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The evening world., 1888-05-11
1T WAS A NOTABLE BODY.
of the Massachusetts Legislature
Of 1851 Gather ut Boston.
rsPErrkr TO THE woRLp.I

IEIrFIhE To THE WORLD.l
BOSTON, May 1.-THE survivors OF the Massachu-
sets Legislature OF 1851 dined Wednesday at the Re-
we're House.
Among the members OF that Legislature were
Caleb Cushing, who was afterwards a member of
the cabinet and Minister to Spain and later still
was nominated (and ~reiected) as ChietJus;ice of
the Supreme Court Of the I'm ted States; Benjamin
r. Curtis, who was also a Judge of the Supreme
Court; Sidney Bartlett, a lawyer with a national
reputaiion; Gen. n. =. Banks, member OF Con-
gress, Speaker OF tue national House, Governor of
Massachusetts and Unltel States Marshal; Henry
j. Gardiner, q Judge and one Of the Gov
ernoIs of the State; William Clanin, also a
Governor; ex-Gov. George 5. Boutwell,, who was
also q Senator and Secretary OF the Treasury under
Grant; henry Wilson, after a United States
senator and Vlce-President OF the United States;
Charles sumner, who by this same Legislature was
elected TO the United States Senate; William Aspin-
wall, Gen. whitney, Frederick o. Prince, John
Banning, James NJ. Keith, Samuel ii. VALLEY,
Richard rockingham, Ensign ii. kellogg, Geo.
X. Breston, afterwards Mayor OF Somerville:
Jacob sleeper, for whom the famous University
Hal is named;J Joseph N. Brewer, Moses Kimbali,.
who with his brother built the Boston Museum;
william Schuyler, editor # the Alias and later
Adjutant-G General under War Gov. Andrew; Will
lam VIM, ex-Lieut-Gov. John Winn and many
others.
Among the survivors OF that Legislature are
three Governors-Banks, Boutwell, and Claim.
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Arc slave Children IlIesltimnte,

CHICAGO, May 1l.-Judse Tuley has rendered q
preliminary decision in a contested will case thar
is OF considerable importance to all children born
IN slavery and to many OF the descendants OF such
children. lie prOnounces such children illeRiti-
mate and holds that they cannot inherit property
from the father. The Will contested was that
OF Mrs. Elizabeth Bunch, u colOred woman horn
in slavery. Her father married again after her
mothers death, and one OF his children married
one William IL. Bond. Mrs. Bunch left no children,
but gave her money to u white girl. The children
of Bond then claimed the estate. The Judge SAYS
the slaves were %cna,tels, and no legal marriage
was possible. 1t Is stated that the matter has been
brought TO Congressman Mason's attention and
that he will introduce a bill in the House declaring
that the intent and effect OF the Emancipation
Proclamation and the constitutional Amendments
were TO validate all slave marriages and legitt-
Matte the children.
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STILL HARPINa ON THE VETO.
More Complimentary Things Said Of Gov.
HIP. Defense Of the Workers.

An enthusiastic bank clerk has sent the
following:
To The Ed,tor oJ The Fronting World;
Hurrah for Gov. Hill, The EVENING World
and the Veto!
It is only fair TO give honor where honor is
and wage-worker who can enjoy any fresh
air on the half holiday to most sincerely
thank The EVENING WORLD for its
efforts in behalf of the half holiday.
No doubt our cause would have been Just
as Just and success as well deserved, but we
would very likely never have obtained 1t but
for the efforts of YOU valuable paper, the
champion of right and the Garner.
Thanks also to Gov. Hill. who stood by us at
the last resort. and restores to US, unframed,
our half holiday. of which we had been al
most successfully robbed,
Now let the workingman. whatever his po-
litical party. remember the friend who stands
by us and vote for Gov. Hill whenever he
has n chance. ] will do so although | am u
thorough Republican and have always advo-
Gated that ticket. More. too. | will vote for
Senator Reilly and Others who helped and
against those who would deprive the work
man OF his right Mt the end of n weeks toll
TO n breath of fresh air and n little of Gods
free sunlight.
Will THE EVENING WORLD not furnish us a
list when November comes that we may dis
tinguish our friends and enemies, and we
will all be Mt the polls, every one of us Re.
publicans, Democrats md Mugwumps?
/ am a bank clerk. and there is not a single
clerk in our banks that desires the whole
Saturday holiday IN place of the half holi.
day. No man desires to sleep for several
days in succession and then to work unceus-
ingly all the rest of the week. even though
he has the same number of hours lin n week
to devote to lleep. We all desire it to come
regularly and when wanted and n few
hours rest and recreation are equally as vel.
COM in the winter as in the summer.
Our opponents merely advocate the whole
Saturday i'll order to get something easy to
repeal.
would now like to see the employees (who
are equal consumers md who outnumber the
employers SO many thousands combine.
IrsT-For the purpose of RETAINING from pur-
chasing goods at any store on saturday afternoon.
Seconu-For The purpose OF giving their pairOn-
aye during the week to those e. Establishments only
who are willing and who do close up Saturday al.
ternoon.
The work of combining would be, indeed
simple. The EMPLOYEES would then know
their number and their power, and a bit of
ribbon of some special color might be
adopted MS n badge to be worn in he button
hole whenever convenient, SO that when we
meet at Coney island or elsewhere, and en-
ioying our half holiday, we could recognize
with n smile its friends and supporters.
Would this, if once started, not grow till
all gatherings in this summer would wear
our color in greatest possible profusion. and
it add a bond of friendship and sympathy to
those assembled Is it not worth consider.
ing? What do you think of it? Very truly
yours, q. c.,
West One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street,
New York, May 8.
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BETTER EDUCATION.

