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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
THE FASTER GROWING STRONG.
SignOr Giovanni Succi Eats No Food,
but Gains In STRENGTH.

Sisnor Giovanni Succi, who is giving an ex-
hibition OF his wonderful fasting powers IN
New York tor the benefit Of the medical pro-
fession, started il, yesterday on the seventh
day of his long fast weighing one pound less
than he did at the same time Tuesday Accord
ing to his promise, however, he had increased
in strength during the night and pulled the
dynometer indicator around as far as "a kilos,
four kilos more than he could yesterday His
pulse was beating smoothly, and be looked in
tip-top condition. Succi is beginning to at
tract attention in medical circles Of New
York city. That man can lose two
pounds of flesh day and still increase
III strength diet Of water is
puzzle thar New York physician fails 20 I'M
derstand, and il is now the correct thing for
physicians to drop i'll during the day to see the
strange being. When Succi began his fast he
told the doctors that he would lose little over
two pounds a day for six days and one pound
day after that. Tuesday was the sixth day, and at
its end he weighed 1872 pounds, fifteen and
quarter pounds less than when he began to fast.
Yesterday he weighed l31 pounds, loss of
one pound on the seventh day, ~ be promised.
He told the physicians that he would stop losing
weight after he was reduced to lO7 pounds, a
loss OF forty pounds in all SuccTs face shows
only slight shrinkage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
AWAITING TRIAL FOR YEARS.
A Criminal is Forgotten in Prison and
Becomes Insane.

John Blyers in 1868 was arrested for the
murder of family named Foster in Vance
burg, KY. He was tried in Kentucky court
soon after, but the case was taken to the
United States court on the ground that tho
state laws did not allow colored witnesses to
testify against whites. In the United States
court Buyers was convicted and sentenced to
hang January 22. 1869. The state appealed the
case to the United States Supreme Court.
A ter delay of three years that court re-
landed the case to the state courts. Then it
somehow became forgotten. Year after year
l. - gone by without trial Witnesses have
died or moved away. Blyers' family has died
and he has grown gray in Jail awaiting trial.
He was poor and without friends and so his
case was forgotten even in Vanceburg, many
persons not even knowing he is in prison. He
has become more or less daft over his long i'm.
prIsCnment. and takes no interest in anyt hing
outside the jail The bloody axe with which
tho murder was committed is kept in
tho Jail, and that is about all the evil
dence there is lef. outside the written testi-
mony taken at tho tria.s on which to try the
man. An effort will be made to try Blyers at
the next term of court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
COMBINE OF SEEDMEN.
An English Syndicate Trying to Control
Ihe Ware Houses.

che Ware Houses.
A syndicste Of Englishmen has been for sew
eral weeks trying to secure control Of all the
leadins seed ware houses in this country. A
nupoer of interviews with the different firms
b.ve been mad, but az yet nothing definite has
been arrived at. There is upward of s2O, OOO,-
600 represented in the syndicate and it is the
intention to buy the plants outright, but each
retain an interest n administering the affairs
OF the branch which was once their own.
The largest number Of seed houses are To-
Gated in Philadelphia and over s., OG0 COO is in
vested. About five times as much business is
done here as N New York. The entire capital
invested in the seed business in this country
that Is, in the principal eastern cities is csti-
mated at SlO.0O0,OO0. The English syndicate
has offered more than this amount to secure
control of the business.
WILL PROBABLY FAI..
prominent seed merchant in PHILADELPHIA
said yesterday: The syndicate has been trying
for some time to secure control of tho seed
business. but they have been so long about il
that think the thing will fall through"
Besides trying to secure the seed business
a syndicate has been formed to get and contr oil
the nursery business, and q number OF nurse
ries have been secured.
TO CONTROL THE NURSERY BUSINESS.
In the nursery business nearly all the large
and fourishing concerns have been secured,
both east and wost, and SO great has been the
pressure that some Of the most substantial
have felt forced to enter the English combina-
ton. The leading concerns of Geneva. Dams
vile and Rochester have felt compelled to go
into the deal The plan Of capture has been
to give two-thirds Of the owners estimation of
the value of the concern. leaving the owner
still to own one-third besides being n suhordi-
nate manager in the great combine.
The eastern combine just concluded rcpre-
sents en- English capital of S5.G00,0o0. The
same influences have permeatcd other business.
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IT CAUSED A ssRUN."
Effect on the North River Bank Of
Tuesdays Scare in Wall Street.

