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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
SOCIAL MATTERS.

Mr.. Clarence Eugene Lancaster, wife and
daughters have gone to Boston, where they viii
In future reside.
Lieut.. Durham. who is detailed at Johns
Military College, is with his mother for short
stay. Master Ralph is very i'll, but now con-
sidered out Of danger.
Mrs. DR.. Winter and children are at the Cen
tral Hotel, Ocean Grove
The following Washingtonians are registered
ct the Arno, Atlantic City: Mr.. and Mrs Frank
7. wilkins and son, Mrs. Fannie Free and son,
Mrs. Lizzie Cassidy and Mrs. r. h. Miller.
The following washingtonians are registered
at the Corwin cottage, Cape May Point: Mrs.
Mary Sawyer Foote and Miss Elizabeth p.
Moore. Miss Laura Cox, Mrs Bradley and Miss
Nina Bradley, Mrs. and Miss Nourse. Mr.. J..
holdsworth Gordon and family and Mr.. Rufus
Putnam.
Mrs. Paul A. Steele Of Capitol Hill is spend
| ing August at Hedgesville, w. Va, in company
with the Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Steele.
Among the recent arrivals at the Hotel Royal,
Atlantic City, who are there for the summer.
are Mr.. Varnell. wife and son and Mr.. Fred and
Henry Dauterioh Of Washington.
Capt. s. G. Cabell and Mrs. Cabell Of Capitol
Hill are spending the summer at Onset Bay,
Mass, and are guests at the Union villa.
Mrs. Brady, Miss Brady and Mrs. c. W. Man
are at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort.
They will go from there to Fauquier White Sui
phur Springs, Va.
The Misses Creney are summering with Mrs.
Frank Boucher and family in the North noun
tains near Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hungerford and family,
Mrs. c. W. Downing and Miss Downing have
left Asbury Park for stay a. the Hotel Kaat-
ersklll in the Catskill mountains.
The Misses Bette and Ella Dare Of Capitol
Hill are visiting Cape May. chaperoned by Mrs.
b. W. Crane Of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Thomas Sothoron are at
Atlantic City, where they will remain until Sep
TENDER 1.
Miss B. F. Tilley is at Gainesville, Va, for
two months.
Judge A. C. Bradley has gone to Cape May to
stay few weeks.
Mrs. J. A. Hutchison is at Scotland, Pa.
DR.. Bischoff has gone on an extended visit to
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Mr.. ]. P. Townsend Is at Taunton, Mass.
Mrs. A. NJ. Smith and son Of Eureka, Col. =,
are visiting Mrs Smiths brother, Mr.. A. n.
Bell, at LIE Droit Park.
Mrs. VIM. J. r. Thomson and children are
spending few weeks at Bloomingdale, Va.
Mr.. NJ. W. Young has gone for two weeks
visit to Atlantic City.
Mrs. John Ridout will spend several weeks
at Poland Springs, Me.
J. X. Upton is at Harper's Ferry for q
month.
Mrs. A. ]. Biedler is at Cape May and will re.
main until September /.
Mrs. j. H. Larkin is at Watch Hill, r. l., for
two months.
Mrs. Virginia Brooks and brothers of 1910 P
street northwest have gone to Springfield, W.
Va, for q month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
BORN IN THE MINORITY.
But He Had Hopes Of Being with the Other
Crowd I'm the Hereafter.

