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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Foreign Notes of Interest.

The edict of Emperor William, commanding
that ill-treatment of common soldiers by officers
be punished, has borne good fruit in several
instances. The most notable case is that of
Lieut.. Hochmuch, who has been imprisoned at
Breslau on four months sentence for cruelty
TO a private.
A daughter of the late oldest member of the
house Of commons, Christopher Talbot, has.
out OF one of the largest fortunes in England,
donated t2,5OO for the relief of widows, made
such by the Morsa disaster.
Forty-two bodies have been recovered from
the Inflated Morsa collIery in Wales. 1t is
ever be recovered, as fire has broken out
afresh in the ruins.
The price Of coal is advancing in England in
consequence of the strike.
man representing himself as Prince Victor
Of England has been quilting the people of
Pueblo Mexico.
new Hungarian cabinet has been formed
by Count Czapany.
Gen. Chinchilia, the new governor general
of Cuba, leaves Madrid Wednesday for the
island.
Advices from Apia, Samoa, report everything
quiet on the islands. King Malietoa has not
yet formed a permanent government, preferring
TO walt for the arrival of the new chief justice
provided for in the Berlin treaty.
The duke of Orleans writes that he is OBJ
posed to the presentation to President Carnot
OF petition for his release.
Some complaints have been made that wrecks
of the United States men-of-war Trenton and
Vandalia divert the tidal current in the harbor
OF Apia from Its natural course and drive it at
certain periods with great force against the
shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
The Evolution OF Man.

The Rev. Frank Sswsn last evening in his
fourth lecture on the ''New Philosophy" dis
cussed the doctrine Of evolution, and the ques-
ton is man forethought or an afterthought
or in other words: "Does the rational mind
spring from q rational creator or from THAI
which is without reason?"
He said: There Is no difhculty In granting
the doctrine OF the evolution Of man through
and from the humblest forms of life, even from
the mineral through the vegetable and the
lower animals up to the human form, provided
only that there be q forethought, q something
from which to start And this must be that
which lies inmostly involved within that which
is to be gradually evolved or unrolled. Unless
scientists will grant that something comes out
OF nothing, or that there IL absolutely new sub
stance being created and new mental force
being added to the universe all the time, il 10
difficult to see how they can get out Of the egg
that which was never in it
The growth Of matter is, he said, but an &C.
erection; 1t Is the form, not the matter, that il
evolved out Of the rudimentary cell And the
form is evolved out of that cell and clothes It.
self with visible shape, or matter, because the
form was in the cell Is the divine wisdom
dwelling in one Of its own finite receptacles IL
Is because the form Of the infinite man was in
the first cell Of nature that the form of finite
man could be evolved out Of it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Fearless and Dignified.

From the Washington Sunday Herald.
The fearless and dignifed course Of The
EVENING STAR in defending the merit system of
selecting civil service employees agains. the at
tacks OF self-seeking and INSCRIPTIONS spoils-
men deserves and will receive the commenda-
ton Of every intelligent citizen of the District
OF Columbia who believes in fair play and
american principles Of government. The ma
terlal interests of Washington are bound up in
the perpetuation and extension of civil service
reform; the moral and political welfare of
the whole country Is involved in il.
Those who openly advocate a re-
turn to the spoils system may have
business principles to advance IN favor of the
course they wish taken, but il so they are sus-
plclously slow in bringing them forward. As q
rule, their sole plea for a return to the spoils
system is based on the necessities of practical
politics; which, on analysis, will be found to
fully build up their fortunes unless they receive
indirect aid from the United States treasury.
lhere are many manly and honorable men who
avow their devotion to this system and openly
work for its re-establishment and these their
opponents can respect But the greater num-
Der OF believers in the spoils system profess to
abhor 1t while laboring in divers devious ways
Tor Its practical restoration. From these the
greatest injury to civil service reform Is to be
apprehended. They seek to discredit il by de-
riding and denouncing the civil service COM
mission and magnifying thousand-fold every
law in the administration of the law and eyery
shortfalling from transcendental perfection Of
those who are intrusted with its administration
ln effect they take the ground of the con-
demned felon, who justified his crimes with
the plea that his belief in all virtue and moral
ity had been destroyed by discovering that the
dominic played Backgammon on Sunday. The
real animus and object of these men are well
understood, however, by the public. Their
personal abuse of those who honestly believe in
the merit system and have the courage to de-
fend 1t will prove vain and futile az their
designs on the system itself. Let the Office
seekers and ofice-brokers rage; civil service
reform has come to STAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
THE WARSAW HORROR.
Further Details Of the Wholesale Infan-
ticides by Midwife.

