The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1896, Page 1

uae rel ol 1891-93, 3. 14 fold. maps ( ContTENTS.— Hart. A. B. Formation y and reunion, 1 ALMOST A PANIC. WALTER H. BROOKS GETS E ITED.—A SABBATH HORROR. ast Sunday morning the beautiful church at the corner of 9th and I 3, northwest, of which the elo- Rev. Walter H. Brooks is pastor, _|. The church was packed with people | from door to pulpit. | Adistinguished divine from Arkan- Sas was booked to preach a sermon, anc while he was discussing his text Jand the p € enjoying the words that fell from his lips, Rev. Brooks walked suddenly to the door that lead down in the lecture room which caused a sil- ence all over the church, and ail at once there was a look of horror and excitement in his Pierc.ng eyes. The congregation then begun to pet uneasy; one would say to the other pome one has dropped dead. Rev. Brooks then looked misteri- Gusly around, i sectetary, »wi; Na- sichad = T. rTER. ; A s r and in a_ tremblin; : yo! loice said, ‘‘let us all be dismissed.” F The pastor was still preaching while “CB lev. Brooks uttered these rema ks. y= iney, Some one in the gallery then cried ay ‘any, OULt fire; women, children, and men Tulshed to the door. Those who did not a hke t rush on the exit entrance ined upon the benches an alk aT W K. |tokh qibor etweiked a lost their heads thef.; wearing apparels. jocket-books, gloves, and other per- Son§al effects could be seen scaitered ove® the church and in between the er | beng-hes. dies fainted and those men who did Hhot lose their heads lef the fe- males to hustle for themselves. Mr§ George W. Stewart was about ly man present who tried to quiet shing crowd. . Brooks, after finding out that e was only a tempest in a tea pot put, “itis all over now.” This difference to the exciting the females lost it keeps ots that crowd Afte: / the excitement, it was ascer- tained }:hat some boys had lighted a piece Gf paper or match in the lecture room Below, which caught to some other Piper and caused smoke tocome up in the main audit rium. Gree Iking 3 m busy gues After the excitement had subsided a mysterio the meinbers reassembled and Dr. Brooks éxpiained the cause. his gran], Miss Maria Jordan was one of the e boys th] ladies Who sat quietly in her seat, iile they tqWhich diq a great deal to quiet the to soup f frenzied multitude. Collecton was $139.40. seps _himsel > === — on, while hi DEATF OF BERNARD WEST. minent figures in District politics, d at the Homephatic Hospital this k, where he was carried to have peration performed. . West is the brother of Messrs. icellus and Joseph West and the of the late Mr. West of this city, in of property andinfluence in his : 4 \¥@nd time. nea fraud | * Bernard West had been failing vill heve to\ealth for a number of years and centlyhe kx -me so sick and =e that it was D an opera SLITION. -would relieve him 0m.* © egering= -@nprove his health. , thing that was commendable West; he was true to_ his nd the cause he would es est see des a man of principle, honor, seul by rity, no matter what hi: have been. Afro- | i , :>wa’ ind hearted, liberal, and aes oH “min, Yin his public as well as pri SF 3 | acts. J "ngitself into} inecal took place from St, Au &Us Church on last Tnesday . €remonies were impressive anc hisds and acquaintances tarnec Ouferously to pay the last tribute of fst to their dead friend. pease POLITICS. of taking ne- coutry 2 suc- I geat en’ yt of work *ercise » BEE will ent men events Ma FIGHT.—-HE KNOCKS HOL- OUT.—ROBT. H. KFY BOOM- G.—A CONTEST PREDICTED Pa ricns AT WORK.—BAILEY ce the appoinrment of Col. M. M. jer as the third judge of election | are numerous predictions that will certainly be a contest from M-ity to the National Republican ention. : i ere is general disatisfaction ex- ed by the local leaders with the ntment of Col. Parker. ht the outcome will be no one can hia, PY ditor. rong t, it is certain that there will be s firs We usic in the air. sthe,. J politicians are at fever heat hed © iley forces are making a lively while Holland and few of his nts are following up the meet- iming victory and everything 2: rospe atts H. Key is confident while hers are not doing any talking. ition of the Republican Centra! tee has puta quietus on Mr w’s tongue and set the heeler ng. indication points to a contest htional Convention The Nat- mmittee had no busine: a- ie republican organization in hnd appoint three men who _nvention honors j Se preventad is B -e saying. | tidate pure and » said if he declares “. endent candidate and 1 to Carson is too monized and unless there will be a row energetic ladies ‘ing toilet arti recommended. s of 9 a. m. 1 Thursdays, ~ « scene of horror fora few minutes. | wmmittee he will be e-/ | GEO. A. CARTER. | Mr. Geo. A. Carter is beyond all doubt one of the best race men in the country. | .When he was elected president of | the Sunday School Union the delegates made no mistake. He is a man of business and one who |has always done everything to ad- | vance the inter st of his people. Mr. Carier is a Christian gentleman }and a man of honor. The Baptist Sunday School Union | could not select a better man to man- | age the affairs of that institution. The people all know him. He has been among them for a number ot years, in business and socially there has not been one thing said to his det- riment. He should be continued at the head of the Baptist Sunday School Union. He has the respect of his people and ha- more ability to raise money than any man who has ever been at the head of that organization. CARSON ROUTED. HE IS DEFEATED AT HIS OWN GAME. The republican meeting that was call- edin South Washington on Tuesday night under the auspices of Carson’s League was invated by the forces ot Mr. Robert H. Key and the Col. was completely routed. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Gunnel, one of C.urson’s lieuten- its, but as he was person grata he was not permitted to speak. Mr. Samuel Jones was called on to speak and when he concluded had the signal been given Carson would have been landed out of the door. When Mr. Key made his appearance there was an outburst of applause and so enthusiastic was the crowd for Key, no one was permitted to speak, except Carson, who was allowed to make his talk and not a very long one at that. He gave the crowd to understand that it was his meeting, and if any razors were drawn he had something to stop them, This bluff did not deter the vast crowd present, and before the Colo- nel had finished he was notified that although the meeting may be his, the crowd was for Key. The old man left the hall perhaps a wiser man than he has been for some ine. Carson must retire, THE GIRLS OF JERUSALEM. Bernard West one of the mosf™iNEV KNOW NOTHING OF SOCIAL LIFE; > NO COMMINGLING OF Of social life the girls of Jerusalem know nothing, absolutely nothing, writes Edwin S. Wallace, Uniteu States Consul at Jerusalem, in Novem- oer Ladies Home Journal. They oc- casionally meet, a few together, ana appear to enjoy each other’s comp :iny alittle. ‘they talk about their house- aold work which is really everything now, anJ indulge in some ligh. sossipy chat about friends, thougt cheir gossip is never of a harmful kind. {n conversation they show some litle animation and spirit, but, being ig 1ora.t and illiterate, they have noidea of grammatical form of expression. Jccasionally cards, dominoes ana checkers are played, but the native g.tls ;ave little inclination for any vastime involving mental effort. suci. -hings as dances, fetes and fairs arc anknown to the girls of Jerusalem; oc casionally they are taken on a family »icnic to some olive urchard near ther 1omes where they pass part of the day. “rom these and all similar gatherings men are barred. There is absolutely io commingling of the sexes. For i sirl to appear at any assemblage where shere are men would be regarded as .udacious and s.ocking. No Jerusa- em girl would do such a thing; she would not dream of committing so ‘a.al a breach in the unwritten, thougl, vell-defined, law governing the con- duct of her sex. So’strict is this law, or custom, of exclusion that under nc ircu nstances would a girl attend the e iding of her brother to which were bidien guests cutside the immediate fa nilies. THE SEXES. ANOTHER PRIZE WORD GEST. CON. 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One of the most activs re- publicans in this city to-day and one who has done more to adv nce republicanism in the District of Columbia is Mr. Andrew Gleason. No matter what his enemies may say about him, he stands to-day head and front of any white repub- lican who aspires for the deleg+te- ship from this city to the St. Louis convention. He has been one of he few men who has kept the re- publican forces in this city together ind he will do more in aiding the party financially than any man who is appealing to the republican vo- ters of this city for their suffrages. Mr. Gleason is an honest repub- licaa; he isa man of nerve and >ne who "as on ali occasions given ud and comfort to men who have filiated with his party. He never makes a promise and breaks it; he makes no pledge: ind disregard them. Asarepublican, a man and a sitizen, he is the strongest in the hearts of the bone and sinew of he republican party in the District of Columbia. The question is what white re- publican can beat Gleason ? GIVE US ANOTHER. Col. Wm. G. Moore, although a lemocrat, and Chief of our Police Department is beyond all doubt a ‘air and upright man, and it is be- ieved if the proper man is presented i) he would not hesit te to give colored race another repre- entative in the detective corps. The city of Chicago has more col- »red detectives than we have col- ored police officers by a large ma- jority. The names of Mr, Wm. Cravford ind Mr. Brockenbough will be pre- sented to Col. Moore for considers ation. Hither or both of these gentlemen would be a credit to the force. They are men of honor and have the respect and confidence of all who know them. BAD JUDGMENT. The excitement that occurred at the 19th street Baptist Church on last Sabbath morning, a report oi of which will be found in another column of ‘Uhe Beg, was ¢ used by the pastor not exercising prope: judgment and discretion. Rev. Brooks shoud have had « ittle more nerveand dismissed his congregation in w different manner. | !’owever, there was but slight dam- ige done to by the burning of the stair carpet, aid the church | three or