But He Had Hopes Of Being With the Other
Crowd In the Hereafter.
From the New York Advertiser.
! A thin. shabby, dignified man was sitting eli
alone on q bench in the park There was an in
viting air OF repose about his surroundings.
This prompted a reporter to stop and take a
sea- on the same bench. Five minutes later
the shabby man faced about and queried sol
EMMY:
This is the nineteenth century, amt it2"
''Nes," said the reporter.
Thank you"
He was quite serious about it, After Thought
full interval he asked:
This is a civilized country, ain III"
| .'les"
He folded his arras deliberately, nodded
grimly. reflected and continued. calmly:
God mnde US all, didn't Her"
| Yes
Thank you.''
He nodded again. and then he was silent for
several seconds Finally he waved his arms, q
comprehensive gesture, and said:
I'VE are the people, amt wel'
"Yes'
"And the people run this government doat
they? The people have righss. haven't they
'Nes"
That's it. said the solemn citizen. That's
where you're wrong. The theory's all right.
No doubt about that. But do you know who
runs this government?'
"Wh0 doesYr
1.-The majority. sir. Iw-tched this thing q
long time. The majority run this country. The
majority have ali the rights. DO you know what's
| the matter with me-
1t was beer. evidently, or something stronger,
| but il would have been unkind to say 80. The
reporter told him that he didnt know.
I'm in the minority, sir. | have always
haan "A the mi 1 horn IN n min
1 can't help it, sir. Look at me. Minority
that's what's the matter. You can see il stick
ing out. You can read il in my face. Minor
ity.H He shook his head sadly.
do YOU know my advice to your
"No."
1T is this. Young man, be In the majority
in this world and In the minority in the next
God bless you. Good night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
THE COURTS.
PROBATE CouRr-,yustice james.

PROBATE CouRr-Justice james,
Today-In re Mary Ainsworth. guardian;
receipt and release Of ward. Estate Of Julius
Schmidt; petition for snclilary letters Of
administration filed. In re F. Eichholz ct al ;
order allowing guardian to expend principal.
Estate Of NJ. Tally; answer to petition for allow
ance Of costs filed. In re Andrew Scott; John
E. Thomas appointed guardian; bond. Estate
Of Christian Heinrichs; will admitted to
probate and letters issued to Catherine
Heinrichs; bond s100. In re orphans
Of s. Bond; order granting leave
to borrow. Estate Of Mary A. Gait; will ad-
mitted to probate and letters issued to II. E.
Davis; bond, $4,000. Estate Of Julia Leis-
man; do. do to c. Leisman; bond, $500. Es-
tate of G. F. Wiswell do. do. to Mary Ella
Wiswell and A. G.. Peale; bond. $4,000 Estate
Of Anna E. Wormley; do. do. to W. H. A.
Wormley bond $40 coo. Estate Of John Smith;
do. do. to G. W. Lee; bond, S150. Estate Of
Mary C. Lee; do. do. to Jane f. Stratton; bond,
800. Estate of H. D. Barr; bond Of executor
reduced to $4,000. Estate Of Margaret A.
Washington; will admitted to probate and let
tiers issued to Hobart James; bond, $500. Es-
tate of Charles Neale: James F. Hood ap-
pointed administrator; bond, 81, 500. Estate Of
Z. T. Fristoe petition for letters Of administra-
tor filed. Estate Of Valentine Oehman; will
admitted to probate and letters to Mary L..
Oehman: bond, S40O. Estate Of VIM Brahler;
do, do. to Gustav Hartig, jr., and Emil Seegel-
ken; bond, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
HE EARNS HIS SALARY.
Story About Attorney General Miiier's
Son Denied st the War Department.

Story About Attorney General Miiier's
Son Denied 1t the War Department.
An alleged case Of nepotism is referred to at
length in New York paper today. The state
ment, briefly, Is to the effect that President
Harrison practically compelled Secretary Elkins
to find q remunerative position in the
War Department for . son Of Attorney General
Miller. II Is charged that the appintee does
nothing in return for $4,000 salary, but
spends his entire time while in the Office study
ing law.
At the War Departmentitis said that this state
ment abounds in inaccuracies and does Mr..
Miller great injustice. Mr.. Miller was not APP
pointed by Secretary Elkins. but by Secretary
Proctor nearly seven months before Mr..
Elkins received his commission. Miller
was appointed o chief Of division simply and
assigned to duty as Mr. Proctors secretary,
subsequently, filling the same position for Mr..
Elkins. His duties were those Of the conf
DENTAL secretary to cabinet officer and he has
always been hard worker.
The reference to Miller's studving law books
while at his deck on duty Is said to be entirely
erroneous. Miller graduated in law this sum-
mer and received his diploma. but Il is said he
was not known to study during Office hours, and
in fact the duties of his position would leave no
time for il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12

Louisiana and Mississippi WIN Go An>r tn
Outlaws on Their Borfers.


