Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1897-16 PAGES. €569909888308|MOTION OVERRULED Mayer Bros. & Co., 937-939 F St. A Scene of Splendor! Lowering skies are but a foil for the brightness and beauty that mects the eve of the visitor to this exhibi- tion of ours. The blooming plants and trailing vines throughout the store are but a setting for the ele- gance of the new things shown in the Millinery, Neckwear, Ribbon, Cloak and Suit Departments. And the added attractiveness of a store serv- ice—at once, polite, courteous and liberal—makes every visit to this store of ours an event of profitable interest. Here are items that indi- cate the economical character of our prices: | Cloak and Sait Department Special offer line of Ament: howse, Bought at half their 1 valle! Consists af French tain y silk Hninzs concetvable style predaced t season. Not ons garment fn the lof worth Tea thay ® $18 to $25 — Our especial Price rhis sale. Our Hosiery Dept. makes this most remarkable offering —deserving of every lady’s at- tention— Serr ; é soc. Fancy Emb’d Scotch 3 Ptaid tise: ee 29 Offering the best of qual- ities at the smallest prices in our Leather Goods De-=! partment is the cause of its popularity. pectal in) Most untque; The newest Indice’ 45-cent 2M@_—_parcticall comb fn ation shape long, nar- Povket hook for! eT\ Indies. Contains|Tow pocket [2 mirror, glove! hooks, in real —- | battoner, comb,| 25c key pocket, leather. Really a ‘° | handk"f — holder} Tse. grade. Our You should s¢/and card case./7 = | Regular pee $1.25, 47c. mous: xs. Regularly re- value. } pre... 79¢.l 23 Cc. tafled elsewhere for 50c..... 25 Kid Gloves, 89¢- An especial price for a hand- Elegant glass paper weight with pyro photograph of fa- bull some and splendid quality 4- button glace. $i I5c. instead of 25c. for Ladies’ Mittens—at this sale only, though. Children’s Mittens, all colors, at the special price of 1oc. TABLE COVERS =20iccnr"tatterns. of Momie Cloth, Se ee for 10c. $1 Chenille Table Covers Justice Bradley Decides Point in Dan Williams’ Case. QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP OF FUNDS Defendant's Counsel Decline to Ine troduce Testimony. INSTRUCTIONS ASKED FOR —_>+——_ Counsel in the case of Dan Williams, the ex-policeman who has been on trial in Crimina! Court No. 2 for more than a week for alleged embezzlement of fines col- lected by him in the Police Court for the Iustrict, consumed all of yesterday tn argu- ing the motion of the defense for a verdict ef not guilty. This morning Judge Bradley oecupied less than sixty seconds in dis- posing of the motion, saying: * “I have decided to overrule the motion. The questicn of the ownership of the mioney kas not been free from difficulty, ut I deny the motion.” Counsel for the defense noted an excep- tien, and then made the not unexpected an- neouncement that the defendant would offer no evidence. The Instructions Desired. Williams’ attorneys next offered drafts of the instructions desired by them to be given the jury. They were many and cov- ered every phase of the case from the de- ferse standpoint. Among other things they asked the court to instruct the jury that if they found from the evidence that the money embezzled was in the possession of the law—that is, in the possession of the Police Court—then the defendant should be acquitted. So, too, if it was the duty of the major and superintendent of police to collect the fines and Williams was merely his agent. Then, again, they asked the ccurt to tell the jury that if the aggre- gate amount accounted for by Williams covered the fines collected by him, but did not cover the collaterals, then they should acquit him, as the indictment charges the embezzlement of fines. District Attorney Davis objected to about every one of the instructions asked for by Messrs. Tracy and Donaldson, counsel for Williams, while the defense were no less displeased with the three or four presented by the government, the latter amounting to a request that the court instruct the jury to convict if they believed the evi- dence. District Attorney’s Contention. During the arguments on the instructions Mr. Davis, in referring to the question of the ownership of the money alleged to have been embezzied, said: “The point is not whether the fines col- lected by Williams were the property of the United States as against the District of Columbia. It is conceded that the fines, being ir cases in which the District was prosecutor, should ultimately go to the Dis- trict, but the question is at what point of time they could be said to be the property of the District: in other words, whether they could be said to be the property of the District while still in Williams’ hands. The court suggested yesterday that perhaps while the fines remained in Williams’ hands and until they were turned over to the Dis- trict they were in the custody of law, and, therefore, not the subject of embezzlement. “My answe- to this,” continued Mr.Davis, “is that if such were the case, Williams could pocket them without any criminal liability whatever, and, further, that he could not even give bond to