Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE —_o—__— Greek and Turkish Forces Reported to Be Fighting. -- HOSTILITIES ON THESSALIAN FRONTIER Austria's Excuse for Sinking the Transport Off Crete. eo’ INDIGNATION IN —— LONDON PARIS, March 20.—A dispatch from Bel- grade, Servia, to the Eclaire says it Is reported that a sanguinary conflict has taken place between the Greeks and tne Turks on the Thessalian frontier. British Liberals Protest. LONDON, March 20.—The National Ga- zette, the official organ, publishes a spe- cial supplement today announcing that the blockade of the Island of Crete by the warships of the powers will commence to- morrow. This applies only to vessels un- der the Greek flag. Vessels under neutral flags may land goods on the island, pro- vided such merchandise is not intended for the use of the Greek troops. The Uberal newspapers continue their protests against Great Britain taking any part in the blockade, and one paper heads its announcement of the blockade as fol- lows: “The Devil's work begins Sunday.” Another newspaper dubs tomorrow “Black Sunday.” tria’s Explanation. ATHENS, Greece, March 20.—In reply to the protest of the Greek government against the sinking of a Greek @essei by an Austrian gunboat off the coast -of Crete, the Austrian charge d'affaires has replied that the firing upon the vessel referred to was provoked by an insurgent attack u,on the gunboat. Thereupqn the Greek governmet con- sented to await the result of the inquiries which are being made into the affair. Special Dispateh to 3 CUMBERLAND, Md., March 2 ger train No. 2, due here at 8 o'clock a.m., Jumped the track this side of Oakland and just east of the bridge crossing the Yougn river. The official report of the wreck states that nine passengers are seriously injured, and one man is missing and is thought to be fn the river under a car. - Col. Fullerton of St. Louis is missing. The following parsengers were injured: M. D. Pheips and wife, Barre, Vt.; wife serious. Charles S. Martin, Salina, Kan.; slightly injured in arm. W. R. Fowler, Pullman conductor; right side seriously. J. E. Mina Houston, Davis, W. Va.; side hurt. Mrs. James Hantin, Meigs county, Ohio; nervous shock. J. H. Richards, Fort Scott, and back sprained. J. Knight Thomas, Baltimore; back hurt and slight cuts in head. D. Kuppenheimer, 1776 Madison avenue, New York; three scalp wounds. J. H. Sudders, Alaska, W. Va.; slight seratches in head and hip. Dr. McComas will take the injured to Cumberland on the transfer train. The wrecked train was running about forty- five miles an hour when the accident oc- curred. lt is the impression that either the pos- tal or baggage car was first derailed, breaking the bolts of the angle plates and thr ng out of place the north rail, which vaused the derailment of the entire train. The actual cause is not known. —_—>——_ POLICE CALLED UPON. Kan.; neck Violence Attends a Strike West Hoboken Silk Mills. NEW YORK, March 2).—There is an- other strike in progress at the Relling. Dav:d & Schoen silk mills in West Ho- boken, J. Some time ago the weavers went on strike for an increase in wages. This was refused them and non-unton men were employed to take their places. After a short time the company gave in to the strikers. but did not dismiss the non- union men. The union silk weavers held a last night. It was stated that the firm got an opportunity they one of those who struck and re- a nen-union man in his place. It 3 cided to strike again today. The strikers appeared about the mill this morning. and when the non-union men ap- peared there was a sevffle. The police were called upon to stop the disturbance, during which several non-unfon men were severely burt. ——— COL. COCKERILL’S ESTATE. Application to Examine Certain Ef- fects Denied. NEW YORK, March 20.—Surrogate Ar- noid today denied the application of Mrs. Hettie C. Campbell of Torresdale, Pa., for permission to examine certain effects of her brother. the late Colonel John A. Cock- erill, which reached this city from Catfro, Egypt. a few days ago. Colonel Cockerill, who was well known as a journalist all over the United States, died of apoplexy in Cairo April of last year. Mrs. Campbell, who is the wife of Dr. John Campbell, alleged in her petition tha: an examimation of the effects of her de- ccased brother would disclose the existence of a will executed subsequent to the in- strument under which the widow of Col. Cockerill, now Mrs. Walter Leinan, is made his vole heir, and in addition that Col. Cockerill had assigned to the peti- tiener, his sisier, a policy of insurance for # Neal Dow's Birthday Celebrated. PORTLAND, Me., March 20.—Today is the ninety-third anniversary of the birth of General Neal Dow, father of prohibi- tion. The great reformer has passed the day quietly at his home in this city. He has recetved a great many letters and tele- srams of congratulation, and numerous callers have paid their respects to him per- sonally. ots Ailsa Defeats the Prince’s Yacht. CANNES, France, March 2).—Britannia and Allsa started at 10:26 this morning in @ cruising match from here to Monte Carlo, # distance of twenty-five miles, for the Grand Prix de Monte Carlo, open to all yachts above twenty tons. The prize is 15.00) Cranes. A fresh breeze was blowing he start. ilsa won, beating Britannia by 3 minutes 2s seconds. —_——__ Rev. Dr. Grossman Dead. NEW YORK, March 2.—The Rev. Dr. Ignatz Grossman, a retired Hebrew rabbi, has died at the home of his son, the Rev. Rudelph Grossman, in this city. He was bern in Hungary, and was seventy-three Years cld. He was the author of works on the Talmud end a contributor to several German and Hebrew publications. Four sons, three of Whom are clergymen, sur- vive him. a Gorman Naval Credits Voted Down. BERLIN, March 20.