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Minor Assault Casea.

In the Police Court today an old colored man,
Benjamin Wright WAS charged with an as
sault on Benjamin Braxton. Officer Rhodes
testified that no found Braxton shortly
after he had been "laid out" that
Braxton was a paralytic and unable
to be here. MIR. Hewlett claimed that it was
BraXton who committed the assault There
being no witnesses present who saw the affrav
the case was continued on personal bonds until
Tuesday noxt
Charles Warren was charged with an assault
on Rachel varney by pulling her dress and
putting his arm around her. Warren testified
that he thought she was q lady he knew and
that when no discovered his mistake he ex-
eusod himself. Mrs. Varney said he swore at
her and fine of $40 was imposed.
Sandy Henderson Was charged with an as
sault on Kate Briscoe by hitting her with
stick. The latter testified that they had been
keeping company and she told him that she
did not want to go with him any longer Hen
derson said she got to cursing him and he
struck her. Ten dollars tine was imposed.
Alicia Mcdonald, a white girl about eleven
years old, was charged with an assault on
Nathan 7. Sim, boy of Ave or six years
The accused testified that the children
we're beating her little sister and she
went down after her, and tho little boy struck
her. Its nothing but child's quarrel" said
the court; go home and make the children
behave or keep them off the Streets"
George Bayley was charged with disorderly
conduct and assaulting Officer Trammoll in o
street alley last Sunday night The officer testi-
fed that there was row in the alley and SEQ
ing Bagley he told him he was under the in
fuence Of liquor and told him to leave and no
then acted disorderly. He then put Bagley
under arrest and was attacked by the prisoner.
For the defense MIR. Hewlett appeared aud
testimony was given to show that the prisoner
was going along quietly when the officer struck
him. and when he was taken to the station the
blows could be heard outside.
The defendant testified that as he was CON-
ing out Of the alley Trammell ran after him
and arrested him, and when they reached N
street he struck him, and at the station he
struck him again and also kicked him. He de-
MED that he struck tho officer in the mouth
Dr. Purcell testified that Trsmmell had cut
i'll his mouth.
The judge said the whole thing grew out of
a little liquor and the club. lie dismissed the
charge OF assault and fined the defendant s5 for
disorderly conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
TO RULE BRECKENRIDGE OUT.
The House Committee SO Decides, But
Can't Report for Want OF a Quorum.

The democrats today again blocked The
Brcckinridge case In the elections committee
BY breaking quorum. The committee have
actually decided the case, but they have NOT
formally agreed upon their report, and for two
weeks they have been prevented from doing %
by the absence Of . quorum. The majority re-
port is drawn up and ready for action. II de-
clares that Mr.. Breckinridge was not elected in
the second Arkansas district 1t deals at
length with the question Of the murder Of Col
Clayton, the contestant In the case, taking
ground that it was q political murder, aud
speaks Of the democracy of that district with
much severity.
There are not enough republican members
OF the committee in the city to make quorum
and the democrats are determined that they
Will not assist in that interesting operation
Three republicans were present, with one dem
ocras, who was there for the purpose
OF making the point Of no quorum.
All efforts 70 bring in Mr.. Crisp and
MI OFerrall, who were in the House, failed
and finally an adjournment had TO be taken
without acting on the report
Chairman Rowell has teleGraphed for NOM
bers OF tho committee 10 return to the city,
but these dispatches are usually mot de-
livered" In this hot weather.
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ELECTION BILL PROSPECTS.
Mr.. Rowell Thinks IL VIII Pass, but Not
In Time to Affect the Fall Elections.

