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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
THE FLORIDA SENATORSHIP.
The Alliance Will Have Majority in the
Democratic Caucus.

A special TO the New York World from Talla-
hassee. Fla. SAYS: When the Florida legislature
meets next April it will elect a United States
Senator to succeed Senator Wilkinson Call The
legislature consists of thirty-two senators and
sixty eight representatives. The combined vote
of the two houses is 100. OF that number only
one is a republican-SenatorO U. b. Smith who
holds over from the election of 1885, There
will be ninety-nine votes in the democratic eau
Gus and il will require two-thirds of that num-
Der to make u nomination.
Fifty-seven active working members of the
Farmers Alliance secured nomina tions on the
democratic ticket and were elected to the legis-
!ature and there are four other legislators who
are affiliated with the alliance. This gives the
Farmers Alliance sixty-one votes i'll the demo
cratic caucus--within five votes OF being the
twU-thirds necessary To make Il nomination
Robert +. Rogers, president OF the Florida
state alliance. Is Il member of the state senate
and has been suggested rs its president.
Senator Call has canyassed the state in his
own behalf and has many warm adherents who
are working for him. The opposition. how
ever. Is strong and aggressive and its favorite
candidate Is State senator John +. Dunn who
within the past wear has am;ssed fortune from
the sale of phosphate lands. He is also the ia
vorite OF the Farmers Alliance for he has ex-
pended more money for it thar all others in
Florida combined. Should the Farmers Al
an alliance candidate as many think they will
do. their choice would doubtless be John F.
Dunn. and i'll that event he would be the next
Senator from FlOridu. for he has several
avowed supporters among the Legislators out
side the alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
Another Bogus Divorce,

William ii. Buuner. the dealer in fraudulent
divorces was brought in court again yesterday
in New York, expecting 10 have a hearing on
the charge of obtaining $50 from one Finckle
over two years ago. Instead he found that
Police Captain Mclaughlin and Detective
Reilley were ready with a new case of a much
more holding character. Ii was a complaint
made by Cesare Boggia, who alleged that in
February. 1889, he gave Buttner 80 and re-
celved In return a decree of divorce from has
wife, issued by Judge Grayson Garrett in the
supreme court of Cook county, ILL., He swears
also that before he Received the papers he had
to hand over to Buttner the sum of 200. The
prisoner almost cried when he saw the case be-
fore him and claimed that the old case had
petered out the police were raking up a com
plant ia which Hughes had more TO do than
he. The decree figuring in this case bears the
forged seal of the supreme court Of Cook
county. Hughes admits to having drawn up
and stamped it. but SAYS he did il at the in
stance of Buttner. who received the money.
The police justice held Buttner On the charge,
fixing bail at 50 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
MYTHS OF THE SEAS sALTNEsS.
Some Very Interesting and Ancient Beliefs

Some Very Interesting and Ancient Beliefs.
From the st. Louis Republic.
There are hundreds of queer myths and ira
ditions given to account for the fact that the
sea is salt.
The Arabs say that when the first pair sinned
they were living in a beautiful garden on n
tract OF land joined to a mainland by narrow
neck or isthmus. When it became known to
the Holy One that His people had sinned He
went to the garden for the purpose of driving
them out and across the narrow neck OF land
into the patch of thorn and brambles on the
other side. Anticipating what would be the
consequence of their heinous crime, they had
prepared to leave their beautiful garden and
had actually gone so far as to send the children
anu the goats across into the thcket.
Nhen the Holy One appeared on the scene the
hrst PAIR started to run. but the woman looked
back. For this the man cursed her and for
sueh crime was almost immediately turned
into huge block of salt. Compare with Gem
esls ~: 26). The woman more forgiving than
her husband. stopped to pick up the shapeless
mass OF salt, when Immediately the narrow neck
OF land began to crack and break. As she
touched what had once been her companion
She' 100. was turned to salt just as the neck of
land sank and the waters rushed through
From that day to this, the Arabs say. all the
waters OF the ocean have rushed through that
narrow channel at least once Il year constantly
wearing away the salt of what was once our first
parents. yet the bulk of the two salty objects is
not diminished in the least
The Pythagoreans believed that the sea was
made salty by the tears of kronos father of
Zeus. The Hebrew explanation is somewhat
similar, though more poetic. They believed
that the sadness was caused by the tears of
fallen angels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
WIRES WORKING BADLY.
Great Diligently In Sending Tei.graphic Mes
ssgrs in the West

