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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
STOPPED BY THE POLICE,
The weir-Griffin Feather Weight Cham pion-
ship Fight at COhasset.


BosToN, April 25.-The fight between Ike
Weir and Johnny Griffin for the feather-weight
championship of America and 81, 100 purse
was stopped i'll the fourth round by the police
this morning, Griffin undoubtedly having the
best of it at that time. having knocked Weir
down three times in the third round and twice
in the fourth. when the police interfered.
Because of the prohibition of local authorities
all attempts to pull the fight off in Boston were
abandoned and the crowd of 300interested sports
were privately notified that the battle would be
fought at Santasket beach. On arriving there,
however. they were Informed that Cohasset two
miles further had been chosen. The special
train that took them from Boston carried them
to COhasset. where at 4 am. the fight, or what
there was Of it, took place in clam-bake pa
vilion.
While the party Of spectators we're waiting
outside the building the piazza gave way and
thirty of them were precipitated few feet,
many receiving slight bruises. There was con-
siderable bowling and urging the men to I'm
ish after the chief Of the Cohasset police stepped
into the ring, but he succeeded in convincing
the crowd that they had better dispense.
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DEPEw LOOKS FOR SUCCESS.

He Claims That President Harrison VIII be
KenOminated and Reelected.
CINCINNATI, ONO, April 25.-Cornelius Van
derbilt, Chauncey M. Depew and party left the
city at o'clock this morning for Cleveland.
Mr.. Depew while here said: There
is no truth whatever in the report that
Gould and the Vanderbilts are at outs. Our in.
terests are east and Mr.. Gould's west Of the
Mississippi. We have no intention Of making
q parallel road with the Union Pacific and we
do not intend to invade the territory Of Mr.,
Goulds road. The story originated in Denver,
and was the product Of the imagination of some
reporter"
Referring to President Harrison's trip he
said president Harrison's southern speeches
prove that the caricatures so universally &C.
cspted OF a man who ratified around in
great Office has slandered President
who mentally and morally had the
Office OF chief magistrate of g., 600 600 people.
The moral and the result will be the triumph
Of the republicans in next years canvass and
the denomination and election Of President
Harrison.
Indeed, don't think that there will be
any opposition in the national convention.
The reception accorded to the President
In the south shows that tho new
south is becoming nationalized and vii
care less for doctrine OF states rights than
the north. When you come to think about il
the south is the only part Of our country which
Is purely and especially American. It has moi
been invaded by the foreign immigrant"
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THE CABLE ROAD.
How the Work win BE Pro-ecuted-14th
Street Extended To he Done First.

How the Work win BE Pro-ecuted-14tb
Street Extended to he Done First
The work OF changing the grade of the water
and sewer pipes along the line of the proposed
cable road on Pennsylvania avenue and 1sth
street is in progress. As soon az
that is completed the excavation for the
cable conduit will be begun. That portion of
the route on l4th street extended will be COM
pleted first, as the District authorities intend
to complete the paving Of that street during
the present season. As soon as the con-
duit is built on 14th street extended
operations will be begun on the avenue line,
commencing in Georgetown and proceeding
from that point TO the end of the line az tile
navy yard. The work will be done In the same
way as that on 18th street. each section being
completely finished, that there will be
little space exposed at one time as possible
and thus enabling the completed tracks to he
used at once.
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THE ATTORNEY GENERALS BRIEF.

