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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
BLAINE AND eoRMAN.
Col. Dudley, Says They WIN ne the Nsmi-
nee~-ouay's Resignation.


A Boston special dispatch 10 the PHILADELPHIA
P,vss says Col W. W. Dudley Of Indiana has
given Bostouians some political points in an
interview today. He names Blaine and Cor
man as the presidential candidates asd make.
lot OF other predictions that are mighty in
teresting 10 politicians. With regard 10 sena-
tor QuAy's proposed resignation as chairman
Of the republican national committee Col. pud-
ley said:
II have seen no such letter. but I suppose
that Mr.. Quay will send in his resignation TO
the meeting Of the committee 20 he held in
Washington on the 18th Of the month. II 10
one thing. however. 10 resign and another 70
have the resignation accepted. Mr.. Quay has
resigned. but the committee may refuse 70 90
cept ms resignation.
In my opinion the committee will not &C
cept u. am personally opposed 20 accepting
his resignation. and the members OF the COM
mittee with whom | have talked feel Just As
do about IT. This is no time 20 let Mr.. Quay
90. The members OF the national committee
have the highest regard for him. They esteem
him ne n worthy and able man, and there 10 no
good reason why they should le; him go ct this
time"
VIII the Farmers Alliance movement cut
any hgure IN the next presidential campaign2"
I'm my opinion n viii fall OF it's own weighs
Its sporadic movement which had its origin
In the dissatisfaction OF the agricultural inter
ests. growing out of crop failures As soon -
the causes which brought il into being are re-
moved IL will disappear. IL Is already fast
losing ground. The last time was in the wet
II was plain 90 see the alliance was losing what
ever foothold it had possessed. IL won't amount
TO much next year"
Whom viii the democrats nominate for Presa-
dent?'
'Gormsn," came the reriy sharp and quick
III we're betting man I would not be afraid
10 wager pretty good sum on HE nomination
He will be nominated because he IL satisfactory
70 the south. The delegates from that section
are not going 10 support northern men who are
opposed to what they suppose is their best in
terests."
Then you think Cleveland Is net in i'll"
We'll, he's in Il. but not for q winner.
The republicans will nominate James a.
Blaine, n he's alive. There Isn't any doubt
about that IN my mind. In the event Of
Blaines refusal 90 be a candidate the question
SIMPLY becomes a doubtful one. I can sAy for
President Harrison that his admin .tration has
been clean and honest one in public affairs
III he failed In any respect that failure must be
attributed TO q want of political tact in the
dealing with the public.
During the past sixty years but two Presi-
dents have been reelected. namely. Lincoln
and Grant. Outside these two incumbents have
been renominated at the expense 81 unity In
the party"
what issue or issues can the republicans
make their best fight on IN tie coming cleo
tlon!'
ION broad, patriotic issues, tariff and re-
ciprocity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
DISTRICT LABoRERA
They Protest Against supt Arnold's Order
to Work Ten Hours . Day.

They Protest Against supt Arnold's Order
to Work Ten Hour . Day.
Last night a meeting Of the colored laborers
employed on District work was held at Gallilesn
Fishermen's Hall. and the order issued by
Superintendent Of Streets Arnold requiring the
laborers on streets and alleys TO work ten hours
per day instead Of eight was condemned in
strong and forcible language. II was first sup
posed that IL came from the Commissioners,
but this was found to be incorrect The men
regard the order as q great injustice 10 those
who labor daily at sl.5o per day and are COM
PEELED to leave their homes at an early hour to
reach their work and are late in getting
TO their homes from work at night They
claim that the present hot season should also
De an argument against the order. They also
assert that the order is illegal, since eight hours
has been established as legal days work.
The meeting declared that Mr.. Arnold Is Q
democrat and he should remember that under
the administration Of Mr.. Cleveland and the
FORMER democratic District Commissioners only
e'Sh' hours were required for days work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
ALEXANDRIA.
BURGLARS FIGHT THE POLICE.

