davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

The Missing Colored Man Is Arrested and
Makes u Confession.

The doubt which was raised as to who shot
Mrs. Julia Barnett on the fourth day of this
month at her home, No. sl5 New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest, as published in TIE STAR
at the time, has been cleared away
and James Harrison, the colored man accused
by Mrs. Barnett of the shooting. is in custody.
Police officers engaged in the case declared at
the time their belief that Mrs Barnett was shot
by her own insane son.
Harrison left the city the night Of the shoot
ing. The son mentioned, Cornelius Barnett.
was arrested, adJudged insane and sent TO the
insane asylum by an order of the Secretary OF
the Interior.
Inspector Swindells OF the detective corps
took steps, however, to capture Harrison and al
least hear his side of the story.
THE FUGITIVE LOCATED.
The fugitive was located at last at Berryville
Va, village about IL or Is miles from
Harper's Ferry, where Harrisons brother kept
barber shop. =
Constable b, C. Adams OF that place inter.
ested himself in the case and few DAYS age
he got trace OF the negro wanted and in.
formed Inspector Swindells
Detective Mahon went to Berryville last
evening and went with Constable Adams and
another officer to an entertainment where Har.
rison was expected, but he did not make his
appearance.
The officers went in search Of him, and abou,
one O'Clock this morning found him in his
brothers barber shop. Harrison gave up with
out any resistance
HIS CONFESSION.
He did not deny that he had done the shoot.
ing when questioned by Detective Mahon.
After he did the shooting he
said he left the house and
walked all the way to Germantown, which ID
Los frn Ia. Nfzs~ IL.
tan Branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. There he jumped freight train and in
doing so lost the revolver that he did the
shooting with.
What did you shoot her for?" the officer
asked.
a,;n III don't know. was his reply. Il had been
The officer returned with his prisoner today
ana locked him up for a hearing in the Police
Court
MRS. BARNETT IMPROVING.
Mrs. Barnett, who has been in Providence
Hospital since she was shot, is much better and
and it is thought that sine will soon be able TO
be out
Mrs. Barnett's statement was that the negro
demanded money of her and also demanded
her keys before he knocked her down and shot
her.
WHAT HARRISON TOLD A STAR REPORTER
-N'N pa 'NAcA hucu oSCu Al LIS cell Nv u STAR
reporter said that he had been in Mrs. Barnetts
employ for about two months before be did the
shooting. He was employed, he said, to look
after Mrs. Barnett's son.
number of times, he said, the son was un-
manageable and it was with considerable diff
Guilty that he (Harrison) was able to subdue
him.
About o'clock on the morning of the shoot
ing he said Mrs. Barnett's son aroused them and
he tHarrison) had to go upstairs to quiet him.
He said he had been drinking that day
At first he denied the shooting, but after
ward he told the officers the story that he told
Detective Mahon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
THE GREENAPPLE CASE.
The Hearing In the Police Court Still
in Progress.

Detective Blockiwas the first witness exam
ined in the case of Isaac GreenappIe and his
wife Rosie, whose trial on a charge of arson
took place in the Police Court yesterday after
noon. His evidence was to show how he and
Detective Raft investigated the circumstances
of the fire.
Policeman Burns was also witness He was
called to the house by cry of "Firer' and he
succeeded in extinguishing the flames before
much damage was done.
MIR. NJ. Goldman, who had room in Green
apples house, told how he was awakened by
the smoke. The fire, he said occurred during
Hebrew holiday, the feast OF the Passover,
and candles were left lighted in the dining
room when the family retired for the night
When he was awakened by the smoke he went
to Greenappie's room and awoke him. Green
apple sara: Run quick to the station house
and tell the police"
Chaskill Flamenbaum, who boarded in the
house at the time of the fire, told his story
through Mr.. Laskey, who acted as Interpreter
On the morning of the fire. he said, he went
down stairs and saw Mr.. and Mrs. Greenapple
The former told him not to say ANYTHING and
added that he would kill him If he did. Green
apple, he said, told him to go back to bed and
remain there and not give the alarm even if his
own bed took fire. On Monday he said, he
told SWartZ, another Ooarder, what had been
said and he afro told Felix Greenappie. the
prisoner brother OF it. Felix told him if he
had anything to report he had better tell it to
the police.
Mr.. kohn, clerk in the Office of the Norwich
Union Insurance Company, testified that Rosie
Greenapple took out policy for $1,000. 1t
had been for $500. but within a month of the
fire it was increased.
Messrs. c. Maurice Smith and Leon Tobriner
here raised questions of law which the court
overruled Nearly three hours were consumed
in the hearing and as counsel desired to argue
the case continuance was granted until noon
today.
PROCEEDINGS TODAY.
The hearing of the case of Isaac Greenapple
and his wife (Rosie). charged with arson, was
resumed in the Police Court this afternoon.
Mr.. Tobriner asked whether the government
was going to insist on holding Mrs. Greenapple.
Mr.. Armes. for the government claimed that
under the proof both should be held As to
whether the wife was acting under the hus-
bands influence or not he thought was a mat
ter of defense.
The court gave counsel for the defense an
opportunity to answer the governments testi-
mony, and six witnesses, including a colored
man. were sworn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
A HOPELESS DISAGREEMENT.
The Republican Caucus Committees
Wide Apart on the Silver Question.