1t was Stolen Either From the Printing
Once or the Department Of Justice.
The authorities at the Department of Justice
are somewhat disturbed over little incident in
connection with the Sayward case, but the Judi
cial state Of disturbance is somnolent calm when
compared with the influences at work in the gov
eminent printing Office; influences excited by
that same incident. About a week ago Attor-
ney General Miller sent to the government
printing Office copy of the argument he pro-
poses to make on Monday next before the
Supreme Court of the United States This
brief was classified at the printing Office as
Confidential" and the customary precautions
to keep its contents secret were fully in force
On Tuesday afternoon proofs of the brief were
returned to the printing Office by the Attorney
General, and on Wednesday, in three lots. 400
copies we're sent to the depar tment. They were
carefully counted and locked up, and a clerk
has lost good deal of sleep sitting up watch
ing that key.
OFFERED IT TO Mr. CARLISLE.
Early this week Mr.. Calderon Carlisle, who
is on the other side of the Sayward case. re-
ceived a letter from a man who is alleged to be
newspaper man offering him (Mr.
era brief Of the to At to sv Gen
three days before the argument was made. lie,
yesterday. Mr.. Carlisle did not enter into the
combination, however, for Solicitor General
Taft, in accordance with polite custom,
had already provided him with all
the briefs he needed. It is said
that this same reporter tried to
make a deal with one Of the press associa-
lions. but failed there ALSO The identity of
this middleman has not yet been revealed. but
it will be.
WHAT THE SOLICITOR GENERAL SAYS.
Solicitor General Taft said to STAR reporter
this afternoon that the premature publication
of the brief would simply be annoying, but
nothing more. It was a common thing for
counsel to make mutual exchanges and there was
nothing of a secret nature in connection with
this argument 1t was evident, though, that
a leak existed somewhere. and he was anxious
to discover its whereabouts SO that it might be
stopped before something really important was
born too soon.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER WILL INVESTIGATE.
Public Printer Palmer will investigate the
matter thoroughly. He has been assured by
Capt. Brian, foreman Of printing, that all nee
essary precautions were taken with the
work in question. In all the history
Of the government printing office no
leakage has ever been located in the main
Office, and there is a general idea floating
around the big establishment that neither
carelessness nor dishonesty can be charged up
to anybody employed in the big building at n
and North Capitol streets.
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The commandant of the marine corps is
about to take steps at once to organize the
school of application for non-commissioned
officers and privates of the marine corps. to the
establishment Of which Secretary Tracy has
given his official assent Commissioned officers
who will command the various guards on board
ships will, some time before their detail for sea
given the benefits of the course, as well
as an opportunity to know the men
whom they are to command. The officers who
have interested themselves in the school are
confident that it will in the near future result
in establishing the marines a most impor-
tant element of the force of the modern man.
of-war, taking charge Of the exposed and dan
gerous secondary batteries, affording trained
and expert nucleus for land operations by
naval forces and fitted by thorough special
training to cope with mobs or disorderly ele-
ments which may seek to attack the navy yards
and other government property.
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poiSd DAMAGE TO THE TREER ETC.
Today the Rock Creek Park commission
took legal steps to protect the ground included
within the park limits from depreciation.
The district attorney filed a bill In equity
against the eigthty-four known owners of the
land ''and all other persons owning or claim
ing to own any part Of the land included
within the limits Of Rock Creek Park. accord
ing to the map Of said park filed and recorded
among the land records of the District of
Columbia on the 18th day Of April, A. D.
1884,
The bill sets forth the act constituting the
commission and what the commission has done
to carry out the law. 1t states that Louis p.
Shoemaker on the 2lst and 22d DAYS of April,
1871, entered upon tract eighty-one a little
over one acre of ground, and willfully and
wanfoniy cut down all the trees growing upon
mat tract. The bill also states that Mary L.
Beall, through her husband, JohnE Beall caused
to be cut down the trees on tract numbered
eighty on the same days, April 81 and %. The
bhl charges that the ground from which these
trees were removed was of no value for agri-
cultural purposes and that its only value was
for villa sites, exclusive Of its value as part of
the tract constituting the said Rock Greek
Park, and that the destruction OF the
trees upon these tracts has rendered the
ground almost useless for any purpose. Offers
wofe maze W tnese property owners Daseu upon
the condition of the property at the time Of
filing the map, but the tracts have been so al
tered as to greatly reduce the sums which
should be paid to them just compensation
for the tracts in their present condition.
The bill adds that the same considerations
which induced the defendants, Shoemaker and
Beall, TO commit acts Of spolation apply to the
defendants generally.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED.
The commission ask that the defendants
named be enjoined from cutting down or injur-
ing any of the trees upon the respective
tracks within the said park. and that
they be further enjoined from doing
any act OF whatsoever nature either
upon the ground included in the several tracts
or upon the trees, grass, shrubs or under
growth growing thereon, or upon the houses
and tenements existing thereon. which will or
may in anywise injure, deface, destroy or
change the present condition of the aforesaid
lands. trees. grass, shrubs, underground, houses
and tenements.
The bill il subscribed to In the usual form
by the members of the commission and bears
the signatures of Attorney General Miller and
District Attorney Cole.
Judge Hagner made an order requiring the
defendants to show cause by May why a re-
straining order should not be granted as
prayed.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, April 25.-Cotton easy-mid-
southern DUH; Fultz, l.lsal.zs; Longberry, l.s0a
Las; No. 2, red. Ills: steamer, No. = red,
li6a ALLEY; April, Li61 al.i6,s May, i.ical. iSs;
June, Lie; July, 1.l6al.lSk; August, Lloal.iOs
Corn-Gouthern white, dull and nominal ssaSl;
yellow. dull, Szas.; western quiet and easy; mixed,
spot, 81 bid; april, 81 bid: May, 7sA asked; July
"a, sales. Oats steady, fair dcmand-ungraded
southern and Pennsylvania, 62k all; do. western
white. 65a6t; do. do, mixed, ssa5gE; graded No.
white, 6ska6I Rye dull, unchanged. HAY
steady, unchanged. Provisions quiet, unchanged.
Butter steady, unchanged. Eggs quiet, an
changed. Coffee steady, unchanged. Sugar nrIn,
unchanged. Copper unchanged. Whisky ur-
changed Freights to Liverpool per steamer dun,
unchanged. keceipts-hoIr, ASS barrels; wheat,
4.ls5 busnels; corn, 6iu bushels; oats 5000 BUSH
els rye, 6oo bushels shipmcnts-nour, 7ta bar
bushels.
Peanuts unchanged
BALTIMORE, April "a. = Virginia threea, O.;
Baltimore and Ohio stock, san: Northern Central
stock. 651s; consolidated gas stock. ak.
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CARING FOR THE INJURED.
Estimating the Damage Caused by the r,
plOsion Near Rome.

