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An Unsavory Brooklyn Scandal.
ELI JoHSsoN's surT AGAINST Il. A. HIGLBY, OF PLY
MOUTH CHURCH, FOR 500 900.

Ell johnson, prominent sunday school man
and temperance reformer, resting in Brooklyn.
" Y, has created a sensation by bringing suit
for 100000 against III. a. Higley. wealthy grain
and provision broker in New York. for criminal
conv,rsation with his wife. The complaint alleges
that on fifteen specified dates the defendant had
Intimate relations with the plaintiffs wife. These
dates are between February, 1884, and April. 1883,
during most OF which time Mr.. Johnson was in
Australia on a occurring tour, ana during wnich
time Mrs. johnson lived at the RemSen house and
attended Plymouth church, generally Occupying
MIR Higleyts pew with him aud his family. Mr..
johnson returned in March, and was welcomed al
4 puohc reception in the Academy OF Music OF
winch Mr.. Higey was the principal organ ger, and
Kew Henry Ward Beecher the principal sps aker.
soon after his return Mr. JohnsOn's suspicious
told her that he was going 10 Saratoga for a few
days She accompanied him TO the Grand Central
depot In New York, babe him gooiby Affection
ateiy. ana then, as alleged, sent the following
telegram TO Mr.. Higley:
APRIL l6, lssS.-H. A. Higiev. Produce Exchange.
Left on o'c.ock train Grand Central L remain up
town. J.
Mr.. johnson employed two detectives, who have
Swallowed his wife and Mr. Higley, ami claim to
have discovered some very significant facts The
employees at the Remsen house also make am tlvit
10 very frequent visits by Mr.. Higley 10 Mrs Jonn
sons room, and 10 suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the visits Since Mr.. Jo1nson's dis
covery OF the alleged fmproprieties there have
been many violent QuarrelS between him and his
wife. which eliminated a few days ago when he
discovered letter I'm her handwriting, supposed
To be written TO complete Arrangements for a
Night TO Europe with Mr.. Higley. Mrs. johnson
has separated from her husband, and Is living with
MARI Il sister in New York. Mr. Higley's friends
say that It is q case OF backmail, and that Hgey
Is not worth 500, 900 any way.
Mrs. johnson is a lne looking won an, with a
rudy complexion, rounded form, anl iron gray
hair She was born In Ohio, and was married TO
Mr.. johnson In Indiana In 1850, he being then 3D.
and she being ~ years old
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Lake shore Halfway Meeting.

PRESIDENT vANDERBILT'S REPORT.
CLEVELAND, o., May 2.-The thirteenth annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the Lake Shore
railway took place to-day: The following direc-
tors were ted:-Wm. III. Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, VIM. x. Vanderbilt. Augustus Schell,
Samuel f. Barger John r. Burrill. Darius o. NILS,
Edward ID. Worcester, OF New York; John Newell,
OF Ceveland; VIM. L. Scott and Charles NJ. Read,
OF Erie: Rasselas Brown, OF Warren, and J. II.
Wade, Cleveland President Yanderbt's report
showS:-Total earnings, SIS 225, COO increase OF
a quarter or a million: net earnings, 81, l65 0'0,
increase per cent; dividend paid per cent,
o-eratlng expenses 6oN per cent. decrease OF
per cent. The second mnrtgi age debt has been
increased from sl4675 600 to sai 1872 900 by the ex-
change OF s6527,0O0 second mo tgage bonds for
1i0.5UO shares OF preferred and l2i,S0O shares OF
the common stock of the "NiCkrl Plate" rOad-a
controlling interest. This involves an Increase OF
S456 500 In annual fixed charges. The total funded
DEBT Is S43192,OO0. an Increase OF S6,217 00O. The
dir ctorS will meet after the vote IS declared and
VIII re-elect all OF last years officers
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$2Sl,135.12