A New Orleans dispatch to the New yors
s'sn says that the recent murder Of Henri
Shirling in Washington parish, in that state.
has called attention 60 the lAwlcsnlcss en-
isting there on the Mississippi border, and.
as result, the state government ~ Mississ
sippi and Louisiana viii Cooperate 20 ~, rid
Of these desperBdOes. Hitherto il has been
impossible to do anything with them. because.
being on the border. they could 60 from ons
state 10 the other when pursued by the sheriff
That locality has become a retreat Zoe
murderers and outlaws. who fnd n a place Of
safety and who terroriKe the neighborhood
All the persons engaged in the Shirling muir
der were criminals. The murdered man WAS
n desperate and outlaw Of the worst tyre. Al
though only thir.y-Iine wears old. he had muir
derea eight men. all Of the murders helms
brutal and unprovoked. He was for wears .
terror TO both Washington aud TAngipaho.
parishes.
The murder some time ago Of man named
Dock Duke was 80 cold-blcoded that the peos
pie Threatened lynching and Shirling moved
70 lazoo county. Mics. There he killed an
other man, and came back TO the old haunts
He was at Tangipahoa station when tbs
Illinois Central wac robbed there. and Was sup
posed 20 have had hand in IT, He certainly
knew all about it, From there he moved ouf
TO Washington parish. where he WINS Intimats
with Eugene Bunch, Col Hobgood and other
train robbers
Shirllug formed the idea Of hetrnviuc the
train robbers 10 the railroad Detectives and
getting some OF the reward offered for them
AMI was in communication with the detectives
NJ the time Of their death. lie had fixed on
Col. Hobgo0d as n man easily 10 be captured
as he WAS reputed TO have less courage than
I the Others. for whom there Was n standing re-
ward OF 81 800. RId he kept Hobgood always
/ in sight. HIS intention leaked out and the
/ gang arranged e. kali him. Hohgood acted tn.
stool pigeon IN the mater. The men met at
the house 81 one Of the gang. When they loft
Hohgood sent Nhiriiug back 20 shut the gate
Here Nh amba>h had been nrrnagcd. covered
/ with brentwood and vines. and Shilling va
/ sho: down.
! lie had his Winchester over his shoulder and
/ two pistols in his belt. bIt the first shot Was
/ fatal. He got his pistol cut. hut he was dead
before HE body reached the ground. OF course
/ the assassin was seen by no one bat the caliber
OF the bullets in the body proves n 60 be Bunch
| for no one in the u.-ighb,rhood except him had
a rife os that CALDER. the largo.; made.
Col Hobgood, the stood pigeon in the mur-
/ der. assisted Bunch in his robbery Of the New
/ Or, ans and Northwestern railroad aud was the
man who held Engineer Jarvis Of the Illinois
Central while Bunch went through the
/ train. The 9esperadoes and outlaws are too
strong in numbers and too desperate Tor the
/ local authorities 90 DO ANYTHING with them
and the state governments Of Louisiana and
! Mississippi have been appealed 20 and asked TO
suppress them and break up the nest Of muir
I dcrers and train robbers within 100 miles Of
/ New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
HEAT CURES.
Apt to BE Followed by Death From Lung
Troubles.