ROME, April 25.-At meeting today Of the
municipal council Of this city the mayor, who
presided, spoke in warm terms of praise Of the
conduct OF King Humbert after the destructive
powder explosion at Pozzo Pantaleo on Thurs
day. The mayor also said that
losses to the commune in damages to public
buildings would amount to 800, 900 and that
he had already distributed the sum of 81, 400
in relief Of the poorer classes Of people who
had suffered the most severely by the explo-
sion. Count Solms Somnewa!de, the German
ambassador, has provided funds for twelve
beds in the hospital to be used by the sufferers
from the disaster.
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LORD PENRHYN WINS HIS SUIT.
He IL Awarded E1OO Damages for . Libel
Gus Publication.

He 10 Awarded E1OO Damages for . LIBEL
Gus Publication.
LONDON, April 2a-When the court which
was to try the suit for libel brought by Lord
Penrhyn against the licensed Viciuaibers' Mirror,
a periodical devoted 10 the interests Of keepers
OF public houses. opened this morning, the
room was crammed with fashionable sport
ing men. Lord Penrhyn was supported
by Mr.. Arthur Coventry. Maj. Egertcn and
Others. The trial resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff, which awarded him damages in 900
and instructed the defendants to make public
an ample apology for the wrong done Lord
Penrhyn by the publication in the Mirror Of
an article which contained the imputation that
the plaintiff had been engaged in dishonest
racing practices. On leaving the court room
Lord Penrhyn was congratulated by his sport
ing friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

John Higgins, who WAS convicted on Tuesday
last of housebreaking. was tins morning sem
fenced by Judge Bradley to ten months in jail.
Higgins was indicted with VIM. Dade. who plead
guilty and was sentenced to four years at Al
bany, and VIM. Grayson, who acquitted.
This Is the party arrested by Oficor Heller on
Co. on Louisiana avenue.
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A Boy Accidentally Shot.

Warren Nye, ten-yea-old son Of Charlie
Nye, the former temperance orator, went
across the Long bridge this morning with sew
erai companions and the boys had revolver
with them.
While Warren was attempting to load the
weapon il was accidentally discharged and the
bullet struck him In the stomach.
The bullet was . small one and the extent Of
the injury Is not yet known.
The wounded boy was brought TO the city by
q constable OF Alexandria county and taken 70
his home, No. 9l9 u street northwest DR.. j.
Ford Thompson was called 10 attend him.
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SMALLPOX In HAVANA.
Great Danger of an Epidemic of the Dread
Disease.

