Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1896, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 189¢—-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. a READY TO TESTIFY|S!GNS OF EASTERTIDE Small Dealers in Oleomargarine Are Growing Frightened. THEY WERE PROMISED PROTECTION The Wholesale Dealers Cannot Keep That Agreement. INTERESTING INSTANCES The developments regarding the viola- tions of the oleomargerine laws which have been made in the past few days, and which will be reinforced by further matter of the same character, have inspired the smaller dealers who kave becn seiling oleo- margarine through the representation that it was genuine butter te look about for the Dest mears to protect themselves when they are brought to trial. Many of them are now perfectly willing to take the wit- ness stand and tell the whole story of the transactions that have been going on for months between the wholesale dealers in the product from whom they secured their supplies and themselves. It is a well- known fact to those who have investigated ubject, including the authoritles of the United States internal revenue bureau, that the wholesale dealers in oleomargarine have constantly and persistently extended their trade among the retall dealers here by promising the latter that they would be fully and amply protected if they sold the oleomargarine without any of the marks provided by law and as pure butter. The retail dealers were told that they would not be bothered by the agents of the internal revenue office stationed in this city, and that if they were caught in the violation of the law they would be subject- «d to no expense. * The Protection Does Not Protect. ‘These small dealers now find that all these representations, no matter how good @ foundation they might have resied upor some time ago, cannot be carried out, and @ number of them are ready and willing to taake a clean breast of the whole thing. A vigorous and searching investigation, such as a proper pregecution of the cases now in the hands of the district attorney, will result in, would show that the ramifica- tions of this system of imposition extends to all parts of the District and affects the people in every section of it. Dealers in all these sections have been engaged in buy- ing oleomargarine at oleomargarine prices, stripping it of all vestige of the marks that would show its real character and selling it to custcmers as butter, in ihe imagined security which the representations of the imncaeate dealers above described afforded em. Some Instances in Point. Sometimes some of these dealers got frightened, but their fears were quickly al- layed. The Star has in its possession num- bers of well authenticated instances of this fort, of which it is mercly necessary to men- tion two or three. A dealer on 1% street southwest was selling cleomargarine last fall without a license. A special agent who is connected with the lozal branch of the internal revenue Cffice here bought some of the article from this dealer and had it analyzed. The wholesale man from whom the dealer had purchased the supply of oleomargarine hought the latter a_ retail hieense and the case was ne pushed. An- other dealer, whose place was located in t southeast section of the city, got fright- ened and ‘old the wholesale dealer who fed him with oleomargarine that an been at his place. retailer for a de- scription of t d when it was giv- en, the retailer was assured that he would never be troubied again, and he was not. Still another case oceurred in the northeast section, where a dealer ordered butter from a@ wholesale firm, whose chief line of goods consisted of oleomarsurine. Given Oleo. for Butter. ‘The dealer was honest in his belief he had received butter, and the three of the article which was supplied to «1 no marks cr other means to show that their contents were not pure butter. The retailer sold some to a customer, who found it was oleomargarine. Thereupon the mer- chant took samples of the stuff himszif to a chemist on Capitol Hill, who found that it was really oleomargarine. The merchant then sent for the wholesale dealer from whom he had secured the three tubs, and the latter replaced the oleo with pure but- ter, receipted the merchant's bill and asked him to keep quiet about the matter. On the evening of aSturday, the 21st of December, a firm doing business in the K street market sold to the keeper of a din- ing room what was represented to be but- ter. The dining room proprietor discovered ft was oleomargarine and went back to the place whence he had procured it and de- manded butter. He was then reluctantly informed that the firm did not have any butter. These are only a few instances that show the manner in whi-h the illicit trade oleomargarine has bezn conducted in Washington. The internal revenue bureau authorities are perfectly familiar with the facts in all these cases meationed, but ap- pear to be anxious to make cases against local wholesale dealers of greater magni- tude, so far as the department is concera- that tubs: him in ed, than those which they have already made within the Distri is a very good thin £ course, desire to make big c. in the opinion of a great maay people who are interested in the mat- ter, should not prevent the prosecution of the numeruus little ones, as they are call- ed. whose aggregate e when the impos: i principals in them is taken into consideration. Congressmen Are Taking Interest. A number of Congressmen are taking a great deal of interest in the determined stand which The Evening Star has taken en the subject of having the oleomarga- rine laws observed in the District, and this is especially the case with those Represen- tatives who have large dairy interests in their districts. The future conduct of the cases already made against thegalieged vio- Jators of these laws, therefore, will be closely watched, and with a view to action being taken by Congress in case such a course seems necessary. A sreat deal of curiosity exists among those who have been invest!gating the mat- ter here as to what became of the speci- mens of the product sold as butter to rep- resentatives of the local internal revenue branch | fatl. One of these officials—it was Mr. Farrell—stated that he nad se- eurel one hurdred samples, of which Was sure at least one-half were oleomarga’ rine. If his statement was correct it would be interesting to know where ihe sampies are or what became of them, ase Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue Miller assured @ reporter for The Star that his depart- ment had received nothing of this sort from its local branch. Rev. Wm. A. Creditt, pastor of the Be- rean Baptist Church, and Dr. A. B. Cole have just returned from a week's visit to New York city and Atlantic Highlands, N. J., in the interest of the Manassas Indus- trial School. They brought back substan- tial evidence of having made many friends for the school. They were given money, books. educational appliances, besides many promises of future donations. ——~—__ Accident to a Brakem: James Howard, 2 brakeman on the Bal- timore end Potomec railroad, met with a Painful accident while at werk on the read today. His right arm was badly fractureG while he was coupling cars. He Was brought to the city and sent to Provi- dence Hospital. —_—.