Mr.. Rowen Thinks 1t VIII Pass, but Not
In Time to Affect the Fall Elections.
rHu SENATE NOT IIKsLy 70 DISPOSE OF TEE
TAhrTS BILL roa xAsy WEES 10 coHH-oxLy
FOUR PAGES OUT OF Iel CON. SHsouoU 80
vAa-rSH SENATE AMEsDMsxrs.
The advocates Of the federal election bill are
getting very FESTIVE because the tariff does not
get disposed or more rapidly. The fact that
but four pages Of the bill have been gone over
In the Senate suggests calculation as to how
long IL will take 70 get through the lsl pages
m the bill, with tho most difficult matter 10
deal with yet TO come. At the present rate Of
progress IL looks a. II the federal election bill
might have long time to wait yet
1t cannot be ssid, however, that the demo-
Gratis are at . loss to hnd things to say about
the tariff bill and that they are talking to
kill time That they are saying things on the
subject that have some meaning 10 evidenced
by the fact that the republicans concluded that
it was
NECESSARY TO BREAK THEIR COMPACT OF SILENCE
and have Mr.. Morrill, reply to some Of the oriti-
cisms and defend the bill. 1t will be very din
cult to convict the democrats Of filibustering,
FOR n half the legitimate amendments
were offered that might be swo months
would not be long time for
the consideration OF the bill. With this
condition of things 10 10 not necessary for the
democrats, even il they desired to kill time, to
proceed in any but an orderly way. They
might even be generous and pass over many
matters they would like 10 contest, and yet
vote on the bill cannot possibly be reached in
time to satisfy the necessities Of the federal
election bill.
WHAT Mr. HOWELL SAYS
II 10 grave mistake to assume that the ma
jority Of the republicans have given up tho
hopo of passing the election bill or that they
have lost all control over those who would like
to oppose the whole scheme. But what they
are unable to do ia to force tho election bill to
the front as they would like to- Mr.. Rowell,
the chairman Of the elections commit
tee Of the House. who is more the
author of the bill than is Mr.. Lodge, said to q
STAR reporter today that he expected the bill
to pass but that he had no idea that II would
pass Ia time to be In operation during this
falls elections. He added that ne did
not care anything about its being put
In force before the November elections. He
said that the amendments by the Senate COM
mittee would simplify but not modify the
measure. The Senate would merely cut out
some Of the details, bnt not change the general
provisions of the bill They would strike out
the minimum penalty o thing he was in
favor OF doing. He said the bill would pass
and that it would be effective. II any state
went into rebellion. he said, they would have
to be dealt with accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

Geo. L. Schuyler Of New York, guest Of Com.
modore Gerry on the Gag ship Electro OF the
New York yacht squad o. the Psquot House,
New London, ives found dead in his cabin yss-
serday morning.
In this week 3 issue the Engineering Aesos will
publish statistics showing the progress Of rail-
way construction In the northwestern states.
Tho statistics show that $50 miles OF track have
been laid TO date since January !, $780, aud
that SIC miles are under construction.
Thos. b Church, the fourth mayor Of Grand
Rapids, Mich. died Wednesday aged seventy.
tutioual convention IN 1850 and for several
terms Q member Of The state lsgislatufs Fred
O. Church, the noted artist Of New yosk, b his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
SIXTEEN ATTRACTIVE PAGES.
Some Of the Inviting Contents OF the
Saturday Star.

Saturday Star.
Tomorrow's STAR, with its sixteen pages filled
with the freshest ne vs. and good reading matter,
win be q most attractive number. The read
srs Of TIE STAR have como TO look with In
terest for the Saturday issues, which, in add
tion TO presenting all the news Of the day with
completeness, offer q large amount Of inviting
material TO lovers of good reading. Tomor-
rows issue will not fall below any Of its pre-
decessors in attractiveness. Extended facili.
ties for the collection Of the news Of the
world, large and efficient home force, stan
Of able special writer's, and . mechanical
equipment unsurpassed for completeness, ell
contribute TO make THE SrAa one Of the best
newspapers OF the day and its Saturday issues
Of exceptional interest Among the attractive
features of tomorrow's paper the following
may be announced:
IN HAWAII, AND WHY Qllustrsted).
trip to the Pacific Isles Of Eden, otherwise
known as the Sandwich Islsnds; the Blessed
Land where Nothing Happens. By the
editor Of The EVENING STAB
THE OLD CALVERT MANSION Qllustrssed).
manor Of colonial times and how il was
founded
JUGGLING AS AN ART (nlustrated).
An expert describes how he performs his
wonderful tricks.
THE LAFAYETTE MONUMENT Ollustratsd).
Something about the imposing statue 70 be
erected in Washington.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES Qllustrated).
Practical suggestions for making beautiful
things
TRUE LOVE CAST AWAY.
A touching tragedy in the life sf poor
English girl.
EUROPEAN CAUsERIE.
Max O'Rell chats about the humors Of Lon
don streets.
AMONG THE BOLIvIANs
A South American republic and how it Il
governed. BY Fannie b. Ward
IDEAS FOR SUMNER
Fads and fancies for fnishinss and furnish
ings. By shirley Dare.
SPEEDY MESSENGER
common-sense view Of light and its prop
critics.
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
Interesting "reminiscences Of Clay, Webster,
stephens and the National Inteliigenoer.
FORGING FOR A LIVING.
sharpers who make business Of victimizing
merchants
LEGIoNs OF FARMERS.
An alliance which has alarmed the politi-
clans.
WHAT MAN rs MADE OF.
The elements Of which 9 human being 10
composed in series of glass jars
FAKING IN ART WORK.
Some Of the many surprising tricks In the
business.
OUR NATIONAL GUARD.
Views Of its condition. needs and prospects
By Gen. George wingsts.
LIFE AT CAMP CAMERA
How bachelor clerks enjoy the summer out
of doors
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Suburban homes and resorts along the rail-
roads.
NEW YORK NOTES.
What is talked about in Gotham. By TIE
STARS special correspondent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
PROPOSED NEW SENATE RULE.
What Mr.. Blair Says OF the Necessity
for Passage of His Resolution.