Effect on the North River Bank Of
Tuesdays Scare in Wall Street.
The North River Bank at the corner Of Dsy
and Greenwich streets, New York, closed it,
doors yesterday afternoon at ESQ o'clock, the
state bank examiner taking charge OF ito
affairs. The bank is o member Of the clearing
house, being ffty-eight on the list. II operates
under state charter granted in 1912 Last
week the clearing house circular showed the
North River Bank as having capital Of $780,
GOO. q surplus Of sl1s,500; loans, $4,000 ,0lS;
deposits, e1.975, 900, and cash on hand, e270,-
600.
This is one Of the banks which had to. be
helped out by the clearing house on Tuesday.
Ii loaned too much money, according to the
statement Of the cashier. The amount involved,
Vice President Brokaw said. was less than
SGOOOO. Its dealings were mainly with pro-
duce merchants Of Greenwich street and Vi
cinity.
THE FAILURES WITHOUT EFFECT.
The failures on the exchange had no effect
on the market yesterday, and, although the
North River Bank was known to be in trouble,
liner did not come out until after the close of
the market. Its failure will have no effect on
Wall street.
The financial straits to which the North
American Company has been reduced sur
prised many who thought they were well
posted as to its affairs. Officers Of the COM
pany have given their frien ds as we'll as those
with whom they did business to understand
that the corporation owed . comparatively
small amount, say about $4,000, 900. It ap-
pears, however, that it has been borrowing
several times that amount, probably 81, 600, 600.
1t was developed at the meeting yesterday
that the company had very nearly exhausted all
OF its available collateral and could not there
fore margin its loans much might be re-
quired in case the prices of the Northern Pa
cifc stocks should decline further.
THE WILLARD sEcURITIEs.
Mr.. Wizards private secretary has made .
statement in which he says:
"Mr. Willard, after the loss Of his son last
summer, decided to 90 to Europe with his fam
lily for two years. Everything connected with
the properties known as the Willard socuri-
ties was in first-rate condition so far as their
earnings and dividends werc concerned and
that condition is not changed today. So far
from rigging the market he was himself the
largest individual holder Of then, and he con-
tinues to be 30.
"Any imputations against Mr.. Wizards char
acter in connection with this crisis are AZ
groundless as those against his solvsncy. He
has neither failed nor has he been the cause Of
Decker, Howell Il Co. failure. Both Decker,
Howell Il Co. and their assignee have publicly
stated this fact and it will appear more dis
tinctly when their affairs are Inundated"