four ladies sick from ex- citement. | Neck ruffs for street wear have at- tained such size that they are frequent y called collarettes. The prettiest aie irregular in arrangement, being a mas> of chiffon and lace, with many loops oi broad ribbon. For evening wear flowers are frequently added. | While a passenger train on the St- berian Railway was running at a high te of speed the carriage in which Count Golovine was traveling with his wife and two children caught fire. The fire spread so >apidly that the Coun- tess and her two children were unable to escape an? burred to dea Count saved his life by jump: the train. Henry J. Newton. a well-known mer- chant of New York city, was run over and killed by a cable car in that city. Miss Anna Hayden Webster, of Hav- erhill, Mass., has been arrested upon complaint of her family, who will at- tempt to have her sent to an insane asylum. The woman, who styles her- self “The Bride of Christ,” has gained a few believers in that city and it is reported that they will contest the pro- ceedings. Mrs. Francis L. Higgtnson, aged forty, wife of the famous Boston bank- er and a social favorite, has forsaken her home and family, leaving no word behind her, and eloped with James Wheatland Smith, aged twenty-six, . lawyer. They took passage on the steamship Columbia for Genoa. Mrs Higginson’s friends think she is of un- sound mind. Mr. Higginson is a multi- millionaire, $100,000, remarking: “Why, things will starve.” the poor THE MONROE DOCTRINE. A Meeting of American Republics Pro- posed to Adopt It. ‘Washington, Dec. 24.—Representative Beach, of Ohio, to-day introduced in the House a bill authorizing the Presi- dent of the United States to invite the governments of the other American re- publics to appoint plenipotentiaries with full powers to meet in conference in the city of Washington within one year from the approval of the act, for the formal acceptance and declaration of the Monroe doctrine as a principle of international law. The bill names the Secretary of State as the plenipo- tentiary for the United States and ap- Propriates $5,000 for the expenses of the eonference. He also introduced a bill providing for the reciprocal interchange of pro- ducts between the United States and other nations, It reads: “The dutiee imposed by the tariff laws of the Unit- ed States shall not apply to food pro- ducts and raw materials imported from such nations as may make equivalent reciprocal concessions in favor of mer- chandise imported from the United States. The President of the United States after the passege of this act} shall, through the proper diplomatic agents of the Government, negotiate commercial arrangements upon such basis with any and all foreign govern- ments. The provisicns of this act shall not apply to any articie upon which an export tax is imposed.” Bailroad Hold-U p in Pera. Lima, Peru, Dec. 26.—For the first time in Peru a train has been held up The spikes of the rails were removed on the line between Pisco and Ica, and the train went off the track. As the speed is not great on these railroads, no harm was done. A party of eight highwaymen them appeared, who forced the seventy-four passengers to leave the train and to dispose themselves, face downward, on the plain to facili- tate the search for valuables, after which they broke open trunks and mail bags, hunting for booty. The amount of {ft secured is not known. The passengers were taken on to Ica by the engine, which had not left the track. The authorities are making every effort to catch the robbers, but up this time have not succeeded, Shot in a Car. Chicago, Dec. 26.—John Winehart, an insane man, boarded the Monon ex- press at 8 p. m. yesterday and was fol- lowed by Detective McQuaid, who no- ticed his queer actions. Winehart drew @ revolver and shot McQuaid. The lat- ter returned the fire and wounded Winehart. A boy was also shot in the head. Winehart ran through the train shooting at lamps and windows. Pas- sengers dodged under the seats and in the closets. The maniac was subdued at Englewood and arrested. Henry Nietzchulz called on Annie Berman, at No. 523 Canal street and disemboweled himself. She had reject- ed him. Cremated in Mid-Air. Pittsburg, Dec. 24.—Fred Loar, Phil- lip Bouman, William Mooney and Michael Kelly were roasted alive yes- terday at the top of one of Shoenber- ger’s blast furnaces. With three other men they were repairing the furnace seventy-five feet from the ground Without any warning the bell of the furnace lighted, allowing the flames and deadly gases to shoot to the top. Those not badly burned at the start tried in vain to beat out the fire on the clothes of the others with their bare hands. ‘Wounded While Looking at the Pistol. Lambertville, N. J., Dec. 24.