—The German reichs- tag today voted down the credit for two cruisers and approved the credi€ of a mil- Hon marts for a new ironclad. _ ‘Twe Appropriation Bills. Operati: g under the special order report- ed from he committee on rules the House yesterds y passed the sundry ctvil and the -cley cy appropriation bills, without amendment. The consideration of the bills provoked considerable parti san de- bate. -e- if you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the cifeulation sworn to is a bona fide one, It fs easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor= mously, in order to deceive adver- - tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded tn what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula~ tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, March 13, 1997.............+ 36,834 MONDAY, March 15, 1897 TUESDAY, March 16, 1997. WEDNESDAY, March 11, 1997. THURSDAY, March 18, 1997... FRIDAY, March 19, 1887..... ‘Total... Daly average. I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAK circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, March 19, 18%—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, defivered, furnish- dor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona: fide purchasers or eulmcribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable toor remain. in the office unsoid. J. WHIT. HRRRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Sabscribed and sworn to before me this twentieth day of March, A. D. 1997. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Pablic, D. C. COMMISSIONER LAMOREUX RETIRES The President Last Night Accepted His Resiguation. Judge Lamoreux has been vindicated by the President, who last evening accepted his resignation as commissioner of the general land cffice. It is quite probable that ex-Congress- man Binger Hermann of Oregon will be appointed to the vacancy. —— Nominations and Confirmations. The President sent the following addi- tional nominations to the Senate after The Star’s report closed yesterday: Willis Van Devanter of Wyoming, to be assistant attorney general, vice Isaac H. Licnberger, resigned. Samuel FE. Kercheval of Indiana, to be marshal of the United States, district of Indiana. Albert W. Wishard of Indiana, to be at- torney of the United States for the district of Indiana. The Senate has confirmed the following nominations Charles U. Gordon, to be postmaster at Chicego. Samuel E. Kercheval, to be marshal for the district of Indiana. Albert W. Wishard, to bz attorney of the Uniteé States for the district of Indiana. Perry S. Heath of Indiana, to be first assistant postmaster general. Also some minor apzvintments in the marine hospitai service. peice Changes in the Hydrographic Ofiice. Capt. C. D. Sigsbee, who has been in charge of the hydrographic office in this city since May, 1803, has been relieved of that duty, to take effect April 19, and or- dered to command the manitor Monadnock, on the Pacific station. He will reHeve Cap:. G. W. Sumner, who has been ordcr2d home and granted leave of absence fer one month. Commander J. E. Craig nas been detached from duty at the New York navy yard and ordered to the burean of naviga- tion, Washington, D. C., as hydrographer, in place of Capt. Sigsbee. we For Divorce. Hugh Smith today petitioned for divorce from Tillie Smith, stating that they were married here February 14, 1887, and charging that his wife deserted and aban- doned him May 15, 1892. The petitioner is represented by Attorney Campbell Car- rington. Martha Elien Rehner has applied for di- vorce from Charlie Casper Rehner, to whom she was married at Baltimore, Md., De- cember 26, 18%4. Mrs. Rehner charges that her husband ceased to reside with and sup- port her about the sth of August, 1801. She is represented by Attorneys J. Walter W. Wheatley and F. Edward Mitchell. —~~-__ Knocked Down by a Carriage. This morning, while a carriage in which Senator Cannon was riding was passing the Department of Justice, the vehicle struck an elderly gentleman named Stier- ling, employed in the treasurer's office. Mr. Stierling was knocked down and quite se- verely bruised. Senator Cannon had him conveyed to his home, 1711 T street. The carriage in which the senator was riding was a hired vehicle. Bystanders thought the driver was careless. oS Prominent Iron Manufacturer's Death. Joha Thomas, late general manager of the Thomas iron works at Allentown, Pa, died yesterday, aged stxty-eight years. During his active business fe he was con- nected with the Crane iron worka, Catasa- qua Manufacturing Company and a direc- tor of the Upper Lehigh Coal Company. Se Mins Willard’s Propesed Boycott. Miss Frances E. Willard is in communi- cation with the leading women engaged in Bhilanthropy and reform, asking if there cannot be a combination of influence where- by women throughout the country will agree to give their patronage only to the newspapers that avoid furnishing extended accounts of prize fights. She also asks that @ protest be made by the womanhood of the country on the ground that the arbitration treaty and the “Nevada bruising ring’ present in combination the most incongru- ‘ous spectacle. z Saat Senator Allison, chairman of. the Senate committee on appropriations, sald today that he would favor the passage of the ep- Propriation bills by the Senate just as they would come from the House. “The Sen- ate,’ he said, “pussed them during the last session as they