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Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-03
Contracts Awarded.

General Purchasing Agent McKibben of
the Union Pacific yesterday awarded the
following contracts for the construction of
rolling stock for the Union Pacific and pro-
prietory lines
One hundred stock cars for the Oregon
Railway g. Navigation company, to the Mus
kegon car company of Michigan.
Nine locomotives of the Mogul design and
six locomotives with 20x24-inch cylinder for
the same company, to the Schenectady loco
motive works of New York.
Three standard locomotives, 22x2S cylin-
der; SIX standard locomotives, 19x24 cylin-
inders; three standard locomotives, 1sx26
cylinder, for the Oregon ~ Navigation and
the Montana Union to the New York loco
motive work.
Fifteen cabooses of standard size for the
same company to the st. Charles car COM
pany, of Missouri.
Yesterday morning bids were received and
opened for the equipment of the Cheyenne
shops with tools, and the result will be an
nounced to-day. The following were
bidders; Manning, Maxwell & Moore, of
New York; Bement Miles & Co., William
Sellers & Co., and Mics Tool work company
These contracts involve total aggregate Of
S5OO 600
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-03
Vice President Stone Talks.

A coterie of Burlington officials arrived
from Chicago yesterday. The party.consisted
of j. c. Peasley, first vice president; H. b.
Stone, second vice president and general
manager, and William Irving, general pur.
chasing agent. Upon arriving here the
party was conveyed to the Murray, at which
place Vice President Stone was seen. He
stated that the Burlington would do no
building this year Of any magnitude; !;
that the mission of the party
here was only an Official tour Of
inspection. The burlington ,h had passed .td
and that no more trouble was anticipated.
AS regards the cutting down of expenses, he
said that wherever saving could be made it
would be done. No definite outline of re-
duction IN forces and wages had as yet been
formed, and he was unable to state whether
this policy would be carried out or not. He
intimated that economy would be closely al
lied to the management of the Burlington
henceforth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
The Discovery Of Oxygen.

From Science Gossip.
'Fixed air" and "combustible air" had been
speculated upon, and ''the air that il left after
combustion" had attracted attention. But the
phenomena Of this kind, inconsistent a. they
were with the phlogistic theory, had not been
sufficient 10 overthrow it The first germ of
Lsvoisisr's theory on these matters xas en-
bodied in . sealed packet which he deposited
with the academy in Ito. Recognising that
the calcination Of metals could not take place
without the access Of air, and that the freer
the access the more rapid the calcination.
he ''began to suspect" a. he expreeeee him.
self, that some elastic fluid contained in The
air was susceptible, under many circum-
stances, Of fixing itself and combinine
with metals, and that to the addition
Of that substance were due calcination and the
increase In weight Of metals converted into
cakes. From this thought came, after much
cropping with erroneous conclusions, the idea
that air h . compound containing Q vital mart
and another part and that IL u the vital nart
that d absorbed The behavior Of charcoal
when burning In oxygen pointed to the nature
Of that substance and to the true theory Of
combustion. This new vital substance, which.
uniting with metals, formed calxes, and With
other substances generated acids he called
oxygen or the acid-producer; the air that was
left after combustion vas asote or Hfelsss.
The inhammAbls air which, combining with
oxygen, was found 70 form water, was called
hydrogen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
ENGLAND WILL BACK CANADA
A London Correspondent Believes th
Seal Question Settled.

A cable dispatch to the Montreal Gassttt
from London says:
1.-THE imperial authorities have decided that
British right must be protected from outrage
in the Behring sea. The belief here 10 that
when the United States see the determined at
titude Of Great Britain in support of Canada
they will no longer obstruct speedy and
peaceful settlement. Pauncefote, Salisbury
and Kuntsford have been in constant COM
munication during the last few days. Journals
Of all shades Of opinion maintain the illegally
and indefensibility Of the United States
action"
The Gazete. speaking Of the above, says:
THE seizure, though it had such q ridiculous
ending, gives promise of resulting more salts
factorily than was expected, and may directly
bring about settlement of a much-vexed
question. The cable dispatches announce that
Salisbury has taken the matter up and will sup
port the Canadians in their just rights. That
there included free entry into Behring sea can
not be reasonably denied II the matter can
once be made the subject Of fair-minded
negotiation or referred to the arbitration of an
independents power there can be no doubt Of
the result"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
WORK HOUSE PRACTICES.
How Q Visitor Caused the Regular Din.
ner to be Delayed-Why?