Surg. Gen. Hamilton has received report
from DR.. D. NJ. Burgess, sanitary inspector of
the marine hospital service at Havana, an
nouncing that there were LAG deaths in that
city during the week ending April 16. He goes
on to say:
Five of these deaths were caused by small
pox, with at least forty new cases. Another
importation of smallpox is reported and this
time by the Spanish transatlantic mail steamer
Buenos Aires. This vessel arrived
here on the 18th instant with eight
reported cases of small pox and over 1900
passengers. All we're allowed to land
in few hours and go where they
pleased. The soldiers on board were sent
to barracks and hospitals. No known
vaccination was practiced, or any other efforts
made to prevent the spreading Of the disease.
How this wholesale importation of this con-
tagious disease will end, unless vaccination is at
once performed on large scale, it is impossi-
BILE to prognosticate.
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Posxras. Or Bnr1xonr.
WHY WE MAKE THE TEST.
DEAR sIRs-I SAW YOUR ADvER.
TISEMEST IN THE....-.....-----."
We RECEIVE THOUSANDS OF ORDERS BY
MAIL WHICH CONTAIN THESE WORDS; AND
We HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOM
ERs WHO TILL Us THE SAME THING.
THESE WORDS HAVE SET Us TO THINKING. &.
OUR ADVERTISEMENTS ARE RrAD-BpT
HOW MUCH, AND WHICH PAPER Is BEAD The
yosr'
IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE LATTER PACT
PARTICULARLY. WE HAVE ADVERTISED ALL
DAYS OF THIS COMING WEEK IN TWO OF THE
IKADINs PAPKRs OF BALTInoRE-oNE A
SUNDAY. AND THE OTHER DAILY EDITION
AND We ARE GOING TO ASK EVERY ONE
WHO CALLS YoK TEE ADvERrrsEp GOODS
WEIGH PAPER THEY SAW 1T IN. BY KEEP
ING RECORD OF THE REPLIES WE WILL
ASCERTAIN WHICH PAPER Is DOING Us THE
MOST GOOD.
TO MAKE THIS TEST SALE A MARRIED suC-
CESS We HAVE PULLED ALL THE PIUMAoE
OUT OF PRICES. AND SHALL SELL GOODS
LOWER THAN THEr WE'RE EVER OFFERED BIT
Us Or ANY ONE ELSE BEFORE. YOU WILL BE
sHREwD IL roc TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
PLAN OF OURS TO SHARE IN THE BARGAINS OF
MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WE
WILL NOT EVEN REVOKE ouE EXCURSION
TERMS. NOR OUR FREE DELIVERIES TO WASH.
IyeToS. DO you REALIZE WHAT THAT MEANS
IoYou, IT MEANS THAT YOU NOT ONLY GET
The SAME Low PRICES WE GIVE OUR BALr1-
MORE FRIENDs. But YOU HAVE THE ADDI-
TIoSAL INDICTMENTS OF REDUCED FARES
(WHICH No OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
GIVES YOU. AND OF FREE DELIVERY OF puR-
cHAsEs TO YOUR HOMES. WHICH NO oUr-oF.
TOWN HOUSE EVER GAVE YoU.
We ARE JUSTLY PnoupoF OUR WASHING.
Ton TRADE. AND Why MOTT SINCE OUR
GRAND TRADE EXCURSION ON THE 18th
OF LAST JANUARY. WHEN YOU HAD AN oP-
PoRTUSITY TO COME OVER HERE AND SEE
HOW We DID BUSINESS. OUR CUSTOMERS IN
YOUR CITY HAVE MULTIPLIED MORE THAN
YouR-roLD. IL WE HAD NOT DONE AS We
Promised We COULD NOT SAY THIS. HAD
We NOT KEPT OUR WORD IT wouLD NOT BE
AsITIs
We ARE PRoUp.
YCU ARE SATISFIED.
AND ALL IS WELL
CONE OR SEND BUT DO IT BEFORE wEpsEs-
DAY NIGHT.
PosNERs'.
IL BALTIMORE
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Instructor of Athletics,

Mr.. Maurice A. Joyce was last evening
elected instructor of the Washington Light In
fantry Athletic Club, and will enter upon his
duties at once. Mr.. Joyce spent from the age
of twelve years till after reaching manhood as
a professional athlete. and travelled with all
the leading circus troupes. For five years he
has been one of the deputy marshals Of the Dis
trict
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THE COURTS.

EQUITY CoURr-Jwige Rdoner.
Todny-Mackall agt. Mackall: complainants
allowed to dismiss bill terms. kilIeen agt
Howarth; time to take testimony limited.
Chhdsey agt. Pollard; further testimony or
dered taken by W. n richardson. Holiday
agt Holiday: counsel fees and alimony granted.
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Indications That He viii BE Nominated for
Governor by Acciaination.
COLUMBUS, ONO, April 25.-The meeting Of
members of the republican state central com
mittee in Columbus yesterday attracted to
the city large number of representative
republicans from every quarter of the
state. The indications are that the
nomination OF Maj. Mckinley for
governor will be made by the convention
without the slightest opposition. and the i'm
preston prevails that Mr.. McKinley's name
will be presented by none other than ex-Gov.
Foraker. The committee has called the state
convention to meet at Columbus on Tuesday
and Wednesday. June 16 and II.
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SECRETARY FOSTER TO DECIDE
Whether Phoebe Ceusia. or Her Successor
Shall Draw SALARY.

