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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24

From the Alta California
A Fresno man was describing the grape pros.
poets in that section. 1.-THE vineyards are
looking fne," he said, "but people down there
weren't talking much about grapes when
left''
What was the topic of the hour them"
"Swans, sir; Forsyth's swans. Ever been to
Forsyth's place? No; well, it is a pretty place
everything as nice as can be, and the snuggesi
little artificial lake you ever saw. Now, For
that lake well, or that lake would set off the
swans. Anyhow, he bought pair of beauties.
just imported from Australia, paid $40 for the
country. He put them in the lake. and tt ought
they would feel at home there, and he would
nave ss,1 NO tro@nle WITH them Last Wednesday
in Fresno, kept by 'Fult' Berry.
"'Do you want to buy fine pair of geese?'
shot EN- yesterday, as they were flying over
the road and he pulled Forsyth's swans out of
his sack: He had cut Off their heads, but. any.
how, don't think Berry would have known
the difference. Well Berry gave him dollar
apiece for them, and went around the hotel
blowing about the fine dinner he was going to
Republican, to come over and eat with him, and
write up the geese.
says Berry. I'm having them stuffed with sage
and onions. tell you what don't know about
keeping hotel amt worth knowing. I pick
up everything good to eat can get my hands
HE went on blowing this way, and when the
game was put on the table Berry stuck q knife
into one. because he decided to carve them him
Berry began to feel sort of uncomfortable
az guess they're a little tough he said, MAX
ing another slash at them.
They're too big for geese says Miller Il
bet they're turkey buzzards. What color were
they before they were plucked?'
"eThen, by heaven, they're Forsyth 3 seventy.
dollar swans says Miller. There'n be the
deuce to pay when Forsyth hears of it. and /
guess the Jury will bring in Berry as aiding and
abetting the MURDERS and the Fresno man
started to his hotel to write Forsyth about the
fate Of his costly pets.
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Murdered in the City Of Mexico.


NEW YORKER SHOT DOWN BY JEALOUS
MEXICAN COLONEL.
From the New York Sum- 2lst inst
Among the men sent to Mexico about three
years ago by the Bell Telephone company was
bright young fellow named Robert w. Hardie
whose widowed mother and sister lived at Is
Abingdon square, in this city. He was twenty
years old, and was their main support He re-
manned if the employ of the telephone COM
pany for u year, and was then EMPLOYED in n
bank in the city of Mexico. He made money
he became attached to young Mexican girl,
Mexican colonel named Omaha.
On Saturday night, May 30, Hardie went to a
ball in the Iiyoli del Feuocanil, public dance
hall. About 8 O'Clock on the following morn
Ing he was sitting in the garden attached to the
hall, when he was approached by Col. Omaha
A few words passed between the men, and then
Omaha whipped out revolver and shot Har-
die.
Col. Omaha was arrested and kept in prison
few hours Then the question as to whether
he should be tried by a civil or military court
arose. and d., pending its settlement. he was
yet, and 1t looks as if Omaha would not be tried
by any kind of court
On the Tuesday following the murder Hardie
was buried in the American cemetery, near the
soldiers monument in the suburbs Of the city
of Mexico. The cost of the funeral was met by
subscriptions $50 having been subscribed by
the bank. About fifty Americans followed the
body to the grave, and then deputation called
be taken to bring Omaha to justice.
Mrs. Hardie said yesterday that the only no
LITIGATION she had received of the death Of her
son was u letter written to her by the Rev.
John w. Butler, pastor of Trinity church. in
the city Of Mexico. She received this after the
body had been buried. She is making an effort
to have the murderer punished. All she knows
about the young woman is that her first name
is ESperanZa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24