turn them over, as he could cnly give bond to turn over what belonged to the District; so that if he could give bond it could only be on the supposition that the fines were the prop- erty of the District while in his hands, which is the very point, therefore, to which the argument must return.” Judge Bradley's Instractions. Judge Bradley denied many of the in- structions asked for by the defense, hold- ing that the money taken was that of the District. Then the case was briefly argued to the jury, first by Assistant District At- terney Baker, then by Messrs. Donaldson and Jeffords on behalf of the defendant, ond fimally by District Attorney Davis, the latter being particularly severe in his ar- raigenment of Williams. The defendant's crime, Mr. Davis remark- ed, was nothing more or less than stealing. “Yet,"" exclaimed the district attorney, “I will say this much for Dan Williams, he did not, as his counsel did today, cast doubt upon the honesty of his fellow officers, Syl- vester, Kemp, Groff and Elliott. For he confessed his guilt and acknowledged that he alone was the guilty one.” Mr. Jeffords Retorts. “Upon tne conclusion of Mr. Davis’ re- marks Mr. Jeffords arose and stated that (one to a customer Only) | neither ne nor his associate had accused for 30c. Mayer Bros. & Co., F St., No. 937-939. 89 0808999862 a ea ——— TT a EIT ? Diabetics ees may satya Should Eat bread that i eatirely Pd GLUTEN Sugar It's delicious, ( BREAD— ; ; 15c. Loaf. )Krafft’s Bakery, (°%, st - ( Th beat of gverything that's baked. If You Suffer With Piles —— LANASOL OINTMENT is what you It affords welcome relief, and never fails to cure. We prepare it. 25. jar. SAMPLES FREE_ Evans’ DrugStore, wns Benson’s Porous Plaster gives prompt relief. Price. Ze. oct6-s,t A Pullman Story. From the New Yerk Times. One of the beneficiaries under the will of George M. Pullman is his brother, the Rev. Royal H. Pullman, pastor emeritus @ the Second Universalist Church at Bal- timore, who receives a legacy of $50,000. ‘Part of this sum, he says, will be used in extending the work of that church. Of his brother's course at the time of the great Tallway strike, Mr. Pullman asserted that the refusal to arbitrate was the result of a| Most bitter contest. conscientious belief that consent -wouid be conceding to cutside parties the right to| Breckinridge, dictate to an empleyer on matters purely | to silver democrats. for himself to decide. As a corollary of this, Mr. Pullman added: “On one occa- sion, I remember, when a railroad man or- dered 300 cars from him, my brother said: “Make it a thousand. I will build them for you so cheap that it will pay you to get them now. I want to keep my men em- ployed.” The railroad man agreed, and I know that all my brother’s company made on the whole order was $15." SIRS PETES or even intimated that Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Kemp, or, indeed, any other, had in the slightest way been guilty of any wrong- doing. Judge Bradley said he did not under- stand counsel for the defense te question in the slightest degree the honesty or in- tegrity of any one. Judge Bradley then briefly charged the Jury, telling them that the money was that of the District and that the defendant was an officer of the District, the jury retiring at 2:35. : ed LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Democrats Charged With Fraud—A Big Vote Polled. LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 2.—From all indications a big vote will be polled in the municipal races today, notwithstanding it is raining steadily. The feeling is at fever heat, and never, perhaps, in the his- tory of the city, have party lines been drawn so closely. The republican nominee, Mayor George D. Todd, has only a portion of the city machinery in his hards, the police and fire departments being controlled by the demo- crats, and as every indication points to an exceedingly close race the machinery will count for a great deal. Charges of fraud are being freely made by the republicans, who claim that the democrats are making arrangements to capture the city by fair or foul means. In addition to the feeling between the two political parties, the contest is made all the more bitter from the fact that the A. P. A. is said to be solidly aligned for the republican ticket, many of whom are ‘ow | Members of that order, and the Catholic vote is reported to be as solidly arrayed for the democratic ticket, many of whom are members of that faith. Last year McKinley carried Louisville by over 12,000 votes, but Mayor Todd carried it by only 4,500, falling away behind his ticket. —_—_s__ KENTUCKIANS BUY ARMS. ly Bitter Fight Being Made at Lexington. LEXINGTON, Ky., November 2—The election in this city and county today is a ‘The republicans and naticnat democrats led by Hon. W. C. P. have a fusion ticket opposed Every hardware store sold out yesterday its stock of firearms. No trouble, however, had arisen at 9 a.m. v ———.