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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
G.. A. L. Ercamprnent.

Fl. l.. Stiles of this city called today at the
headquarters of the committee on accommoda-
lions and made arrangements for quarters for
100 comrades Of Uzal Dodd Post of Orange,
Nj.
Chas. I. Kellogg of this city. with A. L. Bar
rett of Orange, Mass, called to secure quarters
for seventy-fve comrades of Gen. Sedgwick
Post II. Orange, Mass. fifty comrades of II. v.
Smith Post 40, Athol. Mass. and fifty COM
raGcs OF Parker Post I43, Athol Center. Mass.
Comrade Barrett returned last night and Will
report places selected for approval OF above
posts.
\ committee from Detroit, Mich, aud Toledo.
Ohio. we're III the city yesterday and secured
quarters. through committee, for four Ct. A. L..
posts that expect to bring TO the encampment
about 800 members. These posts are Fair
banks Post, No. l7.1Detroit. Mich, 200; Forsyth
Post No. Is, Toledo. Ohio, 200 Ford Post, Nc.
II, Toledo. Ohio, 80; Evans Post No. 149,
Bryan, Ohio. 80.
Russell Post. Sc. Skowhegan, Me-, have Sc
cured quarters through committee for fifty or
seventy-five comrades at The Morton," 523
18th street
Stelnwehr Post. 192, New York, with eighty or
one hundred comrades, are to occupy sleepers
at or near the Baltimore and Potomac station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
CHARGED WITH PROFANITY. =
What Was the Cause of the Arrest Of Most OF
Judge Kilnball's Callers.

One dozen prisoners were marched into
Judge Kimbalrs court this morning and ar
raigned OH charges Of violations Of the laws re-
lating to the District, and each prisoner wanted
q hearing.
One Of them, an aged man, who was we'll
dressed, gave his name as Alonzo Logan. The
charge against him was profanity, and his rec
objection of what occurred last night was SO bad
that he did not know how to plead
Policeman Eser stated the case, showing the
defendant guilty Of the charge. Logan, who
said he in the real estate business, lives not
far from North Capitol and L streets, but last
night after drinking some liquor he became be-
wildered and went in the wrong direction when
he started home. When he reached street
southwest he fell in the snow and was found by
the officer. When taken into custody he used
the language charged and the court charged
him SIS tor his fun.
An old colored man from South Washington
named James Lomax. was In line accused OF
similar offense. and he gave the court to under
stand that he didn't use no flame language
Twasnt nothin' but a 'scourse 'twlxt me
an de ole woman" he said, land in course de
was some contradiction. She say was wrong
and l say she was wrong. She say IN he
and / say she is and. jedge, mought said
d. but 1 didn't take de name of de Lord in
He was sent down for two weeks in default Of
fine.
Joseph Butler plead guilty to charge OF dis.
tnrbing the quiet of Sd street and the usual
fine was imposed.
Il amt guilty, cause wasn't cursing and
swearing" replied Sarah Hawkins when Clerk
Harper arraIgned her on two charges OF pro-
family. Her actions convinced the court OF
her guilt and she was taxed twice the usual
amount, $40 or thirty days being her sentence.
James Ward, charged with being drunk and
begging, was sent down for ten days In default
of bonds
Hugh Brown. painter, who is an old Of
fender. was charged with disorderly conduct
and he plead guilty. The court imposed fine
Of So and Brown asked for time to settle the
bill.
No one was present who would vouch for
Brown and the judge declined to grant his re-
quest.
When the name Edward Carr was called
colored boy whose red necktie had caused COM
ment responded and plead not guilty to a
charge Of disorderly conduct. John johnson,
who was arrested with him, was also arralgned.
They said that they had attended fair, and
while on their way home they stopped at l4th
and l. streets and were talking when they were
arrested. The policeman said that the boys
were disorderly and the judge fined them.
Tho other prisoners answered when their
names were called aud most OF them were
fined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
Death of NIr. Heber Todd.

