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

The weather-crop bulletin of the signal Office
says that the week ending March 10 was colder
than usual in the central Valleys the gulf states,
in Oregon, northern California and over the
southern and central plateau regions the de-
fciency in temperature in these sections rang
ing from two degrees to three degrees below
the normal daily temperature for the week.
In the middle Atlantic and New England states
and lower lake region the week was warmer
than usual. the daily excess ranging from three
to six degrees. Generally along the eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains the temperature
was slightly in excess of the normal The season
from January to March Is was unusually warm
generally over that portion of the country east
of the Mississippi, and from Missouri, Kansas and
Colorado southwark to the gulf coast and the
Rio Grande valley. During the week there was
more rain than usual in the central valleys, the
region OF excessive rains extending from east
ern Texas nOrthward to eastern Iowa, and
hortheastward over Mississippi, east Tennessee,
and the states of the Ohio valley, Less
than the usual amount of rain occurred
in all other sections of the country.
Freezing weather continues in the northwest
where the season is backward and the ground
frozen, and although the rainfall has been less
than usual in this section ample moisture is re-
ported. The recent cold weather has proved
injurious to wheat and fruit in Michigan, Hi
Dois, Missouri, Iowa and Indiana and farm work
delayed by the late spring. The freezing
weather in the early part of the month ex-
tended rs far southwark as the gulf states and
Georgia and North Carolina, with injurious eff
feet upon all fruit and vegetables. and in many
localities fruit trees are reported as seriously
injured. Excessive rains in the lower
Mississippi and Ohio valleys greatly
delayed farm work and injured crops
Wheat is reported in good condition in Texas,
but the planting OF corn and cotton has been
delayed by cool weather and rain, and in some
sections replanting will be necessary. In Lou
isiana cane is reported IN good condition, but
planting lis delayed. Low ground under water
in Louisiana and Mississippi. The week was
favorable in South Carolina for all crops, and
planting of corn cotton and rice is in progress
In the middle Atlantic states winter grain,
grass and clover is in excellent condition, but
the recent freeze probably injured the early
peach crop m New Jersey and New York. No
farm work yet reported in New England. the
northern portion OF this region being covered
with
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VALLEY FORGE BATTLE GROUND.
Brewery Pool Wants 1t aud the w. c.
T. u. Is Raising Money to Buy It

Mrs. James B. Carter Of 1900 North Broad
street. Philadelphia. owns the historic revolu-
tionary battlefield Of Valley Forge, having
come into its possession by inheritance from
her uncle three years ago. Mr.. Carter has
been drawing attention to its real value from
patriotic standpoint ever since his wife in
herited 1t, and now, a result, it is undecided
whether the United States government, the
Patriotic Sons of America, the w.C.T.U. OF
Pennsy lvania. New jersey and Delaware, =
summer hotel syndicate, or New York syndi-
cate of brewers will purchase the tract
washngton's headquarters at Valley Forge
already belongs TO an association connected
with the Sons of America Mr.. Carriers tract
consists Of 1872 acres adjoining and is said to be
valued at $4,000 1t comprises the defense
line OF the great camp and is said to be the
only place In the country where the original
fortifcations remain
When his wife obtained the property Mr..
Carter called attention to the fact that the gov
eminent should possess this sacred tract Of
ground and put forth the suggestion that an
admirable opportunity for patriotic phiian-
thropy was presented. He mailed 5000 cIrcu-
lars to the rich men of the country such as W.
II. Vanderbilt, John Jacob Aston George w
Chllds, A. j. Drexel and host in all the lead
Ing cities OF the country. Mr.. Carter also sent
the circulars to every legislator, state and
national, of Importance, as well as to a good
many real estate men.
The result is that New York brewery syndi-
cate wishes to buy the land. being willing to
pay more than any one else. Rather than see
1t given up to the manufacture of liquor bearing
Valley Forge trade mark the W.C.T.U. Of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Mr..
Carter says, also desire to buy and are raising
funds. The Patriotic Sons of America, it is
also known, are trying to perfect a scheme to
Duv 1t and to preserve the tract rather than
have 1t become the property of liquor dealers
or even a hotel syndicate. The summer hotel
people. Mr.. Carter said. desire it because of it's
fine advantages for their line of business. Mr.
Carter, however, declared yesterday that he
would prefer to sell it to the government at q
low rate. Congressman Darlington has pre-
sented bill in the House for the purchase of
the tract by the government The property
has about seventeen houses on it and mill
with fine water-power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Elections of Officers

