Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1896, Page 3

“THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1896? Wits! BGs, 3 t SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Address by Hon. James G. Maguire Of California, under auspices of the Interstate Democratic (ssociatian. The Cecilian Quertet, Miss Katie V. Wilson, sopraro, and Mr. David C. Bangs, elocutionist, ‘Will assist in the cvening’s «xercises. ‘Tickets, 25 and 50 cents, to be had of me of th> association and at the hall. faz. ELDEK G. E. FIFIELD WILL SPEAK AT S=v- ‘Sth st. Let. F and G } tomorrow, 11 a.m. enth Day Adventist Church, n.e., THIS EVENING at the wonderful medium, every FRIDAY day. for private sittings. 905 H st. nw. PRIDAY NIGHT, Wonn's Hail, 721 6th st. PANY, st. nw. be open o'clock 1m. ) op-n_ from ORME, R Suet t DEL grand fool for the stek, bemg nu- at the sam. time so enjoyable. Every ypiy from our own oy ‘All thelr |. Always fat and of fin them any time. Served upplied. COR. Pa. 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Stinchfield and wife, Detr Mich.; H. Van Senden, Kentucky. Hamilton—S. R_S. Penrose, Walla Walla, Wash.; S. W. Whitcomb, . Nickerson and G. P. Gould, 5: 3 Jos. Newman, . Pa.; W. C. Walker, Cleveland, Ohio: A. B. Carter, Wheeling, W. Va.; V. M. Fleming, Virginia; R. S. Swords, New- ark, N. J; 'S. F. F New York. Howard Hovse—J. S. Grover, Red Bank, N. J.; J. E. Howell and w fe, New Jersey: J. CL Hofficsn, Philadelphia; J. J. Daven- port, Kansas City, Mo.; G. G. Lander, Ship- pensburg, Pa. nae Woman's Rights Among the Birds. From the London Daily News One of the most interest!ng species of birds described by Mr. Elliot Is the red- necked phalarope, a beautiful bird, of which We see little in these islands, but which is upon native heath in the arctic regions of Ameri It is especially remarkable be- cause, as rarely happens among birds, the female is larger and more brightly colored than her mate. And it is the hen bird that does all the courting. “The male,” says Mr. Elliot, “is as coy and retiring as the most bashful maiden, turning away from the proffered attentions, first to this side, then to that, even flying to the oppos.te side of the pool, or to another near by; but all in vain, for he Is followed by the fair ne who has chosen him from his fellows, and there ‘s no escape. * * * At last, like any other poor bachelor so beset, he yields, and the nest, a slight structure of dry Stalks, is placed in the center of a thick tuft of grass. The eggs are four in number. * * * On these the poor male, a victim to Woman’s rights, is obliged to sit the greater part of the time, the female amusing her- self on the pool near by.” e-——___ A Leap Year Party. From the San Franciseo Wave. She—“Pardon me, out I never can catch ames; will you give me yours?” He—“Sorry; but I'm already married.” THE CLOSING DAY State Regents Chosen by the D. AB A DISCUSSION OVER A BALLOT Dispute Occasioned by a Discrep- ancy in the Figures. MRS. GRANT’S VISIT The closing day of the continental con- gress of the Daughters of the American Revolution began this morning at 10 o'clock at the Church of Our Father. There was no appreciable falling off in the attendance, but the church was well filled when the invocation was pronounced by the chaplain general of the society, and befcre the business of the day was well under way every seat was taken. As at all sessions, there was a large attendance Mrs. Robert Stockton Hatcher. of spectators in the gallery, many of them members of the D. A. R., but not delegates to the congress. j After the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” in a manner which showed that a good many of the ladies were not familiar with the words of the hymn, the president general announced that the first business of the morning was the announcement of the election of state regents. The State Regents. These were all chosen by the different state delegations, and one member from each was chosen to present to the congress the name of the woman who was to head the delegation. Many of the state regents were re-elected for the fourth or fifth term. As announced they are as follows: Alabima—Mrs. J. B. Morson. Arkansas—Mrs. V Radcliffe. California—Mrs. V. K. Maddox. C irs. Wm. F. Slocum. Mrs. 8S. T. Kinney. Delaware—Mrs. Elizabeth C. Churchman. District of Columbia—Miss Virginia