Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01


A. NJ. Palmer has assumed the Management Of
the Authors Readings OF the AmeT1c n Copyright
League. which will be given az the Conversational
church IN Washington on saturday afternon
March II. and Moadsy evening. March 10 These
readings viii aid the cause of International copy-
Tight and viii resemble IN other particulars the
readings which have already been given IN this
city. Among those who have been inyfsed 20 read
selections from their own writings Gu these occa-
Sons are w. ID. Ilowells Marx Twain. R.w.Sildcr.
n. 4. Bunner. Prank stockton. Caarlcs Dudley
Warner. Thomas Nelson Page, r. N. Johnston Dr..
Edward Egglcston aud r :. stedmah
scotch Cen,erboards.
IypE YAcETNES ABORT THE FavoRfrE AMERICAN
sryLs 90 rAcHr.
London Special 20 the n. Y Herald Feb. 81
The advance In yachting favor which the cen-
terboard has lately made Is = constant topic IN
the yacht clubs. This evenings ~. JONES Co.
.este seems 70 express the general sentiment when
The Glasgow yach;men have yielded TO the
centerboard, which won the International yacht
race IN America last autumn. Al a meeting HEAD
In Glasgow OF CLYDE yacht clubs n has been
for racing purposes The Royal ciyae Yacht cub
moreover, IL Is ann Janced meditates throwing IT.
summer races open 20 yachts OF all nations
whether keel or centerboard. The two announS.-
mtnts taken together seem 20 mean that the Gen.
terooard VIII soon be adopted BY clyde yachts.
whether large or small n the object OF their being
Is 10 win prizes This Is an admission OF the
superiority OF the centerooard, which Will proba-
oiy not be made yet awhile on the Thames
Ine ~. J0ass' Gokefse not long ago rather
pooh-poohed the American centerboard
pnosIsKNr MES IMPLICATED IN A RosBKRr.-a
pausut olspatch states that highly-sensationnl
ueseiopments are expected In connection with the
ulal OF DIT George 4. Weed arrested for complicity
charges against him. whitney. VINO Ia Also IN
jail AZ Bangor In connection with the same case
h s,u ne ana hrs comrade leu New York city 20 DO
me loo on the THURSDAY before the robbery which
occutred on sunday. The plans had been laid by
paiues Mere. and aboVtsi7 .Vo0was ca pected The
Ime ne m2s nfst PLANNED IN May last at which
peated assurances that the Job as perfe<tly uafp
would not implicate DR. Weed but gave the infor-
InsNoh-wDlch has teen made known 20 the high
sheIln-that another respected citizen was con
hected with the affair. Not Tar from s2o 600 was
Ieallzed- Whitney and Poster the men from New
mat there VIII be minister's, sherifs. and pnysl-
clans Implicated In this now famous burylars.
FATAL ALPINE AyAIa~cHFs-Snoy storms of
Itsy. The municipal authorities al Turin have
closed In order 20 prevent accidents Through the
IaInhg OF masses OF snow. several roofs have
nready collapsed, Including that OF the railway
,reigh. Depot. Several villages In the Alps have
peh DESTROYED by avalanchcs ami many lives
nave nave peen lost Troops have been dispatched To
a.alne sufferers. Many villages near Genoa and
Lake Como are suffering from lack OF food AMI
SOLDIERS are cutting their way through the snow
70 relieve them. Acustom-house neas Revere was
uestruyeu py an avalanche. and three guardsaud
Tour other persons were killed An Avalanche
covered the village OF sterpone near lrerea ana
thirty lives were lost.
An ANusisG INCIDENT OF BoHpvs Irrr A Nos-
.real oispatch says: peculiar incident occurred
IN connection With the case OF Mckay against the
GLASGOW and London Insurance Company John
Iolnie one or the witnesses. had boug ht 81 600
worth OF liquor from W. r. Lewis Co, OF this
city, some fve years ago and stored IL IN lis prem
lses on the boundary line near Dundee Ont The
MN could not collect the debt, ana put y seizure
on the goods, but when the baillffs went 20 take
possession they found that Tolmie had PLACED
them Ia the southern end OF his building lust
c Ssl Ie tne american frontier The American ON
duty, and arrest Tolnle for bringing stolen goods
into the country. warrant was taken out
against him Tor larceny by Lewis GO. Before
their arrival, however Toiaie had removed the
liquor 10 the Canadian side and had disposed OF n
before the Canadian officers could come upon him.