The 81. Georges society elected officers as
follows: President, Richard Rothwell; vice
presidents DIR. J. Richardson Walton and JAS
II. Howaith; secretary, Charles Benjamin.
The organization of an Illinois state republi-
can association was effected Saturday evening
by the election of the following officers: Presi-
dent, George c. Ross; vice president, NJ. NJ.
Baine; secretary G. &. Mason; treasurer, John
Raum.
TheFather Mathew total abstinence society has
elected the following officers: President, John
l. Doherty; vice president, W. A. Berkeley; Sec
Rotary, John L. Hogan; financial secretary, J.
NJ Hall; treasurer. Peter DAILY; sergeant-at
arms, James CarmOdy: assistant sergeant-at-
aims, ]. h O'Hare
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Athletics at Georgetown University.

Ameeting Of the three departments of George
town university was held Saturday evening at
the law school Mr.. A. NJ. Westfall, law, was
elected temporary chairman and Mr.. T. F.
Carney, academic, secretary. 1t was unani-
mously resolved to unite the three departments
for purposes OF athlet cs instead of running
them separately, as heretofore. The university
has improved its campus lately and enlarged it
and hereafter intercollegiate games and sports
can be held there. The base ball management
has already arranged spring games with Prince
ton, Lafayette, University OF Pennsylvania and
the University of Virginia, and the nine is ex-
peeted to do itself great credit this year. 1t
has been decided to open the spring tennis
tournament to all the clubs of the District and
arrangements are also being made for a
spring field day, to be held some time in April.
The committee appointed to complete the or
ganlzatlon and union of the three departments
will meet at the school of medicine March 20
II Is composed Of the following representatives:
| II. NJ. westfall, J. j.. Tobin. G. NJ Hunt. ]. A.
Saul, from The law department; p V. Doian. ]
A. Barry, Oh. Junghaas. from the medical
school; E: Murphy, jr., d. F. Knowlan, t. F.
Carney, NJ. K Denver, ID. NJ. Dyer from the
academic department
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TO PREVENT BURKING.
The Professors Of Anatomy Make G
Frank Appeal to Congress.

The bill which was reported from the Senate
District committee a few days ago providing for
the promotion of anatomical science and to pre-
vent the Dissertation Of graves in the District
was accompanied by a report which incor-
porated long argument signed by q large
number OF the professors more directly in
terested in the subject In the District medical
colleges. The bill, it will be remembered as
printed in The STAR, provides for the distribu-
ton of the bodies of those persons dying in the
hospitals, &C., and unclaimed by friends or
relatives to the different colleges and institu-
t,ons in the city in proportion to the number
students in each.
The argument from the committee Of physi-
clans says:
Anatomy and surgery can be learned only by
the dissection OF human bodies. There is no
otner way. II there were any other physicians
ana students would be glad enough to give up
dissecting and medical colleges would be glad
to avoid the expense and bother of building
and running dissecting rooms.
In the District of Columbia, during the last
SIXTY years or more (the oldest medical school
Is now in its sixty-eighth session. the bodies
used for dissection have been surreptitiously
obtained. often enough at the risk of life and
limb as well as liberty. The police and judicial
authorities are fully cognizant of this method
the former often visiting our dissecting rooms
rest every one of us.
But the authorities are familiar with the ne
cessity for dissection. and they know that our
methods of obtaining bodies are the same as
have prevailed in other cities, all over the
world until suitable legislation rendered a
legitimate provision of bodies possible
Not only do the medical colleges require ma
teriai for dissection, but the government of the
United States actually commands that persons
DESTROYS of entering the medical corps of the
United States army and the United States navy
shall, as prerequisite therefor, perform
surgical operations upon the cadaver"
number of letters from the heads of the
various departments are given showing the re-
quirements SO far as dissection is concerned in
the various medical departments of the govern
ment.
The business of robbing graves would no
longer exist in the opinion of the committee if
this bill should pass as the colleges would not
to the expense of purchasing bodies at the high
prices paid resurrectionists when they could
obtain them at less cost and in a legal
manner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
CITY ITEMS.