__ Cane Against Costello Dropped. The case of Walter J. Costello, the former saloonkeeper, charged with collecting money from citizens for Mrs. Mary Whe- lan, who had been evicted from her house. and appropriating it to bis own use, was nolled prossed in the Police Ceurt today. His friends paid Mrs. Whelan the $8 he collected for her. The Windows Tell of the Dey, if the Weather Does Not Beautiful Designs and Ingenious Dis- plays Mark All the Business Streets and Lend a Certain Gayety. Easter spirit is somewhat chilled by the weather. The spring lamb on the hillside is bleating for an overcoat and the downy chick by the woodpile gives a melancholy and suicidal glance now and then at the ax glittering in the sunlight. The young rabbit, also a partner in the symbolism of the day, shrinks within himself until his back teeth nearly touch his tail. The new girl and the Easter bonnet are at odds. Should they go to church together tomorrow, unless there is considerable change in the weather, both might be laid up for a fortnight at least, she with a fearful cold and it with the summer hat and the diaphanous seaside toggery. The windows of the merchants on the avenue, F street, 7th street and G@ mark the passing of Easter. The milliners have had the courage of the stock they bought when they thought spring would arrive on time, and their windows are resplendent with masses of artificial flowers. Violets, daffodils, forget- Me-nots and roses bloom in odorless mag- nificence and riotous abundance in every millinery window in town. The drug stores make an effort also to force the season. Usually the druggist who does not put a ton or two of sod in his window and a house and water wheel and a hen with twenty or more shivering chickens is inconspicuous. This year they have made slight demonstrations. One drug merchant has his window filled with beautiful big wax esgs. Another has a hen and six chicks and a rabbit, with three young ones disporting in his window. An avenue druggist has the king attraction in the shape of a beautiful Moorish girl and her lover, both in costume, perched in his win- dow coloring Easter eggs. The sidewalk during all hours of the day ts black with spectators, and the pale air vibrates with remarks more or less witty and com- plimentary to the girl and her companion. One dry goods window on the avenue has a very pleasing display of goods appro- priate to the season arranged dround a mocel of the Hancock statue soon to be erected. A large dry goods display up- town represents a hothouse done in arti- ficial flowers and all kinds and colors of* spring goods. An uptown bird store has several “hundred chickens displayed in a brooder and half a hundred incubator- hatched fuzzy ducklings waddling about in the serenest satisfaction with their im- personal source of being. The florists’ win- dows fairly surpass themselves. Easter lilies by thousands hurl midsummer square- ly in the eye of the pedestrian. Bouton- nicres of lilies of the valley and violets fill the background abundantly at the modest figure of 30 cents a bunch, the Easter lilies being a dollar apiece. The candy stores abound in pretty toy rabbits, chickens, ducks and eggs. One fine design fs a large duckling, three feet high, dressed in a spike-tall coat, while (duck) trousers, stove- pipe hat, with menocle and cane in the very top of the style. Brownie frogs and rabbits peep out merrily from behind piles of caramels and bonbons and fluffy Iittle chicks are bursting from papier mache shells on ‘every side. One window uptown is full of beautiful white and fridescent pigeon: Not ta be emitted is an uptown saloon which adver- tises “Easter lunch” in a pretty legend done in evergreens and immortelies. So, too, should be mentioned the necktie displays; “Easter offerings” in this line are multitu- dinous and omnipresent. The young man can enjoy Easter tomorrow, even if his friend, the young woman, cannot. The Anacostig Railway Problem. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The system of bookkeeping in vogue in the office of the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company must be of the most elastic kind, or else the statement recently submitted by President Griswold, and ap- proved ty the Commissioners, and by them transmitted to the Senate of the United States, is not 2 true and reliable statement. In proof of which I quote from a statement submitted to the Commissioners by Mr. Griswold: “This company has demonstrat- ed by accurate figures, after years of trial, that to continue to maintain a two-horse ear service, with conductor and driver, would bankrupt the company.” This evi- dently so impressed the honorable Commis- sioners that they returned disapproved a bill drawn up and presented by Senator Mc- Millan, chairman Senate District commit- tee, which contained provisions most fayor- able to the Anacostia road. The statement of President Griswold was so replete with poverty. and its disastrous tendencies that the Commissioners recommended that he be left undisturbed with his bob-tail-one- horse-no-conductor apology for street cars. The date of this remarkable and extra- ordinary official transaction was March 19. Now rote the wonderful financial recupera- tive powers of the Anacostia and Potomac Railroaé Company. On March 26, seven days later, Senator McMillan, at the re- quest of President Griswold, introduced a bill which, octopus like, grabbed every- thing in sight in the shape of a railroad, regardless of the millions of dollars they represented, and which furthermore called for thousands of dollars for experimental purposes. This, too, from a company that seven days previous proved to the satisfac- tion of the Commiasioncrs that it was too poor to run two-horse cars with conductors, and is now reducing expenses by substitut- ing half-grown boys for men as drivers. This state of affairs is not honest to either its patrons or Congress. It Seeks to evade good service to the former, and is convicted by its own statements in try- ing te impose upon Congress by asking for that which the sworn statements of its president and secretary show it 13 financially in no condition to carry out, and which can serve only one purpose, to wit— prolong the disgrace for two or more years of having dirty-bob-tail-one-horse-no-con- ductor apology for cars sneaking along some of the principal streets at the na- tion's capital. “Only this and nothing more.”" HENRY JOHNSON. ——.