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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
DIEDMONT AIR LINE.

i Schedule in effect February 9th 1889
$50 A. Mast Tenn. Nail Daily for Warrenton.
between Alexandria and Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bristol
knoxville, Rome, Calera, Montgomery, and New Or
leans. Pullman Sleeper Washington TO New Orleans
IL "a A Mast Mail Daily for Narrenton Char
lottesvlle, Gordonsville, Stations Ches Ohio Route
Lyncbburg, Rocky Mount, Danyille and Stations be-
tween Iynchburg and Danville, Greensboro Raleigh.
ham, Montgomery, New Orleans, Texas and California
Pullman Sleeper New York to Atlanta Pullman Parlor
cars Atlanta 10 Montgomery; Pullman Seepers Mont
gomery to New Orleans and Mann Boudoir Sleepars
for Birmingham, Nicksburg. and Shreveport Pullman
Sleeper Greensboro to Columbia and Augusta solid
trains Washington TO Atlanta. Does connect for
{. o. route points Sundays.
2:3O p. M.-Dally, except Sunday for Manassas.
Strasburg and intermediate stations
OH Il. M.-Memphls Express Daily via Lynchburg
Bristol and CHATTANOOGA Pullman vestiule Sleepers
Washington To Memphis and thence TO Arkansas
Points.
$50 P. M-western Express Daily for Manassas.
natl Pullman Sleepers and Solid Trains Washington
to Louisville
Hoo p. M.-Southern Express Daily for Lynch
burg, Danvile, Raleigh, Asheyille Charlotte Column
leans Texas and California Pullman Nestibule Sleeper
Washington to New Orleans via Atlanta and Mont
gomery Pullman Sleeper Washington TO Augusta.
Trains Washington and Ohio division leave Wash.
ington 300 A. NJ Daily except Sunday, and As p NJ
Daily arrive Round Hill II 80 A. NJ and : 20 NJ
N Daily except Sunday, arriving Washington 500
AN. and 3:5S PM.
Through trans from the South via Charlotte, Dan
vile and Lynchburg arrive in Washington 200 VI
and 1l3 NJ; via East Tennessee, Bristol and Lynch.
burg at III ;13 AN and $40 PM Chesapeake
and OHIO route ana Char lottesyille at $40 r. NJ.
and $40 PM: Strasburg Local at 10 ID A. VI.
Tickets, sleeping car reservation and information
furnished and baggage checked at Office, 1900 Penn.
MIA Railroad. 9th and b SITS JAS l. TAYLOR
feg General PASSENGER Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Put on a Desert Island.
TERRIBLE ExPLRIEScE or A CHICAGO FAMILY
THE BAHAMAS.

TERRIBLE EXPLRIESCE or CHICAGO FAMILY IN
TIE BAHAMAS.
A curious story Is told by Dr. T. Bashford. Of
Newport. ny, who was called to the Bahama
islands recently. On board the ship Cienfue-
gOs. sailing from New York, were. besides DIR.
KashfOrd. Charles F. Smith. Of 81 Board of
Trade block. Chicago. his wife and their little
daughter Annie and a maid. Mr. Smith was
just setting out on "a pleasure trip to Nassau
Cuba. Mexico and California. Soon after the
vessel left port Annie showed symptoms Of ILL
hess. The mother thought it was sea-sickness
and only ordinary attention was paid to the
little one until after two days ont, when she
became aiarmingly i'll. DIR. Rashford found
her to be suffering with malignant diphtheria.
At Nassau. ON the island of New Providence.
the ship was quarantined and the sick child
with her parents and maid. sent, with bedding
and provisions enough to last a day. to the
island of Athol. a mere coral reef. used for a
pest place. A couple of tumble-down shanties
are the only evidences that the island was ever
inhabited. and evidently il has not been since
three years ago, when yellow fever patients
were sent there to die. On this desolate spot
the Smiths passed four days of torture, ending
in the death of the child. Steamships only
pass that way once in fourteen days and the
people about the bahamas are really more
afraid of diphtheria than they are of vel
low fever. Under these circumstances Mr..
Smith succeeded in chartering a two-masted
vessel that runs between Nassau and the Florida
coast. carrying freight, to convey them to
Florida.
The hardships Of Mrs. Smith cannot be told.
The boat in which she left for Florida was not
built for passenger carrying and had no sleep
ing or other cOnyenlences for women, but to
get her dead child home she endured every
thing, thankful that any sort of boat could be
obtained 10 carry them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Solving the Pig Puzzle.