From the London Daily News
According to advices from Warsaw some de-
tails have now come to light about the dreadful
child murders committed there by the midwife
Skublinshi and come other women. who have
already been arrested Skublinski resided in
an attic. and the other inmates Of the house,
who all belong to the working classes, knew
that she secretly received young Legitimate
children Ito nurse" as she said.
In reality she, with several other women,
carried on regular trade in numbering in
fants During the night OF the 18th she set fire
to her lodging after having first murdered the
children committed to her charge. Then this
inhnman woman went and stood in the yard of
the house among the excited crowd and quietly
waited to see what would happen. She evil
IDENTIFY hoped that the house would be quickly
and completely destroyed but the frcmen sub
dued the flames and seven little corpses were
discovered bearing distinct traces OF their skulls
having been battered in.
skublIski is over thirty years of age. She
is handsome woman, but has a hard express
sion in her eyes. In her youth she was in
service and afterward became a midwife, but
mostly attended the poorer classes.
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GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
Second Trial Of William Briggs for the
Murder Of william Jones.

In the Criminal Court this morning before
Chief Justice Bingham the colored man Will
lam Briggs, indicted for the murder Of William
Jones, fellow laborer on the Columbia road,
May 4, 1888, was placed on trial Briggs was
tried before Judge Montgomery in October,
81. verdict of guilty was found, and he was
sentenced to be hung January 81 of that year.
Ihe case, however, went to the General Term
on appeal from the rulings below and . new
trial was awarded
The evidence on the former trial was that
the TWO men, with others, were employed in
stsohg; that Jones was sitting down with
o.ners when Briggs came up and claimed as
nus nis own the hat that Jones had on; that fight
q he threatened to get even; that Jones went to
nis mouse and getting Q pistol returned and
uIawing the pistol shot Jones, one ball taking
enss. IN his shoulder and another in the head
Inc defense was that the shot was fred when
Jones was advancing on Briggs, but his coun-
sci were unable to prove it then. Il is claimed
no" tnat witnesses have been found Who will
De able to sustain this theory or at least 70 re-
duce the crime to manslaughter.
THE CASE aors OVER TO THE APRIL TERN.
This morning Messrs. J. Mcdowell Caring
ton and Jas. W. Walker, who have been the
counsel OF Briggs from the frst appeared in
court Assistant District Attorneys 1ipscomb
ana MuiIowney represented the government.
Mr.. harrington stated that he was not ready,
owing to the absence Of material witnesses:
mat Eli Ferguson, who had made affidavit that
the crowd was pushing on him when the shot
was fired, was not TO be found, although efforts
mad been made to find him in Pittsburg with
Out success: He asked If his affidavit could
not be used
Mr.. Lipscomb said that Ferguson's Dame was
not mentioned on the former trial, but his aft
davit was procured some time afterward There
had been plenty Of time to find him, and with
his experience in this case he would not con-
sent to the admission OF the affidavit If they
were not prepared to 60 to trial they should
ask continuance, which he would not oppose.
After some further discussion and a confer
ence between the defendant and his counsel
the case was continued to the April term, COM
mencing tomorrow week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
THE COURTS.
EQUITY CoURr-.Tudoe Cor

EQUITY CoURT-Judge Coz
Today-Brown agt Teeple; sale decreed; II.
Z. Davis appointed trustee to sell. Conley agt.
Rays; c. G. Stott appointed guardian ad Item.
Latrobe agt Mckee; amended and supple
mental answer allowed. Butler agt Strong;
thirty days allowed for surrebuttal; Second
Colored Baptist church agt. Tickling; supple
mental bill allowed filed. Doran agt Doran;
motion on certified questions overruled. Shute
agt. Shute; testimony before W. Herbert
Smith, examiner, ordered taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Broke I'm the Game.