___— Unity Club (1874). The eleventh meeting of the Unity Club (874) was held at the residence of Mr. J. C. Hodges, 918 I street northwest, Wednes- day night, Mr. James B. Philp, the president, presiding. A beautiful memorial was read by Judge J. J. Hayden on the death of a former member, Mr. J. K. Miller. Several new members were admitted> The pro- gram was opened with a piano solo by Miss Gertrude Metcalf. Mr. Frank E. Anderson, chief of law division, pension office, deliv- ered an interesting and amusing address on the subject, “Kisses.” Mr. W. A. Mor- sell sang two comic songs. The dramatic sketch, “Her ‘st Appearance,” being a dramatization by W. M. Barrow and D. Haywood of Richard Harding Davis’ story by that name, was well rendered by Mr. W. M. Barrow as Van Biober, Mr. D. C. Haywood as Carruthers, and Littie Annic Adkins as “The Little Girl.” Mr. John 0. Russel played a guitar svlo. Mrs. Leonard recited ‘‘The Maestro’s Confes- sion; Miss Merl Esputa, accompanied by Mrs. J. Esputa Daiy, rendered “Lola's Song," from “Rusticana.” Little Annie Adkins gave a humorous recitation, en- titled “Cats; Miss Mary Miller, accom- panied by Mrs. Daly, sang “‘Happy Birds;” Mr. Goldwin S. Patten recited by special request, “The Bridal Trip,” and responded to an encore with “The Uncle.” The ex- cellent program was closed with “The Flower Song,” from “Faust,” by Miss Merl Esputa. a eee Breaking the Money Order Record. A statement made in the office of the auditor for the Post Office Department shows that for the months of October, No- vember and December, 1895, the value of domestic money orders issued was $48,797,- 491.15; international money orders issued, $4,353,864.18; domestic money orders paid, $H48,191,663.60; international money orders paid, '$1,425,818.30. Total, $102,768,837.23. The next largest quarter in the history of the money order business was the corre- sponding one of 18, in which the total of money orders Issued and paid was $¥i,810,- 5. —— Couldn't Help Himself. From Puck. ‘ Lawyer (investigating client's story)— “Now, you must keep nothing from m Client—“I am not. I paid you every cent T have in the world for your retainer. E. 5S.) A TICKET BROKER ARRESTED. Charged With Forgery as a Result of an Alteration of Dates. Some months ago the Raltimore and Ohio railroad officials discovered that there was ® big swindle being perpetrated on the road in connection with the sale of tickets by scalpers, and 20 much of it was done that an investigation to break up the practice if possible was started. Yesterday sworn complaint was made against Wilber W. Marmaduke, the ticket broker at 408 Penn- sylvania avenue. William Alvey, gerleral ent of the road in this city, swore out, the warrant, and Detectives Helan and Lacey served it on Mr. Marmaduke, who made a denial of the charge of forgery made against him. He gave security in the sum of $500 for his cppearance and was re- leased. It is charged by the railroad officials that Mr. Marmaduke purchased a ticket for a passage between here and New York two days after it had expired, and sold it after it hed been altered so as to make it appear good for a month later. There is a margin on the ticket containing the months and days, and when first sold a hole is pun :hed to show the date of the expiration of the ticket. These holes, it is charged, have been patched and later dates punched. In this cose a decoy ticket was used. Gen- eral Agent Alvey and Passenger Agent Hege arranged the decoy and sold it. They sent to Chicago and got a ticket good from that city to New York, and tore off the part of the ticket good for passage from there to this city. The ticket was limited and was punched to expire on March 4. Two days after the expiration of the ticket, it is alleged, Marmaduke pur- chased it, and yesterday afternoon !t was presented at the ratiroad depot. The gate- Keeper took up the ticket and found that it had been altered in the manner stated, and repunched so as to make it expire on the 4th of this month. ‘When questioned, the man who presented the ticket said he had purchased it from a ticket broker at 471 Pennsylvania avenue, and was given with it an order on Marma- duke, whica purported to hava been given by a Chicago broker. The broker at the number mentioned is a Mr. Wright, an] he claims that he bought the ticket from a man on tke street. Just when or by whom the change in the ticket was made is not known, but the war- rant charges Marmaduke with being re- sponsible for it. This merning the case was called in the Police Court and continued until Thurs- day. —_—.—_—_ THE CHAMPIONS WILL NOT DRILL, Thurston Rifles Are Not Going to the Savannah Competition. The companies of the District of Columbia National Guard that are contemplating entry in the Savannah interstate drill, May 11-16, will be interested in the announce- ment that the Thurston Rifles of Omaha, Neb., now holding the Galveston semi- tennial championship cup, and with it the title of champion military company of the United States, will not engage in the Georgia competition. Capt. Shilling of the Morton Cadets forwarded a challenge to the Thur- stons to drill for the cup at Savannah, but the drill authorities have been notified that the champions find it impossible to accept. ‘This action will be a disappointment to the Morton Cadets, who have heen eager for another meeting with the Omaha company. ‘The Mortons lost the cup to the Thurstons at Memphis last May by. a fraction of 1 per cent, and bested that company in class B by a good margin. Application has, how- ever, bsen made to the adjutant general of ‘Texas for the cup by the Savannah drill au- thorities, ard it is practically certain that the trophy will be placed in competition at the coming drill. ontracts have been closed for a series of exhibitions of fireworks and vaudeville fea- tures during the drill week. —— DONN WILL CASE. THE Judge Cox Directs the Issues to Be Tried by Jury. Judge Cox, in the Probate Court, today, directed that,the issues in the contest over the will of the late Oliver P. Donn be sent to the Circuit Court for trial by Jury. The issues, in substance, involve the question whether the will of the deceased, dated Apr:1 16, 1802, was made when the (estator was of sound and disposing mind, and cap- able of executing a valid deed or contract. ——_—.- Apparently Sarcastic. T ihe Editor of The Evening Star: I have read with great pleasure of the passing of the “theater hat,” and that on Monday night only one was to be seen in an entire audience. I wish also to add my tribute to the power of the press. I went to the theater on Monday and had the a'sle seat. Three men sat in the next seats. They remainéd in their places through the entire evening. As I believe such an oc- currence should be noted and approved, I send this. ANOTHER WOMAN. P. 8.—One of the men was lame, and the other two were considerably over three score years und ten. SS The Henlth Officer's Olfactorics. fw the Faitor of The Evening Star: A recent newspaper publication stated that Health Officer Woodward upon ap- proaching the garbage crematory on Satur- day last observed a smell, which the people in the vicinity supposed to be from the crematory, but which Dr, Woodward recog- nized at once as arising from the boiling of scap, and immediately connected with the so-called soap factory about a half-mile southwest of the garbage crematory. When it is known that no soap has been boiled at the so-called soap factory for ten years, and that at the time Dr. Wood- ward recognized the odor there was a stiff breeze from the southeast, it will be seen that if Dr. Woodward was correctly re- ported, his sense of smell has been warped by a natural reluctance to think or admit the sugzestion of any odor from the garb- age factory. That the public may not be deceived by Dr. Woodward's self-deception and may know that the garbage crematory is already proving odorous, We pray the Commissioners will give it their attention at such time as they will have an oppor- tynity to judge safely. