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Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26
a SlEEP-WALKER'S TRAMP. '
He Rnters Police station and Is Awak-
ened with Great Difficulty.

ened with Great D4ihcr!ty.
Constable Taylor was alone al tho
Warrington police Once in tho early
hours Of morning in this week, says
the Liverpool Eng-j Courier, when an
incident happened which disturbed tho
stiffness OF tho night. Ho was perform
ing sone little necessary duty when his
attention was arrested by the clstter Of
feet on the pavement, and gazing
toward the door be saw enter man
who took a seat. and whose shivering.
rigid limbs and the noises which he
emitted suggested that be vas the VIC
tim OF a ft.
The constable seized him By tho arm.
and al suspicion Of ct was dispellcd
when the man, yielding TO tho pressure,
walked with him into the parade-room.
While this was boing done tho con
stable asked his mysterious visitor
where ho thought he was. and tho
r1onosylabic reply Of bed confirmed
that ofice- in the notion w3ica had en-
tered hts head that ho was dealing with
slcep-vaiker. Several likely methods
Of waking tho man were thought o. and
tried. Int without effect Bathing the
man s hands in cold water proved futile;
then a dozen runs round the parade
room wero taken. but without apparently
any effect upon the sonnolont Cuest.
Things wore getting 40 look hopeless
when tho resourreful officer determined
upon a coup de main which bad The de-
sired effect Having ohtai0ed a quaint
y of snuff The officer pressed the nos
trils q tho sonnamtplist With one hand
and ir1nsiiaeal7 after with ere other
applied copious supply e The puneent
material Then there zas a t7ern e1rdous
"At1bavF q violent cc1vuls.on % the
body, an opening n tbe eyes. bewil-
iorad stare aDd s1 ezPlsuatio1 hv the
nan that BE fh0uzht De vas in led. ia.
he remembered nothing since he retired
the night previous. ard 'hst BE- lad had
stnilar a3ven tgro bcfsFe-
lie - however. -rch eThs-stei.
Int sn}sr the ce-e ~ t'.e r',i il-e--su- W. q
a41li- stored restcr ra-i~os and r-ovi3 "a
BIN va a Ter rorarY heL tae pse er,
dr'Pped oG r. sleep. rhich rss un6is-
-a~bed srd ssst'al f,- . per-od y tarae
hc1ra
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26

EaszaY r.souls xs.o I'D besa At1r-eseE -
ths straz.s,e sse-sss wert eut - TIE tos-n.
G11, - the srrzags yaSl 49, - As-r-
e. All Rszrex :. tsxra Er-2~ = "ss ss,ea
g b-s sxysns1c sPS1ef 49, s-I-y s1iFe
VIZ srlsers. There w1st have beea
1fey mlllaoa 81 tAeza. AZ ~i~r heFer-
ing 0seF t1s gzo1D1 - 4-~-' Eve 1-zn-
usss u daily sest-e- --- --~@S Lite
t1oa24n1s 1f Piasses-
Che us,-ers rs web broke tAe in
secEs clsent2ng g-a1 t-eltss tfcs AID
s-r1ek scross ths cSaEsry u al 1lFeo-
tlsns. some or tie yro1n1 ana sozae ca
ls-ls fragments q &c "e9s Halce
coated al9uR slowly q" fees abose
IT, erAss. zns each htt-e plece l2igly
alive ~tth suiaers. Ile sig-t drew
great cEoEt which q1icA-y sc1tsercd
when rne visitors began - scramble
toward thea.
q'ao1sands of them cane - the cut
sklets q the esty, where tAoy c4gso- tie
Inhabitants Great alarm They were in
ali szes. from that u ne ordinary hee
% hall aR iach in length, as the wey
they got cyer the gFoun47 tpmblng
ever each other IS they vent sGs .
caution.
- noon they hAd 81 disappeared.
roiay "a the direction OF the Megced
river, and not yestige ot The great Aeb
remained
No oRe has any theory % account for
their appearance in the manner they
cane, and 10 such phenone1on ~as
/ ever Observed IL this country before.
Late this evening word was received
that thoy had gathered on the Merood
river and are forming web apparently
/ by means OF which ~ make an serial
| Journey 70 the noFthSard. On thoiz
course TO the river they caused numerous
| bodies Of stock 70 stampede, for they
simply crawled over every thing ia thciY
/ path.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26
oANDER AND RODENT.
Summary Revenge Tor the Death Of
Pretty Little CoElinS.