—Dennis Leary, of Boycott, Pa., about six miles across the river, in Bucks County, wee seriously, if not fatally, wounded yes- terday afternoon, while he and F. N. Townsend were examining a revolver It was accidentally discharged, and the ball entered Leary’s stor A. Theodore N. Lambert, the young ne- je robbing hi: was hanged baker, wh December, 1893, Camden. N. J. John F. Sullivan, a lawyer and justice of the peace of Saratog: suicide by s and di des tent. He was enty-nine yea 1d, and leaves a widow and two litt gone and has cabled his wife| RAILWAY COMPANY WINS. the Rainous Strike im Philadelph sht to a Close. ceven days th motormen and conducto night by the employes accepting th: terms of the company. The men struck for a working day of ten hours, $2 per day and the recognition of the Amal gamated Association of Street Railway Employes. The settlement of the strike fg thr result of numerous conferences bet weer the executive committee of the strik ers and Union Traction Company off cials. Propositions and counter pro sitions were made by each side unt | the agreement decided upon was fina! | reached. Throughout all these con fe: ences the Union Traction Compan: resolutely refused to recognize any o: in the negotiations but its own em- ployes, and the officers of the Amelg: ; Mated Association were not permutt: to be present at any time. | The victory is with the compan; The company has all along public stated that it was willing at any tim to grant a respectful hearing to an | Srievances that its own men mig! have, but that it would recognize r association, The only point partial! gained by the men was the unoffici: recognition of their association. © the other points for which they struc they have gained nothing, and a:- worse off by a week’s salary and th» occupation of the places of 1,900 « them. These 1,900 new employes wi have the preference in the runs of th- cars and the old men will have to a as “trippers.” All of the 1,960 new me will not remain here, as a majority o: them were simply supplied during th strike by contractors. Still some tw or three hundred of the new men wi remain here permanently. At a mass meeting of the strikers las: night the agreement entered into by their executive committee with th Traction officers was ratified. The con clusion of the strike will be greete: with joy by all classes of citizens. The Christmas shopping trade was am G| killed, and directly and indirectly it is a fair estimate that the seven days strike cost the Traction Company, !t- employes and the merchants of Ifhila delphia $2,000,000, GIUS STEPNIAK DEAD. The Great Intellectual Leader ef the Nihilists Killed by a Train. Lond@e, Deo. “24. —sergius Stepnia> was killed at Chiswick by a tailroac train while crossing the track yester- day. Sergius Michael Dragomanoff Step niak—his psuedonym in full—the mos/ feared Nihilist in the world, dies car rying the secret of his identity to th« grave. For twenty-five years one © the best-known men in Europe, yet none knew him. He was the recognized leader of the Nihilists, but was not manager of the bomb-throwing cam paigns. His efforts were along the line of moral persuasion and appeal to the intellect. His whole life was enshroud ed in mystery and ncne, save perhap: a very few, could say whether he ever participated in physical force plots, al though often suspected. But it is cer tain that In later yea-s he looked with less favor upon radical measures, and frequently spoke against it Yet he did not disguise his sympathy for she slayer of the late Czar. Alive After Being Hanged. Dayton, Wash., Dec. 24—Henry Math. er, of Pomeroy, came here on Friday and declared that Charles Myers, whe was hanged at Pomeroy for murder was still alive. Mather said that aftes the hanging an old man who had tak- en charge of the body after it had bees refused by relatives applied simpl remedies and resuscitated the appar ently dead man. Since that time Myer has been in hiding. District Attorneg Green, of Pomeroy, says that officers of Garfield and Columbia Counties wers present when Myers’s body was inter red in potter’s field. But two othe men from Pomeroy have corroborated Mather’s statement. They assert that they have seen Myers alive within the past week, but refuse to disclose where and under what circumstances, Ths story has created a sensation and aa official investigation will be made, Contracts for Battle-Ships. Washington, Dec. 24—The Board a Naval Bureau Chiefs, after carefully considering for several weeks the bids submitted for building battleships Nom 5 and 6, has recommended to Secretary Herbert the acceptance of the bid of | the Newport News Dry-Dock and Ship- Building Company, of Virginia, to cone struct both ships on the plans of the Navy Department for $2,250,000 fos }each. In the event, however, that the | Union Iron Works, of San Francisca the next lowest bidder, at $2,740,000, shall scale down their bid so as to leave only a reasonable difference betweem their figures and the $2,350,000 asked by the Newport News Company for on ship, it is recommended that each ot these companies be awarded the con- tract for building one vessel. Yale’s Great Wealth. New Haven, Dec. 24—A recent ¢: mate of the wealth of Yale Unive: places the sum at $5,500,000. Most of | this is in buildings and real estate, of | which Vanderbilt Dormit is valued at $1,000,000. The Campus lot is estl- mated to be worth 00, while the remaining land occupied by outside buildings is placed at half that sum. The buildings of the Scientific Schoo together with the equipment and sur- rounding real estate, are valued at $500,000. Yale Field is rated at $70,000, and other real estate at various loca tione at $100,000. —_——_———