__ FIRST MORTGAGE TAKEN UP. Union Pacific Reorganization Com- mittee Completes Its Purchase. OMAHA, Neb., November 2—The reor- ganization committee of the Union Pacific, It matters little what it is that you | Which yesterday bought the government ¥ant—whether a situation or a servant—a person who can fill your need. * “Broke His Les. lien, the second mortgage on the property e Star will reach the | of the Union Pacific, today purchased the first mortgages, by which the construction bonds were secured. Thomas E. Lynch, twenty-nine years old, | The price paid was the amount named who lives at No. 711 6th street northeast, fell from a wagon yesterday and broke his Tight leg above the ankle. The accident Bappened near 8th and E streets southwest, and injured man was taken to Provi- dence Hospital for treatment. the minimum bid to be -. ae ee accepted, $50,637,. second mortgage yesterday, in the name of Louis Fitzgerald and Alvin W. Krech, as mn Trustees. The sale was, if possible, more uninter- esting than that of yesterday. THE CARE OF RARE PLANTS: Annual Report of the Superintendent of Ex- perimental Gardens, Propagation of the Olive Trees and the Camphor Plant—Suggestions of Future Necds. Williem Saunders, superintendent of ex- perimental gardens and grounds, has sub- mitted his annual report for the fiscal year ended June 80 to Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture. He also makes suggestions for the curr:nt year. Superintendent Saunders states that the conservatories and plant structures demand @ great deal of attention. The collections of plants in the conserva- tories proper are mostly those of economic value, and serve as a nucleus’ from which selections are made of such as appear to merit propagation for experimental pur- poses, and introductior. as industrial plants, if a suitable climate can be found for their growth, and other conditions favorable for profitable culture. Propagation of Fruits. Other green houses are appropriated to the growth and propagation of pine apples, the citrus family, oliye trees for the pro- duction of cuttings, and for other similar Purposes. In regard to the distribution, he says that about 20,000 various ornamental plants are propagated annually to supply the flowcr gardens and flower beds on the department grounds. The d'stributions during the last fiscal year were mainly as follows: Straw- berries, 36,500; grapes, native and fore gn, 7,000; olive plants, ); camphor trees, 2,900; fig cuttings, 4,000; pineapples, guavas, cinnamon, pepper, citrus, vanilla, coffee, “Joquat,”” etc., 1,800. The Conservatories. The greenhouses and conservatories, the superintendent states, are in the main in good repair. After a service of twenty-five years, during which time they received lit- tle in the way of improvement, except a coat of paint occasionally, a thorough over- hauling was commenced. ‘This involves the removal of all the glass and inspecticn of the wood work, much of which was found to require renewal. After repairs the glass was replaced and the woodwork received two coats of paint. The roof of the conservatory was found to be much decayed, requiring a renewal of the Greater portion of the woodwork. So far as finished, the houses are rain-proof and show but little leakage or drip. This, it is stated, is principally due to the metiod of glazing, putty being used only in bedding the glass, none being used on the cutside of sash bars. The work of renewal of glass roofs is not yet completed, but will be continued until all have been over- hauled. In the way of suggestions for the present year Superintendent Saunders states that the concrete roads and walks are worn out and need repairing. Some portion of these, he is of the opinion, can be renewed at once, but a thorough renewal must wait appropriations for this specific purpose. Growth of the Olive. The report calls attention to the propa- gation of olive trees, which has been going on of late. Of these the department has a select assortment, and considerable interest is being developed in their culture. Like all introductions of this character, how- ever, a great amount of persistency, the superintendent says, is necessary before planters take up a new industry in earnest. He has found this in the case with most introductions. Plants continue to be re- ceived, planted and neglected until some one more careful than his neighbors reach- es some degree of success, extends his Plants, and ultimately attains a profitable expectancy; then others will follow in the same line, and, if successful, the culture will have been inaugurated. Camphor Plant a New Crop. The superintendent states that the cam- phor plant may be taken as a sample of the introduction of a new crop. For more than twenty years the department has been distributing this plant in extreme scuthern states, first as a shade tree and a shelter for orange groves, and more re- cently as of promising industrial value. After all these years planters are now taking a special interest in its culture, treeg are in great demand, and their value, as economic plants, will be properly tested. With regard to future work, exclusive of ordinary care of the ground and glass houses, the propagation of such economic Plants as may seem advisable will be con- tinued. At