the Commissioners yesterday approved the ap-
pncatlon Tor liquor license from Peter Harrigan.
NEW BUILDINGS IN APRIL.
Building Inspector EntWsle has submitted his
report 1or the month or April, showing permits
liz new buildings; l25 permits to repair buildings;
Ior IL awnings The fees OF the Office were 1913.
CHURCH's CLAIM.
In reply to one OF the trustees OF the First Pres
Dyterlan Church Claiming exemption from tax
a n the Commissioners transmit report of the
DSlrlct assessor In which he says: cit will be
observed that the tax In question accrued prior to
The act Incorporating the First Presbyterian
Church, also prior to the act OF June 17tn 1870,
to the act of September 14th, 1860, the Commits
SOner5 agree with the assessors opinion-that the
property Is not exempt by that act from the char
acter OF tax for which the bin Is rendered.
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
EntWiSle as follows: Geo. w. Utermehle, repair
brick 4l9 9th street northwest; $500; Charles NJ.
Harnett, repair brick rear $50 i St sw.; $l25.
theodore Sheckels. erect two two-story and base
menI dwellings,, o, between 18th and 18th SITS.
E,OOO. j. X. MOXley, erect two two-story and
basement dwellings, Duubarton avenue; IS OOO
DuVall Mari, erect four two-story dwellings, 18th
81; between s and T SITS. n W.; $4,000. Michael
Nolah, erect small dwelling, L, between ~ and
9TH sts- s4OO. V. Rchold, repair frame 32l AZ
street southwest; 800 Lewis RoSenbush, erect
Two story dwelling, Tunlaw road in The county;
Basement dwellings,. street, between 23d and Gath
streets; $4,000 Elizabeth X. Smith, repair bricks,
ol6 and 31o street northwest; 81 000 A. NJ. Bell,
erect four two story and basement dwellings, Fay
ette street Georgetown between ID and 81 streets;
S95Ou Mary L. SetZ, repair brick, 1907 New York
avenue between 10 and 18th streets; $500. George
fortune, erect small tenement, Columbia street,
Meridian Hin, county; $500. s. U. Mcdowell, re-
Murphy, repair frame, Connecticut avenue, be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and 18th street; $500.
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The HsHTiielS.

BALTIMORE T. May 1-Virgiqta 6s consolidated 80;
BALTIMORE. May 2.-Cotton frm-m ddling 1O4
! Jour our sfel dy-Howard street and western super
city mills super 2. 25a4 Qo do. extra. 4 25s6. so;
snp9;ratiye patent. 80 Wheat southern firm;
2.'al %: o. ! Maryland. 1.24A4 aI. 2411; No. Z
western winter red, srot pal 22 May 122al 223z
june 123%al. 2314 July. 233s a1 232l August
al 22s Corn southern firm closing easier; western
high r; southern white. a66; do yellow. 65a67
western mixed. spot, 67Ia6Ts: May. 66a661a; June
63,sat2A steamer GA Oats steady and Guiet-south-
ern 5la54. western white, 52ab4 do. mixed, 56s5l
PENNSYLVANIA. 5la54 Rye quet and steady 70472
Hay steady, with good lemand-prime choice Penn
syisanIa and Maryland. a. 0al7 90 Provisions steady
and clear rib aides. packed. 9allK Bacon-shouIders
~ clear rib sides. 1917. Hams. 14hal5h Lard
refined. l218. Butter seady-western packed l7a23;
roll l1ai8 Esss lover dan and weak, l6 Petroleum
ordinary to far. o74a9S. Sugar dun aud firmer-A
soft, so corner retnod steady. 4s4al5. Whisky
quiet. l6Ea1.17 Freights Liverpool per steamer
dul.cotton. 552q9, Cd. -four, Is 81 grain. l1a2d
Receps-four. ]. II barrels: wheat 49, 900 bushels:
corn 30 90 bushels oats SOD bushels; rye 1O) bush
els oSllPmenfs-cofn 5: 900 bushels. Saies-wheat
323. 900 bushels; l37. 900 HIsnels.
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COL0RED CLERGYAAN'S COMPLAINT AGAINST TBE
b. d O. RAILROAD.
Rev. j. Fl. Rddick, a well-knowE colored Metho-
dist Eplscopal clergyman, formerly OF Baltimore,
but now OF Staunton, Va, arrived In Baltimore
yesterday on train from Washington over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and at once made
complaint to the officials Of this company that his
civil rights had been denied him, and that he had
been ill-treated and elected from the yiaduct
Hotel at Relay Station, nine miles from Baltimore
ana owned by the railroad company. He states
that when the train arrived at the Relay he went
into the hotel with other passengers TO get his
oreakfaSE but was refused 10y w. ". Reamer the
manager OF the house, who stated that MI. John
w. Garrett had given orders that colOred people
should not be served there. The clergyman saws
he attempted TO demonstrate with the manager
Wnen The latter became angry and with an oath
put him out of the dning-room.
WHAT THE RAILROAD PEOPLE SAY
The manager OF the hotel denies that he refused
to allow the clergyman to breakfast there. but
that Riddck entered the dining-room when It was
fun OF passengers and asked for a cup OF coffee
Iellner told him to wait awhile and he would be
waited upon Later on, the manager says, Rid
dick re-entered the dining-room and made him.
self very offensive. The company has ISSUED a
statement that 1t makes no distinction whatever
and that the institutions to the managers of the
hotels were TO treat all patrons with civllity Rev
Rlddick declares that he Will have his rights win.
dictated.
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EDUCATIONAL.

