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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
A MISSION OF FRATERNITY.
The Pan-American Conference as I'm
derstoOd by ex-President Caamano.

Most OF the speeches made in this country
by delegates to the international American
conference have been so careful in expression
that it was difficult to tell just how the orators
regarded the convention and its work. Senior
Caamano, ex-president of Ecuador and dele
gate from that republic, has been more ex-
plicit At the banquet given at Delmonico's
he made a speech in which he said: II will
not touch upon topics unsuited to this place,
or which might be construed into a pre-judg-
ment Of what our conference may, will or can
establish; but perhaps it is not inappro-
pirate to state that as understand
it. there will be nothing to endanger
existing interests. 1t is only desired
to secure advantages for the markets of our
continent, improving the conditions of pay
ments and exchanges. without closing the door
to others who will always continue to send US
their productions, for the daily needs of mod
ern civilization increase faster than population.
And. besides. the extent of our republic is so
vast and 20 rich that they can eventually satisfy
the requirements of the Kbole world if we are
given the facilities for traffic and cultivation
demanded by millions of leagues of arabic
soil as yet wild and isolated. Our mission is
one of fraternity in its truest sense: propa-
gandists of regime of peace. we form the
links of a chain solid and perpetual it is
great which unites US and which assures our
tranquility and our progress. And it does not
depend entirely upon the maturity which our
respective nations may have reached, but also
obeys the irresistible i'm pulse which commerce
gives to peoples and governments. For it is
not these latter that give the initiative to
economic doctrines: 1t IL those who, by inter-
preting the public wants. aid in developing the
principle of general utility, prepare its way,
advance and legislate for it under the influenc
of the rules required by sound judgment and
the public welfare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
1t Is the Nations Fair.

From the Dayton (Ohio) Democrat.
Washington is now one of the most attractive
cities OF the modern world. 1t is the residence
of the diplomatic representatives OF ali ma
tons to ours. all of whom will be enabled in
Washington to give especial personal attention
and cooperation to their respective country
men who shall take part in the grand demon
stration.
Ii Washington shall be selected as the locality
1t will allay ali spirit of commercial rivalry. 1t
Is important thai the occasion should have no
speculative features about tit should be no
joint stock concern or advertisement for any
particular city to the detriment of others. The
necessary funds for the enterprise should be
supplied from the plethorc treasury of the
whole country. 1t should be under congress
sional enactment-a government afair-not OF
New York or of Chicago or of st. Louis. but of
the United States, to whom belong to the ma
tional leadership of American nations. The
United States, as a nation. cannot afford to have
quadro-centennial commemoration of the
discovery of America take place anywhere else
on the continent than at the capital of this re-
public and i'll sight of the Washington mouu-
meut. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
GEORGETOWN.

DEATH OF Mr. GEC. q. BRowxING. "A well
naown and highly respectable citizen Geo. q.
Browning, died this morning in the sixty-fifth
year OF his age of congestion of the lungs.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel at
Oak Hill cemetery on Monday at IL am The
deceased was for many years leader of the
choir at the Congress-street NIP. church. and
was also for long period a faithful and eff
cient clerk IN the Interior department.
NorEs-Ihe Misses Dorsey of the Olney in
stitute gave a pleasant entertainment to their
pupils last night az Linthicum institute
here.-Messrs. Bradley and CASTELAR,, real
estate agents, have sold dwelling No. l2Is 37th
street, Hopewen Darneille, trustee, to George
W. King, for SI,5O0.-The members of the
Sunday school OF the German Lutheran church
were entertained last night at Christmas cele-
bration given at the church, at which candies
and fruits we're presented to each pupil
Frank Gordon, colored, was arrested yesterday
for recklessIy driving down NJ street and de-
molishing q buggy.-Mrs. E G. Flummer of
1919 street reports stolen from her room
within the past two weeks, cameo ring with
ten pearls.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
2 AM.-Great Falls-temperature. 46; condl-
ton. So Receiving neutrality-suspicious., 10;
condition at north connection. Is; condition at
south connection, &c. Distributing reservoir
Temperature, "A; condition, 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
ONLY SIX WE'RE KILLED.
The Story of the Georgia Riot Was
Grossly Exaggerated.