Pretty Little GokiinS.
A goose on tho Linglo farm hatchod
out hno family of goslinge last week,
saws letter in tho New York sun She
and her mate, an imported ganter, have
been Gssiduous in their attentions 20
the downy, little yellow things bat in
spite of shat big Norway ret, hordos of
whose kind infest the outbuildings en-
the farm, was smart enough 10 eludo
the watchful eyes of the old goose and
cander. and day or SO ago captured
ono OF the goslings and dragged ii 70 his
lair under the barn. A few feet from
the barn is low horse-trough, which is
kept constantly full of water. There is
hole tllroo inches il circumference
under tho foundation OF the barn which
is runaway for rats, and il was into
this that the rat dragged the gosling.
The two old geese INDUCED in noisy
lamentations for some time over tho
loss of their little one, and then an
idea seemed TO strike the gander.
He and his mate held confab in sub
dued tones, and then they both be-
came quiet. The gander waddled up 70
the rat-hcle under tho foundation Of tho
barn and took position 1t one side
OF it. he stood there motionless and
patient, with his eye 1zed on tho hole.
lie had stood ton minutes or more when
tho head of RAJ was pOkcd out as far
as tho shoulders. Quick IS fash the
gander hurled his head against the rats
and his strong bill closed over its neck.
The rat squealed and struggled, but be
couldn't get away. Tho mother goose
set up 4 vociferous and triumphant
squawking, ond the gander woddled as
fast as he could to tho horSc-trough He
showed the rat under the water and held
him there until he was drowned.
Then the gander threw the carcass on
tho ground and the two old geese picked
and tore it until il WAS scattered in bits
about the barn-yard. Whether the rat
Uas tho one that kidnapped the gosling
is Of course not known. but the geese
wore satisfied with their vengeance,
and after tearing tho dead rat to pieces
ioyfully conducted their family of gos-
lings TO the duck pond and gave them
thei: first exercise in swimming.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26
Sailing Through re NJ - CirsHtss
W. g. CzIWr-nfe.

Wa g. C.IEfc-nsc.
We have been VISITED by @ hoe+ q sri
dors- a1d great many ~ tho uninvtted
ard r1ueI-o-,e Euests s-e ssil' here, saws
srociai rerr~s srrndent frou Merre8.
Cal. N tho san Fra1cisco Exam no-.
Ire --rather was Neautffzl he-a to-1aT.
a-d this morning rot breath - air
ras stirring and the attention ~ The
ri izans of this raro vas a-rr1->eI tT
va ~ frs- locked Jake snail --Cu3.
no 'arzer than mans ha'd. le- E-Va
en- the horlzon. oT 20 tas northwest side
of ERE -isF
As ar16-c5s were watching a. =
--ew l1rrar an5 ,r--r r17I i-
taoS -r -ne se-r rEaare - q haak - fo7
orc trousa-i teer lsnE ara several teet
-a-1 IA foa-e5 along 81 SOW
o-Es- wa7 rrt a. r~,s ~---3 bond ard
soair-u abo1t En- uost urcarar f1sa-
ton
Afesr E. hs7 remained Cd -e s-sti--sr7
r. t,,e ar for s---e ---Ia ere - Began ~
slowly sarle 20 tha earta. A great
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26
Cheap Lands ar5 Homes IN Kentucky Ten
fCttc. ~ lava.


on Tho une OF The CJfEN s. CRESCENT
ROUTE can he found rrIfafId bottom. un anc
timber and storF lards Also the fneEi f-u t
and mincrat lands ou fhe continent iof sale
on favrfahfn terms
FhRNFh-' with aI fhv getting gnf home
in The sunny south. where hHTzafaf and iee
clad plains arc unknown. nniF Uue from
rlunat. o. somerset Hartman. inrfIf. IHaf
tanooca. Tenn. Sew lUr and fitV. laff fHvnc
and Alfalfa. Ala. Meridian. Miss. hrcHc a.
Shreveport la Parties desiring Inf0rmaf 1u
a choice locations for farfDrirs bf.f n
sites. mineral. tnber. grazing nnf agrirni
tarai lands. can obtain reliable inf1ru l0H
NhkDr General Ta9eenEef nHc olff aFnrt
Queen a. Crescent Route Cincinnati. ONO.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-26
An ORATOR FACTORY.
TIE Eo1ss = Fieid Tor DsyslC1zn1
Forensic Gl1tA

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$3.50 B.@ brs-G2E - s1s EEsaE--
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
NOTES FROM CARLISLE.
Dickinson College and the Government
Indian School.
Of The EVENING SrAR.

Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR.
CARLISLE, Pa, November H.
About midway between Chambersburg and
Harrisburg, Pa. is situated Carlisle, the seat
of Dickinson College. a iourishing institution,
originated by the Presbyterians about the close
OF the last century and subsequently coming
under the control Of the Methodist Episcopal
denomination. Rev. DR.. McAuley. a former
well-known pastor at Washington, was until re-
Gently the president of Dickinson College and
was succeeded by Rev. DR.. Reed, who oficiates
in the presidential Office with great success.
William r. Woodward and William r. Sibley
are the trustees representing Washington, and
they do it we'll.
Then the Indian school is located here. of
which Capt N. H. Pratt, U.SA., is in charge
This is fourishing and could hardly be other
wise, for the government is at its back and
furnishes the money, which, with Capt Pratt's
characteristics energy and experience, is q
guarantee OF success. l attended the First
Presbyterian Church and noted with pleasure
some fifty Indian youths in attendance and in
terested and attentive auditors.
There reside in Carlisle three ex-judges, all
men OF ability-Judge Samuel Hepburn, Judge
Herman and Judge Henderson-while Judge
Sadler is at present the presiding Judge
Judge Frederick Watts lived here many years
before his death and will be remembered by
your many readers as commissioner Of agri-
culture at Washington.
There are five well-conducted newspapers
and the town itself is beautiful for situation.
The country surrounding is attractive and
fruitful, while the society is intelligent and re-
fined
The Carlisle bar" is for mental and legal
strength unusually strong and among its menu
bers are j. W. Wetzel, former district attorney
and the son Of William Wetzel OF the office of
the commissary general Of subsistence, and
Joseph G.. Vale, brother of Josiah Vale
formerly Of the Treasury Department. but now
q member Of the Washington bar
ORSrRyRp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
FAST AND FORMIDABLE.
Secretary Tracy Wants a Swift POO
Ton Torpedo Boat


Secretary Tracy 10 just at present engaged in
considering the adsisability Of adding to the
list Of small swift vessels for chasing work.
Bids are to be opened in February for the con-
struction of vessel of 750 tons displacement,
to be called torpedo cruiser" to attain a
speed of twenty-three knots, designed to fight
smaller crafts Of the torpedo service. A GER
tain amount Of difficulty has been met with in
the preparation of plans for this craft. nearly
all Of the available space being taken up with
machinery. The Secretary has conceived the
idea Of duplicating the vessel on q larger scale,
and preliminary calculations are now being
made as to the chance Of obtaining a speed Of
26 knots out of cruiser of ]. 200 tons displace-
ment. She will have to be given at least g. 600
horse power, and will probably cost upward of
three-quarters of a million. but IL is estimated
that she will be more serviceable vessel, and
better adapted to the purpose Of her design
than the smaller craft She will be armed. il
constructed, with one or two Of the heavier
rapiG-fre guns, destined to destroy the use
fulness of the small, unprotected torpedo
boats Of the Cushing class. The 750-ton vessel
VIII BIO very uncomfortable one,
there being almost no accommodation
for her officers and crew beyond the bare
necessities. aud the added tonnage will afford
plenty of room in the projected ship, which
will be somewhat larger than the Petrol II is
probable that the Secretary will include this
vessel in his coming budget Of estimates for
new ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
PARNELL IS UNMOvED.

The 'Freeman's Jourual' Says He Will
Not Resign the Party Leadership.
The Freen,an's Journal Of Dublin makes the
following statement: 81 have direct authority
for stating that Mr.. Parnell has not the re-
hottest intention Of abandoning. either perma-
nently or temporarily, his position or his duties
as leader Of the Irish parliamentary party.
This may be implicitly accepted as Mr.. Par
nells firm resolution, and, perhaps, by learn
ing it in time the Piggott's press may be spared
the humiliation Of indulging in q prolonged
outburst of useless villifcation.
"In arriving at this determination need not
say that Mr.. Parnell 10 actuated exclusively by
his sense Of his responsibility to the Irish peo-
pie. by whose suffrage he holds his public posi-
ton, and who alone have tho power or the
right to influence his public action. The wild,
INSCRIPTIONS and insincere shriekings of the
Piggotists on the platforms and in the press
can and will do nothing to alter Mr.. Parnell's
resolve"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
ONE YEAR IN JAIL
And Also Held for the Action Of the
Grand jury.

