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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
AS FROM A CATAPULT.
A Negroes Flight Through the Roof OF
Florida Single Mill.

From the Florida Times Union.
Last Sunday at one Of the shingle mills on
the St. Augustine road one of the negro
hands. happy in plug hat and welcome leis-
ure, was sitting on q long and heavy pine
plank which rested on two cypress logs just
inside an open wagon shed in the shade.
About fifteen feet of the plank projected
into the open air, and near it were piled high
the great sections Of cypress trunks from
which the shingles are sawed. The unfor
tunate darkey was talking politics with num-
Der OF his comrades when the jar Of an ap-
preaching train affected the pile of cypress
butts, and the topmost one, which was very
precariousy balanced, fell over, striking on
the end Of the plank on the other extremity
OF which the negro was reclining, with most
disastrous effect.
The heavy mass, weighing many hundred
pounds. hitting the long lever, sent the other
skyward with a hurting rush, projecting the
luckless darby into space like stone from
catapult The shed roof was fimsily singled,
and his head struck it like cannon ball. going
through as far as his shoulders with mighty
crash. Here he stuck, suspended by his chin,
while his companions looked on in awe
stricken amazement, until his yells for help
made them get a ladder, with which he was
rescued. His neck was badly scratched and
cut, but his bullet-proof Uranium was unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
A Petition.

To he Senate and House Of Represcnta-
tires IN Congress assembled:
The undersigned, citizens Of the District
Of COl,Uabid, earnestly protest dJdiast the
passage Of H. n. bill S243, kRoUa as the
atkinson 6iii, 0itjtOu: substantial amend
meat.
IN ITS stead ICE ask for legislation rhick
shall:
FIRST, sdre life and limb and reduce
an obstruction TO trade and trarei by re-
nloring deuth-trdp graote-crossings within
The city limits, uheTerer such remoral 70
practicable.
SECOND, enlarge freight facilities By
piri',O the rdtirodd poIcer Of condemnation
within The city east Of Sd street trest and
sOtith Of the present tracks.
THIRD, increase the beauty Of the can't
tai by ren,OriIg surface tracks from 6th
street and the mall. either reiiering the
park entirely Of railroad occupation, or
siHkiH0 and cOreTiu0 from rieI0 the dis
figuring tracks across IL. u the station is
% be permitted 10 remain on tho park ps
osk that 6th street be cleared Of tracks and
u'Otuie trucks On the mall be hidden from
agd and rendered easy and safe 20 be
crossed. Ind ia this erent tre also ask
udt the road be required 10 make ade-
9udfe compensation for its valuable prir-
teges upon u1e mall by remoring GRADE
crossings aud decreasing the killing and
DsGltgii"1 of the people on rs surface
tracks.
in local railroad legislation tre ask hat
consideration shall be 0ire'l, first. 10 human
hIe, NEXT 10 trade, HeIt 10 the citys bedufu.
and only lastly 10 the proposed Iegaliriag
Cf The railroads illegal acts, and he pro
posed Jrdtaitoas coaJIr0sdtiOa Of its u,,-
GGi.Orized use Of pubic property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
PEACE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Guatemala Concludes to Give In apd
Quit Fighting.