"What is this little boy charged vith?" asked
Judge Miller Of Prosecuting Attorney Arnes
in the Police Court this morning when Arthur
Quander, small boy, was charged In the dock
for assault
''This boy" responded Mr.. Armes. "and one
OF his companions went on Q lot where
game OF base ball was in progress and wanted
to play. The boy at the bat objected,
whereupon they proceeded to take possession
Of the game. They succeeded and then
whipped the boy. When tho latter's mother
came out she whipped the whole crowd and
some Of the boys pelted her with stones."
judge, sis TO take their personal bonds al
around"
Arthur gave his personal bonds and vas
discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Who He IA Not.

Charles Philipsen the New Yorker, who re-
Gently charged Julius witkouski with securing
money from him under false pretenses. is not
the Charles Philipsen who was the late man
ager of the North River fish and game company,
whose wife resides in this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Fortune Came to Him.

J. B. Noble. . well-knovn politicians Of Ciays-
vile, Pa, has just come into snug fortune in
the shape Of IN estate In Scotland valued 81
half q million dollara The property dssosnds
from Mr.. Mobiles grandfather, william Noble, .
soldier in the British army, who deserted and
came to America in 1906 Subsequently hs en-
tered the United States army and vas killed 81
Scotland he was sole heir 10 the North Wood
side estate near Glaagow. Some time ego a
attorney tracing the record Of property con-
tiguous to the Woodside tracts found that the
present possessor Of the latter estate had
patient search Of the parish records and Mill
tary roll, traced William Noble 10 America and
discovered his heir in the person Of J. b Nobls.
The latter viii leave for Scotland vith ms
family on April I, and they win hsrsaftse ~
side on the ancestral eetatA
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Mrs. Harrison Attends a Dedication,

The Memorial Presbyterian church, erected
by d. NJ. Flagler in remembrance of his
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Louise Benedict, who
died near Charleston 9 year ago, was dedicated
at St Augustine yesterday. Rev. John Paxton,
DID,, Of New York, delivered the dedicstory
sermon in the morning and E. 4. Kitchel, the
pastor, the memorial service in the afternoon.
The church is an elegant structure, costing,
with the parsonage, ESQ, 600 Among the con-
gregation were Mr.. Flagler's family, Mrs.
benjamin Harrison, Mrs. Wanamaker, Miss
Wanamaker, Russell b. Harrison and wife and
Architects Carrere and Hastings of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

The steamer Defiance, Capt Burgess, from
Baltimore to Newberne, NC, arrived at Nor.
folk yesterday and reports bowling north.
wester with heavy chop sea. At 10 o'clock,
when of York Spit light house, she discovered
a schooner ashore on the Spit northwest of
Elbow buoy. Shortly after she made out a small
boat scudding for the light house with five
men in it-four black and one white. The
boat struck the piles Of the light house and
swamped. The men were chilled with cold,
but fought manfully for life. boat was low.
cred from the light house and Q man got down
the falls and into it He was trying to assist
the men from the swamped boat. who were
under the light house holding on to the braces,
boat, which was in imminent danger Of being
swamped, was rescued by the Defiance aud
proved to. be James B. Hirsh, the second
keeper Of the light house. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Clergyman Shot for Defendins His WIZ

Clergyman Shot for Defending His Wife.
Rev. Mr.. Blumendale, a Presbyterian min
lister of Greenleafton, Fillmore county, Mimi,
was assaulted Saturday by two brothers of his
wife, Williams by name. The minister in the
struggle was shot At The bullet burnt the
fesh Of his right temple. His wife had been in
the Wisconsin insane asylum for five years aud
last week was pronounced cured and came
home with her husband. Her brothers, wish
ing to get possession Of considerable property
which would be theirs il she remained in the
asylum, took her by main force from her
home. The'villains were arrested ct Cresco,
Iowa
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FOR SALE-IOTS