Scores of telegraph operators sat helplessly
at their tables in Chicago last evening watching
for chance click of their saunders or finger
ing mechanically the adjustments Of motinnl.ss
relays. All chief operators were in GisInav
According to the oldest veterans such a wide
spread condition of paralysis was unprecedented
since the invention OF the telegraph The first
symptoms of the gradually widening stoppage
OF all electric communications were first noticed
south OF Louisville and Yesterday the trouble
had grown 10 such proportions that the usual
makeup of lengthy circuits had been
completely abandoned and a curious patch
work of roundabout Routes substituted for the
more important tclecraphic traffic Tuesday
night the country west and northwest Of Chi
cago began 10 be affected aud serious inter
rupuons were frequent. Yesterday the east
was drawn INTO the general vortex of demoral-
lZatlon and last night the situation had grown SO
desperate that an Associated Press trunk line
usually worked in continuous circuit from
Washington and Minneapolis. New York TO ~.
Paul, taking in all the important intermediate.
cities. had been cut into short lengths. scarcely
a sixth of the usual distance. and extra opera
tors provided at each subterminus without pro-
ducing any appreciable benent
The aspect of the streets IN Chicago yester-
day afternoon and evening was something re-
markable. A dense fog prevented more than
the shadowy outlines of objects being seen
more than a few feet away. When the fac
tories poured their throngs into the thorough
fares, al the close of work. the sidewalks and
pavements seemed in inextricahle confusion.
The gongs OF the cable cars were kept sound
ing constantly. and adding To the din of ours
ing from tearnsters, car drivers and pedestrians
the hundreds of horns that were 10 be used TO
usher IN the New Year were brought into
requisition. The business portion # the city
was IN state closely approximating bedlam.
Nearly the entire Telegram IA of he
United States in a comatose state last
night. Throughout the west and southwest a
gigantic wet blanket of mist hundreds of miles
IN extent. almost stifed every throb of cleo
tricity. and the wires stretching from city 70
city were literally sodden and lifeless To the
last a blizzard Was oyerturning poles and snap
ping the small cords holding tar separated com
munities together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
The Late DIR. John W. Dunn.

DR.. John ". Dunn. who died on Tuesday
from CiPtheria at his residence on Capitol Hill.
did not marry Miss Marche as enormously
stated yesterday. In September. 1856. Mrs
Helen Mcfarland. the eldest daughter Of Nh.
John VI. Mcfarland. well-known resident of
Washington married To pr. Dunn and two
children were born To them. DIR. Dunn
died ON his thirty-secOnd birthday. He
was taken i'll on Christmas eve and
from the first unprecedented serious
result of his illness. understanding the
malignant nature OF the disease he was pre-
pared for the worst. He met death calmly. a
few minutes before the end expressing himself
az not afraid to die.
Most OF d.. Dunn's practice confined to
Capitol Hill where he resided for many
years. He studied medicine at the Penusvl-
wanna College in Philadelphia. and later was
graduated from the Columbia Medical College
III this city.
sympathetic and genial manner. the reflex
of his nature. made DR.. Dunn popular, socially
as well As professionally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
A Great Engineering Work In India.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The attention of the engineering world il
just now fixed upon the Bombay presidency
where is being constructed the greatest piece
of solid masonry the world has seen in modern
times. For years past the water supply of
Bombay has depended upon works which
have been acknowledged to be defective and
the possibility of as water famine in the
great eastern seaport could not be con-
templated with Indifference by the govern
ment- Mr.. W. Charge. NJ. |. G. f.. was there
fore sent from Calcutta to take steps to avert
such calamity. and Mr.. T. Craigie Glover.
the Brassey of India" was consulted with
the result that huge dam has been designed
10 inclose the watershed of the valley which
drains into the sea south Of Bombay. Solely
with the aid of native labor Mr.. Glover
began this gigantic structure. which will
be completed in March next Ii Is two
miles long. lls feet in height and IO3
feet wide ut the base. The roadway on the
top Is to be twenty-four feet in width and
the stone work will cost half a million sterling
The lake of waters which this dam will i'm
prison will be eight square miles in area so
that Bombay need be under no apprehension
once the yiceroy has officially declared the
sluices open and the pipes of sixty miles long
are in working order. Mr.. Glover has II 900
Hindus all # whom he has trained to this
special work, employed on the dam. To his
thirty years labor among the natives is
due othe fact that there are in India today
500. 900 men. all capable stone masons. carpen-
ters and navvies. who have been employed on
his contracts for great public works. Mr.
Glover Is a Scotchman and was recently asked
to contest Leith by influential deputation
but he declined the honor excusing himself
on the score that the browning work of his
life-the Bombay reservoir-was as yet IN
finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
HIS MIND 4 BLANK.
Three Weeks In MIR. Naifeson'- Life which
He Can't Account For.

