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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
Lovers Nearly Killed,
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT NIGHT ON A
ROAD BRIDGE.

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE AT NIGHT ON RAIL-
ROAD BRIDGE.
special to the Baltimore american from
Philadelphia, Pa. November 10. says: Arthur
Trumport and Bertha Miller, aged respectively
twenty-five and eighteen years. had a thrilling
escape from death at 10 o'clock last night
The couple are lovers, and were enjoying a
walk in the moonlight in the vicinity of the
Reading railroad bridge. that crosses Twenty
eighth street at an altitude of 60 feet As thew
stepped upon the bridge they heard no warn
ing OF any kind. but they had only reached the
center, when a shrill whistle caused them to
look up in alarm. Directly ahead they saw h
west-bound express coming toward them at
lightning rate of speed. and. turning to look,
they were appalled, to see the east-bound ex-
press coming from the opposite direction.
The space between the two tracks was their
only hope, and it was precarious. With rare
presence of mind Trumport dragged Miss Mil
Ter there. and pinned her arms to her side with
his own
Its our only chancet' he cried. The west
bound train caught Miss Miller's gown and
jerked her with terrible force from Trumport's
grasp. He remembers seeing her thrown with
her feet almost beneath the wheels, and that
he felt his own coat torn in tatters as he threw
himself at full length, just catching her limbs
and saving her from being dragged under the
train. When the trackmen came along a few
moments later they found the couple lying IN
conscious. Trumport still held Miss Miller
whose clothing was in shreds. Her head and
spine were badly injured, and her left foot has
been rendered useless for months Trumport
escaped with a severe bruise ON the head and
the loss of his SUNDAY coat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
Home from Africa to Vote.

CITIZEN WHO DIDN'T MIND MAKING \ JOURNEY
TO CAST BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT.
From the New York sun
party of enthusiastic republicans in an up-
town restaurant a few nights ago were recount
ing TO one another the various experiences
they had had in casting their vote for Harrison.
One man told how he came up from Washing
ton from one Of the government offices to swell
the republican plurality in New York state.
Another, who was evidently drummer, i'm
pressively told the crowd that he had made a
journey of a thousand miles, all the way from
New Orleans, to get his vote in After the
party had been duly astonished by this great
feat, quiet man spoke up.
Gentlemen. came just IL 900 miles to cast
ny little vote for Harrison, nearly half way
around the globe"
The crowd was at once breathless with at
tention.
Yes, he continued, II was down in Natal
South Africa, when heard of Gen. Harrison's
nomination. / got SO enthusiastic over the
news that wanted to come home right off and
do my share to help him out. left Natal on
August 80, and a month later / arrived a,
southampton. Seven days after that was in
New York, and have been booming things for
Harrison ever SINCE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
The Coming Eclipse of the Sun.

New York Special to the Philadelphia Press
Mr.. Garrett T. Serviss, the secretary of the
American Astronomical society," was asked to-
day what there was peculiar in the eclipse of
the sun, which is to occur on January next,
and for the observation of which Harvard uni
versity has already fitted out costly expedi-
ton to 60 to the Pacific coast.
well, in the first place." said Mr.. Serviss
IAN eclipse OF the sun is always in the highest
degree interesting, because there is hardly any
phenomenon of the heavens at once so startling
so beautiful and SO awe-inspiring. In order to
see total eclipse you must be somewhere
along line only few miles wide from which
the moon at the moment that it comes between
the sun and earth will be exactly in line be-
tween the eye of the observer and the center of
the sun. Then the moon for a few minutes
will completely cover the sun, shutting
off its light and heat so effectually
that chickens go to roost and the
sudden lowering of the temperature of the air.
Unfortunately the line of totally, which is
never the same for two echpses, has a wav of
selecting remote regions of the earth to be
favored with the wonderful and magnificent
views it has to offer, and on this occasion the
United States is peculiarly favored in having
even a part of the line running across its
territory. THE path of the total eclipse as it
is technically called. will begin near the center
Of the group of the Alentian islands, which
stretch across from Alaska to Kamschatka, and
southwark and eastward over the Northern
Pacific ocean, will reach the continent a little
north of San Francisco. 1t will continue on in
a broad curve turning nOrthward and crossing
Nevada, Idaho and Montana, will end fer up in
Canada. about half way between the western
end of Lake Superior and Hudson bay While
only observers along this line will see the sun
totally eclipseda partial eclipse will be seen all
over the United States. Here in New York the
eclipse will be just beginning at sunset. The
further west you 60 the better chance you viii
have to see it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS.
DIR. Coues Brings to Light the Views of
Forgotten Washington Naturalist.