For sALEIoN TERMS TO sUTI-oNE OR two
q Zee sSS r sfs EEs: o.p =.
AZ Es sasf. .ad .sS s9 81
di SSi7 .ss"' easy oos j y p, Raahk Y.
T. Ing 90 81 r. on ST. 81 r. on 10th Il, a4ss r. :
will make three economical lots: streets concreted
s S ssfs Of Senator b Pss' s''''
TOR sALE-No REASON ABLE OFFER REFUSED,
lot on al'' st bet and Sa NIB e sf f5S
m17-3s sos q nv.
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sfs@F
II PENN. AVE. for business and Oats: CONVENIENT TO
a4fpt5EnFs1.' 1908
bEs1hhRfh fiih se L6fs SfaY eHEHP
sss eGr "a Nc y.
Is: g Fl E. $sEs Ii:
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Very choice lots in Brookiand from to l5c ml5-3t
Foe ssAi San RI SALE OF L9T; At FOR
psrk-sl00 sl5O, $500. $3.50. $500 each. IS monthly
We prefer absolute sales at half value that we
may be at liberty TO use money in improving property
ton. where there is hne growing settlement. two
M hotels store churches many beanti
we'll located lots offered the value OF which will be
many recent purchasers who desire friends to eesse
near them these terms will be continued few days.
Houses built on easy terms
ml5-7t JR. HEREFORD. I4ls g St
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS.
on h bet sna price price s sS
n Lots on bet 9Th and 9th E., 19x93. price sJc.
Lot corr cor s ssh AND AND me- sics
This neshborhO0d is very deslr.bs and rapidly i'm
@il4st o. L. "ANN efe i s3i NV.
EoI sALE-LoTs IN SOUTH BRooKLAND-oUR
1 subdivision overlooks the Soldiers Home and new
are only
H. deep no waste streets city width, GRADED &c
SECURE 'A' BSk tSSf; rsli &t s; eps up
mll-lm' 629 + st. NV.
+ Sss f4tS i5sS s. PA Price st s5e
Apply to FRANCIS HuFTY.
ms-lOt 1901 L ST. NV.
FOR sALE-GooD LOTS AT Low EIGUREs-.
sherman ave near farrasut, 1sc
PRINCETON. west Of I'll st.. a5ii5o.
s,euben near Scheolhouse. l00I 2oc
10 feet front Dartmouth ST.. ii, 900 So IT.. mar.
Princeton Sherman ave. 86 feet front by only
Cor Princeton and sherman ave-
sherman ave- near Sheridan, l6xlO0. ...........25c
Irving ST. overlooking city, 50x SOC
1th st. extended 5o1i &
Columbia Road near 9Th S0Ii Zoe
Colum5a Road, head OF 18th soc
nc
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The Government Make. q Purchase.
MIR. MenccaI,s New Secretary

Mr.. Charles E. Kern of this city, well known
In local newspaper circles, has accepted the
position of private secretary Of Chief Engineer
Menocal of the Nicaragua canal construction
company. MIR. Kern has gone to New York
ana Will shortly leave for Nicaragua in COM
pany with Mr. Menocal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
An Ex-Senator's Wife . somnambulist.

Mrs. Cheney, wife OF ex-senator p. G.
Cheney. while in somnambulistic state st an
early hour yesterday morning fell ovSt the
railing OF the stairs Of her home in Manchester,
Nh, to a landing beneath, . distance Of nearly
20 feet She was seriously injured and ID con-
sidered to be in most critical condition Gov.
and Mrs. Cheney returned in a late train Sstur-
day night from Q trip to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

Vim. n. Craig, the confidential manager Of
the G. L. Meyer 4 Sons lumber company, Chi
cago, u missing and II h charged that the books
af the company show irregularitieG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

In New York yesterday 1000 Italians held q
mass meeting to protest against Consul Riva's
efforts TO fonnd an Italian home.
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She Taught Hin . Lesson

At Huntington . young man vhe HID -
eortsd young lady 10 Tie opsrs houss fell .
sad victim 10 TIE psrnioious habit Of going cut
between the acts. About Tie second TIM he
vent out to zee man his fair companion aross,
invited . friend 70 accompany her home anA
gracefully retired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

Tns irss train o The 6sorsia southsr, "a
Florida railroad, which has Just bssa eeU.
pletsd - PslstkA arrived there ysstsedsy
morning.
The mercury was down 70 q dserses a
Charleston yesterday morning u 3 fsarsd
that great damage has been done % - 40
crop. II b the Arst hard freeze thers a.
winter.
Bishop Halsey, Who sddrssssd ne Bsltiners
conference south yesterday, vas once slave.
ct Ysnkton, 3D., u charged VIII snbsssling
ell, 900 subscribed for erecting church.
Thore vas . general sunday e1oei1g DovD-
mont anoag the PhiladslphiA clubs ysstsrdaS.
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A PAN-AMERICAN MONUMENT.
How Senior Mendonca Proposes to Con-
memorate the Conference