r. c. Bresnahan 4 Co., 40 eth st. n. W.,
The only and most reliable candy house in this
city. specially is made of 25-cent candy
equal to any Accent candy in this city.
Delicious Cream MINIS, Csc. per Id.
Winter Green Creams, 25c. per ID.
Lime Juice Creams. 25c. per ID.
Butter Cups Creams, 25c per ID.
Nut Candies, Csc. per Id.
And hundred other kinds to select from for
25c. per Id.
Giace Nuts, 40c. per ID.
Marion Glace. &c. per ID.
Sailed Almonds, Coo. per Id.
French Nugat, SOC. per h.
One visit to our store will convince YOU we
have everything to suit our customers in the
candy line. We have one of the finest arranged
stores In this city. We have all our candy in
cases. neatly arranged in glass dishes, which we
md makes them more tempting than displayed
on counters in plates
We also have one of the largest and finest
factories this side of New York One visit to
our factory will convince you that we make the
finest and purest Candy in this city.
Z. c. BREsNAHAN Il Co.,
IT. 4l0 9TH st. NV.
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Excursions to This CITY.

Washington is becoming the Mecca for
s1eursionists from ali parts Of the country.
Inc railroads are encouraging this movement
nsn exceedingly low fares on special excursion
rams Within the last month several large
excursion parties from the state of New York
have visited the national capital Following
the Brooklyn excursion, which brought two
hundred people here from the city Of churches
last week, will come two more; one from
Toronto, Canada, and the other from Buffalo.
n. y, via the Lake Erie and Western aud
Lehigh Valley railroads, which are expected to
reach this city next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

Mary Harding and Warren johnson
Slashed with a Knife by Alfred Riggs.

Alfred Riggs, a negro desperate, who has
probably made more business for the George
town policemen than any other criminal in
that place, returned there during the latter
part of last week after an absence of a fortnight
In Jail. He served that term for assaulting
Mary Hardy or Harding, the woman with whom
be hadbeen living. He had another six months
to serve, but Alfred Moore, Georgetown man,
gave security in the sum of $500 for Riggs ap-
pearance on appeal, and that explains how he
came to be at large Saturday night. The SIX
months sentence was imposed on him for throw
ing brick and shooting at Officer Cotton who
attempted to arrest him for the assault on his
mistress.
Saturday night he had knife with him when
he went to Mary's house, on East Market space
and entered, evidently bent on putting Mary
where she could never again cause his arrest
Being under the influence of liquor his bad
temper was greatly increased and he soon man.
aged to pick a quarrel with Mary. The woman
plead with him to leave her alone and go out
of her room, but the Infatuated negro drew his
knife, as he had drawn it on many other per-
sons, and inflicted several cuts and stabs about
her breast and shoulders Her cries brought
Warren johnson to her room and he at
tempted to prevent what threatened to
end IN homicide. As a result of his kind act
he received a dose of the same medicine that
was administered to Mary. The woman. with
nearly two dozen cuts and stabs, and Johnson,
with nearly half that number, were taken to
freedman's hospital. The woman's injuries are
serious, but 1t Is thought that she will recover
The mans wounds are painful, but not consid-
cred dangerous.
Riggs made his escape in the darkness Of the
night and made his way along the line of the
canal The police are on his track and expect
to catch him, although they have little en-
couragement, as it seems such an easy matter
for some criminals to get through the meshes
OF the law. Riggs, as already stated. has been
arrested number of times for cutting per-
sons. He always used knife instead of a
razor. On one occasion he cut four persons.
II he had been serving out his last sentence
this new crime would not have been COM
mitted.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Tickets at Ellis music store for the fourth
concert of the Bischoff course at Congrega-
CATION church next Friday evening, price 80
cents. The artists, with DR.. Bischoff at the
organ. are Miss Cora Boyd, Miss A. Mae Rogers.
Miss Ruth Thompson, Miss Maddren, Miss Kate
Wilson, Mrs. Jennie Luce, Miss Grace Fox, Mr..
Fred Grant, Mr.. Geo. Terry, Mr.. VIM. Wilson,
DIR. Lafayette c. Loomis will lecture at All
Souls church next Wednesday evening on ''The
Alps and Spain" Illustrated
Rev. DIR. Menidith of Brooklyn lectures this
evening at Wesley Chapel on 1.-The Study and
Use of the Bible" Tickets 25 cents
An entertainment will be given under the
auspices Of the Y.P. u, Church Of Our Father,
18th and l. streets, tomorrow evening. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
''Shem, Ham or Japheth"-Bishop John P.
Newman will deliver lecture at Metropolitan
Me. church on the above subject March "a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Saved by Sisters Of Charity