Quiet reigns at Jessup. The last of the vol.
unteer military have been withdrawn and the
town is III charge of the civil authorities, who
have complete control No bodies have been
found since Thursday morning, and the VIC
tins number only six, three whites and three
blacks At no time was the affair a riot. In
its inception half-breed negro Indian, Bob
Brewer, defed arrest, killed two whites and
wounded third. Mayor Hops call for troops
was unnecessary and aggravated the situation.
The news spread throughout the country and
a hundred irresponsible parties focked to the
town on the trains from every direction. The
Leading spirit in the outrages committed after
dark ON the negroes was lightning-rod agent
from Cincinnati JesSup's citizens were not
connected with the whippings. and deplore the
lawless acts Brewer has four followers, all
well armed They may, in retaliation, kill
some whites in the thinly settled country. but
Will not dare attack Jessup. They will them
selves be killed eventually, as they are hunted
by hounds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
THEY MAY YET HANG.
The Cronin Trial Cost Illinois About
$4,000.

Lawyer Hynes of Chicago who is now in
Washington, said in an interview yesterday in
Philadelphia that more indictments were to be
made in the Cronin case
-Four persons engaged in the conspiracy
have not been arrested nor arraigred-that
is, he said, ''they are not yet indicted"
''Will they be indicted?
at would be premature to indict them now
continued Mr.. Hynes. Il think that no new
trial will be granted, and that a motion for
such would be denied. expect this, because
l am satisfied there is no reversible error on
the records. In case a new trial should be
granted it is possible that the prisoners. who
are now to serve life imprisonment, may have
the death penalty imposed upon them.
Near the close of this trial we received much
evidence as to the Cronln conspiracy which
was verified too late for use in that trial. This
evidence was confrmatory and favorable to
the state. The prisoners hope for new trial
and hope that the governor will pardon them.
How tar their attorneys and friends can i'm
pose upon them in this respect can not say.
The prisoners remain in the county Jail. where
they will stay until sentence has been pro-
nounced upon them from the bench. expect
this Will be done as soon as the motion for a
new trial is disposed of. O'Sulivan does not
appear strong, but in the others / noticed no
physlcal change. The defendants had no
money, except O'Sulffvan, who, hear, raised
$4,000 on some property; but they were kept
well supplied with funds. / have not stopped
to consider the cost of the trial. but think that
1t will have cost the state about $4,000 l be-
hevc and sincerely hope that DIR. Cronin's
murder and the exposures attendant thereon
Will have the effect of showing the mischief
that Is possible where such an organization as
the CIan-na Gael exists. Such a movement
seems only menace and embarrassment to
MIR. Parnell and supporters who are trying to
achieve something for Ireland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
Oil Gains the Waves.

report has been made to the photographic
Office i'll New York of a remarkable instance of
the use of oil for calming the waves. The ship
was the British schooner-rigged screw steamer
Benlarig, 1,4OO tons, which sailed in ballast for
Glasgow. The remarkable experience of the
Benlarig on her outward voyage is told as fol-
lows in the report transmitted by the hydro
graphic office to the marine conference:
Capt. John 4. Freeman reports that on De-
cember q. 1897, when off Cape Trafalgar. dur
ing a heavy southwest gale. the engines of his
vessel became disabled. The wind blew a ter
rife gale from southwest around to northwest
The heavy sea rolling in was partly broken by
the reef and the ship lay surrounded by con-
fused mass OF breakers, shipping water on all
sides. The life boats and everything movable
were washed away and the decks were contin-
ually swept bv the seas. Capt. Freeman saws
that he thought his ship was going down. As
a last resort he opened the hold and got up two
barrels of linseed OIL which he used with magic
effect The oil was distributed from the for
ward closet bowls in the usual MANNER"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
THE PRESIDENTS LUCK.
He Bags q Nice Lot of Game on the
Potomac.