The many friends of Heber Todd will be
shocked to learn Of his DEATH which occurred
in this city from meningitis at 1880 am. last
Thursday. Mr.. Todd was a native of Charles
county, Nd. and came to Washington in 1880
to accept a position in the census Office, whence
he was detailed to the disbursing Office of the
Interior Department. Here. by his integrity
and conscientious discharge of duty, he was
promoted to the position OF pay clerk for the
pension office, tho largest bureau under the
United States government. Mr.. Todd was in
his thirty-tifth year when he died and his many
friends predicted tor him a useful and honor
able future.
His remains we're accompanied by his father.
the Rev. John VI. Todd, and his two brothers,
and Mr.. C A. Clements and Waring Z. Evans
to Charles county, Nd, where they will be in
tered by the side of his mother. His ASSOC
cIates in Office. Mr.. George W. Evans, ]. Il.
Callahan, W. W. McConihe, C. A. Clements, W.
+. Evans. VIM. f. Biehl, J. Mel. Lpscomb,
James II. Clear and S. Boone Pennebaker. ac-
companied his remains to the boat at a. m.
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
Slave Trade in the Colonies.
From the Chautauquan.


Although Robinson Crusoe is fictitious char
acter, the story is interesting because it shows
that thoroughly conscientious and religious
man like Defce had not the slightest feeling at
the time when this book was written that there
was anything wrong in the slave trade. Rob-
inson Crusoe never expresses the slightest re-
greet for his completely IN it. He even makes a
slave of Friday, and carries him about with
him In Europe and In America his slave,
wIthou. the slightes; idea that anything is
wrong i'll such an affair. And this apparently
was the condition OF conscience of all the En-
glish aud American people for a century.
When Philip war came on the rage with the
Indians was such that the Indian prisoners
were sold as slaves to the West Indies. Philips
wife and CHILD were thus sold and died as
slaves there. 1t is quite possible that these
transactions had something to do with the
bunting Of the feeling which undoubtedly
existed DIS early as 1646. However 1t may be- it
is certain that before the end of the century
the colony of Massachusetts WAS engaged. as all
the other colonies were, IN the trade with the
African coast. 1t was not an important trade
until the eighteenth century was well. ad-
vanced
This business has been abandoned between
the African and American coasts only within
the present generation. The last slave trader
which sailed from Africa westward made her
passage III the year 1864 or began to make it.
The grim reports made to the English admiralty
by their officers on service in those seas is that
q brig. name unknown, sailed in January on
that horrid errand and was lost at sea. This is
the fit termination Of exactly three centuries of
this horrible iniouity. For it was in 1864 that
Hawkins made his first successful slaye-tradiug
voyage BE it remarked that Queen Elizabeth
knighted him for his success and gave lin for
his crest an enslaved negro with three gold
bcZants below.
To pay for the poor creatures the priucipal
articles sent from New England were rum and
iron.
Nothing shows the indifference of the con-
science Of mercantile men, and everybody else.
indeed, in this traffic, more than the fact which
has been brought out by Mr.. Weeden that
Peter Faneuil. the benefactor Of Boston. for
whom the cradle Of liberty is named, was en-
gagged in this trade for many years before his
death. At the time he died a vessel named
for him. the jolly Bachelor, was on one Of her
outward voyages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
An Important Hint.

From the Youths Companion.
A little story is told in Bruce's Life Of GEN
eral Houston" which illustrates the familiar
way in which mIii.ary orders were expressed
some times during the civil war.
In a certain battle a confederate commander
stood upon a hilltop gloomify watching the
Union battery which was making havoc of his
troops. At the foot OF the hall, on the other
side, was his last body of reserves BY his side
stood his aid-de-canip IN shirt sleeves
Tom" said the general, quietly, without
turning his head, but his lip quivcring, Il want
them guns-want en- bad"
The aid nodded, turned his horse and dashed
down hill to the reserve.
Boys" he shouted, jerking his thumb over
his shoulder toward the hilltop, there's a
poor old gent up there. and he says he wants
them guns-wants EN- bad Shall VIC get en-
.or him2'
The poor old gent" got the guns and the
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
TRYING to Clear DR., Graves,

