will attempt to make the trial in the summer of 1896. Took Along His Coffin and Used It. From the Minneapolis Tribuna, About sixty wagon loads of Indians from Yankton agency passed through Chamber- lain, S. D., to attend a convention of North and South Dakota Indians, which 1s now in progress at the Lower Brule agency, under the supervision of Bishop Hare. One aged delegate from Standing Rock agency expected to die during the journey and took a coffin with him in the wagon. His expectations were realized, and he has been buried at Lower Brule. +os A Good Memory. From the Boston Transcript. Figg—“It's a mighty good thing to have a retentive memory.” Fogg—That depends. If the memory 1s yours, {t 1s a mighty good thing, as you say, but if It happens to be the property of your wife, that’s another matter. THE BAY OF PAGO PAGO An Appropriation Six Years Ago to Estab lish a Ocating Station. r The Work Suddéniy Siopped, It is Said, by a Direct Order of the President. eS For some reason the movement toward the acquisition and establishment of a coal- ing station for the navy in the Bay of Pago Pago, Samoa,.has come to a dead stop, notwithstanding the direction of Con- gress in an act passed now six years ago. This act appropriated the sum of $100,000 for the establishment pf such a station, and the officers of the Navy Department at once began to look about for a proper location. A careful “survey was made and a tract of 121 acres was selected as the site for the station. After clearing away many obstacles to the acquisition of the land arising from the interminable con- fusion of the Samoan land titles the Navy Department began the purchase of the land. A Halt Was Called. It got as far as the possession of a little over seven acres of the desired 121 acres, when a hajt was called and nothing has been done in that direction since. There is an ample fund on hand for the purchase of the remainder, for less than $6,000 of the $100,000 appropriation has so far been ex- pended, and the Samoan land court has so far cleared up the titles that little diffi- culty would be experienced in getting the remainder of the land if the necessary orders were given to proceed with the work. As it is, nothing but a pile of coal, dumped on the shore several years ago by a transport sent out by the Navy Depart- ment, marks the United States possession of a coaling station that would be of in- estimable value to our naval vessels oper- ating in the South Pacific, located almost in a direct line between the proposed Nica- ae canal western entrance and Austra- ia. By the President's Order. It happens, fortunately, that the small area of land already acquired has been so well chosen by the Navy Department of- ficials as to command the Bay of Pago Pago, and thus at least prevent any other nation from securing a site for a station, as was desired by at least one of the other parties to the treaty of Berlin, though it has this weakness, that. it is commanded from the heights in the rear, which, ac- cording to the survey, should have been ac- quired, and so is not capable of defense against a land force. It is understood that proceedings for the establishment of the station were stopped by direct orders of the President, and there is general con- jecture as to his motive for such action. SS ee = ATTACKED BY A SHARK. Exciting Adventure of Fishermen in Raritan Bay. From the Philadelphia Record. Weakfish have been biting ravenously in Raritan bay for the last week, but lately the sharks, which have appeared in un- usually large numbers, have made the sport even more exciting. Fishermen who hung their catches over the side of the-boat have seen the sharks swim up and get away with the whole catch, string and all. Jacob Van Hesse and Elias Turner of Woodbridge had an exciting experience Fri- day with what they say was a man-eating shark. They had been hauling weakfish all of the morning opposite Sewaren. Turner a few wecks ago had broken his right arm, and as it was tightly bound up in wooden and steel splints he could haul his line only with his left hand. : He grew tired long before Van Hesse, and sat down in the stern of the sloop to watch his companion and steady the tiller. He carelessly let his hand rest over the boat's edge and fell into a doze. The sleeper was suddenly awakened by a tug and a wild shout from Van Hesse, who was in the bow. “Durner! Durner! der’ whale! Pull oop dein han The warning came too late, for a big shark, turning on its back, had leaped from the water, gripped Turner's arm at the elbow and pulled him overboard into the bay. The man sank, struggling with might and main. Hesse, after giving the alarm, bounded over the seats to defend his companion, only to fail ard entangle himself in the reefed sailcloth and loose ropes. In a few moments he regained his feet and sprang to the gunwale. Deep in