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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
MExICO WILL PARTICIPATE.
Lieut. Baker Presented to President Dis
and Mexican Comments on the Incident.

Lieut.. Baker Presented to President Diaz
and Mexican Comments on the Incident.
Lieut. Baker of the United States navy, re-
Gently appointed commissioner of the world s
Columbian exposition to the republic of Mexico,
has been formally presented to President Diaz
byMr. Ryan the United States minister. and deliv-
cred the invitation from the President of the
United States to that republic to participate In
the exposition. President Diaz in reply ex
pressed the greatest interest in the exhibition
and said that Mexico would do herself credit at
Chicago.
II Universal commenting upon Lieut..
Bakers presentation, saws. Lieut. A. c. Baker,
commissioner for the Columbian exposition nj
Chicago. officially received by the presi-
dent. zen. Disz. The reception was Of the
most cordial nature. and in the
conversation the president made it clear
that Mexico would take part in the exposition.
Lieut.. Baker belongs 20 the navy of the United
States, and was nominated by Mr..
Blaine and appointed by President
Harrison to come to Mexico and solicit the
representation of this republic at the
grand universal exhibition which is to take
place at Chicago in 1893 He As also author
lied to treat with the state as well as federal
authorities about all matters concerning the
exposition
For the purpose Of aiding Mr.. Baker the
director general of the exposition has appointed
Mr. H. G. Payne of the firm of Roberto Boxer
Il Cos of this city a special commissioner.
He Is well-knOwn person in business
circles, having resided in this city
for some years past. His knowl-
edge of the country, his commercial relations
well as private and his affable treatment of
all will be valuable in the execution of the
mission entrusted to him. He will occupy
himself more particularly with all relating TO
the commercial features of the exhibition.
with men so able and of such high character
there j. no doubt that all the vast riches of the
republic Will be represented in digniiied and
proper manner at the great Columbian exposi-
ton at Chicago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
Draftsrnen Examinations.

The civil service commission is to hold ex-
aminations soon to fill vacancies in the position
of craftsmen as follows: For the supervising
architects office, senior craftsmen who are
skilled as assistant architects, at from 8 to SO
per day, Sundays excepted; junior craftsmen,
who have had two years practice or study in
the principles Of architecture, at S3a day, Sun
days excepted heating and ventilating drafts
men. who have had practical knowledge of
steam and hot water heating apparatus for
buildings, at IS day, Sundays excepted; en-
gineer craftsmen. skilled in iron work and
building construction, at from So to So day,
Sundays excepted.
For the coast and geodetic survey, junior
craftsman, at S75 month.
For the patent office. mechanical craftsmen,
at from 81 900 to 81, 200 per annum.
Persons who desire to compete for any one
of these places should obtain application blanks
from the United States civil service commits
sion, Washington, DC, and make application
at once. Those who forward duly executed ap-
plications will be notified when and where they
can be examined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
A Tragic Incident.

Instances have not been lacking wherein
speedy and condign punishment has been re-
ported as having been melted ont to persons
guilty of blasphemy, says the Youngstown
(Ohio) Telegram. But they have generally been
lacking in some essential features of proof, so
that they were received with more or less
suspicion. In fact II is no. too much to saw
that the average man does not put any faith
in such reports at all. But today there
comes tale, told in the plain. meter of fact
method, and with the official assurance Of
one OF the press associations that will
strengthen the faith of those who do believe
in the administration Of striking punishment
for such an offense. A Hamburg dispatch
says: "A very tragic incident occurred in
the court here today. Two socialist, Sigis-
mund and Berenson, were ordered to appear
before the magistrate TO answer charges Of
blasphemy. preferred by the public prosecutor
Although suffering from acute influenza, they
obeyed the summons. and while listening to
the evidence against them they both suddenly
expired" or course they would probably have
died under similar conditions had they not
been accused Of blasphemy, but there is no
doubt the coincidence will produce a profound
impression wherever it is read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
A. Z. Parker of Parkersburg. wa, killed

