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THE ELDER LIFTED,
An Attempt to BE Made Next Week to Float
the Wrecked Ocean Liner.

An Attempt to BE Made Next Week to Float
the Wrecked Ocean Liner.
After having been stranded on the Atherfeld
Ledge, Isle OF Wight, FOR over month the first
practical effort to foat the North German
Lloyd steamer Elder was made yesterday.
All the cargo was got out Of the forward part
Of the ship, but it was impossible to work in
the after part, owing to the fact that the ster n
had settled very deep in the water. As she was
lifted off the rock today the water Immediately
rushed in in a great volume through the holes
in her bottom that had previously been stopped
by the jagged points Of rock that had origi-
nally caused the damage
All the wreckers' pumps were worked TO their
fullest capacity. but the water gained steadily
at the rate Of three inches per hour. The
wrecklng crews built temporary bulkhead Il
prevent tine water from entering the after stoke
hole. The water was then pumped out OF this
stokehole and fires were started.
This enabled the pumps of the steamer to bt
used in conjunction with the wreckers pumps
and 1t 10 hoped that they together will be able
to pump faster than the inflow and thu.
greatly tighten the steamer. The highes
tides Of the year will prevail next week, and al
attempt will then be made to tow the Elder of
the ledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08

A BIZ to Declare 1t Void Filed by NJ. A.
Arnot ut Wil1iamsport. Pm,

r. Arnos " Wlliinmsp0rt, Pm.
In the proshonetary's Office ut williamsport
Lyconing county, Pa, yesterday there was
filed bill in equity by Matthias A. Arnot Of
Elmira, NY, against the Philadelphia and
keatnng Railroad Company. the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, the Lehigh Coal Company,
the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
and the Port Reading Railroad Company. The
bill OF Mr.. Arnot, who is a banker Of Elmira,
sets forth that he is the owner of 100 shares of
stock of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road Company of the par value of $50 per
share, and is also the owner Of 100 shares Of the
stock OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Of the par vaiue Of $50 per share.
The bill then goes ON to set forth the charac-
ter OF the corporations named in tho bill; re-
counts the particulars Of the so-called Reading
deal, by which the interests of the Lehigh VAL
ley and the other companies are leased to the
Reading company. and alleges tina. the plaintiff
is of the opinion that the agreement between
the Reading company and the Lehigh Valley ia
ultra wires, and il allowed to stand it will be
prejudicial to his interests and will work him
irreparable injury; and that the agreement
between the Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey and the Port heading Railroad Com
pany, SO far as said agreement is in relation to
or affects the said Lehigh and Susquehanna
railroad and its branches, is also ultra wires.
and if allowed to stand it will be preiudicial to
his interests and will work him irreparable in
jury.
MIR. Arnot therefore, prays the court to de-
clare invalid, void and OF no effect the agree
meat between the Reading and the Lehigh
Valley and the agreement between the Read
ing, the Central railroad of New Jersey and the
Port Heading Railroad Company SO far rs tho
agreement is in relation to or affects the
Lehlsh and Susquehanna railroad and its
branches. lie further prays the court to en-
join the defendants from further acting under
the agreement made between the several COM
paEies.
A copy of the bill was served on superin-
tendent Lawler of tho Reading company at
Wil.lamsport Yesterday. The plaintiff, Mr..
Arnot, aside from being large stakeholder in
both the Philadelphia and Readiug company
and Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, has
very large interests that he feels are leopard
lied by the leases. He is one of the principal
bondholders in certain other companies where
in the bonds are guaranteed by the Lehigh
Valley Raiiroad Company, and he is deter
mined to have the courts of Pennsylvania de-
| eide whether organic law has been violated
Mr.. Arnots counsel arc ex-Congressmen Henry
G. Mccormick and Seth I. Mccormick Of Will
Transport. Mr.. Arnot is the same gentleman
who a few weeks since began suit in the courts
to recover Large amount of damages against
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad COM
pany for right of way through his property
located in the central part Of Williamsport,
which suit is still pending.
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EiOrence's COdiciI NOt tn Re F0und