. William Henry Matteson published a daily
Democratic newspaper IN Fargo. y. D.. until a
year ago. when, owing. TO lack OF patronage. he
made it a weekly. The patronage " as still very
meager. and a. Mr. Maticson had seven children.
the struggle WAS hard one. Ne grew icspond-
ent and would sit in his Office with has head
buried IN has hands for hours Obvious q What
Was going on around him.
Two night, after the last election he t,ld his
wife he Was going down town and would b. back
about \ O'Clock. That was the last seen or
heard Of HIM until his wife received letter
from hum the other day. written at salem Greg
IA which hr writes that hc has no recollection
OF anything which occurred after he left home.
November .. until hc found himself in Victoria.
Bt.. one morning three weeks later. He had
no money and pawned a ring 60 obtain some
thing 20 eat. Then lac found employment with
physician m Salem. Greg. and subsequently,
becam" solicitor on a local newspaper Ile
SEM ms wife 20 for Christmas and said tina, as
soon AZ possible he would send for his family to
come there.
After Mr.. Matteson left here his eldest
daughter. Belle. twenty wears old resigned her
school and took charge of hi~ nrwspap.r. ana
has nearly doubled the advertising patronage
and Is making bright and interesting sheet
Livery one admir,s her pluck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
What Makes q Boy Populsre

What makes a boy popular? Manliness, says
Hezekiah Butterworth in The Ladies' Home
Journal During the war how schools and col
leges followed popular boys. These young
leaders were the many boys whose hearts could
be trusted. The boy who respects his mother
has leadership in him. The boy who is careful
of his sister is a knight. The boy who will
never violate his word and who viii pledge his
honor to his own heart and change not will
have the confidence Of his fellows. The bow
who defends the weak will one day become a
hero among the strong. The boy who will
never hurt the feelings Of any one will one day
find himself in the atmosphere of universal
sympathy. Il know not" once said the great
Governor Andrew, ''what record of sin NAV
await me in another world, but this do know:
never yet despised q man because he was
poor. because he was ignorant, or because he
was black"
Shall tell you how 70 become popular boy?
1 will. Be too manly and generous and unset
fish to seek 10 be popular. Be the soul Of honor,
and love others better than yourself, and peo-
pie viii give you their hearts and delight to
make you happy. That i what makes 8 boy
popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
The Alleged Wholesale Discharge Denied

When shown the st. Louis item Yesterday
regarding the discharge of 10000 men bv the
American Harvester Company and the con-
firmation of the story by Assistant Manager
kelso of the ST. Louis agency of the d. NJ
Osborne Company, President Thomas NJ
Osborne of Auburn, Ny. said: Mr. Kelso
knows no more about the intentions of the
American Harvester than one of our Office bows.
He is not our assistant manager. but merely an
attache. He is not in a position to learn any of
the plans of the new concern. If Mr.. Kelso has
made the statements attributed to him | will
telegraph his discharge at once. The fact is.
all such statements as are attributed to Mr.
kelso are absolutely wild The American Har-
vester Company themselves do not know what
their profits win be or what number of men
shall be discharged. There are TWENTY-FIVE
concerns that have either sold out or Joined
the new company, and none of them will be
closed. All will not be operated as manufac-
turers of machinery, however. The intention
Is to eventually manufacture all the paints.
varnishes. Irvine, &c, used in the business
One shop. for instance, will be used to manu-
facture paint. another Irvine. &C.. SO that none
of these shall suffer" When asked if he could
state when. if at all, the shops will start Mr.
Osborne said:
No. l cannot; everything is in the air, SO to
speak"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01