A. L. Parker of Parkersburg. wa, killed
his wife in fit of jealous anger Yesterday
Selling Ratchet he cleft her skull in two
places. He claims his wife attacked him first.
Harry A. Tones, butcher Of York, Pa, was
yesterday badly injured by a steer which he
was attempting to slaughter. The brute made
dash for liberty and when Mr.. Tones went
into the yard rushed upon him and Knocked
him down.
Farmers Alliance organizers have been work
Ing. quietly throughout West Virginia for sew
erai weeks past. 1t has now developed that the
membership in some counties il nearly a. great
AZ the combined strength Of the two old par
ties A new alliance paper 10 to be started at
Ciarksburg in the spring.
In an interview yesterday Geo. Slosson said
he would play Schaefer for the championship
in April, provided the match took place in New
York. He says he win put up q forfeit Of S5O0
the instant Schaefer signifies his willingness to
play here. He says 1t Is impossible for him to
go to Chicago to play.
Bill Brown, the desperate and horse thief in
jail at Buffalo, Wyo.. under the namo of Dolph
Lusk, has been identified ~ one Of tho Rawlins
stage robbers and the man wanted for horse
stealing and other crimes in Utah.
The North Carolina legisleture yesterday re-
fused to pass . bin spPropriatins s26 oo6 for
North Carolina's exhibit at the worlds fair
The popular condemnation Of this action ID Of
the Heartbeat oharacter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
GOLD BARS FOR EXPORT.
The Treasury Department Has Already Been
Asked To Tx the Charge.

Asked To Tx the Charge.
The Treasury Department has already been
ealledupon to act under the Sherman amend
Inent to the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bills authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to exercise his discretion in the
exchange of gold for gold coin and also to
impose a charge for such exchange. Heretofore
the statute regulating this matter has been con-
strued by the Treasury Department as against
the imposition of a charge. Under the new
law the policy of the department will be to
charge cents per 500 in value for all gold bars
required for shipment. and if this fails TO deter
gold shipments tbs question will then
be considered TO the advisa-
biity Of refusing altogether to exchange gold
bars for shipment. TINS compelling shippers to
use gold coin or to obtain gold bars from pri-
waite parties. ruling TO this effect
first made yesterday on a Geographic
order for S60O.000 in gold bars for
shipment from New York. The director of the
mint. with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury. directed that charge of $40 Cor
cents per -1O0) be made for the exchange but
is not vet advised : TO whether the exchange
Vas made that basis. IL is assumed, how
ever. that il was.
The Treasury Department is in receipt of adj
vices from New York to the effect that there
will be heavy demand for gold bars for ship
ment by the steamers sailing for Europe Satur-
tay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06

Schuyler Hamilton, jr., the commissioner
sent by the snrrogate's court of New York to
Pau, France. to obtain the deposition of J..
Green, who found what is supposed to be the
body of Robert Ray Hamilton in Snake river
last September, has returned to New York city.
His report has been given under seal to the
surrogate. 1t was rumored, however, that Mr.
Green's testimony was of such character as to
prove disappointing TO the Hamilton family
and their counsel The statement, it is said. is
strongly corroborative Of the generally accepted
belief that Robert Ray Hamilton is dead. As
to the identification of the body-the import
ant point-Mr Green says positively that he
could not identify it. 1t was so mutilated that
no one could have identified it by the features
Mr.. Green scouts the idea of any mystery in
connection with the case and SAYS that if the
body found was not that of Hamilton some one
must have been clad in Hamilton's clothing
and the body placed in the stream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
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CHANCERY SALEoF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
~ IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT

CHANCERY sALEoF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
~ ~ r rfifu Shth OF WASHINGTON. DISTRICT
By virtue OF the de Of the supreme Court of the
@s on the 18th day u Deeenbere Hs sna on tic TIC
4th day of February. 1881. the undersigned trustee
ground and al the time following that is 70 say he
BhY n Of MARcH ISL II Al fHE rN 9TH
O'CLOCK r NJ. the south twenty7eiyht feet and
m As and sso the @s lsy q ot ,s ss
by the depth Of nfty5ons iest four inches Of said
I FIVE o. SGL ,Is. ,I lo' -
sale lie day al HAif-PAsi FIVE O'CLOCK OK
7, NJ all that part Of square 7s7 which bexins
sS.,hss: s s9sr q said ssTsrs and rnnnns ten
ss IN Nay OF s.a nsr.i ih 70 se
of sns ss and sy ,h.us. south O Is
IS viii soT sal. on T1EspAi The D TfH1H
Is. north IS feet s. neSss a%9 *
the depth thereof OF original lot IN square u.s. the
ne1s osl sale On the same a das al FIVE
r NJ lots 10. y. lssnd " in square I'LL: He viii
n DAY ST fgs AXE e. TisRSE q
O'CLOCK p NJ, the IL feet 5 inches front BY the
By re aweSg Il. Viii the S. ,s 1S T
sale on the same day at HAi1f PAST FIVE O'CLOCK
~ ali q lots sns h IN ,se ey q
WTas sni,. to I. pis.r,c ct,o Of colSmbia
from The day e =; s..s q which sioo be PAID as
IN sn and twelve months roin day q
his her or their proni.sory notes dated day Of sal.
cnJ osss interest At =. per csn.am per snna al
are mot complied with m ten Gays from thu Ay sale
ne posy t9 be rsso'd az the rsk and costa OF the
PRANK t. BROWNING, Trustee.
RArcIIFFE pARR M .,., 80 5th s.; p,y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
Revenue Measure, in Argentine.

lie president OF the Argentine Republic has
recommended TO the congress Of that country
several radical revenue laws, which have
aroused considerable antagonism in CONNER
eiai circles The president in his message holds
that such measures are absolutely necessary to
maintain the credit Of the government and
asks their Enforcement BY congress. but con-
gress had not yet noticed the suggestion.
The president proposes TO lay export duties
on q number Of The principal products Of the
country besides adding 10 the import tariff
schedule, TO tax foreign vessels engaged in the
cossting trade and 10 tax heavil; foreign in
surance companies and deposits in private
banks
The president of the Argentine Republic has
proposed TO Congress the passage Of a Law ere
ating special court, whose jurisdiction shall
include ONLY oftsnses against the revenue laws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06

From the Chicago News.
On the authority of DR.. Fraser Halle, il is
quite possible for man to see his own brain.
Fifty years have elapsed since Purkinge OBJ
served that by passing candle to and fro
several times by the side of the eye the air in
front was transformed into kind of screen.
on which was reflected what was then supposed
to be "a nagnified image of part OF the retina."
Sir {. then Mr. Wheatstone believed it to be
the shadow of the vascular network" Mayo
thought it was IAN image of the blood vessels
OF the retina." Sir Benjamin Brodie said that
1t was to him really incomprehensible. By
means Of more careful drawings DR.. Fraser
Halle resumed the exploration and sue
ceeded in identifying the picture with the rep
resentation of the anterior lobe of the cere-
brum: The picture consists, he has long OBJ
served, of "red convOlutions with dark inter-
spaces" among which a whitish admixture is
sometimes visible. These, he says. constitute
exactly the image OF folds of the anterior lobe
of the brain with the burrows between them.
The candle should be moved to and fro about
four inches below the eye and three and
quarter inches from the face. When the move
ment ceases the undulations, of course also
cease and the image disappears A reddish
mist appears first and the image is soon de-
veloped and defined. Night is the best time
for it, but it can be seen in a dark place
falntly-in the daytime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
HE WAS REASONABLE.
But II the Old Woman nsd Been Made I
widow There Would Have lsesn Trouble

But II the Old Woman nad Been Made Q
Widow There Would Have lsesn Trouble.
From the Detroit Free Press
As the train going down from Charleston to
Savannah ran in on q siding to wait for the mp
train to pass we saw large alligator in pond
on the other side Of the fence. This pond had
been made by q ill in the railroad bed and was
about 200 feet long by forty broad. On the op-
posite side. and not twenty feet from the water,
was negro cabin and a negro stood in the
open door looking at the train. dozen men
ieaped to the ground. pulled their revolvers
and began firing at the reptile. He was hit b.
two or three bullets at once and down he wen.
out OF sight As he disappeared the negro
came running down to US, hat in hand, and.
pointing to a hole made in the headgear by o
giancing bullet. he exclaimed:
Now, den, whar is dat white man who shot
dat bulletY''
No one could say, az we had all been firing.
and said:
=, See here, Moses, it was an accident. and
though 1t was Q close shave you have not been
hurt
But TIE got a chill, sab. When dat bullet
dun sent fur and killed dead, an it's brungde
ager back on me-"
well, how much damages do you claim
fo bits. sah-fo bits an not cent less. /
doan want to rob nobody, but dat bullet might
her went right frew my head"
We raised the half dollar and handed it over.
and, a. Moses dropped it into his pocket and
turned away, he continued:
Doan feel hard, gem'len, but owes a duty
70 my lam ly. Eff dat bullet had killed me de
ole woman would her stuck out for two big dol
lars, even II II broke de hull crowd."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
A MEMORIAL HALL,
Ex-Prisoners of War VIII Erect a Building
in This CITY,