Whether Phoebe Couzin. OF Her successos
Shall Draw SALARY.
Secretary Foster will soon have an odd case
before him for decision in the form Of two
vouchers for the same salary. presented by diff
ferent persons. One will be signed by Miss
Ph9be W. Couzins, late secretary Of the board
of lady managers Of the worlds fair, and the
other by the young woman who was put in her
place by the board.
Miss Couzins called on the Secretary yester-
day 70 explain the case to him from her stand
point and to present a letter from Mr.. c. II.
Jones. commissioner for the fair from Mis-
souri,, who argued that Miss CosEins had been
illegally defrauded of her position. The Sec
Rotary pointed out the fact that he could take
no action until the vouchers are presented
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The West and Northwest Sections Have Many
Available Candidates.

The West and Northwest Sections Have Many
Available Candidates.
The forthcoming, resignation Of Secretary
Proctor-for it is regarded as certain that he
will succeed Geo. F. Edmunds in the Senate
will give the republican politicians of the ex.
IRENE west and northwest an opportunity they
have apparently been anxious to secure-an
opportunity to press their claims for
direct representation in the cabinet They say,
do these bold western men, that New England
ought to be more than satisfied with the State
Department and should not demand two seats
at the presidential table, especially when the
great northwest has to stand outside and get it,
political prominence through vicarious and
sometimes unsatisfactory channels.
Among the many men now being discussed
is ex-senator Hill Of Colorado, but the proba-
bilities are not with him. He is essentially q
man Of finance, and should the financial policy
of the administration be under discussion. in
any cabinet meeting to which he had access he
would forget all about the War Department IN
it up in the way in which he thinks it should
go.
SENATOR MANpERsox.
Senator Henderson of Nebraska has been
suggested as available, but it is almost certain
that he would not sever his senatorial connec-
ton for a cabinet position. The Nebraskan ia
thought to be one ofth most thoroughly quail
flied Of the many possibilities: he was soldier,
is o member Of the Senate committee on mill
tary affairs. and takes deep interest In army
matters generally.
Ex-senator ''Gil" Pierce's name comes up
with good doal Of deliberate frequency He,
too, was soldier and has qualifications which
would ft him for the place which Secretary
Proctor now 6lls 90 thoroughly. His appoint
ment would make the northwest extremely
jubilant
POSSIBLY NORRIS y. IsrKE.
The defeat Of Morris n. Estee in the Cali.
fornia senatorial fight has resulted in bringing
that gentleman to the 'front and CENTER q
irst-class man to occupy Secretary Proctor,
moccasins and should the President lool
elsewhere than IN the east for q new Secretary
of War Mr.. Estees chances are mot TO be
snsesed at democratic raconteurs 10 tn
contrary Notwithstanding.
Minesotans want Gen. Grant, the assistan,
Secretary Of War, to be promoted, and thiI
would probably be done did the general pos
sess any marked political pull" He has thor
oughly familisriSed himself With the detai
work Of the ofice and 10 really an enthusiasti.
oticial, bat ng-headed politicians say that tn
administration could mot receive . sufHcisn
amount OF suffragiau compensation In return
for the exaltation Of Gen. Grant
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SENATOR REAGAN MAY RESIGN.
In Which Case Representative Mills May BE
Appointed His Successor.

AA w hSCu Sosc AsHptcseutotlV6 Milo may DE
Appointed His Successor.
A report is abroad, to which credence is
given by people familiar with Texas affairs,
thatSenator Reagan will be offered the appoint
mcnt as chairman Of the state railroad commits
sion Of Texas and that he will probably re-
tire from the Senate to accept the new Office.
The salary is $4,000 a year and the term
five years. The chances are that if he served
out his term in the Senate he would not be re-
elected and for that reason he will not be as
reluctant to retire at this time as he would be
otherwise. If the report proves true new
Senator will have to be appointed
by the governor, as the legislature does
not meet again before '92. If the election
were by the legislature Mr. Mills would almost
certainly be chosen to fill the unexpired term,
as well as to fill a new term. With the APP
pointment in the hands of the governor it will
probably lie between Mills and A. W. Terrill,
one of the brilliant orators of Texas, with the
chances still in favor of Mills.