One of the most curious. costly and charac-
teristic dining rooms in New York is that of ex-
Mayor Hewitt, says the New York Sun 1t is
literally Venetian palace transported The
room is large enough to give dinner to a hum
dred- The wainscoting is of carved oak of
elaborate and costly pattern. covering the four
walls of the room except a wide space around
the top, which has u painted frieze of a sue
cession of remarkable figures that bear the
traces of age and look as though they might
have been done by Titan or some of his pupils.
The room Is furnished i'll italian style, and is
mainly the result of Mrs. Hewitt's taste. An
other remarkable room III the house is the
oriental room, used by the Hewitt children as
music room. 1t contains the finest collec-
ton of musical instruments in this country.
The carpet was presented to Mr.. Hewitt by the
sultan There is also writing desk from the
same source. The furniture is in keeping, A
section of the wall has specimen of orna-
mental stucco work done by the ex-mayor $
sons On his last trip to Paris Mr.. Hewitt $
children persuaded him to sit to u celebrated
p' raft painter, and the result was portrait
u gives him much more pleasing express
than most of those that have appeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
MARRIED IN JAIL
4 Respectable Young Woman Welded On q
brooklyn Murderer.

A marriage ceremony was performed in Raw
mond street Jail in BROOKLYN Tuesday night.
The groom WAS Thomas West. who has been in
dicted for the murder Of Policeman Clancy
and whose trial is 20 take place soon. The
murder according 20 the police authorities.
was both brutal and cowardly and West. II Is
said. will be lucky if he escapes with life i'm
prisonment.
West has had bad reputation and was the rec
ognized leader Of dangerous gang which in
Tested Clancy's post. lie had been ''keepiug
company" for some time before his arrest with
a pretty and respectable Young woman named
Nellie Williams. and she has chung 10 HIM all
through ms misfortune and has Frequently
carried HIM delcacies 90 the Jail during has i'm
prisoument. MIS- Williams re~olutely resisted
the efforts OF friends and relatives 20 abandon
her imprisoned lover aad without a moment :
hesitation agreed 10 ms proposition that they
should get married, with the almost hopeless
outlook Of ever being able to live together.
The ceremony took place in the private Of
nee OF Warden Alouzo Brs mer. Rev. Job lsass.
the vonei lie prison chap liam. performed the
ceremony. which was witnessed by the warden.
the matron. and other jail officials. The sur
r"undings precluded congratulations. and with
IN a half hour West was locked up in ms cell
again. and has pretty young wife Was on her
way home weeping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
The Window Glass Trust.

The American Window Glass Company will
commence active business operations with the
first of the new year. This decision was
reached at a meeting of glass manufacturers
held Tuesday and Tuesday night. The headquar-
tiers of the big new concern will probably be
located at Pittsburg. with offices al Chicago
and San Francisco. Under the workings of the
new company all the products of its various
factories will be at the disposal of the head
Office and the proceeds after the deduction of
expenses will be distributed among the stock
holders. All glass will be disposed of by travel
ers employed by the trust. other dealings
being prohibited by heavy penalties. but ship
ments will be made direct from the various
places of manufacture to BUYERS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
A NOBLEMAN SEEKS DEATH.
Love Drives High-Born But Desperate
Italian to Attempt Suicide.

thrilling story comes from Naples to the
effect that a wealthy scion of a noble italian
family has made a desperate attempt to COM
NIT suicide in consequence. il is supposed of
love affair. The names of the parties are care
+ lily concealed. but it is believed that the
beautiful widow Of a recently deceased prince
was the cause of the rash act. 1t seems that
the passengers on the steamship Gottard. while
on voyage from Leghorn TO Naples, became
rather interested in the behavior of one of their
number.
The individual in question is described as
handsome and Of commanding physique. but
morose IN temperament and naughty in
demeanor. He resented all attempts at con-
versation and evidently considered himself as
far removed socially from the rest of his fellow
Voyagers. One night. when within a few hours
steamlng of Naples. the watch was startled by
the cry of IA man overheard" Capt. DilbertJ
the commander of the vessel. rushed on deck
ana ordered boat to be lowered. One of the
quarter life boats. with Eve men in her went
to the rescue. and in the bright moonlight saw
a dark object rise to the surface
approaching the spot they seized the drown
ing man. who turned ont to be the mysterious
passenger. Instead of being grateful for his
rescue he fought the boats crew desperately.
drawing knife from his girdle and wounding
two Of them. He was overpowered and taken
on board and locked in stateroom, but elud-
ing his guards. rushed ont on deck. and snatch
ing heavy crowbar dared any one to stop him.
He made a rush toward the ships buiwarks
with the evident intention of again jumping
overheard: Two or three courageous sailors.
however. threw themselves upon him and flung
INN down. He was then heavily ironed and
strictly watched until port was reached. when
he was handed over to the authorities.
On his person was found upward of 1000
francs in gold and several love letters with the
name carefully erased When interrogat.d he
refused 10 give any name or to answer anv
questions. The story has created extraordi-
nary interest in social circles in both Rome
nd a,,lns = -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
ROckyille's New Year Eve Ball.
OF The Evening star