Detective Woods Of Denver is in San Fran
cisco claiming that he has been employed by
the friends Of DIR. Graves. now under sentence
OF death at Denver for the murder of Mrs.
Barnaby He says that he has thirty afidavits
from people in San Francisco showing that Mrs.
Barnaby was not poisoned by DIR. Graves.
These affidavits, whiie not making direct
charges, insinuate that Mrs. Worrall. Mrs. Bar
naby's nurse, did the poisoning; that Mrs. Wor-
rail- is known to havo purchased poison at San
Francisco. Detective Woods further says that he
has discovered that strychnine was purchased
there ostenslbly for Mrs. Barnaby, the pur-
chaser stating that it was wanted to poison
rats. As Mrs. Barnaby boarded at hotels all
the time she was there. it is not probable she
would use strychnine for such purpose The
detective claims he knows who purchased this
poison. Another affidavit was from servant
at Arrowhead springs Hotel. San Bernardino
county, where Mrs Barnaby stayed 1t is
claimed that this servant heard Mrs. Worrall
say she wished Mrs. Barnaby would die; that
she was great trouble to her, and that the
only reason she staid with her was in the hope
that Mrs. Barnaby would leave her some money
in her will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
Princeton Alumni Reunion.

The twenty-first annual dinner Of the Prince
ton Alumni Association of the District of CO.
lumbia and southern states will take place
Tuesday evening, February 2, at o'clock, at
Welcker's Hotel.
All who have degrees from or who have been
resident students at Princeton College have
been invited to this reunion, and President
Patton and ex-President McCosh have ac-
cepted invitations to be present and other
distinguished guests will be invited.
One Of the subjects for discussion at the din
ner will be the feasibility Of converting the
association into Princeton Club similar to
the New York Club.
The officers OF the association are as follows
President, Jno. II. Voorhees,; vice presidents,
Charles Albert. J. H. Cuthbert, J. c. yelling,
A. Il. Hagner. Henry b. Mum, j. X Mccain
nor; executive committee, William Stone
Albert John s. Blair, james NJ. Johnston,
Henry Z. Davis. f. s. McCalmont, Frank S.
Presbrey; treasurer, A. u. Kelly; secretary.
Henry c. Stewart, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.
Tho Limitation of His Power Over the Use Of
Buildings.

An important opinion has just been rendered
by the attorney for the District. involving the
scope OF the powers of the building inspector.
Some days ago Mr.. Chas A. Shields complained
that he had been notified by the building in
spector that he was occupying the frame build
ing in the rear OF his dwelling contrary to
building regulations. This building. which is
of frame, Mr.. Shields says, was erected at the
time his dwelling was completed and used at
times for his horse and buggy.
In reporting upon the letter Of Mr.. Shields
Inspector Entois,e says that there is a condi-
tion in the building regulations which makes it
unlawful to erect any wooden building within
the hre limits or to convert any existing wooden
building into a stable. In controlling those
structures where permits were issued for fuel
shed he says many were found converted into
stables.
The matter was sent to the attorney for the
District for his report and today he submitted
the same holding that the jurisdiction of the
inspector of buildings over the use of buildings
such as are designated in the case above men
toned ceases upon the delivery of the permit
and the completion of the building hereunder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE COMMITTEE CLERKsHrPs.