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0) SOUTH WASHINGTON CITIZE, SOCIATION. THE AS- — Wills Filed Today. ‘The will of the Jaie Blanche W. Wood- ward, dated April 17, 1885, was filed today. The estate is left to the children of the tes- tatrix, Jos. J., May, Cornellus W., Edith and Graham C. Woodward, as tenants in common, and to their issue. Jos. J. Wood- ward is appointed executor. The will of the late John Kaiser, dated July 25, 1894, appointing Edward Kaiser, a son, executor, was also filed today. The estate is left. to the widow of the testator, Christine Kaiser, for life, and at her death it is to be equally divided among the chil- dren. ‘The shares of two daughters, Ama- lia Belt end Emilie Hecker, are to be rein- ested by the executor and only the interest paid to them. -Shouid they desire to pur- chase hemesteads, however, they shall be allowed to do so, and at their death their children shall take thelr shares. Lecture on Greer County. - R. T. Hill of the geological survey lec- tured to the Geographic Society at the Cos-4 mes Club last night on the “Greer County Cage.” He said Texas never claimed the territory in dispute between the state and the United States until 1883, and Texas had not, up to 1886, made an official survey of her domain. The history and geology of the region was given. The next meeting will be at Metzerott’s, Marcus Baker lec- turing instead of Dr. Dow, who is sick. Election of Officers. Coicmbia Lodge, No. 1, cf the Orden der Hermanns-Sohne (Sons of Herman), has elected the following officers for the en- suing term: E. Waldecker, -ex-president; Gustave Bender, president; B. F. Schubert, vice president; Wm. L. Elterich, recording secretary; J. A. Schuerger, financial secre- tary; Chas. Herman, treasurer; Henry F. Reh, Traugott L. Schmidt and Jos. A. Kaschka, trustees; George Jaeger, guide; Jacob Kreis, inner guard; Emil Knabe, outer guard: Dr. E. A. Sellhausen, physi- cian. The order of the Sons of Herman, which is a beneficial and charitable society, was*founded in 1840, and is said to be the most influential of German organizations of said character in this country, EFFECTS #F KINGS Auction of the Plate tg and Brio-a-Brao of Hawaiign, Monarchs. PRINCESS KATULANVFOBAVE A PENSION Ex-Minister Thurston Out of Office and Busy at Law. THE OPIUM QUESTION Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, March 18, 1896. An interesting event a fortnight ago was the sale at auction, on account’of the gov- ernment, of a large assortment of the old Pelace table ware and some other articles of royal use, but not the private property of the late monarchs. There was an urgent demand by the public for the possession of these articles as curios and souvenirs of the monarchy. A large proportion of the tatle ware and cut glass had the royal mcnograms of different sovereigns, chiefly those of Kalakaua. For these there was great competition, and exorbitant prices were paid. Some sets of the table ware had been made in Europe for the palace. A choice set of Sevres ware presented by Na- poleon III was entirely damaged, but the fractured pieces of the set brought high prices. All the pieces were sold singly. The highest price, $500, was paid by The- cphilus Davies of Kaiulant fame, for a solid silver - centerpiece. Miss Kate Field tri- umphantly secured an Austrian helmet of Kalakaua for $17. A choice selection of ar- ucles was reseryed as curios’ for the Bishop Museum. Mr. Davies is here paying his. annual business visit; or rather he is now on Hewail, Inspecting his valuable plantations in the Hamakua district. His oldest son Clive came with him, expecting to remain here in connection with his father’s large ercantile and other business. Mr. Davies is no longer the guardian of the Princess Kaiulani, whose father, A. S. Cleghorn, is now with her, at Mentone, Italy, 1 believe. ‘The item for a $2,000 pension for Kaiulani mects with no opposition in the legislature, ard will undoubtedly pass. So far as known, Mr. Davies’ attitude of protest exainst our republic has subsided into one of submission to the inevitable. As guar- dian of Kaiulani, it may he conceded that he did no more than his duty in exerting imself to the utmost to secure the re- version of the throne for her. We felt some animosity toward him in the latter part of 188%, when he was dropping intima- ns on the way out here that our fate sealed at Washington, and President Cleveland was ubout to put an end to the provisional government. But now we feel 4s peaceable toward our old and esteemed friend Davies as we do toward the very estimable Minister Willis. We are in a kindly and forgiving temper to everybody who will behave weil in future. Mr. Thurston Busy. Our former minister at Washington, Lor- rin A. Thurston, Is at present quite out of polities, and doing @ ‘Fushing law business in partnership with Gen. A. S. Hartwell, who has long been the leader of the Hono- lvlu bar. The late. Secretary Gresham's private secretary, Landis, was entirely out (probably mislcd,by the mendactous Hayne) in his helief that ‘Vhurston was persona non grata with hi#own government, as well as at Washington. Foreign Minister Ccoper, in his recent report to the legisla- ture, paid the highest tribute to Mr. Thurs- ten's character and services, and warmest testimony of the government's regard for him. Thurston has withdrawn from public office solely from thé necessity to recoup his finances by legal work. His damaging reply In The Washington Star and Chicago ‘Times-Herald to Mri tions had been pre: thheld on ac- count of the eminent tary’s death. Upon the revival of the obnoxious accusa- in the President's December message, hurston felt It necessary to issue his re- foinder. Some of the facts there given had previously appeared in President Dole’s noted letter of specifications of January, ISH. Julian D. Hayne, above all person wh9 first appeared months ago. Of his previous record not & hint has yet transpired here. For nine months past he has been issuing a monthly magazine called the Hawaiian, of neat ex- terior and prettily illustrated. It 1s de- voted entirely to roasting the government and the “missionaries” in a reckless and scurrilous manner, which is not unprece- dented in this longitude, but not previously found in any periodical of such taking « tericr. After a few s he traveled east and flourished considerably on ihe credit of his good-looking mugazine, insomuch that the Asscciated Press lent ear to him and last September published as important a long and preposterous statement