From the New 1ork Tribune.
Now that the pig" puzzle has become the
rage and every one is torturing his brain to do
the trick. the man who has a sure way of hous-
ing the marbles hobs up and offers his instruc-
ton gratis. He says that it takes him less tn an
As seconds on the average to drive the pigs
home, while he has done it in the short time of
Is seconds. Fifteen seconds is so short a time
that this seems almost impossible. The man
says, however, that any one by following his
instructions can, after little practice. do the
trick In less than minute almost every time.
Here is his plan: Always keep the opening
through which the marbles must first 90 on
the side farthest away from you Keep them
all in a bunch and coax them up to the opening.
Drop the side of the disc nearest to you a trife
and tine marbles will fall through the first gate
in rapid succession. They will land near the
opening-of the second ring. Turn this OPEN
ing away from you and repeat the same pro-
cess of punching and coaxing. The most diff
fcult part of the trick. of course, is to get the
marbles into the pen after they are in the last
circle. They are to be punched here again.
just as in the other instances. The disc can
not be tilted, however, in this case without
making the marbles run off on both sides, SO
when they are punched in front of the door OF
the pen series of rapid jostles given gently
will send them flying inside. The writer
has seen the man do this so quickly and skill
fully that the tour marbles seemed to go into
the pen almost simultaneously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
The Death of Col. Willis.
NOTABLE CHARACTER on THE EASTERN she
GENERAL IACKSON'S nuEI-

A NOTABLE CHARACTER on THE EASTERN SHORE
GENERAL JACKSoN'S DUEL.
A Denton, Nd, special to the Baltimore
American. March II, says: The death of Col.
Arthur John Willis has removed figure which
for the past forty years has been conspicuous
in the county and state. He was for many
years the wealthiest man in the county and
owned many hundred acres in lower Caroline,
as well as almost the entire village of Potter's
Landing. where. since the year 1S49 he owned
and occupied the General William Potter
mansion. Much historical interest is attached
to the place. Here it that General Potter
entertained his distinguished visitors, among
whom on several occasions was President
Andrew Jackson. General Jackson made
this house his rendezvous in his preparation
for his famous duel. in which his former friend,
tOrical fight is but few miles distant. The
house. very large structure, was built over
one hundred years ago. 1t is an object of much
interest 10 travellers on the ChOptank steamers.
A large part of the Potter estate. comprising
several thousand acres. was bought by Col.
Willis. but most of this has been sold and di-
vided. and the estate left is principally in North
ern Pacific railroad bonds, which the owner
would not sell. Col. Willis very active in
the cause of the Union, and it is said rendered
himself so unpopular among the southern SYM
pathiZers here that it was feared violence would
be visited upon him. and that he expected and
prepared to meet such an emergency, by
having soldiers at his command on his estate.
He 1t was who was instrumental i'll raising
the first Maryland regiment. the command of
which transferred to Col. James Wallace.
of Cambridge. In 1863 he enlisted in Col.
McCarter's company, the ninety-third Pennsyl-
vania and served until honOrably discharged.
Toward the close of the war he visited Europe.
and furnished this government with important
information about the shipping of arms to the
confederacy by the English. He was elected to
the Maryland senate twice. the first time in
1S49 and again i'll the sixties. During his last
term his speech in support of the cause of the
Union was a matter of national comment and
was sold on the streets of Baltimore. He was
defeated in n contest with Senator Daniel
Fields in ISL Col Willis in early life was a
sea captain. and visited all the principal ports
of the world. In this business he accumulated
much property
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
MINISTER CARRIERS VIEWS.
The Sandwich Islanders Would Not Care
to be Annexed i'm Lieu of Samoa.
From the New York Herald, March 16.

