Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-12
Mrs. Gaines Funeral.
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the final turn towards a new era OF prosperity"
Mr~. Gaines Funeral.
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THE DEAD LADY.
The funeral OF Mrs Mym Clark Gaines took placn
in New Orleans saturday afternoon from the resi.
dence OF Mrs L. l. Davis, No. $50 Thalia street A
dispatch from that city 10 the New York Times
says: The house OF mourning was thronged with
ladies and gentlemen who had known the deceased
lady In life, conspicuous among them being many
leading members OF the bar, headed by Judge BIZ
ilhgs. OF the T. :. District Court The Rev. DR. B.
". Palmer, OF the Presbyterian church. off,cialed
He had spent many hours the bedside of the yen-
e tar iaay VINO lay there dead, and his remarks
pictured her as woman whose name will go dow n
In history associated with ideas OF courage and de-
termhation-as one whose whole life was devoted
10 the high endeavor or the attainment OF the SIN
gle aim OF vindication OF her name and RESTORATION
vi .he wealth. mat she was entitled TO- The body
was conveyed 10 the old creole cemetery on Basin
street, and placed In the tomb NJ Daniel Clark her
alleged father, who died I'm 1918. When the tomb
was opened the CONN OF Clark and its contents
were found TO have crumbled To dust nothing re-
manning ia bone or wood TO remind the beholder OF
its character. Mrs Gaines had masn,rcent ideas
OF the good she would do when she Came into mrs
session OF her great estates She would build homes
loi lne poor erect public squares, put up buildings
ana hospitals ana monuments for the bene0t of t6e
public. ~
HER MEANS KNHAUsrKD II LITIGATION.
In 1870 the city government OF Mayor Flandeu
onered Mrs. Gaines a million OF dollars In SETTLE
ment OF her claims against the CITY, She felt that
her claim was worth many times more than this
and declined the offer. Finally after twelve years
her judgment was placed at about a million doI
lars, ana by that time lawyers and brokers and
SPECTATORS had got away with almost tie entire
claim. Mrs Gaines was little better than pauner
Litigation had eaten UP all her resources and her
expectations Her nnal judgment against the CITY
OF New orleans is an appeal In the Sunren,e cony,
or the United States. She passed away without
enjoying the fruits Of her ariuous labors General
Gaines lett son oy a previous marriage who ia
blind, and for whom Mrs. Gaines provided for out
OF her slender means She leaves six grandchil-
dren, three being residents OF Washington ana
three at school Her son and daughter are dead"
The Assault on Captain Pheian.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR BY SHORTS FRrKSpa
The wife OF Captain Phelan, the wounded dyna-
inter, has left Kansas City for New York 20 ,o,n
her husband. In a statement to the press Phelan
says the Interview In the Kansas City Times was
incorrect In many particulars He did not say
That hossa was the only man who knew OF the
plot TO blow up the steamer Queen. but that the
Onus OF betrayal rested between him and another
man. The friends OF Short or Barker, who stabbed
Phelan, say that the former sat in Rosa g ONCE
reading paper when Pnelan and Kearney en-
tered, talking excitedy about the Kansas CITY in
tersiew During the talk, either designedly or by
a ,cident: Phean Knocked the paper out Of shorts
tie act OF gentleman" Thereupon Phelan broke
forth INTO abusive language directed to short anc
same time moving his hand toward his hin pocseS-
Then Short, fearing that Phelan would carry OUT
his threat, drew bis knife and struck In self-do.
Tense.
A dispatch from Kansas City quotes Frank p.
Clark, who wrote the interview with Pie.
ian, as saving that hhean was one OF the ten men
sent from this country 10 Kill the informer Carey
The latter was expected TO sail In the steamer
Queen. hence the attempt TO blow her up at Liver.
British Queen" and not the "Queen" on which tn
attempt was made
Phelan continues to improve.
Has GEN. Grant Cancer Of the Tomsue1
WHY he OUR SMOKING LAST SUMNER
The New York Sun has an article giving the rea-
son why Gen. Grant suddenly quit smoking Lass
summer While at Long Branch. in September.
The root OF the generals tongue became 30 swollen
that he could swallow with difficulty, and by the
advice OF Dr. Fordyce Barker he cut down his daily
consumption OF cigars from fifteen TO one-half al
one cigar At the end OF a week he stopped
reporter DIR. Barker said Gen. Grant had the
most extraordinary nervous organization he ever
saw, combining great sensibility and great powers
seemed TO cause him no Inconvenience. His appc.
Ute was as good ana he slept as soundly as ever,
apparently. Dr. Barker said he was at first greatly
alarmed 10y the swelling In Gen. Grants tongue:
but while he could not say that the general was
out OF danger, he certainly was greatly improved.
of the tongue, similar TO that which killed Senator
Hill. OF Georgia, caused by incessant smoking tho
tongue He has not the same difiicuity thar Riled
Senator Hill, OF Georgia won't say whether there
WAS y, danger OF cancer or not" dispatch from
washington 10 the Sun states positively that Cen
Grant has cancer OF the tongue
The OKLAHOMA INVADERS READY TO FrGHr-Re-
ports reach Little Rock, Ark, that the Oklahoma
boomers mean TO fight the United States troops
sent TO eject them. The boomers are encamped on
saltwater, at point well adapted for defensive
operations. They number 600 and are armed with
all kinds OF frearE,s, but have no cannon. They
are well supplied with horses and wagons Cen
hatch, who Is In command OF the United States
troops, has esta blished headquarters on the CHM
maron river, where he has eight companies and a
battery OF Hotchkiss guns under his command. He
viii move 10 rev days The boomers declare that
L they are driven from their settlement they Will
ire the grass, and thus burn all the ranches ana
destroy all the cattle ranges In the Indian terri
tory.
KAN AWAY TO BE MARRIED.-Norfolk Va 40.
clety was considerably futtered Saturday by the
announcement that Mr.. samuel j. Borum and Miss
LILY Hflliard, well known there had gone 70 New
OK ana were married IL Ii the old story Of Low.