n oHNOoD ms IrUTE. SELEC SCHOOL For
~ Young Lafies. 1872 and 1913 TT st Newt sa-ion
pen- Ncrt. -. - For circulars, adiress NJ D. CA
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Killed by Rope skipping.
From the New York Times.


mother was grooming over her babe last
evening In dingy room Of back tenement aA
No. Al Park street, which was lighted only by q
few tapers burning at the head of coffin. three
or four feet away. She was Johanna Carroll. O
rag-sorter, and. she said that her little girl
Annie. aged seven. who lay In the coffin, died
from the effects OF skipping the rope. on
Wednesday evening Annie came in from the
narrow court and told her mother that she had
skipped the rope two hundred times and her
head ached. She died on Friday, ana the doc
tor said 1t was from coma and congestion of the
BRAIN The children in the block said that the
girl was not very strong Most of them worked
during the day, and many skipped the rope ID
the evening.
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Mama.
Political Matters.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS FOR Hal
MOSY,

PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS FOR HAIR
AONY.
Quiet negotiations looking to a reunion OF the
party factions have been going on between the
stalwart and Independent republican leaders OF
the pennsylvania legislature, and it is believed
that basis OF compromise has been reached.
Senator Cooper, chairman OF the regular republl-
can state committee, offered It Is said, on behalf
Of the stalwarts, to give the state convention to
meet July 18th over entirely to the control of the
Independents and let them make the nominations
ior state treasurer and auditor general This was
acceptable to Senator Stewart late Independent
candidate for governor; but 1t was urged that for
the independents TO openly enter the regular con-
vention and make the nominations would be to in
Vite the charge OF selling out To avoid this it
was agreed to secure the nomination by the regu-
lars OF candidates acceptable to the Independents.
ana then. IL the latter insist upon convention,
have them endorse the regular nominees. In this
way both ia G ions would be brought together In
heartily sick OF internecine strife ana anxious for
harmony.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMERS
The civil service reform association OF the fifth
congressional district of Massachusetts held re-
union yesterday. Gen. Joseph Hawley, OF Con-
nectcut, was the guest OF the evening, and made
the principal Speech explaining fully the intended
operation OF the civil service bill passed by the
last congress and its scope. Most OF the other
speeches. were upon the same subject. Letters
from Carl SchurZ, DOrman B. Eaton, and George
William curtis We're read, aud others expressing
fuil sympathy with the cause represented were re-
celVeu from senators Bayari and Pendleton, ex-
Gov. Long, Hon G. D. Robinson, Mayor Seth Low
OF Brooklyn, Hon. Charles L. Goldman ana on. A
a Ramsey.
INDIANA TOWN ELECTIONS.
=, Local elections were held in Indiana yesterday
The democrats carried Vincennes, Delphi Green
castle, LoganspOrt, Kokomo, New Albany and Co
iIn5us The independents carried Muncie and
the republicans Richmond, Greencastle and
Greenfield.
NOTES
In montgomery, Ala, yesterday, the city cleo
IOn resulted In the unanimous election OF the
democratic ticket There Was no opposition vote
poled. and out OF a total voting population Of
5000, there were only 43S ballots cast.
Proctor knottis famous Duluth speech IS being
repu5lished, and is to be used a campaign doc
uinent In his race for the governorsnlp OF Ken
lucky.
The election fraud case before the criminal dis
trct In New Orleans yesterday was Indefinitely
postponed, one OF the accused, Bartholomew
Thames, Jr, being sick with smallpox.
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News Briefs.

