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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
SHE WAS A PRIZE BEAUTY.
How Albert steenken Pound His Bride A
Ssugerties -on the "a usisoaL

saugerties the "a udson
Albert ID. Steenken OF Brooklyn and Miss
Matte Adams of Saueerties-on-the-H II hudson
were married in that village Tuesday evening.
The event is said to be the romantic echo of n
recent beauty show.
When the newspaper which started the con-
test published the pictures of forty-two Of the
most beautiful women in the country Miss
Matte Adams, the bride. Was one OF those 10
honored Each picture was designated by the
name OF one OF the states of the Union. II feu
to the lot OF Miss Adams to represent Texaa
and citizens Of that state could not but fssl
gratified at the fortunate SELECTION
Miss Adams now Mrs. Steenken, is an excep.
tlonally beautiful lady Of twenty-three wears
She Is a blonde. The bridegroom is twenty
SIX and IL is said, will inherit the greater pnrt
oil has fathers fortune. which runs into the
millions. His father owns large interests in the
national lead trust and is said 70 have q monop-
ely OF the sulphur and nitrate business in this
country.
Friends Of the couple say that the bride
groom fell in love with the brides picture
when It was published in the beauty contest.
His business took him 20 Saugerties very often
and he obtained an introduction TO the lady
who became his wife. The bride is a daughter
OF Lewis ~ Adams, a leading merchant of the
village. The honeymoon will be spent in
Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
THE FIGHT WITH CARA.
Capt Bourke's Report OF His Two Brushes
With the Bandit Chief

With the Bandit Chief
Gen. Stanley has forwarded to tho War De-
PARTNER. the following telegram from Capt J.
g. Bourke, third cavalry, dated Fort Ringgoid,
Tex, December %:
Have had two brushes with Garzas' com
mand with nineteen infantry and cavalry, be-
ang every available man left in post. / made q
night march, cavalry at . trot, infantry in
wagons, to La 6ruelle ranch. when in
fantry mounted behind cavalry and took trail
through chaparral for five miles, striking
Garzas camp at 1870 O'Clock this morning
We're challenged by their pickets. who fired
upoa us before VIC returned with a volley
Fired kneeling, which scattered them. Could
not pursue in darkness through chaparral
Moved rapidly to La Gruelle crossing there.
We have been informed boats were TO be in
readiness, but found no signs Then after
giving horses water ard feed and men a cup Of
coffee, pursued back to the Retamal springs,
where We had found them, and we sent out two
accommodating parties. which were attacked by
the enemy in force. We had Corp. Edstrom,
Troop E, third cavalry. killed and second Lieut.
Charles Hayes. eighteenth infantry wounded
slightly, after which our main body came up,
and the Cara outfit broke for the brush, scat
tering in every direction. We had no possible
means of pursuit.
Gen. Stanley also telegraphed under date Of
San Antonio, Tex, December %, that he will
send two troops of cavalry from Fort Houston
by rail to Fort Mcintosh as soon as possible.
one troop to march thence to Ringgold. He
adds that Garza's bandits will be tried for muir
der and that Capt Bourke deserves praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24