The statement made by James Brosnan con
corning the alleged ill treatment of small col
ored girl confined in the work house and pub
lished in TIE STAR yesterday only confirms the
reports printed in TIE STAR some time ago
The girl referred to was Mary Washington, 9
colored girl about fourteen years old, who wal
then serving sentence Of three months. She
was arrested June II by Policeman Kimmsl
and Judge Miller sentenced her to ninety days
ON the farm on a charge of vagrancy.
Brosnan, as published yesterday, was put al
work in the engine room and in that work he
had a better opportunity than many others t.
see what was going on. In addition to wha'
was published yesterday Brosnsn told a STAT
reporter that one day last week one of the lady
members Of the board OF visitors made a visit
to the work house and poor house. While in
the poor house dinner was served and il wal
better than the ordinary meal served to the in
mates OF that institution. The meal was q
Pre- ty fair one and the visitor was given to un
derstand that the work house prisoners were
given the same food.
DELAYED MEAL.
"That day." he continued, "the work house
boys did not get their dinner on time, but had
to wait until the lady got away, and then tbs
same old chuck was sent around. 1t consisted
VI pAcCc VI bouI CoTu pTodu, u sulall piece o.
meat, cup Of soup seasoned with flies, an6
one or two cold potatoes"
That's the way" he said, ''that the mem
bers Of the board of visitors was fooled"
DISCHARGED But HATLEss.
"When was sent there" he continued
''none Of my friends knew OF my arrest and ]
found it impossible to communicate with any
one. tried in vain to procure even q posta
card, for as soon as my employer could Leaf
Of my arrest knew that would get out
Finally, when one Of the prisoners was about tc
be released, sent word through him to my
employer and the next day I was released
When my release was made out had no hat tc
wear home. My hat had been given to q pris
oner or patient who had been adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum. NY hat had gone will
him.
WHITE PLUG Oh AN OLD DERBY.
Superintendent Stoutenburg offered me one
Of the old white plug hats, such as are worn BY
the Inmates of the poor house. I declined te
accept it and demanded my hat or S225 for &
new one. Finally hat belonging to one Of
the officers q think Officer Arnold) was OBJ
tanned and had to satisfy myself with that OF
nothing. 1 took the hat"
Brosnan showed the hat, which was one o.
the old sort of derby hats such as were worn BY
the police several years ago.
When asked about the meals furnished the
prisoners, Brosnan said: 1.-The meals are poor
and not fit to eat"
Il would rather eat one meal in JAIL" he ad
ded, "than half q dozen in the work house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
CITY AND DISTRICT.

- TIE EvfxrNa STAR circulates in the city
where printed larger number of copies in
proportion to population than any paper in the
world, and IL circulation in Warrington 4
greater than that Of al the other daily paperl
in the city added together. II verines its
claims BY afadavits and by opening ito books
to the inspection Of those interested Some
other papers boast largely, but they give no
6gurea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

Brainard, who testified that he sold the rood.
and how much money was paid for II, and
proved. perhaps. the destruction Of the goods
and in that way he became factor in the con-
United States attorney sufficient TO put both to
trial They elected this man and selected their
proof against him That II only one passing
suggestion. That ID . dark feature Of tins
case. I said at the time Lowenstein was tried,
and say again, that ! don't think IL ] bad been
sitting juror that il was proper thing to
convict the man Of receiving stolen property
upon the testimony Of the thief.
Il had no idea that that young man ever had
any promise in the world Of reward. / had no
idea that that young man stood In the relation
he did to the parties interested. said there
was mystery about the identity Of the young
man, but when he took the stand and testified
and swore distinctly that he had stolen these
articles did not think there was . mystery
about it. II was not revealed that he was the
nephew of Col Seatou; that came..in after the
THE DARK SIDE OF TIE CASE
"Nov. 1t IL true, and IL il dark side Of the
case; it is true that Lowenstein was on trial for
. secondary ofense, and IL is true that Lowen-
stein had the right, and can well imagine his
feenngs when the trial was over; he had o
right 70 put his hand upon that man. i have
right TO compel the arrest of the man that
sold stolen goods to me and who was put on the
stand by the government and sworn and testi-
ned 70 bring about my conviction. / have .
right to have that man. i have a right 70 pun
ish him and send him to the penitentiary il
necessary: The man who is charged with re-
ceiving stolen property has right to see that
the thief is punished for the fact that the
goods were stolen and sold TO him and repre-
sented that he had right to sell them.
BLOCK ACQUITTED BIT THE DISTRICT Arroaxrr's
TESTIMONY.
81 think the testimony does not certainly bring
this case within the provision Of the statute in
any court in the world. This defendant would be
relieved of the charge that he did not lay suf6-
cient evidence before the district attorney by
the testimony Of the district attorney himself,
and that the district attorney neglected to
pursue his course, it is due to his discretionary
power and not to that Of Block. He 10 hereby
discharged from this charge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
Chinese Floating Gardens.