BURGLARS FIGHT THE POLICE.
The grocery and liquor store Of Mr.. Vim.
p Graves, in the lower part of the frs. ward,
has been again entered by burglars. Mr..
Graves store is on the edge of the city at
Fairfax and Franklin streets and seems es-
pecially exposed to burglaries, as four or five
have happened there within the past few wears
This morning about 2:20 the police on that beat.
Officers Price and Arlington. while at Cook s
corner, on Fairfax and Gibbon streets, discov-
cred man In the electric light shadow near
Graves stors making signs to some one As
Ofhcer Price came up the man ran toward the
ship yard, but was chased by the officer and
arrested. Leaving his man in charge of Officer
Arlington, Officer Price went over to Graves
store and finding the door unlocked pushed it
open and saw three men standing behind the
counter. He fred at them at once, and they
dodging behind the counter. returned the fire.
Ohcer Price having emptied all the barrels
OF his pistol backed into the street to reload
and by the time he had reloaded Officer AIRING
ton came across the street, his prisoner having
escaped. Just then two burglars came out OF
Graves store door, firing as they came. and the
officers fired at them as they ran. but they, too,
escaped. A considerable crowd had by this
time gathered. and on entering and searching,
the store another burglar was found in the
third story and captured and carried to the
station house During the melee both the
burglars ana the police used pistols. Officer
firing directly at him. the ball passing close to
his head. the discharge leaving q powder burn
upon his cheek and ball passing through his
coat sleeve. The burglars had broken the knob
from tine safe but had not been able to force it
open. chisel and some punches were found
near 1t. The captured burglar gives his nam.
as John Clark and is a stranger. Upon him
were found some dynamite cartridges aud some
small tools He has been committed.
BONDS ACCEPTED.
The finance committee of the city council
held a meeting at the city building last night
Chairman L. E. Uhler presiding accepted
the bonds Of the recently elected policemen
and of the keeper of the poor and work house.
The policemen gave bond in $3.50 each and the
keeper OF the poor house gave 81 600 bonds
The new officers enter into service on the LIST of
August.
AN INFANrICIDE.
Coroner Purvis held an inquest yesterday
found IN Hunting creek near the bridge by
John Walsh and John Coleman. The infant
was tied up in bag, which was attached to a
the chiid's skull had been fractured with a
blunt instrument and its death caused by some
persons to the jury unknown.
NOTES.
DIR. Smith has removed one of the eyes of
Mr.. John Devaughn, which had become injured
and sightless by the fall Of lime into it while
tearing down plastering. and was likely to de-
stroy the sight of the other eye
Messrs. Harrison Dingman, W. D. Jordan, A.
Tweedale and other Washingtonians have OBJ
tanned charter here for the Fidelity Loan,
Building and Investment Association Of WASH
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24

A Washington Book Condemned in Russia.
well-known Washington author and scien-
fist, Prof Lester F. Ward of the U. s. geological
survey, has fallen under the ban of the Russian
official censorship. Aredition of 1000 copies
OF Russian translation by Nikolaev Of the
first volume of Prof Wards Dynamic Sociology
has been burned by order Of the imperial
council Of ministers. This naturally prevents
the publication of the second volume of the
same work, a translation Of which had already
been made and, ii would seem, purchased by
the publisher (Soldatenkov), whose loss
through this action of the authorities is stated
at 5000 rubles
From his summer retreat ON Cape Breton
Island Mr.. Geo. KEENAN, sends Prof. Ward .
copy OF Free Russia, the paper containing this
Item Of news, and writes: Il most heartily con-
graduate you. In this prosaic Indifferent age
II Is not every man who achieves the distinc-
oon OF having his books burned by order OF q
council of ministers in the mightest empire
on earth have tried in my humble way to
serve the cause Of liberty in Russia. but /
haven't been able to do it with ability enough
TO get my writings burned. You are evidently
q very dangerous man, but am, nevertheless,
with sincere respect and esteem, faithfully
yours"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
WANTS $4,000 roR CERTAIN LETTERS.
A Demand on senator sharcn's Heir for
Alleged Valuable Documents.