the water he saw the dim outline of Turner's body. His friend was still struggling feebly against his op- ponent. The German hurriedly flung off his coat and vest, grabbed a sharp scaling knife from beneath the thwart and plunged. into the water. His dive brought him alongside and be- low the struggling man and monster. Then he laid fast hold of Turner's leg. By a lucky strike he stabbed the shark under one of its fins. The blow took effect, and the water began to grow red with the blood of the fish. Van Hesse stabbed again and again, until the shark released its grip and allowed the two men to rise to the surface. Both were well out of breath. Turner, while not unconscious, was nearly ex- hausted, and his rescuer had a difficult time getting him into the boat. Investigation of Turner's injuries disclosed that his splinted arm had been again fractured, but the strong splints had held out stoutly against the shark's terrific teeth and undoubtedly saved Turner's arm from amputation. Meanwhile the shark had risen to the sur- face several hundred yards off, red in his own blogt. He gave little sign of anima- tion. Van Hesse then put about, and once on shore the broken arm was reset by a doctcr at Tottenville. soe A Unique Celebration. Frem the New York Evening Post. During the middle of the last century Baron William Henry von Siegel came to Penusylvania from Manheim on the Rhine. He was a man of great energy and of sci- entific and liberal education. From Phila- delphia, where he married, he drifted into Lancaster county. Here he at once bought a large tract of land and laid out a town, which he called Manheim, after his home across the sea. It was planned very much like its namesake, having a wide square in the center, with streets running through it north and south, east and west. Just at this time the Germans were coming to America in large numbers, and many soon joined the baron at Manheim, where he had already started glass works, probably the first in America. He also built a furnace a few miles beyond, where he made “nine plate” square wood stoves. Everything he undertook prospered, and he soon became very rich for those days. A church was the only thing wanting to make Manheim 2 Christian town. So the baron offered the Lutherans a block of land for three shillings paid down and “one red rose annually in June when demanded by him or his heirs forever.” Only twice did_ the baron demand and receive the rose. Then reverses came, and he lost everything. Now he sleeps in an unknown graye in the Hei- delberg township churchyard beyond the Manheim hills. For many years the rose was not de- manded, but within the last decade the Sicgel descendants have annually made a pilgrimage to Manheim, and Rose Sunday is celebrated in a most picturesque and charming manner. This year the beautiful Zion's Lutheran Church was crowded by visitors frcm far end near. After preach- ing a sermon from the text, “I Am the Rose of Sharon,” in the morning, Rev. Luther L. Lohr, in the afternoon, present- ed a red rose to Mrs. Rebecca Boyer of Harrisburg, the oldest great-granddaughter of Baron Siegel. The church was covered with roses, red, white and purple. A poem entitled “Only a Red Rose,” by Professor Noble of Maine, was a part of the program. The adjoining churchyard is overrun with beautiful, very dark red roses. They seem to have taken root in among the grave- stones. These roses are all from the cut- tings which the baron obtained from Ger- many and which he planted himself. +2+—___—_— Trial of Meyer B. Newman, The trial of Meyer B. Newman, who loans money on household furniture, and Is charged with keeping an unlicensed pawn- shop on North Capitol street, was begun In the Police Court last week, and has aot yet reached a ion. Testimony in the z and the case will afternoon. cone a REGISTRATION LAW UPHELD Important Decision on a South Carolina Case. Bill Asking for an Injunction Dis- missed—Victory for the State. RICHMOND, Va., August 6—In the United States circuit court this morning Judge Goff handed down a brief in the South Carolina registration cases, dismiss- ing complainant's bill for an injunction. Only the attorneys in the case and a few others were present when the opinion was delivered. “ This is, of course, a complete victory for the state of South Carolina, but Attorney O'Bear, who represents the plaintiff, will take an appeal direct to the United States- Supreme Court and thinxs he can get an early hearing as a privilege case. He left for Washington today and the South Carolina attorneys will return home this evening. The court's opinion is as follows: “When the bill in this case was presented for my consideration I deemed it my duty to give the complainant an opportunity to demonstrate that he was entitled, as he claimed, to the relief ‘he prayed for and to the jurisdiction of this court