of Hayne’s alout Hawailan affairs, including the ab- surd item that Thurston’ had quarreled with Dole, and was now championing Kaiulani for the throne! Mr. Landis may have heen misled by this. Returning here, Hayne pre- pared a January number of his magazine, which, after it had gone to the binder, the printers discovered to be of such a char- acter that they burned the whole edition on account of its being, as they made pub- lic statemeat, “immoral and indecent.” Licensing Opiam. Cecil Brown troduced into the senate in the first week of the seston his bill for licensing the sale of opium. This measure is excessively obnoxious to the “mission- ary” element in the community, and at once encountered vehement denunciation in the senate. It has, however, gone into the lands of a committee. ‘The struggle over it is likely to be severe, as nearly half the senate are believed to have been persuaded to favor it. Its advocates claim that the present prohilitory law ts wholly ineffec- tual—that large quantities of the drug are smuggied in, and that consumers easily ob- tain all they want, so that the wise and proper system is for the government to derive from its consumption a revenue esti- mated at oyer $100,000 The bill proposes to permit four opium dives with benches and bunks to be provided by the licensees in Honolulu; also dives in various country tovns. No opium is to be permitted on any person outside of sald licensed dives. The opposition maintain that the present prohibitory system renders, the obtaining of opium dangerous and difficult, and pre- vents the extension of its use ‘to others than Chinese who had contracted the habit before coming here. They especially depre- cate the extersion of the habit to the na- tive Hawaiians. Past experience of opium licensing shows that it is extremely fatal to the natives, who are prone to excess in the use cf anything intoxicating. At pres- ent no natives are found using it. The fre- quent arrests of consumers are almost en- tirely confined to Chinese. Another reason, affecting the sugar planters, is that the use o! oplum is extremely demoralizing to their laborers, who are incapable of work after an opium debauch. “Effect of It. The opposition, hd#Ged by the “mission- ary” or religious element, are most strenu- ous in their antagonism to opium licensing. ‘They point out the notorious fact that the queen’s support of an opium, as well 2s a lottery Dill in 1892, was a large factor in destroying the loyally of the missionary party to the monarchy. Her support of the lottery, no doubt, was more decisive in its effect, but the opium,question was @ large element. It is urgejl jthat licensing~opium will discredit our, gincerity before the American public. ‘She, following paragraph has for ten days pagt,been kept by the yertiser at the foot pf,its editorial colum' “american Opinion Forecast. ‘It what I hear is true, the next Hawaiian legislature will do exactly what they found fault with the queen for doing, and for which they dethroned her, that is, licensing the sale of opium.’ (John D. Spreckels in San Francis- co Examiner,") It is true that nearly the first act of legis- lation by the councils of the new provi- sional government, in January, 1893, was to repeal the opium and lottery laws, which had been signed by the queen one week previous. Cecil. Brown was a member of the advisory council, which was unanimous for the repeal, and now he brings in a bill to re-enact it! : Kilauen’s Subsidence. Our great and favorite show place for tourists, Kilauea volcano, has most un- kindly gone back upon us. On renewing its activities in a Nvely manner, after four- Jed to, is a here _ thirty teen months of torpidity, it was confident- ly expected that Kilauea would keep up the show of fireworks for a number of years, according to custom. But after some six weeks, the lava lake gently sank away into its hiding place in the nether abyss. ey, ae pence = = in to observe the grand spectacle, The later ones have been disappointed. There is still much to be seen of the enormous, grotesque and hideous; and the dead pit is still pour- ing up clouds of smoke and steam. But the live eye of fire is closed and hidden. It 1s thought from many signs familiar to the initiated that the live lava will soon reappear. Meantime many visitors still re- sort to the beautiful Volcano Hotel for the sake of its lovely climate of 4,000 feet al- titude, as well as the interest of the great black caldera pit. —->—__: THE UNFORTUNATE MILLIONAIRE. From This Point of View He ia to Be Pitied. From the Contemporary Review. In reviewing the advertisements of the manufactures of the country I find that everything is produced for the million and nothing for the millionaire. Children, boys, youths, “gents,” ladies, artisans, profes- sional men, even peers and kings, are ca- tered for, but the millionaire’s custom is evidently not worth having—there are too few of him. While the poorest have their rag fair, a duly organized and busy mar- ket in Houndsditch, where you can buy a boot for a penny, you may search the world in vain for the market where the boot for £50, the special cheap line of hats at 40 guineas, the cloth-of-gold bicycling suit, and the Cleopatra claret, four pearls to the bottle, can be purchased wholesale. Thus the unfortunate millionaire has the responsibility of prodigious wealth without the possibility of enjoying Himself more than any ordinary rich man. Indeed, in many things he cannot enjoy himself more than many poor men do, nor even so much; for a drum major is’ better dressed, a trainer's stable lad often rides a better horse, the first-class carriage is shared by office boys taking their young ladies out for the evening, everybody who goes down to Brighton for Sunday rides in the Pullman car, and of what use is it to be able to pay for a peacock’s-brain sandwich when there is nothing to be had but ham or beef? The injustice of this state of things has not been sufficiently considered. A man with an income of {25 a year can multiply his comfort beyond all caiculation by doub- ling his income. A man with {50a year can at least quadruple his comfort by doubling Mis income. Probably up to even £250 a year doubled income means doubled com- fort. After that the increment of comfort grows less in proportion to the increment of income, until a point is reached at which the victim is satiated and even surfeited with everything that money can procure. To give him another £100,000, under the im- pression that you are benefiting him, on the general ground that men like money, is exactly as if you were to add two hours to the working gay of a confectioner’s shop- boy on the general ground that boys are fond of sweets. What can the wretched millionaire do that needs a million? Does he want a fleet of yachts, a Rotten Row full of carriages, an army of servants, a whole city of town houses, or a contin- gent for a game preserve? Can he attend more than one theater in one evening or Wear more than one suit at a time or digest more meals than his butler? Is it a luxury to have more money