A wild panic was occasoned at 2:3O yesterday
morning i'll Chicago by the breaking out Of fire
at the House of the Good Shepherd corner of
Hill and Market streets. The fire broke out in
the store room, on the first floor of the big
building, from some unknown cause. The
hallway filed with smoke and the thick clouds
rolled up into the rooms above in which a
dozen sisters were sleeping. They were
awakened by the smoke and their first act was
to arouse the sleeping inmates quartered in the
rear wing of the building. Half clad the sis
tiers ran into the dormitories where the in
mates confined in the institution were sleeping
and raised the alarm, assuring the girls there
WAS no immediate danger. The inmates
wrapped themselves up as hastily as possible
and gathered i'll the corridors. When they
were all out the sisters led them to the laundrH
comparative safe place, from where the girls
could escape the more readily in case the fire
spread throughout the building. After the
girls had been taken care of the sisters gave
the alarm outside the institution and the fire
engines were sent for. Before the apparatus
arrived the sisters attempted to extinguish the
blaze, but it gained on them rapidly and was
soon eating its way through the ceiling to the
floors above. The sisters were nearly checked
by the fire when the iremen arrived and
quickly put the blaze out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
BABrs SKrs AND Soar

Clesnsed. purified. and b<suttned BY the CUTIcuRA
REMEDIES. the purest and best for itching. burn
ing. scay. erusted. and pipiy diseases of the skin
and scalp. with loss Of hair Mothen. DO not delay
Childhood b the time TO permanently n humoss
Of the akin and scalp. Save your children yssn Of
mental and physical suasring. n
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Fire on 18th Street This Morning.

This morning at 10:40 o'clock fire was dis
covered in the rear part OF the grocery and
crockery store No. SO1 18th street. An alarm
was turned in from box 142. The fire depart
ment responded promptly and succeeded in
combining the flames to the rear part of the
store. The upper portion OF the house, which
is used as dwelling, was unhurt The bull
ding is owned and occupied by L. Heilbrun
and the store is owned by his son, A. j. He'll
brun. The damage to the building and stock
will not exceed $500 and is fully covered by
insurance. The cause Of the fire is unknown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
An Unfortunate Family,

Sam Cole. colored, and his wife Harriet live
at No. 1Ol4 It'll street southeast, not far from
the navy yard. They have been married sew
er.d years and have experienced succession of
troubles. Some two or three years ago they
were living in an alley in the southeastern part
OF the city not far from 4th and X streets,
when their house caught fire in some manner
and before the flames could be extInguished
two of their children we're burned to death.
The fire compelled them to seek other quar-
tiers, and some time ago they rented the house
on 18th street. Adverse fate still pursued them.
FIRE visited that house and ended the life of
another child. Last week the mother, who had
experienced so much trouble in few short
years, gave birth to another child and yesterday
the infant died without having received med-
cal attendance. As no physician had attended
the enid there was no one to sign death GER
tihcate: The police of the fifth precinct were
notified and they sent word to the coroner.
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CITY AND DISTRICT
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

ALBAUsH's- -Kiralfy's Water Queen"
NATIoNAL.-ROsina Vokes.
HARRIS BIJoU.-'Casper. the Yodler."
KERSAN's.-The valdis Sisters.
Music HALL--George Wilson's Minstrels,
GLOBE THEATER.-Varieties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
A Needle Cut Out of |. Girl,s side