in order to secure it. My views upon the questions presented by this case were fully expressed in the opinion I filed in the case of Mills against Green. I have given the opinion filed in said case by the circuit court of appeals for this cireuit for the May term 1895, and all the cases cited therein my careful consideration and thorough examin- ation, and I must be permitted to say with all due respect that I am unable to find the reason or the authority for and by which the injunction granted in that case was dissolved and the bili dismissed. I think that in the Mills case as well as this the rights claimed by the res} ~ztive plain- tiffs xs citizens of the United States and of the state of South Carolina : we a prop- erty value of the highest and most sacred character—of far greater value and im- portance than have commodities, the val- ‘ues of which are measured by the number of pounds they weigh or the number of goods they contain. “These rights, it 1s admitted, sald plaintiffs are deprived of, but it is insisted that they have adequate remedies at law and that in equity, therefore, I cannot en- tertain their complaints. “I very much regret that the circuit court of appeals did not indicate the character of the remedy at law, alluded to in its said opinion. And I also regret that I am un- able, after thorough Investigation, to find it. i will not concede that it is proper to close the doors of the courts of the United States to their citizens who are compiaining that they are deprived by the states of the rights and privileges guaranteed to them by the Constitution of the United States and to ad- vise them that they must seek the jurisdic- tion of the courts of the states for relief from the outrages imposed by the uncon- stitutional enactments of such states. I am advised that the full and complete opinion of the circuit court of appeals ts yet to be filed, and I indulge the hope that upon this point it will not leave us in doubt. In my judgment such cases—under the-rules dis- iinguishing equity and law cases, applicable to the courts of the United States—should be especially heard on the equity side of such courts, for the reason that sajd courts are, among other things, established to de- termine controversies involving conflicts be- tween state and federal constitution and enactments, and for tne further reason that in such cases there is no full and adequate remedy at law. ° “It has been repeatedly held by the courts of the United States that equity will interfere when the injury complained of is such that it cannot be fairly compen- sated for by damages, or if it is continuing or permanent in character. (Here the court cites various opinions to sustain that point.) “The fact that there is a remedy at law is not itself sufficient to define equity of jurisdiction unless it also appears that the former is as complete and effectual as the Tatter. (Other cases here cited.) “The fact that state laws provide a legal remedy for wrongs committed does not de- prive the federal courts of equity jurisdic- tion over the same in a proper course. (Cases cited.) “Nevertheless, while I entertain these views, my great respect for the circuit court of appeals, my desire to properly re- gard the judicial proprieties, and my duty to give due weight and authority to the decisions and opinions of the appellate courts of the United States, compels me, finding, as I do, that this case in its ma- terial allegations, its true scope and effect, is, in fact, similar to the Mills case, to which I have referred, to refuse the injunc- tion asked for and to dismiss the com- plainant’s bill, and such a decree will now be entered. —_<s—__ EVENTS ON THE TURF. Intense Heat on Alexander Island Today. The heat on Alexander Island today was something intense, but a cool northwest wind made the day a very pleasant one. The card presented was a good one, both in size and quality. Track dry and fast. At- tendance very good. Five books were on. Tomorrow’s St. Asaph Entries, First race, six and a half furlongs—Pay- master, Coal Mine, Jimmy Lamley, Am- braw, Kenneth, 109; Clair W., Gascon, Jr., 105; Capt. Bob, Bald Hornet, Tanglefoot, 102. Second race, four furlongs, two-year-olds —Noxious, 108; Lashade, Cadiz, Lady Wat- son, Wistful, Hysteria, 105. ‘Third race, one mile, selling—Tenacious, Letion, Odd Socks, Longshanks, Sir Rae, Archbishop, Oaklawn, 105; Caraccus, Goy. Fifer, Jack Dennison, Sentinel Second, 102; Hyphonia, 100. Fourth race, five furlongs, selling—Dr. Faust, 105; Renaissance, 97; Redowac, 97; Job, 97; Baylor, 97; Tolosa, 97; Parthian, 102; Minnie D. (ate Marilla Fifth race, five furlongs, pute, 109; Manola, 108; N Jewel, 104; Ike S., 101 > oa. Sixth race, four and one-half: furlongs. selling—Imp. Savant, Duke of Glouces- Lorimer, Leporella, ie Pomona Belle, 90; Western Star, 90; Eva's Kid, 90. Racing at Saratoga. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 6.—First race, five furlongs—Midlo, first; Pennbrook, sec- ond; Runover, third. Time, 1.02 1-4. race, six furlongs—Wernberg, Axiom, second; La Vienta, third. Time, 1,08 1-2. Fourth race, Sufficient, Time, 1. seven furlongs—Lucania, second; Lady Diamond, Fit thi ee A Broken Head. Charles Robinson, In an unhappy cenver- sation this afterroon with the bartender at the Hotel Ashford, was struck on the head ry a beer bottle in the hands of the bar- tender. The‘result was a deep laceration of the scalp, which made It necessary to take Robinsen to the Emergency Hos- pital, where his wound was dressed. The feelings of the injured man were badly lacerated as well as his head, and, in spite of the doctors’ warnings, he persisted for several hours in denouncing his assaflant. — Se Denth of Capt. Whyte. I Capt. Frederick Whyte, U. S. A., retired, died yesterday at his residence, No, 621 Maryland avenue southwest, whence his funerai will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Capt. Whyte was evighty years old. s ee The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. t+ But all such orders must be ao- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mall subscrip- tions. —— es Ex-Mayor Frank A, Megowan, whose un- explained absence from Trenton, N. brought on a c in his business affairs resulting in applications for receiversh @ for several concerns in which he has lar interests, Fes returned, Be CAPITAL IN MIDSUMMER As Sean by Northern Eyes and as Ap- preciatively Described. Washingion’s Wide Streets, Shade Trees and Parks Make It a De- sirable Place of Residence. E. M. K. in Boston Transcript. In Weshington, where we have lingered late enough to know the situation, even now the heat js deliciously tempered by the breeze from the river, which is hardly ab- sent a single day of summer, and it is borne by masses of foliage prevailing everywhere, all through the city Hmits, making gardens all about for rest znd re- freshing. To be sure, Pennsylvania avenue is often a blazing waste, but one need not. haunt it. The great thoroughfare extenis from the Capito] to Georgetown, but one may walk from Georgetown all the way to the lovely thickets of the Capitol grounds on shady streets running just north cf the avenue, and see a vista of continually ex- tended greenery. Think of seventy-five thousand trees within the city limits, not counting a street beyond the boundary, and the small parks, called simply reserva- tions, made where the avenues cross the streets, are all over town, so that one only walks a short distance in any direction without coming to them, and they are charming. No two of the regular parks, squares and circles are appointed alike, but they have the greatest variety of arboriculture and bloom; for a single suggestion of what is gathered within one square, the other day I was crossing Lafayette Park, which is in front of the White House, and my some- what absorbed attention was challenged by wafts of fragrance of tropical sweecness. I looked up and there was a great mag- nolia, its large leaves glossy and shining in the sun and its splendid blossom, fit zor a chalice of the gods, standing just beyond the path. I drew one of the branches down and the blossom of this variety was so very large—though, it was not the grandi- flora—that I essayed to measure 't with encircling fingers of both hands, and -here were inches beyond the compass; the petals are heavier than cur pond lilies and moro like velvet, thick and creamy, and, grow- ing by the treeful, are something to see. Just across the gravel walk from this re- minder of the tropics was our northern pine, and still beyond I touched a Norway fir and cther pine varieties, tasseled richly, and a little farther the huge leaves of the Magnolia grandiflora, while a cedar of Lebanon droops its wide-spreading branch- es to the very ground close by. On the other side of the park, on the White House mall, is the remarkably teau- tiful “Emperor Tree” of Japan, which is lofty and of fine growth, and when it blos- soms in the spring looks for all the world as if it were hung with wistaria, thickly clustering all over it. At a very little dis- tance the inflorescence looks almost identi- cal with our purple vine, though It is a somewhat paler tint of violet, fragrant as a midsummer honeysuckle, and a eplenaid show altogether, and there are too many other kinds of beauty to mention, without even approaching the botanical gardens. Col. Winthrop’s hovse and the Tucker- mans’ overlook grounds that would be most fascinating even in the suburbs, and in the midst of a city—only a block or two from the State, War and Navy Depart- ments—are simply superb. Washington has such charming irreza- larities of growth and building that it rever wearies one with the monotony of city