ROCKVILLE. Jan. I.
The grand ball given at the town hall last
night by the young gentlemen of this place
surpassed any affair of the kind given here for
several years. The participants included the
beauty and fashion of the county. augmented
by the presence of large number of ladies and
gentlemen from Baltimore. Frederick the Dis
trict cities and other places. The toilets of the
ladies were superb and the scene presented
was one of unusual beauty. The committee of
reception was composed OF the following
ladies: Mrs. BOuic. Mrs. Nickery Mrs Will
Jams and Miss Agnes holland. who did all in
their power TO add to the pleasure of the
guests. Fine music for the occasion was fur
nished by Washington band Among
those present were the following ladies
of the county: Misses Laura Bradley,
Edie Warning, Lula Ofutt. Clara Griffith.
Annie Maddox. hate Choate. Kate Lyddane,
jamie Bailey. Agnes Campbell. Macie Hodges.
Kate Fields. Virgie Rabbit. Julia and Mary
Watkins. Emma and Nette England. Agnes and
Mamie Mattack. Lily Davis Lena Jones. Lily
Knott. Agnes Entwistle. Sallic Griffith Hattie
and Imogene England. Ida and Nellie Lowry.
Edith Stonestreet, Lotte Eoane Isabel Bouic.
Eliza Choate. Mona Gator, Clara Hardy Ethel
Fletcher. Maria. Jennie and Mary Hodges.
Susie Watkins. Mildred COdwise, Estelle Tai
bOtt. Maggie Dawson, also the Misses Allison of
Boston. From Washington were Misses Julia
Watkins. Kate Polk. Edith Sterrick and Mrs
Rose Rabbit; Miss Nettie DobsOn Emma Crown
and Ada shoemaker of Georgetown. DC: Miss
Rose Stubs of Forest Glen: Mestiames Bouic.
Fletcher. Williams. Bradley. Roame Talbot
Almoney. Dawson, Dowden. Burford, Jones and
Lowry. At II o'clock fine lunch was served.
after which dancing was resumed and kent ND
until an early hour of the morning of the new
year. SAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-01
MOODY's CHANCES BRIGHTER.
APossibilitysThst the South Dakota senator
MAY Succeed Himself.

Pierre, SD, special SAYS: The politicians
are beginning 20 arrive preparatory 20 the
meeting of the legislature next Tuesday To-
nights train brought in r. Buchanan of Sioux
Falls, the republican candidate FOR speaker.
and several others. The Daily Capital has Just
made a complete poll of the legislature and il
appears that the senate will be very close. The
republicans have some twenty-three members.
the independents fourteen, and the democrats
seven. with one vacancy. caused by the decease
of Senator Grill of Union county. an independ-
ent. In the house there are sixty republicans.
forty-fve independents and nineteen demo-
Gratis.
The independents are nearly all farmer re-
publcans. and when it comes 20 a party ques-
ton most of them probably can Toe relied upon
tn act with the republicans. Moodys chances
TO succeed himself Senator a-a considered
materially brighter. Ii is understoo' that II.
A GODDARD. republican from Fall River. was
elee1Ht on the Moody Issue and is pledged 90
vote Tor Moody. although he is a democrat
thus Moody has more than a fighting chance.
Senators Moody and Pettigrew arrived at Sioux
Fails from Washington yesterday and both will
take a hand.