The House and Senate republican caucus
committees are hopelessly apart on the silver
question. After the last Intellectual meeting
Of the joint subcommittee the House contin-
gent reported 70 their full committee the
failure to agree. Thereupon Representative
Walker OF Massachusetts, addressed the COM
mittee, holding that the concessions to the ex-
treme silver men had been made
with the understanding that something
positive would be achieved, but that a. they
had failed to reach an agreement the House
committee should revert to the modified VIM
dom bill reported by the coinage committee.
This was put as a motion, which prevailed by .
vote of 10 to 5. The next step will be to
report to the House republican caucus
probably about Monday night. The indica-
tons are that the caucus will accept the House
committee bill and that it will pass the House.
Meanwhile the Senate will probably pass its
bill and the matter will be turned over to
conference committee to adjust the differences
between the houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
WHO WILL BE ELECTED?
Today's Sessions OF the National Acade-
my Of Sciences.

Today was assigned by the council Of the
National Academy Of Sciences for electing new
members Of the academy. There are Eve va
cancies TO be filed and the candidates and
their friends awaited with considerable anxiety
the session of the council today which termi-
mated at l2 o'clock. when the public session
OF the academy began. The council, however,
at the session this morning only reached pre-
hminary or preference ballot, winch is a
method adopted of reducing the number o.
names to be voted for down to near the num-
Der to be elected In this case seven names
we're selected and then a recess Was taken until
O'Clock this afternoon, when the final ballot
ing will be bad
THE CHEAPEST LIGHT
When the academy met in public session
Prot Langley, the secretary Of the Smithsonian
institution, read very interesting paper ION
the cheapest light" He spoke of the great
waste of heat required to produce light, in
some cases the percentage Of loss being as high
as 80 per cent.
He said that nature has a secret by which she
avoids this waste and cited the case of the fire.
ny where light is produced without any
very perceptible heat The phosphorescent
lsI' IN nature 10 an exception, he
SAID, 70 the general rule of waste. He then
torAc VI u rcstdTCu 0ldOt DN
him OF the freely light and said that there
seemed TO be no reason Why this process could
not be initiated. II was the most economic
process. Under the present methods of max
ing gas the waste. at very low estimate, was
one hundred times more than was saved.
A number OF other papers were read and il
was expected that the academy would complete
Its business so as to adjourn this afternoon.
There may, however, be a session tomorrow.
MEMORIAL BIOGRAPHIES. ETC.
The evening session Of the academy yester-
day was devoted to reading the memorial biog.
raphies Of members who had died during the
year. The memorial to DIR. J. C. Dalton o,
New York city was read by DIR. Weir Mitchell
that of Prof. LOOMS of Yale College by Prof
Newton Of Yale, and that of Prof Leo Les9ne-
reaux of Ohio by Prof. Leslie of Philadelphia.
The Draper medal was presented to Prof
Rowland of Johns Hopkins University. 1t i.
gold and its intrinsic value is $500 Prof Row
land accepted the medal with appropriate re-
marks
The following have been reelected members
OF the council: q. j. Brush, B. A Gould, NJ c.
Meigs, Simon Newcomb, Ira Remsen, L. A.
Walker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Origin Of Confederate GRAY.