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RALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Leave Washington iron. station corner OF New Ja-.
For Chicago and Saris sps ssress
press da, II 80 AIN, express 9':sS pm. ini''a e1,
dsiiV @ nm ST Louis and Indianapolis express.
For ot h.tsbur. and Cleveland. express daily $50
For Lexington and points in the Shenandoah valley
ana sn way ssatSns tSs0pm
, For Baltimore, week days. 4:O5. co. 6 :35. 2 IN
tsi5. Is minutes, 5 5S 10 so go: e ag1ss
:i i. s: g Is ss @in a ao9 = nn@,es
minutes, o:O0 6:la 0:2G 80. SIS Io.;s 81
Tor Way stations between Washington and Ba,u,.
more; IN. o;S2, 80 AIM l2lv; as $50 20
8 20. / SO pm. . ''0 Ill., ioO' o;-o' 49,
ss;y tGs' 81 sse S so sss days ns
O:2o and 1883 am LOO. II 40. 10 2:SI
800 1910 iU:o S ana IIS 90 pm $50 san sso
$50, 7;l3; $50 $50, $50. ly:3o. 1885 am
go So; $50; Iol0 fo 50 and ii ;oe JPN 'Oo
rn sundaps. $50 anu 9 p1n iIlS and 4So
Oils, 6:.o. s:51 am, i2:oa $50 IN sunaays
For staio, $50 OF The metropolitan Branch 10
g 80 M. 81 rs pm, : or fnncipai STATIONS oaliS
tor Rockville and Way stations. t4:35 pm.
For GsltLersburg Iud intermediate poiuts 20 90.
1920 l9:09. ~ 90 am. Hoo 1900 .5:55. t9 99
Church tram leaves Washington on Sunday at Il )
pm. stopping at all stations Metropoitau branch
For trtderick to:oO, $3.50 sY::iO. I'll 80 aL-
81 j ., IS 80 f4:30 pm.
For Hsgerstown, ito 40 am. and rs :30pm
Trains arrive from Chicago daily - a m and
4:lU p. from Cincinnati and ST. lCuls daily g 80
am and 200 p.nL: iron Eittsburs Z :lO am. 80
pm. daily.
MN lORK AND IHiLADELpHlA Division
For New lork 1renton, Newark. j., and ElizALetl,
Nd, 400, ts:OO. >IU:vO, -l2:UO am - IN
4 :oO anu 'lO:3O pm. Ballet larlor Cars on All
day TRAINS. SAeellLs Car IA tho lu:.o D. "a open
Tor Philadelphia 4 :o5. tS Co., 1000. .12 oouoon
2;oO. a ;o0. oh and 'lU;3U pm
FOR Newark, Del, VI IInIllsIou and Chester. Il O5,
e: 10y an, 'l@;UU nooil. 900 400, o;l5 and
'lU:oo pm
ior intermediate points between Baltimore and
fhnadeiphia to:oo and 81 20 N. 1;.:50. "a 20
PIN
a, Trains leave New York for Washington. 900
fii:So am. '2:UO. $50 $500 pm aud 'l2:I 5
Trans leave Philadelphia for Washington. q "a
sS;do, -S'i5. III 80 a.m- IL ~. All, $500
q :32 p.nL
lOr Boston $50 pm, with Pullman Buffet sIeeI.
Ing running through ~ Boston without change
via PoughkeeI sic Bridge, landing passengers Il una
NJ. station ut Boston
For Atlantic City 4: o5 and 10 am, IL 90 uoon
Sundays, 100 AN. II loon and 1O;3O pm.
fExcept sunday. DAILY sSunday only
Baggage called for and checked hotels and resi-.
oenCes by Union Iransfer COMPANY left q.
ticket offices. 0lS ana 1901 Penn. and Al depot
ChAs. q. SLULl. Gen. lass. Agent.
:. 1. ODE.-I. oen MANAGER Ds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
"SCALPERS' >, TICKETS VALID
An Important Decision in the Minnesota
Supreme Court