Miller. Fk rida—Mrs. D. G. Ambler. i irs. Sarah B. Morgan. irs. Saml. H. Kerfoot. rs. Harriet M. Foster. Indian territory—Mrs. Walter A. Duncan. Iowa—Mrs. Clara A. Cooley. . Mattie A. Hamm. irs. Henry L. Pope. iatherine L. Minor. Michigan—Mrs. Wm. Fitzhugh Edwards. Minnesota—Mrs. R. M. Newport. re i M rs. Wm. H. Simms. Missouri—Miss Ethel Beecher Allen. Montana—M. . A. Wasson. Nebraska—Mrs. M. M. Parmer. New Hampshire—Mrs. Josiah Carpenter. New Jersey—Mrs. Edward H. Wright. New Mexico—Mrs. L. Bradford Prince. New York—Miss Mary I. Forsyth. North Dakota—. . Francis C. Halley. Ohio—Mrs. Elroy M. Avery. Oklahoma—Mrs. Cassius M. Barnes. Peni ivania—Mrs. Julia K. Hogg. Rhode Island—Miss Mary anne Greene. South Carolina—Mrs. R. C. Bacon. South Dakota—Mrs. W. A. Burley. Tennessee—Mrs. J. H. Mathes. ‘Texas—Mrs. J. 3. Clarke, tah—Mrs. Clarence E. Allen. rmont—Miss Jesse Burdette. Virginia—Mrs. Wm. W. Henry. vi ington—Mrs. Edwin G. Crabbe. irs. C. J. Fautkner. Peck. Wyoming—Mrs. G Baxter. The Election of Vice Presidents. So far, so good, but it was only a few minutes before the congress was in a maze of difficulties over the election of vice presidents general, which took place yes- terday afternoon. As announced this morn- ing, only seventeen recefved a sufficient number of votes to entitle them to an elec- tion. This left two still to be chosen this morning. AS announced, the vice presi- dents clected were as follows: Mrs. Agnes M.. Denison, Mrs. Mary M. Hill, Mrs. Mary Harrison Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, Mrs. Mrs. Robert Stockicn Hatcher, Mrs. Clement A. Griscom, Mrs. Masury, Mrs. Stephen J. Field, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. H. V. Boynton, Mrs. DeB. R. im, Mrs. F. W. Dickins, Mrs. F. S. Nash, Mrs. Levi P. Morton, Mrs Roberdeau Buc: an and Mrs. A. Howa Hinkle. Then ore of the delegates sprung some- thing of a sensation by casting a doubt over the legality of the election. “I saw in an afternoon paper yesterday,” she said, “the statement that only 215 dele- gates answered to roll call which preceded the election yesterday, yet at one time 360 votes were cast. I rise to ask whether such is the case, and if so, how it came about?" This precipitated a lively discussion, in which two of the delegates from New York took the mcst prominent part, Mrs. Donald McLean and Mrs. Gertrude Van Cortlandt Hamilten. They dwelt at length upon the discrepancy between the number of votcs cast and the number of delegates entitled to vote, as shown by the roll call, end asked whether that would invalidate the election. The recording secretary and several of the state regents explained that after the roll call a number of delegates, who were prop- erly accredited, had entered the church and were given permission to vote. When the discussion threatened to become personal, Mrs. Foster, the president general, ruled it all out of order, as there was no bus:ness properly before the house. The presumption was, she said, that the election was valid. As for herself, she did not think that any Daughter would try to vote unless she was entitled todo so. She thereupon an- nounced that the discussion was closed for good and all. Mrs. Grant a Guest. During the discussion Mrs. U: 8. Grant entered the church and was escorted to the platform. The ladies received her with Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MUAJOL POUCKH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO BEART PALPITATING.. NO DYSPEFTIO ACHING, =-NERVOUS. AN TI -DYSPEPTIC. THE OFFICIAL WEATHBR’ MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTH: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 7hth meridian time. @ Partly Couey aA @ Cloudy 50° 3 Often @ snow Solfd lines are 1s0- bars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each centh of an inch., Dotted lines are isbtherms or Unes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regiors where rain or snow has failen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. THE COLD WAVE. It Was Freesing This Morning in Northern Florida. Forecast till 8 p.m, Saturday—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, fair and warmer tonight and Saturday; northerly winds, becoming variable. For V:rginia and North Carolina, fair and warmer tonight and Saturday; northwester- ly winds, becoming northeasterly, diminish- ing in