Alleged Valuable Documents.
From the New York sun
SAX Francisco. July Rehabilitation was
made today Of the fact that q bundle Of let
tiers written by Justice Field and Francis j.
Newlands, Senator sharon's son-in-law, and
bearing on peculiar procedure in the sharon
divorce case were in the hands of Mrs. Sarah
Mitchell. the Iandlady Of Newlands' confiden-
tlal manager, Charles Livingstone. Ii is said
the woman wants 100000 for the delivery of
THESE letters, but IL Is very doubtful whether
she has realized anything. There IL no ques-
tion that many shady things occurred in the
Sharon divorce trial and that senator sharon
spent money like water 10 defeat Sarah Althes-
His dying injunction 10 the heirs Was that he
would haunt them If they ever allowed one
cent TO SO TO the woman who had cut short his
own days by scandal and worry. He also en-
Joined upon them 10 spare no expense In de-
feating political aspirations of Judge sullivan.
who delivered the decision which gave Sarah
Althea the rights OF wife.
That injunction was carried out religiousiy
powerful Sharon interest was exerted
throughout the state when sullivan ran for
1uoge OF the state supreme court. All the re-
sources Of the current lobby. ST which Boss
Buckley was at the head, we're used in the oon-
test, and the result that sullivan, though
very popular, was beaten.
Livingstone, during this contest, was man
was going on. About two years ago he was de-
posed from his place by Newlands. Justice
Field was Livingstone's strong personal friend.
and wrote several letters saying he would see
that Newlands treated Livingstone squarely. IL
Is these letters and correspondence between
Newlands and Livingstone that Mrs. Mitchell
holds. She demands $50 900 from the sharon
estate for their delivery, she declares they
are worth that money should she deliver them
to Sarah Althea- She hints that they reveal
many compromising transactions in the Sharon
case, especially after the Senator's death, but
young Sharon and Newlands both assert that
no such letters are in existence. Justice Fs~ld
aiso says that she may print any letters Of his
which she holds.
Mrs. Mitchell is the widow Of mining man
who left several valuable properties. They were
badly involved. aud Livingstone rescued them
from rum. He also abandoned his wife and
lived at Mrs. Mitchells house until he died. lie
was buried in her family plot. lie used her
money rs freely as his own, and when he died
he evidently gave her TO understand that the
Sharon estate owed him a large sum for vain
able political services he had rendered. The
case excites much attention here because Of
the mystery that has always hung around the
Sharon case. and because of the general belief
that the court Was influenced by sharon
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24

They Could Hold at Bay q Large Number o.
Troops.

A special to the New York Sun saws:
1t is said that the governor proposes to lead
the militia himself into the mountain country
to put the convicts to work again.
The governor is good-looking man, about
six feet tall, well built, gray haired, smooth
shaven except a small gray mustache. His
complexion is ford and. combined with the
brightness of blue-gray eyes, makes him look
younger than his fifty-fve years.
Those who have not been in this region can
get no exact idea Of what a war between
mountaineers and state troops would mean.
In the first place, these lofty, PERCEPTIONS
mountains. SO wide. some SO unknown to all
but the mountaineers. are covered with a forest
which stretches, ancient and almost untouched
by the AK, for eighty-fivs miles in every di-
rection.
The miners and their friends, the mountain
GERS, know every foot Of it. They know all the
hiding places, all the inaccessible natural forti-
fications. These men are trained in the use Of
arms from boyhood. Their sole recreation is
shooting matches, They kill squirrels by shoot
ing them in the head that the body may be un-
touched, and mountaineer who hits squirrel in
the body apologies, and feels q certain sense
Of disgrace The trees are of great diameter
and are SO thick that to talk Of Gatling guns is
the sheerest nonsense. These facts will give
some idea Of why the state of Tennessee is at
the mercy OF the mountaineers.
So long as the mountaineer keeps to these
Businesses the governor win find himself placed
in position than which few could be more
trying. If he makes terms with the miners the
world will say that Tennessee has disgraced it.
self by compromising with outlaws and crimi-
mails. II he sends the militia the BOYS and
beardless young men who compose it will be
shot down, and the governor will be denounced
as q murderer.
The people Of Knoxville have had rare op-
portunity to observe convicts. The 1873 con-
victs, Of whom only thirty-eight are white men,
are housed in a vacant store room on GAY
street. They are terribly dirty, and their
striped clothing is SO scant that their bodies
are very little concealed. This afternoon saw
one Of them, prowling about among his fellows,
snatch a crust Of bread from the bucket OF
scraps and dirt and tear il and gnash his teeth
over it like q wild beast
Not that he was hungry, but simply because
he preferred to eat that way. In the front and
back doorways Of the building stand guards
two on each floor. One wears huge pistol in
case with strap over his shoulder The other
carries Winchester rife. These four guards
are whites Of brutal countenance, the like of
which can be duplicated few times among the
thirty-eight white convicts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
Mitchell Says He Was Drunk.