! From the New York Herald, March 16.
| Mr.. H. A. p. Carter, the minister Of the
Hawaiian Islands in Washington, was asked to-
day what he thought of a report in the Herald
that if Germany and England united in sup
| porting German claims to Samoa the United
States would propose the alternative of annex
| ing the Sandwich Islands. Mr.. Carter was
somewhat disnclined to talk about the matter.
| but finally said: Il do not imagine any such
alternative will be proposed or that it would
! become necessary. If possession taken of
the Samoan group it would probably be divided
among the three powers, England taking
possession of Sava, Germany of Upolu and the
United States of Tutula on which the harbor
of Pango-Pango is located. II England and
Germany insisted on taking those two islands
probably the United States would accept Tutuila
and let the natives live there as they liked,
giving them local independence under Ameri-
can protection"
How would the people of the Sandwich
Islands," / inquired. ''look upon the raising of
the American flag there?"
Il think they would be opposed to it." re-
piled Minister Carter. Naturally they would
prefer their own Independent government.
The Hawaiian Islands are contended as they are.
The government is in a healthy financial condi-
ton, and there Is contentment throughout all
the group. The English. Germans and Amer-
leans resident on the islands are satisfied with
things as they are and would probably be op-
posed to any change. 1t is quite doubtful
whether the Congress of the United States
would devise any better form of government
than exists there now. Everything is proceed
ing very satisfactorily. l will not deny that
there is an annexation sentiment among some
of the Americans residing there but l do not
think 1t Is very strong or very general feel
ing"
How would the annexation of the islands
affect our trade relations?" inquired.
1T would not affect the trade much" the
minister replied lone way or the other of
Americans or foreigners residing ON the islands,
More than 80 per cent of the trade is already
American"
80 that the sentiment both for and against
annexation is mainly politcal?" said, land
not affected by commercial considerations"
Yes" was the reply. 1.-The islands would
naturally prefer to remain Independent. Their
government is stable, though progressive, and
they will soon be able to begin paying off their
national debit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
B u SIN E S S T..

The attention Of the business public Il invites
with confidence 20 the superior advantages pro
sented by The WASHINGTON EVENING SrAR as an
advertising medium. The sworn statements az Us
daily circulation, published from week week.
taken In connection with the data given below. Il
lustrate In the most striking manner the steady
and rapid growth Of the paper In circulation and
influence. They also establish. beyond contro
versy, the fact that THE STAR the best ocai al
reTtising medium, nof oaly IN DE UaIted sSates
orf in the 'choie toOTid! This claim is based and
conceded on the fact that no city In any country IL
70 thoroughly covered by the regular circus of
single paper as Is the city OF Washington by that
OF TIE EVENING STAR and il does not rest on the
erte'H alone, but also the character Of circula-
ton Not only Is its local circulation the largest
and FULLEST of any daily paper printed in proper
tion 20 population but IL IL also the BEST since the
paper does not merely GO into the hands of the
people OF the District of Columbia as a body, bus
into oe,r honaes,-into the families Of all condi-
lions, and into those Of the uo,aep-spendfno a.
well a. the incorporating portion of the COM
munity,-in a much larger ratio than any daily
journal that can be named. BY reason OF the
fullness, freshness and reliability ~ its news,
local, domestic and foreign, its independent and
fair treatment Of all public questions, and espe-
cially because of its intelligent and effective de-
votion 10 local interests and its close attention 10
matters with which the household and particll-
larry Its lacy members. are concerned, THE STAR
Is everywhere recognized and admitted 20 be. ia
every quality, the leading and fsvorite Newspaper
OF the National Capital, alike in the counting
room, the Workshop, and che family circle.
More conclusive evidence ON these points no
person can ask than that afforded by the table
below. The growth OF circulation therein indi-
Gated with the analysis following clearly shows the
esteem in which the paper is held by the CON-
munlty TO whose interests IL is steadfastly de-
voted. IL will be seen that, in the number OF
copies issued, every month in The year lsss shows
handsome Increase over the corresponding
month IN each year given: and. a further Illus
traton on that point, il may be stated here that
there has been a corresponding advance in the
number OF new advertisements printed during the
year The comparative figures Tor the four years
last past are as follows:
| DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1sS5-,sG 90 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Careless Indiana LEGISLATORS.