foree. Weather conditions and general forecast: The eastern storm has moved from north- ern Maine to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The area of high pressure has advanced from the upper Mississippi! valley to Ten- nessee and now covers the central districts and the guif states. The pressure is also relatively high in the Rocky mountain region. g The cold wave has advanced into the gulf states, and the temperatures have fallen below freezing from Loulsiana eastward to the South Atlantic coast. The temperatures are about freezing this morning in the ex- treme northern portion of eastern Florida. The cold wave will not advance further into the Florida peninsula. The weather has been fair In alf districts, except the lower lake region, where light stows have occurred. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Saint John, 1.30, Fair and continued cold weather will pre- vail tonight in the Atlantic states, with dn warmer weather Saturday. The weather will be fair and warmer in the east gulf states, and threatening weather, with rain, is Indicated for the west gulf states. Condition of the Water. Temperature and,condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls,‘temperature, 33; condi- tion, 6; receiving reservoir, temperature, 26; condition at north connection, 12; condi- tion at south connection, 10; distributing reservoir, temperature, 33; condition at in- fluent gate house, 6; effluent gate house, 5. Tide ‘Table. Today—Low tide, a.m. and 7:90 p.m.; high tide, 0:36 a.m. and 1:12 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:44 a.m. and 8:48 P.m.; high tide, .m, and 2:06 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 6:45; sun sets, 5:44. Moon sets, 1:49 a.m. tomorrow. Moon reaches first quarter at 4:14 p.m. today. The City Lights. Gas lamps all Hghted by 6:51 p.m.; extin- gvishing begun at 5:35 a.m. ‘The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. If clear less lighting may be ordered. Naphtha lamps’ all lighted by 6:51 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 5:53. The moon schedule does not apply to the naphtha lamps. Public arc lamps lighted at 6:21 p.m, and extinguished at 6:23 a.m. Range of the Thermometer. The readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today were as follows: 8 2 p.m., 24; maximum, 24; min- a.m., imum, 10. THE WEATHER FORECASTS BY FLAG SIGNAGS, No. 2 . No. 1. Clear or fair Weather. Rain or ‘snow. ‘The fings are ke No. & nd Local rain ‘or 8 now. Explanation of the Fings. ted each day upon the tesne of the morning weather rap and float until dark. Ko. & No. 5. ‘Tersperatare Cold wave. ‘They indicate thy weather that may be expected during thy following thirty-t1x hours, but more par- Ucularly the 1 it twenty-four hours of that period. They are to ve read from the top of the staff downward. If more than one kind of weather {s predi-ted for the period from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. the corditions first named in the forecast: will he represented by the \ppermoat flag. When a warning of » “cold wave’ is included tn the forecast message, the cold-wave fing will be displayed below the proper weather flag. The temperature flag, when placed above numbers 1, 2 or 8, indicates warmer weather: when placed below numbers 1, 2 or 8, indicates colder weather; when not displayed, the indications are that the temperature will remain stationary. generous handclapping, remaining on their feet until Mrs. Grant had taken her seat at the right of the president general. ‘The regular order of business was then taken up, and reports were read by Miss Desha of the committee to secure a national charter for the society; Mrs. Burrows of the committee on Insignia; Mrs. A. H. Clarke of the committee appointed to secure the placing of a copy of the Declaration of In- dependence and the Constitution in ev; post office, and Mrs, W. J. McGee of th committee on the objects of the suciety. Mrs. Cleveland's Reception. ‘This proctically concluded the business of the morning. for a notice was given that Mrs. Cleveland would receive the delegates at the White House at 12:30 o'clock, and no one cared to miss the chance to greet the wife of the President. At the afternoon session the considera- tion of unfinished business was taken up, the most important item being the report of the committee to draw up a scheme for a colonial hall, to te erected in this city by the D. A. R. It was read by Mrs. DeB. R. Keim. ‘fhe program for the evening session is as follows: 7:30 p.m.