From the China Review.
In the month Of April bamboo raft, 10 to
II feet long and about half as broad, is pre-
pared The poles are dashed together with in
terstices Of an inch between each. Over this
layer OF straw an inch thick il spread, and
then coating, two inches thick, of adhesive
mud, taken from the bottom Of canal or pond,
which receives the seed. The raft is moored
TO the bank in still water, and requires no fur
Their attention. The straw soon gives way and
the soil also, the roots drawing support from
the water alone. In about twenty days the
raft becomes covered with the creeper (iponsaea
reptdns) and its stems and roots are gathered
for cooking. In autumn its small white
petals and yellow stamens, nesting among
the round leaves, present a very pretty
land is proAtably cultivated in this man
ner. Besides these floating vegetable gardens
there are also floating rice fields. Upon rats
constructed a. above weeds and adherent mud
were placed e. Q flooring and when the rice
shoots were ready for trsnsplanting they were
placed IN the floating soil, which, being sdhes-
i've, and held IN place by weed roots, the plants
were maintained in position throughout the
season. The rice thus planted ripened in from
sixty to seventy, in place Of q hundred days.
The RATS are cabled to the shore, floating on
lakes, pools or sluggish streams. These doat-
ing fields served to avert famines, whether by
drought or food. When other fields were sub
merged and their crops sodden or rotten, these
hoated and fourished and when q drought pre-
vailed they subsidized with the falling water,
and while the soil around was arid advanced to
maturity. Agricultural treatises contain plates
representing rows Of extensive rice fields
moored to sturdy trees on the banks of rivers
trine regions Of the Lower Ysngtse and Yellow
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
THE BisaErALLlc STANDARD.


Frank n. Mason, consul Of the United Ststss
at Marseillss, sends to the State department,
under date Of July 8, report ON the outlook for
bimetallism in Europe. He says that public
opinion in Europe-notably 10 In France,
Germany and England-is tending toward
the restoration of the bimetaliic standard OF
currency. "Sixteen years experience Of mono
metallism," says Consul Mason, ''has entailed
an industrial and agricultural situation In
western Europe which demands remedy.
How much Of the present depression in these
interests has been really due 10 the practical
demonstration Of silver il . question upon
which there ia naturally wide divergence Of
opinion, but the belief that the effect of that
policy has boon vitality prejudicial Is 20 rapidly
which are advanced to sustain that theory
may, perhaps, come fairly within the province
Of consular report
BAD EFFIoTs OF oERNANY's DISCRIMINATION
OF SILVER.
Mr.. Mason says that the decline In agricul-
ture and industrial prosperity, which il gsnsr-
ally attributed to increased production Of food
products in cheapening Of transportation, is now
bymany attributed oGermany's demonstration
Of silver in 1873, which has enormously favored
the competitive power Of India, China and
standard. Since the suspension by the Latin
union in 1874 Of the coinage Of silver the depre-
citation Of silver in France has been equivalent
to nearly or quite a. per cent. The loss to
France by the depreciation of its silver in cir
culation is estimated at milliard and half
francs. Mr.. Mason quotes at length from the
Commercial and Maritime journal 70 show that
this monetary perturbation has had
A PERNIoIoUs EFFECT UPON THE EXPORT TRADE.
The case from the standpoint of the agricul-
turists, he says, IL not less strong and urgent.
They say the demonstration Of silver has
flooded the home markets with foreign farm
products and thus fatally reduce the value of
the crops without cheapening rents labor or
clothing correspondingly. France, says Mr..
Mason, Is not alone in these opinions. In Ger
many, as early as 1885, $40 agricultural socie-
ties had appealed to the Berlin reichstag in
favor Of demonstration Of silver, and during
the early part Of the session Of the present
year this appeal was seconded by powerful
contingent Of landed proprietors In England,
in the house Of commons, Mr.. Mason finds
much sentiment in favor Of RECOMMENDATION
also. In conclusion he says: "1n view Of all
that one reads and hears in the discussion of
this question it would seem apparent that the
monetary conference which Is to assemble at
Paris in September will meet under circum-
stances far more promising to the interests of
bimetallism than those which surrounded the
conference of 1881"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
ROAD TO FORT WASHINGTON.
Organization Of the Bridge and Road
Association.
1xHTrNo At TEE AMERICAN HoUsx--1iGHT OF WAY
-ooHMITTIxs APP0NTHD-A STATEMENT OF
xxPxoTED ADVANTAGES YRoH TIE KEW BRIDGE
AND Road.