The New York Heralds special from San
Salvador says: Provisional President Ezeta has
just received telegram from DR.. Guiland.
the confidential agent of Salvador, now in
Guatemala. saying that the terms of a treaty
had been arranged. DR.. Guland says III his
dispatch that the treaty is most favorable to
Salvador. All the points demanded by Ezeta
have been conceded by the Guatemala govern
ment. DIR. Guiland will leave the city Of
Guatemala for San Salvador today to arrange
the terms of the protocol. Owing to the re-
ceipt Of this news President Ezeta has revoked
the order to his army to advance toward the
city Of Guatemala, and consequently there has
been an entire cessation of hostilities Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica have decided to become the
allies of Salvador and have pledged themselves
to do all in their power to help EZcta. Hon
duras had, rs known several days ago,
promised to become the ally of Guatemala. 1t
was also said that Salvador, Nicaragua and
Costa Rlca were preparing to form a union on
the basis set forth in the plan adopted in the
congress of the Representatives of the five Cen
trial American republics. 1t is thought in
Salvador that the knowledge Of these facts in
fuenced President Barillas to agree to the
treaty of peace and to listen to the demands Of
Salvador. President EZeta says that he had
decided to advance on the Guatemalan capital
| owing to the rejection of the offers of the
diplomatic corps who were trying to arrange
| peace that would be honorable in the terms
for Salvador. Ezeta said in the terms pro-
posed by Barillas Salvador considered herself
the offended party and claimed the right to
dictate the terms Of peace. She also claimed
that the acts Of Honduras displayed bad faith
| and double dealing.
The diplomats whose efforts failed to bring
about an amlcable settlement between Guate-
mala and Salvador. were much annoyed at the
| proposal of renewal of war. Advices received
| yesterday say that one Of Guatemala's garrisons
| on the frontier became insurgents Saturday
and desperate fight ensued The soldiers
were indignant because they had not been paid
regularly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
RIDING WITH THE BLIZZARD.
A Cowboy Journey That Pales the LUIS
ter Of Napoleon's Retreat.

From the Kansas City Star.
Acowboys life is not perennially happy. After
the beeves are gathered in the fall the winters
work OF a ranch begins. Posts, called 'sgn
camps" are established at intervals along the
southern borders of a range. and daily the
riders ride east and west and gather in and re-
turn to the northward all cattle which attempt
to cross to the south. Their work comes heavi-
est when a blizzard or norther sets in. The
first effect on cattle of one of these driving
storms-and they are always children of the
north-is to cause them to protestingly turn
their tail and walk slowly southwark with the
seet and wind. Tho cattle will continue this
tour south long the storm persists,
whether it be hours. days or weeks. The duty
of the men in the camps is clear and they
never avoid it. Where their charges go they
go. 1t is impossible to turn or stop cattle
while storm continues, and the one chance is
to go southwark with them and bring them to
their home range again when elemental hosti-
tiles have ceased. This is where some of the
hard and reckless work of the boys comes in.
To illustrate. an exploit in this line may be
recounted.
About eight years ago the plains were dashed
| and swept with blizzard from the Slave
lakes to the Rio Grande It had duration of
some six weeks and brought every live and
horned thing before it. With the cattle went
| the cowboys. They went without bedding or
blankets or food; sleeping in the snow and eat
ing where and what they might Their course
lay over high and trailess plains, where frozen
winds cut like harvest sickles. They forded
streams and rivers waist deep as they sat III
| their saddles. In ones, twos and threes they
came, bright-eyed, reckless, profane. and as
the six weeks blizzard breathed its last they
and their cattle were swarming in northern
Texas. Some Of these boys had come from
the upper Yellowstone country, 900 miles away.
This was cavalry work, compared to which
Napoleon's retreat from Russia shows like a
picnic in the suburbs. and demonstrates that
no stancher or better ever watered a horse
than these stark riders of our western plains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
Taking Chances With Death.

Interview with st. Louis DruRRHt.
Considering all that has been written and
published this year about sunstroke and the
danger that arises from dry, non-perspiring
skin, it is really amazing how many people cali
for preparations to prevent perspiration.
There are several Of these and they are all
effective, the main Ingredient in each being
the same. The effect is not only to stop per-
SEPARATION wherever the preparation is applied.
but also to increase the temperature several
degrees and seriously injure the skin. Ladies',
of course, use such complexion preservers
more than men, but there are not wanting
young men who, to keep mp spotless appear
ance, will subject themselves to annoyance and
take dangerous chances. The only legitimate
manner to check perspiration is 70 keep quiet
and avoid excessive exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
THE BRECKENRIDGE CONTEST.
Representative Maish's Minority Re
port-Criticising the Majority Report