A special to the Baltimore american from
Brooke. Va, via Fredericksburg. says that Pres
ident Harrison and his friends are having a
delightful time on their shooting trip. After
leaving Richland Thursday evening" well
pleased with their visit to Lees old Virginia
home, they proceeded in their yacht down the
Potomac to Game Point, a reservation owned
by the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Poto-
mac ducking club. 1t was late when they
reached the Potnt and the distinguished
hunters retired and secured a good nights rest
on their cosy craft. Bright and early Friday
morning they were astir and prepared to fill
their game bags. 1t was dark when they
started off, and the first person they
met was ali old darkey, whom they
asked to show them the confederate
Notifications. The old man escorted them
over the locality, never for an instant suppos-
ing that he was showing the President the
sights. The President and party, after look
ing over the Notifications, boarded their yacht
and proceeded to Acquia creek, where they
landed on the ducking shore owned by Thomas
Peyton of New York, who had invited the
President to try the sport in that locality. The
game was pretty fair here and in a couple of
hours the President had a nice lot of plump
fowl In his bag. After leaving Mr.. Peyton 8
place the yacht steamed for the mouth of the
river, touching at Marlboro point and several
evening they reached the shores of King
Georges county, where game is abundant
They steamed up the James river, where they
made anchor at Lower Brandon, the historic
and picturesque plantation of William Henry
Harrison, and President Harrison visited the
home of his grandfather. Brandon is now
owned by three branches of the Harrison fam
lily and divided into three estates. 1t is one of
the prettiest of the many places along the river,
and one OF the favorite and most popular duck
ing grounds. 1t is great retreat for naval
officers who are stationed at the Norfolk navy
yard, and several parties of them are now gun
ming there. The Harrisons who now reside at
Brandon are among the most hospitable enter
tainers IN Virginia, and their house is thronged
during the winter, and especially around Christ
mas times, with distinguished people. Many
beautiful family pictures adorn the walls of the
mansion. and the President had ample oppor-
tunity to examine the portraits of his ancestors
The weather at Brandon was beautiful for
cunning, and before the tugboat, with Mr.
Bateman on board, had left the party, they
were getting guns in readiness for shooting.
There are any amount of canvas backs, red
heads and teal duck in the James around Bran
don, and the sportsmen had no difficulty in
finding plenty Of game to shoot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
ANOTHER DISEASE,
Is There an Epidemic of Nose-Chop-
ping?
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun
The epidemic of the ''grippe" in Paris and
the rest of Europe has attracted attention in
Baltimore during the past week to an epidemic
among certain bloodthirsty individuals of NAL
treating the noses of others. Whether or not
this mania Is a variety of the influenza grip
nobody knows, butt it keeps up nobodys nose
VIII be left to enjoy the grip when it comes
Tor while the grip has not been falling off to
any extent, noses have, and the question may
be pertinently asked, Who knows whose nose
goes next! Since SO many noses are becoming
divorced from the faces to which they we're
thought to be permanently attached they
bid fair to make for themselves a place in
weekly statistics, where they may be reck-
oned with births, Deaths marriages and di-
vorces. Nose statistics for the past week
show that the industry began down on East
ern avenue last Sunday, when Mr. Wchner
nearly sliced off one pair of noses belong
ing TO himself and wife, selecting the one IN
which his better half had supposedly the
greater interest. On Monday Ella Kidd and
cleayer, by joint effort. removed the colored
olfactory OF Robert Adams i'll Il restaurant on
Baltimore street. Tuesday reports omit noses
but in the excitement of Christmas preparation
there was scarcely any business done EXCEPT
with regard to the coming holidays. On Christ
mas day there was more leisure, which some
body in George Hammers saloon occupied bv
throwing beer glass and changing the land
scape on Patrolman Moylan's nose Next dsy
an East Baltimore coal yard horse got in his
work on Charles Sewell and spread his nose
over large facial area The old saying about
cutting off ones nose to spite ones face is un-
derstood to imply very foolish act, though
some people have such noses that the act would
probably be justitiable. But when folks be-
gin to cut off other folks noses to spite other
folks faces it is time for the strict construc-
ton OF the law, with some explanation OF mar
ried womens rights. OF course, If this is the
grip the password is epidemic" and it cannot
be stopped. There are those, however who
say it is another maady altogether for while
the grip is thought 20 have originated in Eu-
rope from much smelling of American gold
during the exposition Baltimore noses are
affected by coming ill contact with harder
metals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
Foreign Notes of Interest.