Among the many interesting papers read at
the session of the American ornithologists
union was one by DIR. Coues on the flight of
birds. which for several reasons attracted
special attention. DIR. COues was not present
ing his own views on this difficult subject. but
took the occasion to bring to notice certain
views published thirty years ago by a WASH
ingtonian. Mr.. r. o. Davidson. in a pamph-
let entitled, "A New Theory of the Flight of
Birds" 1t seems that Mr.. Davidson was en-
tirely unknown, not only to DIR. Coues himself.
but to all the other ornithologists present, and
it was partly due to the desire to bring his
paper. hitherto ignored, to the proper attention
of scientists. that the speaker presented it, and
gave a brief resume of its contents.
DIR. Coues did not claim that Mr.. Davidson
had the matter entirely right. but he thought
1t only justice to a hitherto neglected author
to say, that Mr.. Davidson's fundamental ideas
and propositions were in close Accord with what
il now the accepted explanation oPthe mechan-
les Of flight; that the discovery was no doubt
original with Mr.. Davidson. and too much
credit could not be given to one who thus
showed himself to have been nearly whole
generation In advance of his times in this par
ticular line of original research
At the same time DIR. Coues urged upon the
attention of the union the necessity of care
fully examining and sitting the evidence
brought forward by Mr.. Davidson. especially
In the light of late studies of Mr.. Edward Muv-
bridge on the whole subject of animal locomo-
ton by means of an admirable series of in
Simultaneous photographs. The fundamental
proposition is that gravity, or the weight of
the bird. so far from being that which is simply
to be overcome in flying, is the greatest factor
in the mechanics of fight. without WHICH mo-
mentum would be impossible. IL is well known
that, as a rule, the birds which fly the fastest
and strongest are those whose bodies are the
heaviest in proportion to their spread of wing.
Gravity acts upon flight somewhat as does the
string of a kite, which at once holds the kite
down and enables it to rise against the wind
Many other points are involved in different
cases and under different circumstances but in
ali OF them gravity is the most important
factor
In speaking Of the matter to STAR reporter
DR.. Coues said that he had failed thus far to
discover who Mr.. Davidson is. if he be still
alive. but that he desired always to give credit
where credit is due, and hoped that the pres
entation OF the paper before so distinguished
body Of ornithologists would at least result
in rescuing from oblivion the name of a meri-
torious and ingenious student of nature who
had perhaps died before his discoveries were
appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20

GladstOne's Appeal for Irish Tenants.
HE OPPOSES THE AsHBopRNE ACT AND DEMANDS
THAT ARREARAGEs BE DEALT WITH
The bill extending the Ashbourne act and
appropriating f5,00O0OO for the purpose
was introduced in the house of commons YES
terday. Mr.. Gladstone moved the following
amendment to the government proposal: ''That
in lieu of voting E5,00O,OO0 it is expedient, in
view of the lamentable sufferings arising from
recent evictiOns in Ireland to extend the land
law of 1887 so as to empower the courts to re-
duce or cancel arrears OF rents that are found
to be excessive" He did not desire to stop the
operation of the act, whatever he might con-
slider its dangers, and he did not oppose the
bill because it proposed to keep the act alive.
But he objected to it because of the amount
demanded. The government ought to have
asked parliament for limited grant.
He had always objected to the Ashbourne act
as giving the initiative OF purchase to the land
lords, whom he considered second, as the peas
ants ought to have the initiative. What reason
had the government for refusing with such
the means Of insuring the servitude of the ten
ant? 1t was certain that this bill would give
the landlords q leverage to bring mn rents
while it would enable only handful of ten.
ants to acquire holdings. The tenants them
selves, Mr.. Gladstone said, had urgently de-
necessity had been acknowledged in the case
Of the crofters Of Scotland Much greater had
been the need Of Ireland, where the arrears
were running without limit, and led to
paralysis Of the farmers engagements and an
unceasing flow of evictions. He asked the
house to intervene and prevent recurrence of
mischief too certain to ensue, perhaps on a
greatly augmented scale, under the govern
ment policy. Let them do justice to Ireland in
the matter Of arrears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
The New b. and O. Directors.