—Music—Piano solo, by the com- poser, Miss Wilmuth Gary—“La Promesa de Hesper a Colon” (awarded a medal at the world’s fair). Reports of state regents—Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvyaria, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wis- consin, West Virginia and Wyoming. Music—(a) “The Evening Bells,” chorus, with solo by Miss Mary Valk. (b) “April Mocds,” the Young Ladies’ Chorus. The List of Officers. The afternoon session of the congress yesterday was marked by good feeling and the best of order. The result was that an unusual amount of business was transact- ed. The election of officers was completed, so that the list now stands as foilovw: President general, Mrs. Adlal Stevenso: vice president general, in charge of organi- zation, Mrs. Philip Hichborn; first. vice president general, Mrs. Rose F. Brackett; recording secretary general, Mrs. Herschel Main; corresponding secretary general, Mrs. John L. Mitchell; registrars generals, Mrs. Seymour and Mrs. Brockett; treasurer general, Mrs. Amos G. Draper; historian general, Miss Elizabeth B. Johnston; su geon general, Mrs. Julia Cleaves Harriso1 chaplain general, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bul- lock; assistant historian general, Mrs. Fe- dora Isabel Wilbur; librarian general, Mrs. A. N. McGee. ‘Honorary officers—President general, Mrs. John W. Foster; vice presidents general, Mrs. A. C. Geer, Mrs. Samuel Eliot and M:ss Clara Barton. Mrs. Clement A. Griscom of Philadelphia presided over the evening session. The program opened with a violin solo by Miss Roberta Allen, after which the state regents of Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and North Dakota made their reports. A so- prano solo by Miss Anna B. Yeatman ended the program. Convention Notes. The Georgia Daughters are immensely proud of the fact that the Atlanta Chapter was the second national chapter organized, it being, they claim, twenty minutes in ad- vance of the New “York Chapter! It is the only chapter in the United States that has a memorial building, Massachusetts having presented its state building at the world’s fair in Chicago to the Atlanta Chapter of the D. A. R. The building is an exact dupll- cate of the famous Cragie house, Longfel- low's home. Two of Atlanta's generous citizens have given a lot valuéd at $25,000 for the building to be placed upon, and al- most every state in the Union has sent one or more interesting relics and pieces of fur- niture to go in the building. Miss Longfcl- low sent some interesting relics of her fa- ther’s, consisting of books and manuscripts. Mrs. Dora Tichnor Voorhis of Continental Chapter has a right to belong to the Holland Dames, as her ancestors were Hollanders and Huguenots, and her husband was a member of the male Huguenot society of New York, to which the dames are a second. ‘The Tichenor family has a lot of very inter- esting data, and many precious relics of those early members of the family in Amer- fea. Mrs. Donald G. McLean, regent of the New York Chapter, is the proud possessor of many valuable relics of revolutionary fame. She in_ her home, on Lenox avenue, in New York city, the sideboard that once belonged to Barbara Frietchie; a massive mihogany chair, that was the property of that revo- lutionary patriot, Roger Nelson, besides many pieces of ailver and china that have been handed down to her from fllustrious ancestors. Mrs. James Welctr of Richmond, Va., re- sent of the chapter there, is at the Shore- ham. Mrs. T. B. Moran of Charlottesville, V a direct descendant of the original Was! ingtons, and is an enthusiastic advocate of the continental hall, which {s to be the halt of the national congress some day. She has expressed her enthusiasm in a substantial way by giving $1,000 toward that object. Mrs. Thayer and Mrs. Austen of Kansas City, Mo., the delegates representing the Kansas and Missouri chapters, are at the Arlington. Mrs. Wm. Dickson of Atlanta, who was elected one of the vice presidents gencral for Georgia, is at the Shoreham. She 1s chaperoning three of Georgia’s young daughters, Miss Sarah Grant Jackson, Miss Josephine Inman and Miss Julia Clark. Miss Corrinne Stockers, a young