A meeting Of the citizens Of the District and
Prince Georges county, Nd. who are inter-
ested in the proposed new bridge across the
Eastern branch ct the foot Of South Capitol
street and new road TO Fort Washington was
held yesterday afternoon ct the American
house. permanent organization was effected
Of the bridge and road association by the cleo
ton Of A. < Browne - president and A. Mofatt
- secretary. It was stated that the right Of
way had been secured for the road through the
lands owned by Messrs. Jackson and SeuAerle,
Gen. Ewing, II. A. Hungerford, Col Denman,
Mr.. Freeman, @. L. Cummings, James Dyer,
Charles Pelham, Mrs. Young, Miss Young, Miss
Brent and others
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion Of Mr.. Bell the following commit
tee was appointed to wait ON the Commissioners
Of the District and obtain the necessary order
70 make the preliminary survey for the road:
Messrs. Bell, Pelham and P. Mann.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs. Il. Holley,
Chas. Pelham, DR.. Heiskel, H. A. Hungerford
form, the right Of way for the proposed road
from the property owners.
A finance committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Holley, Heisken, Dyer, Hall and Motif, was
also appointed
~ was ocCAocu W uOlu the next moeuO& 81
same place on the Sth Of September. In the
meantime the executive committee, consisting
OF Henry Holley, II. A. Hungerford, Chas. Pei
ham, DR.. HeiskeQ and Jas. Swift was author
lied to hold meetings and transact for the asso-
oiatiyn all necessary business connected with
the enterprise.
WHAT PRECEDENT BROWNE SAYS OF THE Pro
POSED BRIDGE AND ROAD.
The president of the association, Mr.. Browne,
told STAR reporter that the District Commits
sioners had gone over the proposed route and
were impressed with the benefit which the
building Of the bridge and the opening of the
road would be not only to the District but to
the farmers living in that part Of Maryland.
He said that he understood that the Commits
sioners would recommend to Congress to make
an appropriation for the erection of the bridge
Mr.. Browne said that the expense of the sur
vey Of the road could be met from q fund
raised by private subscription. He said that
the construction Of such q bridge was favorably
considered by Congress at the last session and
he thought that with the recommendation Of
the Commissioners the project would go through
at the next session of Congress. The new bridge,
according to the present plan, will be built
at the foot OF South Capitol street or LIST street
west and will extend across the Branch to q
point near the grounds Of the Government In
sane hospital. There will be q draw in the
bridge to allow the passage of vessels to the
navy yard. The formers now living in that
section are obliged to take roundabout course
to reach this city with their produce as they
cross the Branch over the Anacostis bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
WASHINGTON GROVE.
The Seventeenth Annual Camp Meeting
to Begin Next Wednesday.