member of the military committee of the
Lee monument celebration says that the gray
uniform of the confederate army was modelled
after the Seventh New York regiment This
gentleman sees in this fact another and peculiar
reason why that famous regiment should par
ticipate in the unwilling of the Lee monument
on May 20. Up to the time the Seventh regi-
ment came to Richmond, IN 1859, as an escort
to the remains of President Monroe. the First
regiment and other military organizations in
Richmond had no regulation uniform. Each
organization consulted their own taste in the
matter. Soon after the pleasant visit of the Sew
enth. the First Virginia infantry adopted the full
was just on the eve of the breaking out of the
civil war. The uniform of the coniederacy was
modelled after the first regiment, so the adop-
ton OF the confederate gray was indirectly due
to the visit of the Seventh New York regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
AYERS

sarsaparis. Your life, tina. Of some one near and
dear 70 you. may depend the use Of this wei sp-
proved remedy preference to any other preparation
Of similar name Its compounded Of Honduras sar-
ssp-rls tthe variety most reh in curative proper
tiesJ. stiIhngis mandrake. yellow dock and the
iodides. The process of manufacture is original,
skfu scrupulously clean and such ss TO secure the
very best medicinal qualities of each Ingredient. This
medicine is not boiled nor heated. and ia therefore.
not dscoction; but it is compound extract OBJ
tanned BY method exclusively our own, Of the best
and most powerful Alternatives, toncs and diuretics
kloxa to pLaELlscy. For the last forty years Ayers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Weayers' Strike.

NASHUA, NH, April 1.-THE expected
strike of the employees of the Jackson Com
pany's mills occurred this morning, the weay-
ers, spinners and help all going ont. The mills
have been shut down, but for how long is not
known. Eight hundred hands are out OF en-
ployment. They will be paid off on Saturday.
The wesvers marched through the streets and
then quietly went home. demand for an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
I'd EDITION.
--latest qGlGgIan5 to The Star.
HE WILL NOT SIGN,
Maryland's Reassessment Bill Fails to
Become Law.

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 17.-Gov. Jackson
today announced his determination not to
sign the reassessment bill. He says he is in
favor Of reassesment on general princi-
pies, but this bill ''grsnts more power to the
sessing officers than they ought to have, and
1t exposes the citizen to the malice of inform
ers IN cases where probably there would be no
just cause Of complaint. The effect of the bill
wouid be- in my judgment, to drive more tax
able property from the State than 1t would add
to our basis of taxation. / cannot therefore
approve this measure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Another Colored Convention.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. April IA COL has been
issued for colored state convention to meet
in Alexandria, Va, May Is, 1890, under the
auspices of the Colored Mems League of that
city. The object is to counteract the plan OF
the Richmond negro convention, which ad-
journed yesterday, respecting the organization
OF a negro party in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Blew His Brothers. Head OFF.

RIcHARDrowS, ND, April IA sensational
tragedy occurred yesterday at the country resi-
dence of o. P. Seiner of Stark county. Albert
Seiner entered the house of his brother and
insulted the latter's wife, whereupon 0. Z.
Seiner seized shotgun and literally blew his
brothers head off. o. p. Seiner was arrested,
il was feared that the prisoner would be
lynched. The sheriff is making efforts to keep
the mob from the Jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
A Prehistoric Village.

The site Of prehistoric village has been dis
covered on the Ohio side Of the river about
one mile north OF Parkersburg, VIVA. The site
comprises an area of about four acres, and over
the entire area the earth is generally slightly
burned, having reddish color. and is thickIy
intermixed with fragments of pottery, streaks
of ashes and fragments OF bones Of ANIMALS and
human beings.
In several places are to be seen the ruins OF
what seems to be ancient FIRE places, contain
various sorts. In and around these fire places
are found ornaments and implements, such as
battle axes, knives, drills spear and arrow
points and ornaments made Of bone and slate
The spear and arrow heads are ut fine work
manship and are all Of very hard substances,
such a. agate. chalcedony. camelian. quartz,
jasper and slate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Who Struck Him.

CHICAGO, April I7.-BilIy Patterson, crazy
with drink and armed with alarge knife, caused
panic in State street car about O'Clock this
morning by cutting every one within his reach.
Before he could be overpowered and locked up
he inflicted terrible wound in the neck OF
Arby Pstnew severely wounded Henry Hatch
in the face and badly wounded Thos Brennan.
There was no provocation for the cutting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Gave Him n Set of Books.