arrived In Montreal yesterday afternoon 70 give
evidence under the written protection OF Judge
IL, and Instructed the high constable TO execute
the Ole warrant, which he did as TolDie was leas-
ing the court. lie was sent 70 JAIL
THEIR Third SET or TKnLEls-Tbe wis Of Jas
McElmore. living at Texarkana. Tex has given
Sirsn 20 ,ipiess TWO boys and grL The couple
thlrd set OF tnplets that has been born during
that time and all alive. The NcElmore neighbot-
hooo rs inainerent 70 an Immigration movsmsnt.
a Poos OPINION OF TIE PANAMA CAsAL-ool
n
with the Tehuantepec ship Railway, said ysster-
day that road capable OF carrying 5OOO-ton YES
sells was expected 10 be constructed al q cost q
$oOOoOoO. he spoke derisively OF the Panama
canal and said that arJer spending $4,000 600
DE Lesseps wanted 81 IL, 600 more He said thar
the Panama canal people had changed their plans
SO that locks viii De built on elevations as HIN Is
$50 feet, which was impracticable as the LOCKS
would be destroyed by earthquakes and other
causes.
Mr. HOPKINS GETS A DIvoRcE.-r has been
learned that Amos Lawrence Hopkins, the well.
known railroad millionaire, secretly obtained a
divorce from his wife In san Francisco about a
year ago. The AFFAIR was arranged 80 ceveriy that
no record was made and the mai ter was discovered
by the merest accident Nm Hopkins. who was
Miss Dunlap. was great belle m Chicago society
before her marriage 20 MI Hopkins When shs
married she moved with her husband 10 New York
where they occupied the house No. ! essa 47th
street, owned by The Little wizard OF Wall
street."
TEENER WINS AsaIs.-The one-mile scuiling
race on Lake Mler yesterday for gold medals and
nrst, second, and THIRD prizes was won oy Teemer
In fve minutes ana thirty seconds Mckay wss
second In nve minutes and thlrty-fiye seconds
and Hamm thru n 1--we minutes and thiuy-siH
seconds The astronomer, Richard A. Proctos
was one OF the judges
->0s
TIE KsIGHrs or PYrHrAs DIssKNsIoSs -supreme
Chancellor Howard Douglass, OF The knights OF
PyJhias, has received responses from 200 lodges
under the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge asking 10 be
reinstated The Grand Lodge or that state VIII
now be organized by the supreme chancellor ana
lew Officers Will be selected
TIE PROHIBITION NATIONAL CoSyrNruox.-Tse
democratic National convention having been called
Tor The same date at ST Louis upon Which ths pro-
hbition national convention Is 70 assemble at In
dianapos, IL probable tuat the date OF the latter
gathering VIII be changed 20 a week earlier. the
leading spirits or the national executive commit
tee being OF the opinion that II both conventions
are held during the same week the prouiDitiol
gathering VIII, In consequence OF the strain upon
The facilities OF the telegraph companies be de-
ned the same amount OF notice and publicity
which IL would receive under more favorable CIR
cumstances.
The Gloucester. Massachusetts,, city council has
adopted resolutions protesting against The adop-
ton OF 1.-The so-called fishery treaty which Is now
before the United states Senate for Ratification.
believing that II Will be great injury 10 the nsh-
ing Interest OF this country"
NARRIRD.
CARTNRrGHT-LEGGETT Al Harsrsfovp. Ma
February e, less, by Rev. David LAuehlin, RICK
FANNIE Z LEGoEIr. If Hssersiovn. Nd Ns
cards.
DIED
ACCIyEIIY. At the residence Of her husband b.
Accinelly; February <? 1855. at ss45 pm. Ars.
Funeral from the house. No 1es Maine avenue. SAT-
uriay 1T 80 Am. and from 81 Dominic's Church "a
y ala. Norfolk ana Portsmouth, Va. papers plssss
copy-l
BaANsoN On wednesday February 20 1889 NJ
80 of analysis OF tine brain. after short III
ness. JOHN i. bhASs0N. in has sixty seventh year
Funeral will take place from his late resdsncs Msf-
ket spas. between on aud 9Th Streets soutbssst
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