The seventeenth annual camp meeting OF
Washington Grove will be begun at the beauti-
full grounds Of the Washington Grove associa
ton, on the Metropolitan Branch of the Balti
more and Ohio, next Wednesday The camp
will close August "a. The services will be
under the direction of the presiding elder Of
the Baltimore conference Of the M. E. church,
Rev. DR.. J. Nick. Kelley, assisted by Rev. M. F.
B. Rice. The following preachers have been
invited to attend the camp: Rev. Bishop ]. F.
Hurst, DID,, Revs. J. B. Van Meter, DID,, W.
M. Frysinger, DID,, D. M. Browning, J. A.
Price, DID,, A. r. Reilly, H. R. Naylor, DID,,
". b. Chapman, T. ]. Cross, G. G. Markham,
Harry France, z. D. Owen, DID,, W. M. Ham
mack, G. g. Cassard, L. F. Morgan, DID,, R.
Brown, ID, Thos. Hanlon, DID,, Scott Her
shey, DID,, A. E. Gibson, DID,, G. O. Cook, w.
@. Laney, George Elliott c. W. Baldwin, E.
Richardson, G. l.. Pate, j. H. Dashiell, D. d.
RSchard Norris, J. D. Still, J. H. NJ Lemon, w.
n. Osborne, A. NJ. Courtenay, 8. Shannon, J.
G. Dice, W. +. speake, DID.
LADIES MEETINGS
wall be held on the Wednesdays before and
after the camp and daily during the camp.
Mrs. George L. Clark will have charge of these
meetings. A temperance camp meeting will
be held, commencing Thursday, August %, and
continuing several days. The Woman'l
Christian temperance union will conduct the
meetings one day, the Good Templars of the
county and Of the District will each have a day
and there will also be children's day. On the
Sunday intervening gospel temperance meet
ing win be held.
Over one hundred cottages on the grounds
are now occupied by families, and those who
wish to attend the camp and are unable to OBJ
tain cottages can secure tents, which will be
put up when ordered. As has been the case
for the past two years no trains will stop q,
Washington Grove on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

W. II. Bocock, now IN his twenty-Hfth year,
has just been elected TO the chairs of both
Greek and Latin in the Georgia university. He
is believed TO be the youngest college professor
in the United Ststss. Mr.. Bocock e vir-
ginian.
Miss Laura @. Strider, well-known teacher
Of Jefferson county. w. Va, having offered
herself a. Q missionary, has been accepted By
Bishop A w. Wilson Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church south, and win 20 10 Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

Excursion tickets to Atlantic City and return
will be sold at rate OF $3 for the round trip
for special train leaving Baltimore and Ohio
depot at 4:20 pm. Saturday, August 10. Tickets
good returning until August IL, inclusive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

The prise fight between John Abbott fool
ored) and Pas Shea Wednesday, which took
place eight miles south of Arkansas City in the
Indian territory, was won in i've bloody rounds
by Shea in II minutes and IS seconds.
Thomas McDonough, who vas stabbed by
Andrew Eckert on Monday night after picnic
ct Bsidsman Station, N. J., il In dying condi-
ton ct Philadelphia, and an ante-mortsm state
ment has been taken. Eckert ID under arrest.
Hebrew artisans are forming unions Of their
own under the government Of central orga-
nisstion called the United Hebrew trsdss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09
FOR SALE-HOUSES

EOR SALE = NICE COTTAGE ON LANIER
Il Heights: must be sold S1,700
AT College station, B: and O., good houses 1900,
$4,000 and $500: 2 to 10 rooms: / TO acres Of
ground with each; best Of water ABUNDANCE OF 1hads
JOHN o. JOHNSON,
aue2t 92SFst
nor SALE-A BEAUTIFUL, NEARLY NEW BAY
H window House, IL rooms, packing rooms, closet
In every chamber furnace, natural wood finish cab
net mAntels; nne stable opening ON wide court, B
stalls, finished rooms for coachmen. The house is
p feet front lot 25x15o10. This is sbeautiful home
u nrst location. cannot be built for the price ;
S13,5QO. GEO. W LINKINS,
ouS-3t 18th and II SITS NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

AZ Joliet M, sfssr vrangling I'll day ysstsr-
day, the coal operators and 1tneu snd -
Ueu1
DAron Dc pardonnsk Who claimed 70 have
Lost several thousand dollars By En- unfAif
gone - Phii Dalys Psnnsylvania club houss
g Lag 1rsnoh, aeesptsd proposition 70 psy
hin e40oo, md % furshsr peesseohnU = -