Senator Blair, in speaking of his resolution
introduced this morning instructing the COM
mittee on rules to report rule to limit debate
by the operation Of the previous question or
some other method, said that he boz
leved II to be the opinion of q majority
OF the republican Senators that the time
bad arrived for the adoption Of rule by which
debate might be controlled He would not ad-
nut however, that he was acting by direction
Peter OF that body, by whom what was bound
in the caucus should be bound in the Senate
and what was loosed in the caucus should DO
loosed in the Senate. He said it was apparent
that not one OF the twenty-five impor tant meas
ures on the calendar could be passed without
the change Of rules proposed in his resolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
Americans Abroad.


II We arc fortunate when man like Mr..
Lowell, or his successors, Mr.. Phelps or Mr..
Lincoln, is our representative in England,
how fortunate are We when a multitude OF
those who also represent what 10 best aud
most characteristic in America are familiar
figures IN foreign countries! There are many
such often going and coming by whom We
indeed, Q serious responsibility, of which We
win hope they are conscious. Although thew
have no official character, they are still our
ambassadors, ordinary, il not extraordinary,
and thoir conduct credits or discredits ali
their coun:rymen. In other years the official
American minister In q foreign city has been
known, under the illusion of the grape.
and attired In raiment which was
certainly not official, to harangue from tho bal
cony OF his hotel the wondering passengers in
the street. Another, dangling his feet from
the sides Of barouchs, with q cigar at the
Bowery anglo In his mouth and q fcrcely
cooked hat on his head, announced In
another city that he'd be - il be wasn't
free American citizen. Happily we are no
longer ut the mercy Of Choctsw repre-
sentatives. But every steamer takes
away crowd Of American ENJOYS BY
whose intelligence and conduct we may
all feel glad to be Judged. They are
Of other lands. aud to mako serious aud menac-
Ing troubles with them much more difticult
II only all anti-slavery men were like YOU. !"
SAID planter to Wendell Phillips, with whom
NOS showing him, he had been talking in q rail,
road Car, I'VE could easily settle thsse atters "
The sure bond OF national amity II friendiy per-
sonal knowledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

Levi Ware, farmer who lived near Warren,
ara, was shot and killed Wednesday by Jerry
farm- The shooting was the result of 3 ouas.
rel over the trespass OF drove Of hogs.
Or. W. q. Stevenson, Q prominent doctor
S.ea st Poughksspsis, n. T., yesterday OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

WASHINGTON BASE BALL
The Creditor stood In the pitchers boz,
With Hewitt just come to the bat,
And the Assignee holding the back stop up,
While the seats were empty and fat.
The public was doing the Umpire act,
And yelled With will: .'Plsy ball"
When Hewitt stepped out and, twirlins his
stick,
Didn't hit anything at all
''One strike" called the Umpire, ana Hewitt
braced up
And reached for the next one that came,
With q wild woolly reach, that should have got
there
And won for the striker the game.
1.-TWO strikes" called the umpire. Then Wal
ter once more
Famed the air with his tvioe told bat:
Three strikes and out!'' And the bleaching
boards howled:
Say where did you git that at2'
Then Walter laid down his bat and his ball.
And bandaged his breaks up with lint
And what Walter says Of the business, you bet,
u something you won't sec in print
$50
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
WASHINGTON BASE BALL.