writer of the south, who has been connected with the Atlanta Journal, but who is now writing in New York city, is at the Shoreham with the Georgia delegation. Mrs. Ann S. Greer, who {s editor of the Culpeper, Va., Exponent, is a delegate in attendance on the congress. She {s com- missioner for Virginia on the Columbian lberty bell, and when the continental hall becomes a reality she will ardently support the movement to have the bell, in which so many revolutionary relics are melted, and which became so famous at the world’s fair, placed permanently in that hall. Mrs. John G. Carlisle and Mrs. Daniel Manning, her guest, were interested spe: tators at the D. A. R. congress yesterd: afternoon and were both delighted when Mrs. Stevenson was chosen to become pres- ident general. Mrs. Henry E. Queen of Covington, Ky., who Is a delegate to the congress as regent of the Covington Chapter, is the guest of Mrs. Carlisle. The New York chapter yesterday presented to Mrs. S. Van Courtlandt Hamilton a meg- nificent badge and a life membership in the Mary Washington Monument Assccia- ticn, Mrs. James Fatrman making the pre- sentations, followed by a beautiful tribute from Mrs. Donald McLean. z Miss Ella Loraine Dorsey, who is one of the most ardent and energetic workers in the D. A. R., and one of the charter mem- bers, was earnestly solicited to take some office, but was obliged to decline. Without her knowiedge, she was put up for the new- ly created office of librarian general. She felt prouder, she sald, of the splendid sup- Port of several solid delegations from the scuth and north than to have been elected to the highest office in the socisty without em. —_—._—_. Another of Lincoln’s Jokes, From the Chicago Times-Herald. This is a brand new Lincoln story, and true, like all of this series. President Lincoln reached Meade station, near Petersburg, soon after a serious bat- tle in which about 2,000 confederates were made prisoners. General Meade was on the, President's left and Col. George D. Ruggles on his -ighf. On their way to headquarters they,rqgfe to a point where they could see the Jarge assemblage of prisoners. With the prisoners were many colored servants and laborers. “Mr. Lincoln,” gafd Gen. Meade, “I guess Ruggles did not overestimate the number of men captured.’”*) * Mr. Lincoln chetked his horse, deliber- ately surveyed tho field full of Gordon's disarmed men and the contrabands, and sald: “Yes, generaf, ‘the number is there In black and white-? —eo2—_. One of Lincom’s Fence Ralls, From fhe Chicago Timés-Herald. G. W. Hurd of the firm of Stambaugh & Hurd of Abilene, Kan., has just returned from a visit to his parents in Galena, II, and brings a unique souvenir of Lincoln's early career. Mr. Hurd’s father was a delegate to the Chicago republican conven- tion of 1860. Dennis Hanks, in order to boom Lincoln, had arranged behind the ros- trum a number of oak rails brought up from central Illinois which had been spilt by Lincoln while working in the timber. After Lincoln was nominated he was asked if the rails were really split by him. He declared that, while he could not identify them, if Hanks said they were authentic, it Was correct. The enthusiastic delegates cut them into one-foot lengths and retained them for souvenirs, Mr. Hurd’s has lain in an old bureau, carefully wrapped and la- beled, for thirty-five years. He gave it to ps ee to remain ag an heirloom in the The national Armenian relief committee has sent $25,000 by cable to Clara Barton at Constantinople, and will send forward other sums immediately, DEPUTIES SHOT DOWN Appalling Defiance of the Law by Jackson City Gamblers. ONE OFFICER. FOULLY MURDERED John Nelson and His Pals Fire a Fusillade. THE DEAD AND WOUNDED Another frightful tragedy was added last night to the deplorable ist of such crimes that is credited to the notorious pesthole at the Virginia end of the Long bridge, known as Jackson City. As a consequence, an offi- cer of the law, Benjamin Hines; a special deputy sheriff of Alexandria county, 1s dead; Edward Deutermann, the regular deputy sheriff of the county, is lying at Emergency Hospital with a dangerous wound in the throat; Milton H. Johnson, another special Scene of the Tragedy. deputy sheriff, with a pistol bullet through his neck, Is in a serious condition at his home in Alexandria county, near Jackson City, and