Emin Pasha has had a relapse. There il
secondary hemorrhage from the ear and prea,
anxiety is felt.
Slavin has posted $500 forfeit for a fight
with Sullivan and has received the stakes from
the hacker of Jem Smith in the Belgium fight.
Sullivan says if he fights Slavin it must be for
a big purse and under the auspices of some re-
sponsible athletic club.
Major Pinto, the Portuguese commander in
East Africa. has arrived at Mozambique 1t is
reported that theAnglo Portuguese neg otiations
have assumed an unfavorable turn.
Emperor William has sent gifts to Prince
Moschi of kilima-Njaro East Africa.
1t is reported that there were $50 deaths in
twenty-four hours in Paris resulting from
grippe. The disease continues to rage on all
parts OF the continent
The mill hands in Prague, Bohemia, will
strike today.
Some of Emin Pasha's troops have en-
barked at Bagamoya for Egypt.
The st. Petersburg Noroe Tre1,ya criticises
the attitude of France toward the conversion
of the Egyptian loan.
The republican groups of the French cham
Der of deputies have agreed upon important
parliamentary reforms that will tend to
strengthen the government.
The native congress a Bombay has agreed
upon plan of political organization to be pre-
sented to the British parliament. 1t will ask
for home rule.
The republican groups in the French deputies
propose that Interpolation shall be restricted
to one day i'll the week and that power shall be
given TO the chamber to adjourn six times any
question addressed to the government
The Chinese customs authorities have pur-
chased the steamer Kuling with the object of
preventing the opening up of the upper Yang
tse-Kiang.
The British steamer Queensmore, which
sunk off Mizzen Head while on a VOYAGE from
Baltimore to Liverpool, is breaking up yalu-
able wreckage from her is being washed ashore
The latest news from Col Pievtsoff's expedi-
ton is that 1t will pass the winter at Ma, in
Chinese Turkestan, and will enter Thibet in
the spring.
An official dispatch announces that MakaIolo-
land is completely pacified.
The skuptschina has abolished the Seryian
legations at Berlin and Bucharest.
The Pelicans of London offer FL 900 to pro-
mote glove fight between Slavin and jackson.
Three Franciscan nuns at Dachawa. near
Munich city. have been sentenced to imprison-
meat for short terms for practicing upon the
historical credulIty of girl pupil and deceiy-
ing her by various delusions of pretended
supernatural character.
The town of Aci Reale, in Sicily. was shaken
by an earthquake Thursday. Several houses
collapsed and many persons were buried under
the ruins.
The British Mediterranean squadron, pre-
pared for action. has been ordered to rendez-
vous at Gibraltar, in readiness to proceed to
Lisbon at moments notice.
Smiths hacker has handed over 10 Slavin the
entire stakes of the recent fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
The Cruiser Baltimore Accented.

As foreshadowed in The STAR last evening
the new cruiser Baltimore was yesterday taken
into the fold of Uncle Sans navy. Promptly
at $50 o'clock Lieut. Mason, naval secretary to
Secretary Tracy, threw open the door of the
outer sanctum, and. in the tragic tones of the
English neutrality-suspicious. when he an
nounces The king Is dead, long live the king"
he proclaimed: The Baltimore is accepted"
and immediately the assembled scribes who sat
around the long table in tine corridor made a
mental note that the government is now the
possessOr of eight steel ships. The report of
the board, which will determine the premiums
to be paid for excess OF horse power, will prob
ably be received By Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY.
The Universal Grip-Christmas We'd
dings-Accident-So DOings.
of THE EVENING STAR.