HOW THE JURY FIGURED UP DAMAGES IN A
DETROIT CASE.
''The way in which juries many times arrive
at the amount Of damages sustained by parties
suing corporations would be very amusing were
it not for the serious consequences entailed
upon the col pOrations," observed legal gentle
man to q Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter.
'In a case recently tried in Detroit one of the
Jurymen states that after wrangling all day
upon the question OF liability OF the defendant
prominent man on the jury suggested that
they should all mark their figures and divide
the sum by twelve. The amount asked for in
the petition OF the plaintiff was 500 600 The
the other jurors marked small sums, but the
majority OF them marked no damage. The az
gregate divided by twelve made about So 600
As the result was unsatisfactory to the party
proposing the plan, ne tore 1t up and suggested
that they try II again. This time he markell
$1OO,OOO, though the petition demanded but
$4,000; the others marked us before, and the
result was O verdict OF about $4,000 which
was returned to the court.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RAILWAY
company, which was tried last month at Erie
Pa, the Erie Eceaiag Herald OF May % gives
the figures voted by the jury In this case, which
by computation you will find to aggregate a
sum which, divided by twelve, gives the amount
of the verdict recorded In the case"
1t has been held in New York and other
states that this method OF arriving at q conclu.
sion by q jury is of itself sufficient misconduct
new trial, but In other states 1t Is the rule un-
fortunately, that the conduct OF the jury In the
jury room cannot be inquired into, and hence
such wrongs go uDpunished.
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Composite LikenesSes.
From the Philadelphia Times, June 10.

From the Philadelphia Times, June TO-
The latest craze in the combined mechanical
and sunstroke art of photography is said to be
composite portraits. One chief trouble with the
composite hkenesses, however, appears to be
the same as with other and common photo
graphs-that they are not likenesses at all. Mr.
w. Curtis Taylor explained in the Franklin In
stitute on Wednesday night that a composite
photograph made up from i dozen single pho
tographs chosen from the Rogues' Gallery was
as likely TO be a fair likeness OF an honest GEN
tleman as composite portrait made up from a
dozen bank cashiers or lawyers clergymen
showing plainly that something is very wrong
somewhere-eitheri in the composite business
or in the learned and other professions If
the composite likeness could only be relied
on marvellous developments might be ex-
pected from it.. Everybody knows that the
trouble with photograph is that it takes only
the expression of a human face for one moment
changes as quickly and constantly as the
human face, the single photograph is not of
much account except Us a dull color TO fiatter
and spoil A composite likeness, which would
really be 4 composition of several other photo-
graphs, would in some sense be like a portrait
made up of several sittngs. 1t might be more
than this, and at once be an evolution
OF human character, an evolution in art
and u final proof in a new line of the entire
Darwinian scheme. But if the composite like
ness is a lie, it appears to be another argument
to prove that mechanism cannot take the place
of art and cannot be used as an advertisement
in that line. There are lies enough in WouId-be
art already.
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A Boy with q Bulge.

From the Detroit Free Press.
mo. my son." he replied, as he put on his
hat, ''you can't go to the circus"
"But why, father"
"Well, in the first place, I can't fool away my
money on such things"
ayes, but have enough of my own"
"And In the next place it Is q rough crowd
the sentiment is unhealthy, and no respectable
person can countenance such things"
"But, faith"
"Thas's enough, sir. You can't go. I want
you to enjoy yourself, but you must seek some
more respectable amusement"
An hour later curious thing happened in
the circus tent. A boy climbed to the top flight
of seats and sat down beside o man who had
just finished q glass of lemonade and was light
Ing cigar He had his plug hat on the back OF
his bead and seemed to be enjoying himself
hugely. 1t was father and son. The father had
gone straight TO the grounds from dinner, and
the boy had run away. They looked at each
other for half o minute, and then the boy got in
the first blow by whispering,
.'Say, dad, II you won't lick me won't tell
ma you was here"
The father nodded his head to the agreement
and the great spectacular parade In the ring
began.
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Huge Group Of sum Spots.
From the New York Sun, 2lst.