TrOubies.
From the PHILADELPHIA Record.
The heroic treatment 10 which the victims Of
the terrible hot wave were subjected at a num-
Der of the hospitals seems TO have removed
some OF them from the dangers OF heat prostra-
ton only to plunge them into the throes Of
pneumonia. One Of the heat victims died Of
that disease yesterday at the PENNSYLVANIA
Hospital, and OF the eleven patients remaining
eight are suffering from il. George Hawley,
who died yesterday. resided at 627 Carpenter
street He was forty-one wears old. He was
admitted TO the hospital on July ~
The eight patients who are now suffering with
pneumonia are JoseTh Bailey. aged forty-fve
years, admitted July y. and regarded as criti-
cal; John Dunn, aged thirty-three wears: Jas
MURRAY. aged tweaty-four wears. admitted july
2s; John Mcdonald. aged forty years. admitted
July q, and regarded hopeless; Hermann
Meinhardt, aged twenty-five years. admitted
July 2S; John Stafford aged thirty-six admit
ted July %; an Italian named Romero and q
man named klamack.
The treatment which was applied at the Penn
sylyania Hospital and several other institutions
was to plunge the patient into ice cold water.
Out Of eighty-siN PATIENTS thus treated sixty
seven were soon discharged from the hospital
cured. Seven died without being afforded
reiief and dozen have fingered in the hospital
When asked about the probability Of pneu-
monia resulting from the cold plunge 20 which
the patients We're subjected. one Of the resident
physicians at the Pennsylvania Hospital said:
People who are easily overcome by the heat
are also subject 20 congestion Of the lunga"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
THE STAFFORD FIRE.


MT. John r. Cook Places the Matter In the
Hands Of the Police.
Mr.. John F. Cook, the owner Of the building.
accompanied by Mr.. R. o. Hoffman, his agent,
called at police headquarters this afternoon for
the purpose Of placing the case in the hands Of
the police. Detective Boyd was assigned to the
case and Immediately started out on an investi-
cation Of the matter
Mr.. Cook stated to . SrAR reporter that he
spent the night 1T his country seat nea,
Takoma Park, and that he knew nothing o,
the fire until about $50 this morning
when he was informed Of it by . friend
as he was coming into town. Mr.. Cool
said that it was almost impossible to say Just
what the loss on his building would be, al
though he thought that # would be not less
than $40 900. Recently he had placed an in
surance Of $40, 900 on the building.
SUSPICIOUS AIR ABOUT IT.
Being questioned as to whether he had reason
to believe that the FIRE was the work Of an in.
cendiary, Mr.. Cook declined to say anything
further than to remark that the whole thing had
q very suspicious air aboutit. But" said Mr..
Cook, 81 really know little Of the fire. was
out Of the city at the time. Iknow Of no rea.
son why any one should want to injure me by
DESTROYING my building, but wunt the matter
investigated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
Sounding Jars In Churches.

From the So. Louis Globe Democrat.
One OF the most singular features Of the older
churches in England and western Europe Il the
presence in the walls Of large numbers of jarx.
They are imbedded in the masonry, with the
neck turned toward the interior Of the church
and the mouth opening into the audience room.
For long time the openings were supposed 10
be holes in the walls, but a closer examination
a number OF years ago, on one or two OF these
old buildings disclosed the fact that the OPEN
speculation rs TO why they had been placed
there All old churches .tha. is 10 say, churchss
erected from the eleventh 20 the seventeenth
centuries-haye them, and In some thsy ere
present in great numbers- A church In Leeds,
England, has over fifty. while this number n
considerably exceeded I'm some of the old
French churches, nearly 200 having been
counted in the Cathedral Of Angouleme, in
France. The explanss ion Of their presence h
easy. They are placed In the walls with .
view 70 lettering the acoustic properties of
the building. The idea h as old a. Vitruvius,
who, In a work on the Roman theaser, advises
that earthenware Jars be placed in the walls for
the purpose Of increasing the resonance Of tbs
building. In several koman strucfures such
Jugs have been found. used In the way sstsr-
agcs. A 10 the efkciency Of the device, its g.
ployment Il open 70 question For incrsasng
the acoustic properties Of the rooms the Jug
are probably useless. but no one can certainly
say thzt hog are 20 until The experiment -
ben trjDd Of constructing two roona, viii
fugs In ths walk Of 90 and ths vulls Il ~
o<bsr solid A test made undsr 49, oon1k-
lions would determins the Qusstinn 49,
othrviss Dust rsnaxn unsettled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
John Cannon for Assaulting Mr.. G. C. w.
MaSruder With a Stone.