lines and conditions. With the trees, the vines all over walls and fences and the great gardens in the very heart of the city, like those of the Corcoran place and the estate of the Riggs family—huge, se- verely plain, but surrounded by trees of the generations—and such a palm and tvy bower as the front of Mr. Henry Adams’ house, and all the others, numberless, and the strange intermingling of shabby, little old places tucked in, or left over among the new buildings, Washington is an ex- ceedingly home-like and beautiful old town. The old darky cabins, looking as if they would tumble down if you touched the latch, nestle under the very eaves of some of the stateliest houses here. We were as- tonished at it when we first came, but one day, when speaking of it to Mrs. Prof Coues, she gave us quite a new idea; she said, “I love them all about so; it seems homelike, and the presence of all the blackics among us as they are keeps us back, compels us to move somewhat slowly, and so prevents the headiong haste that characterizes most American cities." I think there is some®hing in that, and pete ate I ay a brane Sere I shall be ‘ul seek a new block—I @ cabin forninst-me. val ad ———__+e+______ BASE BALL ENGLISH. How the Game is Adding te the Vernacular. From the Boston Journal. The introduction of each new sport brings into common usage many terms and phrases unknown to the dictionaries, Rhet- oriclans have often been worrled by the wonderfully large vocabulary which a sim- ple game or a single science can control. Electreity,for example, has made reputable the use of scores’ of words which Noah Webster never heard, and other scientific investigations have been similarly prolific in new terms. Base ball has naturally had its share in the manufacture of terms, and almost everybody knows what ts meant by “grounder,” “base runner” and “bleachers.” But as an indication of what is yet in store for our unsettled English speech, we quote the following account of a ball game taken from the Quincy (IIL) Herald. It tells the story of a match be- tween the nine of Quincy and that of Omaha, a neighboring town: “The glass-armed toy soldiers of this town were fed to the pigs yesterday by the cadaverous grave robbers from Omaha. The flabby, one-lunged Reubens who rep- resent the Gem city in the reckless rush for the base ball pennant had their shins toasted by the basilisk-eyed cattle drivers from the west. They stood around and suffered the grizzly yaps of Omaha to run the bases till thelr necks were long with thirst. Hickey had more errors than ‘Coin’s Financial School,’ and led the rheumatic procession to the morgue. The Quincys were full of straw and scrap iron. They couldn't hit a brick wagon with a pickax, and ran bases like pallbearers at a funeral. if three base hits were grow- ing on the back of every man’s neck they couldn't reach 'em with a feather duster, It looked as if the Amalgamated Union of South American Hoodos was in session for work in the thirty-third degree. The geezers stood about and whistled for help, and were so weak they couldn’t lift a glass of beer if it had been all foam. Everything was yellow, rocky and whangbasted like a glass full of doodle-gammon. The game was whiskered and frostbitten. The Oma- hogs were bad enough, but the Quincy Brown Sox had their fins sewed up until they couldn’t hold a crazy quilt unless it_was tied around their necks.” In the light of such graphic English, comment is out of place, and we pause in mute admiration as we note the vigor, the trenchant clearness acd the iemark- able individuality of ti:s description. These are surely great days for the veolo- gists. Dnty With Pleasure. From the New York Sun. An Epgish parish clerk, seeing a woman in the churchyard with a bundle and a watering can, followed her, curious to know what her intentions might be, and discovered that she was a widow of a few menths’ standing. Inquiring what she was gcing to do with the watering pot, she in- fermed him that xhe had been obtaining seme gras3 seed to sow on her husband's grave, and had brought a Uttle water to make It spring up quickly. The clerk told her there was no occasion to trouble; the grave would be green in gocd time. “Ah! that may be,” she re- plied, “but my poor husband made me take a vow not to marry again until the grass had grown over his grave, and, having had a good offer, I do not wish to break my vow or keep as I am longer than I can help.” =e Mr. Grunday’s Reversible Chicken. From the Chicago Dally Inter-Oczan. Charles Grunday of Muncie, Ind., a few days ago discovered that in his brood of young chickens there was one with two perfectly formed legs upon its back. The odd legs are kept doubled up In the feath- ers, and are hard to discover. It can walk | as easily upside down as right side up. 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