The first of series Of meetings that the
Union Ex-Prisoners Of War National Memorial
Association propose to hold in large cities Of
the north to raise a fund for memorial hall in
Washington was held yesterday in New York
1t is proposed to make this building a monu-
ment to the 1000 Union men who died in
southern prisons during the war.
In front of the box occupied by the John A..
Dix Post hung the revenue flag that was the
immediate cause of Gen. Dix's famous ..shoot
him on the spot order.
Gen. wheelock G. veazey spoke about the
propriety of erecting this proposed memorial
building, and the other speakers were James s.
sherman, the Rev. James Foster, Gen o. O.
Howard. Gen. Horatio King, Gen. viele and
Miss Clara Barton. The fund was well started
last night, and it is expected that every large
city in the north will contribute toward this
memorial building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
Icea Served i'm Gala Lilies.


From the indianapolis Tribune.
At small and elegant company given re-
Gently the hostess departed from the customary
serving of ices IN glasses and had them in real
Gala lilies. The large stamen was removed and
the flower contained quite as much ice a.
the ordinary receptacle. When the cup so
filled was laid on an exquisite plate the effect
was very attractive. Callas filed with punches
OF sweet English violets make a beautiful dec
Grafton when piled in pyramid form on the
center of u dinner table. They are also equally
pretty placed at each plate. Callas by them
selves are cold. formal. stiff flowers. except
when grouped with growing plants. but filled
with small blossoms like viOlets forget-me-nots,
tiny rosebuds. or even larger flower, softened
with bit of maiden hair fern or asparagus,
they become things Of beauty. II a lily of this
kind be filled with strawberry ice, with a for
get-me-not stuck in the center, it would be q
charming, patriotic combination for today or
the 4th Of July. 1t is q flower that may be
used in numerous ways. and a woman of ideas
can give a Gala party that would be a revela-
ton In the way, Of beautiful entertainments.
The flower is one that combines both useful
and Ornamental qualities in an unusual degree,
and its large cup makes 1t very desirable for
such purposes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06

Divergences Observable in thu Hours Of
Labor in Various Countries.

Labor in Various Countries.
A Turkish working day, says the Chicago
Herald, lasts from sunrise to sunset, with GER
tain intervals for refreshment and repose. In
Montenegro the day laborer begins work be-
tween and 6 in the morning, knocks OF at 8
for half an hour, works on till noon, rests I'M
til 2, and then labors on until sunset. This is
in summer. In winter he commences work at
7:S0 or g. rests from IL to and works unintsr-
ruptedly from that time to sunset The rules
respecting skilled labor are theoretically the
same, but considerable la1ity prevails in
practice; in Servia the principle is individual
convenience in every case. In Portugal from
sunrise to sunset is the usual length Of the
working day. With field laborers and workmen
in the building trades the summer working day
begins at 4:3O or in the morning and ends at
Z In the evening, two or three hours rest being
taken in the middle of the day In the winter
the hours are from 7:30 to g. with shorter in
twelve hours in summer and ten in
winter, with an hour and . half allowed for
meals.
Eleven hours is the average days work in
Belgium, but the brewers men work from ten
to seventeen hours: brick makers sixteen; the
caDinet makers OF Brussels and Client are
often at work seventeen hours a day; trsmwsy
drivers are on duty from fifteen to seventeen
hours, with an hour and half at noon: rail-
way guards sometimes know what il is to work
nineteen hours and a half at stretch, and in
the mining districts women are often kept at
truck loading or similar heavy labor for
thirteen or fifteen hours
The normal work day throughout Saxony is
thirteen hours, with two hours allowance for
meal taking. In Baden the medium duration
OF labor is from ten to twelve hours, but in some
cases it far exceeds this often rising to fifteen
hours in stone-ware and china works and cotton
mills; in saw mills to seventeen hours. while
the workers in the sugar relneries, where the
SHIFT system is in vogue, work twenty-four
tories Sunday work is the rule. In Russian in
dustrial establishments the difference in the
working hours is something extraordinary,
varying from SIX to twenty. Il 10 remarkable
that these great divergences occur in the same
tors district and among establishments whose
produce realizes the same market price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
Settling a Great Miners. Strike.