From Scribner's.
1t is still, one dare believe, at least arguable
whether the decline Of interest in poetry. that
there is SO Industrious an accounting for of
late, has actually befalleu. In volume of pro-
duction, whatever the last four or five years
may show, the last twenty-five surely compare
not unfavorabiy with any previous twenty-five
in the history Of English literature. Whence
one may infer the survival of a fair degree of
interest among the producers at any rate. And
as Tor the consumers what reason is there to
believe that the number of students Of poetry
among English readers was ever larger than at
this very moment? Never before were there
professors and courses Of poetry in all the
higher schools. Never before was there such
now from the press OF reissues Of the old poetry
and OF issues and reissues Of new and old COM
ment thereon.
Granting the decline, however. to be past
further. question, is the explanation of il that
finds most favor quite sufficient? This explana-
ton imputes it primarily to the commercial
money-making. worldly disposition OF the age
To mako this account Of the matter good, an
ago pre-cminent in poetry should show weak
ness in the commercial, money-making, worldly
disposition. With all the fluctuations in liter
airy Judgments we now constantly concede pre-
eminence in poetry to the Elizabethan age. To
Shakespeare, no doubt, is due the readiness of
the acknowledgment: but il would still be mer-
tied had the Elizabethan age. remaining in all
else the same, lacked Shakespeare. For while
Shakespeare was as distinctly unspproachable
then as since, never before or since was poetry
SO in the very air of the time. Everybody wrote
verses, and everybody in o measure wrote them
well A charm seemed to be on even the poet
aster, so that strive rs he might, he could not
do his worst. line or two Of distinction would
slip into his inventions, a. II in very despite
But this most poetical Of ages was far from
weak In the commercial, money-making,
worldly disposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Profit In Sleeping Cars.

FROM the Indianapolis journal.
An operating official who knows about Sleep
ing cars, their cost and profit, remarked:
sleeping cars pay big money, and when one
knows the cost of operating them it is no won
der. A new car costs, good, strong and modern,
any way from 50, 600 to $4,000, although you
hear Of them worth twice that sum. However,
these costly cars don't get outside the shops
Well, the railroad companies pay 8 cents mile
for the privilege Of hauling them, and the GER
will average 800 miles in twenty-four hours
the year round, or 80 day earnings. Say it
earns 700 a year, low estimate, It will pay
for itself in three years. Now ten-section car
has twenty berths, selling local at 81 a berth,
making the earning capacity per night $40, mo-:
counting the day earnings OF course, sleepers
don't carry full loads every night, but if they
did not average ten passengers a day We would
not haul them on our road Now, We pay for
ice, water and fuel and insure the cars; that is
We repair them when wrecked or injured. The
sleeping car company pays a porter SIS a
month at most. conductor go and has to fur
nish linen and soap. 1t is not difficult TO see
how ttesi eeplnS car companies pay dividends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
IT SLEPT On ITS RIGHTS.
Michigan Has Lost Its Claims to the Flint
and Pere Marquette Grant.


and Pere Marquette Grant.
The Michigan supreme court has rendered a
decision involving a greater money value di-
rectly than any before in its history. In 1887
the state brought suit against the Flint and
Pere Marquette railway to sustain title TO 6,oo0
acres of land which it claimed under the United
States swamp land grant of 1850, instead Of the
railroad land grant of 1857, under which the
road had been in undisputed possession OF the
land for twenty-eight years. The state secured
a record in the court below, but coming TO the
supreme court the decision is unanimously set
aside. The court says that the lapse OF time that
the state has slept upon it's rights effcctually
estops it from obtaining title and that it has
no claim in equity. Justice or good conscience.
The decision attirms title TO lands acquired In
the same way by the jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw and Grand Rapids and Indiana roads
and individuals, covering in all 500 600 acres,
estimated to be worth from seven TO ten mil
lions OF dollars.
The Flint and Pere Marquette Railway Com
pany has closed its Offices in Toledo and else
where in Ohio and discharged every one of Its
employees. This action was taken Monday
night, it being taken to avoid suits involving
half million dollars growing out OF q recent
disaster in a tunnel at Toledo.
The Flint and Pere Marquette, by its action,
abandons vast interests at Detroit. IL loses
II, 900 car load of freight per year and the pas
senger traffic of the Saginaw Valley and North
ern Michigan. The Lake Shore Company bad
made an effort to force the Flint and Pere Mar
quette Company to sign an agreement TO pay
all damages resulting from the accident, threat
ening 10 shut out the Flint and Pere Marquette
from coming to this city over its tracks.
Ii Is announced on unquestioned authority
that the Panhandle railroad will commence
running trains to Toledo from points on its
line by March /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Real Estate Matters.