PARIS, April I'm. Jules Simon has received
from Emperor William copy of the musical
works of Frederick the Great, accompanied by
letter in which the emperor says: Having
made your acquaintance personally, after
knowing for many years Of your eminence in
literature, science and philosophy, / desire you
to possess a souvenir OF the peaceful and civil
izing mission which led you to visit my capital "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

Funeral from bis late residence l143 Righth street
nor Invest, Saturday: April 49, IT > 80 IA. Requem
Relatives aud friends are Invited 70 attend. 2.
BARRETT. on "Wednesday evening, Aprl 10. 1880.
@ne aSL; SeT,los; a OAK H chAel FRIDAY sis.F
BRADsHAW, The remains Of Mrs ELLEN BRAD
SHAW SHAW slil De buried from the vault VI Mt. ohVet
and relatives Are invited 10 attend
BROWNE Al 43l sth street southwest GEORGE
late MnL NJ. Lru~ue, aged thIrty -hye years. three
months and twenty -hye days
Fast his suffering. past his pain;
lei se hope to meet again"
- Funeral from Israel Church Friday, April is At
ESQ pm Friends aud relatives invited. 2.
BUhDINE ON 10th April 1890 At 3: Is D. m after
long and painful illness EMMA r.. brloyed wife Of
the funeral take place from Firth Baptist church
heN Z q Meador. at pm. FRIDAY.
April n. 1890 Mrs. HAMLET 5. las IMAM, V assd
:, interment at Great Falls. Eli. tBoston and New
Hampshire payers please oopy.l
EGLotF r, ON "Wednesday, April 10, 1880. at 10 As
~, hAh IA ieloNed VIE OF JOhu &. Eg.uf native
OF Germany. ln the fOrtieth year OF 10 age.
tunerai friday at : 3 M from her late residence,
~ Isnth street southeast Friends aud relatives
,GUTMAN. On April IL 1880. in Baltimore. Nd.
t MIs city SolMAN mother Of Mr." = aOOdnisn u
MCCARTHY On April l2 1890, at Key West Fla NJ
pneumonia, Surgeon RUFUS h. MCCARTHY 81 81
Paul. Mum, IN his thirty seventh year
Funeral from chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery Friday
18Th instant, at $3.50 O'Clock pm.
PAINE At0:44 q. m, April 10 1890 at Bailey.
Roads, Va, MILAN PAINE. beloved husband a
two days.
Rest Az peace.
1890. at 800 o'clOck. ESIELLt, Vile 81 Charles III
stewart ana daughter OF hOInas and Annie Mood
1neral VIII take place from 1T. Luke'E Church ON
frdsy Aiternoon Aprll Is, al 3 O'Clock RelAtives
and friends invited " attend
AMI IAALf4v y On AAPF ~ 1890 at s45 an.
NulL - - M A-.'--
uneral from 413 Missouri avenue 81 3 H. m April
IL. 1885, Relatives and friends invited 10 attend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
A Woman Indicted for Murder,

MOUNT HOLLY, Nj, April 1.-THE grand
jury of Burlington county has found an in
dictment against Mrs. Carrie E. Vandegrift,
one of the most prominent women of Burling-
ton and leading church member. She is
charged with attempting to kill, by poisoning,
her son Frank c. Norman, aged twenty three.
The evidence against her is very strong. The
poisoning was discovered by physician in
time to save the young mans life. In case of
his death Mrs. Vandegrift would have received
An insurance of 500 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
PuBLIo SAFETY
DEMANDS

Thst only honest and reliable medicines should be
placed upon the market 1t cannot, therefore, be
stated too empba;caly. repeated too often. that
ali who are in need Of a GENUINE BLOOD PURI-
FIkR should be sure and ask fog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
MAlfIfIlcIs

CooPER-TAYLoR on thursday. April :. 1880.
David Barr. WILLIAM IA. COOPER aud MAMIE j.
TAYLOR
sEHOhN-LAMBETI- on wednesday evening
Api TO- 1890, at the residence 81 the brides mother
Mrs VI j. Lrpley, 036 street southwest, by Rev H.
bitngsr, OLIVER W. skHORN aud Rosa MAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Sullivan Too Eat.

John L. Sullivan is now under treatment
for fairness, and it is said that the real reason
for the delay over the arrangement of match
with Jackson is the necessity for this treat
ment. Sullivan has lately been growing enor-
mously fat especially in the region of the
stomach. Jackson is said to be especially ad-
dicted 20 stomach blows, and it Is necessary
that Sullivan's tendency TO run to fat be over
come before he thinks of meeting Jackson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Acquitted,

ATLANTA, Ga, April 17.-Chas. f. McGregor.
who has been on trial for the past week at
Warrenton, Ga, for the murder of j. NJ. W..
Cody several months ago. was acquitted today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

The Monongahela Navigation Company,
through its attorneys, has fled q claim in the
United States circuit court at Wheeling, VIVA.
against the United States for S500, 600, the
alleged value Of lock aud dam No. 2, winch
have been condemned About . year ago a
board Of viewers appointed to estimate the
damages done the company in this connection
awarded s209, 900. The government took an
appeal and the matter il still lying in tina,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

OMAHA, NEB., April 1.-THE presbytery OF
Omaha yesterday decided against the revision
Of the confession Of faith By vote of twenty
five to eighteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Suicide i'm the Capitol at ALBANY.