The House before adjourning yesterday
adopted the majority report of the committee
on accounts providing clerks for all the COM
mi;tees of the House. The minority substitute
providing for twenty-four clerks was defeated
yeas 81. nays l6i and the majority report,
which provides for thirty-seyen clerks, was
agreed TO.
MR. vYAS SWORN IN.
Mr.. Fyan Of. Illinois, who has been absent on
account of sickness. appeared in the House
yesterday and was sworu in, but his health was
so feeble that ne was obliged to take the oath
of office from his seat.
TEE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
Mr. Hatch OF Missouri introduced n bill in the
House yesterday amending the presidential
succession act so as to add the office of Secre-
tary of Agriculture after that Of the Secretary
of the Interior. Referred
WHAT BECAME OF AsIos BOWEN?
The State Department will soon investigate a
case that has in ii something of interest. Over
thirty eight years ago Amos Metcalf Bowen left
Haverhill. y. H.. and sailed for Australia.
When he reached Melbourne he wrote home to
his brother, Hiram NJ. Bowen. Since then moth
ing had been heard from him until june, 1889,
when a letter was received by Hiram A reply
to that belated epistle brought forth a state
n.ent that Amos had died in June. Since then
every enOrt mas been nllue 10 HNu out sOIue-
thing about Amos and his circumstances but
none of tho endeavors were successful. The
matter was referred To Senator Chandler by
Hiram Bowen and rs a result there will be an
investigation by the State Department.
TO ELECT SENATOR'S BY THE PEOPLE
Representatives Bryan and Enloe made an
argument today before the committee on cleo
ton of President and Vice President in favor
Of the proposition to amend the Constitution
so as to provide for the election OF Senators
by the people. They urged that there was
popular demand for this change; that 1t would
bring the Senate nearer to the people and be
more in accord with the general spirit Of our
institutions.
THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS HOMES.
The board of managers of the volunteer SOL
diers' homes had hearing before the House
appropriations comm ttee today en- the subject
of the appropriations for those institutions. ex-
planning the items of the estimates. There
was considerable discussion of the question OF
the sale of beer at these homes, Mr.. Dingley
opposing the custom and stating particularly
that in some cases. in the state of Name, 1t
was overriding the laws of the state. Most OF
the board of managers defended the custom
and the committee, for the most part, APP
peared to agree with them.
CLERKS TO WORK EIGHT HOURS.
Representative O'Nel (Mass) proposes to
have provision attached to the sundry civil
bill requiring all employees Of the government
to work eight hours per day. This applies to
department clerks as well as to the rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Senator Faulkners Bill to Extend the Streets
and Avenues.

There was to have been a meeting this morn
ing OF the Senate subcommittee on Senator
Faulkners bill to extend the streets and ave-
nues OF the city Senators Harris. Faulkner,
Mcmillan aud Barbour are the members,
but there was no meeting because SEN
ator Faulkner had been called to West
Virginia. while Senator Barbour did not put in
an appearance. Senators Harris and Mcmillan
went over the measure with good deal Of
care. made a few minor amendments and ad-
journed. The bill is practically ready to be
reported 70 the full committee, and it
probably will be at the next regular
meeting for Senator Faulkner will return early
next week; a. soon as he comes another meet
ing of the subcommittee will be held.
IL is the expressed intention of the District
committee 70 hasten the passage of this bill.
Delay will simply mean great increase in the
necessary appropriations. so in the interest of
economy the measure is to be pushed through
with reasonable rapidity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
The Responsibility of Mothers.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The case mentioned yesterday in your paper
of the nurse girl poisoning one child and at
tempting to smother another in the snow 'be
cause she did not want to take care of them
makes me think that mothers should be held
responsible for entrusting their children to
ignorant and irresponsible servants. If law
were passed making the punishment fine or i'm
prisonment for any neglect of duty to a child
II would lessen the number of such cases. So
very many children are made cripples for life
by the cruel carelessness of those having them
in charge that il is time something was donet to
remedy the evil Let US have training schools
and never employ domestic without seeing
the former eInploye to inquire as to character
and competency. SUSAN N. CULLoCH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS HOMES.
4 Patriotic Banquet.

The Sons of the American Revolution will
have banquet tonight, when a hundred or
more of them collect a. the Cochran to cele-
brate the turning point OF the campaign which
led to the surrender of CORVALLIS. The speakers
announced represent every state whose regi-
ments fought in the battle Of Cowpens. January
II. 1871. General Greedy will preside at the
feast and General Breckenridge. whose ancestor
led at the battle OF Kings Mountain, will be
toastmaster.
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnet is the chairman of
the reception committee anu Professors Clark
and Cabell are in charge of the arrange
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

As stated elsewhere in The STAR the Penn
syivania border claims commission was organ
lied 1T a meeting yesterday.
The present commission will open headGuar-
tiers in the National 1heater building. and a
resident committee. consisting of Col. Parker
I. NJ. Nahon and Il. NJ Mead. has been ap-
pointed to take charge of the details. Attor-
ney General Hensel and ex-Attorney General
kirkpatrick nave been selected to look after all
the legal questions which may arise.
Those IL attendance at the meeting Yesterday
were Attorney General Hensel. State Treasurer
Boyer. W. S. kirkpatrick. Thad- NJ. Mahon,
Thos. b. Kennedy. j. II. Parker and Benz. 81
Mead. Ex-Attorney General kirkpatrick was
chosen chairman, Col. ]. u. Parker, treasurer
and u. IL. Mead secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
On Trial for Murder.