MaSruder With a Stone.
In the Police Court, Judge Miller, this morn
ing the case Of John Cannon, charged with an
assault on G. c. ". Magrudsr on August z, was
called Mr.. Clagett stated the case and called
Mr.. Magruder, who said that it was not a
charge Of assault he made, but an assault with
intent to kill. The court said that the district
attorney had made the charge and directed the
witness TO proceed.
Mr. Magruder testified that on Sunday last
three horses were trespassiag upon his lawn,
and he went out and put rope around the
neck Of one of them and was leading him to his
stable when defendant came up and claimed
the horse, and calling him rough name at
tempted to take the halter, and he (Magruder)
showed him of, kicking him, aud Cannon then
threw stone. striking him in the head.
VIM. Magruder testified that he saw the occur
renee and that he prevented Cannon from
striking his brother a second time by running
between them. Mrs. Magru6er gave similar
testimony. Mr.. Nickery testified that there
was no fence about the place. DR.. John W.
Chappell testified that the wound reached the
bone and it was 4 severe one, made with consid-
cradle force.
Mr.. Cannon testified that his horses got out
accidentally while watering them and he fol-
lowed them over and told Mr.. Magruder that he
would take charge. and after some words Mr..
MagIuder struck him and kicked him In the
stomach and he then struck him.
Mrs. Bernetta Riley testified to seeing Mr..
Magruder kick Mr.. Cannon.
The case was submitted without argu-
ment, the court instructing the jury that il the
horse was on Mr.. Magruder's premises withou:
his consent he had the right 70 impound him
and Connor had no right to recover the horse
by force. Nr. Magruder had the right to take
up the horse If il was on his property and had
the right to retain possession by ordinary rea-
scnable force.
A verdict Of guilty was found, and the court
said that the diculty Was they Lost their temper
and imposed fine Of $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
LAUREL NEWS.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star
LAUREL, Md, July %, 1892.
Laurel might be justly termed one Of the
suburbs Of Washington. Scores Of people live
at this thriving town who journey in and out
every day, whittier they 60 to attend to their
daily labors and earn their livelihood. Most Of
of these persons are in the government de-
partments, but not few are engaged in other
avocations. This town is abou. eighteen miles
from Washington, and besides all the local
many through trains stop at this point. num-
bering in all to about thirty-fve during the
course Of day. The population of the
men. consists Of a mayor and city council,
with other necessary officers. At present
there are any number of boarders here from
Washington, and the accommodations are much
overtaxed. The social features constitute one
of the prime motives in living at Laurel, and
ments of some kind are in operation. The
STAR has a wide circulation in the town and the
immediate vicinity.
NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
The new Howard county school board met at
Ellicott City last week amid some difficulty.
This board consists Of Messrs. Robert A. Dob.
bin, John T.. Hardy and DR.. ]. W. Hebb. Upon
their arrival at Ellicott City they we're met at
the court house by Commissioner w. A.
Gambrin and Mr.. John L. Thompson Of the late
board, who somewhat surprisingly informed
them that the possession Of the Office would not
be yielded, they claiming that under the re-
Gently enacted general law, which places the
appointment of the school com missioners
in the hands Of the governor. the new board
was not legally constituted The new board
sought quarters elsewhere and effected an or
ganization by electing Mr.. Dobbin president,
State Senator John G. Rogers counsel and Mr..
J. E. Hill secretary. What the outcome of this
dispute will be is mystery, and its final termi-
nation is watched with some interest.
THE WILL OF THE LATE CHARLES A. HOBBS.
The will of the late Charles A. Hobbs Of How
ard county has been filed in the Orphans
Court. There was no opposition to its probate.
The principal requests are as follows: Asbury
?. Hobbs, farm Of 160 acres; Harry
c. Hobbs and two children. Clay d. and
Edna. equal shares in n farm Of 103 acres; Alice
A.. wife of Rev. b. F. Ball, ISL ncres, and to C.
Albert Hobbs, the home farm of 1876 acres The
executors named are Asbury P. and c. Albert
Hobbs.
Mrs. Louisa Hillery of Stark, Fla, is visiting
her niece, Miss Rogers, this town.
Miss Virginia Bowie Of Baltimore is visiting
her cousin. Miss Florence Richardson.
Old Sol had the effect Of running the mercury
in the Thermometer up to los degrees several
times during the past week at this place.
While an old famer named James Henderson
was returning from Muirkirk several evenings
since where he had been indulging in the flow
ing bowl. he fell headlong down the left en-
bankment of the railway track, and O profusion
Of eggs, butter and other things were scattered
over the ground. The old fellow was picked up
by some passers by and luckily received no in
juries save q very bad and ugly bruise over the
right eye. z. Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
The Death Record.