knows how to cook a steak properly.
This knowledge is a part of the practical
education given to the girls in the new course
of manual training in our public schools.
IT, method of instruction is given in an
other column to-day. 1t includes informa.
ton as to the different cuts of meat, how to
tell the best quality, and how to broil it.
The broiler is an adjunct and sign of civ
ilization. Not until it has driven ont the
frying-pans aud spiders " con the human
race have a fair chance. In teaching the
girls the Fundamental things about plain
cooking the city is preparing the way for
happier and healthier homes in the future.
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ATTACKING THE COLORED RACE.
Malicious disbursement Concerning the
southern Beneficial Leagur.

southern BenchcinI League.
The Southern Beneficial League, an organ.
ization composed of colorcd residents of this
city, was formed two years ago as has nj.
ready been told in The EVENING WORLD, for
the purpose of improving the moral, physical
aud social condition of their race. It has
done much good work in this direction, be.
sides rendering valuable aid to the distressed,
supplying food and money to the needy and
providing decent burial for those who died
in want.
That it has prospered is evident from the
fact that it has already paid out 1896 for
charitable purposes. Its bank book shows
-. 500 to its credit.
!" kicke rs" Happily for the Southern
Beneficial League. however, they are in IA
decided minority. but they have. neverthe-
less, managed through one of their num-
Der, to procure u very little publicity for
some misStatements.
From this source have sprung several half
bitter uncomplimentary articles referring to
the organization rs n scheme for furthering
political interests through the medium of
the President. Mr.. Thomas G. Jarrott. The
first article which appeared attacked Mr..
Jarrett for daring to write to some of his
personal friends asking them to support q
certain candidate at the last election in this
city.
The letter does not mention the name of
the society of which he is President, and
most of the members are indignant that the
Southern Beneficial League should be
dragged into an affair i'll which they are not
concerned, They think that this misrep-
rescntation is calculated only to iniure them.
Last Friday evening they had their regu-
lar annual election of officers. 1t was CON
Quoted the same as all elections of that kind
arc. There was no calling of names and, in
fact, nothing was done to stir up bad feel
ings, but the next day the organ of the hand
full of % didn't get there :" members again at
tackled Mr.. Jarrett, who was reelected Presi-
dent.
They brought out the same old charge of
selling out the organization to q political
candidate, Imtimating that he never would
have been elected if he had not come from
Virginia. where most of the members were
born. The crime of being born in Virginia
was something fearful. Mr.. Jarrett cannot
deny this either. but it is also a fact that his
opponent at the election came from the SANE
town rs himself.
The southern Beneficial League has MS
members some Of the wealthiest and most in
~fluential colore pc p'sin the country. Pa.tCr
Derrick, of the Bethel Church, is M honorary
member. Caterer N. j. Johnson. Charles
Newton, @. IL. Granderson, Charles Brooks,
William Hollis, George f. Green, j. H. But.
Ter, G.. ?: Griffin, Q. w. Hopwell, r. F.
King, Thomas G.. Jarrett and George +.
Mack are the founders Of the organization.
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THEY ARE BANDED TO KILL.
southern Negroes Said to Have Organized
to Massacre the " hites.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May II. Shepherd,
a negro VINO was fatally wounded In the fight with
the SheriGs posse Friday night, has revealed a
startling plot, laid by the negroes at Sandy Ridge,
Lowndes County, to massacre the whites. lie
made the statement under oath In the presence of
four witnesses and has since died. He says meet
ings were held by The lodges to raise money to pur-
chase ammunition TO Eil the whites II they at
tempted to arrest the negroes. The principal
negro engaged In the plot was Bob Robinson, VINO
was president Of the meeting Neal Maugus was
also deeply implicated in the daring plot, and was
secretary and treasurer OF The lodge. They claim
to have large societies throughout the United
States, and have resolved to avenHe their fallen
ones and protect their color IN the future at all
hazards.
Tue negroes claim that Lowndes, Cranshaw and
Butler counties have the largest clubs AMI are fully
competent to 10 TIER duty. Thev state that they
have endured the mistreatment Of the whites long
enough and propose to put an end to II or there
will be blOOnshed. All the members OF the lodge
were notified by the leaders that II they failed TO
be present at the meeting Friday night and do their
duty In the proposed massacre Of the whites they
would he put 10 death.
Forty-eight OF the negroes engaged in the riot
have been arrested and jailed. The Snerif's posse
aud the state troops sem to have put an end TO the
trouble for the present., but another outbreak is
looked for.
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WOULD LEGALlzE USURY.
THE ALLEGED EFFECT OF A BILL NOW
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR

IL incorporates the Municipal Loan Cou-
pnny" with Extraordinary P-o,ver.-s,,a
TO Be Authorized to Demand ANY Ma.
of Interest-Mayor Hewitt Opposes tho
Act aud a Veto Is Expected to saueIcb II.
Gov. Hill has before him one of the most
extraordinary bills that the remarkable Leo
~islature which adiourns to-day has passed.
1t is a bill which persons competent In
Judge declare should be vetoed without anv
due consideration" as its effect. they saw.
is to legalize downright usury and to nut
poor or unfortunate people ut the mercy of
an organization to be known asthe "Munio,-
pal Loan Company"
The bill Is known as Assembly bill No. 7e8
md was originally introduced by Daniel T..
Finn, the representative of the First District
of this city. 1t is not known how it slipped
through both houses, but 1t is now in the
hands of Gov. Hill, and there is scarcely any
doubt that he will squelch it with a veto.
The bill is entitled " An act imposing tax
upon the Municipal Loan Company for the
privilege of organization and to incorporate
the same" The incorporators are Henry b.
Archer, Andrew Doyle, Stephen H.. Markham.
William l.. Parkhurst and Felix McQuinn.
These incorporators are not well known
and Mayor Hewitt, who has asked Gov. Hill
to veto the bill. says that the names of az
least two of them are not in the DIRECTORY.
The capital is to be raised by subscription.
and is to he $1,000 0 with power to increase It
to $500, 600.
The company is to have power TO lend
money and property of every kind. Loans
are not to be made for n longer time
than one year. The company can
also loan money upon personal property
in use, not actually delivered to them, but
which remains in the possession of the per-
tel mortgage 10 secure the payment of the
same, but such loans in no case shall be for
less than three months.".
1t is alleged that the company will be able
to charge almost any rate OF interest it may
see fit to demand and not be subject to the
laws which protect poor people who are
forced to seek loans from pawnbrokers.
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The average circulation of the
Evening Edition of THE WORLD
%. o. m %s "o @n% 1O3,H4
Aprs., 1855, yas Copies per Day.
AN OPEN CONFESSION,

The action Of the Senate in re~considering
and resembling the resolution providing for
an investigation of the Lobby, is an open
confession TINT som OF its members were
afraid.
Ed PHELPS knew what he was talking
about when he told NELLIE DLY that the
legislators were bound to protect him for
their own protection. The shameless lobby
ing that has marked the closing days of the
session shows plainly enough why the in
vestigation has been smothere5..
The fcandal is over for this year, but it
ought to make the people determine on
biennial or quadrennial st ssions hereafter.
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HE cLuTCrTED THE ROPE.