In the Criminal Court today john Arthur
johnson. young colored man, was arraigned
for the murder of Frederick Hipkins on Octo-
Der 81 last The assault took place near the river,
Hipkins having his throat cut with knife.
After the assault the wounded man made his
way uptown before being overcome by loss of
blood. He was taken to Providence Hospital
and died on November Is. johnson is hardly
more than boy, and on being arraigned this
morning pleaded not guilty He had no law
yer to represent him and Judge Bradley as
signed Messrs Taylor and Hillyer as his
counsel.
John Thomas. alias Frederick Thomas, was
arraigned on the charge of housebreaking, in
both Of which he pleaded not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
Omcers Iustnlled.

The following officers Of George A. Custer
Command, No. 8. Department of Potomac Union
Veterans Union, were installed Thursday even
ing by Col. VIM. Edgar Rogers, chief mastering
officer of the Department Of Potomac, U. V. u:
Colonel, VIM. II. Michael; lieutenant colonel
John II. Harlow; major, Edward Quigley; sur
geon. I. W. Rose; chaplain 5. X. Hail. adju-
tant. Mark Joseph; quartermaster, George
Wheeler officer of the day, Chas. p. Plat; otti-
Ger OF the guard. John W. Hays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
Cheshire Held fer the Grand jury.

Today in the Police Court Judge Miller heard
the case of Charles r. Cheshire, the young col
ored man arrested some days ago on a charge
of false p:etehses, as published in The STAR at
the time. II was alleged that he purchased a
wagon from Georgetown firm and gave in
payment therefor a check when he had no
money in bank.
Lawyer Darlington cross-exnmined the wit
nesses and argued the case.
Judge Miller held Cheshire in 80, 500 bail for
the grand jury, the understanding being that
this, together with tho 81 800 bail already
given, would be sufficient to cover all charges
that might be brought against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
A Natural Telephone in the Rockies.

From Electricity.
A marvellous tale comes from Dakota OF a
discovery which has been accidentally made in
the mountains northwest of Rapid City. 1t is
stated that there is a natural telephone line be-
tween two mountains in the Black Hills range.
On each side of valley twelve miles in width
stand two high peaks, which tower above the
other mountains and have long been known as
landmarks. These mountains are several
thousand feet high and only on rare occasions
have they been scaled, SO but little Is known of
their topography. Some weeks ago party OF
tourists decided to make the ascent. They
divided into two parties, one for each peak,
taking with them photographs for the purpose
of signaling to each other across tine valley.
The ascent was made and, the story goes
while the members OF one party were prcpar-
ing to signal 20 those o. the other one of the
party OF the north mountain was surprised to
hear voices which apparently came out
OF the air. He moved his position and
the sound WAS 10 longer heard By chang
ing his position several times he discov-
cred that at certain spot OF the mountain
lie could hear the voices. and it was not long
before he discovered. that they proceeded from
the party on the other mountain. He called
the attention oil tie others to TIE phenomenon
and when the attention OF the opposite party
had been attracted IL was found that an ordi-
nary conversation III an ordinary tone OF voice
was plainly heard from one mountain top to
the other. There WAS only one place on the
mountain where it cauld De heard and this APP
Feared to form a natural telephone. No shout
ing essary. and the words were perfectly
distinct This is rather a tail story 10 fuist on
readers of Electricity" but, assuming it to
DO true, an explanation may be sought for in
the form OF tic mountains, which might serve
as e.liptica! renectors OF sound, the speakers
placing themselves In the foci at each end of
the ellipse, and In the low density of the atmos-
phere at the altitude at which the phenomenon
was observed. The Mormon temple at Salt
Lake City, which is of enormous dimensions, is
built in the form of true ellipse, and person
standing in the focus at one end can carry ON
a conversation in Il whisper with another who
places himself in the focus at the other end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

Owing to the snow on the TRACKS and the
slush that f.oze up tight and slippery last nigh.
. number Of the incoming trains this morning
we're more or less late. The section on the
Pennsylyanix railroad that usually arrives at
l0:i5 and brings the New York papers did not
get here until l:42 SO that the familiar cries OF
the newsboys we're not heard the streets
until after o'clock. No serious interference
With tEallc occurred or il anticipated.