present the olive is the leading factor in propagation, as it is considered desirable to fully introduce and encourage olive culture in such of the southern states as seem suited for its profitable growth. Judging from past experiences, the report states, years may elapse before this will be accomplished. In concluding his report Superintendent Saunders states that he is constan‘ly on the alert to introduce plants of possible economic value, and to propagate and dis- tribute them for trial. a THE EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION. Efforts Being Redoubled to Raise the Necessary Fund. Mr. Thomas W. Smith, chairman of the finance committee of the local committee of the National Educational Association, has issued a circular, which has been sent with @ postal card inclosed to a large number of the leading people of Washington. The circular states that Washington is now be- ing considered, together with Omaha, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, for the next meeting place of the National Educational Association for its annual convention to be held in the summer of 1598, Continuing, Mr. Smith says: “There is every reason to believe that this city will be the choice of the executive committee of thé association, which is vested with authority in the premises, if our citizens will act promptly in providing the necessary measures for receiving and entertaining the members of the association and their guests in a manner worthy of the occasion and befitting the national capital. “For defraying the local expenses of the convention a fund of about $10,000 is needed. This must be raised by private subscription on the part of the people of Washington, and it is confidently believed that they will fully sustain the reputation they have achieved in the past by acting in a broad-minded and liberal spirit. “Will you please be kind enough to fill out the blanks on the irclosed postal card and return it at your earliest convenience to the chairman of the finance committee as addressed. It is important that the committee know at the earliest practicable date the amount that will be available for the expenses of the convention, to which reference has alrcady been made.” The first copies of the circular were mailed yesterday morning, and it is very gratifying to note that several postal cards ‘were received today from well-known citi- zens indicating their intentions of sub- scribing to the fund necessary for the en- tertainment of the association. Representz*ives of the various railroads and the pa senger associations have as- sured the local committee that railroad rates to Washington from all points would be reduced for the convention, which will take place next June. ——_—— Charges Abandonment. Sarth Ella Tuckson today petitioned for divorce from Robert Tuckson, stating that they were married here December 24, 1874, and charging that he deserted and aban- doned her and their children September 2, 1890. She ir represented by Attorney Wm. H. Sadler. a a ea Heating Steam Cars Too Soon. From the Mustrated American. A crstom is pursued by some railroads of lighting the car stoves on a certain date, regulating the matter by calendar and not by reason. Thus it appears that cn a warm, Indian summer day whefi wraps are a burden out of doors, every alt is heated to suffocation: Rai tha as the train fills are Siiitad bare wascons into ee frritated by a stoking- brakemen. sa COUNTING: THE SILVER COIN The Task Will Hot Be Oompleted Before a Next Spring. Treasury Officials Surprised at the Sentence ‘Givem Martin — Circam- stantial Evidence Against Him. Treasury officials are surprised at the light sentence—a fine of $50—imposed upon Thomas Martin, the former treasury em- ploye convicted of stealing silver dollars during the count of money by substituting Pieces of lead of about the same weight. ‘The treasury officials, as heretofore stat- ed in The Star, hold circumstantial evi- dence that Martin stole much more money than he admitted. He was convicted cf Stealing $28 silver dollars. After his ar- rest, and pending his trial, the discovery was made that lead had been substituted for more dollars than twenty-e'ght. Treas- urer Roberts did not know how much the shertage might aggregate, and ordered that the count in vault No. 1 should be made by hand instead of by the process cf weighing, which has been used for years. This hand counting in vault No. 1 has been going on for about two montks, end it is estimated that {t will not pe com- pleted before some time in March or the Ist of April. Up to a week ago the aggregate of lead disks discovered was 2 or 300, represent- ing that many dollars which have been ab- stracted by somebody. The handiwork cf the lead substituted points ts Martin. The pieces are like those found in the bags with which Martin was known to have tampered. The trouble now, however, is that there is no evidence to convict Mar- tin. Nobody can swear that he did the work, as nobody saw him. Treasury officials will not say exactly cw much money is missing, but admit that it amounts to $100 or $200. It is not| known how