THEIR NEGLIGENCE WILL COST THE STATE A
LARGE SUN OF MONEY.
Another important discovery affecting le-
gislation attempted by the late general
assembly of Indiana was made last week by
State Secretary Griffin when House Clerk New
kirk delivered to him two concufrent resolu-
tons passed the last day of the session. One OF
them requires the state secretary to sell the
Indiana revised statutes for S1.75 instead OF
$40 volume. The other required the Terre
Haute and Indianapolis railroad company to
pay TO the state per cent of its profits. delin-
quent for forty years, in accordance with a
special charter granted to the company III 1S47
Neither of the resolutions bore the signature OF
the legislative presiding officers as required by
the constitution. The state secretary, Griffin
informed the house clerk that he would receive
the resolutions officially for just what he be-
heved them to be worth, and that was no more
than their value as waste paper. Through the
Reglect of the legislative officer to sign the
resolutions the state will lose many thousand.
of dollars that the Terre Haute and Indianapo.
lis the most profitable of Indiana roads, might
have been required to pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Life Was Worthless without Her.

The ROMANCE WHICH ELIMINATED IN THE SUI
eide OF EMIL BoRsTEL.
diving man was found late last Friday night
upon the streets in indianapolis, he having
taken twenty grains of cyanide of potassium
with suicidal intent On his person was a note
saying that unhappy circumstances and II wo-
man had ruined his life; that he had lost all he
possessed. and was without home and beyond
the aid of friends. The body was. on Satur-
day. identified as that of Emil Borstel, of Phil
EPsbUrg. y. j.. where he was prosperous bust
hess man. He came of wealthy family in
Heidelberg, Germany. and while making a
pleasure trip back to his old home he formed
tine acquaintance on the steamer of Miss Carrie
RsmIus. of Cleveland. Ohio. They were be-
trOthed. but the engagement was broken off
because OF parental opposition. Upon the
meeting OF the couple in New York some time
aiterWard the attachment was renewed and the
marriage day was appointed. On going TO
Cleveland. however. to claim his betrothed. he
found her parents had persuaded her into mar
rage with Charles Reich. BOrsiel, last Christ
mas. went 20 indianapolis, but he acted like a
heart-brOEen man, and disappeared two weeks
ago. only to be found last night lying in the
Roadway diving. Quite recently he received a
: 40 draft from Germany. He owns property
"a New Jersey. besides large ranch in Texas,
where ms brother Is a wealthy stock-trader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

CURIOUS sIiOOIINu AFFAIR IN INDIANA.
Lawrence Brill, of Evanston, Indiana,
was fatally shot at Cedar Lake, Indiana, last
Friday. Brill and a friend named Bidder
had been at Lowell, Ind, and purchased a
horse which they were bringing to Chicago in
a freight car. When the train reached Cedar
Lake the two men made some remarks about
A man standing near by raised small target
rife and fired. The ball entered Brill's head,
producing fatal wound. Hansen, the man who
fired the shot, claimed the shooting was acct
dental and that he didn't know the rifle was
loaded. Bidder thinks differently. and says
the shooting may have been caused by his ad-
dressing the women, one of whom was Ha n
sens sister. Hansen is in jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885, 's7-'ss.