The strike of the Monongahela river miners,
by which 10, 900 miners and laborers have been
thrown out of employment since january 1. is
now In a fair way of settlement A meeting of
the operators and shippers has been called for
next Monday and it is stated they will
come to the mems demands--that is 81 cents
per bushel The operators deny this individu-
ally, but it is an open secret that the strikers
are supported by a rich fund raised by the men
now on strike in the Connellsville regions.
They seem able to continue the strike indefi-
pitely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
Died While Making q Speech.

Hon. VIM. Almy Pierce of Johnston, R. l.,
died while making a speech at a firoman's cele-
bration in that town last night. The cause
Of his death was heart failure. He was
born in 1924. He served several terms in
the Rhode Island legislature; was chairman of
the Rhode Island delegation to the republican
convention at Chicago in 1880 and was a men,
Der of the republican national committee He
was also a member of the republican state CEN
trail committee, Of which he was chairman for
fifteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06

Bernard Heise, e writer on . Bohemia n
paper, has left New York for Pocahontas. W.
Va, to investigate the truth Of charges Of awful
cruelty practiced on number of Hungarian
miners near that place. The men have written
letter TO the papers saying: I'VE have been
sold ike slavea II We could fee from here
and save others from Q similar fate! We are
helpless here, - w are guarded like prisoners.
Our bodies are covered with vsrmin. The food
10 always the same bitter black coffee and bacon
three times day. Our labor is in yain, hard
- it Il. 90 We are hungry, and our nights are
slsepless because Of the cold end dirt. Two
men tried to escape on January Is. One was .
Russian Jew and the other Pole. They we're
caught and whipped until they begged ON their
together % they could mot escape"
Heise takes couple Of rsvolvers and Q letter
from federal authorities - voucher for his per-
sonal safety IN his psrllous trim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-06
JERSEY LAWYERS SURPRISED.
The Opinion Of the Chancellor and Supreme
Court Overridden by Lay Judges.

The Opinion OF the Chancellor and Supreme
Court Overridden by Lay Judges.
A sensation was created among Jersey City
lawyers yesterday when it became known that
in an important railroad case in the New Jersey
court Of appeals the lay judges had overridden
the opinion of the chancellor and the supreme
court justices who sat with them. 1t is said to
be the second time only in all the history of
the state that this has happened. The case that
gave opportunity for this freak Of justice was
that between the New Jersey Junction Railroad
Company and the Pennsylvania railroad. The
Junction Railroad Company has line running
from the West Shore railroad station at Wee
hawken, southerly through Jersey City toward
the Standard Oil Company's docks at Constable
Hook.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company be-
came possessed of the idea that its real object
was to make a connecting link for western
traffic between the New York Central and the
Jersey Central road, and with the purpose of
blocking its construction the Pennsylvania
road ran spur across its projected line. The
level of the Pennsylvania road is two feet
above that Of the junction. 1t was impossible
for the junction road to cross at grade and
equally impossible for it to go under without
disturbing the Pennsylvania grade. Commits
sioners were appointed, however, to con-
by the Pennsylvania road. and on a writ Of
certiorari the supreme co1rt sided with the
company. The junction road appealed to
court of errors and the case was reached for
final decision at Trenton on Wednesday. --.
Chancellor McGill. Judge Dixon and Chief
Justice Beasley we're the law end of the
court Five of the seven possible lay judges
were OH the bench with them. The law judges
unanimously decided to sustain the rulings and
Chancellor McGill read the opinion. Then, as
matter of form. they supposed. the law
judges put the opinion to a vote. To the sur
prise and CONSERVATION of the law Judges the
five lay judges voted az a unit against the opin-
ion and reversed it. The Pennsylvania road
lawyers say that this remarkable development
Of the suit but marks the beginning of the fight
between the two roads