now are, and I doubt if they could be much Improved by amend- ment: : He added, however, that while this was his individual opimion, he did not know how he other members of tlie committee might regard the matter, and sald that he could only speak for himscif. The bills will all probably be received by the Senate Mon- day, and they will be promptly referred. to the appropriatiors committee. oe ee Commander Mackensic Invalided, A cable message was received at the Navy Department today from Admiral Mc- Nair, commanding the Asiatic station, say- ing that Commander M. R. 8. Mackenzie, commanding the gunboat Machias, has been condemned by a medical board of survey and invalided home. At last ac- counts, the. Mac#ias was at Saigon, China, from a long vistt' to Bangkok, Siam, where she was ordered 4o investigate an alleged insult to Vice Consul Kellett, said to have grown out of the Cheek claim. ————_+ e+ ______ Asked to Lumch at the White House. George A. Garretson, chairman of the committee in charge of the transportation committee and tg- the him at the White members to take luncheon with. House. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES. FIFTY YEARS AGO Washington in the Days of Daguerreotypes and Ohimney Sweeps. Improvements Imdicating Progress in 1848—A Provincial City. Written for The Evening Star. Fifty years ago the resident of Wash- ington doubtless had his grievances against public conveyances. It may be assumed, however, that when the twelfth President was inaugurated a demand for less speed at crossings was not among them, as the regular means of transportation was limit- ed to genuine slow coaches in the shape of omnibuses, which passed along Pennsyl- vania avenue just once every hour. The route exterded from Georgetown to the Navy Yard, and passengers were charged for the privilege of riding 6% cents each way. The city had a population of less than 40,000, and its 6,000 dwellings were warmed in winter by fireplaces, which re- quired vast chimreys. So there existed the unique office of superintendent of chimney sweeps. Washington required six of these functionaries to look after those who pur- sued this ancient and laborious calling. Balumore was reached by rail in about two hours and a quarter, there being three trains each way daily. Morse’s telegraph at that time was still a novelty. The com- pany had only four wires between Wash- ington and New York, and in its advertise- ments pointed with pride to the fact that messages could be sent through in haif a minute, with no interruption on account of rain storms. siness Me ‘The trade cards of enterprising business men of the day furnish interesting side- lights on the state of progress. For in-. stance, a painter of signs would begin an extensive eulogy of his talents with the statement that “Having full confidence in the patriotism of the American people, consequently not fearing a dissolution of the Unton,”” he nad at some expense en- larged his shop, etc. In the old agvertise- ments of the day one finds many curious occupations. Here a cupper, leecher, elec- trician and chiropodist offers to physicians “the best European leeches,” with direc- tiens for keeping them in a healthy con- dition. A barber of the day is found de- claring that “He has a spice of chivairy in his constitution, and will take by the nose any one who has the courage to ob- trude that facial appendage within the sanctity of his studio.” The artist, for such he must have been, he refers to bis place of business as a studio, quotes hair cutting at 12% cents and shaving 6% cents. A certain aspect of progress might be gathered from the establishment of another enterprising knight of the razor, who had conspicuously posted the statement that “Gentlemen having five minutes to spare before the departure of the cars for Baltimore may be shaved and dressed immediately.” Innprovements. It is interesting to note some of the city improvements cited as indications of pro- gress during the year 1849. Pennsylvania avenue had been paved in front of the Executive Mansion. The abutmen‘s on the iron bridge over Rock creek had just been put in place. In the third ward the patent office was well under way, and the city hall, which had stood so long in a rough state, was nearly completed on its south frent, and described by a chronicler of the day “presenting a grand appearance.” In the year referred to there was consider- able local pride in the fact that vessels built at the Washington navy yard had cost less and run longer than those built at any other yard in the country. The Smithson- jan Institution was nearly completed, and in 1849 the Washington monument stood fifty-two feet above ground. These were the days of the daguerreo- type, and many old Washington families treasure the quaint productions of these early photographers, whose descriptions of the completeness of their galleries and the wealth of apparatus employed suggest the art as something of a novelty. It is amus- ing to find a leading picture taker of the period cautioning the public that “the most agreeable expression of the features should be retained to insure a truthful likeness.” Vigeroux Men. Washington was undeniably a provincial city in these now forgotten days, but per- haps some of its deficiencies were offset by the merits of its public men. Fifty years ago the slavery question was the great bone of contention. The vigorous types of men that came to the capital to represent their respective states were of the old school, that sometimes finished a flerce oratoricai contest in Congress with an exchange of shots near Bladensburg, or in some