EXPLANATIONS MADE OF THE CHANGES ON THE
BOARD.
The election of the new Baltimore and Ohio
board of directors, as mentioned in yesterdays
STAR, has swept out of existence the committee
on investigation, and left the Johns Hopkins
university, which holds IL, 600 shares of stock
withouta representative. The Baltimore Sun
to-day gives the following as a semi-official
statement of the changes made in the board
Every one of the seven retired directors had
sufficient reason for retiring. Messrs Dobbin
and Gregg are advanced in years. Messrs.
Coale and Keyser, to the regret of the COM
pany, retire because of impaired health from
hard work. Mr.. McLane, who went in with
Mr.. Mayer and Mr.. Keyser at the request of the
DrexeEMorgan syndicate of bankers, declined
reelection, because he does not have a repre-
sentative interest in the company. 1t is neces-
sary to have full attendance at the meetings.
and representative men were selected in every
instance. The company has large interests in
Philadelphia. and MIR. Keim representative
man, was selected from tina: city. The Read
ing and Jersey Central are in close accord with
the Baltimore and Ohio. The Drexel-Morgan
syndicate did not share in the selection of the
board, and are satisfied to have good men
selected. The Johns Hopkins university, which
continues its large holding of stock, has not
direct representative to succeed Judge Dobbin.
but is well cared for. The board all through is
made up of active men in the businesf world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
The Way 1t Goes.

From the Detroit Free Press
There were four or five men in a knot and
they were discussing a candidate who had been
elected.
I'm sorry he got there" said one,
$50 am !, !" added a second. He's danger
Gus man."
He ought to be tarred and feathered. instead
of holding an ofiice!" exclaimed third.
Yes and I'd like to put on the tart" shouted
fourth.
At that moment the man came around the
corner. smiling with delight and both hands
ready for shaking. and as he halted, said:
well, boys, got there
you bet you didr' shouted the four in
chorus.
And want you to drink with me-"
you bet we will! Hurrah for your
And they drank his beer and said they had
rather seen all the rest or the ticket defeated
than to have him get left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
Women and Their Victims,

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
1t was hoped some time ago, SAYS The Hos
pital, that the fashion of wearing the dead
bodies of birds as trimmings for bonnets and
hats was going out. Such a hope. apparently,
is doomed to disappointment. Perhaps the
day may come when people who have a little
regard for such helpless creatures as birds
will give them up to their fate. 1t really
seems to be of no use to try to protect them.
The loafer from the east end Of London goes
forth with his cages and his lime and catches
them. He, however, mostly retains tie male
The other bird murderer also goes forth on
his cruel errand. and, by preferences, catches
and retains the female. He takes her in the
nesting season because the feathers are soft
and beautiful then. What matters it to him
that his victim is often the mother of a nest
fui OF helpless young and that they are left
IN the nest to die of starvation; to die while
plteously crying out hour after hour for the
mother that never comes? The mother birds
are Killed, and the young left to die of starva-
tion, because certain women insist that it shall
be so. Yet how gentle and sympathetic and
tender those very women can pretend to be
when 1t suits their convenience. How correct
and nice Is their taste in everything that re-
lates to good manners! How shocked they are
by vulgarity; how Mortified by coarsenessI II
they could see themselves exactly as some men
see them; could have il at once driven in upon
their consciences, that in the estimation Of all
rational and right-feeling men they are incom-
Parably inferior to many costermongers, cross
ing-sweepers, and untaught African negroes,
they might Tor one moment pause and reflect
upon their worthlessness Is il really then
come to this: That a nineteenth century woman
is SO utterly selfish, SO hopelessIy withont
brains or feeling, and so incapable Of learning
even the very elements of humanity, that she
must and will have birds to adorn herself with
at whatever cost? At bottom it really is want
of intellect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
Welded to His Half Sister.
BUT HE DIDN'T DISCOVER IT UNTIL FOUR YEARS
AFTER THE MARRIAGE.