Charles O'Neill, alias “Peg” O'Neill, a one-legged horse trainer, is at the Emergency Hospital with a shot wound be- low the right eye, one over the left eve. and a third through his right cheek. The men charged with doing this shooting are John Nelson, a gambler, who has been one of the most persistent and notorious of such lawbreakers in Alexandria county, Va., and Harry Chandler, an equally notorious char- acter. Nelson’s Malodorous Record. Nelson, who 1s as well known as he is no- torlous in this city and Alexandria and vicinity, had a gambling resort last summer on the Virginia shore above the Aqueduct bridge, near Jack Heath's. Shortly after Sheriff Palmer was elected to his present office he raided Nelson's place and captured all the paraphernalia used in gambling that it contained. The tables, chips, roulette wheels and the rest of the outfit was taken to Alexandria and stored in the court house. Shortly afterward it was stolen. Nelson was arrested on suspicion of having re- moved the thin; and was afterward in- dicted. From the time of the raid until the race tracks were closed Nelson was a habitue of these places, and then opened a saloon in Alexandria. few weeks ago he Started the dive in Jackson City where the murder of last night was committed. Sher- iff Palmer, who has kept an eye on Nelson ever since the disappearance of the gam- bling outfit from the Alexandria court house, had reason to believe that the prop- erty would be found at Nelson's place in Jackson City, and advised Deputy Sheriff Deutermarf to investigate the matter. Deutermann Decides to Act. The deputy sheriff kad looked into the matter somewhat, and had every reason to belleve that gambling was being carried on at Nelson’s place in defiance of the laws of Virginia, but he feared that any steps he might propose to take in the mat- ter would be learned by Nelson and his colleagues and his object frustrated. Last night, with Mr. Milton H. Johnson, who re- sides about a mile from Jackson City, and who is proprietor of the saloon at the junc- tion of the Columbia and Alexandria turn- pikes, Deputy Sheriff Deutermann was re- turning from Washington. Passing Nel- son's place he heard the rattle of chips and the noise of great disorder, and concluded that it would be a good time to act. Ac- cordingly, he drove on a few yards fur- ther, where a number of colored men were gathered, and deputized Mr. Johnson, Ben- jamin Hines, Andrew Lewis, Morris Car- roll and two or three others as deputies. The posse then returned to Nelson's dive and entered. Deutermann and two or three of the posse proceeded to the gambling room, which was in the rear of the bar room that ¢ccupies the front of the build- ing, and found the crowd gambling. The players separated at the appearance of the deputy and his aids, and two of the latter were gathering’ up some of the chips on one of the tabies, when a pistol shot was fired from the outside through one of the windows. The Murderous Fire Begins. This was the signal for a perfect fusillade in the gambling room and the bar. Nelson, the proprietor of the place, had fired the shot through the window, and Harry Chandler, the man at whose place in Jack- son City the alleged safe burglars who were associated with Billy Williams were arrested by Alexandria and Washington officers, and who has been keeping bar for Nelson, had followed his employer’s ex- ample on the inside. A horse trainer named Charles O'Neill, who was known as “Peg” because of his wearing a wooden leg, at- tempted to help the deputy sheriffs, when Nelson shot him in the face with a revolver whose chambers were loaded with duck shot, and then beat him over the head with the weapon. The entire affair was a mat- ter of only a few moments, and when the firing ceased and the lights that had been put out at its commencement were relit a terrible scene was presented. An Awfal Scene. The floor was swimming in blood, and upon it was the colored man Hines, lying dead, with a bullet through his heart. Dep- uty Deutermann was prone near the door and Deputy Johnson was holding himself up by the bar. Nelson had left, and ke went immediately to Alexandria, where he surrendered himself to Lieutenant of Po- lice Smith, claiming he had acted in self defense. When quiet was restured, Andrew Lewis, one of the special deputies, secured @ wagon, and with the