Representative Maish has completed the MI
nority report on the Breckenridge contested
election case. The report says that with one
exception the district has always gone demo-
cratic, and the presumption should be IN favor
of democratic against republican contestant u
The theft of the ballot box in the case Is ao-
mitted. but it is held that it did not change tine
result of the election, as the democrats carried
the district by a majority OF 1i9. even allow
ing the republicans the disputed votes In every
township. The report comments upon the IN
struction of the House to make a full ana
thorough investigation "of this exceptional
case" calls attention to the great number OF
charges and counter charges and issues IN
VOWED and states that the COMMITTEES spent but
twelve days in taking evidence. The repors
then saws: -
The House may judge upon this, and it will
be called upon to Judge from proce still
more unusual and shocking how dIsgracefuily
and crimlnally this case has been handled
Party prejudice. malice and purpose to &C
cOmplish an improper end seems to have dead
ened every sensibility in gentlemen from whom
the House and the country had q right to ex-
pect better things. Some unworthy purpose
seems to be their end and object. Some igno-
bio compact seems to have forestalled their
action. some base and ingenious mind seems
to have guided them, and it is far short OF the
=
miserable farce, and that the majority report
is unfounded in truth, not justified by the
evidence. and is defaced by the repetition OF
partisan ISLANDERS not sustained by any tes-
timony. Knowing the utter insufficlency OF
relevant testimony TO unseat MIR. Breckinrldge,
knowing indeed, that it proves him elected,
the majority report ranges in every imaginable
direction from the subject matter to dlstort, In
the vain hope to borrow strength thereby"
In conclusion the report says:
When those entrusted with official power SO
forget right, justice and duty as to act as the
majority of the committee has done, it brings
distrust and Odium upon a party and upon the
House and their actions and conclusions should
be rejected and rebuked. Never has a great
question been so wretchedly, so feebly and SO
unjustly SO scandalously treated and adjudi-
Gated. Bat passion under injury and wrong is
not the proper mode of redress, and if the
House puts the seal OF its approval upon the
report and recommendations of the committee
then we appeal to the people to rebuke and
RIGHT IL by their votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
WAS THE WRONG MAN HANGED /?
The Confession of Crime Which Comes
From New Orleans.

Much interest has been excited in London
by the developments in the case of the murder
of the man Darlington, gamekeeper in the
employ of Lord Tollemache, and for which Q
poacher named Blagg was hanged on the
ground that his boots fitted into certain foot
prints made by the assassin. As man in New
Orleans has now confessed that he is the muir
derer and borrowed the boots worn by Blagg,
a reporter called on the latter's widow with re-
gard to the circumstances. Mrs. Blagg declared
that she distinctly remembers q man names
James Jones coming to the house on the night
Of the murder. borrowing her husbands boots
and leaving his own clogs in their place. This
would seem to indicate that there 10 some
foundation for the story that comes from across
the Atlantic. Should the facts be still further
authenticated it is stated that they will be laid
before the home secretary. He will be asked
to pension the widow. She now receives aid
from the parish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
Specialists at Washington.


Washington is rapidly developing as the
center for specialists in almost every depart
ment of original investig The govern
ment offers unusual facilities for the prosecu-
ton Of successful work in science, in sociology
In history. In agriculture and in many other
departments of knowledge. The tendency is
to accumulate great quantities of materials at
the seat Of the national government, and in
recent years men OF eminence in their several
branches of investigation have been employed
at the Smithsonian and at other national insti-
buttons to bring these materials into a condi-
ton where other Investigators can use them,
aud thus extend to the specialists Of the coun-
try the aid which they need in order to do
original work in their several departments
Gradually these specialists have found 1t worth
their while to take up residence in Washing
ton, and the result is that at tine present time a
large number Of the scholars and scientists OF
the country, not attached to educational Insti-
tutions, are to be found at Washington, in the
employ Of the government or pursuing their
studies on their own account. This is one Of
the marks Of the cosmopolitan character Of the
national capital, and it Is aprestige which such
city ought to enjoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
CITY AND DISTRICE

e. The local circulation Of The EVENING
STAR is not only the largest and fullest, but it is
also the BEST, since the paper goes not alone
into the hands of the people Of the District of
Columbia as body, but regularly into their
horaes.-into the families OF all classes, and
into those of the money-spending as well as
the money earning portion of the community.
An advertisement in its columns therefore
reaches the eye Of everybody worth reaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
A DIVINE IN DANGER.
Bishop Nicely Has Narrow Escape
From Drowning.