quiet glen beyond the old Chain bridge that once swung below {he Little Falls of the Po- tomac. The Senate of the Phirty-first Con- gress presented a most remarkable array of talent. In the upper house there sat to- gether Douglas, Cass, Chase, Hamlin, Ben- ton, Clay and Webster. In the residences of some of these distinguished men one catches a glimpse of the simple accommo- dations afforded by the city in those days. Douglas and Cass resided at the Potomac House, while Henry Clay was to be found at the National Hotel, where he afterward Coe a directory of the period the great ebster modestly appears. as “private, Louisiana avenue.” ” —_-_—_ The President and the Shriners. A telegram was printed in a Baltimore Paper this morning to the effect that the members of Acca Temple of Richmond, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of tae Mystic Shrine, are drilling nightly in view of an excursion to this city March 31, to assist in the initiation of President McKin- ley, who was elected a member of the or- der in Cleveland, but who, owing to en- gagements incident to the election and ‘nau- guration, has not yet been initiated. Prominent members of Almas Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mysti> Shrine, said today that this was the first they had heard of the proposed initia- tion of the President as a member. He is a Knight Templar and eligible to the de- gree, and was elected some time ago by Al Koran Temple of Cleveland, but so far the degree has not been conferred upon him. it could be conferred by the local temple upon the request of Al Koran Temple, but no such requegt has been made up to the present time. Pleaded Guilty. Mrs. Mollie J. Hopkins, who was arrested several days ago on the charge of the lar- ceny of a let of towels belonging to the United States Senate, also with the lar- ceny of a lot of goods, valued at $10.60, from the Palais Royal, plead guilty before Judge Kimball in the latter case, and was fined $10, which was paid. In the case first mentioned Mrs. Hopkins waived an exum- ination and was released on $800 security for the action of the grand jury. ee Georgetown Nine’s First Game. The Georgetown University niné will play its first game of the season next Tues- day an the campus, meeting the team from Jchns Hopkins University, who playei the Gullaudet nine Wednesday. The George- town nine will comprise Maloney, catcher; Clancy or Walsh, pitchers; Dawson, first base; Fi second base; McIntyre or Smith, third base; Reardon, stop; Mc- Carthy, left field; Kelley, center teld; Lamb, right field. ——— Fatal Imitation of Tell. Chas. Winters,aged ten,and Willie Babbitt, about the same age, living near Linton, Ind., played William Tell the other day, and in Heu of an apple, Babbitt placed a corncob upon his head. Winters, using 9 revolver, shot at the corncob and the ball, ing tt in the forehead, killed him iustanuy. Rev. Father Maraschi, perhaps the most noted priest on the Pacific coast, is dead at the St. Ignatius College,, San Francisco. He_had been connected with the church a the college for forty years, had erected len bufiding in 1854, th THE cryic DIVISION. Messrs. B. H. Warner and T. C. Noyes Remembered by Their Associates. Mr. B. H. Warger, grani marshal, and Mr. Thomas C. Nays, adjutant gencral, of vision of the inaugural {he recipients yester- fantial testimonials, inv Which they are showing the high heid by thetr casion. Mr. Cuno || man of the civic ing at the boa members of the ic. grand marshal's staff to transact “unfi ed business.” When the gathering as: d- Mr: Rudolph re- quested Mr. Noyes; t® state the objects of the meeting. Mr. (Néyes in a few bright sentences sketch e valorous records made by the aids of “Major General” Warner during the ji@rade, and paid the grand marshal high compliments on his martial bearing and the truly heroic man- ner in which he had exeouted his difficult and dangerous duties. Concluding, he pre- sented Mr. Warner, as a token of the es- sented Mr. Warner, asa token of the es- teem in which he was held by the aids, an oak chest, containing a collection of ex- quisitely carved silver forks, knives and spoons. The chest bore a gold plate, on which was engraved: * “B. H. Warner, Grant Marshal, Civic Division, Inaugural. Parade, March 4, 1897. From members of staff.” Mr. Warner briefly but feelingly ¢x- pressed his thanks for the testimonial and declared Mr. Noyes deserved as much credit as himself. He announced that each aid would receive a commission in a few days. He then gaye Mr. Noyes his com- mission as adjutant general, from General Horace Porter, handsomely engrossed on parchment. Mr. W. I. Galliher here arose and said the aids did not propose Adjutant General Noyes should be overlooked. He paid a warm tribute to Mr."Noyes, and the tiréless energy that characterized his inauguration work, and then presented him with a beau-~ tiful onyx and gilt table and a beautiful lamp. The latter was inscribed: “Presented to Thomas C. Noyes, Adju- tant General, Civic Division, Inaugural Parade, March 4, 1897, by members Grand Marshal's staff.” Mr. Noyes expressed his appreciation of the gift and hts surprise at such a recogni- tion of work that had been a great pleas- ure to him. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Rudolph, who responded amiably. Some remarks were made by Major Rittenhouse of Baltimore and Arthur Stabler of Mont- gomery read a poem on the recent repub- lican majority in Maryland. ee WANTS HIS CHILDREN. Dr. Lofton'’s Controversy With His Wife Heard in Court. Judge Cole this afternoon took up the habeas corpus case instituted by Dr. Wm. 8. Lofton, a well-known colored dentist, who seeks to recover the custody of his two children, who are, he claims, illegally withheld from him by his wife, Lavinia Lofton, a colored music teacher, and the organist of St. Augustine's Church. The parties separated September 25, 1895, she remaining with her mother and he go- ing to reside with his mother, at 1543 M street. Dr. Lofton, in seeking to recover his children, charged that his wife is a woman of violent temper, and that although he had offered a home and besought her to re- turn to him she has refused to lve with him again or allow him.to see the children. Replying to her busfand’s charges, Mrs. Lofton denied his charges of bad temper, fault finding or that; ske treated him with contempt. She charged that he treated her cruelly, striking and abusing her, and explaining that she,;has refused to return to him because she.js afraid of him. Judge Cole, before testimony was com- menced this afterfiéoh, stated that un- less it should be shown that Mrs. Lofton is without reason for living apart from her husband, or that She is unfit to have the custody of the chfldren, ne would not take them from herw: Dre Lofton then tgpk the witness stand, denying his wife's charges, although he admitted slapping her dh one occasion. ‘The case will herdfy be concluded today, and Judge Cole maytdecide to take no action in it, he -kaying jntimated that Mrs. Lofton having, syed her hushand for divorce, the custody of, the children should be governed by the’dél4eion ‘In the divorce z DISTRICT GOVERNMEXT. Bids Opened. Bids were opened at the Commissioners’ office today for furnishing sites for two engine houses, one to be located in the northwest between 7th and 12th, C and F streets, the other in Anacostia. The bid- ders fcr the northwest site were as follows Wm. D. Hocver, all Jot 3, square 431; $31,- 000. Ai lot 16, square, 407, $28,000, or north forty-five feet of same, $25,000, or north fcrty feet, $25,000. Wash. Nailor, part lot 8 and lot 16, square 324; $25,000. James F. Skea, part lot A and lot 17, square 378, at $5 per foot, $20,541.67. Wescott, Wilcox & Hieston, part lots 3 and 4, square 490; $12,000. L. €. WilMamson et al., trustees, square 431, the south twenty-five feet of lot 6 by 104 feet 4 inches deep, and north nineteen feet six inches of lot 5, located on 8th street between D and EF, at $ per foot; $23,477 Chas. A. Shields, lot 12, square 377; $23,913. It looks as if the plece offered by L. C. Williamson et al., trustees, would be ac- cepted. ‘The bidders for the Anacostia site were Jordan & Richardson, M. I. Weller, Beck & Weller, James E. Arnold, H. 8. Petty, J. J. Appich, R. W. Walker & Son. Erection of 2 Furnace. The Commissioners today sent a letter to Senator Allison inclosing a draft of a bill which has for its object the erection of a furnace to incinerate the combustible waste of the city. This bill is practically the same as was introduced at the lust sesston, but fafled to pass. Miscellaneous, Dr. J. A. Watson thas been reappointed physician to the poor. Loutse Tasker has been appointed cook at the Washington Asylum. Harry A. Bopp has been granted a sec- ond-class steam engineer's license, eee ee eee Wished He Had Been Good. From the New York Herald. The prisoner sat in hig cell alternately clutching his short hair and lifting up his volce in uncanny moaniags. Dim and chill wes the old Egyptian pile:behind the walls of which he was immuréd. Yet it was not that which filled his soul with torture. He_ was .convicted of a felony, and the word of the stern judge who: sent him to his doom was still_ringing in his ears. Hope and joy had faded from-bis soul. He saw through the vista @f::dime Pathe mocking image of a misspent | Wi e ence, Yet it was not thaty which caused him to swear blue oaths andifo.curse the evjl promptings which .breugst him te a prison cell, 8s He stopped his ears 4gd buried his face in the scant coveringago his cot. Beneath his bated. breath,he bewailed the fate which had broughtis coyic-opera star to sing in the corridera of his dark dun- Reon. > “Mr. Gibbons,” said: the teacher of the class in rhetoric, “‘péint but the absurdity in this figure of spedch! at this time the Emperor Frederick hajched out a scheme,’ “It seems to me ‘ail Yight” replied the young man, after sofé teffection. “It does? »at¥ou- will, how he eculd haye ‘hatched out’ a e.”* “Well, he might have had his mind set cn at. oP nent in a-ball Of ere oi ae Mond: tin & a foot tower into Lake Worth at Palm Beach, Fia., struck the bottom, broke -his neck and died within a few-hours, ~~ nies the rpporis. thet Re toat ete wnt he possessed un the fight, siatingt that his losses amounted to: but $40. . 5 in Jersey City. He. w Germany in 1867 with a New . aghevitzen. corps team and won secoffl prize in: 2 contest, being defeated only by a man reputed to be Germany’s best shof._ Ke James Biair, a promoter df ‘early western HE SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF A Tesendant of John Alden and Pris- cills. He Lives in a Home Full of Retics of Colonial Days—An Interest- Imp Character. | Written for The Evening Star. Living in Chautauqua county, N. Y¥., not ‘sixty miles from Buffalo, is a direct de- scendant of John Alden and the pretty Puritan Priscilla—“the Mayflower of Ply- mouth"’—whose courtship is told by Long- fellow. fs Henry Sherman Alden was born in 1821 and is about seven removes from his his- torical ancestor, the timid wooer, John Alden. It may be he inherits some of that traditional t‘midity himself, for he is a bachelor of seventy-five, and lives entirely by himself in an