to take care of, more begging letters to read, and to be cut off from those delicious Alnaschar dreams in which the poor man, sitting down to con- sider what he will do in the always possi- ble event of some unknown relative leav- ing him a fortune, forgets his privation? And yet there is no sympathy for this hid- den sorrow of plutocracy. The poor alone are pitied. ———_ A TREASURE TROVE STORY. Vows Were Not Kept, So Somebody Developed a Conscience. From the London Some six years ago the Marine Insurance Company of London Insured a case contain- ing about £20,000 worth of Brazilian bank notes, shipped in the steamer Buenos Ayres, from Pernambuco, to Rio Janeiro. The steamer was wrecked. When the vessel was sinking, all the crew got into the boats with the exception of the captain and a few who were employed in bringing on deck the passengers’ luggage, the mails and the case containing the Bra- zilian paper money. While they were thus engaged the steamer seemed about to founder, and the men were sent to the boats, the captein remaining on board with one man, who was helping him to carry the case in question. The steamer foundered rather suddenly, and the two men were dragged under water. They were picked up, however, by the boats, and the captain at once inquired whether the case containing the money had been saved. The mate and engineer replied that it had been receive on board and stowed away. But when they landed the case was not forthcoming, and the captain could only suppose that it had been jettisoned by some one on board in order to prevent the boat from sinking. The British company paid the insurance money at once, and regarded it as a total loss. Not long ago, however, they received a letter in Portuguese, evidently written by an illiterate person, the contents of which, communicated to the Portuguese authori- ties, led to the searching of the houses of some fishermen at Poyoa de Varzim, a fish- Ing village about fifteen miles north of Oporto, with the result that cash and secu: ties of the value of about £00) were re- covered. The fishermen stated that while engaged in fishing off the coast of Brazil they picked up, a few weeks after the date of the wreck of the Buenos Ayres, the case containing the money and divided the con- tents, It would appear that the reason why some one turned king’s evidence was that, al- though the fishermen in a moment of elation at their discovery made vows to give dona- tions of considerable value to religious in- stitutions, they had neglected to carry them out. 8. BURIED MONEY. DREAMED OF He is More Than Twelve Hundred Dollars Ahead. From the Cincinnati Conimercial-Gazette. The citizens near Lebanon, Ind., are all agog over the strange stories told by Wm. M. Richardson, a farmer. Alout two years ago Mr. Richardson's mother died. During her last years she was very eccentric, and before her death she told various persons that she had buried large sums of money on different parts of her farm, but sre al- ways refuscd to’ divulge the hiding places. After her death a large part of the door- yard and garden was dug up, but not trace of the hidden wealth was found, and the matter was dropped. About three months ago Mr. Richardson had 2 dream in which he was told to visit a clairvoyant of Indianapolis and he would learn something regarding the hiding place of the money. This dieam, Mr. Richard- son says, Was repeated at frequent mter- vals, and he finally decided to test the fortune teller’s ability. Going to Indian- apolis, he gained an audience with a gipsy palmist, who, he says, told him he would find $1@00 buried at a point in his orchard. With much skepticism Mr. Richardson followed her directions, and recovered a tin can containing $ 0. With this money he paid off a mortgage on his farm, and had about spent the entire amount when his sister demanded half of the funds as one cf the heirs of their mother, and a law suit was for a short time imminent, but the claim was finally compromised. oe —___ 2 Furniture Decoration. From the Upholsterer. The use of wood fiber or pulp in the shape of molding is now made peculiarly available for some of the artistic processes in furniture decoration. For this purpose the required patterns are designed, and hollow. molds made after them—that is, the wood fiber. while in a soft, gelatinous con- dition, is.forced into these molds and the moisture then slowly driven out by com- pressed air, while the meshes of a fine net- ting hold the pulp in place. Thus the ar- ticles can be readily turned out in single pieces, and are completed without further manipulation except to trim and finish off the swrface. So peculiarly adapted is this method to the art in question that delicate scrolls, flowers, and all conventional pat- terns carved out of wood for furniture and cabinets are thus satisfactorily and rapidly produced. With a little glue these orna- mental pieces are fixed securely in the de- sired position, and almost perfectly resem- ble the finest specimens of carved wood work. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES Washington Singers Who Have Aoquired High Reputations as Professionals. Several Will Be Heard in Opera and Concert Next Week—Other Items of Decided Local Interest. Next week there will be quite a number of Washington singers who will appear here professionally, and it is expected that their werk will reflect credit upon the city of their nativity or adoption. Miss Minnie Tracey, who is the leading soprano of the Hinrichs Opera Company, is the daughter of Col. Tracey, the superintendent of chari- ties of the District, and her appearance here will have an added interest on that account, Miss Tracey studied for several years in Paris, and made her first syccess in opera abroad, where she had a brilliant career, the press of every city praising her voice, her dramatic action and her splendid appearance. She came to this country es- pecially to sing for Mr. Hinrichs in Phila- delphia, and made her debut in this coun- try as Brunhilde in Wagner's “Sigurd,” and all the papers of the Quaker city spoke in glowing terms of her work. She has an extensive repertoire, having made particu- lar successes as Margueritte in “Faust,” Valentine in “The Huguenots,” Gilda in “Rigoletto,” Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rus- ticana,” Rachel in “La Juiv “Lohengrin,” Donna Anna in vani,’ Aida” and Massenet’s which latter she created. Miss Lizzie Macnichol, who will be with the “Rob Roy” company, is a thorough Washington girl, who has won success en- tirely in this country, and has never had a training abroad. She made her mark in grand opera, and could have held her pos!