assistance of two colored men brought Deputies Deutermann ard Johnson and Trainer O'Neill to the Emergency Hospital in this city. Drs. West,.McGraw and Peralto immediately ex- amined the wounds of the sufferers, and it was found that Deputy Johnson had re- ceived a bullet in the right side of his neck near the front, which passed through and made its exit on the other side. No arteries had been injured, and after his wound wes dressed, Johnson persisted in being driven to his home in Alexandria county, about a mile from Jackson City, Albert Lewis go- ing with him. Johnson was much excited over the affair, and stated that when the posse entered the saloon the firing began, and that when he pulled out his own revol- ver for use, some one pulled it out of his hand. Johnson stated that the shot that struck him had been fired by Harry Chandler. O’Neill’s eyes were closed from the effects of his wounds, and he was suffering se- verely. Story of Deputy Deutermann, At the Emergency Hospital this morning a Star reporter had a conversation with Deputy Deutermann, who occupies a bed in the north ward on the third floor. No attempt had been made to remove the bullet which entered his chin and seems to be located on the right side of his throat. The wounded man was calm and collected and told his visitor about the occurrence at Nelson's place. “Mr. Milton Johnson and myself were re- turning from Washington last night,” he said in a whisper, “and when we passed through Jackson City on our way home there were sounds of great disorder in Nelson’s place,-and I concluded that it would be proper for me to sce about it. I had not contemplated raiding the place last night, although I had been pretty WHAT YOU WILL FIND. Some of the Features of Tomorrow's Big Stan , Saturday’s twenty-four page Star will be particularly rich in fiction matter. A charming story by the well-known author, Mrs. Burton Harrison, will be published complete in tomorrow's issue, which will also contain the conclusion of the detective story begun last week. The following are some of the good things prepared for to- morrow: THIEVES THEIR PREY (illustrated). Scenes at the detectives’ headquarters, where confidences are poured out and family skeletons exposed. THEY PLAY FAN TAN (llustrated). How the Chinese colony carry on a lot- tery in Washington and fool the police. THE CITY'S WATER (illustrated). How it is proposed to increase the supply. The completion of the tunnel. HIS LORDSHIP (illustrated). A charming story of the present, by Mrs. Burton Harvtson, Complete in tomor- row's Star. THEY STUDY ART (Illustrated). Sterling Heilig gives some interesting glimpses of life in the ateliers of Paris. WHEN HYPNOTIZED (Illustrated). The luminous atmosphere that is said to gather about a sensitive, and other curious phenomena. THE NEW SLEEVE (iilustrated). Some of the newest designs in fashion'’s realm. THE RAJAH’S HEIRLGOM (iilustrated). Conclusion of the capital detective story which was begun in last Saturday's Star, COLONIAL RELICS (llusirated). Something new about the invaluable col- lections at the National Museum. THE BIRTH OF A PARTY (illustrated). Causes that led to the conception of na- tional republicanism. Mr. A. M. Clapp's recollections, PEN AND SWORD (Illustrated). The plan of the monument in honor of army correspondents at Gapland. RAILROAD PROFITS. In relation to the agitation for lower street-car fares, MILITARY GENIUS. George Washington's plans for the famous Forbes expedition. MINING FOR GEMS. The rich deposits of valuable stones found in the United States and other countries. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL. How a teamster handles mules on the rocky road from Price to Fort DuChesne. By a staff correspondent of The Star. SCIENCE IN THE KITCHEN An interesting and valuable article on the cost of living. By Pauline Pry, TOLD BY A CABBY. A hack driver's reminiscences covering fifty years of active service in this city. LOVER AND HUSBAND. Mrs. Grant tells F. G. Carpenter some new stories about the general at home. THE WORLD OF SPORTS. A page of the latest news and gossip about base ball, horse racing, rowing and, in fact, all outdoor and indoor pas- well assurel for some time that Nelson was carrying on gambling there. Aceord- ingly I deputized Mr. Johnson to assist,an] we drove a few yards further up the street where