Chicago may take the cake in other respects,
but she is suffering bread famine now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

Geographically Senator Vance Of North Caro-
lima does not reside in the ''black belt" but
fashionably he does and he is the only Senator
Who wears onA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

Every reasoatng man aid uomaa should sign
TIE petition IN todav's STA against the S~rsnder
Of tAe t'rss and property Of The people Of south
Washington 10 TIC PssssyieSsta vasiroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

The eholers spidsmic at Mecca shows no sign
OF abatement The deaths from the disease
svsrass eighty daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

One OF Emin Bey's Msxims Of Wsr-shoots
Q thousand times Q minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
A Boy Overcome by the Heat.

There was an unusually long line Of tax
payers at the District buildings today paying
the annual water tax. 1t was hot and uncom-
Portable for those who had to wait, and boy
named Powell Withers who lives at 1929 10Th
street, was overcome by the heat. He
had been standing in line for good
while, and just as he had had
his bill receipted and was walk ing away no fell
~ the floor partially unconscious. He was at
once removed 70 the drug store across the
street, where he received proper medical A.
tention and was afterward sent to his homo,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
SHOOTING STARS.

Jones-resding: 1.-THE post Office at Newport
was robbed yesterday Of $4,000 in postage
stamps, presumably by suspicious-iooking
man who afterward took train for Boston"
Mrs. J.-confidentially: ''Of course, he's the
one, for o man who would take Q train vouldn't
hesitate TO take few thousand dollars IN
postage stamps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
WAREHOUSES;.

WASTEp-TO RENT FURNISHED OR UNPUR.
nished House, ten or eleven rooms with ward. In
vicinity Of Franklin school Address, ststing rent
YARD, star ofics. AMI a,s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

pastor Of . church In the northwest writes:
81 send you my signature to the petition In op-
position to the renowned % Atkinson bill. I
eheerfully accord With your views regarding
railroad matters in our beautiful city" The
writer states that the names of many of his
congregation, who are absent for the heated
term' would swell the army Of signers IL they
were here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01

m STAKn PARSONS, DLNII0T yfa ST. con.
Okhv.-ftsst-clsm talnOs tnS0rssd. Appi}essSoS
Y FUN prsvenis pets " exuaeunx. Al hccSckae q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
WANTED-BOARD

WANTED-BOAtD IN 4 PRIVATE FAMILY FOR
w aentieman and Wife: Furnished OF Un:uTnished
Room state terms &c. Address slS 1. Pratt ST.,
Baltimore, Md ty.SO-3ts
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22

Mr.. Rupert w. Fowler, of Garfield,
that after considerable experience with
johnson grass Sorghum halapeuse) his
private opinion publicly expressed with
reference TO sowing the seed is to SOW
them in the fire and make sure that not
q seed gets out. OF course it has some
good qualities. 1t makes fine hay and
lots of it, but while saying this it will
also be i'll order to say that it will ruin
for any other purpose. any land on
which it gets start. If it can be eradi-
Gated at all it is, to say the least, ex-
tremely difficult. On the farm he is
managing a few punches of the grass ap-
peared, the seed having been brought
there by some means from a farm two
miles away. He dug them up and
made a most careful effort to remove
every root, but it still comes as regularly
as clock work. If, in digging, one joint
of a root is left, it Will sprout, and be as
careful as you may, 1t Is almost impossi-
BILE to get every joint. If bunch is not
noticed as soon as it comes above ground,
and pillow passed through 1t, the pillow
is almost certain to carry roots some dis
lance and drop them, and these roots
will soon make q bunch almost impossi-
BILE to eradicate. A crop cannot possibly
be raised on land that is over-run by
johnson grass.
MIR. Fowler regards it as a foolish
thing to plant Johnson grass for hay, es-
pecially in Texas, where q success can be
made With SO many other grasses that
have no pest qualities about them.
Where there are no farms, and never
will be, it might be profitable to plant
johnson grass, but wherever it is planted
in farming section of country, the
owners of adjoining farms will have TO
exercise the utmost diligence to prevent
it from spreading and running their
farms; and whoever plants it will have
curses showered on him 'eyen unto the
third generation.
Our experience with Johnson grass
about comedies with that of Mr.. Fowler.
1t is a good hay grass, but on account of
other important considerations we d
rather not have any of it Gin our n. -
Some five years ago lady invited us in,
as we were passing, to see her kitchen
garden, she being very proud of her
gardening efforts. In looking about we
discovered close beside the fence, q
stalk OF johnson grass just coming to
seed and called her attention to it. She
had left the grass because it looked so
thrifty and nice, not having any idea
of what it was. When we told her how
dangerous thing it was to have in the
garden she promised to remove it, but
she didn't, for later we saw 1t still there
with q ripened crop of seeds. To-day
that garden is q well-set Johnson grass
patch-the pest has completely taken
the ground.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22
Roasted Cotton Seed for Stock.