BUT HE DIDN'T DISCOVER 1T UNTIL FOUR YEARS
AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
Jacob Wells, a farmer living in Fayette
county, Ala, has just discovered, after four
years of happy welded life, that his wife is his
half sister. Wells father, who lived at Sparta.
Ga, was killed in the war. About twenty-five
years ago Mrs. Wells married a man named
Hogue. Young Wells, then about twelve years
Old did not like his stepfather and ran away
from home. He finally drifted to Lafayette
county, Ala, worked number of years as a
farmers laborer and in time bought a small
farm of his own. Mrs. Hogue's mother died
soon after the birth of a child by her second
husband. and the child. girl, was cared for
by relations of the fathers family named
Smith. Two years later Hogue died, and his
daughter grew up in the Smith family, and was
always known as Dora Smith. Five years ago
the family moved to Fayette county. and there
the young lady met her half brother Wells.
Even Wells most intimate friends knew
nothing of his early history, and he had never
communicated with his relatives in Georgia.
Wells and Miss Smith, as she was known. fell
in love at first sight and were soon married
They have one child, year old. and only dis
covered their relationship few days ago by a
chance word dropped by the wife. They were
in a quandary for time. but have decided to
continue to live as man and wife. .-...,r-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20

SAYs He Is RELATIVE OF CHAMBERLAIy.-
Benjamin Leach, a confidential clerk with B..
A. Atkinson d Co., furniture dealers in Boston.
was arrested Saturday charged with stealing
$1,000 worth Of goods from the firm. He
claims to be connected with prominent families
In England and says that his mother is related
by marriage to Joseph Chamberlain, ii. p, the
gentleman who married Miss Endicott of
Salem, day or two ago. He is finely edu-
Gated and Of very pleasing address. He is
about forty years Of age and is q widower,
having three children in England. Leach
came TO the United States some years ago.
While at the Allegheny street house, Leach
cultivated the acquaintance of the daughter Of
his landlady, pretty brunette of twenty-five
years Of age, and before Long, won her love.
When the officers called 10 search Leach's
room the young woman's mother said that she
thought the shock of the news OF her lovers
Disgrace would kill her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
What's in One Name I?

AtIalItd
Shakespeare first asked the question, What's
in name? 1t will strike the gentle reader
that there's a great deal in the following null
titudinous name of young girl from DeKalb
county. Yesterday lady and her little daugh-
ter called at a certain home in Decatur.
''You don't know my little girls name, do
you?" asked the visitor of the lady of the
house. She did not. Who could know it all
at one time? She were named by the doctor
when she was first horned. Her name is or
are. should say Susan Julia Melinda Maria
Savannah Sophia Elizabeth Lady-Bug Tow
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20

HER RABBrr's EYE PROVED A FAILURE.-Suit
for damages has been begun in the Philadel-
phia courts by Miss Mary Fisher against DIR. L.
Webster Fox, the specialist in diseases of the
eye, for alleged malpractice, by which she lost
sight OF one eye; Miss Fisher is one OF the two
transplanting the cornea of rabbits eyes, The
other reputed case il that of Mrs. Matilda
Schiels, who says that the operation upon her
eye has been successful. Miss Fisher claims
damages because, whereas she formerly had
the operation was performed, since the opera
ton she has been entirely deprived Of sight
She alleges that DIR. Fox neglected to inform
her of the danger attending the operation, or
even Of the chances in an operation which
her Of sight, and that If she had been 20 in
formed she would have preferred to retain her
partial sight than run the risk Of losing it en-
tirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
The Jersey Theater Party.