supreme Court.
Judge Vanderbur2h Of the Minnesota su-
preme court rendered q decision which
settles the question of tho validity of rail-
road ticket purchased Of a ticket broker or
scalPer. and the liability of railroad company
TO accept such ticket when offered by an lnno-
cent purchaser
In August. 1883. the Northern Pacific railroad
issued certain excursion tickets from Detroit.
Mich, TO Minneapolis and return. Casper
Carsten bought the return stub OF AIinnc-
apoils broker and took passage from Minne-
apo!is 10 Detroit The conductor would no.
accept this ticket. Carsten brought action
against the railroad company and tho lower
court held that he could not recover.
He then appealed to the supreme court and
the decision Is reversed, the court holding that
round-trip ticket used by purchaser in 60
ing 10 the station named and then sold and
transferred with no restrictions appear
Ing Is valid in the hands of the holder and
entities him to a return passage, subject to the
prescribed limitations as to time &c, aud ac-
tual damages may be collected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
BETTY'S MANY HUSBANDS.
Though Not Yet Twenty-Five Years of
Age She Has Been Married Six Times.

Ten years ago the little tavern at Emersons'
| Mills in the Pine run lumber region of north
western Pennsylvania was kept by an odd
character, Elias Benton. He had very pretty
| daughter named Betty. Her mother was dead
| and she looked after the household affairs of
| the tavern. She sixteen years old. and
Edward Shot, bark contractor, young and
| well-to-do was in love with her and wanted to
| marry her. Betty wanted to marry young
| Shot. but her father had other plans, and she
was compelled to obey. He chose for her hus-
band a man three times her age, who owned o
large pine tract in the neighborhood, valua-
BILE property that Landlord Benton was anxious
to possess. He compelled his sixteen year-old
daughter to marry this man. Auds by name.
He lived only six months and left his Dung
| widow the pine land which her father sold and
appropriated the proceeds to his own use.
THE CHILD WIDOWS SECOND EXPERIENCE.
Young Shot in the meantime had closed his
contracts and gone away. One year after the
death of her husband Mrs. Aulds married. to
spite her father, John Grover, Il sawyer. He
was killed in his employers mills one month
later The landlords daughter was now twice
q widow, although she was not yet eighteen
years old Two months after her second hus-
bands death Edward Shot returned to Emer-
sons Mills, and on her eighteenth birthday
young Widow Grover, who had grown defiant
| of her father, married her old-tme love. The
was BORN The child was not two weeks old
when the father crushed to death by a
falling tree in the woods. Widowed now for
the third time, the landlords daughter mourned
her third husband sincerely for two years.
About this time her father died. At the age OF
twenty-one she made what was regarded as a
most fortunate marriage, her fourth husband
being Elmer James, young Warren county
lawyer. James turned out to be a drunkard.
He abused his wife anG her child so shamefully
that she had no difficulty in obtaining a
divorce, which was granted four months after
she became Mrs. James.
AN OLD AND THEN YOUNG HUSBAND.
She remained single then until she was
twenty-three, when she married George Rhon,,
! a widower of fifty. He was a prominent man
! in the locality. Before they were married
| year Rhone died with the small pox. His
| young wife nursed him all through the course
! OF the dreadful disease, escaping without TAX
| ing 1t herself. Rhone left his widow SO, 900 III
cash. Notlong after her last husbands death she
| took her child ami went to Ohio. where she
had relatives living. This was one year ago.
Last Tuesday she wrote to u friend in this city
that she was to be married the next day in
Covington, KY. to young man named Char
| ley Green, blue grass farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
Foreign Topics of Interest.

A dispatch from Vienna says the vatican has
been asked to investigate the reported miracles
at Gutenberg in Styria where the Virgin
Mary is said to appear twice day to little
girl At present the police are guarding the
tree where the miraculous apparition is said to
occur.
According to dispatch from Australia Sir
Samuel Griffith, prime minister Of Queensland.
has declared himself in favor of the establish.
ment OF an Australian nation. governed by an
Australian parliament, with all the powers now
exercised by the parliament Of Great Britain.
The Queen Regent Of Spain has personally
visited the scene Of the great tobacco factory
fire i'll Madrid and has taken lively interest
in the welfare Of the 10000 persons who
are thrown out of work by the destruction Of
the factory. She has taken steps to relieve any
cases OF suffering or restitution from her
private funds.
The hearing in the case Of the woman Egenie
Rouillier, charged with decoying a young En-
glish girl named Nellie Basket to Paris for
immoral purposes has again drawn public at
tention to the fact that a regular traffic of this
kind Is carried on between London and the
continental capitals particularly Brussels ard
Paris. Nellie Basket was fortunate enough 20
| escape the trap laid for her. but thousands vi
girls, like her. Of respectable families, fall
helpless victims.
Advices from south Africa state that the
British government will not be content with a
mere protectorate over With, but will establish
permanent settlement there. A reward Of
10000 rupees has been offered for the appre-
hension of Tumo Bakari, the fugitive sultan OF
VIM. who instigated the murder Of the German
traders.
Several fights took place in Galway yestcr-
day between the police and the military. In
one OF the encounters a police sergeant was
| severely injured. Tho military finally routed
the police and charged them to their barracks.
The Connauyht Rangers, who took prominen,
part in the disturbance, havo been ordered
away from Galway.
A meeting of the Emin relief committee
| was held in London yesterday. It was de:
sided to take no immediate action relative I'd
the charges aud countercharges made by MEM
bers Of the expedition. It was also decided TO
leave to Mrs. JamesOn's discretion whether or
not she would publish the letter from her hus-
band relative to the charges against him.
The magistrates court at Tipperary haa
| changed the venue of the conspiracy case
| from Tipperxry to Clonmel. The counsel
for the defendants made vigorous pro-
tests against this action, but they were over.
| ruled.
A largo tobacco factory in Mad-id was de.
stroyed by fire Tuesday, causing a loss oil
800, 900. Ten thousand persons are rendered
idle by the confagration.
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lsS5-S6-s7-ss-sa