MIR. G. j. Green, of Toccoa, Ga. :,
writing to the Florida Farmer and q
Fruit Grower, says he has been feeding
roasted cotton seed to his stock for Il
number of years, and that he is now full
ly convinced that the roasting materially
improves the ration. The only trouble
that has confronted him in the case lies
in the difficulty of roasting the seed
cheaply and expeditiously. Once the i'm
portance of the 70 asting gets to be gen.
orally recognized the inventor Will come
to the planter aid, no doubt, but when
he does come IL must be with some sim
pie contrivance for farm use. He Is
quite sure that the planter or farmer
alone must utilize and profit by the roast
ing process; that great industries could
be built up by requiring great capital
and ponderous machinery simply to roast
the seed, but that they must be roasted
and fed on the plantation where produced
Mr.. Green SAYS the feeding value of
the seed is certainly much enhanced by
roasting. 1t almost entirely changes the
character of the food. A wonderful diff
ference appears in the relish by stock
and in the taste. Every person ac-
Quainted with cotton seed is familiar
with the disagreeable and bitter taste of
the raw article. Aside from the Taxa
tive quality of the raw oil, the taste
alone renders them unfit for food. and
the unpleasant taste they impart to milk
or butter forbids their use as food for
milk cows. The roasted seed has
pleasant and agreeable nutty flavor that
everything likes and everything eats the
roasted seed with a relish. The great
heat to which the seed is subjected i'll
the roasting process produces chemical
change in the meal and the oil it con-
tains, and the bitter taste and whatever
produces 1t is driven off.
The superiority of roasted seed over
ordinary oil mill meal, argues Mr.. Green.
is readily apparent in any sort of COM
parison; it loses 10 per cent. of its weight
in the roasting process, which represents
the moisture il contains, while oil mill
meal shows no such degree of loss III that
respect. 1t will keep for any length of
time, does not mold, get musty or get
sour. Cotton seed is not the only thing
that needs to be cooked in order to make
it fiji to eat, and if Providence designed
that cotton seed should be utilized in that
way, the sooner we find it out the better.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22
An Excellent Idea.

The Pilot Point horticultural society Is
taking steps to establish for itself rsgu-
lar experiment station, with view TO
testing the adaptability of the various
fruits and varieties of fruits to the eli
mate and soil condition of North Texas.
The idea is certainly an excellent one,
well worthy the consideration of other
similar societies in other sections of the
state. Our very good friend, DR.. A.
NJ. Rsgland, secretary of the Pilot Point
society says.
Every thoughtful fruit-grower recog-
niZes the Importance of testing new
fruits, or new varieties of old ones, and +,
furthermore, that such work can only be
undertaken by individuals at great per-
sonal cost of both time and money. In
deed, not manv persons can give the
painstaking care needful to determine the
status of the large number of new varle-
ties promulgated with q blare of trumpets
annually in the catalogues of nursery
men or more quietly presented with all
the paraphernalia of sample jars, and
colored plates by the oily tongued tree
peddler. Now, in fact, about nine out
of ten of these new introductions are no
better than older varieties at one-fifth
the cost Now and then q new seeding
is found possessing rare merit; the fruit
grower wants it but can { afford to pay q
dollar apiece for nine worthless varieties
in order to secure it.
Doubtless this will interfere with @
certain class of nurserymen who depend
upon new introductions with high sound
ing names, at exhorbitant prices for
large revenue; but to honest propagators
of new varieties this experimental work
will prove benefit. The endorsement
of this society will be splendid adver-
tisement to any nurseryman fortunate
enough to secure it. We invite and ex-
pect the cooperation of propagators of
new varieties of all kinds of fruits. Send
US such varieties as yon desire rested in
the great cross timber fruit belt. We
guarantee the propagation full protection
against pirsting. The work is IN the
hands of competent men who have no
connection with any nursery.