From the Philadelphia Times, Nov. II.
The CONCENTRATING performance at the
Chestnut Street opera house last night wit
messed the introduction of new feature in
theater and opera going that is very likely to
become popular, especially as it starts under
the most fashionable auspices. 1t is simply
the plan of having large party of friends go
shall pay her own expenses plan that it il
surprising has notbeen adopted before. About
a dozen Of the most fashionable young ladies
in the city have formed what they call the
Jersey club, the name being suggested by the
idea Of the Jersey treat on which the club is
founded. For the opera and the most attractive
theatrical performances Of the winter the club
will arrange parties and ask one or more mar
ried ladies as chaperones and such gentlemen
as may be desirable for escorts. Each lady will
pay for herself and whoever she may invite,
and in case of any other expenses, such as car
riages or a supper, it will be shared pro rata
among the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20

with obtaining money under false pretenses
has been found guilty. Stanley claimed he
was heir to q fortune of $500, 600, and on the
strength of this obtained number of loans.
Chancellor Gibson, at Knoxville, Tenn, has
rendered decision on the second bill fled BY
the minority stockholders of the East Tennes.
see, Virginia and Georgia railway against the
directors of the company and the Richmond
and West Point company, refusing an injunc-
ton for stopping the election Of directors adj
vertised to be held in Chattanooga tomorrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20

THousASps OF MEN Our OF EHProYnrNr.-
At . meeting Of river and coal operators in
Pittsburg yesterday afternoon it was unani-
mously decided to shut down all the lines
along the Monongahela river for an indeAnite
period. This win throw ont Of employment
1000 miners, besides all the river men en-
gagged in taking coal down the river and the
mine laborers. The operators say the shut-
down win be for two months ct least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
RAILROADS.
ANp OHIO RAII.RoAp-

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Leave Washington from stssio1 Of New jersey
For Chicago and Sorsss ses y St limited
pTss, ssy nap ana !, s1IT s,s s0s m dsy
For P:isburr and Cleveland. vessibuiea limited az
For Ieninrson and ccs .ia stations Si aAy
For BALTIMORE. 5, $50, e;4o $50, $50, PAS. IL
mini ss5. 40 ass 30 ea5s 80 ab sna
os s5 $50 css sis $50 ss as q and
nGr t6ans ssss s4s sd no PM nag and AS
sapelis $40, 3; 50 am. Lob. 40. pm sanasy n
For Way stations between washington and Bait.
i So On as su s ss6 M @ Is s $ s.
oi43' 81 ~ pm An, ~.
no loan. = IS. and - SO pm. '"' 'AA'
So Il 40 sa ,P ri o rm pO'n'' 90
For BOyd's and intermediate stations, "a 90 pm
Church train leaves washington on sunday only a,
Ito Z H. stopping at all stations on Metropolitan
For FREDERICK, t1olo am. t4;35, IS 30 pm Sun
For Haeersiown. 10; 10 am. and Il, :3opm.
Trains arrive from Chicago dsily 20 M and g. b
an. an. loo pm; from Pittsburg '7:20 am. t7:a0
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington. a. 5.lc
"a 81 8 80 20, 700. (45-mingts trsins zoo COS
500 90 so s T1H 900 aSd II 500 s1S
days 5: 80 500. 800, 9:o5 am: lis. 200
e'io' o'Vo' o'So, S;ou. lO;Oo and III y. m.
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For PhiiadelPhis and Wilmington, daily s:loa m.
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Sln a. m. and 20 Pm trains Sleeping Car on the
IL 80 pm, open at pm
m9r lnteTmediate rons between baltimore and
Prom Philadelphia and Wilmington daily 10
II i . am; 80, 500 and ! pm.
Except Sundays. DAILY. SSurdays only
Baggage called for and checked At hotels and resi
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