old, weather-beaten farm house, which stands on a slight eminence near the four corners of the country road, and has been inhebdited by tts present own- er for the pest fifty years, In personal appearance Mr. Alden closely resembles the portraits of his distinguished ancestor, tall and straight as an arrow, with courtly, deferential manners and that same “grace of speech and skill in the turning of phrases” which Longfellow as- eribes to the proxy of the sturdy captain of Plymouth. If clad in the garments of Puri- tan days he would, indeed, be a veritable replica of John Alden, whose great grand- son, bern in 1714, and who lived to be 103 years old was the great grandfather of the present Mr. Alden, Only recently have the throngs of city pecple who annually frequent the shores of Lake Chavtauqua discovered the existence of this interesting descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, and aimost daily during the suminer he receives with the stately courtesy which never deserts him visitors who come to see the collec- tion of ancient historical treasures with which the old house is filied. Many of the visitors try to entice the old gentleman into parting with his antiquities, and only last summer he was beguiled into selling his grandfather’s eight-day clock, a huge affair in solid old mahogany with brass works. A relic hunter offered him $# for it, and as Mr. Alden is not blessed with an abundance of this world’s goods the price was too tempting to be resisted. When too late, he discovered that he might have received five times that sum for so valuable an historical treasure, and since then he regards all possible pur- chasers with a wary eye and listens to no overtures to part with his relics. A Quaint Old Home. As the visitor enters the living room of this quaint old farm house he feels that ne must have stepped backward at least a century. The ancient fireplace, with the bellows i100 years old hanging from the high mantel, confronts you; a portrait of Henry Clay smiles down upon you from the smoke-stained walls, and you see your face refiected in a mirror framed in tor- toise shell brovght over from Amsterdam in 1802, the original cost of which was $d. You immediately begin a mental estimate of the value of that elegant tortoise shell frame, four inches wide and inclosing a mirror two by four feet, if converted into the combs and ornaments now so much in vogue. Mr. Alden takes his daily meals from the old-fashioned fall-leaf table which once served as a writing table for James Munroe in the state room of the vessel in which he made his voyage across the ocean to France whither he was sent as minister by Presi- dent Jefferson. Mr. Alden’s grandfather Was a famous sea captain and was one of the owners of the ship in which Monroe tcok passage. When the shiv's company dissolved the owners cast lots for the fur- nishings, and this table fell to Captain Alden. By far the most valuable of the entire collection, both in an historical and senii- trental respect, is the old moth-eaten snow- shoe purchased by John Alden of Plymouth from a trite of Indlans round about the Puritan settlement. It has been handed dcwn from generation to generation and is quite the most precious of all Mr. Alden’s treasures. In shape it ts almost precisely that of the modern tennis racquet, the heel a of seaweed and the sole of bucx- skin. The old Alden homestead in Millbrook, Mass., has been purchased within the past year by John T. Alden of St. Louis, a de- scendant of John and Priscilla Alden, who proposes to round off the property by addi- tional purchases and make of the place a thing of beauty and pride to all Americans. Mr. Alden is a bachelor and a man of wealth, who will devote a part of his in- ccme during his life and his estate ai his death to this purpose. On this famous place is located the old log cabin to which John Alden took Priscilla Mullins as a bride in 1687. There is also the house built iater. on, sill standing and occupied by a cousia of the owner, whose name is John W. Alden, and who has a little daughter Pris- cilla, seven or eight years old. The place is visited by nundreds of tourists yearly, and, when rescued from its present dilapi- dated condition by the patriotic Alden who purchased it recently to save it from being sold for museum purposes, will doubtless be the Mecca of many more. ee ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS. Happenings of Interest on the Vir- ginia Side of the River. Evening Star Bureau, No. 121 North King Street, Telephone 116, Alexandria, March 20, 1897. Father J. O. S. Huntington last night preached in St. Paul's Church to a large ard appreciative congregaticn. There were no new developments today in the “police muddle,” occasioned by the commissioners vindicating Sergt. James T. Smith and Officer Ferguson by revoking the mayor's decision in suspending the above officers for alleged insubordination. The funeral of Capt. P. T. Yeatma: whose death was mentioned in yesterday’s Star, will take place tomorrow afternoon from his late residence, on North Washing- ton street, and will be attended by R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, of which the deceased was a member. The Columbia Fire Company yesterday received an invitation from the Virginia State Firemen’s Association to attend the annual meeting to be held in Winchester in June next. The March term of the Alexandria coun- ty court will convene Monday next. Mr. Thomas Kelly, jr., is confined to his home on South Patrick street with pneu- monia. - LB Col. and Mrs. J. A. De Pangel have gone to Richmond on an extended