The mrch-tslked-of codicil to tho will OF the
late Actor Florence. which his brother, Edward
u. Coniin, who is contesting the will, says Is in
existence, cannot be found. The dead man 8
brother, Police Inspector Conlin, took the stand
when the hearing was resumed yesterday in
New York. He testified that he had examined
the private papers OF his deceased brother and
that the codicial was not found among them
He did find an envelope dated May ii, 1882.
and marked Last will and Testament of
Mr.. and Mrs. Florence" The will offered for
probate is dated May 8, 1876. Conlins lawyer
reiterated his statement that the will Of 1875
was not the true will Of the actor. He said
there was a later will revoking the first and de-
mandod to have the will il the envelope read
Tho opposing counsel Mr.. Fetterich, declined
TO comply with the demand on the ground that
one of the wills was that Of living person.
MIR. Underhill took no cognizance of the alleged
later will, because no evidence osits genuineness
was offered, he said Surrogate hanson. who
is in Florida, will decide OH his return whether
the will be probated or not.
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A POSTPONED PRIZE FIGHT.
A Virginia Sheriff Prevents Landing of tn
Party.

Party.
The prize fight which was to have taken
place last night between Jimmy Farrell OF
Buffalo and Ned Cartwright OF this city has
been indefinitely postponed. Early last week
circular was sent to each Of the fstic gentry
acqusinting them OF the fight and inviting
them to bring their friends. The circular
opened with a warning that it was to be kept
strictly confidential. Some OF them evidently
fell into the hands of the enemy, for when the
party steamed up to the wharf of Rock Hill
Park. on the upper Potomac, where the fight
was to take place, Sheriff yeach OF Alexandria
county was on hand with q posse of deputies,
and coolly informed the sports that the first
man who landed would be arrested. He re.
treated from his position. h owever, and allowed
the boat to land. Fifty passengers crowded up
the gangway, but they could 60 no further.
The sheriff barred their progress and, although
the party pleaded and cnioled. he was ine1ora-
BILE, and after an hour spent in fruitcss talk the
party again boarded the steamer and made for
the big ice house of the Independent Ice Com
pany, which Is located short distance above
the Aqueduct bridge. The ring was being
pitches, when the arrival of a couple of Lieut..
Swindelfs men put an end to all Preparations.
II was Disguised crowd that boarded the boat
again, and one OF the principals, who appeared
to have the management OF the affair. sug-
gested postponement. So the boat made its
way back to the starting point, where n
hundred or more sports we're In waiting
for the return Of the boat, which was to
carry them to the battle grounds Many OF
the wOuld-De spectators were getting very tired
and when the boat WAS made fast hurried home.
Shortly after the arrival of the boat loud
mouthed young man cried out that he would
guarantee a fight, and many halted to hear the
new arrangements. If there is one thing neces-
sary to prize fight 1t IL the presence or the
two principals. Search, however,, disclosed but
one; Farrell could not be found. He had
footed it from the ice house to the city when
he found that there was not going to be fight
By this time the crowd was very mad and lost
no time in dispensing. 1t is understood that
the fight will take place in several days at q
point down the river.
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ANACOSTIA.
A MASONIC BANQUET.