DR.. Pursen cut out q needle from Jessie
Fabian, nine-year-old girl living in Bristol,
Pa, few days ago. The needle, a. supposed,
was swallowed by the girl eight or nine years
ago. 1t worked itself down to the side of the
child. She had been having pain in the side,
but could not tell the cause of It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
They Want Their Pastor to Return

The members OF the First NJ. r. church have
elected W. b. Hartley delegate to represent
the church at the session OF the Maryland an
nual conference to be held in Chestertown.
Md, April 2, and instructed him to ask for the
return OF the present pastor, Rev J. E Nichol-
SOD, for the third year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

j Z PUBLIC ARE INVITED to inspect the col
kc;.on of magnificent pictures OF scenery in
the Rocky and Selkirk mountains now on free
exhibition in the reception room of Wizards
hotel.
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The Fire at Merits Drug Store,

A fire occurred Saturday afternoon at 6
o'clock in the drug store of Mr.. E. P. Mertz,
corner Of 18th and streets northwest, causing
damage estimated at 80, 500, which is fully COW
cred by insurance. The fire originated in the
laboratory, where drugs are compounded Miss
Chase was in the basement getting out some
tincture of ginger aud inadvertently dropped
some of the liquid on the stove. mild explo-
sion followed and Miss Chase ran screaming
through the cellar to the trap door in the side
walk. Here couple Of passers-by pulled her
up. In the meantime the fire in the laboratory
was making rapid Roadway. An alarm was
sounded from Moses store, across the street
and the fire department responded promptly,
and soon extinguished the flames. The damage
was confined to the laboratory, and business is
going on as usual today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
HER HUSBANDS PROTECTOR.
The Duke of Manchester's Daughter.
tn-Law Trying to Make Money.

The sensation in London created by the pub
LEGATION of an offer by "a lady of title" to intro
duce Americans into the highest London
society has been revived by the discovery Of
her identity. She turned out to be no less per-
sonage than Lady Vaudeville formerly Miss
Florence Yznaga, and sister to Fernando
Yznaga, who recently married Mabel Wright
in New York.
Lady Mandeville's plans were for Americans
to provide themselves with letters of introduce
ton from her ladyship's agent in the United
States and which were duly presented in Lon
dom The Americans were introduced to her
ladyship's bankers, modistes and circle of ac-
quaintances. The Vaudeville balance at the
banks was increased by gifts from the visitors
and her bills at the millners were regularly
paid by her proteges. In addition to these re-
turns system of presents was established
which the Americans were expected to live up
to.
In connection with the exposure of this social
scandal all London is laughing over a recent
correspondence between Lady Vaudeville and
Miss Bessie Bellwood, a music hall singer, who
Is Just now acting as protector of Lord Mande-
vile. Her ladyship wrote:
Il am earning thousand year and am able
now to support my husband"
To this Miss Bellwood CURLY replied:
II am better able, earning double"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17
Infants Die Without Medical Attendance

The child OF Maria jackson was found dead
in bed at 100 sth street southeast yesterday
morning and the coroner gave a certificate of
death from bronchitis. The four-day old infant
Of Samuel Ward died yesterday without medl-
cal attendance and the coroner gave a GER
Gfcate of death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

The CHEAPEST Full in the market is Wash
ington gas light cOmPanys coke.
JOHNSON Bros, Exclusive Agents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

FRENCH UNQUEsIIoNkBLY THE EASIEST
LEARST.-Six weeks course of conversation
Least and most talented for languages now
equally favored -Four cardinal laws; but one
fundamental principle. Teaching reduced to q
science. See amusements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

Over 1O, 900 Fine Hats, half usual prices
American Hat Co.'S Spring Styles Fine Derbies
In large, small and Dunlap shapes 9Oc to 81 So
Best Hat made, 81. 209 Pa. ave., opp Botanical
Gardens. Plain figures. One price.
ml5-s m wd f9t*
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Fish and Oysters,

The arrivals at the Ash wharf last week we're
- follows: $500 herring i,s7S shad, 2ss
CARP IS hickory shad, black bass and 6,73l
punches Of fish. There were II, 800 bushels Of
oysters received ct the 18th street wharf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-17

vIsrr the Empire Carpet Cleaning Works,
e3l-635 Mass. ave. NV. Telephone 1871