- tion in that line, but it was a question of dollars and cents, and she went into light opera, without any derogation of dignity or musical standing. Her success as Flora has been one of the features of the opera, and she will probably remain with the organiza- tion so long as Mr. Whitney retains control. Miss Macnichol has a host of friends here who are always glad to greet her, and to express their pride in her success. Mr. Wm. Pruette is a Washington boy, and his operatic career has been a series of uninterrupted successes. Possessing a bari- tone voice of great richness and power, which has received the highest cultivation, he also possesses a heroic figure and a stage preserce that at once arrests attention. He was for many years with the Abbott Opera Company, and was a member of that or- ganization at the time of Miss Abbott's death, which broke it up. As Rob Roy, the highland chieftain, he has a part which he created, and for which he is particularly Well fitted. Miss Alice Judson is a young singer of this city whose operatic career has been brief, hut who has done what little she has been called upon to do well. She will sing Lola in the “Cavalleria Rusticana” Wed- nesday night, and her friends here will have an opportunity to witness the duplication of the success she made in this part in Balti- more and Philadelphia. There will be another Washington singer here next week, Miss Fielding Roselle, a contralto, who has made quite a reputation during her residence in New York, both in concert and oratorio. Recently she suc- cessfully sang at the Waldorf before one of the swellest New York audiences, and of her performance at Mr. Courtney's recent goncert the Musical Courier said: “Miss Roselle sings with round, pure, full quality and a great deal of finish in all the work she does, and sang, later in the evening, a scena, ‘My Heart Is Weary,’ by Goring Thomas, in which she was heard to excel- lent effect. She has natural gifts, superior intelligence in her delivery, and is at all times sympathetic.” Miss Roselle will sing at the concert to be given at the Western Presbyterian Church next Wednesday even- ing, her principal number being “My Heart Is Weary,” by Goring Thomas, her copy of which being the only one in this country, and therefore never heard in this city. ‘The Sorcerer,” a comic opera in two acts, by Gilbert and Sullivan, will be pro- duced on the 14th and 15th of May, under the direction of Prof. Geo. W. Laurence, assisted by his pupils and some well-known local talent. The chorus, which numbers about thirty voices, seems very much inter- estea in the opera, which is full of bright, catchy music. The rehearsals are held twice a week and are progressing nicely. Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Clif! will sing at a musical festival in Nerth Carolina the last of this month. The choir of St. Patrick's Church, under the direction of Prof. Maina is making rreparations for an elaborate musical pro- gram on the occasion of the consecration of Bishop O'Gorman. Garland’s Te Deum will ng after the mass and the choir will the assistance of a large orchestra Mr. Frank Cardella has written an Almas Temple march which is meeting with great Fopularity. It has a pleasing melody and an easy and graceful swing that commends it to all lovers of music. It is not unlikely that the new national anthem, the words of which are by Mr. John Treanor and the music by Mr. Tregina, both of this city, will be played by Mr. Will Haley's band at its next con- cert and sung by a large chorus. ‘These gentlemen have been warmily complimented by every musician who has examined this compcsition and the opinion has been freely expressed that when It becomes known it will equal, if not exceed, in popularity any national hymn. The Choral Suciety’s last concert this season will take plac: at Allen’s Grand Opera House on the 24th instant, instead of the 21st, as was as first announced. Th hange was made to accommodate the Bal- timore Symphony Orch: wiich could not be secured for the earlier date. It is expected thet the performace of “Elijah” will b2 one of the best that the society has given. The Damrosch So: Herndon Morsell *. of° which Mr. is diresior, will give a complimentary concert next Thursday evening, when it_will be ted by Mis: Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, soprano; M Margsret Nolan Martin, contralto; Cor- nelia Rider, pianist, of New York; Mr. Herraan Rakemann, violinist, and Mr. Henry Nender, pienist. This society has made splendid progre: the best male voice sing Washington has known. wielding the baton, and Mr. as accompanist, it may b all its rumbers will be now one of Stole a Watch, Pleading guilty to stealing a gold watch, valued at $15, from Ebenezer Ellis, the 14th of last month, Judge Cole today sentenced John Brown, a colored boy, to the reform schovoi during his minority. From the Boston Herald. Drs. Richards and Gordon of Quincy held tion Thursday over the case of Postmaster Charles F. Wilde of Wollaston, which has been puzzling the public during the past week. -After a careful diagnosis of the case the physicians decided that he was suffering from congestion of the base of the brain, and that the disease had been developing during quite a long period. One peculiarity of his mental condition has been a change in his method of writing. Instead of writing from left to right, as he has previously been accustomed to do, he has during his sicknés, when attempting to write, reversed the style and has written backhanded, or from right to left. Thurs- day he wrote his name in his ordinary manner, however, which was considered 4 striking sign of imprevement in his condi- tien by his physic#&as and friends, SS He Shed Hin Skin. Loke City-(Fla.) Dispatch Cingjunath The case of John Allen, an eight-year-old boy of this place, is puzzling the physicians. Six weeks age an orange thorn penetrated the boy’s hip, inflammation followed and the boy was soon horribly swollen from head to feot. Finally the swelling subsided, but the toy immediately began to shed his skin. ‘That on the face came off separately, but from the neck down the cuticle remained in- tact and moved off by way of the hands and feet without breaking. The cuticle was five days in passing off, and during that time the boy remained on the bed, wriggling like a_snake at molting time. The child seem- ed to,be im no pain, but complained of a tickling sensation and of a crawling of the flesh. _When the cuticle had been shed the boy immedictely recovered, and ts now as well ag ever. The skin which is shed is on exhibition at a physician's office. It is a perfect cast cf the human form from the neck down, and fz about the consistency of hard glue, which it much resembles. A. IN THE SPANISH FORT Treading in the Footsteps of Over Three Centuries. VISIT 10 THE OLD TORTORE CHAMBER Relics of the Rack Used on Pris- oners. TELLING AN OFT-TOLD TALE ——_.