MASONIC BANQUET.
Mr.. Martin II. Schneider of East Washington
was last night made Master Mason in Ana
costa Lodge, No. q, F. A. A. n. He cele-
brated the event with a banquet at Masonic
Hall that for general excellence exceeded any
thing seen in Anacostia for long time. Two
rows OF tables stretched from the orchestra to
the foyer and afforded covers for $50 guests.
Master Of Anacostia Lodge Henry Kuhn occu-
pied the head of the first table and seated
along the board we're Past Grand Master I. f.
Gibbs, Most Worshipful Grand Master Fred
erick q. Alexander, Grand Chaplain G. B.
Smith, Grand Secretary VIM. X. Singleton
Grand Visitor and Lecturer Hamacber, Past
Master of No. Vented, Past Master Of No. 10
Jouey, Master Of Hiram Lodge Stewart and
many other distinguished Masons. The home
lodge was out in force and representatives
from each OF the twenty-fo lodges Of the Dis.
trict were present. Past Master Heale Of
Union Lodge of Baltimore was also present
MIR. Schneider spared neither pains nor ex-
pense and was efficiently aided in entertaining
the host by Mr.. Robert Smith.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Mrs. Emma c. Robey celebrated her birth
day last night with great eclat at the Harrison
street residence of her parents, MI. and Mrs.
Thomas Gray. The decorations were rich. the
toilets rare and the enjoyment immense.
Games and music were introduced and an
elaborate collation. served. The guests were
Miss Eta Martin, Miss Mamie Gray, Miss
Laura Smell, Miss Lille Gray, Miss Lizzie
Gray, Miss Belle Gray, Mr.. Corick, Mr. William
Martin, Mr.. Dolmau, Mr. Randolph Perkins,
Mr.. Charles Havenner, Mr.. Charles Fillius, Mr..
Thomas Robey and Mr.. and Mr.. Thomas Gray.
NOTES.
Master Ebert Pyles Of Prince Georges
county is seriously ill at the home of his kins-
man, Mr.. ]. E. Minnix.
Miss Carrie Kelly Of st. Elizabeth's Heights
Is back from a protracted visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. Mortimore Of West Washington.
The condition of Officer Branson il I'M
changed. He is still unconscious.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

~ wealthy London merchant gives the
secret Of his business success as follows "
always feel happy when am advertising, for
then know that. waking or sleeping, have a
strong though silent orator working for me;
one who never tires, never makes mistakes and
who Is certain to enter the households from
which, IL at all, my trade mus. come" To
secure tho services Of such an agent as this
shrewd merchant referred to, advertise in The
EVENING Stan. Il is read by everybody in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
NOAH PORTER BURIED.
Many OF His Old Associates Attend the Ex-
President of Yale's Obsequies

Many OF His Old Associates Attend the Ex.
President of Yale's Obssquies.
The funeral Of ex-President Noah Porter OF
Yale took place at New Haven yesterday after.
noon. At 215 private services, conducted by
Prof. Franklin b. Dexter, were held at his late
residence on Hillhouse avenue. A brief addres.
was made by Rev. Joseph H. Twitchell Of
Hartford.
Immediately after the services at the house
the remains were taken to Battell Chapel,
where at o'clock public services. conducted
by ex-President Dwight. Rev. DIR. Munger and
DR.. George P. Fisher Of the divinity school
were held. The services were opened by the
reading Of passages from the Scriptures by DR..
Munger, after which DR.. Fisher delivered q
prayer. A short address Of eulogy by Presi-
dent Dwight followed.
The services at the grave were conducted by
DR.. Joseph E. Twitchell of Hartford; Rev.
George E. Day, dean of the divinity school
Prof George ]. Brush, director of tho scien.
tiic school; Rev. James NJ. Hoppln of the art
school; William W. Farnam, treasurer of the
university; Prof. Herbert A. Newton, Prof.
George T. Ladd. Hon. Edward j. Phelps and
Ex-Governor Charles r. IngersolL
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JAMES BERRY,
AcQuittal Of DIR. Baker.

ingdon, Va, for the murder Of his wife by poi.
soning was ended yesterday afternoon, the
jury bringing in a verdict Of mot guilty" The
court house was packed with people. and when
the jury came in at o'clock, after an absence
of an hour and q half, and the clerk had read
the verdict, most unusual scene was enacted
Shouts of ''Hurrah for DR., Baker, hurrah for
Botetourt," were sounded from hundreds OIL
threats OF the best people in the country.
There Is an Indictment against DR.. Baker 70,
poisoning W. X. Gilmcr. This, it is believed
will be dismissed. At the first trial DR.. Baker
was convicted of murder in the first degree,
but u new trial was granted by the circuit Judge
on exceptions to q number of the rulings OF
Judge Ward of the county court, before whom
DIR. Baker was tried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08

rising Of gas. bi1lousness and constipation
Then follows shattered and unstrung nerves,
sleepless nights and tired waking. until dragged
out. nervous and miscrabIe is the only way of
expressing your feelings. You complain more
than ever Of these feelings during the spring
owing to the addition OF Spring Debility. Ind yet
you can De cured by DR.. Greene's Ner,lIra. This
great remedy assists digestion. regulates liver
and bowels, tones up the stomach. and makes
the nerves strong and vigorous. Use Il this
spring, for it is the best Of Spring Medicines
Purely vegetable and harmless Drurcists I'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08