TOTAL 81 ,4ss 4s,sIO s4,o3s s4.s01 q, 529
But il Is not alone in numbers that the great
increase of advertising Is shown The larger
space required for advertisements during the
year 1889 as compared with that occupisd in
1855 10 even more striking.
The average daily space filed by advertise
ments in 1888 was IS 10 columns, or 777s columns
for the year; whereas for the year 1889 ths daily
average was 2s75 columns, or sa2s columns d
the aggregate, being total gain over the pre-.
vious yea Of 1444 columnsl And this, 10 nasl
be remembered, consisted exclusively of The
ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing
in the way Of tax sales poll lists election returnA
ETC., such - occasionally swell the basinss a
political organs. being included IN ~ pssros
sgs.
In conclusiou, q d only necessary 70 say tha&
IN proportion TO the extent and high charactsa
Of its circulation, TEE srA,'s advertising rates
take rank with The very lowest IN The country
and 10 add. finally, that every statement hsrsis
made can be sbundautly verified TIE CIR
oULATIoN OF THE PAPER 70 SWORN To-
IT'S PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARR
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ITS BOOKS
NAY BIZ INSPECTED By ANT ONE HAVING
~ INTEREST IN THEIR ExAlmATlo2
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A Ni,,io,Aire Lumberman Dyi.r.

Ex-Gov. rndington is i'll at his residence in
Milwaukee. He was Frustrated last week by q
Sigh, sIock Of paralysis, from which he recov-
cred sufficiently to go 20 his Office Mon
da- This exertion in his enfeebled condition
Id to q second prostration and his condition is
critical
Gov. Ludington was born in Pawling,
Duchess county, MY, July 81, 1912. In 1888
he came TO Milwaukee, then o small village
and has lived here since. He entered into the
numbering business at an early day. 1t was in
this business that he laid the foundation of the
fortune which now makes him a millionaire
He was for many years a prominent figure in
ocal and state politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
An Appeal to English Conservatives.

Right Hon. William Henry Smith of Eng
land. the conservative leader. has issued
circular to his supporters urging prompt and
full attendance OF conservative members at the
opening Of parliament The circular states
that matters of the highest importance, am
which nnperatlyely demand support of ale
friends o. the government viii be brough, for
ward at the approaching meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
CITY AND DISTRICT.

u The way to advertise is to put your
announcement where it will be seen by the
everybody in Washington, and all advertise
esements in its columns are regularly and
carefully read by all members of the house.
hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
Suicide to Escape Punlshmcnt

George ". Martin, New York car
penser, confined in Raymond stree: Jail,
Brooklyn, on 4 charge OF grand larceny. kille d
himself yesterday. He was not known to
have weapon. but had managed to conceal
bis pocket knife III his clothing With this he
stabbed himself six times The last time the
desperate man piled the knife it entered his
heart and lie fell dead IN his cell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
Irving to Get a No;ority.

The democrats in the Rock island leg
islative district of Illinois nov claim that
W. G. Collins (rep) of that Gig, who received
a majority of the votes, is iiellgibie, not hav-
ing been a resident OF tn. state for the statu-
tory time. II this CLAMP should prove correct
it would reduce by on the number OF republi-
cans on Joint ballot and give the democrats
~ aiority on a balpt for United States Senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
Schedule in Effect MayIS.

Trains ieave Union Depot 9th and b streets O n
am. Tor Newport News. Old Point Comfort ard
Norfolk daily. Arrlve at Old Point at 4 q u M
and Norfolk at q 40 I'm. ''
IL "a am, Cincinnati Express daily 70 stations 4,
virginia West virginia, Kentucky and CINCINNATI
nesupule oicepers through without change 10 Gin
- cinnati, Arriving II I'D IN.
IA ~ PIN, +; T. " Nestlbuie Limited. daily Solid
trans. with dining cars, run through withou,
Change TO cincinnati Nestlbule Sleeper for Lex
ington and Louisville. Pullman Cars are opea "a
receive passengers at pm.
Office: ol3 Pennsylvanla avenue
y12-u General Pas.en,,er assS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13

A dispatch from Salt Lake says that notwith.
standing President Woodruh's proclamation,
polygamy still dourishos in Utah. Forty two
arrests have been made for this crime within
the last sixty daya
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
To Prevent Sen Sickness

Prof. Charles Richet states in the Proq,-es
Medical that fifteen grains Of sulphate of quiz
nine administered two hours or four hours at
the most before embarking will completely free
even sensitive subjects from the horrors of
sea sickness.