Tom Lewis, the negro thief who was arrested
some days ago by officer McGlue for commit
ting number Of robberies at the houses Of
Commissioner Douglass and other citizens in
the same neighborhood. was taken to the Police
Court today. Lewis, it appeared. mado habit
Of going about and stealing such articles as
hammocks, chairs and other articles left on the
front porches and in yards. There were four
charges of petit larceny and Que of grand lar
ceny against the prisoner.
He plead guilty to three charges Of petit lar
ceny and was given one year in Jail. He also
plead guilty to the charge of grand larceny and
was held in $500 bail to await tho action Of the
grand Jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Daueh ters of the Revolution.

Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, vice president,
has the appointing power of regents to form
chapters OF the Society of the Daughters of the
Revolution throughout the United States, and
will begin making appointments in the thirteen
original states at once. Mrs. Darling asks the
aid of ali the officers in the national society BY
sending in names Of known liueal descendants
to aid her in selecting desirable regents. Mrs.
Mary Hemingway Of Boston, Mrs. VIM. Worth
Henry of Richmond, Va. Mrs. John Jay, Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor Of New York, Mrs. Bradley T.
johnson of Baltimore, Mrs. Jonathan Trumbull
Of Connecticut, Mrs. Blaine of Maine, Mrs.
Emory Spear Of Georgia are among the FIRST to
respond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
ABOUT IRISH AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Thomas III. Walsh Talks About
Prominent Men OF the Emerald Isle.

PARSELL NO LONGER A LEADER-wHo WILL
SUCCEED HIM-FUSDs FOR RELIEF OF sTARv-
ING IRELAND-ARE THEY USED FOE LEAGUE
PURPosEs-MR. WALSH SAYS 80.
"Parneh can no longer be leader Of the Irish
party in parliament" said Mr.. Thomas H.
Walsh to STAR reporter this morning. "He
has disgraced himself and the cause he was 90
prominent in. He has set back home rule
twenty years.
who will lead? That's . question am
really unable to answer. Either Dillon or Sex
ton; more probably Dillon. He is brave yet
conservative man. He would follow out what
no believed to be the line Of his duty without
regard to the personal sacrifice involved.
There Is no Drawer man connected with the
cause. Sexton would be much weaker; he
hasn't the outspoken courage OF his convic-
tons. No, Healy would never do; no 10 too
impetuous-a flash in the pan.
Mr.. WALSH WANTS TO KNOW.
'.By the way" said Mr.. Walsh, "can You tell
me why Dillon, O'Brien, Sullivan, Harrington,
Gill and O'Connor are appealing to the Amer
lean public in behalf Of the famine-stricken
poor OF Ireland? Ten years ago they said they
would never again ask this country for financial
assistance, and here they are again. They
announced three months ago that they were
coming ana committee OF eminent Amerlc ans
was formed to help them in the work of
solicitation.
Now they have come and through their action
this American committee has been disbanded.
Can anybody tell why? II there is a famine
why was that committee juggled out Of exist
enceI II there 10 no famine then there 10 moth
ing to relieve.
FAMINE FUNDS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
"The whole truth Of the matter is that those
.fk TO-
They have more than hundred thousand dol
lars now and will probably get more. Tho
league will uso it, although it was collected os-
tensibly for the starving people OF Ireland.
Not one dollar, not cent of it will
ever reach the hunger-racked and homeless
ones in whose behalf there is SO much wilfully
deceptive oratory. II the money was to be
used in charity / would contribute cheerfully,
but you can safely bet that Dillon, O'Brien,
Harrington Co. don't get any Of my salary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Deadly Quarrel Over Cards.

Andrew Smaltzee Of Mount Vernon, NY,
was arrested yesterday charged with the muir.
der Of John Williams. On Saturday evening
John Williams, Andrew Smaltzee, James Green
John Montgomery and Samuel Kennefic were
playing cards. A dispute arose and Smaltzee
threw glass at Williams, who believed he had
been defrauded. Williams was finally induced
to 60 home and Smaltzee also left the place.
An hour later Williams was found in the back
yard dead An autopsy was held, which showed
that Williams death was due TO blow jus,
as marks on the dead mans throat show.
Smaltzee was then arrested The other men
were also arrested and placed under bail to ap-
pear before the coroners Jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
PROFITABLE REAL ESTATE SALE.
One Hundred and TWENTY five Thousand