The illness OF juror in the Beachamp murder
Grlai at Rldgley. Md, yesterday, caused an ad-
A disastrous forest fire ia raging on the Marsh
field plains, Mass.
The telephone line between York, Columbia,
Lancaster, and Harrisburg, Pa, was opened TO the
public for business to-day.
The English house OF commons Will adjourn for
the Mhltsuntide holidays from the nth until the
2lst inst. The house or lords VIII adjourn from
the 10th until the cath inst.
Gustav Anard the French novelist, has died In
an asylum at ST. Anne, France.
Only about three-fourtn OF the seats were rllNd
at the Cincinnati Dramatic Festival last evening
when 1.-The Hunch6ack" was presented, with
Mccullough, Barrett Nat Goodwin, and Mary An
derSon IN the cast.
The suit FOR absolute divorce brought In one CT
the New York courts against Dion Boucicault the
actor, by his wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault
was yesterday discontinued by consent
j. ID. Latham, who absconded with $l2, 900 be-
longing TO the Central railroad OF New Jersey,
where he was employed as a clerk, and who was
captured In Tennessee pleaded guilty yesterday,
and was sentenced TO state prison for four years
NJ: Edouard Manet, the French painter, is dead.
Miss Nj lrgaret Wayland, a teacher in the Swan
scnool, chester county, Pa, has been arrested and
held FOR court on The charge OF cruelty whipping
pupil, aged IA years.
Mr.. n. E. Chapman, master OF machinery OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad system, has retired.
The three men charged with robbing graves at
Bayview, Nd, have been held for court
Inc city council OF Burlington, Iowa, has re-
$500 WV
A Steubenvllle, tohiol, justice of the peace de-
clded the Scott liquor law TO be unconstitutional.
An effort will be made to organize Sunday
liquor law movement In Richmond.
Eight officers, including colonel, were arrested
at ST Petersburg Monday charged with nihilism.
Sixteen officers have been arrested at Smolensk
III Is stated that widespread military conspiracy
has been discovered.
An attache or the Chinese legation in Washing
ton Is now In New YORK looking for a location for
q Chinese consulate in that city
intendent OF the reformatOry prison for women at
Sherborn, Mass
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,rhe Street Railroad Difsicultx

THE BELT LINE" AND METROPOLITAN HITCH.
The connections have not been made yet be-
tween the track of the Belt line railroad and that
OF the Metropolitan railroad at Louisiana avenue
and 9Th street, where some of the work of the
former was torn up by the latter re-
Gently. A formal proposition has been made by
the former company as to payment for the use OF
the tracks OF the latter On 9Th street from Louis
lana avenue to street north, and the latter has
that proposition now under consideration. In the
meantime the track OF the Belt line has been ex-
tended from 18th street along street and Louisi-
ana to 9th street, and the track on street
from 9th to 1Ith Will be all down In few DAYS II
the differences are arranged the frogs will be put
IN at once and In few hours the new track put
In rise.
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TciegraphiC Briefs.

Work at the No. cOlliery, OF the Lehigh Valley
Coal company, at Shenandoah, Pa, was stopped to-
day by a strike or the leaders. They have been
ioaiing - cars day, bat now refuse to load more
than i6; hence the strike.
Albert II. Beal was arraigned before q s. Com
missioner Hallet, in Boston, this forenoon when
the case was continued ill Nav Sh Beal was ad-
mitted TO bail in 81 000 John StetsOn becoming his
bOndSman.
AT Ridgetown, Ont, T0lmie & McMartens sash,
door and furniture factory was burned to-day.
The loss is $4,000.
The state commissioners have examined the
Massachusetts Central railroad and state that the
reports OF It's unsafe condition are unfounded that
the roo does not require their interference and
That $4,000 VIII put IL In good working condition,
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Mysterious Death Of n Pretty Young
NiIIiner

In much mystery has just been discovered. Lettie
Hunsinger, pretty miliiner OF 20 years, suffering
from neuralgia, visited the office Of Seth Cook,
brother OF the late millionaire. Daniel Cook, for
what purpose Is unknown. While there hating
with Cook she took up bottle OF patent neuralgia
pills, and saying "Ohi these will cure my nel-
ralgia." swallowed a munger OF them. After
0reakfastlng with Cook she complained OF feeling
Ill, and died that evening. The medical man
called in failed report the case as did also the
coroner. A coffin was ordered, but before
the funeral took place the attention
OF the police authorities was called
to the case. The coro nar's Jury reported
That she died OF p|eurisy THIS IS thought strange,
and the matter Is under investigation.
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Tho Star Route Trial.
MR.. BLISS CONTINUES HIS ARGUMEN