The English ExecutIoner Declines to Permit
Any Interference in His Businesa
Berry. the English public executioner, has
felt called upon to resign, owing to the
issuing Of a recent order authorizing medical
officers Of prisons to decide as to the length OF
drop required at executions In o letter to the
home secretarShe says:
MY reason for resening Is account Of DR.. Bsrr's
interfering with responsible duty at Kirldale Jail
Liverpool. on my last execution there shall there
fore withdraw my name being utioner to Eng
JAMES BERRY,
Late Executioner England"
Berry, who has hanged 200 criminals, SAYS
that he will this week begin lecturing tour in
England, the subject being Capital Punish
ment in America" He adds that he has al
ready received handsome guarantee for
twenty lectures. His experience as public
hangnlan will also be embodied in a volume
which will be published shortly.
With regard to his professional career there
are two points on which Berry especially brides
himself. These are the having secured the
abolition of the steps that formerly led to the
scaffold, and which he claims inflicted unneces-
sary sufferings upon criminals. and the addi-
ton of a spring to prevent the rebounding of
the flaps Of the scaffOld.
Personally, Berry is a strong opponent of
capital punishment and expresses the hope
that he may live to see it abolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
Liberal. Ahead in the London Council.

The hnai returns Of tho elections for
members Of the London county council
which were held on Saturday last show
the return OF an overwhelming majority Of
progressives or liberals The new council will
consist Of eighty-four progressive and thirty
four moderates or conservatives. Among the
conservatives elected Is the Duke Of Norfolk,
one OF tho largest landlords Of London, Who Is
bitterly opposed 70 the sc-cAllcd socialistic
tendencies Of the liberal members Of Ne eoun-
ell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
GEORGETOWN.
ARREsTED Foa ASSAULT.


Officer Easley, who sees that the nights Of the
Tenleytown citizens are respected, brought to
the station last night a white man named
keely, who looked as if his face had been
through dull mince-meat machine. The Off
Ger explained that the prisoner had entered
the house Of Mr.. Geo. Dixon. an aged resident
of Tenleytown. and attempted to assault him.
Some young men of the neighborhood arrived
IN time to turn the tables on the would-be as
sauiter and teach him perhaps useful lesson.
AGAINST oBsTRUcrISa TIE RIVER.
A prominent citizen said this morning. in
speaking Of the proposed construction Of the
Washington, Fairfax and Alexandria road. that
delegations had been sent down to the proper
authorities year after year to oppose all pro-
jects having for their object the obstruction in
any way of the Potomac below the town. and.
while the present bill does not say on its face
that the river will be obstructed, vet it was the
citizens opinion that the spoken-of ferry would
eventually develop into a bridge which would
XII the entire shipping trade of the place.
THE CATTLE MARKET.
The sales reported at the Arlington cattle
yards yesterday were as follows: Cattle. 8 to
AZ cents pound; lambs. 6 to cents; sheen,
A to cents; bulls, 2 to 20 cents; fresh cows.
$40 to $50 head. The market is reported as
being fair.
d. 7. Hassan has sold to c. H. Tickling for
$1,000 lot /. in Smiths sub Of lots in square Is
of b. and H addition.
j. b. Clark and E. B. Cottrell lave sold to
Richard Oush lot ii, block :, in Palisades OF
the Potomac.
Z. A. Shekell and A. B. Shekell. executors q,
al. have sold to Columbus Thomas for S9OC
part OF LOT 2S4, in square 70, B. and HIS add.
ton.
Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Hopewell Hebb of Fred
erlck. Md. are visiting Mrs. BENZ ]. Darneille
at 1903 18th street
VIM. Winston. a seven-year-old colored child
foiI on III street last evening and sprained his
! ankle. passerby supported him to his home
on @ street.
Engineers are daily at work running lines 70,
the extension of the Glen Echo electric railr DAD
from its present terminus near the gate Of the
old cafe to the Chaatauqus grounds, nearly !
mile further westward
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Perhaps Q Fatal Assault.

