Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-19

what Major walker shsWsa Ds.
From the Republican.
For the good OF the police service, for the bes.
interests OF the District OF Columbia and wit
decent respect FOR the Congress of the Unites
states. Major Walker should send In his resig
nation From present indications President
Cleveland will be satisfied with nothing less.
Ht~h wine and Heavy Rain.
MUCH DAMAGE OVER WIDE AREA BY YES
rERpAY's STORM.
Quite violent rain and wind storm prevailed
over wide area of the east and north yesterday
morning In New YORK city rain fell In tor
rents and the wind blew 40 miles an hour.
temporary roof over the stock exchange gave
way and let the rain In on the brokers' Al
Wilkesbarre. Pa. and In the Wyoming valley
the storm assumed the character OF a cyclone,
as IL did al Chambersburg. Houses were I'M
rooted, and telegraph and telephone wires torn
aown. Az Kingston, mile nom MhkesosIre'
Slo.ooO. Al Parsons, three miles from " likes
barre, Robert Johnson. a carpenter at work on
steeple OF the Methodist church WIS blown
down. Al Buffalo, y. ". the wind reached q
velocity of So miles an hour.
The thompson Nitriol works AZ West Troy. ~.
v, Were demolished. Six men were badly
burned ny vitrioi. The loss IL StO.Oo0. A
canal boat captain was blown into the canal
ana drowned. At New Haven, Conn.,. the wind
blew 40 miles an hour. doing consi adorable dam
age. liz was reported that twelve barges In TOW
OF the tuz King. which Jeff New Haven Thurs
dag morning were sunk on Niitora There
were about twenty-lour persons ON the fleet.
smali schooner went ashore at savin Rock.
AZ Staunton, Va, the wind very violent
wednesday night, doing much damage.
IngersOl1 Then and Now.
HOW Pc REGARDED THE LAND QUESTION
THREE YEARS Ago.
dispatch TO the New York Tunes from New
orleans, November ls says: Louisiana paper
are amusing themselves over the sonorous ~,
lenses of the pious Robert Ingersoll on the lanS
question. At a recent convention he is repoyi,,
as saving; mo man should he allowed TO hold
land which he does not use. There are peonle
who would bottle up tie air IL thew could and
iorin the American Air Bottling association
anu allow millions To die ior want OF breath
III they could not purchase IL at the price de-
manded. The land belongs 10 the children of
nature. Recoilection il revived the e apos-
ure, some three years ago, OF what was known
as the McEnery land grab, when the brother OF
the governor Of the state acquired inn mcusa
tracts OF public lana Tor enforcing alleged righ ts
OF The state against the government ia what
were called the swamp land grants Wherein
some of The oldest settled lands i'm the CITY linn
us were goobed up ana an attempt made TO
get away with that portion oi the ChalInette
battlefield which had been purchased and paid
lor by The state some 60 years ago. In his own
deposition McEnery alleged that he gave hall
hls enormous tees 10 Col. IngersoIl for his in
nuence AT the land Office I'm Washington, and ~
subsequently transpired that the latter had
James, just above this city.
MAsoNs IN REGALIA SHIT OUT OF A
CHURCH.-The Rev. Athanasius Stuckerf
pastor al 81. Pauls Lutheran church I'm summit
ana 81. Pauls avenues, Jersey CitN, il opposed
10 secret societies. The funeral of Jacob
agner, a member of the church and N Free
Mason, occurred on "Wednesday. Members of
the lodge OF which he had been a member
attended in body. When the procession
reached the church door The pastor was in
waiting. lie raised both hands above his head
and announced that he would not permit the
Masons 10 enter the lurch unless they first
removed their regalia. This the Masons
reused TO do, anu, after a consultation with
MI W agners family, the processroa moved to
another church, where the services were held.
END OF THE CUBAN SrRIkEs.-The strike OF
the cigar-makers in the large factories OF Cuba
Is over. IL has been the longest and most stub
borny contested struggle ever known IN the
cigar Trade on the island, and bota sides are
pleased that the end has been reached. The
terms OF settlement give general saiisIactio
ana work VIII Toe resumed al once.
THE MEN WHO KILLED HAppocK-The
sioux City grand jury returned their report ON
the Haddock murder case yesterday afiernoon.
lbey returned indictments against john Arcns-
dor murder aud conspiracy; Albert bis
marck,' conspiracy; Henry sherman con-
spiracy, Paul Leader, r.. Munchrath IT, Syl-
vester Granda, Geo. 1reIber Henry Peters A .
flata, Al. L.. BeaNiit. all for conspiracy. These
are the ten persons present when the crime was
committed, two OF whom-leayitt and Bis
marck-say that John ArensdoTf fired the fatal
shot. Besides the charge of conspiracy each of
the parties Is also charged with murder. IL IL
the supposltfon at present that Arensdorf will
be held without bail and the Others i'm heavy
bonds. OF those indicted Treiber, Peters Piath
ana Granda have not been arrested, and their
whereabouts are unknown.
STILL INCREASING THE GERMAN ARNy-Thp
Berlin Post fseni-off.cia says that the dram of
army for the sepiennaie beginning In January
1859. was sent 10 the bundesrath today and
fI,..sf I.sf DO.
exceed the limits absolutely necessary for the
safety of the empire. The announcement has
caused q sensation.
CoNDEMNING CONGRESSMAN HArcH.-The
Cattle Growers convention I'm Chicago yester-
day adopted a resolution declaring that Mr.
Hatch, the present chairman of the Congress
agricultural committee, il responsible Tor the
lack of proper legislation competent To graphic
with the pressing need OF the great cattle in
dustry with relation 10 pleuro-pneumonia.
NINE YEARS IN BED BECAUSE SHE WAS
ANGRf.-Nlne years ago a coiored woman
Sarah Anderson, became almost crazed with
anger one day at the Keeper of the poor farm az
Sedalla, NO., so wild was she Ina her rage that
she was locked In her room alone and LEFT until
the following morning. Then the keeper en-
tered her apartment and found her i'm bed.
She was not Ill, but she refused TO arise. Days
weeks and months passed, tut never once did
the woman leave her couch unless dragged
therefrom. The doctors pronounced her per-
fectly well, but Notwithstanding this fact she
remained in bed. Last spring the woman was
taken ILL., She fingered until Wednesday When,
death came. She had remained In bed nine
years because OF n tit of anger.
AN INFANT ATTACHED by PARRor.-Jsmes
Lawson OF Madison, Ind, has "A parrot usually
n well behaved and intelligent bird. Wednes-
day. in the absence OF the other members OF the
household, il flew To the crib I'm which "A six
weeks-old infant sleeping and viciously
picked its unprotected head until the chid's
brain protruded. The infant will probably die.
FIFTY MILES OF FOREST FIREs-Passengers
arriving i'm Petersburg, Va, yesterday AFTER
noon over the Atlantic coast line report that
forests fires are burning for a distance OF fifty
miles along the line of the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad. and that the damage 10 timber
landsand cord-wood will be enormous.
There are strong probabilities that the COVER
nor of Virginia VIII call an extra session OF the
legislature this winter, soon after New Years
Ii is believed that two young men, stephen
Richardson and John Powell, OF Dorchester
county, Md, were drowned Ina ST. Martins
river Friday night last
Joseph T.. Naele. jr., an actor playing In :" The
Pulse of New York" at the Royal Museum Ina
Albany. fell dead on the stage wednes Law
night. His wife is with the Sol smith Russell
company al san Francisco.
The MOSQUITO is no longer a terror, 81
Jacobs Oil takes away his sting.