much moré will be found gone, as leas than one-fourth of the money in vault No. 1 has been counted. Scme days the count reveals no shortage, while other days a few of the lead subsi- tutes are found in sacks. It is not im- probable that Martin began his work of theft during the count four years ago, but it was not discovered. He had no oppor- tunity again until the cou_t began this year. Four years ago he worked in vault No. 1. Nobody ‘suspected him then. had been at work some time on the pres ent count before suspicion fell upon him. Martin has never worked in vault No. the smaller of the two vaults. That vault ccntains 48,000,000 silver ollars. It was counted by the weighing process several months ago, and will not be recounted by hand. The big vault, where the shortage has been discovered, contained $104,000,000 when the present treasurer went into of- fice. The count of this vault by weighing Was more than half through when Mar- tin’s theft was discovered. Since the hand count began $28,000,000 have been counted. The count proceeds at the average rate of $750,000 a day.*This will give an idea of how long will be eonsumed in counting the remainder, $176;000,000. About twenty more persons are employed in the hand count'than was necessary by the weighing process. Most of these extra people have been drafted from different bu- reaus, but tet additional laborers had to be employed at a cost of $20 per day. It is estimated that the count will cost the gov- ernment over $20,000 as a result of Martin’s theft. D Twenty-eight ladfes do the counting of the silver doilars.: They sit at four long tables, and the jingle of silver is heard in all directior.s:: Each lady hes a tray be- fore her. Withi dollars stacked twenty high, this tray holds one thousand. As a tray is filled a senler takes charge, puts the dollars in bags and sends them to the weighers. To prevent anything happening, each bag is weighed, any discrepancy call- ing for ancther count. Besides the ladies and the !aborers, there are eight persons employed in a supervis- ing capacity, several representing the former treesurer, D. N. Morgan. What- ever loss is revealed at th2 conclusion of the count will fall upon Mr. Morgan, who, as known, is still responsible through his bondsmen. ——_+4 es. Careless Mothers, Vicious Nurses. ‘To the Eilitor of The Evening Star: Crossing Dupont Circle Saturday after- noon, October 30, I saw a slatternly-look- ing negro girl vigorously slap the hands of a sickly-looking white infant under her care, apparently for no other reason than that the baby tossed aside its coverings. a half hour later, on my return, the girl sat talking with another nurse maid, and still pounding the cab up and down; the little one under the blankets was quiet, thor- oughly cowed and submissive. Another scene In Lafayette Square. A negro. girl patio! in charge two beautifully dressed children—a girl about te e a boy of two or threesstopped neassaand the benches not far distant from where I sat. The little boy seemed tired and fret- ful. In a sudden burst of rage the girl seized him by the shoulders. and literaily jammed the child down on the hard bench, and, at the Uttle girl's mild protest, she soundly slapped her cheek, thus cutting off any revelations to the mother when the children reached home. Such scenes, of more frequent occurrence than we realize, fill one with righteous indignation. The |. burden of responsibility and guilt lics with the careless mother. Happy, indeed, that little one whose mother, realizing the God- given responsibility, deliberately puts aside the afternoon nap, the social visit, the fas- cinating art work, and, either in person, or under her direct supervision, guards and di- rects her babe, sleeping and waking. Mrs. JOHN N. CULBERTSON. —_.—___ ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE MEETING. Second of a Week's Serics Held Last Evening. The second of the series of meetings to be held this week under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League took place last evening at the Foundry M. E. Church. It was in charge of Grand Chief Templar A. E. Shoe- maker. The music was rendered by the Central Union Mission Quartet, with Mr. G. W. Havell as director. ‘The invocation was offered by Rev. Dr. George O. Little, and addresses were made by A. T. Maupin and Rev. Dr. Wharton of Baltimore. ———— . Valuable Ring Stolen. Complaint of the theft of a ring set with an emerald and eighteen diamonds was made to the police today. Edward Hanger, 2726 N street, made the complaint. The ring was stolefi from his house Friday. so Peachen Kept Seventy- From the Philadeiphil' Record. Canned peayhes,;at least seventy-five years old, which, like wine, seemed to have improved with long standing, were a feast a few days ago for the family of Charles Zellman of Hagdington. It was while dig- ging with fellow workmen for the cellars of a. row of shew ‘houses on ground that was once part“of fije old Dalton farm that Zeliman struck hig/pick into a cavity. In- vestigation revealéd a sort of stone-lined well not moré* then six feet deep, which had been covered’ over