The undertow at Scarborough Beach, Me-, yes
terday came near drowning Bishop Henry A.
Nicely Of the Episcopal church. A fresh northeast
wind raised such surf that when, after half
hours swim, the bishop attempted to return to
the shore he was overcome by the breakers and
carried out by the undertow. The greatest ex-
element prevailed ON the beach and the volun-
teer crew cspsized the life boat several times
before she was launched. The bishop was
rescued just in time ana had to be rolled on g
barrel to bring him to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
. H W. FULLER
8I--U General Passenger Agent

VIII General Passenger AGENT
RALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
- Schedule IN effect June 26 1890
Leave washington from station Of New Jersev
For e-h,c.,o a.. avenue and street
Press dSiIy II 80 an, express $40 pm.
i1r Cincinnati, 81: Louis and Indianapolis express
for hstsbuIv and Cleveland. express daily $50 =
For Lexington and point, in the Shenandoah valley.
For Winchester aud way stations. IS :3opm
iSr % sa l,. Week Days 400 90 e;s5 70
5Is; = minutes. 20 $50 800 8 'ais sS e.
s:S0 1890 and | / 80 pm. sundays. :O5. 80
i IS g : 80 y 2'S S,r aa 900 Is mnntes
minutes 600 0:la 6:2U 80. s:35. 10 30
For Way stations between WASHINGTON and Bal,i.
I0te, ~ o5o. 80 ain. l2lO, J:95. So. 9 20
q III 1 p ~ e;oO Am. loo. 3:2o. 4:3--
Issns leave Baltimore for Washington. week DAYS.
60 400 4;l5 500 500 SO, 90. so. So 90
1924 S5 S5c i IT, nj io.s SUNDAYS days
80 So % 50 ioio C od % and PIC 10 go ZOO
Ior s Annspois go and 80 m. IL i'd aud 4 30
ss am. IsO& s. go 5 r hs.'i Sundays AR.Ss
e 5is IfssFiR3l HP. g;.an. ts sa
Dor Rockville and Way Stations, "a .35nm
hVVUHUU' Vu an, 1l:OO. 1900 $50. ty:4a
for Boyd's ana intermediate stations .7.OOpm
Shufch train leaves Washington on SUNDAY at L 4 /
p m, stopping ut all stations MetropoItan Branch
.f9r treaerck to:ou. $3.50. $3.50. III 80 a ~
For Hsgerstosn. ITO 40 an and IS Bonn.
l rains arrive from Chicago daily L A. m ana
$40 D. from CINCINNATI and ST LOUIS DALI 4. III
am sud 2'oo pm from fitisburs 40 am, 5 SO
,NkM ioRK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
for New YORK, Trenton, Newark. y j., aud Elizabeth
Nd, = 20, 1890. 1000, -l2:OO am . S0'
;oo and 1880 PIN. Buffet Parlor Cars on iii
oay Trains. Sleeping Car On the 10 so y m open
For Philadelphia - :O5. rs 90 30 90 .12 90 noon
-~,oO, = ;oO, 'o:l D and 10 80 p.nL
- For Newark, bel. Wilmington and Chester u Oh
oo9 I'm 'l2;oO noon. 200 400. 'O:l5 aud
For intermediate points between Baltimore and
pm
Trains leave New York for WASHINGTON 300
Iddf; 3o AIN. '2;OO. $40. 800 pm and IL: u
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington. a "a
i3' 's;lo, liz 80 s.m- IL 40. -4:3l. '5:5a
=, tor Boston $50 pm, With Pullman Buffet Sleep
ine car running through TO Boston without chang,
Via FoughkeeI sic Bridge landing passengers in uii.
NJ station At Boston
. For Atlantic City, :O5 and 10 an IL 100 noon
eundays' AUD am. ~ noon and l0:30pn,.
FOk BAY RIDGE
:3J am, 80. 3:15 pm.
Leave Bay hldge. week days. $50. 3: 80 pm. Sun
tnt.cept sunday. DAILY. SUNDAY only.
dences by Union Transfer pguy on orders lctt -
ticket offices, GIG anu 1851 Penn ave and al derot
CHAS. %. SCULI, Gen, Pass AGENT
. - WELL Sen' AshaSer. Yo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
THE HOUSE GETS DOWN TO WORK
Several Bills Passed Yesterday - Tho
Mississippi Contest Settled.