George P. Roweil Of New York has bought Of
Emma b. Fitzhugh for 1000 parts and z.
square $50. fronting 50 feet inches on South
Capitol between and c streets southeast
Harry W. Bowling has bought for s15,0l47 70
lot II. block Sc. Columbia Heights, Of Hugh NJ.
ID. Marten.
E. W. Curriden has bought for sl2. 900 Of J.
A. Barthell ct al subs I23 to $50, square 75S.
$50 by san feet on the corner Of Sd and F
streets northeast
Hattie NJ. Wright has bough. for s7.776 Sc
OF John r. Wright parts X and L, square Az,
20 by IS feet on sth between o and streets
northwest.
c; P; Crandell has purchased for sl2.ooo Of
J. +. Waggaman lots s. Is to %. 81 to 80 and
A to Is. block Is, Columbia Heights.
Bessie NJ Lewis has bought for s4.25o Of F.
J. Gregory sub IS, square 9l6, 1891 by 81 feet
on 9Th between and d streets northeast.
Maurice Lanphuner has bought Of Washing
ton Heal Estate Company for Sll, S20.57 subs
us to l23, square lois, 1892 by " feet on 18th
between ID and G streets southeast
w. l.. Pollard has purchased for S25 900 OF
Thompson ]. Martin Ut 8, square 1874, % by 100
feet on between 18th and 10th streets north
west
W. F. Lambert has bought for s7,os7 OF W. E.
Lee subs l42 to Isl, square 1904. $50 by 65.3
Ieet 18th and Linden (betSeen G and H. streets
r. W. and W. H. Walker have bought for
sl6,6S3 of Mary W. Bowling lot II, block &c,
Columbia Heights
p. Crandell has bought for s94. a6I69 Of j.
NJ. Henderson all OF square 1855, bounded by
North Carolina avenue, I'd and streets south
east.
Mr.. Crandell has also bought for sl2, 600 of J.
f. Maggaman lots 5, l3, IA, Is. i6, H. Is. 10, 20,
n, ~, 49, 81, SO. 49, "A, As, 49, AZ aud AZ, block
%, Wesley Heights.
II. c. Thompson ct al. have bought for
S., 032.50 of G. T. Stone sub "A, block 23, Co
lumbia Heights.
Helen Cash has bought of W. s. Cash fer
s9,0O0 an undivided half of subs 10 and IL,
square $40. ALI by liz feet, southwest corner
OF I'd and E streets north west.
b. +. Gibbs has bought for $4,000 of T. T.
Schneider sub 239, square l56, on O between
18th and 18th streets northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Edgar saItus Tell. what Book. Sell

'When I first began writing" said Edgar
Saltus in Chicago the other day, 81 was ambi-
tious TO shine as a moralist and philosopher,
but found the public wouldn't buy my books.
Then 1 turned to what rs called the erotic style.
but which is not erotic, but what call ac-
tualistic. Since then have been doing very
we'll"
''will the school You term 'actualisf CO.
dure?'
why should il not2 1t present men ana
women and life as il finds them. Let a man
read a love scene from a novelist's works-let
us say Mr.. Howelfs-and he will say, why,
cannot make love in that cold-blooded way. I
have stronger feelings that are not even limited
A. here. III this be a truthful picture Of human
affection and virile love-making then am q
monster Bu. he is not monster. because the
novelist did not describe the scene ~ it actually
took place"
what is the tendency Of modern literature?"
"Ruck, common ruck. The American peo-
pie VIII not buy or read good books. The
American public does not want 60 read; IL wants
to be amused. Our only noveiists Of any pre-
tensions are Howells and James, and they ass
mot read"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Transfers Of Real Estate,