and concealed. There was a, foot of clean cold water at the bottom, in whieh stood an old-fashion- ed glazed enware jar, with the lid sealed tightly on with wax. It was not without some difficulty that the jar was opened, but it was finally done by forcing it with the edge of a spade. The men had expected to see treasure of some kind, and ‘ive Years. were surprised, not to say disappointed, when only bright yellow peaches met their gaze. fruit was perfectly preserved. Zellman claimed the prize by right of dis- covery, and his ly devoured the con- tents of the jar, about two quarts, without regard to historic value. Close by resent century. How the good wife who ae , the peac! happened to forget them the spring is more than can be told, nor greatly care. : oo ~ Mise Willurd. Re-Elected. BUFFALO, N. Y¥., November 2—Miss president of the National W.C. T,U.. Everybody Listens When Leaders Speak-- —for our proclamations pronounce values that are unseen quantities *in other stores—at prices that are as low as are quoted elsewhere for less worths. Ours is an assemblage of the brightest ideas and best works of the most famous makers—and these special offerings demonstrate the “ Big Store's” upe equaled power to control and dispense the best. | Seseteetee edited deeteetetetete dete tetetedntne aan annette olnlnlnlinlolnlolololole lolol teil opie’ $15 & 5 4,9 &, $1500 $4 3°50 fronts and lined. ‘Cheviots and Two-toned Hi ‘Coat with silk or satin; skirts cut on oar made either louse. Shield or Fly-front, and Blue Ker Tan Irisi, Frieze; Tan Kerse: raised with he ms: flaps on pockets, y changeable taffeta silk. and collar trimmed with Biack fur, with Watteau beck, Eton ft sexeon Red, Green, Cadet and Lig! choice term with percalin All Te a $3 -99 for Brocaded Suk Skirts worth $6; 5 and bound for Sil $549 affeta Underskirts worth$&; should be, with rufe and ce of Black. Pinks Red, Green and Mixed Ch ee and $3.50 for Cashmere Blouse Waists worth $4 and 84. patterns, mad cuffs, double po Proper tor stte with atts ted yoke ba: , house, golfing and bicyc Saks and Company, ‘Saks’ Corner.” WIND UP THEIR CAMPAIG) Republicans Hold a Big Meeting at Hyattsville. The republicans of Bladensburg district and the surrounding precincts in Prince George's county held a large meeting last night at the Masonic Hall, Hyattsville. In spite of the steady downpour of rain, the hall was well fill. A procession number- ing upward of fifty men marched from Bladensburg through the drenching rain to the hall. Prominent upon the stage were Czpt. Charles G. Gordon, candidate for the state senate; Roger Bellis, state's attorney for Prince George’s county; C. J. Markell of Frederick, Md., and Augustus C. Binswan- ger of Baltimore city. F. A. Holden sided, and Wm. A. Noel, jr., acted as sec tar: Upon taking the chair, Mr. Holden pre- dicted that Biadensburg district would rell up a repuolican majority of 219, and that the county would go republican by 300 votes. Ex-Representative Charles E. Coffin was the first epeaker introduced. He impressed upon the voters the necessity of going early to the polls. Speaking of the recent differ- ences among the republicans, he declared that the leaders ana the people were naw in thorough accord, and that each man would vote a straight republican ticket from top to bottom. Mr. Coffin bitterly arraigned the deniocrats, and said the only way they heped to win the election was by buying ‘otes. “GF. Markell of Frederick, Md., who was specially invited to attend the meeting, de- livered an address, dealing in the main with national issues, and incidentally touching upon Maryland politics. Augustus C. Binswanger of Baltimore, and I. G. Smith of New York, also spoke. When Capt. Gordon was introduced, thc greatest enthusiasm prevailed. 1t was fully five minutes before the demonstration ceased. Capt. Gordon made only a briet address. He thanked the audience for their zeal in braving the inclement weather. It was a mark, he said, of their deeprooted patriotism, and gave evidence of their love for republican principles. Among the choicest honors in the gift of man was the privilege of representing the people in the halis of legislature. This honor they had it in their power to bestow upon him. At the close of Capt. Gordon’s address he was roundly cheered. ‘The meeting was held under the auspices of the Hyattsville Republican Club. The Thanksgiving Turkey. From the Woman's Home Companion. There is a very general impression that hen turkeys are better than gobblers, but such is not the case when the birds are under a year old; until that age is past the cock, or gobbler, is more highly and finely flavored than the hen. A small turkey is never satisfactory; only at twelve pounds (city dressed) do they begin to be fine. In srall towns, where they are properly dressed—drawn, with head and feet re- moved—ten pounds would mean the same. Be sure your bird is young. Avoid those that are yellow, fat, with rough legs 21d hard spurs. One heavy for its size, of a blue cast, smooth legs, soft, only budding spurs, flexible end to breast-bone and skin easily pierced between the