senor Mendonca Of Brasil, one Of the com
mittee appointed by the Pan American con-
gress 10 devise and report plan for express-
ing the grateful appreciation by the Waiting
delegates OF the courtesies and hospitality az
tended by the United States government and
the delegates from the United stAsss, pro-
poses that the delegates from Central and
south America inaugur1te . movement for the
erection in the city Of Washington % . eifs 70
the people Of the United States Of monumeu,
10 commemorate the gathering Of the nrss con-
gress Of all the nations on the western hem
isphere.
Mr.. Mendonca says that this monument
should not only commemorate the meeting of
the congress, but typify in its design the prin-
cipal results secured, chief among which he
placed the adoption Of the principle OF arbitra-
ton as the means Of settling all disputes and
difficulties that might arise between tvo
American nations The Representatives Of the
Central and South American nations located in
Washington are TO be constituted q committee
TO ask for designs for the proposed monument
from architects, sculptors and artists in the
three Americas, and superntend il erection
upon site TO be designated by the Congress
OF the United States. to be unveiled in ls92
For this purpose a fund Of $l25, 900 win be pro-
posed by Mr.. Mendonca 70 be contributed by
the nations interested in proportion 70 their
population. He has no doubt his proposal viii
be accepted and adopted by his colleagues
Senior Mendoncas proposition will be made
at tins afternoons session Of the conference.
The matter has been informally discussed by
delegates and the proposed plan will, without
doubt, be agreed to without discussion
The Government Makes Purchase.
Mrs. Kate q. Taylor Of Alexandra, Va. who
owns the old Smoot estate at Indian Head, on
the Potomac, just below Glymont, has sold the
same to the United States government for the
sum OF $1,000. 1t is said the property will be
used by the ordnance department % Q proving
ground for the new steel guns being con-
sructed at the Washington navy yard and
elsewhere. The high point Of land near the
Indian Head point is said to be peculiarly
well htted for this purpose. There 10 q clear
expanse OF river reaching some ten or twelve
miles both up and down the stream from
TINS point and this will afford an opportunity
to test the range and accuracy of these heavy
pieces OF artillery, some Of which, il 10 said,
will have a range Of ten miles. A survey has
already been made and the construction OF an
extensive wharf will soon be commenced ct In-
dian Head
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Archbishop Corrigan at Jerusalem.

The latest news Of Archbishop Corrigau
comes from Jerusalem On February II the
archbishop, accompanied BY his secretary, Rev.
DR.. Mcdonnell, and party arrived in Jsruss-
lem and were welcomed BY the Franciscan
fathers and the flag Of the holy land raised in
honor of the archbishop. The archbishop and
his secretary are reported 10 be in excellent
health. It was their intention at the time
they arrived in Jerusalem 10 remain Q few
EeekR
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I,9G RENT-UNFURNIsHED.

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l1r.................. 600
14l3 Mas ave. 1sr.
eIc stable ....-....2OO
ISL a 81. NV. l3r. . 200
2 ~ Vt Av., l0r. 100
lO1l Conn ave, Tor. L . >
l.2S d 81. n.w- l5r. -125
lGOQ 10th stn.w..llr.l25
] 81 q 81. NV. llr...10O
J 400 Chaplin ST., l3r. 100
j q. 7 ST NV. 12r 100
1914 II ~ st NV. f, j Ar. 100
l4u2 Chaplin st.. 12r. .-75
3O2 r st. NV. llr......75
lO 9TH Il. NV. l6r.
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our oftice only. THOl
Tn11
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EOR RENT

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II I'D & Pa. ave, 21r.el25
1879 y ST.. l2r. LIDS.
Sl5 L St NV. Tor. 100
Ola tn 81. Il. w.. 1Or. 100
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:0s LIST St ne, l7r..S3
ll35 9Th NV lJr......7O
no lst st. ne, 80
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l0l1 N.H.sye,1Or 80. so
] sJ3 u 81. a. W. llr....10
13s q ST. ne. or.
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l3l Md. ave. ne. ] lr. 80
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1Ol2 I'D NV. Vt. 5000
- r NV, lfr...-.42. 80
1885 18th NV, sr......45
1905 3lst NV. l0r.....45
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3J27 Z St NV, l2r....40
81 9 81 NV, ar. 3S. 40
l31 I'D n W.. sr.......35
sl6 c st. NV. l3r 30. 80
SIS A ne, sr........3U.4 A.
43l y St NV, 6r........3O
l9JO l4th St NV, IT'S
] 3O3 10Th L. w. Sr. 80
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