MR. BLISS VUNI f'Ohs HIS ARGUMENT
After the noon recess Mr.. Bliss continued his ad.
dress. reviewing the Testimony as to the signiH-
cant declarations made by John ". Dorsey In the
west when propheSying what would be done on
the route through the ring in Washington
Mr.. Bliss referred to the letter OF Miner to SUBJ
contractor Hayes, in which Miner said that expe-
ditton was not obtained. except at considerable
expense in Washington. What expense could
Miner mean? When on the stand he said he meant
he was at the expense OF living here, and at an
other time. that when he wrote the letter he was
not under oath, and he wanted to make as good a
bargain with the subcontractor as he could Mr.
BLISS was speaking when The STARS report closed
STAR ROUTE NOTES.
Mr.. Bliss viii not finish today, as he expected
He thinks he will close his address, about noon to-
MORROW.
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The Courts.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM
To-day, on motion OF Mr.. W. B: Webb John NJ
Mckinney and Z. B. Anderson [Students) were ad-
mttted TO the bar On motion OF j. H. Gordon
George V. Balch was admitted to the bar United
States agt Howgate; on hearing.
EQUITY CoURT-Judoe Coz.
To-day, Bennett agt Egan; pro confesso Fitz-
gerald agt. Fitzgerald do and reference Pepper
agt. Shepherd do. and plea allowed TO stand as
an answer. Cypert agt Green; complainant re-
CURED TO give security for costs Aud agt Cooke;
to limit defendant denied and complainant limited
to ten days, Van Haake agt Van Haake; attach
ment ordered to Issue. Burns agt Metropolitan
Building Association; auditors report confirmed.
Knight agt Is. and z. r. r. on hearing.
THE NEW YORK STOCXMARKEr
Tic following are the opening and closing price,
tithe New \ ORR Stock Market to-day, as reported
tyspecal wire TO II. IL Dodge, $50 18th STREET.
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The Poor Childrens' Country Home.

A NEW CHARITY
In February last number of the young ladies
OF the West End organized themselves into So
clety Tor The purpose OF providing a country homo
during the summer months for the children OF the
poor. The young ladies met at the house Of one OF
their number once week during Lent, and In that
time did most OF the necessary sewing for the
nome, such as hemming sheets and towels and
making pillow cases, donations Of these articles
having been made from time to time. This in.
tehaed CHARITY, which certainly should commend
ITSELF TO every one, became known among the
Hlehos Oh the nineteen young ladies who began
The enterprise, ana from time to time sums of
money large and small, contributed until the fund
l9unu thaI Ihe amount necessary for the support
or the house for four months. from the 18th of
Shne u .aoa the 18th OF september, Will be
all necessary expenses for the main
tenance OF 90 children. The young ladies then
oet9rlhlned TO get up concert. which took place
rooms In which the concert took place were lib
e crazy onereo TO them, and the performers most
ainaiy gave their talented services; so that the
cert soo was Cleared At this time, the first of
May, s4oV are In hand. The house has been rented,
n noaa ins pte ah1 located on the Perees mill
nope 10 open II on the 18th Of June under the
e VOTE Which competent person The
be Similar to that of st. Johns Gad In New YORK
and to the 'Hresh air fund" inaugurated by the
new YORK Erentng Post 1t is hoped that more
VIII, VIII come forward aud join the number Of those
VINO nave hItauy contributed to this beautiful
charity. children will be taken from among the
poorest, ana Kept a week at time, with an abund-
aGe oi goou 100, and, SICK medical attendances
VII pc piotlueu Tor them, without regard to the
Greeu or condtion in life OF their relatives. The
hev. VIM A. Leonard rector OF St Johns, is pres
for this charity win be duly received at The
EVENING STAR Office where q book has been
opened for that purpose
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SIandering Washington.

lady whose husband had been elected to
Congress, and was much disturbed by the stories
she had read of the maiarious atmosphere of the
Capital. asked one OF his constituents II lie
thought it was sale for her husband to live in
Washington.
''Sare!" be rejoined, swell should say So TIA
about the only place in the country where a man
can steal with positively no risk OF being sent to
State prison for It."
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THE TEwKsBURY ALMsHOCSE ATRoCITIES.-The
TeWkSbury amShouSe ek imitation was resumed
yesterday. Peter Cunningham, who was called
by the governor, said lac WAS at TewkSbury In jan
uary, 1882. and again In 1888 with bad cough.
Dr. Lathrop said there was no cure for his disease
though he never examined him. nurse told
witness that he would have 10 90 TO work although
he was not able 10 do so, and he was put TO work
moving beds He saw nurse named Walter kick
an insane man distance or thirty yards A sheet
was put around his neck and he was partially
strangled. Joseph Ludwig, or Springfield, testified
that when in TewkSbury he was stripped or his
clothes and had $37 taken from him, or which only
about IS had been returned to him. The governor
put in the record Of c. b. Marsh showing that t37
had been received from Ludwig.
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A Disbesiever i'm the Rev. Jaspcr.

From the Richmond lVs.) Dispatch.
colored man here is playing the role OF pro-
phet among his people. He varies his name
from Shiloh to Michael and from Gabriel to
Abraham. Most of his time Is devoted TO pro.
phesylng about the weather and denouncing tho
Jasperian saystem. ''Shuah," he says, 'eyerys
body knows the sun doan move; that's non
sense; the skies turns aroun' every day."