Deeds in fee have been filed 40 follows:
Lavinia S. Chrismond to Z. Murphy, part IS.
50. 100; s.. d. BirtwelI to Z. Birtwell. block
l5, 1sherwood; $. Mary c. Little to W. j.
Newton, parts IS, SO and 81, So. 9S1; s1,2Si A.
Fisher to W. d. Hoover ct al, subs 80 and 81,
lot !, Greenvale; g. G.. Taylor to Rebecca A.
Armstrong, lot Is, block IA, Meridian Hill;
1885. Bessie Juliet Kebbey to Washington
Home for Incurables. part of The Oaks George
town; s. j. C. Marbury ct al. to Ida L.
Wetezick. parts 4 and 5, 50. SO. Georgetown;
50 600. C. II. Tickling to Anna s. Peck ct al.
sub 1853 and part l61, So. "A, Georgetown;
$500. c. Thaw to G. c. Tucker, sub q, So
AL; s.. G. L. Howard ct al. TO A. s. john
son, pit 4, SO. 40i; s.. Susan Fewkes to L.
Prayer, pit. 81. Old Georgetown: $500. A. Bart
to Z. N: Bart. sub A, So. 424; s.. W. Mayse
to E J: Lanahan, sub IS, So. 1873: sl,l47.50. f.
+. Robinson to B. Robinson. sub 1923. So. $40;
$. A. B. Duvall to Jessie B. Renk, pit. a. So
l26; $. F. H. Saunders to W. A. Pate, lot Is,
So 5, West lexington; s.. Maria c. Barker
to j. s. Barker, subs l and 8, Dundee sub in
county, e. ], IL. Brady to ]. b. Miller, pit
z, SO. 81, Georgetown; s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Interstate Commerce Decision.

The interstate commerce commission yester-
day, in an opinion by Commissioner Veazey,
announced its decision in the case OF the Heel
Milling Company of East St. Louis against the
St. Louis Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
Company and the Illinois Central Railroad
Company. The facts and points decided arc
briefly as follows:
Rates for the transportation of -four original
ing at st. Louis or East St Louis and shipped
over these lines arc the same. and such flour is
forwarded by the first named carrier from its
receiving station in East st. Louis. st. Louis
shippers deliver -four to rail or wagon transfer
companies at their stations in St. Louis and
defendants bear the cost Of transfer to the East
st. Louis railroad station the verage being about
8 cents per barrel, or St. Louis shippers somc-
times deliver to the wagon transfer company
at their mill doors and then bear half Of the
carriage expense, the defendants the other half.
Petitioner is O manufacturer and shipper of
hour over these lines in competition with St
Louis millers and teams -four from its mill
about half q mile, to the receiving station in
East st Louis at q cost of 6 cents per barrel
or loads 1t on cars furnished by the defendants
OF about 8 cents a. barrel, being required
to load such cars according to
distance of destination, and also
being required to clean and repair the cars
before using. The commission holds that on
flour destined to points outside the state which
the initial carrier requests petitioner to haul to
its station, or which petitioner is compelled to
haul there by reason of proper cars not being
furnished on such side track, petitioner is
entitled to a reduction of cents a barrel on
rates IN force as long as defendants bear that
amount of the cost of curtage for other shippers
The rule requiring petitioner to clean and repair
cars furnished on tho side track is unreasonable
but the requirement that it shall load such cars
according to stations is not unreasonable, and
rates on hour loaded by petitioner in properly
cleaned and repaired cars 80 furnished are upon
the facts properly the same MS rates in force ON
Hour originating in 81 Louis Questions
arising under practice Of partial or absolute
Tree carriage or growing out OF the existence Of
side tracks to shippers doors must depend
largely for solution on the particular circum-
stances Of each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Officers Elected.