—___ Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 2, 184. When all is said and done, and Florida has been traversed on both sides and through the middle, the fact remains that so far as sustained interest for the tourist 1s con- cerned, St. Augustine surpasses all the rest of the state. There is wonderful progress evident at Tampa, but nothing of the pic- turesque or novel outside of the big hotel. There is tropical luxuriance at Palm Beach and another big hotel. Along the Jupiter river is a succession of pretty spots, with nothing outside of them save swamp and jungle, and through the center are clean and pretty towns at intervals, surrounded by a few thousand cultivated acres, Nke oases in a desert of sandy pine woods and scrub thickets, But St. Augustine is full of the quaint and the curious, the ornate and the mag- nificent. The tropical part of it may, in- deed, be artificial, so far as Its being trans- planted from lower latitudes is con: ed, but it is none the less beautiful and inspir- ing. The stores are full of novel things, and side by side with them are shops that equal these of New York or Chicago in the char acter of their contents. The most exacting woman of fashion can get a hat or a dress here to suit her fancy, and in jewels a con- noisseur would find satisfaction. Indced, one can find everything, from a live chameleon to a dead chromo, and run the gamut between them with little search or trouble. If it is hotels you are interested in, St. Augustine contains the finest in the world. The new and the old blend here in @ way that makes the incongruity of the mixture seem the most natural thing in the world, Im Fort Marion. Standing on the coquina battlements of the old Spanish fort that firsf felt the tread of a sentinel three and a half centuries ago, you see gay steam launches in the green water beneath you, and do not think they should properly be galleons. Sergeant Brown, who stands at your cl- bow, and descants for the millionth time on the history of the ancient fortress, is apparently the proper person in the proper place. He's a great personage, is Sergeant Brown. Most people have probably won- dered at one time or another how an actor can play the same part six or eight times a week for a whole season without going stark, staring crazy from the monotony of the thing. Sergeant Brown has rehearsed. his description of Fort Marion not every day, but from twenty to five times twenty times a day for twenty days. With his of Jingiing keys, he carries visitors through, showing them the dungeons, the chapel, the court room, where Osceola and his Senil- nole braves were confined; the well dug by the Spaniards three hundred and fifty y ago, “peerenyal in its supply, which « be pumped dry,” as he solemnly assures you, and all the rest of it, glowing with af- fectionate eloquence over his fig trees, that grow out of the solid coquina thirty feet above the moat, and never missing a word or skipping a characteris Anda, Withal, his story is interspersed with deep philosophy, and a continual reference to y book,” which is sagely reinforced by a display of the precious volume a leaving the premises. it is worth the fifty = he ay it, though, for the enjoy- ment you take in followin nida through the fort. an weeceee “This was the penance chamber,” he sa , when he unlocks the wooden door Jedi «x to the dungeon set of apartments, very like those now in daily use, doubtless, th Morro castle in Havana. “You Ree on the wall the marks of six crosses, Ob: rve where the chains were fastened to the walls, On these crosses offenders were chained up, with toes barely touching the floor. The chains went under the arms and across the chests of tie victims, and they were thus pies =~ — Ce to thirty-six hours. 0 place in Y So Won- aerinlee eee ce the country so won. An uninviting opening into Tartare darkness occupies a corner of the sooun On a ledge at one side is a tin vil torch and several thousand burnt-out matches. Sergt. Brown strikes another, and adds its corpse to the pile after lighting the torch. The visitors follow him Umidiy through the opening. The flickering light of the wick makes grotesque figures on the walls, ave near together and join i curves ate i ina curved Relic of the Rack, “The chamber of torture,” says Brown, with pardonable triumph in his tone. “The timbers you perceive in the sides once sup- ported the instrument called the rack. The victim was laid on it and his arms and legs attached to chains at the ends. My a move- ment of screws his limbs could be merely dislocated or he could be torn to piedes. This was the instrument of the inquisition, and was used here, as you see.” Another hoje in the corner of the torture chamber looked more uncanny still. It was about three feet square. Sergt. Brown was animated when he put the torch down to it. “This leads to the most wonderful dun- geon in the world,” he said. “There were two iron doors here when this entrance was first discoverec. One opened out and the other opened in. Won't you stoop down and come through?” Some of the timid balk at this step in the journey, but to those who go into the subterranean hole of horrors Sergt. Brown recounts how the Spaniards treated the men who were placed here. It was the penultimate of punish- ment, including, besides total darkness and little air, such pleasant forms of justice as bing fastened up in an iron cage and left to die, and other exquisite bits of Spanish ingenuity in their favorite pastime. Boiling oil couldn't have acded a thrilling finale to the recital. Then the sergeant shows you the places where Geronimo and his 0 Apaches were confined after Uncle Sam's soldiers get them, and expatiates.on the picture writing they left on the walls. “In my book,” he remarks at this junc- ture, “I have translated some Indian jan- guage and given a history of the ingquisi- tion.’ It is simply delicious how he interlards his story with references to his book, yet he never asks one to purchase it. Only when you ask the price does he tell you, and inquire in turn if you'd like to have one. Long: may the sergeant swagger. He's in the ordnance, and believes artillery practice is the finest thing in the world to see after Fort Marion. When he points out the old Spanish guns, now dismounted and lying in the parade ground, where they are religiously painted every spring, and thus deprived of all their real attrac iveness of rust and time’s holes and an- tiquity in general, the sergeant expatiates on modern guns. “Think of the gun of today that carries 1,500 pounds of ircn. . There's not a boat in the world with a deck thick or tough enough to keep a shell like that from going through if it falls on it from high cnough up. ‘The Spanish fort, like everything else in St. Augustine that is built to last, is formed of coquina, a peculiar formation of minute shells and sand, the anim: the shells cementing the mass The Ponce de Leon, with its mas: is built of it; so are the Alcazar, dova, the Casino and the churches. The quarries whence this concrete is taken are on Anastasia Island, which is now con- nected with St. Augustine bya bridge, and one of the prettiest drives in America, giv- ing & magnificent view of the ocean, with encrmous breakers ——. leaping — thing in perpetual fury, is over to this delightful spot. CLUSKEY CROMW —_—_— —__ When Death ts Certain. From the Buffalo Times. A miser had died very suddenly. The doc- tor who was called in to certify his death appeared to have his doubts about the case. “Place a silver dollar in his hand,” said the old housckeeper of the deceased. “If he does not grasp it, you may safely make out the order for his burial.”