Aquarrel occurred between Chas. B. BOs-
well, county commissioner for Prince Georges
county. and Jos NJ. Kenrick in Piscataway,
Nd, on Saturday night Ksnrick, it is stated,
struck Boswell on the head with heavy cane,
telling him to the ground in an insensiblc con-
dision. DIR. HURT was called in and extracted
fragments Of the frontal bone. He 10 said to
have very slight hopes Of his patients re-
coyery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
Baroness de stuers Divorced,

The Baroness Margaret de Stuers. q cousin Of
the late John Jacob Astor, was granted di-
vorce from. her, husband, Baron Alphonso
Eugene Lamber. de Stuers minister Of the
Netherlands to France. by Judge Aikens. at
Sioux Falls. South Dakota, yesterday. A
license was at once obtained for her marriage
to Elliott Zeborowski, q wealthy New Yorker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08

ularly authorized agents, and at the follow
ing long established prices:
Golden Medical Discovery for Liver, Blood
and Lung Diseases, 4. Sl.U
Favorite PRESCRIPTION cor woman's weak.
nesscs and ailmentsl,. Sl.W
Pleasant Pellets for the liver, 25c.
But at these prices, which must be paid for
tho genuine, DR.. Pierce's medicines are not
only the best, but they're the cheapest, for
they're guaranteed in every case to benefit
or cure, or tho money is refunded
The manufacturers take oil the risk by SELL
ing them on trial! It's an insult to your
infelliGence for any dealer to attempt to sub
stitute other medicines for these, by recon-
mending them to be "just as good" only
that he may mako . larger profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
A BURGLAR

Requires courage, but imitators have
the qualities of burglar, without his
courage. Johann HofTs Malt Elk
tract is 80 popular that it has been
initiated. See that the signature of
Johann Hoff' is ON the neck of every
bottle. Eisner & Mcndelson Co.,
Sole Agents and Importers of Mineral
Waters, 6 Barclay Street, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
For Old soldier, and Their Wives,

The woman's Relief Corps of Illinois will
erect home for the old soldiers und their
wives and Old army nurses that are dependent,
so that the old veteran aud his wife can live
together. 1t is to be the Department Rehef
Corps Home Of Illinois. committee Of lead
Ing iadics Of the department have charge Of the
matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08

New South wales Has l,1ss.sSA Persons.
Tho census return. the compilation Of which
has Just been completed, shows that the popu-
lation Of New south Wales u Lisa, 2s4. These
fagures include II, l56 Chinese and $3.50 aborig-
ines. Tbs population u The city OF Sydney 70
383, 3S6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
The Evolution Or

SENSE AND NONSENSE
SCENE l.
Two merry school sirls-3oily fourteen-brisht buds
O. proise-brnful of health and sprirs-yet one
eorsets the other the Equpoise wast-ths evil
o. the the health of the other show Jet in
ronpinT school nfs-wait. The Equipoise Waist Is
made By George Frost Company. Boston
For sale in Washington only By
MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY,
11l4 18th st. NV,
AID
MISS NJ. C. wHELAN.
1908 st.
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THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN.
weak Stomach and Weaker Nerves.
That nuttering,

That nuttering,
That terrible faint
feelingl
That losd at the
etomachi
That swelling and
distress after meals.
That describes it
weak stomach and
weak nerves. There
is often b ea dach no,
malaria, dull head.
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DENTISTRY.

nR. BLAIR. 2l2 IND. AVE. N WILLING A
~ speciality; 10 years experience; teeth flied abso-
lutcy without pain gold, sz silver, 81 gas admins
tered open Sundays. fel1-4ys
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.


Schedule IN cnsst December Is. 1891.
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pres trains II ~ M = - pm s a.,iy
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fos Mnche - e sn = .sy stations. ts-%p.A
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soon: 20 q, g. pis,sS cssi. IL SS.S 49,
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