In explanation of the disgracefui quarrel that
occurred between Mitchell and Slavin in q Liv-
erpool tbeater on Wednesday night Mitchell
writes that Slaviu and himself had been to the
races and had INDUCED in liquor freely. Dur
ing the sparring slavin lost his temper and
both set to in earnest, giving the audience
rare chance to see the two champions ON their
real merits. = Afterward the two men shook
hands and supped and took wine together
Slavin tsleeraphs that he b the best Of friends
with Mite8srl In spite Of these assurances the
theater In which the pugiiists were giving sx-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
ALWAYS IN THE LEAD.
Saturdays Big Star snd Some Of Its Cor
tents.

Saturday. Big Star snd Some Of Its Con-
tents.
Everybody reads it No one can get along
without it. 1t sufices for Saturday evening and
lasts well through Sunday. II Ii the poor
mans friend and the rich mans companion.
1t has no superior and but very few equals. This
is the Saturday sixteen-page STAR It IL always
full of the most interesting reading matter, and
tomorrow's issue viii be fully the equal of it's
successful predecessors. Although particular
attention is devoted to the numerous special
chapters for which The STAR has become
famous, the news matter. both local and gem
eral, is in no way neglected. The following are
some Of the good things to appear in tomorrow
STAR:
THE CHINESE EMBASSY Qilustrated).
Something Of the life of the legation at
Stewart Castle.
BATTERY AS CAMP nlustratedl
The cannoneers who will march to Bay Ridge
next week.
ROADSIDE SKETCHES Olustrated).
A tramp in the vicinity Of picturesque Little
Falls.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES Ollustrated).
More about the camp life in the wilderness.
THE INDOOR TOILET Qllustrated).
What devotees Of fashion should not neglect
CYCLISTS IN SCOTLAND Qllustrated).
The Washington wheelmen in the land
O. cakes.
LETTERS TO THE. PRESIDENT.
The etiquette of correspondence with the
chief magistrate.
THE SECOND BULL RUN.
Some "reminiscences of that famous and dis
astrous engagement.
SWIMMING MADE EASY.
DR.. Tindan explains the few simple rules of
the art.
THE MEXICAN UNCLE.
Pawnbroking and banking south of the Rio
Grande. BY Frank G. Carpenter.
MISS LEAGUES BEHAVIOR.
charming story written expressly for TIE
EVENING STAR. By E. W. Hornuug.
THE BLOCKADE OF THE POTOMAC.
AAoW tuc eHsdCOld ran the RauQLlet OF nine
miles Of batteries.
WHERE CRUSOE LIVED.
walk over the little island Of Juan Fer
nandez.
BETWEEN THE SEASONS.
An interesting New York letter about theat-
rical matters.
COURT DAY IN FAIRFAX.
Interesting scenes and incidents in Virginia
town.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR BUGS.
How foes to the crops can be wiped out with
artificial diseases.
ECHOES FROM THE METROPOLIS.
What the people of Now York are thinking
and talking about.
THE TEN MILES SQUARE.
The opposition made to the capital selected
by Washington. By John F. Coyle.
THE NEwSBOYS HOME.
Excellent work performed by this oreaniza-
ton.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
The advantages Of this city as q summer re-
sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24