finger-nails, ‘s the bird you want. Whatever dressing you use (oyster or chestnut is best) do not have it too moist, and do not fill the turkey mere than two-thirds full, otherwise you will have a soggy, ‘solid, indigestible mass as a result. The baking or roasting must be a long and slow operation after the first browning, and if the patent covered bak- ing-pan is not used, an ordinary dripping- pangmust be used as a cover. The basting T™must be frequent—every fifteen minutes— and thorough, if you would have the meat juicy. Four hours is about the proper time for a fourteen-pound turkey, in a moderate oven. When served, your turkey is right if of a dark, rich brown all over, without a suggestion cf scorch, juicy in appearance, and though whole, ready to fall apart at a light touch of the carver. Before placing in the oven, rub all over with good butter and dredge heavily with flour seasoned with pepper and salt. The basting should be melted butter and hot water or stock. ——_+ e+ ____ Will Go in a Palace Car Now. From the New York Tribnne. Stanley has gone to Africa to attend the celebration of the opening of a branch line of railroad to Buluwayo. If he lives as long as such a stout-hearted explorer ought to, he may be able to survey the field of most of his'early explorations from the window of a Pullman car, with a buffet and dining room attachment. Even now some of them are open to that easy and luxurious mode of ee eee eae th the ani Pinion Joumesisee: His will be a marked figure among those which assemble to par- ticipate in the coming celebration set down for November 9, henceforward to be a red letter day in the Buluwayo calendar. .A Chicago Solomon. From the Brooklyn Eagle. ‘They have a Solomon on the bench in Chicago. Two Huns had a fight in that city, and one poured scalding water over the other, peeling off large spaces of his skin. The judge offers to the offender the alternative of going to prison for as long a time as he ought to go, or of allowing hi: own skin to be picked off in bits for the | purpose of grafting a new dermis on-his byt it has a certain justice. And when one candidate steals the votes of another he i suffer a recount, in jeprived of just as This is rad- And when some runk and larrups sewhip, the judge might & rong man to take the thug into the jail 1 and bring maudlin tears to the ey f sentiment by giving h just such a thrashing as he had given to a defenseless woman. And when one man murders another, the law might kill the murderer. But that weuld be going to exirem ad would invclve an actual trial in rt. Lawyers fer criminals do not like trials for their cl’ents. Mrs. Nack and Thorn Srowing old. The ine!dent in Chicago arouses u hope that courts will not always be as they are. — = THE FIRST COTTON MILL. many votes as ii ical, yet it has burly thug goe: his wife with a h gn some equa Washington’s Diary Fixcs Its Loca- tion at Beverly, Mass. From the Atlanta Constitution. Several different towns in the United States claim the unique distinction of hay- ing erected the first American cotton mill, but from the best information that can be j obtained if seems that the credit pro belongs to the town of Beverly, Mass. The circumstances leading up to this dis- covery may be of interest to our readers. Some two or three years ago Mayor Ran- tcul of Salem, Mass., was invited to Paw- tucket, R. I. to attend the centennial exer- cises held at that place in commemoration of the opening of the famous Slater milk. In sending out invitations to this centennial event the owners of the mill claimed it to be the first establishment of its kind ever erected in the ted States. For some reason Mayor Rantoul was unable to be present at the exercises, but being deeply interested in historical researches, he de- c.ded at his leisure to investigate the claims of the Pawtucket mill owners, ‘This in- vestigation led to the discovery that the oid cotton mill at Beverly, Macs., which was Lurned down in 1838, had been in operation for several years prior to the establish- ment of the mill at Pawtucket, and that no less a witness than Gen. Washington him- self could be cited in confirmation of the fact. It seems that Gen. Washington, while on a tour of the New England states in 1789, made a visit to the old Beverly cotton mill, and was so impressed with the novelty of the spectacle that he devoted several pages of his diary to its descrip- tion. This old diary is still to be found among Gen. Washington's papers. As the researches of Mayor Rantoul seemed to settle the matter beyond all con- troversy, the residents of Beverly, Mass., have recently caused a handsome tablet to be erected on the site ef the old mill, com- memorating the establishment of the first enterprise of its kind ever inaugurated in the United States. A Heavy Old Shaker's Specialty. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. Logan county boasts of one of the unique characters in Kentucky in the person of Lorenzo Pearcifield, who. since childhood has been an honored member of the Shaker community at South Union. Mr. Pearci- field is now close on to seventy years of age and weighs about 300 pounds. Now, there are plenty of people in good old Logan who weigh near on to 300 pounds, despite the cry of hard times and starva- tion that the silverites raise in that section, and there are plenty of people in Logan county very much older than seventy years, but it is these two attributes combined with another that distinguishes Lorenzo Pearci- field. There 1s not another man in Logan or any other county, so far as is known, who is seventy years old and weighs 300 pounds, who is noted as the most success- ful horse breaker in his section. Yet this is true of the colossal old Shaker. The secret of his success in this direction seems to lie in his great strength and courage. He is absolutely fearless and almost as strong as an ordinary horse. He has a system all his own, which consists in first demonstrat- ing to the perfect satisfaction of the horse that he is master of the situation. To do this it is sometimes necessary to throw the horse down and sit upon his head, which Mr. Pearcifield does in the most approved style. After 300 pounds has sat upon his horseship’s head for a little while he is sat- isfied. Mr. Pearcifield then hitches him to his little cart and drives about and lopks at the country. So great is his fame as a tamer of wild horses that the farmers for miles around bring him unmanageable horses to break, and none has baffied his skill and strength. SS An Elephant’s Trunk. From St. Nicholas. The wonderful pcwer of the trunk was a never-failing surprise to us. Its extreme sensitiveness, and yet its great strength, showed how well suppiied it must have been with nerves. It was always moving, always feeling or smelling, or carrying something, and the little sort of finger-tip seemed the center of sensivility. I remem- ber well that she would never allow us to touch. it, afd she guarded it with great care, folding it up if ehe thought it was in any danger. It is said by the natives that an elephant deprived of this trunk-tip is like a man deprived of his sight, so help- less does it become. oly justice that his faith in the attack bas been, and perhaps still is, the prevalent military creed Europe. His tactics of as- QQ for Man-tailored Suits, worth $20, in Blouse, Fy-front and Tight-fitting, made of ‘Tweeds, lomesjsuns, » interlined and bound with velvet. 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Cox laims that Schofield’s army numbered 29,- 234. while Hood's | hundred less than A Leper Hero of Molokal. From Mark Twain's “F We all know Father Damien, the French priest who voluniarily forsook the world and went to the leper island of Molokai to labor among its population of sorrowful | exiles. who wait there, in slow-consuming misery, for death to come and release them from their troubles; and we know that the thing which he knew beforehand would happen, ¢id happen—that he became a leper himself, and died of that horrible There was still another case of self-sa rifice, it appears. I asked after “Billy Ragsdale, interpreter to the parliament in my time, a half white. He was a brilliant young fellow and very popular. As an in- terpreter he would have been bard to match anywhere. He used to stand up in the parliament and turn the English speeches into Hawaiian and the Hawaiian speeches into English with a readiness and a volu- bility that was astonishing. I asked after him, and was told that his prosperous carcer was cut short in a sudden and un- expected way, just as he was about to marry a beautiful, nalf-cacte girl. He dis- covered by some nearly invisible sign about his skin that the poison of leprosy was in him. The secret was his own, and might be kept concealed for years, but he would not be treacherous to the girl that loved him; he would net marry her to a doom like his. And so he pvt his affairs in order and went ground to all his friends and bade them good-bye, and sailed in the leper ship to Molokai. There he died the loathsome and lingering death that all lepers die. And one great pity of it all is that these poor sufferers are innocent. The ony, does not come of sins which they commit- ted, but of sins committed by their an- cestors, who escaped the curse of leprosy! — es. The death of George M. Pullman recalls a story told ebout his adventure with Abra- ham Lincoln. In the early days of sieep- ing cars two men slept in one berth. One day a tall, ianky man engaged a berth from Pullman. Pullman handed him the check cnd said::“I shall sell the other check to that berth to another man, of course.” The lanky man wound himsclf up full height; then unwound himself again. “Young man,” he said, “the person who can get into one of your berths when I the field. however, is str am wound up in it is weleome to the ac- commodation.”” This man was Abraham 416 7th st. * *| We have the Coats! More of them— ‘| *| better ones, prettier ones and lower | ‘| priced than any you'll see about town. — [°) 3) Come see this big new Cont and Suit >, e| Department. ‘That “‘cample” lot are — '9) js) about @ third less than regular prices. i | * . * . ihe ° ti 4 a 3 g i : Fi if 5. B REXRAKS i % AEhE I gil Bt 3