visit. Mr. Frederick: Bunel! has announced him- self as a te for city council from the second ward, and Mr. O. P. Atecio is a candidate from the third ward. A telegranf from Manassas asking to lookout for a man giving his name os James. Winn, who broke jafl in that place yesterday evening, was received at police headquarters laat night. ——__ Board of Trade. The next regular monthly meeting of the Washington boerd of trade will be held next Friday evening, March 26, at 7:30 o'clock, in the hall of the Builders’ Ex- change, 719 13th street northwest. The subject fer consideration will be “Housing of the Working Poor in the District of Co- lumbia.” The meeting will be addressed by Surgeon General G. M. Sternberg, U. 8. A: Dr. E: R. L. Gould, president of the City and Suburban Homes Company of New York, and Rev. B. L. Whitman, D.D., pres- ident of Columbian Untversity of this city. The Inaugural Surplus. At a special meeting of the central relief SAID HER CHARACTER WAS BAD. Why a Yeung Woman Stedent Claims Damages fer Defamatory Remarks. Mira E. Macomber, by her next friend, Ruel A. Dinsmore, today sued Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, claiming $25,000 damages for alleged defamation of character. ‘Miss Macomber declares that she has but recently arrived at the state of woman- hood, when her unsullied character and reputation are of inestimable value to her, explaining that until recently she has been @ student in the Spencerian Business Col- lege of this city, cf which Mrs. Spencer ts the principal and proprietor. She entered the college last October, she states, with the intention of perfecting herself in the profession of stenography and typewriting. Yet, she charges, Mrs. Spencer, well -knowing all these things, but .wickedly and maliciously contriving and intending to injure and defame her good name and reputation, and her pros- pect of securing the profession, did, the 12th of this month, maliciously and wickedly, and without reasonable cause, dismiss her as a student from the college. Miss Macomber alleges that Mrs. Spencer gave as a reason for so doing that she (Miss Macomber) was of “bad charac- ter” ard an unfit person to be associated with the students of said college. Fu charges Miss Macomber, Mrs. Spencer on the same day falsely, wickedly, malictousiy and_ slanderously said in a loud voice to one Georgia F. Mc- Guigan and others that she (tne plaintiff) was “a girl of bed character. She is an unfit person to. @@sociate. with my girls. If she bad any character left she had bet- ter g0 home before she lost it all.” Miss Macomber further charges that Mr-. Spencer on the same day, wickedly, mali- ciously and falsely, Ilbeled her by compos- ing and publishing, or causing to be pub- lished, to one Geo. L. Macom! Monmouth, Maine, the following words: “Your daughter, Mira A. Macomber, has this day withdrawn from this college at my request. It was not advantageous for her to continue in attendance, and nozhing I could do would make any ehange for the: better. I have exhausted effort. “It would not be ofSany service for me to go into details, but I wonld net willingly consent, if she were @aughter, to her living away from ome under any cir- cumstances.” By reason of these alleged promises, says Miss Macomber, she has been greatly in- jured in her good name, credit and repu- tation, has suffered great humiliation of spirit and worriment, pain and anxiety of mind, and has been otherwise greatly injured, fixing her damages a: $25,000. She: is represented by Attorneys Chas. W. Fitts and A. B. Webb. ——— CONTROL OF POST OFFICES. Postmaster General Gary Lays Down ns Role. Postmaster General Gary will continue the old policy as to distributing patronage of the post offices, and he announced to the press today that he would not deviate from the practice followed by past adminis- trations. This as a general rule gives to every senator the privilege of recommending a postmaster for his home post office and allots to each republican senator the largest post office in his district, which, however, in the case of a senator not of the republi- can faith, will go to the republican commit- tee or other referee. j With these exceptions the republican representatives usually are permitted to name the postmasters for their respective districts. In democratic districts the sele. tien is left to a referee or perhaps to republican senator. ‘The congressional delegations will have to keep themselves posted as to the dates of expiration of terms of postmasters, as the old custom of the department of send- ing notice to senators and representatives of expirations of postmasters’ commissions, which was stopped by Postmaster General Bissell, will not be resumed. —_—__e—______ MANY APPLICANTS. Naval Officers Who Want to Head the iavigation Bureaa. Secretary Long said today that he would take up the question of the selection of a successor to Admiral F. M. Ramsay as chief of the bureau of navigation next week. The office becomes vacant on the Sth proximo by the retirement of the in- cumbent. It is regarded as the most im- portant assignment in the navy at the pres- ent time. There are many prominent can- didates for the office, and there are a few officers who are not after it who are men- toned as likely of selection because of spe- cial fitness. In the list of applicants and possibilities are Admiral Bunce, Commo- dore Howison, Commodore Kautz, Capt. Picking, Capt. Taylor, Capt. vans, Capt. Barker and Commander C. H. Davis. It is said that the Secretary favors Captain Taylor, but that the latter prefers to re- main where he is, in command of the