The motion in the House yesterday to recon-
nit the Chalmers Morgan contested election
case with instructions to the committee on
elections to reject from its count the unexam-
ined boxes was lost-yeas 81, nays 1876.
The minority substitute was rejected and
the majority resolution declaring Morgan en-
titled to the seat was agreed to without di-
vision.
A number Of bills were then passed
On motion Of Mr.. Snider (inn.) Senate
bill was passed amending the act authorizing
the construction of foot and carriage or rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi river at ST.
Paul, MINI.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman (Mich.) bill
was passed authorizing the construction of q
tunnel under the Detroit river at Detroit,
Mich.
On motion Of Mr.. Connell (Neb.) Senate
bill was passed amending the act constituting
Lincoln, Neb.. port Of delivery. 1t provides
for the appointment of a surveyor at a salary
Of $500.
On motion Of Mr.. Lewis (Ky.) a bill was
Bowling Green and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany to erect bridges over the Green and Bar
rem rivers in Kentucky.
A bill to reimburse Philip 8. Post OF Illinois
for moneys expended by him in his contest for
O seat i'll the Eiftieth Congress was defeated.
by Mr.. Russell, to fix the wages of printers,
bookbinders and pressmen in the Government
Printing Office at fifty cents an hour for day
work and sixty cents for night work; and pro-
viding that for all piece work on the Congress
sional Record sixty cents per thousand ems
shall be paid
Mr. Hit QlL), from the committee on for
eign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the Senate joint resolution providing that
nothing in the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill shall be construed to interrupt the
publication Of the reports Of the International
American conference.
Mr. Breckenridge (Ky.) facetiously inquired
whether the publications would contain certain
recent letters of the Secretary of State on the
subject Of reciprocity, and on Mr.. Hit reply
ing that they would contain only the proceed
ings of the conference. Mr.. Breckenridge sent
to the clerks desk and hal read Secretary
Blaine's second letter to Senator Frye. Mr..
Breckenridge said that he did not entirely
agree with Secretary Blaine but the Secretary
was getting on the right track, and SO far as he
went he (Breckinridge) agreed with him.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) remarked that the
only objection he had to the Secretary was that
he was getting 80 near to the gentleman from
Kentucky.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass
the resolution was agreed to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
THE GREAT