The following burial permits were issued for
ths twenty-four hours ending at noon today:
White-Maggie Harmon. IA years; Isabel
Lawton, 2 years; Robt. J. Shaw, AZ years
Amira A. Hopkins, So years; Mary A. Down.
man, 60 years; Jacko Aneckini, Sc years; VIM.
Linkins, IA years; Eliza Hanni, 45 years; F. W.
Jaeger, months; Jos. L. Berger, months
Violet c. Gallivan, 8 months; Lydia NJ. Ellis, 8
months; Webster w. Sexton, 10 months.
Colored-Emma Veney, 3 months; Mary Bos-
ton, months; Eliza Marie Lee, month; Jane
Carroll, 81 years; Ruth Thomas. months;
Mary johnson, 20 years; VIM. Stewart Bose
mon, 43 years; Rcd. Albert Matthews, 2months;
Amelia Carter, months; Simon Nance, so
wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
To Atlantic City vi. ROYAL Blu. Line.

The only double-track route 10 Atlantic City
is via the Royal Blue line and the Heading rail-
road. Excursion tickets On sale all the year.
On Fridays Of each week excursion tickets are
returning until following Tuesday. Special ex-
cursions at rate Of $3.50 for the round trip viii
be run every other Saturday during the season.
The next date IL August %. Tickets
good until Monday following date Of sale. For
particulars call on B. and o. ticket agents, 61s
and 1857 Pennsylvania avenue, and Ct station,
corner Of New Jersey avenue and G street,
Aduk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
Transfer OF Real Estate,

Deeds !, fee have been filed as follows
Dianna Lee to James E. Waugh, sub 80, So
992; O.. 500. John Sherman ct al to Jennie b
Swain, part "a, SIS sub Mount Pleasant; e.
A. A. Lipscomb to Sophia R. Beally, lot As
block A. Holmead Manor; &I,s75. Same to
Lily ID. Neumeyer, lots AZ and As, do, do
$4,270.17. s. E. Padgett to ID. Birtwell, lot s
and part 2, 90. 1852; e. J. r. Paul to s. T.
Ingersol, lots Z and 9, 50. IS, Center Ecking
ton; e1.44o. J. B. Wight to Caroline +. King
subs 70 and 80, So 1925; s2,ss7. J, q. KrohI
to Julius Rehwold, parts ss, 80 and 81, 80. 9sl
$500. Jesse w. Tannehill to H. W. Wheeler,
lots IS and 10. block 81, Brookland: el, 800.
G. h. Tenny to A. Robertson, part 7s, 50. III
q, $40. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-12
A Cool. Bold RobbeP.

A cool. bold robber drove into tho dock where
the piadem bad arrived at New York on Tues
day afternoon and presented an order alleged
to have been issued by Cohen d Co. Of
Water street, New York, for forty
six bales Of tobacco, consigned
TO the bonded warehouse He loaded
twenty-five bales on his truck and drove Oh,
stating that he would call for the remainder the
next day, Wednesday. Wednesday morning,
however. q truekman, sent by Cohen Cop-
psny, arrived on the dock and wss sur
prissd to ind only tweuty-one bales
remaining. . Cohen q Company were
notified, and IN investigation showed that the
thieves who had concocted the robbery had
stolen . licensed warehouse truck and had
forged the order. 0oveTnmont dstsctivss and
value Of the stolen balss aggregates ol2, 900.