bat- tle ship Indiana, and that of the others Capt. Kautz and Commander Davis are making the most vigorous fight for the place. —_—o>____ Com, Mullan to Be Investigated. For some time past rumors have been coming to the Navy Department of the ex- istence of an unsatisfactory state of af- fairs at the Pensacola, Fla., navy yard. As one result, the commandant,Commander Dennis Mullan, was recently relieved of the command, and now Secretary Long has or- dered a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of the officer while he was in com- mand of the navy yard. The court con- sists of only one person, Capt. N. H. Far- quhar, with Lieut. Laucheimer of the judge advocate general's. office, as judge advo- cate. These officers are ordered to begin their inquiry at the Pensacola navy yard Thursday, the 23th instant. The charges touch the personal conduct of the late com- mandant. ——_--+____ The Paragraph Stricken Out.’ The House by unanimous consent this af- ternoon struck out of the fnBian bill the faragraph relating to the opening of the Uncompahgre reservation. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: : White—Lewis L, Thompson and Mary B. Swaim; Clarence N. Burke and Allie Ream; Charles King of this city and Nettie Froh- man of New York city. Colored—Benjamin Rankin and Mary ; Thomas Lowndes and Carrie -—-———___ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mareh 20.—Plosr, dull, unchanged— $.707 barrels; exports, 210 barrela: FINANCE AND TRADE Local Prices Not Much Influenced by Foreign Apprehension. (ATTACK MADE ON JERSEY CENTRAL Coal Shares Were Sympathetically Weak. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 20.—Foreign stock exchange markets continue to reficct tho tension caused by the uncertainties of the eastern situation, and consequently do not contribute to the support of local values. A fractional decline in consols and small concessions in the American department were reflected in early morning cables, but attracted little local attention. Traders covered yesterday's sales during the open- ing hour, prices advancing in almost every instance in consequence. The improvement gave way to realizing sales during the final hour and irregular met changes for the day resulted. New Jersey Central was opened off under manipulative tactics, recovered one per cent of the early loss and closed under its best price. Rumors of a reduced dividend for the current quarter, inspired by the recent disclosures of its financial condi- tion, accompanied the movement. The entire trading element is acting har- moniously in the effert to force a lower level for this property. The coal shares are sympatheticalty weak during the attacks on this vuinera. ble member of the group, and, as a class, are not in harmony with the prevailing optimistic sentiment. Realizing sales tn the Vanderbilt proper- ties have attracted attention during the clcsing hours of the week, but no really significant selling has been recorded. The customary contingent of fillers had assumed such proportions that in some quarters the rine in this group was credited to a well- planned professional campaign. The man- rer in which all offerings have been ab- scrbed on the decline refutes this idea. The progress being made with New York Central's funding scheme is being reflected in the price of its securities. The banking syndicate organized for this purpose is practicelly complete, and an effort will be made to provide for an early funding of its high rate bonds. The official announce- ment of the plan will revive interest 1 the Vanderbilt issues to the same extent that following the promulgation of the Lake Shore plan. The buying in the general list is more confident than formerly, but has not yet arrived at the proper volume. If the fund ing idea is to dominate prices there several properties to be benefited outside of those thus far singled out for such dis- tinction. The immediate influence, an¢ one capable of a variety of constructions, is the tariff bill. This measure, as pre- viously noted, threatens only a few issues. American Sugar has attracted attention of late by its repeated failures to im- Prove upon its anti-dividend level. Washington advices are less sanguine on the subject of the successful passage of a satisfactory schedule, and this fact is thought to explain the temporary heaviness of the stock. The debate next week will be carefully followed, and should find im- mediate reilection in the price of the stock. The banks have lost $5,786,000 in lawful money, all of it in legal tenders, presum- ably to the subtreasury for duties. A small increase in loans and a reduction of $4,365,000 in deposits are reported. The net changes reduce the surplus to $45,169,000. RS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Mvore & Schley, No. 60 Broadway. High. Low. Close. Ore nt 12% 12K 83! 3a Big GBB y af le 4K BS Le i if Hl C8. Leaner, se Western Union si ° et Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U. 3. 4s, regis: tered, $200 at 111. Capital Traction, 20 at 52; 2 at 53. American Gi ae, 100 ot 8; 30 at ¥%. Mergenthaler Linotype, See To at 8; 2 Sat B, 100 at 7%. District’ of Columbia Bonds. —20- 103 Aa 114 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, series 1 115 bid. Potemac Teloplione Se, 201 bid. F. A., 101 a Pet are Sy 108 bid. - ‘National ‘Washington, 200 bid, 280 asked. c, 200 bid, 210 anked. ventral, ond, 132 Columbia, 125 bid! Capt End, 10T cain, tee id, 300 ake Sate Dn ae ‘Nate Depost Wastiington Loan tan tate sag Ballroad —Capltal ‘Traction 5. e bid. 33 asked. Metropolitan, 108 bid. Tit. asked. Colambia, $1 tid,