National Lodge, No. 100. Sexennial League,
has elected tho following officers for the cnsu-
ing year: S. W. Smith, president; J. A. Kirk.
vice president; A. B. Chattield, secretary IRE
elected); 3. Richards, treasurer (re-elected);
Z. c. Fowler jr., chaplain; s. NJ. Holt mar
shall; G: ]. Simpson, guard; II. Enoch, scnti-
mel; F. Barnard. d. NJ. Herriott, A. Z. Middle
ton, trustees: II. A. Barrows, past president.
Federal Council, 2l7, American Legion Of
Honor, has elected officers as follows: Charles
L. Caywood, commander; j. D. b. petcrs, vice
commander; J. Weed Corey, orator; John p
Garrett, past commander; John 4. Coilette
secretary; Rudolph B. Swickardi, collector;
VIM. Thomas, treasurer; George w. Bonnell,
ehaplain Ulysses p Latfitte, guido; Hugh W.
Burns, warden; Ernest NJ. Rosafy, sentry: John
p. Leonhardt trustee for three years.
At a special meeting of the Unity Circle the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
term: President, l.. jackson; vice president
s. Mundheim; secretary, l.. Baumgarten; treas
urer, s. D. Minister; executive committee, NJ.
Sanger, j. Dreyfus and 5. stern. A series Of
enjoyable hops and germans are to be- given
during the coming season by this organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24

I'VE have disposed Of 5000 heads Of spar
rows in the twenty-five days since December,
when the law came into force" said Capt A.
Haywood Of the city clerks staff Of Chicago
yesterday.
do you think the law win have beneficial
effect?"
Il think so. I think the number OF spar-
rows Killed is something enormous when you
consider the weather we have been having
sparrcws are much more easily killed and in
large numbers when there is snow on The
ground"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
The Death Record.

Turing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
'oay burial permits were issued from the
lolth Office for the following:
vhite-Elizabeth b. Dyer, 6s years, fatty de-
aneration of heart; Vim. Mankin. 81 years, cere-
fal softenins; Robert Berry, 6S years, con-
smption; Emily NJ Thour, Z days. commissions:
Nn. Ellie. months. congeni;al debility; IN
T.: Of May Saunders, day. premature birth;
IheI u. Anadale, year. myelitis: Philip Cole
m, years. dipl liberia; Edward AIlsworth.
6years, apop!exy; Elizabeth l.. Coe, A years,
hoid tumOr uterus; John &. Carbcrry. 81
mrs, consumption; Nathan Ritter, 81 years,
u grip and pneumonia; Mary ii. Baird, 20
yrs, Brishts disease. Wllliamania Curtis. 40
ygs, consumption
o!o-cd.-Infant Of Richard and Alice Ora
h., l month. pneumonia; Berthe E Simra.
slays. commissions; Matthew Coleman, 50
Yrs, congestion of iunSs; Mary j. Bailey,
clears. cardiac dro2sy; John Hartman, So
v.rs. consumption; Chas. Il. Robinson, Z
ysrs, tuberculosis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
ME DIDN'T FORCE HER TO MARIE.
Judge Horton Denies Charges Msds ~ .
Siour Fnlie W oman


Judge Oliver II. Horton q the circuit court
OF Chicago is very mach aggrievod over the
charges made by Mrs. Florence T. Cu,hber,sou
at Sioux Falls. The woman's charge that
Judge Horton had eoerced her into marrying
hcr husband was vigorously denounced by the
circuit cour; jurist.
Tho woman was the wife OF William Doug
las. board of trade man" said Judge Horton.
'He brought action for divorce il November,
1880. think, and the case came up in opsu
court The charge was faithiessness. Sydney
+. Cuthbertson was the correspondent He was
placed on the stand by the plaintiffs counssl
told him that he need not criminate himself
Notwithstanding this tho fellow went on the
stand and bra1enly. even brutality. told the story
ofhow be had destroyed the home of Mr. Douglas.
The evidence given by Cuthbertson raised my
indignation aud may have said. think did
say 90 HIM, You ought 10 he in the peniten-
nary Tor your crime But the statement that
threatened him with imprisonment unless he
married the woman is an infamous lie. Her
brother and sister were in the court room and
They urged cn,hbertson to marry Mrs. Douglas
aud he consented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
THE POST OFFICE PLANS.
A Radical Change Suggested by Postmaste'
Sherwood.