One Hundred and Twenty five Thousand
Dollars Realized in a Few Months.
profit of S125, 900 in six or seven months!
That is what an investment made by Mr.. John
W. Thompson In street has realized. He has
just sold to syndicate his property at the
northeast corner of 18th and streets for
$3.50, 900.
In April last Mr.. Thompson purchased the
various pieces Of property comprised in this
holding, and paid the sum of s225, 900. 1t was
and now is the largest single purchase
OF business property ever made in this city and
the prices paid, especially in the case of the
corner property, marked the highest figure
that had then been reached in street prop
erty.
DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPERTY.
The property thus purchased and now again
transferred to new owners has a frontage Of 81
feet 8 inches on F street and III feet inches
on 18th and extends solidly back on lines uni
form with the above with sufficient back ground
in addition to afford alley facilities. 1t
includes the property bought four or five
years ago by Messrs. Woodward Il Lothrop,
with the connecting pieces fronting about "a
feet on 18th street. Then there is the corner
property and the adjoining house on 18th
street. For tho corner property Mr.. Thomp-
son palu $3S per square loot, but
since then the ground at the northwest cor
ner of 1lth and streets has
been sold twice, bringing the first time the sum
OF $45 per square foot, and at the second sale,
which included the purchase Of the lease, sos
per square foot. The entire prop
erty sold by Mr.. Thompson contains
1926 square feet, and at the price
paid by Mr.. Thompson it averaged about
SIS per square foot. After period of only few
months he has obtained over $28 per square
foot Since Mr.. Thompson has held it he has
made some improvements, which have in
creased the income derived from the property
IT WILL BE IMPROVED.
The purchasers, as stated above. are syndi-
cate represented by Mr.. Chas w. Handy and
Mr.. b. U. Keyser and it is the ultimate intention
to improve the property handsomely. At the
present value it yields fair return upon the
investment, and it is capable of being made
still more productive. Mr.. Thompson
who is an extensive owner Of real estate in this
District, does not consider that the price paid
for this property by any means the top
figure, as he looks forward TO q large expan-
sion Of the business interests of the city in the
near future. In the event that the entire
property is improved by building and occu-
pied by one business firm it will be one of the
largest establishments for trade in this
city. 1t contains larger area of ground
than any other piece of business property that
has been recently sold. The property recently
purchased by Mr. Lisner at the northeast cor
ner of 18th and G streets contains over IL 900
square feet, and it cost about $3.50 per foot
There are only 8, l95 square feet in the ground
at the southwest corner Of 9th and + streets
now being improved by the Washington Loan
and Trust Company; s25 per foot was paid for
that property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Virginia State Notes.

The real estate convention Of Virginia will
meet in Norfolk tomorrow.
Early next year DR.. Thomas Nelson Page
will deliver addresses in New Jersey ON the
negro problem in reply to articles written ON
that subject by Mr.. George w. Cable.
Gen. Thomas l. Rosser, who was dangerously
Ill at his home in Charlottesville, 10 reported
improving
The Virginia Press Association met in Rich
mond today.
Valentines bust Of the late Commodore
Maury will soon be one of The attractions Of
the New York repository Of southern art and
literature.
Tho Veteran Zouaves Of Elizabeth, N. J., will
visit Richmond in February.
w. +. worthington, formerly United States
attorney for Virginia. died In Buffalo, N. Y
The democratic majority in the state in 1889
ton IL was "a, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
CONTRlBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.
Important Decision Of the United States
Supreme Court.


Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court OF the United States,
through Justice Blatchford, yesterday decided
that person injured partly through his own
negligence is not debarred from recovering
damages. The case in which the decision was
rendered was that Of the steamer Max Norris
appellant, against Patrick Curry. While load
ing the vessel, Curry, 'longshoreman, fell
through a hole and was injured. The lower
court found that the accident was due partly
to Curry's negligence and partly to the negli-
gence OF the steamship company. Curry was
awarded by the district court damages for tho
time he was prevented from working on ac-
count Of the accident on the ground that be
was not debarred by reason of his contributory
negligence. The circuit court for the southern
district of New York divided equally Oh the
case and sent it to the United States Supreme
Court on appeal The Supreme Court affirmed
the decision of the district court The Supreme
Court also held that it was not necessary to
pass upon the question as to whether or not
Curry should receive one-half or partial dam
ages on account of his c0ntributory negligence.