there w some colored men. I deputized Hines, Lewis, Carroll and th or four others whom I know, but whos. rames I forget just now, and we all re- turned to Nelson's. I had no expectation of any ‘rouble whatever, and I was not prepared for what came so suddenly. I walked through the saloon and into the room at the rear, where there were gam- Ling: bles and a big crowd. Two of the colored men picked. up some chips that were on one of the tables and asked me what they should do with them. Before I could reply Nelson appeared at one of the windows and began firing. One of his bul- lets struek me in the chin. There were about thirty shots fired, I think, and it was all over, it seems to me, in a minute. I don’t know who else engaged in the shooting, but 1 know Nelson fired the first shot through the windo We had just gotten into the place. There had been no breaking up of tables or injury done to anything. It was just as I tell you. Two of the colored men picked up a rack of chips and then the trouble began.” Another Victim of the Shooting. While The Star reporter was at the Emergency Hospital another victim of the shooting was brought in. He was a col- ored man named Perry Smith, who was ene of the men who had been deputized by Mr. Deutermann. He had received a bullet wound in the right leg and another in the right arm, but neither wound was dangerous. His recollection of the occur- rence tallied with that of Mr. Deutermann. O'Neill was resting easily and all the wounded men are expected to recover. When John Nelson gave himself up 1 night he declared that he didn't know who the men composing the posse were, and that he took no action until they began breaking up his fixtures. Then, he said, he acted in self-defense and opened fire en them. He was placed in jail to await the action of the Alexandria county au- thorities. Bicycle Instructor, From the New York Home Journal. “Sergeant Bikeman” ts the title just con- ferred by Queen Victoria upon a young footman of the royal stables, who, when the princess and princessses first commenced to look upon the wheel with any degree of favor, set to work and studied the art of riding sufficiently to become an expert and capable of acting as an instructor to their royal highnesses. Prince Henry of Prussia owes much to the tuition which he received from the young footman during his visit to Balmoral. So indispensable did the young fellow render himself to the princes and princessses in connection with their new fad that they could not do without him, and it is to the favor and countenance which he thus secured that he owes his promotion from the rank of ordinary foot- man to that of sergeant footman and ser- geant bikeman. Probably her majesty’s choice of title for this newly created post will go a consider- able way—at any rate In England—toward relieving the word “bike” from much of the opprobrium and taint of vulearity with which it has been environed. The sergeant bikeman, who has charge of the care and maintenance of the royal wheels, which are kept in a section of the royal mews at Windsor castle specially arranged for this purpose, Wears, when engaged In the per- formance of his duties, the scarlet-and-gold coat of the royal footmen, with the chev- rons of a sergeant, buckskin breeches, top boots and a silk hat with a gold band and cockade. Meanwhile the pet saddle horses of the princes and princesses are eating their heads off, and there fs talk at Windsor of having the prince consort’s superb riding school laid with asphalt and converted into a bicycle track. Episode. From the San Francisco Argonaut, An “Argonaut” contributor writes us from Lower California that he has just been down on the gulf coast, where he went In a Chinese junk commanded by a Dutch captain to examine a Mex:can mine for an English company, and that on the trip his Irish cook drank up all the Scotch whisky. a Y FINANCIAL. 300 private Storage rooms here— new, light and well ventilated. Best facilities and lowest charges. Merchants’ z::<., .., "Py 929-931 D St. Phone 650, The Nationa! Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH xr AND NEW YORK AVE. 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The party who is engaged in the new Industry is a resident e county, and expects, to enter into business ena large scale, for which purpose a stock company ir already beng formed.