correspondence OF The EVESISG STAR.
Frederick, Nd, December o.
Hon. Milton G. Urner of Frederick has
been confined to his home for several days
past with genuine case of Russian grip. -
This is believed to be the first appearance of
this fashionable epidemic in this section.
Geo. W. Warner of this city, experimenting
lineman of the Western Union telegraph COM
pany, has completed the construction of new
line between Middletown, this county, and
Washington, DC.
A number of Frederick countians took adj
vantage OF the Christmas holiday to get married.
At the residence of Mrs. Mary Brady in Viewer
ton Mr.. Jas. Casey of Knoxville and Miss f..
Holmes of Pleasant Valley we're married by the
Rev. G. o. Isaacs of Harpers Ferry. Mr.. Clin-
ton Z. Hedge of Lewiston and Miss Estelle
Slaw OF Creagertown were married at the
brides home, Rev. MIR. Zerger officiating. Mr.
Geo. Smith of Mechanicstown and Miss Annie
ii. Spencer of near Blue Mountain were mar
ried at the brides home. Rev. ]. Santee Off
chatting. They will reside In Mechanicstown.
Mr. Frank Reid. assistant agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company at Knoxville,
and Miss Annie +. Porter were married at the
Lutheran parsonage Oh 18th street, Washington.
DC, and in the evening returned to the bride 3
home, where reception was held.
Mrs. VIM. Huttig, daughter of Mr. Jacob
city, was killed in an accident in Kansas CITY
Mo-, few days ago.
Gen. Edward Shriver, formerly of this city.
has been appointed water registrar of Balti-
more al a salary of - 600 per year.
Mr.. Richard O'Iooie of Mechanicstown, has
secured a patent for IN automatic electro
magnetic road crossing signal. j. L. Matthews.
engineer and road master of the Western
Maryland railroad. is interested in the inyen-
ton, and proposes to have it at once intro
duced on his road.
Miss Efie Il. Doub, daughter of Mr.. Josiah
DOub, and Mr. G. L. Il. Croft both of Mid
dletown, were married at ESQ o'clock last even
ing in the Methodist Episcopal church in the
above place. Today they went to Washington
and southern points on an extended wedding
tour.
Joseph Miller. jr.. yesterday purchased from
Mr. Joseph Miller II 100 acre farm near Long
Branch for s2,500.
A fashionable hop was held at Junior hall
here tonight under the auspices of c. g. Mac
Gill, J. ii. Siford, Il. G.. Gambrlll Vim. A.
Markell and Ed S. Tyler. number of young
ladies from Washington were among the guests.
Miss Mamie Wilson, Messrs. Frederick Fra
zier, G. i. Murray and Mr. David O..
Thomas OF Washington are visiting friends
here-Mrs. G. Z. Shaffer of Shookstown the
Misses Lampe. Miss Mamie Erhbach and Mr..
George MehrlinG of Frederick and Mr.. Philip
Darr and Misses Viola Rice and Anna Young OF
Jefferson are visiting i'll Washington
Fannie Lochner is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Capt. Michael i'll Washington. F.M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
A Submarine Torpedo Roat.

Lieut. Peral has made several trials of his
submarine torpedo vessel at Lisbon which
have proved entirely satisfactory. The trials
took place IN the Bay of Cadiz. The inventor
cruised for four hours, making speed at the
rate of SIX knots an hour. During all this time
nothing was visible above the surface of the
water but the turret of the vessel Lieut.
Peral, in addition to this, descended 10 a depth
or eleven meters, and remained thus suls
merged for forty minutes. During this time
OF complete submergence the boat WAS pro-
PEELED at the rate of three and nalf miles
per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28

-Prangs budget of holiday cards for this
season is rich and varied in degree that could
hardly be expected. considering how often the
field of suitable conceptions has been CLEANED
but it contains nothing which so admirably
combines beauty. utility and local interest as
the Washington Calendar for 1890" A sepa-
rate page is given to each month, and each
page Is embellished with illustrations after ar
tlstic original drawings by MIR. J. ii. Moser of
this city. representing familiar but picturesque
scenes in and about the National Capital. 1t is
at once pretty and useful ornament for the
writing desk Of a lady or gentleman and makes
a singularly suitable souvenir to send to a dis
tant friend of either sex.
- Miss Mary Kennard a native of Washing
ton, but now a resident of Georgia, is the au-
thor of a dainty little brochure of verses called
THE Track of the Butterfly" in which is hap
PLY preserved, in simple poetical narrative,
the glorles of these radiant summer visitors.
In melodious measure she tells of The Cap
ture" of the Butterfly, makes the captive ex-
plain Why the Morning Glories Close" and
relate The Story of the Oleanders" and 'The
Secret of the Corn Silk"
- An attractive feature of this weeks holi-
day number of the National Tribune is pa
thetic little Christmas Eve Story, in verse, by
Col. Dewitt {. Sprague. The sentiment and
rhythm OF the narrative go admirably together,
and the climax is reached in d very natural and
effective Tav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-28
A Boy Convicted of Murder.

Otto Leuth, seventeen years old. was con-
victed yesterday at Cleveland of murder in the
first degree, tine jury having been out four
hours. The trial occupied four weeks. Last
May Maggie Thompson. seven years old, dis
appeared while on her way home from school.
month later her body was found under the
house of Otto Leuth's father six or eight doors
from the house of the Thompson family. Young
Leuth was arrested and he confessed that lac
had enticed the child into an upper room OF
his home when his parents were away He as
saulted and then killed ner with a hammer. A
great effort was made by his attorney to prove
him insane