The huge group of sun spots which was seen
coming around the eastern edge OF the sun
several days ago has now advanced nearly to
the center of the disk. It is large enough to be
seen without telescope aid by protecting the
eye with o dark glass. In the telescope Il is q
wonderful phenomenon, and rough measure
ment shows that its length exceeds a hundred
thousand miles, and Its breadth thirty thou
sand. The brilliancy Of its bridges OF light the
grotesque forms Of its chasms, the strange APP
pearance as Of shadows and reflections deep
changes that It undergoes from day to day, and
Indeed from hour to hour, cannot be adequately
described In words. It is not every year that
the sun presents such q spectacle.
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The Teachers Work.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Headaches and insomnia are at least as fire.
Quent among teachers as among the scholars
whose oyerpressure has excited so much COM
miseration. OF all the industries In which
women find themselves engaged this of tuition
is, with the exception OF the great duty of
motherhood, by far the most important.
whether 1t Is gagged by the numbers employed
or the influence of their work. After o mother
q teacher has the most power in shaping the
minds OF the generation that Is in q coupfe of
decades to do the work Of the world.
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Sent His Wife the Wrong Letter.

Sent His Wife the Wrong Letter.
A DRUMMER's MISTAKE RESULTING IN A d.
VORCE SUIT AT BALTIMORE.
From the New York World.
While in Knoxville, Tenn, last March Charles
Nelson, a travelling salesman of Baltimore,
wrote letter to his wife and also one to another
woman who at present can only be identified
as " May Then he mixed the letters, sending
his wiie's epistle to "May'' and the following to
his wife:
MY DEAREST MAY: Yours received here YESTERDAY
imasne my disappointment. But know my little
daring would not let me away without one. On.
have darling good time when we do meet. Well
dear was to have left here last night but the bag
SiseInaSter would not cueck my trunk. so was left
and hope he will break his neck before to-day is
Sss lust WAS never so in my life PaEn
wrote long letter. too 1 have not written to my
f soHS s THINKS
hardly think she would quarrel, as you and have
to know when viii get Some BUT sSne
time hope. or don't much care, although would
cation viii take you with me, and then we will have
oes real soon S Dnc 1on % expee to Se New
long sweet letter. and burn this when read. Yours
P. s.Sow don't fail to burn this or it might get out
When she read the letter. Mrs. Nelson, who
had only married her husband last December,
April; and they had a lively scene, which was
ended by his leaving home. A few weeks later
she received the following from her unfaithful
spouse, dated at Grenada, Miss:
MADAM: When left yon on the April morning and
Went home sick told you that probably you would
never see me again have tried hard love you but
cannot, and consequently can never live with you
under no consideration. may never return to Bati
more again. bnt win allow you much if you say So
regret to do this, but will treat you wrong You
will never me again dead alive It's useless to
write, and VIII not read letter get. will never
write again. Forgive me If you can, but have tried
hard to do right and treat we'll Ioodby forever
and ever. q
Mrs. Nelson on Saturday entered suit for di-
vorce. Her husband is now in the west.
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An Ayah's Terrible Revenge.

From the London Daily Telegraph, JuneS.
The steamship Valetta, which arrived at Ply.
mouth last evening, was on the voyage the
scene of deplorable murder and suicide
Among the passengers were Mr.. and Mrs. Alb
bolt, with two children and Japanese ayah.
Mrs. Abbott had occasion to rebuke the avail
who became much excited, and, in consequence
of a remark she let fall. the children nd nurse
were closely watched. In the evening. how
ever, while Mr.. Abbott was sitting with them in
the saloon he turned away for q minute, when
the woman seized the eldest child o beautiful
fair-haired girl 6 years old, and thrust her
through one Of the ports, then jumping out her.
self Both tell into the sea, aud although the
could be seen OF the child who doubtless had
been sucked down in the vortex caused by the
on hoard.
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PATHS Bad Brother.

New York Letter in Albany Evening Journal
certain wine shop in Sd avenue, near 18th
street, is frequented almost exclusively by
Italian singers and musicians. 1 dropped in
there the other evening for glass of chianti,
and while slipping it saw a shabbily-dressed
man enter. After glance around the place he
dropped into chair with the familiar air of one
accustomed to this resort. "That chap" said /
to my companion, clocks like Don Baziiio in
The Barber of Seville" "He ought to- was
the reply, for that's the part he used to sing.
brother" "Pattis brother! Does she recognize
him when she comes to New York;" aCer-
tainly she does; though am told that some
times, when he goes to Windsor to call on her, the
servant tells him that she is out when she is in
What does he do now? Well, he can't be said
to sing, except when he is asked to drink. Then
he sings out quickly enough. I think it lust
possible that his illustrious sister gives small
allowance to him, for he manages to live with
out harder work than that in which you see
him engaged at this Misunderstanding down a
cane-bottOmed chair. I've seen a great deal in
print about PATHS castle in Wales but never
anything of the abode of her American brother
To tell the truth, don't know where it is
probably in some obscure street on the east
side. He used to be fairly good singer but i'm
no way ut to be estimated along with his sisters
Adeliu8 and CarlOtta"
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Appearance of the Princess Reatriee
London Iefter tn Philadelnhia Ra,llati.,