From there they 'owered n rope and swung
it across SO that the men on the lower build.
ing could catch it. The men who had the
rope were over the window where Mrs.
Adolf stood. Thu house was q double one
md there were five windows in q line. Mrs.
Adolf was at the middle one.
A man grssped the rope and swung down
from the cornice of the lower building SO that
he was brought opposite this window. To his
amazement the stout German woman re-
pulsed him and would not allow him to enter
the room. He had to tell the tiremen on the
roof to get him back to the other house. The
woman in the mean time still continued to
call " Adolf. :" every 10y and then.
A policeman tried next. He had as bad
luck rs the first man. The woman would not
let him in and he had to return empty
handed. This was embarrassing. II was n
little hard to understand the woman's desire
to be rescued and her r~esolute repulsion of
the gallant men who fastened. at consid-
cradle risk to themselves, to relieve her from
the danger.
The only plausible theory was that she had
become slightly crazed by fear or excitement,
and did not understand what the men at the
llio ShO may hNNo cNtH IT,
garded them MS aggressors and perhaps
thought they meant to do her harm. There
was no other way of accounting for her
peryerse conduct.
There was a German among the firemen,
and it was thought that he perhaps might be
more successful as he could speak to the
woman in her own language. So the rope
was passed over, he caught hold of it and
swung across to the window.
He met with no better success than his
predecessors and came near suffering IA worse
mishap than having his services declined. He
had partially relaxed his hold ON the rope,
having got on the sill, when Mrs. Adolf
showed him away. His German speech
served him no good turn. Whatever her
Discrimination was to being helped by the
men, she did not soften any over his Teutonic
explanations and entreaties to her to have
some sense. He clutched the rope, tor.
tunately, and called TO the men to pull him
back.
Finally we concluded to break a hole
through the walls rs the hest means of get.
ting at her. The fire was getting pretty
strong, and there was no time to lose. So
we made n hole through the wall of the build.
ing, and another fireman and myself passed
through.
The hole was at some distance above the
floor of the room, enough 30 for us to be
obliged to drop to reach it. The bed was
right under the hole, and made a good sof,
spot TO land on. One feather bed was on tor
of another. We crawled out of them and
began cropping our way around for the door,
There are two things about q place filed with
smoke that are worthy Of remark. It is G
common belief that a man cannot breathe IN
a place whers the air is such that II candle
will not burn. If there is not enough oxyger
to feed the flame of a candle there is pre-
sunablyn not ~ muehIas human lungs 70
The evening world., 1888-05-11
The sixteenth In the Parnd,

The sixteenth In the Parade.
Capt. Donald Grant evlnced great knowledge OF
law in the Grand opera-H House controversy.
sergt. Hogan will be easy to ind In the parade,
as he will be one Of the best-looking men there.
Patrolman Joe Bowling, the men say, will not
be allowed In the parade on account OF his youth.
sergt. Lynch will cut quite a dash In the parade.
He will carry a fancy presentation belt and baton.
Policemen Bannon. Friel, Doherty and Valley
contemplate requesting to be allowed to ride BIZ
cycles In the parade.
Detectives Logan and Carey have recovered more
than o., 900 worth OF stolen property since their ad-
vent in the Sixteenth.
The evening world., 1888-05-11
A HOPELESS CASE.

These arc the words we hear eySry day from some de-
spAirInE, nervous invalid who is weak. exhausted. dis.
piTltod and disheArtsnSd from rSpeGtsd failure TO hud
relief. ID Is false. Your cas- Is not hopeless. for II you
will take the great nerve cure aud health res. orer, DR..
NERVE TONIC. which you
can got NJ any drug store for $500 per bottle. you will
certainly be cured. It Ia . purely vegetable remedy and
W eject In curing disease y most WonderfuL
The evening world., 1888-05-11

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
ITHACA, N. Y, May II. MIR Ella Cosgriff has
begun a suit against Miss Harriet Van Hoesen, one
of the matrons of the willard Insane Asylum. 1t
is claimed by the plaintiff that the defendant, who
Is an aunt of the plaintiffs husband, caused a sep
aralon between her and her husband; that about
four years ago said aunt caused p ainlIf's husband
10 leave the State; that he Las reira ned away ever
since, and that she has been Obliged TO support
herself and child during that time. The defendan;
denies the charge and ntlmate that MIR. Cosgrlf
is a "hen-pecked" husband. The plaintiff sues
for s., 900, aud the case goes on for trial at the
next term OF the supreme Court The suit prom.
ises to be rich and raCy.
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the desire of saving his pelf.
When a sum of money represents the sav-
ings of years of hard labor, it is naturally
more precious TO the toiler, even though it
be a comparatively modest amount, than his
inherited hundreds of thousands are to the
millionaire.
An example of this kind was once brought
to my notice. There was n large fire ut n
place on Elm street, near Canal. The build
ing was n large. five story business house. A
German named Adolf and his buxom frau
were in charge of the place.
They lived on the fifth ioor in an apart
ment of two or three rooms. When we got
to the burning building the stout form of
Mrs. Adolf was seen at the window on
the fifth floor, screaming, and calling
Justify on Adolf to come to her nssist-
ance. However it was. Adolf had man.
aged to effect his exit from the blaz-
ing structure and was safe and sound
on terra firma. while his better half was sur
rounded by flames and smoke in the top of
the house. This was a little hard on Mrs.
Adolf, and the sense of desertion may have
added to the strength of her voice as she
yelled for help.
When the ladders were brought into play
1t was found that the largest was nearly a
story and n half short of the window where
Mrs. Adolf stood. So some other means had
to be resorted TO. The adjoining building
was q four. stored one. A party of men
climbed to the roof of the lower building,
and some again clambered on to that OF the
building which was ON fire.
The evening world., 1888-05-11
Their Fatnl Fall Down N SHAFT