ALBANY, n. y, April 7.-Willam Thorne,
fruit dealer, committed suicide here this morn
ing by jumping from the senate staircase in
the capitol to the floor below, a distance of
seventy feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Why His Feet Were on the Tail.

Cadet James N. Anderson of Compapv A
Hrst class at West Point, when called on re-.
Gently to explain in writing why be had his
feet on the table during inspection, replied
1T ". xas necessary that I should have my feet
on the table, as my room mate was present and
had his feet on the door. live With Cadet
Grimes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. April 17.-CottOn firm-mtddling
1Ha1ts4. Flour active, firm and unchanged
Howard street and western super, 9. o0a... so; do
extra, 2.7oa3.65: do. do. family, 3o5a4.0O; City
mills, Rio brands, extra. 531a150; winter wheat
patent 46Oa5.0O; spring, do. do, 5.00a3.4O do.
do. straight. 4.30a4.75; do. do. extra. 3.1Ja4 -.
WheRt-southern very hrm Fultz, sass: Long
berry, S5a9O; No. 2, SIN; steamer No. = red.
S5H: western steady: No. winter red, spot,
s7kas714. April, s159aS74; May, ssaSsA; July.
s6aSGA. Corn-sOutnerp fairly active and firm:
white. 40a42; yellow, 42a4G: western strong;
mixed spot, 394 a97S; April, 391+a393s; May, ;I9lG
a;E9]z; June. 39Aa39k; July, 4oa4O4i; steamer,
BIN bid. Oats fairly active and unchanged
southern and Pennsylvania. 29a:3; western,
white, 32a.S3; do mixed. :sUa3i; graded No. =,
white, 80. Rye frm-prime 10 choice. 57a1S. Hay
steady-prime 10 choice timothy, l3.00al4.0O
Provisions steady and uuchanged-mess pork, old
115o, new 12.5 30; bulk meats, loose shoulders, 81:
shoulders, 9; sugar-cured smoked shoulders q;
hams, lOal2h; lard, steady; refined IN, crude
6a6x. Butter firm but unchanged-western ladie,
12ai3; creamery, 1sa19. Eggs active-western,
i0al24. Coffee dull-Rio cargoes fair, 20 Sugar
active-A soft, 1-16 Copper unchanged-re-
fined, Hssal3 Whisky MISUNDERSTANDING
freights to Liverpool per steamer dull and I'M
changed-cotton Acc; hour per ton in sacks POS.
AIS Cork for orders-3spd. Receipts-hour.
$50 barrels. Ssles-wheat 10000 bushels; corn,
6s, 900 bushels.
BALTIMORE. April 17-virginia consols Al:
do. 10 40s, 81; DO. threes, 66A; baltimore and
Ohio stock, 90 a9sk; Northern Central stock.
6sa6sH; Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
hrsts, 997sa100A; do. seconds, 80: consolidated
gas bonds, Hay; do stock. 493s a49k.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

The Duchess Of Westminster, whose husband
10 the richest man in England. ands herseIS mn
able 70 give Sl0o year for i've years toward
scholarship at the Female School of Arr, Lon
don. She writes that she has 90 many claims,
upon her, and that when she subscribed 70 the
fund she did not know that it was to run ave
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

SHAKE orr THE EFFECTs Of q bad cold promptly
by the Use 81 Dr. Jayne Extectorant and es,,a,,.
the danger OF irritating the lungs into a fatal die
ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

Range Of the Thermometer Today.
The following were the readings at the sie-
nal Office today: Sam. &C, pm, 81; maxi
mum, IS: minimum, So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

Mr.. Brainard h. Warner has resigned as treas
urer OF the Boys and Girls National Home and
Employment Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

Frank Boyle, thirty-two, respondent over his
child's death. hung himself in New York.
Toronto stone cutters struck Monday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

The %, 000, 900 damage suit of the Montgom.
cry Car Company against the Street Cable Com
pany Of Chicago, for infringement of patents,
was dismissed in the federal court.
The Philadelphia Press has made arrange.
ments for new building corner Of Chestnut
and 18th streets