The ~Yellows' Appear Among tine Peaehss
The fatal '.yelIows" have made their appear
ance to an alarming extent among the peach
orchards Of Kent county, Maryland, and are
spreading very fast In the vicinity Of Milling
ton the crop viii be cut short 100000 baskets
by the blight Of this disease. The disease b
confined principally 70 the varieties of peaches
known IS NJ Rose, Troths Mixons and Nc
Coiiister's Late. Galena 10 being ravaged by
the scourge. Some large orchards have been
almost swept out Of existence by the scourge
and will be taken up this fall Acres Of trees
have been taken out and many more viii be
uprooted aud burned. Some farmers have
picked peaches today that ought not 70 be picked
before the last of August The crop In Kent
It ID estimated, viii be cut short over half BY
prsmaturing. In still Pond Neck. the great
peach csntsr. the scourgs IL elso doing havss
and only q small part Of the promise 81 IL -
ginning OF the season viii Be- rsalissa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
RIVAL LOVERS IN A DUEL.
One Used Pistol and the Other . Knife,
Both with Serious Eject

OnO USED . klotoA ana bne Otn0r ADtfe.
Both with Serious Eject.
Robert Caruthers Of Baltimore, Nd, lies in
the Erie County Pa) In6rmary horribly cut,
and Lewis Derry lies in the same institution
with bullet wound in his groin - the result
Of their meeting yesterday.
Derry several weeks ago warned . young
woman, to whom he and Caruthers were both
paying attentions, that she must cease receiving
the attention of his rival, threatening that Il
she did not he would cut his heart out
Caruthers, ignorant Of Derry's threat, came
down . few days ago from Connsaut, Ohio.
where he works, and while on his way to call
upon the young lady was set upon and stabbed
slightly by Derry.
Yesterday the two young men met again
Unexpectedly near the young woman's house.
Caruthers drew q revolver and Derry Q knife,
and being at close quarters they fought with
the desperation of fiends. Derrys most seri-
ous wound Is that in the groin, while his rival
u disfgured for life and 10 in . very critical
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
PROPOSALS.

HtFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS D. C.,
~ asi.inGtou, july 20, lS9l-Sealed PROPOSALS will
be received az the office Of the Colnssoners Of the
DISTRICT of Columbus until WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
IhE-VE, at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, for fur
the public schools of the District of Columbia
with the following des ribbed schooi furniture viz:
rs NO desss and chains 276 No. 2desks and chairs
10 No desks and chairs, zoo No. desks and chairs,
primary desks ana Chairs, IL No. primary
d.sks ana chairs. $50 H;gh School lifting
ia otSts and cIaus, 600 assembly
opera chairs. 81 teachers desks 3 teachers tables
Samples must lie submitted to W b. Powell superin-
tendent OF pubic Schools i1tn and X streets north
west Hashns ton d. c. The bids pupils desks and
chairs must TIE fer the deSk aud pattern only
and the pnces bId must for tie :sin. and set
Ting 10 the hoors IN the different buildings complete
bianh iors OF proposal, together with al norma
non can be obtained upon Application at Room ~,
D4strlcI Du Uhlx. on LIST street northwest between
and streets. The right reject any an
all blas or parts OF bus. j. W. DOCuLASo j. n
ROSS. II. ". ROBERT. Commissioners d. q. iy.,3fit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
On the Brink Of D Revolution.

Rev. John @. Paxton, the famous New York
Presbyterian divine, In an interview yesterday
at Pittsburg, said the Presbyterian church was
undoubtedly on the brink Of . revolution.
The followers Of Dr.. Briggs were openly defiant
and the general assembly and tina church un-
dermined. II was his sincere hope that con-
cesxions would be made by Princeton and that DR..
Briggs and his followers may remain in the
church. OF course il they insist that tho church
must accept reason a. coordinate with the
word Of God there viii be split
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24
To Test Its ConstitutionaIitx.

In the case Of City Editor Hennessy Of the
New York Nesos, charged with 9 misdemeanor
in s0blishing accounts Of the recent electrocu-
tons at Sing Sing. Mr.. Hennessy's baL was
fixed at $500 yesterday. The district ATTORNEY
in speaking of the matter said that it was. OF
course, u test case and he expected that it would
be taken from court to court until decided, So
many declarations had been made as to the nm
constitutionality Of the law that he brought the
case to decide it one way or another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-24

Two murders similar In character to those
ascribed in London to Jack the Ripper" have
been committed In Marseilles within week.
A man giving an Italian name twice took rooms
accompanied BY woman, and in each case the
woman was afterward found murdered having
been strangled and then mutilated. A letter
sent to the police stated that these crimes were
the beginning OF 6 series.