VI this aggregate daily circulation OF pos,
copies, the books of the Office show that An ay.rass
oil 2O.O2s copies were regularly delivered each
day, by carriers, al TIE homes " permanent sub
sa'OeFs IN The city and suburbs. OF the remainder.
daily average Of 5.42I were sold at the Office iu
The hotels and railway stations ETC. and ON the
streets, 10y newsboys making a grand total average
within The District OF ID, copies daily leaving
Jan! average OF 1862 10 be To regular sub
scrbers residing beyond its limits by mail express
and railway trains.
In addition To the 1929 copies daily delivered
at the homes OF subscribers, large proportion IL
ne o,f<I Otherwise disposed OF in the city is reg
uIail! purchased by permanent residents, living
In lodgings, &c. mot householders while the resi-
due goes into the hands of transient visitors from
al parts Of the country, who each year come ~
the National Capital in greater numbers and for
longer periods, and who, furthermore largely rep
Resent the well-to-do and purchasing portions OF
the communities 10 which they respectively belong
lhe las-named Is class Of readers alone well
worth reaching; but it 10 the phenomenaly
large permanent local circulation Of the paper
ana especially to its unparalleled hold upon the
household and family circle that the attention Of
| advertisers is particularly directed
| comparison OF the home circulation Of % a,a
with Tie ngures representing the entire popula-
un oil the city will concIusively establish the fact
that. IRE STAR reaches about every family In IA Q
Distrlctoi Columbia, and isredd eUeg day on more
"'d" nree-yootitS " aS population trlso are aOle
70 redd! IL follows, therefore, that an ADVERTISE
ment inserted in it's columns will meet the eve of
every person in the District worth reaching, u
Whatever race, creed, sea- age, condition in life
1t only remains 10 be said, for the information Of
those Interested in the subject that in proportion
To ats circulation, the rates OF advertising in TBE
EVENING STAR, whether transient or for long
periods, rank with the very lowest in the United
states. Indeed, taking both the extent and char
acter of It's circulation into consideration il may
safely be claimed that wide and such an excel
entquality OF publicity nowhere else be pougus
for TIE same money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Setback for Attorney Watts.
ACQUITTAL IN COURT OF TWO REPUBLICAN JUDGE
OF ELECTION

COURT OF TWO JUDGES
OF ELECTION.
A Wheeling, W. Va, special to the Philadel-
phia Press saws: Vim. Noel and Frank Baldwin.
republican judges of the election at Cameron,
Marshall county, in November last, indicted for
malieiOusly and wrongfully rejecting the legal
vote of Il. f. Todd. a democrat. were to-day
pronounced not guilty in the United States
court by jury composed of nine democrats
and three republicans. This case was selected
by District Attorney Watts az the strongest one
of the forty on the docket for violation of the
election laws, all republicans. and he hoped by
convicting them to secure the moral effect for
subsequent cases.
quiet laugh is going around at Watts ex-
pense IN view of his declaration that President
HarrisOn's request for his resignation was for
the purpose of preventing his cOnyicting the
forty indicted republicans. The docket will
again be called Monday and Watts allowed to
select his second strongest case and begin the
trial. At the present rate the forty cases will
consume two months time in the trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

DAILY AND McAULIFFE TO FIaHr-The much
,alked.oi matcn between NIKE Daly ana Jack
the world and the Police Gazette diamond belt
was arranged Saturday. The fight is to come
off inside of five months, within 100 miles of
New York, and is for q, 500, fifty men on a side
to be present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

A CHILD OF Six ARRESTED For HOMICIDE
Vim. Buffalo, colored, six years old, has been
arrested at Norfolk, Va, charged with the kill
ing of Riddick Harrison, aged ten, also colored
While the two boys were playing together.
February %, a dispute took place between
them, when Buffalo pulled paling from a
fence near by and struck Harrison with it. A
nail in the end entered his skull Nothing
serious was thought of it until Thursday, when
Harrison died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

A BIG PEACH CROP ExpECTED.-The fruit
growers OF the peninsula predict big crop of
peaches for the coming season. unless some
thing unforeseen occurs, or there is a sudden
change in the weather. The winter has been
unusually propitious for the trees, and of the
various orchards reported to have been closely
examined, vigorous, healthy buds are found in
unusual abundance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

KERRs ACQUITTED CosT THEM s25 EACH
In New York, Judge Daniels fined Chauncey
Kerr, Hugh J. Cornell and Lawrence Ouinn cas-
each Saturday for making a demonstration in
court Friday when Thomas B. Kerr, the Doodle
alderman, was acquitted. The offenders were
the brother, brother-in-law and bookkeeper of
Kerr respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18

A ragged street gamin, holding up at arms
length an old rubber boot from which pours a
stream Of water, Is the design for work Of art
have Just approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
That Same Old Eeud.


MIR. Chairman" said one of the trustees at
. meeting Of the school board in st. Louis,
"while We are on this library question sug-
gest that We introduce into the schools The
Lady of the Lake -"
MIR. Cheermanr' Numbered member from
the Csrondelet district, bringing his fist down
on the desk before him, them that's in favor
of introducin Chicago woman into our schools
Kin vote fur il. but I'll be essentially dog-gone
eff you kin do it with my vote!'