V'HE GREAE
TO TIE kfSSsfNsI Efsf ns no HGTfHwrsr
p sflit MAS tkASh' N sstLtNpID scLNEKY;
In effect Man q iI is,.5 EQUIPMENT.
TRAINS LEAVE NAsiiiNGiGiS, fGRoM STATION.
For htts6urg and the west Chicago Liniied ExIress
frst iins W, tesmpuie Cars at iO:oO am daily;
and 81 Louis. with Sleeping Cars from harris
Altoona Chicaso St IoG.s ch caeo ana cis
elnaau E1press, 3:JOpm DAILY. Farlor Car Wash
burg to ST. Louis, Chicago and Ciucinnaii. and
tnrns Har Ms as, TO ST Loans Chicago and
Sith Sleeping Cars Washington 10 Chicago and 81,
sieepers Tor Louisville ana Memphis. Pullman
9 pas ear PlttGbIrs 10 iii:hmoI.d ami ChIcsgo.
Sis West, with through Sleeper &c littsbu,s. and
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
For name, Canandaigua Rochester aud Niagara Falls
For Erie Canandaieua and Rochester daily; for Bu,
iaoand Niagars daily, except saturday. 10 90 PIN,
For Wiansport Lock HaTcn and Enlirs a. 10 :5oA
n daily except SUNDAY.
fOR PHiLADELPHI2. NEW YORK AND THE EAST
ggS 1850 90 a and Il 20 am a o. 6le susI S
9V9 III 40 am, 2:io 3:l5. 4 20. LOO and
Cars. 40 am daily. except SUNDAY. FOR New
lork only Limited Express with Dining Car 90 u
FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY
as, Express 10 a. m Week days snd 90 pm daily
for Boston without ehange, j:I5 pm. every day.
Jersey CITY with boats VI Brooklyn Annex afford
ing direct transfer TO Fulton street. avoiding double
ferrxe across New York clty.
For Atlantic City. i 40 ara week days IL 20 pm
For Baltimore, e:35. T;ao,s:Io 900. 9:4o. 10 90
IO:oO. ~ 800 ana IL 40 am, II o. :. no. 3 y
S:30 400. ~. 1 20. 500. > 80, 0:uO, 40
lO;OO ana II 70 pm. On Sunuay BOO y:O5
lO:oOl II 40 am, =: 10. 3:l5 $50, 90, 10
o:UO, D 4o, . 800. 40 10 :OO and 20 pm
For Popes creek Line. 20 AN. ana i:3o y. daily.
For Annapolis. 20 and 300 am. IL o5 and 70
pm daily except Sunday. Sundays 800 am
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN RAILWAY
IN EFFECT MAY IL. 1890.
For Aexandrla, $50, $50, G:45, $40. o4S
1922 am, 20i noon, z 05, $3.50, 4 % 4.5S
6Dl. say. 1905 and i 80 pm On SUNDAY Al
80 & 40. s:45. 1867 Am. 2:30 6:OI. s;03
Accommodation for Quantico. As am and ;55
pm. week days; z As am. Sundsyk
For Eiehmond and the south, 4 80 aud 1857 am
Trains leave Alexandria for asnipgtol, Is :O5 .O5
SNU, S;lo. l0;l3. II :OI AM; 20, 3 90, q 90
S;io. 6:o5. 90. y 20; 10 80 and IA ;us y. m on
sunday al y lOa Id i :U1 AM; 200. . 40 Z :OJ
- ~ y 10 and ~ 80 PIN
tickets ana I'M orma tlon at the Cfce northeast
ner loth ST. ana Pennsylvania avenue, and at the
station where orders he left for the checking u
ba 4 to destination from hotels and residences
General Manager. lmyl2 General Passenger Asen,
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Wales to Visit Vienna.

His royal highness the Prince of Wales is ex-
pected to arrive in Vienna early next month.
During part OF his fortnight's stay he will be
the guest Of Count Dassilio Festetich. The OBJ
ject of the visit which King Charles of Rou-
mania and his adopted heir are paying to the
Austrian emperor at Ischl is in connection with
the betrothal Of the crown prince and the Aus
trian archduchess. The prince is twenty-five
years Of age and the Roumanians have been
anxiously asking that a suitable consort should
be found for him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-19
An Irish Domestic Sensation.

A sensational suit is now pending in the
Irish courts of justice, which it is confidently
expected will eclipse the Dunlo case in
interest. The petitioner is a foreign noble
man, whose wife, q beautiful and accomplish ed
lady, is alleged to have been abducted some
time ago. and whose whereabouts have not
up to now been discovered in spite of the fact
that every means have been taken to trace her
hiding place