London Letter to Philadelphia Bulletin.
observe in an American journal that the
Princess Beatrice is tall, slender young lady,
with fair hair. was not aware of it. Had
been called upon to describe her should have
said a fine woman, of the middle height for a
woman, and inclined to be stout. Slim! None
of the female members of the royal family are
relations of Queen Victoria. The Princess
Christian is the stoutest of the queens daugl-
tiers, but after her I should decidedly place
Princess Beatrice. Vulgarly fat she is not, but
she is blessed with a generous figure She is
built, If may borrow the least sensation Of y
nautical figure OF speech, on pleasantly rounded
lines. There Is nothing angular about her
comeliness. as there was, before marriage, about
that OF the late Princess Alice, and also about
the contour Contour Is a correct word, hope)
of the Princess Louise.
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j uDer FoR YouRsEnr.

Judging from the advertisements Of some
clothing establishments persons are liable to
be trampied to death In purchasing, SO dense is
the crowd. Should you wish to purchase good
stylish SUMMER CLOTHING land not the
cheap truck that is used in closing sales) We
win be p1eased to show you our stock. and
should you MAKE q selection and Afterwards
rue your bargain bring it back and we have
your money for you. We give you this privi-
lege in cur guarantee" and We are the only
house In the city that gives . written guaran.
tee. Remember, we have lots of these Cloth.
ing. and doEt forget our SERGE COAT and
VEST at $3.50. These are very desirable for
this weather, Is they are cool 1t is possible
to make wooden goods BE sure and come and
zee u
GEORGE EPRANSY,
ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
Jelo 5O7 SEVENTH STREET.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24

Grr THE BEsr
THE OORCoRD HARNESS.
THE CONCORD COLLAR
We have on hand large stock Of the Celebrated
CONCORD HARNESS" Of all Kinds aud de-
scriptfon, ut Lowest Prices
Every genuine Concord Harness Is stamped with
makers name and trade mark
~ Coupe, Carriage And Road Harness Q speciality
LUTZ & BRO,
Az Pennsylvania Ayenue
Adjoining National Hotel
Trunks ana eatche in great vaxisy n Lowest pricea
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437 SEVENTH ST. n. w.

437 SEVENTH ST. n. W.
HEADQUARTERS FOR SHIRTS AND MEMS
FURNISHING GOODS
Keeps c. e. Shirts. six for s. so, or 15c. each.
Keeps Shirts six for 50, 81 each.
Keeps Shirts, six tor "a SO, 81. 70 each
All fully reinforced, finest Workmanship. perfoQ
KEEPS SHIRTS MADE TO MEASURE
Only our quality-the Very Best Six for $40. satis
sPECIAL BARGAINS IN NBcKwEAR, UNDER
WEAR. FANCY HALF HOSE. HANDKFS.
SUSPENDERS, KID GLOVES, &c &C.
BEST Soc. AND S5c. JEAN DRAWERS In THH
WORLD.
SPECIAL SALE OF TRAVELLING BAGS AT %
Per Cent Below Market Prices.
KEEPS COLLARS AND CUFFS
Collars, Latest styles, Best 4-ply, q for 00c.
CUFFS, Latest Styles, Best 4-ply, 26c- per pair.
Buy Keeps Goods and save Is per cent on your pur
OLIVER r BURDETTE
l37 9TH ct. NV.
Sole Agent for the District of Columbia sp2S-sm
H. ID. Ban
iii PENNSYLVANIA AvENuk
SPRING GOODS
RECEIVED AND OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS
AT THE
LEADING TAILORING EsTABLISHHENT on
WASHlSGTON.
mh11 ll1l fsnnyivanis avonuA
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Do You Pay CAsH.