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May ll.-Yesterday Joseph
RobIar, Charles Miller and John Hart were work
ing in Halls brewery, taking down ice on the ele-
vator. They were Just ready 10 GO down with a
very heavy load when the elevator gave way and
fell TO the bottom OF the GO foot shaft, carrying the
unfortunate men WITH It. Roller and Miller were
killed and John Hart was badly injured.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

Nicholas scnomig, a bartender employed by Fred
Aniressen at 81 Lind avenue in the Annexed Dis
trict. committed suicide last night by hanging him
self In the stable back OF the saloon. His body
WAS discovered e~arly'this morning. Schomig was
nitJ-six years old and had been Respondent for
Bomo time,
The evening world., 1888-05-11

Plucky Rochester has forced a concession
from the telephone monopoly and will also
get the wires under ground. New York is too
hiR, Or too busy, or too much lacking in pub
lis spirit to attend to the interests of her
citizens, and thus the corporations do about
Us they please.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

ITHACA, May 1.-THE tenth annual session Of the
Grand Council Royal Arcanum closed its session
here and elected the following Officers:
Grand Regent, George G, Barn ard. Of BROOKLYN:
Grand Vice Regent, Charles II. Avery, of Buffalo:
Secretary, ]. Y. Bicknell. Of Bunalo; Grand
Treasurer. George X. Collins, Of SYRACUSE; Grand
Chaplain, W. d.; Mather, of West1elu; Grand
den, Rees +. Thomas, OF Utica; Grand Sentry.
George Moon, OF Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1888-05-11
A Veteran Killed on the Rail.

lfTTc1AL TO THE woRsp.I
ELIZABETH, N. j., May ll.-Thomas Boyle, q
track-walker on the Pennsylvania Railroad, wa,
struck last night and Instantly killed. lie was n
veteran OF the war, having served In the Tenth
New Jers y Volunteers. and was q member Of tn 4
Uric Dahlgreen post, q. A. X.
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prOhIbiIiOnIsts to Rnuy.

A grand Prohibition rally Will he held at the
Metropolitan opera-House next Monday evening.
Co.. Ritter, Of Indiana, will preside. Among
those expected 10 make speeches are Prof. Samuel
Dickie, Gen. Clinton B. FIX, DIR. Hamilton, Of
and DIR. Leonard, of ONO.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD.

PITTsBURG, May II. Encouraged by Carnegie's
success In his battle with knights OF Labcr, q re-
porr Is current that the Pennsylvania lube Works,
OF McKeespOrt, propos TO grapple with the organ
izdt on and that WORK will shut down soon for an
indefinite period as the beginning Of the fight.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

Rev. DIR. TlxIoR, pastor of the dead
broker, HATCH, seerus to have learned more
about the native Of the ~la:ter's visit to the
ScoFIELp house than the Coroner or the de-
~tectives have found out.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

The trial of the citizens of New York eligi-
BILE to jury duty is i'll going on before
Judge PATTERSON. Meanwhile KERR is taking
II easy.
The evening world., 1888-05-11
Two smallpox Gases nj Pol.dnm, n. Y.

WATERTowS, n. y, May II. John Foster and
Eddie Revers are III with small pox at PotsIam, st.
Lawrence County. A pcst-house has been built
three miles IRON The place, ana the patients are
cOnDned there.
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steamer winthrop Wen, Ashore. but Co, on.

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
PORTSMOUTH, \. H., May 1.-THE steamer Win
throp went ashore in a dense fog early this morn
ing on Care Porpoisr. she IL The fastest boat OF
the Maine Steamship Company and runs between
Portland and New York. she was gotten OFF, with
slight damage, at S O'Clock by a Tug from Portland.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

II was the Board of Electrical Uncontrol
yesterday. No reward is yet out for the re-
royery of the Mayors lost temper.
The evening world., 1888-05-11

The Giants ought to got second place soon.
but baseball is about as uncertain II as the
provetbial white man.