Postmaster Sherwood yesterday addressed a
letter to Postmaster General wanamaker
making suggestions for changes in the
ground plan for the new city post Office
Capt. Sherwood's plan proposes that
the front of the post Office shall be built in q
line with the south side Of the avenue, instead
Of following the ID street boundary, which is
tine border of tie northern side Of the plot Of
ground secured by the government The in
tersection of Pennsylvania avenue and ID street
on the south side of the avenue leaves a small
triangular space, which, in Capt Sherwoods
opinion, mars the symmetrical lines Of tho
street
The proposed change would necessitate an
alteration in the plans prepared by Architect
Edbrooke and would give much added room in
the post Office, giving additional space on each
OF the eight stories A special act of Congress
would be necessary also 10 authorize the pre-
emptIon of a section of ID street for govern
ment building. This. it is thought, can be Sc
cured without much difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
The Lomax Shooting Case.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1t seems to be the tenor of your editorial OF
last evening to blame the colored people for the
means taken by them to see to it that the kill
ing Of young Lomax should be thoroughly in
vestigated; that it is a matter in which all are
concerned if the character of the police ia not
all that it should be, and inferentially tina. we
must stand by and let you proceed in your
own coed time to see to it. You refer to
the case OF white man who was shot
down by TN unuaturalized policeman a short
time ago and hold up the patience of the whites
under the sggravation as an example for us to
follow. You fail to make it plain that in that
case the policeman was in durance inside OF
lalf hour. and is there still: that he has been
dismissed from the force without trial and ia
awaiting the course of law for his future
punishment. In our case tho officer
was not oven suspended pending the
Investigation of the coroner's duty. though his
victim was dead. not simply wounded. and is
still on duty. l have carefully watched the
papers to See any editorial mention of the case
as one needing investigation, but soon as We
come together and simply appoint commit
tee 10 sec that the matter has proper attention
we arc berated. We have not rejected the
assistance of the whites-none has been
offered No threats of violence have been
scattered" it has only been said that if illegal
imposition cannot receive legal redress il must
be personally resisted We peaceable and
law-sbiding; we are always willing to abide by
the laws; but We desire to know that the law is
doing something; we do not want justice to
be cdor blind as well, and that is all there is
aboutit.
There is not a man in the District white or
black. who would have laid violent hands upon
the woman Page, seeing her condition, no mat
ter what the provocation of words. A brute of
apolicsman drags her along the street like
hog tothe shambles, and in consequence she
is broutht to deaths door, and her unborn
child kiled-born dead Her son. seeing his
mother ~ mistreated, fires at them. Upfor-
tunatelvtis aim was poor.
This eSTardly brute then chases another
young mn. not concerned in the affray, into
his house breaks in after him. shoots him
down, beiibors his dead body. tries to shoot
his mother and comes out with a pistol and a
fairy tale, and today walks the streets un-
checked, u,questioned and unrestrained. Is it
not time for us to speak?
C. A. FLEErwooD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
Leyison Was Taking No Chances

Late last night a crank, or more likely some
esperate criminal incorporating as one, en-
,red the jewelry store OF Leyison Bros. in New
ochslle, \. Y, and asked Frank Leyison. q
iember of the firm, who was the only person
l the place, TO give him $780, The stranger
as a very rough looking customer and carried
'mcthing in his hand covered with canvass
lat Mr. leyison took TO be stone or iron. The
III demand of the man was refused where
pom he offered TO shake hands with NJ. Levi
Va and advanced closer 10 that gentlemen.
r. Levison, however. was prepared for him.
III drawing and leyeling q revolver he OF,
i-ed the man to get. The crank got" in q
irry.