Cash Customers will find the Paais Royal the cheap
est store In the city for all competitors (wthou
exception) do credit business Ladies and gentlemen
should know that no merchant can DO credit bust
ness and sell as cheap the merchant whose terms
are strictly cash. The Credit system brings with
'bad debis Some one has to make up for losses:
the unfortunate individual is the cash customer
IJpnpTA NnrrCr
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WHAT Is MoRE DRnssY THAs
A HANDSOME WHITE OR FIGURED
DUCK VEST.

Is THERE ANY SINGLE GARMENT IN WHICH
a MAN FEELS MORE DRESSED UP"
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN EXTRA FINE
LINE OF THESE GOODS.
WE HAVE THEM IN PLAIN WHITE
AND IN FIGURED GOODS. AN EFF.
FORT Is BEING MADE BY THE MANU-.
TURERS TO INTRODUCE THESE GAR,
MENTs. MADE WITH NEAT COLLARS,
But MANY PERSONS STILL PREFER
THE mo COLLAR" VEST. BECAUSE IT'S
MORE EASILY dome UP" WE SHOW
THEM OF BOTH STYLES. SOME WITH
PLAIN, DOUBLE-STITCHED EDGES, AND
SOME WITH FINE LINEN BINDING
THE LATTER ARE PARTICULARLY STYLISH
AND ARE VERY DURABLE
A FEW WHITE FLANNEL AND WHITE DUCK
SUITS FOR SMALL BOYS LEFT
THESE ARE THE HANDSoMEST HOT
WEATHER GOODS IN THE MARKET
ONE WORD AS To PRICES: IF YOU ARE IN
DOUBT ABOUT OUR GOODS BEING THE CHEAP
EST, GET PRICES FROM OTHER DEALERS AMI
THEN COME AND SEE OURS.
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Royalty at the Derby.

From Olive Logan's London Letter.
The grand stand, and the others less grand,
their grandeur graded by the price of their adj
mission tickets are full-all crowded from base
to summit Then the judges stand; quite full
OF judges Then the princes stand; quite full
of princes. The heir apparent has come here,
like Jock, on his coster cart along with his
"missus and the kids" There is Alexandra
the Dane, aud Albert Victor, who, it is under.
stood, is called by his third name, Edward. in
the family circle, and George, the navys bright
boy, and the three young princesses with the
golden locks. This is Prince Georges twentieth
birthday. What II jolly lark to have your natal
celebration fall ON Derby day! If, as Beranger
sings, one Is happy in a garnet at twenty, how
bright and beamingly beautiful this world
must seem to future kings .petted
The royalties have come hither by special
train. they elect to avoid the humOrs Of the
road. Therefore is 1t that these smart person.
ages are not in the least fly-bIOwn, dust-sprin-
kled, or wind-tumbled. Why should they be-
They have just stepped out of the bandbox of
their dressing rooms ut Marlborough house
The Princess of Wales is becOmlngly uppareled
in a dress of myrtle-green pOplin, with q plas-
iron OF Irish roSe-pOint lace and bonnet to
match the gown. They have with them their
uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, and their cousin,
the Prince Leiningen, and a blind man, the
Duke OF Mecklenburg, together with a sur
rounding OF male and female celebrities of the
court. What can blind man find to amuse
him at the Derby? The MANNED, the halt, the
lame, the deaf, all may mOmcntarily forget their
physical 1nfirmitfes while gazing on this ami
mated scene. But blind man? No, For see
Ing is believing ut the Derby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24

Judge Thomas N. Cooley, OF the supreme court
I Michigan, has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24

The report Is revived in London that Miss
Palmer, OF that city.
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The unloading Of the Bartholdi statue IN In
progress at Bedloe's island.
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We have still full assortment Of summer Novelties
In every department. These goods will close out
at cost price until July We this not only because
We never carry goods TO another season. but be
cause we have had fine business this summer and
can afford TO close out at cost and because want to
catch you before you leave. The reductions In price
may appear small but remember we sell for CASH
ONLY and at very small profit, so that only have
to make small reduction in price in order to sell al